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Day 40 — It’s a Blur

We’re still not using a flash for puppy pictures and MUNI has been moving too quickly for our low-light photos! Here she is saying goodnight to Geoffrey. Sorry about the blur!

Day 40 — A Blurry Kiss

Today concluded a busy work week for the humans. MUNI meanwhile pretty much kept her quiet growing going. She was 3 pounds 2.2 ounces this morning. She’s still mainly noshing on mother, despite our chronic offers of something from a can! Zenith, meanwhile, continues to love the wet canned puppy food we are allowing her while she’s nursing.

By Galen|2018-11-07T12:41:08-08:00November 2, 2018|dachshunds|0 Comments

Day 37 — Three Pounds of Cuteness

At 8:20 am MUNI tipped the scales at 3 pounds even. Good BIG girl!

She continues to have play sessions where she waves her paws at the adult dogs, does a sort of down dog, and wags her tail. Then she collapses. Zenith and SeQueL play along as does Paris when she figures out what’s going for her ear. Apex isn’t sure she’s allowed to play, and is mostly backing off, wagging her tail.

Zenith seems to remain the main source of nourishment. When gruel is put in front of MUNI, she approaches the saucer gingerly, nibbles on a bare part of the plate, backs off, and then finds a spot with food which she takes a lap or nibble of.

Day 37 — “They Really Eat this Stuff?” asks MUNI

MUNI continues learning how to “play”. Today’s main adventure has been chewing fingers. Cute, but she does have teeth!

Day 37 — Hands are for Chewing

Today’s special visitor gave us a ride home from the Castro and stopped in to help us with socialization. Thank you, Firooz!

Day 37 — MUNI Meets Firooz
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By Galen|2018-11-04T17:35:12-08:00October 30, 2018|dachshunds|0 Comments

Day 36 — Let the Play Continue!

It’s Monday and the start of MUNI’s fifth week!

She weighed 2 pounds, 14.4 ounces at 8:20, and seems very comfortable with her full figure.

The morning activity of practicing play was truly exhausting for Mom and puppy. Gnawing at ears and waving your front paws at the adults is very tiring!

Zenith and MUNI napping in the whelping box

Day 36 – The Pack that Naps Together…

The challenge today is to keep the puppy-sized tennis balls in the vicinity of the puppy and not allow Apex to run off into the back yard with all three. I decided that we’d give up one to Aunt Play Machine, but MUNI herself seems interested in learning about the movement of round things.

Day 36 – MUNI and Her Tennis Ball

Actually, all the adults, including play-reluctant Mother Zenith, wanted a chew at the ball. It was hard to let MUNI learn the rules of the game because the other girls wanted to take the toy for their own.

Although MUNI is developing more and more personality, she fortunately still likes sleep, so getting some work done during the day is possible!

Actually, Geoffrey and I both worked late and met Mary Pat for dinner at Catch. Following the meal there Mary Pat was gracious enough to come back to our house to give MUNI another dose of socialization.

Thanks for the socialization, Mary Pat!!

They seemed to hit it off!

By Galen|2018-11-04T15:40:03-08:00October 29, 2018|dachshunds|0 Comments

Day 35 — MUNI Learns to Play

We remember that when the whelping box comes to the kitchen, it’s a time of quick development for puppies. Today exemplified the fast-paced world of a developing bitch!

MUNI was alert and inquisitive from the start of the day. Mother Zenith kept her close, but there was a gleam in her eye for her morning iPhone portrait.

Day 35 - Mother and Daughter in the whelping box

Day 35 – Mother and Daughter captured on Geoffrey’s iPhone

When I returned from church mid-afternoon, MUNI definitely had gained a new skill: play!

Day 35 – We will Call it Play. MUNI Growls at Mom, Incited by Geoffrey’s Fingers
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Geoffrey called me over to hear MUNI’s puppy play growls as she attacked her mother’s ears. “Grrr!!!”

Zenith took the assault calmly.

But, the new activity called “play” continued through the afternoon. By the time MUNI’s dinner guests arrived and did some modest petting, she was done for the day!

Day 35 – Mom Watches over Exhausted Puppy

By Galen|2018-11-04T14:34:37-08:00October 28, 2018|dachshunds|0 Comments

Day 34 — A Saturday at Home with the Pack

MUNI gained only an ounce today to 2 pounds, 13 ounces. The leisurely progression reflected the laid-back nature of the whole day.

Grandma SeQueL made sure everything was orderly for the stay-at-home day for the girls…

Day 34 – Grandmother Inspects
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… even if Geoffrey and I went out mid-day for a cooking class and memorial service (two separate events!). Our absence, from 11:30 to about 4, was the longest that MUNI has ever gone without human supervision.

She was not stressed by the abandonment.

To make up for our galavanting after dinner we invited the whole pack to watch TV with us. MUNI fit right in, although we cleared the confusion a bit for Geoffrey to take this photo.

Geoffrey took this photo of MUNI cuddling next to me while the rest of the pack joined us on the TV room bed.

By Galen|2018-10-31T12:19:14-07:00October 27, 2018|dachshunds|0 Comments