We hope you had a wonderful holiday season! I thought we'd start off the new blog year with the show Dexter put on for us a couple of weeks ago. Alayne had just brought up a new case of paper towels to the kitchen (we go through so many paper towels we buy them by the pallet load from Costco). For some reason, Dexter got it in his little Dachshund brain that he was going to dispense the rolls of paper towels himself, perhaps thinking he could help speed things up for her.
As soon as Alayne set the case down on the floor, he ran over to the corner of it and started pulling on the plastic with his teeth. Dexter got the first roll out in a flash. He'd never done anything like this before, so Alayne picked up the camera to see what would happen next.
Here he's after roll No. 2, apparently trying to make the hole in the bag bigger:
Time to go inside and grab a roll with your teeth:
That didn't work, we gather, because he hopped on top to assess the situation further ... "say, just how many are actually in here?":
Upon further inspection, he decided to flip the case over. Presumably paper towel rolls are easier to grab with your teeth (especially if you don't have many teeth) if they are standing up vertically:
I've never tried to bite a paper towel roll with my teeth so I can't really say.
But clearly that did make a difference (who knew?), because here came the rolls:
Now he was having to burrow inside (isn't that what Dachshunds were designed for?) to grab the next one:
You go, little fella:
"Dang, there are more in here than I thought":
Please notice in all these previous photos how blind Goldie is just standing there, no doubt wondering what the munchkin is doing.
He's down to the final few:
Alayne said he got all but the last two out before giving up. He couldn't figure out how to extricate the two remaining ones from all the plastic wrapping.
I don't think he actually helped speed up the process, but much entertainment was had by all.
Thanks for beginning my day so sweetly. Dexter is adorable. He reminds me of my Jazzy, also a very determined doxie.
Bless you guys for making this world such a gentler place.
Sending love to everyone there on the ranch.
Posted by: chris | January 30, 2012 at 10:10 AM
Fabulous series of photos. Thanks so much for sharing your lives with these magnificent animals.
Posted by: Marsha | January 28, 2012 at 09:26 AM
Hello Steve and Alayne! Oh, I LOVE Dexter, he is just toooo cute and tooo smart! Goldie was adorable standing there just listening to what was going on! Hope you guys have a wonderful
Happy New Year! Hugs to all! :O)
Posted by: Faye | January 27, 2012 at 10:38 PM
Ilove these photos..animals are so
precious..Keep up the great work..we are so proud to be a part of you.
Posted by: Pearl Hill | January 27, 2012 at 09:32 PM
I adore your updates. We lost our dachshund in October, and we still have a huge painful hole in our hearts, but you made me laugh with this story. Then cry, then laugh again. Thanks so much for what you do.
Posted by: C, Hope Clark | January 27, 2012 at 08:36 PM
I absolutely love your newsletters and the animals are so loved and safe. I'm so happy for them and for you. Keep up the great work. :)
Posted by: Kim Roberts | January 27, 2012 at 05:37 PM
Love reading your posts especially these showing the pets enjoying life because the pets help us enjoy life. Good luck to Rolling Dog Farm in the ongoing contests. I vote daily!
Posted by: A Facebook User | January 27, 2012 at 05:33 PM
That's so sweet of him to "help". I have "helpful" cats. Don't know what I'd do without them. Sylvia
Posted by: Sylvia Wallett | January 27, 2012 at 05:01 PM
This is priceless! Made even funnier by Goldie's overseeing of it all. What a lovely way to start my morning!
Posted by: Kenna | January 10, 2012 at 10:44 AM
LOVE IT! Kind of reminds me how Goldie used to open up packages delivered to the ranch in MT by chewing holes in the sides of boxes. Still laughing about Dexter and his mission to get the paper towels out! Loves these dogs :)
Posted by: Kate & Luke | January 06, 2012 at 01:31 AM
Must have been so funny to watch in real time! So cute. Great pics to share. Thanks
Posted by: Vicki | January 05, 2012 at 09:33 PM
My holiday wasn't so good. I lost my two fav cats, Saffy and Zelda, to upper respiratory. It was a mind blower. I needed something to make me smile. Glad you're posting again! Happy New Year.
Posted by: Mircat | January 05, 2012 at 12:11 PM
Ohh Dexter! Funmeister! Hurray for you!!!
Posted by: Lisa K. - San Diego | January 05, 2012 at 11:02 AM
What a wonderful little helper! Dachshunds are the best!!
Posted by: Julie & her Three Doxies: Lucy, Annie and Brody | January 05, 2012 at 10:41 AM
My all time favorite blog post!! This is hilarious!! Can't wait to share with all of Frankie's friends on Facebook- they are going to love it too.
Go Dexter!!!!
And a-hem, having a downed doxie with no bladder control, I completely understand the pallet of paper towels!! I often say to my hubby we should buy stock in it!
Posted by: Barbara Techel | January 05, 2012 at 10:03 AM
Great way to start the new year! Love Dexter
Posted by: gayle | January 05, 2012 at 09:15 AM
Hope you enjoyed a wonderful holiday season, and Happy New Year to all at the farm. Thanks for sharing Dexter's exploits. Made me smile this morning.
Posted by: Ashley | January 05, 2012 at 08:44 AM
Oh, I just love Dexter! These pictures are just priceless. He sure was persistent and he was going to get his task done no matter what :) I would love to borrow him to help me organize some stuff around my house!
So glad everyone at RDF had a wonderful holiday season!
Posted by: Ann | January 05, 2012 at 01:19 AM
As it should be! Good job, Dexter the Great!
Posted by: Adele | January 05, 2012 at 12:35 AM
What a cute story, thanks for the blog....
Posted by: Patty | January 04, 2012 at 11:53 PM
FUN IS BACK.......WELCOME!
Posted by: linda | January 04, 2012 at 10:46 PM
HAPPY NEW YEAR!!! Dexter is very entertaining!
Posted by: Shirley * James/Portland, OR | January 04, 2012 at 09:50 PM
And who can say that dachsies are not 'service dogs....?'
Posted by: Shirley McFall (& dachsies Gracie, Sunnie & Dieter) | January 04, 2012 at 09:04 PM
Oh, that Weiner Dexter--they must just love that plastic wrap. Our Coco Weeny Dog believed that if it was wrapped in plastic it must be to eat. She's gone on now, but I hope there's a lot of plastic with food in it in Weeny Dog Heaven. Wonderful sequence of pictures. You go, Dexter!
Posted by: Reta Davis | January 04, 2012 at 08:17 PM
OMG! I do so LOVE ME SOME DEXTER!!!
Happy New Year, Rolling Dog Farm and family!
Posted by: Mary H. | January 04, 2012 at 06:10 PM
I'll bet he was proud of himself! And now he has a new hobby. Next time he may unwrap the rolls and start dispensing them sheet by sheet. Thanks for the cute photos!
Posted by: Tonya Allen | January 04, 2012 at 05:01 PM
Oh, I am so glad you all are back! We've missed you!
And what a treat you've given us with the tale of our wonderful little dickens, Dexter. He's just too cute!
Kathleen, Roo, Emma Sioux, Genie Bee, Bella, Blue, and Cheesecake
Posted by: Kathleen Rivard | January 04, 2012 at 04:48 PM
Way too funny!! You should seriously write a book on all the 'happenings' in your household...both funny and not so funny.....Your dedicated fanbase would LOVE for that to happen!! I would buy a copy, that's for sure! Happy New Year guys...both furry and not-so-furry! Cheers, Valerie.
Posted by: Valerie | January 04, 2012 at 04:23 PM
Love it. Couldn't wait for the next blog to see how you would start on the new year. Happy New Year.
Posted by: Karen | January 04, 2012 at 02:01 PM
Alayne must have been laughing so hard it's a wondser she was able to get these pictures. Oh, the antics our animals think of to keep life interesting.
Posted by: Kathy Hertzel | January 04, 2012 at 01:21 PM
I could use some help like that on grocery day. Love how Goldie is supervising.
God bless you both.
Posted by: Diana K | January 04, 2012 at 12:59 PM
Love it!! What a good little helper you are Dexter! Nice of Goldie to supervise too. I am sure Alayne really really appreciated the 'help'.
Posted by: Anne in FL | January 04, 2012 at 12:52 PM
Perhaps the rustling of the wrapping paper sounded like rats in a den -- and Dexter did an admirable job getting to them! Fun photos!
Posted by: EJ Butler | January 04, 2012 at 12:49 PM
Can you teach him to put them away? :-)
Posted by: Betsey | January 04, 2012 at 12:41 PM
What a goofy guy! How fun is that!? Welcome back to blog world.
Posted by: Ev | January 04, 2012 at 12:40 PM
LOL! Welcome back! And thanks for started my new year off with a lot of hilarity! That little darling is just so lively. Hugs to all!
Posted by: Leila - Washington | January 04, 2012 at 12:24 PM
OMG......I am sure he was growling and yipping the whole time too.....how Alayne could even be taking photos instead of being in convulsions of laughter is beyond me. "Dexter the Dickens" is certainly the proper name for this little guy!
Posted by: Marla | January 04, 2012 at 11:59 AM