Furever Home Dog Rescue in Randolph finds loving homes for forgotten pups

Jacob is a 13- to 14--week-old Labrador Retriever mix pup. He is very sweet, playful and friendly. This adorable pup has the cutest ears and a unique black coat with brown running though it. To adopt Jacob, e-mail Furever Home Dog Rescue at FureverHomeRescue@att.net.

One of the benefits of writing a pet-related blog is the chance to associate with people who devote their lives to rescuing animals and finding them suitable homes. Although there are many of these selfless individuals in the Morris County, N.J., area, today I'd like to introduce Camille Montagna Oakie, founder of  Furever Home Dog Rescue in Randolph.


Oakie's rescue operation Furever Home Dog Rescue is dedicated to saving adoptable dogs from being euthanized due to lack of space in the shelter system. All foster dogs are fully vetted and carefully evaluated prior to coming into rescue. Most of the available dogs and puppies come from The Lenoir County SPCA in Kinston, N.C. Oakie's group has worked with the employees and volunteers there for years. The staff works diligently to save animals that arrive at the shelter on a daily basis.

Once the dogs arrive in New Jersey, they live in foster homes along with children and other pets. This allows Oakie and volunteers to get a sense of the animals' personalities and needs, so they eventually can be placed in forever homes.

Prior to adoption, all pups over the age of six months are spayed/neutered. They receive rabies shots and all other age-appropriate shots and vetting. All are tested for heart worm, receive flea and tick prevention and dewormed.

All puppies under six months are kept in quarantine for two weeks at a vet's office to determine if they have any medical issues before they arrive in New Jersey.  They also receive their age appropriate shots, flea and tick preventative and are dewormed.  Puppies under six months are adopted out with a spay/neuter contract. It is the responsibility of the adopter to have the procedure done at six months and provide documentation to Oakie that time.

Furever Home Dog Rescue is in need of foster homes for its adoptable dogs. Because the group does not maintain a shelter, it depends on foster families to house and socialize the animals until adoption. Anyone willing to open their homes to foster a dog on a temporary basis should e-mail Oakie at FureverHomeRescue@att.net. The more foster families found, the more dogs that can be saved.


Anyone interested in adopting, should e-mail FureverHomeRescue@att.net and ask for an adoption application. Upon completion and review, you'll be contacted and a home visit will be arranged. Appointments for meet-and-greets with the dog will only be set after an adoption application has been completed and reviewed.