Earlier this month, after reading and hearing many stories about abandoned dogs, Tom and I applied as foster parents for a homeless dachshund through Coast To Coast Dachshund Rescue. A local rep. came to our house and checked it out to ensure it was pet-friendly (of course it is! Dolly and Franklin live here!). Anyway, we were approved, and our Maryland representative Melissa told us at the time there were NO dachshunds needing foster homes. Two weeks later, she's got SEVEN needing homes!!
We decided to foster a tiny black wirehaired dachshund that was found in northern NJ on the streets with overgrown nails, and rotted teeth - all of which are being pulled this week. The little 16 pound guy is in horrible pain. The pound named him "Murray" although he doesn't respond to that name, so we'll likely change it to something that he does recognize. He obviously lived with someone, as he's housebroken, loves riding in a car, and knows when to go outside.
I met Melissa of Coast-to-Coast Dachshund Rescue at lunch today at the Swan Harbor Animal Hospital at 200 West McComas Street in Baltimore. She brought Murray with her (he was just transported from NJ to MD yesterday). The doctor at this new hospital in Baltimore's Federal Hill neighborhood was wonderful.
Murray will stay at the hospital a day or two or three. He was given shots at the shelter in New Jersey, but he needs a lot more. They likely have to pull ALL of his teeth, as they're so rotted and causing him so much pain. They're also giving him vaccines, running bloodwork, and bathing him. The doctor examined him and told me (and the rescue person who met me there with him) that the dog has quite a heart murmur. They'll check for heartworm, too. By the middle or end of the week, Murray will meet Dolly and Franklin.
I can't believe people would subject a little 16 pound dog to the elements to fend for itself. It's heartbreaking. If you want to foster a dachshund, let me know. Coast-to-Coast has 7 more.
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