Dachshund Rescue South Florida

💛 A Message & Special Request from President Pam 💛 We have lost a member of our family and want to stand by her Husband and beloved dog when they need help after such a difficult loss. Please read the personal message from President Pam below and we welcome your support for Missy via her Petfundr at https://petfundr.com/d2jMF3? , via any of the links on our website or via Venmo at (Under CHARITIES).

Read on below for more....

Hello to all our DRSF followers, President Pam here.

I have a story that I want to share with you about a dear friend of mine.

Linda started out as a volunteer for DRSF and over the years grew into, not only an integral part of the organization, but also a true friend of mine.

Linda handled most parts of the application approval process. We spoke nearly every day and worked together to be sure that the application process ran as smoothly as possible.

During Covid we had to pivot and change how we did some things which added extra duties to Linda's life, she rarely complained as I changed processes to try to keep everything running.

Through the years together, we shared DRSF trials, heartbreak and the wonderful things that happen in rescue. We also shared personal highs and lows.

Last year Linda was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer.

She started chemotherapy right away and had to stop what she was doing for the rescue. In order to cover the tasks that Linda did for DRSF, I had to train 6 other people.

Linda fought and tried different treatments, but she recently lost the battle. Losing Linda was a blow to DRSF, but more than that, I lost my friend.

I was lucky enough to be able to visit her a couple of times in her last weeks and I will cherish those memories for a very long time. Linda's husband and 3 dogs were by her side the entire time and are beyond heartbroken without her.

To add to the heartbreak, Linda's husband is not able to maintain the house they shared on his own and so he has to move. Where he is moving he is able to take their 2 small dogs, but he is not able to take their greyhound, Missy.

Bob called me incredibly upset no knowing what he was going to do and all I could say was that Missy would come to DRSF and stay with me until we get her any vet care that she may need and find her a perfect home.

I was not going to allow anything to happen to this beautiful girl, Linda's girl. So... DRSF has their first greyhound.
I am sharing this story to share Linda and in hopes that our community will support the care of this wonderful dog.

Thank you!💛

💚🤠💚Cowboy💚🤠💚

Meet Cowboy! He is 1 year old and weighs 18 pounds. Cowboy is a Pomeranian (and we will say dachshund) mix.

Cowboy is a super sweet little boy who is so playful. Cowboy is full of kisses. He is good with other dogs and all people.

Cowboy was in a desperate situation and we wanted to be sure he was safe.

If you would like to adopt from DRSF, please go to www.dachshundrescuesouthflorida.com and submit an adoption application. Cowboy needs donations for his initial vetting costs of $225 & his new start kit which is $50. We welcome your donation in any dollar amount at the above website.