Adopt

My name is
Chiquis!

Posted 1 year ago | Updated 1 month ago

Adoption process
1

Submit Application

2

Interview

3

Home Check

4

Meet the Pet

5

Visit the Facility and Find a Pet

6

Sign Adoption Contract

7

Pay Fee

Adoption fee: $375

This helps Gunter's Legacy Animal Rescue, Inc. with pet care costs.

My basic info

Breed
Chihuahua
Color
Brown/Chocolate
Age
11 years 4 months old, Senior
Size
Small 25 lbs (11 kg) or less (when grown)
Weight
5 lb (current)
Sex
Female
Pet ID
ps_30174305

My details

Checkmark in teal circle Good with dogs
Checkmark in teal circle Shots current
Checkmark in teal circle Spayed / Neutered
Checkmark in teal circle Housetrained
Checkmark in teal circle Has special needs

My story

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

Chiquis
10 years | Female | Microchipped | Spayed | Vaccinated | Housebroken | 5 pounds | Housebroken | Gets along with other dogs | She is a character and loves being cuddled | Located in Pomona, CA

Available to foster please complete our foster application at https://www.gunterslegacy.org/foster



Before we bring a dog into Gunter’s Legacy we put a lot of thought into it. We think are we the best rescue for this dog at this time for this particular dog. Every one of them pulls at our heartstrings and our conscience. But it’s the ones like Chiquis who, after all of the neglect, can still look at a human with her big black eyes and wag her tail like it’s a propeller that makes us say how can we say no?



Chiquis came in on July 14 as a stray. It just happened her owners were actually looking for her. They had posted her on Pawboost, and Facebook, they probably also filed a report with Long Beach Animal Care Services, and most likely posted flyers as well. When Chiquis arrived at the shelter, it was clear the neglect she had suffered for years. She was not spayed, so she was probably used for breeding over and over again. Her numerous tumors are evidence of her overbreeding. Her nails were long, her ears have fly strikes on them, her teeth are awful, she has luxating Patelas in both her back legs, and she has a difficult time pooping because there is a huge tumor that prevents her from pooping easily. Yet every time I look at her and I call her name, she slowly walks towards me with her tail wagging so fast you almost forget everything she’s going through.



Her owners were contacted, they were offered services to help pay for her medical bills, and they chose to leave her there, knowing that her fate was most likely death. They chose to leave her there, frightened, and alone, and chose to leave her there to die with strangers.



On the post where I saw her first, there were many people on there that were irate and saying such nasty things about the shelter, and that they should have given her back, regardless of the owner's ability to take care of her, because it was her family and the only life she’s known. all I can say is shame on them shame for thinking that Chiquis deserves them that family that neglected her and then left her to die.



I wish I had my camera out when I took her out this morning, and she rolled in the grass on her back and for a moment everything was alright. She wandered around with her little tail, wagging the entire time. She sleeps in my room where she makes the cutest little sounds while she’s sleeping. However, I’ve been in Rescue long enough to know that cute little breathing sounds are a sign of more internal problems. We will not know anything until her vet appointment on Tuesday and we are trying to stay positive, and hope that in some way we can help save her. In the back of our minds, we know that she is most likely in hospice, and the veterinarians will not be able to save her.



If after her examination, the veterinarian tells us that she has a chance we are going to need help a lot of help. We are a small rescue and cannot do it alone. If you cannot donate, please consider sharing this post with your friends and ask for donations.



I know some of you are looking at this video and thinking just let her go, but I know if you all met her in person you would say let’s do everything we can to prove to her that humans are not all bad, and give her some time to know even just a little happiness and love.



This morning when she pooped I did a happy dance. I know my neighbors think I’m nuts already and I just solidified what they already thought. Sometimes it’s the little things that really are momentous and we have to celebrate them.



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Gunter’s Legacy



PO Box 1214



Claremont, CA 91711


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Rescue

Contact info

Pet ID
ps_30174305
Contact
Phone
Address
PO Box 1214, Claremont, CA 91711

Their adoption process

1.

Submit Application

Please allow 5-7 business days to receive a response. Will be reviewed by Günter's Legacy Animal Rescue Board of Directors.

2.

Interview

If the board approves your application you may receive a call for a phone interview.

3.

Home Check

If application receives initial approval, we will schedule a mandatory home visit. Please note, if you rent we do check with the landlord.

4.

Meet the Pet

We will schedule a meet and greet with the potential adopters and dog(s). It is required all members of the adoptive family must be present.

5.

Visit the Facility and Find a Pet

Existing pets, required all the pets are properly introduced by GLAR. We will not adopt a dog into a home that has reached it's city mandate

6.

Sign Adoption Contract

If app, home check, and meet and greet are approved we move forward with signing the contract.

7.

Pay Fee

The adoption fee can be paid by PayPal, cash, or check but must be paid at the time of signing the contract. The adoption fee is non-refund

Additional adoption info

We do not adopt to households with children under the age of 10 years old.

We do not adopt out of state.

When considering adopting a dog please remember some dogs can live to be 15 into their 20s.

We do not adopt to people looking for a dog as a gift.

We do not adopt further than 1.5 hours from us.

Adoption application

Go meet their pets

We do not have a facility we are a foster-based rescue. All of our dogs are in foster homes, you cannot meet the dog before you are an approved adopter.

More about this rescue

Mission

Gunter's Legacy is a nonprofit organization dedicated to changing the way the world thinks about and treats dogs and to creating better lives for them through rescue, foster, adoption, and hospice.

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