The entire DRoH family is grieving. Rikki's foster family is devastated. Rikki passed away from complications due to heartworm treatment. Please make sure you keep your dog current on heartworm preventative. This disease is so easy to prevent. The treatment can be very hard on dogs. Rikki was so very loved. Run free, sweet Rikki.

It is with the heaviest of hearts that we let you know we have set Archer free from his suffering.

I haven't stopped crying. It's crushing us to the very core. What will sustain us is knowing that for the past 11 years he has known love, joy, and learned to trust his 2 daddies. In return, he gave us love (in his own way) and filled our lives.

Our heartfelt thanks to you for trusting us to take Archer in and allowing him into our lives and hearts. We knew it was not going to be an easy road with him but he was worth every effort and patience. All he ever wanted to be was the best little doggie he could be. The proudest moment was the first time he gave me a doggie kiss on the face; I will never forget that. Others might have given up on Archer but we were never, ever going to let that happen.

Please extend our thanks and love to the entire Dachshund Rescue of Houston team. You rescued him and we were, in turn, blessed having him part of our family. .

Our sweet Baby Girl, Midge Myrtle, went to be with her brothers Mycroft and Sherlock on April 20, 2017.  

She was the princess of our house and had the attitude of a diva.  She came to DRoH from a local shelter when they said she was on the list to be euthanized the next day.  DRoH got her and another dog who soon became our first fosters.  It was their pictures on the internet that made me want to foster.  From the moment she walked into our house she owned it.  She would snap at our older dog's nose leaving him totally confused.  She spent many of those first days in doggie timeout.  Two weeks into fostering her, she needed back surgery as her back end was totally down.  I remember crying and driving frantically from JV to NHVS to get her the surgery she needed.  THANK YOU DRoH and your supporters.  A few short days later she was released and rehab began.  We had no idea what to do, but I remember being so thrilled when she peed for the first time on her own after the surgery.  She fought back to regain all of her movement.

Time went by after the surgery, but nobody seemed interested in adopting her.  I guess it was God's way of telling us to figure it out - she was meant for us.  At Christmas of that year we made it official and she became our baby girl.  I have a husband and now two teenage boys.  It is a rough boy house, but put baby girl near them and they turned to mush.  Our boys would sing songs about her and cuddle with her endlessly.  She would pee on my husband's bathroom rug and he would just roll his eyes - she had him wrapped around her little paw.

On April 20th, we felt it was time to let her go after years of being fine it seemed her back had again let her down and her bladder was no longer functioning.  She finished life eating every treat the doctor threw down in front of her and left dreaming of more treats to come.  There will never be another Midge and I don't know at times how our hearts will be repaired.

Thank you DRoH for saving her and paying for her back and allowing her to be part of her life.

The Anderson's

Today, we had to make the decision to help Palmer cross the rainbow bridge. His poor little body just would not go anymore. I know his best buddy, Marta will be there to greet him with lots of kisses. 
Palmer was adopted thru Dachshund Rescue of Houston back in December 2003. 
So long little buddy, cat chaser, jet ski defender, and yard patrol captain.....thank you for the lap time, stinky kisses, and laughter over the years!!!!

 

We were pet parents to Huey Ross Rich.  We have had  the privilege to have Huey in our life for just 3 years.  We had to put him down after complications arose from his recent back surgery.   
He was the Greatest Dog and a true friend   We are hurting from this loss.