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My basic info
Breed
Yorkie, Yorkshire Terrier/Pomeranian
Color
Silver & Tan (Yorkie colors)
Age
10 years 1 month old, Senior
Size
Small 25 lbs (11 kg) or less (when grown)
Weight
–
Sex
Male
Pet ID
–
My details
Good with dogs
Shots current
Spayed / Neutered
Has special needs
My story
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Here's what the humans have to say about me:
Meet Butterball!
We are hoping to be able to change his name soon, maybe Butterfly? Or Buttered Noodle? Lite Butter Popcorn? But right now he’s definitely a Big Ball of Butter!
This guy somehow ended up as a “stray”, though he couldn’t have waddled very far from home as he gets winded just from a stroll in the yard. He weighed in at a whopping 15.5lbs when we got him, and should be more like 10lbs. Happily, his bloodwork revealed a low thyroid, so he’s been started on inexpensive magic weight loss pills aka thyroid pills which should make it even easier for him to shed the excess pounds and enjoy a longer healthier life.
Butterball is super sweet and mellow, ok with other calm small dogs, and has been an easy polite houseguest so far who doesn’t make any waves. We think he’s about 10 year old and while he looks like a Yorkie, his coat is not non-shedding Yorkie hair, and he has a thick puffy soft undercoat like a pom or papillon maybe. His face and feet had some matted dreadlocks but the rest of him wasn’t matted and we couldn’t bring ourselves to shave his plush coat. Plus now he can say he only looks fat because of his awful haircut 🤷♀️
Email njwoof@cs.com to meet Butterball in Northern NJ
Since COVID-19, we are no longer holding our Sunday adoption events until further notice, but we are scheduling meet and greet appointments with a specific dog or dogs at our meeting spots in Northern NJ. To streamline adoptions, all communication before, during, and after the adoption process is done through email only: we have limited volunteers able to return phone calls. Submit an application from our website www.secondchance.petfinder.com to speed up the adoption process and email any questions to us at njwoof@cs.com. Please check your email regularly for next steps. All our dogs reside in foster care in Northern NJ until adoption and we do not have a central shelter location. We are a small all-volunteer organization focused on rescuing local dogs from area shelters, as well as accepting some surrenders and puppy mill rescues.
