Recent content by SuzyJay

I'm SusieRainbow in case you didn't guess.:)

I'm beginning to feel at home already!

I don't think we should discuss that forum in detail here.

Years ago we bought 2 cot size duvets for the dogs. They are very light and perfect for them to burrow in which they love. They were about £7.50 each from Aldi and are still going strong with our current pair of dogs, wash and dry beautifully and they go everywhere with us. The other good buy...

Merle-to-merle breeding can be disastrous. Pups can be blind, some have no eyes, deaf and deformed. Unfortunately it's not always easy to spot a merle, or dapple as they're known in dachshunds, so accidental breeding happens. Hence my comment about DNA testing prior to mating.

Breeders with Merles are advised to ask for DNA tests on potential mates .

Hi, I'm Susie, SusieRainbow on PF ( a throwback from my Folksy Forum days). I have 2 mini wirehaired dachshunds and a lovely semi-retired husband. Looking forward to chatting to everyone here about dogs or anything else.

I always longed for a dog but while I was working it wouldn't have been right for us. So we had cats instead! The first cat I had, Sophie, was very under-socialised and 2 young to leave her mum.She was a lovely kitten and happy to be left while I was at work, but when I met OH she didn't take...

I saw a Dachshund cross pitbull on FB, and their 'adorable puppy' !

Welcome from me too.

Meg loved ice cream. To our horror we once turned round to see her enthusiastically licking the face of a toddler in a puschair! Luckily he had finished the ice cream or she'd have taken that too!

Not one of the dogs i have now, but when I was a child my dad had a collie. We were walking along the sea-front in Hunstanton and Ben leapt over the sea wall, landing in the middle of a family picnic on the beach! I don't know who was the most shocked, him or the picnickers. Another collie we...

It's lovely to be here.

Hi, I'm Susie, owner of 2 small dogs and very happily retired.