Puppy Saga

A couple of weeks ago we decided to purchase a new puppy, we decided on a 14 month old AHT (American Hairless Terrier) named “Blu”

I drove all the way near Newport, Wales to pick him up (3 hours drive.. each way), he was a bit nervous but I figure he’s settle down, unfortunately it was not to be, he was a very jumpy dog and was not used to children, unfortunately this lead to him biting one of my daughters real hard, and the wife was just not having it, so she made me return it to the breeder (another 6 hour round trip) .. I was really sadden by it, I loved Blu, he really was good to me, but simply was not going to work for the kids.

But now we had already promised the girls a new pup, I wanted a young AHT, one we could raise from puppyhood used to the girls, but Sally was scared he would be the same, so we compromised on a Dachshund, a breed we had before and know it’s very good with kids, unfortunately I also know from experience that they dumb as a rock, so while not trilled, I agreed to it.

So last friday I drove another 2 hours, this time near Leeds to pick up the new puppy, we called him “Bones” and he is 12 weeks old

He is just adorable, and great with the kids, even the cat is coming around and playing with him, true to his nature, he is also as dumb as the breed can be, so much so we almost called him “Dumb-O” (Dumbo), but he is a loveable one, and the family is just over the moon.

I still wish I could have kept blue, he was such a good boy for me, and taking him out on walks was great, as a bigger and smart dog he was lots of fun.

Later on, when the kids are older I will defo get me a AHT 🙂