Nelson-HOUSEBROKEN

It is impossible to keep a straight face looking at this dog! Nelson is an adorable proportionally-challenged mixed breed with a huge head, long body, fluffy tail, and thick short stubby basset legs! You can't help but laugh at his awkward movements and the way he waves his little "flippers" when he is happy. This good-natured 9 year old was surrendered to an area shelter when his owner went into a nursing home. He seems to be in good health and is pretty active for his age (we would have guessed he was more like 5-6 if we didn't know his birthday) and still likes to play. We are just getting to know him but he seems to have a great happy personality and is ok with cats and other dogs he has met so far. Despite his size (he is actually about 50-60 pounds, about the size of a small shepherd but the height of a basset or corgi), he is pretty gentle and walks nicely on a leash. He knows sit and paw and will "sit up" to beg for attention. He seems to want to be friends with everyone he meets and will just lean in or roll on his back and look at you with sweet adoring eyes. He would probably make a great therapy dog! Please contact us if you would like to meet this lovable goofy guy.

We do not have a shelter- all our pets are in foster homes or boarding kennels and can be seen by appointment only during the week, or at our weekly pet adoptions every Sunday at the Animal Clinic of Morris Plains from 12:30 to 3PM at 3009 Route 10 East next to 5 Star Car Wash (formerly Boulder Car Wash). To help us better match a pet to your household, we request you fill out an application on our homepage www.secondchance.petfinder.com and copy and paste it into an email, or print it and bring it to our adoption day when you come. Local inquiries only please- we do not do long distance adoptions.