When you adopt 1 you save 2. The one you adopt and the one you make room for!

Newport News, VA

NAME:  Luca

AGE:  6 yrs

SEX:  Male

WEIGHT:  12.7lbs perfect weight

COLOR:  Deep red

COAT:  Smooth

UP TO DATE:  Yes

SPAYED/NEUTERED:  Yes

ADOPTION FEE: 260.00+15.00(chip fee)

HOUSETRAINED:  Working on it, will need help

CRATE TRAINED:  Yes

LEASH TRAINED:  No

SPECIAL NEEDS:  No

HOME W/ SMALL CHILDREN:  No

HOME W/ OTHER DOGS:   MALE: Yes      FEMALE:  Yes

HOME W/ CATS:  Unknown, most dachshunds see them as prey

MICROCHIP #:   911PetChip  911002001336889

MONTHLY HEARTWORM DATE:  30^th of each month

FOSTER HOME:  Kim  kvernall@yahoo.com

RESCUE #:  2015-09-27-04

BIO:

Hi, my name is Luca! I was given up by my owner in AL because her health was failing and she just could not take care of me and several other of my friends.

Because she was a single lady with no men around I’m scared of men and want to protect my human mom so a home with a man that is willing to work with me to help me feel safe is what I need. As for the lady of the house, it will just take me a day or two if she let's me go slow to get to love and trust her. Then I will follow her all over the house!

I don’t really know what toys are for because I never really had any so if you could teach me, that would be great!

I don’t think I’d do well in an apartment cause you’d have to walk me every day, several times a day, and I’m not leash trained. If you have a house with a backyard that I can run around, that would be GREAT! Oh, and another dachshund that I can learn from would be my ultimate dream of a forever home.

I am completely crate trained and sleep all night in my foster mom’s bedroom in a crate with the door open and when she gets up I’m ready to follow her outside. Please, please will you take a chance on me and show me how to be a pet, your pet and I can love you and you can love me! We’ll be a team!

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.