slim jim

Age: 6 years old
Weight: 16 lbs
Dog friendly: Yes, requires companion dog in the home
Cat friendly: Yes
Kid friendly: Older/Considerate kids
Potty trained: See below
Crate trained: Yes
Adoption fee: $525

Meet Slim Jim 🌭! Slim Jim is a dachshund who spinal walks, wears diapers, and has somehow decided that none of those things are nearly as important as making sure everyone knows exactly what he wants at all times. 😂
He is a very typical doxie when meeting new people. Slim prefers a slow introduction and needs a minute to decide that you’re not a murderer. Please don’t take it personally. He’s six inches off the ground and the world is a scary place down there. Once he decides you’re safe though… ohhhhh buddy. You now own a wiener dog. Or, more accurately, a wiener dog owns you.

Slim is a MAJOR Velcro dog. He wants to be touching you at all times and sleeping in bed is basically his reason for living. He is an absolutely incredible snuggler and will happily spend hours tucked under the blankets against you. We even have a bedside bassinet for him because sometimes we have the audacity to do things that require both hands. 😂 He’ll wiggle his little body into it and go to sleep next to us until we remember our actual job is holding Slim Jim. He lives with a giant pack of dogs and LOVES his friends. His best friend is another paralyzed dog because she is the second-best snuggler in the house. We did not conduct a competition. Slim just knows.

He gets around by spinal walking and has gotten pretty damn good at it. He uses a ramp to get down from furniture and we are currently working on going UP the ramp. Slim’s current position on this is: I have seen you pick me up before.
Fair. Because of his paralysis, Slim does not have control over his potty. His bladder needs to be expressed 3–4 times a day and he wears a diaper. We’ll teach his adopter everything they need to know. And yes, changing a dachshund’s diaper will eventually become so normal that you’ll find yourself having a full conversation with another adult while wiping a wiener and not even notice what your life has become. 😂

Cats are fine. Slim has no beef with the kitties.

He would prefer a home without small kids. He doesn’t hate children; he just finds all the running around VERY exciting and gets himself way too worked up. Honestly, same.

He also does not need a fenced yard, which feels like one of the very few perks you should get when your dog requires multiple diaper changes a day. 😂

Slim Jim needs someone who will be patient while he gets comfortable, learn his pretty simple care routine, let him sleep in bed, and understand that once he loves you, personal space is over. He’s a tiny, opinionated, diaper-wearing sausage with questionable leg function and absolutely nothing wrong with his ability to be dramatic. We love him so freaking much. ❤️🌭