Buster, our wire boy, has now been in his home for 2 1/2 years and has since gained a sister.

Buster was originally posted on Facebook when his owner died. We therefore contacted the family to offer our help so they removed the post and asked us to find his forever home.
 
Roll on two years and Ziva’s (black and tan smooth) owner was terminally ill so we needed to find her emergency foster. Buster’s adopted mum offered to help but Ziva soon won her heart and has became a Foster fail.
 
Meaning Buster has now got a sister Ziva and they’re both extremely happy. 
 
Dachshunds really do seem to be addictive and one is never enough!!
 
 
 
 

Josie & Bo

Another lovely forever home story… Here is Josie and Bo’s gotcha story by their new family

“After losing our dear lil’ miniature daxie, Freddie after 14years, our lives & home were not the same. We decided that if we were to have another dog it would, without doubt be a rescue daxie. I received an outpouring of kind messages from the daxie facebook group after losing Fred. Although it was very hard to see other sausages I remained a member & we are so pleased I did! It was here that I saw The Red Foundation & read about how it all started & the amazing work they do. It was then that we decided to complete an application form. A few days later when I received Hayley’s text of a potential match and she had emailed me the info. I was in a conference in London & my mind was so busy in work, when I initially read the text I thought I’d been matched on a dating site! I have been married for 16years so you can imagine my shock! Once I’d stopped & read Hayley’s email & found we had in fact been matched to two daxie girls!
Our middle aged girls had fortunately been cared for beautifully & her selfless owner had made the toughest decision to rehome them. The decision she made & responsibility we have to love & care them is not underestimated.
We recieve 100 times more love back everyday as they have settled in beautifully. Most of the time they can be found unconscious upside down on the sofa or in front of the fire. They rule the house & all our plans revolve around the girls. Thank you so much to The Red Foundation for matching us with our little girls, we are very grateful. You have made our house a happier one, once again.”

Sidney

Time for another failure update – our gorgeous Sidney needed to find an emergency foster home. Luckily we had a family in the area who had fostered for us before and agreed to collect him asap. However, it didn’t take long until Sidney’s foster family realised they couldn’t say goodbye to him.

Sidney was originally an only dog but he soon discovered the joy of having dachshund sisters. He’s fitted in really well with the other two dogs and is loved very much by all the family.

We’ve said it before but we really appreciate the help that people give us when we need to find foster homes quickly as without this help, we couldn’t offer the service we do.

Dexter and Oakley

Dexter and Oakley have only been in their new home for a few weeks but it feels like they’ve always been there.

Their new family answered our post asking for people who could help with dogs with separation anxiety. However, since the boys moved to their new home, they haven’t shown any signs of SA. In fact, they feel so settled in their new home that they even chose to sleep in different rooms on the first night!

As an added bonus, Dexter and Oakley have helped the other dog in the house who was grieving the loss of their previous dachshund (Lhotse is a Rhodesian Ridgeback but thinks she is a Dachshund).

Stunning Sid

Often people have genuine reasons for needing to rehome their dog but don’t know that organisations such as The Red Foundation exist. They therefore resort to using selling sites.

Sid is one such dog so when someone alerted us to his advert, we contacted his family who were really pleased that we could help.

Sid was originally in Northern Ireland but as we couldn’t find him a suitable home, he travelled across to Scotland.

Sid has had a busy week as not only has he just reached his one year gotcha day, but he’s also celebrated his eighth birthday.

Sid is the first dog that I (Sharon) helped rehome with TRF and it’s lovely seeing how well he’s doing in his new home.

Lovely Lottie

Lottie, our wee 10 year old girl, is another dog where you told us about her advert on a selling site. Sadly her owner had died and although the family hoped to keep her, Lottie was used to constant human companionship and she didn’t do well having to spend time on her own.

Lottie’s new family had recently lost one of their dogs and was looking for a friend for their other dog Rosie.

Lottie now has constant companionship – either at home with different members of the family, or at church where her mum works.

Lottie is really settled in her new home and it didn’t her long to give up her dog bed and join Rosie on the sofa.

Hugo’s Story – Written by his New Dad

Hugo’s Story

Percy and Dexter, our two miniature Dachshunds are our first Dogs and are the loves of our lives.

Percy and Dexter

We had thought about getting another Puppy but decided against it and we said we’d only get another Dog if one ever needed a home.This is when I registered our names on The Red Foundation database after having contact with Sharon and hearing so many good things about them. It’s one thing registering interest, but, nothing quite prepares you for getting that phone call from TRF admin say there’s a Dog who needs a home – can you help?

This is what we signed up for so I asked Helen to send me the details. She told me he was a big lad for 19 weeks, with his present owners for only 4 weeks, unfortunately their marriage was breaking down and couldn’t keep him. They had taken great care of him and he wanted for nothing, he wasn’t a rescue, just needed to be re-homed.

I discussed this briefly with my wife Amanda and we of course said we’d take him.

That was the moment I promised to look after him forever.

Our first photo of Hugo as a Puppy

Before going to his first owners, Hugo had been smuggled into the UK from a Hungarian Puppy Farm and sold by a backyard puppy seller as a miniature – he certainly wasn’t a mini!  Thankfully he’s in great health, but I can’t stop thinking about his poor Mother.

The day after Helen called we got Hugo’s address and arranged to pick him up.  This in itself was a difficult thing to do – it was a massive decision for his current owners and I hadn’t realised how emotional it would be for all of us.

I kept thinking about Hugo, how he was waking up as normal, but, that day his life was going to change forever

We took Percy and Dexter into the house to meet him on his territory, I went into the house first, Hugo was in the back garden and came running in wagging his tail to greet me, he looked so happy, all I could say was “hello mate”

Such a beautiful looking lad, very friendly and full of fun.

It was a tearful goodbye as they obviously loved him – the last thing I said to them was I promise to look after him and love him forever.

We got him home, took him for a walk on the beach and he settled in very quickly. His only issue was his runny tummy, he came to us on Royal Canin and Hills Vet I/D food to try him settle his stomach. I started him immediately on a Raw diet and his stomach symptoms cleared up straight away – he’s never looked back!

I was filling in Hug’s adoption papers, I looked around and he was looking at me like this.

After a few teething problems, mainly to do with having three male Dogs, Hugo’s become an amazing part of our family.

He’s a beautiful Dog, so big and strong, 12kg of solid muscle, amazing temperament, so friendly, he’s loved by everyone, he loves everyone. Every day is a new adventure for him. He loves running on the beach, through the woods,barking through the window, playing with new friends – the bigger the better – he loves a bit of rough and tumble.

Hugo loves life and it’s such a pleasure to enjoy it with him. We couldn’t imagine life without him. We all adore him and absolutely love him. He’s a helluva lad.

Amanda and I are eternally grateful to The Red Foundation for bringing Hugo into our lives.

We are incredibly proud to give him his forever home and to be part of this amazing organisation

Thank You xxxxx

Percy, Dexter and Hugo Dawson aka The Sausage Brothers

He’s a big lad!

Dawson Family Vacation

The Main Man

Frankie’s New Home

We were contacted by an admin of one of the Dachshund Facebook groups who advised one of her members was looking at having to rehome her miniature dachshund and could we help. We arranged a call with said member and had a good chat about her current circumstances and unfortunately due to a relationship break down, being forced to move and trying to build her business she didn’t feel like she could give frankie the life she wanted him to have anymore. It was an emotional call with tears all round and we promised to find Frankie the perfect forever home. Frankie now has a big brother, a standard silver dapple called Trev and has settled in nicely with his new owners Sue and Simon. Here they both are. Am sure you can guess who is who!