I broadcast it so much that I am assuming everyone knows but this fall we added to our family! I had been wanting a dog for a long time, but obviously didn't have the time or lifestyle to commit to one...until now! When our friends adopted 2 poodle puppies, that pretty much sent me over the edge.
My mom used to raise dachshunds when I was young-too young to remember in fact. I do have my picture taken with Gretchen, her red female doxie, but I must have been only 2 years old in the photo. Having to put Gretchen down was so hard for my mom she didn't have the heart to get another dog-even to this day. We were always doxie fans though-we even had a ceramic life-size one in our living room! (At that point...we should have just gotten a live one!) So dachshunds were a natural choice for me...one that I made for Pratik, who suggested getting a Pomeranian, which he had when he was young. However, they are a high strung dog, and after seeing how much work 2 poodle puppies are, I again asked to adopt a docile dachshund.
I knew a puppy was out of the question...I was not about to toilet train another being. Plus, we both were set on adopting from a rescue organization instead of purchasing a dog. This is thanks to the many animal lovers in my life who always keep me informed on animal issues. There are just too many unwanted animals out there. So, I began perusing petfinder.com. Which isn't new to me, I've done this since my undergrad years!
And then I saw her...my little Molly. I forwarded her photo to my mom, who immediately called and said "go get that dog!" There was a photo of her in a little blue lawn chair just gazing at the camera with her gentle eyes. Molly was described as "a lap dog, very gentle, and housebroken-" all key words in our search. I couldn't believe I had found the right dog so soon-she was everything we wanted. A red miniature dachshund who is house trained, at a rescue organization, and is not a puppy. I called for a phone interview, scheduled a meeting, and brought her home thanks to the wonderful folks at the South Bay Purebred Rescue.
I haven't had many pets in my life, so I always wondered how people get SO attached to their pets. I know so many of you who have cats and dogs and who just live and die for them like children, and I always wondered how that was until now.
Molly is the perfect addition to our family, and just may be the best dog EVER. (She is. Really. Sorry everyone with dogs but she is.) Not only is she everything they described, she is the sweetest, most obedient, and loving animal I've ever seen. She wants nothing more than to be with you and sit on your lap. She loves people...she's a little afraid of her own K-9 kind and takes some time to warm up to them (though Lola and Kiko, our poodle buddies, are her new forever friends.) She's true to her breed-a hunter, a sniffer, a digger, a burrower. (All she has to dig and burrow in the house are blankets, so she has her own bedding and towels!)
I am not only a proud doxie parent, I am a crazed, soft-hearted, probably overbearing mother. She's brought out a nurturing side in me I swore I never had. I hate leaving her when I go to work, my day revolves around her, and when she makes mistakes-which isn't often-I'm OK with it and I move on. Perhaps I won't be a bad parent to humans, after all! (That is still many years off, people, don't get your hopes up. Talk to Pratik about that one--when we get the letters PhD after his name and a little thing called home ownership, I'll be open to negotiations!)
I will stop blathering on so much and just get to the picture already! Molly even has her own blog so that you can keep up with her little happenings as well. You can check that out here:
Well, I hear the jingle jingle of Molly's collar...she's up and wanting to cuddle! Perhaps she'll leave her own new post on her blog today. I'll have to ask her! (Told you I'm a crazed dog parent.)
I have many pictures of her up on my PicasaWeb photos, where our honeymoon photos are. Here are a couple previews of her adorable-ness for you to enjoy.
Her Jackie-O Pearls
And her hot dog costume...
