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Animal Success Stories

Happy Tales

Every one of these Dachshunds has been rescued by an angel...

Harley's Brave Journey   Harley's Story is a great inspiration to AADR because it shows that no matter how desperate the situation, saving one life makes the ultimate difference. DeeAnn, Harley's foster mom, has included her personal account with Harley's amazing story and where he is now.Harley was found homeless and sick. He only had a 50% chance of survival. Now he is living a life of true happiness and contentment. Read More...

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Otis #4....MD

He's being pretty good with his potty training now. He still submissive pees. But now usually in the morning (we pick him up to go down the stairs but for some reason he hates going down, even in our arms, so when we pick him up to go downstairs, he pees. I think in the morning though, he just can't hold it. So I decided before I even get out of bed, I scoop him up and take him out before he knows whats going on and doesnt have any time to get afraid. .. 

We crate him during the weekdays while we are at work and he seriously hated it. I couldnt pick him up, he would cower and clutch his claws in to the ground- we give him treats in the crate but it didnt stop him from ripping the towel we had in there in to shreds! .. Now he seems better with that too. He barks a lot, only in the crate. 

Overall I think he's getting better with everything. He follows me everywhere and when I'm not home (my boyfriend will get home at 12/1pm and let him out of the crate) My boyfriend said he will look all over the house for me. He does this really cute thing where he will go get my shoes by the front door and carry them over to him. He doesn't chew them up or anything. I guess he just smells me on them so he'll pick up all the shoes I have there and drop them in the living room. lol. For some reason, he just isn't as attached to my boyfriend (my boyfriend is jealous lol) but he is warming up to him. He won't let him walk him on the leash when I'm not there but we are just working on everything one by one and trying to be consistent with everything. 

I think I talked to Diane and we put all of her advice to use and I really appreciate the tips. I don't look him in the eye when I pick him up so he doesnt pee, we crate him with treats (I try to leave one of my dirty shirts in the crate so he smells me but that doesn't seem to make a difference), I ignore him when I come in to cure his separation anxiety, he give him little jacks when he potties outside, we crate him during the day, etc. So we are just sticking to those things. 

Today I was picking a ton of tomatoes in the backyard and while I was picking, I turned around and saw that he found a tomatoe on the ground (small like grape tomatoe) and was eating it. Lol. My sister told me though its too much acid for his belly so I shouldn't let him eat that any more. 

I give him Milo's Kicthen treats and Natural Dog food with no corn and chicken as the first ingredient. And we love him up. He sleeps right between us at night and my favorite thing is when I wake up with him. He is so sweet, wagging his tail and rolling on his back. He's so ridiculously cute. My boyfriend loves him so much so while I'm not home, I hope Elvis starts loving him too. lol. 

The vet says he looks good and he's at a good weight. 

So everything is good! Please keep in touch! :) 


Persimmon...TN

She loves to go for rides in the car and enjoys her walk every night. The vet says her weight is great. She is looking nice and trim. She still takes thyroid medication and has some medication for her feet and her eye. As you can see Persimmon likes to burrow into blankets, towels, whatever! She found the pile of dirty towels and burrowed right in. She looked so cute, I left her there! I have a rabbit and she gets along well with Willow, mostly ignoring her. All in all, a great companion.

Coco #5...WV

We absolutely LOVE her!  She fits in so perfectly.  She and Oliver are best friends.  I wish I had better pictures, but my phone is horrible.  I will get some good ones soon!  She is so playful and she has even slimmed down a bit!  Thank you all SO MUCH for helping us find this amazing little girl!  :)
 
Stephanie 

Scooter #4...NJ
Scooter #4...NJ

Scooter has became a big part of our family. Thank you everyone for making us realize that the food would not be an issue. Once the girls found out they could eat Scooter's food they went back to eating their own. Our vet gave us the script to buy the food  and we ended up buying it at the vets because it is no more expensive there.
 
From the time she wakes up in the morning till we tuck her in at night she is so happy. I caught her last week going from the toy box at one side of the room, taking out a toy and putting it in the middle of the floor and then going to the toy box on the other side of the room and doing the same thing. She did that a few times. Wish I could teach her to pick them up.
 
She is no longer the mommys girl she was when we first got her. She loves her daddy just as much and will snuggle with both of us. She has picked where she wants to sleep at night as she thinks she is a big girl. I have a padded bench at the foot of my bed that I fold my comforter over at night. She made her own little bed there. She has a bolster pillow at the edge so she doesn't fall out and has made her own little burrow. We tuck her in and kiss her good night. Of course she is in the big bed for morning kisses and belly rubs.
 
Ondrea she still plays with that what ever it is toy you sent with her. We call it grrrl.
 
I could talk for hours about Scooter. Love our girl

Harley.....TN

Harley is doing wonderful. He brings so much joy to our family. We couldn't have gotten a better puppy with such a great personality if we tried. He has adjusted right into our home and has all of us wrapped around his little paws. We love him so much.


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