MEET THE TEAM
Rosalia - Rescue and Rehoming Co-ordinator
I have been rescuing Dachshunds for over 15 yrs and I am currently owned by 6 and I am Legal guardian of three, I have two Wheelie boys, one with no sight, one with congestive heart failure, three with IVDD, two of those have had surgery, and the other two had other problems needing long time care.
Their names are in order of seniority in our house, Maximilian (Taralyn Mr Magic), Baxter, Pumpkin (johnsanna Pumpkin), Skipper, Sally, Frank, Roy, Shobi and Waddles. I also currently have a foster girl so we have ten at present.
I started out in rescue with helping a local breeder re home some of her Dachshunds due to a family split and literally ran out of family and friends to take the babies. I then approached Sharman Moore who had just started Dachshund Rescue Australia and paired up with her to find homes. The rest is history, I was a member of two different rescue groups and I finally met our current committee and with our goal of "it’s all for the dogs," our current All4dachshunds Rescue was formed.
My favourite trait is how they mend a broken heart by just being there, no matter how bad your day is they are there to cuddle and love you unconditionally. My least favourite trait is nothing ....I love these guys back unconditionally too.....but it would be nice if they could pee outside in the rain lol
Shelly - Secretary
Number of years being owned by dachshunds: 41
Current dachshunds:
Zackie -
Geordie -
Chelsea-
Favourite dachshund trait: their individuality and ability to love no matter what they have endured
Least dachshund favourite: lack of volume control
What made you get into rescuing & rehoming? Zackie
If dachshunds could have 1 superpower what would it be? To learn to make me a cuppa and colour my hair
Tanamera - Director
For as long as I can remember, our family has always had a dog. That didn’t change for me as an adult, and 14 years ago I got my first dachshund cross Cocker Spaniel, Snoopy.
From there we joined dachshund social groups on Facebook and so began my journey with dachshunds. This is where I became aware of dachshund rescue and the issues that the breed can have. Meeting people within the dachshund community, I quickly developed a deep love for the breed. So now I have two, adding Chumley ( Black and Tan) to my household 8 years ago. Both Snoopy and Chumley are now the loves of my life. I can’t imagine being without a dachshund now.
Having enjoyed being a part of the dachshund community for 14 years now, it seemed only natural that I would become involved in raising funds for our amazing breed, so together with a friend, we started our dachshund group, Dachshunds of the Gold Coast Meet up Group, and we chose to raise funds for dachshund rescue.
We chose to support All4dachshunds because of their integrity & uncompromising passion of putting the dogs first, with many years experience. They welcomed our fundraising efforts. Now I’m on the committee with All4dachshunds Rescue and Rehoming, I’m looking forward to being even more involved.