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My name is Christopher!

Posted 1 month ago | Updated 2 days ago

Adoption process
1

Submit Application

2

Approve Application

3

Meet the Pet

4

Take the Pet Home

5

Sign Adoption Contract

Adoption fee: $100

This helps Ramapo Bergen Animal Refuge, Inc. with pet care costs.

My basic info

Breed
Maltese/Shih Tzu
Color
Age
Senior
Size
Small 25 lbs (11 kg) or less (when grown)
Weight
Sex
Male
Pet ID
10075

My details

Alert icon Not good with kids
Checkmark in teal circle Spayed / Neutered

My story

Here's what the humans have to say about me:

It was 5am. The call went out: Send the Police! 🚨

Adorned in protective gear, the police approached the house timidly - unsure what they'd find inside. The homeowner had called frantically. A monster may be lying in wait...

As the door sprung open, a demon emerged: fluffy, 12lb, 8 year old Christopher. Street name: Christo-FURY.

Look at him the wrong way, and he'll have something to say. Interrupt his nap and you'll never hear the end of it. While he may look like a perfectly cuddly lapdog, he is ANYTHING BUT.

That 5am call to the police about a 12lb dog terrorizing her? That's true...and, that's how Christopher finds himself with us now.

A wannabe police dog, this Maltese/Shih Tzu mix found himself on the outside looking in at the Police Dog Academy. HIs bark found insufficiently fearsome, and his tiny frame unfit for the riggers of police life. Now: all bark, no badge.

Many things offend our little ChristoFURY. On the short list: men, children, strangers, neighbors, delivery people, repairmen, vets, groomers, sharing food, big or energetic dogs.

Christopher definitely has some good qualities, too. He's quite a charmer with the ladies - often able to hide his devious side.

Christopher gives plenty of warning if you learn his rules and listen to them. He's a good walker, non-shedding, and smart.

Overall, Christopher is in great health other than a mild heart murmur which doesn't require medication.

Beyond a patient one, we aren't sure what home will suit this little devil best. He may accept the presence of another chill dog, does not want kisses goodnight or to be woken up too early in the morning, and can be bribed with chicken and cheese.

If you are still reading and thinking this sounds like a great dog to adopt, please make an appointment with a good therapist(KIDDING), and apply at RBARI.org/dogs so we can broker a meeting with ChristoFURY.

If you think you can "fix" him, don't bother - those relationships never work out if you aren't ready to accept each other flaws and all, and he's done with trying to fit into society's convention of what a "pet" should be and looking to live life on his terms - with the rap sheet to prove it.
Primary Color: White
Age: 8yrs 4mths 4wks
Shelter

Contact info

Pet ID
10075
Contact
Phone
Address
2 Shelter Lane, Oakland, NJ 07436

Their adoption process

1.

Submit Application

Once your application is sent, you will receive an email with instructions/next steps. Please allow our team up to one week to respond.

2.

Approve Application

Our team will perform all relevant veterinary and landlord references and will call with the status of your application.or any questions.

3.

Meet the Pet

Once your application is approved, our staff will call your family, and schedule a time for you to meet the animal of interest.

4.

Take the Pet Home

Once all family members meet with our team, and all agree to the match, you can take the animal home at that time.

5.

Sign Adoption Contract

You will be sent the adoption paperwork, and further information that is needed to complete the adoption.

Additional adoption info

For information on our adoption process, please check out the following link:

https://rbari.org/adopt/adoption-application.html

Adoption application

Go meet their pets

Due to COVID-19, RBARI is open by appointment only. Please email adoptlove@rbari.org for more information.

More about this shelter

Ramapo-Bergen Animal Refuge, Inc. is founded on the belief that all animals have a natural right to humane treatment including proper care and safe shelter. Due to overpopulation, there are insufficient homes for most cats and dogs. Some are lucky enough to find temporary shelter and a few even find permanent homes. However it is a devastating fact that the majority are either euthanized or forced to chance life without shelter.

To support our belief and to relieve the unnecessary suffering of animals, we shall:
1.Extend every effort to find, evaluate, and secure good adoptive homes for animals in our care.
2.Provide animals with medical services and behavior therapy to the extent of our ability.
3.Adhere to a “no-kill” policy: animals shall not be euthanized for the purpose of providing space for new animals.
4.Adhere to a 100% spay and neuter policy.
5.Maintain continuing humane education programs and in particular to schools.

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