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Stevie
Sex: Female • Located in: Florida • Age: Adult
*Stevie is being fostered in Tampa, FL.*
Meet Stevie! Stevie is a sweet 3 year-old chocolate and white female Rat Terrier who weighs in at 12 pounds. She is being fostered in Tampa, Florida. Stevie doesn’t mind having other dogs around, but chooses not to interact or play with them. She is a refined lady! What Stevie really needs is a home of her very own, after being rescued from a high kill shelter. She was actually adopted from the shelter, but a year later came back to rescue because her family had to relocate. So this pretty girl has lost her home and family twice. Despite being moved around, we think she would do well in any type of living environment. She is very laid back, docile and quiet, and wouldn’t mind spending her days on the couch or in her owner’s lap. She loves to be around people, and adores children. She would make a great companion to someone living alone, who has a laid back lifestyle and wants a loving companion. Stevie doesn’t like too much activity around her, she doesn’t like too many people around her at once in the home. She enjoys going for little walks and meeting new people. She is very shy at first but warms up. She is not interested in playing with toys, chasing small animals, or running around. If you would like a laid-back little dog to follow you and be a great companion, Stevie is the dog for you. For photos of Stevie in her foster home, check her photo album here
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Penny Lane
Sex: Female • Located in: Arkansas • Age: Young
*Penny Lane is being fostered in Arkadelphia, Arkansas.*
Penny Lane is about a year old, maybe younger. She was dumped, along with her pup, at a farm supply store in rural area. Luckily, a friend of ours named Betty, who is involved in rescue, saw them and began feeding them. Soon afterwards, she was able to catch them both and asked for help from ResQ. Penny’s pup was safe with Betty, and we were asked us to help place Penny Lane in a wonderful home. Penny is 13 pounds, and has a curl in her tail that makes her very cute! She is mainly white and black, with brindle patches on the sides of her sweet face. She has a full tail and button ears that sometimes turn out. She is doing extremely well with her housetraining, and has already learned the doggie door in her foster home. She sleeps in her crate at night without a peep, and gets up in the morning ready to play! She plays with the other young dogs in her foster home, and seems to like everyone she meets, after about 5 minutes of investigation. She is learning to walk on a leash, so that she will be ready for her new family. If you need a sweetheart to give you plenty of rattie kisses, let Penny Lane know, so she can pack her bags to go home!
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Dixie Belle
Sex: Female • Located in: Arkansas • Age: Young
*Dixie Belle is being fostered in Arkadelphia, Arkansas.*
Just like any well-bred Southern girl, Dixie Belle has two names! Dixie Belle is a sweet 10-month pup who somehow found her way into the shelter in Cabot, Arkansas. The volunteers there worked hard to get her into rescue because of her wonderful temperament. She seems to love everyone. Dixie weighs about 14 pounds, and should probably be 16 when healthy. (she’s a bit skinny right now) Dixie Belle has already learned the doggie door in her foster home and is doing great with her housetraining. She is crate trained and sleeps willingly in a crate at night. Her favorite thing is stuffed animal toys! She loves to play with the other young dogs in her foster home, and we think she would be fine with children. She is self-confident and not at all shy or skittish. Dixie Belle has beautiful, long legs, and she can run like the wind! She loves to snuggle into a pile of warm laundry and take a snooze. The best home for her would have a fenced-in backyard so she could run and play. Dixie is very smart, and watches her foster mom all the time, wanting badly to please her. She also likes her foster dad and greets visitors with a wagging tail. For more photos of this pretty girl in her foster home, check her album often:
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Ozzy
Sex: Male • Located in: New York • Age: Young
*Ozzy is being fostered in Mastic Beach, NY.*
Meet our nomination for the perfect puppy award! Ozzy is the sweetest, most loving and well behaved pup ever! He is smart, a fast learner and adjusted very quickly to his foster home, mastering stairs in the house and multiple level decks outside. Within a few days, he learned his new name. Ozzy gets along well with the other dogs in his foster home, playing and running in the yard at warp speed. He is very affectionate to his foster family and all ages of human and canine visitors who have come to meet him. He loves to give kisses! Ozzy would prefer a lap, but
is very content to snooze in the nearest doggie bed as long as it is near you. He is playful, but not destructive. His favorite game is to hide all the toys for safe-keeping. He is a bit of a sock bandit, and will play with any misplaced sock he finds, but he doesn’t chew them up. Ozzy is learning to fetch and bring the ball back, and he’s always good for a catch. With a little coaching he will sit for a treat. Ozzy is crate trained and 90 percent house trained with a doggie door. His tail is bobbed, just barely a nub! His legs are very long, but he only weighs about 9 pounds now. He should finish out at about 12 pounds, with erect ears and deep brown eyes you can’t resist. Ozzy would make a great addition to a family with any age children. He is approximately 10 months old and is going to make a wonderful companion for the lucky adopter of this perfect pup. Ozzy will be ready for his new family in a few weeks as soon as he is neutered. For more photos of Ozzy in his foster home, check his album:
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Malaya
Sex: Female • Located in: North Carolina • Age: Young
*Malaya is being fostered in Winston-Salem, NC.*
Meet Malaya! Malaya is a precious little 11-pound Rat Terrier that melted many volunteers’ hearts when they first saw her photos and the plea for help from a shelter in Rosenberg, Texas. ResQ immediately sprang into action to get her to safety. She did not have much time at the high kill shelter and we had to work quickly to get her out. An angel of a volunteer from Katy, Texas stepped up and pulled her out of the shelter for ResQ and then took her to the vet for a once-over and vaccinations. Four days later she put Malaya on a plane from Houston, Texas, to Raleigh, North Carolina. We cannot thank our Texas angel enough! There she was greeted by her new foster Mom and driven to Winston-Salem where she is currently being fostered.. That night Malaya got to meet her foster family of four other Rat Terriers, a Golden Retriever, 3 children and Mom and Dad . Tired from travel and a bit scared at first, Malaya sniffed her new surroundings and then started bouncing around. Her personality is super sweet and loving. This little girl would be so happy to have her forever home where she could receive lots of love and attention. She is only about 10 months old, and just as cute as they come! She is busy learning the routine of her foster home and the skills, like housetraining, that she will need to enjoy a new home of her own! For more photos of this sweetie in her foster home, check her album often:
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Lefty
Sex: Male • Located in: Tennessee • Age: Adult
*Lefty is being fostered in Portland, Tennessee.*
Lefty is a tall standard rat terrier, weighing about 26 pounds. It’s hard to imagine, but he was a very skinny 16 pounds when he was picked up as an emaciated and neglected stray. The shelter volunteer nick-named him “Honeybun” because that’s what they had to use to catch him. Despite all the hardships in his short life, Lefty still loves everyone. He likes men and women equally, and thinks he is a 10-pound lap dog! Lefty can be a bit head-strong at times, and really needs someone with a firm hand. A terrier-wise family would be great, because he is a big guy! He gets along with all of the dogs in his foster home unless he is challenged, and then he will stick up for himself. Lefty wants to please his master, and obeys commands when given authoritatively. He is very playful and usually gets along with all of the dogs in his foster home, even the smaller dogs. He has very long legs and loves to chase squirrels and birds in the backyard of his foster home. Because of his prey drive, he is not good with cats. And because he is a big boy who loves to play, he would probably be better with children over 6. His perfect home would have a fenced backyard so he could get plenty of exercise. We don’t think he would be a good candidate for an apartment dog. He is crate trained (sleeps willingly in a crate) and completely housebroken with a doggie door. He is extremely loving and affectionate, and walks great on a leash. He also likes to ride in the car! There’s just nothing bad to say about this wonderful guy. For more photos of Lefty in his foster home, check his album often: http://ImageEvent.com/coram/lefty
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Sophie
Sex: Female • Located in: Connecticut • Age: Adult
*Sophie is being fostered in Bristol, CT.*
This pretty girl is named Sophie! Sophie is a chocolate and white Rat Terrier, and weighs about 12 pounds. We think she is about 7 years old. This beautiful dog is a sweet and loving girl, and you will fall in love with her quickly! She enjoys her walks and is very good on a leash. Sophie is housebroken, but will use a potty pad on occasion if she can’t get outside. Sophie is also crate trained. She loves to take rides in the car and sleep in bed with her people, covered with a blanket, of course! Sophie is very people-oriented, but fast-moving kids make her nervous, so she tends to scurry away. We think she would be fine with children over 6. She has shown absolutely no aggression when she is nervous, she just walks around or goes to a quiet place. Her new family will need to allow her time to get settled and learn the routine. She has not been cat scanned but we will do that soon. If her personality is a way to judge cat tolerance, we think she would be fine with cats. Sophie’s favorite past time is to lay in the sun and enjoy life! She would be a devoted companion to some lucky family, could that be yours?
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Scooter
Sex: Male • Located in: Wisconsin • Age: Young
*Scooter is being fostered in Kenosha, Wisconsin.*
Say hello to Scooter! Scooter is about a year and a half old, and he’s about 13 inches at the shoulder and weighs about 15 pounds. Scooter loves to give kisses – to any willing humans and his fellow rat terrier brothers and sister. Scooter LOVES to play and really needs a playmate to keep him happy. He plays nicely and does not get rough so he would not be a concern for smaller playmates. He loves to chew on rawhides, pork skin rolls, and especially Yak chews! If you provide him with plenty of chewies, he will be a happy boy! He is not a picky eater and will gently take snacks from hands. He does not like his crate and will let you know for the first 15 minutes of confinement. After that, he will quiet down and go to sleep. He is happiest when he gets to sleep in the doggie bed by the human bed; or at the foot of your bed, to keep your tootsies warm. He rides very nicely in the car. He is a little shy with new people, especially men, but will grow more confident quickly as he becomes used to a new person. He has not shown any aggression towards any humans or other animals. He is housebroken, and loves his doggie door. He had shown an interest in cats but not in an aggressive way – he’s probably trying to figure out if the cat wants or needs a couple of kisses! For more photos of Scooter, check his photo album: 
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Hawk
Sex: Male • Located in: Texas • Age: Adult
*Hawk is being fostered in Garland, Texas.*
Hawk is about 4 years old, and is a handsome example of a rat terrier! He is about 14″ at the shoulder and weighs about 18 pounds. He’s very friendly and happily greets everyone he sees. Hawk says riding in the car is fun, and his foster mom makes sure the window is down (and locked) 2 or 3 inches so he can smell the outside air. He is good on a leash and and gets very excited when he sees his harness. Hawk loves to sleep in the bed, either on top or underneath the covers, depending on the weather. This smart guy is reliably housebroken and a doggie door champ! Hawk is quite a talker — he grumbles and groans when he is settling down to a nap or shifting under the bedcovers at night. ”Louie” is the name given to him by the shelter folks, but he responds to the name “Hawk.” His foster mom thought he deserved a new name in his new life, which fits the Mohawk-like streak down the back of his neck. Hawk likes his new name! He has good manners, sitting quietly, waiting for his turn for treats or dinner. He knows what a “hug” is, and will ask for one by sitting at your feet and pawing the air. He will get onto his foster mom’s lap for short hugs, but is not a clinging vine. He is an independent guy when it comes to the mushy stuff. He loves to play and wrestle with his people, and has a soft mouth. He minds well. During a recent visit, Hawk enjoyed the grandkids (4, 7 and 9) for an afternoon of play. He does play with other dogs, especially his rat terrier housemates. This young man will make a fun and loving companion and an excellent watchdog. Is he for you? See more of Hawk in his foster home: http://imageevent.com/ratterrierresq/louie
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Axle
Sex: Male • Located in: California • Age: Adult
*Axle is being fostered in Fresno, California.*
Meet Axle! He’s a 9-year-old Rat Terrier filled with lots of spunk! He is one healthy and happy dude! As Ratties go, he is medium build, weighing 18-19 pounds. His ears are erect and perky and his tail is docked. He is a real good looker! Axle recently underwent cataract surgery in his right eye. Before the surgery, he had a hard time playing fetch and soccer, two of his favorite activities, but he can see really well now and is anxious to find a new friend to play with! He is quite a smart fellow. It’s obvious to his foster mom that someone has spent a lot of time training him. He knows several commands and words that are not in a normal dog’s vocabulary. He picks up new tricks quickly. He is completely house broken with a doggie door, is crate-trained, and loves to go for walks on leash. He also loves to ride in the car. He is quite the character! When he wants to play, he’ll start talking to whomever he wants to play with, whether it is his foster mom or dad or his canine buddies. He gets along well with other dogs. He also is happy to play with a toy by himself. While he is a fully active dog, ready for any fun you want to engage in, he loves to cuddle too. If you are happy, he is happy! He’d love to have his own canine sister to play with. Maybe you can be the fur ever home he’s always been looking for!
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Introducing Jack Sparrow! Jack Sparrow is about a year old, maybe a year and a half, and weighs around 10 pounds. And just like any young dog, he is full of energy and loves to play! He... [
