Mini Schnauzer Rescue Stories

My Angel Suzie 
I got Suzie at the shelter in Bowling Green Ky. Honestly, she rescued me. I truly think God sent her to me. I absolutely fell in love with her the moment …

A home for my Polliana 
I would take my schnauzer Trixie to work with me. One day a customer asked if I'd like another. She spoke of her neighbors schnauzer kept outdoors matted, …

Beautiful dog, rescued from a (not-so-great) breeder 
Rocky was rescued from a hoarding/breeding home. He had been kept in a crate most of his life and was pretty scared of most people--especially women. He …

Shirley-a Hurricane Harvey find 
Picked up in Corpus Christi, ended up in Schnauzer Rescue of Texas. After repairs, and a foster home, we rescued each other. Unconditional devotion for …

Mae brought so much love into our home. 
Mae was 4 years old and her elderly owner could no longer care for her. She had been taken in by a family member who kept her locked in the basement all …

The Only White Schnauzer 
I had just retired, two months later I found myself lonely and was talking to my sister about wanting a schnauzer because they looked so sweet. My niece …

George 
I was in Arizona feeling feeling lonely as my daughter hadn’t come to AZ yet. I contacted a rescue in Phoenix and they had a wonderful pup named George. …

My Girl Karma 
I already have my girl Dahlia at home but heard that someone was moving and could not take his baby girl Karma with him. I was right on it and brought …

A Home For Juliette 
I had been looking for a mini schnauzer for a few years at my local animal shelter. A lady walked in a couple hours after I had asked. The lady who ran …

Bodie boy....sent to us from heaven  
We are a miniature schnauzer loving family. Our first was Jake who was a dark grey schnauzer and our loving fur baby for 10 years. Our second was Pete …

Smokey's Story 
We adopted Smokey from the humane society in 2009. He was feisty and full of anxiety. He was scared of everything and was very protective of our immediate …

Wonderful Sheldon! 
In 2014 I was looking for our families first dog...I looked on pet finder and finally came across a schnauzer named ‘Scotty’. I went thru a rescue called …

My wonderful Maggie 
Magggie was a purebred mini schnauzer whose owners left her at a shelter because they were moving and did not want to take her. I adopted Maggie 13 years …

Jasper our Jazzy 
Thinking of finding playmate for our Dexter. Recieved alert about 7 surrendered at Shelter. Went to check them out Jasper and I meet eyes, it was love …

Pepper 
Months after Phoebe, our Schnauzer mix, died I started looking online for another pet. I saw 3 year old Pepper at PAWS New England. I called and said …

A little angel sent from heaven 
My beloved little mini Ziti, was a puppy mill rescue from North Shore Animal League in NY. I had lost my dad unexpectedly and was very down in the dumps. …

Niles 
I love the schnauzer breed so when the last schnauzer I had passed away, I went looking for a new one right away. I saw a picture of a dog at the local …

My beautiful boy, Louie 
I lost my Schnauzer Trudy (a rescue in Texas) from the disease Hypolipodemia in 2011. This absolutely broke my heart. I had never had a Schnauzer before …

Zoe and Skyler 
Well, my first little mini schnauzer rescue was "Zoe" (formerly known as Greta) and she came from a puppy mill. Schnauzer Rescue of the Carolinas (run …

My 1st dog ever 
I have been terrified of dogs for my entire life but about 15 years ago, my best friend adopted a small dog and eventually I got to where I could pet it. …

His Name was Precious! 
In May, 2008 I drove out of town to see my 95 yr. old mom for the last time. She had a few days left to live so I drove from Sunset Beach, NC to Charleston, …

Miss Minnie’s New Home 
Some of my neighbors who are very rescue minded came across a female miniature Schnauzer that had been abandoned. They brought her home and cleaned her …

Cody A Very Special Companion 
On Jan 6, 2007 we adopted Cody from a shelter. Cody was a Schnauzer who died on July 30, 2019 we believe because a new Vet to us gave him the Leptospirosis …

Double The Love 
I was seeking to rescue a female pet to give my schnauzer a playmate and sister to love, I saw 2 schnauzers on our local TV station they were at Pets …

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MY SWEETHEART SHELBY 
It all started with a male Schnauzer puppy we named Charlie. I was naive then and we got him from a pet store but we loved that dog so much, he was faithful, …

A home for Otto 
I met Otto early May 2015. His owner was getting a divorce and no longer wanted him. He was about 5 years old. He was my little buddy right away. He …

A home for Sweet Allie 
My husband and I were going through some fertility procedures and we were unsuccessful! About the same time I was looking for a Schnauzer we had a salt …

Rocky 
Running Rocky Rounded-up and Rescued "Rocky", a dark-grey Miniature Schnauzer was found running the streets. He was wet, hungry and unrecognizable as …

A home for Monty  
We rescued Monty back in March! He was found in the woods of Georgia... my poor boy :( he was so shy when we brought him home that chilly March morning …

Freddy rescued me! 
I work at home doing very creative stuff (music, writing) and to be honest, at times it can be very lonely. I thought having a dog in the house would …

Nicky  
we adopted Nicky from north shore animal league in long island. no one else seemed interested. I couldn't understand why that was as Nicky is a great …

LAURIE - from puppy mill to loving Schnauzer home 
I recently lost my last Schnauzer - Old man Dean. My oldest daughter decided I was not going to wait long to find a new Schnauzer friend. We contacted …

How Smokey Met His Mother 
In August 2008, my wife and I bought a Schnauzer puppy from a private breeder in a rural area a couple of hours from home. The breeder lived on a farm …

A real home for Fritz 
Fritz is 7 months out of a puppy mill. He is 12 years old and deaf. He knew nothing. Not even grass! Afraid of touching. We have worked so hard and …

A home for Old Man Dean 
Our family had a previous 12 year old mini Schnauzer that passed away just after Thanksgiving due to MRSA. My father has always had rescue Schnauzers. …

A Forever Home for Baylee 
My husband and I lost our beautiful big girl, Maggie to cancer. We adopted a Golden Retriever mix(Molly)from our Humane Society but none of our older dogs …

Tia a Puppy Mill rescue has Finally Found Love and a Forever Family 
Today my mini schnauzer Lola and I went to ARF an awesome rescue in Wainscott and adopted the sweetest 4 year old mini schnauzer. She was a puppy mill …

My little Zoe............. 
Hi, I'd like to tell you about Zoe (formerly known as Greta when I adopted her). I found her from the Schnauzer Rescue of the Carolinas in 2009. She …

Buffy - our unexpected gift! 
Buffy is 11 and we have only had her for three years. Prior to that I had a mongrel for 21 years who I felt was irreplaceable. My previous dog grew up …

Clover finds a home 
My daughters dog had passed away three months earlier from renal failure and she was feeling lonely and depressed. Her and I went to the pet store just …

A New Home for Jaegar formerly known as Fritz 
"Fritz" was found running on the streets in the Birmingham part of Alabama. He was covered in fleas and had an ear infection. Two By Two Animal Rescue …

Saving Bill, Betty and Harriet 
On arriving at a so called rescue centre which has now been closed down to pick up an eight wk old puppy, i passed a cage with two ex breeding bitches …

The Tail That Went A Wagging 
It was getting more and more difficult. My 14 year old ShiTzu, Nick, was aging and I found myself consumed with intense grief. I had picked him out and …

The force is strong with Luke Skywalker 
We rescued Luke Skywalker from a mini schnauzer rescue in LA, California. He had been at the rescue the longest and, at the time, was 9 years old. So many …

eight months..... too many!!!! 
Hi....happened to be online when a lady with a pet shop offered a black mini schnauzer for $100. He'd been in her shop for eight months and didn't sell..... …

Blossom became Blos the Boss 
Blossom was living with a recently widowed elderly man whose Alzheimers was resulting in her care being seriously neglected. Our pet spa (boarding, …

Kirby, the WonderDog! 
Selected Kirby when I knew that my first rescued Mini Schnauzer would not be with me much longer. Heidi was 12 and not doing well and I thought that a …

Spooky the Schnauzer 
Spooky the Schnauzer rescues two broken-hearted people. Finley, our 11 yr old Mini Schnauzer was diagnosed with congestive heart failure. We were …

Rescued my little Roma 
I found my mini on-line. A breeder had dropped off 14 puppies, from 2 litters, at a nearby shelter. All the pups were so scared. When I saw some of the …

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JR's Rescue at 15 
We volunteer at our local shelter. Murphy was a black mini and was 16 years old (just went to the Bridge at 18) at home. We walked into the kennel for …

Rescue Dog Sherlock, Holmes at Last 
While running some errands one Saturday I added PetSmart to the list, at least to go and look at the dogs in person and see how I felt about a new dog …

Nora the Explorer 
Our story starts two years ago...... I have a wonderful family, a loving husband of fourteen years, a brilliant thirteen year old son, and a beautiful …

Oliver 
Oliver showed up one day on a lady's farm in 84 Pennsylvania. He was a stray, covered in burrs, infested with fleas (to such an extent that the rear …

Sadie May & Antonio 
My rescued Standard poodle Antonio & me lost our beloved little pal Rosie ( another rescued poodle) suddenly last Spring. This put Antonio in a desperate …

Jack and Poe 
I found a breeder on-line by the pics of her dogs and contacted her. my husband and I felt she was probably a puppymill owner and just wanted to get these …

Luna to the rescue! 
We adopted Luna through Miniature Schnauzer Rescue in Oregon. I was not sure I was ready for a new mini schnauzer as we had lost our 10yr old MS Scout …

Coco our sweet girl 
We were looking for a dog that didn't shed, so my cousin told me about miniature schnauzers and how loving they are. I always love shelter dogs because …

My Sweet Sadie 
October 27th 2012, I went to go get my personal first dog at our local shelter. They were having a HUGE adoptathon and I was one of the first people there. …

Free to a good home...Schnauzer 
Charlie had been abandoned outside on a HOT summer Georgia Day in front of petsmart. His attitude towards people in general was NOT good from fear most …

Tears for a Terrier- Grayce AnneMarie's story 
Since childhood, I have always wanted what I called "a mustache dog". I did not grow up with pets in the house because I am allergic to dander and dog …

Irie Caboose 
I have a habit of looking at dogs all the time and I swear I was not looking for another dog, but she was surely looking for me, because when I saw her …

The Ears Have It! Miss Daisy 
I’m a foster failure… kinda. Mom lost her beloved Misty girl (10) in May of last year, but when the same rescue where she got my sister Pepper from told …

Love at First Site, Miss Pepper 
I came from a puppy mill. I lost my puppies due to stress when I was rescued. I was so scared I literally shook. My foster mom thought I would end up …

Willow's Journey Home 
I had recently lost my 11 yr old Schnauzer Lilly unexpectedly in a medical procedure. I had a lovely big rescue dog, Bella, but due to her northern …

Dignified Winston 
I wasn't even looking for a dog when I reluctantly went along with a friend to a pet adoption fair in Sherman Oaks, CA. I expected to see a lot of scruffy …

Foundering Fritz Found A Fine Family 
Opened the drapes in the living room two mornings ago and saw the porch glider swinging. Then I went outside to feed the German Shepherds and saw a pitiful …

A Home for Sadie 
We are a schnauzer family and had just had to put down 3 dogs, 2 being miniature schnauzers. We still had two schnauzers left, but our house was so quiet. …

Shelby from shelter to home 
For years I asked my husband if I could get a bunny for a pet and for years got the same response... No. One Saturday in 2007 he said we were going for …

Casey's Forever Home 
This little sweetie pie was found as a stray on the city streets, and was turned in to a local shelter by some kind person. She had no tags or microchip, …

I know real love now 
This story begins on craigs list. I was not looking for a dog, but I found one! I called the number in the ad and a young girl described this schnauzer …

Toby 
well, a about a year had passed since my good boy Casper had been lovingly put to sleep and our hearts & home seemed empty with just the two of us (my …

the love of my life 
i had a male mini schnauzer that i got from a home that was a day care center for children and was kept in a cage all day and fed candy and who knows what. …

Jaxie 
Jaxie was a stray and was picked up by animal control. She didn't look like a schnauzer at all with all that matted dirty white hair. Underneath all …

Maddie 
After my husband passed away and my two older schnauzers, poor little Dinah (a rescue schnauzer) was so lonely that I knew I had to find her a friend. …

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Dinah - Rescue No. 2 
After our beloved Rocky passed away, we decided to adopt a rescue schnauzer. After an internet search, we located a lady who rescued schnauzers in Missouri. …

Eva - the First Rescue 
Back in the 90s, I met a woman that worked with CARE and she was always asking me to adopt a rescue dog. I told her if she ever got a schnauzer, to let …

Lonely 
I had been debating for some time if I wanted a dog or not, when one day I went to work and a co-worker told me that she was trying to find a home for …

How would I find a dog with all the requirements? 
My 12 year old homeschooled son wanted a dog. Ugghhh. I never thought of myself as a dog person. My husband and I were holding off adopting a dog for …

Miniature Schnauzer Sybil 
Sybil Schnauzer (affectionately known as Snibble Dribble!) The Schnauzer Club of Victoria rescued 14 female and 3 male schnauzer's from a vile backyard …

What a funny looking Schnauzer 
At a time when we were losing a beloved 14 year-old Schnauzer named Schnitzel, due to poison dog food, we were urged to adopt a Schnauzer who was in …

Miniature Schnauzer Bubbles 
I am a 36 year old mother living in Ohio. I have loved this breed all my life! Although I had not owned a Schnauzer until 3 years ago. Love does not begin …

Miniature Schnauzer Pepper 
Is that a Schnauzer under there? Pepper was one of 42 animals left in below zero temperatures in an abandoned house by their owner.With little …

Miniature Schnauzer Maddie 
From the Mill to a real life I am Michelle, and I am a foster mom to a wonderful Miniature Schnauzer, now named Maddie. Before she came to live with …

Miniature Schnauzers Jake and Fritz To love a rescue 
Fifteen years ago Bart, my father-in-law's miniature schnauzer whom we brought home after he passed away, had to be put to sleep due to cancer. Even though …

Schnauzer Ebenezer is "Love" 
Ebenezer came to our home in July, 2008. He was just 8 and a half weeks old when we got him. He was a clean and healthy little guy. We quickly got him …

Sweet Bella 
I'm Bella, a female Miniature Schnauzer that was found as a stray near Eustis, Florida. I spent a month in doggy jail before I was found and taken in by …

Sydney's Story 
I was doing my usual rounds through the local shelter for SRM when I spotted a little gray mass huddled in the back of a dingy cage. It resembled a big …

Miniature Schnauzer Lacey the "foster failure" 
I came to live with my mom a little over three years ago. I was given to a rescue for no reason that me nor my mom can remember. I wasn't a troublemaker, …

Libby's been Liberated  
When I was rescued, they called me Liberty because I was liberated from a terrible place called a puppy mill. I was a puppy mill dog used only for …

Happy Landing for Lexie and Buddy 
I had always wanted a dog, and finally decided I was going to get one (I kept saying "for the family," but I wanted one as much as the kids). I researched …

Its a wonderfull life! 
I was found as a stray near Eustis, Florida. I spent a month in doggy jail before I was found and taken in by Schnauzer Love Rescue! I had a great Foster …