Thursday, July 1, 2021

Gotcha Day Anniversary

Ten years ago to this day, Tootsie waddled into our lives and changed our hearts forever. Our hearts expanded to include this lowdown tube of fur who was fierce and funny and obsessed with food, walkies, and cuddles.

Our first photograph together:

 

Dachshund Daddy promised Tootsie that he would carry her on walkies in her senior years. "One day, I will carry you everywhere." And he did. People in our town still think of us as the couple who carried their little dog everywhere.

When Tootsie passed away last year, two months into the global pandemic, our hearts were broken. They still are. To be a dog-less dog person is to know that you are less of yourself, for a time, but that you have been made a better self by your pup.

Dearest Tootsie, we send you all our love in the Great Beyond today on your Gotcha Day anniversary. And we send all our love to you, our friends.

Stay safe out there. It's a wild world.

Xo

Renée & Dachshund Daddy


 

Tuesday, April 20, 2021

In memoriam

Here's our dearest Tootsie taking a nap on April 20, 2018, exactly three years ago.
It's been a full year since Tootsie flew to the great beyond, but her spirit is here -- and always will be.

Saturday, March 20, 2021

A Sandspit in Lake Lugano

One of Tootsie's favorite places was the park at the mouth of the Magliasina river. Sometimes, depending on the currents and other factors, a sandspit forms in the shallow waters where the river meets Lake Lugano. It's so much fun to stand on the sandspit!

The mountains in the far distance are in Italy, while everything else you see is in Switzerland. That's why every duck in Lake Lugano carries a passport.


 

Thursday, January 28, 2021

Champ and Major

We're super excited about America's first dogs, Champ and Major! 

Angel Tootsie wishes them all the best. Here's a screenshot of the original announcement on CNN, Canine News Network.


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