My name is
Sunshine!

Posted over 6 months ago | Updated over 3 weeks ago

Cared for by K Kids Dachshund Rescue Inc

Adoption process

Submit Application

Home Check

Sign Adoption Contract

Pay Fee

Take the Pet Home

My basic info

Breed

Dachshund

Color

Red/Golden/Orange/Chestnut

Age

Senior

Size

Small 25 lbs (11 kg) or less (when grown)

Weight

–

Sex

Female

Pet ID

20428163

My details

Good with dogs

Purebred

My story

Here's what the humans have to say about me:

You can fill out an adoption application online on our official website.

Sunshine (12 yo) came to K Kids with her older sister Vanessa a few months ago when their momma couldn't take care of them anymore. Unfortunately we lost Vanessa to some serious health issues recently.

Sunshine is a barky sassy dachshund girl. She loves to tell the other dogs in her foster home who the boss is (hint: it's her!) She had a recent dentals and had some major extractions, but that doesn't stop her from thinking she can take on the world, haha. She l oves adventuring in her foster's yard and going for walks. She also love laps and attention. She is very loyal and loving and chill, reliability housebroken and crate trained. Sunshine really likes food and we have to be really careful with her weight.

Sunshine has had 2 IVDD episodes since she's been with us. Both times have been in her neck and both have been painful and have impacted her ability to walk for a period of time. With some meds and rest, she recovered. We can’t guarantee that won’t happen again, but she shouldn’t do a lot of stairs, jumping, etc. That should help prevent reoccurrences.

Go to kkidsrescue.org to apply.

Visit this organization's web site to see any additional information available about this pet.

Rescue

K Kids Dachshund Rescue Inc

Contact info

Pet ID

20428163

Contact

Krista Welder

Phone

—

savedoxies@kkidsrescue.org

Website

https://www.kkidsrescue.org/

Address

PO Box 1367, Staunton, VA 24402

Donation

Donate to This Rescue

Their adoption process

1.
Submit Application

On our website at www.kkidsrescue.org. We process the app, check vet refs and personal refs, and contact the applicant with any questions.

2.
Home Check

Final step before you are approved to adopt. The bottom line is, would we want to leave our dachshunds with you?

3.
Sign Adoption Contract

A board member will prepare it and execute it with you.

4.
Pay Fee

$350 for puppies, $275 1-7 yrs, $225 8-9, $150 10+, special needs $150, senior to senior $100

5.
Take the Pet Home

We prefer that folks come to the foster to pick up their new K Kid but we can work with each adopter on an individual basis

Additional adoption info

It is flexible and responsive with a minimum of red tape and no pre-conceived notions.

Adoption application

https://www.kkidsrescue.org/info/adoption

Go meet their pets

We encourage approved adopters to come meet their new forever dachshunds at the home of the foster parent. We also attend selected events such as the Washington Metro DachtoberFest held the first Saturday in October in Frederick MD. Although we do not attend scheduled adoption events we do plan to schedule special K Kids events throughout VA with a focus on Richmond and Charlottesville at least initially.

More about this rescue

We save dachshund lives by matching them from shelters and surrendering owners, regardless of age or health or even selected needed behavior modification, with pre-screened adopters who will give them loving and safe forever homes and take care of them for the rest of their lives. We are adopter friendly and work without judgment. Our goal is to prevent dachshunds from ever entering the shelter or rescue system to begin with by focusing on owner education which covers dachshund health and behavior issues, financial counseling for vet expenses, and estate planning for what happens if your dachshund outlives you. We do this because of our passionate and fierce devotion to the breed.