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{ FOR THE

OF PETS }

Shelley and Ed Segno's

Dapper Little Dachshund Ollie
STORY BY RICA LEWIS | PHOTOS BY ROB WILKERSON
Don't let the little legs fool you - Ollie is a leaper. In his
Village of Mallory Square home, the jaunty dachshund
shows off his athletic ability as he mounts the sofa to snag
a pillow.
"He's a ball of energy," Ed Segno says of his beloved
companion. "Sometimes he gets the crazies and runs all
over the room."
At a year old, Ollie is still a playful puppy, although he's
as smart as any senior. Plucked from an internet search,
Ollie's sweet face spoke to the Segnos after the couple lost
their beloved Nollie, also a dachshund. (Ollie's name is an
homage to Nollie.)
"Nollie was just 9 when her lungs collapsed and she
became ill," Shelley said. "It was heartbreaking because

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she was with me every moment of every day. And then
she was gone and we were miserable."
Having lost other cherished canines, the Segnos knew
what to do.
"You just have to fill the void," Shelly said.
This was a lesson they'd learned early on, when their
first family dog passed away.
"After that, my son had a hard time sleeping at night
so we bought him a fish, a gerbil, a hamster - everything
under the sun," Shelley said. "We didn't want another
dog because we worked and the kids were too young to
help out. We even made up a bottle of monster spray to
help make him comfortable at bedtime. I finally said to Ed,
'We have to get another dog.'"



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