Tag Senior Dogs

I found out my dachshund had sore gums because of a kiss. She jumped up, licked my chin, and the smell nearly knocked me back. It was not normal dog breath. It was sour, stale, and strong enough to linger.…

The grey showed up on his muzzle first. I noticed it one morning while he waited by his bowl, patient as always, and it stopped me cold. The dog who used to bounce at the front door now took the…

If you have stairs at home, you know this moment. Your dachshund hears a sound upstairs and takes off, and you are left at the bottom calling a name that is already gone. I used to let it slide. My…

The first time one of my dachshunds yelped for no clear reason, I nearly missed what it meant. He had not fallen, and he had not been stepped on. He just cried out when he turned too fast on the…

A dachshund spends roughly half his life asleep, and most of the other half looking for somewhere to get horizontal. Where he sleeps is not a small decision for a dog built around one very long spine. I am Umar,…