a thing in 122 photos in 2009 dogs showing 2009 only · show all years Later that night we emailed Leigh the picture of the dogs we met and she texted us this photos of the hounds back in NYC. Haha. Aw, you're pretty good too, tiny buddy. The good news was that they people had two really cute dogs that we made friends with. This guy... Check out that grill, dawg! Hahaha. Soooo good. Giving kisses. ...and this guy! This greyhound was a racing track rescue who was so sweet and friendly! Dogs, in general, aren't big fans of rock shows. We were dogsitting Edie so there were plenty of doogs to go around. On Saturday afternoon my parents came into town to see our honeymoon photos and have dinner. Leigh explained this to us and then demonstrated. "See? Stackable hounds!" Hahaha. Leigh's building has a lot of stairs. The dogs can climb UP stairs, but they have trouble descending steep stairs and need to be carried down them (because of their midgety legs and long wienery bodies). Turns out that the easiest way to get both dogs downstairs for a walk is TO STACK THEM! ...to pick up Maddy! Leigh and Scott had graciously agreed to watch our hound for us while we were away getting married on on our honeymoon ! This spotted lady came out of the shadows to say hi. She was really interested in our food, but was a wild beach dog and was too scared of us to come much closer. Not chewing wire or shoe. Just bone. Dog park. On Saturday morning, we took Maddy uptown to the animal hospital and dropped her off to get fixed. We took the dachshund painted on the doorway as a good omen. Afterwards, we went and got soft serve ice cream. Meredith made friends with the dog Pauly was dog-sitting. Dog buds. On Sunday morning we put the dogs in bags (no cages but bags are ok!)... Requires two bones. Edie prefers to referee. KILL IT ON THE NECK! Wiener parade! Smoker's Bench. They also brought along their boxer Duke, who regarded the wieners suspiciously. I'm a dog, what are you guys? Brett and Amy drove up from Washington DC with THEIR wiener dog, Teddy! Three-wiener party! Watering the hounds. On Thursday night after work, we loaded this critter into her crate (Maddy HATE a crate!) and headed to Penn Station to catch the NJ Transit train to spend the holiday weekend with my family! Couch doogs. These two guys even nap together all the time. Such buds. Badger dogs! This is how Maddy likes to lounge in my lap when I read. Edie doing some chin-sniffing at the dog park. Haha. All wiener dogs are always so excited to see other wiener dogs. They always run across the park to investigate. ...but not without making all sorts of accidentally ridiculous faces. Like this! And this! Hahaha. Maddy is just starting to get the hang of how to chew puppy kibble. She can sort of do it... Look who was waiting for me when I got home in the middle of the night. Awwww. A North American Silky-haired Bed-Weasel! ...Edie did her impression of Triumph, The Insult Comic Dog! She even had a little piece of rawhide for a cigar. Spot on! My absolute favorite photo of Edie and Maddy. Awwww. Yes, hello? Us? Check out these dog-buds. Chilling. DOWN HOUND! Hahaha. Let me taste that delicious nose of yours! Funnily enough, I don't think this is the first time he's had two wieners in his face! Ba-dum-cha! Aww. ...and Maddy had rolled herself up like a taco. I went into my office in the evening and found both of the dogs burrowing into the comforter on the couch. Edie had her face tucked under the edge... These two were very interested in the smell of frying falafel. Mmmm. Happy April 2009! Squinty. Total buddies. We arrived back at the apartment to find these two curled up in the afternoon sun. This is probably true of most breeds, but daschunds really love other daschunds. We saw a dog with the same coat as Maddy. Then we fell in love with a daschund puppy that had a "blue" coat. So adorable. Wiener dogs on the move. Hahaha. It's a dog in a bag! (Sung to the tune of Dick in a Box ). So much awesome in my living room it's unbelievable. Just a basic Wednesday night hang. You literally can't have a bad day with these guys around. Three clean noses! No, I ATTACK YOU ! I ATTACK YOU! Ten hours later and they're still at it. Although, they moved the BATTLE ARENA to the much larger couch. Ear cleanse deluxe! No charge for you! Nose licking retaliation. BAP! Stubby brass paw to the ear! When these two fight, they make weird honking noises and if you were in the other room you would think it was geese and not dogs. Total weirdos. Hahaha. This photo makes me laugh out loud. (I also like how there's a rat in the background.) Back at the apartment later that night, we snuggled with dogs... Aw, really? On my way out the apartment on Monday morning I walked into the living room and these two were just sitting on the couch like this side by side. Total buds. Edie was there too. It was a regular dog party. Later that evening, Meredith's friend Blair came over with his new puppy! Hahaha. Maddy was like "I'm a dog! What are you?" Look, she's one of you guys! On Sunday we took the dogs to the dog park together for the first time! Biggest lap dog ever! I love how her stupid feet go in opposite directions. Landing gear up, please. Look at how Maddy used to fall asleep! All balled up light a little speckled hedgehog. Such winning hounds. Speckly pals. ...and then they settled in together. I love how Maddy looks like she's sitting in a little hand-seat. Hahaha. Edie turned in circles padding the bed down... Puppy kisses are the best. I told Leigh that Edie and Maddy had become buds in her absence and put the dog-bed on the couch to demonstrate. Puppy bellies! Later that evening, Ellen brought Piper over to meet Maddy. It took her all of about 10 minutes to use her razor sharp puppy teeth (and tiny puppy raptor claws!) to create a puppy-sized hole in the gate's mesh that she could easily wriggle her way through! Most adorable jailbreak ever! Aw, really? She was so cold when we got her back inside that we had to wrap her up in a towel-nest. The world's tiniest bean feel asleep with her little chinny-chin our our Meredith's lap like this. Tiny dog in a pink shirt! Taking the doogs out for their first walk together in the Stuytown courtyard. Dog friends? ...and was surprised to find that Edie (who you can see has her dog-toenails painted!) considered my lap off-limits to Maddy. Haha. MY LAP!
