We were contacted by Gina from an animal care facility regarding Olly, who had come to be in her care as his owner's health had deteriorated to the point where she could no longer look after him. Gina fostered him and taught him some good manners. He even got used to sleeping with cats.
A wonderful couple who had recently lost one of their dachsies applied to adopt and the rest is history.

His new parents write "We recently lost one of our dachshunds and our other dachshund developed depression. We were very worried about him – he did not want to eat, just lay on his bed all day facing the wall. We took him to the vet and he was put on anxiety/depression tablets. That’s when we decided to adopt another dachshund.
We looked on the DRA website every day and were so excited when we saw Olly was available for adoption. We applied straight away and waited in anticipation. The next day we got the call, and a “meet and greet” was organised. We were very anxious and did not know what to expect when the two dogs met.
When we met at the park the two dogs just barked at each other and we thought this is not good. Olly's foster carer was excellent and settled the dogs and got them to walk and play together until they got used to each other. We were allowed to take Olly home for a 2-week visit. Olly settled in well although he had to get used to a new home, routine, and other people. He barked at everyone, got scared and sometimes became aggressive. We were firm with him, and over the days it got better. He has attached himself to my husband and follows him around everywhere when he is home. After the 2 weeks we decided to officially adopt Olly. He is now part of our family, and we are very happy. Our other dog is no longer on anxiety/depression medication and loves having Olly around. They love playing together, going for walks, and just being around the family. Although Olly sometimes still gets aggressive, we believe over time he will get better.
We are very happy we could give Olly a new home."