| JERSEY STATE: NY AGE: 4 yrs WEIGHT: 58 lbs SEX: Female NEUT/UTD: Yes/Yes COAT COLOR: Whtie w/brindle patches DOCKED TAIL: Yes CROPPED EARS: No CHILDREN under 4: Unsure CHILDREN OVER 4: Yes SEPARATION ANXIETY: No OTHER DOGS: Yes (no small dogs) CATS: No CRATE TRAINED: Yes HOUSE TRAINED: Yes OBEDIENCE TRAINED: Some LEASH TRAINED: Yes ATTENDING OBED.: No MICROCHIPPED: No Adoption Fee $300.00 DEAF - (NOTE: Due to my hearing impairment, I will need a home with a fence, another dog and someone that is home more often (ex: at home parent, work at home, work opposite shifts, retired, etc) UPDATE 7/11/08 - Jersey is still the love of OUR lives!!!!!!!!!!! She enjoyes her home here in Salamanca with the fenced in yard and squirles to watch and chase. Because she is deaf she has so many little attributes that other doges do not have. If she doesn,t want to come in or go she just sits and thinks "I am being good I don't have to do that because I'm sitting and that means I'm a good dog." She makes all of us laugh. She is like a rock and will not move. She lost the love of her life "Schotzy" my 14 year old boxer 2 weeks ago. They were soul mates. She sits at night and the tears roll down her face, and they say dogs are just animales and don'y feel. Not true. Our love is there for her but nothing will replace her "Schotzy". UPDATE 7/14/07 - Jersey came to me in June and is the LOVE of our lives. I have to say OUR because She LOVES everyone!!!!!!! The boxers schotzy, MJ, and snickers........My handicap people PAT ANNIE CHAR CHARLIE and DALE and of course ME. sHE WAKES ME WITH A KISS AT LEAST FOUR TIMES a night. What more can I say WE love her!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 6/07- Jersey has been adopted! 4/15/07 - Jersey is just a wonder dog. Her foster parents think she is just a great girl and so lovable and fun to be around. She has become one very dedicated dog. She loves people and helped us welcome some company for Easter dinner. She met everyone very nicely and as long as she can be near her people, she is one happy girl. I also want to tell you about her newest trick. She knows how to speak with doing a hand signal. It is so fumy to watch her. She has been very well trained and again, I do believe that you could teach her anything that you wanted her to know by using hand signals. She continues to do well in her crate while we are at work. She has never had an accident in her crate or in the house since she has been here. She plays a lot with the other dogs here and plays quite often with one of the 9 yr old fosters that we have. She also gives lots of kisses to her doggie friends here at her foster home. Jersey would do well with another dog in her new home. She really wants to please and will work with you to make it happen. It is important with Jersey that you stay on top of her, making her work for her treats and always teaching her that you are in control. She is going to make some family very happy. She is anxious to get to her new forever home. She is ready and waiting. 3/18/07 - Jersey continues to be a good girl at her foster home. I am surprised that no one has scooped up this great girl. Don't let her deafness scare you away as she doesn't know that she is any different than just a normal dog. She is so alert and in tune with things that most people would never know unless you told them. Jersey is such a smart dog and anyone who wanted to continue with her hand signal training could take this girl to any level. She is smart and she needs a job so don't be worried about bonding with her. Jersey looks to her leaders for guidance and really wants to please. She will always look to you as to what you want her to do. Her newest trick this week has been (drum roll please) Jersey will open a crate door to get something out that she wants. I have seen her do this and she works and works at it. All of the dogs here get peanut butter filled marrow bones in their crates when we go to work. When we come home, they are all let out and the doors on the cages are locked again until we have time to striaghten their blankets out and retreive their marrow bones to fill for the next morning. When she comes back in the house from being outside, she will go over to her crate and pick at the handle with her mouth opening the door. It is too funny to watch. She will take out her marrow bone or her small water dish. She is just way to smart. She will shake with one foot and if you asker her for the other, she will give you that one too. She is just too much. Jersey is a good girl in her crate and is a great eater. She also eats 2 meals per day of kibbled food. She loves to play with another dog and likes toys. Jersey is needing to get to her forever home soon before she settles in anymore here. She will love her owners without question and always looking to please. She won't disappoint you and will become a very dedicated dog to her masters. 2/24/07 - Jersey has done pretty well adjusting to her foster home. She really does try to please but you have to stay on top of her as she will take advantage if you don't. She is a sweetheart and loves to play with you or she likes to get lots of attention. She knows many commands and will do them without much hesitation. She knows sit, paw, give me the other paw, and down and come. She shows a little dominance when there is allot of activity but should do fine if another dog that she is with is submissive. She gets corrected here and is fine with it but our girl Peaches and her are made out of the same mold. Jersey wants to plese so with contant reminders, she will make you a happy pet owner. She loves to give kisses and there is no place she would rather be than sleeping at your feet. She will become a very dedicated pet to her family. She will bark at another dog to play and I have been trying to put an end to that. She just gets excited and forgets. She sleeps free at night in the house and is usually just outside our bedroom on a dog bed. She likes to be close. She is excellent at night being free in the house. We do crate her while we are at work and she goes right in for a peanut better filled marrow bone. She doesn't mind it at all. If you think you have what it takes to be the owner of Jersey, fill out an application and make her yours. She is a good girl who just needs one more chance which she is deserving of. 2/18/07 - Jersey is the newest guest to the Boxer'In on the lake. Once again Jersey has made her way back to rescue. Her last home had her for 2 years before realizing that she is not good with smaller pets. It's not that she is mean but they felt she played just too rough and got the boot. Jersey is a white deaf 4 year old girl with natural ears and a couple of brindle patches on her tail and above one eye. She is a sweetheart and has been good her first full day here. Jersey wouldn't eat her dinner last night but we offered it to her later in the evening and she ate it. This morning she gobbled down her breakfast that she enjoyed very much. She has met all her foster brothers and sisters and seems to be doing well in her spot in the pack. Jersey slept in our bedroom on a dog bed and was good all night long. She has had no accidents in the house and will go out when asked to. She knows a few hand commands and is happy to show you what she knows. She does key off of the other dogs so that she never misses a trick. She did live with another boxer in her previous home and enjoyed his company but he had passed away and I think she might have been a little lonely. She loves to play and get attention. Jersey will be going to the vet as she needs a heartworm test and it doesn't look like she has been on heartworm preventative since being in rescue. She needs a nail trim very badly and will get one today when I can catch her relaxing. I think she is going to do fine here. Jersey needs a home that perhaps has another dog her size that she can play with and who can be her ears. She is so worth the effort that you will put in. She gives lots of nice kisses. 2/17/07 - Jersey has arrived at her foster home to look for another home. She is still cute as a button and is busy keeping up with her foster brothers and sisters. She loves other dogs and should do well here once she gets more comfortable. More on her tomorrow. UPDATE 2/4/07 - It's been 2 years and Jersey has really become a wonderful companion. We recently lost our other dog, Dennis, to cancer and after a brief period, Jersey has adjusted very well. She is much more calm and just an absolute pleasure to be around. When I look back at all of the progress that she has made from when we first brought her home, it's hard to believe that she's the same dog! I think without another dog to compete with, Jersey is much more in tune to everyone and always wants to do a good job. She always knows just what to do to make everyone smile. She responds so well to just a little encouragement. And, she has even learned a lot of manners! Jersey has learned several tricks with hand signals. She can sit, roll over, give paw, jump up and give you a hug, give kisses. (She loves to give kisses!)We worked for months to teach her to bark with a hand signal, and she's finally mastered that too. If anyone out there has any fear of adopting a deaf dog, please don't let that stop you. Jersey is the nicest, most gentle dog and we wouldn't trade her for anything in the world! UPDATE 3/8/05 - Jersey is doing very well! She and our other boxer, Dennis, have learned to get along well. She has learned a couple of tricks and we're still working on manners. I have never seen a dog that is so eager to please. Jersey has helped aleviate Dennis' anxiety about being alone. She is an absolute pleasure, always happy! She has decided that our 8 year old belongs to her and sleeps with him every night. 2/13/05 - Jersey has been adopted! 01/11/05 Jersey is back at the pup tent, she was adopted out to a nice couple with another boxer but she was way to friendly with the cats. Anyway, Jersey has settled back in to the routine here and continues to make good progress. I actually left her out to free roam the house yesterday for 6 hours and nothing was bothered! this is big progress for a dog that would make fast work of alot of stuff when left free. She sleeps freely with the other 4 residents and gets along with male and female alike. She loves children but can be a bit rambuctious with little ones. Her fur is as soft as rabbit fur, which seems to be typical for white boxers. Don't know why, but most of the white ones are so soft. She responds to her signs, living with a deaf dog is not as difficult as you might think. there are about 6 basic signs that we use daily and she knows what each means. To get her attention, if you stomp on the floor, she must feel the vibration on the floor and she will find you. When sleeping, a gentle touch on her side is all that's needed. she is an active dog, don't get me wrong, but with patience, she is turning into a behaving girl. Her one annoying thing that we are working on on a daily basis is her barking. I do believe that if she were placed in a home with one other dog that likes nonstop play, this would greatly be relieved. She will stand in front of the other dogs and bark to get them to play. She responds well to the squirt bottle, but it is something that will need work ongoing. We went away for a week, and had a housesitter for Jersey and Oni. The housesitter said that there was practically no barking. It is hard in a house with 4 other dogs to see for yourself, but it is our belief that she would do better without all the added stimulation. If you came to our home, and I didn't tell you which one was deaf, your guess would only be a lucky one. This is a great boxer with alot of potential. She is waiting for a home to call her own. 12.11/04 OK folks, what's taking so long for this great girl to get a home to call her own? Jersey continues to do wonderfully here at the Pup Tent, she has yet to meet anyone or anything she doesn't love. She is without a doubt, the happiest free-spirited Boxer ever! She doesn't know how to be mean. She is completely housebroke and goes willingly into the crate for a kong filled with peanut butter. She continues to sleep freely in the house at night with the other fur kids and I have taken to leaving her uncrated if I have short errands to run and she is doing great. Upon meeting our friend's 2 yr old, it was love at first sight, but she wanted to play and he was like a Weeblo, easy to knock over! She would make a great companion for someone that is home most of the day, I really don't want to see her crated all day. Her deafness isn't any hinderance to her at all. We use about 6 or 7 basic hand signs around here, and even the hearing dogs know what they mean. Take a chance, you won't be sorry! 11/15/04 Greetings from the Pup Tent and the gang! Jersey continues to be just about the happiest boxer I have ever seen. Not a mean bone in her body. She loves everyone and everything. She gets along just fine with the three resident supremes and Oni, our male. She loves kids, baby boomers and seniors. She is totally housetrained, never had an accident in the house. She is crate trained, just show her a bone or a peanut butter stuffed kong and she goes in her crate by herself. She would fit in any home as an only dog or with another. She might be a bit much for smaller children, as she likes to play and can get carried away, she is still just a baby herself. Her barking at the other dogs has gotten better, she thinks that's the way to get them to play with her. Her only negative is the fact that she is deaf. It has never seemed to stop her, she understands our hand signs and follows well. Please consider this sweet girl for your home. 9/29/04 Jersey continues to do well here at the tent. She eats twice a day and continues to get along with the other 4 dogs here. She loves everyone who comes through the door too. She is housebroke but would do well in a home where someone is home during the day as she is still young and very active. She needs continual work with her signs and learning NO! She hasn't grasped the play concept and will stand in front of the other dogs and bark to get them to play with her. She would do well in a home with or without another dog and older children as she liked to boss the young children in her other home. Jersey is a happy loving girl who needs a home of her own. 9/17/04 Unfortunately, Jersey has made her way back to rescue and the Pup Tent. Her very sad family made the difficult decision to return her because she just was too much for their 2 children that are under 4 yrs old. She was good with them, their male boxer and the two older kids, but tried to be the "boss" and it wasn't a situation that could go on anymore. So, I guess a home with older kids is what Jersey needs. Her deafness was not a factor in her return just so you know. She put on a few pounds since she left, but other than that, she walked right in and made herself at home like she never left. The supremes (the 3 resident females) and Oni welcomed her back. She hasn't lost her playfullness or her enthusiasm! Will update in a few more days, get that application in on this fine girl! UPDATED – 8/13/04 Jersey, now known as Gracie, is doing just great here in her new forever home! The first week was a huge adjusting period for her and us, but things have improved 100%!! She and our other boxer Apollo are getting along wonderfully. They will play in the yard together for a while, and since it has nothing but rained here in NY in the past month, Gracie (a nice white boxer), will come in covered in mud! She has had more than a few baths since she has been with us, LOL! Gracie is just the sweetest dog, she always wants to be right with us. She is laying at my feet right now as I type this! We couldn't be happier with her. A big thanks to SCBR for allowing us to bring Gracie into our family and another special thanks to Linda for all her help and support! 7/17/04 - Jersey is a loving caring dog who needs a wonderful home to spend the rest of her years with. Jersey gets along with all the boxers in the pup tent and loves every human that walks in and out of her foster home. Jersey's velvet coat and beautifully painted face, as well as wonderful personality are only a few reasons that Jersey deserves a loving deserving forever home. This girl has learned that the pool isn't fun because she has to get wet and no one goes in with her. At the end of the night all this little girl wants to do is curl up on the couch and sleep. Even though Jersey is deaf she is just as smart as all the other dogs in the pup tent, Jersey is a great walker, and doesn't mind going in her crate as long as she has her kong with peanut butter. There is not a minute in this girl's life that her tail isnt wagging, expecially when her foster dad comes home from work. This beautiful young lady will fit into to any family, and will make an excellent addition that you will never regret. 7/6/04 - This Jersey girl is about the happiest boxer that the Pup Tent has seen in awhile! Her paint brush nub of a tail goes non stop all day long. She has been here 10 days now and we have all settled in. Jersey sleeps freely in the house with the resident Supremes (3 resident spayed female boxers) and Oni, our male foster. If you're interested in Jersey, you better be an early riser cause she's at the door anywhere from 6am on wanting to be let out. As far as housetraining goes, I would say she is, she had 2 accidents the second night she was here which was the first night we let her sleep free, and she had one accident in the crate the first night. Since then, no accidents. She is catching on fast to the hand signals we use. She definately knows the sign for going outside and for treats or food. She knows sit and is learning down, come and no. Her deafness doesn't slow her down one bit. We crate her when everyone is leaving the house, it's just good sense. With 5 dogs here, I don't want to come home to a problem. She doesn't like the crate, but willingly goes in when a peanut butter filled kong is held in front of her nose! She would have to be crated during absences, she can and will get herself in trouble with chewing. She eats twice a day, is alittle jumpy around visitors, (not nervous jumpy, just can't keep my feet on the ground jumpy) but I do believe that her previous owner had worked on that and she does try very hard to keep all four feet on the ground! She is loving and friendly to the wide range of ages we get here at the tent, my 7 yr old niece all the way up to my 80 yr old mother-in-law think she is quite the happy girl. She would definately do best in a home with another hearing dog, and a stay at home person, as she is active and still very young. 6/27/04 - The Pup Tent is happy to present Jersey, our newest guest. Jersey is an owner surrender. Due to her deafness, her sad owner felt that Jersey needed more attention than he was able to provide. Jersey is all white, but she has the cutest paint brush. Her docked tail is all brown making it look like she stuck it in a bucket of paint! She also has a brown eyebrow and some nice black eyeliner. Her ears are natural. Introductions with the skin and fur residents went very well, we expected it would as Jersey is a very happy dog. Our three females were very friendly with her and Oni, our male foster is in love! We will be feeling each other out in the next few days, but for now, I can tell you with confidence that she is a nice dog and would make a nice addition to any family. Due to her deafness, she will need to be adopted into a family that has another dog and a fence. More to come.... |
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