Crippled dog is in full effect now-a-days, and his return to Boss Dog has rejuvenated the whole pack. So much piss and vinegar, I can hardly contain them. He doesn’t run with them anymore (rides in the Jeep), but he can dig a hole like a, well, a badger killer.
It’s been raining here for a couple days, so the ground is pretty soft. I took them out today, and Doxie pulled out a whole Sagebrush and dug so far under another one that I had to extract him by his tail (yeah, I know. Shouldn’t have with his back thing, but what else could I do?).
The “War on Drugs” vid is from today, but before he dug half way to China. That was the rare 30 minutes of sun in three days of rain. An Oxymoron where I live.
Dixie’s tongue is about 36 inches long, spring-loaded and anchored around the base of her tail. It’s deadly strong and accurate.
One day, long ago, she was toddling around the yard. She had something in her jaws. I call her over, and she’s got a dead mouse. I yell at her to spit that nasty thing out. I pick her up, kick the mouse away and sit down with her on the back step.
Just then, a friend of mine pulls into the yard. Haven’t seen him in a long time. He’s a dog lover, so wants to see Dixie, the new dog.
I tell him, “Don’t let her get too close to your face”. Well, he didn’t heed that advice, and holds her up, and she fires that nasty, dead mousy tongue right into his mouth like a bolt of lightning.
Yea I have been hit with the dachshund tongue. My Sons dog is indeed a kisser. He also has the worst breath known to dog-dom. I bring certs for him when I go to their house. Doesn’t help much. He is one comical dog, though. He gets up to all manner of mischief.
I can just see a weenie dog torpedo flying through the air.
I had a Rat Terrier who could fly (almost). If you held any food item any where away from your face, it would be stolen in one quick move. It happened many times, mostly to people who were unaware of her special talents. She was an accomplished thief.