Welcome to Dachshund Rescue NW (DRNW) & Dachshund
Club of Spokane's (DCS) new web site. We update this web site often, usually weekly, so be sure to check back often.
For information on our upcoming, monthly wiener events please read this
page below, bottom left side, for more details.
DRNW always has several rescued wiener doggies needing new homes at all
times so see below for that info too and help us adopt out homeless dogs instead of buying pups please! Thanks.
This video above is entitled "Copper and Murphy In Charge." Thanks for watching our video. Taken Summer
2007.
August 2006
Click this photo to see our fundraising products!
All products sold will benefit Dachshund Rescue NW
Carolyn with Baron, Pet Fest 2008 - click here!
Won both the Best Costume and Obedience Dog
Welcome to the new home of Dachshund Rescue NW (DRNW) and the Dachshund Club of Spokane, Washington state, USA!
Dachshund Rescue NW equals "Happy wiener dogs to great, forever families!"
DRNW Mission Statement:
1. To educate the public about controlling the pet population through responsible spaying
and neutering of their pets.
2. To let the public know about the history of the Dachshund breed about how they are
hunting dogs and all that entails. The education also includes that this breed is not always suitable for every home especially
those with very young children or those without secure, fenced yards.
3. To let everone know that we usually have a dog club event once a month for the
Dachshund Club of Spokane members like the Wiener Dog Races, potluck picnics, attendance in four area parades and holiday
parties for the dogs, Dachshund Training Days, etc., and use those events to get our homeless wieners out in public so they
can be adopted to forever families.
2008: DRNW has adopted out
25 dogs
as of June 21!
Thanks to everyone for saving a life
by adopting instead of buying a puppy!
2007: DRNW
adopted out 38 happy dogs this year.
2006:
DRNW adopted out 30 happy dogs, one horse and six
cats also this year. (We helped less critters this year due to the
Director's major car wreck, but
up to full speed again in 2007 for us!)
2005: DRNW
adopted 47 happy dogs, a new record for us!
2004:
DRNW adopted out 42 dogs, a new record for us!
2003: DRNW
adopted out 35 dogs and four horses
and one cat, a new
record for us!
2002:
DRNW adopted out 33 dogs, a new record for us!
(We did not keep really keep good
records of how many needy wieners we helped over the years before then, but we are guessing we have help to place well over
400+ dogs, some horses and cats since 1991. We have only had six dogs returned since we started
rescuing as we choose forever homes for our rescues and those six were also successfully placed in their forever homes
the second time around.)
Did you know we turn away over 100 to 150 Dachshunds each year and we can
only help between 40 to 50 dogs? Plus that is just in this area? Please consider adopting a homeless dog instead
of breeding yet another litter of pups that we might have to rescue later on. Thanks!
Dachshund Club of Spokane Events
for 2008. The public and everyone is always welcome to attend our events even
if you are not a club member! Please mark your calendars and save the dates.
Your Dachshund Club of Spokane Dues are Due in January 2008 for only
$20 a year helps us plan these events below!You can pay at any event too!
June 2008
Event:
Wiener Walk in the Park, June 28, 2008, FREE!
This event was a lot of fun and I will be posting photos soon. Thanks for sharing
the photos, Valley Chapel Photography!
July 2008
Event:
Wiener Potluck BBQ at Dachshund Rescue NW, near Seven Mile, Spokane, WA, FREE!
There will be a Wiener Walk and BBQ on Saturday, July 19th, at the farm where the rescued
dogs are in the Seven Mile area just north west of Spokane and about 15 minutes from town. The yard is fully enclosed
so the dogs can have some fun playing off leash and quarantine areas if any dogs are naughty.
We will be having a picnic/BBQ at the house. So bring your
own chow to grill and a salad or a dessert for the potluck. I will supply drinks, plates, etc.
Please bring supplies to pick up after your own dogs or use
our pooper scooper and help me keep the yard picked up as best as we can.
If it is raining then this event will be canceled as we
have a smaller farm house and will be staying outside mostly.
Call Margo at 509-796-2140 for more details to see if the event
is a go or not if raining. Please RSVP for directions.
August 2008
Events:
Wieners on Parade
at the Hillyard Festival Parade in North Spokane, August 2, 2008, FREE!
We will be decorating the Wiener Train at 8 a.m. with the group photo around 9:00 a.m. or so.
The parade starts around 10 am. if I remember right. More details on where we meet soon. Besides helping
us decorate the float by unloading and jumping in there to help please.
Thiose who can't walk you can hold our spot at the park until we arrive and visit so everyone is always
welcome to come join us.
The parade itself is about one mile through North Spokane. Many folks walk their dogs on leashes,
but some push decorated strollers or pull wagons. Some put their dogs on the train if they get too tired also.
This day is usually sunny and it warms up fast so wear layers of red, white and blue unless we change the theme this year.
They sell a lot of fun items at area Dollar Stores to decorate you and your doggy.
After the parade you can buy some lunch at the vendor's booths or bring a picnic lunch too.
Do not forget your folding chairs as we sit in the park visiting and having fun at the Hillyard Festival itself.
Please keep your dogs on leashes and bring supplies to pick up after your own dogs = park rules.
Thanks!
To see some previous parade people and how they all looked to give you ideas on how to dress jup for
the day go here: http://www.edragoon.com/drnwphotos and click on each photo album.
The 5th Annual Wiener Dog Races to Benefit Dachshund Rescue NW, 5/31/08,
was held at Pet Fest event, Spokane fairgrounds. Thanks everyone for coming out and having 73 wiener dogs running
again this year! Congrats to Jayme Rock and Oscar for winning this year.
Congrats also to Carolyn S. for winning against all breeds in the
Pet Fest Costume Contest with Baron, Andy and Tara as Fruit of the Loom pups and with Baron winning the Obedience Dog Competition.
Way to show wieners are competitive against all breeds!
Mark your calendar
for the whole year as we do monthly wiener events!
If you want to know our yearly calendar without waiting for my reminder emails then here is the link
to our main web site and the calendar on this page, bottom left.http://www.nonprofitnw.org/drnw/id2.html
Sincerely,
Margo Mossburg
Director, Dachshund Rescue NW & Dachshund Club of Spokane
Contact:
Dog club and rescue phone: 838-3820
Home phone for emergency dog placements only: 796-2140 (Leave a message on voicemail. I am rarely near
the phone. Thanks)
Email: dragoonfr @ hotmail.com (Please remove spaces before emailing.) I am much easier
to reach via email.
Our rescue's mascot is Bad Baby Bogart, below. He is also a rescue that we decided
to keep as our rottenly spoiled dog buddy. Click Bad Baby's photo below to see his large web site with
his funny stories and dog photos of his wiener adventures since we were blessed with him in our lives to represent all homeless
wieners at our dog events.
"Just take a little off the top please."
Click here to see many funny photos in the fun life of a rescued wiener, Bogart.
NEW!!! JOIN THE DACHSHUND CLUB OF SPOKANE.
THERE IS A MEMBERSHIP FORM ON THIS SITE AND MEMBERSHIP BENEFITS. JOIN US! JUST CLICK THIS LINK BELOW FOR MORE DETAILS:
