Size
(when grown) Small 25 lbs (11 kg) or less
Details
Good with dogs,
Good with cats,
Spayed or Neutered,
Shots are up-to-date,
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, but if the potential adopter is willing to pay the fees we will accept PayPal.
At the age of merely 1 year old, Amalia was going to lose her life in one of the highest kill shelters in CA as no one was coming to save her.
Pictures of her & a video was posted on FB of Amalia sitting in the shelter just begging for someone to come save her. It ripped our hearts out & we could not bare to let her lose her beautiful life. She was showing signs of neurological problems per the shelter & weighed a measly 5lbs. She was clearly almost starved to death at 5lbs.
We got her out of the shelter & gave her food immediately as she was absolutely famished. She was taken straight to our vets in CA & to say he was shocked that’s an understatement. He was lost for words as we believe he thought she was not going to make it.
It was extremely evident that Amalia had spent her whole life in a crate & was malnourished & that was what was causing the issues, growing in a small cage & malnutrition. Then not being able to move around in that crate.
Amalia went straight into her loving foster home & the slow process began of getting calories & nutrition into her & not overwhelming her tiny frail underweight body. She started off having several small meals a day which were increased to more small meals even up until just before bed & then she started to flourish & thrive & we seen no signs whatsoever of any neurological issues. Our girl is a fighter & she wanted to live & she is now full of so much love, joy & happiness thanks to her dedicated foster mum.
Our beautiful Amalia will now be looking for a home to cherish her.
Amalia is being brought back to WA from CA.
Amalia looks straight into your soul & your eyes with gratitude & adores being held, cuddled & played with. She has flourished in her foster home. At first she could not stand for long as she had zero energy to hold herself up. We have all of the videos & phots of the progress of Amelia’s recovery back to health & love we will gladly share with her forever home.
She now has the zoomies many times a day & is so grateful to her dedicated foster mum for saving her life.
She does have that cheeky puppy side of her & if some things are left out she will get into them so that has to be kept in mind with this angel & her foster family has been working with her on her puppy traits.
She absolutely adores comfy beds & big comfy blankets because again the reality is, we don’t know if this is something she did get to experience ever until she was rescued. She enjoys sleeping with her foster siblings & in bed with you.
She can be found sitting with her foster siblings with the dogs & cats on the couch or bed.
Amalia loves a good outfit & adores her toys now she knows what they are.
Amalia is wonderful with her baths & grooms as she has learnt since we got her to have them. Amalia loves to eat & is a wonderful eater now & she is not shy about that.
She eats a clean diet of, 70% raw proteins, fruits, vegetables a small of grains, along with different supplements & fats. She also loves collagen sticks & bully sticks.
She is the nicest shi tzu angel her foster mum said they have ever fostered.
In her current foster home she enjoys going into the backyard & sunning herself & running & playing with her dog friends.
She does walk really well on a harness & leash & has been taught since she has been in her devoted foster home.
We are looking for a crate free home for this little lady only. Amalia as you can imagine spent such a long time in a caged environment. Please do not say you won’t crate her & then go & crate her, that is unacceptable. We are also looking for a forever home for Amalia where someone is home during the day or she can go with her people wherever possibly she can go with them.
Amalia 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.
Amalia loves her dog & cat friends so much & she enjoys being with them & has never met a dog she doesn’t like. She does not discriminate against breeds.
We currently have her with other dogs in her loving foster home & she plays non stop with them so it’s mandatory for her to go to a forever home with another young dog or dogs in the home for her to thrive. Amalia needs a fully fenced backyard if it’s a freestanding house.
Amalia is roughly now 8 lbs, & perhaps 1 year old & possibly a shi tzu but what she is mixed with we are not sure. She is female, we are getting her spayed now she is healthy. She got her shots in the shelter, including DHPP, rabies. But once these shots expire we will not redo them as we do not over vaccinate our beloved dogs & will only redo the rabies.
Amalia has been around cats since being in the rescue in her loving foster home but it’s always up to the new family to be responsible with their animals together. We have not had her around children so we do not recommend children but it’s always up to the adopters to responsible with their children, cats & dogs.
We were not there when Amalia 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 & Amalia 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 Amalia 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 Amalia & 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 zoom & followed by a meet & greet & if it’s a good fit, up to our discretion. We will only be accepting applications for Amalia 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.
Amalia has an adoption fee of $895 & does not even come close to what we have spent on rescuing her with clean eating, transport & medically. She is now ready for her truly loving forever home & compassion & understanding of what she has been through.