Miniature Schnauzer Rescue of Houston

“You said, it’s a cold world when you keep it all to yourself.  I said, you can’t hide on the inside all the pain you’ve ever felt.  Run to my heart, but baby don’t look back;  ’Cause we got nobody else.  We’re running with the Shadows of the Night;  So baby take my hand, it’ll be all right.  Surrender all your dreams to me tonight;  They’ll come true in the end.”  It’s been a long road…in a short amount of time.  Something must have happened, but I don’t know what.  I’m T D and I’m a male, salt & pepper Miniature Schnauzer with natural ears and a docked tail.  I’m about two years old and I weigh about seventeen pounds.  I’m a good boy and I know my house skills…I’m both crate trained and house trained.  I’m easily surprised….like when you quickly reach down to pick me up….and then I might snap.  It’s a reaction.  I still love you!  But snapping is a reaction that means I can’t go to a home where there are children around.  I get along with most, but not all, dogs.  I can’t really describe my preferences in that department.  I think I might do well as your only four-legged friend.  When I’m not surprised, I’m very loving and enjoy some cuddle time.  I like toys, but I’m not obsessive about it.  I like to play, but I’m not overly energetic like a puppy might be.  I do OK riding in a car.  I have more pluses than minuses….but I also know that one minus is a pretty big one.  With an experienced Schnauzer owner and the right home environment, I think I can make it to a forever home!  ”And now the hands of time are standin’ still;  Midnight angel, won’t you say you will?”  Be my midnight angel.  Ask for me, T D, on your MSRH adoption application!  Adoption Fee:  $350

“Don’t close that book before you finish;  Don’t fold that hand while you’re still in it.  Don’t go, ’cause you don’t know how I feel.  Don’t think I don’t think that I need you;  Don’t say I don’t say that I want you.  Don’t tell yourself that I don’t love you.  ’Cause maybe I do.”  It’s hard to express my feelings.  I don’t know why.  I can’t remember what happened.  I’m Galen and I’m a male, salt & pepper Miniature Schnauzer with natural ears and a docked tail.  I’m about five years old and I weigh about fourteen pounds.  I’m shy.  Maybe timid.  I can act like I don’t love you…..but maybe I do!  I do get along with other dogs and I behave in the house….I’m both crate trained and house trained.  I know what to do….but I need to know that I can trust you.  I need patience.  I need love.  I need an experienced dog owner that’s willing to wait while you earn my trust.  I want to give it to you. I want to give my love to you.  But it’s going to take a little time for me to take that step.  Do you want to see miracles happen?  Can you share your love for a bit while seemingly getting nothing in return?  Can you wait for the biggest reward of all?  If you can, then you’re the owner for me!  There’s no maybe about it….I’ll love you!  Think about it.  Then ask for me, Galen, on your MSRH adoption application!  Adoption Fee:  $350

“Now if I appear to be carefree, it’s only to camouflage my sadness.  But don’t let my show convince you, that I’ve been happy since you decided to go.  I need you so
I’m hurt and I want you to know;  But for others I put on a show.  Now there’s some sad things known to man, but ain’t too much sadder than the tears of a clown…when there’s no one around.”  I’ve had the tears of a clown.  But not any more.  Now I’m looking forward…..looking forward to a loving forever home!  I’m Kenyon and I’m a male, black Miniature Schnauzer with cropped ears and a docked tail.  I’m about four years old and I weigh about nineteen pounds.  I know my manners and I’m both crate trained and house trained!  I’m a pretty easy going guy. I like calm.  I’d love to go to a home with a laid back individual or couple where it’s just us adults.  Children kind of scare me.  I’m not ready for them yet.  I’m just a little bit shy…..but I warm up very quickly!  In your arms, I’ll be warm!  I don’t mind a few toys to keep me busy when you’re busy but I don’t need much.  Loving arms.  Calm household.  Lots of love.  If you have that, there will never be any “Tears of a Clown”!  Ask for me, Kenyon, on your MSRH adoption application!  Adoption Fee:  $350

“Now I don’t mean to bother you, but I’m in distress;  There’s danger of me losing all of my happiness.  For I love a girl who doesn’t know I exist;  And this you can fix!  So…Cupid draw back your bow, and let your arrow go;  Straight to my lover’s heart, for me!”  She doesn’t know I exist…but I know there’s a loving forever home out there waiting just for me!  I’m Peppy…that would be Peppy III…and I’m a male, black & silver Miniature Schnauzer with natural ears and a docked tail.  I’m about seven years old and I weigh about twenty pounds.  I may be ‘middle-aged’ as they say…but you would never know it based on my spunkiness and willingness to play!  I don’t quite recall my background but I know that I love having your attention!  I’ll take it 24/7!  I’d like to be in a home with multiple people….you know…a family….but I can’t go to a home with the littlest of children.  I like them….but maybe they wouldn’t like the way I like to play.  Children who are a little bit older would be better!  I like to play with other dogs and I get along with them very well.  I like to play outside too….so a backyard is a big plus!  I’m healthy as can be but I did have surgery to have my spleen removed.  For this reason only, I’m on a special diet.  Fortunately, for me, I can still have a few treats!  My previous owner died and it’s obvious to my foster mom that I had a lot of freedom.  For the most part, that freedom was well deserved…I’m a good boy!  When you sit, I’ll be on your lap in 2 seconds….flat!  I could still use some training though and look forward to you teaching me my basic commands.  I’m sweet and really ready to learn!  I’m crate trained and house trained too.  The crate is OK when you go away….but if you stay around, I might cry.  Learned behavior!  So…Cupid, draw back your bow and send me straight to your forever home!  Ask for me, Peppy III, on your MSRH adoption application!  Adoption Fee:  $350

“Go around asking a lot of damn fool questions and taking chances. Only through curiosity can we discover opportunities, and only by gambling can we take advantage of them.”  Author unknown.  My name is Dice and I’m one that’s worthy of a chance!  Come discover the opportunity!  I’ve been with MSRH for a while.  I came here nearly blind from cataracts and poor treatment.  But I had the love of a MSRH foster mom and with that love and extensive cataract surgery, I’ve been nursed back to health!  I still see the eye vet occasionally, but things have been great!  I’m a male, chocolate / white parti-colored Schnauzer with cropped ears and a docked tail.  I’m about eight years young and I weigh about sixteen pounds.  I’m crate trained and working on my house training.  I play well with other dogs but I’m fine as your only four-legged friend too!  I’m very laid back and very sweet according to my foster mom.  I have been nervous around some men…but not all men.  I’m super sweet with the ladies!  I’m just looking for a forever home with someone to hang around with!  Wilson Meyer once said, “Gambling is a sure way of getting nothing from something.”  That may be true in Vegas, but when you roll this Dice, you’re going to get a lot of something!!  Take a chance on me – I’m a sure winner!!  Ask for me, Dice, on your MSRH adoption application!  Adoption Fee:  $250

High energy!  Your love is lifting me high!  It was only yesterday when we first met, when I was walking down the street.  You came up from behind me and I knew that our eyes were gonna meet.  When you call me on the phone, you make my spirits rise.  I’m glad the others didn’t last;  It’s a blessing in disguise!  Every time you’re touching me, it gives me such a thrill.  When I look deep into your eyes, my heart just can’t keep still!”  I’m so excited!  I just know a forever home adventure is within my grasp!  I’m Dane and I’m a male, salt & pepper Miniature Schnauzer with natural ears and a natural tail.  I’m about one year old and I weigh eighteen pounds.  I’m still a puppy and I have lots of puppy energy and a desire for training to help me channel it properly.  I’m a fast learner….I promise!  I’m crate trained and I’m working hard on my house training skills.  There’s so much to be excited about….I’m working on my focus!  Don’t jump on the furniture. Got it.  Don’t pester the other dogs to play with me.  Got it.  Sit on the couch all day and do nothing.  No Way !!  I get along great with other dogs and I really like playtime….especially if play time is outdoors!  I would probably like to have another four-legged friend…and it would be good for my socialization training….but I could also try being your only four-legged friend if you’re home a lot and we can go to the dog park regularly!  I do OK riding in the car…but so many windows…I want to see every view!  I’m a sweet guy and I love being loved on and getting some of your attention.  I’m already learning my basic commands and I can sit and shake (for a treat of course) and I’ve learned to walk on a leash without being a sled dog!  With your patience and training skills, I’m going to make someone a very nice pet!  Like the song, High Energy…that’s me!  ”That’s when I fell into your arms;  Imagine my surprise.  I thought this happened only in fairy tales.  Love hit me right between the eyes!”  I want you to be part of my fairy tale!  Let’s grow together!  Ask for me, Dane, on your MSRH adoption application!  Adoption Fee:  $450

“I was working part time in a five-and-dime;  My boss was Mr. McGee.  He told me several times that he didn’t like my kind, ’cause I was a bit too leisurely.
Seems that I was busy doing something close to nothing;  But different than the day before.  That’s when I saw her, ooh, I saw her;  She walked in through the out door!  She wore a raspberry beret!”  Wouldn’t that just be the bomb if I could see someone wearing a raspberry beret as they came to pick me up?!!  I’m Prince, and I’m a male, dark salt & pepper Miniature Schnauzer with natural ears and a docked tail.  I’m about seven years old and I weigh about twenty-two pounds.  I was in pretty bad shape when I came to MSRH….but they worked their magic and, as long as I’m kept on my special food and medications, I’m going to live forever.  Well, long and happy anyway!  Unlike the guy in the singer Prince’s song, I’m more energetic than leisurely.  I love to play outside hunting down squirrels and generally keeping a watchful I on my backyard play yard!  I haven’t caught one yet…..but I’m still trying!  I love to play with other dogs and get along with them well until it’s time to eat.  I’m still a little food aggressive….one of the traits you learn when you’re surviving on your own.  I’m crate trained and house trained with a doggy door.  No problems there whatsoever!  I’m a sweet guy and love your attention.  I am all-people friendly and if you sit, I’m going to try to be on your lap!  Yep…a little to the left….yes, that’s it!  ”Raspberry beret – I think I love her!”  Put on that hat and come pick me up right away!  I think I love you already!  Ask for me, Prince, on your MSRH adoption application!  Adoption Fee:  $350

“How can I explain, when there are few words I can choose?  How can I explain, when words get broken?  O you remember?  There was a time when people on the streets were walking hand-in-hand.  They used to talk about the weather;  Making plans together.  Days would last forever.  Come to me, cover me, hold me.”  There was a time….it seems kind of long ago.  No more Chains Of Love.  I want the real deal!  I’m Radar, and I’m a male, silver Miniature Schnauzer with natural ears and a docked tail.  I’m about three years old and I weigh about seventeen pounds.  My foster mom describes me as “pure delight”.  Hmm….not bad!  There ought to be a treat for that!  I do best when I’m in an all-adult home so no children please.  In fact, if you’re single, that’s even better.  One person and their dog.  Oh, that sounds like heaven to me!  One person to love.  One back to pet.  It’s simple really!  I like to play with other dogs and get a long with them very well.  Having other four-legged friends is not a problem….but again, that one-on-one thing has some appeal!  I’m crate trained and house trained.  I’m an expert at the doggy door thing.  I know my basic commands and walk well on a leash.  So what do you think?  ”Come to me.  Cover me.  Hold me.”  Ask for me, Radar, on your MSRH adoption application!  Adoption Fee:  $350

“You’d think that people would have had enough of silly love songs.  But I look around me and I see it isn’t so.  Some people wanna fill the world with silly love songs.
And what’s wrong with that?  Love doesn’t come in a minute;  Sometimes it doesn’t come at all.  I only know that when I’m in it;  It isn’t silly…love isn’t silly at all.”  Sometimes you think you’ve found the perfect place.  The perfect love.  But a new face came into the picture and there were concerns….so I became odd man out.  It wasn’t there fault.  It wasn’t my fault.  Things just changed.  But that makes me ready to show my love and skills to a new forever home!  I’m Noah and I’m a male, salt & pepper Miniature Schnauzer with cropped ears and a docked tail.  I’m about six years old and I weigh about twenty-three pounds.  I’m a gentleman in the house.  I’m crate trained, house trained and I sit for my treats!  I’m very sweet, calm and docile.  I like to love and be loved!  My favorite thing to do is to sit in your lap and look at you with my big, soulful eyes….sometimes that gets me another treat!  Very young children make me nervous and I prefer to be in either an all-adult home or a home with older children, age ten and up.  I get along very well with other four-legged friends and I can go to a home with or without a friend to play with.  I’m content to entertain myself if need be. I walk well on a leash and I know many different commands.  I am, truly, a perfect pet!  You won’t be disappointed!  Love isn’t silly.  Give me a chance to show you how great love with a four-legged friend can be!  Ask for me, Noah, on your MSRH adoption application!  Adoption Fee:  $350

“Never let me go!  Love me much, too much!  If you let me go, life will lose its touch.  What would I be without you?  There’s no place for me without you.  Never let me go!  I’d be so lost if you went away.  There’d be a thousand hours in a day!”  Oh, I don’t want those long days, waiting on a forever home.  No, days were meant for play….just me and you!  I’m Xena and I’m a female, salt & pepper Miniature Schnauzer with natural ears and a docked tail.  I’m about two years old and I weigh about nineteen pounds.  I’m a protective sort and I get very attached to my owner.  I follow you to the ends of the earth for just a chance at your love!  But another four-legged friend better not try to take what I got!  I’m a little jealous.  My owner.  My responsibility.  Back off y’all!  I get along with other dogs in a different setting but when it’s in my own forever home, I need to be the only game in town!  Given how attached I get to the adults, it’s best if I don’t have children in the house either.  Now that’s the honest assessment….but let’s also be honest about how much love I have to give!  There’s plenty of homes with no children and without another four-legged friend who rules the house.  Then that’s the home for me!  Time, trust and a good home pack leader will mellow me in a hurry!  I’m crate trained and pretty much house trained too.  The ink is drying on my house training certificate!  I love being outside and a trip to a dog park would just be the cat’s meow.  No…no cats.  Probably wouldn’t be good!  ”Because of one caress, my world was overturned!”  I’ve dreamed about you petting me!  I have to have you!  And I never want you to let me go!  You and me and not much more.  Ask for me, Xena, on your MSRH adoption application!  Adoption Fee:  $450