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My name is Winston!

Posted over 5 months ago | Updated 1 week ago

My basic info

Breed
Havanese/Shih Tzu
Color
Black - with White
Age
Adult
Size
Small 25 lbs (11 kg) or less (when grown)
Weight
Sex
Male
Pet ID
19995545

My details

Alert icon Not good with kids
Alert icon Not good with dogs
Checkmark in teal circle Spayed / Neutered
Checkmark in teal circle Housetrained

My story

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

Winston is a handsome, 2 yr old Havanese, mixed possibly with ShihTzu, who weighs 17 lbs.  

He has a very big, lovable personality.  Winston is smart and pays attention to everything going on in the household. He is outgoing and friendly.

Winston is playful, active and athletic and is doing very well on housetraining and leash walking.  Although Winston is active, he is snuggly and likes being held like a baby.  He is high energy and needs a home where he can get plenty of exercise and playtime.  His new family should be one who enjoys and takes daily vigorous walks and provides a lot of engaging stimulation. Winston would do best being an only dog. He doesn't seem to be able to read other dogs' cues.  Winston wants to be wherever his foster family is and tends to park himself under foot, so he can be a trip hazard.  

Winston arrived at a rural shelter as a stray so matted that we chose to sedate him to groom him for his comfort.  His coat has now grown back beautifully and is low maintenance and low shed. Winston was very cooperative during his last grooming.

WE REQUIRE AN ALL-ADULT HOME (NO YOUNG CHILDREN) WITH A SECURELY FENCED YARD FOR WINSTON'S ADOPTIVE HOME.  The secure fence must be 4ft (preferably 5 feet because he is a jumper) or higher, with gaps no greater than 2 1/2 inches and attached to the home. This is a requirement to adopt from Hart-2-Heart Rescue.  An invisible fence, enclosed patio, terrace or deck, temporary fencing, dog pens or dog lots or community shared fencing (dog park) are NOT considered secure fencing. If your fencing has "puppy pickets" (or is supplemented with garden fencing) it needs to be at least 40 inches high from the ground up AT THE LOWEST POINT.  No exceptions.  

We are an all-volunteer organization, and in addition to saving dogs, we have other responsibilities, so we appreciate your patience and understanding during this process. Response time can take up to 5 business.

Please inquire only if you are willing to come to Greensboro, North Carolina to meet the dog after we schedule your home visit. We do not ship dogs or put them on transports.

Veterinary Care: All Hart-2-Heart Rescue foster dogs are spayed/neutered, current on heartworm prevention, parvo/distemper, bordetella, and rabies vaccines and are professionally groomed. As needed, our foster dogs have teeth cleanings, extractions, bloodwork and other diagnostic testing.

Adoption Fee:  $500

April 23, 2024, 10:28 pm
Rescue
Hart-2-Heart Rescue

Contact info

Pet ID
19995545
Contact
Phone
Website
http://na
Address
Greensboro, NC 27455

Their adoption process

Additional adoption info

Welcome to Hart-2-Heart Rescue. If you are interested in meeting or adopting one of our foster dogs, please email us at hart2heartrescue@gmail.com. If you don't see a dog you are interested in, feel free to email us what you are looking for. We are happy to keep your information on file so when we get a dog that you might want to consider adopting we can notify you.

If you do not get a response to your initial inquiry within 24 hours, please email us again.

Go meet their pets

Our adoptable dogs are in foster homes, so we meet people on an appointment basis once an application has been completed and approved. Please only inquire if you are willing to come to Greensboro, North Carolina to meet the dog you are interested in.

If you do not get a response to your initial inquiry within 24 hours, please email us again at hart2heartrescue@gmail.com

More about this rescue

Hart-2-Heart Rescue is a non-profit organization formed to rescue small mixed-breed and purebred dogs who would otherwise fall between the cracks. Our focus is to provide a happy future for our foster dogs, to guarantee the care and support needed to ensure their full health of both mind and body. Everything we do is driven by the passionate belief that we can improve life for the dogs in our care regardless of their background, whether they are strays, abandoned, from puppy mills or shelters, or victims of unavoidable life circumstances.

Hart-2-Heart Rescue was established by co-founders Jennifer Hart and Judy Allen, long-time friends whose paths converged in the 1990’s. With complimentary skill sets and years of pet ownership, breed knowledge, training and behavioral expertise, and rescue experience, they joined forces to develop the model of home-fostered dogs. Hart-2-Heart Rescue was born of a dream and a sense of social responsibility to ensure that the foster dogs in our care are provided with necessary medical, social and life skills that will enable them to develop to their full potential.

Joined by a group of dedicated volunteers, Hart-2-Heart’s goal is to successfully match each dog with the right family as well as to match each family with the right dog. Our volunteers give freely of their time, resources and love to provide an in-home experience for each of our foster dogs. Our rescues live as an integrated member of our families in our homes, where they’re taught the skills and joys of daily living. We ensure that adoptions are for life by determining a suitable match and by providing on-going support to adoptive families.

Hart-2-Heart Rescue is an all-volunteer charitable 501(c)(3) non-profit organization located in Greensboro, North Carolina. We do not have a physical shelter because our adoptable dogs live in foster homes. Our dream is to help dogs find the right home and bring joy to the people who adopt them; our expertise is in doing so.