BIG BELLE Local

NAME: BIG BELLE
Breed: St. Bernard
Sex: Female
Age: approx. 3.5 years old
Weight: 106 lbs
Medical: Recently spayed, Vaccinates are all current, Heartworm Negative

If you meet this sweet girl, you will surely fall in love!
She is a good-natured, well adjusted girl who loves to play but also settles nicely. Belle gets along very well with other dogs and also is great with cats, and thinks of everyone as a friend and playmate!
She is very smart and in her second week of dog obedience school .Belle was surrendered to the shelter by a person who reported that her owner had died from cancer.


She is a quiet dog and rarely barks. Although she is a St. Bernard, she is petite for the breed-and a little over 100 lbs, and is not a huge slobberer. 
Because of her size and fun-loving personality (she could accidentally knock you over), Belle would do best in a home with older (teenage) children and adults.
Belle is devoutly loyal and has tremendous love to give. She will form a tremendous bond with her person and be your best friend for life!
If you have room in your home and in your heart for this gentle giant, please email us for more information!


Adoption Donation: $400
If you have any questions please email this dog's adoption coordinator: [email protected],

If you have any questions or are interested in adopting, please visit our website and complete an online adoption application.
www.pawsnewengland.com/adoption-form

The adoption donation covers all pre-adoption vet costs (vaccinations, spaying/neutering (when age appropriate), heartworm testing/treatment when necessary and includes transportation up to New England ($125.00 per dog). Unless otherwise stated, all of our dogs are located outside of Rhode Island boarded either at one of our vet clinics or in foster care. If a dog is listed as "local, he /she is at one of our foster homes in New England.

PAWS of New England is not a shelter but a rescue and thus is not funded by any city or state organization - we rely solely on the donations of our adopters to help defray the costs associated with saving these precious lives.

We are often asked, "Why would you charge "so much" for a rescue pet? Why not just place it in a good home?" The answer is because we need adopters who are willing to support all rescue pets, not just the dog they adopt. A young, healthy dog might cost us $150-400 in (discounted) vet care, and many people will want to adopt it. An older one with health issues can easily cost $500-1500 in veterinary expenses, and it may require months of foster care for rehabilitation; yet we can only ask a minimal adoption fee, and it may be a long time until anyone comes forward to adopt it. Fees from the younger, more adoptable dogs help offset the cost of caring for the others. Most of our dogs have a sad story to tell, and some have suffered through years of neglect or abuse. We hope that you too are willing to give an opportunity for a better life to ALL of our dogs by supporting them through adoption fees. Without these funds, our rescue efforts would not be possible.

ALL KNOWN INFORMATION IS LISTED HERE. We do our best to give accurate information, but most of our dogs are rescues and do not come with a known history.