HART was contacted by a lady who had Stage 4 cancer. She has had Shih Tzu's for years and due to her cancer has become overwhelmed with too many dogs. She asked us to take some of them and do our best to find them homes. We are doing our best to honor her wishes. The dogs we acquired came in with mats, knots, fleas, underweight, etc. They were in pretty bad shape just from not being given the individual attention needed. The dogs were all living in a house situation, using puppy pads for their potty area. They are not crate or house trained though to our knowledge. I'm sure it wouldn't take long for them to be trained. In any situation the best dog can be house trained at our rescue, but when moving to a new house and new routine, still need to be trained somewhat. Most of them have been on a leash, but we haven't actually lead them around on the leash very much. If they do not lead, within a short time I'm sure they would. It would give the new owner some bonding time with the dog. Please check them out on our adoptable pet list. When writing please list a first and second choice in case one has already been approved for another family. You will be required to fill out an application before being considered as home for any of these babies. References will be checked. You must be approved before being allowed to come visit the dogs.
The adoption fee is $200.00 which will include Shots (Parvo/Distemper, Bordatella and Rabies), Heart worm test, spay/neuter and grooming. Adoption fee is firm!
Please note: When getting the Shih-Tzu's fixed the vet has looked at the teeth on all of them and said they believe the Shih-Tzu's are younger then listed. The only ages we have are what the cancer patient gave us. With so many dogs and little to no records, the ages we have are just what she told us off the top of her head. We aren't saying that she is wrong, just that she had a lot going on and it's very possible things are wrong/mixed up/off. So please keep in mind that though the age is listed on each listing they could be and probably are younger, judging by the vets check on their teeth.
If you do not agree with spaying and neutering of dog or puppy please do not submit an application. You must be in agreement with the spaying and neutering policies of the HART Foundation in order to be able to adopt a dog. Spaying and neutering of puppies that have been adopted from us can be done through HART Foundation’s vet at a very reasonable charge. It must be scheduled through the HART Foundation. You must make arrangements with Amy at HART in order to schedule spaying/neutering. Please take NOTICE: We will not adopt any dog without first having and reviewing your application. The application can be found on our website, or here:
About our Cafepress: You can purchase many different things with a portion of the proceeds going to H A R T. Just a few things that are listed are: Greeting Card(singles, or packages), Calendar, Mug, T-shirt,etc. Purchasing anything from our Cafepress store will mean that HART will receive a portion of the proceeds from each item bought. We are in need of volunteers. No matter how old or young, we can use volunteers for many different tasks at the rescue. From walking dogs, washing kennels, washing feed buckets/water pails, feeding dogs, and many other various chores at the kennel. The biggest thing needed is time spent with the dogs. Even if you only have 30 minutes to spend, if you could come out and just sit with a dog for 30 minutes. Just to help socialize and make them better pets. They can never have to much human handling or handling from different people. Even if they are already very socialized they love any and all attention given. We do adopt out of state! You can pick up your new best friend, or we can provide you with information on getting your pal hand delivered to some places along the east coast for an additonal fee. (We do not ship, because of too much stress being placed on the animal.) You can donate funds to HART over the web through our Paypal account! Thanks to all who have donated of their time, items needed, and funds to help out with vet visits, spay/neuter, heartworm treatments, food, etc.!
Who We Are
H A R T (Hobbs Animal Rescue Team) Foundation was started in June of 2002 by Amy J. Hobbs. We strive to help pets find loving, responsible homes, as well as emphasizing the importance of spay/neuter. HART is a No Kill, Non-Profit 501-C3, State Licensed Rescue in Lexington,NC. We are the only State Licensed Private Shelter in Davidson County. We specialize in dogs under 35 lbs (when full grown). For more information about how we got started please visit our website at http://hartfoundation.org
Adopting a friend
In order to adopt a Puppy or Dog from HART we require that an adoption application be filled out and sent to us. You can get the application from our website, or email us and we can email you one. Once we recieve the application Amy will review over it as soon as possible, and then we will be in contact with you to let you know whether you are approved or not. If you are approved we will then let you set up a time that is convenient for you as well as Amy, and you'll be allowed to come look at the pup/dog your interested in adopting. Sometimes we may make a suggestion on a particular dog if we think it would work better for your family. You do not have to adopt that dog, but we want to be sure we let you know upfront if one would work better then another for your family/situation. Adoption fees vary for each pet. Upon decision to adopt a dog, you will be required to sign an adoption contract, if adopting a pup you will be required to agree to the spaying/neutering of the pup once it's of age.
Contact Us!
If you are interested in a dog, or would like to get in touch with H A R T, please email or call us. H A R T Foundation Phone: 336-787-5786 Email: email@hartfoundation.org Located in: Lexington, NC 27295 Website: http://hartfoundation.org
If you do not agree with spaying and neutering of dog or puppy please do not submit an application. You must be in agreement with the spaying and neutering policies of the HART Foundation in order to be able to adopt a dog. Spaying and neutering of puppies that have been adopted from us can be done through HART Foundation’s vet at a very reasonable charge. It must be scheduled through the HART Foundation. You must make arrangements with Amy at HART in order to schedule spaying/neutering. 
