Survivor's Paws Animal Rescue, Inc

My name is Shelley and Survivor's Paws Animal Rescue, Inc was named after my wonderful dog, Survivor. He was 3 years old and totally emaciated when I gave hm a ride. Survivor was an incredible 3 year old emaciated dog that was dropped off by his original owners at a New York City kill shelter. He was only 32lbs of skin and bones with sores on his poor body. Survivor was pulled from the kill shelter. After extensive tests were done at the veterinary's office, it was found that Survivor was emaciated due to his original owners not feeding him. ​ Rescues support each other. There was a post for a dog needing transport from New York City to Burlington, VT. As the call of duty, the post was answered. Survivor had the rides he needed to get to his forever home. Survivor was fostered in New York City for little bit. He was given a ride to Hartford, CT and transported to White River Junction, VT to meet his supposed family from Burlington, VT. That Burlington, VT family failed to show up to pick up this beautiful soul. It was their loss. ​ ​ Survivor was quarantined and ended up in his furever home in the Upper Valley of New Hampshire. Survivor didn't know what grass was....he kept picking up his feet for the first couple of days. It was kind of funny to see him do that. Survivor was fed multiple small meals throughout the days and he thrived in his new environment He learned how to be a dog, and loved playing with his tennis balls. He would play fetch for hours. Survivor was an ambassador for his breed and for the rescue world. He loved all creatures, dogs, cats, horses, chickens, goats, - even bees and humans of all sizes. AND he loved to smell flowers. Survivor was taken on rescue missions, he did numerous home visit checks with his furever Mom. Survivor was temperament test dog, With his great laid back temperament, it was the perfect job for him. He loved puppies....even at 12 years when there was a couple of foster puppies in his home...he played with them. ​ Survivor even went on dog rescue missions to find lost dogs. He was 12 years when he went on his last lost dog mission. Survivor and Mom hiked for hours thru the woods of White River Junction, VT for this 6 month old puppy that got lost during doggie transport. We spent 3 days looking for this poor puppy from Louisiana. Survivor's Mom was on rescue mission in Boston, MA when this puppy, Avery, got loose during transport in White River Jct, VT. By the time Survivor's Mom got home from Boston, MA it was almost midnight on that Saturday night. Survivor's Mom was catching up on rescue pages and saw that Avery was loose and all by herself in the cold in December right before Christmas. It was too later and Survivor's Mom was too exhausted to go looking that night. The next morning, Survivor and Mom went out looking for Avery, and the next day. Survivor looked for 3 days with his Mom. Finally on Christmas night....we got the miracle we were hoping for. Avery was caught in the dog trap that Survivor's Mom was able to borrow from the Upper Valley Humane Society. The family that let Survivor's Mom put up the trap, they were terrific and they caught the first sighting of Avery which lead to her capture. Thank you, Chris and Megan. Survivor was a trooper hiking thru the snow and cold. Survivor's Mom fed Survivor a special Christmas dinner for all his hard work. I am Survivor's Mom and He is just one of the reasons I do rescue. ​

Interested people fill out an application. One of our volunteer processors will review your application. We will reach out to you via phone to discuss further steps and answer any questions you might have. We will also get in contact with your listed references and your veterinarian. Please make sure to contact your veterinarian and personal references to give permission for us to talk with your vets office and personal references. ​We do NOT adopt to anyone under 21 years old. We adopt to VT, NH and Connecticut. We do NOT allow others to adopt a puppy or dog out for others. We will NOT adopt out if you do have any dogs that are NOT on heartworm prevention. We will NOT adopt out if you have unspayed or unneutered pets in your household. ​ Home Visit ​ Once your application has been processed, you will be contacted by our home visit coordinator to either arrange an in - person visit or alternative methods (Photos or video chat) so we can see where your new pup would be living. ​​ Adoption Approval ​ Once your home visit has been successfully completed, you will receive a notice that your application to adopt has been approved. The notice will include information on payment and an adoption contract, which must be completed and submitted before the adoption can be finalized. The adoption is not finalized until contract is signed and dated, adoption fee is paid, and after you have your pup/dog in your hands. IF YOU fail to sign and date the contract then the pup/dog is still as Survivor's Paws Animal Rescue dog and is legally ours until the contract is agreed to, signed, dated by you and you have your pup/dog then we can finalize the adoption after we have the vet records uploaded into our software system and Survivor's Paws Animal Rescue has registered the microchip. ALL microchips are registered to adopters as primary and Survivor's Paws Animal Rescue will ALWAYS be listed secondary. This protects the dogs if they should get loose and the owners can't be located. The microchip company will call, email and text Survivor's Paws Animal Rescue. This does work keeping you pup/dog safe. You will then be informed as to when and where you can take your new best friend home. Pick Up Your Dog If your dog arrives on the transport from down south, you should expect to meet him/her and a representative from SPAR in White River Junction or another mutually agreed up location depending the transport company we use. If your dog is already in the northeast at a foster home, you will be given the information as to when and where you can pick him/her up. Please note that the adoption fee must be paid in full prior to picking up your new dog or puppy. We only accept Paypal at this time. We do not accept other cash apps. ​Fee Schedule Puppies to 1 year $600 Adults 1 year to 6 years $500 Seniors 6+ years $325 Adoption fees need to be paid with 24 hours of receipt of an adoption approval notice and signed, dated and agreed to adoption contract in order to reserve the dog for adoption. Please note that the adoption fee must be paid in full prior to picking up your new dog or puppy. We only accept Paypal at this time. We do not accept other cash apps.