Adopt a Senior or Special Needs Dachshund

Seniors

This is our most under appreciated group of dogs due to pre-conceived ideas regarding their care and life span. Seniors can be the best dogs to adopt since they have most likely been house trained and have knowledge of basic commands before coming into rescue. So they require little training when they arrive in their foster home. Most of them are laid back but still have the youthful exuberance of a puppy. With the proper care and nutrition, most seniors can live to the ripe old age of 19-20 years old. These dogs stay in our foster homes sometimes for more than a year so check out our available seniors and consider providing them with their final home. They just need a place to live out their twilight years since their family, due to age or medical needs, cast them aside. Here are the top ten reasons to adopt a senior:

1. Senior dogs love to sleep the day away and enjoy a nice walk, but the best part of their day is being with you.
2. When you rescue a senior dog, you have a best friend forever.
3. Senior dogs reward your care with everlasting devotion. Nothing matches the love of a senior dog for his/her rescuer.
4. Senior dogs have learned many of the life's lessons. They know that shoes are for walking and toys are for chewing.
5. Senior dogs know that the outdoors is for potty and the house is for relaxing. Your carpet will last longer with senior dogs.
6. Senior dogs can learn new tricks and make excellent therapy dogs.
7. Senior dogs often fit into your home with ease. They find the best spot in the house and claim it for their own, but they will share it with you too.
8. Senior dogs make great companions for anyone, especially senior people.
9. Seniors don't have a chance in shelters and are the first to be euthanized to make room for the younger dogs.
10. Adopting a senior dog, saves a life.
    "Blessed is the person who has earned the love of an old dog". -Sydney Jeanne Seward

Special Needs

Our Special Needs dogs are essentially ignored. The reason most of these dogs end up in rescue is because their previous owners either couldn’t or wouldn’t provide them with proper care. Some are given up because they needed back surgery; their owners couldn’t afford it and chose to give the dog to us. In other cases, the owners completely neglected their “pet” and the dog was surrendered to us, seized by animal control or taken to the pound. Some of these dogs stay in foster homes for more than a year as well. They receive excellent care in their foster homes but don’t receive the one-on-one attention they deserve from a forever family. In most cases, it takes no more time, energy or money to care for these dogs than any other dog. Please check out our special needs dogs and consider bringing one into your home and heart.