Size
(when grown) Small 25 lbs (11 kg) or less
Details
Needs special attention,
Spayed or Neutered,
Story
Sassy9 years oldDachshund MixFostered in RaleighWeighs 25 pounds (should be about 15)
Short list: Happy, Sweet, Housetrained/Pee Pad trained, mostly blinded, loves dogs and needs a dog friend, blind, cat friendly, must have fenced yard because she gets scared on a leash.
The first thing you notice about this sweet gal is her tail. It wags and wags and wags. And the first word that comes to mind when we think of this adorable gal is happy. Check out the videos in the comments to see for yourself – we promise it will make your day.
When Sassy arrived with us, she was anything but happy. Her owner that she loved dearly left for a scuba diving outing one day and never came home. This gal was totally shut down as she mourned the loss of her person, who died in a tragic scuba accident. But over the past few weeks, we have watched her heal and blossom in her foster home, which is one of our favorite parts of rescue.
Sassy is mostly (if not totally) blind, but it doesn’t stop her one single bit in the house. She figures out the lay of the land quickly and even learned how to use a ramp to get on the sofa – one of her favorite spots. Sassy loves her foster siblings (she was even find with a crazy visiting puppy), and they bring her comfort – we joke that her favorite friend (a calm older dog) is her personal seeing eye dog. To help her be her best self, we are looking for a home with at least one other dog.
We don’t usually require fences to adopt (so please don’t send us nastygrams), but this is an exception. Because of her vision issues, Sassy freezes on a leash and gets very scared – so she must have a fence – no exceptions. However, she does great navigating the yard without a leash. While this gal is pee pad trained right now, she also does her business outside so she should be relatively easy to move off the pee pads if her new home wants to.
And yes, Sassy is our latest biggest loser candidate. This gal needs to lose at least 10 pounds – to be at her healthy weight. Because exercise isn’t in her near future with the leash issue, we need a family committed to a strict diet.
Sassy is UTD on shots, spayed, had a dental and a cherry eye repaired. Her new family will need to travel to Raleigh to adopt her – no transports. We prefer to adopt within four hours of Central NC. To get the process started of adopting this cutie pie, fill out an application at www.doxiebyproxy.org/application
She’s cute. She’s sweet. She plays well with others. She’s laid back. And she’s not going to turn your house upside down. She fits right in and goes with the flow. Simply put, Sassy is a great dog.
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