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 Miniature Schnauzers Hiro and Milo

Photo of Rescue Miniature Schnauzer Ficino

Photo of Rescue Miniature Schnauzer Dante

Hiro and Milo are a strongly bonded pair of Miniature Schnauzers living in Santa Clara. Hiro is an 8 year old solid black male; Milo is a 6 year old black & silver male. Both weigh about 20 lbs, and both have natural ears and docked tails. They are not littermates, but they have been raised together and are closely attached—they do not do well separated, and we are looking for a home that will take them together.

Hiro and Milo need a new home because their owner’s work now requires him to spend extended periods overseas, and he is no longer able to give them the care they deserve. We are hoping to find them a home on or before October 26, 2026.

These are people-oriented dogs. They greet everyone at the door with enthusiasm and want to be wherever their people are.

Hiro and Milo are good with children of all ages, including toddlers. They are good with other dogs of any size, and they have lived with cats. Neither dog has any history of biting or nipping.

Both are fully housebroken. They are not crate trained—they have always slept loose in the house. They are alert barkers who will announce the doorbell or a delivery and then settle. Neither is destructive, neither chews, and neither bolts for an open door. They are happy with a daily walk and are content to settle afterward. They can be left alone for four to six hours comfortably, and having each other is part of why.

Hiro and Milo are both in good health. Both are neutered, microchipped, and current on vaccinations. Both had dental cleanings within the past year. Neither has a chronic health condition, neither is on medication, and both eat regular food with no dietary restrictions.

Their owner will provide all medical records, their beds, bowls, leashes and toys, and the food he has on hand.

Hiro and Milo are living in Santa Clara. If you are interested in adopting them, please complete a CMSR adoption application at http://www.schnauzers.us/adoptionform.html. Contact Mary Alford at schnauzer@dslextreme.com if you have any questions about Hiro and Milo.

This is a courtesy listing for Hiro and Milo's owner, who provided the above information. CMSR has not seen or evaluated Hiro or Milo.

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.