Blogs of The Fast and the Furriest Dachshund Molly

Winter Walk

1/29/2017

My faux spring has been over for some time now, chilly winter weather seems to be here to stay. This doesn't bother me as much as it does Mom. I personally speaking just love to be outdoors. I was smiling and wagging my tail as soon as Mom picked up my harness. Our skies were inundated with low, grey winter clouds, the air damp and chilly. It was perfect weather for hiking through the woods. I wasn't thinking about my upcoming dogtors appt. Nopes I wasn't thinking about anything except what my nose could smell.

I have forged new trails in the forest surrounding my country home. I'm no longer content to walk the paths cut by others. Mom says my new desire to hike through the woods with no trails to follow are a reflection of my undauntingly brave spirit. I look at her and say no Mom I'm simply on the scent of something, and hiking down the paths isn't that interesting any more. Whatever the reason I prefer to walk with no paths to guide me and no way of seeing my direction back home, Mom hopes this innate sense of security will stay with me during my visit to the big city to see my eye specialist.

I think the reason I'm comfortable in exploring uncharted sections of our forest is the constant support and encouragement of my Mom and Dad. I was a timid pup when I came to my forever home. I was honestly scared of my own shadow. None of the typical training methods Mom had used on any of her other dogs worked on me. Mom had to voraciously read all new dog training books. One thing Mom focused on was gentle, firm support and encouragement along with mountains of patience.

I'm going to continue my life's normal routine, and hope my folks won't be overcome by their fear and worries over my upcoming eye appt. More times than not it's our pawrents that need the encouragement and reassurance that everything will be ok.

Keep us in your prayers furiends.

Love, Molly and my Mom

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Warm Daze

1/27/2017

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I mentioned we'd been having spring in January and what a wonderful respite from the bitter cold of winter we were having in a previous blog. Our dear furiend Angel Tommy Tunes told us to be prepared that Ole' Man Winter wasn't done with us yet. Well sadly there were no truer words spoken but what a joy it was to take a walk to the pond without my winter jacket, Mom in her shirt sleeves.
We had warm sunny days with gentle cool breezes, and we walked where ever my nose would lead us. There was no hurry to get back inside to seek shelter from the brutal cold. Ahhh these are the January days that southerners live for.

My most recent favorite thing to do is hike through the woods next to our house and follow scents down to the creek where our wildlife sips from the stream. I've found signs of my fox family, Mr. and Mrs. Raccoon, the Opossums, Deer and even the wild Turkeys stop for a drink. I've deduced this must be the new social gathering place of my forest friends. No FB or Twitter here in the woods of my rural southern home.

One thing my family and I have noticed over the years with us being the new comers or immigrants, if you will, is everyone accepts us. Even with our differences our forest friends welcome my hoomans and I as neighbors. We get to see the Turkey's and their young every spring, the Deer bring out their fawns for us to ooohh and ahh over. In a sense we're an extended family. Family's accept each other warts and all. There may be disagreements, but at the end of the day, it's understood we love each other regardless, because we're family.

Something has changed in the hooman world, and it's a sad thing. Long time friends and furiends are ending friendships and leaving FB due to a diversity of political opinions. Mom and I pray tensions ease. Hopefully our hooman friends will take a page from our forest friends, and realize our differences in beliefs and opinions are what make our friendships special and unique. It would be a monotonous and lonely world if we all were the same.

My pawrents and I respect and accept our forest friends here in our part of N.C.'s woods for who they are and what they bring to our neighborhood. The deer (even though they eat Mom's shrubs and flowers) let my family and I enjoy the beauty of their precious fawns every spring. The coyotes (our least favorite neighbors) are amazing to see on the rare occasions you get a glimpse of them. They're a reminder of how wild our woods really are and how adaptable God's creatures can be.

May we all see the beauty in our uniqueness, as well as beliefs and accept each other for the wonderful people and pups that we are.

Love and Peace,

Molly and my Mom

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Molly Needs Prayers

1/23/2017

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Molly Needs Prayers (Going to see an Ophthalmology Specialist)

Well Mom and Dad are very upset and concerned. I've told them not to worry that everything will be fine, but you know how pawrents are.

Molly's Mom here.

For about the past 3 weeks we've noticed a decline in Molly's vision. As we stated in our previous blog she seemed to be missing the ball a bit more than she used to. We set up an appointment with her vet and got her vision checked today.

There is indeed a problem with her eyes. It seems the vessels in the back of her eyes are a bit smaller than normal and a bit smaller than they've been in the past....

Molly has a referral with the same specialist that took care of our Angel Penny's cataract surgery.. Dr. English is a wonderful Ophthalmologist with years of experience. He gave our Angel Penny back her sight so we trust him with Molly and her vision issues.

If you'd like to read a bit about the center please click me here

We would truly appreciate any and all prayers, as this is a bit of a shock and is seeming rather serious. We'll let you know more as we learn more and get our appointment.

Love, Molly and my Mom

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The Pre-Spring

1/21/2017

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There's an old saying around these parts, "If you don't like the weather just wait a few days". In Mom and I's opinion that only applies to the winters here in NC. Summertime in the South is consistently hot and humid. BOL

In our last blog we spoke about the frigid cold and the "Mammoth" snow event that crippled our NCDOT. Yups the road maintenance certainly was sub-par this go round. Mother nature cleared our road after a few days of sunshine and warmer temps.

After the thaw our weather turned into something a winter dream is made of. We have been experiencing springtime in January. It's a gift from the Gods. BOL I've been tracking squirrels, bunnies, and even the deer and wild turkeys that dare to cross my yard and enter my woods. Mom and I both are appreciating the break from the typically cold temps that are our norm this time of the year.

To catch you pups and peeps up on what's been going on here at our house here's little update..My doggy hair-dresser has moved shop to the other side of town since my last haircut. Needless to say after 5 years going to one place to get my hair cut I was a bit stressed when we didn't make our trip to her "normal" shop. I started letting Mom and Dad know I was getting confused and a bit unhappy, when we didn't make the usual turn onto the old street. Upon arrival I had to give things the "sniff-over". Stepping into the boutique I was very impressed. There's a doggy masseuse, my doggy hair-dresser, and a vet stops in once a month to answer any pressing questions you may have that you may want a 2nd opinion on concerning your health issues. My hairdresser and I had a nice quiet visit. After my haircut I told her I loved the new place and gave her my approval. I hope all her other clients love the new accommodations as much as I do. (I'm really looking forward to getting a doggy massage, I got a bit stressed during the holiday).

The only other thing going on is Mom and Dad have noticed a bit of a change in my vision. I seem to miss the ball a little more often than I used to. Mom thought possibly my hair could be falling into my eyes and that maybe shorter bangs would solve my problem. Her and Dad had a chat and decided that a trip to my dogtor might be in order as well. I've told them there's nothing to worry about but you know how pawrents are. So Mon. I'll be making one more trip to town to get my eyes checked out. Keep my family and I in your prayers pawfuriends, you know how pawrents worry.

Wishing you all fun sniffs through the woods and warm sleeps in a sunbeam as you nap on the floor,

Love, Molly and my Mom

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Southern Snow Prologue

1/7/2017

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Well day 2 here pups and peeps. We have been told there's a good possibility it will take DAYS for peoples roads to be cleared. Yups Mom wasn't too happy about that. She also checked the weather news online and saw where a snow plow flipped and needed to be towed. ~Huge Sigh~

Anyywayyy... at my early morning potty time Dad didn't have the snow shoveled off my potty area, so I had to really get woke up by freezing snow touching my unspeakable bits. OMD's that was an experience. I almost told Dad he needed to try that and see how he liked sticking his bits in the snow... Honestly I was too cold to say anything at the time.

Mom and Dad went out and shoveled off the tarp so my next potty break was much less of a shock to the system. It's never stopped snowing since last night and the winds are almost blizzard strength so I've only gone out to potty today.

Mom took a short hike down the driveway to the hay field and spotted some deer tracks through the snow. Seems that my forest furiends have been out looking for a meal in the snow storm. Mom got some pictures of the tracks but you may not be able to make it out that well in the white of the snow.

Mom's told me it looks like a winter wonderland, and that after the snow stops falling she's going to pull me around through the snow in a storage bin. BOL Mush Mommy!!!

We're going to have fun while we can as they're now calling for a low of 5 degrees tonight and a high of 25 tomorrow... Burrrr it's a bit chilly in our part of the south.

Mom got a few pictures today during the snow storm. We hope there's no snow at your house and that the temps are a bit warmer there. Here's a look at the snow fall that seems to have crippled the NCDOT here.

Love, Molly and my Mom

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Southern Snow

1/6/2017

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It's the stuff of comedy routines in other parts of the U.S. With the infiltration of snow-birds that move for the warmer climate and end up staying there's a take or leave it kind of attitude. With my Mom a diehard southerner born and bred snow warrants a lifted eyebrow and a trip to the store for a few tasty special meals and to buy extra toilet paper. No run for the bread or milk aisle as there's always extra bread in the freezer.

This is supposed to be the snow of all snows this time. They're calling for 5-7 inches. Possibly more in places. We'll see how that all works out.

Mom and Dad are coving a place in the yard for me to take care of personal business. (5-7 inches is almost taller than I am so we can see the importance in that) They're getting the generator out and filling it with gas as well as extra gas (the news is mentioning the possibility of power outages, which is a big deal period, but with the low being projected at 3 degrees one morning is rather serious).

~SIGH~ My question has been Mom we're still going on walkies right??? Mom doesn't say much when I ask. You all know how much I love my walkies and I know my woods and fields will be beautiful dressed in a winter blanket of fresh fallen snow. Mom secretly has plans of finding some way to pull me behind her as she hikes through the snow, but hasn't come up with a concrete idea of how to go about it yet. (Yups us pups can read our pawrents minds) ;-)

We know most the neighbors here in our little part of the south are hoping for no snow. Mom and I not so much, a little snow would be appreciated. Just enough to be pretty for a couple of days and add a little spice to our 2017.

Keep us die hard southerners in your prayers dear furiends as we're typically a snow free zone and it's been a longgg time since this part of the south has seen 3 degrees.
Wishing you all a wonderful 2017 and praying you're not seeing 3 degrees and snow.

It's a sad thing if we can't laugh at ourselves every now and then. Here's a little grin for you at a Southerns expense. (Thanks for the share Auntie Barbara).

Love, Molly and my Mom

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Winter Walk

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