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Goddessatlaw

Wednesday, January 22, 2003 - 09:29 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Where are all the wienerdog lovers? I don't have a dachshund, but my family members have a ton of them and they are sweeties. My brother and sister in law have two: one a black and tan full size short hair named Jaeger; the other a long hair miniature chocolate and cream named Baron. Jaeger is the patient older brother with sleek coat and big soulful eyes. He is also the auntie-protector: he will even go after my brother and sister-in-law if they come in the guest room while I'm sleeping there. Baron is the funny, troublemaking little brother, a dog with a refined sense of humor. Lots of energy and insisting on attention ("throw the ball throw the ball SHE THREW THE BALL SHE THREW THE BALL"). My mom and dad have a beautiful little red-headed dachshund named Abby, and she is the sweetest-tempered little lap dog you ever met. Loves to snuggle her muzzle into your neck and just nap there. There are bunches of brothers and sisters to these dogs spread out in the family. It seems to have helped that some of the family have attended Dachshund club meetings and benefitted from the great advice given there for caring for this type of purebred - all of them are sleek and fit and very happy dogs - not at all like the roly-poly wienerdogs I used to see growing up.

My favorite thing is getting cards in the mail from Baron and Yeager. Yeager always writes them in what appears to be 5-year-old handwriting, grammar and misspellings (I think it's my sister-in-law using her left hand). Also, all of the dogs have been trained to ring a small bell hung by the door when they need to go out. Yeager got crazy a couple of times at Xmas when no one was paying attention to the regular bell ringing, so he attacked the Xmas tree and rang every bell on it repeatedly til someone let him out.

All of the dogs have been kennel trained, too - and do very well with it. Abby uses her kennel as her private hideaway when she's had enough of the grandkids. It's worked well for our family, and there's been no damage to household goods from any of the dogs - largely as a result of the kennel training.

Anyway - I love all dogs, and wish I had one, although I'd probably opt for a larger dog than a dachsund - probably a mixed breed, too. I was just surprised not to see dachshunds on here yet, since they seem to be such a popular breed.

Squaredsc

Friday, January 24, 2003 - 01:19 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
ooh i love all of the doggie pics. now that my computer is fixed i can figure out how to use my digital camera and show some pics of my Angel and Ms. Kitty. ween(i hope you don't mind me calling you ween, but when i do weener i keep thinking of weinermr) anyhoo, thanks for the link. gal, i like dachschunds too. heck i love them all.

i haven't forgotten that i promised you all a Simba story, its coming.

Spygirl

Friday, January 24, 2003 - 05:56 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Here are me and my puppies at Thanksgiving. This is the last picture of Jessie taken. The picture is small because my brother forgot to zoom.

thanksgiving

Hippyt

Friday, January 24, 2003 - 05:59 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Awww,Spy,try again!

Spygirl

Friday, January 24, 2003 - 06:03 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Here is Toby with my Dad at Christmas


tobyanddad

Zachsmom

Friday, January 24, 2003 - 06:04 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
ohhhhhhh jessie was a petite cocker wasn't she? I used to have a cocker too..and she was petite..

toby is adorable!!!

Spygirl

Friday, January 24, 2003 - 06:05 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Jessie was actually between 25-30 pounds when she was healthy. I found some pictures of her when I was going through my photos. I'll find one and post it.

Zachsmom

Friday, January 24, 2003 - 06:14 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I am going to find a pix of my sandi! I think I only have one when she was a puppy..

loong long story on her..wouldn't want to post it..way tooooo depressing..

I cannot wait to get a house next year so I can get two pups..(actually going to get older dogs from either rescue or shelter)

I would LOVE to see more pix of jessie!! I ADORE cockers!!!!!

Zachsmom

Friday, January 24, 2003 - 06:19 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Here is Sandi as a puppy..sweetest dog that ever existed!!!

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Spygirl

Friday, January 24, 2003 - 06:21 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Oh how adorable, Zmom!!!!! She reminds me of George, Kstme's cocker. Thank you for sharing.

Squaredsc

Friday, January 24, 2003 - 06:21 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
ooh spy, toby is a dachschund? such cuties all of them.

Spygirl

Friday, January 24, 2003 - 06:21 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Still looking for the pics of Jessie. In the meantime, here is Henry, rolling around on his back like a madman :)

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Spygirl

Friday, January 24, 2003 - 06:29 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
One final picture tonight. I still can't find the ones of Jessie, but this is one of her and Toby at my previous house. They loved to sit and look out the door.

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Hippyt

Friday, January 24, 2003 - 06:32 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Great pics Spy. I had a weiner dog growing up,I adore dachshunds! Sandy is sooo cute Zachsmom!
I just love looking at everyone's babies!

Hippyt

Friday, January 24, 2003 - 08:13 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Here is what Lola is up too right now,she has her ball perfectly seasoned!
lola

Spygirl

Friday, January 24, 2003 - 08:15 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Oh how cute!!!!!!!!!! Such character in her face :)

Squaredsc

Wednesday, January 29, 2003 - 07:40 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
oooh she is cute. anyhoo i promised a story about simba the siberian husky that i crossed paths with.....

it was a dark and stormy night, not. just funnin. so anyway, my uncle called me(refer to him as uncle 1) on wednesday. he got this husky named simba who was 5 yrs old that monday, he told me from owners who also had a 5 yr old german shepard but they were moving and at first getting rid of both dogs but then only simba. uncle1 said his family didn't want to keep the dog, he has an extended family living in his house from infants to toddlers to early to mid 20's. so being the softy that i am said i would take the dog but he has to ask dh. dh said its up to me but said to me that it was only temporary till we could find another home. i pick simba up who is larger than i thought. i saw snow dogs and knew they were good size but he was taller than i thought.

he was a black/white husky with 1 brown eye and 1 blue eye. he was beautiful, well trained, seemed friendly. uncle1 also said that he would give me the food and a crate. got to the house and uncle1 was at work but aunt1 was there and said no crate but food that he didn't eat. but he ate it to snack on 'cause i fed him out of my hand to get to know him. got him in the car we had a nice car ride home.

Goddessatlaw

Wednesday, January 29, 2003 - 07:44 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
AANNDD??? dont' keep us hangin, Squared!!

Squaredsc

Wednesday, January 29, 2003 - 07:58 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
when i pulled up in front of the house i called dh on the cell so he could come out to the car to make friends, he tells me he didn't tell ds' about the dog. so he comes out to the car and says thats not a dog thats a wolf. i don't get along with wolf dogs. but he petted him from the window. i took simba out of the car walked him up to the house, he sniffed around. went into the house and all hell broke loose. the cat took one look at simba and freaked out and ran to the basement(didn't see her for 2 days). my angel immediately started barking and running away. my oldest son who is 12 almost said what the he**! he stayed away from the dog behind a chair. only my youngest son who is 10 stood still for the dog to sniff him and petted him. but with angel barking and running, simba wanted to take off so i had to dig in my heals in the carpet.

then he proceeds to sniff around the living room(i still had him on the leash) and cocks his leg up to the big screen tv. i yanked him back and said no but he still got the tv a bit. of course dh said oh no he's got to go. i got simba to sit, then dh immediately says he needs to go to the store. i said now? he said yes. then cause ds is scared the animals are scared, we have no crate big enough for him he said to put simba in the basement. luckily for the cat there are tons of places for her to hide. so put some food in his bowl and some water and dh left him there. he stayed there for about an hour.

then once dinner was cooking, i changed out of my work clothes, had the kids upstairs, put angel in the bedroom, dh says to let simba out so he can get used to the surroundings. simba had been scratching at the door and whining. but when i got the door cracked to let him up, he growled at me. i stepped back and closed the door and said to dh, you try. he let simba up, he growled at dh too. and ran up the stairs, dh yelled to ds' to close their door the dog was loose. he got simba back downstairs, simba is still growling 'cause he is pissed and rightly so. dh gets his leash to take him outside for a little walk, simba layed down but still growled at dh while getting the leash on.

they went out and then came back. dh put simba back in the basement 'cause he was still not in a good mood. and said that simba has to go back to uncle1. i called them, it was after 9:00 and no answer. simba stayed in the basement that nite. whining the whole time. called uncle1 that morning and said the dog has to go back to him, he says hes going to be out of town that weekend and no one to watch the dog. i told him i would find a rescue group or something but wouldn't take him to the pound. that evening my other uncle called (uncle2) and asked how simba was making out. i told him.

long story short...(too late) it is uncle2's sister who owns the dog and she would take him back. this is thursday nite when i find this out cause thursday morning dh tried to take him to the spca but they also destroy the animals and i told him to bring simba back home till we could come up with something else. we were gonna keep him over the weekend till monday and give him back to uncle1 who i told to call the original owners to take the dog back. but dh was able to take simba back home friday nite, simba was happy to be home, we were happy for him. my basement door and frame needs replacing though and the basement is a mess. we did see the cat late thursday nite when dh took simba out and told me and younger ds to find her, she finally came out when we started back upstairs. i grabbed her and ds grabbed the litter, and took her back upstairs. she was very grateful.

so basically i dogsat. but it teaches me that if i get a large dog, get them when they are puppies, cause then when they get big they are less scary. i mean i had a rottweiler from 8 wks old till she was 9 months, tall and weighed 80 lbs and i wasn't scared in all the time we had her. so this was a learning experience.

Whoami

Thursday, January 30, 2003 - 02:12 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Poor Simba! Getting passed around from house to house! No wonder he was growling! Of course, I'm not saying his behaviour should be tolerated in your own house (good for you for at least giving him a chance). I hope his reunion with his original owners continues happily. Why in the world would they want to get rid of him anyway?

But then, I'm the type of person who would factor in the ability to keep my furry children on where/if I would move! Thankfully I own my house!

Squaredsc

Thursday, January 30, 2003 - 08:39 am EditMoveDeleteIP
thanks who for reminding me that i left out an important part of the story with regards to the original owners. i will try to make this short and sweet.

the original owners, uncle2's sister and her husband and son. they have 2 dogs, both 5 yrs old, akc registered husky and german shepard. oh and let me say that simba is a wonderfully well trained dog you could see it, but the moving around just wasn't good for him. anyhoo, my uncle2's sister has had numerous health problems in the last 2 yrs and she is now in a wheelchair. her husband works 2 jobs and it is the son who takes care of the animals. he will be going away to college sometime this year and the dogs would have been too much on my uncle2's sister which is why they were going to give both of them away but decided to keep the shepard.

hopefully they may change their mind and keep the dogs or at least find proper families. i let them know that there are rescue groups that will place them in good families and not destroy them. i don't know what they will do and in fact i don't want to know in case they do the wrong thing and i will feel horrible. if it was just dh and i and we had a large fenced yard i would take him in a heartbeat. (in fact whenever i get another house with fenced yard, im gonna get another rottie. i still miss my asia.)

Weenerlobo

Thursday, January 30, 2003 - 10:30 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Square, that was some weekend! Wow. I feel bad for Simba, you, dh and dses!!!!! Not to mention kitty and Angel. What an uproar. You can call me Wee.

Spygirl, Z-Mom and Hippyt, I love love love love your pics!

Whoami

Thursday, January 30, 2003 - 10:30 am EditMoveDeleteIP
OK, here's a wild thought. Would the dogs (or at least one of them) be too old to get training somewhere to be a companion dog (you know, how they train them to aid people in a wheelchair).

I realize of course that the organizations that train these dogs take them from puppyhood, train them, then place them in the home. I guess I doubt they would take an adult dog a handicapped person already has, and train it. But, it sure is nice to dream, isn't it?

Poor Simba. I wish I could take him. He sounds beautiful. I even have a large fenced yard. But I don't think my boys would appreciate me bringing in a strange male dog!

giving out vibes for Simba, that he finds a good home

Squaredsc

Thursday, January 30, 2003 - 10:46 am EditMoveDeleteIP
wee, yes it was a very interesting time in our lives. dh said, no more animals, of any type or size, not even a turtle, lol. i had to pull out the uncomfortable jammies because dh was really great throughout all of this.

who, that sounds like a great idea. they already have the basic training. but i am also not sure if the places that train dogs to be companions would take them at a late age like this. but i will pass it on to my uncle2 so he can pass it on to his sister just as another alternative.

Squaredsc

Friday, January 31, 2003 - 01:17 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
here is my Angel and Miss Kitti:


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