Lil’ Richie is a wire haired mini dachshund that loves to go on adventures. He has a great beard and eyebrows too!
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Learn MoreLil' Richie loves teenie greenie chews and he loves to chew. He is very talented at extracting squeakers from any toy so we have learned to stay away from fabric toys. His favorite toy that he has not destroyed is a Kong donut style toy.
My favorite thing about Richie is that he is part mountain goat. He is tiny but he will climb anything with no fear. When he was four months old he went on a 7 mile hike in Colorado with our family. He demanded to run about 3 miles of it and would only take breaks in the backpack. This was pretty impressive since he had an accident and was not able to walk for a short period of time at about 11 weeks of age.
I think Lil' Richie has the looks and attitude. At the age of only 11 weeks he was unfortunately picked up by our German Shepherd and it damaged his neck. We honestly did not know if Lil' Richie would make it or walk again. He stayed the night at the Emergency Vet and could not walk without assistance for multiple days. He is tough and he started walking on his own. When he gets excited or anxious, he does still have a Night at the Roxbury head shake but it truly just adds to his character.
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