Dachshund

My name is Fella. OK, so let's face the facts. It's not really all that likely that I will ever find a forever home. I'm kind of an old guy (about 12) and I bite people I don't know. It's not the greatest combination. But I have a lot of love in my heart, and DREAM has taken care of me for 4 years. I had a very hard time before I came to DREAM, and that has made me a real special boy. When I was 4 years old, my daddy died. My mom didn't know what to do with me, so she put me in the garage. I guess she kinda forgot about me, because I was in there all alone for 4 long years. It was dark in there and I didn't get much exercise. Sometimes I was scared. I was usually always lonely. My only friends were my toys. When I came out, I didn't know how to act anymore and I was very scared. I bit my foster mom, even though I really wanted to be able to love her. Since then my foster mom has been working a lot with me. She found a behaviorist who was able to teach her about how to help me. I have gotten much better. I have a special brush that my foster mom uses for me, when I see it come out, I roll over on my back and cry. No one brushed me or touched me for so long. I love to sit on someone's lap, and if I see you sit down on the couch or floor, I will RUN from anywhere in the house to be with you. When I want my foster mom's attention, I go up to her, wag my tail, and put my front legs on her legs to get petted. I have really come a long way. Maybe you could send DREAM a donation to help out with all the money they spend on dogs like me who need help. They have a donation page at www.dreamrescue.org. You can also see my foster mommy's blog about life as a rescuer at www.dreamdachshundrescue.wordpress.com, and follow them on twitter. DREAM is a small group of all volunteers, so we can only consider applications within 1 hour of Atlanta.