SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA DACHSHUND RELIEF INC
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Mission Statement
Southern California Dachshund Relief offers shelter, medical attention, and a caring environment for unwanted and needy Dachshunds until a suitable replacement home is found for them. SCDR does NOT breed rescue dogs, sell rescue dogs for profit or release a rescue dog for any form of research. Our goal and objective is to place rescue dogs into caring and loving homes and enhance the love of the breed.
About This Cause
Since 1994, Southern California Dachshund Relief (“SCDR”) has rescued, rehabilitated and placed dachshunds throughout California and the West. As of March 2009, SCDR has been granted our own 501c3 status, making adoption fees and donations to rescue tax deductible. Mission Statement The goal of SCDR is to rehabilitate and find permanent homes for needy and homeless dachshunds. We also provide humane education and dachshund-specific information to adopters and the general public. It is our mission to continue our work until there are no more needy or homeless dachshunds, regardless of age, sex or health. General Policies SCDR rescues, rehabilitates and adopts out dachshunds within throughout California and parts of Nevada and Arizona, obtaining its adoptable dachshunds from animal shelters, individuals and other rescues. Our dachshunds are kept exclusively in foster homes and are never kenneled. We rely on our donors, volunteers and foster parents to make our organization work. When a dachshund enters rescue, we perform an initial assessment to determine any veterinary needs. We will have the dachshund neutered/spayed and vaccinated; we will also pay for any medication, dental work, emergency care and other care that our veterinarians determine the dachshund needs before he or she is ready to go to his or her new home. We also evaluate the dachshund’s behavioral needs, providing any training necessary to ensure the dachshund is happy and safe for the adoptive family. Our dachshunds remain in foster care for one week to one year, depending upon the dachshund’s needs and adoption prospects. Once the dachshund is eligible for adoption, we post the animal on our website (www.SCDR.com) and on Petfinder (www.petfinder.com). We do not conduct adoption events, nor do we show our dogs offsite; we conduct all adoptions at the respective foster homes or at the new owners’ homes. Dachshunds remain in foster care until they find permanent homes. Although most of our dachshunds are adopted within a few weeks of entering rescue, special-needs and mixed-breed dachshunds can take longer to find homes. We seldom have a dog in rescue for longer than six months. We focus our efforts on helping truly needy dachshunds, the sick, old and infirm, which make up the bulk of our foster population. We also strive to rehabilitate behavior cases, with which we have a high success rate. We do not euthanize a dachshund unless he is in irremediable pain due to untreatable disease or other medical condition, or unless his behavior is dangerous to humans. We provide training, behavior modification or hospice care whenever possible. Adoption Policies We require applicants to complete an application, which requires three personal references and a veterinary reference. We then conduct a phone interview and a home check. When and if we determine the adoptive family is a suitable match, we finalize the adoption with a binding contract and an adoption fee of $100 to $450, depending on the age of the dog; puppies garner a higher adoption fee, and seniors are often placed with a donation to rescue, usually around $100. Adoption fees are used to offset the cost of food and veterinary care. Adopters will not be considered unless they comply with our adoption policies. Adopters must be 21 years or older, and all resident family members must be in favor of adopting a rescue dog. No dog will be adopted as a gift to a person NOT living with the applicant. Home checks will be performed by SCDR at our discretion, usually prior to the adoption. Adopters must be willing to drive to the dachshund’s foster home, in Orange County or Los Angeles, to complete the adoption process unless other specific arrangements can be made with SCDR. All dogs available for adoption are placed in the most suitable home for the dog—our objective is not to help every applicant adopt a dog, but to find the best possible home for each of our fosters. We reserve the right to refuse to adopt a dog to any family we feel is unsuitable. Although we welcome potential adopters from all parts of California, Nevada and Arizona, we reserve the right to adopt locally if a local home is available and is a good match for that particular dog. Adopters are required to provide care for the dachshund for the rest of his or her life; if the new owner is unable to keep the animal for any reason, he or she is contractually required to contact SCDR for placement. We require adopters to spay/neuter their resident animals; we will not adopt to people with unaltered or unhealthy animals. Foster Policies Foster parents must be at least 21 years of age, complete a foster application, participate in a phone interview and welcome a home check from one of our volunteer coordinators. Foster parents must also own their homes or have permission from their landlords to have dogs. If the dog is in a foster home, and the foster family wishes to adopt the dog, they will be given first preference so long as such a placement is in the best interest of the dog. Although we do not require our foster parents to currently own dachshunds, they should have some experience with the particular personality and needs of the dachshund. Many of our foster dachshunds have been surrendered by their former owners for relatively minor issues, such as separation anxiety, dominance behavior, dog/food/toy aggression, barking, puppy behaviors or housetraining problems. We believe these issues can be remedied, and we give our foster parents the tools they need to help their charges overcome these problems. We will provide educational materials and training, as necessary. Foster families are responsible for: • Providing a safe, temporary home for dachshunds in need. • Providing food, water, exercise, toys and love to their foster dachshunds. • Observing the behavior of the dachshund and reporting any issues to SCDR. • Implementing training techniques as recommended. Foster families are NOT responsible for finding a home for the dachshund, paying for any medical treatment or medication or conducting home checks and interviewing potential owners. Our foster parents will need to have patience and be able to set consistent boundaries. Also, it is beneficial if our foster parents work from home, are retired or are otherwise home much of the day. For More Information For more information, please contact Dena Delgado at Dena@SCDR.org or Dawn Albert at Dawnaa@pacbell.net.