Success Stories

Bowie's life has been transformed. Previously an outdoor dog sleeping in the garden shed. Bowie now has a sister Rosie to keep him company. DRA and Bowie are extremely grateful for people adopting dachshunds. Bowie has a lot of love to give, it's a pleasure seeing him welcomed in his new home.

Ava is now living her best life. We are very grateful to a lovely vet nurse that stepped in and advocated for Ava. She has now been rehomed to a very kind family in Canberra. Ava will probably always be an anxious girl, we expect from past trauma. As a young dachshund she has a lot of living to do. We wish Ava and her family all the best making milestones together.

We would like to share our family’s joy at being fortunate enough to adopt gorgeous Charlie. Our family had been wanting to welcome another Dachshund into our home to join our beautiful resident Dachshund Lulu. We had been following DRA for quite some time when we came across gorgeous Charlie. We read and understood his needs and hope for a loving family and we felt that we could offer him the home he was looking for. It was a very long car ride to pick up Charlie and meet his lovely mum, and spend some time with her. From the first night we had Charlie he has been the most beautiful and affectionate Dachshund, its like he has been with us all along! We introduced him to our resident dachshund Lulu and they have bonded well. They love having a run around the pool yard together, walking along our grassy bike tracks each day and snuggling on the couch. Lulu gave a few short barks when Charlie arrived to our home, now they sit together and love hanging out with me as I work flexibly from home. Charlie is an absolute snuggle bug, he just loves nothing more that snuggling up with you or just being a wonderful companion to all in our family. He makes us laugh as when Lulu and he are rewarded with a nice treat, Lulu will wait and perhaps give a funny growl , however Charlie will sit there very politely and wait and then give a lovely tail wag to say thank you!! He is definitely a very polite and patient Dachshund! Charlie loves spending time with our family and is like my little shadow most of the time and gets included in just about all that we do. He has already enjoyed a trip to our beach property and will always enjoy a trip there during school holidays and Christmas! Charlie has indeed become such a wonderful addition to our family and we look forward to making his life as compete and enjoyable as we can as he has already given us more joy and kindness that we could have hoped for. We just adore him… Thankyou so much to DRA for allowing Charlie to become a part of our family!

Archie was a young puppy left at home with no company for long days making him sad. After attending to all his veterinary work, DRA contacted a family who have a female dachshund, Juno, who is of a similar age. They thought Archie would be a great fit and they then did an 18 hour road trip to go and meet Archie and take him home where he recently celebrated his first birthday. Archie’s days are no longer lonely, but are full of fun, play, walkies and he has also recently attended a doggy group in his area. His face is full of joy, which we think says it all.

With Coco and Doug still in the puppy stages at under the age of 2, we are unsure why this delightful, loving and affectionate duo have landed at DRA looking for their third home. As Coco was not spayed maybe she was being sold so she could be used for breeding but was unable to get pregnant. In any case DRA have now had Coco speyed and we have found this pair their forever home in Northern NSW where they will not be moving again. With walks on the golf course and daily trips to the beach these two have landed in an idyllic dachshund location! Doug has proved to be a bit of a couch potato and Michelle is working on getting his trim figure back and when she gets home from work this happy pair are eager to take their second walk of the day. Having previously owned dachshunds Michelle is loving having Coco and Doug zoom around the house with happiness.

At 11 years old, Sally the black and tan found herself homeless. Fortunately for all concerned, a family found out that Sally was off to the pound and contacted DRA offering to help until we could sort out a home for her. We are so grateful to the incredibly caring people that look out for dachshunds in need ensuring that life can continue for the oldies. We then contacted a family who have had a previous rescue from us, Hilde, who recently passed away leaving their current dachshund Pippa behind. Pippa was sorely missing her mate so she and Mum and Dad did a 5 hour car trip to go and meet Sally and off she went home with them! Pippa is such a sweet girl she leaves an impression on everyone she meets and it’s a match made in heaven as Sally now has a loving secure home and Pippa has a new friend to get into mischief with. As for the pair of them, the girls have got their owners well trained and they have a cart to hop into if their little legs get tired on long walks. (QLD)

A sea change has literally changed Indy’s life. This beautiful 4 year old girl loves her regular walks on the beach. She also has free fun of the house and garden to patrol and keep in order chasing lizards and other critters while her new owner spends most of his days at home pottering around in the garden and shed. On the days they need to go out for errands, Indy likes to keep her new owner company and she especially enjoys barking at all the other customers in Bunnings. Long trips in the car are also no issue for Indy who curls up in her specially bought bed for such trips.

A friend of ours gave us a present with the words “A home is only a house without dogs”. Thanks to Dachshund Rescue we have a home again. Baxter and CJ joined us early in January and have changed our lives, thank you. Watching the 2 of them run around and smell every corner, every leaf that moves and informing the local birds that the dogs are home. We are so blessed to have had the opportunity to take them into our home. Thank you to Jo Tetlow for her support and encouragement during the process. We hope we will do long dog owners proud in looking after Baxter and CJ and look forward to lots of rowdy barking and cuddles. (WA)

Pippin has a fear of men. When her owners son moved back home Pippin was extremely sad and vocal. Not making a harmonious home for everyone. The family tried training but Pippin wasn't taking to any of it. We are now pleased to report she is Reggie's number 1 girl. After her dachshund had crossed the rainbow bridge. Reggie had been patiently waiting for a dachshund to join her. A match made in heaven, Pippin had a wonderful time her 1st Christmas spoilt with treats. Pippin now has a very quiet home. Her owners are relieved to see her so happy: "Crying happy tears I didn't think you could have possibly chosen a better owner for Pip. Thankyou again, and bless you for doing the wonderful work that you do."