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Thursday, 23 February 2012 13:31 |
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I know. I've been ignoring my own website. Gone. Rude. What The Fructose? 
I do have a most excellent excuse, though. I've been working on a collaborative effort to preserve the history of the show Dachshund in the United States. Which may sound boring, especially to "pet-only" people, but it's actually quite interesting. Especially for those of you who have Dachshunds from reputable breeders, as it's quite likely that the dogs you see on these pages we are creating are ancestors of the pets at your feet. Please, go have a look and enjoy. I miss y'all here, but this is for a really good cause. Click on the TDHP graphic to go visit us!
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Last Updated on Thursday, 23 February 2012 14:25 |
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Monday, 26 September 2011 19:03 |
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This is one of the funnier pictures I've seen of a Ruger pup in awhile. Just makes me snicker and snort.
Sheldon, Ready For The German Autobahn!
So, Sheldon and his family, Gary, Leslie and Steven, went out to Dachtober Fest last weekend. All the proceeds from this event went to support All Breed Rescue Network and Ginger's Legacy, two outstanding charities. Shel can be a bit of a chicken in situations with strange dogs, but he immediately seemed to understand that most of the dogs at Dachtoberfest were his "peeps". He was immediately having a blast. Leslie, who never dresses Sheldon up, just had to buy him a German hat. And he obviously seemed to like it!
They decided to enter Sheldon in the Dachtober races. Gary and Leslie's youngest son, Steven, suggested that he hold Sheldon and that his parents call him. Sheldon ran in the qualifying heat, got almost to Gary and Leslie, and then turned around and raced back to Steven! But then he flew back to Gary and Leslie and so he "qualified". I think he was just working out his ya-yas! At the actual race, once again Steven held Sheldon in the starting box. They played the Call To Post and the Dachshunds were off! Leslie said Sheldon won by a mile and didn't leave the finish line this time!! HOORAY FOR SHELDON!! LOL!
Sheldon is a DC Sunrise Maximus v Ruger MW ROMX ex FC Doxikota Malibu Midge MS JE son. He is a litterbrother to Finn, Teak & Geils.
King Sheldon, Winner of the Wieners!
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Last Updated on Monday, 26 September 2011 19:54 |
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Monday, 08 August 2011 00:00 |
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Obviously, I've been AWOL from the website for about the last seven months. I would love to tell you reasons that include:
- Traveling to warm locales
- Drinking wine
- Taking an Alaskan cruise
- Playing dogs 24/7
- Touring Italy
Sadly, all of those reasons would be lies. The real reasons are far more boring.
First I had two litters of puppies totalling eight pups in January. Yes, two. A week apart. My brain took a vacation to France without me in late November and I bred two bitches a few days apart. I was quite surprised in January. Eight puppies is twice as many as my prior biggest litter. Busy, busy.
And then, Facebook. Really, do I have to say more? It's so much easier just to pop on there and update my status than it is to write a blog post. Or, for even more brevity, post a Tweet on Twitter which updates Facebook. I am really thinking about breaking up with Facebook and getting back together with my website. We'll see.
And lastly, our mortgage business succumbed to the housing bubble (thanks to Frank, Dodds & Co and the Community Reinvestment Act) and finally, completely bit the dust. So it was time to find good jobs. For which we are still looking, along with what seems like half of the free world, but we have a couple of gigs in the meantime.
I will try to be better. Every day is an adventure and I am trying to just be happy to still be swimming along. :) |
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Last Updated on Monday, 08 August 2011 16:55 |
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Monday, 03 January 2011 15:42 |
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So, this little cutie-pie is Annie Magoo:
Annie Magoo in her Sleeping Bag!
Annie is one of the four darlings from the DC Maximus ROMX ex DC Ely Mae RN JE CGC VC litter bred by Julie Couch at Westrose Dachshunds. They just turned a year old in December 2010. This little girl is very, very special. She was born extremely tiny; even by miniature Dachshund standards. She was just 2.5ounces at birth; too small really even to nurse effectively. Julie tube fed this little one, and bit by bit, her tiny little self grew and matured. She has remained a tiny little girl and is, by all reports, a total sweetheart! Julie's determination to keep this little one going was amazing.
Julie's husband, Rob, has a beautiful daughter, Ely Mae. Ely Mae is four legged Ely Mae's namesake, and she wanted a puppy from this litter. She knew the instant she saw baby Annie's face in a picture that she was The One. So, when the time was right, Ely Mae went to pick up her Annie.
Annie at 4 Months
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All Dolled Up!
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This last weekend, Annie received another placement in the field. We don't have a picture, but here's one from her first placement:
Go, Miss Cutie-Pie!
Miss Annie is doing very well in the field (as have her sisters and her brother) and she is adored by Ely Mae and her husband, Jonathan. We are thrilled that Annie has such a wonderful, loving home, field trials or no.
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Last Updated on Monday, 03 January 2011 17:05 |
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