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* { font:inherit; } DVBR is experiencing a very serious financial crisis. For every dog we place and receive a $200 to $300 adoption fee, we SPEND hundreds and sometimes thousands of dollars. Can you help us recover some of these much needed funds? If so, click here to make a donation: Make a Donation! DVBR is now on Facebook!!! Click here to join our cause! Join Our Cause! Please note that all available information regarding this dog is listed here. If you are interested you MUST submit an application prior to contacting us. Inquiries from people who have not previously submitted an application will be discarded. All adoption information such as fees and adoption procedures are listed on our web page, and all information relating to this specific dog is listed below. The volume of inquiries we receive necessitates that we have a completed application before contacting you regarding this dog. DVBR has been experiencing monumental computer issues over the last few weeks. The end result of these issues is that as of 6/26/09 we lost ALL data stored on our computer system when we were forced to do a 'system restore'. As a result, all previously-filed applications were lost. If you are a recent applicant who is still looking for a new friend, please re-apply as soon as possible. At this point we believe the issue has been resolved, but we have lost all previous data. We apologize for this inconvenience and we thank you for your understanding!!!
Harry is a bichon that we estimate to be around 1 yr. old, give or take a couple of months either way. He has beautiful, pearly-white teeth, a thick, beautiful bichon coat, and the precocious, friendly, fun-loving and inquisitive personality of a baby bichon. Good samaritans WITNESSED Harry be hit by a car on Admiral Wilson Boulevard in Camden, New Jersey. Thank heavens nothing serious happened as a result of Harry's close encounter with a car! He has suffered NO ill effects from his experience, and just is a great little guy. We don't really know for sure if his name was Harry before, but that's what we are calling him, and he is responding to the name. His family DID call to see if he was @ the shelter, but they never came to pick him up...so now Harry finds himself needing a new home. This is probably a good thing given the circumstances of his rescue.
Anyway, Harry is quite a character. As is the case with ANY baby bichon, he will get into trouble if left to his own devices. It's important that his new family 'puppy-proof' their home. He appears to be either completely housetrained or darn close to it. His foster-mom has a completely fenced backyard where Harry can run and play, and a doggy door so he can go in & out at will. He is having a blast with her slightly older, female bichon. Harry is a fabulous little dog who will make a great addition for some lucky family! We would estimate Harry's weight at about 18 lbs. He needs to be neutered and this will be done before he leaves the rescue. If you are interested in Harry please keep reading for more information about DVBR's adoption policies & procedures. We will post photos of the adorable Harry as soon as we receive them from his foster family.
DO NOT call the rescue regarding this dog. We do not have the manpower to return the large volume of inquiries we receive anytime a new dog is posted. Our preferred method of communication is email. We check email & return inquiries on a daily basis. We do not return phone calls. All available information pertaining to this dog is already listed here. NO ONE will be considered as a potential family until they have submitted an application. This is the FIRST step in the adoption process! Pls. note that your application must include a VALID, LEGIBLE e-mail address, otherwise it will be discarded! This would seem like common sense, but the number of invalid email addresses we receive are surprising! Click here to submit our ONLINE application! No mailing or faxing is necessary! electronic application! After an application has been submitted, we will contact your current or previous vet to get a reference. We will also contact you (assuming we believe your home is a good match for one of our dogs) to schedule a home visit. NO ADOPTION IS EVER FINALIZED WITHOUT A HOME VISIT FIRST. This is a required part of the screening process. Our adoption fees are listed at the top of our online application. These fees help to offset the tremendous expenses involved in getting our dogs ready for adoption. Pls. read the top of our application for further info. about our fees. An important note about tie-outs! More & more lately we've noticed a trend toward using tie-outs. Many people believe that tie-outs are a cheap alternative to fencing their yards when they are considering adding a dog to their family. These people also don't have the time to WALK their dogs the four or five times a day they would need to in order to avoid housetraining accidents. We believe that tie-outs are a dangerous method of providing your dog with outdoor time. Bichons and similar breeds are small and would be 'sitting ducks' for other, more aggressive animals. They also would have no defense against unkind PEOPLE who might pass by... so tie outs are out of the question for these little guys! They need the security of a fenced yard or an owner at the opposite end of their leashes to protect them from the dangers of the outdoors! We hope you will understand that we are only looking out for the safety of our dogs when we say that we have a policy against placing dogs in homes where tie-outs will be utilized.
