MORRIS COUNTY — Wise Animal Rescue (WISE), a foster-based, all-volunteer nonprofit headquartered in Lake Hiawatha, is looking for a forever home for Striker, a 7-week-old Yorkshire Terrier-Chihuahua mix puppy.
Striker is female and small in size. According to WISE, she is “the total puppy package” — playful, happy and full of life, with days balanced between eating, playing and napping. The rescue describes her as outgoing and eager to make new friends, both human and canine, and says she is already making progress with wee-wee pad training.
Striker is good with kids, dogs and cats, WISE said. She is still working on house training, crate training and basic puppy manners, and the rescue recommends a patient home with time to continue her training, socialization and confidence-building as she grows.
WISE said some of the dogs it takes in come from large-scale breeding programs that are unable to place them due to medical needs, birth defects, appearance differences, or simply a lack of demand. The rescue partners with groups working to give those dogs a second chance, and says it is committed to caring for dogs of all kinds — healthy, medically fragile, senior or with special needs.
WISE is entirely volunteer-run, and donations go directly back to the animals in its care. The organization asks prospective adopters to support its program with a minimum donation of $850, which may not be applied directly to the dog being adopted but goes toward supporting all of the dogs in the rescue’s care.
Those interested in adopting Striker can fill out an application at WiseAnimalRescue.org.
Reprinted from Parsippany Focus Magazine, July 2026. Click here to read more.
