You’ll find a wealth of information on this site regarding Benny Archuleta aka “Senior Wiener”. The reason is simple … he is a major inspiration for the concept behind this site as well as within the Dachshund rescue world. 

It was 2 years ago today my beloved Prince of My Prince’s Gift decided it was time to transition out of his body. He was a member of the the Dachshund Mafia He taught me so much across our time together … especially since he was diagnosed with stomach cancer on Thanksgiving, 2013 …., ~ LEARN MORE ~

It is with mixed emotions I share that I helped our boy, Blaze, transition out of his physical body today. It was time, he was tired. He missed his best friends .. the original “Dachshund Mafia”. This is him with Tuna (left), his son, and Tiffany, his Love. We often listened to Elvis’ “Hound, ~ LEARN MORE ~

My Prince’s Gift: “Connected in spirit.” It’s with mixed emotions I share that I helped Prince transition this evening around 5 p.m., East Coast time. I held him in my arms, with my hand on his heart. In true “Prince form” … on our ferry ride, he attempted to bite the nice ferry man, ~ LEARN MORE ~

My Prince’s Gift: “Step up into love.” After our daily r-i-d-e, I spent the rest of the day on the couch watching movies and napping with the kids. I was chatting with a friend while w-a-l-k-ing Celt and heard that today’s gift from Prince was going to be something about “Love”. One of the, ~ LEARN MORE ~

My Prince’s Gift: “You are not alone.” Missy was letting Prince know today that he is not alone in our family of going through what he is; she is there as well as his other brothers are. I am confident he’s receiving energy from a number of people who care about and/or have come, ~ LEARN MORE ~

My Prince’s Gift: “Stay connected.” It was a very rough day today; we’re getting closer to the end for Prince. I’ve been wrestling with the concept of, as we all do, of when do you know it’s time. Unlike most people, I tend to overly conservative and not wanting my kids to suffer. Somehow, ~ LEARN MORE ~

My Prince’s Gift: “We’re all connected.” I loved seeing the rainbow sign as I often take those as signs that I’m on the right path, or what I’m thinking of or wondering about in in alignment. Later this evening, I really enjoyed a private message Stephan sent, part of which blew me away. I, ~ LEARN MORE ~

My Prince’s Gift: “Believe in magic.” I was talking to a friend tonight commenting on how it seems Prince has been living off of air and “energy” the last couple of weeks. He’s eaten so little, even going a few days without no food that I was aware of. Of course, he could be, ~ LEARN MORE ~

My Prince’s Gift: “Accept support and comfort.” This is an interesting one for me to write about. Most of my life I’ve been the one who has been offering support and/or comfort to others, starting with when I was a child. It’s fascinating to me as ultimately we all live in “animal bodies” which, ~ LEARN MORE ~