It’s hard to
believe a year has passed since we said goodbye to our beloved Nathan.
A day does not go by where I do not think of him and my heart breaks a
little. I say a little prayer for him each night before going to
bed. On our Christmas tree this year, we have a new
ornament. The design was courtesy of Amber DaWeenie, which I
turned into an ornament.
After several
months of soul-searching, we made the decision to find Frankie a new
brother. Frankie was very sad and lonely without his
brother. So, we look online at the several dachshund rescues in
our area.
On the D.A.R.E site, we saw a cute little chiweenie
named Petey. Petey was a stray, so they didn’t know how old he
was. Based on the condition of his teeth, the Vet figured he was
about 5. Frankie never liked dogs other than Nathan, so we were
apprehensive about getting another dog. We drove over to the
foster home with Frankie in tow. The first thing we noticed was
that Frankie and Petey were about the same size, same color and had same white
marking on their necks, head, feet and tails. More amazing was
that Frankie did seem to be afraid of Petey at all. We took all
this as a sign and adopted Petey immediately.
Upon bringing
Petey home, we discovered he had a talent! He was a dancer...
We call it
the happy dance!
We took Petey
to the Vet and discovered his teeth were far worse than anticipated.
$1,300 later, Petey was left with only 15 of his 42 teeth.
Not only were the teeth rotting away, but he had abscesses as
well. So, he doesn’t get to enjoy hard bones, but we manage to
find yummy treats that he can still enjoy.
Petey and
Frankie became good friends pretty quickly. At first, Petey was
annoyed by Frankie’s constant licking and grooming. After a
while, Petey decided he like it and returned the favor by grooming Frankie
too. Now, they sit together and groom each other, often
simultaneously. November rolled around and it was time the Dox-A-Palooza (D.A.R.E’s big annual fund raiser). For the 5th time, Frankie defended his Lick-A-Lot contest title and WON!
https://youtu.be/b45MvMFjCq0
Now it’s the
holiday season and Petey joined our family for his first holiday card picture
(Petey on left, Frankie on right).
While I’m
still missing a great big piece of my heart, we are grateful that we were able
to bring Petey into our home and give him the love and care he deserves, while
at the same time giving Frankie a new best friend.
While I’m
still missing a great big piece of my heart, we are grateful that we were able
to bring Petey into our home and give him the love and care he deserves, while
at the same time giving Frankie a new best friend.Much love to all our furry friends. Happy Holidays!
