Thanks, Doug.
I was talking to my sister last night about DJ & she was telling me about how I used to spend hours at the neighbour's playing with their Dachshund - I don't remember, I was less than 4yrs old when we moved ...
Gee, are we surprised I now have one?!? :lol:

That is one old dog.:redface:

Who me. :mrgreen:




Our last one was 17yrs, old the night he died from heart failure in my wife,s arms.


Vic, they can be a very possessive dog. Most will do anything to protect its owners or as we say, its pets, which are us. :lol: . I dont think we socialized our current one enough and he is a bit aggressive at times when protecting us. The old one mentioned above was the complete opposite and cared about nothing. Hmmmm, secret to old age. :lol:

Heavy, but I can only imagine how many good times, smiles & (with Dachshund's) laughs you had with him over the years.
I do seem to remember having heard that.
DJ has the potential temperament for that - I've seen a hint of it in him, but I'll try not to give him too much of my personality :lol:
At the neighbour's house, he would come barking when anyone came to the door - not overly aggressive, but he wouldn't listen to them when they told him to "Stop!"
He also did this when someone went to leave; he chased them out the door, barking.
I'm working with him on this. I've arranged with the neighbour's to come over & I've had him on the leash beside me so I could correct his behaviour right as it was happening. So far so good.

:lol: You may be right!

Uh Oh!!! :redface: No! no! Doug I didn't mean you were old, I meant the 25 year old dog was old. :wink:

Nice addition Vic :biggrin:

Thanks Leah :)
He spent the entire day by himself & other than figuring out how to get up on the kitchen counter (Not quite sure how he did it & but didn't touch anything) he was a saint!

DJ, I mean, not Doug :lol: