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Welcome to Almost Home Dachshund Rescue Society (AHDRS). Thanks for stopping by! We are a network of independent rescue volunteers who work together to rescue abandoned, abused, and/or unwanted dachshunds. We provide medical and behavioral care for them and place them in loving and appropriate homes. AHDRS is a nonprofit organization, so all contributions are tax-deductible. To learn more about AHDRS, click here.

Almost Home Dachshund Rescue Society is not affiliated with any other rescue group, transport service or pet-related business using "Almost Home" in its name. A number of all-breed rescue groups, founded after the formation of AHDRS, now use "Almost Home" in their names, and some of their Web site addresses are similar to ours. Other businesses have also formed since that time using “Almost Home” in their names and web addresses. AHDRS is an independent national dachshund rescue organization founded in 2001 and is comprised entirely of volunteers dedicated to fostering and fundraising to help our beloved breed.

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Are you ready to bring a dachshund into your home? Click here to see some of the dogs who are available for adoption through AHDRS rescuers, and to find links to regional dachshund rescue sites where more rescued dachsies are looking for homes.

Help AHDRS Win Funding to Assist Dachshunds in Need!

The Animal Rescue Site $100,000 Shelter Challenge is taking place right now, and you can make AHDRS a winner! Simply go the Animal Rescue Site and type in Almost Home Dachshund Rescue Society as your shelter of choice. (State: LA. City: Shreveport).

Return to their website daily to vote for Almost Home Dachshund Rescue Society, and be sure to spread the word!

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the Gift that Gives Back! Click here!

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Christmas Tree Skirt Raffle tickets are now available

Hilde has been added to the Available Dogs page

2009 holiday cards now available!

AH would like to thank November contributors!!

Check out Pandy on the Sanctuary page

Grady Lee is a sweet senior on the Adopt a Senior page

Gus update now on the CYHM page

AHDRS announces the unveiling of the NC Wiener Roast website! Take a look!

2009 AHDRS HOLIDAY CARDS ARE HERE!!

The eighth annual Almost Home Holiday card selection is ready for order. One of this year’s selections was created by artist Deb "MAMA"Criswell. Take a look at our 2009 card page where we are also offering an antique card featuring an adorable black and tan dachshund.

The first two orders of three or more boxes of cards will receive this delightful handmade Christmas stocking. This stocking is sure to become a family heirloom!

RAFFLES FOR OUR NEEDY DOGS
Buy your tickets now we have two great tree skirts just looking for new homes! Proceeds from these raffles will go towards the AHDRS general medical fund

Dachshunds will frolic around your holiday tree with these beautiful handmade tree skirts.

Meet Patti Phillips! A Texas gal at heart, she currently resides with her husband, Travis, in Western North Carolina where she has been actively involved in rescue for the past 10 years. Also a full-time veterinary technician at a local shelter, Patti spends her days and nights caring for animals that were abandoned, given up on or born without homes of their own. Specializing in rehabilitating dachshunds with aggression issues, Patti has made quite a name for herself in the rescue community. If you haven’t had the pleasure of meeting her, click here and read her story!

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IN MEMORY OF AUTHOR JACK MAGESTRO

The world of dachshund lovers lost a very dear friend and rescue advocate this year when longtime Wisconsin educator, soccer coach, columnist, publisher, author and devoted husband of 18 years, Jack Magestro, died suddenly in August 2009 at the young age of 55.

Jack was best known nationally for his irresistably entertaining three-book series, "Redstripe," "Another Redstripe, Please," and "Redstripe's Inn," which were inspired by he and his beloved wife's travels to Jamaica with their cherished little dachshund, Belle. Jack and his wife, Jill Coy-Magestro, loved vacationing together-- always in the company of their Belle, and they had recently purchased an RV; looking forward to new adventures together. Sadly, Jill lost both Belle and Jack within a few months of each other.

If you haven't had the pleasure of reading the "Redstripe" series, please click here.

The members of Almost Home Dachshund Rescue sincerely thank the Magestros for their tireless efforts to promote the wonderful characteristics and personalities of the dachshund breed and for helping many, many dachshunds through rescue.

Almost Home frequently receives donations in memory of a beloved pet who has passed over Rainbow Bridge . Whether contributed by the family or by friends, it is a beautiful way to help another dog find love. If you wish to memorialize a pet on the Dachshund Memorial Page, click here.

Thinking of Giving Up Your Dog?
If you're considering giving up your dog, but you would really like to find a way to keep your pet, check out this link: www.wonderpuppy.net. You will find many alternatives, geared to specific problems you might be having -- behavioral problems, allergies, and lots more.

Behavior Problems?

Having problems house-training your dachshund? Teaching your dachsie not to chew? Dealing with aggression or separation anxiety? There are links to some excellent training web sites on our General K9 Links page. Look for links to Nothing in Life Is Free, The Barking Lot, Canine Behavior, Training Your Dog, and The Dog Center.

"Free To Good Home" Can Mean A Life of Misery