Brownie Dachshund Mix Arlington, VA

Meet Brownie! This adorable little guy was surrendered to the rescue with his sibling by owners who continue to co-house unaltered dogs and, as a result, produce liters of unwanted puppies that receive no vetting or exposure outside the home. Earlier this year, we rescued another dog, Piper, and her puppies from this family and spayed the remaining female dogs. We thought the problem was solved, and there were no more unaltered dogs in the homebut here we are again. We try to educate folks along the way and can only hope they learn from this.

Brownie is currently living with a foster mom and dad and three dogs. He was nervous when he arrived, but warmed up pretty quickly. He gets along wonderfully with the two other dogs in his foster home and finds confidence in being part of a pack. We've also seen him around older kids -13 and 15 years old - and he adored them. He's better suited for older kids vs. toddlers, as he can still be startled by sudden or loud noises. He's shy about meeting new people and just needs calm reassurance to settle in and trust visitors.

Brownie is a young, adolescent dog who is still learning the rules of home life. He's comfortable being crated and is good about following the other dogs to go potty outside, but you can't fully trust him yet. He's only 6- 7 months old and is still perfecting his house manners.

His foster mom, Jen, shared that "Brownie is a sweet, funny, goofy, and playful little guy. We are all in love with him!! That being said, the first couple of days, I thought I was in over my head because he was just so scared, but he has come such a long way quickly. Whoever he ends up with will need to go into it with some patience to get through his initial fear stage, but once he settles in, he is super, super snuggly. If he had it his way, he would be someone's lapdog."

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Brownie is still a puppy with his whole life ahead of him. We feel he's best suited for an active home and would benefit from another confident, social pup.

Apply today!

BREED ESTIMATE: Dachshund Mix
GENDER: Male
APPROXIMATE WEIGHT: 9.5 lbs
APPROXIMATE AGE: ~ 7 months old
COAT TYPE: short coat
ADOPTION FEE: $425
OTHER INFO: utd on shots/neutered/microchipped
LOCATION: Alexandria, VA

FOR MORE INFO OR TO ADOPT: Please go to https://adopt.worthydog.org and complete the application.

You can also help save dogs like this one by becoming a foster, providing a rescue dog with a temporary home and giving them the love and care they need until they are permanently adopted. Every person who fosters is directly responsible for saving the life of a dog, because we can only save as many dogs as we have foster families available to welcome them into their homes. If you think you might be interested in becoming a foster and want to learn more, please go to https://foster.worthydog.org and fill out an application.

Worthy Dog Rescue is an all-volunteer, foster-based rescue that primarily adopts to families in the DC Metro area.