Miniature Schnauzer Rescue of Houston

“Just one kiss on my lips was all it took to seal the future.  Just one look from your eyes was like a certain kind of torture!  Once upon a time, there was a boy.  There was a girl.  Just one touch from your hands was all it took to make me falter!  Are we supposed to be together?  Just one smile on your face was all it took to change my fortune.  Just one word from your mouth was all I needed to be certain!”  Just one word, Mischa, is all I need to hear!  I’ll be yours forever!  I’m Mischa and I’m a female, silver Miniature Schnauzer with cropped ears and a docked tail.I’m about 5 years old and I weigh about fifteen pounds.  I’ve been saved from a place from where I never want to return.  I’m looking ahead.  But it’s an uncertain place.  I’m a little nervous.  A little afraid.  A patient hand.  A loving embrace.  These are the things I need to guide me to my full potential!  I’m a little solitary at first but I’m very well behaved. I’m crate trained and I’m house trained.  I like my humans after they earn my trust, but I’m not very good with children.  I must go to an all-adult home.  I like playing with other dogs and I enjoy going on walks.  I do well on a leash.  I do well chasing squirrels.  And I know my basic commands!  There is no end to my list of talents!  Time and patience.  Those need to be your talents!  Are you the one for me?  The rewards will be many….give me a chance to prove it to you!  ”Once upon a time, there was a boy. There was a girl.  Hearts that intertwine!  They lived in a different kind of world.”  It will be a little different for a while.  But then. Oh, yes.  It will be something special!  Ask for me, Mischa, on your MSRH adoption application!  Adoption Fee:  $350

“Some men follow rainbows I am told.  Some men search for silver, some for gold.  But I found my treasurers in my soul.  And all I ever need is you!  Without love I’d never find the way;   Through ups and downs of every single day.  And I won’t sleep at night until you say, ‘Honey, all I ever need is you!’”  You’re in my soul.  I can feel it already!  Now let me be part of your soul!  I’m Fideaux and I’m a LSU fan.  Or maybe I just hail from Louisiana.  I’m not really sure!  I’m a male, white Miniature Schnauzer with cropped ears and a docked tail. I’m about six years old and I weigh just thirteen pounds.  I’ve been described as the absolute sweetest dog in the entire MSRH family!  Wow – that’s something worth bragging about!  I also have, perhaps, a very unique skill for a Schnauzer.  I like to swim!  Yes…I love it!  My foster mom is including a swim vest when I get adopted!  I’m super friendly and get along with kids, adults and most other dogs (like the calm, submissive types…I like to be boss) I should probably go to a home where I’m your only four-legged friend…but I can also go to a home where I get to be top dog!  That would be best!  I’m crate trained and I’m house trained as well.  I love to play outside.  The outdoors is just the coolest place to be!  I like walks and I like riding in the car too!  I have a scar on my back.  It was there when I came to MSRH and I have no idea how I got it.  I don’t think about it much.  But I do like it when you scratch me there.  Yep.  That’s the spot!  Feels good!  I’m loving life here at MSRH but honey, all I ever need is YOU!  Let’s get started on this forever home gig!  I’m ready! I’m waiting!  Ask for me, Fideaux, on your MSRH adoption application!  Adoption Fee:  $350

“On a long and lonesome highway, east of Omaha;  You can listen to the engine moanin’ out his one note song.  You can think about the woman or the girl you knew the night before.  But your thoughts will soon be wandering, the way they always do, when you’re ridin’ sixteen hours and there’s nothin’ much to do.  And you don’t feel much like ridin’;  You just wish the trip was through.  Here I am, on the road again.  There I am, up on stage.  Here I go, playin’ the star again.  There I go, turn the page.”  It’s lonely when you’re on your own.  Depressing.  Doesn’t seem like anyone cares.  But now it’s time to Turn The Page.  I’m looking for something better!  I’m Rascal and I’m a male, salt & pepper Miniature Schnauzer with natural ears (did I hear you say big ears?!) and a docked tail.  I’m about eighteen months old and I weigh just ten pounds.  I’m a friendly guy…that much is for sure…well, unless you try to restrain me like some MMA wrestler!  Then I get a little feisty.  I just don’t like to be squeezed tightly.  I’m working on it and I’ve been much better….but I still shouldn’t go to a home with small children.  But don’t confuse restraint with being picked up and petted.  Oh no…I like that being picked up and petted!!  I do love everyone though and I think I’d make a nice addition to any loving home!  I’m also good with my other four-legged friends.  It’s fun to play nice!  I like to go for walks and do pretty well on a leash.  I’m crate trained and I’m house trained with a doggy door.  When I go to a MSRH home for the weekends, I’m very affectionate and I do well sleeping in my crate at night.  I’m currently being boarded during the week so my other skills aren’t well known just yet.  Just wait till I put them on full display!  In the meantime, you can look at these loving eyes and say, ‘I don’t need to know anything else….he’s the little guy for me!’.  That would be cool.  Really cool.  Let’s turn the page!  Ask for me, Rascal, on your MSRH adoption application!  Adoption Fee:  $450

Note - with so many dogs coming to MSRH in this economy, we’ve exceeded our foster capacity.  Some dogs, like Rascal, are being boarded instead.  This makes it difficult to judge their personalities and skills accurately.  If you’d like to consider fostering Rascal, rather than adopting, we’d love to hear from you.

“Maybe you want to give me kisses sweet, but only for one night with no repeat.  Maybe you’d go away and never call; And a taste of honey is worse than none at all!  Oh little girl, in that case I don’t want no part;  I do believe that that would only break my heart!  Oh, but if you feel like loving me, if you got the notion, I second that emotion!”  I’m hoping you have that notion!  I’d like nothing more than to be devoted to your loving forever home!  I’m Max Alexander and I’m a male, black Miniature Schnauzer with natural ears and a docked tail.  I’m just over one year old and I weigh about fourteen pounds. I came to MSRH with my sister, Mia, surrendered by our owner.  I love her of course, but we do not need to be adopted as a pair.  We do quite well on our own!  I’m crate trained and I’m house trained too.  I take a little time to warm up….yea, 5 minutes should do it….and then I’m your best friend!  Seriously.  It’s that fast!  Because I bark and charge around during that awkward ‘get-to-know-you-phase’, I can’t go to a home with children.  Teenagers and above are OK.   I play well with other dogs and enjoy time outdoors and on long walks.  I’m pretty easy to satisfy really.  Loving devotion.  That’s just about all I need!  So….’If you feel like giving me a lifetime of devotion, I second that emotion!”  Make the motion!  Let’s start that lifetime of devotion!  Ask for me, Max Alexander, on your MSRH adoption application!  Adoption Fee:  $450

“She loves to laugh;  She loves to sing;  She does everything!  She loves to move;  She loves to groove;  She loves the lovin’ things!  I was alone;  I never knew; What good love could do!  Oh, then we touched;  Then we sang;  About the lovin’ things!  All night, every night!  Oh baby, hold tight!  She said, any way you want it that’s the way you need it!  Any way you want it!”  I know exactly how I want it.  Your arms.  Me in them.  Squeeze tight!  That’s perfect!  I’m Brinkley and I’m a male, salt & pepper Miniature Schnauzer with natural ears and a docked tail.  I’m about three years old and I weigh about seventeen pounds.  I’m a sweet boy and I’m anxious to be in a loving forever home.  I don’t need much.  I don’t want much.  I just need some one or some couple or some family to show me a little love!  I’m crate trained and I’m house trained with a doggy door.  I might even be house trained without a doggy door.  But that door is so cool!  I get along OK with other dogs and can be by myself or with another four-legged friend.  I enjoy my walks and, in general, just like the outside period!  I’m pretty good in the car too!  Do you have a home that offers love any way I want it?  Then you’re the home for me!  Ask for me, Brinkley, on your MSRH adoption application!  Adoption Fee:  $350

“People say I’m crazy doing what I’m doing. Well they give me all kinds of warnings to save me from ruin. When I say that I’m o.k. well they look at me kind of strange. Surely you’re not happy now you no longer play the game. I’m just sitting here watching the wheels go round and round. I really love to watch them roll. No longer riding on the merry-go-round. I just had to let it go!”. I gave up the games. I’m focused. I’m patient. I’m waiting for you! I’m Joey and I’m a male, salt & pepper Miniature Schnauzer with natural ears and a docked tail. I’m about one year old and I weigh about sixteen pounds. I’m a good boy. Sweet and precious in the eyes of my forever mom! I am young and active and I really like to play! I enjoy playing outside with my friends and I like my walks too. I love being in a small pack of my friends….until the pack gets too big and then I get a little nervous. I’m crate trained and the ink is drying on my house training certificate! When playtime is over, I am a cuddle bug! I love your attention and I love keeping you warm at night in the big human bed! Hint hint! “People asking questions, lost in confusion. Well I tell them there’s no problem, only solutions!” I’m no problem….but you’re still my solution! Ask for me, Joey, on your MSRH adoption application! Adoption fee: $450

Sometimes you start feeling so lost and lonely; Then you’ll find it’s all been in your head. “Sometimes you think someone is the one and only; Can’t you see it could be you and me? I’ll tell you one thing: you can’t get what you want till you know what you want!”. It has taken me a while but I know what I want now. I want to be a wanted member of a forever home! I’m Daphne Doll…Dolly for short…and I’m a female, black Miniature Schnauzer with natural ears and a natural tail. I’m about one year old and I weigh about nineteen pounds. I’m young and have missed having a strong owner to help guide my behaviors. I’m initially fearful of other dogs and I think I’m best in a one dog home. I eventually get comfortable with dogs and may even be OK from the start with an older, calm dog. I have the cutest, aren’t-I-so-pitiful look when I don’t want to do something. I need an owner who doesn’t fall for that old’ trick! Strong guidance. Loving arms. That’s what I need. I am crate trained and basically house trained but I need that strong owner to help with my tendency to mark. I love to play and enjoy outside time. And I love you! I know what I want now…and I’m going to work hard to get it! “Sometimes you can’t see that all you need is one thing. It can take some time but at least I’m here in line!”. Be the one for me! Ask for me, Daphne Doll on your MSRH adoption application. Adoption Fee: $450

“It’s over and done but the heartache lives on inside.  And who’s the one you’re clinging to instead of me tonight?  And where are you now – now that I need you?  Tears on my pillow – wherever you go.  I’ll cry me a river - that leads to your ocean.  You’ll never see me fall apart.  In the words of a broken heart it’s just Emotion that’s taken me over!”  And it’s emotion that’s going to drive me to your forever home!  Positive emotion!  I’m Randy and I’m a male, salt & pepper Miniature Schnauzer with cropped ears and a docked tail.  I’m about eight years old and I weigh twenty-one pounds.  I’m the perfect pet!  I have the sweetest disposition and I’m docile & loving.  Very affectionate in fact!  I’m not a barker either.  I have energy, love my toys (especially balls) and I love the dog park. I have the slightest of vision issues but it’s only noticeable when I’m around a body of water, like at mom’s dog park.  I get a little cautious around that wet stuff!  No water? No problems.  Perfect!  I love playing with other dogs.  My foster siblings are the best!  I like playing tug of war with them!  I’m not aggressive in any way and share my food.  I’d enjoy a home with another playmate….but it’s not necessary. When I’ve worn myself out, it’s time for the Schnauzer sprawl and a quick nap.  Then more play and cuddle time before we settle down for the night with me at your feet in the big human bed!  No?  A dog bed in your room will do just as well!  If you don’t ask for me on your MSRH adoption application, “You know that there’ll be nobody left in this world to hold me tight.  Nobody left in this world to kiss goodnight!”  Don’t let that happen!  Ask for me, Randy, today!  Adoption Fee:  $250 (now that ladies and gentlemen…is a bargain)!

“Every time I’m tellin’ secrets, I remember how it used to be.  And I realize how much I miss you, I realize how it feels to be free.  Now I see I’m up to no good and and I wanna start again.  Can’t remember when I felt good, No I can’t remember when.  No, only in my dreams.  As real as it may seem, it was only in my dreams!  If I only once could hold you and remember how it used to be!”  I’m Dargie and I’m a female, very dark salt & pepper Miniature Schnauzer with cropped ears and a docked tail.  I’m about seven years old and I weigh about fifteen pounds.  I made a mistake in my last home.  I let a child get under my skin.  Couldn’t take it any more.  And so I bit.  You pay a price for something like that.  No more homes with children.  A big sign around your neck.  But that one fact shouldn’t overshadow my better qualities!  My foster mom says I’m “pre-spoiled”…..no extra work required!  When I need something, I make a sound that calls your attention to my need.  Then snap!  You’re supposed to be right on top of it.  Kind of funny!  Oh..and thank you!  I’m crate trained and I’m house trained too.  I like being outside and I also enjoy my walks very much.  Snap!  Let’s go!  I don’t care for toys though.  I’ve always been an only dog and though I can tolerate other dogs, I would do best in a home without another dog.  I am however pretty good around cats.  Curious things they are.  But…not worth my time to chase!  I’ll just lay here and look at them.  My only medical issue is a cataract on my right eye.  ”Only in my dreams.  As real as it may seem, it was only in my dreams!”  I want to step out from my dreams and make something real!  That requires a little something from you!  Now snap!  Ask for me, Dargie, on your MSRH adoption application!  Adoption Fee:  $350

“When paradise is no longer fit for you to live in;  And your adolescent dreams are gone.  Through the days you feel a little used up;  And you don’t know where your energy’s gone wrong.  It’s just your soul feel in’ a little downhearted;   Sometimes life is too ridiculous to live.  Between a laugh and a tear;  Smile in the mirror as you walk by.  Between a laugh and a tear.”  Sometimes it feels that way.  You’re between a laugh and a tear.  You don’t know which way your heading.  I know where I want to be heading though….into your loving arms!  I’m Kringle and I’m a male, salt & pepper Miniature Schnauzer with natural ears and a natural tail.  I’m about two years old and I weight about twenty-four pounds.  I’m a good boy who knows my manners.  Most of them anyway.  I’m crate trained and house trained with a doggy door.  I know some basic commands and I walk well on a leash.  I do OK around most other dogs and I would be fine with or without another four legged friend to play with.  I’m hoping my tears are left behind and that I can look forward to laughter in a forever home.  Like your forever home!  Look at my eyes.  They say it all.  Take me home!  Ask for me, Kringle, on your MSRH adoption application.  Adoption Fee:  $450