Has ataxia and cannot control his rear legs well.
Only adopters with experience with guarding will be considered.
Cannot live in a household with children.
Will only be adopted within one hour drive from his foster home so that he can meet potential adopters and their dogs on neutral territory.
Needs a fenced yard.
Buddy is a super cute 5-year-old dachshund mix. He has a long red and white coat and weighs approximately 16 pounds. Buddy is a happy, playful, affectionate, goofy dog. He demands a lot of attention, but gives a lot of love in return. He loves to go places and meet people and dogs.
Buddy is house trained and is fine spending time in his crate while his humans are out working to earn money to give him the life he believes he deserves. Due to his inability to control his back legs properly, he cannot go for walks on a leash. His new home must have a fenced yard for potty breaks and exercise. He would love to have one or more active and social doggie buddies to play with. Buddy is a vocal dog but he is not loud. He will likely be fine living in a home with shared provided it has a yard.
Buddy loves his people although it may take time for him to warm up. He is happy to meet other people when he is out in public. He loves their attention. However, he is extremely territorial and does not like strangers in his house or yard. Given the chance, Buddy will bite. When strangers come to the door, his foster dad places him on the couch. Due to his inability to control his rear legs, he cannot get off the couch to lunge at anyone. Strangers need to maintain a safe distance. He cannot live in a household with children.
He would do best in a home without a lot of strangers coming in and out. Buddy is shy around strange dogs he meets outside of his home. However, he loves hanging out with his foster dad's dogs. He's playful and affectionate until he comes across something that he regards as "his". That something could be toys, food, people, or anything else he takes a liking to. Buddy has severe guarding issues, particularly with food, and must be separated from his doggie buddies when he is in that frame of mind. He is always happy to go for car rides and will travel wherever his humans want to go.
When we asked his foster dad what he likes most about Buddy he said, "Buddy has ataxia and cannot control his rear legs very well. But he never lets that bother him. Although he doesn't understand why he isn't as fast as other dogs, he still runs around the yard and plays with them as best he can."
Buddy is currently living in Herndon, VA with his foster dad Steve. For additional information, please contact him at
[email protected]
. If you would like to adopt Buddy, please complete an adoption application form by clicking on https://
www.littlepawsdr.org/adoption/adoption-applications/
.
The adoption fee for Buddy is $325.00. If the dog is adopted over a state line, there will be an additional charge for a health certificate (required by law) of anywhere between $45.00 and $150.00. The amount depends upon what the veterinarian charges LPDR.
Transportation Help: If you see a dog that is a match for your family a LPDR volunteer transport may be arranged to bring the dog to you. However, some of our dogs have distance restrictions and need to be adopted within a specific number of miles from their foster homes. We'll inform you if the dog you've applied for is not able to travel long distances by car. A paid transport can also be arranged for any dog that does not have travel restrictions.
Dogs adopted in New England are subject to additional rules and regulations by state departments of agriculture that may include a short stay in quarantine. Complying with these regulations is expensive for our rescue and some dogs going to New England states may be charged an additional $175.00 to cover costs of compliance.
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