It's been 3.5 years since I first became acquainted with the Chodsky, and after getting in touch with a few breeders, I had no doubt: That would be our next dog!
However, it didn't fit into the plans at all with another dog, so I had to patiently follow the breed from the sidelines and drool over them at shows.
As mentioned in my last blog post, we have recently moved from the residential area to the countryside, where we have bought a lovely little farm with 4 acres of land. This suddenly gave us a completely new framework for expanding our dog pack!
Suddenly one day, a text message came in from a breeder from Sweden, whom I had previously had contact with. She had a lovely little female puppy, from very energetic parents who are used for agility, IPO and game tracking, that she thought would be a good fit for our home!
Of course I couldn't say no to that, and the big countdown had begun. I now had 5 long weeks to puppy-proof the yard and garden, plan a 12-hour drive, and convince my boss to let me take the dog's maternity leave ;-)
Luckily, everything worked out, and finally the day came when we had to pick her up. At 5 in the morning we drove off, full of energy despite the fact that I had barely slept a wink during the night.
We were the first to pick up, so 6 happy and expectant puppies were waiting for us in the doorway. There is simply nothing better than sitting on the floor and being attacked by an army of little fluffy puppies!
Although their long fluffy fur made it difficult to see which puppy was actually ours, because it was almost impossible to see what color collar was hiding behind the fur.
However, we managed to find the right puppy, and after sitting and talking to the breeder for an hour, we had to turn our heads towards Denmark again, as another long drive awaited us.
We were very excited about how the drive would go, and had prepared ourselves for the worst, with a motion-sick and whining puppy the whole way. However, there was no need to worry at all, because after fifteen minutes she was snoring, and she continued to do so for most of the trip!
Even when we got home, she continued to impress, happily jumping around and greeting the rest of the family and the pack of dogs, without being the least bit nervous. The other dogs also welcomed her well, although she was also told nicely - but firmly - that she was not welcome in the common basket yet.
She therefore ended up sleeping in the bed with us, and politely woke me up about every two hours when she wanted to go pee.
Although I certainly haven't missed the interrupted sleep, we are SO happy and excited about the future with our little one - although sleeping in the bed is of course only temporary, at least that's what I've convinced my better half of... ;-)
Behind the scenes of this week's blogger
My name is Line, I am 23 years old and I have two beautiful dogs - Saga: a 5 year old Tibetan Spaniel, Dumle: a 4 year old Labrador and now a new puppy.
I love collaborating and developing with my dogs, and we therefore regularly try out all sorts of different disciplines within dog sports. Our biggest passion, however, is rally, where we can often be found on the competition track.
Puppy happiness
It's been 3.5 years since I first became acquainted with the Chodsky, and after getting in touch with a few breeders, I had no doubt: That would be our next dog!
However, it didn't fit into the plans at all with another dog, so I had to patiently follow the breed from the sidelines and drool over them at shows.
As mentioned in my last blog post, we have recently moved from the residential area to the countryside, where we have bought a lovely little farm with 4 acres of land. This suddenly gave us a completely new framework for expanding our dog pack!
Suddenly one day, a text message came in from a breeder from Sweden, whom I had previously had contact with. She had a lovely little female puppy, from very energetic parents who are used for agility, IPO and game tracking, that she thought would be a good fit for our home!
Of course I couldn't say no to that, and the big countdown had begun. I now had 5 long weeks to puppy-proof the yard and garden, plan a 12-hour drive, and convince my boss to let me take the dog's maternity leave ;-)
Luckily, everything worked out, and finally the day came when we had to pick her up. At 5 in the morning we drove off, full of energy despite the fact that I had barely slept a wink during the night.
We were the first to pick up, so 6 happy and expectant puppies were waiting for us in the doorway. There is simply nothing better than sitting on the floor and being attacked by an army of little fluffy puppies!
Although their long fluffy fur made it difficult to see which puppy was actually ours, because it was almost impossible to see what color collar was hiding behind the fur.
However, we managed to find the right puppy, and after sitting and talking to the breeder for an hour, we had to turn our heads towards Denmark again, as another long drive awaited us.
We were very excited about how the drive would go, and had prepared ourselves for the worst, with a motion-sick and whining puppy the whole way. However, there was no need to worry at all, because after fifteen minutes she was snoring, and she continued to do so for most of the trip!
Even when we got home, she continued to impress, happily jumping around and greeting the rest of the family and the pack of dogs, without being the least bit nervous. The other dogs also welcomed her well, although she was also told nicely - but firmly - that she was not welcome in the common basket yet.
She therefore ended up sleeping in the bed with us, and politely woke me up about every two hours when she wanted to go pee.
Although I certainly haven't missed the interrupted sleep, we are SO happy and excited about the future with our little one - although sleeping in the bed is of course only temporary, at least that's what I've convinced my better half of... ;-)
Behind the scenes of this week's blogger
My name is Line, I am 23 years old and I have two beautiful dogs - Saga: a 5 year old Tibetan Spaniel, Dumle: a 4 year old Labrador and now a new puppy.
I love collaborating and developing with my dogs, and we therefore regularly try out all sorts of different disciplines within dog sports. Our biggest passion, however, is rally, where we can often be found on the competition track.