Saying Goodbye To and Celebrating The Life Of Oskar

Catie brought this little darling home one day in 2011

 And we've enjoyed him every minute for 14 years.

Today we share our loss of this very much loved part of the family

Catie's Eulogy

Oskar von Weinerschmit 2011-2025

Miniature Dachshund / Professional Blanket Burrower / Part-Time pool dog

Oskar passed peacefully today after almost 14 years of being the tiniest, goofiest, most loving little shadow a person could ask for.

He had a name far too big for his tiny body, but it fit just right. He gave kisses that ended in little nose nibbles (we called them “face bites”), insisted on being rocked like a baby, was the ultimate pool buddy, and could tunnel into a blanket faster than you could blink.

Oskar was pure sweetness, and letting him go was the hardest, kindest thing we could do. His body was tired, and it was time to give him peace. We will miss him more than words can say, but we are so grateful that he chose to spend his life with us.

Tiny little One
All eyes 

Long post covering 14 years of adorable

A very fun snow day!

Fun Spring days too

These boys loved him, and he loved them!

The entire family loved him.

The New Strawberry Patch: Oskar the Supervisor

These two are never far away from the gardening activities

This and That Spring 2021

We learned very early on that we would give up many strawberries

There was nothing in this world that dachshund loved more than picking and eating them

He loved to garden, and this boy loved being with him too!

He called him Oskie.

Oskar was one of the coolest dogs ever!

Enjoying the pool with his mom, Catie

Happy Dog

He did love being in the pool
She could dress him in anything, put hats and shades on him

He would show how proud he was and own any look!

Oskar the SuperStar Model!

He loved all flowers, especially the Celosia. He visited that garden many times a day

My vegetable garden supervisor/sidekick so enjoyed his daily job 
Of course, he was the taste tester/quality control;

Tomatoes, squash, cucumbers pretty much all fruits and vegetables were taste tested.

This was a gardening dog!

Inspecting the new plants!

Gardening and watching my boot, I left outside because a Black Widow was inside of it

You can bet Oskar wasn't going to let anything happen to Mimi's boot

The New Strawberry Patch Going In!

Catie worked so hard putting every plant in!

She knew her dachshund baby would love the berries as much as we would

We used the best plugs from Ison's Nursery & Vineyards

An exciting day for all involved, but especially Oskar!

He is keeping a close watch on this turtle

He was also great at keeping me away from snakes underfoot

I especially enjoyed this with the Copperheads that visit us from time to time.

His best furry friend in the world was Trashmouth the cat

Those two were brothers as close as could be, 'cat-dog'

He and  Trashmouth were inseparable

I've only known a cat and a dog as close once, and they were daddy's

Only he could burrow into his blankie and have this showing on top

I saw him one evening, and this is what I saw through the window!

Everything he did was so blame cute!

At one time, he was the Chief Guard Dog in the Chicken Yard, and kept many coyotes, raccoons, opossums, etc away from them!

Oskar, on his last day, made his way around to the garden to work one last time

He was my gardening sidekick, and it made him so happy

 

Today, he was so sick, but it was as if he knew, and nothing was going to stop him

Roly is keeping him company as they watch me garden for Oskar's last day here 
He was too weak to be my close shadow, but he didn't miss one moment of it from where he sat

He watched me for over 3 hrs straight, such loyalty and protection

He has protected me many times

A great watchdog in many ways, intruders didn't stand a chance!

Yet he was such a loving pet and so intelligent

These Two Are Lost Without Him Now!

Trashmouth, a very smart king of a cat, 'The King' in his mind for sure

Such a character!

He truly is in mourning and has been ever since we took Oskar to the vet

We've had to spend lots of time talking to, holding, rubbing, and consoling this cat. We still are.

Roly-La'Roy

The pup that seemingly fell from the sky

But such a blessing!

The newest member of our family is also in mourning

He can't find his daddy/mama, Oskar, who taught him everything he knows (literally)
As sick as Oskar must've been, he still took the time to mold, teach this young pup a lot 

We watched as he did it, and it was a delight to see

This pup is so highly intelligent that I expect he will be saying words before it's over and will know their meaning.  You can look at him and know what he is thinking. I've never known a dog such as he He's not replaceing our Oskar, but he is loved and already a member of our family

Since Oskar has been gone 

He's spent every waking minute looking for him
I've seen him and that cat with actual tears coming down their cheeks for days

They are so lost without him

Now that is touching

2022 Oskar Doing What He Loves Best

Picking Strawberries!

And

His last day here and his last treat

After watching me garden for so long, he got up some energy and went back to the front porch 

One last time.

We took him to Carly's to be with all of the family together

He seemed to have a wonderful, loving time, even playing with Philly

In Closing

This sweeter than anything, little dog is now gone, and we miss him like crazy. I don't think we'll ever find another as sweet and smart as he, but he left us with one he tried to train. He did a great job with Roly, and for that, we're grateful. I do believe he knew his time was limited on this earth, and he wanted all to be protected.

Catie & Doug are missing their fur child

Carly & Family are too

Chuck is missing his porch-sitting buddy

I am missing my constant shadow, gardening buddy, protector, fur friend, and confidant 

(lol, yes I said that)

I know this was a very long post, but how else can you say goodbye to a family member of 

14 years?

It's my way of mourning, remembering, loving, and carrying on.

May God bless all, and we thank Him for this little loving companion He gave to so many.

Isn't it wonderful that the Lord gives us companions in all walks of life to make it so enjoyable?

It really is!

Enjoy all God's living creatures and Give Thanks!

Oskar Fishing & Kayaking Fun