I am Blessed to be owned by a dog, and make no mistake I am besotted by the little darling! I have a little 2 year old Mini Long Haired Dachshund named Dolly.

She was just seven weeks old when we got her and I know they always say to pick out the most playful rowdy dogs but I wanted a lap dog. When I picked up my little Dolly she immediately settled into my arms and was so content to lay right there. The folks we got her from said she had not even taken to them that well. We bonded instantly.

Make no mistake she is my dog. She likes my dh fine but she is devoted to me! And she loves my son too. (he is 26 and comes to visit at least once a week) I think we have a similar smell.

I have a sign hanging on my wall that says "My dogs not spoiled, I'm Just Well Trained" and sometimes I think that is true.

Don't get me wrong, sometimes she exasperates me. We don't have a fenced yard so she goes out on a leash to "do her business". She is the pickiest dog. You would think she was looking for a spot to drop a litter of pups not a load of doo. And she usually will go back to a spot she has already been to ten times, why it wasn't right the first nine times is beyond me!

She has a favorite toy that use to have four great long legs on it. She chewed three legs off so I sewed them back on. She chewed all four legs off the next time and this time I just threw the legs out. Now she just carries the body around. She looks so cute. We think she has maternal feelings for the thing.

I went back to PetSmart to see if I could get another one but of course they didn't have them anymore. She seems content with the toy as it is with no legs. She no longer chews on it, just carries it around with her and brings it to bed each night.

She was born on Jan 21 2006, which was the same day I had total hip replacement done on my right hip. I think it was a great day for me. Life altering surgery and the birth of the dog e=who has filled my life with so much Love.