It's a Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood

It's a beautiful day in the neighborhood,
A beautiful day for a neighbor.
Would you be my?
Could you be my?...

Too much? Sorry, couldn't help myself, because after all our cold, soggy weather it's sunny and on its way up to 72 today...WOO-HOO! Momma's giving me the look, you all know the one I'm talking about, the one that says, enough already! I sit and stare at her until she lets me out and then a few minutes later I'm barking to get in and on and on all day long, but she's a good Momma and lets me get away with it!
Chipmunks are running hither and thither storing up birdseed in their chubby little cheeks. Sometimes I think they are mocking me! Oh well, I can take it. I'd better go stare at Momma 'cause it's supposed to be cold and soggy again tomorrow.

Life is short so enjoy it to the fullest!

Bye for now,
Roo

Cold-N-Soggy In Minnesota

The only two words that describe today are: BURR & YUCK! It’s a very cold-n-soggy day here in Minnesota. According to Momma it’s raining cats and dogs. Now personally I haven’t seen any sign of this utterly absurd phenomenon, but then I’m so close to the ground that maybe I’m not able to see it. All I know for sure is that I don’t like cold-n-soggy. I do however, like getting the warm towel treatment when I come inside. Momma wraps me tight in a nice warm, dry towel and snuggles me until I’m all dry. To be completely honest as much as I don’t like to go outside in this weather, I like the warm towel treatment so much that I go outside even when I don’t have to just so I can get the warm towel treatment! Shhhhh! I don’t think Momma’s caught on to this little ploy of mine yet. So please, no tattling!

Hope you all have a warm, snuggly weekend!

Bye for now,

Roo

A True Doggie Friend

Playing with my bestest friend & brother when we were little

This is a new game us blogging doggies are playing -- I've been tagged by my friend T-man to list 5 things that make a true doggie friend. I’m gonna have to think really hard ‘cause I’m a dachshund and somewhat (belly laughs at “somewhat”) self-centered.
Let me know if I’ve done good. Here goes…

1. Show support when friend is reprimanded – if a friend is in trouble for playful sock chewing or in-house potty accident remain at his side no matter how scary it gets.
2. Don’t hog dinner plate with scraps – when I’m with my friends I try really, really hard to only lick my fair share of the dinner plate. I apologize for the fact that sometimes my fair share appears to be more than my friends.
3. Toy sharing – I have lots and lots of stuffies (stuffed animal toys) and although I keep a very watchful eye on them I will share all but my most favoritist with my friends.
4. There’s plenty of room for my friends – the “big bed” always has room for one more. You can never have too many friends to snuggle with. Momma will end up sleeping on the edge, but Momma always sleeps on the edge.
5. Gift giving – I like to save up my allowance and buy little presents for my friends. There’s nothing better than making a friend smile!

Well, it took me awhile to think of them, but I am nicely surprised to see that I am a pretty good friend. Who’d a thunk it?! Now in order to keep the game going I have to get busy and tag some of my other doggie friends.

Bye for now,
Roo

My World is in Turmoil

What happened to the idea of; if it isn’t broke don’t fix it? The living room has been arranged the same way for as long as I can remember and then in a matter of minutes it was all discombobulated. I don’t understand what part of; “dachsies don’t like change” you hoomans don’t get! There is no middle ground on this issue…WE DO NOT LIKE CHANGE!

The couch is now floating in the middle of no man’s land as if an island unto itself and the two Big Blue Chairs have been placed seemingly willy-nilly as if to create the illusion of more space and trust me it’s not fooling anyone!

The worst part is that all of my toys…stuffies, chewies, etc. are now on the other side of the room. Why were their feelings not taken into account prior to their total upheaval?

Being bigger than us and having the luck of being born with opposable thumbs does not give you the right to change OUR world at whim. There is a lengthy process that you must go through before changing anything in OUR world and it is as follows:

1. PLANNING

a.) Send out memo

b.) Set meeting date & time (at least 3-6 mos. after memo has been sent)

c.) Agree on meeting place

2. DISCUSSION

a.) Explain why change is needed

b.) List pros and cons

3. VOTE

a.) Secret ballet vote

b.) Dachshunds count all votes

4. DECISION

a.) If the vote does not go dachsies way the vote is null and void and the process must begin all over again

I know that it is too late for me, but I am posting this in hopes that even if it stops one hooman from rearranging a fellow dachsies world then I have done good!

Bye for now,
Roo

The Unmistakable Feel of Fall

Here we are at the end of another summer, my ninth to be exact. As summers go this one has been pretty descent except that it was awfully hot in the beginning and there wasn’t much rain so there weren’t any puddles to play in for a long time. Momma says, that I’ve still got it (meaning, I haven’t lost my hunting prowess, as of yet.) She says, I got 1 chipmunk and 11 sparrows on my kill list so far this season. I’d say that’s gosh darn good considering the fact, that if I were a hooman I’d be getting the senior discount at Denny’s. I had to dig my blankie on the couch to get it just right for snuggling today. The unmistakable feel of fall is in the air with a breeze coming straight down from the Canadian Tundra keeping it about 20 degrees cooler than yesterday. Momma even put on pants rather than shorts for the first time since early May. It is supposed to warm up again next week, so I’ve got a little time before the chipmunks go to sleep for the long winter. That must be the life, huh, sleep all winter and eat and play all summer. I think I could get used to that lifestyle in a hurry! Here’s hoping you all have a great end of summer, beginning of fall in the coming weeks!

Bye for now,
Roo

A Tribute to the Greatest Player of My Lifetime...

Bye for now,
Roo

In the Kingdom of Dachshunds

In the Kingdom of Dachshunds there are certain principles and ideas that ALL hoomans, I repeat ALL hoomans must be aware of. And they are as follows:

1. We always know what you're talking about even when you spell it out (which may I say, you sometimes do incorectley).
2. Opposable thumbs or not we are every bit as proficient on the ‘puter as you are and you may be surprised to know how many of us have our own blogs.
3. People food IS NOT a special treat; it is and must always remain the STAPLE of the doxie diet!
4. CHEESE the other white meat.
5. No matter how big the “Big Bed” is, or how many doxies you have, accept the fact that you will spend the rest of your days sleeping on the edge.
6. There is never an acceptable reason to give us a bath! NEVER!
7. When you have a doxie there is no such thing as the 5 second rule. If it hits the floor don’t even think about picking it up, because it’s ours and you could lose a finger in the process. On the other hand, if we give you the look that says, please, even I’m not going to eat T H A T, by all means pick it up and enjoy!
8. If I bark, I bark for a reason. Your job is to figure out what that reason is. Simple enough don’t you think?!
9. Going potty in the house is not my fault. If I potty in the house it’s because you did not ask me if I had to go out or if I did go out when asked you did not remind me why I was out there. Let’s be realistic here, I have the attention span of a gnat and if you do not remind me over and over then you can’t blame me for any so called mistakes left on the carpet, now can you?
10. Do not expect me to come when called, sit, stay, roll-over or follow any other hooman command. I am my own dog and not some puppet on a string. The faster you learn this the easier your life will be.

Now ALL hoomans waste no time in implementing what you’ve learned here today!

Bye for now,
Roo