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Was a downed wiener that couldn't walk due to a spine injury. He was at our rescue in 2005.

Revised 2/05/09

A word before you donate...

Dennis and I are not a "tax exempt charity" at this time as we do this rescue as a hobby and have done so for years since 1991. And many wiener folks in the area know this yet they still are willing to help us save around 40 to 50 homeless, "unadoptable" dogs each year.

Our rescue is mainly just my husband and I plus our home, the huge yards as well as garage at our horse farm. This dog rescue is also a bunch of Dachshund Club of Spokane volunteers and our dear doggy friends who assist us as they have adopted from us in the past or attend our monthly dog club events. Dennis and I do 90% of the work associated with this dog rescue yet we have never received a paycheck in the last 17 years. We love Dachshunds and we just trying to help as I have a kneck for retraining unwanted wieners. Just call us "Glorified Pooper Scoopers" too.

We have no employees. It is us doing ALL the dirty work associated with having these animals in our home like three loads of dog laundry a day, loads of doggy doo pick up, training, maintaining this web site and paying for every expense associated with this rescue that is not covered by the dog's adoption fees. And the dogs live with us in our home until we find them their last home.

Folks often ask how we pay for this dog rescue. We pay for it. In fact the adoption fees NEVER cover all the bills and they NEVER will even if we were a tax exempt charity receiving more donations. But we do not have our own children and we can't take any money with us. And we drive older vehicles so we can spend more money on the dogs too without making any huge car payments for example.

Dennis and I do what we can to help the dogs while we are here in this life. This dog rescue is how we give back to our community. My fondest wish is that we die with an empty bank account as we spent as much as we could on the dogs and critters people could not keep.

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Minnie was starved and abused when we got her

She is pictured here after a month of feeding her.

And the rescued dogs are "our babies" until we find them new homes where they will be well loved and cherished as family members, not furniture. With a successful placement percentage of 95% we feel we have a highly successful dog rescue with or without being a charity. "If it ain't broke, then do not fix it."

And our dog rescue means that we take in the worst of the worst dogs each year. We make room for those dogs that would be killed right away if we did not make room for the severely crippled or handicapped, abused, neglected or the mentally ill or even vicious wiener babies. I have 36 years in this breed and I can retrain ANY DOG. We have NOT put down one dog in 17 years of helping almost 500 dogs. I strongly feel that ALL dogs can be retrained with enough love and time and then carefully matched to their final home.

And we are always taking in "unadoptable" shelter dogs from all over as well on their way to being put down if we say "no." We get sweet dogs via owner turn ins too, but we specialize in those dogs NO ONE WANTS. That is why we can only help so many pups each year. We do not warehouse them, but I work at home so I can train them all day long if needed. They are underfoot and helping me all the time too.

The average wiener stay here is about two months, but it can be as long as one year if the dog is really vicious or mentally ill when they arrive. So a great thanks to those who still choose to help us even though they receive nothing in return via their taxes. And another huge thanks you from folks who have worked for the last 17 years to save homeless Dachshunds as volunteers also. Folks who know us both know how dedicated we are to helping the "needy wieners." Thanks also to those folks willing to take in a homeless dog one once they are retrained instead of just buying a pup.

Dennis and I rarely take any vacations so we can be here to help those dogs who are too vicious or mentally ill for any company. Good thing our vacation is our farm! If we do take some time off of course then we take a couple of our personal dogs with us or it is not fun for either of us.

We are not a tax exempt charity at this time because we receive less than $4,000 each year in donations to help with our mission. And we both have our own careers, Dennis is law enforcement and me with my horses. Dennis and I do not have time right now for all the charity paperwork involved and the committee meetings, etc. Our focus is the dogs and only the dogs. Down the road we may change that, but not just yet.

But thanks in advance for your help and rest assured ANYTHING you donate goes straight to the dogs that is why when people often ask what we need first we ALWAYS ask for bags of dog food, toys and treats FIRST and we rarely receive any cash donations.

We are not wealthy folks, but we do what we can even when one of the rotten ones digs another hole in the yard then we have to buy more dirt to fix it! It is something we are used too here at the "Noisy Wiener Ranch" as one of our dear friends calls our home. Yup, a Herd of Dachshunds are always happy, noisy and destructive, but it is worth it all to find the recycled dogs new, forever lives. I literally kill one new vacuum a year trying to keep up with dog messes and dead toys in pieces everywhere.

Some folks think we are a bit off with having around 20 dogs inside at all times but I think we do not have any kids. And training and herding around this many dogs is still way easier then raising children. If I need a break from the dogs I can always go into town without them once the unhousebroke ones are in dog crates. You just can't do that with children. Too darn funny. So Dennis and I really feel our hobby is still MANY times easier to manage then our familys with all the nieces and nephews. But see the happy dogs running and playing everywhere is always a hoot for some visitors and horrifying for other visitors. Too darn funny.

But it is also nice we found something we both truly enjoy doing together. Heres to many more years of "used wiener recycling!" Although maybe our next hobby will NOT eat or have ANY vet bills... LOL!

Sincerely,

Margo Mossburg

Director, Dachshund Rescue NW since 1991

and Dachshund Club of Spokane since 2003.

Our Current Wish List September 2009:

1. Any absorbent blankets, old pillows to line dog crates, bed spreads or sleeping bags always needed. This can be new or used items so if you are upgrading your linens then please think of us. We can always use towels or hand towels and baby blankets too. (No sheets, pillow cases or old clothes are needed please. Thanks.)

2. Balls are needed. Hand balls are preferred so less messes to clean. No stuffed toys please as they are a disaster to clean up. Thanks. Kong toys work great too. We have enough larger balls now like basketballs or soccer balls! Thanks J & L!

3. Donations of dry dog food, especially our brand, Purina Dog Chow in the green bag or large bites, or any dry dog bones of any brand. Other brands are fine too as we can mix or send with adopted dogs. We have storage room as needed.

4. Newer lap top is needed. (We bought a new one! Thanks.)

5. Newer digital camera at least 6.0 megapixels so we have a camera to shoot those cute shots to get the kids adopted on web sites like www.petfinder.com We had one donated! Thanks Lynn!

6. Dog squeaky toys of any kind, new or used. The kids are always killing toys on our floors here and having a ball with those toys. They really love those soft ones that are very squishy but sqeak really loud. Those seem to be harder to kill then some of the toys we get in here.

7. Firewood of any kind. We will pick it up from the Spokane area.

8. Fencing of any kind. We will pick it up from the Spokane area.

9. Chewy cow hooves or pig's ears are best for treats because they last longer. But any dogs treats will do if that is all you can find.

10. Any exercise pens over three and a half feet tall.

11. Larger, outdoor doggy kennels made from the chain link attached to panels is ideal. Will consider both six foot and four foot ones.

12. Cash is always appreciated as we pay for all transportation costs, all the vet bills, loads of papers towels and cleaning solutions, buy all the laundry soap and bleach for several loads of dog laundry daily, a vacuum and carpet cleaner each year plus supplies, bleach for the dog kennel areas and go through several bottles a month, all printing of business cards and flyers, display booth items like boards and updated Adopt Me info on new dogs at our events, etc. We also purchase all the office supplies like cartridge ink to print out cute photos, etc., the web site renewals as this site costs $250 a year with around 160 pages, all the postage on mailings, we buy the office supplies, stamps, envelopes and papers, etc. This is only a partial list so any cash or in-kind donations are always greatly appreciated to help us help the dogs.

Any items can be shipped to Dachshund Rescue NW, Margo Mossburg, PO Box 1383, Airway Heights, WA, 99001 or call Margo at 509-796-2140, home phone, for more details. Please leave a message. Thanks.

This is Bogart, our mascot at this rescue.

Click this photo to see Bogart's site. He was a rescue too.

Thanks for helping!

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