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Wowser Schnauzers
Nana Beanie
Happy Tails
High - fives to Banjo and his new family!
fleas. Good news is I now look, and my coat
feels, like a lamb. I’m now feeling my best
and am ready to find my forever family. I am
25 pounds of love, with a sweet disposition
and a great personality. I’m a gal who gets
along great with other dogs and would love
to be a member of your family.”
If you’re interested in Nana, please email
info@msfr.org for more information.
“They call me Snookie – that’s with an
“IE”--and I’ve never been to the Jersey
Shore! When I was rescued from an LA
county shelter, where I was called a stray, I
was such a matted, stinky mess they couldn’t
Snookie
We are looking for volunteers to help with
our pet adoption fairs which are held every
Saturday at the Petco located at 537 N. Pacific
Coast Highway Redondo Beach 90277,
from noon-3: 30 p.m. If you are interested
in volunteering and can commit to at least
one Saturday a month, please contact us at
info@msfr.org. You can also visit all of our
Miniature Schnauzers & Friends rescues at
the adoption fair or check out our website,
www.msfr.org. If you have any questions
about a particular dog’s availability you can
email us at info@msfr.org. Schnauzers! Bet
you can’t adopt just one!
“My name is Nana and it’s not because
I’m a grandmother. My name reflects my
sweet disposition and also means ‘grace,’
which just happens to be one of my best
attributes. I’m an eight-year old, female
Poodle mix who recently was rescued from
an LA county shelter after ending up there
as a stray. It is no wonder I was labeled a
stray. One look and it was obvious that I had
been denied the basic TLC a gracious lady
deserves. My once-beautiful coat was such a
thick, matted mess that I resembled a sheep
in dire need of shearing more than a lovely
Poodle mix. Once sheared, we discovered that
in addition to my coat being a matted mess, it
was home to hundreds of ticks and fleas that
now needed to find a new residence. After
my makeover, we discovered I had a hernia
that was repaired when I had my dental. My
blood workup results were normal, but I am
a bit anemic--most likely due to the ticks and
even identify my pedigree--not even a guess!
To make matters worse, I had to remain in
the infirmary because I had a slight injury.
Luckily it was only a bit of trauma to some
soft tissue that healed completely and quickly
on its own. Well, once I was bathed and
(embarrassingly) shaved down, they discovered
I was an adorable one-year old, female Shih
Tzu mix! No one is sure what the mix is—
possibly a Brussels Griffon? However, one
thing everyone agrees upon is that I’m 13
pounds of absolute cuteness. I did have one
of those nasty foxtails embedded in my ear
that caused a slight infection, but a quick trip
to the veterinarian took care of that issue.
Now I’m so ready to find a forever family!
If a quiet cutie pie that gets along well with
other dogs and is easy to cuddle and love is
what you’re looking for, here I am!”
If you’re interested in Snookie, please email
info@msfr.org for more information.
“Hi there! I’m Beanie--a four-year old,
male Shih Tzu mix. One day I decided that
I was old enough to venture out on my own.
Big mistake. Huge mistake. While romping
through the fields, meeting new friends and
discovering all kinds of interesting smells was
fun, I also got very hungry, dirty and picked
up some not-so-nice things called foxtails.
Then animal control found me and took me
to an LA county shelter where they called
me a stray. Once at the shelter, my coat was
totally shaved down--talk about humiliating--so
they could remove the foxtails. Unfortunately
they couldn’t get them all…so while I was
anesthetized for neutering, they surgically
removed more foxtails. Well, I was truly a
pathetic sight--emaciated, bald, holes from
foxtails, sutures and a prominent under-bite.
I looked like a cross between Dracula and
Frankenstein. The MSFR people, who were
at the shelter to rescue some Schnauzers,
were so moved by my pitiful appearance that
they rescued me as well. A quick trip to their
veterinarian revealed that there were eight
more foxtails to be removed. Half of them
were easily removed. However, the remaining
four required another surgery, so those were
removed when they did my dental. All in all,
it took four surgeries over the course of two
months to totally rid me of those dreadful
critters. Now that I’m healed and foxtail-free,
I’ve put on a few pounds and am currently
at my appropriate weight of 10 pounds. My
coat has grown back in and is a silky caramel
and cream color. With my sweet and gentle
temperament, what more could you ask for? I
even get along great with other dogs. In fact,
I really would be happiest in a home with
another dog because I don’t like being alone.
I’m a real love and like nothing more than
to just melt in your arms while sitting with
you, but I’m awfully smart too. I’ve learned
that if you want to venture out on your own,
you should wait until you’re at least six and
avoid foxtails at all costs.”
If you’re interested in Beanie, please
email info@msfr.org for more information. •
Congratulations to Banjo and his new family.
Banjo was our mature, mid-August rescue
whose talents included some awesome “high
fives.” He and his new mom had an accidental
meeting when she was at Yellow-Brick-Road
to pick up her English Bulldog from doggie
day care. Banjo caught her eye and she just
couldn’t resist visiting him at YBR a couple
more times. Mom decided that it was finally
time for a formal meet and greet with her other
two dogs at our Petco adoption fair. The “kids”
got along famously and the rest is history!
Banjo is now a resident of Manhattan Beach
with his new mom, a human sister, a threeyear
old English Bulldog named George, and
a 10-year-old Yorkie named Lulu. It appears
there are going to be many years of fun and
adventures for this family! •
Pets can
get loose
or lost through
mishaps and
travel quickly.
Microchip:
it works!