Random Picture Moment #14

Another Penny as a puppu photo. She was just learning how to stack, and she wouldn't stand on her own, so I placed a jewelry box under her chest, and then she would stand perfectly! What a cutie she was.

Penny is home

Yesterday, following a call the night before from the breeder, we made the trip to bring Penny home.

Upon entering the house, I was mobbed by about 6 Shelties and 3 Dachshunds, while looking in the furry crowd trying to find Penny. Finally I saw a little mostly black thing dart over to me, tail wagging. I reached down to pick her up and a Sheltie threw itself over her.

After making my way through the little sea of Shelties and thanking the breeder, I opened the door to find Jake (Pennys stud for those few days) staring up at me, sad eyes as if to say "Where are you taking my girlfriend?"

We got in the car and Penny collapsed into my arms, exhausted. No wonder, she had a great week and a half playing with all those doggies! And I'm [kind of] sure she was glad to see me.

Kit was incredibly happy to see Penny; Shelby, not so much.

Penny for some reason looked a little sad. I guess they spoiled her a lot there and when she got home she figured, "Oh great, this place again. Oh well...".

But I'm so glad to have her home again. I sure missed her. And now I cant wait until she has her puppies in April.

Excitement, excitement.

Almost Brand New Video of Shelby

A video of Shelby from a few days ago. We were inside and bored to death, so I grabbed the camera and started calling her name and began taping her.

Wanted To Share

Adorable, no? I have puppy fever currently, and no this is not my puppy at all, it's my friends. I wanted to share it because (a) It's a Dachshund and (b) It's just too darn cute! It's unlike any of mine, though, it's a shorthaired. Mine are all long. Take in the cuteness, they're only cute for a while!

Random Picture Moment #13

This is a picture of Penny in the summer of 2006. She was only a few weeks old, and sooo adorable. *sniffles* Now my little baby is going to have babies...

Why...?

I'm not very thrilled with living back in the country.

Remember the other day I said about how our yard was frozen over and looked like a big ice rink?

Now it looks like a swamp.

That's ok, I guess. I have two very muddy, and very happy Dachshunds.

And one floor covered with filthy paw prints...

Guess who has to clean it up?

There Will Be Puppies!

Yeeeee-ha! I got word from the Anderson Farm this morning that Jake and Penny have mated, ON VALENTINES DAY. Woo-hoo! Penny and Jake will be mating twice a day for the next few days, to insure Penny's chances of getting pregnant.

I'm very excited and very nervous at the same time. I'm praying everything with be alright (as far as I pray there are no emergencies whelping), but chances are good since Dachshunds usually have very smooth births.

There will be more updates and for sure puppy pictures as time goes on! Also, there will be more hype when Shelby has her litter later this year, but Shelby won't be bred until after the May field trial. Penny's puppies will be longhaired, however, whereas Shelby's will be shorthaired, because Shelby is being bred to a shorthaired stud.