FAIL

Our domain expired without our knowledge. We had it on automatic renewal but with an expired credit card on file... So...

Doximentary.com is now a stupid blog about Twilight.  Or something else. We're not sure and frankly, we're much too upset to even read it. ::SIGH::

WHAT NOW?

The future of this blog seems a little bleak... We're not sure of what to do.

:(
nina + franny

Still Here

Sound asleep & dreaming of a delicious squirrel dinner.

Sorry, everyone! Life can get a little crazy... But we're still alive and doing well!

We hope you're doing well and enjoying the holiday season.

Re: Contest Wiener

A Wiener has been chosen for the Daisy Delights contest! Please standby for the official announcement as I am enjoying the first days of REAL summer weather here in the Bay Area. Hope you don't mind!

WE'LL TAKE IT! Beggers can't be choosers.
brought to you by www.weather.com

Always,
Franny

I'm Not Dead

What happened to you? Where did you go?
Nothing. Nowhere.

What were you doing? Why weren't you blogging?
Nothing. No reason.

What really happened to us? I guess we were hibernating*. And it sucked! I suddenly became just an ordinary dachshund. (like Margot). I became depressed. I felt like I was dead to the world... but not anymore.

I would like to announce that from this day forward, Doxiementary shall commence blogging at the same rate of yesteryear.

with love,

Frandoo

*hi-ber-nate (verb): in the winter months, when a human becomes too lazy to blog for their beloved pet; borderline animal cruelty

Dachshund Love - Joey

Photo from DachshundLove.blogspot.com

If you're a doxie lover and you've never visited this blog, you sure have been missing out. The Long and Short of it All is the blog of Dachshund blogs.

Right now, Joey, one of the beloved hosts of this blog is very ill. He just had surgery and is now dealing with pancreatitis. He's not doing well and we are just sick with worry. We love Joey (and Maggie too!) and Nina tells me that every time she looks at me, she can't help but think of Joey and his family.

So please think positive thoughts about Joey and hope that he pulls through.

Love,

Franny

Drumroll, please...

And the Green Doxie Award goes to...

trickponies & Ammo

Ammo the Dachshund wears an eco-friendly collar made from a re purposed grain sack (www.handmadegreen.com). He recycles all of his dog food cans, and uses biodegradable bags to pick up his "mess". Ammo's dog bed duvet cover is from mollymutt.com and its stuffed with old blankets and clothes that are past their prime.

He also works in my custom framing shop daily, where he helps me donate all of our matboard scraps to local elementary schools for art projects. We also REUSE or RECYCLE almost everything. From cardboard boxes, packing peanuts, kraft paper, etc. We also always save customer's old picture frames to be spray painted and made into cork boards. We even save tomato sauce jars to store screws and nails in at the shop. And Ammo made sure we sell the book "Eco Dog" (about how your dog can be eco) in our shop!

Good Luck to everyone on being Eco-friendly with your dogs!! There is a lot we can do!


Please email your shipping address to nina@doxiementary.com to claim your prize!

It was a tie between trickponies and hernewdeal. So our Green friend, Scott had to toss a coin to decide the winner. Thank you, hernewdeal for being so green!

Any little eco-friendly thing you do is a big step towards a greener future. We just want to thank everyone for participating and for thinking and being green!

In The Nude

Nina has been slacking on Doxiementary and I have seriously considered running away and finding a new human to help me with my blog. So much has happened that I want to share with you but I guess I'll have to be "patient"... Whatever that means! I hear it means waiting forever and being quiet about it.

Here's what you can expect in the next couple weeks: There will be some contests with awesome prizes. You will meet all my new friends at doggy daycare, including a Pitbull named Phoenix! Some info about my upcoming trip to Florida! And my recent doctor's visit.

Before I go...

It's supposedly narcissistic to put up naked photos of yourself on the internet, but I've been called worse. Enjoy!









xoxo,
Franny

Yippee! I'm Back!

I've been gone for far too long! It feels good to be back where I belong - the spotlight! I missed all my friends in the blogosphere, that's for sure! So where did I go? Well, let me tell you a little story...

October 2009: Nina and Margot went to Florida to visit Pony. Margot had a lot of fun hanging out with our new cousin, a Cavi. After a week in Florida, they flew up to NYC to visit Boyfriend. Shortly after returning to California, Nina and Boyfriend decided to part ways due to the thousands of miles between them.

November 2009 - January 2010: A forlorn Nina was too busy with her own feelings and work, that she neglected me for a few months. I tried my best to make her realize that precious time was being wasted on her depression and that really, it should be spent on me. But she didn't listen. She never listens to me (she underestimates my intelligence). So then I became depressed... Thanksgiving and Christmas drifted along, like pieces of my broken heart floating down a river of my tears... But now, she is FINALLY snapping out of it. I really hope Nina's New Year's Resolution for 2010 is to stop being selfish about her personal issues, because I matter more. And as much as I hate to admit it, my sisters, Ellie and Margot, matter too. But I matter more.
From the Doxiementary Gang:
EAT, DRINK, & BE HAIRY IN 2010!!!

Love, Franny

P.S. Updates to come! If not, I'll be sure to pee in Nina's bed!

The Daily Doxie

Hello Friends!

Guess what? I was chosen to be the Dachshund of the Day on the wonderful website, Daily Doxie. If you're on the Daily Doxie, please leave a comment here with a link to your profile, so that I can add you as a friend!

Updates to come! Soon, I promise!

Love,
Franny

Margot's Blogging Debut

Doxiementary is about me, Franny, Queen of Everything. But for the next two weeks, Margot, my minion, will be blogging. Why? Well, ask Nina. She has decided to take Margot on vacation with her instead of me! Preposterous, I say! She mentioned the word "fair", but in this case, I think it's UNfair. Really unfair...

I guess because I got to go to New York last time, I'll let Margot enjoy herself just this once. Margot gets to go to Florida AND New York. And because Margot has always taken the back seat on Doxiementary, I guess it's only "fair" to let her be in the spotlight for a minute.

So, I guess I'll be seeing you folks in two weeks!

Smell you later,
Franny

P.S. I really wanted to go to Florida... Please send hate mail to: nina@doxiementary.com

Thanks!

Franny's 3rd Birthday

My Third Birthday was on Wednesday, July 22nd. It was a weekday, which meant that Nina was busy with work. My actual birthday was nothing special and I was sad that I didn't have a party. But on Sunday, Nina took me to San Francisco's Golden Gate Park and we had a birthday picnic with all my friends!

It's my birthday and I'll whine if I want to! I'm now 3 years old!

These paper flowers are pretty, but they're also annoying.

Margot is wondering why she's not getting any pretty flowers.

This is the best day of the entire year!

Yummy cupcake. And it's my favorite color!

That was deeelicious!

My guests are wondering when they're getting their cupcakes...

Here they come!

Maximus thinks those cupcakes smell good.

Ari is enjoying his first doggie cupcake. He's only 5 months old.

Chuchi & Minnie don't mind sharing.

The cupcakes were so tasty!

The end to a wonderful birthday party! Even though many passersby laughed at us, it didn't spoil the fun. And they were probably just jealous!

Love,
Franny

P.S. Check-out my 2nd Birthday

The Runs

I've been sick for a few days. I started vomiting and now I have diarrhea aka the runs. Nina's not sure if it's something I ate, something I may have picked-up, or just a regular tummy ache. I went to see the Doc and we brought some of my poop in a bag for testing.


I'm on a bland diet which isn't so bad and is actually quite tasty. I am also taking some medications that will hopefully make me better. I hate being sick.


Gotta go (potty),
Franny

Car Accident

This morning, like every morning, we all got in the car to leave for work. Nina started the car to begin the defrosting process (because even in California the weather is cold and the car gets icy). While she was waiting for the car to warm-up, she remembered she forgot her cell phone in the house, so she got out of the car to get her phone and as she closed the door, Margot tried to jump out.

Poor little Margot got hit by the car door. She cried and whined and we were very worried. She wouldn't eat, was very depressed and didn't want to walk.

The Doc took some x-rays to make sure nothing was broken or fractured.

The Doc said she has a clean bill of health! She's sore and bruised but with a little rest and TLC, she should be back to her normal self in a jiffy.

Margot is getting lots of hugs, kisses, tasty food and way too much attention if you ask me... Are you superstitious? I think this all happened because Margot's 1st Birthday is this Friday... Friday the 13th!

Drive safely,
Franny

This year on "Doxiementary"...

Franny's adventures continue, taking place in a different part of the San Francisco Bay Area, and with a whole new cast of characters.

Franny

ME, the star of this blog, always and forever.

Margot

My doxie sister who is a recovering poo-eater and lawn-destroyer.

Pippin

My kitten brother who we adopted last year into our family. He had a myriad of health problems and we got him all better! He's a cat who actually likes me!

Eloise

Ellie is our newly adopted baby sister. She came to us needing some love and a new family. We just couldn't say "no".

UPDATES: Because it would take me 78 hours to type one post with my paws, Nina helps me with my blog. Our avid readers may have noticed that Nina has not been helping me, and this blog has not been getting updated. Hopefully we will update in a more timely manner. In the mean time, I wanted to share with everyone what has been going on!

First, we're MOVING! We live in the East Bay of the San Francisco Bay Area but we are now moving to the Peninsula. How cool is that? Because our family has reached its maximum capacity, we're moving to a pet-friendlier place closer to Nina's work.

We've been extremely busy preparing for our move, but in the beginning of January, we visited Pony for the very last time at her Los Angeles home. She moved to Florida a few weeks ago so our trips to LA are no more. I hope one day I will be able to visit her in Florida and see my cousin Lucky again (and eat his poo).

Lastly, I want to thank all my friends who continue to leave comments on my blog! I'll find a way to thank you better.

Yours truly,
Franny

Never Too Late To Say...

Updates to come!

Bored and Boarding

Sorry I've been gone for so long! I stayed at the Vet's while Nina went off to NYC for a week. It's been pretty boring and the only interesting thing I could have updated you on was my noisy neighbor in the kennels. Nina has been so busy that she says she hasn't had time to help me update my blog... but not for long! I promise that this blog will be updated weekly at the least!

Thanks to all my friends for continuing to read and leave comments!

Boring.

Am I being punished for something?

At least there's plenty of food and water!

Home, sweet home at last!
Franny

Pretty in Pink

Hello everyone! Sorry I've been gone for so long. I've been busy going to work with Nina everyday. I'm her office assistant and it's tough work. Although I'm napping for most of the day, I would appreciate if she did something nice for me. So on Friday, I got a little surprise present.

A new collar! Pink, of course.

It's from Hamish McBeth.

Do you recognize the bed?

The flowers are the best part. Don't I look pretty in pink?

I'll try to update more often!

Hugs,
Franny

Pet Expo

Today was the last day of the San Mateo Pet Expo. Nina and I had a lovely time browsing the different booths and making new friends. We did quite a bit of shopping which I'll blog about in another entry. We watched a police dog demonstration, met Gibson, the world's tallest dog, and even saw a performance from Chalcy, the superstar dog.

Chalcy, the dog superstar, and his baby sister.

This guy needs a home...

I wish we could play.

I always wanted a kitty sibling. Someday, in the future...

Nice to meet you.

Hello.

So, what's new?

You sure are fluffy.

Gibson, the world's tallest dog! I saw him on Oprah!

Nice booth you got here.

What are you?

You smell delicious.

Let me in!!!

Am I allowed to go potty in here???

The nice lady at the Planet Blue Dog booth gave me some yummy treats! She was so nice!

Nina bought me the cute squirrel toy from Planet Blue Dog. It's a rope chew toy that you soak in chicken broth and then freeze. It's a great frozen chew treat for your dog! I'll blog about this cool toy soon.

Doxie pins! Not really our style, but still, very cool! Nina may not like these pins, but it does not mean she's not into tacky dachshund collectibles - she's obsessed.

This cute yellow lab was being very patient while her owner shopped at one of the booths.

Hello, my fellow dachshund!

Well, I guess that's all from the the Pet Expo. Just so you know, there are pet expos going on everywhere. Everyone should go to one because they're so much fun!

Woof,
Franny