Our Work is Never Done!

This is from a few months ago when everything was still green. And we are in these pictures if you look closely. You might need to enlarge them a little ...











And because this is a dachsie blog and not a cow blog ...

Scary Day and Defending our Homeland

Sammy here.

First I want to post a picture of me from this morning looking very happy (sort of) and healthy. Soon you'll know why I wanted to start with this picture.



If you read my last post, you know that I went to the vet on Thursday. I got my shots and one of them was a Lepto shot. Lepto is a very bad disease that destroys the kidneys, and animals in the country are more likely to be exposed to it. The vet talked to Mom about the shot because small animals sometimes have a reaction to it. Mom decided the danger of the disease was worse than the danger of a reaction ... especially since the reaction can be treated. Anyway ... yesterday early morning I was sick. And then I had my tail down between my legs. And I wouldn't jump up for Mom to pick me up. I did eat my breakfast because very little takes me off of my food. And I wasn't barking at every single noise or thing that moved. Mom was worried because she knows how I usually act and this was not it.

Mom called the vet and they told her to bring me in and they would look at me. Of course, as soon as we got to the vet, I couldn't show any weakness or vulnerability so they couldn't find anything wrong with me. I didn't have a fever or any swelling so they decided I was having a low grade reaction like humans have when they get a flu shot. Mom brought me home and kept me close all day. This morning I am back to barking at every single noise or thing that moves. My tail is up and I am jumping up on Mom.

Mom was going to blog about it yesterday so you could send your prayers but she was too worried about me to take the time to put an entry together. We hope you understand and don't feel left out.

Now for earlier in the week. The cowdogs tried to invade!




And we went into our defensive mode.





As you can see, it was touch and go for a while before they moo-ved away.

The Computer and Cowdogs

Sammy here. Thanks to me, you almost didn't get this post. I decided to jump off of the sofa and take the laptop computer with me. Mom doesn't get really mad at me very often but I think this was one of those times. Fortunately, after a reboot, the computer works just fine. I think facing that snake was less scary then facing Mom when I've done something really bad.

We went to the vet last Friday for a check up and to let them take blood to test. Well the exam was okay but the vet called Mom today and the blood clotted so they couldn't test it for a platelet count. That means they need more blood so Roxie and I have to go back tomorrow. I would rather be here to protect the house and nap on my bed.

Now, on to the original reason we were posting. Those pesky cowdogs have been getting bolder. We think they feel brave because there is a fence between them and us.

First Roxie told them they were too close to the yard.



They didn't seem to be listening to her so I added my comments.



Andy is just a kid so when he came over to talk to them, we didn't expect him to have much luck chasing them away.



A little later, there were some other cowdogs who dared to get too close to the yard.



It took all three of us to chase them off.



After all of that work, we decided to settle down for a nap on the sofa. You already know what happened after that.

Roxie's Healthy!!

Hello everydog! We wanted to let you know that Roxie's x-rays came out all clear with no sign of crystals! Yippee! We know Mom was worried that Roxie might need surgery if they weren't gone but now Roxie just needs a special diet to keep them from coming back. Mom grumbled something about having three dogs and they each have a different diet. She must love us a lot to keep so many different things around for us to eat.

We did go to our city house yesterday. We stopped and visited Grandma and Grandpaw and Aunt Lexie (the dachsie). Grandpaw is rebuilding the fence so we had to be on our leashes when we were in the back yard. That was okay but, when we were in the house, a pesky chihuahua came over and laughed at us through the door. He was right on the porch. Mom finally couldn't stand the barking anymore so she put our leashes on us and we all went into the back yard to have a chat with the chihuahua but he ran away. We looked around the corner and he was standing over there so we wanted to go see him and ... Roxie slipped out of her harness! Mom had to yell for Grandma to come hold our leashes so she could get Roxie. Fortunately, Roxie didn't want to run away and ran back into the yard and into the house. What a waste of an opportunity.

This morning we were in our back yard and Mom got a telephone call from some lady on the next street. It seems Sammy found the hole in the fence and moved all of the boards blocking it and he went for another adventure. Mom felt pretty bad that she hadn't noticed he was missing. While Mom went to pick up Sammy, Grandpaw came over and put nails in the boards so we can't move them anymore. Mom doesn't even feel guilty about taking away our fun!

Mom did let us have some of our homemade Frosty Paws! Yummy! These are peanut butter and banana flavored. She says the next batch will probably be chicken flavored. We should really, really like those!

We are back in the country now and it's a good thing. While we were gone, the cowdogs got really close to the house. We stood outside barking at them to let them know we were back and we aren't putting up with any nonsense from some cowdogs! They tried to argue with us but they speak some silly Moo language. They need to learn to bark if they want to talk to us!

Well, we need to go see what else is happening. Mom fed us and now we want to see if she tries to eat. We like to watch her very closely when she eats just in case she gets messy and drops something.

Cowdogs Disrespect Us!

First off, we want to apologize for not blogging more frequently. It seems the secretary (Mom) prefers to sit on the front porch and watch the birds and listen to the country sounds instead of blogging. We finally convinced her she could do those things AND blog ... so she is sitting on the front porch with the laptop in her lap.

Okay, now to telling you about what's going on with us.

The cowdogs are disrespecting us! We came out of the house yesterday and this is what we saw! They were just on the other side of the fence!







Can you believe that they would chance getting so close to us fearless beasts? Well we showed them what we are made of ...




They eventually got up and left because we scared them off! But ... they were back today. Total disrespect!

Looking for Cowdogs ...

Hello everydog, cat and GirlGirl!

How do you like our opening picture? It is the same view as in our last post but the sky was threatening rain!

We were telling you about how the cowdogs were missing. We looked all around the yard but there was no evidence about what happened to them.



Andy was working very hard when Mom called to him. Look at him all by himself! What would he have done if he had found a cowdog?



Here is another place that Mom looked for cowdogs. If you look at the end of the road, you can just see the gate that we come through to get to the land. On the other side is the public road. Isn't this a nice place to drive through to start a vacation? (You really need to click on this picture to get the full effect.)



We want to thank all of you for your kind and supportive words for our Aunt Bec. She was in surgery from 10:00 until about 4:00 or 5:00 on Tuesday. She must be a very good healer because they released her at 3:00 on Wednesday! She is staying with our Grandma and Grandpaw. Mom says your babies are always your babies no matter how old they get. Anyway, Aunt Bec is moving slowly and we are not allowed to visit since we get so excited and jump on her. Mom says that would be a bad thing so we have to wait until Aunt Bec can defend herself. What do you suppose she meant by that?

Baby Cowdogs

In our previous post, we told you we would show you pictures of baby cowdogs. But first, did anybody find the black cowdog in the picture? We thought she did a really good job of hiding!

Here are the two baby cowdogs that we saw every day. There might have been other ones but we didn't see them ... especially on the day we were taking pictures.



This little guy couldn't decide what he thought of Mom's car. Whenever the farmer comes over, he brings food. We didn't bring any food for him.



(In case you noticed the background, that is the family cemetery. It was established in 1834 and lots of Mom's and Aunt Bec's and Uncle John's and Aunt Terry's and Uncle Jim's and Aunt Sue's and Grandpa's relatives are buried there. The cemetery was a major reason why Uncle John, Aunt Bec and Mom wanted to buy the land from Grandpa's cousin if she ever decided to sell it ... which she did!)

This little one decided to face off Mom when she was driving down the road. Mom took the picture and then drove around him because he never did move out of the way. By the way, that is our land behind him and to the right.



We showed some pictures once of the food the cows get. Army of Four pointed out that they were giant shredded wheat. We found the field where they grow the giant shredded wheat!



We don't tell as good of stories as Army of Four, but we hope you liked the pictures!

Patrolling the Yard and Find the Cowdog

Okay! now it's time to tell you some more about our trip!

Here is a picture of Roxie and our cousin Jake checking out the fence line.
You have to look for Jake but he is really there!



Andy was keeping an eye out for things happening on the other side of the fence!


Sammy was doing his part too! And Grandpa will be happy to see he wasn't in the flowerbeds!



And guess what we saw on the other side of the fence! There were cowdogs down by Grandpa's pond! See the black one on the right, she is in the next picture. Can you find her?




She's looking right at you!



We also got to see some pretty flowers. This is a morning glory.



The cowdogs have been multiplying! We will show you pictures of the the baby cowdogs next time!

Cowdog and Dinner

Aunt Bec went out one time when the cowdogs were eating that nasty dinner. This cowdog would have preferred to eat her dinner in peace.

Are you staring at me? Don't you know it's rude to stare?














If I ignore you, will you go away?

What? Is there something stuck between my teeth?














What is up with this woman? She is really getting on my nerves. Maybe if I just duck behind here?














Oh, chicken feathers! She's still here!

So I have a healthy appetite. Do you know how much work it takes to maintain this figure?














Perhaps she's not looking at me ... nope no one else around. I guess she IS looking at me.














Maybe if I move to the other side of the dinner table, she won't follow me ...

Ok, Honey, you want to stare? We'll stare!