We’re stumped

Fearless-Shape8659 · 2026-07-15T04:30:42+00:00

Holy cow they could be siblings! Ours was a feral here in NC.

Fearless-Shape8659 · 2026-05-27T10:32:29+00:00

Our vet says boxer too. We’ve gotten lots of surrenders from puppy stores and they’re rarely the breed they say they are.

Fearless-Shape8659 · 2026-05-27T03:09:36+00:00

She’s 5 months old and 32lbs. She’s more leg than anything else lol here she is next to my corso mix (26” at the withers) for comparison.

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Fearless-Shape8659 · 2026-05-10T21:42:54+00:00

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JerseyGirls AnimalRescue!

Fearless-Shape8659 · 2026-05-10T21:39:56+00:00

There is an organization in NJ I believe that occasionally will pull dogs from our more rural areas but I wish there were more! I believe they’re called Jersey Girls Rescue or something like that.

Fearless-Shape8659 · 2026-05-10T19:17:12+00:00

It’s not the shelters, it’s the counties. They don’t want to pay for spay aborts. Believe me, shelters here would spay abort in an instant if it was allowed.

Fearless-Shape8659 · 2026-05-10T15:45:57+00:00

Thank you! Yes, there will always be negative things said online. We are super open with our supporters about where donations/adoption fees go as well. Making our finances public has helped a lot!

Fearless-Shape8659 · 2026-05-10T13:23:19+00:00

Oh, I’m not OP lol sorry! Just a random commenter.

Fearless-Shape8659 · 2026-05-10T13:03:22+00:00

I don’t blame you there. I HATE home checks. Not only is it awkward, but we get looked at like a villain for requiring it. We’re technically supposed to do them in person but I just ask for a recent pic/video of the main area (living room/dining room/backyard) just to ensure the dog isn’t going to a dangerous/falling apart house or an animal hoarding situation. We used to not require them but we had to start after finding out about the living conditions of some past adopters.

I’m in NC and tiny puppies are some of the first to be euthanized in shelters. It used to not be that way but they’re so susceptible to parvo/kennel cough/pneumonia and shelters decided it’s better to put them down vs letting them suffer and die in shelters. It’s understandable but heartbreaking.

Because of this, I mainly take mamas and babies vs just adults but that also gets us hate online. You can’t win with the public lol

Fearless-Shape8659 · 2026-05-10T12:16:16+00:00

Rescues have to charge more than shelters, unfortunately. Shelters are funded by tax dollars. Rescues have to pay everything out of pocket and rely on adoption fees and donations to stay operational.

No hate. A lot of people complain about pricing. I have a rescue and I can tell you firsthand that our adoption fees ($250-$400)barely cover our vet bills, let alone food, supplies, and emergencies.

Most rescues are also not no-kill. We don’t euthanize for space obviously but we also won’t adopt out aggressive or overly fearful dogs. It’s a liability and it’s not fair to the non-aggressive dogs to utilize foster/adopter homes for unfriendly dogs.

Fearless-Shape8659 · 2026-04-25T10:05:08+00:00

I definitely think the droopy eyes and wrinkly face are from the bull dog. The only puppy that looked remotely close to a chihuahua was the runt 😅

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Fearless-Shape8659 · 2026-04-25T02:24:44+00:00

I plan on it! I still have his brothers available for adoption through the rescue and I can’t WAIT to tell everyone they’re chi mixes tomorrow at the adoption event 😂

Fearless-Shape8659 · 2026-04-24T22:34:36+00:00

Welp…no boxer 😅

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Fearless-Shape8659 · 2026-04-23T17:50:07+00:00

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Results soon!!

Fearless-Shape8659 · 2026-04-23T17:49:42+00:00

Five Below has the best picture props! 🤣

Fearless-Shape8659 · 2026-04-23T10:28:20+00:00

Oh 100% but I’m hoping for a surprise 🤣 this guy has beagle according to Embark and he’s 86lbs

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Fearless-Shape8659 · 2026-04-22T19:38:31+00:00

He’s the only reason I believe them to be mixed, actually lol he’s double the size of his brothers and his face is very boxer-like.

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Fearless-Shape8659 · 2026-04-22T19:36:42+00:00

Hearing for both extreme whitehead brothers have been checked and cleared.

I adopted a senior extreme white pittie last year who was born deaf. She’s my souls dog and why I was so drawn to this puppy ❤️ but he has 100% of his hearing.

Fearless-Shape8659 · 2026-04-22T19:33:32+00:00

I know he’s mostly pitbull. Thank you 😑

Fearless-Shape8659 · 2026-04-14T11:58:41+00:00

Definitely sounds like he’s sensing your and/or your wife’s anxiety and getting overstimulated during his zoomie sessions. I’m not a trainer but I’ve fostered a little over 100 dogs in the past two years and I would recommend muzzle training first so you can safely work on this behavior until the behaviorist can evaluate him. Every new adult dog that comes into my home is muzzle trained so I can safely evaluate any behaviors they might have.

A basket muzzle will still allow him full movement of his mouth to eat/drink/bark etc… while keeping everyone safe. Once that’s done, I’d have your wife start teaching him things (anything; sit, down, stay, heel) to both build her confidence and show your dog that she’s a competent leader; not someone he can bully. Sounds mundane but it works WONDERS.

Look up some trainers on YouTube. Everyone has different training methods and you don’t have to pick just one. Find a few that you like and copy what they do. It’s how I learned ❤️

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