Posts Tagged ‘dachshund’

February 2026

01Mar26

Pupdate It’s been a pretty dank February, so the coats have mostly stayed on for walks. But the boys have been enjoying their usual doggy mischief. Milo is now half way through his 4th chemo protocol, and the second half has previous been easier as the pace slows down to vet visits every two weeks. […]


January 2026

03Feb26

Pupdate The New Year had barely begun and we had a cold snap and some snow. Milo’s back in remission thankfully, though there have been a few hiccups with his treatment this time around. Some of that’s expected (low neutrophils), but the vets struggling to get canulas in due to vein scarring is new and […]


November 2025

01Dec25

Pupdate It’s been pretty cold and wet, so the boys are needing to wear their coats outside. Milo had a scan at the start of the month. Initially things were looking good, and the plan was to stretch out the next visit to three months time :) But then the technician noticed some lymph node […]


October 2025

03Nov25

Pupdate The central heating went on a few days into the month, and it was also soon time for the boys to be wearing their coats out. Interactive Ball Toy Having learned my lesson about dodgy drop shippers last month I ordered from AliExpress when $wife found a fun looking toy in some Dachshund forum. […]


September 2025

01Oct25

Pupdate Autumn is upon us, and it was a wet start to the month, but that hasn’t stopped the boys from being enthusiastic about their walks. Clear scan Milo had another scan at the start of the month, and once again it was clear :) That means we’re now on the longest stretch of remission […]


August 2025

01Sep25

Pupdate It’s been warm and dry[1], so the boys have enjoyed some nice long walks. Fringe Edinburgh Fringe was a regular feature of the twenty-teens for us, but then Covid happened. This year was our first time back, and it was great. We saw: They were all fantastic, and I’m not going to pick favourites. […]


July 2025

01Aug25

Pupdate The boys had some fantastic long walks on our trip to the Lakes (more on that in a moment). I did a separate post about Milo’s extended remission, but it’s great that he’s been able to enjoy the summer without vet visits for chemo. Lake District We returned to Graythwaite’s Dove Cottage and this […]


June 2025

01Jul25

Pupdate There’s been a bumper crop of raspberries this year, which has kept the boys entertained.. Berlin Google’s I/O Connect event was in Berlin once again, which provided a good chance to catch up with various communities and some of the product folk. I also took the chance to grab dinner with some local ex-pat […]


March 2025

31Mar25

Pupdate March was reasonably dry (and even sunny sometimes), so the boys were able to get out for some nice long walks :) Milo also finished his third chemo protocol. I’m overdue a diary post about that, but the short version is that he’s doing well :) Skiing The month started with me skiing in […]


December 2024

01Jan25

Pupdate The boys have enjoyed having their people around a bit more than usual and some extra long walks. Though the weather hasn’t always been obliging. Mum’s 80th My mum’s birthday falls just before Christmas, and this was a BIG one, which called for a family gathering. My sister drove her down to join my […]