Dachshund Haven Sanctuary

On top of being a rescue we are also a sanctuary.  We are considered this because we allow several of the unwanted dogs, dogs deemed unfit for adoption for one reason or another to stay with us.  They stay with us, retiring so that they can finish off their lives in a safe and loving environment.  Although these are by no means all of them we do have pictures of a select few (due to the fact some just don't want to be photographed) 

Please note that these dogs are not up for adoption.

Some of the sanctuary dogs are:

Raggedy Annie

Raggedy Annie so named because of her ears…came from a puppy mill in Texas.  Her ears became chewed up by the horrible practices of the breeding in a puppy mill.  Basically she was left in the presence of aggressive male(s) and the beat up on her.   She came in 2004 and was malnourished and raggedy looking.  Now she is a healthy happy weight and is trusting of people again.  We are happy to keep her here with us.

Double Dapple Candy

Double Dapple Candy came from a breeder in Nebraska who had basically bred her several times and no longer wanted her so instead of spaying her, and then retiring her to a wonderful rescue or home, they sold her on the internet, claiming that she “threw beautiful puppies”.  Rescue paid the asking price for her, flew her out here and immediately spayed her and since she has lived in retirement bliss.  She was born deaf, but had most of her vision, until recently.  She has slowly lost her vision to where she can barely see now.  She will continue to live with us at rescue.  

Since coming into rescue, he has been neutered and had a dental.  Baron is a very sweet boy.  After much debate, we decided that we had had no one inquire about Baron since being placed on the site almost a year ago.  We decided that his age has made him become a sanctuary dog.  He is very happy and healthy boy and we expect him to live many long years here with us as a sanctuary dog. 

TYSON

 

TYSON 2007

Tyson is a little 2 year old black and tan puppy mill turn over.  He is a friendly, loving guy, who likes to run, romp and play.

Due to the fact that he has extreme separation anxiety, it was determined that he would need to be placed as a sanctuary dog. 

Tyson has lived his entire life in rescue.  Which has made it more and more difficult as time goes on to find him a home.  It was a difficult decision as we believed if we found him the right home he would thrive.  After several tries we found that his mental health depended on him living his life out here with us.

YOSHI

SAGE

Sage is a 10 year old mini longhair male.  Sage was a breeder turn in due to a closure of a kennel.   He has lived with us here in rescue for over two years with no one interested in him to adopt.  It is a serious shame because Sage is one of the best dogs that we have around here. 

However, due to the fact that we have not had anyone interested in him, despite our constant advertising of him and asking around at Meet and Greets and Picnics.  He has not been placed.  After two years living in this home in general public, it would be cruel to uproot him and place him with some strangers at this stage.  

Unfortunately, this seems to be an ongoing pattern.  Sage is an awesome dog, who just happens to be too old for people.  Unfortunately, until we get the message out there that rescue is not always going to have puppies and young dogs for adoption and that older dogs need rescuing too, situations like Sage will continue to happen.  He will live his life out here with us in retirement.  

BO

Bo is the black and silver dapple smooth boy. 

Bo has an amazing attitude and would love to sleep in his new family's bed with them.   He is house trained as well as crate trained and is a huge love  who love to give kisses and sit on your lap and be the ultimate lap dog.

Casper is a beautiful red and white double dapple boy.  He has been with us since September of 2007.  After almost two years of having him on the site, we have had literally no interest in him.  We had two potential homes for him, but they fell through as he was not the right dog for the potential adopters home. 

So after many thoughts and talks, the Anderson's have taken in Casper as a "sanctuary dog".  Since losing Stewart in September of 2008, it has been a hard time on all the family members including SweetPea, who was buddies with Stewart.  After a while Dawnie and the family notice SweetPea was beginning to separate herself even more from the group (she went into a depression over losing her brother), as she spent many nights up looking for him in the house. 

Since Casper came into the house, he has lifted the energy again.  No one will ever replace Stewart Edward but Casper who is a great dog (who happens to be deaf, big deal), has made himself a nice part of the Anderson family whose members already include two other double dapple males that are deaf and partly blind like Casper.  They all get along great and the upside is that SweetPea has become more active with him in the house, and has even started playing with him!

So Casper (a wonderful loving boy who happens to be deaf) will live his life out here with the Anderson's as a Sanctuary dog!  We hope that one day soon, people will realize that double dapples or even deaf or blind dogs are special needs only to us.  Once the dog gets in and get settled, all usually falls into place.  But it does take time and patience.  And they usually all need partners, because they use the other dog as a guide or lead, and it is not something that happens with training, it happens naturally between two dogs.

 We will continue to promote special needs dogs for homes, and hope that one day soon, people will understand.

As you can see he loves his family already and has made himself at home!  We will keep you updated on his progress!

 

GUNNER

Gunner is a cutie.  He is a 5 year old black and tan smooth coated guy from Fresno who came down from the same breeder who passed away approximately six months before she passed away. 

 As with all of the dachshunds that have come from Fresno breeder, he is a bit timid and fearful at first.  He has been with us almost two years and at this point, it would be difficult for him to be re-homed.  He has a severe shyness about his surroundings and new people and cannot be around young children under the age of 13, this limited his placement severely.  So after two years, we have placed him in the sanctuary.  He will live his life out here with us and his other sanctuary brothers and sisters!