King Mohawk

My story

Look. At. This. Hairdo! We have found the best natural Mohawk we have ever seen on a dog, hands down. 🙇‍♀️ King Mohawk is a 3 year old who looks like a Jack Russell mix but we were told is a Shih Tzu/chihuahua mix. He’s lucky he has his looks because honestly he doesn’t have much else going for him and is going to be a tough sell. His owners had emergency housing issues and couldn’t find any other shelter or rescue crazy/stupid/brave enough to take him in. So we knew we were his only chance despite already being packed with so many similar misfits. He made quite the impression with his ferocity protecting his people and their car when they showed up at one of our shelter partners. But as soon as we had them hand him off to us outside of the car and he was away from our owners we quickly saw he was just a super chicken who puts on a fierce act to try to scare people off before they can scare him. He almost immediately bonded and jumped on our lap, asks to be picked up and is a really sweet lovable neurotic guy once he bonds to his people. He’s good with other dogs and has lived with all sizes, much better dog skills than people skills. Strangers mean danger, and he’s going to need a low-traffic adult home where he can learn visitors mean chicken and cheese rain from the sky, or be put in another room when the pressure to be social gets to be too much. The bond with a dog like King that doesn’t just indiscriminately love everyone they meet is extra special and we are hoping to find someone who appreciates this loyal little introvert who will devote his whole life to making you feel safe and loved. Email njwoof@cs.com to meet King Mohawk in Northern NJ 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 King Mohawk, please reach out to the adoption group directly. PetSmart Charities does not facilitate the adoption process. Thank you.