Squirrel Tail?

Swiss Dog Sign or Where Is My Neck?

Swiss Benches

A Swiss snowboard bench.

Or is this a Swiss skateboard bench?

 

Usually Swiss benches are painted orange, but sometimes they are plain.

Mama Cow Warning.

Paw of Approval for Swiss Toilet Paper

Even without opposable thumbs, I can vouch for Swiss toilet paper! This is the kind I use. Can you guess why? xo Tootsie

Can you hold your licker?

Caution. Beware of the Dog. [S]he drools and licks everyone.

Not quite true in my case, though I've met my fair share of dachshunds who can't hold their licker.

Playing Chess: The First Move is the Hardest

A little dog wonders:

Do I start with a pawn first or be bold and move a knight?

My friend Lia also tells me that peeing on an opponent's King

is permissible in over-sized chess games!

#tbt Happy Married Couple with Swiss Cow

Dachshund Crusoe at ZRH

While he was on a business trip last week, Dachshund Daddy had a short layover at the Zurich Airport. He got to spend some time at the P&B bookstore, which features a wide selection of English-language books. Here's one of Dad's favorite authors, Jeffrey Archer.

P&B also has an extensive doggy literature section that Dad always checks out. Look what was there: Dachshund Crusoe's book!

Crusoe has a wotten waven award-winning blog and now he's also a New York Times bestselling author.

Dear Crusoe, I'm soooo proud of you! Keep on wagging!

Note: I thought P&B stood for Paws and Bones, but it stands for Press and Books.

Special Wednesday Spirit Things. And Tube of Fur.

My spirit animal.
[This tile is by artist Heather Galler.]

My spirit animal.

My actual animal.

The Force.

Postcard to inspire.

Postcard from a dear friend.

A green knobby to smash Trigger Points.

Ready for Lantsch?

Thanks to my hikes I often get to discover little Swiss towns way off the beaten track. The town behind us in the photo below is Lantsch, pronounced "Lunch". Yummy!

No, we don't have snow in Switzerland yet. The photo above is from last March. Lantsch has cool murals...

cute little trucks...

and an awesome nature trail where I learned all about prints.

Dangerous Topo Names -- Look at the Blue Sign!

Pontresina, Switzerland

Bitte nicht füttern

Tootsie & Dachshund Daddy Hiking Past a Cone of Art

Muottas Muragl, Switzerland

Cow with Skeleton

A Bench for Mom

Well, almost. If only this "René" (the name on the bench) were spelled with one more "e," it would be the feminine form for Mom's name, Renée! Still... it's a great place for a rest from walkies.

We haven't done many walkies recently, because Mom was not well. But she is feeling much better. Thank you for your power of the paw!

Too Late for This Year's World Economic Forum!

Mom's Favorite Crackers: Tootsie Never Eats These

Let's Be Franc

Swisscom is the only Swiss company whose stock did not plummet last Thursday after the Swiss National Bank unpegged the Swiss franc from the Euro. I guess it's because they have phone booths.

Samnaun, Switzerland

Doggie Vacations!

Sign photograph courtesy of my human aunt Mary. Thank you!