After a two day separation, my mother came home today. I was so happy! I’m just a puppy, and even though I’m almost a year old, I still depend on my mother a great deal. The house has been too big, too lonely without her. “Mommy, why hasn’t Oliver been running around like he normally [...]

I think my owners are trying to kill me with exercise. I mean, they are doing crazy things like walking me every day and watching my food intake. I think they are being a little over zealous. Of course, I know this is because of the midnight snack incident. Hey, I can’t help it if [...]

Today was rough. I was in my first dog fight. Or should I say cat fight? After all, those mean, taunting cats that live down the street started the whole thing! They’re vicious and don’t fight fair. But Momma and I showed them a thing or two. They won’t be coming back to mess with [...]

I can’t stand this itching. It’s making me crazy. I don’t know what is wrong with my skin, but it does not feel good, and no matter how much I scratch, the feeling that something is chewing on me won’t go away! Momma seems to be having the same problem. She rolls over in the [...]

“When are they going to get here?” Olivia asked Trudy. I lifted my head from Trudy’s lap where I’d been comfortably resting. Trudy has long nails and knows just the right way to scratch underneath a dachshund’s collar. Of all my owners, she gives the best massages and rubdowns. “Olivia, they will be here soon. [...]

I’m so scared. I’m not really sure where I am. My heart is racing, and everything around here seems very unfamiliar and big. The people passing on the street aren’t stopping to help, and I don’t know what to do. I’ve never felt this way before. I miss Olivia. Where is home? How did I [...]

Today was a very trying day. Terrible stomach pains plagued me this morning, but have at last gone away. All I want to do is cuddle up next to my stuffed panda bear, Mr. Fluffy Wuffy, in my crate and pretend that nothing ever happened. I don’t feel like the adorable, red haired dachshund that [...]

Today I got to meet my girlfriend face to face. Ah, it was a joyous occasion! After weeks of just seeing her cute nose poke through the fence, now I had the pleasure of seeing the whole package. And what a package! Bonnie Belle is about the same size I am, but she is not [...]

Today Olivia’s father came home. I knew something was different when I woke up that morning. The house had new fresh and lemony smell to it, which tickled my dachshund nose, causing me to sneeze three times in a row. Curious, I grabbed Mr. Fluffy Wuffy with my teeth and trotted into the kitchen. The [...]

“Sit, Oliver.” I roll over on my back and swat my paw playfully at Olivia. “No. That’s rolling over. I want you to sit!” She gives a little sigh and wipes a grimy hand across her forehead. It’s hot outside this morning, and I think the heat is making my normally sweet tempered friend a [...]

As a mature, eleven-week old dachshund, I feel it is time to take steps to change certain aspects of my current living situation. I’m at a point where sleeping in my mother’s bed is creating issues with my social life. Mr. Fluffy Wuffy and I cannot party like rock stars when a parental unit is [...]

“Oh, look at that one! Look how cute he is!” For a moment, my heart beat a little faster. Could those people be talking about me? I sincerely hoped not. I’ve done everything I can to down play my natural dachshund adorableness. It’s hard when you are eight weeks old and prone to cuteness. My [...]