Grace is an adorable little girl.  She loves to cuddle and she's very playful. I was playing on the floor with her the last two nights and I'm grabbing at her paws.  She'll dive at my hands with her paws and her mouth and she'd use her teeth on my fingers but she did not bite at all.  She is incredibly gentle. She's well-behaved (no jumping up on the furniture, or begging for food, or trying to sprint out the door).  She'll let out a little bark or two when she needs to go outside to do her business and she's very good at sleeping through the night in her crate.   My wife and I go on a mile or so walk around the neighborhood nearly every night and Grace has no trouble keeping up.  We took her for a ride in the car today and she was perfectly comfortable riding in the back seat hooked up to the seat belt!  She also gets along great with our current dog (also a Shih Tzu). 

From a training standpoint, she comes when she's called and walks well on a leash.  Three days ago we had to place her in her crate (it's not the one she's used to).  Now she gets in with just a little "nudge".   When she tries to eat our dog's food, I tell her "no" and she backs off.  I find her to be fairly well-trained.

In fact, the only thing stopping us from adopting her is our current dog is NOT a fan of there being another dog in the house!  She'd make a great addition to someone looking for a fun and loyal companion.

Please contact  app@aarfhouston.org for more information about this dog. You can apply online by clicking on Application .

Puppies that are under 4 months old cannot be adopted outside of our Veterinary Service area.  Please call for specific locations.

Children under 8 years old often are not a good match for our puppies and dogs.   In order to protect both, your child and our rescued dogs/puppies from harm, we seldom if ever adopt to families with young children.

Once your application is approved, we will schedule a meet and greet at one of our adoption events.  Thank you for considering a rescue!

The adoption fee includes vaccinations, Bordetella, de-worming, rabies, spay/neuter and microchip. There is a an additional $12.99 fee for Home Again for a lifetime registration of the microchip.

Puppies cannot be adopted outside of the Houston area until they are spay/neutered after they are 4 months old.

It is against the law in the State of Texas for a rescue not to be sterilized so we have to make sure it gets completed and that we have record of it.

NOTE: In our bios, we provide information based on our volunteer's experience with a particular dog; such as temperament, training, and ability to get along with others.

AARF is a 501(c)3 Non Profit, all breed, no kill organization. Our group is always in need of donations in order to continue to give the needed medical care to our rescues. Adoption fees do not begin to cover all of the medical costs. Any donation , no matter how small is a big help and is greatly appreciated. Please help us to continue to help them. Thank you.