ADOPTING A RESCUED MIN PIN:
UNDERSTANDING OUR RE-HOMING PROCESS

IS A MINIATURE PINSCHER RIGHT FOR YOUR FAMILY?
Adopting any pet will change the dynamic of your family, and adding a “furkid” is a big decision that requires background knowledge on which breeds will fit best with your family’s lifestyle. The Miniature Pinscher is a hardy, intelligent, fun loving, small dog with high self-esteem. Although it has a lot of energy, daily exercise needs are minimal. As a rule, Min Pins do not care for other pets or dogs, and will chase small animals. Reserved with strangers, they make excellent watchdogs, but are inclined to be rather noisy. A Min Pin puppy needs early, persistent housebreaking, especially the males. The close, slick coat of the Min Pin requires scant grooming. It is always neat and clean. The erect ears are usually cropped, but may be left natural.

MIN PINS AND CHILDREN. Children and dogs should never be left alone and unattended, even for a moment. Young children do not understand how to treat dogs, and dogs do not understand a child's behavior. This can result in tragedy with any breed of dog. Like children, each dog is different in personality, energy and patience levels. So each relationship between a dog and a child should be considered on an individual basis. While the Min Pin is a toy breed, it is not a toy. Min Pins will tolerate a certain amount of attention from a child, but grabbing, pinching, sudden movement and aggressiveness will be met with defensive reactions, such as running away or biting. It is important to realize that even as a full grown adult, the Miniature Pinscher is a very small dog. The wrong type of play can easily result in broken bones or worse. Even though the Min Pin is a bundle of energy and will bounce from the sofa to the floor, dropping one from that same sofa can easily result in injury. If Miniature Pinschers are raised around responsible children who treat them in a gentle way, they will adore children. Patience, love and common sense are the inherent ingredients for a healthy relationship between your Miniature Pinscher and your family.

WHAT TO EXPECT IN THE ADOPTION PROCESS

STEP 1: THE APPLICATION AND REFERENCE CHECK
Fill out the online adoption application available at our website: www.rescueminpins.com. Once we receive your application, our first step is to check your veterinarian and/or landlord references. We call your vet to verify information on your past and current pets, and call your landlord (if necessary) to verify whether dogs are acceptable and if there are any weight or breed restrictions.

STEP 2: THE PHONE CALL
After talking with your vet and/or landlord, we make arrangements to have a brief telephone conversation with you to exchange general information about the breed, specific information about the particular Min Pin you are interested in, and take the time to get to know one another. At Friends of Penny Min Pin Rescue we are all about the dogs. We want to find the right families for our Min Pins, and find the right Min Pin for your family. We have a 100% success rate in our re-homing program and we plan to keep it that way.

STEP 3: THE HOME VISIT
Next, we make arrangements to bring the Min Pin with us to visit your home. Please understand this does not guarantee the Min Pin will stay and the adoption will be finalized at this point. However, on some occasions we may be able to complete the adoption contract (available on our website) and finalize everything during your home visit.

ADOPTION DONATIONS. The cost of adoption is based on the needs of the furkid being adopted. Normal adoption donations range from $200-$350. Donations cover routine medical costs and any behavioral programs, or additional medical treatments that particular Min Pin needed. All of our Min Pin’s go to their forever homes after any medical or behavioral issues have been addressed, after testing heartworm negative and taking a monthly heartworm preventative, and after being spayed/neutered and completely vaccinated. We always give each Min Pin everything they need, and we never let medical costs or human hours negatively impact a Min Pin’s life. The dogs’ needs always come first; always!

Friends of Penny Min Pin Rescue, Inc. is a non-profit corporation registered with the Secretary of State of North Carolina. Our volunteers give their time, money, and hearts to save Miniature Pinschers’ lives. 100% of your adoption donation, and all other donations, pay the medical costs of Min Pins within the rescue. No volunteers receive any monetary compensation.

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