Size
(when grown) Small 25 lbs (11 kg) or less
Details
Good with dogs,
Story
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.
The evil for these amazing souls is never ending. Toughy’s, mind body & soul was being used as a breeding machine in a puppy mill in Missouri to make money off his back. The breeder called him I am a toughy too. We are calling him Toughy. We were able to bid on him & in fact bought him to stop having a life of misery over & over again for evil human beings to make money off him. Living his 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. His life was instantly changing in that moment & only for the better. On this day we rescued a total of 6 schnauzer breeding mum & dads who all they knew was to breed in a life of hell & then being sold. Of course when we rescue these amazing souls they have had no veterinary care whatsoever & we have to start from scratch.
Now the real healing, love & devotion could begin & show Toughy how he is supposed to be loved & adored in a loving forever home.
Toughy was bought back to the WA state where he now is so happy to be here & can’t wait to find his new loving devoted forever home.
The horror he endured on his little body & mind all to make money off his back is so disgusting. After everything he has been through he is still a lovely soul. For everything he has been through, he adapted quite quickly to both of his devoted foster homes. He is beyond grateful to get out of that hell hole he was in & radiates a zest for life. Toughy lets you pick him up & lets you give him kisses & hugs. The reality is, the foster homes are his real first experience at being in a home, with a tv, bedding he can snuggle up in, a roof over his head that’s not outside.
He actually loves to be held & calms him as he does a nervous bark when he is uncertain or uncomfortable but to ease him he gets picked up & it makes him comfortable.
Toughy’s foster families said Toughy is such a sweetheart & after he is comfortable & knows & trusts you he settles down. Finds comfort in dogs & is a little timid as first until he is comfortable.
We also know that Toughy loved his foster mum.
He adores comfy beds & big comfy blankets because again the reality is, this is something he did not get to experience ever until he was rescued. You will often find him snuggled up in a dog bed.
He is such a gentle little soul who just wants to be loved & to make up for his past.
He would still need work walking on his harness & leash as it’s all completely new to him considering he was never ever taught until coming into the rescue. In his foster home he got to explore the fully fenced courtyard.
He does not discriminate against breeds. Toughy’s new forever home must have a fully fenced backyard. He has always been with other dogs & he adores other dogs so in his forever home another dog or dogs is mandatory in his forever home for him to have his best life.
Toughy rides beautifully in the car once he knows you but can be a little nervous at first & considering the only times we know of was when he went to auction to be sold & when we got him & going home with his foster family & he has done so amazing in the car. He can be a nervous barker when in the car. We are looking for a crate free home for this little lad only. He spent his whole life confined for breeding & runs from a crate now if he sees one. He refuses to go near it. Toughy as you can imagine spent such a long time in a caged environment. We are also looking for a forever home for Toughy where someone is home during the day or he can go with her people wherever possibly he can go with them.
Toughy is looking for a forever home who will cherish him & love him as he should be loved & be patient with him & never give up on him.
Toughy 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. Toughy needs to go to a forever home with another dog or dogs in the home, he enjoys the company of other dogs & we currently have him with other dogs in his loving foster home. We have tested Toughy in a daycare & he does well in that environment. Please do not apply saying your neighbors have a dog or family members or you will take him to places where there are other dogs. That will not work, another dog or dogs is mandatory along with a fully fenced backyard.
Toughy is roughly 13 lbs, he is 7 years old. He is a schnauzer, what he is mixed with we are not sure, male, he is neutered by laser by our wonderful vets. He is microchipped, had a scale & polish along with dental x-rays & had multiple teeth removed including, gum surgery as his mouth was a mess. He had 1 minor molar, 10 incisors, 5 premolars & 1 intermediate removed. He is up to date on his shots, including DHLPP, Bordatella, CIV, rabies & dewormed.
We have spent far more on Toughy with paying for him from a puppy mill auction in Missouri. Bringing him to WA with his travel costs, his flight fees flying him to WA. All of his medical care in WA including, dental scale & polish & many extractions etc & bringing him to WA than his adoption fee comes close to covering. His adoption fee does not even come close to covering half of what we have spent on Toughy.
Toughy 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 him 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 Toughy was conceived so we do not know who his parents were & it’s always up to the new potential family to look at the pictures & decide what they think his breed is.
As with all of our rescues & Toughy’s friends he 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 Toughy 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 Toughy & going through our process and have read his 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 Toughy who understands his needs & that meet all the requirements for this special sweet little lad. 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.
Toughy has an adoption fee of $1250 & is ready for his truly loving forever home & compassion & understanding of what he has been through.
