Lost a good one today.

We just returned from family beach trip to Fort Morgan today. My daughter called after they arrived home to let us know their little Molly had passed while we were gone. She was 8 same age as her son. He and her 3 y/o daughter were both devastated. We have no idea what happened. She is an inside puppy but does stay outside during the day when everyone is at work. It hasn’t been hot. She had a covered back patio for shelter and also my SIL has a doggy door built into his separate shop that she can go in. His sister was stopping by each day to make sure she was fed and had fresh water. She had not previously shown any signs of sickness nor was there any signs of trama where maybe another animal hurt her. She was a great family member and I hate my daughter and two grandchildren are having to deal with her loss.

Dachshunds make great family pets. Very protective of their family and great lapdogs. Here was mine below. She lived to be 13. A red tailed hawk got her one day while playing in the backyard. I had her since birth and she was like my third child. I cried like a baby when the vet put her down. Hawk had just done too much damage and vet didn’t think she would survive the surgery or healing process due to her age. She was suffering so bad that I just wanted it to be over for her.