A Puppy Can Grow to be Your Best Friend

If you're looking for a new "best friend," we've searched area shelters and rescue groups to help identify some pets in need of new homes. Each week, we'll bring you some of the animals in the area.

This week, we're featuring a handful of puppies available through area rescue groups and shelters. If you see a puppy you'd like to know more about—or want to see what other dogs are seeking a home—contact the groups listed below.

Rawhide Rescue is based in Green Brook and specializes in placing abandoned dogs in "foster" homes while seeking new families. For more information, visit Rawhide Rescue's website or call 908-581-3417. The group has Oliver, a male German Shepherd/Shetland sheepdog mix available for adoption.

Bridgewater's Husky House may specialize in huskies, but they also have a number of Chihuahua pups. For more information, visit their website or email adoptions@huskyhouse.org.

New Jersey Boxer Rescue Inc. is based in Middlesex, and is seeking a home for Lexi II. If you'd like to know more about Lexi, contact them at apbadboxers@gmail.com.

Homeless Hearts Dog Rescue is located in Somerset. For information on their adoptable dogs, send email to Gone2TheDawgz@yahoo.com.