Hi All,
Just to give you an update on what is going on with rescue.  Normally we
get calls to help 2-3 dachshunds a week, but for the last year we are have
been getting calls to help 2-3 dachshunds a day.  Yes a day!  We are
overwhelmed, overworked and getting tired, and broke.  We almost always
have about 40 Dachshunds in the rescue program at all times.  We need
help, we need money!  Currently our food bill alone runs $300-$400 a
month, and the shelter lease is $800 a month, we also spend $15 to 20K a
year on medical care.
So with that being said, I don't recall getting a call on Emma, if I did,
I would of offered to post her on our website as an owner adoption.  And I
will do that tonite.  But we are not the only Dachshund Rescue in
Colorado, so perhaps one the other groups was contacted? But Emma is going
to be hard to place, with her medical condition, most people will only
adopt a healthy dog.  And if Emma goes to the shelter she will get
euthanized before her owner leaves the parking lot, just because of her
medical condition, she is not adoptable.

So I will get her up on our website, and if someone wants to foster, we
can take her in.  But it will be a long term foster, perhaps 3-6 months or
longer.

So please go to our website   www.Coloradodachshun­drescue.org, check out
the upcoming fundraiser with the Colorado Avalanche, March 6th under the
events tab, fill out the "adoption" application to be a foster home, make
a regular monthly donation...even $20 helps...and help us save these
Dachshunds!  We can not do it alone, we need the Dachshund Community to
help!
Teresa Shively
Colorado Dachshund Rescue
[address removed]
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> Please help us find a loving home for Emma!  Info about Emma, contact
> info, and pictures below.
>
> Thanks in advance for your help!
>
> Rachel Diedrich
> Broker/Owner
> CoolDenverHomes.com
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> [address removed]
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>
> What Polly S. wrote:
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> Dear Rachel,
>
> I am in an unfortunate situation in which I need to find a new,
> loving home for my dachshund, Emma. My mother is in homebound
> hospice and I moved in to take care of her. She says that she
> doesn't want Emma -- I don't know exactly why--allergies? But,
> I have to care for my mother until she is gone; which Im told
> could take up to a year, but not much more than that. Very hard
> thing to do.
>
> Am I allowed to post  her for adoption on your web site? I
> already contacted the Dachsund Rescue group and they said they
> couldn't take her. I've even contacted the Chihuahua and Small
> Dog Rescue Group, but they are overloaded with too many dogs
> right now.
>
> I have a few really cool pictures of her. She is the only
> dachsund in the world like her, she is dapple (rare), she is a
> mini, and most unique of all are her mis-shaped ears.
>
> I recently had her senior bloodwork done, teeth, nails, "oil
> change", parvo (already has Rabies). I spent $160 on her to
> make sure she is well. She has an enlarged heart for which she
> takes medication ($11 per month at Broadview Veterinarian). She
> gets real playful when she's on her medication.
>
> She was an abused rescue and has come a long way since I've had
> her (around 3 yrs I think), though she still jumps when things
> around her move suddenly. I have worked hard to teach her that
> hands are made for loving and she has grown very accustomed to
> that. Her little eyes don't blink quickly and she usually
> doesn't hunch down as if getting prepared for a beating. She
> will probably always be a little frightened, but I believe she
> has room to grow in trust with kind hands, a soft voice, and a
> loving heart.
>
> She needs a home where someone is with her at all times. She
> freaks out when she's alone and cries. So, another dachsund
> would be great (she grew up with two other dachs), or someone
> kind she can sit next to and have around all day.
>
> Please help me. I don't want to post her randomly on Craigslist
> because you don't know what you get. The Rescue groups don't
> have room. I WILL NOT TAKE HER BACK TO A SHELTER!!!!!!
>
> Thank you so much for your careful consideration,
> Polly Snell
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