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Charlotte, NC

Name: Chimichanga

Age: 9 weeks (born 9/13/12)

Sex:   Male

Weight: 3 pound

Color: Black and Tan

Coat: Long coat Dachshund/Chihuahua mix

Up-to-date shots: Yes

Spayed/neutered: no too young

Adoption fee: $250+15.00+75.00(refundable neuter fee)

Housetrained: No

Crate Trained: too young

Leash Trained: too young

Special needs: None

Home w/children: Yes (nine years and older)

Home w/other dogs:     Yes

Home w/cats: Hasn’t been with cats.

Microchip number:    24PetWatch  0A133A3D64   

Monthly heartworm due: TBD

Foster home contact: Jeff   donjefe68@gmail.com 

BIO:

Temperament/personality:  Chimichanga loves to play.  This boy is first to wake when the food dish arrives and is the first to start the party after the food has been finished.  He loves to get his sisters going (they’re the leaders of the pack and don’t like to appear goofy…but Chimchanga has no problem with appearing goofy.  This boy will be the hit at the dog park and will ham it up for anyone taking a picture.

History:   Chimchanga’s mother Willow was surrendered to our rescue when the pups were four weeks old.  Willow is a black and tan long-coat Dachshund and the father is a full Chihuahua (don’t know the coloring)

Training:  Too young to train.  He’s trained to use a potty pad while in foster care.   From Dachworld.com:  “Training a dachshund requires patience and firmness. Dachshunds were bred for their strong independence and to make decisions on their own. Those strong traits remain today and while admirable, make them a very difficult breed to train— difficult, but not impossible!”  So start immediately and be consistent. These dogs are smart…very, very smart.

Best environment:  A loving home with other pups or as an only pup.  He’ll adjust to any loving environment.  He needs someone who has the patience and experience to train him how to be a well-behaved dog and he in turn will be a loyal companion who will warm your heart…and your lap.

We will not adopt into the state of  CT or MA due to strict laws regarding importation of dogs into those states. If you have an issue with this you need to take this up with your legislatures. We are working hard to get approved to bring dogs into the state of NH and until that happens we can not adopt to anyone in that state either.

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.