New 'Dog'hter

This is Nessarose.

She is our newest baby.

Her name is also from 'Wicked'. Elphaba's little sister was Nessarose. It seemed fitting :D We brought her home on March 1, 2011.......which explains a little why I have not been blogging lately. My time has been spent bonding with this little darling. She was born November 28, 2010. Nessa is a wirehair dachshund and her coloring is called piebald.

Elphaba is very lucky because Nessa loved her the first time she saw her. They were playing really hard before bedtime even came. Which is a little unusual for a new puppy. It usually takes them a little bit to get used to their new family. Elphaba has been an amazing trainer. Nessarose does everything wrong that Elphaba does :D

Gauper was indifferent at first. I'm not sure he is very happy even now......he is a grumpy old man. Nessa doesn't care though.....she plays with him just as hard. Even though he growls at her.

She is very shy but has adapted well to our home. I think that she will even be the Alpha dog eventually. Gauper and Elphaba want nothing to do with that job. It will be interesting to see her grow up. Nessa's hair will grow longer and her beard will be fuller. Kind of like a terrier. Most likely she will stay under 10 lbs. (We'll see if that is true AFTER she is 'altered'.)

Nessa has decided to make life a little more difficult for the next few weeks. The day before she was scheduled to be 'altered'.....she came into heat. Now she wears a little diaper. (Pictures to come) And will most likely be in heat for the next 3 weeks. Not fun for mama and papa :( We just got her potty trained and now we will have to take her outside to potty (puppy diapers are not like human diapers) She is not allowed to go potty in them.

The joys of a new baby.

Now I have to remember what life was like before......or that I even had a life......did I?