maggie

In addition to the following profile for this dog, please first read the Adoption Information at http://www.shihtzurescuemn.org/adopt.html to understand the process, requirements and time-line for adoption. An adoption application can also be found in the Adoption Info section. If, after reading that information, you have any questions, please submit your question via e-mail and it will be answered. Please do not request a phone call. A personal phone call will only be made when an adoption application has been submitted and the foster parent wishes to consider the application. Thank you!


Maggie is a 9 year old, 11 pound female Shih Tzu/Maltese mix. She came into rescue when her owners weren’t able to take care of her anymore. She was very shy and apprehensive at first, but once she warmed up to her foster parents, she became a friendly and affectionate dog. She is well behaved and enjoys being with her foster parents. Maggie is interested in people and other dogs while out on walks, but she is very cautious when meeting them.

It would be best if someone is home with Maggie the majority of the time, and she needs to be taken out about every four hours to go potty. She is good around other small dogs and older children, and she would be a good family dog. She enjoys interacting with her foster parents and likes to cuddle on their lap. And she has an adorable face like a little lamb, which is impossible to resist. She sleeps on her foster parents’ bed at night, and hopefully her adopters will let her sleep with them.

She needs exercise every day; she walks over a mile a day. It would be ideal if Maggie’s new family will include her in their daily activities, and take her with them to dog appropriate areas. She especially enjoys running in her foster parents’ secure fenced back yard to chase the rabbits and squirrels, and It would be great for her to have a fenced yard but it is not a deal breaker.

These are the requirements for Maggie’s new family:

1. Be home much of the day and include Maggie in your daily routine and activities.

2. Be committed to long daily walks and be physically able to provide the exercise that Maggie needs. A fenced yard would be great.

3. An adults only home, or a family with children over the age of ten who have demonstrated an understanding of how to gently and appropriately interact with a small dog will be considered.

4. Another small dog of similar energy in the home would be okay, but Maggie will also thrive as being the only dog in the home.

5. Live within 30 miles of Inver Grove Heights, MN, and agree to attend the annual Shih Tzu Rescue Reunion held each year in September.

Maggie is a sweet, well behaved girl who wants to please her family, which she does best by showing her affection. She would love to spend the rest of her life being pampered and napping on someone’s lap, and she will make a great companion for someone who will love her in return.

Magge is scheduled to be spayed and have a complete dental in the coming weeks. She is current on vaccinations, microchipped, and on heartworm and flea/tick preventative. Once she

has recovered from her spay, she will be ready for adoption, but adoption applications are being accepted now. Maggie’s adoption fee is $220.00 plus sales tax of $19.86, for a total of $239.86.

To meet Maggie, please complete an adoption application at the website listed in the first para-graph. Or you can also see her and the other dogs available for adoption from Shih Tzu Res-cue of Minnesota by visiting with us at the rescue’s Meet and Greet from 10:00 AM to 12:00 noon the first Saturday of every month at Chuck & Don’s, 8537 Lyndale Avenue S., in Blooming-ton, MN.