Dachshund

You can see more photos of Jamie HERE.

UPDATE 4/18/07: After a rather long stay with his foster parents, we are thrilled to report that Jamie has been adopted by a loving couple and now lives the pampered life of a photographer's model! Jamie's new "mother" is a professional photographer, and she's already reported that Jamie invites himself in to her photo shoots, positioning himself in front of her intended subjects. Sounds like Jamie has made himself quite at home.

***CUDDLE MUFFIN***

***CUTIE PIE***

***LOVES EVERYONE***

***EXCELLENT MANNERS***

***HOUSETRAINED***

Jamie's got everything going for him, and he wants to snuggle with YOU!

UPDATE: Jamie is still waiting patiently for his "forever home". He would really like having another dog, preferably another dachshund, in the household as a companion, as Jamie prefers not to be alone. Jamie is housetrained and has excellent house manners.

UPDATE: Jamie LOVES to play with toys but has a hard time deciding which one is his favorite. He's determined if he sleeps in the toy box, he'll be able to keep them ALL for himself! Jamie does, however, share nicely with the other dogs in his foster family, and enjoys playing with them as well.

Jamie is a 3 year old 17 pound standard chocolate and tan longhair dachshund. His gorgeous coat is soft and full, and his flowing tail is always wagging - even when he's sitting down. Jamie loves to go on walks and is a devoted chaser of squirrels. He's taken it upon himself to keep his foster family's yard squirrel-free, and does an excellent job by regularly patrolling the fence (usually at TOP SPEED).

Jamie is an enthusiastic little guy who loves life and loves to tell you about it. He's not much of a barker -- instead, he has a whole vocabulary of rather expressive sounds which have caused much laughter in his foster home. His latest discovery was learning how to grunt. We wonder what sound he could possibly come up with next!!

Jamie is an excellent dish-washer and doubles as a foot warmer on cold evenings. Just think of the energy savings you would have with Jamie around!

Jamie was surrendered to our program by owners who had fallen on financial hard times and were being evicted. They loved Jamie, but could not provide for him anymore. Jamie is neutered, fully immunized and microchipped for permanent identification. He is also fully housetrained, and has excellent house manners.

This friendly little guy is ready and eager for his forever home. Is yours the one for this sweet love bug? Can you give Jamie a loving, permanent home with lots of attention? If so, read the rest of the information below and then contact us for an adoption application. Please be aware that our adoption applications are sent out by postal mail only, and are not sent by e-mail nor are they available on-line.

Before you contact us for an application, you must go to our group's website at: www.dfwdachshund.com/rescue and read *all* the FAQ's there. You will find information to most questions that you may have. In particular, please pay close attention to the information about the rescue dachshunds and housetraining. Dachshunds take extra time and patience to housetrain and it is important to know this before you apply to adopt.

Be aware that we do not have a public kennel facility for our dogs; our rescue dogs are fostered with individual families throughout the DFW Metroplex area. We do not permit visits to any of the rescue dogs until an interested household has filled out an application, and had a reference, vet and home check. Only screened and approved applicants may visit dogs available for adoption through our program. We will not hold dogs for homes that have not yet been approved by our rescue committee.

We rarely, if ever, have puppies available in our rescue program. If you are interested in a puppy, please contact us for the puppy referral packet to reputable breeders in our area.

In order to be considered for adoption through DFW Dachshund Rescue Foundation, you must:

Be over 21 years of age and have verifiable identification to that effect.

Be able to verify that you may have a pet where you live.

Be willing to fill out an adoption application, the entire contents of which will be verified upon receipt. Be prepared to have a home visit from one of the rescue foundation members as part of the screening process to adopt this dog.

Be prepared to make a donation to our rescue efforts of $250.

You must live within the Dallas/Fort Worth area or no farther than a 50 mile drive from Dallas/Fort Worth to apply to adopt from us. We appreciate your understanding and hope that, if you live outside our service area, you will consider adopting a pet in your local area from a rescue group that services your part of the United States.

During the home visit, our representative will do a brief temperament evaluation of all current dogs in the household. We are unable to adopt to homes where any current dogs exhibit "people-aggressive" or "dog-aggressive" behaviors during the home visit. In addition, while we do not preclude adopters who currently own large breed dogs, due to size differential and a dachshund's predisposition to spinal injuries, we are also not able to adopt to homes when the board determines there may be potential for injury to the dachshund. This is to ensure a safe match for our rescued dachshunds.

Understand that DFW Dachshund Rescue Foundation has the right to deny *any* application for any reason. Reasons for the denial of any adoption application will *not* be discussed with the applicant.

Our adoption application has been designed to evaluate potential adopters to ensure that each person who adopts a dachshund is not only aware of the responsibility that comes with adopting a dog, but also to address the suitability and permanence of each dachshund placed in a new home.

When considering a new home, our goal is to make the best possible match for each of our rescued Dachshunds. These special dogs deserve the stability of a permanent home where they will be loved, secure and safe for their rest of their lives.