Hunter, the Dachshund

Hunter has defied death…twice. He and 7 members of his immediate family, ranging in age from 6 months to 2 years, were dumped at their County shelter. This is a common occurrence when bad breeders decide to thin out their stock. The dogs had never been socialized and were afraid of human interaction.

 The small county shelter did not have the capacity to house them and were skeptical that they could find homes for all eight of them. The eldest five were placed on the euthanasia list immediately. Once the Dachshunds Only Rescue was made aware of the situation, they immediately made room for the three oldest dogs. The other two were taken in by another rescue group.  

The Doxies were all given a Distemper/Parvo vaccine, which was apparently their first. Ten days later, they started showing symptoms of distemper. A trip to the vet confirmed that they were indeed infected with the disease. The distemper survival rate is very low and those that are lucky enough to survive are commonly left with severe neurological damage. Since Dachshunds Only Rescue is a never kill shelter, they started immediate and aggressive treatment. They also closed down for six weeks while they quarantined all the other dogs at their rescue. After 5 months of treatment, quarantine, and observation, he is a normal, happy and healthy Dachshund that is finally available to find his forever loving home.

Dachshunds Only Rescue

Phone:                    602-550-4088                               

Website:                 www.dachshundsonlyrescue.com

E-Mail:                    dachshundsonlyrescue@gmail.com

 Dachshunds Only Rescue believes that there is a right home for every dachshund. We are committed to finding each and every displaced doxie their forever loving home. We are a never-kill shelter providing a safe haven for our rescues until that objective can be met.