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My name is Luna in KY!

Posted over 5 months ago | Updated over 2 weeks ago

My basic info

Breed
Dachshund
Color
Tan/Yellow/Fawn
Age
Adult
Size
Small 25 lbs (11 kg) or less (when grown)
Weight
Sex
Female
Pet ID
21691363-2025-04-12-03

My details

Alert icon Not good with kids
Checkmark in teal circle Good with dogs
Alert icon Not good with cats
Checkmark in teal circle Purebred
Checkmark in teal circle Shots current
Checkmark in teal circle Spayed / Neutered
Checkmark in teal circle Housetrained

My story

Here's what the humans have to say about me:

You can fill out an adoption application online on our official website.

When you adopt 1 you save 2. The one you adopt and the one you make room for!



CITY, STATE:  Benton, KY

NAME:  Luna

AGE:  6 yrs. (DOB 4/19/19)

SEX:  Female

WEIGHT:  11 lbs.

COLOR:  English Cream

COAT:  Smooth

UP TO DATE:  Yes

SPAYED/NEUTERED:  Yes

DHPP:  Yes    DATE:  4/16/25 (3 yr.)

RABIES:  Yes            DATE:  3/26/24 (3 yr.)    TAG NUMBER:  32849

ADOPTION FEE:  'Donation from the heart'

HOUSETRAINED:  To a strict schedule or uses a diaper

CRATE TRAINED:  Yes

LEASH TRAINED:  No

FENCED YARD NEEDED:  Yes, a must

SPECIAL NEEDS:  Yes, she is an IVDD dog and was not a candidate for surgery.  She has learned to spine walk.

HOME W/ SMALL CHILDREN:  No, only adult children

HOME W/ OTHER DOGS:           MALE:  Yes         FEMALE:  Yes

HOME W/ CATS:  No

MICROCHIP BRAND and #:  AVID  839591112

MONTHLY HEARTWORM DATE:  17th of each month

FOSTER HOME:  Emily, allamericandachshundrescue@gmail.com

RESCUE #:  2025-04-12-03

BIO UPDATE (11/4/2025):  Luna started playing some with her 2-year-old foster brother! She also cuddles with her foster sisters. She goes up and down ramps like a pro now. Luna does great with spine walking. This girl so deserves a forever home, please consider her!

BIO UPDATE (9/13/2025):  Luna is doing very, very well. She is almost finished with her physical therapy and will soon be going to her permanent foster home, where she will remain until she finds her forever home. Luna is a happy little girl! She will always “wobble walk” (check out her video), but she is doing very, very well.

BIO:  Luna came from a breeder in North Carolina when she went down in the back. We took her immediately to our specialty vet clinic, and they determined that she was not a candidate for surgery. So, we had to put her through physical therapy to teach her to spine walk. Spinal walking (SW) occurs when a paralyzed dog with no pain sensation or feeling in their legs learns to walk and stand through reflex. Luna is doing very well and is also getting laser therapy and Acupuncture. She will never walk normally, but she has learned to walk instead of dragging her back legs. She is a very determined little lady, and she deserves a home where they appreciate her willingness to keep working to strengthen her legs.

Our must-haves for precious Luna include:

  • A fenced yard to get out and continue to strengthen her back legs, and when outside, she is FAST
  • Someone who is home more often than not
  • Someone with IVDD experience
  • Another small young dog for her to hang with
  • No apartments, high-rises, or condos

Please don’t just look at her coloring and want her for that, because of her back issue, the adopter will need to have the experience of having a downed dog and know how to express a bladder. If you do not have this experience, then please do not apply. If you have the experience and would like more information before applying for her, you can email her foster mom at aadrpresident@gmail.com, and she’ll be happy to answer any questions you have.

 ============== Information for All Dogs/Adopters ==============

AADR does not recommend dachshunds for families with children under 5, or families planning to have children during the dog's lifetime. Dachshunds are often not patient with little kids, and kids can accidentally hurt a dachshund’s back or get bitten.

If you have questions about this dog, please feel free to contact the foster home at the email address listed on the bio form.  They have the most up-to-date information concerning the dog and would be happy to answer any questions about the animal. 

There will be an additional $60 fee added for a required Health Certificate if traveling out of the state in which they are being fostered. 

We will not adopt into CT, RI, NH, ME, or MA due to strict laws regarding importation of dogs into those states.  If you have any issue with this, you will need to take this up with your legislatures.

To understand the adoption process through AADR, please review the Adoption Information on our home page.  Transportation options are outlined on that page in Step 3.

Click this link to apply: https://www.allamericandachshundrescue.org/apply, it will take you to the application form.

Please don't let the distance stand in your way of finding your newest best friend.  We have volunteers who will help your 'new friend' get up and down the East Coast or Midwest.  We just can't get them from one coast to the other.  Please look for dogs on your coast.





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AADR does not recommend dachshunds for families with children under 5, or families planning to have children during the dog's lifetime. Dachshunds are often not patient with little kids, and kids can accidentally hurt a dachshund's back or get bitten.

Please don't let the distance stand in your way of finding your newest best friend. We have volunteers that will help your 'new friend' get up and down the East Coast and mid-west. We just can't get them from one coast to the other. For now, please look for dogs on your coast.

 



December 6, 2025, 3:01 am
Rescue

Contact info

Pet ID
21691363-2025-04-12-03
Contact
Diane Irwin
Phone
Address
377 Comstock Rd, Shelbyville, TN 37160

Their adoption process

Additional adoption info

All dogs are spayed/neutered/UTD on all shots/heartworm checked and treated if necessary and dental if necessary.
You do have to fill out an online adoption application at www.allamericandachshundrescue.org and we will do a phone interview, check your references and vet and we WILL DO a homevisit no matter what state you are in. To adopt a dachshund you must either have a fenced in yard. These are hunters and if you allow them to run free they will NOT come back or will be hit by a car or attacked by another dog. When you adopt the dog you are giving a two week trail period and if you feel you need more time we are happy to give that to you if you will notify us. We also make you sign a contract that is a legal and binding contract. Once you put in a application to adopt one of our fosters we will try to get back to you as soon as possible. If you have not heard from us in a week please e mail us as your app may have gotten lost. We also have the right to refuse to adopt to anyone that we feel would not make a good home for our Dachshunds. Please remember these dogs have been in at least 2-3 homes possible more and it could take the whole two weeks for them to adjust and possibly longer.

Go meet their pets

All of our dogs are in foster homes in TN, AL, NY, VA, PA, NC, SC, FL, MI and WI They can not be seen at any one place but all foster homes are happy to send you additional pictures or answer any questions you may have in regards to their fosters. We do not have any regular place that we go to to show off our dogs but if you are close to the foster home we will be glad to meet you somewhere to show you a or any dogs that you may be interested in once you fill out our online adoption application listed on our website.

More about this rescue

We are a non-profit organization that rescues dachshunds from shelters, owner surrenders and fully vets them including dental and heartworm treated if needed and all health issues addressed before they are put on the website to be adopted. We do this due to the fact that there are so many Dachshunds out there that are bred and brought by people that don't know the breed and after they get the dog home and find out after a couple of months that they can't housebreak the dog and it's not good with their kids, they dump the dog in the shelters or if we are lucky they contacts us. Some Dachshund are not so lucky and get shifted to several homes or are sold to puppymills that bred them into the groud.

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