Dachshund demonstrates that heroes can come in small packages

[Omaha Steve]

By Michael Kelly / World-Herald columnist
Michael Kelly
Updated 15 hrs ago

A tiny dachshund — who’d been dressed as a lion to greet Halloween trick-or-treaters — a few hours later grunted a tiny roar to alert his masters to a fire.

At 2:55 a.m. Tuesday, Todd and Stephanie Murphy were awakened by 4-year-old, 18-pound Beau in their bedroom kennel.

“His bark was different,” Todd said. “It wasn’t the usual, ‘Hey, I need to go to the bathroom.’ It wasn’t the rare, impatient bark as if he wanted to get on our bed.”

Instead, it was sharper — low and serious, an insistent wake-up call.

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[sunweaver]

1. My heart goes out to you -

I read the earlier article that you reference in your post, and the information about the disease.

I'm sending Reiki energy, and love.

[pansypoo53219]

3. their sense of smell is way better. IF HUMANS ALLOW THEM TO BE DOGS. not mini humans.

[A HERETIC I AM]

4. Good doggy.

Although......

DACHSHUNDS
WITH ERECTIONS,
CAN'T CLIMB STAIRS
by
Les Barker


Each night she's on the balcony
He loves her from afar
His soft, sad eyes are hypnotised
She shines down like a star.
His heart will break forever
His kind can't have affairs
For Dachshunds with erections...
Can't climb stairs.

His home's a humble bungalow
And her's a penthouse flat
He cannot go where she can go
And that, they say. is that.
He never can be near her
Although she knows he cares
For Dachshunds with erections...
Can't climb stairs.

You want to win a woman?
Just be cool... be aloof
The dog who doesn't hit the stairs
Can make it to the roof.
The dog who doesn't care
Will be the dog who wins the day
You'll never get to heaven...
With your chopper in the way.

The spirit soars, the body falls
And heavy lies the heart
That cries out with the pain of love
Be still my broken part.
How painful is the passion
And painful the repairs
For Dachshunds with erections
Can't climb stairs.

[a kennedy]

5. Awwwwwww, see why I love wiener dogs?

[MurrayDelph]

6. Me, too

I got my most-recent from Dachshund Rescue of Los Angeles.

[Raine]

7. I had two little Dachshunds that were brothers, their owner died and

I took them. I had never had a Dachshund before so really knew nothing about them but they're terrific dogs. Andy & Brandy they've been gone a long time but I still miss those sweet little guys.