Meet JoJo. Just look at that sweet face. Melts your heart, doesn't it?
Worked on He Who said "We don't need another dog." Need? Maybe not, but who said anything about need?
JoJo is not 2 years old yet and definitely male, as you can see. He will not be in possession of all that for long. He was rescued from a hoarder and was with a family who could not afford to keep him. That being said, I feel the need to point out to my children that I am NOT a hoarder, so shut-up!
He has fit in nicely with the animals here, with the exception of Martha, the boy cat. Martha loves his dogs and I am not sure why he dislikes JoJo so much. JoJo is not aggressive, as most male dachshunds are. He has succumbed to the rule of Oscar in this animal kingdom.
When his previous person brought him in to "just show" him to me, he put his tiny paws on my knee to be picked up and then nestled into my arms like he had always had a place there. She went to the pool with her family and I kept him to see how he would interact with my dogs.
He smelled like a hound, so I bathed him. He didn't seem to object and my dogs were okay, if a little miffed that I was paying attention to a new animal. Toni Louise is always eager to meet new faces and she sized up the little guy and decided he would make a good little playmate. Oscar was okay with JoJo. He is usually not too happy about new additions to the family, but JoJo seemed to win him over pretty quickly. Wall-E was very upset. Anything that upsets his routine will send him into a tizzy. He will bark and whine and wet himself, then go eat some grass and throw up. He is a delicate being, my Wall-E.
When the family came out of the pool and up to the office, I put JoJo down and he sniffed them all and promptly turned around and came back to me and put his little paws on my knee. It was meant to be. He chose me. He has the same gentle spirit that my Emmy possessed. He is not much bigger than she was and is just a little love.
He picked me ..... what was I supposed to do?
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And he was free! Can't pass up a bargain like that ;o)
awww...what a cute pups...and free, dang not a bad deal...my boys (& i) want a pups...
He is adorable. It was meant to be. Congratulations on the new addition.
He had you at "hello" , or when those tiny paws hit your knees! Snort! He can sniff out a dog lover from afar! ;)
THAT FACE!
You're right. You can't say no when you are chosen. Congrats on the newest member of the family.
it doesn't take long for them to move right into our hearts and take full possession of our souls. He's a sweetie.
Awwww, cutie... And he chose you after all! Fab to see you're still blogging :) (Formerly Eternally Distracted)
oh. there are some abandoned dogs that my neighbor has been taking care of for several weeks. chihuahua and part chihuahua. three males and one female who must have dropped puppies shortly after being dumped because she is still nursing 4 little things. they escape the enclosure regularly and finally found their way over to my house. the little female and one of the males that is always with her comes and camps out in my garage and barks at the screen if the door is open. my cat is not amused and I might consider keeping her were it not for all the companions and babies and the fact that we still travel into the city to work. it's enough to schlep the cat along. but they are very cute.
When Beau CRAWLED up to me, he gave me that look. Joe said "But. . . ." I said "HE NEEDS ME." case closed.
That look carries a definite plea to never stop being the person he loves.
What a cutie, and I can tell it is mutual love :)
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