Wilson

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Meet Wilson! Wilson is a super sweet 2.5 year old lab mix looking for his forever best buddy and playmate that he can spoil with lots of lap cuddles and kisses. He is very patient and gentle- and knows commands like sit, wait, lay down, and most recently has learned to shake paws for a treat! His favorite place is to be right next to you wherever you are. He offers lots of snuggles and kisses but it also happy laying on his dog beg. He will give you bedside goodnight kisses (the cutest thing ever!) He is such a great dog in the house, loves to play with his tug toy or fetch in the yard/park. He doesn’t love when you leave the house without him but with practice he’s getting better. He walks well on the leash, although occasionally he can get excited to try to run after a bunny or greet another dog across the street. We recommend that he is in a house where he will be the only dog to enjoy all the attention for himself and he will be happy to return all that loving attention right back! He does love running and playing with other dogs so while we recommend him being an only dog at home it would be great if he had neighborhood friends he could run and play with in the yard.

11-6-19
Wilson and his brother found themselves chained outside after their owner was hospitalized. Our rescue fed them daily for weeks when we were notified the owner would be going to assisted living and the dogs needed to be removed from the property. These pups that were once inside dogs have had their world turned upside down. They both enjoyed every minute we spent with them on our daily visits. Each would get so excited to go for their walk and soaked up every second of attention. It was truly gut wrenching to leave them on the property unattended not knowing what might happen before we arrived the next day. We put out plea after plea for fosters or rescue to take them with no response. One evening we arrived for the daily visit after dark and Wilson was no where to be found. Even his chain was gone. This is a horrible area in Memphis so my gut went to the worst thoughts. Through the tears in my eyes and sheer panic, I backed out of the drive to start searching and as I rolled down the window I heard a bark in the distance and it was Wilson barking as if to say, “don’t go, its my turn for my walk, don’t go” all the while dragging his chain. That was it. I had to get them out of their and began to beg for help. They had to go. His chain could have been hung up in the wooded area, or some unmentionable could have grabbed that chain and walked him to a fate I couldn’t bare to fathom. Fortunately, PAWS immediately agreed to help.

Wilson loves to go for a walk and does very well on a leash. I mean truly soaks it up like he is so proud to have someone that wants to walk him. He loves to play fetch but also loves to chill and enjoy the day.

Wilson is a truly amazing dog and cannot wait to find his forever family- could that be you?

Name: Wilson
Breed: Labrador Retriever/Black Mouth Cur mix
Sex: Male
Age: 2.5 years old
Weight: 53 pounds
Spayed/Neutered: Yes
Vaccinations: Up to date
Microchipped: Yes

BASED ON OUR OBSERVATIONS:
Good with Children: We suggest over 12
Good with Dogs: Situational however should be an only dog at home
Good with Cats: No

Adoption Donation: 450.00

IMPORTANT INFORMATION:
Interested in a specific dog, please fill out an application if you are interested in a dog. The number of individual inquiries is overwhelming and we are finding it difficult to respond to each one. We cannot guarantee you will receive a timely response.

Paws New England is a rescue, not a shelter, and as such we do not have our dogs housed in one location - they are in foster homes both in New England and in our southern foster homes.   If you’re interested in a specific dog, please complete a short online application and you will receive a reply within 48 hours so you can ask questions.

At present, if a dog is listed on our website, the dog is considered still available HOWEVER, may have applications that have come in before yours but it’s still too early to know if any are a good match; therefore we encourage you to apply.

NOTICE WITH REGARD TO LOCATION OF DOGS:  Please note: Paws New England is a foster-based rescue. We do not have a brick and mortar building to house the dogs we rescue. We have found that dogs in foster homes are much more adoptable because they have been observed in a home setting. Dogs listed with Paws New England typically reside in various locations throughout the south (primarily Tennessee, Texas, and Arkansas) and New England (not necessarily in the state of Rhode Island). You will be notified by the adoption coordinator of the location of the dog you are interested in so you have the ability to decide whether to pursue adoption or not.

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