California - Sacramento
Age: 6 – 7 Years Old
Hi, Everyone. I've been around awhile, and I'm now finally well enough to go on the web site so everyone can see me. Mommy tells me that I'm beautiful. I have to take her word for it because I can't see myself. I'm blind.
Those of you who can see can tell by my pictures that I'm a dachshund, not a beagle. I'm a standard dachshund and weigh 18 pounds. I'm 6 - 7 years old. I'm the longest and lowest dog you've ever seen.
If you think I have a sad look on my face, let me tell you some of the things that have happened to me. When I came here I had numerous lacerations and bruises on my abdomen. They were infected and swollen. Mommy said it looked like I'd been involved with some farm equipment. I wish I could tell her what happened to me, but I don't know how. She took me to the doctor. Antibiotics took care of the infection and the swelling disappeared. She thought I was a fat dog, but once the swelling went down, I wasn't fat at all. I'd had yet another litter of puppies days before I arrived here and was still lactating. I also don't know how to tell her what happened to my babies, but they are gone. I had long, very straight gashes on my back that looked like they were put there with a sword. I was a mess.
We had to wait for the lactating to stop before I could be spayed. That took a long time but finally happened. At the same time I was spayed, I had mammary tumors removed, which turned out to be benign. If dogs aren't spayed at a young age and are allowed to have litter after litter of puppies like I did, mammary tumors are very common. That's why you should always have your girls spayed early.
My blindness is caused by SARDS, Sudden Acquired Retinal Degeneration Syndrome. The two breeds this is most common in are dachshunds and schnauzers. There is no known cause and no known cure. We usually lose our vision within a matter of days or weeks.
You can't imagine the life of neglect I led, and then I went blind besides. I should be angry at the world, but I'm a very happy girl who feels she now has a lot to live for. Mommy tells me that there will be a very kind person who will want to adopt a blind dog like me. She fostered another blind dog who went to a wonderful home with wonderful people. I want to follow in his paw prints. I love to walk on a leash. I just need a seeing eye person to make sure I don't run into a tree. Even though I'm blind, I'm not at all afraid, even when I would be wiser to be afraid and more cautious. I have a very healthy appetite, and I'm potty trained. I've never had an accident in the house. I even like to chase tennis balls. You'd be surprised what a blind dog can learn to do.
I can be adopted into a home where there is another dog if that dog is not aggressive. I'll have to be introduced very slowly. I can't be around cats, though. I've never met a cat I liked. Small children would also not be a good idea.
If you adopt me, I'll love you forever. I will never be able to see you, but I will know how beautiful you are. To learn more about me, please contact my foster mom, Suzy.
Online Adoption Application
option Application Contact Suzy email: beaglesaver1@comcast.net
