DVBR is asked to take in puppy mill dogs on a regular basis. We recently took three into foster care & they are waiting for homes now. Please read about the dogs below and complete an application if you are interested in adopting one or more. Also, PLEASE consider donating to the costs of their care while we prepare them to be adopted into loving homes.

Pixie, Shelby and Bobby are all puppy mill escapees! They were recently freed from their perpetual prison when the rescue picked them up & brought them to DVBR foster homes. Here’s a little more about each of these three precious little pups . . .

Pixie

Pixie is a 6 yr. old female who, until recently, spent her entire life in a cage in an Amish farm, so she is just now learning how to be a 'regular dog' in her foster home. She is having fun with the other bichons that already live in the home, and she's getting the lay of the land...learning how to use the doggy door and learning that human attention is a GOOD thing, not a bad thing.

Shelby

Shelby is another puppy mill escapee who is quite shy, as is typical of a dog who has spent her entire life in a Lancaster puppy mill. She's coming around though, and beginning to enjoy human attention now that she realizes it leads to GOOD things. Shelby is enjoying the company of the other bichons that already live in her foster home. We would guess that she weighs about 12 lbs. She's a very small girl.

Bobby is a 6 y/o male puppy mill escapee. Unlike his female counterparts, Bobby is far more socialized than the others. It’s POSSIBLE that he was the ‘decoy dog’ who was brought out to show prospective buyers. If that’s true, then it made a remarkable difference in his personality. Bobby acts much more like a typical ‘pet bichon’. He craves human affection and wants to be wherever you are, which is much more typical behavior for this breed.

Bobby

All three of the above dogs have been spayed/neutered, updated on shots, and all three have had dentals so they are all set to go once we find them a good home. None of the three is 100% housetrained, although they are certainly making daily progress in their foster homes. Since puppy mill bichons have never lived in a typical home, they have never had the opportunity to LEARN housetraining skills as you would expect. Therefore, their foster homes have been working on housetraining, and their new families will need to continue to do so. Patience and consistence is key with a puppy mill dog. They need all the tender loving care you can give them, and they need your understanding as they learn to be ‘normal dogs’.

Puppy mill dogs typically spend every waking moment of their lives confined in tiny cages. Therefore, once they join us at DVBR we believe strongly that they should never step foot in a crate again. Besides, their aversion to sitting in their own waste has been ‘trained’ out of them at the hands of puppy millers who never bother to clean out the cages. So their new families will need to be willing to utilize other methods of housetraining besides CRATE training. We will be happy to discuss this in greater detail with interested families.

Pixie, Shelby and Bobby all NEED and DESERVE loving homes. They should be able to see how wonderful life CAN be for a dog when they are in the right home. Won’t you give one of these three loving dogs a special home to call their own??? If you are interested in one of these three dogs, please click on our “adoptable pets” page, then click on their names or photos to read more information about them.

The ideal home for a puppy mill dog usually includes a fenced yard and a second ‘normal dog’ who can befriend the new dog and “show them the ropes” of being a regular dog. Ideally, a family that does not work full-time would be best, because again…these dogs have spent their entire lives in virtual isolation and we want them to know what a truly perfect home is like! A puppy mill dog is typically not a dog that would make a good first-time pet. Dog-experienced owners are best. Of course there are exceptions to very rule, but generally this is most ideal.

Please visit their listings & read more about them if you are interested in any of these wonderful dogs!

You can make a donation to the rescue using PayPal by clicking here or you can make a check payable to "DVBR" and mail to 711 Chapel Road, Cinnaminson, NJ 08077. Remember that all donations are tax deductible.