Today Is National Puppy Day! Let's See Yours - Then and Now!
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Tank AKA: The Tank Man Photo before his Cancer surgery may 23 2012. He did well and just passed April 24 2017.
I hate to hear he's gone...but wasn't he a handsome guy!! It's sad that our Best Friends have to leave us, but what a joy and comfort they are to us when they're with us. I know you will miss him.
You are a lucky man to have had him. Thanks for posting Tank's photograph here for us to admire.
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Adopted a new dog. Bullwinkle terrier
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Adopted a new dog. Bullwinkle terrier
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I know a place that will do a DNA test for $80.
OK, I've held back long enough. We are Dachshund aka "Wiener Dog" owners. We had three until a year and a half ago when we had to put Max, the oldest (17) down. Here they are:
Max: This was taken when he was about 9. Unfortunately, pictures of him as a youngster are on film and haven't been digitized yet. He was a chocolate Dachshund, even down to his nose. He was also the best dog I ever had and I still miss him. Sometimes, in the waking hours of the morning, I can still feel him moving around in the bed.
This little furball is Charlie. We bought him as a longhair miniature, and he turned out to be the world's largest miniature, larger than even a standard Dachshund is. He's now close to 14 and we almost lost him about 6 months ago. He's known as a lover, as he loves to lay on my daughter and snuggle with her.
Here's how Charlie turned out:
The "newest" to the family is Gunner. He was a 'rescue' and has had his share of problems. He made the trip to Alaska with us in 2007.
He's like the comic strip character Beetle Baily - always looking for a place to sack out:
Even though Charlie is a male, Gunner thinks he's his mother and likes to snuggle with him:
Last, here's all three, sharing the same chair L to R, Gunner, Charlie and Max in the back:
Max: This was taken when he was about 9. Unfortunately, pictures of him as a youngster are on film and haven't been digitized yet. He was a chocolate Dachshund, even down to his nose. He was also the best dog I ever had and I still miss him. Sometimes, in the waking hours of the morning, I can still feel him moving around in the bed.
This little furball is Charlie. We bought him as a longhair miniature, and he turned out to be the world's largest miniature, larger than even a standard Dachshund is. He's now close to 14 and we almost lost him about 6 months ago. He's known as a lover, as he loves to lay on my daughter and snuggle with her.
Here's how Charlie turned out:
The "newest" to the family is Gunner. He was a 'rescue' and has had his share of problems. He made the trip to Alaska with us in 2007.
He's like the comic strip character Beetle Baily - always looking for a place to sack out:
Even though Charlie is a male, Gunner thinks he's his mother and likes to snuggle with him:
Last, here's all three, sharing the same chair L to R, Gunner, Charlie and Max in the back:
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OK, I've held back long enough. We are Dachshund aka "Wiener Dog" owners. We had three until a year and a half ago when we had to put Max, the oldest (17) down.
Last, here's all three, sharing the same chair L to R, Gunner, Charlie and Max in the back:
What a wonderful selection of photos and stories of your dogs! Thanks so much for posting them and telling us about Max, Charlie, and Gunner. I'm sure you cherish all the memories of Max...as you should.
Everyone thinks Dachshunds are "cute", and of course they are. But I'm sure you know that they're known as "Badger Dogs" and all that that entails. They have also been used for fox and rabbit hunting. I've often thought if I didn't have Rottweilers, I'd have Dachshunds.
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Sherman....I like that name!
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Picked up a new member of the family on Monday. Quite a change from the Sheepdogs that we've had for the past 20+ years. Sherman the Schnauzer is in the process of training his new owners.
Sherman looks well loved already, and is obviously making himself comfortable in his new home.
I put your photo right side up for you...hope you don't mind.
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Mine are all gone now. I have cats now, since I became handicapped after a series of bad falls, and can't walk a dog anymore.
First dog I picked out myself, just before my 9th birthday. He was the runt of the litter, but turned out to be the biggest purebred Beagle I've ever seen, and he was a real tough guy:
He passed in 1977, and I got these two. The black one, Blackie (I didn't name her) was my above Beagle's daughter. There are only two pics that prove she was ever skinny and didn't look like a little cow. The other one is my yellow Lab Joe, a really nice dog with endless odd health issues.
In 1985, I was talked into "trying out" an odd looking puppy that had been dumped along with his sister and mom at my vet's office.
As a small puppy, he was sort of a mutant Dachshund looking dog with a massive head. The head kept growing. As he grew, he got longer, exactly the same as 96 pound Joe was, then he got taller, up to about 1.5" shorter at the shoulder than Joe was, and then suddenly, he grew sideways, topping out at a rock hard 75 pounds, with a head that belonged on a 120 pound dog. He had amazing bite power.
He's on the left. A few years after Gus came along, Joe and then Blackie passed on. Gus was a solo until he had to be put down due to cancer at 14+. After a couple of odd weeks, we got these two:
Molly, a nervous wreck in the house, her brother King's peon, but ruler of the back yard.
And King, smartest dog I've ever had, and well, he just didn't give a **** what you wanted. He was called "The evil genius". He and Molly went a month and a day apart in 2012:
First dog I picked out myself, just before my 9th birthday. He was the runt of the litter, but turned out to be the biggest purebred Beagle I've ever seen, and he was a real tough guy:
He passed in 1977, and I got these two. The black one, Blackie (I didn't name her) was my above Beagle's daughter. There are only two pics that prove she was ever skinny and didn't look like a little cow. The other one is my yellow Lab Joe, a really nice dog with endless odd health issues.
As a small puppy, he was sort of a mutant Dachshund looking dog with a massive head. The head kept growing. As he grew, he got longer, exactly the same as 96 pound Joe was, then he got taller, up to about 1.5" shorter at the shoulder than Joe was, and then suddenly, he grew sideways, topping out at a rock hard 75 pounds, with a head that belonged on a 120 pound dog. He had amazing bite power.
Molly, a nervous wreck in the house, her brother King's peon, but ruler of the back yard.
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Lovely photos of your dogs, and even though they are gone now, it is obvious to me how much you loved them. And I'm sure they returned that love as long as they lived.
Thanks for posting their photographs and telling us about them.
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First day home alone with total run of the house... no chewing.. no problems. Very proud of my little girl.
And she has developed a unique high alert attack position ready for any home invaders!
And she has developed a unique high alert attack position ready for any home invaders!
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Yep that's attack mode!
Stay vigilant, I thought my dog was good with the chewing when he was a pup too. Until he turned 6 months old. One day I came home and the couch was missing an arm rest! A few days later a hole in the backrest. A few days later a hole in another cushion. All in all he put about a dozen holes in 3 different couches (actually couch, love seat and chair). I waited till he outgrew that before changing them. In the mean time I kept patching up the holes with old jeans. They were good but too small so I cut out patches and stitched them on!!!
And here he is the other day. While I was laying on the couch watching TV he jumped up, curled up and fell asleep! Photo isn't great since I was trying not to move but to make sense of it..... his head is in my armpit!
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Stay vigilant, I thought my dog was good with the chewing when he was a pup too. Until he turned 6 months old. One day I came home and the couch was missing an arm rest! A few days later a hole in the backrest. A few days later a hole in another cushion. All in all he put about a dozen holes in 3 different couches (actually couch, love seat and chair). I waited till he outgrew that before changing them. In the mean time I kept patching up the holes with old jeans
. They were good but too small so I cut out patches and stitched them on!!! And here he is the other day. While I was laying on the couch watching TV he jumped up, curled up and fell asleep! Photo isn't great since I was trying not to move but to make sense of it..... his head is in my armpit!
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If you get a hankerin' for canine companionship maybe look into a senior dog rescue. The one I work with needs people to come over and just hang out with the little guys or just dogs that can't walk for one reason or another.
I can still do short walks which most of the older dogs are just fine with.
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My avatar. "Nellie". Sweet girl.
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I think Coondog has officially grown into a 'then and now'. Must be feeding her too much.
When this thread started about five months ago...
Then
Now
When this thread started about five months ago...
Then
Now
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Yes there's a little difference lol
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I think Coondog has officially grown into a 'then and now'. Must be feeding her too much.
Going to be time for a sunroof pretty soon.
Going to be time for a sunroof pretty soon.
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