Ruff Ruff! My name is Amber (MS)

Poor Amber has had a rough time thus far in her life and she is only 5-6 months old. Back in August, one of our contacts in MS was contacted by a good samaritan, who advised them that there was a litter of puppies and a momma dog abandoned at a country store. The shelter in MS was so overwhelmed with other puppies at the time that they advised the good samaritan that all they could do was furnish food for them. The good samaritan elected to pick them up so they would not be killed by coyotes or run over. Several of the puppies have already been adopted in MS and here in New England.

Poor Amber was injured at her foster home in MS when another dog at the foster home attacked her. She was taken to the vet and it was discovered that poor Amber had a broken leg. The MS rescue could not return her to the foster home nor could not leave her at the shelter there, as it was a high kill shelter, so they took her in and paid for her surgery at the cost of $1,300. Now, two months later, she is heeled and doing great and she is desperately trying to find her forever home.

Amber is extremely loving and sweet and is ALL puppy. She is up to date on her vaccinations and spayed. She is 5-6 months old and weighs 20-25 pounds. She has the prettiest red/chestnut and white coloring. We cannot be positive what breed she is, but we think she is a Golden Lab mix of some sort.

Please consider making Amber the newest member of your family. She would make a wonderful addition to your family and she has been waiting for her forever home while she recovered from surgery. She desperately wants to be in a real home where she will be loved.

Thank you for your interest in Amber.

Donation: $450.00 (includes $140.00 transport fee paid directly to USDA approved transport company where applicable).

Interested in adopting this fantastic canine? Please visit our website and complete an online application – we respond much quicker to applications than to emails as we receive a voluminous amount of email each day and it’s impossible to respond to all of them in a timely manner even though we try.

Application: http://www.pawsnewengland.com/adoption-form/

An application does not mean you are required to adopt – it just lets us know you are seriously considering this dog for adoption.

PET INSURANCE: Paws New England as recently joined VCA Animal Hospitals in a program providing new adopters with a certificate for an initial health exam at a VCA Hospital and treatment of certain conditions free of charges for the first 5 days. This is a great program and PAWS is thrilled to be participating in for our adopter. There are also numerous other pet insurance programs available to shelter animals.

QUARANTINE: Paws New England participates and abides by the quarantine rules and regulations set forth in the states of MA, CT, RI.

UNLESS OTHERWISE STATED, ALL OF OUR DOGS ARE LOCATED OUTSIDE OF RHODE ISLAND BOARDED EITHER PRIVATE FOSTER HOMES OR TRAINING FACILITIES. If a dog is listed as "local", he /she is at one of our foster homes in New England.

We are often asked, "Why would you charge 'so much' for a rescue pet? Why not just place it in a good home?" The answer is because we need adopters who are willing to support ALL rescue pets, not just the dog they adopt. A young, healthy dog might cost us $150-400 in discounted vet care, and many people will want to adopt it; an older dog with health issues can easily cost $500-1500 in veterinary expenses, and it may require months of foster care for rehabilitation yet we can only ask a minimal adoption fee, and it may be a long time until anyone comes forward to adopt him/her. Fees from the younger, more adoptable dogs help offset the cost of caring for the others.