Life and Stuff

The best gift I ever got in my life was for my husband’s birthday! Confused? It was his birthday, but MY best gift. How did that happen? Let me explain. My husband decided we needed a four legged wonder of joy in our home. Having never owned a dog, I was not at all sure this was something we should be doing. But off we went. It had already been decided the dog we were going to add to our family would be a mini dachshund. He assured me this would be the BEST birthday present EVER! Well, I will say, it IS the gift that keeps on giving!! We purchased a doggie bed, blankets (real baby blankets, no less), toys, a dog collar, and pee pads. The dog is wonderful…LOVE HER!!!! However, regarding our other purchases…..she sleeps with us (actually between us) so no need for a doggie bed. Our blankets are HER blankets, but she also uses her baby blankets, so that was ok, doxie’s LOVE to tunnel under blankets. Toys are destroyed and all squeakers removed in 5.7 seconds, it must be an inherent tendency with Doxie’s to seize and destroy. Fancy and cute dog collars and leashes are a happy thing. The dog collar signifies, yes, yes, yes, we ARE going for a walk. The pee pads????? BAAADDDD idea. It took forever to train her to go outside , which is where dogs are SUPPOSE to go, correct? The moral to this story is, if you have never loved a dog, you are missing out on one of the greatest gifts ever!