Rocking-chair Retirees (2024)

At Flickennel, we believe in treating our dogs with love and respect, which shows in the affection and loyalty they feel for us. When the day comes that we decide to place them in their "forever home," it is with a heavy heart - these are members of our family! However, we also believe theyneed to have their own home and family, just as much as their puppies do. We don't "use up" our girls (or boys), breeding them until they drop, like some do, but follow the American Kennel Club's recommendations, and retire them after a reasonable time.

These gals & guys have a lot of life in them and a lot of love to give the right person or family. We want them to be able to enjoy the rest of their lives - our dogs make excellent additions to family homes, and to keep company with older folks who don't have time or energy to keep up with a puppy. Some of our staff have adopted retiree girls and boys, and they rave about how these dogs fit into their family of other dogs and humans. They definitely love sharing a rocking chair, the sofa, your bed, or any cozy place where they can snuggle up to someone willing to love them - an empty lap is their favorite landing-spot!

Our adults have definitely been socialized with other dogs - dachshunds, that is, and the big guard dogs
we keep- but we don't have cats, birds, ferrets, or other pet-type animals. We do have deer, elk, goats and horses wandering near the dog-yards, some penned poultry, and a few pigs that keep the rattlesnakes at bay, so the doxies are used to seeing some other critters from a distance. Dachshunds are natural and compulsive hunters, so if you have cats, any rodents, chickens or cage-birds, snakes, turtles, or other little things like that, you might take that into consideration when adopting an adult that sees any other species than itself - and within its reach - as being "fair game." If you want a dachshund that will get along with "prey" animals, please adopt a very young dog and bring it up with the other critter(s)! Even then, be aware that its hunting instinct is always present and can still pop out unexpectedly.

These dogs all come with their health record, will be up-to-date on vaccinations and worming, and if they've recently had pups, they will be weaned before Mom can go home. We do not send the adults' AKC registration papers with them - those stay with our permanent records. Our adults have all been micro-chipped already, and that registration will be transferred to you.

Our adult dogs have only known love all their lives, are all crate-trained, have never worn collars or harnesses, are not leash-trained, and are not housebroken because we're just not set up for all that, but most learn and adapt very readily. They all have doggy-doors between their indoor and outdoor pens, so they will easily adapt to your system if they watch your other pets use a doggy door or ask to go outside.

Since small dogs don't have the "bull necks" of big dogs, we do prefer harnesses over collars with ALL dachshunds, to protect their little throats. Also, some doxies can slip out of a collar with no effort at all, but the right harness can be nearly escape-proof. Most of ours will take a small to medium-size harness, with the majority leaning toward the medium size.

So, take a good look at our great little friends posted here. If one really appeals to you, give us a call at 719-783-2955 to set up an appointment between 10:00 a.m. and noon (ONLY!) to meet her (or him). We find our dogs like to pick out their own people, and we want them to be happy with whoever takes them home, so ask to see a couple or more - we're always happy to show them off.

DACHSHUNDS REGULARLY LIVE TO BE 15-18 YEARS OLD OR MORE, SO OUR 5+ YEAR-OLDS ARE STILL VERY YOUNG, AGILE, FRIENDLY AND EAGER TO BE YOUR NEWEST FAMILY MEMBER! SCROLL DOWN THE PAGE TO SEE SOME OF OUR OTHER GALS AND GUYS WHO HAVE FOUND FUREVER HOMES.

NO DISCOUNTS AND NO PAPERS ON THESE ALREADY DISCOUNTED ADULT ADOPTIONS.

AN UNSOLICITED TESTIMONIAL 6-28-15

Tulip is doing exceptionally well in her retirement home. She is the BEST dog I have ever brought home - zero accidents, and she's learned to walk on lead with no tugging on her harness! Tulip is the happiest dog - her tail is always wagging, she is friendly to her new brother Hooter, my 10 yr old doxie, and everyone she meets. It is evident that she has been well socialized and cared for.

To anyone looking for a doxie, you can be assured that Janet's description was very accurate: Tulip is "spunky and full of love". So true! She enjoys exploring the garden and naps on my lap. She's discovered the joy of running around after birds (which, lucky for them, can fly). You should consider one of Flickennel's older dogs. I can't think of anywhere else to get such a well-bred, well-behaved and cared-for little doggie-friend!

I have to add: Hooter is a shelter dog, purebred, but he came with issues, and I spent a fortune ($100.00 per hour with a trainer!) and a year for him to adapt and be the loving good boy that he is now. This may sound cruel but getting your new adult fur-friend from Janet will be a lot easier on you and the dog than getting one from a shelter.

Unlike Hooter, Tulip has not been neglected or worse. At 6 yrs old she has never been scolded, never peed in a house and never had her leash yanked at - never left alone in fearful situations. This is why she has adapted and learned leash and house training in a few days! I realize each dog is different, but just think about that!

Also I must mention breeding: if you love a dachshund's funny, brave and sweet disposition, you can be assured that your dog from this kennel is "true to breed" with all the desired characteristics - Janet is a very talented person this way. The hardest thing for me to teach in one of my classes in the concept of "heritability" (having to do with inherited traits), she totally gets! She goes all the way to see that her retired dogs get good homes - she helped me arrange for a family member to bring Tulip to me as I would have had issues making the drive, and sent a care package for Tulip with one of her blankets - that Tulip loved to have in her new bed!

Thank you again, Janet! I honestly think that Tulip will rival my beloved Truman to be the "dog of my life." Chris, Grand Junction

THANK YOU, CHRIS! WE'RE THRILLED THAT YOU'RE SO PLEASED AND SATISFIED WITH TULIP, AND HOPE YOU HAVE A LONG AND HAPPY FUTURE.

Oprah, a

dopted by Sherry M., daughter of Loretta L. who adopted Garland! We like it when our dogs get to stay in an extended family in their new homes.

Hi Janet, How can I ever thank you enough for introducing me to my beloved little Maggie?! Mags is one of your retired "girls" and she is just awesome. It only took her a week to get into the swing of things and get used to her older brother, Web. I was amazed how social and loving she was right from the start and I could tell that she had had a lot of love and care when she lived with you. I commend you for the effort you take to place your retired dogs and make sure they are going to good homes. Maggie is soooo wonderful and I cannot thank you enough for all the care and support you gave me through my adoption process. I did appreciate your sensitivity

to my medical needs and offering to meet me in Colorado Springs because you knew this would be easier on me. I so enjoyed visiting your kennel, meeting several of your available retired doggies and picking my little Maggie out to give her a new forever home. I am glad you keep in touch with us so I can share just how spoiled Mags has become. You can sure tell that she was loved and cared for before she came to live with Web and me. We both love her so and she is totally spoiled rotten. Again Janet, thank you. Maggie says Hi to all of you and that she loves her new big back yard and her older brother and new Mom. - Gail

"Tinsel has done super-well since we brought her home to join our other Flick dachshunds. We're all just one big happy family. I'm amazed at how well the fur-kidsabsorb a new memberinto the pack, as if they feel "themore, the merrier!" They romp and play together, and come nap or bed-time, they snuggle up to us and to each other. Puppiesare fun, but if you have to be gone at all, it's SO much easier to deal with an older dog that will just snooze while you're away, than a baby that doesn't know not to chew things, or how to use the doggy-door and go potty outside!

Tinsel took to home life right away, as if shehad always been in a loving home (thanks for taking such wonderful care of her at the kennel!),and since she's the only one of our dogs that's ever had pups, she even adopted our puppy, enjoying raising one to adulthood for once. . . . We are very, very pleased with her! She even loves it when we have company, going to them for a pet or to be held - she rarely shows any signs of her former shyness. Given the opportunity, we would take as many retireesas we could haul home! Thank you, thank you!" - Jim & Becky

P.S. - Now that our puppy has grown up and had her first litter of pups, Grandma Tinsel has been in dog-heaven, helping to tend and raise them, as if their mother didn't know how! Tinsel is such a sweet-heart - we LOVE her!

The following folks have written or called and told us they'd like to adopt a "rocking-chair-ready" adult. Since retirees can be either sex, and any description, and we don't often have any to adopt, sending a deposit isn't as essential as for the puppies, although $50 or $100 might help to show your eagerness to obtain one sooner, rather than later! PLEASE KEEP CHECKING HERE! We don't have time to email everyone when we have a dog ready to find its furever home.

Laura D - 6/26/21 wants a younger male retiree.

Annette G - 1/14/22 wants a SM female, 5-8 years old.

Annette K - 6/1/22 wants to adopt Cashmere.

Louise B - 4/2/23 wants a SM female retiree.

Claire R - 4/19/23 wants to adopt Harriette.

Danielle S - 10/3/23 wants to adopt Mocha.

Lindsay C - 1/9/24 wants to adopt Waggy.

Rufus found his new mama -

and is now in Colorado Springs!

And another, dated 4-2-21:

Hello! I love Tawny so much. She plays with my other Dachshund and loves to sleep on my lap. At night she lays right next to my bed. She had some accidents at first but she is coming around. The sneezing that I mentioned was a reaction to the tube they placed in her throat when she had her c-section, just a slight irritation, at least that is what the vet said, but she’s fine now. I transferred the micro-chip but haven’t heard back yet. She is such a beautiful canine. Her color matches the paint and carpet in my house. I have a huge fenced in backyard and with the days getting warmer she is staying outside a bit longer each day. I am so sorry that she lost her litter. She was a bit nervous at first but she’s making herself at home. Thank you so much for making her available. I had my first Dachshund in 1962. My dad traded a double barrel shotgun for her. She had a big litter and the pups went to aunts and uncles on both sides of the family. My grandmother received a female also. Molly was her name and she lived to be 19. Doxies are definitely addictive. They really grow on you and seem to want nothing more than to be fed and loved.

Sincerely,
Kenny McN.

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