'One of our dogs has found their forever home and has been adopted and is waiting for a flight volunteer to come to Vancouver.

Namely, a lack of travellers available to accompany the dogs on the overseas journey. While Hello Doxie has identified several more dogs currently being cared for in Taiwan that are in need of a forever home, the COVID-19 pandemic is posing more than a few challenges. The challenges of rescuing dogs internationally during a pandemic 'A big thing for our rescue is the educational piece, and trying to teach people what the requirements are of owning this breed,' Ayub said. 'A lot of people purchase the dogs because they're really cute-they have long backs, they have stubby legs and people like the aesthetic look of them, but don't really, a lot of time, do the proper background research to figure out what actually require in a home. They're not supposed to be jumping, they're not supposed to be taking stairs, they're not supposed to be overfed because all of those three things put pressure on their spine.'Īs such, all applicants go through rigorous vetting, background checks and interviews before they're matched up with a wiener dog. 'We're only bringing that specific breed of dog over through our rescue, because that's the breed of dog that we're experienced with and that's the breed of dog that we feel comfortable homing,' Ayub said.ĭachshunds are also 'one of the most frequently re-homed dogs,' she added. So far, the non-profit Hello Doxie has helped match three rescued dogs with forever homes in B.C., and is already looking at expanding their operation with other partnerships in Korea and Japan.

While adopting their own pets, the pair learned more about the need for help in Taiwan and decided to put their passion for doxies into practice. 'There are a lot of abandoned stray dogs on the streets there are a ton of puppy mills in Asia that are just full to the brim with dogs in cages upon cages, and there's also a lot of owner-surrendered dogs in Asia-people who buy dogs and then later decide that they don't want them anymore,' said Ayub. 'One of my dogs and dog are both rescue dogs from Taiwan, from the rescuer that Hello Doxie is currently partnered with,' Ayub explained. that understand the unique set of needs associated with the breed. The society is now working with an independent rescuer based in Taiwan to save dachshunds from troublesome living situations in that region and match them with doxie-approved homes in B.C. One of Vancouver's newest dog rescue societies is working to challenge that perception-specifically when it comes to one of the most adorable small breeds out there.Ĭo-founders Amina Ayub and Hillary Connelly launched Hello Doxie Rescue on Valentine’s Day this year, after bonding over their similar career paths and mutual love for dachshunds (affectionately nicknamed ' doxies,' wiener dogs or sausage dogs). The Dachshund has since found its real niche as a family pet, steadily rising in popularity to hold a place as one of the most popular hounds in America.When a prospective pup owner has their heart set on a particular breed, it can seem as though the options of where to find that dream dog are limited to breeders or bust. By 1910, stricter criteria were adopted for type, and each coat type was crossed with different breeds to achieve the best results: smooths were bred with the Miniature Pinscher, longs with the Papillon, and wires with the Miniature Schnauzer. Most of the resulting miniatures lacked Dachshund type, however. Mention is made of wire-coated Dachshunds as early as 1797, but most modern wires were created around the end of the nineteenth century by crossing smooth Dachshunds with German Wire-haired Pinschers and the Dandie Dinmont Terrier.īefore 1900, very small Dachshunds were kept to protect the home and farm from rodents. Although some were simply runts, others were intentionally produced by crosses with toy terriers or pinschers. It is also possible that smooth Dachshunds were later crossed with spaniels and the German Stoberhund to produce the long-haired variety. Some evidence exists of longer-haired Dachshund-like dogs in sixteenth-century woodcuts. The original Dachshunds were smooth coated and arose from crosses of the Bracke, a miniature French pointer, with the Pinscher. The Dachshund comes in three coat varieties and two sizes. The modern name “Dachshund” means simply badger (dachs) dog (hund) in German. Search Articles: Submit Search Close Search Favoritesĭefinitive evidence of the Dachshund as a breed isn’t found until the sixteenth century, when reference was made to a “low crooked legged” dog called a Little Burrow Dog, Dacksel, or Badger Dog.

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