Rosalie is a sweet girl. She’s very lucky in that she was rescued from an extremely high kill shelter. This time of year especially, the shelter is constantly over-crowded and so many do not make it out. Rosalie was covered in hair knots, burrs, and ticks. We’ve been working on brushing her out and have found she has very soft fur. And, it’s obvious from her photo, she has gorgeous blue eyes.

Rosalie hasn’t met a stranger yet. She loves to give hugs in that she will jump up on you but the way she wraps her paws around you, you don’t get scratched. And she’s not pushing on you. She just wants attention and to be rubbed. She is currently outside in a kennel by herself but we believe at some point in her life she was probably an inside dog. She will not go to the bathroom in her kennel. When we let her out for exercise, as soon as she does her business she runs for the house door. The only negative thing we can say about Rosalie is she has shown food aggression when other foster dogs (out exercising) come near her kennel. That could be because she had to scrounge for food before being caught by animal control. She has not shown any problems with us touching her food. We will continue to evaluate her and post any updates.

Rosalie needs a forever home that will give her lots of love and attention.

Adoption Donation: $400 If you have any questions please email this dog's adoption coordinator: laurig22@aol.com

If you have any questions or are interested in adopting, please visit our website and complete an online adoption application.

http://www.pawsnewengland.com

The adoption donation covers all pre-adoption vet costs (vaccinations, spaying/neutering (when age appropriate), heartworm testing/treatment when necessary and includes transportation up to New England ($125.00 per dog). Unless otherwise stated, all of our dogs are located outside of Rhode Island boarded either at one of our vet clinics or in foster care. If a dog is listed as "local, he /she is at one of our foster homes in New England.

PAWS of New England is not a shelter but a rescue and thus is not funded by any city or state organization - we rely solely on the donations of our adopters to help defray the costs associated with saving these precious lives.

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 one 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 it. Fees from the younger, more adoptable dogs help offset the cost of caring for the others. Most of our dogs have a sad story to tell, and some have suffered through years of neglect or abuse. We hope that you too are willing to give an opportunity for a better life to ALL of our dogs by supporting them through adoption fees. Without these funds, our rescue efforts would not be possible.

ALL KNOWN INFORMATION IS LISTED HERE. We do our best to give accurate information, but most of our dogs are rescues and do not come with a known history.