Survivor Dachshund - Getting voted off the bed!

[Doxherding Karen]

Here at The OK Corral, the Herd members are playing a game called Survivor Dachshund.  The goal is to be able to be the one doxie who is allowed to snuggle next to the human, who is also the referee.  Roscoe is both the perpetual guardian of the bed, and the doxie who gets voted off the bed for some calm down time when he gets too "in your face" for everyone else.  He doesn't like sharing his humans (any human who will pet him is automatically his!), so he invariably starts the front end growling, barking and snapping while the tail end is wagging furiously.  Merlin the Magician and Dr. Beau Leaky ignore his rantings, which only serves to wind him up further!  If one of them tries to get up on the bed, Roscoe stands at the edge like Gandalf guarding the Citadel.  Merlin, who has the longest legs of any dachshund I know, just moves to another side of the bed and leaps up.  Dr. Leaky had some back issues and has the shortest legs, so he keeps trolling around the bed to get my attention to hoist him aboard.  Interestingly, Guinness is the one who never gets picked on or snarled at - the perks of being the Alpha Mini Old Man.  Every day is another episode.  Oops, there goes Roscoe, off the bed for time out.

Stay tuned.

[David C.]

With all those dachsies, where do the hoomans sleep?

Margie and I tried sleeping with four dachshunds one time...when Rudy & Max were alive and we were sitting for Zeke and Zora.   Zeke became "king of the bed", and with his larger size, stretched himself out width-wise.   R & M have both headed to the Bridge since then.  The Zs now sleep in their crate, but occasionally we do let them on the big bed as a treat.

[Doxherding Karen]

First, there's only one hooman - me.  Second, it's a queen-sized bed.  Third, I bought three round beds that I line up on one side.  I get the other side.  I have a fourth bed, but the fourth Herd member likes to snuggle with someone.  I had to train them to go to bed, but they generally get the idea.

Update - Dr. Leaky just got voted off by Guinness who was tired of his amorous advances, and Rosoce, who voted him off just on principle.  So it's off to the bathroom cushion for Beau.

[Kari]

I have a really funny picture of your bed in my head!