What Dachshunds were meant to do!

by: Shelley Ann Jackson & Jeff Crosby

It has been a bit lacklustre around here lately. Show season is over for us as we are choosing not to go to winner shows. We have arranging to do some Drev practice with at least Freddie-maybe Bax- and we hope to set up a Jaktprov with Fred. If all goes well, our brown dog could well be the dackel in this picture. We will keep you posted.

We are slowly but surely doing work with Liina, though it is currently mostly obedience as the weather has been crap. This weekend it was so windy it gave me a bit of anxiety and reminded me of the tornadoes back in Wisconsin. Not fun at all! When it isn't windy, it is quite wet and rainy. Needless to say, not the best weather for tracking training with a young dog. 

Liina is also growing up! She will be 7 months old on Friday. Where does the time go? I think her heat is coming as the boys have started to become quite interested in her and check her out every chance they get. The testosterone factor in the house is also quite high and the boys had a minor scuffle the other day. Both are perfectly fine, but there are a lot of raised tails when they are in a room together. To be on the safe side, we have everyone a bit separated to try and promote a little calm in the house.  

All in all it is ok over here. The days are becoming so short and we are getting less than 8 hrs of daylight around these parts, which will shorten even more in the coming weeks. On top of that, the weather is very grey and I am missing the sun. Sure I grew up in Wisconsin, but I have spent the better part of the decade in warmer, brighter locations (Boulder, CO & Basel, Switzerland), so I forgot what seasonal depression was. Just trying to keep busy and snuggle my pups. :)