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My name is Winter!

Posted over 11 months ago | Updated over 5 months ago

Adoption process
1

Submit Application

2

Approve Application

3

Interview

4

Home Check

5

Meet the Pet

6

Sign Adoption Contract

7

Pay Fee

Adoption fee: $1585

This helps Aberdeen Scottish Terrier Rescue with pet care costs.

My basic info

Breed
Shih Tzu/Bichon Frise
Color
Black - with White
Age
1 year 3 months old, Puppy
Size
Small 25 lbs (11 kg) or less (when grown)
Weight
8 lbs (current)
Sex
Female
Pet ID

My details

Checkmark in teal circle Good with dogs
Checkmark in teal circle Shots current
Checkmark in teal circle Spayed / Neutered

My personality

My story

Here's what the humans have to say about me:

Aberdeen Scottish Terrier Rescue is a registered 501(c)3
Web Site: www.aberdeenstr.com

***MUST SUBMIT APPLICATION before we will respond to email or phone inquiries. Thank You for your cooperation***
Please read listings fully to the end before applying for one of our beloved rescues.

WE ARE NOT A SHELTER; WE ARE AN ALL-VOLUNTEER RESCUE WITH FULL-TIME JOBS.
Please do not contact us to look at a dog. We will contact you once we have reviewed your completed application if we think your home might be a good fit. A reference check, phone interview, and home visit will be completed before meeting an adoptable dog.

We work quickly. Please do not submit an application until you are ready to bring a new furry family member home. Expect your references to be contacted shortly after submitting your application. We adopt out to homes in WA state, but require that you are present for the meet and greet in Newcastle, WA.

Our adoption fee is non-negotiable. The adoption fee is due on the day of adoption in the form of a check, Zelle, or cash. We no longer accept PayPal because of the percentage they take & their fees but if the potential adopter wants to pay the fees we will accept PayPal.

**** WE ARE NO LONGER ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR THE ADORABLE WINTER AS HER FOSTER FAMILY HAVE FALLEN IN LOVE WITH HER & WILL BE ADOPTING HER. ****

The call was put out for the need from several commercial breeders who needed some of their dogs gone, at a cost of course in the middle of Omaha. Of course they always want money for the dogs & of course once we know about them we are not leaving them & do what we have to do to help them. These innocent souls lives was instantly changing in that moment & only for the better. They were one of the very lucky ones. On this day we rescued a total of 24 lives including Winter & her siblings.
Now the real healing, love & devotion could begin & show Winter how she is supposed to be loved & adored in a loving forever home just as they are in their foster home.

Winter, her siblings & her friends were bought back to the WA state where she is now is so happy to be here & can’t wait to find her new loving devoted forever home.

Winter is a very soft gentle soul. She is extremely sweet & can be shy at first but is very loving & a very cuddly little lady. We know she adores being picked up & held & carried around to see what is going on. She adores being kissed & hugged & is good with an outfit. She is still a baby & can get into puppy mischief. But she is a normal typical puppy.

The reality is, the foster homes are her real first experience at being in a home, with a tv, bedding she can snuggle up in, a roof over her head that’s not outside.

Winter is a wonderful eater & is not shy about eating & has not been since the day we got her & rescued her.
She adores comfy beds & big comfy blankets because again the reality is, this is something she did not get to experience ever until she was rescued. She currently sleeps with some of the other babies we rescued along with her. We have tested her in a daycare environment with countless other dogs & she does well.
She is such a fun puppy who just wants to be loved & to make up for her past. She loves everyone & is so very sweet. She plays with her rescue puppy friends who we rescued with her but then can do her own thing.
She would still need to be taught to walk on a harness & leash. She is a puppy & we have not taken her out anywhere. She still needs to learn her puppy manners.
Winter was adopted but returned very quickly & the only reason is for being too small.
She is in a loving foster home again & her foster mum said she is absolutely adorable.

Winter rides in the car well & considering the only times we know of was when she went to be sold & when we got her & going home & to & from the vets with us. But she does absolutely amazing in the car. We are looking for a crate free home for this little lady only. Winter as you can imagine spent the first part of his life in a caged environment. We are also looking for a forever home for Winter where someone is home during the day or she can go with her people wherever possibly she can go with them. When they find someone who treats them as they should be treated & loves them they get so attached to them.
Winter is looking for a forever home who will cherish her & love her as she should be loved & be patient with her & never give up on her.

Winter has been around many breeds of dogs all shapes & sizes in the rescue & she is currently with other dogs & adores other dogs. She absolutely must go to a forever home with a dog or dog’s present in the home for her to thrive in. Please do not apply saying your neighbors have a dog or family members or you will take her to places where there are other dogs. That will not work, another dog or dogs is mandatory along with a fully fenced backyard.

Winter is roughly 8 lbs & she is 8 months old & ‭a Teddy possibly a shi tzu & a bichon‬. She has put on weight since being in the rescue. What she is mixed with we are not sure, female, she is spayed by laser by our wonderful vets, she is microchipped, up to date on her shots, including DHLPP, bordatella, rabies & dewormed.

We have spent far more on Winter with paying for her from a commercial breeder. Bringing her to WA with her travel costs, her transportation to WA. All of her medical care in WA & Omaha etc & bringing her to WA then her adoption fee comes close to covering.

Winter has not been around cats since being in the rescue, but it’s always up to the new family to be responsible with their animals together & we have had her around small children & she has done amazing but we do do not recommend small children nor cats though & it’s always up to the family to be responsible with their children & cats.

We were not there when Winter was conceived so we do not know who her parents were & it’s always up to the new potential family to look at the pictures & decide what they think her breed is.

As with all of our rescues & Winter’s friends & siblings she will need work on potty training & training, so this should be something the new family would be willing to work on & commit to. Please do not submit an application if you are not willing to commit to one of our rescues care for their whole life & that includes if they need training. Please do not email us asking is Winter potty trained or available, nor do we ship dogs anywhere as we will not respond.

We would never say anyone of our rescues are potty trained. Our rescues need homes where the people are understanding of their past & what they have been through & what they will need in their daily lives & not willing to give up on them & if they do need training in their new home will in fact take them to training & not just say they will when applying.

Please only submit an application if you are truly interested in adopting Winter & going through our process and have read her listing fully to the end & are wanting to adopt. If you are not responsive to our calls, emails or your references do not respond we will move on. Or you waste this rescues time, will remove your application from our system. You must be willing to go through our screening process which includes your references being checked, a phone interview & a virtual home visit via WebEx or Zoom due to covid & followed by a meet & greet & if it’s a good fit, up to our discretion. We will only be accepting applications for Winter who understands her needs & that meet all the requirements for the special sweet little Winter.
Once we find the right home for each little soul we work fast, within days so the dogs can go to their forever homes in quite a timely manner. We do not hold onto dogs for people as our goal is to save lives & please do not submit an application if you are not ready to adopt. We also cannot respond to every application unfortunately.

Winter has an adoption fee of $1585 & is ready for her truly loving forever home & compassion & understanding of what she has been through.
Rescue

Contact info

Pet ID
Contact
Phone
Address
PO Box 3257, Renton, WA 98056

Their adoption process

1.

Submit Application

Our rescue volunteers work as quickly as we can but cannot contact every applicant. Best Qualified applicants will be contacted.

2.

Approve Application

Steps 2 through 7 often are completed over 2-3 days so please only apply if you are ready to adopt a dog and take it home in that time.

3.

Interview

Done via phone

4.

Home Check

This is often done within 24-72hrs of the interview.

5.

Meet the Pet

Step 5, 6, and 7 happen on the same day and the newly adopted dog goes home with you if meeting the pet went well.

6.

Sign Adoption Contract

Step 5, 6, and 7 happen on the same day and the newly adopted dog goes home with you if meeting the pet went well.

7.

Pay Fee

Step 5, 6, and 7 happen on the same day and the newly adopted dog goes home with you if meeting the pet went well.

Additional adoption info

All of our dogs are in foster homes, so please fill out an application on our website to meet them in person: www.aberdeenstr.com. Aberdeen Scottish Terrier Rescue is a 501(c)3 recognized charity. Our volunteers dedicate all their free hours to finding the best loving home for each of our dogs.

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