Miniature Schnauzer Rescue of Houston

“….I just can’t wait ’till the day, when you knock on the door.  Now every time I go for the mailbox, gotta hold myself down!  ‘Cause I just can’t wait ’till you write that you’re comin’ around!”  I’m Debra Lynn and I’m a female, white Schnauzer with natural ears and a docked tail.  I’m just over a year old and I weigh only thirteen pounds.  I came here from Louisiana….so I’m used to the finer things in life….beads, boudin, biscuits ….that kind of thing!  I’m a little bit shy - and I like to get to know folks before I just start showering them with kisses - but my foster mom says I’m coming out of my shell!  I am pretty good around other dogs….until there gets to be a crowd.  Then I start to get a little nervous about it all.  I’m good with other dogs but my preference would be to be your only four-legged friend.  I think I’d also be best in an all-adult home.  If you’re an experienced Schnauzer owner, all the better!  If you give me some attention, I’ll just shower you with kisses!  I’ve learned how to use a doggie door and I’m also great on a leash!  All in all, since I came to MSRH, I just can’t stop smiling!  In fact, “I’m walkin’ on sunshine….And don’t it feel good?!”  Ask for your little ray of sunshine, Debra Lynn, on your MSRH adoption application!  Adoption Fee:  $450

“Somewhere, somehow, somebody must have kicked you around some.  Tell me why you wanna lay there, and revel in your abandon.  Listen, it don’t make no difference to me baby - everybody’s had to fight to be free!  You see, you don’t have to live like a refugee!”  I’m Adam and I’m not going to live like a refugee any more!  I’m with MSRH and am enjoying my time at Happy Tails Dog Spa (a great MSRH supporter!).  Then - even better - I’m going to join your forever home!!  I’m a male, buff-colored Schnauzer with natural ears and a docked tail who is a bit timid still as I adjust to being around people who love me for a change!  I’m about three years old and I weigh about fourteen pounds.  I’m crate trained and working on my house training certificate.  I’m playful with other dogs and am very social.  I could be adopted into a home with another four-legged friend or I could be by myself.  I’m super sweet and cute as a button.  I’ve given up the refugee life and now I’m just waiting for you to take me home!  Ask for me, Adam, on your MSRH adoption application!  Adoption Fee:  $350

“You with the sad eyes, don’t be discouraged though i realize it’s hard…..And the darkness inside you will make you feel so small.  Show me a smile, don’t be unhappy.  I can’t remember when I last saw you laughing.  If this world makes you crazy and you’ve taken in all you can bare;  You call me up- because you know I’ll be there!”  I’m Allegra and I’d love to show you my True Colors!   I’m a female, salt & pepper Schnauzer with natural ears and a docked tail who is just a little bit timid about new things and new surroundings.  I’m about four years old and I weigh fourteen pounds.  I’m staying with the good folks at Happy Tails Dog Spa (an MSRH sponsor) but my pedicure and manicure are complete….and I’m ready for your forever home!  I’m crate trained and getting close on earning my house training certificate.  I’m friendly with other dogs and, in fact, I think I need a home where there’s another companion for me to play with.  I get lonely by myself.  As my hair grows out, I’m going to be one beautiful companion.  But my true colors are always beautiful - like a rainbow!  Ask for me, Allegra, on your MSRH adoption application!  Adoption Fee:  $350

“Where oh where are you tonight?  Why did you leave me here all alone?  I searched the world over and thought I’d found true love.  You met another and – pfft! - you were gone!”  That Hee-Haw show was a knee-slapping, never-know-what-to-expect, good time!  It’s kind of like being (or raising) a puppy - there’s something new at every turn!  My name is Ari and I’m a male, black Schnauzer with natural ears and a docked tail.  I’m only about four months old and I weigh just six pounds.  I don’t yet know any commands nor do I know how to walk on a leash.  I did however learn to chew on a shoe (I’ll try to stop that by the time you adopt me!).  Did you notice the little bit of dirt on my nose?  Honestly, I don’t know how it got there!  I am just about house trained using a doggy door - not bad for a four month old!  I travel well and, at night, I can sleep the whole night through on a dog bed!  I love my toys and I love playing with other Schnauzers.  I’d really like a home that has another four-legged occupant!  I’m your chance to mold a puppy to be just like you’d like it!  If you’re ready for the excitement (and challenges) of raising a puppy, and you have some experience doing it, then ask for me, Ari, on your MSRH adoption application!  Adoption Fee:  $450

“Just let your imagination take a chance, it’ll get you far.  Step by step, the road is long, but at the end you can touch a star!  We don’t care where we came from;  It’s where we’re going that gets us through.  It’s all we need to get us through.  There’s Always Tomorrow!”  We’re Precious & Lovey, two females that are just joined at the hip!  That’s me, Precious, on the left.  I’m a silver & white parti-colored Schnauzer with natural ears and a docked tail.  I’m about fourteen months old and I weigh fourteen pounds.  That’s Lovey on the left.  She’s a salt & pepper Schnauzer with natural ears and a docked tail.  She’s about eighteen months old and she weighs fifteen pounds.  We’re both precious and loving…..no, really…..thus our names!  We’re just so much alike.  And we’re so bonded together that we have to be adopted together.  We’re both house trained with a doggy door (no kennel needed) and we’re learning our basic commands.  We’ve also started to walk on a leash.  We both like to travel - Lovey is thinking Hawaii.  We can also entertain at home - we really like chasing squirrels to your delight!  At night, we either sleep in the big human bed if there’s room or we can make do with a dog bed on the floor!  Make our tomorrow dreams come true - today!  Ask for both of us - Precious & Lovey - on your MSRH adoption application!  Adoption Fee:  $450 each ($900 total).  It’s a lot we know, but trust us (and our foster mom)….we’re worth every penny!

“Well I started out down a dirty road;  Started out all alone.  And the sun went down, as I crossed the hill;  As the town lit up, the world got still. I’m learning to fly, but I ain’t got wings.”  I’m Abby and I’m a female, salt & pepper Schnauzer with natural ears and a docked tail.  I’m about one year old and I weigh thirteen pounds.  I’m still a puppy but I’m making progress learning some basic commands as well as how to walk on a leash.  I’ve already mastered house training with a doggy door….and learned that I don’t particularly like a kennel!  I love playing with my four-legged friends and I’d prefer a home that has a companion for me!  I’m a little nervous about new things and I’m probably best in a home without small children.  I love my human….I’ll travel with you and, at night, I’ll be sleeping close to you underneath your covers!  I’m learning how to fly and only you can give me my wings!  Ask for me, Abby, on your MSRH adoption application!  Adoption Fee:  $450

“I dreamed a dream in time gone by;  When hope was high and life worth living.  I dreamed that love would never die;  I dreamed that God would be forgiving.  Then I was young and unafraid;  And dreams were made and used and wasted.  There was no ransom to be paid;  No song unsung, no wine untasted.”  Sometimes dreams end and that makes me a little bit afraid and nervous about the future.  But the good news is that new dreams take the place of lost dreams!  And my dream is for a compassionate person or couple to love and nurture me in a forever home!  I’m Torrey and I’m a female, silver & white parti-colored Schnauzer with natural ears and a docked tail.  I’m about eighteen months old and I weigh sixteen pounds.  I know some basic commands and I’m learning to walk on a leash.  I’m house trained with a doggy door!  I’m a good traveler so if you’re on the go, that’s good by me!  I can be a bit of a runner though so don’t take me anywhere without my leash on.  For that reason, I might be best in a home without small children.  I sometimes - not always - like to play with my Schnauzer friends…but I have a distinct preference for females.  Boys have kooties.  I’d be OK as your only four-legged friend or OK with a friend.  Fine - I’ll tolerate a boy if I have to!  I am a little skittish around new faces but, once I warm up to you, we’ll be inseparable!  Just spend some time with me….and love me.  “And still I dream (they’ll) come to me;  And we’ll live our lives together!”  Let’s start our life together!  Ask for me, Torrey, on your MSRH adoption application!  Adoption Fee:  $450

“I know a place where no one´s lost.  I know a place where no one cries.  Crying at all is not allowed.  Not in my castle on a cloud.”  My castle on a cloud is in my dreams today but you can make it come true!  I’m Punkin and I’m a female, salt & pepper Schnauzer with cropped ears and a docked tail.  I’m between four and five years old and I weigh sixteen pounds.  I know some of my basic commands and I’m learning how to walk on a leash - I love to walk!  I’m house trained with a doggy door.  No crate needed (and I don’t like it much).  I’m friendly with other dogs and my ideal castle will have a four-legged playmate with me.  I don’t like to play with small, two-legged playmates….so I’m best in an all adult home.  I like to travel to places and I ride well in the car.  At night, my favorite place to bed is in, well, your bed!  “There is a lady all in white.  Holds me and sings a lullaby.  She´s nice to see and she´s soft to touch.  She says: ” Punkin, I love you very much!”  That’s the place I want to be - my castle on a cloud!  Bring me to your castle!  Ask for me, Punkin, on your MSRH adoption application!  Adoption Fee:  $350

“What is love?  Don’t hurt me, no more.  What is love?  I don’t know why you’re not fair.  I give you my love, but you don’t care.  So what is right
and what is wrong?  Gimme a sign!”  Well, I didn’t like the signs I was getting in my last place but - thanks to MSRH - I’m back on my feet and ready to experience real love in your forever home!   I’m Brandi and I’m a female, chocolate parti-colored Schnauzer with natural ears and a docked tail.  I’m about eighteen months old and I weigh about thirteen pounds.  I have beautiful amber colored eyes!  I’m used to fending for myself so I can be a little possessive and bossy.  Given just that tad of an attitude, I think I’d probably be best in an adult home or a home with older children.  But I do get along with other dogs too….so whether by myself or with another playmate, I’m going to be OK!  I’m house trained with a doggy door but I don’t care for the crate.  I know some basic commands and I’m learning more every day.  I like to travel - so take me wherever you go!  I’m not sure what that leash thing is they keep trying to attach to me - I’d much prefer you just carry me!  And at night, just carry me to your bed…I’ll be just fine buried underneath the covers!  So, What Is Love?  “I know we’re one - just me and you.”  Show me your love!  Ask for me, Brandi, on your MSRH adoption application!  Adoption Fee:  $450

“I wasn’t lookin’ but somehow you found me.   I tried to hide from your love light.  But like heaven above me, the spy who loved me, is keeping all my secrets safe tonight.  And Nobody Does It Better!”   I’m Abigail Elaine and I’m looking for that kind of special someone.  I’m a female, salt & pepper Schnauzer with natural ears and a docked tail.  I’m about nine years old but my foster mom says I’m more like seven or eight.  I weigh about sixteen pounds….I’ve put on a little weight since my heartworm treatment….but Mom is working it off me!  I’m very sweet and I’m needy of your love and attention - I’m your ultimate lap dog!  I’m both crate trained and house trained too.  Mom keeps me crated when she’s gone….I have a unique ability to get to the Kleenex box!  I know some basic commands but mom says I might benefit from some formal obedience training - I’m a quick learner!  I haven’t had much experience on a leash but I’d like to learn.  For some reason I’m a little nervous getting in a car but, once I’m there, I enjoy the ride.  At night, I’ve graduated to the big human bed and get to sleep there with my foster siblings.  I love other dogs and am very playful.  I could be by myself but I think I might like best a home with another companion.  “Nobody does it better;  Makes me feel sad for the rest.  Nobody does it half as good as you.  Baby, you’re the best!”   Let’s make this a duet!  Ask for me, Abigail Elaine, on your MSRH adoption application!  Adoption Fee:  $250