Dackel Princess

This & That

Over the weekend I had a 48 hour virus of some sort. I didn’t move out of my recliner too often and found I had a wonderful nurse while I recovered. Was it Greta? No. Anneliese? No. Fritz? No. It was my sweetheart, Arnie! He hardly left my side. Here is a picture of my boy all snuggled up in the blankets with me. And yes, those are my super warm, leopard print, flannel pajamas!

I mean, just look at that sweet face!

I did get in to play and visit with the puppies, but I am more than grateful to Greta for being a totally awesome Mom to her kids.

They are growing like crazy and they are actually getting up on their little legs and walking around. Here is a short video of them walking today.

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I also got a cute picture of Claus and Caspar together. Do you suppose they are twins or something? They seem to have this friendship and are always together.

I will leave you this morning with this picture of Christel and Caspar. They were playing like crazy and just cracked me up.

Have a great day everyone!

New Collar Sunday

The pups are all 2 pounds now and required a collar change. I use rick rack when they are first born, but this time I managed to get some Chihuahua collars for the babies. My only problem was I couldn’t find a yellow one, so Calvin is now in a light blue collar while Caspar remains in a dark blue one. Now they look like proper puppies!

Calvin in the light blue, Christel in the pink, Curt in the red, Claus in the green and Caspar in the dark blue! Aren’t they cute?

Greta allowed Arnie to come in today while Makenna had Calvin in her lap. He sniffed and sniffed and seemed to like the pup!

This is my only girl, Christel. She somehow has a very feminine face, don’t you think?

This is our big boy Calvin. He is a very nice boy, and is full of fun. His coat is lighter in color like his mother.

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My last picture is of the very tired mother, my darling Greta! It’s really a shame this is her last litter because she is such a great mother. Ah well, she is my best little buddy and I’m just happy to share my life with her.

Cruising Pups

There was a lot of movement in the whelping box today. The pups all were so much more animated. They also played and walked around, and occasionally rolled around as they played. Makenna was here and we took some movies and pictures of our growing herd of dachshunds!

First we have the handsome and charming, and largest boy, Calvin. Calvin really is remarkable because he has the largest head, and biggest paws!

Next in the weight line is Curt. He tends to be a bit quieter, but is pretty strong as well. Today he slept a bit more and I am thinking he is having another growth spurt! Last time I looked he was nursing away.

Christel is the next in line weight wise. She is one big girl! She is no pushover either. She gets right in there with all of her brothers and rolls around, crawls all over them and then snuggles with her Mama.

Then we have Claus. He is such a handsome boy. His favorite playmate from almost the first day has been his brother, Caspar. It’s funny because when I check on them, either they are playing or sleeping together! Claus is a real sweetheart!

Last but not least, is Caspar. He may be the smallest (by just an ounce or two) but he is probably the most active. I often see him cruising around the whelping box, or climbing over the other pups.

I took two pictures that I just loved. The first is of Caspar and Calvin sleeping together. Aren’t they sweet?

And lastly, this one of the pig pile! Ah I just break out into a big smile when I see them like this!

And I leave you with this short movie that Makenna and I made.

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Three Weeks Old

It’s hard to believe that the babies are three weeks old! The have all more than doubled their weights, and now that they have their eyes open, they are all moving around the whelping box like the growing, little puppies that they are. They also raise their heads when they hear us, or their mother and even bark!

The time is flying by and soon they will be ready to go outside on a warm day, and will be toddling around the puppy room playing with toys. Today I caught Christel biting and chewing on her brother Calvin, and Claus and Caspar actually rolling around together.

I put these pictures together and set it to a little music. It’s short, but shows you how beautiful these babies are!

Happy three week birthday, pups!

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On The Move!

I cannot believe how quickly the puppies are growing. Not only are three of them over 2 pounds now, (Curt, Calvin and Christel), but they are all 5 of them on the move! I am amazed at how they move around the whelping box! They are truly amazing to be this active so soon in their young lives!

So here are today’s pictures. I hope they make you smile!

Remember Yellow is: Calvin, red is: Curt, pink is: Christel, green: is Claus and blue is: Caspar.

In the center is Christel’s face!

Everyone is healthy and their eyes follow us all over the room. They also hear. I speak to them and they start to look around when I speak to them.

So, I am thrilled with this litter. They are so beautiful and sweet. That makes me the luckiest woman on the face of the earth!

Puppies, Puppies, Puppies!!!

Calvin reached the momentous weight of 2.02 pounds! He is such a nice relaxed boy, who loves to eat. I am not surprised that he does so well. His personality is the calmest of all the group.

Our sweet Christel found her forever home today. Abigail, a fellow New Hampshire-ite, will be adopting our little girl. It is so wonderful that she will be fairly close by and in state!

Casper is still our smallest. He is just a few tenths of an ounce smaller. He is a vigorous nurser, and he loves to move around the whelping box.

Claus is always with Caspar. It’s sort of a funny thing. They are usually side by side when nursing, and more often than not curled up together to sleep.

Curt is a character. He loves to cruise around the whelping box and burrow under the blankets. Yes, that is Curt’s bottom sticking out. I found him like this after lunch and it just made me laugh!

Here is darling Curt’s face.

Lastly, here is a little video I took today while they were eating. I just love the little noises that they make when they are nursing.

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Arnie & Anneliese

Today was one of those busy days. I had a doctor’s appointment, a business affair to attend, and then cooking I needed to do to use up the abundance of tomatoes from our garden.

I made 5 quarts of sauce, saw my doctor, dressed up for the business affair and went and then convinced Hubby to take me out for salads and Sweet & Sour Calamari at “Canoe”. Busy, busy, busy, but all good. Especially the Calamari!

The day started off with Arnie and Anneliese horsing around with Hubby. They both climbed in his lap and cuddled and fooled around with him.

Here they are with Hubby in his chair. And below is Anneliese. Isn’t she just beautiful?

But then she is a little devil, and I caught her laughing in this picture!

So tonight, after such a long and busy day I am pretty tired. Tomorrow I promise more puppy pictures and perhaps a video!

Have a great day everyone!

Puppies & Babies!!!

Monday found me racing around taking Arnie to the Vet’s with an ear infection, making meals and then racing off to my girlfriend’s baby shower in the late afternoon.

I managed to snap a couple of puppy pictures in the morning while I was changing their bedding. The pups are getting nice and plump and truly they are beautiful! Here are Claus and Caspar. They love each other so much and it seems they are always cuddled up together.

Isn’t this the cutest thing?

Since I was on the go I didn’t take too many more, just this one of Curt.

After this I went off to the baby shower and had a great time with the gals. My friend Shelly is expecting her first baby in October. They are naming her Ella Glo. I just love that!

Here is Shelly with one of the onesies I gave her. Can you tell I picked it out?

Shelly is just the sweetest and she is one of the few people I know that is so cute pregnant! I was not cute pregnant. I looked like I had swallowed a hippopotamus! Shelly, well she is just beautiful!

The party was great and a good time was had by all. I came home and after my shower put my feet up, hugged my little boy, Arnie, and then gave him his ear medication. Life is good.

Two Weeks Old & Looking At The World!

Makenna was over today and we took about 70 pictures of the puppies. Before you run screaming away from your computer, I can assure you I have edited them down to a 2 minute montage.

Saturday night I actually slept in our bed. We had the door closed, the air conditioner on and Hubby snoring, and yet, when a puppy cried at 3:30 AM, not only did I hear it, but I was up and out of my bed, through the bedroom door and into the puppy room in two seconds flat! All was well, I think Greta may have lay down too close to one of them, and after patting Greta for a minute, I returned to bed.

Sunday saw me putting the twin bed I’ve been sleeping on in the puppy room, back in the office. Then I put a chair, and a doggy bed for Greta in there as well. This is the first stage of the puppies growing independence. All of them not only have open eyes, I believe at least 3 of them have open ears, as they reacted to my voice today.

So sit back and enjoy these pictures. Happy Monday everyone!!!

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A Not So Typical Saturday

Our Saturday started with a Skype call to our pal down under in Australia. He is going on an adventure to Qatar and will be leaving tomorrow, so I wanted to wish him a safe journey.

Hubby and I had our breakfast, then headed off to the big city to get our flu shots and some last minute items that I’d forgotten when I did our weekly shopping. We were half way there when the skies opened and it started to rain hard. Luckily, we had two umbrellas and so when we got to the Pharmacy for our flu shots we had covering from the rain.

The Pharmacist gave us our shots. A very pleasant young woman named Stephanie, who had recently graduated from Pharmacology College. She was nice and kind and gave a very good injection.

After that we did a few errands before heading off to our Chinese restaurant for lunch. As we drove in we were surprised to see so many police cars, and officers in the area on foot. We surmised that it was a bank robbery, as nothing else would shut the area down, quite like this. I whipped out my cell phone and took two pictures. Not the best, but it gives you an idea of what we saw.

Poor Hubby. I’m afraid that all during my lunch, all I did was look over my shoulder at what was going on at the bank. Even our waiter, was chatting with us about the excitement. You see, this sort of stuff just doesn’t happen in the area of New Hampshire that we live in. I guess I should say, it didn’t used to….

We drove home and started to play with the pups. Arnie joined us and we got some pictures of him with the babies. Arnie, Me and Curt.