For once....
These are not my photos.
Which I am both happy and unhappy about. Because if they would be mine, I'd be disappointed at the quality of them. But, I would also like to have been able to hold these little fellas at this age. It will still be a couple weeks before we can visit for the first time, and a month until we can bring him home.
The breeder chose which one we will get (last picture) but they are both pretty darn cute if you ask me. I mean, all puppies are cute, but these guys are tiny. Though, it almost ended badly before it really started, because while everything was going fine in the first days after they were born, the breeder discovered that the first-time mother stopped feeding them and they had dehydrated. From then, the breeder has been hand feeding them formula and a mix of other ingredients every couple of hours and will do so until they start on solids at least.
Snuggles.
This was last year's Christmas present for my family, where the girls were given "permission" to get a dachshund, with a list of rules attached. Hopefully, rather than it imprinting on my wife, it will be more Smallsteps' dog and she will have a good childhood experience to carry with her for life. Just today, she was saying that she doesn't remember enough of our last dog, and it makes her sad.
I grew up around a lot of animals, but at least in my family, they were more pets than "family members" as they tend to be here in Finland. I think that it is changing globally too though, especially since a lot of people are choosing not to have children anyway, but that instinct to look after something living is still present.
Dogs are pretty cool.
Dachshunds are little, big dogs. When it comes to their personality, they are all different, but all far larger than their body would indicate. None of them I have met are really lame, they all have their quirks and personality disorders, with an oversized ego that makes them fearless.
Be afraid.
Because in a few weeks when we finally get him home, I suspect that I am going to take a lot of photos of the little guy getting up to all kinds of mischief. And while there will be a training period, I hope that he fits into our home and brings more warmth to the place. A kind dog makes a home feel more homely and there is something to be said about the therapeutic effects of having a pet.
I need plenty of therapy.
Taraz
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