Adoptable dachshunds fostered in Northern California

We have many dachshunds fostered in Northern California. If you live in Southern California, you can still adopt them! Please inquire and we might be able work with you to transfer them down to where you live, or you can pick them up. Please contact us for more info.

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All of these dogs are being fostered in the San Francisco/Fresno areas of Northern California.

Name: Strudel 2992

 Age: 3 years

 Color: Red Sable

 Coat: Smooth 

Sex: Female/Spayed

 Weight: Mini - 12 lbs.

Strudel was dumped in the night drop at the County shelter unable to walk. Who knows if her owners gave up on her or could not afford her treatment? We will never know. What we do know is that the angels of SCDR saw past her injury and rescued her the day she was to be put to sleep.

Strudel's initial diagnosis was IVDD (Intervertebral Disk Disease). Not knowing how long Strudel had not been walking, her initial assessment was conservative about her regaining mobility. However, Strudel had other plans. After just 3 weeks into her crate rest, anti-inflammatory meds, chiropractic and acupuncture treatments, she was standing and starting to walk and regain her muscle tone. She is getting stronger and stronger every day and is at the point she can walk with confidence. Running is next on her agenda. She has had great encouragement and support not only from her foster mom, but the resident Corgis and another Dachshund. All have barked encouragement to her and even the resident cats! Strudel enjoys the company of all the dogs and even a cat or two.

Strudel is a pure delight. Once she started regaining her mobility, her tail started wagging and has not stopped. She is perpetually happy and adores you with her gorgeous baby brown eyes. She loves to give kisses and be the center of attention. The vet staff are amazed at her rapid progress and all are in love with her. She is not overly vocal but she will chime in if the resident dogs have a few things to say. She does extremely well being crated and likes the security and comfort of it. However, she loves to cuddle too (in the big human bed eventually I am sure).

Strudel’s ideal home would be one with NO STAIRS and an experienced doxie owner. No children under 15 years of age. She would do well with another dog companion with a gentle nature or would be fine on her own to soak up all the attention herself. She does well with the resident cats and does not chase. She is very mindful and understands some commands such as "No", "Stay" and "Quiet". She does very well using pee pads and has done well being house-broken. Any new home would require a refresher course. She is an ideal weight presently and her weight would have to be very well managed. She would enjoy eventually short leashed walks.

Strudel is currently being fostered in Pleasant Hill, CA. Transport to other parts of Northern California could be arranged if you are offering the right home for her. Strudel is current on her vaccines, flea control, and is heartworm tested negative. She is microchipped as well. To learn more about Strudel, please complete an adoption application and contact Tammy at 925-295-0771 or email tamara.rieser@yahoo.com.

The tax deductible donation for Strudel is $200.00.

Name:  Gretchen  2967
Age:  9 or 10 years old
Color:  Black & Tan Dapple
Coat:  Smooth
Sex:  Female
Size:  Small Standard - 18 lbs.

In January 2013, Gretchen was found wandering in a Target store parking lot.  We received a call from the Solano County shelter asking us to take her into rescue.  When we picked her up, we could see she needed to be taken straight to the vet for a checkup.  We found that Gretchen had some serious eye issues.  She had a chronic dry-eye condition that had been neglected.  As a result, Gretchen had developed a deep ulcer in her left cornea. The Animal Eye Specialist said Gretchen needed a corneal graft or she would have to have her left eye removed.  We decided it was best to have the corneal graft performed.

Gretchen’s eye surgery is a complete success and her left eye and vision have been restored. Her eye is good as new.  Generous donations from dachshund lovers around the country helped SCDR pay for Gretchen’s eye surgery!  Thank you all so very much!!

Gretchen is ready to find her forever home.  She is a very calm and sweet girl, and is friendly with the dogs and people she meets. However, she needs to be the "only dog" and center of the universe in the home. Gretchen is housetrained when given frequent access to the outdoors.

Gretchen likes to go on walks and is a great walking companion.  She sleeps in a crate at night.  Gretchen likes to sit on your lap and get petted, but if that’s not available, she is content to curl up in a dog bed by your feet.  She has the cutest waggy tail.  We call it her helicopter tail, because it wags in a circle.  Gretchen will do best with a family where someone is home most of the time. We don’t think Gretchen is the right dog for a family with children under 8 years old or other dogs.

Gretchen requires prescription eye-drops twice a day for the rest of her life to prevent further eye problems.  A bottle of these prescription eye-drops cost about $45 and lasts about 3 months. If you have a place in your heart and home for this great dachshund girl, please fill out the online adoption application and contact Lindy or Dena.

The tax deductible donation for Gretchen is a very modest $100.00.

Name:  Gur  2986
Age: 2 years
Color:   Black & Tan
Coat:  Longhair
Sex: Male/Neutered
Size:  Tweenie -12 lbs.

We don’t know where Gur spent most of his life, but a few months ago he was given to a family with four young children.  Gur is a sweet, sensitive dog, so this chaotic home was a little much for him.  Then one day the toddler pulled Gur’s hair.  Gur snapped and promptly found himself dumped in the shelter.  His beautiful flagged tail and unusual coloring really caught our representative’s eye, and Gur was saved.

This longhair doxie mix is a very nice boy, but it is clear he had been under-socialized in his previous homes.  He was very intimidated by the other doxies in his foster home when he first arrived.  The play/romp sessions of the other dogs upset him.  Now a few weeks later, he is much more relaxed and the other dogs don’t make him nervous.

Gur enjoys checking out the yard and chewing on bones.  He also discovered that leashes are wonderful, because they mean he gets to go for a walk.  He would be fine as an “only dog” or he could have a friendly canine sibling.  He would like a home with no children or with older children (over 12 years old).

Gur crates quietly at night.  He is neutered, micro chipped and current on his vaccinations.  If you are interested in Gur, please fill out the online adoption application and e-mail Lindy at linla@comcast.net.

The tax deductible donation for Gur is $175.

SPECIAL ADOPTIVE OR FOSTER HOME NEEDED

Name:  Dinah  2955
Age: 5 years
Color: Black and Tan Dapple
Coat:  Smooth
Sex: Female/Spayed
Weight:  Tweenie – 13 lbs

Beautiful Dinah was picked up as a stray and we saved her when she was placed on the PTS list. When she first arrived in her foster home, she made it clear she wanted some space.  We figured we’d do our usual ignoring for a few days and that we would soon win her over.  And we did – sort of.

Dinah hangs out nicely with all the other dogs.  She comes from the far corner of the yard if she senses treats are about to be given out.  She loves sunning herself in the backyard.  She also loves trying to sneak into the bedroom and finding a shoe to snack on.

Sounds pretty normal doesn’t it? Yet Dinah is not your typical dachshund.  Although she is a super easy to care for dog, she still rarely will let us pet her and she makes it very clear we are not to pick her up.   Yet for all her standoffishness, Dinah always wants to be where her foster mom is.

We think there is a love bug hidden inside Dinah that she needs help getting out.  Look at the eye contact she is making with her foster mom in her pictures.  Dinah now will come up for some head pats and ear scratches whenever her foster mom is sitting down.  And she loves, loves, loves getting to go for a walk.

To make progress, Dinah needs to be in a home that can take her on walks on a regular basis and can calmly get the leash on her without a dozen other dogs going berserk in the background.  Someone who can sit quietly and let Dinah approach without  her having to fight her way through a mob of doxies wanting attention.  Dinah might even be willing to climb into a lap if it weren’t always full of other dogs.

Dinah is spayed, microchipped and current on her vaccinations. If you are interested in fostering or adopting Dinah, please fill out the online adoption application and email Lindy at linla@comcast.net.

The tax deductible donation for Dinah is a modest donation to rescue.

Name: Radar  2859
Age:  5 years
Color:  Red
Coat:  Smooth
Sex:  Male/Neutered
Size: Standard - 18 lbs.

Radar is alive today due to a mix-up. We were arranging a rescue of a female doxie from a far off shelter. In one communication, our transport coordinator asked “What about the young male dachshund?” We then sent off an email to the shelter asking about him. They were very excited and said yes, we could have him too and here was his full size picture. We then found out the transport coordinator was talking about a dog in a different shelter, not about Radar, a dachshund mix. The problem is we had now looked into his eyes and felt committed (we normally scroll very fast down the thumbnail pictures of all the dogs we can’t save). As a result, Radar was saved.

Radar was originally great with the other dogs in his foster home. However, the crowded conditions, the constant arrival of new yet-to-be-neutered males, and the general chaos caused by too many dogs in one house has really had an effect on Radar. He is becoming more and more dog reactive and upset. While still fine with the females, he is growing less and less fond of the boys, particularly the snarky ones. As a result, he is no longer able to mix with the general population and has to spend much of his time being kenneled. It breaks our heart to see what the overcrowding has done to him but unfortunately, we have no other foster space for him.

While Radar may not like being surrounded by lots of dogs, he does like being surrounded by lots of toys. Balls, Frisbee, tug of war. He likes them all. He will fetch until he hardly has the breath to move. He hangs on in tug of war and does a great airplane imitation. And like many doxies, he loves destroying the evil squeaker found in dog toys. He also adores his walks and would really prefer if we would run!

Radar has one of the most expressive faces we have come across. He has a dozens of ear positions and he uses them to help talk with you. And he is a talker. He will moan, groan, growl and bark to get his point across to you. If Radar were a human, he would definitely be the class clown.

Radar would love an active adult home or perhaps with teenagers and up. He gravitates towards men but given a few minutes, he warms up to women.

Radar is crate trained, neutered, vaccinated, and microchipped. If you are interested in Radar, please fill out the adoption application and email Lindy at linla@comcast.net.

The tax deductible donation for Radar is $150.00.

Name: Squirt 2823
Age: 7 yrs
Color: Red Sable
Coat: Smooth
Sex: Male/Neutered
Size: Mini - 12 lbs

What a little cutie Squirt is. He is such a happy boy and his tail is constantly wagging. Squirt’s story is all too familiar these days. Squirt’s previous people had to move and Squirt could not go with them, so they contacted us to see if we could help Squirt find a new family. We happily agreed.

Squirt is living in a foster home with 3 other doxies and he gets along with all of them. He is an energetic boy who loves to go for walks. He is good on a leash. Squirt has been getting a refresher course in house training at his foster home, and he is doing well with his training. He will need a family who will continue working on his good potty habits.

Squirt would be happy living with a family that has teenage children. He would also enjoy living with retirees. Do you enjoy going on RV trips? We think Squirt would enjoy going on trips with you too.

Squirt needed a minor dental cleaning which he just had this week. Squirt is neutered, has been microchipped, and his shots have been brought up-to-date. If you are interested in Squirt, please contact Janice at rplsecr@sbcglobal.net and complete an adoption application.

The tax deductible donation for Squirt is only $175.00.

Name: Digger 2546

Age: 4 years

Color: Red

Coat: Smooth

Sex: Male/Neutered

Size: Chubby Tweenie - 22 lbs.

Digger came into rescue with his sister Wiggles. Their owner had died and the family dumped the dogs in a shelter.   In the shelter, they were so terrified they were unadoptable, so rescue took them.

Originally we wanted to adopt Digger along with his sister Wiggles. However, due to the lack of foster space and the length of time it takes to adopt pairs, we are always evaluating whether we can split up dogs that come to us together.   Wiggles and Digger have shown behaviors that make us think they can now do just fine without each other so we have split them up.

Digger is a friendly, silly boy. Despite his name, he does not dig. He is loving and sweet with those he Is comfortable with. He is great at following commands and despite being a food hog, he has no food aggression.    Digger is also great with other dogs of al l sizes. Even when another dog snarks at him, Digger just ignores the offender and turns his head.

Digger has been going on off leash beach hikes to help him in his weight loss program. He is wonderful with all of the large dogs that are on the trip with him. (He rides in the back with the big boys). He is less happy about his reduced portions.

Wonderful as Digger is, he has some issues due to his lack of socialization. If he is uncomfortable with a situation or an action, he will let you know by growling.    If you don’t respect this growling, he will then bite. (This growling is actually a great thing. It’s much easier to have a dog that will give a warning, than those who don’t!).An example of this behavior is when we tried to put an “Adopt Me” vest on him for a walk. He was having none of it and clearly told us to back off with the vest. We put vests on the other dogs, put the leash directly on Digger’s collar and went for a walk. The next day, now that he wasn’t afraid of the vest, he had no problems with having it put on. And although you shouldn’t make Digger do something he doesn’t want to do, if you ask him to do it, he will usually comply.   For example, you can’t just grab him suddenly to take him off the bed. If you tell him “let’s get down now”, he will then let you pick him up. Because of these behaviors, Digger should go to an adults only home.

Digger would like a new home that will continue to take him for walks. These not only help him with his weight, they help him get comfortable with the world. The more he gets exposed to, the fewer things scare him.

Digger crates anytime you ask him to. He is neutered and current on his vaccinations. If you are interested in Digger, please fill out anadoption application and email Lindy at linla@comcast.net.

The tax deductible donation for Digger is $200.00.

*ADOPTION PENDING*
Name:  Charlotte  2984
Age: ~8/9 yrs old
Color:   Red
Coat:  Smooth
Sex: Female/Spayed
Weight:  Mini – 11 lbs

We were far beyond capacity when this red senior female ended up on the rescue list from the Los Banos shelter.  We crossed our fingers and hoped some other rescue would take her.  No one did.   Then on this dog’s last day, one of our favorite former foster dogs, Charlotte, was being sent to the Rainbow Bridge.  In Charlotte’s honor, we impulsively saved this new dog and named her after Charlotte.  We think the original Charlotte is looking over this one since this is the last dog we have been able to squeeze in for more than six weeks due to a significant slowdown in adoptions, and therefore, a lack of foster space.

This Charlotte has turned out to be just as great as her namesake.  She has been charming and friendly to all since the moment she arrived.  She loves to greet visitors and no one is a stranger to her.

Charlotte is also doing well with the other dogs.  She shares her crate at night with another female doxie and is found sleeping in the sun as part of a dog pile during the day.

Charlotte is a quiet dachshund.  She sees no reason to sound the alarm when people come over nor is she terribly worried about a coup by the squirrels.

We have had Charlotte spayed, vaccinated, and micro chipped.  She also got a very much needed dental. If you are interested in Charlotte, please fill out the online adoption application and e-mail Lindy at linla@comcast.net.

The tax deductible donation for Charlotte is $100.00.

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