Shih Tzu
Successful Shih Tzu Adoptions
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(Adopted Oct.18/14)
Sadie and Mojo
Female and Male/altered/shots
6 and 7 years old
13 lbs
*sadly Sadie went to the bridge Dec/17*
We’re
looking for that very rare and special person(s) who will understand that these
two great dogs MUST be adopted together. They are bonded tighter than
ticks……but they don’t have ticks….or fleas….or anything else bad. They
only have charm and much love to give. Consider this - the definition of Mojo is
“a magic charm, talisman, or spell”. Yup, that’s Mojo all right. And Sadie
means “Princess” in some languages. Yup, that’s our Sadie. Put them
together and you’ll have the most loving two dogs anyone could ask for.
In
addition you’ll have two dogs with great bathroom habits. If you don’t have
a securely fenced backyard for them to romp about in, then they would adore you
for taking them on walks or to a doggy park. The sleep together on a doggy bed
at night unless you happen to cherish having your furbabies on the bed with you.
It’s your choice, not theirs.
You
know, it’s not always about appearances or initial impressions. It’s
what’s inside that counts and the Seattle Mariners aren’t they only one with
Mojo. You could have this Mojo times two with Sadie. We truly don’t think
you’d ever be sorry.
Fantastic
home, residing in Coupeville, WA
(Adopted Jan.14/15)
Spark Plug
Male/neutered/shots current
9 years old?
12 lbs
*this sweet boy passed to the bridge Feb/17*
Have
you noticed your car engine is missing here and there? I’ll bet anything you
need new spark plugs. Is something missing from your life? Again, you may need
just a single Spark Plug and that would be ME!!!!
What
I remember about my life so far is I was rescued from a shelter several years
ago. Not sure why I ended up there but a nice fellow came along and adopted me.
Then his dad went into assisted living so I moved with “Grandpa” to help him
adjust to the changes in his life and kept him company for five years. When
Grandpa died another lady in the facility took me and cared for me but she died
a year later. I LOVED giving those seniors love and companionship but it had to
come to a halt for some reason so I returned to the man’s home who rescued me
from the shelter. However, sadly, his life had changed, too, and now everyone in
that home is working full time so no one’s home, the kids are gone, and I had
to just sit in the yard and wait for someone to come home. Once again, that man
realized it wasn’t an ideal life for me and he sought out Furbaby Rescue to
help me find my forever home and hopefully my last home ever. I’m not one to
pout and I’m ready to find my special home where I can continue to give joy
and have companionship hopefully full time.
I
tend to have back legs that are a little bit like a penguin. It’s actually my
feet. The vet checked me out from nose to tail and all is good, even my knees.
Foster mom thinks I may have been born that way, possibly squished in the womb
but it doesn’t hold me back at all other than it is suggested that I not move
to a multi-level home. A couple of stairs would be fine but not a whole flight
of stairs unless you carry me with you when you go up and down. And the vet
suggests a joint supplement for helping with arthritis that might occur as I
age.
I heard
Foster Mom telling someone about how quiet I am. She’s not even heard me bark
yet. She said I do fine with all of the other dogs in the foster home and it’s
the other dogs that were being a pain in the patoot to me. I wonder what a
patoot is? She said I eat fine and reinforced that I just want to be in the same
room with someone. I happily sleep on a doggie bed as long as it’s in the room
with you. And during car rides I am super quiet while safely tucked away in my
crate. See, if I can be with you, I’m an angel. Well, I’m an angel when
alone, too, but I just prefer to not be alone.
In a
nutshell, I don’t need a lot to be content. I simply want to be with someone
who wants me and I want to be with you as much as possible whether it’s
watching TV, talking walks, or changing the spark plug in your car. While I’m
very anxious to help fix whatever is missing in your life, just please, don’t
mistake me for that other kind of spark plug and leave me under the hood of your
car.
Ready
for a tune up in your life?
Could
not be happier for Sparks, residing in Chilliwack, B.C. Canada
(Adopted Feb.13/15)
Buddy and Charlie
Males/neutered/shots current
6 & 7 years old
15 & 12 lbs
Meet
Charlie - the spokesman of this lovely duo.
Hi
folks! Do I have a story to tell you! In fact, if I was a betting dog (which
I’m not), I’d bet that you’d never believe this. Ready?
First
of all, we cannot be split up. We MUST be adopted together. You really
wouldn’t want one of us without the other anyway. We’ve been together
forever. We are half brothers. Our father, well, he “got around”, I
guess you could say. He fathered me with my mom and then I guess he found
another cutie dog and he moved on to her and wouldn’t you know there was
another litter of puppies. But I’m glad because that’s when Buddy came into
my life. Before I tell you the story of how we came to need a new forever home,
let me gloat a bit that we had our vet check up right after coming into rescue
and we found out we are perfectly healthy, our weight is perfect, our teeth are
perfect and we’re really wondering if our names should be changed to Perfect
One and Perfect Two. Just kidding!!!! We’re happy with who we are now.
I’m only sharing that vet report with you so you know we have had good care
and you could be getting two perfect dogs.
Now
here comes the unbelievable. Buddy has an eye condition….and PLEASE don’t
stop reading now and give up on us because it’s going to get fixed before
we’re adopted .Those doggy eye specialists call it Eptopic Cilia. I can’t
pronounce it but if you’re curious you can look it up on that fancy thing you
call a computer. It was explained to Buddy and I that Eptopic Cilia are hairs
that grow down through the inside of the eyelid and because they rub on the
eyeball it becomes very irritating and can damage the cornea. It can be
surgically corrected but our former owners just couldn’t afford it. In fact,
they were so shook up at the diagnosis and the price that they were considering
putting Buddy to sleep……for good. I couldn’t believe my cute little
doggy ears but maybe I wasn’t supposed to hear that. I just couldn’t let
that happen, not to my Buddy! So I got down on my doggy knees, not just two of
them but all four knees and asked for a miracle. It’s no easy task getting
down on all four knees when you’re a dog but it was so worth it because a
miracle DID happen. Friends for Life learned of Buddy’s plight and they
agreed to take us both and take care of Buddy’s expenses for the eye surgery.
And then there was a super nice lady named Michelle at Rebecca’s Rainbows who
took custody of us and she told me she wasn’t surprised at our miracle. She
knows miracles happen often but unfortunately they don’t always happen for
every animal that needs help but Buddy is going to get his eye surgery and I get
to keep my brother and we both hope to find the perfect home where we never
again have to worry about scary decisions.
So
here’s the deal. Buddy’s surgery is on the 4th and he needs to recover for a
week. Then he needs to have a recheck in a month but that doesn’t need to
postpone our adoption for a month. There are two options for that recheck and
our foster mom will explain those to you if you apply to adopt us and you are
approved as the best home ever for us. I need to stay with Buddy until he’s
ready to make the move to a new home. He needs me and I need to know he’s
doing OK. Buddy is a sweet, kind and loving little guy even when he’s in pain.
He loves to play with me and I know he’ll love playing with his new forever
humans. We both love to play with toys but I especially like to chase shadows or
beams of light. Yeah, well, we all have one little quirk or another, don’t we?
We’re house trained. That always gets extra points. We both walk well on
leashes and we like car rides but I get a little edgy at first in my own crate
so perhaps having a crate big enough for Buddy and I together or strap us into a
car seat would work. Just never let any dogs ride loose in a car. That can be
very dangerous for everyone. We can both sleep in a doggy bed at night but I
have to be honest, it would be awesome if someone…ahem….you had a bed big
enough and you’d allow us to sleep up on it with you so we knew we were safe
for the rest of our lives.
There
is one other stipulation for our new home. Please understand that like many dogs
we are not comfortable around small children, or big dogs, and we’re very
sensitive to fireworks, sirens and other loud startling noises. I was told I had
to mention that to you so you knew everything up front but honestly, I think
only deaf dogs get along fine with those loud noises. Foster mom just said I
could tell you, too, that Buddy and I are easy, easy and loving dogs. And
we’re pretty good looking, too, wouldn’t you say? So thank you to Friends
for Life for not only paying for Buddy’s eye surgery but for saving his life.
Thank you Rebecca’s Rainbow for assuring us that all is going to be OK and
we’re going to have an awesome new home. Thank you to our special Doggy God,
for the miracle.
Update:
Buddy had his recheck on Feb.9/15, he is doing awesome, eyes have healed, now
ready for a new home with his adorable brother.
Lovely home for two
awesome boys, residing in Shoreline, WA
(Adopted Feb.16/15)
Pixie
Shih Tzu mix
Female/spayed/shots current
7 lbs
6 years old
When a former adopter let us know her beloved Bridgett had crossed the bridge,
and to let her know if another sweet soul needed her, we mentioned Pixie, and
the rest is history, great home for this adorable girl.
Residing in Aldergrove, B.C. Canada
(Adopted March 9/15)
Samantha (Sammi)
Female/spayed/shots current
8 years old
9 lbs
Are you
lonely? I am even though I’m in a great foster home. My human mommy died and I
just feel lost. I’m trying to make myself feel better by adding a title to my
name. “Princess Sammi". How’s that? Yes, I like a princess
lifestyle or I should say I’d like to try one. Let’s see, what would that
include?
Well,
Princesses seem to get all the medical and dental help they need so they stay
healthy and gorgeous. I was a bit out of date but Rebecca's Rainbow &Furbaby
Rescue saved the day. I’m up to date on my shots, bloodwork, x-rays, dental
and I’ve been microchipped so I’m ready to live royally in a new home.
My new
royal lifestyle would include (and please don’t think I’m being snobbish):
*Snuggling
in your lap and curling up in bed with you.
*Joining
you on car trips in the royal carriage and never being left alone or at least as
little as possible.
*Walking
with you on a princess leash at a slow royal pace. (I’m not real speedy.)
*Regular
grooming so I can look princess like and I do behave for those sessions. And I
don’t mind being brushed at home by someone I know and trust.
*Royal
tummy rubs and I’m not shy about rolling over for those.
*Someone
who wants me around but lets me be my royal self which means I don’t need to
be smothered but I’m not afraid to seek you out when I’m ready for cuddle
times.
That’s
not so bad, is it? So here’s the final bit of information. I don’t
need a “royal throne”. Let me outside and I’ll do what needs to
be done. I prefer to be an only dog. I will require a soft diet due to some
teeth extractions. Foster Mom will share all of that information with you and
answer any questions you may have. Other than that, I’m just a pretty little
girl who is hoping for a new home very soon so I can quit being lonely.
Oh…true confessions time. I don’t need to be a princess. I just need to be
loved by YOU!
Great repeat adopters, residing in Hoodsport, WA
(Adopted May 31/15)
Mimi
Shih Tzu/Lhasa Apso
Female/spayed/shots current
3 years old
14 lbs
Hello!
My name is Mimi...my foster Mommy calls me Marvelous Mimi because she thinks
that I’m simply Maaa-va-lous!
It’s
so hard to describe one’s self, but I know that I am respectful, so I’ve got
that down! Oh geez, that’s a pretty serious word! I am respectful
of my foster Mommy’s boundaries and I am also respectful of the other dogs in
my foster family. I am even an awesome playmate to a very exuberant foster
puppy...so I’m respectful there too! I have been told that I have very
good manners and that I am polite! I can share my food and water and I can
even share my foster Mom even though I enjoy having her all to myself for just a
couple of minutes during the day (I usually like to give her some snuggles right
before we go to bed)! I am fun-loving, yet sensible and, just like my
foster Mommy, I don’t like crowds or a whole lot of noise, so a quieter
household (without children) would be best for me! I am not confident
around children because they pull and prod me and try to hug me and smoosh my
face and stuff which makes me feel uncomfortable and anxious. I don’t
like to feel these things because I am not my best Marvelous Me when I do and I
really like to be Marvelous Me -- soooooo your job as my guardian
will be to understand all of these things and keep me safe and sound at all
times! My foster Mom says that all of this is A.-O.K. because there are a
lot of people out there who will keep me safe, happy and marvelous! I
would love to have a doggie companion who is fun-loving but also laid back with
other dogs just like me!
I
know that there is someone out there who will be Marvelous with me!
With
lots of licks and love,
Mimi
Special parents for a special girl, residing in Ellensburg, WA
(Adopted June 28/15)
Tasha and Pepsi
Tasha (Lhasa Apso)
Female/spayed/shots current 10 years old
Pepsi (Shih Tzu)
Male/neutered/shots current 3 years old
Welcome
to Cougarville! You’ve heard of cougars, haven’t you? No, not the kind of
cougar that will chase you and have you for dinner. I’m talking about the
wonderful older female who likes much younger male companionship. That’s me
and my name is Tasha and I’m a 10 year old Lhasa Apso. I am so very loving and
young at heart that I knew I needed a younger and more spirited male for a
companion. I found that in Pepsi, a very handsome, 3 year old Shih Tzu. He is
perfect and was attracted to my beauty. He also tells me I am perfect. How good
is that?
Want
to know more? Well, let’s see, Pepsi is current on vaccinations, he’s
microchipped (I didn’t want to ever lose him) and his teeth look great.
Personality wise Pepsi is gentle and playful. Foster mom says Pepsi is perfect.
Shoot, I knew that or I wouldn’t have chosen him. My health is good and all
records are available.
If
you look at my photo and wonder what happened, well I got a haircut that was a
bit too short but once it grows out a bit more, you will see why this cougar
lady won Pepsi’s heart over those younger babes….I mean dogs. Because of my
breed (Lhasa) it might take me just a wee bit longer to warm up to you than it
will for Pepsi but it will happen and then I’ll be so loving and devoted.
As
for us BOTH - we are housetrained. No problems there. We both do well on a leash
and in the car. No problems there. Pepsi and I love being together. We sleep
together, play together, eat together. We can be in your lap or beside you. We
can share your bed or be together in our own doggy bed. Whatever you prefer. We
get along fine with men and women so whether you’re male, female, a couple, or
a cougar couple, please consider applying for us. Our only request to you is
please provide us with grain free dog food to prevent allergies. Foster mom can
tell you more if needed but trust me, it’s no big deal to buy grain free dog
food and so worth it.
Did
you just ask why we’re available for adoption if we’re so special and as
perfect as two dogs can be? Our former human owners reached the age where they
couldn’t care for us. It was a very sad day to leave them but we so appreciate
the fact that they loved us enough to ask Furbaby Rescue to rehome us rather
than risk our care being compromised as they further aged and had more serious
difficulties.
Want
to know more?
Sweet
dogs, for two kind ladies, residing in Seattle, WA
(Adopted July 5/15)
Toshi
Male/neutered/shots current
5 years old
10 lbs
“
While plenty of people are complaining about the heat, I and my dog friends are
licking ice cubes in our water dishes, under the shade of a Maple Tree.
It’s a very nice way to pass these long hot days.
We recently went on a car ride to the groomer but the air conditioning
was on the whole time so it was not bad. I
love a car ride anyway and always enjoy going someplace new and meeting people
and other dogs.
I am a
young dog but have been misunderstood by my past owners.
Luckily, I am in a new place now where I AM understood and I’m free to
be myself and worry free. I am not a
toy to be dressed and rough housed with.
I am an
easy going little guy with lots of enthusiasm.
I am potty trained, crate trained, enjoy a good meal, and am healthy.
I don’t even have dry eye. I
am sweet, friendly, and get along with everyone in my foster home.
My foster mom kisses me on the head and I try to sneak in my tongue when
I can for a REAL kiss. She loves me
truly, madly, and deeply and finds me funny, spunky, and sweet as pie, she says.
I am
looking for a home with adult humans, another dog is fine, a cat is probably
fine, too, and I want someone who will care for me and give me a wonderful home.
I am a pretty wonderful dog so think I deserve such a home.
I
would prefer to live with fun humans who have a good sense of humor and warm
personalities. I got yelled at by a
man before so when I first met my foster dad I growled and ran away from him but
that was just the first time. I
trust him and know that he is safe for me to be around.
So, if you are a male human, we might just take things easy at first, and
you let me come to YOU rather than the other way around.
I really do worry that being with children will bring back horrible
memories for me. I feel that I’ve
put that behind me but I AM just a dog after all so who knows how I might react?
I am as
cute as a button and can help you pass these long hot days, as I’ve quickly
learned how to get through them.”
Residing
in Bellingham, WA
(Adopted July 13/15)
Susie
Female/spayed/shots current
11 years old
20 very (chubby lbs)
*Susie just had a bladder stone removed
July7th, and will be available once she is healed*
Susie
is an adorable sweetie pie. She has
the best manners. She is good with
other dogs, wonderful with people, doesn’t bother cats, rabbits, or fowl, and
she doesn’t have a snappish bone in her body.
She
comes when you call her, she loves her food, she has had very good potty habits
in her foster home. She is happy all
of the time and just a sweetheart. She
is a beautiful white and tan Shih Tzu with expressive eyes and a fluffy tail
that hardly ever stops wagging.
Her
owner went into a nursing home and the family didn’t want Susie but they
wanted her to have a loving home and that is how we came to have Susie with us.
So there is no drama, no sad stories of neglect or abuse.
She is simple a dear little angel who is still loved and has won over the
hearts of everyone she has met.
The
owner took very good care of her and she even came to us with a decent groom,
recent blood work, and a dental. We
just needed to give her a Bordatella vaccine and took her in to have her face
trimmed up a bit.
Susie
has one failing which will eliminate many adopters, though.
She does not know how to walk on a leash.
She is a smart dog and we are confident she can learn but she was not
walked before. In her foster home
she toodles around a big yard with other small dogs and loves being out of doors
but that leash is just foreign to her. So,
she will not be a good candidate for someone living in an apartment.
She really needs a secured yard. She
will be happiest there. Meanwhile
she still has a few good years in her and she can probably learn how to walk on
a leash with just a bit of work and patience and possibly some healthy treats.
She loves carrots.
If you
have been looking for a snuggly cuddle bug you may not need to look any further.
Susie
is now residing in Seattle, WA
(Adopted July 24/15)
Kassi-Jo
Female/spayed/shots current
App. 4 years old
12 lbs
To know this precious girl, you simply fall in love. She found an awesome
home with previous adopters, now residing in Seattle, WA
(Adopted July 25/15)
Jaeger
Male/neutered/shots current
6 years old
16 lbs
Jaeger
is a dear fellow whose life has been turned upside down.
His human mom bred him and he lived with her, his sire and dam, and a
whole loving and wonderful family. For
reasons unclear to anyone, the human and his dam moved away.
He and his sire were left with the rest of the family trying to pick up
the pieces. Unfortunately, now the
human dad has double duty as breadwinner, caregiver of his children, sports
coach for youth activities. They get
home late at night and the dogs are alone for many hours each day.
Poor Jaeger even lost his sire who was re-homed with friends.
He’s
a sturdy fellow with a good attitude, a loyal and trusting
heart, and is looking for a loving home.
He’s
not been socialized with other dogs but is getting “Social Boot Camp” in his
foster home or “Trial by Fire” as is sometimes said.
He is a
very protective dog and lets you know when the door opens, firecrackers go off
(which they still are in Kirkland..ahem), dogs come in and out, or there is
action which he feels compelled to point out.
No
apartments, no condos, no mobile home communities.
He
lived with children but these are grown up young men and women.
He does not like his mouth messed with and only his human mom and dad
have ever been able to freely stick their fingers in his mouth without him
reacting . SO….we do not want him
in a household with children who will be tempted to mess with his mouth.
In the first day in foster care, he is happy to come to you on his own
terms, wag his tail, and jump up on your legs for attention.
He’s very sweet.
When he
first meets strange dogs he feels the need to bark at them and challenge them a
little. In his foster home, all of
the dogs he met just looked at him while rolling
their eyes and walking away. That
cooled his jets but he may think he is the Alpha dog and that his efforts to
challenge were successful. SO….he
is probably going to do best as the only dog or with dogs which are submissive.
If you have an Alpha Lhasa Female? It’s
not going to work at this point.
Social
Boot Camp might be just the thing for him, though, and he may learn that he is
safe with other dogs so please check in to see how he might be improving in this
area.
He does
have his AKC tag and we are hoping to receive his papers in the near future.
Alas,
Jaeger is not an issue free dog but definitely one which will be a wonderful
addition to the right family. (We
haven’t noticed him going after rabbits, cats, OR annoying Mary Grace the 6
pound Pomeranian who barks her fool head off at the slightest of noises.)
It
broke the hearts of the splintered and devastated family which brought him to
his foster home and many tears have been spilled over the decision to re-home
him and they are counting on someone loving and patient to love him as they have
done.
Residing in Port Angeles,
WA
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