Our adopters often write to share news of their rescued Schnauzers ... both good news and bad. These notes always make us pause, and give us a chance to share our memories ... the day the dog entered our rescue program ... their days as a foster in one of our homes ... their adoption day ... or the updates we had from their family. Yes, they have their permanent homes, but these dogs always have a home in our hearts, too.

It's natural that the dogs we rehomed when we began in 1997 are passing away, but it seems like we lost a lot of furry friends in the past year. Our hearts go out the families who opened their hearts and homes to these wonderful rescues. NJSRN thanks you for giving them their forever homes.

... when you and your special friend finally meet,
you cling together in joyous reunion, never to be parted again.
The happy kisses rain upon your face; your hands
again caress the beloved head, and you look once more
into the trusting eyes of your pet,
so long gone from your life
but never absent from your heart.
Then you cross Rainbow Bridge together ....

2011

Lilly (March 15)
Lilly, who entered my life in the summer of 2000 from NJSRN passed over the rainbow bridge three hours ago. The family is in tears. She was the sweetest girl, EVER.

Fred (January 19)
I wanted to let you know that yesterday sadly Fred passed. The cancer got the best of him and I guess he had had enough. I was able to hold him while he peacefully went to sleep. I am very sad. He stole my heart from the moment I met him. Thank you for allowing us to have the pleasure of having him as part of our family. He will be sorely missed.

Zoey (January 9)
Zoey went to the bridge after a three-month battle with heart failure. Her human mommy and canine son, Zeke, miss her very much.

2010

Daisey Mae (September 4)
The end of an era, this is the second of the two little liver shunt puppies we took in about seven years ago. They were too frail to operate on, and were kept alive with medication and proper food. I fostered them for a couple of months and then Robin D. adopted them. She is truly an angel. The girls had many happy years, despite their ever-present health issues. They were neurologically impaired, blind, and teensy. Daisey was more "normal" initially, but Dixie loved to eat so despite her outward issues she became stronger and healthier over the years. What an incredible family.

Anya K. S. (aka Rooney) (above) (July 24)
NJSRN members Dorian and Chuck still can’t believe that their healthy, spunky little 13-year-old is gone. They knew something was wrong when Anya didn’t fall sleep in her favorite chair – a chair that everyone in the house knew belonged to her. They rushed her to the vet’s office, and tests showed a mass ... she was suffering. However hard it was, they knew that they had to show Anya one final act of love, and they were with her when she crossed the bridge.
Anya growled and fussed at the other dogs, and had a stubborn streak a mile long ... she actually stamped her feet when reprimanded. She was always happy and excited with life and played by her own rules. Anya was a real family-only kind of dog. She was one of NJSRN's "Texas Rescues," and had several nicknames, including "The Texas Tornado." Dorian said that when she first saw Anya, she ran right into her arms – and stayed there for the next 10 years.
RIP feisty little "Rooney," we know you’re stamping your feet someplace right now.

Chloe D. (date unknown)

Charlie P. (July 21)

Annie’s puppy (June 16)
Annie’s puppy was one of the 53 dogs we rescued from a sub-standard breeder in Maryland. Because of her size, we believe that there were more pups in the litter that never made it to rescue ... whether they were stillborn or died after birth, we just don’t know. This little girl got lots of love, and was in foster care for 11 days when she very quickly took a turn for the worse. She crossed the bridge while her foster mom was rushing her to our vet’s office. RIP little one.

Junior R. (June 14)
Junior was a special needs boy with a cleft palate and related infections who stole the hearts of one of NJSRN’s member families. He loved his family as much as they loved him, and was completely devoted to his mom, Sherri.

Boomer (June 11)
Boomer, who we adopted in July of 2007, passed over the Rainbow Bridge on June 11, 2010. He was our laid back old man with many problems – Cushing’s Disease, arthritis, cataracts, loss of hearing, and – in the end – cancer. He had to wear diapers and couldn’t run and play with his buddy Max but he sure did like to cuddle in the Lazy Boy with Mommy or Daddy.

We truly miss our old man but wouldn’t have missed a minute of the time we got to spend with him! Thank you for letting us experience our Boomer.

Tanner C. (May)

Dixie P. (May 24)

Chase P. (May 13)

Lizzie R. (April 27)

Punky F. (April 23)

PJ D. (April 22)



Benjamin L. (above) (April 22)

Dee Dee S. (April 15)
Dee Dee was a beautiful, sweet senior, and was loved by her new mom, JoAnn and her foster mom, Sandy.

Katie (April 11)
Katie was one of the 53 dogs we rescued from a sub-standard breeder in Maryland. Katie died of a massive seizure and though she never found her forever family, her story touched the lives of all of us at NJSRN.

Mitzi K. (April 6)

Thank you to the families for allowing us to share in the memory of these wonderful companions, and to acknowledge their passing.

If your NJSRN rescue has crossed the bridge and you would like us to post a photo or write-up in their honor, please send the information to info@njsrn.org.