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While I don't post here, I do peruse the thread on occasion.
THANK YOU to all who adopt/foster/help in any way with other animals!!
I now have one of my eight dachshunds I rescued back in 2005.

My partner, who passed in 2009, & I lived out of city limits, and were very active with a dachshund rescue group in Tn. at the time. We did many, many hours of state to state transports, home visits, and checking put vet and personal references on potential adopters/fosters.

We adopted all 8 of our babies from this one organization. One was blind, senior. One was with Cushings, almost 18 yrs. old. One was from a severely abusive past, had been in SIX previous homes...had huge knots and lumps from being beaten so badly, her tail was only 3 inches long from being abused.....had severe cataracts...and the rest were 2 to 2.5 yrs. old.
The one from severe abuse adopted me..no one else could touch her, love on her, or anything. So she became my little "velcro bean". I had her til 2 summers ago, and she went downhill rapidly..she was "around" 16 yrs. old...anyway, she is now at the Rainbow Bridge..waiting on me, along with my deceased partner....

I have the one left now. She is almost 11 yrs. old. She is getting that frosty face I so dearly love on these dogs.
Anyway, I am no longer able to provide a home for any other babies, but this one is stinking rotten!!! I do small things in other ways though....
THANK YOU for the wonderful stories here, for all the tireless efforts put in by all the volunteers, and to each who adopt/foster/transport/etc for these babies all over the US.