SCDR has been on a mission to rescue as many dachshunds as possible since 1994.  From the great state of California to Reno, Nevada, SCDR is rescuing dachshunds from whatever misfortune has befallen them, giving them whatever medical attention they need, providing a bit of basic training, and lovingly caring for them until the day they are adopted into their new forever homes.

Please inquire and we'll work with you to transfer them to where you live, or you can pick them up.  Please contact us for more info.

~ Hugo & Libby are being fostered in Reno, Nv ~

hugo & libby are a bonded pair & cannot be separated

Hugo and Libby came into rescue on different occasions. Hugo was adopted by a wonderful lady to be a friend for her dachshund whose mate had just passed. Six months later, sadly, that dachshund passed and the lady adopted Libby to be a friend for Hugo. Hugo and Libby hit it off immediately and became fast friends. They play together, eat together and sleep together. They usually are not far out of each other’s sight.

As fate would have it, the lady was offered a great job that required extensive travel including going to Europe on occasion. After a lot of soul searching and thinking what was best for Hugo and Libby, we were asked to find them a new forever home. She was very, very concerned that they would be separated but we assured her that would never happen. They would be adopted as a pair or not at all.

Hugo and Libby are quite alike in appearance and personality-wise. Sometimes it is difficult to tell who-is-who unless they are side by side. Both enjoy being on the couch for lots of attention and belly rubs. Hugo is initially more outgoing than Libby, who tends to be on the shy side until she gets to know you. They get along great with all the other fosters in the house, sharing food, toys and space on the couch without making any fuss at all. We don’t know about cats.

Both are not fussy eaters and eat their meals with enthusiasm sharing out of each other’s bowl. Both totally enjoy playing with toys and the other doxies in the house. Both enjoy quiet time together in a nice fluffy bed in front of the fireplace.

On a nice day, Libby enjoys sunning herself on the lawn and Hugo loves to hang out along the fence to the barnyard and watch the resident goats.

We now have them sleeping together at night in a kennel. The only issue we are working on is potty time. It seems that the lady must have had a very early wakeup call, so if you are not up by 4:30 in the morning, you are going to have an accident in the house if you let them sleep where they want whether it be the couch or a bed on the floor. During the rest of the day, we have not seen any problems but we do take everyone outside on a regular basis and praise good behavior. You will have to continue this process.

They are both altered, fully vaccinated, microchipped, had full blood panels, ECG tested, heartworm tested, flea/ tick and heartworm preventives given.

If you are interested in this wonderful pair, contact Jim at tbirdsc@pacbell.net. An adoption application and home check are required.

The tax deductible donation for the pair is $1,800.00
(REMINDER: Hugo and Libby are a bonded pair and cannot be separated)

Meet little Rose. We call her Rosebud!

Rose is a gorgeous female dachshund with a big beautiful heart and is loving. She is a retired breed dog, but we are not sure if she ever had a litter. She is very small.

Rose is not aggressive, and she has learned to be good playful friends with her other foster siblings, all of which are pure wieners. We have a “shy meter” that we assign to retired breed dogs, and the first week, Rose would be a 5, on a scale of 1 to 5.

Rose likes to run as fast as she can outside and when she comes back into the house she is still running and romping. Rose learned the doggie door and the ramp up to the couch.

Rose is a quiet little girl. We are not sure If she has barked at all.

Rose needs a friend to play with especially if you are gone from home long hours. We do not know if she has any leash training, however, she will go outside to potty if you have a doggie door, or she will use a pee pad, otherwise, taking her outside every few hours until she gets the new routine down is necessary.

We do not know if she is good with children or cats.

Rose needs people who are experienced with dealing with shy dogs. She does not bite, but she will try to flee rather than be handled. It took us several weeks of gentle coaxing, treats, and patience to get her to a point where we can pick her up and cuddle her.

Rose needs a well-socialized, confident canine companion in residence to help her develop good social skills. We are looking for people who are patient, but persistent in training and socializing retired breed dogs.

Rose was recently spayed, vaccinated, Heartworm tested, ECG given.

We are no longer accepting applications for Rose. Please look at our other dogs available for adoption.