Joie, my best bud, my working companion. As I am working on an interview I am doing for an upcoming post end of this month on, Peggy’s Pet Place, I looked down to see sweet Joie curled in her blanket. Mind you, she is not in her bed right behind her. Have blanket. Will snuggle. Anywhere. It’s a Dachshund thing.
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It’s Not About the Color of the Dachshund
Joie loves the basket on my bike!
When I got Frankie in 1999 I had my heart set on a red Dachshund – smooth coat – I would have no other. Well, as we all know, it was destined to be that I found her, the last one of the litter. This was planned long before the ” itch” of wanting a Dachshund began to make itself known to me.
After Frankie passed many of you may recall a few months after that a blog post I wrote about asking the Universe for another red Dachshund, one with IVDD, that needed a set of wheels, female, and between the ages of 4-6. All that came true except for the color. This time it was meant to be that I have a black and tan little one.
A few months after I got Joie, I saw on Facebook that Hope Clark, author of a mystery series, founder of FundsforWriter’s, but more importantly, also a Dachshund lover got a new little doxie too. I knew Hope because of the Internet and my search for help with writing years ago. But what I adore most about Hope is her love of Dachshunds as I fell in love with her black and tan Dachshund, Dixe, who was blind and deaf. I was very sad when Dixie passed away about a year before Frankie.
About two months after I got Joie, Hope ended up getting a red Dachshund puppy. When I saw the first photo of Roo I chuckled that we had “swapped” doxie colors.
Hope and Roo quite smitten with each other I’d say!
So you see, it’s not about the color of the Dachshund, or any dog for that matter. I know, like me, Hope’s heart was broken when Dixie passed away. We understood this in each other that our love for our doxie’s is deep and very special. So no matter what the color, they provide us with an ocean of love, endless giggles, warm snuggles and many kisses– whether black and tan, red, or any other color — it is the allowing of one’s heart to yet again be swallowed up with utter love from our sausage-shaped dogs that matters the most.
Another Update on Darla the Dachshund with IVDD
Darla, the little paralyzed Dachshund who I think stole many hearts, has now found her new forever home thanks to The Fuzzy Pet Foundation… and many people who helped her along the way. You can bet I had big old tears in my eyes when I read the good news!! So sharing the good news with you today!
Update from The Fuzzy Pet Foundation:
Thank you, everyone, for rooting for Team TFPF as we rescued Darla and flew with her on an airplane to the Hamlin Family in Connecticut! WE DID IT! Darla is now in a happy home with mom and dad, and two canine siblings.
TFPF is truly grateful to our fosters, Ryan and his warm-hearted family, our adoptions chair, Connie, Barbara Techel and The Frankie Wheelchair Fund, Ruth Torres for overseeing Darla’s initial home-check, JetBlue flight attendant Danielle who donated her Buddy Passes to make this trip possible, Eldad Hagar and Hope for Paws, Eddie’s Wheels, and Your Elegant Pet and Melissa for their grooming services. Thank you to our loyal supporters and donors who have helped us every step of the way!
Last but not least, we are grateful to the Hamlin family for their compassion and willingness to go through TFPF’s long, extensive screening process to ensure Darla’s safety and happiness; and for opening their hearts and home to a special-needs animal.