Darleeka Dachshunds

15/02/2025

14/02/2025

THIS IS IMPORTANT!!

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09/02/2025

ALL SORTED, THANKS SO MUCH TO EVERYONE THAT CONTACTED US.

This little girl belongs to a friend who also owns Brockagh for several years and is desperate need of a loving home for the next month while her and her husband are in temporary accommodation which forbids dogs. Brockagh has regularly come back to me for holidays so fits straight back in..... but little Bonnie (10 mths old) would be overwhelmed with my lot, especially with an over protective mum in the mix. Can ANYONE who already has a Darleeka dachshund foster Bonny for a few weeks?

27/01/2025

Cute!

27/01/2025

A big issue for many walking their dogs on leads (for any one of a number of reasons) can be uncontrolled loose dogs running up to their dogs. Three of the most common reasons are shown in the image - an older dog who may be hurt in an over-enthusiastic and excitable greeting, a dog recovering from illness/injury/surgery, and a dog who is scared - perhaps the victim of a previous dog attack.

There is a misconception that 'good' dogs will love all other dogs and, if in a public area, should be prepared to play and interact with any other dog in the area. The truth is that, just as we are, most dogs are at least a little selective in who they want to interact with. They will show this in their body language which - subtle as it may be to humans - a socially competent dog will be able to read and respect.

The problem is that these 'good' and 'friendly' dogs as their humans perceive them are generally not actually all that socially competent, and don't respect those subtle signals asking for space and to be left alone. They can keep pushing and pushing until the on lead dog (who is not able to avoid them because they are on lead and can't get away) feels they have no choice but to defend themselves. And then it's often the poor on-lead dog who is labelled as 'bad' when they were just trying to get out of the scary situation.

An off lead dog should not be allowed to approach unknown on-lead dogs. If you see your dog approaching an on-lead dog, call your dog back and keep them close by, either by calling them to heel or putting them on the lead. For the sake of everyone's enjoyment of the space you are in, keep your dog under control for the few minutes it takes to give the on-lead dog space, and then carry on.

If your dog cannot be called back from approaching an on-lead dog, they are not ready to be off-lead in a public place. Use a longline while working on strengthening their recall around distractions - for their own safety, as well as that of the other dogs around.

13/01/2025

What a lovely thing to do.

One of my favourite photos of my Norman as I would see this picture every morning when I woke up, Norman beside me in his bed sleeping and snoring away and I remembered when someone asked me “Why do you rescue old dogs knowing you won’t have them long”?

I think the better question is “Why don’t more people rescue old dogs even though you know that you won’t have them long”?
I know I will have to say goodbye sooner than later but their hearts get healed!

They know love and compassion in the end! They leave this world knowing someone loved them and wanted them!

They didn’t die in a shelter with a stranger cold, scared, and lonely! They died with dignity and grace!

They die being held and told how special they are! How good they are! How proud I am of them! They die with kisses and hugs and yes tears, many many tears!

So instead of asking me why I rescue old dogs, ask yourself why you don’t?

I have zero regrets! I loved unconditionally and so did they!
Will you? 🐕🐾

10/01/2025

For all of you who has fostered or adopted a Dashound !!
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10/01/2025

Reactive dogs…

They aren’t giving you a hard time, they are having a hard time!

Change your mindset🐾💙

07/01/2025

I've been breeding for many years now, so would love to see all the Darleeka teenagers??

27/12/2024

Heads up! Our Darleeka superstar, Ellen Keane, is on "Sports Stories", Virgin Media One at 6pm tonight. I'm really looking forward to it! 🏊‍♀️ 🏊‍♀️

17/12/2024

So, my son, who is also grieving for Ice and Myleese, has suggested we make a digital scrap book of all Dacia (mum) Meleeka (her sister) and Ice's puppies. So we are asking you all that have these puppies to please post pics of them ... as pups and adults with the name of the parents and the year they were born. Anyone that took photos of Ice or Myleese when visiting us would be very much appreciated too as it was always Ice and me... taking pics together rather than me photographing her, which means I don't have many pics of her. 😔

05/12/2024

If yoou have dogs listen……Last night bed time came earlier than normal. The kids eventually went to bed and the house was all quiet except for the Shane Gillis playing on the tv. That’s when Archie started whining and I mean he really needed to go out. I got up and walked into the living room where he jumped up on the couch and laid dog whining. When I got to the living room it was filling with smoke. A candle that had been on my fireplace hadn’t got blown all the way out and had gotten so hot it was burning into the wood below it. The situation got handled but when I opened the cabinet below I realized just how close we were to a serious disaster. The items in the cabinet were scalding hot and the wood had begun to smolder. We were lucky. So when you have dogs in the house remember that they will try to communicate with you. Don’t get angry, don’t brush them off. Listen to them. They may be trying to tell you something important.
Credits: Jungle Jack Steele
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