Short Leg Syndrome

I was sitting in the sunshine on my deck, trying to figure out what to write a blog about. All of the sudden, my three dogs started barking at something. Now, this isn't unusual because I live in a neighborhood on a court, and my backyard hooks up to a main neighborhood road. This causes a lot of people to cut through my yard and therefore make my dogs bark!

But I got to really thinking. Like you know, rhetorically analyzing my dogs. Picture this... three dogs, all little. Like not as in you know, maybe going for a run with you but still fitting on your lap little, but as in two weiner dogs (or dachshunds for the actual term) and a welsh corgi. (Which, for those who don't know, corgis look like fat dachshunds with point ears and no tail, quite a picture, yes?) But they all have short legs! I'm talking legs that aren't even as long as my hand, supporting long bodies. In fact, people often tell my family we have "short leg syndrome" because all three dogs are little with short, unproportional legs to their body. Whenever my family wants to get another dog, the breed is usually short with stubby legs. Why can't we seem to stay away from this?!

Their weird body configurations contribute to many comical stories. Have you ever seen a weiner dog try to run as fast as they can down two flights of stairs? They can't physically go down (or up) the stairs. They just can't do it! Instead of acting like a normal dog, they have to slant their bodies sideways to be able to get down! So you see this little sausage-type dog going down the stairs, sideways. It's quite hilarious to watch.

As for the corgi, ours is fat. I'm not talking about a little on the chubby side, aw look how cute, "a fat dog is a happy dog", no. She is literally 60 lbs and looks like a fox and a dachshund on steroids, combined. She is honestly fat. She is giant. To add to insult, her ears are huge, like bat ears, and she has no tail. Who on earth ever looked at her and wanted to breed more of her?!

Our two dachshunds are natural howlers, so to speak. So they will start barking, then it turns into howling at something as harmless as the tree outside the window blowing in the breeze. Then, the corgi chimes in with really high pitches barks. I always feel like our neighbors must think we mistreat our dogs, but really, they like to be vocal and say hi to everyone! :)

I feel like everyone always, no matter what, has a dog story to share. They're so cute and have such unique personalities! Like this one time... no, no, I'm going to spare you on all of my dogs stories. I guess the reason everyone always loves them is they truly are man's best friend.