FRANKIE  & JOHNNY

Adopted October 2009

BUTCH AND SUNDANCE

Adopted October 2009

ASHLEY

October 2009

MOLLY

Adopted September 2009

Ruby

Adopted May 2, 2009

Hi Chris!

Suzy Q-

Thankfully Priscilla has found her new home...we are so happy and are anxious for new pictures and updates on her.

Duchess and Heidi

Adopted in 2004

This little girl found her new forever home and is now living a great life with her family.

Daisy

Adopted in December of 2007

This little girl found her new forever home and is now living a great life with her family.

Jack

Adopted in December 2007

This 7 month old got a new home and a new brother!  He is a happy boy with her new family!

Candy  (formerly Margaret)-

Adopted December 2007

This little girl found her new forever home and is now living a great life with her family.

Caramel (formerly Candy)

Adopted December 2007

 This little girl found her new forever home and is now living a great life with her family.

 Claire found her forever home.  We are so happy that we could find her a home so quickly.  We are awaiting new updates and pictures to come!

Melissa

Adopted in October of 2007

Melissa found her forever home, in a home in the Los Angeles County area.  We are anxiously awaiting new updates and pictures!

Melissa is now known as Allie by her new owners...

 She is a wonderful little gal and has blended very well with her parents and  buddies, Sassy and Behr.  She loves to sit outside and watch for squirrels.  When one comes along, she points with her nose and lets out a few high pitched barks.  The other two dogs come running and stand there with her while the squirrel/s talk back at them.  It's really funny to watch.  Sassy watches out for Allie and was attacked by a racoon while protecting Allie who emerged without a scratch but Sassy ended up at the Emergency Vet with twenty six bites on her front right leg.  Allie has gained a few pounds and feels very much a part of our family.  We couldn't have asked for a more loving dog, she is very gentle and compassionate.  We thank you for assisting us in filling a very sad void in our lives.

Adopted in October of 2007 

Bessie went to her new home in late October of 2007.  We are anxious to hear about her new updates and pictures!

Little Guy

Adopted in September of 2007

The Little Guy found his new home in Mid-September of 2007.  He went to a home with another dachshund for a playmate.  He is happy and thriving.

Kiara found her new home in Mid-September of 2007.  She went to a home with another dachshund for a playmate.  She is happy and thriving.  Updates to come.

Bernie Sue

Hi Chris

Well, Bernie Sue is just wonderful.  She has made friends with Raisin and Paul very nicely.  She stands still and lets them sniff her all over and seems to not mind.  She sleeps with Raisin in the big chair in our bedroom. I am very happy that Raisin is so tolerant and I give Raisin a ton of extra love so she will not get jealous.  I will get a picture off to you as soon as I get organized.  Molly does not seem to be bother either way, what an odd duck she is, but she seems content enough.
So the news is good from the Whitmeys. Anna and Doug came over last night for dinner to meet Bernie Sue. They want to do time share doggie ownership with her.  I will let them take her on weekends in a couple of weeks.  Everybody is happy.
thanks a bunch, she is the perfect dog for us.
love Roxanne

Oggie

Little Redheaded Male from Sarah's Litter -Adopted July 2007

Updated July 23, 2007

We had a blast (as did the dogs), not only did they have fun at the Parade they got to play with our friends dogs Abby and Elvis. Sophie and Oggs even ganged up on Elvis and took away his toy (hes a sheltie pup)-- dont get me wrong.. when I say ganging up it was non- aggressive, but its funny seeing 2 dogs walk away with one bigger dogs toy.

Larry was very proud of his little man.

Last weekend they traveled up to the San Francisco area with us to visit with our friends kids. My friends husband kept telling Oggie that he needed to watch out because he was dragging his transmission on the ground.

The dogs will probably be disappointed this week as were not going anywhere! LOL
 

its great fun though.. and theyre wonderful little people, I mean dogs ;-)
Anyway- here is a pic of Oggie and Sophie napping in the wagon in between events.

You will be happy to know Oggie took best kisser and best in show. He is our little love bug- Maybe we should have named him Romeo.
 

Coco

Adopted in July of 2007

(rescue picture)

Coco was adopted by her new family in early July 2007.  We are so happy to have her find her new forever home, so that she can be the spoiled princess that she deserves to be.

Gretchen

Adopted June 10, 2007

We are happy to announce that 5 year old Gretchen has found her forever home with her new older dachshund brother and her new mama and daddy in the Riverside County area. We are anxious to see all the pictures and updates of her. We know that she will become the spoiled princess she so sorely deserves to be. 

Sadie

Adopted in March of 2007

Chris,
     Sadie has made herself perfectly at home... she's tuckered out, curled up sleeping on the couch, perfectly wedged between my mom and sister.
     When we got home she immediately sniffed every inch of the house... Clyde followed, completely bewildered.
     She ate like a champ and she flips onto her back every chance she gets since it gets cheers and clapping from us every time.
     Thank you so much for allowing us to adopt Sadie, she's already proven to be the perfect addition to our family.

April, Stephanie, Clyde & Sadie Sadie Pretty Lady

Kaiser

Adopted in 2007

We are so very happy that Kaiser, has found himself a new forever home.  He was with us a very very short time, but we are happy that we were able to transition him quickly into a new forever home.   We are very anxious to recieve new pictures of Miles in play and recieve new updates of him!!!

Slinky and Stretch

Adopted on February 1, 2007

Slinky and Stretch are a pair of bonded 5 year old mini black and tan fur kids.  The pair were turned over due to a new baby in the home and another on the way.  They are loves and now have a happy new home with a mommy and daddy who will love them and spoil them to pieces.  We are very anxious for pictures and updates. 

Mason and Gracie -

(formerly known as "The Twins" Adopted January 2007)

Mason and Gracie were dubbed "The Twins" or "The Terrorists" by rescue because they loved to run through the house, bark, play wrestlemania roughly with the others and generally cause a stir throughout the household, while in foster care.  They were adopted by their new family in Fresno, California in the beginning of January 2007.  What a great way to start off the new year for these two!  These two have a great new home and are the spoiled little ones that they deserve to be!  We are happily awaiting new pictures and new updates about them to come.

Candy

Adopted January 26, 2007

After she had given birth to her puppy, she and her little girl named "Angel" became very very attached to one another and for a while we were considering adopting them out together because they depended so much on each other.  Soon though, they began to grow apart and we were comfortable adopting them out separately.  Fortunately for Candy's baby she was adopted in August of 2006.  Candy soon became independent and socialized with the other dogs in the foster home.  Despite all of her socialization and progression, she was still afraid of males. 

So once again, we were all very shocked to find her little tail wagging the day her new mommy and daddy came to visit her on January 26, 2007.  She spent her first night in her new home making herself at home and going to her Daddy's side of the bed.  With a quick wag of the tail she was scooped up and placed in the big bed with her mommy and daddy. 

We here at rescue could not be more happy for this whole situation.  When it comes down to it, Candy was simply waiting for the right mommy and daddy to come along.  We are all looking forward to more pictures and updates for Candy to come!!!

February 2, 2007 Update:

Abbey

Adopted in December of 2006

Abbey is a little girl who was adopted in December of 2006.  She was a puppy mill turnover and is lucky now to have a permanent forever home to give her all the love and attention that she deserves.

Luke

Adopted October 28, 2006

Luke was adopted by his new forever home on the weekend of the Hallowiener picnic.  He was having issues walking on a leash as he had never done so before...but thankfully his new parents were willing to work with him.  He lives in the Beverly Hills area of Los Angeles and is finally getting the life he deserves.

More updates on him to come...

Kona

Adopted October 28, 2006

Kona found her forever home the weekend of the Hallowiener Picnic.  She is very happy with her new family in South Orange County.  We are so happy to know she has a huge yard and lots of toys to play with!  More updates to come. 

Kobe

Adopted in September 2006

(formerly Tyson and Big Moe)

Tyson was adopted by a wonderful couple last weekend, we are so happy that he has found a new forever home, especially the great environment that he has brought into!  We here at rescue know that puppies are work, and that it can get frustrating at times!   Hang in there!  We anxiously await updates and pictures about him from his new mommy and daddy.

DACHSHUND HAVEN'S RESPONSE TO THE CHEWING:  SPRINKLE CAYENNE PEPPER IN THE AREAS WHERE YOU DON'T WANT THEM AROUND.  THE SMELL IS STRONG ENOUGH TO DETER THEM YET WON'T HURT THEM IF THEY DO GET A TASTE OF IT.

Update October 14, 2006

Angel

Adopted in August of 2006

Angel was the daughter of Puppy mill candy, and she was adopted by a couple in August!  We are anxious to recieve updates about her!

Clara  - Adopted in August of 2006

(formerly Dapple Daisy)

Dapple Daisy was adopted in August of 2006 by her new mommy, Devon and daddy, Nick and brother Orson.  She is now known as Clara.  She has a wonderful new home and are happy that we could help complete this family!  On August 28, 2006, they sent us pictures of her in her new happy home with her brother Orson.!  We are so happy that she has found a forever home and that she is thriving in her new surroundings!

Adopted in November of 2005

Adopted in March of 2006

Jack and Art are a great pair of brothers who came to rescue several months ago.  They are now with their forever home and are now named Oscar and Meyer. More pictures and updates to come. 

Rocky

Adopted in March of 2006.

Rocky was adopted by her forever home in March and she is doing well.  More pictures and updates to come. 

Dipstick  AKA "Dippy"

Adopted in December 24, 2005

Dipstick's momma was a puppymill turnover.  And like most turnovers, they were unaware of her mother's pregnancy.  Surprise, surprise, a few weeks later, Dipstick was born, along with her sister, Patches, a long haired pie bald, who looks identical to her, and a black and tan short hair like dippy.

Dipstick was adopted by the Kozlowski family from Yorba Linda and joins her little piebald sister named Enya.  They are a great pair and she is thriving in her new home.                     

Patches- Adopted in December 2005

Patches was adopted by family in California in December of 2005, she is happy and thriving.

Checkers

 Adopted in December of 2005

Checkers is now living with his forever home and is thriving.  More of an update to come soon.

Olie

Adopted in November of 2005

Olie was adopted by his forever home in November of 2005.  He is happy and thriving with his family.

Annie Kay Anderson

Adopted December 24, 2005

 Annie Kay was born on October 23, 2005 to a puppy mill mama that was turned over to rescue.  Her daddy Robby was thrilled!  You see, ever since his other little red headed girl,  Heidi Josephine passed away in 2001, Robby said that he would only have another little red head girl if it was the right time.  Well, little red-headed girls have come and gone, and Robby has let them all go to new forever homes.  But when Robby heard that the little girl had been born and seen her picture when she was only 14 hours old, he knew that it was meant to be his little girl.  The little girl came from Heidi's litter.  She lives with her, cousins, uncles and aunties in the Anderson household and has the run of the place.  Thank goodness, Annie' Grammy and Grampy just added a huge new room to the house so that Miss Annie and the rest of the Anderson Herd can have lots of room to play inside but also a lot of room to play outside too! 

Annie loves to make a mess, but really loves to spend quality time with her Daddy whether it be surfin the net...  or just lounging around .  We will update this as time goes on. 

Minnie  (Formerly known as Katie)       

Hello friends,
We are sending you some pictures of Minnie our amazing
weenie dog, you know her as "Katie". We want to thank
you for this wonderful dog. she is a great camper
(does not like the water. My kids are so attached to
her. She especially loves my oldest and is good at
calming her down. She suffers from ADHD and Tourette's
(a lot of anxiety). She loves to sit and watch my
daughter play piano. Jessica says she even has a
favorite song.

She is very playful and smart, keeps the
cats out of the yard, really good beggar, is a great
clean up crew (floor), still loves carrots, pea's and
poop's on demand, rolls over, lays, sits, loves to
play and race around the house, goes to her bed when
told and has quite a few ideas of her own. We are
still working on the speak thing. I think she thinks
we are crazy. We can't thank you enough. We love her
so much. My husband is quite attached to her and he is
the one who did not want a dog.  Thank you for giving
her to us.

 Carlos, Carolyn, Jessica, Kristen and
Jordan 

Biscotti Ray

Adopted in 2004

Biscotti Ray is Onyx Mae's little chocolate brother.  This is a picture of him and his daddy Steve at Auntie Ronna's house, where his cousins (the Anderson herd) lives.  Biscotti is from Dachshund Haven and was rescued about a year ago.   Biscotti is another sad story.  He was bought as a puppy and raised to be the age of about 2, when his owner's decided that they no longer wanted a dog...they wanted a puppy.  So the logical thing for them to do, was to throw him in a kill (cruel  thinking people)  shelter, where rescue saved him.  One of the problems his daddies thought Onyx was having was that she was lonely during the day while they were at work, so they went back to Dachshund Haven to look for a baby brother or sister for Miss Onyx.  The day they went to visit the adoptable dachshunds they were upset to find that Biscotti Ray (then known as Snoopy) was set to be adopted the next day by a couple who ended up never showing up.  Two weeks later, Onyx went to go pick up her new baby brother.  They have been inseparable since.  Another success story of Dachshund Haven rescue.   

Onyx Mae

Adopted in June 20, 2003

Onyx Mae was a little girl who lived in Texas at one time.  Her trip to California proved fortunate because here she was able to find her forever home.  Onyx unfortunately had some major separation issues when she was first adopted in June of 2003 by her daddy Richard and her daddy Steve.  Onyx was another unfortunate case of abandonment, where her prior owners would leave her outside for days and weeks at a time, with no food, companionship or attention.  This made for a very hard situation when her daddies would leave for work.  She decided that she would tell everyone that she was unhappy, by tearing up seat cushions, blankets and having "accidents" everywhere on purpose.  Two years later, this dainty little 30 pound girl (who thinks she is a lab dog, and thinks nothing of hurling herself on an unsuspecting lap, is happy, healthy and has little if any separation anxiety.  Onyx lives with her brother, Biscotti (also from Dachshund Haven) and their daddies, and their Nanie in Whittier, California. 

    Onyx is the half breed cousin of Stewart Edward, Sticky Lynn, Baron Joseph, Toby Ray, Harley Arnold, Sweet Pea and Roxy May (and soon to come Annie Kay).

Dodger Dog

Adopted in June of 2004

Dodger was adopted by the Anderson Family "In-Laws" to be in June of 2004.  Dodger is now 14 months old and is a very long dog.  He is extremely handsome and hyper.  He loves his step-sister Cinnabun who he lives with.   Often Cinnabun is the one who has to walk away after a hard day's play.  He loves all of his cousins including Stewart Edward, Baron Joseph, Toby Ray, Harley Arnold, SweetPea and Sticky Lynn.   He spends his time traveling back and forth to Norwalk.

Roxy, Cinnabun and Dodger.

Roxy May

Adopted in April of 2004

 Roxy May was adopted by Paul (brother) of the Anderson Family in April of 2004.  She originally came from Texas during the same time Harley did.    Paul's dog, Schnitzel passed away in August of 2002.  Paul was overcome with grief and was determined to never get close to another dog like that again.  That was until Roxy came over for a weekend foster.  Paul saw her and immediately fell in love with her.  He decided that he was going to adopt her and nothing was going to stop him.  She is now happy and healthy.  She is a huge princess and diva of the household.  She travels to and from Norwalk where she spends time with her step-sister, Cinnabun (30 pound dalmation) and her cousin Dodger (also a rescue).  When in La Habra, she spends time with her cousins Stewart Edward, Toby Ray, Harley Arnold, SweetPea and Sticky Lynn.    In 2004 Roxy May lost had something of a calcium buildup in her back,  within a few days she could not walk and was losing most of her ability to control her bowels and bladder.   The first advice was given to put her down.  Her daddy was not going to give up.   She had to be rushed to the emergency room at 11 in the evening one night, where she underwent emergency back surgery.  Roxy had her surgery and underwent a very long grueling recovery period in a playpen separated from her cousins and playmates and had to walk with a scarf around her hind legs for almost four months.   

Roxy is now doing wonderfully and is affectionately known as "burnout" in the household.  She has most of the use of her legs back but still loses control and slides often into walls or furniture when she runs in the house on the hardwood floors. 

Sweet Pea

Adopted September 18, 2004

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SweetPea was adopted by the Anderson family in September of 2004.  Originally meant for Robby (brother) who wanted a dog to move out with, Dawnie (sister) and her parents fell in love with her and with Robby's move out plans fell through they did not want to let SweetPea go.  Dawnie has major health issues and enjoyed Sweet pea's demeanor and attitude and the fact that Stewart Edward (big dachshund brother) fell in love with her and began to get very overprotective of her became more reason to not let her go. 

  Sweet pea originally came from Texas and was known as a "Puppy Mill Baby".  She lived her entire life in a Puppy mill producing litters.  She tops the scales at 7 pounds and has tiny features.  She is adorable.  She is approximately 8 years old and had almost a litter a year once she was able to do so.  She lived her life in a wire cage and because of her hard life, has problems with her feet because of her staying in a wire cage, fecal matter and urine most of her life.    She had little if any human contact during her time in the mill, but despite that has remained a very sweet and loving dog.  Despite, her horrible beginnings in life, the moment she came into rescue's possession she had the ability to start a new life.  She has episodes where her old wounds open up on her feet but other than that has no health problems.  She is a good little girl and will live the rest of her life here in the Anderson household.  We love her very much and in the short time she has been here, has made a huge and profound impact on everyone.

SweetPea and her brother Stewart spend much of their time traveling to and from Dawnie's office where they spend the day with her at work. 

Sweetpea has four brothers, Stewart Edward, Baron Joseph, Toby Ray and Harlequin "Harley" Arnold and one sister, Bootsi "Sticky" Lynn.

Harlequin "Harley" Arnold

Adopted November 22, 2003

 Harley is another double dapple boy who was sent from Texas rescue in November of 2003 for our family to join Toby, who had now started to tear up the house because Baron had injured his back and was not as interested in playing anymore.  This drove Toby nuts and he needed a playmate that could keep up with him.   Harley is deaf, and has even worse eyesight then Toby due to the double dapple gene but once again, this will not slow him up.

Harley is 3 years old and is another happy, healthy and loving dachshund.  We love him very much.  He has all the typical dachshund traits including being extremely stubborn.  He wants what  he wants when he wants it.  We say he looks like a bunny rabbit.  He is a sweet boy who has to sleep on you or touching you so that he knows when you are not in bed with him. 

Harley has  3 brothers Stewart Edward, Toby Ray (rescue) and Baron Joseph (rescue) and two sisters, Bootsi "Sticky" Lynn (Chihuahua terrier mix also a rescue) and SweetPea (rescue).

Toby Ray

Adopted in February 8, 2002

Toby Ray was adopted by the Anderson Family in February of 2002 he was 6 months of age.  The original intent was to give Baron Joseph, who was tearing up the house,  a playmate to get rid of some of his excess energy. 

Toby is a double dapple dachshund and tops the scales at 8 pounds.  He is extremely short, chubby and compact but is a tough little man who doesn't take any "stuff" from anyone, including his cousin who is a 30 pound Dalmatian.  Toby unfortunately is deaf (double dapple gene) and can't see that well, but these things are only minor set backs for him, for he is completely healthy, happy and loves to play with all his brothers and sisters and cousins (most of who are from Dachshund Haven Rescue).  He has a high screech bark and loves to bark at everything.  Toby loves his daddy also known as Baron's daddy. 

Toby has  3 brothers Stewart Edward, Baron Joseph (rescue) and Harlequin "Harley" Arnold (Texas rescue) and two sisters, Bootsi "Sticky" Lynn (Chihuahua terrier mix also a rescue) and SweetPea (rescue).

Baron Joseph

Adopted in May 13, 2001

Baron Joseph was adopted by the Anderson Family in May of 2001 when he was approximately 2 to 3 years old.  Baron came to us for a weekend after our little Heidi Joe (rescued 7 years earlier red dachshund 8 years old) passed away due to complications from Cushing's Disease.  It was an extremely sad situation in our home as the whole family was devastated.   We were only going to take him for the weekend to Foster him for the weekend.  Well, you can see how that ends up. 

When he came to us, he had recently come from a Shelter in Riverside.  He had been malnourished and because of it, he had no hair on his ears and little hair on his head.  He was a happy healthy little boy who instantly bonded with his new daddy (shown above).   Our family decided that maybe Heidi Joesephine had been taken to play in heaven, because now Baron was in need of a new happy home.   We took him in and every time we celebrate his day of coming to us, we remember Heidi Joe. 

In 2004 Baron participated in the 2004 Wiener National Wiener Races.  He didn't win, but did a good job anyways.

Baron has 3 brothers Stewart Edward (dachshund stray found 7 years earlier), Toby Ray (rescue) and Harlequin "Harley" Arnold (Texas rescue) and two sisters, Bootsi "Sticky" Lynn (Chihuahua terrier mix also a rescue) and SweetPea (rescue).