Sammie's life had gotten off to a rough start. He had been brought in to the Placerville County shelter as a cruelty seizure. Best guess is that he was bitten on the base of his tail by another dog so severely that his tail was infected and necrotic. It had to be amputated and reconstructive surgery was required. Typically, shelter resources would not have had the funding to do such extensive surgery. Sammie was lucky. If a Rescue group had could not come forward (Southern California Dachshund Relief), then Sammie would have been euthanized.
I saw a posting on Craig's list about Sammie needing transport to the Bay Area from Placerville. I jumped at the chance after seeing his picture and reading his story. Sammie was in my foster care for a week and then he flew privately with Pilot'N Paws to the Los Angeles area where he had a potential adopter. That home did not work out for whatever reason and I enthusiastically told Southern Cal Dachshund Relief, I would take him back into my foster care. The moment Sammie was back in my arms I knew this little boy was not leaving. He got along famously with my other dogs and cats and was "home."
Sammie is now is a cherished member of the family doing the "cha-cha-cha wigglebutt dance" when he greets you. He does Pet Therapy with children at the Pleasanton Library where children read to the dogs to improve their reading skills. He was the first ever Dachshund admitted to the program.
Sammie recently traveled to Delaware to visit one of his former foster friends - Huntley and Tammy's best friend Marla.
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