Penny - the Beagle-Dachshund
Penny is our dog. We got her at the local dog pound - yes, that's the name of it! Anyway, we went there on a Saturday morning to look at the dogs. They weren't really open, but the kennels open up to the outside so the dogs can run in and out. We'd already met the man who works takes care of them and he was there feeding and watering the animals.
When we wandered up and down the kennels, there was this little brown-black-speckled girl dog barking her little head off at us. I wasn't quite certain of her, but Hubby liked her. She had been picked up the night before and couldn't go until several days later. On Wednesday, Hubby called and she was available. He immediately went to get her and we've had her since July 2005. She's a speckled beagle-dachshund mix. She looks mostly like a beagle on top, but she has short squat legs and a long body. Her ears are like velvet and she has the very large brown round dachshund eyes. Her feet are webbed and very thick.
She was nearly house-trained and obeyed some general commands and was very nice about letting us go through doors ahead of her. And she loves to travel! Going anywhere in the car or truck is great to her. Hubby even takes her inside the local Tractor Supply - has since he first picked her up. They all know her there, pet and talk to her and she soaks up the attention! Spoiled!
She moved into our household that includes six cats! She's learning that she is not their boss - in fact we constantly remind her that she is nobody's boss! They just began a few months ago getting close to her, even sleeping close to her, so that's working out okay. All that being said, she hasn't been perfect. She loves to chew paper and fabric. Yesterday she chewed up another of Hubby's favorite magazines. This morning I noticed she had (again) opened up the zipper on a cushion on the living room sofa and had taken out the stuffing. Arghhhh! So, Penny had the muzzle on her when I left this AM. Hubby takes it off later since he's at home during the day. I also removed the cushions to a safe place to be brought out again as needed.
Got to finish my new book from Cesar Millan - the Dog Whisperer on the Discovery Channel!
When we wandered up and down the kennels, there was this little brown-black-speckled girl dog barking her little head off at us. I wasn't quite certain of her, but Hubby liked her. She had been picked up the night before and couldn't go until several days later. On Wednesday, Hubby called and she was available. He immediately went to get her and we've had her since July 2005. She's a speckled beagle-dachshund mix. She looks mostly like a beagle on top, but she has short squat legs and a long body. Her ears are like velvet and she has the very large brown round dachshund eyes. Her feet are webbed and very thick.
She was nearly house-trained and obeyed some general commands and was very nice about letting us go through doors ahead of her. And she loves to travel! Going anywhere in the car or truck is great to her. Hubby even takes her inside the local Tractor Supply - has since he first picked her up. They all know her there, pet and talk to her and she soaks up the attention! Spoiled!
She moved into our household that includes six cats! She's learning that she is not their boss - in fact we constantly remind her that she is nobody's boss! They just began a few months ago getting close to her, even sleeping close to her, so that's working out okay. All that being said, she hasn't been perfect. She loves to chew paper and fabric. Yesterday she chewed up another of Hubby's favorite magazines. This morning I noticed she had (again) opened up the zipper on a cushion on the living room sofa and had taken out the stuffing. Arghhhh! So, Penny had the muzzle on her when I left this AM. Hubby takes it off later since he's at home during the day. I also removed the cushions to a safe place to be brought out again as needed.
Got to finish my new book from Cesar Millan - the Dog Whisperer on the Discovery Channel!
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