Dachshund puppies and dogs in Frederick, Colorado

Meet Cleo the Chi Weenie! She is still a young pup so please only apply if you are ready for the training required and long term commitment Her and our other dog Sweet Potato are from the same hoarder which means they are use to living with a lot of other dogs in a nasty house where they have never been walked on a leash or been outside before. They need someone that is patience with them while they learn new things and preferably have another dog their own size in their home that can teach them things and be their comfort Right now she is a pretty scared and nervous girl - we will update her bio as she settles into her foster home. We do not recommend young kids in the home, she would need a quiet environment. Still gaging how she is but large dogs scare her right now All POSO Dogs come with: - Spayed/Neutered - Basic Shots (age appropriate) - Fecal and 4dx testing - other medical concerns addressed before adoption - 2 Free one on one dog training sessions with a professional dog trainer - Training received in foster home - Basic things like some food, treats, leash and collar - PDFs of training material and local coupons and dog sitter recommendations

Q LOVEs: couch buddy, walk on leash, hike off leash, returns when called, car rides, dog parks, potty trained, all shots current, healthy, 17lb, 10yrs He came to me 2yrs ago, was considered "challenging dog" - I took him bc I'm a vanlifer and could provide time/energy to train him. We've done well, now ready for a home that can give him a bit more space than a van (apt/house both are great) CURRENT NEEDS: some body handling sensitivity remains. For washing him, walk in shower is great. He doesn't like nail trims and tooth brushing, but loves dental treats! I'm happy to share all I've learned. He will do amazing w someone who is willing to build trust and continue train. TRANSPARENCY: he has bit me in very early stage bc I tried to bathe him w/o proper knowledge. He now enjoys warm shower on his body bc I educated myself. It's often the humans, not the dogs!

** If you are interested in adopting Pete, please fill out our adoption application at http://farfels.com/farfels-rescue/adoption-form/ ** Meet Pete! Pete is an adorable, 4 year old, 15 pound Chiweenie! (Dachshund / Chihuahua mix) Pete was found as a stray in Pampa, Texas and brought to a small rural shelter, where he quickly showed everyone just how friendly and social he is. Thanks to his happy, easygoing nature and excellent manners with other dogs, Pete was chosen to share a kennel with another dog at the shelter, which speaks volumes about how well he does in close quarters with canine friends. From Pete's foster: * * * * "Oh my god we LOVE Pete!!!!!! He is SO sweet like if you crouch down to his level and try to pet him, he hops right up into your lap. He just wants to be held and loved or be on your lap and be loved. He is so affectionate! He was shy at first, but still wanted pets and to be on my lap. But after 24 hours with me, he is totally warmed up! He has really been the perfect pup! No barking (except 1 tiny one when he saw himself in the mirror and got spooked haha). He does well on walks and is super polite when meeting other dogs. Sometimes loud noises on walks can spook him, like a big truck zooming by, etc. so we cut walks short if he's feeling uncomfy. He would probably do best in a home with a yard so he can go potty without the distractions! He has never barked on a walk. Just will get a little timid at loud noises. We had some friends over last night and he was a tad shy at first, but warmed up and was soon asking everyone for pets! He would prefer a female adopter, as he is a lot more shy with men. Not mean or anything - we had 2 guys over last night with our friends and he didn't bark at them or anything, he just didn't want to go up to them. He has had 2 potty accidents in the first 2 days home with us, but he goes outside every time we take him out. He is a major snuggle bug and sleeps in bed with me and he loves it! He rolls over onto his back for belly rubs every time we get into bed!" * * * * Pete is up to date on his vaccinations, has been fully vetted, is healthy, heartworm negative, and is neutered. Farfel's Rescue and our New Mexico rescue partners would love to see Pete in a home with an individual, family (older kids are preferred so there's no tail-pulling or awkward handling) or active retirees who have the time and love for a very loyal and sweet dog. We'd hate to see him left alone all day while his family works full-time outside of the home, as he is much too social for that type of arrangement. We'd like to place Pete in a home where he'll get consistent stimulation, exercise and love. A (virtual or in-person) positive reinforcement group training class promotes great behavior, bonding and confidence. Training is so important in the future behaviors of every dog. It's for this reason that we're unwilling to adopt to a family that doesn't make this loving choice. Farfel's is happy to provide a list of both in-person and virtual positive reinforcement / force- free trainers in your area. Farfel's Rescue is a fully foster based rescue, and offers a one week trial with every adoption. We feel that this is much more beneficial to not only the dog, but the adopter too. We believe that only getting 20-30 minutes with a dog before deciding on a lifetime commitment is not a fair amount of time to the adopter, or the dog. Therefore we give adopters one week with the dog to assure it is the right fit, and offer a full refund of their adoption fee should it not workout within the week trial. Farfel's Rescue has been doing adoptions this way since 2005 and is thrilled to adopt out ~400 dogs each year. Applications are currently being accepted for our wonderful pup. If interested in this gorgeous, very cuddly/sweet and loving best friend, please fill out an application completely at http://farfels.com/farfels-rescue/adoption-form/ and submit. **PLEASE NOTE** If you're truly interested in adopting from us, please be sure to fill out our Farfel's Rescue adoption application found at the link above or at farfels.com. Adoption site applications such as Petfinder and Adoptapet don't provide enough information and therefore aren't useful. Our Farfel's application is the only initial tool that we have to determine a great match for this very deserving dog. We're sorry, but in many cases, we're unable to get back to those that don't submit our Farfel's Rescue adoption application. Thanks very much for choosing rescue.

Ruby is an incredibly adorable, short legged, 1 year old, 12 pound Dachshund / Chihuahua mix. She was rescued from a dog hoarding situation in New Mexico where she lived with 30+ dogs and sadly never (until now) got treated right, loved, or shown what it means to be someone’s cherished pet. Because of that, Ruby is still learning how to be a dog — and what it feels like to be safe and loved. Ruby must go to a home with at least one other small, social / confident dog. Ruby feels comforted, confident, and grounded when she is around other dogs, and they will be essential in helping her learn how to live in a loving home. She will not thrive as an only dog. She is more confident and happy with doggy friends around her and we want to do what is in Ruby's best interest when finding her a forever home! Ruby's adopter should expect a bit of a slow transition as she settles into a new home and learns that she is safe and loved. But it will be well worth it when you have gained her trust and see her amazing, puppy-like personality! From Ruby's foster: * * * * "Ruby is an incredibly sweet girl and once her personality comes out, you'll see that she really is just a young puppy (well, she's 1 but that's still puppy-like to me!) I want to preface this with now that Ruby has been with us for 2 and a half weeks (and been put on an [affordable!!] anxiety medication to help her build confidence) she is a completely different dog than the one who initially came home with me! She loves me and my husband, follows me around the house, comes to the kitchen for her meals, kisses us on our faces, sits on our laps, and snuggles us at night. She just took some patience in the beginning, and had to learn that she could trust us. Ruby will need an adopter who can be patient with her as she decompresses and learns to trust in her new home. She is shy and a bit fearful when it comes to human touch (AT FIRST) but otherwise she’s actually quite confident. From the second day home, she was playing with toys, relaxing on the couch, playing with my dogs, jumping into bed at night, getting the zoomies around the living room, and would even crawl all over us if we’re eating in front of her (she has no shame there, haha - she LOVES food!) However, for the first about 2 weeks, Ruby was very hesitant of us and being touched by us (me and my husband). For the first 2 weeks she would run and hide under our couch when we would reach towards her. So, we stopped trying to pet her. We laid down a potty pad (so we didn't have to stress her out by trying to catch her to take her out to the yard to potty) and ignored her besides feeding her and giving her treats, and let her come around to us on her own terms. This is the best way to do it with a dog like her, as you cannot gain trust when you do not respect her boundaries. At this point, as I mentioned, she is much more comfortable with us touching her, however she still doesn't like to be picked up. It just freaks her out. She sits on our laps now, likes pets, and even went belly up for belly rubs the other night!!! But if we need to pick her up (we are trying not to have to until she is ready, but I needed to adjust her collar the other day) she still gets a bit nervous and will try to hide. Though she has never ever tried to nip us! She will just freeze when picked up. Clearly some [bad word] person treated her wrong and it just breaks my heart. I know that not petting or snuggling your new dog right away isn’t ideal, but it’s a small price to pay to make sure that she feels safe, loved, comfortable, and can learn to trust you. Ruby needs someone who will not push her boundaries. You cannot build trust with a timid dog if you do not respect their boundaries! We brought Ruby to the vet (at about 1 week with us) to get her some anxiety medication to help her feel better. She did pretty good at the vet!! Although uncomfortable, she allowed the doctor to examine her, listen to her heart, and check her teeth without any issues. Food is absolutely the way to her heart. She is VERY food motivated. As for crate training -- now she does great in a crate!!! She's very smart and trains easily since she is SO food motivated. I tried to crate her on her first night home, but she cried and barked in the crate. Given that she had come from a dog hoarding case, I figured she had really never been alone, so I let her come sleep in my room with us and my dogs. Now every night she does sleep in bed with us and she loves it. I really actually think this helped her bond to us because even before she was comfortable with us petting her, I would wake up every morning to her snuggled against me! So anyway, she didn't love the crate at first. However I have been trying to crate train her when I leave the house and she's taken to it SO WELL. Now, when I open the door to our spare bedroom (we call it the dog room) where the dog crates are, she runs in and goes right into her crate! She knows now that she will get a treat when she goes in. And (if crated next to my dogs also in their crates) she is comfortable and doesn't bark in the crate anymore! While I am crate training her now, for the first 2 weeks I didn't crate her at all because I didn't want to stress her out. So at first she would stay loose in the living room with my dogs and does perfectly fine left loose. I check the camera when I leave her, and she just hangs out on the couches with the other dogs. Our house is very dog-proof since we have so many dogs ourself and foster a lot, but if there is food she can get, she will get it. Our trash can is not anywhere the dogs can get to, but if yours is, Ruby would try I bet. So she can be left loose, as long as the house is dog-proofed! She won't chew things that are not dog toys (unless it has food inside). Because she didn't trust me enough at first, and is still learning to be totally comfortable with me picking her up, I haven't attempted taking her outside to potty yet. We just lay down a potty pad (luckily, she is a potty pad PRO and only potties on the potty pads!) but I haven't taken her out yet. I am just being cautious because she would have 100% been a flight risk for the first 2 weeks, when she didn't totally trust me. I just bought her an escape proof harness (just to be safe) and it gets delivered today, so I think tonight I am going to attempt to take her out in our yard for her first outing (so I can start potty training her). Even though we have a fully fenced yard, I will still be taking her out on a leash in the yard just so I can be sure she comes back inside, etc. Telling you all of this so her adopters can expect to take the same precautions until she fully trusts you. I'd love to see Ruby be adopted by someone who is dog-savvy; either someone with rescue dog or fostering experience, or having adopted a similar dog in the past would be great. Most importantly though, she just needs someone who can be patient and understand that bonding and earning trust takes time. Giving her the space she needs now will allow her to feel safe and eventually blossom. And when she does, it will be incredibly rewarding." * * * * We'd like to place Ruby in a home where she'll get the training and stability that she needs. Positive reinforcement training promotes great behavior, bonding and confidence for a young girl whose self-esteem will fly high while she masters her skills. Training is so important in the future behaviors of every dog. It's for this reason that we're unwilling to adopt to a family that doesn't make this loving choice. Farfel's is happy to provide a list of both in-person and virtual positive reinforcement / force- free trainers in your area. Ruby has been fully vetted, and she is in great health and up to date on her vaccines. She is spayed as well. Farfel's Rescue is a fully foster based rescue, and offers a one week trial with every adoption. We feel that this is much more beneficial to not only the dog, but the adopter too. We believe that only getting 20-30 minutes with a dog before deciding on a lifetime commitment is not a fair amount of time to the adopter, or the dog. Therefore we give adopters one week with the dog to assure it is the right fit, and offer a full refund of their adoption fee should it not workout within the week trial. Farfel's Rescue has been doing adoptions this way since 2005 and is thrilled to adopt out ~400 dogs each year. If you are interested in adopting from us, please be sure to fill out our adoption application at http://farfels.com/farfels-rescue/adoption-form/ .

Axis arrives in Colorado Saturday 2/7/2026 and needs a committed foster home or adopter to welcome her! Axis and her brother Chaos had to leave their home because... politely put, they don't do well with chickens (please research what Dachshund's were originally bred for- the instinct is strong in these two). Axis is super affectionate, loves to be in your lap and loved on. She loves to play and run through tunnels with her brother and the other dogs but let's be clear- she's the boss. As such, she chooses to be more mouthy during play.  Good with other dogs (wants to play) and kids! Axis will hold potty until outside and is really quiet! Axis is currently living in a foster home in San Antonio, Texas, awaiting an adopter or open foster home in Colorado to bring her up and into their home! ***Axis is being posted on behalf of our partner rescue in Texas- the process and adoption will go through them. The adoption fee does not include the transport fee (usually $125-200/dog).*** Red Fern Animal Rescue is a 501(c)(3) non-profit foster-based animal rescue in Denver that saves animals from abandonment and neglect in South Texas for new lives in Colorado. We primarily rescue dogs off the streets and from kill shelters in San Antonio. ##2649708##

Nora was found as a stray and is an 8-year-old sweetheart who's all about love and affection. She enjoys being close to her people, soaking up pets, and sharing quiet, happy moments. Gentle, loving, and easygoing, Nora would make a wonderful companion for someone looking for a calm, affectionate friend to call their own.  If you're interested in adopting me, fill out an adoption application online at www.polkcountyhumanesociety.org/adopt where you will also find a link to reserve me for an appointment. Some pets are in foster homes or may already have an appointment scheduled, so the appointment is important to make sure I will be available to meet you when you come. Polk County Humane Society is located in Bolivar, Missouri, but also makes transports to the Denver, CO, Des Moines, IA and St. Louis areas twice monthly. For potential adopters in those areas, we can do a virtual visit using FaceTime or another app. Just request an appointment using the same link, but note that you want the visit to be virtual. We will call you at the time of the visit once it is confirmed. For long distance transports to Colorado and Iowa, there is an additional $100 fee to cover the cost of the transport ($65) and a health certificate from a veterinarian ($35). For transports to St. Louis, the additional fee is $50 to help cover gas. Going that last mile home for our sweet pets! All of our pets are neutered or spayed, have vaccinations appropriate for their age, treated with flea/tick/heartworm prevention, dewormed and dogs are also microchipped. #adoptdontshop ##2620129##