Vienna: From Cali to Utah

This is our little Vienna, before we brought her home. She is about 23 days old here. So tiny!

Here she is at the airport, 8 weeks old, bravely waiting for our flight home.

I made sure to get a picture of her in her travel carrier because I knew I would never believe she actually fit in it! She liked to lay in it, I think she felt safe. She soon preferred the BIG crate though :)

Sitting pretty.

I just loved her little pink belly! Sleeping in a true weim fashion already.

Enjoying her water bottle.

Their first couch cuddles.

I don't know if you can tell, but if you notice how tight of a ball Ronix is in, he was trying to stay as far away from the "little new thing". I think his expression reveals his concerns. ;)

I could go on and on and on posting pictures, but, I figured I would try to keep it reasonable ;) I flew out to California on the 29th of January 2010, and brought Vienna home January 30th. She was exactly 8 weeks old that weekend. The first few days she was so mellow and sweet. She then started coming out of her mellow state and letting her personality out, and was quite the little sassafrass. We had thought we liked the name Violet, but changed it to Vienna after seeing more of her cute personality. She slept the entire flight and never made one peep. She did so well! I probably had more anxiety than she did-it was a small plane on the way home. She was timid and a little scared of Ronix at first because he was a little strange with his weimy zoomies, but she soon learned how to sass back. It was so cute to watch her march up and grab whatever toy Ronix had taken from her. She would literally tell him what's up, she is a very vocal puppy! Next will be 12 week pictures :)

Annoucing...

Well we did it. We got another Weim puppy, but this time around we went with a Long Haired Weimaraner :) She is sooooo adorable, and is such a little sassy shadow. Don't worry, pictures to follow soon. I must get the hard drive from my house first. Her name is Vienna, which means "from wine country." As we got her from California, we thought it was very fitting. I went out to California to pick our our newest addition at the beginning of February, and bring her home, and it was a tough job! All of the puppies were soo cute, and each had their own individual traits. I ended up choosing Vienna (aka little red girl) because she was the one that stood out to us in photos, and also because I loved how much she would observe. And of course I loved the puppy kisses and cuddles :) Vienna weighed about 14 lbs when I brought her home, and at 17 weeks she is up to about 35 lbs! She's growing like a weed, pretty soon I won't be able to just pick her up anymore.

Ronix wasn't sure what to think of her for the first few days. I'm not sure he knew what she was. They are pretty thick now, very true brothers and sisters (sometimes I'm not so sure that's a good thing.) I'm trying to get it through their heads that I like their ears, so no decorative "punctures" are needed, and I'd prefer they not bite each others face as they will need their eyes...little scoundrels they are! The cutest thing is when they cuddle though. Although it's also pretty cute when Vienna gets on the couch so she can really pounce on big brother while he's laying down he he he. Such a sneaky one.

Pictures soon to follow!

BBQ time!

This weekend we went to a doggie bbq at a friends house. It was a lot of fun. There were probably 10 dogs and 25 people or so. The dogs all got along great for the most part, and it was nice to hang out and relax while the dogs wore each other out. :)

The best part was Ronix and Nina were reunited again, and you could definitely tell they hadn't seen each other in a while! Talk about hyperness!! This was after the hours of nonstop running, wrestling, tug-a-war games...

Ronix's First Birthday!

Happy Birthday Ronix!!! (August 2, 2008)

You survived your first year of life! Woo hoo! I am 100% confident your puppy years are NOT behind you though. I can imagine we have many more fun stories and hyper phases to encounter with you yet. :) I can't wait.

We went backpacking in the Uintah's over the weekend, and Ronix loved it. He also loved to act even MORE human (if possible) and followed us across narrow logs, and would never sit on the ground, instead he'd always sit next to us on the logs. It was so cute!



This waterfall was beautiful. It appears to be a small one, but we hiked up it and it just kept going, and the scenery was breath taking.

This was his first real hiking and camping experience, and he kept his guard up. He was on high alert this whole trip. It was so cool to see his hunting abilities shine through; he has an amazing nose!

I love when his lips are stuck in his teeth. I was told this means they (dogs) are unsure of something. I wouldn't doubt it, he perked up at any different sound. I'm sure all the smells were pretty new to him too.

Here Ronix is running like a crazy, wild dog. He was so funny, I wish I would have got it on the flip to post. He was running the fastest I've seen him run, in circles, around me, straight at me; just absolutely loving the freedom and fresh air.

Where's Ronix? Hmm...is he that blur of gray?

And yes, Ronix was in his idea of doggy heaven. Wood was everywhere. I never did get my good marshmellow stick. Every one I found was suddenly between the chomping, slobbery jaws of Ronix who was thinking, "mmm give me that stick! my stick! mine mine mine! i'll race ya...I win!"

He is such a camera dog. It was cool to see him at high alert though.

Another "where's Ronix" one. I love the lighting in this one; it brings out the meaning of their nickname The Gray Ghost...

Taking a breather from his big doggie pack. Yes, Ronix carries his own food and water, and he's good at it too! We didn't really have to train him on this, we just put it on and he's off. He even comes to you to put it on; it's great!

Here he is with the big pack on. Still a bit big for him yet; it gets a little lopsided. I swear he likes it thought, he seems so happy when we're out and about.

All in all I think Ronix had a good first birthday. He got to go swimming, running, swimming, chewed some sticks, swimming, chewed some sticks, swiming and I think a little sleeping was in there somewhere ;)

Happy Birthday Ronix!!

At the lake...

Ronix is hilarious to watch bounding and leaping through the shallow waters on the shoreline.

If you haven't figured it out yet, a tennis ball is gold at the beach. If you don't throw it for him, he'll just play with it like a cat would a mouse on the sandy beach.







Such a happy puppy dog! He loves the water. It is a perfect temperature this year, already about 74 degrees! Pretty nice for Bear Lake! :)

Favorite Pictures...

So until I get some new pictures, I'm afraid there just won't be any pictures...Gasp! What?! Just kidding, just kidding, don't have a fit! I'll just keep throwing some old ones up here. Hopefully we'll get some funny footage of Ronix at the lake. We're more prepared with water toys now, the entertainment will last for hours.

On a side note, an 11 month old Weim is up for sale on KSL and we're trying to figure out if it is a sibling of Ronix. They do look a little similar. However, I decided it would be very bad knowledge to find out if she IS related because we both would LOVE to get a litter mate to keep Ronix company...and in our current housing situation it simply wouldn't work to get another Weim.

:( Hopefully some day in the somewhat near future.

Anyway, I'll stop my rambling and post the pictures, because what's a blog about a dog without pictures? ;)

This is King Ronix in his throne. He has claimed this as his favorite spot, and always manages to wake up if you move out of it so he can steal it.

A classic example of a road trip with Ronix. He still thinks he is a lap sized dog, and I do admit I still let him sometimes. He always finds a way to squirm as close as possible without technically being considered in the front. Ha ha. Trust me, the positions he ends up in to accomplish this do NOT look comfortable!

I love this picture! If you look closely you will know why! He looks like a deer; none of his paws are on the ground. It never fails to make me laugh.







Mark may not like being on my blog, so we just won't tell him and see if he notices, because this picture is so cute!

We were lucky Pirate tolerated Ronix's antics! He was very passive with him, even though he was getting choked and pulled around by a pup.











He loved the dirt chips, it was funny to watch him play and eat them.






I don't think this one needs an explanation.
Ha ha.









Obviously I could go on til the sun goes down...but I think this last one is a great note to end on.
:)

At the beach...

I wish my camera had been working this past weekend, I missed a lot of great pictures at Bear Lake. The weather finally permitted us to have a beach day, and we played on the lake for hours. Ronix went crazy when we got to the water; he was like a little kid trying to push the parent in. He kept jumping on me and was so excited, it was fun just to watch him.

The lake is so shallow on the west side you can touch for ages, and it was hilarious to watch Ronix bunny hopping/running through the water, chasing his ball nonstop for five hours. I think the only time he left his tennis ball was when he was busy finding food on the beach, or grabbing hotdogs from the kids ha ha. We even used his lifejacket, which works quite well. he loved getting up on the huge island tube with us and jumping off to retrieve his beloved ball. It definitely paid off because he slept like a log on the way home, that night, and all through the next day. He wouldn't even budge to go outside, which is pretty crazy for him.

Anyway, here are some older pictures of Ronx on the beach in the snow (which also makes him soo hyper). He loved to catch snowballs instead of tennis balls... I'll try to get a good video of Ronix at the beach next time, it is absolutely hilarious to see him go wild.