Almost
Home Dachshund Rescue Society is a nationwide organization of
volunteers that seeks to rescue abandoned, abused, neglected, and
unwanted dachshunds and dachshund mixes, provide necessary veterinary
and behavioral care for them, and place them in homes where they will
be a perfect fit.
As an organization, we operate a little differently from many other
national rescue groups: Almost Home rescuers work together, but
individual rescuers retain their independent status. As a group, we
share access to a website, transport and foster help, information
about dogs needing help, and general support. As independent rescuers,
we maintain control over how we rescue and place our foster dogs.
Members are responsible for the medical care the dogs require, and
they determine their own adoption fees.
One of our primary goals as a group is raising money to help our own
members, as well as other rescue groups and shelters, care for dogs
who require medical treatments that cannot be covered by adoption
fees. By working together on fundraising, we are able to offer
financial assistance grants to many needy dogs, rather than relying
primarily on set adoption fees as the source of income.
Almost Home Dachshund Rescue
Society is not affiliated with any other group using "Almost Home" in
its name. A number of all-breed rescue groups that were founded after
AHDRS now use "Almost Home" in their names, and some of their Web site
addresses are similar to ours. AHDRS is an independent national
dachshund rescue organization that was founded in 2001.
Our Mission
Almost
Home has a goal of respectful support of independent volunteers who
offer rehabilitation and placement of unwanted dachshunds. The network
offers a new approach to dachshund rescue in that we offer a place for
volunteers to access information from our national web site, post
available dachshunds, and enjoy the support of other members in a
friendly, open forum. Through fundraising efforts, we provide
financial support to our members for treatments beyond their own
rescue budgets. Almost Home is committed to working with other
national and regional rescue groups in placing and transporting dogs,
as well as offering financial assistance when possible. We are also
committed to education; raising the public's awareness of puppy mills
and pet store puppies, spay/neuter issues, and responsible ownership
are important goals of Almost Home Dachshund Rescue Society
Almost
Home Dachshund Rescue Society is a nationwide organization of
volunteers that seeks to rescue abandoned, abused, neglected, and
unwanted dachshunds and dachshund mixes, provide necessary veterinary
and behavioral care for them, and place them in homes where they will
be a perfect fit.
Almost
Home has a goal of respectful support of independent volunteers who
offer rehabilitation and placement of unwanted dachshunds. The network
offers a new approach to dachshund rescue in that we offer a place for
volunteers to access information from our national web site, post
available dachshunds, and enjoy the support of other members in a
friendly, open forum. Through fundraising efforts, we provide
financial support to our members for treatments beyond their own
rescue budgets. Almost Home is committed to working with other
national and regional rescue groups in placing and transporting dogs,
as well as offering financial assistance when possible. We are also
committed to education; raising the public's awareness of puppy mills
and pet store puppies, spay/neuter issues, and responsible ownership
are important goals of Almost Home Dachshund Rescue Society