Please review all of our doxie friends up for adoption.  If you are interested in adopting a doxie from the rescue please complete an adoption application. 

 Our adoption application can be completed on-line  and can be found in the "Forms/Applications" menu selection on the left.  To access this form, you will first need to register and log-in to this site. You will select your  username and a temporary password will be emailed to you.  Once completed, you can edit or change the on-line application at anytime.  

You can also print our application located in the "Adoption App." menu selection . 

Once this is completed, you can either mail or fax to us.  

Our fax number is (866)663-4422

Our mailing address is:

Dakota Dachshund Rescue

PO Box 2771

Sioux Falls, SD  57101-2771

 We can email you an application to you if you prefer.  If you have questions about one of our doxies just email us at dakotadachshund@hotmail.com or call us at 605-332-5774.
Thanks so much for your interest.

Paws Up!


"The average dog is a nicer person than the average person."
                                                                     Andy Rooney


The doxies that are up for adoption primarily come from one of three places.

1 - We get some of our little guys from breeders who surrender the dog for a variety of reasons, but usually they were either rescued by another group, or the breeder was simply done breeding the dog.

2 - We get some from local shelters.  Typically the dog has been in the kennel in a strange place with lots of noise and strange people passing by.  The doxie may have growled at people who stopped to look and this resulted in the dog being labeled "not adoptable".  This is not the shelters fault.  They are over run with animals and not all animals do well in a kennel situation.  This is especially true of the dachshund breed.

3 - An owner surrenders the dog.  There are a variety of reasons why an owner surrenders a dog.  Sometimes the dog has been a family member for years and there is now a very young member of the family who has started grabbing at the dog and they are afraid the dog will eventually bite the family member.  Typically doxies nip.  They rarely bite,  However it can be a scarey experience to have a little doxie nip at you.

Please note that dachshunds as a breed can do very well with young children, but we prefer that the youngest member of the family be at least 6 years of age.  Younger children do not know how to pick up small dogs and how to carry them etc.