Saturday, April 20, 2013

All doing well



Maggie and her babies are doing exceptionally well and to date it has been a dream run, all our fingers are crossed! They are now 2 and a half weeks old.

the 5th boy is under the 2 closest to mum's head
The girls have white colours and the boys black for identification purposes, as they are difficult to tell apart at weighing in times.

Taking time out for a brief lay in the sun today, Maggie is looking like all new mothers, very tired!

Saturday, April 6, 2013

Some exciting news

Tuesday 2nd April was a day of great relief after several days of anxiousness. 
Our Maggie 'finally' produced our first litter since October 2011, she spent 3 days and nights preparing herself for the event. 
Finally 5am Tuesday we had 1 female born at the Vet. 
Fortunately after a calcium injection she managed to produce another female and 3 males , all healthy, over the next 7 hours. 
We are so proud of her .
 Maggie is quite the 'talker' and keeps  telling me what a difficult time she has had, and now has to spend all her time feeding them as well! 
Fortunately she is an excellent mother  and the puppies are all doing wonderfully well.
We should also of course give some credit to Dad ,'our Pete' aka Gr Ch Sonree Starlite Quixtep for these excellent puppies.
 Pete turned 12 years old last month and managed the mating without assistance.

DAY 1
 DAY 5


Tug O War

I recieved this cute photo recently from another breeder. The puppy pictured was sired by our 'Marcus' and he is pictured with his Mother (Red) and big sister (B/T)

Monday, January 21, 2013

Wirehaired Dachshund Puppies FYI

This is a photo of my friend Meg's litter of Wire haired Dachshunds, aren't they so cute.
The Puppies were 6 weeks old in this photo. Mum 'Bella' is an Australian champion and the Sire  from Victoria is also.

Thursday, January 17, 2013

  "We had a lovely break and spent heaps of time with Rio. He is getting more and more adorable each day and is doing really well. He is so clever and has a really good temperament."  Carolina

"We had a lovely year and our puppy Rio is doing extremely well. He is the most gorgeous dog and has brought us much happiness. Attached are some recent photos of him. "

Carolina

 Rio:
Sire: Ch Sonree Paint It Black 'Marcus'
Dam: Ch Sonree Royal Flush 'Maggie'

Tuesday, January 15, 2013

Inga' s new home

James on the new lawn


Dear (ex) Mum and Dad
This is my new home.  My new parents have just installed a new lawn for me to pee on and I have promised not to dig holes in it. 
My new Dad takes me down to the canal and we feed the fish every morning, and I live in hope that one day he might drop a piece of bread. 
l am very happy living at my new home and Mum and Dad said that they feel as I have living here for years.  James is so kind to me and licks my face every morning.  He wasn't nice to me when I first met him though.  Anyway, all is forgiven now.
Love Inga  xx
 







Monday, January 14, 2013

The adventures of Inga, the beginning

In 2007 a lovely couple  came here to look at some puppies we had at the time. They wanted another dog as their Standard Longhaired Dachshund was' getting on'. They had brought James down with them, to see if he would accept a young puppy. The meeting did not go well as James had other ideas, and we were all concerned that a tiny puppy was not the answer for their situation.
 While they were here they  met all the dogs  and Ken was quite taken with an older puppy a black and Tan girl  we had here and he rang   a few days later to see if perhaps they could purchase her.
Her name was Liza and no she was not available, as she was being shown and was needed for her bloodlines. On thinking about the situation I contacted them and offered her Liza's mother Inga. So they came down to try the introductions again with James. Well James was certainly still not keen to share his owners and  snarled and growled at Inga, who just turned her head and ignored him!
So off they went for a trial to see if it would work out. Over the years now we have come to know Carol and Ken well, and have become friends.
Carol writes to me regularly of the progress of our dogs and the wonderful life they have with them.
I  will  be quoting some of these emails, as we enjoy reading them so much we would like to share them with you.
I love it when he talks as the vibrations tickle my neck..Inga