http://www.wilddoxies.com Down Low and In Control Wed, 18 Jun 2008 17:58:25 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Another One Bites the Dust! Alas, poor star shaped squeakie toy we hardly knew ye. http://www.wilddoxies.com/archives/wild-doxie-mikkey-vanquishes-another-foe/59.htm Weather has been a bit strange in the Northwest this year.  In February the weather started getting so warm that we were sure Winter was all but over.  Unfortunately, Winter struck back and we found ourselves dodging falling snow on Saturday.  The snow didn't last long but we did get ... http://www.wilddoxies.com/archives/teaching-a-dachshund-to-catch-snow-on-their-tongue/58.htm Dogster for the love of the dog blog recently reported about a dachshund who added to her already challenging role of mothering three puppies.  I discussed the idea with Abbie to see if she was willing to give of herself to some poor needy animal.  She listened attentively as I mentioned ... http://www.wilddoxies.com/archives/dachshund-adopts-and-nurses-piglet/57.htm Probably the thing that Mikkey hears more often than anything else is "stop licking"!  There simply is no question he's got a serious oral fetish.  I have tried to convince him to get a hobby (perhaps collecting football cards) but it has been to no avail.  For the most part he is kept ... http://www.wilddoxies.com/archives/tongue-lashing-dachshund-style/56.htm Last night was a rough one as phoenixtail came down with the flu.  While she feels better than she did today there is no question that she's not up to her usual happy-go-lucky self.  Mikkey the wild dachshund has taken it upon himself to personally see to her eventual healing.  ... http://www.wilddoxies.com/archives/wild-dachshund-nurses-child-back-to-health/55.htm Get them Now! We have just received a brand new item that we're very excited about here at Wild Doxies!  These high quality dachshund bum warmers are not only attractive but incredibly effective as well.  Yes, it may be summer time now but fall and winter are not far away.  Get ... http://www.wilddoxies.com/archives/dachhund-bum-warmers-now-in-stock/52.htm LC_dachshund-8Originally uploaded by Wild Doxies. Mikkey and Abbie were quite diligent about protecting their find in Lincoln City. After making sure that nothing was going to harm the starfish (as Weasel and Beautiful told them the creature was named) they asked Beautiful to assist them in it's rescue. Here Beautiful holds ... http://www.wilddoxies.com/archives/dachshunds-save-starfish-from-death/54.htm LC_dachshund-6 Originally uploaded by Wild Doxies. On a recent outing to the Oregon Coast (specifically Lincoln City) Mikkey and Abbie came across a very strange creature. Being good and noble dachshunds they immediately checked to make sure the creature was alright and that nothing would attempt to harm it. In this picture ... http://www.wilddoxies.com/archives/dachshunds-save-strange-water-creature/53.htm According to Weasel blogspam is not as effective as it once was for increasing rank in search engines but apparently some people haven't figured that out yet.  We've always had to spend a few extra minutes at the keyboard doing some spam filtering but things have increased lately to the ... http://www.wilddoxies.com/archives/dachshunds-vow-to-fight-blogspam-to-the-end/51.htm The whole family went out to a local Balloon Stampede last weekend and Mikkey was allowed to join in on the fun.  (We were told later that when they fill the gas tanks for the balloons that it can hurt dogs ears - luckily that didn't happen - but Mikkey ... http://www.wilddoxies.com/archives/mikkey-and-the-balloons-hot-air-type/50.htm