Dallas-Fort Worth Dachshund Rescue Foundation
Colleyville,TX76034
N 32° 88.650131,
W 97° 14.77966308594
Telephone
817-481-9272
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UPDATE: 12/2/07 Angel has a new home, in time for Christmas--with a loving couple, and their senior dachshund. She has already bonded to her new family, and enjoys prancing through the house. Why not? She got the best Christmas present of all--a wonderful, "forever" home. Hurray for Angel!
UPDATE: 10/6/07 Angel went into heat before her scheduled spay surgery, so she will have to complete her heat cycle, wait four weeks and then be spayed. This is to put her in the healthiest position to go through surgery. We will discuss the exact timing of the surgery with our rescue veterinarians and have a specific date established soon. Angel will be ready to go to her new home 14 days after the surgery (this is to allow her to have the sutures removed before leaving our program). She has made great strides in her foster home and we are very proud of her progress!
Angel is a 7 month old black and tan dapple smooth female. Her owners bought her as a tiny puppy when they were already facing serious health and financial issues. Things rapidly got worse for them, and as a result Angel received no vet care because they could not afford it. Because of their health issues, Angel rarely was taken outside the one bedroom apartment. As a result, she never learned to potty outside. She was terrified of even the most ordinary of sounds--birds singing, car doors shutting, people walking by, etc.
We have Angel on a potty schedule, and she is making great progress. However, it will take some time for her to overcome her poor start in life. We are grateful that the owners at least realized they were not able to provide Angel's basic needs, and contacted our rescue group for help.
Angel is starting to come out of her shell in her foster home, with patience, and work using the clicker training approach. Because Angel missed out on the critical window of puppy socialization, it will take some time for her to gain those skills. We are confident she will, and are committed to keeping her in the rescue program until she makes significant advances as we do not believe in placing dogs until their health and behavioral needs are fully met. Angel is sweet and loving and will continue to blossom as she has training and exposure to normal, every day activities.
Can you give Angel 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.
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.
Be prepared to make a donation to our rescue efforts of $250.
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.
While we do not preclude adopters who live in apartments, be aware that most dachshunds bark a lot and generally do not make good apartment dogs.
We rarely have apartment suitable dachshunds available for adoption.
If you live in an apartment and wish to apply, be aware that you may wait a year or more for a suitable dachshund from our program.
In addition, for safety reasons, your apartment must have ground floor access.
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.
UPDATE: 10/6/07 Angel went into heat before her scheduled spay surgery, so she will have to complete her heat cycle, wait four weeks and then be spayed. This is to put her in the healthiest position to go through surgery. We will discuss the exact timing of the surgery with our rescue veterinarians and have a specific date established soon. Angel will be ready to go to her new home 14 days after the surgery (this is to allow her to have the sutures removed before leaving our program). She has made great strides in her foster home and we are very proud of her progress!
Angel is a 7 month old black and tan dapple smooth female. Her owners bought her as a tiny puppy when they were already facing serious health and financial issues. Things rapidly got worse for them, and as a result Angel received no vet care because they could not afford it. Because of their health issues, Angel rarely was taken outside the one bedroom apartment. As a result, she never learned to potty outside. She was terrified of even the most ordinary of sounds--birds singing, car doors shutting, people walking by, etc.
We have Angel on a potty schedule, and she is making great progress. However, it will take some time for her to overcome her poor start in life. We are grateful that the owners at least realized they were not able to provide Angel's basic needs, and contacted our rescue group for help.
Angel is starting to come out of her shell in her foster home, with patience, and work using the clicker training approach. Because Angel missed out on the critical window of puppy socialization, it will take some time for her to gain those skills. We are confident she will, and are committed to keeping her in the rescue program until she makes significant advances as we do not believe in placing dogs until their health and behavioral needs are fully met. Angel is sweet and loving and will continue to blossom as she has training and exposure to normal, every day activities.
Can you give Angel 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.
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.
Be prepared to make a donation to our rescue efforts of $250.
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.
While we do not preclude adopters who live in apartments, be aware that most dachshunds bark a lot and generally do not make good apartment dogs.
We rarely have apartment suitable dachshunds available for adoption.
If you live in an apartment and wish to apply, be aware that you may wait a year or more for a suitable dachshund from our program.
In addition, for safety reasons, your apartment must have ground floor access.
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.
Angel is up-to-date with routine shots and spayed/neutered.
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