had hind right leg amputated yet does great
My name is Sherman (SRC#2171). I am only about one year old and I weigh 28 pounds. I am micro-chipped, have all my vaccinations, have been neutered and a good brushing twice a week will keep my coat bright and shiny without any mats. My Foster Mom, Aimee has evaluated me already for a few weeks now that I am completely healed from the amputation of my hind leg. You would be amazed at how quickly I have adjusted to walking and even running on three legs and even running up and down stairs safely. I keep up beautifully with my foster canine siblings and we get along just great! I will stay in a crate when I have to do so, yet I am not one to do damage when left outside of my crate so I am much happier when left outside my crate. As far as cats are concerned, thus far I have just ignored them. SRC cannot guarantee that attitude toward cats will remain though. After all, I have been through so much already that I dont want to start any other battles with cats! Animal Control found me in horrible pain because it appeared that someone had hit me with a car and broken my right femur on my hind leg. The shelter where I was taken was going to be required to euthanize me to put me out of my horrific pain yet SRC and my wonderful foster mom stepped up to assure I would get the surgery I needed and had a loving place to go for healing. My foster mom is now my best friend!

SRC and Shermans foster mom believe that Sherman will do well with or without a canine companion as long as his human companion gives him adequate attention. As far as a fenced yard, this is not required since Sherman walks well on a leash. Naturally he would have to be walked on a leash if there is not a fenced yard.

9-23-22 ANOTHER UPDATE:
According to Shermans foster mom, he can run circles around his foster siblings! He can now do anything that his 4 legged foster-siblings can do. His recovery has been remarkable and he has not let losing that leg slow him down at all! We are so very proud of his total recovery. What a trooper this precious boy has been. Sherman is truly AMAZING!!!

This is what Shermans Foster Mom, Aimee has to say about him:

"Sherman the Wonder Schnauzer is what we call him in his foster home. Sherman has had a less than ideal first year of life, but you would never know that meeting him. Sherman was rescued from a MD shelter with a broken femur, which led to his rear leg amputation. Sherman has recovered from the surgery and has been the sweetest most loving boy ever. Sherman is able to do anything my dogs with four legs can do and more. Sherman has the most loving and adoring personality. Sherman loves other dogs and has made himself a perfect pack member in his foster home. Sherman is a snuggle bug that loves to give kisses and show affection to his people all day long. Sherman walks well on the leash, is house trained and shows no aggression over toys or food etc. Sherman is an all around perfect dog who deserves the best home in the world that is on one level.

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Now ready for adoption, Sherman (SRC#2171) is heart-worm negative, de-wormed, vaccinations brought up to date, neutered, micro-chipped, examined fully by a vet and any necessary medical issues found by this vet will have been addressed. It is anticipated that this dog will be released for adoption by the same date as the completion of the Evaluation. The date of release is left to the discretion of the SRC Core Team and his Foster Mom.

SHERMAN IS BEING FOSTERED IN ELKRIDGE, MARYLAND
AND YOU SHOULD BE WILLING TO DRIVE TO THAT LOCATION IN ORDER TO PICK THIS DOG UP THERE WHEN HE IS ADOPTED

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Tax-deductible donation requested at time of adoption for this dog is $ 350 .

PLEASE READ PRIOR TO APPLYING

When ready for adoption, this canine will have been evaluated for at least two weeks by loving SRC foster parents who will be able to give the adoptive parents their opinion about the demeanor of the family companion prior to the adoptive parents finalizing their adoption of this canine. All our SRC volunteers strive to do this for the well-being of their rescued canine and to assure a successful adoption. It is our worthy mission to assure that each canine rescued by SRC is placed in a loving,stable and permanent home whose family members will treat it as a beloved member of their immediate family. We are prepared to assure that all of our rescued dogs are in great homes or we will reclaim them if necessary.

SRCs rescued dogs are placed in foster homes throughout NC, SC, TN, and VA (plus one canine in MD) until they are adopted. These same states are SRCs approved adoption areas so please do not apply unless you live in one of these states. You must be willing to drive to the dogs foster home in order to adopt the canine. Th e location of each dog is listed at the bottom of its bio.

BEFORE meeting an SRC dog, you must be approved to adopt by our Placement Team. Our downloadable Adoption Application is on the Homepage of our Website where you may also find our Foster Application and Volunteer Application should you want to use these instead. Here is the address of our Homepage for you:
https://schnauzerrescueofthecarolinas.org/

Once you have completed the application, please include your vet medical records along with photos of your home (interior and exterior including your yard) -- these may be used in lieu of a home visit due to the problems with issues with the pandemic. These changes have been initiated for the protection of our applicants and for our volunteers while we are dealing with Covid-19. Once the virus has subsided to the point that people are not dying with this horrific virus, SRC will go back to our standard protocol with home visits being conducted. These will not be done until contagion is not an issue. The revised documentation may be submitted via email and/or fax (1-910-401-1317). You may request an Adoption Application at our email address:
adoptions@schnauzerrescueofthecarolinas.org

Please plan on welcoming your new dog into your home within two weeks after approval. We cannot hold dogs because this limits our intake of others in need; SRC adopts them out on a first-come, first-serve basis based on a completed approved adoption process. If you are unable to accept your adopted dog within this time frame then SRC will go to the next approval and place with someone able to give the rescue a home within the proper time frame.

SRC does not ordinarily adopt its dogs to families with children under ten years of age. Exceptions are sometimes made on a case by case basis but only when the dog has been raised with children and the children are very respectful of animals. This is for the protection of the dogs and for the protection of the children.

Procedures will be explained to you at the time of approval regarding donation and contract. Your donation is made in honor of the adoption of your new family companion and is never a purchase of an animal. This tax deductible donation goes forward to help incoming rescued dogs. Our average total expense per dog includes but is not limited to the list of expenses shown below.

Here is a break-down of the average expenses spent on SRC dogs to assure they remain healthy and happy as they are prepared for adoption:

Office Visit $45-75; Fecal $14-45; Rabies $14-45; DHPP $14-45; Bordatella $14-45; Heart-worm, Lyme, Ehrliccia Testing $30-55; Heart-worm Preventative $70 per month; Spay or Neuter $300-$700; Total Basic Vetting $478- $765; ADDITIONAL VETTING: Teeth Cleaning/Dental $300 - $1550; Blood Panel $120 -$185; Cherry Eye $300-$700; Urinary Tract Infection $90-$450; Heart-worm Treatment $300-$1200; Luxating Patellas $1,800 per leg; Cruciate Surgery $1,200 per leg; Entropian Surgery $250-$500; Demodectic Mange $200 per month; X-Ray $80 - $120; Ultrasound: $550; Cataract Surgery $1800 - $3500; Boarding $450 per month per dog

SRC wants to thank you for your interest in our rescued dogs. We put our heart and souls into saving their lives. Often the medical expense, time and effort expended to help these dogs, far outweighs the minimal donation requested to adopt these innocent ones. Please understand SRC is limited in the number of dogs in our safe haven and if you are not selected to adopt one of them, it is not a reflection on your ability to provide a good home for a canine, simply our lack of ability to provide for the overwhelming demand from applicants. SRC urges you to pursue rescue -- it is definitely a worthy mission even if you do not adopt from SRC.