Dachshund

UPDATE: 12/31/06 On the last day of 2006, Pepper found her forever home with a couple who had previously adopted from this group. They have a male dachshund with short hair and very similar coloring to Pepper's. Both dogs are about the same age, and enjoy being active. We are grateful to have found such a wonderful home for Pepper!

"Pepper" is a one year old silver and black dapple longhair female dachshund. She weighs about 9 pounds. She was surrendered to us by a woman in her 70's who faced a reoccurence of her cancer and was hospitalized for a rigorous clinical trial. The owner did not feel she would ever be able to care for Pepper again, so turned to our organization to help find this sweet dog a wonderful "forever" home.

Pepper is a little timid, but a sweet and pretty girl. She would make a loving companion for a new owner. In her foster home, she is learning how to use a doggie door and gets along well with her foster "doggie" siblings.

Can you give Pepper that loving, permanent and responsible 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 to be mailed an application, you must go to our group's website at: www.dfwdachshund.com 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. Puppies, especially, take that extra patience from their new home.

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.

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.

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.