Miniature Schnauzer Rescue of Houston

“Superhighways – coast to coast – easy takin’ anywhere, on the transcontinental overload!  Just slide behind the wheel;  How does it feel when there’s no destination that’s too far?  And somewhere on the way, you might find out who you are.   Living in America – hand in hand – across the nation!”  James Brown.  That guy is cool!  I’m Theodore 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 twenty-three pounds.  I love to play outside and I really love my dog friends and I’d do well in a home with another four-legged friend to play with.  I’m a sweet guy with my humans but I have one little quirk….I don’t like my feet or ears played with.  Don’t ask me why.  I don’t know!  But, since I’m finicky about it, I can’t go to a home with children that might not understand my little quirk!  I am crate trained and I know how to use the doggy door.  I have a slight heart murmur but it is controlled with medication.  No problem! I’m a good house guest in that I never jump on furniture or chairs.  Not even the bed!  I really prefer to stay on the floor and enjoy sleeping on a pillow on your bedroom floor.  I do want to be with you though and I’ll follow wherever you lead.  I’d like a home where someone is with me most all of the day.  I don’t like to be left alone. Not a big deal, but I miss you!  I’m just looking for that special place that will open their heart (and the treat bag) for a sweet guy like me!  “Living in America – got to have a celebration – rock my soul!”  Come rock my soul!  Ask for me, Theodore, on your MSRH adoption application!  Adoption Fee:  $350

“Have you ever walked alone at night;  Like a man against the world?  No one takes your side;  A boat against the tide.  When your faith is shaken, you start to break;  And you heart can’t find the words.  I have walked the path from dark to light.  Alone I take my stand;  I’m only a man against the world.”  I’m getting up there in years.  Life hasn’t been all that easy.  But I’m in a good place now and I’m praying that there’s a forever home, just for me!  I’m Aiden and I’m a male, salt & pepper Miniature Schnauzer with natural ears and a docked tail.  I’m about ten years old and I weigh about twenty-two pounds.  I’ve been a good boy here at MSRH.  I’m sweet and good natured.  I love my human friends (and especially like riding in the car)!  I’m don’t like the crate but I am house trained.  My foster mom says so far so good!  I know how to use a doggy door and I also know some basic commands.  I’m even good when walking on a leash.  With maturity comes many benefits!  I’m not necessarily submissive but I am certainly not aggressive.  If challenged, I just walk away.  Another maturity thing.  With that kind of temperament, it’s no surprise that I’ve gotten along with every dog I’ve made contact with here at MSRH.  I’ve even gotten along with a cat!  Of course, that was when I was having ‘man surgery’…..I was thinking about other things!  My calm demeanor suggests that I’d be good around children.  ”And love, like a distant reminder, it tugs at my shoulder.  It calls me home.”  Love is calling me to your forever home!  Help make it happen!  Ask for me, Aiden, on your MSRH adoption application!  Adoption Fee:  $150

“I don’t want clever conversation; I never want to work that hard.  I just want someone that I can talk to;  I want you just the way you are!  I need to know that you will always be;  The same old someone that I knew.  What will it take till you believe in me - the way that I believe in you?”  Mom, why does he walk that way?  Dad, why does he shake sometimes?  A child’s honesty.  But it still hurts.  I’m Shiloh and I’m a male, black Miniature Schnauzer with natural ears and a docked tail.  I’m just three years old (and that’s not a typo) and I weigh about sixteen pounds.  I have a neurological disorder.  There, I said it.  It makes me walk funny.  Sometimes I shake.  Sometimes I let out a bark that almost sounds like a scream.  Don’t ask me why.  Sometimes I’m fine, playing with my foster siblings, and then I suddenly decide I don’t like them anymore.  It’s hard to tell which is the real me.  Better make my home with an individual or couple without children or four-legged friends.  I am a friendly guy and I do not mind being petted, bathed or groomed.  Except trimming my face.  No, I don’t care for that.  A forever home for me may be a long shot….but I believe in miracles.  Lastly, and in the interest of full disclosure, because of my issues, a behavior release will have to be signed by my adopter and MSRH.  I know.  That makes you stop and think.  But there are people with a gift;  A gift for loving Schnauzers no matter what. I can love.  I can be loved.  I’m looking for that special someone.  Ask for me, Shiloh, if you’re that person.  Adoption Fee:  $150

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

“Whoa woman, oh woman, don’t treat me so mean;  You’re the meanest old woman that I’ve ever seen.  I guess if you say so, I have to pack my things and go.  That’s right.  Hit the road (Tommy) and don’t you come back no more, no more, no more, no more.  Well baby, listen baby, don’t ya treat me this-a way;  Cause I’ll be back on my feet some day.”  I’m basically back on my feet and jumping high in the air hoping that you’ll be the one that welcomes me to your forever home!  I’m Tommy and I’m a male, salt & pepper Miniature Schnauzer with natural ears and a docked tail.  I’m about eighteen months old and I weigh about thirteen pounds.  I need to gain about three pounds.  That’s a diet I’m going to like!  I still have some puppy energy and my foster mom says my name should have been Jumping Jack!  I jump straight in the air when I’m excited and then land with a bounce!  It’s cute!  I’m crate trained and I’m working on my house training skills.  I’m going to need a home with a dose of patience as I learn appropriate skills in that regard.  I get along with other dogs and another friend might be fun….but not required.  My main focus is you!  Some love.  Some conversation.  Treats.  Trust.  It’s those things that will complete the package and put me back on my feet for the long haul!  You are the one I’m looking for!  Ask for me, Tommy, on your MSRH adoption application!  Adoption Fee:  $450

“Here we are, face to face;  We forget, time and place.  Hold me now, don’t let go!  The time we spend together’s gonna fly;  And everything you do with me is gonna feel so right!  There’s nothing I can do to keep from loving you!  Trembling hearts, beating strong.  Reaching out, a breathless kiss;  I never thought I could feel like this!”  I’ve not yet experienced it….but I dream about it!  I’m Patti Mae and I’m a female, black Miniature Schnauzer with natural ears and a docked tail.  I’m about two years old (probably younger) and I weigh about fourteen pounds.  My foster mom says my ‘cuteness factor’ is just off the charts!  I’m super sweet and enjoy my humans.  I also get along with most other dogs.  I tend to like boys.  Go figure.  I am a puppy and there’s no escaping that fact!  I have lots of energy and I am all about play!  Walks are OK too and I’m pretty good on a leash.  But my energy never seems to stop.  Mom has to put away my toys at night or I never want to go to sleep!  I have decided I don’t like the crate and I’m still working on house training skills.  Going outside….such a bother!  I’m also very curious.  Found mom’s purse the other day.  I pulled everything out.  Lipstick.  I like it!  Seriously, what I’m looking for is an owner who has time and experience in training a puppy.  I’m so sweet, I know I’ll be the perfect family dog as I age.  Right now, I need a little time, patience and discipline.  I’ve tried to learn some basic commands but honestly, I just don’t have the time.  Can we play now?  I’ll be everything you want in a dog….but there’s a little work to do first.  Good work.  Rewarding work.  The kind of work where, at the end, there’s a very big reward.  I’m the reward!  “There’s nothing I can do, I’m helpless in your arms.  There’s nothing I can do to keep from loving you!”  I need you.  You want me.  Take the next step!  Ask for me, Patti Mae, on your MSRH adoption application!  Adoption Fee:  $450

“I close my eyes;  Only for a moment and the moment’s gone.  All my dreams;  Pass before my eyes, a curiosity.  Dust in the wind.  All they are is dust in the wind.  Same old song;  Just a drop of water in an endless sea.  All we do;  Crumbles to the ground though we refuse to see.”  I’m ready to start again with a new forever or foster family where dreams really do come true!  No more ‘Dust In The Wind’ for me!  I know it’s going to take a special family to love me….and all I can do is hope and dream.  I’m Sebastian Lee and I’m a male, black Miniature Schnauzer with natural ears and a docked tail.  I’m listed at seven years but I may be older.  I weigh about twenty-four pounds.  I seem like a grumpy guy sometimes (wouldn’t you be if you were living at the kennel?) but I’m really not.  I like people but I don’t like to be picked up.  I get along really well with other dogs.  I also like to travel in the car.  I’m crate trained and, since I know some basic commands, I could be house trained in short order (if I’m not already).  I’m fine with my bath and with general grooming.  Until you get to my nails.  I don’t care for that.  But I’m not grumpy.  Maybe just a little.  And thus the reason I need to go to an all adult home.  I don’t want to be just more ‘Dust In The Wind’.  I want to be a part of someone’s home.  Will you?  Can you?  Ask for me, Sebastian Lee, on your MSRH adoption application!  Adoption Fee:  $250

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

“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.  Think crotchety old sea sailor type!  Yes, it’s mostly true.  But in the right environment, I can be a good companion.  I’m Theo and I’m a male, salt & pepper Miniature Schnauzer with cropped ears and a docked tail.  I’m somewhere around ten or eleven or maybe even twelve years old and I weigh about fifteen pounds.  I’ve been around a while and I have my own way of doing things.  I’m quiet, but when I do bark, it’s a different kind of sound.  Unique.  Just like me.  I’m not overly active – maybe a touch of arthritis – but I do enjoy being outdoors and like to explore.  When I’m inside I do play with my toys to entertain myself.  I am not good around other dogs and I need to be someone’s only friend.  Apartment or house is OK by me!  I’m completely house trained.  I am not aggressive with the exception that I like to play bite.  Given my age, I was probably played with in this fashion when I was younger.  MSRH says I can’t go to a home with children.  At night, I am content to sleep on a rug or dog pillow.  Jumping onto beds or couches just isn’t my thing!  I know the right individual or couple is out there who can appreciate my personality and be with me as I complete my golden years.  Is it you?  Ask for me, Theo, on your MSRH adoption application!  Adoption Fee:  $150

Note – with so many dogs coming to MSRH in this economy, we’ve exceeded our foster capacity.  Theo has been evaluated in a foster home but is currently being boarded.  If you’d like to consider fostering Theo, rather than adopting, we’d love to hear from you.

“I don’t know where I’m goin, but I sure know where I’ve been.  Hanging on the promises in songs of yesterday. And I’ve made up my mind, I ain’t wasting no more time!  Though I keep searching for an answer, I never seem to find what I’m looking for.   Oh Lord, I pray you give me strength to carry on;  ‘Cause I know what it means, to walk along the lonely street of dreams!”  I don’t want to walk the lonely street of dreams any more!  I want one of my dreams to come true.  The most important dream – a loving forever home!  I’m Hardy and I’m a male, white Miniature Schnauzer with natural ears and a docked tail.   I’m less than one year old and I weigh about thirteen pounds.  I’m an active guy – my foster mom calls me her ‘wild thing’ but I’m what you expect as a puppy!  I really like to play and like my toys and playing tug of war.  In  the absence of a chew toy, I might just find your slipper!  I also enjoy other dogs.  I’d like a playmate who’s about my age…the older dogs have trouble keeping up with me!  I’m learning to walk on a leash – man, I love walks – and I’m also learning some basic commands.  I’m house trained with a doggy door.  Mostly house trained anyway!  I don’t like the crate….it makes me bark!  I’m a little independent right now.  I like your lap…but have a tendency to decide for myself when I want to sit in it!  Maybe you could put a treat there…then I’m sure to come!  Like I said, I’m a puppy.  I’m yours to mold as you see fit!  I do like to travel and do that a lot with my foster mom.  You go, I go!  “Just another heart in need of rescue.  Waiting on love’s sweet charity!”  Bring me your love!  Ask for me, Hardy, on your MSRH adoption application!  Adoption Fee:  $450

“Cryin’ on my pillow, lonely in my bed.  Then I heard a voice beside me, and she softly said:  ‘Thunder is your night light;  Magic is your dream’.  And as I held her, she said, ‘See what I mean’!  Undercover angel, the answer to my prayer!  You made me know that there’s a love for me out there.  Yeah, somewhere!”   You’re out there somewhere – I just know it!  I’m Rocky and I’m a male, grey & white parti-colored Miniature Schnauzer with natural ears and a docked tail.  I’m about four years old and I weigh about thirteen pounds.  I was, I thought, a good pet….but then I fell victim to a divorce.  I’m crate trained and house trained.  I walk well on a leash and know my basic commands.  I’m good around most other dogs but I do like to be boss and get a little excited when I first meet new dogs.  I prefer a home where I’m your only four-legged friend.  I’m good around older kids (older than 16) but don’t do well around younger children (under 16).  I can tell the difference!  I don’t like being poked, pulled and prodded!  I like car rides and enjoy going where you go!  “Heavenly surrender, sweet afterglow!  Givin’ up my heart to you!”  Now, don’t you go angel!  Not before you ask for me, Rocky, on your MSRH adoption application!  Experienced Schnauzer owners only.  Adoption Fee:  $350

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

“Love is higher than a mountain;  Love is thicker than water!  You are this dreamer’s only dream;  Heaven’s angel, devil’s daughter.  Say, my mind , should I go with her on silent nights?  She’ll drive me crazy in the end!  And I should leave this paradise?  But I can’t leave her, while I need her more than she needs you, that’s what I’m living for!”  It’s no secret.  I need a forever home – it’s what I’m living for!  I’ve always been a good boy….but a young human came into the picture.  It was different.  I was toddler attacked!  I got nervous.  Afraid.  And when push came to shove, I made a mistake.  Turns out I had a painful problem with a disc, but MSRH has me all fixed up and I’ve got a whole new outlook on life!  You can be my second chance.  In the right home, I’m perfect!  Keep reading!  I’m Scruffy and I’m a male, salt & pepper Miniature Schnauzer with natural ears and a natural tail.  I’m about three years old and I weigh about fourteen pounds.  I’m crate trained and completely house trained.  I can ring a bell when it’s time to go outside.  I bark once to come back inside.  I bet there aren’t too many with those skills!  But there’s more.  A long sound means I’d like to play.  I love to run, chase squirrels and love my squeaky toys!  I like walks too and am good on a leash.  I know many words and commands – sit, stay, off, shake, outside, go to sleep (hate that one!), toy, walk and play.  And I obey them all.  Except ‘roll over’.  Sometimes I do, sometimes I don’t!  I’m a really happy guy.  My tail is always wagging…even when I get a drink of water!  I like sitting by you on the couch for a little cuddle time.  That makes me very happy!  I am really getting along well with other dogs since coming to MSRH.  I can even eat in the same room with everyone and not be protective around my food!  Where there’s love, there’s food.  I get it now!  A calm, all-adult home would work best for me.  I can still be a little skittish and I’ll cower at a cross word.  Kids do make me nervous still….and I never want to make another mistake!  ”Love is higher than a mountain.  Love is thicker than water.  You are this dreamer’s only dream!”  Make my dreams come true.  I know you’re the perfect home for me!  Ask for me, Scruffy, on your MSRH adoption application! Adoption Fee:  $350