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My name is Penny!

Posted over 11 months ago

Adoption process
1

Submit Application

2

Approve Application

3

Interview

4

Home Check

5

Meet the Pet

6

Sign Adoption Contract

7

Pay Fee

Adoption fee: $1585

This helps Aberdeen Scottish Terrier Rescue with pet care costs.

My basic info

Breed
Schnauzer (Miniature)
Color
Gray/Blue/Silver/Salt & Pepper
Age
4 years 11 months old, Young
Size
Small 25 lbs (11 kg) or less (when grown)
Weight
12 lbs (current)
Sex
Female
Pet ID

My details

Checkmark in teal circle Good with dogs
Checkmark in teal circle Purebred
Checkmark in teal circle Shots current
Checkmark in teal circle Spayed / Neutered

My story

Here's what the humans have to say about me:

Aberdeen Scottish Terrier Rescue is a registered 501(c)3
Web Site: www.aberdeenstr.com

***MUST SUBMIT APPLICATION before we will respond to email or phone inquiries. Thank You for your cooperation***
Please read listings fully to the end before applying for one of our beloved rescues.

WE ARE NOT A SHELTER; WE ARE AN ALL-VOLUNTEER RESCUE WITH FULL-TIME JOBS.
Please do not contact us to look at a dog. We will contact you once we have reviewed your completed application if we think your home might be a good fit. A reference check, phone interview, and home visit will be completed before meeting an adoptable dog.

We work quickly. Please do not submit an application until you are ready to bring a new furry family member home. Expect your references to be contacted shortly after submitting your application. We adopt out to homes in WA state, but require that you are present for the meet and greet in Newcastle, WA.

Our adoption fee is non-negotiable. The adoption fee is due on the day of adoption in the form of a check, Zelle, or cash. We no longer accept PayPal because of the percentage they take & their fees.

It’s absolutely horrendous to think about what these wonderful souls go through prior to rescuing them. Beautiful Penny’s mind body & soul was being used as a breeding machine in a puppy mill in Missouri to make money off her back. We were able to bid on her & in fact bought her to stop having a life of misery over & over again for evil human beings to make money off her. Living her life outside in the stinking heat day after day then in the freezing cold in winter time in a metal tin can of a shed was over. Her life was instantly changing in that moment & only for the better. On this day we rescued a total of 21 breeding mum & dads who all they knew was to breed in a life of hell & then being sold.
Now the real healing, love & devotion could begin & show Penny how she is supposed to be loved & adored in a loving forever home.

Penny was bought back to the WA state where she is now is so happy to be here & can’t wait to find her new loving devoted forever home.

What a beauty this girl is. The horror she endured on her little body & mind all to make money off her back is so disgusting. After everything she has been through she is still a lovely soul. She is beyond grateful to get out of that hell hole she was in & radiates gratitude.
Penny lets you pick her up & lets you give her kisses & hugs. The reality is, the foster homes are her real first experience at being in a home, with a tv, bedding she can snuggle up in, a roof over head that’s not outside.
She has become so trusting of us, she is so very sweet.
When she goes to her new forever home she will be uncertain about things at first but once she is comfortable she will be more confident.

Penny is good with her baths now, we don’t know how many she has ever had & we just got her groomed & she did good with her grooming.
She adores comfy beds & big comfy blankets because again the reality is, this is something she did not get to experience ever until she was rescued.
She is such a lovely little lady who just wants to be loved & to make up for her past.
She would still need work walking on her harness & leash because we have been teaching her to walk on a slip lead as it’s all completely new to her considering she was never ever taught until coming into the rescue.
She does not discriminate against breeds. She adores going outside & having a wander around & sitting in the backyard. She has always been with other dogs & she adores other dogs so in her forever home another dog or dogs is mandatory in her forever home for her to have her best life.

Penny rides beautifully in the car & considering the only times we know of was when she went to auction to be sold & when we got her & going home with her foster family & back & forth to the vets & she has done so amazing in the car. We are looking for a crate free home for this little lady only. She spent her whole life confined for breeding. Penny as you can imagine spent such a long time in a caged environment. We are also looking for a forever home for Penny where someone is home during the day or she can go with her people wherever possibly she can go with them. When they find someone who treats them as they should be treated & loves them they get so attached to them.
Penny is looking for a forever home who will cherish her & love her as she should be loved & be patient with her & never give up on her.

Penny has been around many breeds of dogs all shapes & sizes in the rescue & in her foster home & she is currently with other dogs & adores other dogs. Penny needs to go to a forever home with another dog or dogs in the home, she enjoys the company of other dogs & we currently have her with other dogs in her loving foster home. Please do not apply saying your neighbors have a dog or family members or you will take her to places where there are other dogs. That will not work, another dog or dogs is mandatory along with a fully fenced backyard.

Penny is roughly 12 lbs & she is 4 years old. She is a miniature schnauzer, what she is mixed with we are not sure, female, she is spayed by laser by our wonderful vets. She is microchipped, she had gum surgery & had a dental scale & polish along with dental x-rays. She had 10 incisor minors, 3 premolar minor, 2 premolar intermediate, 4 minor molars removed. She is up to date on her shots, including DHLPP, Bordatella, CIV, rabies & dewormed.

We have spent far more on Penny with paying for her from a puppy mill auction in Missouri. Bringing her to WA with her travel costs, her transportation to WA. All of her medical care in WA etc & bringing her to WA than her adoption fee comes close to covering. Her adoption fee does not even cover half of what we have spent on Penny.

Penny has not been around cats since being in the rescue, but it’s always up to the new family to be responsible with their animals together & we have not had her around small children so we do not recommend small children nor cats & it’s always up to the family to be responsible with their children & cats.

We were not there when Penny was conceived so we do not know who her parents were & it’s always up to the new potential family to look at the pictures & decide what they think her breed is.

As with all of our rescues & Penny’s friends she will need work on potty training & training, so this should be something the new family would be willing to work on & commit to. Please do not submit an application if you are not willing to commit to one of our rescues care for their whole life & that includes if they need training. Please do not email us asking is Penny potty trained or available, nor do we ship dogs anywhere as we will not respond.

We would never say anyone of our rescues are potty trained. Our rescues need homes where the people are understanding of their past & what they have been through & what they will need in their daily lives & not willing to give up on them & if they do need training in their new home will in fact take them to training & not just say they will when applying.

Please only submit an application if you are truly interested in adopting Penny & going through our process and have read her listing fully to the end & are wanting to adopt. If you are not responsive to our calls, emails or your references do not respond we will move on. Or you waste this rescues time, will remove your application from our system. You must be willing to go through our screening process which includes your references being checked, a phone interview & a virtual home visit via WebEx or Zoom due to covid & followed by a meet & greet & if it’s a good fit, up to our discretion. We will only be accepting applications for Penny who understands her needs & that meet all the requirements for this special sweet little lady.
Once we find the right home for each little soul we work fast, within days so the dogs can go to their forever homes in quite a timely manner. We do not hold onto dogs for people as our goal is to save lives & please do not submit an application if you are not ready to adopt. We also cannot respond to every application unfortunately.

Penny has an adoption fee of $1585 & is ready for her truly loving forever home & compassion & understanding of what she has been through.
Rescue
Aberdeen Scottish Terrier Rescue

Contact info

Pet ID
Contact
Phone
Address
PO Box 3257, Renton, WA 98056

Their adoption process

1.

Submit Application

Our rescue volunteers work as quickly as we can but cannot contact every applicant. Best Qualified applicants will be contacted.

2.

Approve Application

Steps 2 through 7 often are completed over 2-3 days so please only apply if you are ready to adopt a dog and take it home in that time.

3.

Interview

Done via phone

4.

Home Check

This is often done within 24-72hrs of the interview.

5.

Meet the Pet

Step 5, 6, and 7 happen on the same day and the newly adopted dog goes home with you if meeting the pet went well.

6.

Sign Adoption Contract

Step 5, 6, and 7 happen on the same day and the newly adopted dog goes home with you if meeting the pet went well.

7.

Pay Fee

Step 5, 6, and 7 happen on the same day and the newly adopted dog goes home with you if meeting the pet went well.

Additional adoption info

All of our dogs are in foster homes, so please fill out an application on our website to meet them in person: www.aberdeenstr.com. Aberdeen Scottish Terrier Rescue is a 501(c)3 recognized charity. Our volunteers dedicate all their free hours to finding the best loving home for each of our dogs.

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