Dachshund Dog Pendant

Posted on February 26, 2006 by Howard Young

My wife really loves her Dachshund Pendant — Dachshund Jewelry Keeps Your Best Friend Close! Exclusive Heart Shaped Pendant – Dog Themed Jewelry You’ll Cherish! – From the first tail-wag, your Dachshund has wiggled his (or her) way straight into your home and heart – to stay!

It features a fine porcelain inlay with a true-to-life portrait of Odie, plus two engraved paw prints! On the back of this sweet sterling silver pendant jewelry, you’ll find more engraved paw prints, and the sentiment, “Dachshunds leave paw prints on our hearts.”

Dachshund Fashion

Posted on February 26, 2006 by Howard Young

Odie is always cold and constantly buries himself under his favorite blanket. Being a shorthaired Dachshund, he could use a warm coat during the cooler months. I really think that he would look good in Sweet Dream Pajamas or a Nordic Sweater.

I forgot to set my Dachshund Alarm Clock Today

Posted on February 5, 2006 by Howard Young

Everyday Odie promptly gets me up at 5:00 AM. So promptly that I don’t use an alarm clock anymore. For some reason he lets us sleep in on the weekends. Perhaps he knows that we’re going to spend the day with him so he takes his time waking up.

Sonny Garrett, editor of The Baxter Bulletin, wrote an interesting article describing the same process he goes through everyday with his two dogs Vicious and Lola the Wonder Dachshund:

“I don’t need an alarm clock in the morning. They’re both up, licking my face and ready to start the day. And so the cycle begins again lick, wrestle, eat, bury, sleep, lick, wrestle, eat, bury, sleep…”

Dachshunds are like that. They sleep under the bed covers and don’t come back up for air until the morning. After their first breath of fresh air, they’re full of kisses.

Year of the Dachshund

Posted on February 3, 2006 by Howard Young

Your Dachshund Zodiac for 2006

Dogs born in the Year of the Dachshund possess the best traits
Dogs born in the Year of the Dachshund have a sense of loyalty and are honest
Dogs born in the Year of the Dachshund are terrible stubborn and eccentric
Dogs born in the Year of the Dachshund are noted for their long tongues
Dogs born in the Year of the Dachshund make good leaders
Dogs born in the Year of the Dachshund are compatible with the Horse, Tiger and Rabbit

Chloe 1999 — Rabbit
Odie 2002 — Horse
Molly 2004 â€“ Monkey

Bring Your Dachshund to Work

Posted on February 2, 2006 by Howard Young

You just got to love Google especially when they have favorable “bring your pet to work policies.” Most start up and small companies allow you to bring your dog to work. It’s really in the best interest of companies to keep their employees happy.

Over the past few years I had the pleasure of working for several companies that would let you bring your dog to work. Often I would drop off Chloe in the morning to get her bathed and pick her a few hours later nice and clean.

Everyone at the office loved it when Chloe would visit. She would usually help me design Firmware for a Fibre Channel switch (at Troika Networks) by sitting on my lap and occasionally hop on the keyboard causing a major bug with her paw.

After a while, Chloe would settle into a corner under my desk and try to sleep. If anyone would slip into the cubical unannounced, she of course would bark at him with a wagging tail. Does bark off really work at work? The next bring your dog to work day, I’m going to find out.