Friday, June 20, 2008

We're ramping up!


Yes, we are ramping up, as in putting ramps all over our home for our dowager doxie princess, Masala. Ramps after all are a fact of life for all dachshund owners, and we have finally come to accept our fate.
And the photo to the left is the crowning glory of our rampyness: My hunky handy hubby built this ramp and its associated "fence" (yes, those are Ak Mak Cracker boxes!). Obviously, ramps are easier on the long backs of dachshunds, but why the fence you ask? It is a "training fence" -- as in a fence to train Masala to use the ramp. It is just high enough to detract Masala and direct her towards the ramp, but short enough for the rest of us to step over it. Ingenious, isn't it? :)
And this is also the definitive proof of why he is not in charge of decorating our home! I love the man dearly, but he does have a way of getting carried away by his love of duct tape.

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