Category: My Life

Today Greta began giving off “the scent” that makes Arnie crazy. He’s been following her everywhere, and tonight he is barking, whining, and fussing like crazy. What this me3ans is that he will be spending the night in his crate, in the guest room with the door closed. I’m afraid after this he will need to be isolated from her until after she has been bred and is past her heat. It’s sad, really. I think Arnie would make a good Daddy. Just not with his mother or sister!

The puppies are all doing well and between raindrops we raced them out and let them play in the back yard. I was going to go for a walk with Arnie, but ended up having to come back home because it started to rain and I was getting soaking wet. Arnie liked it, but me? Not so much!

Here is a picture of Baerbel and Ali.

And here are the two boys. Baron and Bogart.

Hubby drove me out to shop late in the morning and besides food for us, food or the dogs and a few toys, we also bought Baerbel a collar. She was the only one who needed one. I found this adorable chocolate brown one with pink polka dots! She looks so cute in it!

Tomorrow we are supposed to start drying out. I sure hope so. I really want to have the pups out more and take Arnie for a long walk to work off some of his frustration!

Such is the love life of dogs!

This morning we needed to finish getting the nets on our cherry trees. Before Hubby would let me in our back yard he prepared me with eye protection of the most serious kind, and set Fritz to watch over me!

As you can see, I am truly protected…from myself!

Yes, I managed to assist Hubby without any further catastrophes! It’s terrible to possess this clumsiness gene! At least I have not passed it along to my daughter!

Meanwhile the puppies played on. They love the fact that they could be outside in their pen watching us, and playing with their toys and bones at the same time.

I love this picture because it shows Ali lying on her back completely relaxed while she plays. She often does this and you just want to reach out and give her a little belly rub! We couldn’t find a yellow collar for Bogart, so we put on a red one the other day when his new parents came to visit.

Baerbel, Ali and Baron show you just how much they love those little Dingo Bones. Wow! All my dogs love them (except Fritz, who likes nothing bone-wise!).

Oh and just so you don’t think I have forgotten Anneliese, I snapped this picture today too. She is getting back to her normal self, and I am enjoying having her in my lap again, as well as cuddled up to my knees at night.

Our schools close tomorrow for the summer and after that I imagine the kids will be here quite a bit playing with the pups until the go in early July. What will I do, what will I do, when the pups have gone?

Melli asked what Greta, Arnie and Anneliese and even Fritz are teaching the puppies. The biggest thing is they teach them socialization skills with other dogs. They learn what is acceptable and what isn’t. They learn to play, and to back off when they have made the adult dog a little angry. They learn to sniff and to play with the dog toys that we have. It’s a neat thing to watch.

Ever get hit in the open eye with an under ripe cherry? Well those suckers are really hard and it hurt like heck! How did I get hit in the eye by an under ripe cherry, you might ask? Well, we were putting a net over our largest cherry tree to keep the birds from helping themselves as the cherries turn a delicious red and get sweet and juicy, and as I was helping to tug the net into place the green unripe cherry fell and hit me square on my eyeball! I have no ability to deal with pain and I state here and now, I want morphine! Of course that isn’t going to happen, so some Tylenol will have to do.

I had the puppies to the Vet’s today for their next set of shots. They all did well and everyone was amazed at how much they had grown in the last two weeks.

Dr. K with the pups.

Ali

The puppies playing.

Bogey and Ali

It was quite an adventure for them and they did just fine. Although they fussed on the way over, they slept on the way back. They even took a good nap once they got back home.

It amazes me to think that in a few short weeks I will kiss their little heads good-bye and send them on their way. Yeah, I’m sure going to miss these little guys. I have to say, they are truly wonderful, each and every one!

The pups were being pretty funny today. They were a little on the sleepy side since it was a terrible rainy day. I didn’t mind too much because at least they were quiet, and I got some great pictures.

They all curled up and cuddled closely together.

I counted heads and I started to worry that one of them was missing!

Then I saw him can you find him in the other pictures?

Later Ali curled up with Baron, who smiled like a crazy man.

And then there was the beautiful Baerbel.

For me it was a busy day of cooking and cleaning and getting ready for company. I managed to get things done but only after a minor accident. I was feeding the puppies which required me to step over the puppy gate and I slid on the wet (newly mopped), floor and wrenched my knee. I am still hobbling tonight.

Our dinner came out well (stuffed cabbage and mashed potatoes) and we had a great time with our friends, but it is good that I can finally put up my knee and rest it. It is already swollen like a melon!

Today Hubby and I ventured out to get dog and puppy food, as well as people food. I went to Wal-mart to get the assorted food and I stood there loading the carriage with cans and a lady looked at me and said, “You must have a lot of dogs!” I smiled and replied, “Yes I have four adults and four puppies”. She looked really puzzled and then said, “Why would you get four puppies when you already had four dogs?”

Yes, she was blond!

We filled two baskets with dog and people food before we were done. I’d brought with us a cooler so we tossed the frozen and fridge stuff in there and stopped to have a Chinese food meal. That was so nice.

We came home and got the babies out in the sunshine. In fact it was a nice day from the start so the puppies spent most of the day outside. It’s nice to watch as Arnie, Anneliese, and Greta all teach the puppies about life.

Arnie and Bogart playing.

They love it and so do I. By 6:30 they were totally exhausted and ready for their beds. I didn’t have to put them in them either. They climbed into their favorite spots in the puppy room and went to sleep.

Meanwhile the adults in my crew enjoyed looking out the windows at the birds and at Hubby mowing the lawn. Arnie and Anneliese just loved watching him and his feathery friends.

We’re all settled in now and getting ready for sleep. I so value that right now.

It was a big day all around today. It started early because we all know that my little darlings get me up at 5 AM, and after my second cup of coffee, I was awake and watching the TV. I checked my email, but no one is writing me anymore because since my laptop died, I have been a terrible correspondent. I appologize to you all, especially my cousin, Janet!

After I had breakfast with Hubby and fed the pups and walked them, off I went to the fountain of youth for my monthly visit. I came back feeling like a new woman!

As Hubby and I sat having our lunch, Mr. UPS Man arrived with my NEW LAPTOP COMPUTER!!! I forced myself to finish my salad, do the dishes and then walk the puppies again before I even opened the box. Slowly I unsealed the packing tape and slid the inner box out. Then I opened that box, and with trembling fingers pulled the laptop from it’s sleeve! Yes, I am in total heaven!

After I’d been loading things on to it for a while, the puppies woke and we took them outside. One by one we introduced them to Deer Hyde.

The dog who tracked it the fastest was Belle, she just knew right where it was. The others found it too, and enjoyed the game. Here is a video of the event.

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You all know that I breed with the hopes that my pups will not only find loving homes, but can be used by hunters to help locate wounded game. All four of these dogs have shown me a good nose. I hope that they will continue to progress in their new homes.

After dinner and another outing with the pups,

I settled in to download programs onto the laptop. Slowly but surely the machine will get set up and I will be back in business!

Now as the day is closing I need to do a little scanning for Hubby before I call it a night, but I am so happy and so excited to have my new machine! (And 4 little deer loving puppies!)

I thought you would all enjoy seeing this short video of Ali (Birgit) that we took today. She is so amazingly daring and always on the run when we take the puppies outside.

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We also took a few pictures of the pups as they played in the yard. I just love that the weather has been good and we have been able to bring them out at least twice a day. It’s so good for them to develop their muscles!

Ali (Birgit)

Bogey (Yellow) and Ali (Pink)

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In other news once again I must tell you that my “new” laptop has died an ugly death. Just two weeks out of warranty, the machine is gone. I mean for real, R.I.P!!! Not coming back, can’t be fixed. I am beside myself that this laptop that is just a year old died. Yep, I have the worst luck with laptops. I know, I know, people tell me to get a MAC, but people I have several hundred dollars worth of computer programs that I use every day that are just not MAC compatible so today is the first day of saving up for a new machine.

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Hubby and I put our garden in today. Consequently my back is breaking and a hot bath is now calling my name.