Chester can out hike his humans for at least 4 miles. His biggest hiking adventure covered 15 miles and a mountain pass in one, 7-hour day. When Chester is not out hiking you will find him going for runs around Greenlake, socializing at the dog park, going for car trips, lounging on the couch or otherwise resting up for his next adventure. Chester learned to be an adventurer from an early … [Read more...]

Weiner dogs get no glory. They are lumped into the "cute but you can't do a lot with them" category with other small dogs. Part of this notion is due to their propensity for back injury. Most of what I have read says that a dachshunds tendency to develop back problems in mostly influenced by genetics. People are afraid to let their dogs be too active in fear that it will increase the chance of … [Read more...]