Ruby and Harley Litter

I am Randi.  I am off to live with Bill and Judy Nelson.

I am Randi.  Roberta wanted to name me Dandy but Skip says I have to be an "R" puppy since Ruby is my mom, so I am Randi but I am still a dandy.  I have my daddy's curly hair.  It is funny how the way the hair waves and curls changes the puppy's looks.  This little girl has a "big full" look which is very striking.

 What a looker she has turned out to be.  I am not surprised.  I have said it many times before but Ruby can produce better then herself.  Roberta and I are SOOOOO glad we did not take the "well intentioned" advice of a judge friend who told us to "have her fixed and pet her out".  Wow, we would not have Ruffy, BooBoo, Ebony or this little darling.   Ruby has never produced an "average" puppy.

Alert and on the watch.                                                      Peek a boo.                                                                               I have my eye on you.  Don't I have pretty curly hair???

 This little girl has come into her own and will give Blondie's beautiful little Black and Cream a run for her money.  I really like her fat little paws.  This is a very desireable quality here at DASHaHOUND and we breed for it.  Most of our puppies have "fat little feet".  :-)  Dachshunds need a good foundation, fat feet, sturdy legs, a deep chest, long rib cages all add up to great back support.

Every dog is special and each ones strikes a chord in someone's heart.  Jared claims this little girl is the prettiest puppy we have ever had.  She does get cuter every day but we have had a lot of very cute puppies!!    This little girl will be on a par with Blondie's beautiful little Black and Cream who's points were so striking even at birth.  It will be interesting to see what another week or two brings.  I do stand by my previous comments about Ruby Puppies.  Skip has loved Ruby since the minute he set eyes on her.  She is not show quality herself but has produced some incredible puppies, including Ruffy, Ebony, BooBoo and many others.  It does appear this little girl is a black and cream and she  will turn out very nice.  She looks quite creamy right now.

Skip has loved Ruby since the minute he set eyes on her.  She is not show quality herself but has produced some incredible puppies, including Ruffy, Ebony, BooBoo and many others.  whether black and cream or black and tan, this little girl will turn out very nice.  She looks quite creamy right now.

I am a beautiful little girl, fat and sassy.  My cream points will come out more as I lose my black puppy shading.

Ruby has 19 Champions in her 5 generation pedigree and Harley boasts International Champion Brandach's Mr. Goodbar,  Canadian Champion Billie of Brandach along with several other Rose Farms and Stoneleigh Champions for a total of 17 champions in his 5 generation pedigree.  Harley will be a champion in his own time.  In all the litter boasts a 36 Champion 6 generation Litter  PEDIGREE

DASH OF RUBY HOME PAGE                                                         DASH OF HARLEQUIN MOON MLEC HOME PAGE

"RUBY"  at 8 weeks                                                        "HARLEY"     at 12 weeks                                                                    RUBY AS WE SEE HER MOST OFTEN NOW

DASH OF RUBY                                                                              DASH OF HARLEQUIN MOON AT FULL CIRCLE

Shown here as 8 and 12 week puppies to give you an idea what your puppy might look like about the age you bring it home.      You can learn more about either parent on their own page and also see them in action in the slide flash show.             

Ruby has grown into a real beauty.  Her coat is a lush red with a black overlay which looks almost Sable.  It is hard to capture the color variations and highlights of her coat at the low resolution we need for the website.  Preston is from the prestigious "Ralines" line which began the whole English Cream line of Champions.  These puppies will be EXTRAORDINARY.  We expect some show quality English Creams and some exceptional red/creams.  This will be a "pricey" litter but worth it if you are looking for a high quality English Cream line puppy.

You hear a lot about temperament but until you EXPERIENCE the differences you can not appreciate them.  Preston is the original "mellow fellow".  He is sweet and never fights with others.  Even as a little tyke, NOTHING fazed him.  If the other puppies growled at him he simply ignored them.  He was not intimidated; it was as though it was beneath him to bother to reply.  You could hold him in your lap and pet him or watch TV and he would stay still.  Yet he can play fetch with the best of them. 

Just as Dapple and Pepper are mild, Ruby is ACTIVE.  She is by far the most agile of all of our dogs.  She can out run and out maneuver them all.  She is so fast they have to climb up on the couch and jump down to ambush her.  She is totally non violent and is dominated by all of the other dogs in the pack.  She doesn't have a mean bone in her body.  She is wonderful but does not like to hold still.  Although she was my favorite from the beginning she does not sleep on the bed with us yet.  She does not like to sit still and be petted, she likes to play.  She mothers all the other dogs and sees to it they have the cleanest ears in the county.  She is a wonderful dog and, now at one year, is calm enough to take naps with Roberta after an exhausting race with Preston around the back yard.  Her sons will be a small boy's best friend.  She is loving and she shows it.

There are no guarantees and individual puppies can vary greatly but we expect their puppies to be a mix of ACTIVE and MATURE.  By MATURE I mean they will hold still to let children pet them and behave well very early.  Many puppies are so active and silly they can not be much company for a year or longer.  Active puppies are good for young children because they wear each other out but are harder to deal with for the first year.  Even mature puppies have abundant energy and can play and fetch, etc. it is just that they will calm down and hold still.  Active puppies are almost always in motion.   With Ruby being active and Preston being mellow we expect to get some of each.  These two dogs also compliment each other physically.  Ruby is light and petite.  Preston is typical of the English Cream, large boned, gangly as a puppy and didn't learn how to steer his caboose for a couple of months.

We try very hard to give each owner a realistic expectation of the puppy they adopt.  We do not have any mean or ill tempered dogs.  We will not tolerate a trouble maker and certainly will not include it in our breeding program, no matter what the pedigree.  Some bad or aggressive behavior is learned and some inherited, we try to start you with the best temperament possible to give you that head start.