tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-42925362976931535122024-03-17T20:04:03.335-07:00Bicontinental DachshundBicontinental Dachshundhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16333834293290654277noreply@blogger.comBlogger865125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4292536297693153512.post-65993764004597066932022-04-20T01:14:00.002-07:002022-04-20T01:14:23.085-07:00Two years<p>Dearest Tootsie, wonderful and true, we miss you so much. You've been gone for two years, but you will always be in our hearts.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHp343t8uUyrfFB42TIv8b-7GZjQjr3Wqjgn7AEmMZiXu9lUwnQHm0F4ucdSmZs1iBmMgEccKo-dHMB398WMeYbN5XgJBPoweZAdTvFqtoNFuUMdN1dBtgqW2DAbpHzAAQBMcWrFNdrqvonwzzDuxpMQedAAGBFYlt-cvo5CUWbAtMMXQtFXUcHyljQg/s4000/IMG_0562.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2248" data-original-width="4000" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHp343t8uUyrfFB42TIv8b-7GZjQjr3Wqjgn7AEmMZiXu9lUwnQHm0F4ucdSmZs1iBmMgEccKo-dHMB398WMeYbN5XgJBPoweZAdTvFqtoNFuUMdN1dBtgqW2DAbpHzAAQBMcWrFNdrqvonwzzDuxpMQedAAGBFYlt-cvo5CUWbAtMMXQtFXUcHyljQg/w640-h360/IMG_0562.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tootsie asserting her decisive personality in North Idaho (Dec. 2015)<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkJpWc9JYF0-HsAMsam5oOTGvQV7Gfuzd34OZa9nyqyXPmt4Y1TOGyWoOB0LnPzfJrUqR0j1To2I2Alk0F664fUvkqQSw5vON-Iu9bxTRaXtV7uwhQkfy2A4BwRFFVV0vK2jOtoZXf-9ZIDa_MiUmBxYYuuMPNw7niaeJEwgf9JXtH3Q_trXMyDMYOPQ/s4000/IMG_0174.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkJpWc9JYF0-HsAMsam5oOTGvQV7Gfuzd34OZa9nyqyXPmt4Y1TOGyWoOB0LnPzfJrUqR0j1To2I2Alk0F664fUvkqQSw5vON-Iu9bxTRaXtV7uwhQkfy2A4BwRFFVV0vK2jOtoZXf-9ZIDa_MiUmBxYYuuMPNw7niaeJEwgf9JXtH3Q_trXMyDMYOPQ/w640-h480/IMG_0174.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tootsie taking a well-deserved break in Dachshund Daddy's arms during a walkie above Lake Maggiore, Italy (April 2015)<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAW_2aPXGFHPDG_4U0xmKj1HS6kZdq2vhg5TlySH2Umd6oi1HT1wBkBZY7vk6ND5Kp9FHcL-ZV_J-iZD5oOVzCOgVeGhhF8QllNjaiJ8fp6nIwXF3OgTneSYi1AgWkH08vRytKmbwGrXL6-S1KwUr-CzkMO6HiKlp8aCK0itgW4xIAU2DPbFFXuk5w_w/s4000/DSC03434.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAW_2aPXGFHPDG_4U0xmKj1HS6kZdq2vhg5TlySH2Umd6oi1HT1wBkBZY7vk6ND5Kp9FHcL-ZV_J-iZD5oOVzCOgVeGhhF8QllNjaiJ8fp6nIwXF3OgTneSYi1AgWkH08vRytKmbwGrXL6-S1KwUr-CzkMO6HiKlp8aCK0itgW4xIAU2DPbFFXuk5w_w/w480-h640/DSC03434.JPG" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tootsie resting on Mom's lap during a road trip across the Appennines (June 2012)<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWW2qYmBzzaUa3GpX3Qb54-dWixNVVZhxmnl-LdtHwXMCXDRguY40TQA97LKk2uRJWBsP6kb8P0bwGH-nLtBUJJ_tQcXZu1tWjBHNIT54ypwz2o9wrZZSUkS8lsiGlyUpIzb0_FQBVefUzutYGCEYw5pn0uKG-lQ8Xuiy5sVHzggEuJMl9B6xryEyuRw/s3264/DSC08289.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWW2qYmBzzaUa3GpX3Qb54-dWixNVVZhxmnl-LdtHwXMCXDRguY40TQA97LKk2uRJWBsP6kb8P0bwGH-nLtBUJJ_tQcXZu1tWjBHNIT54ypwz2o9wrZZSUkS8lsiGlyUpIzb0_FQBVefUzutYGCEYw5pn0uKG-lQ8Xuiy5sVHzggEuJMl9B6xryEyuRw/w640-h480/DSC08289.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tootsie enjoying a maritime break in Lavandou, France (May 2013)<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /></p>Bicontinental Dachshundhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16333834293290654277noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4292536297693153512.post-25986703315877911132021-07-01T11:57:00.000-07:002021-07-01T11:57:03.857-07:00Gotcha Day Anniversary<p>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.</p><p>Our first photograph together:</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-8Pw3HHVvjW0/YN1xfJcwPNI/AAAAAAAADi8/WpaWIgrkJxsIIS5w2aOLgfMpFC4bMCSbwCLcBGAsYHQ/s640/Photo%2Bon%2B2011-07-01%2Bat%2B11.05%2B%25236.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-8Pw3HHVvjW0/YN1xfJcwPNI/AAAAAAAADi8/WpaWIgrkJxsIIS5w2aOLgfMpFC4bMCSbwCLcBGAsYHQ/s16000/Photo%2Bon%2B2011-07-01%2Bat%2B11.05%2B%25236.jpg" /></a></div> <p></p><p></p><p>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.</p><p>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.</p><p>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. <br /></p><p>Stay safe out there. It's a wild world.</p><p>Xo</p><p>Renée & Dachshund Daddy</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-6Atl82x49MY/TxQcWHs-X-I/AAAAAAAAAMg/7DBYCsaC3kgkxABoNbBFTgqyYfcaVjWnwCPcBGAYYCw/s320/AppeninesHike.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="240" data-original-width="320" height="300" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-6Atl82x49MY/TxQcWHs-X-I/AAAAAAAAAMg/7DBYCsaC3kgkxABoNbBFTgqyYfcaVjWnwCPcBGAYYCw/w400-h300/AppeninesHike.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /> <br /><p></p>Tootsiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01096620026455392929noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4292536297693153512.post-90876994687370193372021-04-20T11:04:00.002-07:002021-04-20T11:04:13.807-07:00In memoriamHere's our dearest Tootsie taking a nap on April 20, 2018, exactly three years ago.
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It's been a full year since Tootsie flew to the great beyond, but her spirit is here -- and always will be. Bicontinental Dachshundhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16333834293290654277noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4292536297693153512.post-22144387870250571782021-03-20T03:07:00.002-07:002021-03-20T03:09:30.288-07:00A Sandspit in Lake Lugano<p>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!</p>
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<p>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.</p>
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Or your naps on the trail? </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-5OIf1NEFxEQ/X959K7tBZYI/AAAAAAAAHSs/hY1lJBqpC5A1POhVeYvsP9iAMxG9sp5wQCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/IMG-20200321-WA0008.jpg" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-5OIf1NEFxEQ/X959K7tBZYI/AAAAAAAAHSs/hY1lJBqpC5A1POhVeYvsP9iAMxG9sp5wQCLcBGAsYHQ/s600/IMG-20200321-WA0008.jpg" width="600" /></a></div><p>
You elevated napping to an art form! </p><p>Love, </p><p>Mom and Dad</p>Bicontinental Dachshundhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16333834293290654277noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4292536297693153512.post-69472550373912201932020-10-20T08:37:00.007-07:002020-10-20T08:38:33.103-07:00In memoriam<p>Dearest Tootsie, </p><p>Today I'm thinking of you wrapped up in your green winter coat just below the top of Monte Reixa.
</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-zHg8DiaegOE/X48DqAgKHLI/AAAAAAAAHQI/lKYNlEUkKHUmj2yduSTmKF5JucTSU2NZgCLcBGAsYHQ/s4000/img-1119.JPG" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-zHg8DiaegOE/X48DqAgKHLI/AAAAAAAAHQI/lKYNlEUkKHUmj2yduSTmKF5JucTSU2NZgCLcBGAsYHQ/s600/img-1119.JPG" width="600" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">January 2017: Tootsie and her mom in the mountains above the Ligurian coastline on a clear winter day.</span><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p>
When you didn't feel like walking, I was always more than happy to carry you in my arms.
That's because when you were in my arms, you were right next to my heart. You're still there, and always will be. </p><p>Forever yours, </p><p>Dachshund Daddy
</p>Bicontinental Dachshundhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16333834293290654277noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4292536297693153512.post-84281999748825192922020-07-01T00:03:00.000-07:002020-07-01T00:13:45.842-07:00Mommy, I just ate a flower!!!Today is Tootsie's Gotcha Day. If she hadn't crossed over the Rainbow Bridge just over two months ago, we'd be celebrating nine years with our girl. Here are some of the last photos that Dachshund Daddy took on April 19, the day before Tootsie's passing. April 19 was a Sunday and Tootsie got to go on three walkies: a short one at 11:30, a longer one at 5, and a third one at 8. As usual, she got carried a whole bunch, which she absolutely loved. <br />
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Whenever DD took his dog-ter on walkies, he would keep Mom up to speed by sending her WhatsApp messages with photos of Tootsie. Sometimes, Tootsie would write those messages. "Mommy, I just ate a flower!!!", Tootsie texted with DD's help at 6:49 pm. That was the last message in Tootsie's voice that Mom would ever receive.<br />
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The picture above was sent to Mom by DD four minutes later. It's our very last photo of our girl. After that, on April 20, Tootsie got to go on two more walks: a constitutional walkie with DD at 12:30 am, and a morning walkie with Mom. <br />
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Our girl loved her walkies. While she got carried most of the time during the day, she would walk quite a bit at night. Either way, as a champion senior tube of fur, she loved being outside, even more so than when she was a younger pup. <br />
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Dearest Tootsie, we miss you. We treasure you.<br />
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<br />Bicontinental Dachshundhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16333834293290654277noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4292536297693153512.post-25517884029679313332020-06-01T07:21:00.002-07:002020-06-01T07:22:38.692-07:00Special walkies with Frank, Joy, and KeanuDachshund Daddy recently went back to visit our doggy friends at <a href="http://www.casaorizzonti.ch/" target="_blank">Casa Orizzonti</a>. In the picture below, from left to right: Joy, Keanu, and Frank, who's staring at his yellow ball held by the volunteer who takes them on their daily morning walk. DD was able to tag along and carry Joy for part of the way. Very much like our Tootsie, Joy likes to be carried for a while before she agrees to continue walking with her own four paws.<br />
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Here's Joy, checking out a pee spot by the side of the road. You can also see Keanu's paws and Frank's forehead. <br />
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After the walkie, DD stayed to cuddle Frank and his friends. Here's little Frank taking a nap with his fur-sister Cindy. We like to think that our girl Tootsie talks to them in their dreams. <br />
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Check out their sweet doggy pillow in the upper left corner!Bicontinental Dachshundhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16333834293290654277noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4292536297693153512.post-23602177753841743862020-05-13T13:04:00.001-07:002020-05-14T05:06:52.594-07:00Casa OrizzontiLocated in the town of Prosito in Southern Switzerland, <a href="http://www.casaorizzonti.ch/" target="_blank">Casa Orizzonti</a> is an animal sanctuary that provides a permanent home for many rescue animals. Casa Orizzonti has been around for a long time, but we only discovered it online the morning after Tootsie's passing. We took it as a sign from Tootsie, and we decided to become members right away.<br />
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Last Saturday, we were lucky enough to visit them. While practicing social distancing with the humans, we got to meet the many resident creatures: pigs (Hi, Sonny!), goats (Hi, Piper!), birds, rodents, cats, and, of course, doggies!<br />
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This is Frank, who joined Casa Orizzonti in April shortly before Tootsie's passing. Frank is fifteen years old, about the same age as Tootsie. <br />
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Frank is super-happy at his new home and has become very good friends with the other resident doggies: Joy, Rugiada, Toby, Keanu, Cindy, and Zeus. Frank loves cuddles and belly rubs. He's a free-spirited dog with an amazing amount of energy! His pug friend Joy, nicknamed Jo-Joy, keeps an eye out for him and is a calming influence in his life.<br />
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We look forward to our next visit to Casa Orizzonti so we can join Frank and his friends on their morning walk. It's going to be super special.<br />
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Bicontinental Dachshundhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16333834293290654277noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4292536297693153512.post-57353061187187260912020-05-01T03:26:00.003-07:002020-05-01T03:26:39.133-07:00Always with usDearest Tootsie,<br />
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Thank you for being our everything. You will always be with us. <br />
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You've changed my life in ways words can't describe. Nothing will ever be the same again without you.<br />
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Back when you climbed mountains, I promised you that I would carry you as much as needed in your senior years. I kept my promise, but I had not anticipated how much you would enjoy sniffing the fresh spring air up in the forest from the comfort of my arms. You loved every minute of it, and so did I, because I got to hold you close to my heart. <br />
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Wag on, and send another shooting star across the sky to remind us you're watching over us, like you did last night. <br />
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Forever yours,<br />
Your Dachshund DaddyBicontinental Dachshundhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16333834293290654277noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4292536297693153512.post-47373574150116954512020-04-22T00:55:00.001-07:002020-04-22T13:46:12.107-07:00Angel TootsieDear Hearts and Kindred Spirits,<br />
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At 1:30 pm on April 20, 2020, Tootsie crossed the Rainbow Bridge. Our Tube of Fur has been the center of our family for almost nine years, ever since we were blessed enough to adopt her on July 1, 2011. We will be eternally grateful to Dr Michelle Ward for connecting Tootsie with our family back then.<br />
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After spending the summer in the Pacific Northwest, Tootsie traveled to Switzerland with her mom for the first time in September 2011. That's when she became a Bicontinental Dachshund. She landed in Milan on September 5 and traveled to Switzerland in a <a href="http://bicontinental-dachshund.blogspot.com/2011/10/car-my-size.html" target="_blank">rental Smart car</a>. During a stopover in the northern Italy town of Cadrezzate, she experienced her first Eurowalk on the shores of Lake Monate, where she exercised her First Amendment rights (bestowed upon her by her country of origin) to respond to four large resident dogs who were barking like crazy at her from their fenced yard. Three days later, she started this blog. <br />
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Tootsie has been the center of our lives ever since she joined our family. We have done our best to give her the best life possible, but she's done much more than that for us. <br />
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We owe our deepest debt of gratitude to Dr Claudio Pozzi and his team at Centro Veterinario Scairolo. Emma was a deeply special friend of Tootsie's during several hospitalizations. Thanks to Dr. Pozzi's amazing, compassionate, clinical care, Tootsie was able to overcome a major health crisis in October 2017 and stay with us as long as possible.<br />
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Her physical tube of fur has left us, but she will always be with us, deep in our hearts.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Our amazing Tootsie waddling on the beach in Tuscany in November 2011</span></td></tr>
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Fly free, Angel Tootsie. The pain from losing you is even more unbearable than we expected. Our hearts are shattered. You are our everything.<br />
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Love forever,<br />
Mom and Dachshund DaddyBicontinental Dachshundhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16333834293290654277noreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4292536297693153512.post-41714849259140953452020-04-14T04:24:00.003-07:002020-04-14T04:25:37.941-07:00Tootsie Tuesday!<span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0">It is Tuesday and time for Tootsie Tuesday. Grateful for every single day with our super senior. Tube of Fur </span><span class="r-18u37iz"></span><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0">knows naps matter for humans & canines alike. Find your best burrow and have a nap! </span><br />
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<span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0">Our favorite burrow (pictured) is our DreamSack from Dachshund Delights. <a href="https://www.dachshunddelights.com/Store_c_51.html" target="_blank">Dachshund Delights</a> is based in Ohio. In addition to pawsome handmade in the U.S.A. dog items, April and her team are currently making face masks for humans. They announced their masks and within thirty hours had over 1,500 orders! Thank you, Dachshund Delights, April, & your whole team!</span><br />
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<span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0">It is Tootsie Tuesday & William Wordsworth's birthday!</span></div>
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<span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0">Renee here: I'm thinking of all those years my dad was quoting William Wordsworth, and how</span><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0"> I didn't realize it until I got to college.</span></div>
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<span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0">So I phoned Dad: "Hey, you've been quoting Wordsworth since I was little!"</span></div>
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<span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0">Dad's reply: "Yup." (Tootsie's grandpa is the best!)</span></div>
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Tootsiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01096620026455392929noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4292536297693153512.post-11518756299895662732020-04-03T09:02:00.001-07:002020-04-03T09:02:32.779-07:00Our EverythingWe are thinking of you, friends, during these challenging times. May your hearts be full of joy and sorrow. And naps. Tootsie is our nap champion. Tootsie is our everything. xo<br />
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<br />Tootsiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01096620026455392929noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4292536297693153512.post-79162889460195819472020-03-24T04:18:00.004-07:002020-05-03T01:27:08.137-07:00Love from Southern SwitzerlandDear Friends,<br />
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We are thinking of you all and sending love from southern Switzerland.<br />
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This morning, we had breakfast kibble with our friend, Unicorn. Our ears are flipped back in the fashion we call <i>our bib. </i>After breakfast, we take off our bib and restore our ears to factory settings.<br />
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We are grateful that you are doing all of the following:<br />
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<li>wash your hands (sing Happy Birthday song twice)</li>
<li>maintain physical distance (six feet)</li>
<li>when you are outside, do not touch your face </li>
<li>do not handle cash</li>
<li>if you are over 65, do not go out at all and have someone else do your grocery shopping</li>
<li>if you are young, offer to do grocery shopping and anything else your wise elders need</li>
<li>do not visit elders in person; if you visit, stay outside and wave</li>
<li>do maintain social contact with your loved ones</li>
<li>do set-up a family communication plan </li>
<li>do care for yourself and your mental health in all possible ways </li>
<li>stay home for public health and remember the public in public health</li>
<li>try to be sure that any of your actions do not lead to inadvertent accidents that would require medical attention and divert needed resources</li>
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Remember: you can be a hero by staying home.<br />
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Things here are awful and strange. The deaths in Italy are heartbreaking. (The original hot spot of COVID19 in Lombardy, Italy is one and a half hours south of us.) Life adjustments require an acknowledgement of grief for our previous lives, grief for the suffering and loss of life, and gratitude for our current lives. We balance realism and optimism. The daffodils bloomed last week, so there are brilliant yellow batches heralding spring. We both work from home. We go out to pee/poo Tootsie, or to get groceries. We keep track of our neighbors. We offer help. (Our words make it sound as if we've made these transitions gracefully; we have not!) The incredible life force Tootsie demonstrates daily is our inspiration.<br />
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We still walk Tootsie, but none of her doggy friends can sniff and say hello, so those doggy friends yip and bark from a distance. Chica, Hakim, Benji, <span>Idéfix</span>, Lafayette, and others miss their Tootsie--we all call Tootsie their Bisnonna, or Great Grandmother. We absolutely maintain social distance. We are blessed with a tube of fur who has never been particularly social. Back in the day, Tootsie used to stand at the side of doggy groups and bark. It was freaking embarrassing!<br />
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I want to name all of our friends! You know who you are. Take care. We will update as able.<br />
XoTootsiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01096620026455392929noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4292536297693153512.post-90088390660846330112020-02-14T10:00:00.000-08:002020-02-14T10:00:09.782-08:00Happy Valentine's Day<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/--OkTyzxRtjs/Xkbe387nuqI/AAAAAAAADcM/A_58Vez_5Lk14CUsk_0XxhBXsv-llu08wCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/IMG_20200203_135840.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/--OkTyzxRtjs/Xkbe387nuqI/AAAAAAAADcM/A_58Vez_5Lk14CUsk_0XxhBXsv-llu08wCLcBGAsYHQ/s640/IMG_20200203_135840.jpg" width="640" height="360" data-original-width="1600" data-original-height="900" /></a></div>Tootsiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01096620026455392929noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4292536297693153512.post-84713560793007870772020-02-03T07:30:00.000-08:002020-02-03T07:30:10.318-08:00I Have a Most Excellent Tail<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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... and please let Dachshund Daddy know that my ears need to be reset to factory settings!<br />
Tootsiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01096620026455392929noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4292536297693153512.post-55149630680192837082020-01-28T07:30:00.000-08:002020-01-28T07:30:03.409-08:00Nap with Yellow Bowl<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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We love our yellow bowl. And we love our friends: you. Xo<br />
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<br />Tootsiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01096620026455392929noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4292536297693153512.post-13518155129806716242020-01-21T00:30:00.000-08:002020-01-21T00:30:15.789-08:00We got dressed to go protest in Davos, but we decided to take a nap instead.<br />
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Tootsiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01096620026455392929noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4292536297693153512.post-2195303720142459682020-01-08T05:00:00.000-08:002020-01-08T05:00:03.511-08:00Today is a Good Day to Send Love Into the World<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Tootsiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01096620026455392929noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4292536297693153512.post-65917482695495764312019-12-21T10:05:00.000-08:002019-12-21T10:06:19.489-08:00Must Be Santa PawsChristmas Time makes us want to wag, so we made a video where Tootsie and her buddies listen to Dachshund Daddy's very special rendition of Must Be Santa.<br />
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Bryan Adams recently released a very special video for <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aAuKuyAZ7YM">his own version</a> of Must Be Santa and asked his fans to come up with their own version. We hope he likes Tootsie's very special version!Bicontinental Dachshundhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16333834293290654277noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4292536297693153512.post-9660885928352448642019-11-29T10:50:00.000-08:002019-11-29T10:50:28.992-08:00Black Friday Plans and a Limerick from Grandpa!I hope my USA friends, and those celebrating abroad, had a wonderful Thanksgiving. We send love from our house to your house!<br />
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Here is a Black Friday limerick that Grandpa wrote:<br />
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If “Black Friday” is seen as obscene</div>
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Could we soften it up</div>
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With a much lighter touch</div>
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And here are my Black Friday plans--a nap with my pull tab out:<br />
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Love and all things fur,<br />
TootsieTootsiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01096620026455392929noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4292536297693153512.post-60098099841389585582019-11-06T08:58:00.000-08:002019-11-06T08:58:04.686-08:00Hello Peaches!Like my dad, I'm a huge Bryan Adams fan. Bryan is coming to Switzerland in December for his Shine A Light tour and we can't wait! In addition to being a fabulous musician, Bryan is also <a href="https://www.peta.org/videos/bryan-adams-exclusive-interview-with-peta/">an advocate for the ethical treatment of animals</a> and a great dog dad. At the end of October, Bryan posted a photo of his fur-kid Peaches to his Instagram account. I'm taking the liberty to post the picture here on my blog so you can all say hi to Peaches! Look how happy he is with his dad. What a sweetie!<br />
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Just a little note to wish you a happy end of September and to let you know I'm stable. I'm still eating tiny meals multiple times a day, but my tummy problems seemed to have settled down. Paws crossed!<br />
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Meet my new friend, Brad the Crab.<br />
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Thank you, again, for all your wonderful wishes. It's so good to have fur friends.<br />
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Xo<br />
Tootsie<br />
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