I don't know anything about that... it could have been Bassen's outburst when he first came to see his puppies.
Bassen has been out with the ladies and has blessed mother dog Karla with the two most adorable puppies. Before he came over to greet them for the first time, we had discussed whether Bassen would be able to smell in some way that it was his offspring. Can the male dog do that? Was there a purpose in the very beginning for the male dog to be able to recognize his offspring and help raise them?
From what I've read, in wolf packs the whole pack helps take care of the cubs, regardless of whether they are their own offspring or not – as only the alpha female and male are allowed to mate. So the immediate answer must be no. But then you're not a Disney kid for nothing, so I imagined that Bassen immediately recognized the scent of his offspring, and little Disney birds came flying to help him take loving care of the puppies.
Well, he sniffed them carefully, but was more busy keeping an eye on Karla's mother, who was lying there squinting at him from the basket. And when we left, she went after him and gave him a slap, which he tacitly accepted without trying to defend himself. (To be honest, he should have been missing something too – he just came in tailspin and then just slipped away again, while she lay there completely exhausted with two cubs).
And otherwise he hasn't shown much interest in the puppies since. In the first few weeks he didn't dare at all, as Karla's mother took good care of her puppies and made it quite clear that others should stay away. But even now, when the puppies are big and she's completely relaxed about it, he's not overly interested. He can sniff them, but he'd rather play with a ball – or crawl onto my lap when the puppies get too playful.
So no Disney moments from Bassen. On the other hand, the puppies themselves deliver all the cuteness you could wish for. It's probably a good thing that I had decided in advance not to have more than one dog, because otherwise I would have probably just ended up with a couple of dogs in my back pocket on the way home.
About this week's blogger:
Heidi Christiansen is a happy dog owner of the 5-year-old mini poodle Basse, who is primarily a comfort and companion dog.
She works as a translator and therefore has plenty of time with her beautiful, energetic bundle of energy.
DAD? WHO – ME?
I don't know anything about that... it could have been Bassen's outburst when he first came to see his puppies.
Bassen has been out with the ladies and has blessed mother dog Karla with the two most adorable puppies. Before he came over to greet them for the first time, we had discussed whether Bassen would be able to smell in some way that it was his offspring. Can the male dog do that? Was there a purpose in the very beginning for the male dog to be able to recognize his offspring and help raise them?
From what I've read, in wolf packs the whole pack helps take care of the cubs, regardless of whether they are their own offspring or not – as only the alpha female and male are allowed to mate. So the immediate answer must be no. But then you're not a Disney kid for nothing, so I imagined that Bassen immediately recognized the scent of his offspring, and little Disney birds came flying to help him take loving care of the puppies.
Well, he sniffed them carefully, but was more busy keeping an eye on Karla's mother, who was lying there squinting at him from the basket. And when we left, she went after him and gave him a slap, which he tacitly accepted without trying to defend himself. (To be honest, he should have been missing something too – he just came in tailspin and then just slipped away again, while she lay there completely exhausted with two cubs).
And otherwise he hasn't shown much interest in the puppies since. In the first few weeks he didn't dare at all, as Karla's mother took good care of her puppies and made it quite clear that others should stay away. But even now, when the puppies are big and she's completely relaxed about it, he's not overly interested. He can sniff them, but he'd rather play with a ball – or crawl onto my lap when the puppies get too playful.
So no Disney moments from Bassen. On the other hand, the puppies themselves deliver all the cuteness you could wish for. It's probably a good thing that I had decided in advance not to have more than one dog, because otherwise I would have probably just ended up with a couple of dogs in my back pocket on the way home.
About this week's blogger:
Heidi Christiansen is a happy dog owner of the 5-year-old mini poodle Basse, who is primarily a comfort and companion dog.
She works as a translator and therefore has plenty of time with her beautiful, energetic bundle of energy.