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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 [...]

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. [...]

Day 6 — Metro Died

By Galen|2018-10-01T18:55:24-07:00September 30, 2018|dachshunds|

We received a call from the hospital about 11 last night. The doctor told us that Metro had died. We feel the loss. This is the first puppy we have had die in our three litters. We know that the rate of puppy mortality is fairly high, but Metro's is our first death. Metro struggled to find his way from his first moments. The photo below shows the care team at Bishop Ranch trying to help Metro latch on to his mother. He really never got the hang of finding a nipple and eating. Trying to Help Metro Eat [...]