Long story short, starting today we'll be watching over this little wiener for a while. Hopefully not too long, but I could see it being 3 months.
He's supposedly a 10 week old chihuahua & dachshund mix (can you say anti-strangers? lol We'll be sure to socialize him well). His owner said his name is Jenkins.
That's a stupid name. I'm not calling him Jen. He doesn't even respond to it either.
He's been a pretty chill little dude so far. Likes the cats (supposedly lived with one). Great playmate with our chihuahua/Boston terrier. Does good with our Pointer mutt (but then again, that loveable dog is great with pretty much everything (provided it isn't a winged creature)). Just needs to learn to stop walking under his feet.
Was good with meeting other dogs today while we were out at the lake. Was friendly with people coming up to see him.
I've been calling him Frank (weiner dog...frankfurter...Frank). Girlfriend has started to yell at me for calling him Frank.
I thought Hans would be a good name for him. Kind of strikes me as a Hans. But she hates that name. *sigh*
So...please...something better than Jenkins.
Also, any good things to know about dachshunds would be appreciated. Apparently bred to hunt badgers & burrowing things, so they're great at digging. Supposedly not very social (at least after reaching maturity).
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Side story: found a dog last night that was crossing a major roadway. Smaller dog, too. Some kind of Maltese? About the size of a house cat. Probably would've been dead if I didn't pullover and got to it. MF'ers were barely seeing & stopping for me, despite being in full high visibility motorcycle gear...
A lady in an SUV stopped and offered a rope. She poured him some water while I went to bring my bike off the shoulder & into the parking lot we took him to. Tried calling & texting the owner (dog had a tag on him!) but no response. Almost had him as an overnighter (lady said she'd drive him over to where I live) but then a cop noticed us sitting on the ground with the dog and asked if we found him. Told him yea, but owners aren't answering their phone, but his other tag has his registration to the township. Cop said he'd take him in and look up who he belongs to from the registration.
Jerk bag owners haven't called or texted back "thanks for saving our dog." I was kind of digging that dog. Was fine with me coming up & picking him up out of the street. Then he just chilled leaning against me the whole time I was sitting with him. Felt like he knew I was there to help him and he was thankful.
He's supposedly a 10 week old chihuahua & dachshund mix (can you say anti-strangers? lol We'll be sure to socialize him well). His owner said his name is Jenkins.
That's a stupid name. I'm not calling him Jen. He doesn't even respond to it either.
He's been a pretty chill little dude so far. Likes the cats (supposedly lived with one). Great playmate with our chihuahua/Boston terrier. Does good with our Pointer mutt (but then again, that loveable dog is great with pretty much everything (provided it isn't a winged creature)). Just needs to learn to stop walking under his feet.
Was good with meeting other dogs today while we were out at the lake. Was friendly with people coming up to see him.
I've been calling him Frank (weiner dog...frankfurter...Frank). Girlfriend has started to yell at me for calling him Frank.
I thought Hans would be a good name for him. Kind of strikes me as a Hans. But she hates that name. *sigh*
So...please...something better than Jenkins.
Also, any good things to know about dachshunds would be appreciated. Apparently bred to hunt badgers & burrowing things, so they're great at digging. Supposedly not very social (at least after reaching maturity).
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Side story: found a dog last night that was crossing a major roadway. Smaller dog, too. Some kind of Maltese? About the size of a house cat. Probably would've been dead if I didn't pullover and got to it. MF'ers were barely seeing & stopping for me, despite being in full high visibility motorcycle gear...
A lady in an SUV stopped and offered a rope. She poured him some water while I went to bring my bike off the shoulder & into the parking lot we took him to. Tried calling & texting the owner (dog had a tag on him!) but no response. Almost had him as an overnighter (lady said she'd drive him over to where I live) but then a cop noticed us sitting on the ground with the dog and asked if we found him. Told him yea, but owners aren't answering their phone, but his other tag has his registration to the township. Cop said he'd take him in and look up who he belongs to from the registration.
Jerk bag owners haven't called or texted back "thanks for saving our dog." I was kind of digging that dog. Was fine with me coming up & picking him up out of the street. Then he just chilled leaning against me the whole time I was sitting with him. Felt like he knew I was there to help him and he was thankful.