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Day 32 — Expanding Horizons

By Galen|2018-10-28T09:39:59-07:00October 25, 2018|dachshunds|

Wow! Now that the whelping box is in the kitchen, MUNI is really the center of attention. Day 32 -- A Confusion of Dachshunds All of the adult girls feel the need to wander into the whelping box and either clean, lick, and guard or else simply greet and sniff. The configurations change, but the quarters are close and there is lots of intrapack contact. Good canine socialization for MUNI! Day 32 -- A Narrower Confusion of Dachshunds The day was a lovely sunny October San Francisco day. Without getting agreement from Geoffrey, I decided that [...]

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Day 31 — Moving Day

By Galen|2018-10-27T18:28:53-07:00October 24, 2018|dachshunds|

We thought we might move the whelping box into the kitchen over the weekend. That would make MUNI more integrated into our lives and give her an idea of what humans do. We think that MUNI can handle the additional draft of the kitchen, especially since the heater can follow her there. But, we have been busy or the moment just didn't seem right, here it is Wednesday, and the TV Room is still the Puppy's Room. So, the day started out with the now-traditional weighing. Day 31 -- How We're Weighed This morning, MUNI was a respectable [...]

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Day 30 — Staying Ahead of Mom

By Galen|2018-10-27T12:36:51-07:00October 23, 2018|dachshunds|

MUNI first sampled solid food on Day 28, two days ahead of Zenith's first plunge into a food bowl (according to the photo record). Back in 2013 Zenith was still using her puppy name "Janice", and wasn't eager to give up her mother's milk, but we thought it was time for her to try. MUNI is similarly hesitant to stop relying on her mother's milk. She waddled up to the food bowl on her own a couple days ago. But, since then she hasn't been enthusiastic about solid food. Today MUNI licked -- and maybe chewed -- the sides of [...]

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Day 29 — Feeling Secure

By Galen|2018-10-27T12:35:18-07:00October 22, 2018|dachshunds|

MUNI is getting used to being manhandled, and seems to take it in stride. The start of her fifth week was happily boring. Day 29 -- Security She was up to 40 oz at 7:55 this morning. Still growing a bit over an ounce a day! We brought her into the brighter kitchen for the day's glamour shots. Day 29 -- An Adult-Sized Yawn Good girl!

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Day 28 — A Taste of Food and Friends

By Galen|2018-10-24T19:18:50-07:00October 21, 2018|dachshunds|

I had to post a bulletin this morning because of an unintentional event: Day 28 - Puppy Progress Bulletin! Zenith decided that she couldn't wait for breakfast in the kitchen, she wanted to be closer to MUNI. So, I put Zenith in the whelping box and brought a bowl of the puppy food she's been eating to her. MUNI smelled the food and waddled over to the bowl. The two of them ate together for a while -- there are no good pictures because of the low lights and all you see in the shots are back of heads, but [...]

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Day 27 — MUNI Meets Her Grandmother and Aunt!

By Galen|2018-10-20T19:33:30-07:00October 20, 2018|dachshunds|

I came back home from the gym this morning, and Geoffrey announced that he'd introduced MUNI to Aunt Apex in the whelping box. The meeting went well. When he brought Apex into the TV room and approached the box, Geoffrey said that Zenith was in the box with MUNI, wagging her tail in greeting. Apex sniffed and met MUNI. They seemed to get along. Geoffrey reported that he removed Apex only when she started digging at the towels trying to rearrange the decor. Later I was invited in to witness MUNI's meeting with her grandmother. Day 27 -- SeQueL [...]

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Day 26 — There’s a World Out There!

By Galen|2018-10-20T19:37:36-07:00October 19, 2018|dachshunds|

MUNI definitely started noticing the world today! First off, at breakfast time for the pack, Zenith was chowing down in the kitchen when she heard MUNI crying in the TV room. MUNI has made crying noises before as she searched for mom in the whelping box or wanted to complain briefly about some outrage, but this was different. MUNI had noticed that she was alone, and had a real need for companionship. Squeal! So, Zenith moved and finished her bowl of food in the whelping box next to MUNI. MUNI took notice of us both in the room and quieted [...]

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Day 25 — A Day of Growing and Being Watched

By Galen|2018-10-20T10:25:01-07:00October 18, 2018|dachshunds|

No news today! Well, there was the 24-hour 1.5 oz gain in weight, to 35.3 oz. But, fortunately, that's a continuation of the healthy trend and not newsy! Day 25- Zenith and Galen tending to MUNI MUNI was fairly quiet. She's crawling, using her legs more, but not walking yet. Day 25- MUNI being Petted, not Measured! Another day in the life of a growing pup!

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Day 24 — First Checkup and First Nail Trimming

By Galen|2018-10-18T13:12:12-07:00October 17, 2018|dachshunds|

Zenith and MUNI almost slept through the night! True, bedtime after Sweat last night was late, around 11. But, the girls didn't ask for attention until 4:30 this morning. This is a big improvement over the every-two-hour timetable of recent nights. And, Zenith allowed us all to sleep for another hour and didn't inquire about breakfast until 5:40ish. Day 24 -- MUNI's First Nail Clipping. Geoffrey is both the nail trimmer and hand model. But, the main news today was that MUNI got peoplehandled! First off, Geoffrey put her on the scale to discover that she gained 1.4 ounces [...]

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Day 23 — Steady as She Goes

By Galen|2018-10-17T11:22:10-07:00October 16, 2018|dachshunds|

Today was a happily unremarkable day. MUNI gained only .4 oz in the last day. No worries! She looks healthy, and she and Zenith spent most of the day contentedly together in the whelping box. Geoffrey says that he heard little "Grrr!" noises coming from MUNI when he rubbed her side this morning. We hope that she inherits that gruntle noise of her grandmother. Zenith has decided straight Science Diet wet puppy food is yummy, and she NEEDS a 2:30 midday feeding. If I try to sneak some kibble into her food, I get met with puzzled tail wagging from [...]

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