Shopped Til We Dropped

PUPDATE:  Oh my Dogness!    In her feverish state last weekend, my momma did not even realize that our Shopping Spree post did not post!  Her is blaming it on Blogger.......butt, pawsonally, I think her had some Back-to-the-Future date entered fur the posting time.
So here is our much delay Shopping Spree Post..................

We were so excited to pawticipate in Frankie's Shopping Spree!!! 

Thank YOU, Frankie for hosting this event!!!

Me and Brudder Rooney and Sissie Ditto and New-poor-dog-may-never-have-a-name-ever Sissie have been holding Top Secret Conferences while my momma is at work.......trying to decide what da most perfect Christmas Pressies fur her would be!   There was a bit of bitey-face happening over what the best choice should be......butt we finally worked it out.

So here is our final list of da things my momma needs da most and can't lives without (heeeheeee)

A New USED Car
Considering her recent issues with Big Red's mechanical problems (and all da New HBO words we learned in da process) we thought a change in vehicles might be in order.  
We couldn't affords a Brand New Car............butt we found this one, that is only slightly used.
Driven only 500 miles by Mr. Jimmie Johnson on a controlled course........turns only LEFT.

Book of Names

In view of my momma's recent indecision about my new Sister's name............Enough said.
PUPDATE:  Look fur exciting announcement soon

New Gates
My momma has need of new gate here at our house and in da Country at Lucy's house.
Here at home, my new sister jumps da Baby Gate all the time..........her does not follow the rules to stay in our dog room while my momma is gone at work.
And in da country, Lucy is STILL in troubles fur crossing da Cattle Guard and going from her pasture into the human pasture (yard)
I think this gate would do the trick nicely

A Snoopy Toy
Of course, my momma is a HUGE Snoopy fan, so we thought a new Snoopy toy fur her collection would make her smile.  This one should do da trick

Family Fun for Uncle Tommy's Motorcycle

We must admit that this pressie is fur all of us.   We thought this would be just the Kitteh's Meow fur sharing some Family Time when my momma and Uncle Tommy da HarleyMan go on road trips

So, that's our list!    I think my momma will love them all...........butt, it looks like I am going to have to buy MILES of wrapping paper!

MinnaK

The Grand Prize Winner

Furst off, I want to give a BIG THANK YOU to all da bloggers who pawticipated in celebrating my Gotcha Day by sharing their Story of Me!   I know that everybuddy enjoyed sharing and reading ALL the wonderful stories!    Me and my momma has read each and every one, and is still going back and re-reading and commenting.   It was sooooooooo much fun and I think that EVERYBUDDY had a WINNING STORY!  That is why I chose the winner with a random drawing 






Seconds off, we need to announce da winner of the Grand Prize of $50 Donation to a Charity of Your Choice.........

Now, don't go thinking this is a real foto of my momma (her only wishes)


The truth is that my momma had da Fever and Sickies ALL Weekend and really looked liked THIS....

Yeppers, it was a pitiful sight............her was camped out on da Sofa all fur four days... moaning and groaning.  Her was so pitiful that her did not even take any Fotos of ME having da Grand Prize Drawing fur my Winner!   sigh.

Since I have no fotos of da Big Event.......I will describe fur you....

We kept a Super Important List of everybuddy who pawticipated up to Sunday........then her put all da names on pieces of paper and I selected one blog furrend at random, using my very own nose and paws..........trust me, this was most exciting!

Are you ready for da Winner of my Grand Prize?!?!?!?

DrumRoll Please......

Shawnee The Shepherd!!!!!!

WoooHooooooo!!!!!!

My momma will send you an email......so Miss Shawnee can Select her Most Favorite Charity, and I will have my momma make a $50 Greenpaper Donation in Shawnee's name to that Charity!!!!

Congratulations!!!!!!

The Story of Me

Furst off, I would like to thank everybuddy fur joining in on this Posting Pawty to help celebrate my designated Gotcha Day of Thanksgiving.   You are all da best!!

My momma has been collecting da names of everybuddy who pawticipates and we will have da drawing fur the Grand Prize Giveaway on Sunday!   I will announce da Winner, right here in BlogLand, on Monday's Post!

Now, fur A Story of Me....

What should I write???   My story is not too unusual

My Gotcha Story is just like all of my momma's Dachshunds.....Simple.
Her gets 'da itch' fur another dachshund, hunts around rescue, shelters, etc etc fur one, and goes to buy it.

This won't do at all..........I need a Gotcha Story with some intrigue and excitement
I need to write a Gotcha Story that is different than all da rest.     


Maybe if I just start writing.....it will come to me....

like he said................It was a dark and stormy night in January 2008.

My momma was snoring sleeping soundly, butt kept hearing da sound of a dog whining away.  This whining kept getting louder and louder and was keeping my momma from her much needed beauty rest.

My momma finally gets up to go check which one of her precious dogs was causing such a racket.

Suddenly, her noticed that the whining was not coming from inside our house......it was coming from the front yard!

Her peeked out da front bedroom window, and saw a young dog tied to a wooden stake right by da road!!

This young dog was whining and howling and twisting its body all around, trying to get loose from the wooden stake.

My momma goes outside and carefully walks up to this dog.   Her had troubles getting it loose from da stake, because it has wound the WIRE string tightly round the stake and could barely moves.   Also, da poor dog's collar was fur little puppy, and this dog was about six months old.   Da collar was so tight, her had to struggle to get it loose.

My momma took da dog into our backyards and fed it and gave it water.   Her thinks that some awful peoples dumped an unwanted Christmas Puppy because a large Christmas Holiday bag was found next to the wooden stake.

So you think this is the STORY OF ME, Minna Krebs, huh?

Nooooooooooooooo.......

This is da story of how my Cousin Elvis Pawsley came into our lives......

Here is a foto of Elvis taken da vey morning he was dumped found

Would you tie this dog to a post?????

My momma didn't know what her was going to do with this handsome pup, cuz I had just come to live at our house two months earlier........and her was 'full up' with FIVE dachshunds at da time.

So, my momma called Uncle Chris and sent him da foto of da puppy.   He was 'kinda' looking fur a dog at the time......butt no too seriously.    He came over and met da puppy, and they fell in love at furst sight!!!   YAY!!!!!
He got da name Elvis Pawsley, cuz da morning he was dumped, was da Birthday of Elvis Presley... you prolly heard of him       (Notice my momma can come up withs all kinds of dog names fur other peoples dogs.....her is not so good at naming her own.  duh. )

Elvis went to live in da Lap of Luxuries at Uncle Chris' house.    He fit in really well.......except fur his extreme beagle puppy exhuberence!   Butt, many, many greenpapers in dog training later....he is a really good boy (mostly)

Butt da story gets EVEN BETTERS.   Uncle Chris was so happy with Elvis, they decided to gets him a partner!   So after much shopping, they got a girl dog from Houston BEAGLE RESCUE.   Her name is Whitney (yeppers, just like da Puddles sissie)

Here is Elvis now.......all grown up with his beautiful sissie Whitney.  (Note that foto was taken when they both caught in the act of relaxing on da Sofa without invitaion)

Happy Endings always make me tearful............................

And because this post should be da Story of ME......I will give you a brief rundown of how I came to live here at da Dachshund Spa.

My momma was looking and looking at da All Texas Dachshund Rescue website furevers.  Her fell in love with da foto of a Beautiful Red Smooth Hair Standard Female, named Vienna.   And this is what my momma really really wanted.  "A Red Standard Smooth Hair  Female Dachshund", please.

When da Head-Most Impawtent - Leader of All Texas Dachshund Rescue came to our house fur a home inspection visit, her met all my brudders and sissies.....and noticed that Sissie Ditto was a WireHair.

Her told my momma that a BIG BATCH of WireHair Dachshunds just came into Rescue because a Texas Breeder had gone out of business.....and they had specialized in WireHairs.

To  be honest, my momma was not too excited bout this idea......her wanted da Red Smooth Hair Dachshund.....butt, her  didn't want to say NO the Head-Most Impawtent Leader of Rescue, so my momma decided just to go take a look.

Her had to drive furevers to out in da country to visit the Foster Lady.  The Foster Lady had about a DOZEN WireHair Dachshunds PLUS a bunch of Rescue Rotweillers.....all in pens in her yard

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Well, let me tell you, my momma was in Dachshund OVERLOAD!!!

There were WireHair Dachshunds Swarming all overs her!   Her had no idea how to choose one!  

So, my momma decided her should go home and 'sleep on it'........cuz the Elusive Red Standard Smooth Hair Dachshund was still on her mind.    

My momma told Foster Lady that she would think about it and get back with her...........THEN my momma got ready to leave and walked by the dog pen one more time on her way to the truck (this was when Big Red was actually working)

AND ALL OF A SUDDEN........A SHY LITTLE BLACK WIREHAIR STUCK HER NOSE THROUGH THE HOLE IN THE PEN...............AND MY MOMMA FELL IN LOVE WITH THAT LITTLE NOSE AND CUTE LITTLE DOG LIPS!!!!!!!

It was love at furst sight!!!!!    Yeppers, my momma fell in love with MY little NOSE and MY little lips!!!

I wasn't da most beautifuls that day, cuz I had lost alot of my furs (prolly poor nutrition at da breeder) and Foster Lady told her I was a nervous type, and very shy......butt NO matters to my momma...WE were meant to be!!!

Thanks to you all fur reading my story............Have a Happy Thanksgiving!!

Hug Your Human Today!!

Love, Minna Krebs