[NordP]

DACHSHUNDS RULE!

wif wove,

;-----) James

(NordP's son)

[hershey]

My red miniwirehaired dachsie pup, Lizzie, is trying to type for me. She's missing part of her tail, thanks to mama's nipping it off while biting through the sac when Lizzie was born. (She was half price, the only way I was able to afford her!). At eight weeks, she fitted into the palm of my hand when I picked her up at the breeder's. A four and a half hour drive home, and Lizzie blinked now and then, but never really closed her eyes. I was sure she'd fall asleep, but no. I knew then that we were doomed. She's twice as long now, getting whiskers, a tiny beard and fuzzy eyebrows like her dad. Funniest looking dog I ever saw. She looks a little like a Boyd teddy bear. I thought long and hard about naming her and decided I needed something that sounded forceful as she disobeyed me, as in, "Lizzie! Oh, no, you don't!" We have a dog obedience/day care center nearby, with a 'doggie reform school' for hard cases. The other mini's are always telling me that's what Lizzie needs.