Posted over 9 months ago
I am a Silver Mini Schnauzer Female. I am 8 years old and I weigh approximately 19 pounds. I am scheduled to be micro-chipped, have all my vaccinations, been spayed and will be evaluated for 2 weeks by my foster family who have gone through SRC's approval process. My foster family is located in the Charlotte area of North Carolina.
UPDATE ON ZELDA FROM HER FOSTER MOM:
Zelda is a wonder dog. She loves everyone. She is calm yet playful. She loves to snuggle. In the beginning she had trouble with the other dogs, and still once in a while still does. I'm not sure if she wants to play or wants to be the star. Anyway, we are breaking her of that. She walks with the other dogs now without trouble. She is learning to be part of the pack. I think we can break her of this "only child syndrome". If in a new environment she may go back to her old ways. But as far a people she is just a wonderful dog. She sleeps well at night in her crate. Since she was used to it I put her there at night to make her feel secure. But she loves tom sit on our lap to watch TV. I would probably say that she should be an only dog, but if she must be with another dog she will adjust. She's doing fine with my dogs.
(SO if you are very interested in Zelda and have another smaller dog that does well with others then they probably would work out well. Zelda, if placed with another dog, that dog must not be alpha or the adjustment would be lengthy and difficult for all concerned. SRC will at least consider the placement of Zelda with one other non-alpha smaller dog.)
(SRC#1938) ZELDA's Story
ZELDA with this unique identification number: (SRC#1938) just came into SRC custody and care. Once completely vetted this dog will be prepared for adoption by a foster family who has gone thru our approval process . Her previous owner is no longer able to care for her and left her at a vet's office who have been kind enough to work with SRC so that we may find a loving home well suited to provide the perfect home for Zelda. Zelda is used to a quiet environment where she was the only dog. She is an active girl and is up to date on all her shots and is heart-worm negative. She has also been scheduled for a dental so she will be ready for adoption soon. Zelda does not do well with cats and it has been said that she will do best as the only dog in her adoptive home. Zelda does not like small children.
When ready for adoption this dog will be heart-worm negative, de-wormed, vaccinations brought up to date, spayed, micro-chipped, examined fully by a vet and any necessary medical issues found by this vet will have been addressed. It is anticipated that this dog will be released for adoption by the same date as the completion of the Evaluation. The date of release is left to the discretion of the SRC Core Team.
THIS DOG IS BEING FOSTERED IN THE CHARLOTTE, NC AREA AND YOU SHOULD BE WILLING TO DRIVE TO THAT LOCATION IN ORDER TO PICK THE DOG UP THERE WHEN SHE IS ADOPTED .
Tax-deductible donation requested at time of adoption for this dog is $325 .
PLEASE READ PRIOR TO APPLYING
When ready for adoption, this canine will have been evaluated for at least two weeks by loving SRC foster parents who will be able to give the adoptive parents their opinion about the demeanor of the family companion prior to the adoptive parents finalizing their adoption of this canine. All our SRC volunteers strive to do this for the well-being of their rescued canine and to assure a successful adoption. It is our worthy mission to assure that each canine rescued by SRC is placed in a loving, stable and permanent home whose family members will treat it as a beloved member of their immediate family. We are prepared to assure that all of our rescued dogs are in great homes or we will reclaim them if necessary.
SRC’s rescued dogs are placed in foster homes throughout NC, SC, TN, and VA until they are adopted.These same states are SRC's approved adoption areas so please do not apply unless you live in one of these states. You must be willing to drive to the dog's foster home in order to adopt the canine. The location of each dog is listed at the bottom of its bio.
BEFORE meeting an SRC dog, you must be approved to adopt by our Placement Team. Our downloadable Adoption Application is on our web site at http://www.schnauzerrescueofthecarolinas.org/_files/SRC_APP_082013.doc and may be submitted via email or fax (1-910-401-1317). You may request an Adoption Application to email address: adoptions@schnauzerrescueofthecarolinas.org
Upon receipt of your application, a vet reference check will be done and if the vet check is satisfactory then a home visit will be done. The entire process may take up to seven days, depending on your location and the number of applications being processed at that time.
Please plan on welcoming your new dog into your home within two weeks after approval. We cannot hold dogs because this limits our intake of others in need; SRC adopts them out on a first-come, first-serve basis based on a completed approved adoption process. If you are unable to accept your adopted dog within this time frame then SRC will go to the next approval and place with someone able to give the rescue a home within the proper time frame.
SRC does not ordinarily adopt its dogs to families with children under ten years of age. Exceptions are sometimes made on a case by case basis but only when the dog has been raised with children and the children are very respectful of animals. This is for the protection of the dogs and for the protection of the children.
Procedures will be explained to you at the time of approval regarding donation and contract. Your donation is made in honor of the adoption of your new family companion and is never a purchase of an animal. This tax deductible donation goes forward to help incoming rescued dogs. Our average total expense per dog includes but is not limited to the list of expenses shown below.
Here is a break-down of the average expenses spent on SRC dogs to assure they remain healthy and happy as they are prepared for adoption:
Office Visit $45-60; Fecal $14-36; Rabies $14-36; DHPP $14-36; Bordatella $14-36; Heart-worm, Lyme, Ehrliccia Testing $30-55; Heart-worm
Preventative $42 per month; Spay or Neuter $200-$500; Total Basic Vetting $478- $765; ADDITIONAL VETTING: Teeth Cleaning $300 - 550; Blood Panel $120 -185; Cherry Eye $300-$500; Urinary Tract Infection $90-150; Heart-worm Treatment $300-900; Luxating Patellas $1,800 per leg; Cruciate Surgery $1,200 per leg; Entropian Surgery $250-$500; Demodectic Mange $200 per month; X-Ray $80 - $120; Ultrasound: $350; Cataract Surgery $1800 - $3500; Boarding $350 per month per dog
SRC wants to thank you for your interest in our rescued dogs. We put our heart and souls into saving their lives. Often the medical expense, time and effort expended to help these dogs, far outweighs the minimal donation requested to adopt these innocent ones. Please understand SRC is limited in the number of dogs in our safe haven and if you are not selected to adopt one of them, it is not a reflection on your ability to provide a good home for a canine, simply our lack of ability to provide for the overwhelming demand from applicants. SRC urges you to pursue rescue -- it is definitely a worthy mission even if you do not adopt from SRC.
