Wandering around Barcelona, we happened across this little guy. We stopped to say hola but he didn’t want to know us… how rude! And a little bit of related humour… A butcher walks into a lawyer’s office and casually asks … Continue reading Getting to know the locals in Barcelona
I had a day off work in the middle of last week (for my birthday), we decided to take a trip over to the port town of Lyttelton which is less than 30 minutes drive from central Christchurch city. As a … Continue reading Visiting the port town of Lyttelton, New Zealand
It was a drizzly autumn day last weekend, and as dachshunds are fair weather doglets only, we decided to chance it and hope for the best with a trip to the beach. Good decision, as it cleared a bit while … Continue reading Doglets go to the beach
Over the weekend Alice and Celia were invited to go on a rabbit hunting expedition in the Red Zone. Following the devastating earthquakes in 2011, many parts of Christchurch are no longer deemed habitable and are now known as the Red … Continue reading Alice and Celia go walkies in the Red Zone (photo heavy)
Last weekend we had a home visit from a woman and her wee sausage doglet who needed a new home due to changed circumstances. So a popular topic of conversation over the following days was choosing a new name, as … Continue reading Another failed adoption
1 year and 1 week ago we lost Hugo, and then a year ago we rescued Celia. Her life has changed completely in the last year. The day I picked her up from the breeder she was a stinking, matted, … Continue reading Celia – Celebrating one year since rescue
1 year ago today, I was busy working in Taupo for the weekend. I rang home as I usually do. “Hugo died“. Heartbroken, no other word for it. 😦 That probably was the hardest weekend of work in my life. … Continue reading Heartbroken – Love and Loss – 1 year on
I love old dogs! There is something about giving a home to an older animal that is so rewarding. We have just recently looked after a friends mini dachshund for a week while she went on a well deserved holiday. … Continue reading I love old dogs and I cannot lie
In the past few days here at 14 Weeks Worth of Socks we have just achieved the milestone of 1000 followers. To celebrate this, we are going to have another giveaway. This time, the prize is a super cute hotdog dachshund fridge magnet. … Continue reading GIVEAWAY – to celebrate 1000 followers – dachshund fridge magnet
A friend asked if we wanted to meet with Alice and Celia at the beach with some other sausagey friends on Saturday. We don’t live near the beach, its about 30 minutes away, so its a place we never take our doglets. … Continue reading Doglets go to the beach
Celia over the last couple of months has really started letting us know what she likes. The list is starting to get quite long. From a quiet, timid wee sausage to a bouncing, exuberant girl, she’s a completely different dog … Continue reading Visiting Grandma
This past weekend we went to Picton to visit with some friends who were travelling through on a Royal Caribbean cruise. Alice and Celia had never been on holiday before, at least not with us, so we weren’t entirely sure how … Continue reading Doglets go on holiday
Alice – photo taken by Furkidz Photography When the whole gay marriage argument was going on, one of the ridiculous things I heard was that next … Continue reading The love of my life …
While out walking Celia and Alice this afternoon, we spoke to a neighbour who also recently took in an 8 year old Irish Setter. We mentioned … Continue reading The joy of a rescue pet
All week we have been excited and planning to meet the maybe possible dog. Yesterday we drove all the way from Christchurch to Queenstown to pick her up. We’d finally managed to short list 3 names and in a few … Continue reading The never meant to be dog
