Doggie Blankets

Christmas snow flakes and Thunder -- this they should imitate in Hof !
The Germans are frequently in competition with me how warm it is here already. Did you buy bedding plants yet ? Not yet.

I am very happy about the big wet snow flakes and the moisture that will sink in slowly. I love it cool and and Schatzi seems to like it too. She still wears her big fur coat , not her choice , and loves to be covered up in her basket.

We have 6 doggie blankets. One for each dachsie and a clean set for when they are in the laundry. The blankets are all leftover sweat shirt pieces, chenille sweaters, that were good for one season and stretched to the next house , a lining from a winter coat from Dad and a Lufthansa blanket.
The airline blanket came from my mom. She was on the inaugural Frankfurt - Denver flight and she brought all kinds of gifts. " They gave it to me," she said. Some were souvenirs but not the pillow and the blanket. But Momi had serious dementia by then and did not make a distinction between what is her's and what 's not.

We still have a sheep skin car seat cover, about 40 years old. This covers the bottom of Schatzi's basket now.
There were two sheep skins in my father's Mercedes when Andy and Crissy were toddlers.
Going to Austria one summer, my father drove down a pass following the extremely winding road along a white water river. Both kids drinking a bottle with red Kool Aid got car sick and threw up over one of the seat covers.
The non red pieces turned into little winter coats for the dachsies. Fur on the inside, denim on top, very rugged and fashionable for the West.

When Waldi got older and had arthritis and Schnapps got sick, we had 2 big soft heated pillows for them. Fausti had hot flashes, she did not care for the heated baskets. The bigger pillow is still in use without the heater. The other one is used by Skeeter and Mandy, two black Schnoodles.

Rosalie gave me brushes and combs for Schatzi which came from Thor's estate.
Thor was a busy Pomeranian who worked in a salon. He was charming to the ladies and wrapped them around his paws and got good tips with doggie cookies and slices of turkeys and sausage.

Schatzi is on the fast track to expand her world. Contrary to a puppy, which is always in discovery mode and gets into all kind of trouble, Schatzi is like a blank canvas and is carefully adding paint to the picture.
She is now looking around the corner to peek into the living room through both kitchen doors. There better be no movement or talking to her -- or a super dash back to safety.
The same goes for Andy's basement apartment. She is stretched so far, practically laying on her tummy and sneaking a peek over the edge of the stairs to see what 's down there.

Since she is allowed to go without a leash in the backyard during the day she visits all kind of interesting spots and pees more often. This has to be better for her.
Do I hear a lawn mower ? Kids ? Or party noises on someone's deck ? Keep the door open, I am racing home !
The iron bladder is in effect again.