Scooby’s Story

Hi, my name is Scooby and I am one happy boy in my foster home.  There was a time not so long ago that I didn’t have it so good, a time before the nice folks at Schnauzer Rescue Cincinnati got me.

My old family could not afford to feed me; and I was really neglected, and even had been hit by a car and not taken to the vet.  I was living in a hot garage with no air and lots of bad smells.  It wouldn’t have been quite as bad if I could move around, but I was confined to a crate.  I had spent most of my life in a crate and I really hated it!  I was scared and wanted out so badly that I dug and chewed at the plastic of the bottom of my crate trying to get free.  I didn’t get free, but I ended up with a sore snout and bloody paws that really upset my foster mom when she got me.  She told me she wasn’t mad at me, but was really mad at the folks that let me get that way.

I came into rescue with a female friend that has already found a home.  Baby was pregnant mostly all of the time, and she was always sad about her puppies being taken away.  I miss her even though I have other playmates now.  I would love to be adopted by a family that has another fur kid for me to play with – I would really like a girl to hang out with.  Girl fur kids are fun and I need to have a job to do.  Having a sister to protect would make me feel like I was doing something important. 

Don’t I look handsome in my picture?  Boy, I gave the groomer a hard time the first time I went to see her.  I had not been groomed before, so I was a little scared of all of the new sounds and smells.  Speaking of smells – boy did I smell like something not nice!  But now I am clean, and I like it.  I am getting really good with the groomer, and she talks to me really nice and pets me while I am there.  I like being talked sweet to and getting lots of attention.  I missed out on a lot of it when I was kept in a crate all the time.

I am such a smart little boy, and I am always learning new things.  My foster dad works with me a lot and has taught me how to say “mama”.  I love to play fetch, and I bring the toys back in the house that my foster brothers have left out in the yard. 

I won’t ever be ignored again, I talk to you until you give me love and attention and I reward you with kisses.  I like to know where my people are at all times in the house.  I am very alert and as soon as I hear your car door I will be waiting to greet you when you get home.  I am also a really good protector while you sleep – and would love a new family where I get to sleep in the “big bed” and be close to my people and snuggle before we all fall asleep.

I love people beds - and want a family who will share theirs with me.

My foster mom and dad just love me, but they really want me to have a great home of my own.  They tell me all the time I deserve a good home because I had such a bad start to my life.  I am not bitter about my bad start (us dogs are like that) and I am looking forward to starting a new chapter in my life with my own family… could that be you?

You can find me on Petfinder at http://www.petfinder.com/petdetail/21045122

Be sure to check out some of the other great fur kids looking for homes too when you are there.  We are all dreaming of homes of our own for Christmas, and stockings from Santa Paws with our names on the front and new toys inside.