The Dachshund Underground Railroad: A Thanksgiving Homecoming for Lanie

photo:  MWDR

Meet blind 5-month-old red smooth 'Lanie,' who now hails from Bloomington, Minnesota.  We had the honor and privilege of transporting this sweet little MidWest Dachshund Rescue girl some 300 miles from Chicago, Illinois, to St. Louis, Missouri, so that she could find her forever home.  We were traveling in that direction for the Thanksgiving holiday, and her new humans were in the area for Thanksgiving as well, so it was a great opportunity to get this girl to her forever humans on Thanksgiving day. 
We can't help with fostering, and we transport when we can, but what made this trip special for us is that we got to be with her for a whole day, and she spent the night with us at our grandma and grandpa's house!  Usually when we transport, we never get to spend much time with the dogs, so this was really nice.  You would never know that Lanie was blind.  She immediately scoped out the house, and put all the objects that she could run into in her memory bank....she's SMART!  She was just a little pistol running around the house, and had very little issue running into things once she quickly became acclimated to her surroundings.  We even let her chew on our ears for extended periods of time without becoming upset about it. And boy, does she love to snuggle.
We got up early on Thanksgiving day to meet her new humans (and to be back home in time for Turkey!) and it was just a match made in heaven.  Lanie will be living with other dogs (including a Dachshund!) in her new home, and these dogs will be her eyes for her. 
We know that Lanie has found the love she deserves in her new forever home.  Thanks to MWDR for finding such a perfect home for her, and to her new humans for adopting a special needs dog (although Lanie would argue the point that she has any special needs at all).  Welcome home Lanie.

The Dachshund Underground Railroad: Meet Babe

Babe in the snow

This is pretty little 4-year-old red smooth 'Babe.' Photos don't do justice for this beautiful girl, her dark red color with a darker overlay really has to be seen in person. She was an owner surrender at a shelter that was overwhelmed with dogs, and they asked MidWest Dachshund Rescue for help. Joey and Maggie transported her from the shelter to her MWDR foster home today.
She got a lot of vetting at the shelter, including boosters and a microchip, and tonight she's going back to the vet to be spayed.
If you're interested in such a pretty girl, check your local doxie rescue, or, if you live in the Midwest, contact MWDR. We thought she was shy yet sassy (in a good way) in the few hours we got to know her, and she has a great loving overall disposition.
We hope she finds her wonderful forever home soon. Here are some pics from her journey.

Babe at the shelter

Babe on a short walk before the long car ride

Babe arrives at her foster home

Related: The Dachshund Underground Railroad: Delivering Lilly

Related: The Dachshund Underground Railroad: One Dachshund's Journey

The Dachshund Underground Railroad: Delivering Lilly

Meet beautiful 'Lilly!' Lilly is a chocolate and tan piebald dachshund with ticking. Last weekend, MidWest Dachshund Rescue coordinated Lilly's travel through the heart of the midwest, the beginning of her search for her new forever home. This is a special post today, as guest contributor Christa V. got to transport Lilly on the final leg of the journey towards finding that forever home, and provides the heartwarming account. From Christa V:

Picture a city driver who typically is a bit highstrung anyway, stuck in construction traffic, in a downpour, with a full-figured doxie said driver has never met before planted firmly on said driver’s bladder. Is Lilly the Rescued Lady continent? (A. Yes, more so than I feel at that moment.) Is Lilly prone to anxiety? (A. Evidently not as much as I am.) So the interior of the (borrowed, new) car is safe.
Lilly is the product of a broken home; she parted from her sad human mommy early that morning, after a long drive from Jefferson City, Missouri. I met this pretty and extremely sweet girl in the afternoon, in Gardner. Illinois. My mission: to bring her to her foster home in the western suburbs of Chicago, on a recent run of the doxie railroad for Midwest Dachshund Rescue.
We had quite a conversation during our hours in traffic. I told Lilly about how she would soon find another home where people would love her very much. Lilly sighed softly and shifted her weight on my bladder. I told Lilly about my own doxies, and how one was a rescue, and what they both did for fun, and how perhaps Lilly would find a home near us and come to dachshund meetups with us. Lilly sat up on my lap and kissed me. (On the lips, and on the interstate.) I played reggae music on the radio. Lilly stood on my bladder to look out at the other cars and did a little dance. I gently encouraged Lilly to sit down.
After a mere two hours together, Lilly and I achieved quite a rapport. She followed on my heels as I unloaded the car at her foster home. She introduced herself nicely to her foster family, which includes two senior doxies and a doxie/chi mix. She made straight for the patio door with the nice view of the yard; she seems to enjoy watching the world go by. She followed me out to the car again. In addition to being cute as a doll and happy as a quiet little clam, Lilly is open and loving to all she meets. It was hard to say goodbye to her. I hope I see her again, but there’s one thing of which I’m certain -- she will meet with all the love and lap time she richly deserves.
(In this account, no implied endorsement should be read in support of driving with a dog on one’s lap; the crate with which Lilly arrived did not fit my car. Always protect small vulnerable dogs by securing them with a crate or seat belt.)

If you live in the midwest, and would be interested in such a great little gal, please contact Midwest Dachshund Rescue.

UPDATE 9/4/07: Lillie is no longer available for adoption.

Related: The Dachshund Underground Railroad: One Dachshund's Journey

The Dachshund Underground Railroad: One Dachshund's Journey

Meet beautiful 'Kane!' Oh, the stories that Kane could tell if only he could talk. He's 8 years old, and he's a happy, healthy, active boy. His owner recently died, and Kane found himself in a kill shelter in Southern Illinois with no prospects at all. "How did I end up here?" he must have thought. "Where's my dad?"
Enter MidWest Dachshund Rescue. They coordinated his transport with three different volunteers through hundreds of miles in the state to one of their representatives near Chicago. I got to pick him up yesterday on his final leg of the journey towards getting that forever home. I got attached to him real fast, he's going to make a great companion to a lucky family. He'll get neutered and have dentals today.

If you live in the midwest and are interested in such a great little guy, please contact MidWest Dachshund Rescue.