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Miniature Schnauzer Rescue of Illinois and the Midwest places unwanted, homeless or abandoned miniature schnauzers, and occasionally other breeds, into pre-screened homes. We are licensed as Save A Dog, Inc. by the Illinois Department of Agriculture, and our dogs can also be seen at www.saveadog.petfinder.org. Each dog is checked by a veterinarian, given all shots, tested for heartworms, spayed or neutered, treated for any illnesses or medical problems that are found, and micro-chipped.
We make a special attempt to rescue dogs from puppy mills, and to educate the public about the inhumane and cruel conditions of these types of breeding facilities. To learn more, see "Annie's Story" below.
Prior to placement, our dogs live in foster homes where they are socialized and cared for until they are adopted into a permanent home. Miniature Schnauzer Rescue of Illinois and the Midwest is always in need of volunteer foster homes. If you would be willing to open your home to temporarily foster one of these wonderful deserving animals, please contact us by E-mail (caromike@att.net).
Miniature Schnauzer Rescue of Illinois and the Midwest requires a completed adoption application and home screening. Dogs are only placed for adoption in Illinois, Wisconsin, Indiana or Iowa. Since Miniature Schnauzer Rescue of Illinois and the Midwest does not ship dogs, adopters must be willing to drive to the Northern Illinois greater Chicago area to pick up their animal. Prospective adoptive homes must meet adoption criteria. In all cases, the final placement decisions are based on the suitability of each dog for a particular home. You may request an adoption application by E-mail. While we tell adopters about the behavior we observed, we cannot be sure that we have seen all aspects of the dog's behavior, nor can we be certain that all medical conditions have been diagnosed. We therefore make no guaranties or representations as to the health, fitness, demeanor, or well-being of each dog.
A non-refundable adoption donation to Miniature Schnauzer Rescue of Illinois and the Midwest helps to defray a portion of the medical care costs related to rescuing these dogs.
The person adopting the dog promises that the dog will not be sold, traded, or disposed of in any way, before informing Miniature Schnauzer Rescue of Illinois and the Midwest, which shall hold the option of reassuming custody of the dog. Miniature Schnauzer Rescue of Illinois and the Midwest may examine and make inquiry regarding the dog at any time.
Clare is a two year old mini schnauzer. She is very quiet and subdued, but does play with other dogs. Clare is about 14 pounds, but a bit on the leggy side. She has the most beautiful face and sweet gentle personality.
She would like a quiet home with another dog and owners who will be home part of the day or have someone to come to let them out
She will only go to a home with a fenced yard and other dog company. She is very gentle and will roll on her back in submission if you go to pet her.
She is well housetrained and would love attentive owners who have a calm, safe environment for her. She is a very nice girl.
She does have a natural tail that is very unusual because it curls in the air sideways. We have never seen one quite like it. She is special.
She loves to snuggle with other dogs and will make a wonderful companion.
Fern and Patsy are very bonded and will only be adopted together. Both are 6 years old and both are former puppymill dogs.
Fern is very shy, but coming out of her shell slowly. Patsy is a happy fairly vocal girl who is loves attention. Both girls are shy at first and will take an understanding quiet home to be happiest. They will only be adopted into a family who will work with them further and understand the emotional baggage of a puppymill dogs life. Both girls need a human who will hold them and love them and spend time with each of them. They are crate trained and housetrained as long as they are let out regularly. Both girls are small at around 10 pounds. They are dear girls who need a home with a fenced yard and a person who will let them out during the day or is home with them most of the time.
Fern has natural ears and patsy is cropped. Both girls snuggle together in a crate, but also like to hang out on foster moms bed with their foster sisters and brothers. Both girls will make wonderful companions for someone who will be willing to take time and work with them.
Consider these two darling girls.
Eve is a small 15 year old black and silver female mini schnauzer. She was dumped at an animal control due to her owners divorce and was facing certain death, but we rescued her. She is a scream. Miss personality is good with all other dogs except around food-she wants it all and can be food aggressive with other dogs though not at all with people. She should be crated for feeding or make sure other dogs stay away from her food or treats when she is eating. She does love to play with some dogs and is very sweet with all other animals. She loves to sleep in your lap and be held and cuddled. She deserves a home for the rest of her life. She does prefer to be let out several times a day to go potty, but she is well housetrained. She is very obedient and minds well. Eve is a very loving girl and full of playful energy some of the time. The other times she is quiet and just is quiet watching the action. She is a very sweet and unique girl and so very loving.
Here are two boys that really need an angel to give them a chance at life. They were given up by their owner to a shelter where they were to be put down. Luckily schnauzer rescue was able to eek out some space, but they are desperate for a home and some to love them. They are so confused and have no idea why they have lost their home. But they are lovely boys. I cant say enough about them. Both boys are absolutely loving and obedient, gentle and very very well house trained. They are such sweet boys.
Phoenix is an 8 year old black miniature schnauzer. He is a bigger boy, 22-23 pounds, as is his very best friend, 11 year old Gryph, though Gryph is not as big at 18-19 pounds. These boys are both so affectionate and mannerly and very good with all other dogs. They are very very bonded to each other especially Phoenix is attached to Gryph. We hope so much that there is a family who will adopt these two wonderful boys. We are looking for a home with a fenced yard. They can not be split up so we want to find a home that will welcome both boys and someone who is home part time or hires a dog walker to come during the day to let them out. Again,I want to emphazsize how well housetrained these two boys are. They hold it till you let them out. They need that special person or family to step up for them. These two are as nice as any dogs we have had. They need a home together. Wont you consider giving a home to these wonderful dogs? Please email for photos. Vet Ref, adoption donation and application required.
both dogs are in very good health though Gryphon is on a special diet to prevent bladder stones. He had stones removed and is doing very well
Ellie has been adopted. Ellie is a very quiet black female 5-6 year old mini schnauzer. She has a very calm quiet personality and is content to sleep and lounge her day away She is very obedient and well house trained. She loves car rides and walks, but in the home she is happy on the couch or in a dog bed. She doesnt seem to be a lap dog, only a closeby companion. She is quiet and mannerly. Ellie has had a life where she was given away many times through no fault of her own. She doesnt seem to expect much from humans now. She has a reserved demeanor, but is a loving dog who is grateful for whatever attention she is given. Consider this wonderful girl as a member of your family. She is available now.
Janie has been adopted. Janie is a bigger mini schnauzer who weighs about 20 pounds. Janie is looking for a home where she will be adored. She is very quiet and gentle and obedient. She is gentle gentle gentle, a very loving quiet girl. Janie loves to be held on her back like a baby and she will stay there as long as anyone is willing to love on her. She is very well housetrained and wonderful with other dogs. We want a fenced yard for her and dog friends, if possible, as well as a home with a predictable home life and structure. Janie loves her foster home and doesnt want to leave. Janie does not like to go for walks or to travel. She just wants a quiet loving home. What a sweetheart she is. Just look at those loving eyes. She is so very special.
FOSTER HOMES: Miniature Schnauzer Rescue is in desperate need of temporary foster homes for homeless miniature schnauzers. Foster homes are often responsible for saving the life of a miniature schnauzer. In order to rescue a dog who has been abandoned and is facing euthanization, a waiting foster home must be available. We are looking for individuals or families (sorry, no children under five) who will open their homes and provide care to a schnauzer waiting to be adopted. There is no expense to the foster home, except most do volunteer to provide food for their foster pet.
Dogs are placed in foster homes only after all health and medical needs have been addressed. Most, though not all, foster dogs will require a fenced yard. Some might need help with house-training, but you can request a dog that is already house-trained, if you prefer. A foster home must have at least one other dog in the home, and if the family members work full-time, they must be willing to come home at midday to allow the foster dog to go outside, or have made provisions for a dog walker to do so. To learn more about fostering for Miniature Schnauzer Rescue, please contact us today at: caromike@att.net
DONATIONS: Schnauzer Rescue is pleading for donations to help pay for veterinary bills, due to the high number of miniature schnauzers in need as a result of the downturn in the economy. Many more schnauzers are losing their homes, and our veterinary bills have skyrocketed as a result. One hundred percent of your donation will go to help pay for the medical expenses of rescued dogs. PLEASE MAKE A TAX-DEDUCTIBLE DONATION TO MINIATURE SCHNAUZER RESCUE TODAY. Make checks payable to "Save A Dog" and mail to: Save A Dog, 342 W. Harrison, Oak Park IL 60304. Thank you for helping homeless miniature schnauzers!
Annie's story is presented here to inform people about the reality of puppy mills. Annie is a typical example of the condition of most puppy mill dogs while they are in the puppy mill and when they are all bred out and no longer of any use to the owners. Annie is alive today only because she was rescued rather than being killed, which is the cheapest solution and the usual fate of puppy mill dogs that are no longer profitable.
The upper two pictures show Annie as she came from the puppy mill. Since most females are bred every single heat (at least twice a year) from their first heat on which occurs while they are still puppies their bodies become used up and broken down at a very young age. When these pictures were taken of Annie she was only 5 years old. She had many C-sections and the scar tissue was severe, so even though her normal weight for a female her size should have been about 15 lbs, she weighed over 22 lbs--she had been bred so many times that over a third of her body weight was mammary tissue!
Annie had produced a litter of puppies that were all born dead two weeks before these photos were taken, and that is why she was to be shot. When she was rescued she had the following conditions, all of which were chronic and of long-standing duration and all of which could have been avoided by proper humane medical care and treatment--routinely not provided by puppy millers because medical care comes directly out of the profits these animals produce and it is cheaper to shoot dogs no longer able to produce than it is to give medical care and treat the dog humanely.
Annie Before:
Infections in both ears; many rotten teeth (sawdust is routinely mixed with dog food to reduce expenses, and consequently the dogs' teeth rot at an early age because sawdust clings to the gums and teeth and promotes decay---untreated abcessed and rotten teeth promote secondary infections including heart disease, which are not treated); absessed rear paws (all paws have severe scar tissue from wire cage cuts); severe urinary infection; infected uterus (when the veterinarian opened the dog for spaying, parts of the uterus were green, rotten and dying); bladder stones; kidney stones, and one kidney was mostly nonfunctional.
All of these conditions were determined to be a result of long standing neglect, lack of medical care and extemely poor nutrition. ANNIE'S CASE IS NOT UNUSUAL. It is the norm. What happened to her puppies? According to the American Humane Association, over 90% of puppies sold in pet stores are from puppy mill moms like Annie. DON'T BUY PUPPIES FROM PETSTORES.
Annie Today:
Annie was one of a few lucky puppy mill dogs that got rescued. Most are killed (usually shot or drowned, sometimes electrocuted) by their owners before they ever leave the mill.
Miniature Schnauzer Rescue, Please Contact
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