HELP WITH SCHNAUZERS, WIRE FOX TERRIERS, LAKELAND TERRIERS, IRISH TERRIERS and WELSH TERRIERS
If you need help with your miniature schnauzer, wire fox terrier, lakeland terrier, irish terrier or welsh terrier, please call 407-333-0524 or email cooley@mpinet.net. We specialize in rehoming schnauzers, wire fox terriers, lakeland terriers, irish terriers and welsh terriers for owners who can no longer keep their dog due to change in circumstances such as a job relocation, divorce, birth of a baby, move to an apartment, move to extended care facility, marriage, job loss or the dog is not the right breed for their lifestyle. We do NOT buy or deal in the selling of dogs acquired from puppymills.
REQUIREMENTS
We require a fenced yard, prior miniature schnauzer, wire fox terrier, lakeland terrier, irish terrier or welsh terrier experience, current pets must be spayed/neutered and licensed, excellent vet and grooming references and agree to training and vet care stipulations in the adoption contract. We prefer to place schnauzers and terriers in homes with children over 10 years of age. We are a Florida based organization and place our rescues within the state of Florida to owners that meet our requirements and whose primary residence is in the state of Florida. We will need to arrange a homestudy for each residence if you own more than one residence. We do not allow our rescues to be placed in a home where an owner leaves their dog(s) or cat(s) outside while at work, overnight or for any period of time not supervised by the owner. We do not allow our rescues to live outside. We do NOT allow dog houses, dog condo's or other such structures (e.g., igloo's) to be used outside or in a garage to house a pet either during the day or at night. We evaluate schnauzers or terriers with young children prior to placement. We will make an exception IF a schnauzer or terrier is well socialized and the adopter demonstrates the ability to effectively manage a schnauzer or terrier with children under 10 years. TERRIERS: We require a fenced yard, NO other pets (NO CATS, NO DOGS, NO BIRDS) and NO children under 10 years of age. Please read about wire fox terriers "Is A Fox Terrier Right For Me? by Dena Lebo-Funk" at: http://www.foxterrierrescue.net/choosefox.html Be careful when adopting a wire fox terrier bred by a backyard breeder or a puppymill. A short tail, poor ear set, poor quality coat are tell tale signs of poor breeding. A puppymill wire is not socialized as a puppy. This is very important in the development of a well adjusted wire fox terrier, lakeland terrier, irish terrier or welsh terrier. Some poorly bred wires or wires used as breeders at a puppymill develop rage syndrome when not correctly socialized as a puppy.
COSTS
We do NOT charge an adoption fee. The adopter is responsible for payment of the vet bill paid directly to our vet and the grooming bill paid directly to the groomer. Please recognize the vet bill can be rather costly if the schnauzer is in poor health at time of rescue. We negotiated fixed vet costs at a significant reduction based on our rescue practices with 3 vet offices in Central Florida. Younger rescue dogs have the highest cost vet bills due to the poor breeding of schnauzers and wire fox terriers sold in Florida and/or through inernet sites.
DONATIONS
We do NOT receive funding from national breed clubs nor do we engage in fund raising activities. WE DO NOT ACCEPT DONATIONS OF GOODS, SERVICES or MONETARY DONATIONS. WE DO NOT DO FUND RAISING FOR OTHER ORGANIZATIONS. Please do not call us offering a donation or send us donations or goods. We can NOT accept any donation or goods or services UNTIL we have an approved 501c3, non profit legal structure and a Florida issued solicitation license. We do not want to be in violation of Florida law by acccepting donations without a solicitation license. Please visit the State of Florida website and enter schnauzer or fox terrier in the seach field and press enter: http://app1.800helpfla.com/giftgiversguide/ There are no schnauzer rescue or fox terrier groups with a solicitation license, as of 01/21/08, allowed to legally solicit and/or accept donations in Florida or from residents of Florida.
ADOPTION PROCESS
We are experiencing a high volume of emails and telephone messages left with our answering service. We apologize if you do not receive a timely reply. Please request an application by sending an email to polpis200@yahoo.com We will discuss available dogs AFTER we receive a completed application returned by email. It typically TAKES 4-6 weeks to process an application, schedule and complete a homevisit, verify references and place a dog. We do NOT adopt, rehome, place or transport our rescues out of Florida. We do NOT return out of Florida phone calls or emails. We are volunteers and do NOT have the time or resources to answer every telephone call/message or respond to every email. We receive an average of 61 completed applications for each rescue dog listed on petfinders. All adoptions are done at our vet offices. WE DO NOT DELIVER OUR DOGS FOR ADOPTION.
DISCLOSURE
We REPRESENT the needs of the rescue dog we are trying to save, rehabilitate and rehome. We do NOT represent the needs of the applicant or the breeder. We find homes for the dogs we rescue.
