Dachshund Haven
of Garden Grove began approximately seven years ago by Chris Jacobson.
She has placed over 500 dogs plus in these years finding each and everyone
of them a permanent forever home for them to live their lives out in.
This site was
built not only for the assistance of placing dogs, but to inform and educate
people about rescue, rescue issues and the animals we care for.
On March 27, 2008, we became a Non Profit Corporation. and continued
on to become a 501(c)(3) Tax
Exempt organization, Thanks to the help of our Vice-President, Diann
Kozlowski!
We continued to get our non profit
and tax exempt status, so that we can continue to fund-raise
for the animals that need care and to hopefully be able to continue to
educate and inform people about animal rescues in general for many years to
come.
Chris cares
for the "unadoptable" ones or the ones that are unable to find forever homes
due to age, sickness or disabilities, which is why Dachshund Haven is also
considered a sanctuary. Visit the
Sanctuary Dogs page to view the ones
currently being taken care of.
Our ultimate mission is
for the placement of the once abandoned, mistreated or unwanted precious
little ones into the happy and loving "forever" homes they all deserve.
We do not operate like many rescues do, which is first come and first
serve. We are and always have been about the safety and wellbeing of
these little ones.
We are right dog for
the right home.
Animals have their own
quirks and personality’s and those personality’s and quirks don’t thrive
well in certain environments and when a dog is hastily thrown into an
environment that it cannot thrive in, then dog begins to act out through
no fault of his or her own (peeing, barking, depression etc). Then these
poor guys get thrown back into shelters or back into rescue if they are
lucky.
It is not fair to pass these dogs around any more than
they need to be, so we are very selective and cautious when placing a
dog with a new owner. We ask a lot of questions and make sure that the
animal is comfortable with the interested parties before making any
decisions about the animals fate. That is why, we are continuously
taking in applications and asking a lot of questions. One day we
hope that the need for rescue will die down, but until it does, we will
be here.
Dachshund rescue is often referred to as a dachshund's last hope. This
is not the case at all. We like to refer to it as a new beginning for
the little ones that come through our door.
Any animal lover would be shocked and appalled at some of the reasons why
these dachshunds end up in rescue. Some come from such horrible
environments that their stories are too upsetting to mention, others come
from shelters, owner turn ins due to moving or deaths in the family and
often times puppy mills who no longer want to care for the dogs who have
gone past their prime and can no longer turn a profit for them.
Some of the dachshunds who come from horrible environments and puppy mills
have behavior issues which we work with to get over their fears and
problems. Just like people, some of these dogs cannot be rehabilitated
after their traumas and if that is the case, they often stay with us at
rescue to live out their lives. In all cases, however, the dogs
that are available to be adopted are happy and healthy and all they
need is love and a "forever" home to complete their lives.
Adopting a rescue dog requires commitment from the new families.
Because these available dachshund dogs are passed around so much, they often
have initial trust issues and need and adjustment period to get used to
their forever homes, unfortunately, there are people who find this
adjustment period less then convenient for them and the dogs ultimately end
up back in rescue. The average dog has three owners before they
end up in rescue.
Our goal at rescue is to make it so that these little ones no longer have to
go through the unstableness and the passing around that most of them have
known all of their lives. We hope to find "forever" homes where these
dogs can live their lives in peace and with the love of a good family.
