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Ardie is Rescued! -- Monday September 14th, 2009
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“It was love at first sight.”
That is how Donna Sachs described seeing her new dog, Ardie, for the first time two weeks ago. Ardie had flown from Lincolnton to New Jersey to meet Sachs.
Sachs was immediately smitten with the dog, even though she had never met him or seen him personally before that day. Ardie, sporting a “I Love New York” outfit, crawled into Sachs’ cousin’s lap on the way to his New York home.
Emotion overcame Sachs as she held the wire-haired dachshund that had captured her heart only a few months earlier. “I couldn’t believe his face,” Sachs said. “His pictures literally don’t do him justice. When I saw him at the airport, I literally almost died. I couldn’t believe how adorable he was.”
Ardie, a stray, was rescued by the All American Dachshund Rescue (AADR), a nonprofit rescue organization based in Columbia, Tenn. Attempts to contact Ardie’s family were unsuccessful, so the AADR needed to find him a foster home.
Ruth Murphy, of Lincolnton, signed up to be a foster parent for the program. In July, Ardie, and two other foster dogs, came to live with Murphy until they were adopted.
Ardie got along well with the other two fosters and Murphy’s personal dogs, Princess and Moe. He even managed to make friends with Murphy’s cat that is shy around strangers and dogs. Ardie enjoyed playing, giving kisses, chasing crickets in the yard and investigating new scents near Murphy’s fence.
Sachs had unexpectedly lost her 15-year-old dog in July, but knew she wanted another rescue dog. She stumbled upon Ardie at www.petfinder.com. It did not take long for Sachs to decide that she wanted to adopt Ardie, estimated to be 1 to 2 years old. But the hard part would be figuring out how to get Ardie from Lincolnton to Brooklyn, N.Y.
George Rooney, a volunteer with Pilots N Paws, offered to fly Ardie to New Jersey, where he lives. Pilots N Paws exists to link pilots willing to volunteer their time and their aircraft to transport a pet to a better life. Rooney did not charge Sachs or AADR a dime for his time, aircraft or gas. It was all volunteer work.
Ardie could not have gone to a better home, Murphy said. “Donna is very kind and loving,” she said. “I am thrilled to have been a part of that.”
Sachs thanked all of the people involved in bringing Ardie, now named Axel, into her life. “I am so grateful to everyone who made this process a successful one,” she said. “This could not have happened without everyone working toward this goal. We all did what we needed to do to make it happen.”
If you are interested in adopting, fostering or transporting for the All American Dachshund Rescue, visit www.allamericandachshundrescue.org. Murphy still has one other foster dog, Matilda, available for adoption through AADR.
Puppy Mill Bust - AL -- Monday August 31st, 2009
2009 Puppy Mill Bust - Alabama
Rescue Group helps with Puppy Mill Bust
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**9/8/2009 Update - Each of the 13 dachshunds are now getting the vet care they need and are with their new foster homes! Many are very scared & confused. They have had minimal human contact and have only known life from inside a small & cramped cage. Our foster members are dedicated to rehabilitating each one until they are ready to go to their Forever Home! Stay tuned for pictures, bios, and adoption opportunities as they get settled into their foster homes and we get to know each personality!
Lewisburg, TN: August 30, 2009 - All American Dachshund Rescue (AADR) rescued 13 pure bred Dachshunds from a puppy mill bust in Cemetery Mountain, AL. Animal control workers, sheriff's deputies and volunteers from Pell City and Sylacauga removed 217 small-breed dogs from an alleged puppy mill.
On Friday, August 28th, the Animal Shelter of Pell City released the dachshunds to All American Dachshund Rescue. The Shelter Director, Melissa Wilson, and staff worked hard to ensure that many of these dogs were placed in the care of rescue groups.
The 13 Dachshunds rescued by AADR headed directly to Lewisburg, TN where they will receive medical care from Dr. Story, a veterinarian who has worked with the President of AADR for eight years. Diane Irwin, President and Founder of AADR stated “Many of these Dachshunds are very friendly. They are a variety of colors, both smooth hair, longhair and unique piebalds. The Dachshunds range in approximate age from 6 months to 4 years.”
Stephanie Burmeister, an AADR Member who was contacted initially by the shelter and helped with the rescue by AADR stated "All but maybe two or three of the rescued Dachshunds will need dentals, they all need vaccines, deworming, bloodwork, spay/neuter, and antibiotics at a minimum. I am sure other health concerns will be discovered, all requiring additional veterinary dolalrs to be spent --- these dogs have been neglected for quite some time."
Touching No-profit Rescue -- Monday August 17th, 2009
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A Touching, Non-profit Dachshund Rescue Group
Every now and then you find a group of people that selflessly give their time, love and resources to a cause they care about without ever expecting anything in return. In a world where people sometimes do heinous things to animals it's so nice to know that kindness still exists. That kindness would describe the people that volunteer for the All American Dachshund Rescue. They rescue, care for and adopt out needy dachshunds to loving homes.
AADR is headquartered in Tennessee but they rescue dogs in many states. In my personal experience working with them I found a dog I loved that was being fostered by a family in South Carolina and I adopted him from where I live in Texas. They rescue dogs for several reasons. They take in dogs that have been in a shelter too long and are going to be euthanized, dogs that have been abused or abandoned, and dogs owners had to surrender because of a hardship. I've seen some dogs that have been rescued that are healthy but older dogs, some that are blind but otherwise healthy, as well as some horribly abused dogs. They pull these dogs out from shelters in many different states and the dogs stay in a foster home until a good permanent home, a forever home, can be found. People that want to adopt one of these precious dogs have a few easy but necessary steps to take. First you fill out an adoption application, and then there is a home visit, which I think is a wonderful precaution to ensure these little dogs find a good home. Next a transport is set up to get your little one home to you. There is a fairly nominal adoption fee which helps cover some of the costs involved.
That brings me to an important point about AADR. They have veterinarian bills, which can be substantial for a sick or abused dog as well as regular health care while the dogs are waiting for a home. Other costs include dog food and medicine and the cost of removing them from the shelter. AADR operates on donations and fundraisers. It is a non-profit, volunteer organization. The foster families for example get nothing out of the experience except the personal satisfaction of saving a little life. When they transported my dog to me, people in 4 different states volunteered their time to get him to us. They divided the trip into 16 legs and each person drove Lucky about an hour and then passed him to the next person. It's a wonderful and heartwarming organization.
If you have room in your life for a loving, little dog who needs a second chance at happiness I urge you to visit AADR's website and look at the dogs waiting to find their forever homes. If you are looking for a wonderful charity to donate to you can do that online as well. I saw today that they have a calendar of dachshunds they've helped for sale for a really small fee, totally worth it to help this cause.
All American Dachshund Rescue has made a difference to so many furry friends and have made many families complete in the process. It's refreshing to see selfless acts from people who are just trying to make a difference.
Source:
http://www.allamericandachshundrescue.org/
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