The mid-morning nap commences

Peace and quiet reign.....at last.

Couch time

Ani isn't sure she's happy with sharing her furniture with the new kid on the block. Her angst passes quickly and it soon becomes a non-issue.

Naptime posturing

Lily is already starting to want to be just like the big dog.
Here she managed to get herself stuck on the top step while attempting to sleep on the couch with Ani.

Grampy-Dog and the Hound

Sue's dad shares some quality time with Lily. It kind of looks like he has her howling about something !
Check out the cool arrowhead shaped markings under her chin.

Training begins

The look pretty much tells it all.

Lily loves to get the attention but I don't think this is what she had in mind. She did well though, and she'll be walking the route soon enough.

The Hounds guarding the Castle

Keeping watch over the grounds can be fun but the Dad-Dog at Dachshund level always gets some attention.

Our Girls

The meet-and-greet continues.
Ani and Lily make a great start......

Our favorite photo for today

I know this photo is posted earlier but, Sue asked me to repost it larger as it is a great picture !

Two of the sisters

Here, Susan meets two of the sisters. They were all absolutely adorable, making the choice all the tougher. Lily is the one on the left.

Making kissy-face with the girls

Here I am with three of the sisters. I'm still wondering when I got so much forehead ! I do love those puppy kisses !

The Girls meet

Ani and Lily meet here for the first time.
Ani has been going a mile a minute ever since. She finally passed out in the car on the way home (in her crate).

The meetings up close and personal are getting better and she is dying for real playtime to begin.

Lily's home

Here's Lily's first photo's
She's one of four sisters, three wild boars and one red.
More photo's follow

A Man and his Dog......

Here I am with Ani on one of her last days as an only dog.

Lily (Von Shtupp) arrives on Thursday, May 25th.

If you're curious about the name, check out "Blazing Saddles", 51 minutes into the movie. Madeline Kahn is priceless in her role.

Grampy and Jason

Sue's Dad with our son Jason

The "Grampy-Dog", aka Dave

Here's Ani with her "Grampy-Dog".
This was taken in December 05 when Sue's cousin Caroline was visiting with her husband and their puppy named Harley.

A new toy

Here's our Pup with an impulse dog-toy purchase. I never would've guessed she'd like it But Sue's artistic eye picked up on it.......And Ani loves it !

Trying to save BOBO.....

Aunt Liz (with Uncle Bernie) makes an attempt to save poor old BOBO.
Ani really wanted BOBO dead though and she prevailed after three BOBO repair sessions.

Ani after the carnage

Ani had a busy day on Friday.
She shredded a PEOPLE magazine, ate the cover off a paperback, chewed one of Sue's Aunt Liz's shoes, Chewed one of Sue's Aunt Kate's shoe laces and destroyed her BOBO stuffed toy at Sue's parent's house.
Here she is with Aunt Liz looking very cute, after the fact.
She wasn't walked twice that day and was left alone for 4 hours, unattended.

A welcome home present

These are some flowers that I had waiting for Sue's return from the big test. Harley (the old cat) seemed to have found something tasty on the back side. Ani did NOT get a chance to graze here......