Doberman Rescue and Adoption for New England and Eastern New York
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| DRU usually has between 40 and 50 Dobermans for adoption. Some are listed here. Please fill out an application to help us find the right dog for you. | |
 ARNIE is a 4 year old, red and rust, natural and docked male whose owners said he needed more time and space to run free. They reported he blows through their Invisible Fence and bolts out of doors and gates. Arnie is very food motivated and will counter surf. He loves eating bananas and enjoys picking pears and apples right off the trees. Arnie has a strong prey drive towards squirrels, rabbits and chipmunks as well as the occasional motorcycle. He has lived with a sturdy cat and frequented dog parks without incident. Arnie will plow down small children but he does stay off the furniture. He needs an outlet for his energy and some obedience training for his selective listening issues. |
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 AUGIE is a 20 month old, black and rust, natural and docked male whose owner's home was lost in foreclosure. Bright, bold and beautiful describe this canine powerhouse who is social with other dogs and seems workable with cats. Auggie thinks people are terrific. His obedience is well underway and will need to be continued, of course. He wants to please his person. |
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 AXEL I'VE BEEN ADOPTED! |
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 DARLA I'VE BEEN ADOPTED! |
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 MAX is an 8 month old, black and rust, natural and docked male whose owner didn't have time for him. He's a little unsure in new situations but is getting more confident with proper exposure. When he does get his feet under himself Max is a wild puppy who loves toys of all kinds, especially a tennis ball. Max has been crate trained and he rides well in the car. He has lived with other dogs and cats. Max is ready to start his life with someone. |
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| THE CHEMUNG COUNTY EIGHT The Chemung County SPCA confiscated 14 Dobermans from a home where they had been left without supervision which resulted in fighting and breeding among the dogs. Local rescues were able to take 6 of the dogs and DRU took in the other 8. For the most part, these dogs are frightened of anything new. Our trainers and caregivers have started the process of unraveling the group and learning about the personality of each of the dogs. The dogs have shown some progress in the month they have been at DRU…they have begun to eat in front of us; some are taking treats from our hands and all are learning to walk on a leash. The road ahead of these Dobermans is going to be a long one, but Angel, Buster, Chewy, Gabrielle, Ralph, Rufus, Rusty and Smokey have begun their journey…one paw at a time. |
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 ANGEL is a 2 year old, red and rust female with natural ears and a tail. I'VE BEEN ADOPTED! |
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 BUSTER is a 2 year old, red and rust male with natural ears and a tail. |
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 CHEWY is a 3 year old, black and rust, natural and docked male. I'VE BEEN ADOPTED! |
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 GABRIELLE is a 3 year old, red and rust, natural and docked female. I'VE BEEN ADOPTED! |
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 RALPH is 2 year old, red and rust, natural and docked male. I'VE BEEN ADOPTED! |
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 RUFUS is a 2 year old, red and rust male with natural ears and a tail. |
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 RUSTY is a 2 year old, red and rust male with natural ears and a tail. I'VE BEEN ADOPTED! |
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 SMOKEY is a 2 year old, red and rust male with natural ears and a tail. I'VE BEEN ADOPTED! |
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 HERCULES is a 9 month old, fawn and rust, cropped and docked male whose owner became ill and couldn't care for him. After spending some time with Hercules, we were surprised to discover that he is deaf. This beautiful boy needs a safe environment and a patient person who is ready for a project. Hercules has lived with a female Doberman but his owner reports he can be turfy with bones. He is a huge pest with cats but doesn't seem to have any mal-intent towards them. |
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 ISIS is a 3 year old, red and rust, cropped and docked female who was turned in when her owners divorced. She's reserved, obedient and a little unsure of new things. Isis would prefer that other dogs keep their distance from her and she prefers to keep her distance from our cats. If another animal does enter her personal space, Isis is happy to silently show them her pearly whites. Isis loves to have her ears cleaned. |
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 OMEGA is a 2 year old, black and rust, natural and docked female who came in to us with untreated generalized demodectic mange. Her skin looked terrible and smelled even worse. Her overall physical condition was as putrid as her owner's moral character. It took our veterinarian five months to restore Omega to good health. She was a star patient, good naturedly tolerating numerous skin scrapings, oral medications, malodorous dips and medicated baths. Miss Mega has also come a long way in the behavior department. She has learned control while on leash around other dogs, but should be an only dog in the home. Omega loves tennis balls and hates cats. |
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 ROCKY is a 3 year old, black and rust, natural and docked male who came in emaciated needing treatment for heartworm disease, intestinal parasites, an ear infection and a urinary tract infection. Poor boy has finally been given a clean bill of health and can start exercising again without restriction. Rocky has been a wild man during his post heartworm treatment confinement and has energy to burn! He's mad for toys and craves human contact and attention. Rocky could win the "loudest bark" and the "highest jump" contests. He likes pizza crusts. |
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 SWEETIE is a 4 year old, black and rust, natural and docked female who was found in a parking lot as a stray by some kind dog people. They took her home, and when no one claimed her, they made her a part of their family. Unfortunately for Sweetie, that family already included two dogs, and Sweetie wasn't crazy about the canine company. After 5 months, with the pack still out of whack, Sweetie came to DRU. She has many wonderful qualities: loves attention, rides well in the car, keeps very clean in the house, behaves at the veterinarian and groomer, brings her person's clothes to bed with her, chases leaves, and purrs and groans when snuggled in for a nap. Sweetie loves people food and can be a pest trying to procure it. She does not like cats. |
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 ADOLPHO is a 9 year old, blue and rust, cropped and docked male who was left in a county shelter with little hope for a bright future. Thanks to SSNAP, he is getting healthy at DRU. Adolpho needed treatment for a painful urinary tract infection, Lyme Disease and is now receiving medication for his hypothyroidism. The old guy is feeling better every day. If given a chance, Adolpho will drop his big head into an available lap, look up from his furrowed brow and furiously wag his nub. He has the "Doberman poke" down to a science. Adolpho is a gentle, old soul who deserves a home. Warning! Adolpho does not like cats! I'm a SSNAP dog! |
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 BENTLEY is a 9 year old, red and rust, natural and docked male who came to DRU because his owner was ill. Unfortunately, Bentley had been left at a kennel for quite a while, and he came to DRU in terrible condition…underweight, dirty and untrusting. His owner said he will "nip people who do not listen to his growl, see his alert stance and keep approaching." Bentley is old school. He loves and obeys his caregivers, but doesn't think much of strangers. Bentley is an avid catcher of snowballs and will give paw endlessly for cookies. He is badly behaved at the veterinarian but loves the car ride that gets him there. While Bentley isn't your average Pet of the Week, he is a true friend to and protector of those in his circle. I'm a SSNAP dog! |
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 CHOPPER is an 8 year old, blue and rust, cropped and docked male who got the boot for growling and baring his big teeth at the newly walking baby in the house. Without a doubt, Chopper has issues with his bed space and resource guarding. Our trainer and caregivers worked with Chopper to the point where he would gladly hand over even the highest value item…a raw beef bone. But the guarding behavior has and will rear its ugly head with new people. Because Chopper is a good boy in every other way, we were able to find him a permanent foster home through the Senior and Special Needs Advocacy Program with a lady with decades of Doberman experience. There were wrinkles to be worked out at first, but with clear rules always in place, a happy compromise has been reached. Chopper loves the pond and will swim to retrieve tennis balls until the cows come home. He will not, however, go outside when it's raining. I'm a SSNAP dog! |
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 HOLLY is a 10 year old, red and rust, cropped and docked female who came to DRU after her owner died. When 108 lb. Holly walked in the door, we were told that her favorite activities were eating and snacking. They still are, but we've added walking. Holly gets around much better after shedding over 25 extra pounds. Like most dieters, she will get into the trash and counter surf for goodies. Other than sporting the usual old Doberman lumps and bumps, Holly is in great shape. She has the sweet, wise greying face of a senior dog. Holly can be a battle axe towards other dogs that might be thinking about honing in on her resources, but given enough space, she doesn't look for trouble. She has shown no interest in our cats. A daily walk, the occasional car ride and some quality couch time is all this old girl is looking for. I'm a SSNAP dog! |
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 KELLY is an 8-10 year old red and rust, cropped and docked female who came in to DRU in horrendous physical condition. She was skinny, anemic, flea-ridden and heartworm positive. She also had weak legs, infected eyes and rotten teeth. After 4 months at DRU, things are quite different for Kelly…her maladies have been dealt with and if anything, Kelly now could be referred to as full-figured. She takes soloxine for hypothyroidism and the usual old dog meds for being leaky and creaky. She hasn't paid much attention to our cats…with dogs she can go either way, depending on their approach. Kelly's nub wags all the time and if there is an empty lap in the room, her snout will find it. I'm a SSNAP dog! Sadly Kelly's heart could take no more and she was allowed to go to a better place. Her caregivers will miss this sweet girl deeply and we would like to thank them for all of their efforts in making her happy and comfortable in her time at DRU. |
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 MARCO is a 9 year old, red and rust, cropped and docked male who lost the only home he had ever known due to a divorce. On arrival at DRU, it was hard to tell who was more upset, Marco or his owner. However it didn't take long for Marco to know he was among friends. Several times each day one can see Marco heading out the door for a walk carrying a stuffed brown bear in his mouth. Although he lived with two Golden Retrievers, Marco isn't welcoming of dogs outside his pack. He flunked his cat test big time! Marco is calm and friendly towards people. He loves to run on the beach and chase tennis balls. Marco behaves perfectly in the car. He is a lovely, well mannered boy who has lots of pep. Marco has gone to a permanent foster home. I'm a SSNAP dog! |
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 MAVERICK is a 9 year old, black and rust, cropped and docked male who lost his home of 8 years when he was replaced by two infants. The owners said they had no time and couldn't keep up with the dog hair. A young female Doberman was turned in as well and she soon was adopted. But Maverick was older and had so many fatty tumors he looked like a sack of tennis balls. We hemmed and hawed over whether or not to have them removed, as it would be a lot of surgery for the old man. At about the same time, a DRU member learned about Maverick. She was already fostering Shaquille, an 11 year old Doberman and one of our Senior and Special Needs Advocacy Program (SSNAP) dogs. She graciously offered to open her home to Maverick as long as he got along with all her dogs. And he did, even with the sometimes grumpy Mr. Shaquille! Maverick had his lipomas removed and his teeth cleaned. His foster mom gave him great nursing care and says Maverick is a like a new dog.
Maverick is happy where he is, and rather than uproot him again, DRU has agreed to continue to pay for his veterinary care so that he can stay in the home he deserves. Please consider a donation to our SSNAP program to help us cover his expenses. I'm a SSNAP dog! |
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 ROSIE and CASEY came in to DRU when their owner was hospitalized and not expected to recover. These lovely girls lived inside a machine shop and stood vigilantly watching over the property for 10 years. Both of them had severe dental disease and other unaddressed medical issues when we got them in. We are SSNAP dogs! |
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 ROSIE is the boss who demands attention by pushing a pink squeaky ball at anyone who stops to visit with her. Rosie has been adopted! But, DRU has agreed to continue to pay for her medications to make it easier to find her the home she deserves. Please consider a donation to our SSNAP program to help us cover her expenses. I'm a SSNAP dog! |
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 CASEY is sweet and will rifle through pockets or a treat pouch for goodies. Casey has been adopted! But, DRU has agreed to continue to pay for her medications to make it easier to find her the home she deserves. Please consider a donation to our SSNAP program to help us cover her expenses. I'm a SSNAP dog! |
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 SABRINA is an 12 year old, black and rust, cropped and docked female whose owner had to go into a nursing home. The owner's son took Sabrina but threw her outside, according to the shelter we got her from. She arrived covered in fleas and as skinny as a rail. Hopefully, when the time comes, the son will get a haunting instead of an inheritance for his shabby care of his father's beloved Doberman. On a brighter note, Sabrina is the sweetest dog! Her expressive, soft brown eyes follow one's every move. She is particular about the canine company she keeps, but doesn't pay much attention to cats. Sabrina has been receiving acupuncture and rides and the comfort of her favorite stuffed bear. I'm a SSNAP dog! |
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 SAMMY is a 12 year old, black and rust, natural and docked male who came back to DRU when his beloved owner died. Sammy struggled to adapt to life back at the shelter until he found his niche living in the Treatment Room. When he's not snoozing in his Fido Fleece bed, Sammy loves to play with a rope toy and carry around a Jolly Ball. We have found him to be a delightful walking companion, although he isn't fond of meeting other dogs along the way. While Sammy isn't above picking through trash if he gets a chance, he's good in the house and will move out of the way when one is watching television. Sammy is protective and fiercely loyal to the people he loves. He's a grumpy old man who tells it like it is. I'm a SSNAP dog! |
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 SASHA is a 7 year old, black and rust, cropped and docked female who was turned in by a man who refused to let her be in the room with the new baby. She weighed an astounding 110 lbs. on arrival at DRU. Our veterinarian did some routine senior dog bloodwork on Sasha and discovered her liver wasn't functioning properly. An abdominal ultrasound was recommended and a liver biopsy followed. We are in the process of trying different medications and checking for improved liver function. For now, Sasha's long term prognosis is unknown. She has shed almost 40 lbs. and looks great at this healthy weight. Sasha likes to take her person's shoes to bed with her. She can be skittish with strangers but warms up in no time and turns into a cuddle bug with those she knows and trusts. However, she can be a hag around other dogs. Sasha loves to sprawl out on a super sized dog bed and take a nap with her stuffed bear close by. Sasha has been adopted! But, DRU has agreed to continue to pay for her medications to make it easier to find her the home she deserves. Please consider a donation to our SSNAP program to help us cover her expenses. I'm a SSNAP dog! |
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 STARZI is a 10 year old, black and rust, natural and docked female who was returned to DRU after 9 years when her owner was killed in a car accident. She was originally found as a young stray under a porch with 5 newborn pups. Starzi is a super affectionate couch potato who is a pleasure to hang out with… just give her a brushing and a belly rub and she is deliriously happy. Although Starzi lived in harmony with 2 male dogs in her last home, she can be a hag with other females. Starzi is a true foodie and has a tendency towards chubbiness. It is hard not to toss that old face a cookie! Starzi has been adopted! But, DRU has agreed to continue to pay for her medical bills to make it easier to find her the home she deserves. Please consider a donation to our SSNAP program to help us cover her expenses. I'm a SSNAP dog! |
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