Anna Garasto: It's A Dachshunds' World!

I'm a proud fur baby mom!

Please meet my Franco. His Name Is Short for Frankfurtur! lol :D I am so fortunate to have been able to adopt my little dachshund. He is the most adorable, intelligent, loyal, protecting and sometimes bold pup ever.

Here he is below when he was a wee little puppy that was featured on his breeder's website. What an adorable little angel, don't you think? Sure. He can be a devil dog sometimes, but I knew what I was getting into when I read up on the breed before I made my final choice. What do you expect? They are German Hunting dogs! I wanted a little cornuto 3:) to be honest. lol

Here he is below protecting me from the birds and squirrels lol. The other two pics are of when we were at the Harbour Front walking around the lovely Aqua Condo. He's just so cute that I can't help but always hug him and spoil him! They say that pets help you live a bit longer because they make you feel happier and I believe it.

I feed him Wellness Core grain free that I buy at PetSmart. I give him organic pumpkin seeds as treats and once in a while carrots, cheese and peanut butter too. He loves home cooking so I feed him less kibble and allow him to eat veggies to keep him in check. Sometimes I will make him scambled eggs and peas, or spaghetti squash/zoodles (zucchini noodles) and homemade meatballs, or chicken with carrots or broccoli as a meal replacement to his kibble and he loves it so much. Doxies are known for over eating and if you are weak it's best to not to adopt them. Remember Obie the obese dachshund. He was rescued from a senior couple that either couldn't say no or didn't remember they feed him. He is doing great now with his rescue owner Nora! I follow them on my family and hobby Facebook.

Franco is very well trained and is totally potty trained which is very hard to do from what I read. The trick to training a dachshund is with positive reinforcement and treats. They are super smart and will not usually do anything you want unless there is something in it for them.

He has traveled some too and even flew to Nova Scotia thanks to WestJet and Shirpa.

Then there are the fabulous doxy meet ups and events like Woofstock too. When I attend Doxy Meets I am often surrounded by even more of them! It's such a wonderful thing! We also have been to a couple Toronto Wolfstock events that were pretty amazing too.

Allan Gardens 2015 Doxy Meet pictures below.