Max is a sweet little noisemaker. He was super quiet at first but once in his comfort zone showed himself to be a little yapper. He loves to run around and chase the outdoor cat we have as well as his sister. He had worms when we got him but responded nicely to the treatment the vet gave him and appears to be free of them now. He plays very rough with Abby but also is as sweet as he can be with her at times. He has an awesome appetite and has begun to grow in length and fill out a bit since coming to us. When we got him he weighed in at 4.4 lbs and the vet thought that he'd most likely grow to double that weight. He's a sweetheart and is such a cuddler. I love my little Max :)
Abby is becoming a total mama's girl. She follows me around and is always trying to get the closest to me when I am laying down with both her and her brother. Yesterday she even bit Max on the ear to get the spot she had designated as hers. She is very tiny and delicate but nobody should be fooled by her appearance - she is perfectly capable of taking the rough-housing that Max dishes out and will often launch another attack on him he stops to rest. She was a couple ounces smaller than her brother when weighed at the vet the day we got her and is growing nicely as well. I love my sweet little girl :)
Oh, the joys of having a puppy (or in our case, puppies) again! These guys are somewhere in the neighborhood of three months old and we're not exactly sure what they are mixed with. Max's appearance looks like a cross between dachshund and mini-Doberman pincher with some chihuahua thrown in and Abby doesn't appear to have any of the pincher in her at all. They definitely keep us our toes and have become a part of our household in a pretty quick and easy fashion. They have endeared themselves pretty quickly to all who've met them and even have bonded with Nick in a way that I hadn't expected. Both puppies are fascinated by him and often follow him around the house and the backyard. He interacts with them far more than he has with other animals and that's so much fun to see. I had been worried that he would feel slighted or pushed off to the side by these guys but he seems to be just going with the flow and accepting them and all the attention they are getting.
Two weeks ago I didn't even know these two existed and now I am totally crazy about them. They came into our lives through chance and have completely changed the dynamics of our home. I had began to think about getting another dog and somehow that became two. My good friend Amber found them and knew they were for us. It was total fate and I am so grateful she happened to be in the right place for us to meet these guys. She had been trying to convince me for years to get another dog and was so excited when I told her that I had thought I was finally ready. It took me a long time to get to that point, just over three years as a matter of fact. Our previous pet, our mixed doxie Gizmo, was far more than a dog to me. I had him for over 15 years and felt like I was losing a blood family member when he passed. I never really had a time frame in mind as to when I would even begin to think about getting another dog, I just knew that it would take a while before I could even think of it. I didn't want to try to replace him in anyway and knew those would be tough shoes to fill as well. The way I had thought about it is that I had to get to a place where I wanted another dog, not another Gizmo, if that makes any sense. I don't expect either of these puppies to be him in any fashion and that's good because they won't.
Here's a video of their antics, with Nick enjoying the show.
I feel so lucky to have them and hope they're with us for a long time. Thanks again, Ambie, for being in the right place at the right time.
