We are going to share a rescue's story with you, because we believe it is
important to show people the reality of what rescue is, and some of the
things that we have to deal with being a Non Profit Rescue. Rescues
in general have become very important in the last few years as the economy
has gone down, the need for rescue has gone way up.
Many people do not understand the cost of rescue; emotionally, physically
and of course, financially. It takes a whole lot out of a person but
yet, you know at the end of the day you are saving a life. As a rescuer,
you are making sure that not only the dog's life is happier and healthier
but that the adopters of the dog's lives are happier and healthier by
finding a good match for their lifestyle and home situation. It
makes all the costs worth it. The blood, sweat, tears (and yes
the money too) is all worth it when an animal finds their forever home!
When people come to adopt from a rescue, many times they do not know the
back stories of the dogs they are adopting (rarely the rescue does either)
and many don't care, as many people like to focus on the future.
There is nothing wrong with that, but sometimes a dose of reality is
needed for people to truly understand what rescue is and why it is that we
do it.
Most people don't
like the reality of the situation and will not read Fritz's story simply
because it does not effect them personally. In this case, we hope
people take a step back
and understand that even if it doesn't effect you personally, your animal
that you love could have been in a very similar situation before they came
to you.
Based on the past
humane society's studies, the average dog, purebred or mix, have an
average of three owners before they find their forever home (if they are
lucky enough to find a forever home).
FRITZ'S STORY- March 11, 2010
Approximately a week and a half ago, DHOGG was contacted by a vet's office.
We were told that a husband and wife had brought in a dachshund that they
had found roaming a local park.
He was ragged, bleeding and infected everywhere and the doctors debated on
whether or not to humanely euthanize him but when he began to wag his little
tail at the doctor, the decision was made to try to find a rescue who could
give him a second chance. DHOGG was contacted and he was immediately
taken in.
Fritz is approximately 7 months old. He was dehydrated, had head to
toe mange (the non contagious kind), his eyes are swollen and crusty, his
ears are infected as well as his feet are blistered, cracked, bleeding and
full of pus. It did not look good. Fritz was given a lot of
different kind of medication, to help him with his infections, he has skin
meds and was given special food to put some weight on him.
He is the sweetest little boy with the best little attitude. Once he
gets all better, he will be very playful and loving (moreso than he is
now).
Many dachshund or animal lovers in general who see the state he is in, take
a look at his pictures and immediately break down in tears. His
pictures show the reality of the situation and we are putting this on here
so that people can see and understand why rescue is so important. We
hope that people will continue to watch his progress, so that people see
that even the worst case scenario is not always the end...We are working very hard on getting him better and he is already showing
alot of improvement!
Original
Pictures as of March 1, 2010
Pictures
Below from March 14, 2010
As of March
14, 2010, you would not believe the difference, he almost looks like a
different dog, he has found his voice and is wagging his tail
vigorously! We are so happy! Stay Tuned!
Fritz
March 20th, 2010
Although we
took pictures a week ago, we couldn't help but take more at our Petco
Adoption event, because as good as he looked last week, he looked better
this week! What a difference a day makes!
FRITZ APRIL
7, 2010
WOW WHAT A
DIFFERENCE! Almost a month later Fritz is a completely different dog
from when we first got him. We cannot believe the transformation in
him! He is amazing, and is doing great!!!
His pictures
show it all! How can you make up results like that! We are so
happy that Fritz is doing so much better. Although he has ALOT of hair back,
he will always have patches on his body where he was so badly scarred from
the irritation of the mange. Fritz is our Miracle boy and we are happy
to have him here with us! This is why rescue is important!
We will be keeping an update of Fritz on this page, so if you would like
to see his progress and read updates, please continue to view this link!
If you would like to donate money towards helping
little Fritz or Dachshund Haven of Garden Grove in general, please
contact Diann at
DiannKozlowski@hotmail.com, and she
will give you the information you need to give a tax deductable
donation.
