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I would absolutely recommend adopting a dog from DREAM! My husband and I are about to adopt our second DREAM dog. The communication is excellent and we love that all of the dogs are cared for by amazing foster families first so you get an idea of their personalities and
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Causes: Animal Protection & Welfare, Animals
Mission: We envision a time when every dachshund in Georgia has a loving home for its entire life. We believe that the welfare of our companion animals is an indication of the health of our society. We see the current welfare of our companion animals as a disease. To treat the symptoms of this disease, we rescue, rehabilitate, and rehome dachshunds in need. To treat the causes of this disease, we educate the public on compassionate dog guardianship of any breed. We want to have a deep, direct impact in a limited geographic area, rather than a small impact in a large geographic area. We raise as much as we spend. At least 90% of our funds are spent directly on medical care for dogs. We put the welfare of our dogs first. We will not take in a dog that we cannot adequately care for. We document our processes, so that our successes can be replicated with other groups. In this way we can have a broader geographic impact over time. Volunteers, foster homes and board members are all non-funded and unpaid.
Results: Since our inception in 2005, through our amazing network of board members, volunteers, foster homes, veterinarian partnerships and supporters, we we have rescued and rehomed over 1200 dogs to date. These are dogs that came from kill-shelters, cruelty cases, were stray, abandoned, unwanted or abused. Some of these little longdogs come to us never having known the pleasure of a kind word or a soft bed. We make sure that they have any needed vetting which can range just from vaccinations to heartworm treatment to full blown back surgery. We take great care in matching dogs to adopters; personalities and quirks are a wonderful thing and they need to mesh. We firmly believe that there is a home for every dog out there- they all have something to teach us.
Target demographics: dachshunds and close-mixes
Direct beneficiaries per year: over 200 dogs who would have otherwise been euthanised or abandoned.
Geographic areas served: Our focus is Georgia.
Programs: Dachshund, rescue, education, awareness and mentoring of georgia inc adopted 90 dogs during 2014. Approximately 145 dogs were fostered during 2014. Approximately 60-70 dogs are in foster homes waiting to be adopted.
I would absolutely recommend adopting a dog from DREAM! My husband and I are about to adopt our second DREAM dog. The communication is excellent and we love that all of the dogs are cared for by amazing foster families first so you get an idea of their personalities and needs. Forever supporter here!!!
