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My human is active in Dachshund rescue in West Texas area. We hope to have a rescue & referral site up and going soon. If you are located in Texas and in need of a dachshund, please visit one of many rescues in the Lone Star State.

Rosie





All Texas Dachshund Rescue

Promised Land Dachshund Sanctuary

Diamond Dachshund Rescue

Dachshund Rescue of Houston

Central Texas Dachshund Rescue

DFW Dachshund Rescue Foundation

Dixons Dachshund Rescue
















If you are interested in rescuing or adopting a Dachshund nationwide,
please visit a Rescue Web Page for a listing of dogs in need of a good home.






Almost Home Dachshund Rescue Society

Coast to Coast Dachshund Rescue

Dachshund Rescue of North America

Disabled Dachshund Society

Southern States Dachshund Rescue

Dachshund Rescue Web Pages

Dachshund Underground Railroad














Top Ten Reasons To Adopt A Rescue Dog

by Mary Clark at Labrador Retriever Rescue Inc *


10) In a Word--Housebroken
With most family members gone during the work week for 8 hours or more, housetraining a puppy and its small bladder can take awhile. Puppies need a consistent schedule with frequent opportunities to eliminate where you want them to. They can't wait for the boss to finish his meeting or the kids to come home from after school activities. An older dog can "hold it" much more reliably for longer time periods, and usually the Rescue has him housebroken before he is adopted.

9) Intact Underwear
With a chewy puppy, you can count on at least 10 mismatched pairs of socks and a variety of unmentionables rendered to the "rag bag" before he cuts every tooth. And don't even think about shoes! Also, you can expect holes in your carpet (along with the urine stains), pages missing from books, stuffing exposed from couches, and at least one dead remote control. No matter how well you watch them, it will happen--this is a puppy's job! An older dog can usually have the run of the house without destroying it.

8) A Good Night's Sleep
Forget the alarm clocks and hot water bottles, a puppy can be very demanding at 2am and 4am and 6am. He misses his littermates, and that stuffed animal will not make a puppy pile with him. If you have children, you've been there and done that. How about a little peace and quiet? How about an older rescue dog??

7) Finish the Newspaper
With a puppy running amok in your house, do you think you will be able to relax when you get home from work? Do you think your kids will really feed him, clean up the messes, take him for a walk in the pouring rain every hour to get him housetrained? With an adult dog, it will only be the kids running amok, because your dog will be sitting calmly next to you, while your workday stress flows away and your blood pressure lowers as you pet him.

6) Easier Vet Trips
Those puppies need their series of puppy shots and fecals, then their rabies shot, then a trip to be altered, maybe an emergency trip or two if they've chewed something dangerous. Those puppy visits can add up (on top of what you paid for the dog!). Your donation to the rescue when adopting an older pup should get you a dog with all shots current, already altered, heartworm negative and on preventative at the minimum.

5) What You See Is What You Get
How big will that puppy be? What kind of temperament will he have? Will he be easily trained? Will his personality be what you were hoping for? How active will he be? When adopting an older dog from a rescue, all of those questions are easily answered. You can pick large or small; active or couch potato; goofy or brilliant; sweet or sassy. The rescue and its foster homes can guide you to pick the right match. (Rescues are full of puppies who became the wrong match as they got older!)

4) Unscarred Children (and Adults)
When the puppy isn't teething on your possessions, he will be teething on your children and yourself. Rescues routinely get calls from panicked parents who are sure their dog is biting the children. Since biting implies hostile intent and would be a consideration whether to accept a "give-up", Rescue Groups ask questions and usually find out the dog is being nippy. Parents are often too emotional to see the difference; but a growing puppy is going to put everything from food to clothes to hands in their mouths, and as they get older and bigger it definitely hurts (and will get worse, if they aren't being corrected properly.) Most older dogs have "been there, done that, moved on."

3) Matchmaker Make Me a Match
Puppy love is often no more than an attachment to a look or a color. It is not much of a basis on which to make a decision that will hopefully last 15+ years. While that puppy may have been the cutest of the litter; he may grow up to be superactive (when what you wanted was a couch buddy); she may be a couch princess (when what you wanted was a tireless hiking companion); he may want to spend every waking moment in the water (while you're a landlubber); or she may want to be an only child (while you are intending to have kids or more animals). Pet mis-matches are one of the top reasons Rescues get "give-up" phone calls. Good rescues do extensive evaluating of both their dogs and their applicants to be sure that both dog and family will be happy with each other until death do them part.

2) Instant Companion
With an older dog, you automatically have a buddy that can go everywhere and do everything with you NOW. There's no waiting for a puppy to grow up (and then hope he will like to do what you enjoy.) You will have been able to select the most compatible dog: one that travels well; one that loves to play with your friends' dogs; one with excellent house manners that you can take to your parents' new home with the new carpet and the new couch. You can come come home after a long day's work and spend your time on a relaxing walk, ride or swim with your new best friend (rather than cleaning up after a small puppy.)

1) Bond--Rescue Dog Bond
Dogs who have been uprooted from their happy homes or have not had the best start in life are more likely to bond very completely and deeply with their new people. Those who have lost their families through death, divorce or lifestyle change go through a terrible mourning process. But, once attached to a new loving family, they seem to want to please as much as possible to make sure they are never homeless again. Those dogs that are just learning about the good life and good people seem to bond even deeper. They know what life on the streets, life on the end of a chain, or worse is all about, and they revel and blossom in a nurturing, loving environment. Most rescues make exceptionally affectionate and attentive pets and extremely loyal companions.


Unfortunately, many folks think dogs that end up in rescue are all genetically and behaviorally inferior. But, it is not uncommon for Rescue to get $500 dogs that have either outlived their usefulness or their novelty with impulsive owners who considered their dog a possession rather than a friend or member of the family; or simply did not really consider the time, effort and expense needed to be a dog owner. Not all breeders will accept "returns", so choices for giving up dogs can be limited to animal welfare organizations, such as Rescues, or the owners trying to place their own dogs. Good Rescues will evaluate the dog before accepting him/her (medically, behaviorally, and for breed confirmation), rehabilitate if necessary, and adopt the animal only when he/she is ready and to a home that matches and is realistic about the commitment necessary to provide the dog with the best home possible.

Choosing a rescue dog over a purchased pup will not solve the pet overpopulation problem (only responsible pet owners and breeders can do that), but it does give many of them a chance they otherwise would not have. But, beyond doing a "good deed", adopting a rescue dog can be the best decision and addition to the family you ever made. Rescue a dog and get a devoted friend for life!


Many thanks to Labrador Retriever Rescue Inc for the Top Ten List!

* Permission has been granted to freely reprint and distribute this document as long as LRR, Inc. is credited.














Life of a Pet Shop Puppy










Dachshund Rescues Lost Kitten


One very special dachshund, Manfred writes a letter to his brother, Zorro Junior

. . . "Guess what I did? Rescued an orphaned kitten under the back porch. The humans don't usually keep abandoned cats around but I got my way this time. It's my special pet! I discovered him, a grey tabby male, only 6 weeks old, named him "Mike". I carry him around in my mouth like a momma cat. At first Cristie kept him in the bathroom away from us, "until he outgrows my mouth". Now he's 9 weeks old and we PLAY!"  Fred and Mike


Manfred ~ Mike








Sadly, Manfred has recently passed away. He became guardian angel for Mike so he could allways watch over his special friend. Please take a moment to visit Fred's Memorial.









[Click here for my story]

Rescue Success Story :

"Sweet Pea"









Once upon a time there was a little black dachshund puppy named Sweetpea ...










Search and Rescue Dogs




In light of recent tragedy in New York, We have researched the subject of Search and Rescue Dogs. Though not exclusively of Dachshund breed, or even hounds, the heroic deeds of these "SAR" canines well deserves our recognition.

LINKS

El Paso County Rescue
K-9 SAR of South Florida
K-9 SAR of Texas
K-9 SAR Team, Inc.
MDI SAR directory, Maine
North America Search Dog Network
North Carolina SAR Dog Association
SAR Dogs at Work
West Virginia K-9 SAR








Made in America :


" Harley "


Story about the Road Dog is in progress ...








A Sad Story :

"Red"


The most Beautifull dog there ever was ...








Another Rescue Success :

[ photo pending]

"Baby"


Read the heartwarming story of Baby

... and more neat stuff from her Dachshund Pages








The one and only :


" Buster "

... the Rhymin' Rescue Dog


A collection of poems and songs by Julie W. Smith








Rescue stories on the web :


Home of the Sleeping Doxies


A Collection of Dachshund stories sent in by contributors








Song of a Rescue *

... to hell with the open road
by Julie W. Smith

a vagabond i used to be
running wild and running free
but i was just a vagrant soul-
with no place warm to feel whole.

and when they say a hobo's life
is freedom from all kinds of strife,
i have to laugh a little bit
for those who say that haven't lived it!
it's not about being free and bold
it's tearing hunger, freezing cold;
you have to fight and bare your fangs
for just a scrap to still the pangs.

you have no friends when on the run,
you just look out for number one-
you know your life is very wrong
when there's noplace you belong.

but there are angels all around
for god sees us when he looks down
and sends an answer to our prayer
a family to love and care.
yes, i was rescued one fine day
no longer am i called a stray.

i lay here dozing by the fire
and know i have my heart's desire.
if i could change one thing indeed
no animals would be in need.
no lonely hobos here and yon-
all the shelters closed and gone.
so my prayer remains for all
the sad creatures great and small.
so here's to rescue, keep it going,
it's love in action, ever flowing....
i know i'm loved by people dear-
heaven must be just like here.


* Copyright � 1998
Buster The Rhymin' Rescue Dog




The Rescue Angels *

by Julie W. Smith

Tail tucked between your legs,
Confusion in your eyes-
I know it's hard to understand
That Someone heard your cries.
When loneliness is all you know
and pain is all you feel-
And no one can be trusted,
And hunger's all too real
That's the time the Lord sees you
And lets you know He's there
That's when He sends His messengers-
The hearts that love and care.
Yes, rescuers are angels-
You cannot see their wings,
They keep them neatly folded
As they do their caring things.
The medicine to make you well
Good food to make you strong,
And finally to help you learn,
That hugs are never wrong.
The perfect place then must be found-
The home where you can live
Secure and safe and happy-
With joy to get and give.
When you reach your Forever Home,
Your place to feel whole,
The Angels smile, and off they go-
To save another soul.


* Copyright � 2000
Buster The Rhymin' Rescue Dog











Heroes and Heroines :




Baby
Buster
Elvis
Felix
General Charlie
Gizmo
Harley
Red
Rosie
Sweetpea
Tobi

Brandy and Cricket








Ten Worst Excuses not to Spay or Neuter a Pet



  1. Just one litter and then we'll have Fluffy spayed.
    Studies show that virtually the entire pet overpopulation stems from the "just one litter mentality.

  2. My dog doesn't run loose, so he doesn't need to be fixed.
    Murphy's Law says otherwise.

  3. We always find homes for the kittens.
    And that means that an equal number of kittens at the pound will be killed.

  4. I want the children to witness the miracle of birth.
    Rent a video.

  5. My dog is so cute and unique, there should be more of her.
    The shelters and pounds are full of cute and unique dogs, most with only a few days to live.

  6. It's not natural.
    There hasn't been anything "natural" about dogs since we began to develop breeds thousands of years ago.

  7. I just couldn't look my dog in the eye if I had him castrated.
    Watch it, you're anthropomorphiizing.

  8. A female dog or cat should have at least one litter for health reasons.
    Medically, factually and ethically indefensible.

  9. Neutering my dog will make him fat and lazy.
    Too much food and not enough exercise make a dog fat and lazy.

  10. Fixing my pet will change its personality.
    The main influences on an animal's personality are the kindness and care with which it is raised.









Ten Excellent Reasons To Have Your Dog Fixed

by Sandy Lindsey



  1. You tried to get your dog to use a condom, but he thought they were chew treats.

  2. You're not getting any sex either.

  3. You don't want to explain to a snarling German Shepard that pregnant dogs aren't supposed to eat junk food.

  4. Human arms and legs begin to look very good to a horny dog.

  5. You sleep with your four-legged friends and...(see #4).

  6. The cost of raising offspring has risen dramatically and your dog is unemployed.

  7. The neighborhood refers to your Beagle as the "Hound of the Boinkervilles."

  8. It will stop Fido from wanting to go out on Saturday night "dates" and flaunting that he has a better social life than you do.

  9. You don't want your pet slapped with a puppy paternity suit.

  10. It's hard enough to find loving homes for all the homeless dogs already out there.













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"If you pick up a starving dog and make him prosperous, he will not bite you;
that is the principal difference between a dog and a man."
~ Unknown ~




"...Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you something to drink?...
The King will reply, "I tell you the truth, whatever you did for one of the least of these, you did for me."
~ Matthew 25:37-40 ~







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