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Muscle Shoals, AL

NAME:  Chad

AGE:  11 months (DOB: 11-25-2010)

WEIGHT:  10 Pounds (needs to put on a couple of pounds)

COLOR:  red

COAT:  long haired

UP TO DATE:  Yes

SPAYED/NEUTERED:  Yes

ADOPTION FEE:  $300.00

HOUSETRAINED:  No but making good progress

SPECIAL NEEDS:  Just a lot of love

HOME W/SMALL CHILDREN:  No

HOME W/OTHER DOGS:  Yes (both male and female)

HOME W/CATS:  Okay (we think)

MICROCHIPPED #:  24PetWatch 0A12642300

DATE HW PREVENTION DUE:  1st of each month

FOSTER HOME:  Mary, mmeherg@comcast.net

BIO:

Chad is very lucky to be alive.  He was an owner turn in at a north Alabama shelter.  When he was turned into the shelter he was quite naturally scared to death not knowing what was happening to him.  He was taunted by one of the shelter workers to the point where he nipped at the worker.  That put him in quarantine for the 10 day hold period after which he was to be euthanized.  Lucky for Chad a volunteer at the shelter was shopping at an outlet store where a AADR member was employed and she told the member about Chad.  After learning about Chad, AADR agreed to take Chad but his struggle to live wasn't over.  The very night he was taken into rescue, Chad came down with Parvo.  His previous owners obviously didn't bother to make sure he was up to date on shots.  Poor Chad fought for his life for the next 2 weeks and now he is ready for a loving home with a family that will love and care for him.  He has been through so much that he deserves a home where he is treated like a king.  In spite of the fact that he nipped at the shelter worker, he has shown no signs of aggression at all since coming into rescue.  The opposite has been true.  He is extremely loving and sweet.  Chad should not go to a home with small children.  He has shown that he will defend himself if he is provoked and for his protection we feel it is best not to place him in that position ever again.  Chad is now a typical dachshund puppy.  He is a very happy boy.  He loves to play.  He loves to bark.  He is just loving life right now.  He is a far different little dog from the scared and sick little boy from the shelter.   Chad is a little skittish with strangers at first but once he feels safe, he is fine. He is being fostered in a home with a single female with few visitors but he has done well with the few guest he has seen.  Chad would do well in a home where his people parents were home a lot.  If you are looking for a gorgeous loving dachshund, Chad is your boy.  Chad has been the victim of a greedy breeder whose only interest was to make a buck and an irresponsible owner who dumped him in a shelter to die.  Now it's time for Chad to have the worry free life of a king. 

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.