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.
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| Oz |
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| Zeus |
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Radar
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| 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
Dear friends,
I hope you are having a good week. We had a lot of rain yesterday. This meant that Momma had to put on a raincoat and rain boots and carry me outside so I could potty VERY QUICKLY and then be carried back into the house. I do not like rain! I am hoping we will have sunny days for a while now.
One of my good friends has stopped by today. Angela has a wonderful pet family, including my pal Gizmo. (He is a dachshund - Jack Russell mix dog, just like me.) Angela runs the Doxieposse on Facebook and Twitter. She has visited before, to introduce my buddy Gizmo and his family, to remember Gizmo's mother, Princess Poo, and also to mourn the loss of Gizmo's brother Teddy.
Abby: Angela, thank you so much for visiting! I love the dachshund treasures you brought to show my friends. Please tell us about them.
Angela: This is my little collection. I have several other stuffed dachshunds, but they are in storage at the moment. Gym members where I work started giving me doxie related items and the collection has grown through the years.
First picture, I have my 3 doxie tops. A friend gave me the "my wiener does tricks" shirt. The other 2 I ordered from Etsy.
The second picture includes some of my doxie collection. It's my 2 Buddy's from the movie The Secret Life of Pets. A doxie floor decoration, a doxie bookend and a doxie salt shaker my parents gave me just last weekend.
The third picture are my doxie ornaments. I've collected them through the years. If I find one, I buy it. I think I may be missing one, but these are some of them.
3 more doxie stuffies. A doxie bag, doxie socks and a
doxie bag. They are all lying on a doxie blanket my friend got me for
Christmas.
Abby: Thank you so much, Angela! I really love your collection. All your treasures are so neat, and I especially love the dachshund blanket and festive Christmas doxies! I can't resist posting a photo of your special boy Gizmo while you are here. Thank you again for your visit!
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| Gizmo |
Friends, if you would like to leave a message for Angela, you can do so in the comments, below. If you would like to share a pet related collection, please let me know that too (including your email).
Thank you for visiting today! Have a good weekend.
Love,
Abby xoxoxo
Dear Friends,
I hope you are having a wonderful week! I'm excited to begin a series of posts about pet related collections today.
Rebecca has stopped by to share her dogs and pictures of her dachshund collection here.
Abby: Rebecca, I'm so glad you visited today! Could you please tell my readers about your dogs?
Rebecca: I have a dachshund named Freckles, now 11 years old, and a rescue (half dachshund and half Labrador Retriever) named Nadia, now 4 years old.
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| Freckles |
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| Nadia | |
This is how I started. I never thought I'd like or get a dachshund but I
wanted a short haired dog. So 11 years ago my husband brought Freckles to my
work. That's a baby picture of
her.
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| Freckles as a puppy |
Three and a half years ago we rescued a dog Nadia, now 4 years old. She is a dachshund and Labrador mix.
Abby: I loved hearing about Freckles and Nadia! They are both so cute. That baby picture of Freckles is adorable. What do you collect?
Rebecca: My collection started (see figurines on top shelf) maybe 3 or 4 years
ago. I started getting a catalogue from the Bradford Collection and that's how my collection started. I found the figurines on the bottom shelf about 4 or 5 months ago.
The top shelf has figurines from the Bradford Collection and the figurines on the bottom shelf are from online.
Abby: Thanks, Rebecca, for visiting! I really enjoyed hearing about Freckles and Nadia, and seeing all your wonderful dachshund collectibles.
Friends, if you would like to leave a question for Rebecca, you can do so in the comments below. If you would like to feature YOUR collection, please let me know that too (with your email).
Thanks, and have a wonderful weekend!
Love,
Abby xoxoxo
