Hi everybody,
I would like to adopt a rescue dachshund. I would like to know where I start looking. I own my own home and I live alone right now. I have a fenced yard and several nice shady trees, two bird baths, and two birdfeeders. The dog would of course live with me in my house.
Does anybody know of a rescue in Georgia or somewhere close by?
:help: See if you can track down Jim and Leslie Ingraham, who used to be with Almost Home Dachshund Rescue. I'll try to find their e-mail address. They are VERY UPFRONT AND HONEST!!
When you adopt, make sure you get a full picture of the puppers personality. When I adopted Roscoe Angel :angel4: I noticed almost immediately that he did not play well with others. He just hated having to share with Beau and Merlin. He would jump up on the big bed, and bark furiously at the boys. (They just blew him off, which just irritated him even more!) His foster mom should have known and recommended him for a single pupper home. That said, he was a great dog and I miss him. :crybaby2:
Auntie Karen :sunny:
I'm a former member of DRNA, (www.drna.org) now just a foster...but I can tell you this...I can be hard to get a rescue dog. For many reasons. The dog you want, might not have the personality you need for your home. Or like the lady in chattanooga, wonderful owner, well cared for animals, had an electronic in ground fence thingy...nobody in our group likes those things...cause we don't think they really work. Or the Lady with an unprotected swimming pool...we hear horror stories every year...came home and the dog was floating in the pool.
Then understand that with most rescue group, members are expected to maintain a life time responsiblity for every dog they tag. If the new owners can't keep the dog, the dog comes back to me, period. If you can't keep it, it comes back to me. No excuses. I don't need to know the reason you can't keep it, just make damn sure it gets back to me.
and congradulations on deciding to get a rescue, it's the right thing to do. From adopting my own dog from DRNA (thats how I got started in rescue) to fostering, to being a member, there is nothing I regret about it. I'd do everything exactly the same way if I had to do it over again.
Thank you for the info, JetEd73.
Your welcome.
just remember, we have ways of transporting dogs from state to state. It took seven drivers running a relay (think pony express) to get one of my pups 604 miles to Avon Ohio.
And as Ive said many times before, placing the right dog with the right owner is a very important part of rescue...so Karen is right, ask lots of questions. The adoption application and the phone interviews...I'm just trying to figure out if you'll take as good a care of the dogs as I will. Basic vetting, heart worm preventative, keep an eye on there teeth, ears etc etc...decent food, there's a lot of crap on the market that I wouldn't feed to anybodies dog. and really, they are small dogs, don't eat a lot. It's not that expensive to feed them the good stuff. I feed my 4 (2 fosters and 2 of my own) on $22 every 2 weeks. so $11 dollars a week to feed them good quality food.
Where in GA are you located?
I am located in Hawkinsville. That is in middle Georgia below Macon.
:thinik: As I can attest, having been rejected by JetEd for an adoption, the process is not simple. When I got my rabbits, I had to backtrack on vets to locate my dogs' heartworm prescriptions and where I bought the medicine. And THAT was for adopting rabbits!!
The interview process should be a two-way conversation: the foster wants to ensure you are capable, competent and your living space is safe and stable. You need every bit of info on the pupper: how house trained is house trained? How does the pupper react to noises, thunder, other dog barking, leaves falling - Auntie Karen, are you makin' fun o' me? :scratch: No, Guinness darling, you're still my little stud muffin! :comfort: Okey Dokey, den. :thumb: O.K, where was I? Oh, yes - umm, prone to yipping, etc. How does the pupper handle knocks on the door? At what age was it spayed or neutered?
Gather all the info you can and if it doesn't work out, don't be afraid to give the pupper back. Just don't drop it off at the airport with a note on its kennel and wishing it the best of luck, o.k.? :nono:
Auntie Karen :sunny:
OK Auntie Karen, I won't do that. By the way, I just heard from Patti at Almost Home Dachshund Rescue. She asks me the level of energy for the dachshund I want and I said that I want a lap dog to use her words. I said that I was going to take the dachshund to walk each day weather permitting, but that was about the extent of my exercise. I also said that we (the dachshund and I) could play games like fetch in the yard. She is going to contact someone closer to me for the home visit (she's in NC and I'm in GA). I have tried to get in touch with Scott at the shelter to see if possibly Rupert can't come back here. I have not heard that, but I don't think that the answer is "Yes" due to the fact that he (Rupert) was just adopted from here. Anyway, if I hear that I can get him back, I will contact Patti but for right now I am continuing to correspond with her.
I have more info on this. I have been in contact with Jim today and he gave me the name of some sites where I can find dogs closer to me. I have also inquired about several dogs. Some of them are already adopted and some of foster moms/dads have not a chance to contact me yet.
All American Dachshund Rescue may have some dogs available for you also.
Thanks cheryl186 I will check on this.