I was heading from the kitchen back to my office the other evening when I looked over and saw this Dachshund line-up in the living room. That’s new arrival Belvie by the wall, then little Daisy on the cot in the middle, and Bailey in the foreground. Bailey is sleeping on his friend and occasional arch-rival, Mr. Caterpillar.
What’s missing from this photo is the white fluffy stuffing that the Doxies and their friends are always ripping out of the soft squeaky toys. Usually our living room floor is covered with white tufts, so Alayne must have swept it not long before I took the photo.
What’s interesting is that although all the stuffed toys get their innards pulled out eventually (usually within 8 hours of us handing them out), Mr. Caterpillar has managed to survive fully intact and fluffy for months now. I mean, if there was ever a tempting target, it’s Mr. Caterpillar. It’s not his size that makes him immune, because Bailey personally had a major role in de-fluffing Mr. Bear, who was very big, too. So Mr. Caterpillar has a certain je-ne-sais-quoi about him.
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