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| Kayla, the `nutter` of the family |
We have never had a 'Mini Schnauzer' before, but we have always been a three dog family going right back to our first dogs, Tawr, Badger and Sage. The mix has always been two large and one small, be they rescue dogs (usually Oldies - something I would recommend wholeheartedly by the way. All they want is love, food and walks, but what they give back is
love in spades) or puppies.
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| Bella, my wonderful girl |
We went down to two dogs because we lost the wonderful Brunty. Our current two, Bella & Kayla were both puppies when we got them. Both are extremely intelligent Border Collies who we are devoted to. Bella is thoroughly bonded to me, whilst Kayla is the same with my husband Eric.
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| Kai, taken the evening we got him. 6/10/2011 |
So why a Mini Schnauzer? 'The Girls' don`t take any nonsense where other dogs are concerned, but they tend to get on well with small dogs. There are a couple they see on their walk and played with. Eric thought they were lovely. He suggested we might like one, I looked them up, a friend brought her`s round and we were both smitten.
All that was left was to find a good breeder and go for it! As you can see from the photo above we found one! Having no prior experience of the breed we chose a local Kennel Club Accredited Breeder. Our little man came from a family run breeder, meaning the litter was born and grew up indoors and so gained valuable socialisation in those early weeks of life.
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| This is Peggy, Kai`s mother |
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| This is Oscar, Kai`s father |
Here are Kai's parents, Peggy and Oscar. They were due to be clipped when went the first time but were gorgeous. The next time they had been and Oscar in particular was incredibly handsome.
We chose Kai at 2 weeks old from a litter of 5 (2 Dogs, 3 Bitches). We were able to visit Kai again when he was 4 weeks old, then 5 and a half weeks, before bringing him home just after he was 7 weeks. It was amazing how much he changed in such a small time, with his head and fur changing dramatically each time.
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| Kai, 2 weeks old, 31/8/2011 |
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| Kai, 4 weeks old, 14/8/2011 |
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| Kai, just under 6 weeks old, 26/9/2011 |
By 4 weeks he had changed loads. He
was bigger and his eyes were fully open. His fur had grown a little
longer and was coarser. Seemed really comfortable being held by us.
Constantly looking around taking things in. You could see the start of
his beard and those beautiful silver eyebrows.
Big changes by the next time we next saw him. He was beginning to look like a Mini Schnauzer. His fur was longer and his facial hair developing nicely. He was also developing a gorgeous `scruffy` look. Much more active he was licking and nibbling at us. He was also running around, albeit clumsily. Not very co-ordinated!! Really steady, not frightened by anything. Really excited about getting him!
We picked him up on 6/10/2011. The beginning of our lives together had finally arrived. our little man was home.
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