Maybe adding to our menagerie tomorrow!

A couple weeks ago, Chris & I started talking about adopting another dog. Ellie seems a little lost and lonely and we thought that she needed a new sister/friend. Of course, the plan was to rescue/adopt again, but the challenge was to find a dog that would fit into our household at this point...somewhat cat friendly, child friendly, and blind dog friendly...that's a tall order for a dachshund to fill! :)

Dachshund Rescue of North America (www.drna.org) is a wonderful organization where Abby & Ellie were both rescued from and we decided to work with them again. We've completed our application and have had our home visit...yes, a little over the top, but these volunteers put a lot of time and money into rescuing these dogs and they want to make sure that they go to good homes. So...anyway...

The local rep, Chris, suggested that we take a look at a dog named Dora. She is an 11 year old (same as Ellie) chocolate tweenie dachshund. She was surrendered after her owners moved and decided that they didn't want to take her with them. Unfortunately, even at nearly 11 years old, they had been letting her have puppies! She has now of course been spayed and has lost 6 pounds so far! She is living in a foster home in Wisconsin with four other dachshunds, one of whom is blind! She also has a minor medical issue - she had a difficult dental extraction - which resulted in a canal between her mouth and nasal cavity. Nothing that can't be dealt with fairly easily. Besides that living with a blind dog that made me think that this is just meant to be, is that June is "Senior Month" at DRNA - they waive the adoption fee on all seniors. (Yes, money is tight right now, but we've trimmed our budget and still have a couple hundred dollars a month as a "surplus", so while we can't afford a lot of luxuries, we can still afford to give this doggie a safe, happy home and a full (well, not too full, she still needs to lose a little weight!) food bowl. But it sure is nice to not have to pay for her. Granted, as soon as Chris gets a job we will be making a donation to DRNA to help them continue the work that they do.)

Here is her petfinder page http://www.petfinder.com/petnote/displaypet.cgi?petid=13223035

Chris, Brendan & I are driving up to a suburb of Chicago (Hi Chrissi!) to meet her tomorrow afternoon and possibly bring her home with us if all goes well. Wish us luck!