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| Dachshund #2 we met at the County Shelter |
We work with both
Coast to Coast Dachshund Rescue and the
Washington DC Weimaraner Rescue (and have worked with some others). Because we're still on furlough, it was helpful to both of those organizations because we were able to go to the county shelter and check out five dogs for the 2 rescues!
We got notified that there were
four dachshunds and one
Weimaraner/Labrador mix at the shelter that all needed to be evaluated by the rescue.
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| Dachshund #1 we met at the County Shelter |
FIRST TWO DACHSHUNDS -
It took about 40 minutes to get to the shelter and we met with Jenna
who works there. She introduced us to two other dachshund mixes first to
see if we thought they could be adoptable through the Dachshund rescue.
The rescue usually likes dogs that are mostly dachshund because we know
the behaviors and temperament. The first two dogs were siblings and
were lighter than a usual dachshund, but we learned their mother was a
Brindle or multi-colored dachshund. Both had the dachshund body, barking
and look, so we deemed them okay for the rescue to foster. Fortunately,
they have someone who already filed potential papers for them, but if
that falls through, the rescue will have to find foster homes for them.
DACHSHUND NUMBER THREE (no photo) - The mother of the puppy that we were
going to transport was the third dachshund we investigated, but she had
four people interested in adopting her, so most likely she would be
successfully adopted through the county shelter. Her 3 month old puppy,
however, had no takers, so the rescue was called in. *Tomorrow, we'll
tell you about the Dachshund Puppy**
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| The fourth dog we met- a beautiful Viszla mix! |
WEIMARANER/LAB MIX WAS ACTUALLY MORE OF A VISZLA - The shelter told us that they think that
have a Weimaraner/Labrador Retriever mix, but when we met this gorgeous
dog, we both immediately thought that the coloration was just like a
Viszla. A Viszla is the cousin to the Weimaraner, but is brownish in
color. (Weims are grey or navy blue- yes, blue). So, the County shelter
was going to contact the Viszla rescue for this beautiful dog with short
brown fur and beautiful green eyes.
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| The Viszla mix |
SPAYING AND NEUTERING - If you know someone that doesn't spay or neuter, PLEASE try to convince them to do so.
Last week, the county shelter had 170 dogs in it! Today, there were 145 dogs. Most were adopted..
**CAN YOU FOSTER A DACHSHUND OR WEIMARANER FOR A SHORT TIME?? - URGENT NEEDS!!***- If YOU or anyone you know can foster a dog, even for a SHORT time, the DC Weim rescue (email: rescue@dcweimclub.org) and Dachshund rescue (http://www.c2cdr.org/index_foster.html)
really, really need you! *The rescues cover medical expenses. You just
pay for food, love and walk the dogs- to keep them from being
euthanized.* PLEASE help!!!!
TOMORROW: THE DACHSHUND PUPPY GOES TO A FOSTER HOME!
