Trixie The Dog
She lives up to her name...
Maggie Grey is a textile artist who also works with paint and mixed media to create pieces inspired by nature, urban places, and color.
Sheās the author of many books about embroidery, has taught courses on several art subjects, and exhibits her work worldwide.
And she has an adorable Dachshund called Trixie.
Here she shares Trixieās story.
So, over to you, Maggieā¦
Trixie The Dog: Maggie Greyās Dog
Trixie is a nine-ish-year-old Dachshund. Weāre not exactly sure of her age, as we didn't have her from 'new'.
We were introduced to her (and her lovely previous owner) by the Cinnamon Trust which provides walkers for dogs whose owners are unwell and unable to take them out.
We walked her for some time before, very sadly, her owner died. His family were very keen on Trixie coming to live with us and we were easily persuaded.
Sheās very attached to a shabby monkey - heās certainly her favorite toy. I keep having to sew his nose back on as itās Trixie's favorite nibbling area.
Her favorite thing has to be people. She loves everyone and always ignores the dogs we meet on walks in favor of their owners.
Needless to say, the family, especially grandchildren, are high on her list of likes.
Her favorite place is the old sofa in the conservatory. She likes to sit on 'her' cushion, right in the middle.
The local pet shop is another big like. This may be because they flagrantly bribe her with 'Better Bones' chews.
Trixie is very greedy, and I think she would count eating as one of her favorite hobbies. She is also proud of the results and likes to treat visitors to a view of her tum. Weāre working on the diet and itās slowly reducing in size.
Trixie takes a keen interest in my work, as you can see. I think this is because sheās convinced that food is involved somewhere.
Dislikes: Vets and the dog-washing shop.
One of her funniest tricks concerns her dislike of peas.
She carefully separates them from the meat in her dinner by tucking them away in a corner of her mouth while eating. She then fires them back into the bowl like cannonballs when she has finished licking the bowl clean.
Trixie has been a wonderful addition to our household - we also see more of the grandchildren now!
Trixie certainly has a few tricks up her sleeve! š
Do your pets take an interest in your creative process?
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Before you goā¦
Love Trixie's trick with the peas! What a trickster. :D <3