Miniature Schnauzer Rescue of Houston

“Gentle stranger, you came into my life when I was feelin’ sad. And I looked up that day to see your face shinin’ in the sun. Your eyes were kind and you spoke softly to me…..”   I just love the Captain and Tennille!  I’m a captain too.  Skipper’s my name.  Same thing.  I’m a male, white Schnauzer with cropped ears and a docked tail.  I’m about two years old and I weigh thirteen pounds.  I always thought that, for a singing duo to be around that long, no way could they be married!  But - they are!  Reminds me of me - I get along a lot better with female dogs than I do with males.  It’s a captain thing.  I’m house trained with a doggy door and I don’t like to be in a crate.  I am good on a leash and I love to travel.  In addition to playing with other dogs, I like to play fetch.  Well, fetch implies I bring it back….maybe sometimes!  I know some basic commands (sitting for treats!) and, overall, I’m a pretty good catch!  I only have a couple conditions for my forever home family:  no small children and no smokers please…the smoke makes my eyes tear.  So transition from the Gentle Stranger to the Loving Forever Home! Ask for me, Skipper, on your MSRH adoption application! Adoption Fee: $350

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“The most difficult thing in the world is to start a career known only for your looks, and then to try to become a serious actress. No one will take you seriously once you are known as the pretty woman.”  Penelope Cruz.  No wonder I haven’t made it as an actress yet!  MSRH cleaned me up and found I’m the pretty woman!  My name is Penelope and and I’m a female, salt & pepper Schnauzer with natural ears and a docked tail.  I’m about three years old and I weigh sixteen pounds.  My foster mom says I’m a real sweetheart and that I just love your affection and touch!  I like to show my affection by nibbling on your fingers!  It’s done very lovingly and it’s just because I’m so excited to have someone love me!  But - nibbling is nibbling…..so I probably shouldn’t be in a home with young children.  I crate trained and house trained and I walk quite well on a leash. I also love playing with other dogs.  My foster sibling is a puppy and I have the energy to run with the pup all day!  We like to chase squirrels together and maybe I’ll even catch one some day - I’m super fast!  Then, at the end of a long day, I’m ready to just kick back and relax!  Maybe I won’t realize my dream of being an actress but I can sure be a star in your forever home!  Will you roll out the red carpet?  Ask for me, Penelope, on your MSRH adoption application!  Adoption Fee:  $350

“Father stop criticizing your son.  We all talk of kindness, but it’s only a word.  Brother turned on a sister, in this cruel, cruel world.  That’s what’s wrong with the world today.  Everybody want someone to be their own Piece Of Clay.”  Sometimes I think that’s true.  We don’t want to see the good in someone.  Instead, we only see the things we want to change in them.  A piece of clay to be molded and formed.  Well, MSRH saw the good in me and I’m hoping you’ll do the same….and want to bring me straight to the loving kindness of your forever home!  I’m Jonah and I’m a male, salt & pepper Schnauzer with natural ears and a natural tail.  I’m about two years old and I weigh about fourteen pounds (could someone mold a few more pounds on me please?!!).  I’m still young and I have a lot of energy.  If you let me, I can play fetch all day long!  I’m crate trained and I’m also just about house trained.  Soon.  Very soon.  My foster mom is molding me!  She molds me in very positive ways!  She says I’m very alert and also very trainable.  I really listen well!  I’m molding myself into the best pet ever!  So how ’bout you come out and adopt me, we’ll go to your place and we’ll look at nothing but the positives in each other!  Ask for me, Jonah, on your MSRH adoption application!  Adoption Fee:  $350

Sammy Davis Jr. once said, “You always have a choice:  your commitment or your fear.”  My name is Sammy too and I’m a male, black Schnauzer mix (a Schnoodle).  I’ve been afraid before.  I wasn’t sure where my next meal would come from and my foster family will tell you I’m a little on the skinny side.  But, now that I’m with MSRH, I’m nothing but committed - committed to finding my way to your forever home!  And I’ve been working really hard on learning all the important skills that will help get me there.  Let me tell you!  First, I’m only about eighteen months old and I weigh just sixteen pounds.  I’ve got natural ears and a natural tail.  My foster family says I’m a very quick learner.  I know some basic commands and I’m already house trained with a doggy door.  They don’t have to keep me in a crate at all!  I’m even working on my leash training!  I love playing with other dogs and, of course, I love my human friends as well.  I love to play fetch and tag but I also know when it’s time to just sit and cuddle.  At night I love to be on the human bed but I’ll sleep in a dog bed next to the human bed too!  I love my chew toys but I know that’s all I’m supposed to chew!  I’m gentle and my family says I’m both handsome and adorable!  If you’d like a star in your life, ask for me, Sammy, on your MSRH adoption application!  Adoption Fee:  $450

Rachel Carson said, “A child’s world is fresh and new and beautiful, full of wonder and excitement.  It is our misfortune that for most of us that clear-eyed vision, that true instinct for what is beautiful and awe-inspiring, is dimmed and even lost before we reach adulthood.”  And that’s exactly why I never want to grow up - and why I love children!  I’m Kayla and I’m a female, black Schnauzer mix with natural ears and a natural tail.  I’m about two years old and I weigh about twenty-two pounds.  I’m  doggy door trained, crate trained and house trained too!  In addition to being good with children, I’m also good with other dogs too!  I just want to stay young and happy because, as someone once said, “The end of childhood is when things cease to astonish us!”  I’d love to be astonished by your forever home!  Ask for me, Kayla, on your MSRH adoption application!  Adoption Fee:  $350

Dale Carnegie shares the story of an old man who was asked what had robbed him of joy in his life.  The man’s reply was, ‘things that never happened.’  Well, things that never happen is not something you’ll worry about with me in your forever home!  I’m an ‘action man’!  I’m Randolph, but my foster family calls me Randy.  I’m a male, salt & pepper Schnauzer with natural ears and a docked tail.  I’m about 18 months old, with lots of puppy energy, and I weigh a skinny sixteen pounds (but mom’s working on that….can you say ‘treats’?!!  With these deer-like legs, I am super fast!  I love to run and play and I get along well with other dogs.  Fetch is one of my favorite things to do and I love all my toys!  I’m doggy door trained, crate trained and house trained too!  Because of my puppy energy and the fact that I still like to jump and give you puppy love bites, I’d be best ina home without young children.  I’d like an active, adult home that likes to go on walks or likes to visit the dog parks!  As Napoleon Hill once said, “Action is the real measure of intelligence.”  And if that’s the case, I’m the smartest dog in the whole world!  Ask for me, Randolph, on your MSRH adoption application!  Adoption Fee:  $450

“So long, I’ve been looking so hard, I’ve been waiting too long.  Sometimes I don’t know what I will find, I only know it’s a matter of time.  When you love someone….it feels so right, so warm and true;  I need to know if you feel it too!”  I’m Colby and I’m a lovable kind of guy!  I’ve been looking all over for you - my forever home - even in the dishwasher!  I’m a male, salt & pepper Schnauzer with natural ears and a docked tail.  I’m about two years old and I weigh about fourteen pounds.  I’m the sweetest thing and I’m really good with other dogs.  I’m also really good with kids!  I’m crate trained and house trained too!  I also know how to use the doggy door!  “This heart of mine has been hurt before, this time I wanna be sure!”  It’s only a matter of time.  Is now the time?!!  Ask for me, Colby, on your MSRH adoption application!  Adoption Fee:  $450

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“It’s hard to believe that there’s nobody out there;  It’s hard to believe that I’m all alone.  At least I have her love - the city - she loves me.  Lonely as I am, together we cry.”  I’m Smokey Joe and I’m a male, salt & pepper Schnauzer with natural ears and a docked tail.  I’m about five years old and I weigh seventeen pounds.  I’m crate trained and house trained.  It would be fun to play all day!  I love to play tug of war - my favorite!  I’d also like a home with a garden hose.  That thing is so cool!  I love to chase the water and try to get a drink from the hose!  My only peculiar thing is that I hate the washer and dryer!  When that thing is running, I’m running for cover!  “I don’t ever wanna feel like I did that day;  Take me to the place I love, take me all the way!”  I don’t want to be “Under The Bridge”.  The place I love and the place I want to be is in your forever home!  So ask for me, Smokey Joe, on your MSRH adoption application!  Adoption Fee:  $350

I tell ya, I just don’t get any respect.  My owners turned me over to MSRH.  They said “he went on the paper four times…..three times while we were reading it”!  Then they said, “we should have called him Egypt ’cause in every room he leaves a pyramid”.  What??!!  I’m house-trained!!  And I can use a doggie door!!  I tell ya, if I had known they’d say that about me, my favorite bone would have been their arm!!  Oh, I’m just kidding…..except about the owner surrender part.  I was a funny guy….what wasn’t to like about me?!  I’m a salt & pepper, male Miniature Schnauzer with cropped ears and a docked tail.  I’m between five and seven years old and I weigh 18 pounds.  And I’m HOUSE TRAINED!  My foster mom says I’m very sweet and that I play well with other dogs.  My preference is to be in an all adult home.  Want a funny man in your life?  Ask for me, Rodney, on your MSRH application!  Adoption Fee:  $250

“I am not afraid of tomorrow…for I have seen yesterday and I love today.”  I’m Crissy….some of you may remember me from my Doggie ICU posts.  I came to MSRH with a handful of puppies but none of them could be saved.  We all had been exposed to distemper and I was the only one strong enough to make it through.  I’ve also battled those pesky heartworms…..they were no match for me either!  I’ve had a rough go for someone so young, but I’m healthy now and I’m ready for a forever home!  I’m a female, salt & pepper Schnauzer with natural ears and a docked tail.  I’m about three years old and I weigh fourteen pounds.  I like other dogs when I can be boss but given the way I’m protective of my toys, I honestly think I’d be best as your only four-legged friend.  I’m very active and I feel like I’ve had my childhood brought back to me!  I’m very sweet and at night, I’m content to cuddle wherever you might be!  And I love your lap!  I’ve done my part - I’ve made it through my ordeal and I’m back on top!  Now - you do your part.  Ask for me, Crissy, on your MSRH adoption application.  Adoption Fee:  $350