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Published on October 1, 2004 By dharmagrl In Pets & Nature

Henry is wall eyed.  I noticed it at first a couple fo days ago, and thought that it was a one-off ocurrence.

Not so.  He's looked wall-eyed numerous times today.  I think it's cute; Dave thinks that it's a physical confirmation of his belief that Henry's "not all there".  I think he's "all there", he's smarter at this young age than our other dog was at 2 years.  He asked to go outside today, he sat by the screen door and whined until I opened it, and then he trotted out into the yard, peed, and played with a leaf.  Chyna didn't ask to go out until she was almost a year old.  Today may have been a one-off incident, but it shows that he's making connections in that little head of his:  Door = outside = bathroom.  Cry by the door = someone opens it = getting out to the grass to go potty.  Yeah, he's not there alright....

It rained here earlier this evening, and Henry got all wet when he went outside.  He came back in shivering, so I dried him off and went to get his little sweater that I had knitted for him.  He doesn't like it.  Not at all.  He walked a few steps in it, then rolled over on his back and chewed at the sleeves.  Kept that up for half an hour...walk a bit, roll over and chew. I finally felt sorry for him and took it off. 

He's asleep on Dave's chest at the moment.  Dave acts like he doesn't like him, but I catch him calling him or holding him or patting him and grinning while Henry licks his chin.  I guess it's a dude thing...and dacshunds aren't exactly manly dogs.

So, that's the update on Henry. Oh, and he's not howling all night anymore either.  That's the thing I'm liking the best!

 


Comments
on Oct 01, 2004
Weiner Dog!
If you feed him too much:
He'll be a kielbasa! And then when you walk over a speedbump, he'll get stuck!
on Oct 01, 2004
Dave acts like he doesn't like him, but I catch him calling him or holding him or patting him and grinning while Henry licks his chin.


It's absolutely an act! Henry has already grown on him. No man would allow a dog to sleep on his chest if he wasn't already deeply, emotionally invested in it. My girls are not manly dogs in any way, shape, or form, but I love them as surely as I love anything.
on Oct 01, 2004

He'll be a kielbasa!


As constrasted by you.... who simply consumes too much kielbasa!

on Oct 01, 2004
who simply consumes too much kielbasa


As compared to you... who consumes too much kielbasa shap... OOOPS ! Sorry dharma, I'll keep it clean...
on Oct 01, 2004
As constrasted by you.... who simply consumes too much kielbasa!


Like you couldn't tell us a few things about smoking sausage!
on Oct 02, 2004
Why must conversations about weiner dogs always degrade into sexuall innuendo?
on Oct 03, 2004

When we lived in an apartment, my hubby used to walk our Dachshunds around in the morning.  I used to watch the women flock to them.  So, let Dave know that the cute little guy is a chic magnet and any guy who makes fun of him is just jealous

on Oct 03, 2004
When we lived in an apartment, my hubby used to walk our Dachshunds around in the morning. I used to watch the women flock to them. So, let Dave know that the cute little guy is a chic magnet and any guy who makes fun of him is just jealous


I completely forgot about this! When my wife and I first started living together in Korea, we had a Maltese named Max (we've since given him to my sister). Max was a complete chick magnet. I'd take him for walks all the time and I couldn't go half a mile in town without being stopped so that a woman could pet him. He loved the attention, too! He was a complete flirt.