The Dackel Princess

I am so tired! As the puppies grow, they get more and more active and I work with them outside. So what happens when you bring 4 eight week old puppies outside to run? Well, they all go in different directions, of course! Which means that by the end of the day, Grandma is very tired.

I am amazed at the people who let their pups go at 8 weeks. I know that my guys aren’t ready to be away from their Mom, Me, or each other. I see them learning so much from us all every day. I will miss this batch a lot when they are gone. Each one of them has such a great and different personality and it has been so much fun!

In case anyone wonders, here is a short video I made with the movie cam to show a little bit what our outings in the back yard are like.

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The day started off rainy and dark. In fact, most of the day was like that. About 4:30 the skies stopped pouring rain and the sun began to peak out. I tossed the puppies out and started to clean their room. I could still smell puppy smell (not the good kind) and so I decided to take their bedding apart and wash it up. Tada! That did the trick.

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In the later afternoon the people who are adopting Bogart, Denis and Alex, came for another puppy visit. I can just see that this is a good match and I am very excited for them. We were able to get all the pups outside and then there were four of us to chase them all around!

Here they are with their baby boy!

Once things began to wind down the pups actually noticed their nice freshly washed bedding and they started to settle in.

Here is Baron, all asleep in the puppy bed.

Little Ali, loves the fresh bed!

Baerbel and Bogart cuddled up!

Ali, Baron and Baerbel!

Happily, after a busy day cleaning their room, they are all settled down and asleep and I have my legs up. The knees are a tad better, and I am hopeful that with another day of wrapping them and taking the anti-inflammatory I will be all set.

I woke at 7 AM and I pulled myself out of bed and went to clean the puppy room and serve them up their breakfast. When I opened the door of my bedroom, I was amazed to find that the little darlings were all still asleep! I might have been able to stay in my nice warm bed another half an hour if I had wanted to.

The puppies began their fussing as soon as they saw me and I went to pat each of them and to give them kisses. They were anxious to run around and since it wasn’t raining I opened the door and let them go outside in their little pen. They jumped around and played with their rope toys and balls and I closed them out so I could thoroughly clean the room.

I did that, went back into the kitchen to make their breakfast, and turned on the coffee. After I was done getting their canned dog food on the plate, I returned and saw them all lined up at the door, with the first droplets on rain falling on their little heads! Had I been more awake I would have gotten the camera to record that moment as they truly looked adorable!

They came in and I dried them off and they chowed down their breakfast, and then as I poured my first cup of coffee they returned to their bed to sleep.

The weather here today has been just terrible. Rainy and cold and just no good for taking the puppies out into the grass.

Ali, Bogey and Baron.

I did manage a few brief runs in their pen, but now the rain is coming down again and I think they will be stuck inside for the rest of the day. They do not like that. These puppies just love being outside! They love the smell and the feel of the grass.

Baerbel.

They do play in the puppy room, thankfully they have each other to keep themselves occupied. Sometimes I hear crazy barking from in there and stand up to catch them playing with each other. Little, sweet, puppy games.

Ali with Baron.

She loves to play this game and usually she wins!

She got Baron to come out. They all take turns attempting to hide under the mattress, and eventually one of them comes out. Or the other ones will all go under too.

They’ve had their dinner now and I’ve got them settled for the night. They are saying Tuesday will give us a little sunshine. I sure hope so, and so do the puppies!

Sunday morning I woke up at 7 AM! I was shocked that the puppies and Anneliese allowed me to sleep in. Could it have been the dark skies and pouring rain? Perhaps, but whatever the reason I was grateful.

Of course, cleaning up the puppy room and then feeding the little buggers proved to be a challenge. I got it down and by 7:30 was sitting having my first cup of coffee.

The kids arrived after breakfast to play with the pups, and we played taking picture after picture of the little darlings. I then began to reflect upon life. And that’s when I put together this short video.

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The pups came in for a little nap and I was sitting enjoying a nice strong cup of coffee, when the kids came back and we took the puppies outside in the emerging sunshine. I wanted to work with them and the deer hide, so I was able to snap some more (and even cuter) pictures.

Baerbel, Baron and Ali (Birgit).

They all got in the act!

Bogey, Ali and Baron.

The sun is setting and Grandma Greta and I have decided to call it a day. The special little creatures are bringing such joy into our lives.

The day started out cold, rainy and even though I was up at 5 AM with the pups, I had a lot of trouble convincing the other four dogs to go outside in the horrible weather to do their business. Eventually I got them all out, with the exception of the puppies, and then set about cleaning the puppy room, feeding my babies and then settling in to have my first cup of coffee. Oh what joy!

I am truly enjoying the new laptop and I have it just about set up for every day use. I love the machine. It is faster, and many of the new features make it easier to use.

Eventually the rain stopped and the sun came out and I was able to get the puppies out for a run. And run they do. They are all so darn quick! Here is Baron just before he kicked into high gear and got me running to catch up with him!

The great thing is that I have Arnie and Greta as well as Mama Anneliese to help teach the puppies about doggy life. Today Greta gave Ali a little, gentle lesson on how to behave with ones elders. I was a little nervous, but was amazed at how gentle she was with her grandchildren. Here she is with Ali.

The kids come over every day now to play with the puppies and they’re a big help. These little guys are so fast and keep me on my toes. They are also getting to know what grass is for and I follow them with little shovels!

Time for this Granny to put up her feet. Happy Saturday!