Mr. Gone til the Summer

The Dachshund went South. We went East. He was sent to Florida back in the Fall to further his studies and, for once, make something of his lazy life. Apparently, he was not fully supportive of our decision (see picture below - note: most Egyptologists will have you believe that the Sphinx is a man with a lion's body; we have reason to believe otherwise)



to send him away and has sent some pictures, characteristic of what we hoped would be his diligent new life in the subtropics.

He did not include a note with the pictures and it is difficult to estimate the progress of his studies from the pictures, so I must assume that all is going well for now.







I am hoping to see Bug again during his Summer vacation. Until that time we'll be here.

Mr. SleepsaLot

The many accepted positions of properly practiced Dachshund sleep.

Mr. Snout

Mr. Flash

The Flash gives Phineus, the cat, a fly-by.

Mr. Pack Rat

The little Houdini managed to pack himself.

Mr. Air Raid

It is estimated that in 87% of Dachshunds the security-oriented portion of the Dachshund brain is hyperactive, causing such threatening delusions as air raid sirens and bears.

Mr. iSpy

From this clever vantage, our friend the Dachshund need only swivel his pop-eyed peeker to keep tight watch over this room, while relaxing in his favorite lazy position.

Mr. New Calling

So, it seems that Bug has decided it's time to move on. His mother and I awoke to find his little cage door ajar... and no Bug in sight. Before celebrating, we checked his recent email messages and we may have stumbled across a few clues.

From what we've pieced together we believe that he's been accepted to some sort of baby Dachshund training camp. We're not sure where it is or really what's going on at this point. We'll keep you updated.

We'll carry Bug in our memories. We miss you Bug. Please come home.

Mr. Inventor

After great "success" at his, ahem, previous job, Bug has moved onward and upward to the frontier of technological innovation. Today he demonstrates his latest invention:



The Baby Dachshund Paw Warmer.*



Mmmmm, warm Dachshund...

*Compatible with both Dachshund and Baby Dachshund paws.

Mr. Unmarketable

We visited Philidelphia; we perused the farmer's market; we tried to pawn our Dachshund; nobody wanted him. We'll keep him for now.