Our English cream dachshund is fast approaching his first birthday.  He has eclipsed his big brother, Jake, in size and weight but is respectful of him when they play together.

We look at Brody and marvel how much he resembles a Golden Retriever were it not for his short little legs.  My wife and I laughed when an internet search suggested that the gene responsible for his appearance is called the Chinchilla gene.  Could this be true?

Brody now has a new nickname, “the supervisor.”  He is always looking on and observing whenever my wife or I  is involved with a project around the house.  Assuredly, he is making sure whatever the task is it’s being done right.  If by chance a piece of whatever it is being worked on falls to the floor, Brody is quick to scoop it up and make tracks for the rug in the kitchen to study it further.