***Royce will be available for adoption at the Tractor Supply in Ringoes, NJ over the May 10th weekend. An application for his adoption can be submitted at socorescue.com. Questions about Royce and/or our adoption event should be sent to socorescue8@gmail.com; please do not call the rescue's phone number.***

Shortly after wrapping up a concert in Macon, GA, Grammy award winning Jazz singer/songwriter Nicole Zuraitis came across a stray dog and her five puppies lying in the grass in front of an abandoned house. With a heavy amount of compassion in her heart, Nicole not only left food for the stray mom and pups, she also began contacting rescues to see who could help them but wasn't having much luck as every place she contacted was packed full. With just a day left before she was to head overseas to perform concerts in Europe, Nicole finally made contact with SoCo Rescue. After sharing Nicole's post about the dogs, a fellow rescuer Shawna Simmons, was able to help find a foster for mom and pups until we could get them into our rescue. Luckily, the foster decided to adopt the mom and on April 12, we were able to get the five pups. 

While the mom and four of the pups were very receptive towards the help they were receiving, one pup, Royce, has always been very skittish of humans. He does get along great with other dogs but would coward in a corner when we approached him. He would allow us to pick him up and has never shown any aggressive behavior towards our staff. He has made a lot of positive progress in his socialization towards people, but does still need more work to help him shed his fear of people. While some may refer to Royce as "unadaptable", we believe that with the right home, Royce will learn to love and trust in the people who give this sweet pup a chance at having a home of his own. Royce's ideal home will be with an experienced dog owner who will be patient with him as he learns that humans can be his friend. And the reward that will come to such a person will be having a dog that is totally devoted to them. 

Royce has received all of his first year "puppy" vaccinations, de-wormings and started on his monthly flea/tick and heartworm preventatives. He's also been neutered. Despite his apprehensive personality, Royce is a very smart dog who learns new things rather quickly. He is accustomed to being in a crate and has almost become house trained while being crated. 
**Mom pictured**