Help little Rhia get her operation and change her life

Help Us Heal Rhia’s Heart

This is Rhia. She is an 8-year-old dachshund whose world has been turned upside down. After finding herself without a home, she came into our care at The Barn Animal Rescue.

As you can see, Rhia is carrying a lot of extra weight, which is putting her health at risk and stopping her from enjoying the simple joys of life—running, playing, and exploring. Our mission is to help her safely slim down so that, in time, she can have surgery to remove the excess skin. She also has a suspicious growth on her neck that will require investigation as well as surgery. Only then will she truly be able to live the happy, active life every dog deserves.

For now, Rhia is safe and loved in one of our foster homes. She arrived shy, confused, and unsure of her new surroundings, but every day she is being shown patience, care, and kindness. Bit by bit, her confidence is returning and her spirit is beginning to shine again.

We’d love to bring you along on her journey as she heals, transforms, and gets ready for her second chance at happiness.

If you are in a position to help—whether through a donation towards Rhia’s care, her future surgery, or the running of our rescue—we would be so grateful. Every pound goes directly towards giving dogs like Rhia the future they deserve.

Together, we can show Rhia that the best chapters of her story are still to come.

Thank you for being part of her journey, and for supporting The Barn’s work.