I have a miniature dachshund who turns 14 next month. So far she’s in pretty great shape for a dog her age. There isn’t a day that ends without me thanking God for her and asking Him to please let us have a few more years together. Ten years ago my dog and I spent twelve months traveling across America together, she rode in my lap most of the time. She’s been to 18 states and I hope to take her to more.
Love your mini dachshund girl. Quite a traveler. She should write a book about it.
I had a Dachshund when I was 14. Trudi was the l ove of my life, but got that awful spinal thing her vet tried to fix again and again, but finally gave up and she had to be “put down.”
When I lived on an island in Puget Sound right across from Seattle. I dopted a Keeshond from Animal Control. Found wandering around the streets, they thought she’d belonged to some homeless person and was scheduled to die that night. Said it was too late, they were closing but if I got there before 8 a.m. they’d hold her for me til then. Got there. Fillthy dog, I immediately took her to the groomer and bought best dogfood money could buy for “KeeshaSue the Gorgeous Goddess of Keeshonds”. or just “Keesh” at home.
She lived a very long, happy life. And was famous on Bainbridge for being the “shopping dog”. Loved to go to stores with me.
“Bark bark. did you ever see such great light bulbs?” People said I should write a shopping column for the local weekly newspaper: “ Keesha’s Picks of the Week”.