Named in honor of our beloved Cindy Lou, the mission of Cindy Lou’s Sanctuary is to rescue and provide sanctuary as a loving and safe home for Dachshunds and other small breeds.
When possible we arrange adoptions to forever homes, but we are always committed to each one’s lifelong emotional and physical care.
Could anything be sweeter than a mommas love ?💕 🐾💕
Friends of Berkeley County Animal Center helps support our babies animal needs. They are doing a raffle!
Happy New Year Everyone! Hope 2026 brings joy and laughter and lots of furlove to you! 💕🎉
Congratulations Reuben James you are our winner!!!!!
Going live in 5 to draw the quilt winner!!
Last chance to buy your tickets! We will close ticket sales tomorrow at noon and go live to draw at 5:00 pm tomorrow!!!🎄ITS TIME FOR A CHRISTMAS RAFFLE!🎄
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Our very own Laura Dutkiewicz. Made this beautiful quilt and donated it to us to raffle!
We are selling 200 Tickets at $5 each and will draw a winning number! You can pick your favorite numbers between 1-200 if they are not already claimed! The quilt is 52” x 66” there are more pictures in the comments It can be used flat or has hanging loops!
Venmo: @Janet-Chicka
PayPal: Donations@CindyLousSanctuary.org
(Please pay processing fee and send a message of what it’s for)
If you want to use Zelle message me!
Good luck everyone!
We still have numbers available for our beautiful quilt! $5 a number – as soon as we fill the grid we will draw the number and ship out the quilt!🎄ITS TIME FOR A CHRISTMAS RAFFLE!🎄
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Our very own Laura Dutkiewicz. Made this beautiful quilt and donated it to us to raffle!
We are selling 200 Tickets at $5 each and will draw a winning number! You can pick your favorite numbers between 1-200 if they are not already claimed! The quilt is 52” x 66” there are more pictures in the comments It can be used flat or has hanging loops!
Venmo: @Janet-Chicka
PayPal: Donations@CindyLousSanctuary.org
(Please pay processing fee and send a message of what it’s for)
If you want to use Zelle message me!
Good luck everyone!
Merry Christmas from Me, Teddy and the whole gang here at the sanctuary! Have a blessed day and hug you fur loves! Thank you all for the may and amazing blessings you have heaped on us this year! We appreciate each and every one of you! 🥰🐾🎄
We are getting closer to filling the grid!! $5 a ticket, I’ve posted the current grid in the comments!!!🎄ITS TIME FOR A CHRISTMAS RAFFLE!🎄
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Our very own Laura Dutkiewicz. Made this beautiful quilt and donated it to us to raffle!
We are selling 200 Tickets at $5 each and will draw a winning number! You can pick your favorite numbers between 1-200 if they are not already claimed! The quilt is 52” x 66” there are more pictures in the comments It can be used flat or has hanging loops!
Venmo: @Janet-Chicka
PayPal: Donations@CindyLousSanctuary.org
(Please pay processing fee and send a message of what it’s for)
If you want to use Zelle message me!
Good luck everyone!
I already had a Matilda update! Cutest Christmas jammie girl ever! 💕💕💕🎄
Sweet baby Matilda has found her home fit Christmas! Happy tails and Merry Christmas baby!!
TRANSPORT FILLED!!
URGENT TRANSPORT HELP NEEDED!!
Lincolnton, NC to Moncks Corner, SC.
This tiny 15 year-old 10 pound Chihuahua was left at the shelter by the only people he’s known. I’m not gonna talk about how I feel about that but we need to get him out and right now. Can anybody help get him from Charlotte to here today if possible 
Here are more pictures from Saturdays event! It truly was amazing!!
So – our amazing vet clinic- The Animal Hospital of North Charleston chose us to be their Christmas Sanctuary this year. They planned and collected and did so many amazing things! Today was the big day! Adoption event first, then they asked me to come see what they had collected- it filled a room! I was completely overwhelmed! There is so much! And such an amazing variety! So may people picked dogs off our angel tree and bought special items for them! We are completely blessed! Thank you so much for blessing us so greatly!!
Today’s event was amazing! We had two onsite adoptions – Ronnie our amazing tripod and Bella who is sweet and always ready to instigate some mischief! We also have another 5 applications to adopt or foster! We will get those processed as quickly as we can! Thanks to everyone who came out. I’m going to post a separate picture of the amazing donations! A special thank you to The Animal Hospital of North Charleston for putting the entire thing together and to everyone who volunteered – yall rock!!!
Today’s the day! Come meet our adorable adoptable dogs! Some of the dogs in the pictures have been adopted and we have new ones that will be there that aren’t pictured!! So much happier info today! It will be fun!!
Matilda the pug puppy!
Is there anything cuter than a snoring pug mix puppy??? Matilda is 4 months old and will be at our adoption event tomorrow!
It is going to be so much fun tomorrow! We will have so many of our adoptable dogs here! Trupanion will be there offering 30 days of free coverage with adoptions and our vet will provide an onsite exam to get you started! Do you have an application on file? Come on out and meet the crew!!
Nothing holds this sweet boy down!
We have plenty of tickets left! Get yours now!!🎄ITS TIME FOR A CHRISTMAS RAFFLE!🎄
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Our very own Laura Dutkiewicz. Made this beautiful quilt and donated it to us to raffle!
We are selling 200 Tickets at $5 each and will draw a winning number! You can pick your favorite numbers between 1-200 if they are not already claimed! The quilt is 52” x 66” there are more pictures in the comments It can be used flat or has hanging loops!
Venmo: @Janet-Chicka
PayPal: Donations@CindyLousSanctuary.org
(Please pay processing fee and send a message of what it’s for)
If you want to use Zelle message me!
Good luck everyone!
Our sweet Lincoln had his leg amputation Tuesday. Last night he just wanted to sleep but today he is up and running (slowly) around! We are so grateful for everyone’s prayers and support!
Everyone did great! All are back at the sanxtuary!!!
Please send some prayers! It’s surgery day and we have 8 sweet babies up for surgeries or heartworm treatment today! ❤️🩹❤️🩹❤️🩹
We are so very thankful for assistance from Friends of Berkeley County Animal Center and pledges from several people If you would like to help with the costs here’s how:
Venmo: @janet-chicka
PayPal: Donations@CindyLousSanctuary.org
Also – very huge thanks to Patty Strain for providing transport!!!!!!
Come out and see us this Saturday!
Updated Available Dogs! Here are most of our available dogs! There are a few that are medically complex or in processing that are not listed here- if you are interested in them, please send a message!
You can apply for our dogs by filling out an application on our website (no fee or obligation) at:
CindyLousSanctuary.org
Our fee schedule:
0-2 years old: $400
2-6 years old $325
6-10 years old $275
10+ years old $200
Today’s rescue! Big thanks to Pilots for Paws for bringing Blossoms sweet sister to us! She is 1 year old, spayed, has her shots and is very sweet!!
3 Dachshunds weren’t the only call we had today. Our friends at Marion County asked if we could help with a tiny sweet senior girl with special needs. Who could resist this sweetheart?! We are welcoming Willow to the sanctuary tonight 💕💕💕
We had an emergency call today, these theee sweethearts, all seniors needed us and right away! They needed out of the cold and into warm soft beds! Thanks to Lori A we were able to scoop them up and bring them to the sanctuary tonight. They are safe and warm and currently sleeping. I will be setting up vet appointments and looking for fosters, but tonight we will all rest easy.
UPDATE: these sweethearts are safe and at the sanctuary! Thank you for the offers!! See new post for detals!!❤️❤️
Could anyone run to Lexington today and transport a couple of senior long haired dachshund to me?i
FORGIVENESS AND PATIENCE REQUESTED!!
If you are waiting to hear back on your application, please have patience with us this week. We have been overwhelmed with applications for the little Chorkie our foster posted. We have also had a large influx of dogs and are trying to get everyone sorted and settled! These lovelies just came back from foster – if you’ve been thinking about fostering or adopting – please message me! The dachshunds are all 12-13 years old (Two girls and a boy) and no teefs! The tripod is Ronnie 7 years old and amazing!
🎄ITS TIME FOR A CHRISTMAS RAFFLE!🎄
🐾🎅🏼🤶🏻🎄💕🇳🇫🇳🇫🎄🎄💕🧑🏽🎄🎅🏾🎅🎄💕🐾
Our very own Laura Dutkiewicz. Made this beautiful quilt and donated it to us to raffle!
We are selling 200 Tickets at $5 each and will draw a winning number! You can pick your favorite numbers between 1-200 if they are not already claimed! The quilt is 52” x 66” there are more pictures in the comments It can be used flat or has hanging loops!
Venmo: @Janet-Chicka
PayPal: Donations@CindyLousSanctuary.org
(Please pay processing fee and send a message of what it’s for)
If you want to use Zelle message me!
Good luck everyone!
🎄ITS TIME FOR A CHRISTMAS RAFFLE!🎄
🐾🎅🏼🤶🏻🎄💕🇳🇫🇳🇫🎄🎄💕🧑🏽🎄🎅🏾🎅🎄💕🐾
Our very own Laura Dutkiewicz. Made this beautiful quilt and donated it to us to raffle!
We are selling 200 Tickets at $5 each and will draw a winning number! You can pick your favorite numbers between 1-200 if they are not already claimed! The quilt is 52” x 66” there are more pictures in the comments It can be used flat or has hanging loops!
Venmo: @Janet-Chicka
PayPal: Donations@CindyLousSanctuary.org
(Please pay processing fee and send a message of what it’s for)
If you want to use Zelle message me!
Good luck everyone!
We had a float tonight in the Moncks Corner Christmas parade! If you’re watching the video we’re at about 24 minutes in! Thanks so much to Katie for organizing everything!!!
Blossom has a wishlist!
I had been talking to my North Carolina shelter about two dogs who needed us – both girls, a year old, we set up vetting early next week and planned for them to come down after they are spayed. Then last night I get a call – one of the girls is pregnant and may not last until Tuesday. Can you help? YES. A couple of calls later and we had transport arranged for this morning and this beautiful girl was on her way. We have named her Blossom! Welcome Blossom to Cindy Lou’s – thank you so much Maria for jumping right in and bringing her here! We are setting up the nursery and will be posting a wishlist for her shortly! She has an appointment Monday morning at The Animal Hospital of North Charleston with our Dr D to get a better idea of what we’re anticipating for babies! Stay tuned!!
We will be at the Goose Creek Christmas Festival tomorrow morning – rain or shine! We will have a few dogs with us, we will have some beautiful cards for sale, hot coco, and lots of information on all our dogs! Stop by and say hello!!
Rescue run Friday – Dawson, Tilta and Bella! On our way back from Georgia!!
UPDATE: we have foster! Im on my way to pull him and a couple others!! Stay tuned for freedome ride!
DEADLINE IS APPROACHING – i ned someone to say a definite yes to this boy for tomorrow
FOSTER NEEDED! We’re trying to break this boy out of a shelter in Georgia – he is too big for our space (23 pounds). He’s a standard dachshund mix and came in very emaciated But is doing better. Can you help??
Wow!! Thanks to each of you we hit 2,000 followers today! We are small but growing! Thank you for all the love!!!
🇳🇫❤️🐾. It’s GIVING TUESDAY! Would you like to help? We’ve have an anonymous donor who will match up to $2,500 in donations!!! Every dollar you give will count for 2!! Please consider making any donation at all – no matter how small or how large! We are so excited and grateful!!
Venmo: @Janet-Chicka
PayPal: Donations@CindyLousSanctuary.org
Don’t forget to mark your calendars and come out to see us and some of our adoptable babies this coming Saturday! 9-2
Well, I did a dumb thing this morning, our washer is broken and we are awaiting repair, so I hauled everything to the laundromat this morning and thought I’d save some drying time by drying there instead of at the sanctuary. Well, I melted all our amazing fluffy crate pads that our dogs love! If you’d like to help us out and buy a pack – here’s the link! Thanks so much in advance – we love these and use 15 or 20 every day – we don’t care what pattern but we need 18 x 24 inches