BACON WAS ADOPTED IN MARCH 2010!!!
Who wants a rich, delicious slab of Bacon? No one, apparently. For no clear reason, Bacon has been in rescue for almost two years. Some people think he's ugly, believing that short-hair dachshunds with wild boar coloring are never very good looking; wild boar really does look best on a wire-hair doxie.
Other people thing Bacon is interesting looking, not homely. His coloration is rare, which makes him striking to look at, especially with the snow on his face and paws. He is appallingly fat, but he won't be forever. He's pretty darned cute when he's the right weight.
I've only been fostering Bacon for a few weeks. Before that, he was living with a foster mom who let him get unpleasantly fat (picture on the upper left). At first I was quite annoyed with her: How hard is it to control the diet of a critter without opposable thumbs? I soon found out that Bacon is far too smart for his own good. He can open cabinets and get into dog-proof trashcans. His dachshund mind powers are mind-bogglingly powerful. At all times, he behaves as if he is starving. Keeping him svelte must have been exhausting.
In addition to being flabby, Bacon has some very unfortunate saddlebags on his rear end. He's the only pear-shaped dachshund I've ever seen. He's on a diet, and he goes on lots of walks, but his butt doesn't seem to be getting any smaller. Like most men, he doesn't seem to care much, so I don't care either. We giggle when we watch his tushie wobble (he's deaf, so he can't hear us tease him).
I really don't understand why this nice old man hasn't been adopted yet. With a great sense of humor and an easygoing personality, he's pleasant to have around. He's housetrained, doesn't bark and doesn't mark. There is the digging in the trash, though, and the fact that he snores like an angry monster. And I guess some people might care that he's 13 and deaf. But we usually don't have a problem finding homes for the old guys. In fact, the more pathetic they are, the faster they usually get adopted. I'm stymied.
Unless he's just too ugly. I don't want to believe looks are that important, that his coloration or features are responsible for his inability to find a permanent home. I don't want to think that folks coming to rescue for a sweet companion are put off by a face that isn't quite as cute as it could be. I want to hope that there is some reason for Bacon's prolonged stay in rescue, that his forever people weren't available until now, and we've just been holding him until they can come for him.
Bacon can stay with us as long as he needs to. He's happy here: We give him love and food and warm blankets. But what he really needs, what we can't give him, is focused attention. Like any other creature, he thrives on love. Although we have a lot of love to give, we also have a lot of dachshunds to divide it between. Bacon needs his own people to give him his own dose of walks, love, snuggles and attention.
Terra demonstrates that 13-year-old-dachshunds are still peppy
Comments
I have to comment as I have met Bacon. For anyone who would like to adopt bacon he's wonderful. He came to visit my house when we had at least 20 people over for a party. He got along great with all of the people, the kid, and my dog!! He's a sweet dog and he must make a good impression because every other day my other asks, "I wonder how Bacon is. Do you think he is adopted yet?" So, give bacon a chance and a good home please.
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