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Off to See Dr. Garver

On Frank’s next visit to see the doctor, it was brought to Dr. Garver’s attention that perhaps Frank was having a bit of trouble with his vision.

“Dachshunds as a general rule have good hearing and vision,” said the doctor. “However, Frank seems to be a bit farsighted. We can run some tests to find out.”

Tests were run, and yes, Frank was very farsighted.

“I will custom design a set of glasses for this fine hound,” said Dr. Garver enthusiastically. “I have never made glasses for a dog with such a big nose before.”

What! Frank was embarrassed yet again. “What did he mean by a dog with such a big nose? Could Dr. Garver be talking about me?”

I guess it hadn’t been mentioned yet, but Frank did have a big nose. In fact, Frank was not your common-looking dachshund at all. Frank was a dachshund of many colors. Spencer called him a dapple. Miss Hiss, the cranky, old cat that lived with him, called him an eyesore.

Frank thought dapple meant handsome when actually dapple just referred to his color. And he was colorful. Let’s point out his highlights. Frank had a white tip on the end of his black tail. He had one eye that was brown and one that was blue. He had two brown eyebrows and a beautiful white stripe around his neck that looked much like he was wearing a scarf. His nose was black with a pink x right in the middle of it. His rear feet looked as if he were wearing socks. He had a pink belly and a brown bottom. He had long, floppy, brown ears that would perk up when he knew you were talking about him. Oh, and his lips. He had the cutest black lips that would only show when he was really smiling.

Now back to the glasses. Dr. Garver worked hard over the next hour designing and fitting Frank with his new spectacles. “This ought to be just the ticket,” said Dr. Garver as he slipped the glasses over Frank’s ears.

Frank was amazed. Not only were the glasses a perfect fit, but he could see things that had only been shadows moments before. “I can see,” sang Frank. “I can see, and the world is beautiful. My boy is even more handsome than I thought. I hope to never bark at him again.”