One Life At A Time Small Breed Rescue; a 501(c)(3) Non Profit Organization

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Our Featured Pet...Lily is a 3 yr old Rat Terrier Mix. She loves meeting new people, kids and other dogs. She is working on her house training, crate training and leash walking and is making great progress. Lilly would prefer a home with out small children. She is definitely a lover and enjoys alot of attention and cuddling. The perfect home would have a fenced in yard as she is a terrier who loves to run and play. Lily came from an overcrowded shelter in Northern Wisconsin after having her puppies. She is ready for her forever home!

Want to help animals the at One Life At A Time but don't have room in your home? Sponsor an animal in need by making a donation to help pay for food, vetting, and their care! Any amount is always appreciated, and goes a long way to help the animals in our care!

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Meet our newest volunteer Jill! She is a student at UWM and has a big heart for animals. She has been working with our puppies and puppy mill survivors to help socialize them by playing with them, walking them, and spending valuable time with them! Thanks Jill for all of your time and dedication to these wonderful animals!

Thank you for visiting us at at The Great Lakes Pet Expo this year! Here are our raffle prize winners:

A Signed, autographed Green Bay Packer FootBall: Jennifer Arndt of Appleton

Milwaukee Wave Tickets: M. Wooten of Milwaukee

Brewer Tickets: Susan Atwood of West Allis

Bucks Tickets: B.J. Ermenc of Wauwatosa

A Lasagna Party from Zilli Hospitality Group: Jerry Lawler of Madison

A Lasagna Party from Zilli Hospitality Group: Jody Tarwid of Racine

A $25 Gift Card for Mitchell's Fish Market: Heidi Mules of Mukwonago

Your prizes will be mailed out Tuesday February 9th. If you failed to include your mailing address on the raffle ticket, we will be contacting you via phone for more information!

The town of Waycross, Georgia had a Puppy Mill Raid. Out of the 100+ dogs confiscated, three remaining dogs were left with nowhere to go. Other rescues felt that these dogs just had too many problems and were just not adoptable. One Life At A Time Rescue took them in to rehabilitate them. They have made tremendous progress and are now ready for adoption. Visit their profiles in our adoptable pet section! You can also click below to watch them in video action!

Who We Are

One Life At A Time Small Breed Rescue is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization dedicated to helping small and toy breed dogs in need. I take in many hard cases that shelters feel are not adoptable. Many times the stress of the shelter environment and the confusion of being lost or surrendered by their owners can bring out a fearful or aggressive side in the animal that is temporary but can be worked with. Our goal is to rescue animals from euthanization and place them into loving homes after addressing their medical, social, and behavioral needs.

Adopting a friend

If you are interested in adopting any animals I have listed, please contact me at HappyCappy90@hotmail.com for an application. The adoption process is as follows for my rescue: If the application looks good I will contact your vet and other references.

Once applications are verified and reference checks are completed, a home visit is set up. At that time I will bring the animal/s you are interested in adopting to make sure everyone is a good fit and that any current companion animals work out with the new one/s.

If everything at the home visit goes well and One Life At A Time feels you are a good candidate for the adoption process, the adoption contract gets filled out and terms and agreements regarding the adoption are set. The pet may or may not be available right away depending on vetting required. Neuters and Spays are maditory for One Life At A Time adoptions. If you have current companion animals, I suggest we do a trial foster for one week to see how things go, but as long as your application and home visit are approved, we can set up the adoption at that time.

Adoption fees for our puppies up to four years old is $300. Dogs that are five years or older have an adoption fee of $150. Please contact One Life At A Time for details. Full grown animals have smaller adoption fees. Please consider giving an older pet a second chance~!.

All animals are fully vetted prior to adoption. Spays and Neuters are done prior to adoptions as well, no exceptions. Animals are tested for heart worm, parasites, and given shots and vaccinations. While in our care they are all kept on heart worm preventative as well as flea and tick preventative. Any health concerns and illness are also treated prior to adoptions. Our animals are also micro chipped!

I work on a first come first serve basis but always keep the animal's best interest in mind. If someone would like to adopt two siblings together they will receive priority as it is always nice to keep litter mates together when you can..

I will also place a home owner over a renter. Renting is the number two reason people surrender animals. When new jobs are taken and people move many times the location they choose does not allow pets. If you are looking to adopt a pet and are a renter, we will be contacting your landlord to make sure pets are allowed. For a list of pet friendly housing, please check with your local humane society or contact us.

I do not require a fenced yard, but do find it a nice asset for pet ownership and the safety of the animal.

All current pets must be UP TO DATE with routine exams and vaccinations or their application will NOT be considered. One Life At A Time feels it is very important to keep your pet's health a top priority along with spaying and neutering your companion animals. We will be calling your vet reference to verify this information.

Some animals require vetting, rehabilitation, and other work before they become available to the public for adoption. If you are interested in adopting a specific small breed, please enquire with One Life At A Time! All of our pets are in loving foster homes until they are adopted out.

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One Life At A Time Small Breed Rescue
7362 N 38th Street

Milwaukee, WI 53209
Phone: 414-517-7469

Email: HappyCappy90@hotmail.com
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One Life @ A Time is also a PROUD affiliate Milwaukee Pet Store Protest Group Milwaukee Pet Store Protest is a group that is dedicated to ending the suffering of puppy mill dogs. For more information, please visit their website to get involved today!

One Life At A Time Small Breed Rescue is a member of A.W.A.R.E.