Dino aka Rico RIP 6/27/22
I adopted a little chocolate mini dachshund from you in 2008 when I was living in Charlotte. His name had been “ Rico” but I named him Dino. He was about 2 or 3 at the time. I said goodbye to him today. He was suffering from congestive heart failure. My heart is broken in a thousand pieces. I loved him dearly. I just wanted to thank you as I’m so grateful to have shared his life with him for 15 years. I can’t imagine him not sleeping in his little bed under my desk while I work. He was my little man and I will love him forever. I held him as he passed today and I told him he was coming home to see his brothers Tyler and Opie at the rainbow bridge. I hope to adopt another little one from you to help me heal. Thank you again for the gift of my little man Dino. Nancy

Sable
Sable came to live with us when she was 5 years old. She was a wonderful addition to our family. She loved food, like all dachshunds, but she loved her mama more. She was happy whenever she was with me. She crossed the rainbow bridge on 6/23/22, one month shy of her 16th birthday. Our hearts are broken, but her pain is gone.

Diego
The All American Dachshund Rescue asked us to foster one of the dachshunds at the Animal Shelter in Hunstville AL. We picked Diego who was skin and bones; he had been abandoned at one year old and found as a stray! We couldn’t believe our luck; from day one, he showed his fun personality. After a month with us, we decided to adopt him … we just couldn’t live without him! Daddy called him “Little Little”; mommy called him ‘The Little Monster’ or ‘The Earthquake’. Mommy always thought he looked so small in daddy’s arms. If momma tried to hold him while daddy was holding him, Diego would try to hide his head in the crux of daddy’s left arm, essentially letting momma know that he wanted to stay with daddy. He always made his presence known with his BIG personality; always inquisitive, alert, smart, anticipative, etc. Whenever daddy went to get the mail, Diego had to ALWAYS go with him (or at least go outside). Diego followed Daddy EVERYWHERE … except when it was dinner time and then he stayed with momma in the kitchen to hopefully get some of whatever it was she was cooking. Diego was what momma called “SPECIAL” and he left us way too soon; life has been very hard without him and our hearts feel a complete emptiness!! Diego … we will always love you!!!

Scarlet
Scarlet was a cherished 14 year old Doxie who, although loved by her entire family, spent her entire life idolizing her dad , being most content when she could snuggle beside him on a couch. She crossed the Rainbow Bridge on May 26, 2022 from the comfort of his arms and was joyfully met by her 4-legged family members, Fritz, Cosmo, Miko, Justin, Louie, Charlie, Dancer, Goose & Ducky. Run free, eat lots of treats & languish in the sunbeams sweet girl. We look forward to seeing you again. -Sandy Thomas on behalf of her son, Andrew.

Vida, RIP
Hi Diane & all the wienerful folks at AADR, It is with a heavy heart that I inform you that our beloved Vida crossed the Rainbow Bridge today. She would have been 15 next month. Vida gave us a lifetime of memories as well as a lifetime friend with her foster mom Stephanie Burmeister. Thank you Diane for giving us the opportunity to add Vida to our family 9 years ago, it was truly an honor to be her pawrents. She will be missed. Karen and James Bumbury