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NAME: BELLE
AGE: 6
SEX: FEMALE
WEIGHT: 16 POUNDS
COLOR: RED
COAT: SMOOTH
UP TO DATE: YES
SPAYED/NEUTERED: YES
Adoption fee: $250.00 plus $10.00 MICROCHIP FEE
HOUSETRAINED: YES
SPECIAL NEEDS: NONE
HOME W/ SMALL CHILDREN: YES, not under 10 years old
HOME W/ OTHER DOGS: YES
HOME W/ CATS: UNDER SUPERVISION, GETTING USED TO THEM THROUGH A BABY GATE. MICROCHIP #: 0A11192852
FOSTER HOME: anna_banana1234@yahoo.com
LOCATION: Sacramento, CA 95660 

BIO: Belle, Belle, Belle. What a gorgeous and well-mannered young girl she is. Belle has got to be the most perfect Dachshund I have ever seen. Every about her is so perfectly proportioned. Belle has the most perfect Dachshund Platypus front paws and legs. Her ears are silky soft and frame her angelic face. Her body is long and sturdy. Belle has the perfect bowlegged Dachshund back legs and feet. She is just amazingly perfect, and the personality to match! You couldn’t ask for more! Belle loves to sleep in the big bed with her foster sisters. She loves to snuggle and be held like a teddy bear. She never barks unless someone comes to the door. She LOVES to go for walks and rides in the car. When Belle sees the leash she dances around in circles and gives a little happy woof and nudges to your legs to get her leash on, she can’t get it on or get out of the house fast enough. There is not anything we can find that Belle doesn’t like. We can’t believe that anyone would EVER give her up. Belle was owner surrender to the pound. They only have 72 hours as owner surrender. A kind and loving shelter worker there called Rescue and off we went! And let me tell you it seems that some people must really make up stories when they give up their dogs. Belle’s kennel card said: that they said they had had her since a 6-week-old puppy that is believable. But then it went on to say that Belle was very aggressive, didn’t like cats, chickens (?) or any other dogs. They must have been confused, very confused. There are 3 cats in Belle’s foster home. She is very curious about them - she looks at them across the baby gate, sometimes whines, but doesn’t bark at them usually. Over one weekend Belle was in the company of 6 other dogs 3 females and 3 males, without a peep out of her. She snuggled with all them and got along just GREAT!!!! When she first came to foster she seemed a bit shy and would scrunch down when she was petted. It may be that has suffered some past abuse at the hands of a human. However she seems to have totally forgotten it now, thankfully. Belle gets along with everyone, men, women, children (10 and up). She’s not too bad with the cats but would need supervision to introduce them very slowly and get used to each other. We haven’t tested her with chickens yet. Dachshunds have a strong hunter instinct and would not be expected to get along with them though. Other than that, Belle doesn’t have an aggressive bone in her body. Sometimes in the past she has had a litter of puppies. If you are looking for the perfect well mannered, social, loveable Dachshund, look no further. Belle is the one. And she will love you FOREVER.

Out of State and Canadian adopters are welcome. We do not ship our dogs cargo. You will have to make arrangements to pick up the dog or for them to go by ground transport. THANK YOU FOR YOUR INTEREST IN A RESCUE.

AADR does not recommend dachshunds for families with children under 5, or families planning to have children during the dog's lifetime. Dachshunds are often not patient with little kids, and kids can accidentally hurt a dachshund's back or get bitten.

Please don't let the distance stand in your way of finding your newest best friend. We have volunteers that will help your "new friend" get up and down the East Coast and mid-west. We just can't get them from one coast to the other. For now, please look for dogs on your coast.