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Day 59 — Kitchen Confidential

By Galen|2018-11-29T19:25:56-08:00November 21, 2018|dachshunds|

Aurora's favorite spot for napping has definitely moved from the whelping box to the adult pack's den in the hide-a-pet underneath the butcher block. Day 59 -- Under the Butcher Block This photo above, taken by Geoffrey on his iPhone, shows Aurora nestled in the den. The wire in the photo is the exercise pen which surrounds the whelping box... which our girl is out of. Day 59 --Ready for Parboiling? Aurora is quite comfortable snuggled in with the rest of the pack in the too-small space! The humans were in the living room, so what [...]

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Day 58 — Making the Visitors Happy

By Galen|2018-11-24T19:56:54-08:00November 20, 2018|dachshunds|

Aurora had two special visitors this afternoon, Kurdish dog-loving men. But, before she received the call to greet visitors she spend time in the backyard tasting the vegetation. Day 58 - Among the Plants Later in the afternoon Firooz and Basil stopped by to greet the girl. Day 58- a Kurdish Visitor Day 58- a Visitor and the Pack

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Day 57 — Introducing Aurora

By Galen|2018-11-24T19:54:54-08:00November 19, 2018|dachshunds|

Most dogs have at least two names: the name they get when they are at the breeders with their siblings and then the name they are called by when they go to their permanent homes. Purebred dogs registered with the American Kennel Club are given an additional name, their registered name. We gave Zenith's newborns puppy names of "MUNI" and "Metro". (Unfortunately Metro died the first week.) And, now at 8 weeks MUNI is old enough to have a permanent home and a new name. Her permanent home is going to be with the Ozdachs pack! So, we get to give [...]

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Day 56 — The Visitations

By Galen|2018-11-24T14:55:41-08:00November 18, 2018|dachshunds|

What could be more traditional for a Sunday than being At Home to receive visitors. MUNI socialized in a big way today meeting five new friends. Day 56 --- MUNI and DianeClick on any photo in the blog for a larger version. Then click again! Diane and Kathleen drove me home from church and were today's first visitors. Diane clearly is a dachshund maven, although MUNI enjoy attention from them both. We talked about showing dogs, and wondered if MUNI is destined to be a show girl. It's too early to tell, but Geoffrey brought out the grooming [...]

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Day 55 — Day of the Snake

By Galen|2018-11-23T16:21:32-08:00November 17, 2018|dachshunds|

MUNI liked having another human around today to help her enjoy her current play toy favorite, the snake! Apex and MUNI Share Snake Destruction Duties MUNI, in her role as deputy play machine, is fearless in competing with the #1 player, Apex. MUNI will fight for the same toy and do at least her share of growling! Apex and MUNI Play Snake But, it isn't all Sturm and Drang in her life. The day was nice (if smokey) and MUNI continues to enjoy early afternoon outdoor dining with her mother. More Outdoor Dining But, [...]

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Day 54 — Taking on the Adults

By Galen|2018-11-23T10:00:47-08:00November 16, 2018|dachshunds|

MUNI started off the day at a fiesty 3 pounds, 13 ounces, up 2 ounces from just yesterday. Well, maybe her weight isn't necessarily feisty, but everything else abut her is turning out that way. It's a good thing! Day 54 -- Woof! or Grrr!!! She's playing hard three or four times a day. Her sessions are pretty aggressive, fearlessly playing with any adult, canine or human. If she had litter mates we probably wouldn't find her attacks on them so fierce, but watching her pose and "Grrr!" at her mother, aunt, grandmother, or Paris is a kick. [...]

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Day 52 — Manifest Destiny

By Galen|2018-11-21T16:35:14-08:00November 14, 2018|dachshunds|

Weekdays tend to be busy for the humans. Playing with MUNI always happens, but grabbing a camera to capture a cute moment (or two or two hundred) sometimes gets overlooked. Today MUNI showed fearlessness in following the adults out of the kitchen and romping into the back hallway. We were kept busy watching her, encouraging her, and warning her away from things like wires. Very cute. And, happily exhausting. We had an opportunity to take photos only one time. The puppy was slowed down at the gate -- she had to attack her long-suffering mother. Day 52 -- Expanding Our [...]

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Day 51 — Gone in 1/60th of a Second

By Galen|2018-11-23T14:16:27-08:00November 13, 2018|dachshunds|

Today I learned that MUNI is faster that a speeding flash camera! She loves the morning play session with the pack, While the adults focus on food or something a human is doing, MUNI bounces around the kitchen, biting tails, legs, ears, and necks. The photos snapped with a shutter speed of 1/60th of a second captured most of MUNI's play. Day 51 - The Fast-Moving Puppy Unfortunately, her tail, legs, and ears are moving so fast that they look like they belong on a ghost! When she catches up with Mom, she's vicious! Day 51 - [...]

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Day 50 — Establishing Favorites

By Galen|2018-11-17T15:46:14-08:00November 12, 2018|dachshunds|

Our 7-week-old girl has been inundated with play toys and unleashed to roam the kitchen. She approves. Day 50 -- Chewing our Way to Happiness She romps and plays, but her favorite discovery is the communal dog pile in the Hide-a-Pet under the butcher block. Day 50 -- Favorite Spot She has loved being under the towel in the whelping box, but the butcher block gives her a real roof, apparently! I took her outside with the pack today. It was warm enough that she and Mom could get comfortable on the bricks and nibble on [...]

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Day 49 — Developing a Personality and Fitting In

By Galen|2018-12-01T11:27:26-08:00November 11, 2018|dachshunds|

At the end of her 6th week, MUNI is definitely becoming more than a cute blob! She started the day looking for playmates. She's willing to share her toys! Day 49 - Toys for the Morning Romp Mother Zenith has always been comfortable nosing MUNI around and reacting to her taunts. Now SeQueL is getting into the act. Day 49 - Just one of the Girls Day 49 -- Who's Biting Whom? Remember to click on any blog photo for a larger and clearer version! Apex will approach the playing MUNI and wag her [...]

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