Invasion of the people snatchers!

Yesterday was a very special mother's day for Emma's mom. Our two new puppies, Luna and Topper, came home, and it's caused quite a stir in Emma's home.














The puppies didn't sleep at all on the trip home from the breeder's. They were excited and had to spend some time exploring the house when they arrived. Thus, when they needed a nap, they totally crashed.







This is Topper, our male chocolate and tan miniature dachshund puppy. ZZZZZZZ!










"Mom! How could you??????? Who are these puppies, and why are they here? I thought we were just visiting them the other day. You never told me they were coming to MY HOUSE! When are they going home????"

"What do you mean, this IS their home? This is MY home!"









"Ok, squirts, here are the house rules. I'm only going to tell you once, and you better not forget them or you'll be sorry!"

"1. I'm in charge."
"2. My toys are mine. Not yours. Mine!"
"3. If I was playing with a toy at any time in the past, it's mine."
"4. If you're playing with a toy and I want it, it's mine."
"5. Mom's lap is mine."
"6. Dad's lap is mine."
"7. All the laps in the house are mine. It doesn't matter that I can't sit in them all at the same time. They're mine. All mine."




"Geez! I can't believe my people would do this to me. What did I ever do to deserve twins?"









"Topper, do you think she really means it?"

"Nah, sis, I think she's just being cranky. She'll come around, don't worry."









"I don't know, Topper. She looks pretty serious about those toys. Look, she's sitting on top of her dragon's hoard."

"Luna, stop worrying! She's not going to be able to guard everything, and we can team up on her to take some of them for ourselves. You'll see."







"I really want her to be my big sister. She looks like such a nice doggie."











Luna and Topper shouldn't worry too much. Emma IS a nice dog, and she's going to have a lot of fun with you.

Our first day was pretty fun and the puppies slept very well last night. Emma has accepted them without too much fuss, although she is having to chase after her toys when the puppies are awake.

Let the wild rumpus start!

We visited the puppies again yesterday morning. This time with the entire family and Emma. She was so much more relaxed this time, and got along with all the puppies, except for rascally Carver. He just was too rambunctious for Emma.

We all enjoyed the visit and playing with the puppies. Topper was again pretty engaging and seemed to be attached to us. When he crawled onto Emma, who was in my lap, and then proceeded to fall asleep right next to her, and Emma let him, we all thought he was just too cute. So, after some serious family discussions about the challenges in raising two puppies, we've decided to adopt both Luna and Topper. We'll be a three-dachshund family, beginning next week! I'm sure the entertainment factor of having three dachshunds in the family will make for some great blog posts. Wild rumpus, indeed!

Emma meets Luna and the other puppies!

Yesterday we drove out to Marysville to visit Waggin' Tails Miniature Dachshunds and to meet Luna Pi at last. She turns seven weeks old this Sunday.

Emma was very hesitant and unsure about the puppies for the first half hour of our visit. Afterwards, though, she was very curious, but still somewhat unsure about what to think of these five pups. In this picture she's getting acquainted with Luna Pi. Luna didn't seem too bothered by Emma's intrusion or dominance behavior.


In fact, Luna was pretty inquisitive about everything in the big outdoors as this was the first time the puppies had been outside, and the first time they had met a "strange" dog or new people. It was also the first time Luna had seen a big camera. I had my Canon 7D with me and turned it around to get her picture while she was on my lap. I love this picture of her.

As soon as Luna was in my lap, Emma had to be there too. They spent quite a few minutes sniffing each other's ears.




Luna has really beautiful ears. Her coloring is Isabella and Tan, which reminds me of a Weimaraner. Thus, I will always think of Luna as a Weimarweiner!







Luna has four brothers, three of which are in this picture. L to R: "Topper," Carver, and "Darby." Topper and Darby have not yet been placed. Both are adorable.

Topper (chocolate and tan) loves to play and really took a shine to me.

Carver is in the process of chewing my shoe - hey that's my toe you're biting!

Darby is a dapple Isabella and Tan. He's very handsome and very calm. You should contact Waggin' Tails if you're interested in adopting either of these gents. I wish I had more room at my place. I think Topper would be a fun pup to have around and he's the softest smooth coat I've ever met.




This is Winchester. He's the only longhaired puppy in the litter. He is soooooo mellow, too. He spent most of the visit snoozing.











It was so fun to watch the puppies romp and then take a nap. Luna's checking the action before succumbing to a nap.











Emma went around and checked the puppies while they were napping. Carver just rolled over and submitted to Emma whenever she got too nosy.









Nap time for Carver.













Winchester woke up when Emma came sniffing. Luna's checking out the show.










Emma did not like having her ears sniffed by the pups. She let them know when they had overstepped her boundaries. If looks could kill, these pups would have been in serious trouble.









What a sweet puppy!














Must take nap! I thoroughly enjoyed playing with the puppies and meeting Luna. We're going to visit again tomorrow morning.

Snootiful

Snootiful, originally uploaded by andiwolfe.

One problem with having a very long snoot is that when someone uses a large aperture to take my picture, my nose isn't quite in focus. I do, after all, have a very long snoot!

Mom has a new camera - again!

First light for my new Canon EOS 7D, originally uploaded by andiwolfe.

Emma is always the model for the first picture of any new camera in our family. She's resting up for when her new sister arrives in a couple of weeks.

Dog Kiss!

Emma forgives me for posting all the cute pics of Luna Pi (Moon Pie!).

Luna Pi at 3 weeks

Luna Pi is now three weeks old. It looks like she's a smooth coat. That will give her an unfair advantage when it comes to play time with Emma. Luna will be able to grab Emma's long ears, but Emma won't have that long hair to snag in return.

Luna has quite a fun personality already. Emma is going to have her paws full when Luna comes to live with us.

Luna Pi at 5 days old

Maybe she's going to be a longhair? Too soon to tell, but we have some hope.

A Pi Day puppy!

This might be Emma's new play mate. She was born yesterday 3.14, which makes her a Pi Puppy.

There were five puppies born - 4 males and this cute Isabella and Tan female.

Stay tuned for more news to come.

Get your priorities straight!

Sigh. . . It's hard to get some attention when Mom has her laptop in her lap! Laps are for dachshunds, Mom! Get your priorities straight!

Shake it, doggy!

A subset of the previous video, put to music from An Obair - "The Grail bird" is on track three.

Dachshund bathtime

ie., Shake, baby, shake! Emma gets very hyper after her bath. I hope you enjoy her antics as much as we do.

The Shake

The Shake, originally uploaded by SWolfeNI8W.

I really love the snow, but sometimes it piles up on my ears and I have to shake it off. We're getting some more snow today. I wish someone would go shovel it off the back patio so I could play some more.

Snowhound III

Snowhound III, originally uploaded by SWolfeNI8W.

We're supposed to get more snow tonight and tomorrow! Yippee! I'm king (queen) of the bunny slope!

Look what happened today!

Snowhound II, originally uploaded by SWolfeNI8W.

Snow! Emma LOVES snow!

She spent the morning chasing squirrels while playing in the snow, which was deeper than she is tall. She had to hop through it, which was very cute.

When she finally came inside she was a dogsicle. She had little ice balls caught in her long hair on her belly, legs, ears and tail. I thawed her out in the kitchen and then gave her a treat. She wanted to go right back outside, of course.

Yes, I'm beautiful...

Emma, originally uploaded by SWolfeNI8W.

I know it to be true because everyone fawns all over me. They tell me how pretty I am and ooooh and awwwhh about how silky my fur is.

So, here's my glamour portrait. My dadderd loves to play with his speedlight flash. I think he captured one of my best features. I'm not only beautiful, I'm snootiful as well.

Christmas 2009

Christmas morning is always fun with Emma around. She really, really loves to find her new toys. This particular Christmas holds dear memories for us as it was Darwin's last one. He passed away on New Year's Day 2010 at the ripe old age of 12 3/4. We'll really miss him and Emma has been lonely without him.

At any rate, here's the entire video straight from my camera:

Angel Dachshund - NOT Emma!

Angel Dachshund, originally uploaded by andiwolfe.

No, this was not our Emma today. However, she did have a fantastic Christmas, starting with the anticipation of opening her presents. We went to the extra effort this year of keeping her gifts in the car so her snoot wouldn't be working overtime (i.e., she wouldn't be whining and fussing constantly for days on end that she wanted her toys!).

The said toys were retrieved from the car after Emma was put to bed last night. It took only seconds for her to notice the smell of fresh latex toys. That was the end of her time in our bed - she had to be kenneled for the night. Poor, poor Emma!

Emma's snoot - no wonder she has such a sensitive nose!




This morning she had to be fenced off in the kitchen while we waited for everyone to be ready for Christmas morning. She was sooooooo unhappy to be in there when she could smell her toys. At last the gate was opened and she went right to her toy bag. I did shoot some video footage, but haven't had time to process it today. I'll post it as soon as I can - promise!

Feed me?

Emma, originally uploaded by SWolfeNI8W.

Emma likes to look so pathetic when she is watching someone eat lunch.

Yes, Another Halloween Costume Photo

Here's one last Halloween photo for this year. I'm not sure how I ended up as a devil again (it's so far off from my true character), but I did. Alas...