Author: Dackel Princess

Too Old For A 2 O’Clock Feeding!

We removed the whelping box and set the room up with three puppy beds, all the puppy toys and a good amount of newspapers on the floor. They run around now, climb up on the beds and are sturdy little creatures, and each day they steal my heart a little more!

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Greta and Anneliese

At 2:30 this morning the pups were up and hungry. Greta wanted to go out, so I let her, and then made up some puppy food for the babies. The ate like hungry tigers and then crawled all over me, before getting tired and finally going back to sleep. I had hoped they would let me sleep in a little, but at 6 AM they had me up again to eat!

Greta is not nursing them much now, so I have had to step up their meals. While I am feeding them, Greta will sit on the other side of the security board and watch. If I were to turn my back, she would swoop in and steal their food, but I watch her so that my babies all get something to eat.

All this night duty has made me a bit tired. So, Greta and I have started sleeping a little during the day. Ordinarily I don’t take naps, but I’m 48 years old, and 2 AM feedings aren’t what this old girl is used to!

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Me with Greta, catching some sleep.

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Thursday Thirteen

Thirteen Reasons I Love Having Puppies

1. Puppy kisses
2. Wagging tails
3. The way they slurp up their food
4. The way they sleep in pig piles
5. The love they show when they hear my voice
6. Their big eyes
7. The way they run
8. Their little puppy barks
9. The warmth of their bodies when they fall asleep in my arms
10. Watching them nurse Greta
11. Watching them, watching Fritz walk by
12. Seeing them play with their puppy toys
13. Just watching them grow



Who Will Be The Next Dackel Princess?

I’m trying to decide which pup to keep. This is a real problem, because they are all adorable. Of course two of them have wonderful homes already, so they are out of the running, Arnie is a boy, and so he won’t be staying either. Nothing against boys, but I really can’t have mother and son in the same house and my Greta darling, isn’t going anywhere. So, that leaves us with Anneliese (green) and Anita (yellow).

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Greta as an 8 week old puppy.

Now the two candidates to become the newest Dackel Princess.

First we have Anita. Or Anni, or whatever name we finally decide for her.

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Then we have Anneliese.
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Anneliese looks just like Greta did as a pup. She is darker in coloring, with a wide eyed look about her. She is feisty and sweet and full of energy. Anita is lighter in color., and sweet as pie, but I need to spend some time evaluating her. She is the pup that doesn’t demand attention from you, but when you pick her up just loves on you. This could be a plus I think.

I knew that we had two awesome parents going into the breeding for these pups. Greta and Bernie are both so sweet, gentle, loving and energetic. Their temperaments were both so good, and all of that goodness has come out in the pups. Each pup is wonderful!

In he next couple of weeks I will need to look them all over and chose. Who will be the newest Dackel Princess?

Bones, Puppies And Life

Okay, so how come no one told me that after you have been working out for a while, your bones begin the ache?

I was lying in bed this morning before I opened my eyes, moved or indicated to Hubby and Greta and Fritz that I was, actually awake, when I thought to myself, “Wow! My bones ache”. From the top of my head to the tips of my toes. Ache, ache, ache!

I slowly got out of bed and pulled on my robe, which is wonderfully, warm and cuddly, and padded to the kitchen to make the coffee, but once I got into the kitchen the pups saw me and got all excited and began running and jumping around. So, before I made the coffee, I played with the pups.

The weather was really terrible here today with snow, sleet, and ice, but like the mail, I got into my Jeep, put it into 4 wheel drive and went to the health club where I continued to torture my bones. I am actually using the elliptical machine now and I think I will grow to like it in time. For now, it is all torture. However, I am determined to keep on doing this until I am in shape, and then keep it up for the rest of my life.

I came home and had to do some work in the puppy room. It’s such a wonderful feeling to go to the door and call to the puppies and have them all come running making these adorable puppy noises that tell me how happy they are to see me.

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My cousin Janet took this picture, and I absolutely love it!

I get my puppy kisses and see those little tails wagging and I know that life is good.

Despite my aching bones!

Bloggers Reunion!

Today My cousin Janet, my dear friend Megan, brought a special guest Heather, to our home. Along with Hubby and Emily, we’d been planning this for a few weeks, and it worked out so well, as the puppies are just at a great age to entertain us all for hours.

This was the first time I’d met Heather in person, although I have been reading her blog for a couple of years. I felt like I knew her so well. In fact, she was just as wonderful as I knew she would be and fit in here, at puppy central quite well.

I made a bunch of appetizers and Janet brought some too, and Megan brought the most devilishly delightful Whoopee Pies for dessert!

My only complaint is that the time flew and before we knew it, the gals had to go. We had snow here most of the day, light snow, but enough to make the roads slippery. As sad as I was to see them go, I knew it was wise to get going before dark.

Here is a short video, of the girls as they took pictures of the pups. I teased them that they were the “Puppy Paparazzi”!

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In other news, today the pups are 5 weeks old. They are no longer walking around. No, now they are running. I’ll try to get some more video of them doing just that later this week, but I put together some pictures that Megan, Emily and I took. I hope you enjoy this little Montage.

Over The Wall

I knew they were growing quickly. It seems each morning when I wake up, they are bigger, stronger and doing more. So why should I be surprised that they would want more than life in the whelping box.

Yes, it was, in fact, Anja who made the vault over the wall. So, today we removed the mattress, opened the whelping box and spread the newspapers out in the room. We have also built another wooden wall that Greta can get over, but the pups do not seem interested in at this time.

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The pups love the space and have a ball running around, rolling around and climbing on their new beds and toys and blankets. Oh yes, and there is a lot to chew on too! How good is that?

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Last night Greta actually slept with us most of the night. I loved that. I have missed her warm body next to mine when I sleep. I wonder if she will sleep with us again tonight now that her babies are somewhat footloose and fancy free?

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Keep your fingers crossed that the weather will cooperate tomorrow. I am hosting a blogger’s reunion here in the afternoon with a special guest. Goofy Girl!

I can hardly wait. Naturally pictures and possibly a video will be provided!