The Santa Cruz Sentinel reports:
(Kathy) Lackey and her husband John have adopted dozens of pups, and continue to take dogs from the SPCA that would otherwise be put down due to overcrowding.
“With the foreclosures, my SPCA is jammed; I don’t know where to put them all,” SPCA Executive Director Lisa Carter said. “With this economy, we’re all in the same boat and it’s not a nice boat.”
For as long as the Lackeys have had their business, Lackey’s Woodworks, they have had at least two dachshunds on their Branciforte Avenue property. Despite being hit hard by the poor economy and being forced to fire employees that had worked for them for 20 years, the couple is up to 11 dogs as of this week, most of which they are fostering.
These two Dachshunds are about a year old and have been neutered. The adoption fee is $250 each, a bargain really. Here’s their story.
Mike and Ike were tossed over a locked fenced yard at a local shelter. So we know nothing about them. In their foster home, we are learning a lot. They are bonded to each other, and they love to wrestle and play chase with each other. They get along with other Dachshunds, but are so busy running after each other playing tag, that their foster siblings just set back and watch the circus in action. They would love to have a big yard in their new home, so the antics can continue.
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I always wonder about situations like this. The dogs are loved and then they aren’t? Something just doesn’t ring true.
The Okefenokee Humane Society near Jacksonville is now overflowing with wiener dogs:
The woman’s late husband bred dachshunds. When he died, she kept the dogs as pets. The animals weren’t spayed or neutered.
“The dogs kept breeding. They were running rampant in the house,” said Hartman, who noted the woman left open bags of dog food on the floor to feed them.
Society personnel collected 24 of the dogs Friday. Two others that initially eluded capture were rounded up Monday.
Most are from 4 to 7 years old but they do have several puppies. Those with mange are being treated for the skin disease, she said.
“They’re doing OK. But they’re a little scared because the only life they’ve ever known has been with the lady, and now they are someplace new,” she said.
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Thanks to Southern California Dachshund Rescue, the Daily Doxie has just learned what a “blue” Dachshund is. The blue wiener dog “is the result of a recessive gene in a black and tan dachshund. Typically, blue dachshunds lose most of their fur after their first birthday. They need sweaters in cool weather and sun-block if they are going to be outside in the sun for more than a few minutes. They sunburn easily.” Read the touching rescue story of the Blues Brothers.
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