More about RINGO (SRC#3618) in SC

    RINGO IS OFFERED AS AN OWNER PLACEMENT WITH SRC'S ASSISTANCE My name is RINGO  and I am just over 1.5  years old.  I weigh approximately 25 pounds and the vet says that I am a little overweight yet the majority of my weight is solid muscle.  I am a  Mini Schnauzer mix with Natural Ears and a LongTail  that when groomed properly will look like a fluffy fan.  My color is black with wisps of gray.  I am microchipped, have all my vaccinations, am heart-worm negative, been  neutered and currently is being placed by his owners who are located in Charleston, SC  My family is truly amazing and the husband has done a great deal of training with me. Some of the things I have learned are shown in the attached video, so please watch it. My current human Dad has worked with me quite a bit already and I LOVE to be able to show anyone who takes time with me, just how intelligent I am.  PLEASE WATCH MY VIDEO. That will show you just how much I have learned already! So now you are wondering why are they placing me in another loving home.  They also have a young child and I have not learned how to stop my resource guarding as yet.  I consider that little human on my level and once there was an issue where I nipped it because they wanted something I had.  We usually get along well but after my owners discussed the situation they do not want to take the chance that I might hurt the little human before I even thought about it if they want something I have.  I love to play and need to be socialized with other dogs because I get very excited whenever I see another dog on walks with my owner.  Ring's  Story  RINGO  with this unique identification number: (SRC#3618) has been with his current family for less than 6 months and they have worked with him a lot.  He is very trainable and is still technically a puppy since he is less than 2 years old Ringo is already amazing and his video shows how intelligent he is! He loves for people to work with him.  He is still coming out of the baby phase and if you have had a puppy already you know that they go through a stage when they love to "mouth your hands" but that must be broken.  He was doing so well however he got too rough with the smaller child and that is why SRC never places in a family who has children 10 or under that age.  Ringo is house-broken, crate trained, leash trained but he gets very excited on his walks when he sees other dogs. He probably would be playful with them yet socialization with this boy should be slow and well managed. He needs to be adopted by someone who does NOT have other dogs and does have experience with the Schnauzer breed. It is obvious that Ringo was not exposed to other dogs before his current family got him.  Most likely he wants to play yet this situation has not been introduced to him yet because his current family has not had Ringo with them very long.  They also do not know anyone with a friendly and submissive dog that could be socialized with Ringo. Ringo also does tend to resource guard with his food.  He was a little thin when his current family got him so they have worked with him as much as this short period of time allows.  They understand that Ringo is young and should have someone to adopt him who does not have small children and also does not have another canine. Ringo is really a very special canine, and it is easy to see that he is very intelligent.  He rides well in a car, is crate trained, and also house-broken. Ringo is almost perfect except if  he is left alone in the yard, he gets bored and has been known to dig a hole. SRC does not recommend leaving your canine alone in the yard   It is always best to be with your dog when they go out into the yard and SRC can attest to that because one of the dogs they had adopted to someone who lived in the South Carolina area was left in the yard while his Mom went to the grocery store.  We were shocked to find out that he was bitten by a rattlesnake even though she was only about 20 minutes at the store.  Fortunately she got back in time to take this dog to the vet or  he would have not lived because  that bite would have been fatal.  Ringo loves attention and would be very happy in an adoptive home with someone who is very versed with training Minis.  We at SRC just want Ring  to have that loving home he  deserves so if you are that person who can work with him and does not have small children or another dog in the home then submit your application right away.  Ringo is waiting and will make you very happy!    When ready for adoption Ringo will be fully vetted including a neuter and has a microchip  which may be transferred to his adoptive parent's home. once the adoption is completed. The date of release of this dog is at the discretion of the SRC Core Team and his current owners.    THIS DOG IS LOCATED  IN   CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA  AND YOU SHOULD BE WILLING TO DRIVE TO THAT LOCATION IN ORDER TO PICK RINGO  UP THERE WHEN HE  IS ADOPTED. Tax-deductible donation requested at time of adoption for this dog is $600.00 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. SRC’s rescued dogs are  placed in foster homes throughout NC, SC, TN, and VA until they are adopted. These same states are SRC's approved adoption areas so please do not apply unless you live in one of these states. You must be willing to drive to the dog's foster home in order to adopt the canine. The 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 to email address: [email protected]  Upon receipt of your application, your medical records, and photos of your home (interior and exterior), the entire file will be processed and reviewed by the Core Team which may take up to seven days, depending on your location and the number of applications being processed at that time. Satisfactory files will also be reviewed by foster parent.  Someone from the Core Team along with the Foster Parent will be in touch with you to ask any questions that might be outstanding and to answer any questions you may have.  At that point an adoption may be discussed and arranged. 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 the necessary donation and the adoption 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.