Jetta - The Cat
I used to work for a vet, and she would always say that if I wanted to continue in the field that I should get a cat. I've always owned dogs, and having a cat would help me get used to how they move. I got Jetta and her sister Roxy (who later went crazy after eating a Christmas cactus). I also knew that I really wanted a silver Volkswagon Jetta. The cat was silver, and I drove a beater. She became my silver Jetta. I love her to death although she doesn't act like a cat. She talks to you, begs for food, and craves attention. Random fact: Stuart's brother Philip calls her 'Gak'.
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| Jetta, the cat. |
If you combine 1/3 large guard dog, 1/3 lap dog, and 1/3 squeaker toy, then you get Darwin. It would actually be 1/2 large guard dog and 1/2 lap dog, but he has destroyed so many squeaker toys that they have become a part of him. He is a really sweet dog, but he really thinks he is a person, and our first born, so it was difficult to get him used to Corgan at first, but he has come around. Oh, and he has the dapple gene, so he has a spec of blue in his eye, some black on his tail, and his fur is so soft that it still feels like his puppy coat. Random fact: he's a little priss and won't go outside if it's wet. (written by Stuart)
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| Darwin chilling with Stuart and Corgan (at 3 months). |
Darwin needed a buddy. After we got Darwin, we found out how much energy dachshunds have, and we couldn't keep up with him. We found a dachshund rescue society, Diamond Dachshund Rescue of Texas, and started searching through their available dogs. I really wanted a girl, and we found the perfect dog so we applied to adopt her. As a part of their adoption process, volunteers come over and interview potential owners and check out their house for safety and comfort. When the volunteers came, they brought Dexter to see if Darwin would get along well with another dog. The two of them spent the next two hours playing with each other! Since Dexter was available for adoption, we decided to adopt him instead of the female puppy, and it's been great for Darwin ever since. Random fact: he has a malformed front leg that makes it look like it's going to twist off at any second, but he's fine.
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| Dexter-man. |
Lucy - a.k.a. Dinkenesh
What's one more animal when you already have three? A lot. We found Lucy in the middle of the road, literally, when she was about 6 weeks old. She and another puppy, this one a lab mix, were playing in the road on Walzem over in Windcrest. Stuart, with the big heart that he has, picked them up and took them home. We found an owner to adopt 'Big-un', who is now Sophie, and we kept Lucy. She was a perfect little dachshund puppy, so it worked. Until she grew up. She is not dachshund. Oh, sure...there is dachshund in her, but she is not dachshund. She's huge! Her official name is 'Dinkenesh' which is Ethiopian for 'beautiful one.' This is what they named the first Australopithecus afarensis found in Ethiopia. The anthropologists who found the skeleton got drunk the night after the discover, listened to The Beatles on the radio, and nicknamed the skeleton 'Lucy' after the song 'Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds.' Best name ever for a dog :) Random fact: she eats poo.
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| Luce-girl. |
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