Brownie

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Ready for a sweet treat? Meet Brownie! Brownie is a beautiful brindle colored boxer/plott hound mix – her coloring reminds you of a swirled brownie bar.

Brownie is still VERY much a puppy and will chase her tail and make you laugh, enjoys playing with toys and LOVES to learn new things.

Brownie is very food motivated and will do anything for a treat which makes training her a cinch. She is working on her leash skill and general training and will need a family who will continue to work with her on her obedience skills.

Brownie loves people and comes in for hugs and cuddles – that’s right, she LOVES people and will be right by your side whether its for a snuggle on the couch, playing in the yard or going for car rides, this girl is up for it!

As mentioned, Brownie is still very much a puppy and sometimes gets excited and does puppy mouthing but a firm no gets her attention and she stops. Because of her puppy nature, we are recommending an adult home only or a home with older children who can follow through with needed training.

Brownie comes with a LOT of benefits that a puppy wouldn’t have to offer, one of the best being she is housebroken, crate trained and she sleeps through the night.

She is still learning how to play other dogs and is currently fostering with dogs and cats and is doing well with both.

Brownie is learning about personal space – she’s just so happy to be with you that she forgets that she doesn’t need to be ON you but just with you. Her foster family says she keeps them laughing daily with her antics and can’t believe what a wonderful girl she has become in just a few weeks of training and structure in a home. Brownie is sure to be sweet on you and we guarantee you’ll be sweet on her!

We would love to support any further training her new humans would like to continue with her and thus her adoption fee will be put right back into training once she is settled into her home and one is identified (positive trainers only).

MEDICAL:
If you’d like to know what this girl is made of, we learned recently that she suffered what one veterinarian referred to as a “crushing” injury to her pelvis in which her pelvic and hip bone was literally crush - the pain this dog went through on the street had to be unbearable and yet here she is. We are sharing one of her x-rays with you.

We are having her evaluated with an orthopedic surgeon (which has been difficult secondary to COVID restrictions) to see if this is a repair that needs to be undertaken or if best left alone for now. Either way, Paws New England will cover all expenses related to her pelvic injury. Part of us hopes it’s repairable now and she will not have any limitations and part hopes she doesn’t require it for her sake - it’s a tough call.

What we need in her home are people who understand that this may be a surgery that will require rehab that may take weeks - probably mostly rest with some PT - again all covered.

At present she walks, plays, runs just fine - one of our fosters just happened to notice one day that one hip was markedly lower than the other as was one leg so off she went for an x-ray and her injury was discovered - the vet was just amazed that she recovered and again stated the pain she suffered was not something she could fathom.

If you’re looking for a hiking partner, we can’t guarantee this is your girl - we hope to have an answer soon.

Name: Brownie
Breed: Plott Hound/Pit Bull Mix
Sex: Female
Age: 1-2 years
Housebroken: Yes
Weight: 43 pounds
Spayed/Neutered: Yes
Vaccinations: Up to date
Microchipped: Yes

BASED ON OUR OBSERVATIONS:
Good with Children: Older above 10 (she’s jumpy and for now until training is complete)
Good with Dogs: Yes, with proper introductions
Good with Cats: Untested

Adoption Fee:  $475.00 (will be paid to trainer directly for ongoing training)

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.

Dogs transported to New England are done so at a fee of $150.00 paid directly to the transporting company by Paws New England; no additional transport costs are responsibility of adopter. This fee is included in the adoption donation.

Adoption donations cover pre-adoption vet costs (including vaccinations, spay/neuter when age appropriate, and heartworm testing/treatment when necessary), a microchip, and transportation to New England if necessary.

Donations for our young, healthy puppies and dogs support their fellow canines of advanced age or suffering from injuries and abuse whose donations are reduced but whose veterinary costs are typically much higher. We appreciate your understanding that your dog will help others in need.

All known information about the animal is listed above. We do our best to give accurate information, but most of our dogs are rescues and do not come with a known history.

Paws New England abides by the dog importation regulations set forth in the states of MA, CT, NH and RI