I recently had a life-changing encounter with a bear. This encounter was up close and personal.
This was not your typical human to bear encounter by any means. By typical, I mean an altercation with a black bear, grizzly bear, or even a polar bear. This was an encounter with a ferocious 7 month old, 12-pound red shorthaired Dachshund puppy named Bear.
Bear came to live with Angela and me a few weeks back. Bear’s stay was originally scheduled to be a short one (just a few days), while he transitioned to a new home. As it turned out, Bear’s family to be was not quite ready for a new dachshund. The mission then turned to working with the great folks from a local Dachshund Rescue group (Thanks Elma). The rescue group’s next candidate wanted a mature dachshund and not a puppy, thus the encounter with this menacing bear was destined to last several more days.
During this time (approximately 6 days):
- Angela took Bear to the Vet for a checkup (results: everything normal)
- Bear made 4+ trips to the local Petco to pick out toys and goodies (results: lots of squeaky toys and dog treats)
- We started receiving new puppy gifts from well-wishing friends (results: gift cards and even a Christmas ornament in the shape of a dachshund)
You all are probably wondering how this particular close encounter with a Bear changed my life.
Well after 23+ years of marriage, Bear has become OUR first family pet. What a wonderful holiday gift from Mary and her family.
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