My big feller is eleven years old and sleeps night and day. When he was younger we used to walk two miles a day; now, I have to coax him out of the house. I'm thinking of getting a shepherd's pole because he grazes thousands of grass blades before he finds the right spot to do heavy duty, and has to smell a hundred flowers before he pees.

I'm thinking of getting a shepherd's pole because he grazes thousands of grass blades before he finds the right spot to do heavy duty, and has to smell a hundred flowers before he pees.

Ha!  I know exactly what you're talking about!  I feel the same way....I'm standing there waiting for Henry to discover a spot that he finds pleasing, wondering just how hard it can be - it's not as if he's planting a tree or admiring the view there, he's taking a poop!

What kind of dog do you have, Steven?

Here is torques story. Link

Here is torques story. Link

Reading this thread and going back and rereading Torque's story, I was reminded of something I read a while back. It was a comparison of a dog's diary and a cat's diary. I googled it up and found a link with the diaries.

A DOG'S DIARY VS A CAT'S DIARY

It's a pretty good laugh!

Oh yes that is a great one.

What kind of dog do you have, Steven?

A mix of collie, Irish setter, and golden retriever. He's overweight, 106 lbs,which slows him down also. The strict diet isn't working too well.

Dharma!  tell your dog that I said:

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Don't worry... he'll get it. 

Dharma! tell your dog that I said: lksjnfowuerhftusnvuns asofineosiufn' f;oienfoiefah

He says:

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Hope that makes sense...

Steven, that's quite a mix you have there!  That dog weighs almost as much as me!!!

LW: Yeah, I can see that coming.  He tried to make off with one of my slippers yesterday...it was really quite funny to see this little dog trotting away with a shoe that was bigger than he was in his mouth!

This is what Henry looks like now (he grew):

 

 

 

Awww..he's so cute.  Look at those chunky front feet!  besides his coloring, he looks a lot like my Dukey dog did as a puppy.  I have a black and tan, but he has long hair.  The short hairs are a lot easier to maintain.  The long hairs don't shed much, but their hair matts easily.

he's pooped on the rug twice....but it's mini daschund poo

Yeah, that is one nice thing about them.  Even when they grow up it's not hard to clean the yard.

 

 

Look at those chunky front feet!

I know!  He has big front paws compared to the rest of him....he must have some growing to do!  He's gained and grown a lot already....he weighs almost 5 lbs now and I've had to adjust his collar because it got too tight.

You were right about daschsund's being garbage disposals...Henry has only refused to eat raw onion so far.  He even likes ketchup!

The boys had to take care of the leaves yesterday and had to do poop patrol before they could rake...took them all of 5 mins to clean up a week's worth of Henry poo.  They were pretty happy about that!

I've developed quite an attachment to that little dog.  The way he looks at me sometimes - like I'm just the best thing ever - and the way he gets all excited and comes running to me when I call him, ears flapping and little stumpy legs pumping - it's enough to melt even the coldest heart!

You were right about daschsund's being garbage disposals...Henry has only refused to eat raw onion so far. He even likes ketchup!

Yeah, they will eat anything!  It's OK that he doesn't like onion, because onions are poison to dogs.  My dogs would eat onion if you let them, though.  They will beg for anything.  Their like stomachs with legs.

Doxies are really loving dogs.  They love to be on you if at all possible.  Which is OK because they are so small.  Mine are also very well behaved (well, at least most of the time) and act like you beat them if you merely raise your voice with them.  Very "sensitive" little dogs. 

I always thought that they look like they were put together wrong.  Their front feet are huge compared to their back feet, and their back legs are longer than their front so they look like they are running downhill all the time.

He is very cute! I'm still very partial to Maltese but that's what my girls are!

Here's a pic of our first litter shortly after their eyes opened and they could walk.


The one in the middle is Umji, the one with 3 legs.