Adoption Procedure

·    Please complete an adoption application in order to start the process. 

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·    You can mail, FAX, or e-mail the application to Quixote Humane.

·    A home visit and references are required prior to adoption.

·    A visit with the dog prior to adoption may be scheduled after the home visit.

    If you have questions please call (505) 869-2397  

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Jamie

Estimated Birthday August 26, 2008

If you know and love the temperament of a Cairn Terrier you will immediately fall in love with this sweet little girl. She is about two years old, weighs eleven pounds and has a red brindle coat.

Packed full of bouncing off the walls delight, but also enjoys attention from her foster mom. Jamie is in a home with a larger, dominant dog and is submissive with her.

She is social so we believe she would be fine in a home with school aged children or an adult family. Jamie would probably not be a wise choice for an older home unless you have another dog to entertain her as she is very active. 

ADOPTION FEE $300

Jock

Estimated Birthday August 28, 2006

Enthusiastic and very happy, Jock is a fourteen pound Silky Terrier mix. He is playing well with the other foster dogs and seems to be ignoring the cat so far. Loving with women we still need to see how he feels about men and young children. Given his outgoing personality we think he will be able to blend into a family and most pets.

Jock was picked up as a stray so we do not know his history - however, it is most likely his previous owners gave up on trying to keep him at home. He is very wiggly and runs like the wind if the door is left ajar. Secure fencing, work in obedience training and leash walking should make all the difference in the world for Jock becoming a great family member.

His beautiful blue and tan coat will need to be groomed regularly and trimmed every couple of months to prevent tangles and mats.

Jock will be neutered, tested for heartworm and several tick borne diseases, vaccinated to prevent rabies, distemper, parvo, and will be microchipped prior to adoption.

ADOPTION FEE $300

Siegfried and Roy

Estimated Birthday July 18, 2010

Two pure white, blue-eyed boys, Siegfried and Roy weree a part of a littler of five kittens. Their white and calico sisters were adopted from the shelter.

Siegfried has a long tail, his brother Roy’s tail is bobbed. It would be nice if they could be adopted together as they are such a cute pair. However, they can be adopted individually when they are ready for a new home.

They will be neutered, current on all vaccinations and microchipped before the adoption is completed. They may be placed in foster-to-adopt homes in the mean time, so fif you are interested in this magical duo please fill out the application available on our website.

ADOPTION FEE $100 each or $175 for both.

Samantha

Estimated Birthday August 27, 2008

For a couple of days there were several reports of a little dog limping in Daniel Fernandez Park next to the Valencia County Animal Shelter. As I was driving into the shelter to do photos for the weekly News-Bulletin Pet Page I saw the Animal control officers trying to get the dog out from under a car parked in the dry field next door. They had to use a catch pole to retrieve the poor, frightened little girl.

It was easy to see that her limp was from a broken leg and she had missed a lot of meals. I took a quick photo of her in the arms of David, one of the ACOs that were able to bring her into the shelter. I sent the photo out to our friends in rescue in hope that someone would offer to help her. Thanks to our foster home - Barb and Jaye - we were able to spring her before she was listed for euthanasia.

Within days she had surgery to bring the broken bones into alignment and her prognosis is good for a full recovery. It will be at least a couple of months before she is back on all four feet and ready for adoption. In the meantime she will be spayed, updated on vaccinations, tested for heartworm, put on heartworm preventative and microchipped.

The estimated cost for the surgery and basic medical care is about $1,000. If you would like to make donation  you can send it to: 

Quixote Humane

P.O. Box 1285 

Peralta, NM 86042

or use our PayPal donation button on our website to use a credit card. 

Donations are tax deducible. Any donations over the cost of Sammie’s care will be applied to medical expenses for another rescue dog with special needs.

ADOPTION FEE $250.

Baxter’s Story 

UPDATE Sept 5: Baxter is still wearing splints. The bone re-growth is slow. His foster mom is determined to continue his support with weekly changes of the wraps.

UPDATE: Baxter had his leg surgeries. Some dead bone had to be removed from the weak ends of the bones of the right leg; the left was healing well. The Veterinary surgical specialist feels Baxter has great odds of being able to use both legs normally in a couple of months. We will be taking adoption applications in the meantime.

Baxter is almost a year old. He was rescued from a bad situation where there were over 12 other Chihuahuas (not spayed or neutered) that were living in poor conditions (not allowed to go outside and urinating and defecating on newspapers on the floor.) One bowl of dog food was put out for all so the weakest did not eat well; if at all. Baxter was one of them. He was extremely thin and in poor condition.

His blood work showed that his Calcium and vitamin D levels were very low; so low that a simple jump up a step caused his right leg to fracture -snapping the radius and ulna. Five days later, his left leg fractured from the amount of weight he had to bear on it. I raced into the clinic that Saturday morning and Dr. Dana and I splinted the other fractured leg. Baxter and I had a miserable 24 hours. He was in so much pain that I didn’t know if I should keep going. To my surprise, he popped up Sunday morning bright and alert and ready to roll!! Since that day, Baxter has taken big steps forward. All of his blood work has come back normal thanks to vitamins and a good diet and he gets around like you wouldn’t believe considering he is walking on splints.

With that said, the only hope for him is that he has a surgery to have plates put in to immobilize the 2 fractures. However, the surgery is very costly - $3,000. Taylor Ranch Veterinary Hospital is donating the splints, bandage material, pain meds, x-rays, follow up visits, etc to ensure good after care.

ADOPTION FEE: $300

Donations can be mailed to: 

Quixote Humane

P.O. Box 1285

Peralta, NM 87042 

or use this link to donate via PayPal

Missy

Estimated Birthday October 28, 2006

One of the sweetest little dogs you will ever meet, Missy loves people, puppies, a roll in the grass, and to RUN! Looking at her would never guess the trauma she has gone through. 

Missy was pregnant when she was hit by a neighbor’s car. The owners couldn’t afford to take her to a veterinarian and left her untreated for five days to see if she would recover. They decided she needed help they could not give.

X-rays showed that the impact caused her diaphragm to rupture and part of her stomach and liver were pushed into her chest, collapsing one lung. It also appeared that the puppies were still alive. Surgery was done, both puppies survived and Missy proved just what a wonderful dog she is. We bottle fed the babies for a few days until her milk came in and she took over from there.

Her two little boys Josh and Jason were fat little rolly polly pups and have been adopted.   

UPDATE: After six months Missy has regained control of her bladder, but is still bowel incontinent. We are going to research the options to see if there is a procedure that will help the nerves in her lower spine to recover and give her normal bowel control.

If you are that special someone who can open your heart and home to this wonderful dog if we are not able to resolve her incontinence issue, please contact us so we can arrange for you to meet this lovely little lady. 

In the meantime, if you would like to make a donation to help cover her surgery, please send your donation to: Quixote Humane, P.O. Box 1285, Peralta, New Mexico 87042

ADOPTION FEE  $250 

or use this link to donate via PayPal

Wrangler

Birthday approx July 6, 2005.

Wrangler was probably hit by car, or maybe he fell or was fallen upon. No one knows because he was left in the drop off kennels at the Valencia County shelter. He waited through his stray hold period - which included a holiday. By the time we were able to get him into the veterinary clinic he had been waiting ten days. Of course, we don’t know how long before that he was injured. Though he was in pain he was a good boy and accepted what life had dealt him.

His leg was broken just above the knee. Our vet was pleased that he was able to pull the ends together and pin it, even though some of the muscles and tendons had contracted. It appears that he will recover well and hopefully have full use of his leg.

We think he is a very handsome boy with huge eyes, large upright ears, and a nicely domed head. Just luscious to look at! He is a bit tentative at first but is a sweetie when he feels safe.

UPDATE: After recovering from his broken leg we found that Wrangler also had a luxated patella (loose kneecap) so we had surgery done to correct that, too! He is able to get around just fine, but probably will not be a good choice for a family that wants to go for long walks.

We think he is a very handsome boy with huge eyes, large upright ears, and a nicely domed head. Just luscious to look at! He is a bit tentative at first but is a sweetie when he feels safe.

ADOPTION FEE $200

Elin

Estimated Birthday April 29, 2006

Elin has a lovely chocolate colored coat with white frosting on her face and bright white tips on her toes and tail. She is housetrained to a doggie door and indoors to a piddle pad.

Elin loves to curl up on a soft blanket or in your lap, which is amazing as she was had to be trapped to bring her into rescue!

A woman in El Cerro Mission, a small community east of Los Lunas, had been feeding her and a couple of other stray Chihuahuas when she realized Elin had delivered puppies under her trailer. Valencia County Animal Control was able to trap her and then retrieve the puppies, who were two weeks old.

She loves to go for  walks and has learned to come and sit to have her leash put on. After breakfast two of the other dogs come to her to have their faces washed. Elin is good with men, women and other dogs after she gets to know them. She learns quickly what is expected of her, but needs a little time to trust new people friends. We would love to find her a quiet home with a mature couple or single owner.

She has been spay, is current on vaccinations, had a dental and is microchipped.

ADOPTION FEE  $250

Tiger

Estimated Birthday April 11, 2010

Tiger is the biggest of Elin’s puppies. Elin is a Chocolate and white Chihuahua mix. We think his dad was a miniature Dachshund mix. Tiger, looks like he is predominately Dachshund. But his little sister, Birdie, looks mostly like a Chihuahua.

Though full of energy when he plays with his brother, Tiger is a happy little boy; super calm and submissive with people. What Tiger wants most is someone to hug and pet him. He will be a fabulous little companion for a family with school age children. 

ADOPTION FEE $200

Bogie ADOPTION IN PROCESS

Estimated Birthday April 11, 2010

This darling little guy is one of Elin’s four puppies. Elin is a Chocolate and white Chihuahua mix. We think his dad was a Dachshund mix. His big brother, Tiger, looks like he is predominately Dachshund. But his little sister, Birdie, looks mostly like a Chihuahua. Bogie is in between - just the right size!

Bogie is a small but sturdy little dog. He is as sweet a little boy as can be. Bogie and his brother Tiger wake up full of play; they wrestle, dig in the dirt, and then crash. He needs to find a family that is active to help bring out his playful and energetic side. On-the-other hand, he would love to have a grade school child to snuggle with at night.

ADOPTION FEE $200 

Tesoro Valiente ADOPTED! 09/04/2010

Estimated Birthday July 4, 2008

Tesorro Valiente - “Zorro” - is just about perfect. This little guy is a dream come true for someone who is looking for a tiny, take-with-you-everywhere Chihuahua. He has the greatest outgoing personality - good with men, women, and other Chihuahuas. He uses piddle pads in the house and is already learning to come in the doggy door. He barely makes a peep and loves to be held. He plays well with the other dogs but is happy to toss a piece of kibble to keep himself amused. He is even good about getting his toenails trimmed!

Only two and a half pounds when we took him out of the shelter, he should weigh about four pounds when he fills out. We are accepting applications through August to find the perfect home for this little treasure. We are looking for a very special home for this very special little dog.

He is current on rabies vaccinations, tested for heartworm and on preventative, current on basic core vaccinations and is neutered and microchipped.

ADOPTION FEE $350

Hummingbird ADOPTION IN PROCESS

Estimated Birthday April 11, 2010

She was just one and a half pounds at six weeks old; our little “Birdie” is worth her weight in gold. She is super sweet , yet full of it! Her biggest brother weighed four pounds at six weeks, so we think there may have been more than one daddy producing this litter of four. Tiger, Bogie and Tee are bigger and have longer bodies and longer muzzles. We think their daddy is part Dachshund. Little Birdie takes after her mommy, Elin, a chocolate colored Chihuahua. It will be interesting to see how they change in the next couple of months.

ADOPTION FEE $300

Tee ADOPTION IN PROCESS

Estimated Birthday April 11, 2010

She is always into something! Tee is the middle of the litter in size and in the middle of everything when they go out to play. Tee is full of curiosity but she also loves to be held and cuddled. She looks a lot like her brothers; Tiger and Bogie, and probably has some Dachshund from her daddy’s side of the family. Her mom is Elin, a chocolate colored Chihuahua. Little Tee is a delightful little dog that should be a great companion for a family with school aged children. 

ADOPTION FEE $300

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