| WIGGI (Otherwise known as the "Fun Police") |
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| This is my old lady. Never much of a show girl in her youth, but for some unknown reason, aged seven she suddenly decided she enjoyed the show ring! And she still loves it a few years later - trouble is she is gradually getting that "old dog" look. She has glaucoma and a cataract in one eye (NOW I'm glad I eye tested every dog yearly so we are sure it is trauma related somehow rather than a long term inherited thing!), and she has had a mild spell of back trouble which she recovered from beautifully. Oh yes, and lumps so she had a mammary strip. Wiggi has been my guardian angel over the years. Her Royal Highness was with me before the children, has gone to work with me in an office and spent almost a year down my jacket as a pupy when I was a motorcycle courier. Wiggi has been camping and been smuggled into hotels - all have been greeted with her particular blend of gusto. She will sell her soul for coffee (then bark till you add sugar) and until you have seen the contortions she goes through for a tomato, you would not believe a Dachshund can really stand on her head! Basically, she is one in a million and a real character. Other words used to describe her have been stubborn, obstinate, filthy, thieving, cantankerous, moody, sulky, spoilt... You get the idea. anyway, the one thing Her Majesty can't do is read, so I'm safe to say I agree with all of the comments over the years. But to me, one words sums her up. Perfect. Her 10th birthday party is going to be in July. Recipes for a (large) doggy birthday cake gratefully accepted. Yep it seems daft, but after living with her paralysed in January, maybe Ive realised I dont have a lifetime option on her (not my lifetime anyway) and I'm going to make the most of her. If that means being a bit daft, hey, I'll wear it. Bite me. So, if you see an old bitch, with a wildly wagging tail, with a slight hitch in her step, a foot long scar from one armpit to her groin and one blind eye, showing her socks off in a veteran class near you, come and say "Hi". Wiggi says "Bring Cheese".... |
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