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 ~

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 ~

My Prince’s Gift: “Spend time with nature.” When we were outside, it quickly became clear that this would be today’s “gift”. The funny thing is, I kept forgetting over and over what I heard the message to be. Karen had to keep reminding me with one clarification; that is, the use of the word, ~ LEARN MORE ~