My name is Ace and I am so happy to be living in a nice warm home with a foster mom and dad that love me and take care of me. Up until last month, I had no name; I was just a number living in a cage. I had no joy in my life, no toys, no warm place to sleep and no human who cared about my well-being. I only knew neglect at the hands of those that cared what profit I would make them from siring puppies.
You see, me and my four friends were rescued from a deplorable situation in Kentucky. The breeder who had us grew tired of us. We thought we could retire, but we didn’t realize how much danger we were in. He was going to shoot us to get rid of us, but luckily some angels intervened.
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| On Our Way to Freedom |
Schnauzer Rescue Cincinnati was contacted, and we were brought to Cincinnati to start our new lives with names!
Marjorie was there to help us all get settled at the Animal Ark, and she was so nice to us! We were all so stinky and matted from living in deplorable conditions; I so hoped they wouldn’t be offended and give up on us. And they didn’t! The wonderful rescue angels made sure we all got bathed and groomed.
Boy, did it feel good to be clean and get the stink of those mean people off of me. I was really good for the groomer, even though I wasn’t sure what was going on at first (and I was so matted they thought I was a girl till I got groomed – I really fooled them, they even had to change my name).
At first, I stayed with my friends at the Animal Ark in Cincinnati. Jan is so awesome, she lets us little rescues stay there when all the foster homes are full up. I really liked staying there - there are so many cool volunteers that come visit us and walk us too.
I was the first to go to the vet for my check-up, and Sue was so great to come pick me up and get me to Dr Z’s. I loved my ride in the car! There were so many new smells and sights to check out. The people at the vets were so nice too - I wasn’t used to so much loving attention.
I had to have eighteen teeth removed, and got treated for some nasty worms and an ear infection too – but I am better now! I was in a lot of pain, and Shirley (my foster mom) wanted to watch over me while I recovered so she brought me home with her that night.
Boy, it is so wonderful at her place! Even though I didn’t feel really good when I got there, I ran around her yard for twenty minutes! I loved how soft the grass felt on my feet.
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| I love napping in front of the fire place at my foster home! |
I really love having seven other schnauzer boys to hang out with, being warm and safe, and having lots of good food to eat. I even have a foster dad who cooks for me and my foster brothers. How cool is that? I am learning how to be a pet and not property. I am interested in toys, but I am still not sure what to do with them. I know I will catch on fast though, I already learned the doggie door!
I want to thank everyone who helped me and my friends to safety. I made sure to thank Shirley when she was sorting clothes on the floor, I ran up and gave her a big lick to show her how much I appreciated her taking care of me. If I could figure out how to send a lick through the computer, I would send everyone one!
I can’t believe how lucky I am, and Shirley always tells me how much I will be loved by my furever parents. I know the right ones are out there for me (I sure hope they are reading my blog now), and I dream what my new home will be like every night when I sleep. I know that prayers are answered; mine were to get my friends and me to safety.
Be sure to check out my Petfinder post, as well as my friends Ember, Raven, Ebony and Onyx. We all would love to have our own furever homes in the New Year. We are all well socialized and sweet, between the ages of four and six and all have so much love to give!
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| I am so handsome all groomed! |
Can you help foster so we can help even more dogs this coming year? Schnauzer Rescue Cincinnati has found loving permanent homes for over 900 dogs and we need your help to meet our goal of “No Schnauzer left behind”. If you can foster or volunteer, please complete our Volunteer form
If you would like to donate to our medical fund, you can do so at Donate Now
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