You might think that I am really creative with the title of this post, but the truth is I stole it from the world wide web (where most of us get our useless information)!!! I almost named this post the Dog Days of Summer but deep down I don’t really understand the meaning of that phrase. I know that it means it is a hot summer but when I tried to use it in context with our dogs it just didn’t work.
There are several things about Dachshunds that all people should know! This might not apply to every Dachshund but definitely applies to our crazy dogs!!
1. I believe Bailey and Molly could truly sleep at least 23 1/2 hours of a 24 hour day (the other 1/2 hour is needed for eating).
2. They will find a place on the carpet that they think smells interesting and will try to roll there body on it! Sometimes they will do this in the grass and on concrete if the smell is very interesting!
3. They want to be next to you all the time! We have tried many a time to keep Bailey off the couch but he needs to be laying in your lap or right next to you. Molly likes to cuddle but not as much as Bailey. We think it might be because of the way she was treated before we rescued her when she was two.
4. They can smell bacon as soon as you open the package. Once you start cooking the bacon you might as well cook some extra pieces because they will beg until they get least two pieces from you.
5. There breath is terrible. It smells as if they have released toxic fumes straight into your face.
6. Speaking of there terrible smells. If they have gas, run far away because it smells as if they are rotting from the inside out.
7. If you are walking Bailey don’t expect him to make it more than a 1/2 mile before finding a nice soft patch on the ground to lay down. If you are walking Molly just be prepared to stop at every tree so she can look for squirrels to chase.
8. Don’t expect them to lay on anything that is hard. They won’t even sit down in the kitchen because they refuse to put their butts on the hard floor. They hate it so much that even if you offer them a treat they will still refuse. Now this does not negate number 2! The only way they will roll around on hard ground is if there is a smell they want all over their body!!
I thought I had ten things but it looks as if I only have eight! We love our Dachshunds like we love potato chips, but just like potato chips three might be too many!!!
Cute pictures! I think you should post about the new apartment eventually. I’d love to see where you all are now!
Shalaine, the Breeden blog has become about 73% more interesting, entertaining, and funny, since you’ve commandeered it. (No offense, Gavin.)
I agree with Jason. Keep blogging, Shalaine!