Welcome to Scottish Terrier Club of Greater Washington D.C. rescue page.
Scottie Rescue
Our rescue organization has served the needs of homeless Scotties in the Washington D.C., Maryland and Virginia areas for over fifty years.
We are a non-profit group that is funded and managed by the The Scottish Terrier Club of Greater Washington, D.C., Inc. (STCGW).
We are a 501C7 corporation registered in Maryland and our Federal Tax ID number is 23-152268. We are also an AKC sanctioned rescue.
We maintain a list of candidates who are investigated prior to approval. Our approval process includes a home visit by the rescue
coordinator where all members of the adoptive family must be present and a veterinarian referral, when one is available. Our rescues
are placed in homes based upon compatible circumstances, never on a first come first served basis. We do not practice euthanasia and
we absorb the expense of housing the pet until a suitable home is found. However, we always have a waiting list of approved homes for
Scotties. We do not accept third party applications and each applicant must be at least eighteen years of age.
Our spay/neuter policy requires us to have the surgery performed while the dog is in our care. Only in cases where, for age or medical
reasons, it is prudent to delay surgery, we require that our adoptive family agree to the date by which the surgery must be performed
and we require proof that the procedure was completed. In these cases, we will not place the dog in a home with an opposite sex animal
that is not altered.
We also absorb all costs of medical and corrective treatments required for our dogs before placement. It is our goal to ensure that
all placements are healthy before they leave our care, regardless of the amount of time required to do so. Some of our rescues suffer
from chronic non-life threatening illnesses. Our policy is to provide full disclosure of all known medical conditions prior to placement.
When a placement is made, the adopter is required to sign a contract agreeing to provide adequate care for the rescue. We ask a minimum
donation of $150 to cover rescue expense. This donation is not tax deductible.
If you would like to provide a home for a rescue Scottie, please complete an application by clicking on the rescue section at
the website for the Scottish Terrier Club of America .
|
 
Dasher, when I first came to live with Steve.
NOW!
|
Dasher was given up in December 2003 when he was three and a half years old by a woman who lived in a condo,
worked all day, and left Dasher alone and caged all day long. He was overweight, had chewed most of the fur
off his hind legs and had very little muscle tone. Scottie rescue found a home for Dasher where his person
Steve would be around most of the day. With lots of walks and play time Dasher has trimmed down
(although still a big boy) and has taken over Steve's life. They have had many adventures together
including visiting his parents and other residents at an assisted living home, being the star of a fashion show,
and being chosen as 'Alex' Alexandria's Holiday Scottie for the 2004 Christmas season. As Alex Dasher visited the
Mayor and City Council members, hosted his own Holiday Party for Alexandria dogs, and rode in his own BMW convertible
in the 2004 Scottish Walk Christmas Parade. When not off on an adventure Dasher loves sitting in front of his floor
to ceiling length windows looking right out onto his busy sidewalk in Old Town Alexandria making sure everyone knows
he is in charge. Dasher has found his forever home. And yes Dasher is named after one of Santa's reindeer.
|
"KC"
“K.C.”- Our webpage logo dog is this very Scottie. She was surrendered to
a Waldorf Maryland animal shelter, the victim of a marital separation that
led to a divorce. She was somewhere between the ages of 7-10, having a prematurely
white beard that made it harder to determine. She was examined by the rescue vet, who,
upon making contact with her, became covered in small black dots -fleas. She was completely infested.
She also had kennel cough and was treated for both.
K.C. has been in my home since 2002. She was a bit aloof though sweet at first, and,
for many months, she would bite at the empty air around her head at imagined fleas.
She is very much a part of our family now, wanting to be right next to us on the couch
or snuggled in the bed. We are so grateful to Scottish Terrier Rescue for giving us the
opportunity to have “our girl” to share in our lives.
|
"In Memory of Kellie"
“Kellie”- This sweet girl was supposed to be a boy. She was rescued in the last minutes before closing time
on a Friday at a kill shelter in North Carolina, her scheduled euthanasia to take place on the following
Monday morning. Rescue thought they were picking up a 4 year old, male Scottie, and so all the way home
told her what a good “boy” she was - in such a hurry to get her out of the shelter, and not bothering to check!
Kellie’s original owner gave her up because the woman liked to take long walks through the woods and did not think
that a Scottie was enough protection. She purchased a large breed puppy and took her relatively well-cared for
Scottie…regular vet visits, well –groomed etc, to a remote pound that she had no chance of coming out of. Kellie
also had a genetic condition referred to as “Scottie Cramp”, a disease that causes the dog to stiffen up, or
disrupts their mobility etc, in stressful situations. The large puppy was probably a “stressor” for Kellie,
perhaps another reason her previous owner no longer wanted her. Scottie Cramp is not an issue that causes harm
to the dog and one that many owners find easy to treat, though there is no cure, and easy to live with.
Kellie’s new mom definitely found it easy to live with, taking her to a holistic vet, who, with acupuncture
and Chinese herbs, all but eliminated any symptoms.
Sadly, Kellie passed from illness unrelated to her Scottie Cramp in late 2005. But she spent her last years
“dreaming of Scotland” on the kitchen stoop in the care of a mom willing to make her life all that it could be.
|
"Scotty"
"Scotty"-This little guy was surrendered by his owner in this
horrible condition. He suffered from severe skin infections for so
long that he lost most of his hair.
He was treated by our rescue dermatologist for two months and had a
complete recovery. Today his name is "Brynner" and he lives with his
rescue mom, an executive with a home office. He will never have a
beautiful coat, but he now has a custom made sweater to wear so
that he is never cold.
|
"Mavis"
"Mavis"-This senior Scottie was found wandering in a garbage dump.
Mavis had a huge tumor on her ear, was malnourished, and had skin
infections.
Following treatment, Mavis went to a new home with a loving family
and two Scottie brothers.
|
"Kay"
"Kay"-This little girl was one of five females used for breeding in
a puppy mill operation. Kay lived in a wooden box and never went
outside or saw sunlight. Her living space was never cleaned and
she and her sisters came to rescue filthy and ill. Kay has a
permanent hole in the roof of her mouth caused by a trauma. She
also has kidney disease.
Today, Kay is being treated for her medical issues and lives in a
home with a loving rescue mom and two new sisters; a Doberman named
Gracie and a Border Collie named Brie.
If you would like to make a donation to the Scottish Terrier Club of D.C. please click below!!
|
Home
Graphics by: Creations by Dawn
For more information, please CONTACT US.
This site is maintained and copyrighted © by:
Scottish Terrier Club of Greater Washington D.C. 2005
|
