Meet Sophie, the Delightful Dachshund Muse

Every artist has a muse, and mine comes in a long little body with short stubby legs. Sophie is our 7 year-old long-haired dachshund who is a constant source of inspiration and humor. We got Sophie from a breeder in Ft. Lauderdale at the age of 8 weeks and that was when the wiener dog obsession began. When Sophie was around 1 year-old, I realized that I might be driving my social media friends nuts with constant photos of my sweet little dachshund and so I began a "dog blog" over at Tumblr called "Weenie Wanderings". It is filled with photos of Sophie through the years as well as re-posts from many other doxie blogs I follow. So now that you guys know where it all began, here are a few facts about Miss Sophie:

She is considered a Red (or shaded red) but her Daddy was an English Cream and Mama was a Red
She's about 15lbs, so she's more of a "tweenie" than a mini
She once had a big sister named Pudgy, a pug
Like many dachshunds, she likes to bark
She can do a few tricks like shake, sit, stay and spin
She was once in the Florida Wiener Dog Derby, although she was too terrified to come out of the start crate
Miss Sophie is a full time boat dog and lives aboard with her family
A true Florida gal, she loves the beach but not so enthusiastic about getting wet
She will solicit a belly rub any chance she gets
She is crate trained and loves her crate
She is exceptionally spoiled rotten and loved