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So… this was supposed to be a Tammy Tuesday: the weekly pic of my mini dachshund. Unfortunately the little girl is feeling under the weather today! But don’t worry folks she’s got that mischievous glint in her eye which is already threatening to unleash havoc when she’s back to normal soon.

I didn’t want to make it three weeks without something though.  It was my girlfriend Kristen who had the idea of letting her new Chihuahua Lucy fill in for Tammy.  Lucy was in the back seat of my car yesterday when Kristen snapped this hilarious photo of her flashing a wry grin…

Lucy, Chihuahua, dog

Incidentally, for those who remember when Kristen adopted those two Chihuahuas last month: well that’s Lucy and her son is now named Charlie.  We’re hoping that Lucy and Charlie will get to meet Tammy sometime soon.  If/when that happens I’ll be sure to post some ...

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Zoinks!!  This week’s Tammy Tuesday feature went down to the wire!  It’s 11:56 p.m. when I’m finally able to getting to post it.

Well, don’t let it be said that I’m not the Hardest Working Man in the Blogosphere(tm)!  Here’s a low-angle shot of Tammy, leering at the camera over the top of her doggie bed…

Tammy, dachshunds, dogs

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Several months ago I came across a long piece of scrap fabric from my Children of Eden costume.  It seemed like something Tammy would enjoy playing with.  Ever since, there hasn’t been a day that goes by when we haven’t had a tug-of-war with it (and you would not believe how such a little dog can yank something soooo hard).

Here’s Tammy in one of her quieter moments with it, as she chews happily on a piece of deer antler…

Tammy, miniature dachshund, dog

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So Tammy decided she wanted to try some beer…

She ultimately decided that she didn’t like it.  After one whiff of the bottle, she ran away from it as hard as she could!  Wish I could have gotten that on camera.

A friend made an observation: what kind of a German dog wouldn’t enjoy beer?  I think the photo speaks for itself: it’s light beer that Tammy recoiled from, not a dark hearty pint of true ale.

Incidentally, with all of the interest in home-brewing lately, I’m considering making some beer myself.  The thing is, I’ve never been able to develop a taste for the stuff.  So I figured that’ll be one hobby which if I’m bad at, I’ll never have to know…...

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I tried, really tried, to snap a photo of Tammy wearing my new sunglasses.  But she adamantly refused to cooperate.

So here she is running around the house, sneaking under the dining room table, no doubt looking for trouble…

I know: pretty disappointing as a photo.  Maybe she’ll give us a better show next week....

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All right gang, I’m gonna try to get back into the swing of things on this blog.  First up: another dose of that very-cute-but-terribly-mischievous miniature dachshund, Tammy.  Who has lately demonstrated that she’s getting much better behaved!  If only she wouldn’t jump out of nowhere to bite at my ankles every so often…

So today I took her outside so she could do her “doggie business” and the first thing she wanted to do was head to her favorite place in the yard.  I don’t know what it’s allure is, but there’s this one little area of lawn that Tammy will go to, lay down and often roll on her back and enjoy the warmth of the sun shining on it.  I guess it’s just her “layin’ spot”.

Here she is enjoying the early summer sunshine…

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The girlfriend reminded me late last night that I had missed posting a Tammy Tuesday this week.  And then earlier tonight she told me again.  So you can direct thanks to Kristen for kicking me in the tail and getting a new pic of my mini dachshund up for your viewing pleasure 🙂

This week, nothing too special.  Just a photo I took with the iPad of Tammy in my lap, as I tried to get her to hold still…

There may be some more pics of her out and about town next week. We’ll see 🙂...

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Hey gang, been a mite busy on this end of things, but don’t let that stop us from having our weekly does of mini dachshund hijinks!

This past weekend my longtime friend and filmmaking partner “Weird” Ed Woody came to visit.  And it so happened that this was the very first time that he and Tammy have had a chance to meet.  I was outside with her when he pulled into the driveway and had my camera with me, so I got to record their first-ever encounter…




It took Tammy awhile to get used to somebody so new…

 …but it wasn’t long before she really took on to Ed, as you can tell 🙂

Incidentally, Ed and I discussed our next film project.  It’s gonna be the first one we’ve done in quite some time.  Maybe we should give Tammy a cameo?...

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Kristen and I spent the entire weekend at the Outer Banks.  We really enjoyed ourselves and already are planning what to do the next time we visit.  When we do I’m bound and determined to go hand-gliding on Jockey’s Ridge. But even without that this time, the trip was a neat lil’ adventure.

And when we got back home Tammy was waiting for us.  As much fun as we had, I really did miss my lil’ mini dachshund. And I think Tammy was happy to see us too…

Tammy, Kristen, dog, miniature dachshund

The next time y’all see Kristen and Tammy in a photo together, it might also include Kristen’s cat Zoe. We’re trying to figure out when would be a good time to introduce her and Tammy to each other.

And it was two years ago today that Kristen and I had our first date!  Hey, a sweet and beautiful girlfriend and a mischievous ...

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