California Miniature
Schnauzer Rescue
—Dogs Available In Northern Cal.

PLEASE DO NOT EMAIL US ABOUT A DOG WITHOUT FIRST SUBMITTING AN APPLICATION. We will not respond to your email if we have not received an application from you.

We do not adopt dogs or puppies for use as service or emotional support animals.

The adoption application form for dogs in northern California (unless otherwise stated for a particular dog) is at www.schnauzers.us/adoptionform.html.

Schnauzers in Northern California

Rescue Schnoodle Enzo

Photo of Rescue Miniature Schnauzer Mix Puppy Honey

My name is Enzo. I was found on the streets around Salinas. I am a Miniature Schnauzer/Miniature Poodle mix.
I weigh about 19 pounds, and am approximately 2-2 1/2 years young.

I was scared in the shelter, but was transported to a lovely foster home in Sacramento. I barked a bit at first, but then realized I was safe. A resident dog named Annie made me feel welcome!

Living with a family and another dog is great. My foster family has friends who bring their dogs to visit and play with me. I bark a bit when I first meet new people or dogs, but calm down within a few minutes when I realize they are fun and loving towards me. I love playing with toys, and doing the zoomies in the house and backyard. (And..., I don't dig holes in the backyard!) I learned how to use the doggie doors within 2 days and really hope my forever home has them too.

My Foster Mom is crate training me. I whimper softly for a couple of minutes when I go to bed in my crate, but quickly settle in for the night and don't wake up until my foster Mom gets up in the morning. (I admit I would rather sleep on the bed because I do like to cuddle.)

By the way, I have all of my vaccinations, and am neutered and microchipped. You can come to my foster Mom's home in Sacramento to meet me. If you have a dog now, it is important that I meet them too. Oh, and I have to mention that I do not like cats!!

Enzo is being fostered in Sacramento. If you are interested in adopting Enzo, please complete a CMSR adoption application (http://www.schnauzers.us/adoptionform.html). Contact Mary Alford at schnauzer@dslextreme.com if you have any questions about Enzo.

Rescue Miniature Schnauzer Mix Puppy Honey

We rescued Henry, Holly and Honey from the Hesperia shelter. They are now about 7 months old. Honey weighs about 23 lbs.

Henry, Holly and Honey all have wonderful dispositions. They love each other, they love the other dogs in their fosters’ household, and they love people. We have not had them around children yet, but we suspect they’d love kids so long as the kids are gentle with them and old enough to know not to grab them or hit them.

All three puppies appear to be in good health. Honey is spayed, microchipped, and current on vaccinations.

Honey is being fostered at Wiggly Tails Dog Rescue in Eugene, Oregon.

Schnauzers in the Seattle area (with our friends at Aberdeen Scottish Terrier Rescue)

None available right now

Miniature Schnauzers from China:

CMSR rescued 22 Miniature Schnauzers from China between March 2020 and the summer of 2021. All have been adopted.

In the summer of 2021, the Centers for Disease Control enacted a one year suspension on importing dogs from “high rabies risk” countries, including China. That edict, issued without an opportunity for public comment, was issued despite the fact that not one dog imported from China has arrived with rabies. Now that the suspension is over, the CDC is once again allowing dogs to be imported from China, albeit with expensive and unnecessary conditions. Among those are that the dogs must be titered before departure from the country of origin, and then must pass through a licensed U.S. facility at one of seven ports of entry to be re-examined and re-vaccinated. The facility that serves LAX is so expensive that many of the rescues are having their dogs from Asia shipped through JFK in New York because the inspection fee is considerably less there.

CMSR had six Schnauzers scheduled to arrive on November 15, 2022. Their flight was repeatedly delayed. They were finally scheduled to arrive in mid-June 2023. However, the cost and difficulty of bringing them to California was overwhelming. As a result, CMSR arranged for them to go to our friends at Aberdeen Scottish Terrier Rescue in Seattle, who are placing the Schnauzers in new homes, along with dogs of other breeds Aberdeen received off the same flight.

We apologize to those who were hoping to adopt one of the six Chinese dogs who we were expecting. Things just didn't work out. However, the important thing is that the dogs will be safe in new homes in the U.S. CMSR is doing its part by financing most of the cost of bringing the six from China and having them vetted before they go to new homes. All of that cost is being borne by one donor who is making gifts specifically for those six dogs. (All of CMSR's other donations are being used to rescue California dogs.)

California Miniature Schnauzer Rescue —Dogs Available In Northern Cal.