Sally Narozniak

After saying good-bye to her 13-year-old dachshund, Weezie, Carol Ann Narozniak wasn’t sure if she’d ever fill that void. Then she met Sally, a neglected and abused dachshund rescued by Project Hope, the wonderful no-kill animal shelter in Metropolis, Ill.
Carol Ann tells us her story.

How Carol Ann found Sally
We got Sally from Project Hope, the no-kill animal shelter in Metropolis, about three years ago. My dachshund, Weezie, 13, had just died, and Project Hope found a dachshund that had been severely neglected and abused. And, most importantly, she needed a home.

She was called Nikki at the time. We renamed her Sally. She’s a miniature long-hair dachshund, golden red in color. And she is just the most wonderful dog that ever lived! 

We helped Sally by adopting her, but she helped me more! I could go on and on!

Please do go on and on!
Weezie died over Thanksgiving 2005, and I was really mourning her loss. I am a complete animal person, and Weezie was my “child.” Someone had called Project Hope about a pregnant dachshund — she was skin and bones. No food, no water. She was left out in the snow and ice, neglected and mistreated.

Of course I said that I wanted her. We took her to a veterinarian who X-rayed her. She had six puppies in her tummy!

I knew that I couldn’t raise those pups in my house. Audie Craft, a wonderful woman who has a farm near Kevil, took Sally in and was so kind to her.

Sally gave birth on Christmas Eve 2005. Of the six, only one pup survived because of Sally’s poor nutrition. That pup was adopted, and afterward, we brought Sally home to live with us.
 
A mutual rescue
The rest is wonderful history. We rescued Sally and she has a great life now. But the real truth is that Sally actually rescued me! I tell people that I think that Weezie sent her! She is just the most wonderful little dog. She is very gentle and loving.
 
Part dachshund, part doctor
One thing that we’ve found about her is that she can sense when my blood sugar is dropping! I’ve been a juvenile diabetic (insulin dependent) since I was 8 years old, and I’m subject to swings in my blood sugar.

I have an insulin pump and do pretty well at controlling my blood sugar, but there are times when it is very low. When this happens, Sally will bark and whine until I do something about it, like eat glucose tablets or something sweet. Amazing!
 
I really just cannot tell you how much I love my little Sally.