I took Ari for a run and some retrieving practice in the woods this evening when it was just starting to get dark. I hid 7 “Verweiserdosen” (little green plastic jars with snap-on lids that have little holes in them to release the scent of the goodies inside) for Ari to find, as well as a [...]

We got a lovely note from Mona Lisa about the puppies today:

 ”Have not weighed the pups yet, but I bet we’ve reached 1 kg today. They are very well, very quiet, just lying there content and growing.
Two days ago they began using their hind legs instead of just crawling with them dragging behind, and when [...]

We continue to receive charming updates of puppy photos from Mona Lisa – all six (three boys, three girls) are doing well, and their mother has recovered nicely. In one of the pictures, Wagga is enjoying the flowers from Ari. These photos are from June 20th, and the one of the little guy in what [...]

Mona Lisa sent us new pictures of Wagga’s and Ari’s puppies – they are two days old! Aren’t they gorgeous?

After the good news about the birth of the six puppies, we spent the day grinning and passing out dried beef tendons as treats to Ari’s friends. (Most dogs don’t smoke, so we decided to skip the cigars. It’s a disgusting habit anyway.) Wagga is recovering nicely, and Mona Lisa sent this picture of her [...]

Wagga had her litter today! There are 6 puppies in total – 3 boys and 3 girls, ranging in weight from 412 to 510 grams. The first three came naturally, but Wagga’s contractions were quite weak, and so a Caesarean section was necessary to deliver the last three. As soon as Mona Lisa saw that [...]

Wagga’s appetite is up and down, as one would expect during pregnancy, so we have sent her a small package of goodies to tempt her a bit.  But she is happy, healthy, and working hard at hunting, as shown in this picture of one of the bucks she tracked down this weekend!
Ari is working hard [...]

Though time passes quickly, I do find it hard to believe that the last two weeks have not been two months. In part that is because we’ve been trying to squeeze two months’ translation work into those two weeks (typical), but a lot of it is the feeling that Ajax has been part of the [...]

This is a re-post of information from the Daniavizsla web site regarding the B-litter expected in June. Updates regarding Wagga and the puppies will be posted here regularly.

Markpr. NORDV08 DKKV08 Quodian’s Wanda (Wagga) has been bred to the German Kennel Club Junior Champion Quodian’s Aristos and we expect puppies in week 25 (June 14-20, 2009). [...]