Mauxie Puppies - Gracie Lou
by Susan Ford
(Amarillo, Texas)
Mauxie Puppies Valentines 2008
My Mauxie puppy Gracie was born on Thanksgiving Day, 2007 and is now 10 months old. She is soooooo much fun, runs around the house like a maniac at least once a day, just having fun.
She loves to play fetch and tug-of-war with her toys, go on long rides with my husband and me in our 1968 VW Bug and on trips in the RV, chase crickets/bugs in the grass, chase leaves, eat twigs and just enjoys living in general.
We did find out week before last that her right front foot has fused at the wrist and it turns out to the right side. Our vet said this does happen to Dachshunds frequently and we were unfortunate to have this genetic issue show up in her.
The only time we notice it is when she has REALLY played hard and she will limp for 3 or 4 minutes till she "works the kinks out". Sometimes this will occur for a brief time after she has slept in the same position for long periods of time. This seems to happen every 2-3 weeks or so. Has anyone had similar problems?
