This particular blog is dedicated to two wonderful Dachshunds. Hoagie Bear and Harmony Shy were born June 1st 2006 in Yucaipa, CA. I can hardly believe that they are two and a half years old now. I remember when we first went to pick them out in the litter and they were only one week old. We knew right away that we wanted Hoagie because he was so different, as he is chocolate dapple with beautiful markings and he stole Richie's heart from the very begginning. Out of the litter there were 3 males and only 1 female. I had wanted a female puppy and had always wanted a black and tan dachshund. After seeing the only female in the litter and seeing that she was adorable and also black and tan I voted to take her home too. So there it was was we were taking home two little bundles of joy and we were very excited. We were so excited that a few weeks after we first saw them, which made them a month old, we stopped by the breeder's home and got to see our little puppies.
They were soooo cute and we wanted so bad to take them home with us right then but we couldn't. You aren't supposed to be able to take a puppy home until they are at least eight weeks old. So we still had yet another month to go. The breeder said we could stop by anytime that we waned to as long as we called first so she could make sure and be home to let us in. We took her up on that for sure and sure enough a couple of weeks went by and we were back in there checking on them. They had grown so much and they were just little fiesty critters. Those eight weeks went by rather fast compared to what we had originally thought and we got the call to come and pick them up. They looked as if they knew we were coming to get them because they were waiting at the front of the little house that they were in. They were both leaping for us to pick them up and little did they know we had picked them out back when they were just a week old.
Hoagie was true to his male character as he always found a way to get into anything and to be adventurous. He would get himself stuck in small areas and wind up moaning so that we would come get him out from a flower bed, from under the bed, or from behind the couch. Harmony on the other hand has always been very quiet and delicate. She is much more content just sitting in your lap, cuddling with you on the couch and giving you a kiss when she finds it appeasing to her. She will bark if she sees a scooter or a loud motorcycle outside, that just drives her crazy. She also will bark at her brother Hoagie when she feels he is getting to aggressive or walking by her when she is chewing on a hoof or a toy. It really has been funny to watch as their personalities have developed over these couple of years. They remind me so much of children because they want what they want and they don't know how to wait very well. If their tummy is growling they want fed yesterday! I still don't really know who is the leader of the pack with them because one minute I think okay for sure it is Hoagie and then on the other hand I see Harmony pushing Hoagie around pretty good so then I am convinced she is the leader of the pack, very odd!!
Hoagie and Harmony went to puppy kindergarten at PetSmart in Southern, Cali and they both passed with flying colors and they did learn quite a bit. They both of course know how to sit, speak, stay, wait, and leave it. They do however still need to work on their barking. Sometimes they just get out of hand and want to bark at anything they think is trying to either attack them or us....like a motorcycle driving by, lol. It can get on your nerves sometimes. I would still love to take them to a more advanced course and see how they do. Maybe in the near future we could do that.
One thing is for sure with these little critters they have stolen our hearts and found a special place in our hearts. They love you unconditionally and they know how to make you feel better even when you're having a tough day. I love our Hoagie and Harmony and I look forward to the years to come with them. Hopefully our next house will have a nice fenced in yard and we can watch them enjoy the great outdoors more. I miss watching Harmony sunbathe like she use to in Southern Cali. So here's to you Hoagie Bear and Harmony Shy Fender. May you continue to stay out of trouble and may you bring much more joy and contentment in your household. :)
Oh and as soon as my husband and I can figure out how to do another slide show using photobucket we will post a whole slideshow of Hoagie and Harmony.
Blessings,
~Lori
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