Obie

Obie's Journey

I'm sure you've heard about Obie, the overweight dachshund.

 He is a 7 year old standard dachshund. He was on a special diet to lose the weight and get back to being a happy dog.

He was rescued  in 2012 after reaching a whopping 77 pounds

 In a short time he lost the weight - but not the "over-stretched" skin.

In 2013 he had to have surgery to lose the extra skin

Now, 50 pounds lighter, he is a healthy, happy, 7 year old dachshund!!

Here are some "Obie Sites":

huffingtonpost 

obiedog

Dachshund Coffee

 

So, I was reading an article on the internet about a cute little coffee shop called:

Dachshund Coffee

I looked it up - because "I want to go the there!"

I see it is in Hunters Hill.

Where is that??

I look it up on a map....

It's near Richmond

I'm planning a trip to Virginia to see my nieces next month

We could take an afternoon and go have some "Dachshund Coffee"

I pull back on the map (just to make sure that it is Virginia)

NOPE!

AUSTRALIA

AUSTRALIA

 

I will never get to have Dachshund Coffee!!!

Oh, well.

It looks like a fun place to read about!!

Some Doxie Autumn Love

I created this for my bulletin board at work

Thought I would share it here!!

24 Things Your Dachshund Can Do For You

This is such a cute collection of Dachshund photos

(here a just a couple of them!)

5. Spice up your front lawn

 4. Cook you a four-course meal

Too Stinkin' Cute!!

I'm not big into Halloween....

But, I am big into Weiners

My neighbor put this out - and I flipped!!

Too Cute!!

(said she bought it at Walgreens!)

Mama Cat Nurses Baby Dachshund

This is such a sweet story about Bella - a stray cat that a family in Iowa took in that was pregnant.
Hershey, the family dachshund, was pregnant and delivered 2 puppies, and the other one had difficulty in birth.  The mother and puppy sadly did not make it through the difficulty.

The family tried to bottle feed the puppies. When that was unsuccessful, they decided to try to ask the mama cat to nurse the orphaned pups.  AND SHE DID!

She treats them as her own. They are 2 weeks old now, and it appears that the mommy thinks the doxies are kittens.

What a sweet story - read the full story .

Dachshund Snow Gauge!

As it is predicted that we will hit triple digits for this weekend here in Southern California - I thought this might cool me down....

Dog Reunited With Family After 16 Days

Hailey, a four-year-old dachshund-chihuahua mix, got lost after she escaped from the truck during a stop.

Local residents joined the search, with some people calling to say they'd spotted the pet and others volunteering to make missing posters or even scouring the woods themselves.

Last week the family, got another break: two different callers reported seeing Hailey. By the time the family got there, it was dark and pouring rain. But a quick search turned up their missing dog, who was hiding behind a tree.

 It makes me sad, to think about what I would feel like if my sweet little Gus was lost, and I didn't know what happened to him.  But, to hear that they found their pup made me happy that they found their pup.

Read the full story here