Anneliese’s Puppies – Page 10 – The Dackel Princess

A Day In The Life

I climbed into the puppy box today to sit with my grand-puppies, and found there was barely room for me! They are getting so big! They also are moving around a lot now that they can see and hear. For instance, Baron loves Uncle Arnie, and when he sees him standing next to the whelping box, he works his way over to the edge of the pool and looks up lovingly at Arnie! It is the cutest thing!

Anyway, as I sat there, holding Baron I suddenly felt something warm and wet on my hands, leg and stomach. Yes, Baron pee-ed on me!

Oh boy! Well, it’s a good thing I love them so much.

Birgit.

I just laughed and once I got done cuddling, I got up and went in to change my clothes and wash up!

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I’d arranged for my sister to meet my Magical Margarita! She is the woman who dips my hair in the fountain of youth and fills me with youth and vitality!!

Margarita took Melodie and laid her hands on her head and voila!

I love it so much that I stood there and cried with happiness!

Mom then took us girls out for a lovely lunch at my favorite restaurant, Canoe. We had such a nice meal, enjoyed every moment, and then after went to The Old General Store for a little shopping!

Melodie and my Mom leave tomorrow for their home 4 hours south of here. I will really miss having them around!

All In A Dackel Day

My Mom and sister, Melodie are here and we are having a good time. In the last 24 hours we have eaten three meals, gone shopping, and spent countless hours with the puppies.

They are growing and changing and becoming even more fun to be around. Their puppy-hood is going by so quickly that I know it will be gone before I know it! Sometimes I go in and sit and try to savor the moment.

So here is a short montage of today’s savored moments.

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Arrivals

My mother and sister arrived in time for lunch on Sunday. Then we spent time watching and playing with puppies, as well as catching up on a couple of DVD’s.

My sister took a few pictures of me with the puppies. Here they are. By the way, the new picture on the sidebar was taken by Mel as well.

Me with all my babies!

Me with Baron!

Birgit.

Okay, now you think of the caption for this picture. What is Anneliese saying?

Time, Keeps Flowing Like A River…

I started off early today snapping pictures. It was sunny and warm in the morning and the bees were working the trees. I grabbed my camera and got these two shots. I’m actually fairly proud of them.

Then I came in and spent a little time watching and playing with the puppies. They just get cuter and cuter!

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Three little piggies all in a row! lol! That’s Birgit, Baron and Bel.

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Little Birgit. (She will be called Ali)

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Then Birgit and Baron fell asleep.

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Bogie flipped over and fell asleep. He is quite a clown!

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And then I look at a picture like this and I see how huge the puppies look next to her. Look at this picture taken the day after they were born three weeks ago.

Isn’t that amazing?

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Arnie is doing great and is back to acting like his old self. I’m still giving him his medications, and he is on the rice and chicken diet! Oh yum!

My sister, Mel and my Mom should be here in time for lunch! I can hardly wait.

Busy Day

Thursday was a busy, busy day. It started at 3 AM when Arnie woke me. He was sick to his stomach and releasing bodily fluids from both ends. He was tired and listless, and I was worried. He did not want me to let him alone, and just wanted to be held. So from 3 until 6:30, I was only able to get an occasional snore. At 6:30 I gave up.

At 8:30 I called our Veterinarian, and I brought him right in. He was dehydrated and so they fixed him up with an IV and some medication. He spent the day at the Vet’s office getting fixed up. Seems my boy picked up gastroenteritis.

Once I was sure that his being sick wouldn’t affect the puppies I relaxed a little, but all I wanted was for him to get well and come home.

I worked cleaning up and playing with the pups, but also took a little time just to be quiet. Feeling as tired as I did, I thought I needed to do this.

I took a few pictures of the litter today. I love the ones of the entire litter because you can see how huge the puppies have gotten in two and a half weeks. All of them are over two pounds now!

Just look at those big bodies! One note here. I ran out of black rick rack for Birgit’s collar, so she is now pretty in pink!

Arnie came home just before dinner. He still has his IV in, and they sent him home with one of those silly Elizabethan collars. Which he hated, so we took it off and he has left the IV completely alone.

He goes back in tomorrow for the rest of his medications and more fluids, and should be able to take his medication by mouth by the weekend.

So, it was a busy day. I’m tired, but grateful that my boy will be just fine. By tomorrow night he’ll be dining on boiled chicken and white rice. I wonder if he will want a little white wine with that?

Newspapers, Sneezing and Fat Bellies

Wednesday the local paper printed a story about Anneliese and Isegrim. I am thrilled with the article, the pictures and the fact that it mentions my love of the dachshunds, and breeding for health. If anyone is interested in reading the article, I will send you the link. Just leave me a comment to let me know.

This morning after I cleaned out the newsstand of nearly all their copies of the paper with the story, I came home and felt nearly delirious with a stuffy nose, achy head and stopped up ears. I happened to look out the window and what did I see? Clumps of pollen so large that it almost looked like it was snowing! Ah yes, allergy season!

I went in and sat sniffling next to the whelping box to watch the wonder of the pups. Oh boy, are they cute! They lie on their fat little bellies, nursing up a storm. They are all so big now that they fan out as they eat.

The puppies are just the cutest things ever and even when I am feeling a little down, or (Ah-Choo), full of allergies, these puppies make me smile!

(Baron on the left and Birgit on the right)

Have a great day and don’t forget to take your allergy medicine! lol!

Just Plain Adorable!

Tuesday was a beautiful day. Sunny, warm and I accomplished a lot. I completely cleaned the puppy room, top to bottom, played with each puppy, and then did the same big cleaning job in my kitchen. Everything is lovely and smelling fresh!

When I went in to play with the babies this morning, I first picked up Baron. He was full from just having eaten, and was sort of sleepy.

Soon, Greta and Arnie came in to check out what was happening. They sniffed and sniffed and eventually moved along.

I got an adorable picture of Birgit today. She was very active and has been chasing her mother around the whelping box trying to get milk! I think she is going through a growth spurt…again!

Baerbel, is a happy girl before, during and after each meal. I held her while I was reading and she snuggled down and was happy in my lap too. She is so pretty!

Bogart is so very strong. Now that his eyes are wide open he often takes walks around the whelping box. He is a happy fellow and a real joy!

I did have one scare today. I had taken Anneliese out into the back yard to do her wee-wee. She was sniffing around, enjoying the sunshine, when the bad black Labrador from the next street showed up and went after her. This dog gets along well with other big dogs, but he just doesn’t like the small ones.

Anyway, I was screaming, Anneliese was barking and yelping at the same time, and then, out of no where Fritz came running and knocked the Lab to the ground and ran him off! Our hero!

I’ll end with this short video.

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The Eyes Are The Window To The Soul

I woke up on Monday morning and went and let two of the dachshunds out in the yard. Then I went in to say hello to Anneliese and her babies and weigh the puppies.

I picked up Mr. Yellow and he looked me right in the eye! Yes, his eyes had opened overnight!

I do have another little piece of news about Mr. Yellow. Instead of being called Bernie, his new owners are going to call him Bogart! So Bogie it is! I love it! Somehow that name just suits him perfectly!

As usual, Baron was being a ham! He was lounging in the whelping box rolling around winking at me and I swear I saw a smile! He is quite the ladies man already!

You may notice on the photo below, that Birgit is the darkest of the puppies. She is absolutely beautiful. Her eyes are open even more than this now, but I liked this picture of her because you can really see her coloring.

And last but not least Baerbel. What can I say? Well, perhaps that she is one feisty chick! Yesterday I trimmed everyone’s toe nails and she wiggled and squirmed and made me laugh. At two weeks old, she is one very strong girl!

I cannot believe how fast this is going. Before you know it they will be running around, jumping around, and then off to live their lives in their new homes.

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Puppy Love

Mother’s Day was a nice slow paced day. Besides doing several loads of puppy laundry, we enjoyed the company of Mandy and her M. It’s just plain fun when my daughter and her fellow come up for a visit.

We cooked on the grill, sat around the table eating and talking and laughing. It was fun!

I also spent part of the day enjoying the puppies. Today’s pictures are of Birgit. I had her in my lap enjoying her and cuddling.

Oh, how special that was. The little girl, snuggled in my arms! How sweet!

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Then, out of the corner of my eye I saw something that made me laugh.

Do you see it?

Yes, Arnie came in to check out the puppies. He wasn’t quite sure what they were, but he didn’t seem to mind them.

Have a great week everyone!

Puppy Breath

First of all, Happy Mother’s Day to all of you out there that are “Moms”! It’s our day, so kick back and enjoy it.

Saturday found us catching up on the real life chores around the house. Hubby mowed the grass, and trimmed the edges with the trimmer, while I watered our green house plants, and tidied the place, all while doing the laundry and whipping up meals.

It’s funny how four little creatures can so rock a routine. I admit to being forced to sit and stare at them. What you mean, I’m not forced to do that? Well, I like to follow the “life is too short, and we have to stop and smell the puppy breath” life motto, right now. It is so wonderful to hold those chubby little bodies in my hands and have them nuzzle me. How wonderful is that!

Today’s Stars are Birgit!

And Bernie!

Also on Saturday we met the new owners for our last pup, Bernie! He will be going to a great home in Maine with two terrific people! They stopped by to hold him and take pictures. It was so much fun to see them with him.

So for all of you that doubted my ability to say good-bye to all the pups, you will be happy to know that I have found good homes for each and every one of my babies.

It’s a nice feeling.