Friday, May 12, 2017

Dear Abby - Pet Related Collections: Barbara's Dachshunds, Guinea Pigs, and Cats

Dear Friends,

I am delighted to introduce you to my friend Barbara.  You may remember her from visits she's made in the past - telling the rescue story of Zeus the cat, remembering her beloved dachshunds Auggie and Billy, and introducing her pet family: Oz the dachshund, Zeus the cat, and guinea pigs Radar and Magenta.

Abby:  Barbara, thank you for visiting.  How did you begin your pet related collection?

Barbara:  Our first dachshund, Auggie, joined our family in February 1995. Shortly after his arrival my passion for collecting "all things dachshund" started. At first it was just the odd thing here and there. Dachshund items seemed more difficult to find at that time.  Over the years my love for our big red long dogs grew, as did my collections. I am always on the hunt for something new. But, now friends and family also contribute dachshund treasures for holidays and special occasions. It might not be the most organized of collections, but we are surrounded by bits and pieces all through our home. No matter where we stand there is a dachshund sharing our space. Whether they bark or just represent our much loved canine family members, they always make me smile and help to brighten the darkest of days!

Abby:  Oh, I like that!  Very well put.  What do you collect?


Barbara:  Everything tastes better when served in a dachshund mug. True confession: I always take my biggest dachshund mug with me when we travel and stay in a hotel. I like to enjoy my morning coffee and afternoon tea this way!


Every dachshund home needs one of these. Enter at your own risk.   😉

Many of these special treasures were given to me by friends and family. They all hold a special place in my heart.

Here is one of our most loved dachshund treasures!  This is Low Rider. He is an all time favourite in our family. When you push a button, he plays the song after which he was named. His body moves up and down, his head nods and his tails wags. No one can watch without smiling and laughing. He might be meant for Christmas, but he stays out in our dining room all year long!

I have seen people on social media who have dachshund ornament themed Christmas trees! So far this is my collection, but I hope to find more. Every year I scour the shops, but this is all I have found so far. They are always placed front and centre on the Christmas tree though.

Books, bags, stuffies and even a cushion! Never too many and I love them all!

Here are a few items that are representative of our other pet family members, guinea pigs Radar & Magenta, and kitty Zeus.  Guinea pig collectibles seem harder to come by. Our kitty collection has just begun!

Abby:  Thank you so much for visiting, Barbara!  I really loved seeing your collection.  You have a great variety of pet treasures.  I have to admit, I especially like the fun Low Rider dachshund!


I can't resist adding photos of Barbara's beautiful fur kids.

Oz
Zeus

Radar
Magenta
Dear friends, you can leave a message for Barbara in the comments below.  If you would like to feature your own pet collection, please let me know in the comments too (with your email - thanks!)

Thanks for visiting!  I hope you have a great weekend.

Love,

Abby xoxoxo


14 comments:

valmg @ Mom Knows It All said...

I love mugs and yours are a great fit. For a number of years I collected collectible plates, some related to cats and some related to Pooh.

Unknown said...

That is a lot of Dachshunds stuff. My friend in high school had one and his mom actually had a lot of stuffed animals, figurines, and related stuff. They are very nice dogs. Nice collection

Summer @ Coffee With Summer said...

These are some pretty neat collections - love anything to do with pets! Those mugs are so cute!

Anonymous said...

What a cool collection and I am in love with that guinea pig. We have a pet guinea pig, his name is dunkin donuts (not even kidding!) I love collecting various things like coffee cups so this appealed to me a lot!

Angela and Gizmo said...

Barbara, I love your collection. I'm very jealous. My collection is lacking. Thank you for sharing your collections, I loved seeing them. I don't have a doxie mug. I need to find me one.

Neely said...

One of my good friends collects dachshunds stuff! She has so much! This is quite the collection!

Scott said...

I have an aunt that collects anything and everything dachshund also. They've always owned at least one as a pet as long as I can remember.

Unknown said...

My sister-in-law would go crazy over your collection. She always has 4-5 of these cute little dogs at one time. (Yes, the real ones!)

barbarakwrites said...

Thank you to everyone for your kind comments. I realized that I did miss a few items. I also collect dachshund calendars. Every year we have one on the wall and often I have a day planner too. Also, we often receive dachshund greeting cards for special occasions. I must confess, nothing with a dachshund image will ever be thrown out, we keep them all!

Abby said...


Thank you all for visiting! I loved reading your comments.

Barbara, special thanks for sharing your dachshund collection here. I love what you wrote about nothing with a dachshund image ever being thrown out. My Momma feels the same way!

Love,
Abby

Unknown said...

Your collection of mugs is absolutely adorable! I have a friend who really like dachshund pups, she would love those!

Anonymous said...

What a cute collection. My husbands host family in the states were big Dauchshund people. I think she had a few ornaments and mugs as well. One year I think we even bought her one. They are great dogs.

Tiffany VanSickle said...

What a fun collection of dachshund items! I don't really have a collection of anything specific, but my mom recently moved and has been buying anything and everything with birds on it. haha

Abby said...

Thanks all! I appreciate your comments. I love hearing about other people's collections.

Abby