Adoptable Dachshund Mix Otter

🦦 Meet Adoptable Dachshund Mix Otter – Your Sweet & Silly Shadow!

Male • 3 Years Old • 18 lbs

Otter is a gentle, cuddly little guy with a heart full of love once he gets to know you. He may be shy at first, but underneath that timid exterior is a silly boy who absolutely adores his people! He loves relaxing near his foster, cuddling at your feet, playing fetch and tug-of-war, and zooming around the fenced yard with the happiest little smile.

🐾 Otter’s Personality & Social Skills

• Likes other dogs with proper introductions
• Does well with leash introductions and walking together first
• Has met larger dogs and warms up over time
• Could thrive as an only dog or with another friendly companion
• Unsure about cats
• Gentle with people and has no aggression issues
• Likes older children
• Foster believes he would likely do well with respectful younger children too
• Very shy when meeting new people and dogs, but warms up with patience and consistency

🚶 Walks & Activity

• Loves going for walks
• Good on leash and does not pull
• Due to gait issues, he does not walk perfectly straight
• Loves running around a fenced yard
• Enjoys playing fetch and tug-of-war

🏡 House Training & Crate Training

• House trained and will potty immediately when let outside
• Does have occasional accidents, which the vet believes may be related to his medical condition
• Excellent in a crate
• Goes into his crate willingly when asked
• Sleeps quietly through the night in his crate
• Finds comfort and security in his crate when home alone

🛏️ Favorite Things

• Loves dog beds
• Enjoys relaxing near his foster family
• Happy to cuddle near your feet
• Likes car rides when safely crated

🍖 Food & Toy Behavior

• Generally good with food and toys
• Fed separately from the foster’s dog as a precaution
• One minor growling incident occurred when food was dropped, but it’s unclear which dog initiated it

🌩️ Other Things to Know

• Extremely shy and timid initially
• Has some vision issues, so new people and environments take time
• Afraid of thunderstorms
• Does not bark excessively
• Loves being near his people in his own comfortable way

🩺 Vetting Completed

• Vet Check
• 1 or More Vaccines
• Medication (Permanent)
• Otter has hydrocephalus, which is a neurological condition characterized by the abnormal buildup of cerebrospinal fluid within the brain’s ventricles, causing pressure. Otter is doing well, it just sometime affects his gait.
• Otter is also at risk for seizures and has had them in the past. However, it is being managed by medication.
• Nails Trimmed

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Adoptable Dachshund Mix Otter, 3 yrs, 18 lbs.

Otter is looking for a patient, loving home that will give him the time he needs to feel safe and confident. Once he trusts you, he becomes a loyal, goofy, loving companion who simply wants to be close to his people. Watching him run around the yard or proudly tuck himself into his crate for a nap will absolutely melt your heart.

Otter would do wonderfully with a calm family, a fenced yard, and either as an only dog or with another gentle companion his size. 💙 Adoption Fee $300

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If you believe you could provide a safe and loving forever home for this dog, please fill out an application with the dogs’ name on it.

The adoption fee helps to cover costs, as each dog is fully vetted, and treated, as needed to prepare them to move forward in their new life. You pay no fee unless you are chosen to adopt.

Under 1 $350
1-3 years $300
4-7 years $250
8-10 years $200
Over 10 $150
Special Needs $150