Anneliese’s Puppies – Page 6 – The Dackel Princess

Tattoos and Ribs!

It was the oddest weather day yet. I woke to our 4th of July to find sunny skies and warm temperatures. I was encouraged that the day would go well. Just let us get through the cook-out without rain and I will be happy, and with skies like this,

July 4 09 There was some sun!

I thought I had a chance.

The first thing that happened was that Carrie, our Assistant Breed Warden came to examine Anneliese and her litter and then tattoo them. Everyone came through well, and they all got their tattoos!

Baron

Bogart

Baerbel

Ali

There is actually a story behind using the green ink. When we got Greta in Germany she had been tattooed with green ink. When I had her pups done, I continued on with the green ink. And now with Greta’s grandchildren, I think it is only right to continue on using the green ink. Call it tradition!

The pups all did pretty well. The bravest was Baerbel, she hardly made any sound at all when they pressed the tattoo into her ear. The worst, Bogart. He squealed quite a bit. I felt so bad that I put my face right next to his and kissed him over and over until he stopped. The green ink was rubbed in and has stained the pin holes now, and tomorrow I will give them all warm baths to clean off their fur. Makenna says she will help me.

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Next the guests arrived for our 4th of July barbecue. I had ribs cooking slowly in the oven and once we settled down from the tattooing, we enjoyed some beer and chips and then the ribs and corn and potato salad as well as a great corn and bean salad that Carole made!

The skies darkened several times and we had some rain, but nothing too heavy. We actually got to eat outside for the entire meal.

My friend Judy posed for me so you could see what we were eating!

The guys chowed down too.

The pups were exhausted after the tattooing and just lay down and slept.

At the end of the meal the skies darkened and we heard great claps of thunder. No it was not fireworks, but an honest to goodness storm! We all grabbed the coolers, the chairs, and the food and ran inside. The storm quickly dropped 1/2 of an inch of rain as we all stood inside thanking the good Lord for a roof! The storm didn’t last too long, but it sure was exciting and included a brief power outage!

Now the day is done and soon the fireworks will be shot off from a barge in the big lake. We can sit on the screened in porch and watch, that is if I feel like moving from my chair! Let me think…

Happy 4th Of July!

Today is America’s Independence Day! The kind of holiday where we get out the grill, barbecue some hamburgers, hot dogs or ribs, add to that some potato salad, chips and dips, and strawberries over Angel Cake for dessert. (I know, others make chocolaty things, or ice cream things, but I love Angel Food Cake and strawberries so that’s what we shall have.

10 guests are coming to our home for the meal. We’ll sit around watching the puppies play until their big moment.

Yes, the 4th of July will be even more special this year because our Assistant Breed Warden is coming to examine the litter and tattoo the puppies.

Bogart

Baron

Baerbel

Ali

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Now here is my only crazy 4th of July story to share with you all. Let is serve as a warning to you!

Many years ago when I was a young mother I decided my daughter and step daughter should learn how to hold sparklers so that they didn’t get hurt. I’ve never really liked fireworks, but I always felt sparklers were safe.

Anyway, I got the box out, got my lighter and showed them how to hold the sparkler away from you so you don’t get burned as you light it. Suddenly there was a flash and the sparkler blew up in my hand! I ran for cold water and ice, but knew it was pretty bad. So off to the Emergency Room we went where it was cleaned and bandaged.

Ever since that day I refuse to have any fireworks around me. I like to watch the ones in the sky set off by the professionals, but I don’t ever go near sparklers anymore.

So I do hope you all have a Happy 4th of July, and a safe one!

Puppy Dogs & Puppy Dogs?

The day dawned much like the previous month. Dark, dreary and moist! I keep wondering when summer will join us. It could be that we will just have one of those wet ones, but I sure hope not!

I spent time this morning and afternoon walking Arnie. I tried to get him out of his crate and exercised so he wouldn’t be feeling so bad. However, like most teenage boys he had just one thing on his mind!

The puppies were out several times and this was good. They ran around and they got their exercise and I sure as heck got mine chasing them! They sure are cute! After their mid-day run they all started to crash out and go to sleep. Ali was on the patio and Anneliese went up to her and she rolled over on her back and was starting to fall asleep.

Baron, Baerbel and Bogart curled up together and slept like this for a long time. They did wake long enough for this picture because I was using a flash.

Here is Baerbel and Bogart close up. Aren’t they the cutest!

Soon we had them outside again and I snapped these two pictures of them. This is Baron and Baerbel.

And this is the amazing running Baerbel!

Bernie arrived late in the day and I have to tell you I was just shocked at the speed of the breeding this time! He went right to work, and although she was a little prissy, she succumbed quite quickly and easily. Now we wait a month to see if she has conceived! If she has, she will be due August 31st!

Someone Got Lucky!

This morning Greta’s longtime husband came for a conjugal visit. The last time he was here she played hard to get and was really not terribly nice to him. I spoke to her and explained that it was her duty to be nice and accommodating and give me some more grand-puppies! I also promised her that I would not keep any of them!

I promised! Really!!

So today Bernie came back and once again she was not being very nice to him, and I despaired that I would ever have more puppies from Greta. However, Bernie had something else in mind. He kept at her and at her until my little Princess was over come with his charms and succumbed!

I’m not sure who was happier at this turn of events. Me or Bernie? Now Barbie will bring Bernie back one more time tomorrow so we can give them one more afternoon of passion, before we feel fairly certain that she is with pups.

Is all this more than you wanted to know?

Meanwhile on the puppy front, we managed to get them out in between rain drops and allowed them to run in the wet grass. It’s sort of like a mini bath as I wipe them off when they come in.

It’s tough because they need the exercise, and then the peaceful naps after.
Ali

Baron

Baerbel

Bogart

I had to run down to the Town Hall today to pay our taxes and so I decided to bring a puppy. Hmmm, which one to bring? Well I picked up Bogey, as he was the closest, and brought him. Everyone went wild, and he did very well meeting people. So far I have had thee of the four out to visit. The only one left now is Ali. So next time I go to the Post Office, she gets to go.

A Dackel Day

The dackels (all of them) woke me at 6 this morning. I was awake anyway, so I didn’t mind starting the day so early. I walked all the dogs and the puppies, cleaned the puppy room, and then made the puppies their breakfast. They ate and then immediately went outside into their pen. I can leave the door open and they can go out and come in at will. They love it and I sometimes find them collapsed in the sun sound asleep.

Fritz will go out and do his inspection of our yard and our neighbors yard and then come back and lay down by the puppy pen. Good old Uncle Fritz, babysitting the puppies.

Since I decided to spend today doing all the things I have been putting off, I amazed myself and completely cleaned the puppy room (including washing the beds), vacuumed and washed the kitchen floor and then because I felt the need to prove I truly am “Super Dackel”, I did 7 loads of laundry, and took my darlings out twice in the yard for good long runs.

Anneliese was out with us today and she was amazing. She kept all the puppies in a group, when they were playing too hard, she corrected them with a little bump, and then the sweetest thing, at one point she lay down with all four of them and cuddled. It was such a sweet moment.

After that she came in and snuggled with her Daddy in his chair. The position was too cute not to capture!

Makenna arrived and we played with the pups and ran them around some more, after which they fell asleep and stayed that way until dinner time.

Greta is still in the throws of her heat, and poor Arnie has really needed to be locked away. He hates this, but it is for his own safety, and hers. In the meantime, she lounges on the sofa cuddling her ducky.

Tonight I’m spoiling Hubby with a new recipe for potato salad, broiled pork loin and broccoli! Then I hope to make it an early night.

More pictures of my darlings tomorrow! Have a good week everyone!

Raining In The Sunshine

Most of the day was the usual business with the pups, and Greta’s boyfriend decided to come over to see if he could get lucky. Let’s just say, that the poor boy went home disappointed. That Greta is one very tough chick!

It was hot and humid here and towards the end of the day it was bright sunshine and suddenly I heard big drops of rain! I ran out and got the puppy toys inside, the puppies too, and closed up the door and windows. Then I stood staring out the window watching the sun shine and the rain pour! Okay, now that is just plain strange!

Poor Arnie is just beside himself with desire for Greta. I finally called our Vet and asked for help. He is currently sleeping in his crate in the guest room….quietly! Finally….quietly!

Sunday I am planning a quiet day, or as quiet as one can get when they have 8 dogs! LOL! I’d like to spend time in the yard with the puppies and the two girls and perhaps get Arnie out for a walk.

I hope Makenna comes over again too. She is a great help with the puppies. Here she is with Baerbel!

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Also today is my Mom’s 80th Birthday! I wish her a Happy, Happy Birthday and send her all of my love. I’m sorry I missed the big party today, and look forward to seeing you soon!

What A Strange Day

It was a very weird day today. It started at about 2 AM when Greta woke me because she was all hot and bothered and wanted S.E.X.! I decided that this was a good time to put Arnie in his crate in another room, for his own safety, and I went back to bed, only to find that Greta thought my head would “do” in a pinch!

After pushing her off of me, I told her to go to sleep and eventually she did. Until 6 AM when she decided it was time to get up.

What I love about my dogs getting me up early like this is, after they visit the great out of doors they come in and go back to sleep in their beds. Of course by then I am wide awake, and ready for some coffee, and of course the baby puppies are ready to go out and have their room cleaned.

This is the toughest job and yet, I really do love it, sleep deprivation and all, and here is why:

Bogart

Baerbel

Baron

And Ali

These little ones and the love I get from my big dogs, make it all worth while.

Anyway, back to my day. It started sunny, but very humid and quickly got hot, 80+ degrees (F). They forecast thunder storms for this afternoon, but they never appeared, thus we still have the hot, humid weather, and apparently will all weekend.

I had the pups out quite a bit and Makenna was over helping to run them in the yard. She also held them while I was photographing them.

I cleaned and actually got two loads of laundry done as well as a meal of hot wings, blue cheese and celery and fries for dinner, with corn on the cob. It was an easy meal after such a strange day.

Arnie will be sleeping in his crate tonight and hopefully Greta will leave my head alone!

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It’s Saturday morning and Greta did not leave my head alone!

Apparently, my curls are very sexy!

Here Come’s The Sun!

The sun was shining brightly and the air was…well it wasn’t raining, but it was humid. However, the lack of falling rain gave me a chance to do some work with the puppies. I was so excited about this. You see I laid a track of deer blood again for the puppies. But this time I was able to hide the deer hide at the end and then see how they did.

Oh it was so much fun to watch them follow the trail and get to the end where a piece of deer hide awaited them. Every one of the dogs showed me a good nose. I am hopeful that their new owners will be successful as they continue their training!

I took a few pictures and you can always go to my flickr account to view them in detail, but here is a brief montage of the pictures.

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It’s pretty sad about Michael Jackson. I grew up with him. We were born the same year just a few months apart, so when he and his brothers started singing, I was right there listening. In recent years I felt sad that his life was deteriorating to the rather pathetic depths that it had. All that talent, wasted. All that talent, now gone forever. I hope that wherever he is, he is free from the paranoia and the pain that he was in.

Here We Go Again

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!

Cherries and Puppy Dogs Part 2

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.

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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.

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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.