Toby the Terrible

My story

Introducing Toby the Terrible 👹 He looks like a perfect friendly little angel doesn’t he?! He’s non-shedding, 10lbs, good with dogs, 3 years old, young and healthy. If we stopped writing here, we would have 50 applications on him tonight. But you know there has to be a catch, right? 🤔 Well, he’s pretty terrible to be completely honest. He looks friendly on the surface meeting new people. You might not even believe our warnings. But once you cross him and do something he doesn’t like, prepare to unleash his wrath. And it’s pretty easy to piss him off. His list of caveats is a long one: Don’t touch his food. Don’t touch his mouth. Don’t pick him up unless he says it’s ok (it’s rarely ok) Don’t be a veterinarian trying to do veterinary type things to him (we aren’t sure who was more traumatized by his vet visit for his neuter, him or the vet). Don’t put sweaters on him. Only pet him if he comes over and asks for attention. But not for too long. A quick pat on the head is all the affection he needs. Don’t lean over him. Don’t bother him when he’s laying down. We are sure there are more we haven’t experienced yet. The good news is he’s much better with dogs than people. He’s actually a wimp and a bitchy little chihuahua girl easily made him cry and back away from his food. Which shows us that he wasn’t inherently evil or disturbed, but being annoyed and mishandled by people and children constantly is probably the root of his little Napoleon complex with the humans. He’s a happy little guy who walks around confident with his tail up and wagging and has a funny little personality if you like to watch his antics. He plays with toys by himself, prances around on his walks, and isn’t overly needy, fine left alone during the day. He’s not scared and suffering, just needs acceptance and space. They can’t all be Velcro lapdogs. So if you understand weird little ones, can resist the urge to kiss and squish his cute little cheeks and whiskers, and are willing to just leave him the f%#! alone most of the time, email njwoof@cs.com to meet our newest little demon in Northern NJ. If you have a pack of other little dogs, that would be ideal for him and maybe you wouldn’t have too much spare time to pet him. Who knows, if he’s ignored long enough he may even change his ways and realize he misses some attention and lose some of his attitude 🤷‍♀️ Stranger things have happened 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.

If you have any questions or would like to adopt Toby the Terrible, please reach out to the adoption group directly. PetSmart Charities does not facilitate the adoption process. Thank you.