DOXIE PUPPY FACING THE WORLD

BARELY A HANDFUL!

Look at these itty bitty babies! Aren't they adorable? The first one looks just like my doxie Duke did when we brought him home at eight weeks of age. They're all precious. Enjoy!

Dachshunds . . . you gotta love 'em, especially puppies!

DACHSHUND PUPPIES!

And cute they are! I love any breed of puppies, but of course, doxies hold a special place in my heart. Their lively play, their cute barks and howls, their facial expressions, and their open willingness to love everything--how can one resist?

Here are more cute puppies for your cuteness fix today:

Dachshunds . . . you gotta love 'em (especially if they're puppies).

CHRISTMAS DOXIE #7: A PUPPY!

Few gifts are more exciting to doxie lovers than a little doxie puppy!  We adopted Duke in August eight years ago, but it was equally exciting then, too.

Some things to keep in mind with a new puppy:

Merry Christmas, doxie lovers!

DON'T JUDGE ME . . .

THEN AND NOW . . .

Duke, as anyone who visits this blog knows, is quite a dawg.  Someone asked me the other day how old he was, and was quite surprised when I replied that he is six.  The friend commented that Duke still looks and acts like a happy puppy! 

We tend to agree, because he IS a wonderful pet.  He's definitely a "people dog" - and he just won't stay in a room by himself, either.  He still loves to play, whether it is a game of tug of war (and I usually lose because that dawg is strong!), or fetch (but he still doesn't want to give me his toy--he likes to drop it about an inch out of my reach, and grabs it just before I can reach it!).  If I am in the home office, he comes in there and relaxes while I am on the computer; if in the living room, he relaxes on the couch; and most of all, if we are in the kitchen, THAT is his favorite room in the house and he immediately trots in there, hoping for a morsel of people food.

I always say that he is 200% doxie, too.  He has all of the breed's best traits (loving, comical, loyal, intelligent, playful), as well as a couple of those that humans don't seem to enjoy (stubbornness, loud bark).  We don't care, however.  He's quite a force to be reckoned with, you know!

As a young puppy, just a few months of age

"Big" dog now - pic taken this week



 

DO DACHSHUNDS SMILE?

"Ahhhhh, spring"

"You're gonna throw my ball for me!  Yay!"

"Oh, I wouldn't dare touch that hamburger while you're gone . . ."

"Keep massaging . . . but go a little to the left . . ."

" . . . and then I blamed the cat for the turned-over trashcan!"

"Look into my eyes . . . now get me a treat!"

"I'm happy 'cause I been 'dopted!"