Roxi & Mia...

We have two, very territorial, miniature dachshunds that are half sisters.  They were born a day apart from each other and will be celebrating their 9th birthday this month.   They definetly are very different in their markings as well as their personalities.  Roxi is very young looking and Mia looks very, very old lately.  It's hard to imagine that they are the same age. 

Mia has always been very hyper up until about a month ago.  She's been sick with something and just doesn't have the spunk she once had.  :(    She's graying where Roxi is still solid red in coloring.  No color job for her!   Even though Mia has been the spunky one  ~ her bark is worse than her bite.  In the past when Roxi who is afraid of the remote control and newspapers, and NO! we've never spanked her with one, has gotten  hold of a squirrel ~ Mia will bark and bark but back up at the same time trying to get away!  It's the funniest thing to watch. 

It's hard to watch Mia grow old and not be well.   Animals tend to work their way into our hearts and we wish we could make whatever is ailing her better.  She sleeps way more than she used too and doesn't eat hardly anything.  Although she loves peanut butter!!!  She's been to the vet and they can't seem to find a problem.   It makes my youngest daughter Nikki and I nervous because Mia is always going down to the basement by herself or hiding in my closet or under the desk while I'm on the computer.  The only time she ever would go to the basement is when we would go down. We are fearful that she is trying to find a place to curl up and pass on....

We hope that it's just a spell of bad health and that one day soon she'll be running outside like she used to.  We are giving her extra care and love in the meantime ~ Roxi too!  Just like little children ~ "mom" needs to be fair with the attention given.  One can't have more than the other!!

Roxi      Mia