 Ani's
Puppies
Ani's puppies were born 12 days after Harley's puppies. In the picture below
Harley's pups were 8 weeks old and Harley had weaned them. Ani had not yet
weaned hers entirely and apparently 8 week old poodles are smart enough to
go where the food source is. Although it's impossible to see it clearly in
the picture Ani has all 9 pups (5 of Harley's and 4 of her own) attempting
to nurse.
Click to view the enlargement. Ani's expression is priceless. She's standing
there with complete patience but her expression says "I didn't sign on for
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Ani is a delicately built little thing. She weighs in at 9 pounds and is
just over 10 inches tall (which officially makes her a miniature rather than
a toy although she is the size people usually expect to see when they are
thinking of a toy).
Ani expects to be paid homage, not in the egotistical way of a
super-model (which she is certain she could be) but in the matter-of-fact,
it's-my-birth-right way of a Queen. She is extremely smart and would be the
first to tell you (if she could) that poodles are far too smart to be as
shallow as the super-model stereotype and far too good looking to need to compete in such
a way.
Ani is the only one in the family who wears a rhinestone collar
which Ken bought for her - to my shock. (He doesn't go for anything
poodlesque.) As he said, "I didn't buy it because she's a poodle. I bought
it because she's a queen and a tiara would fall off."
Ani is a very good mother and even got suckered into nursing Harley's
puppies after Harley weaned them but she doesn't go looking for puppies to
take care of and she doesn't lose her figure - not even for a week - after
whelping.
If Ani likes you she will greet you wagging a toy in her mouth and
wagging her tail in sync. If she doesn't like you she won't even look up.
She is much more independent than most and doesn't need - or want - as much
attention as the others but when she does want attention, you WILL
give it to her.
Further proof of her royalty (or charisma or something) is this: With all
the poodles in this house who fawn all over everyone Ani is the one that
everyone wants to be liked by. A poodle whose opinion seems to
matter!
Ani and Molly are litter mates.
Ani is the most clever of The Paque. If I can make something Ani-proof, I
know it's Paque proof.
All of my dogs scratch on the door if they want to go out but only Ani
scratches on the door when she wants someone else to go out. Ani has somehow
realized that the others generally respond to hearing the door open and has
used that fact to her advantage a number of times. She has lured Molly
outside so that she could eat her food and she regularly has me open the
door to let Harley out. (Ani does not like Harley because Harley will not
acknowledge her "position".) If Harley doesn't
want to go out Ani will herd her and sometimes just push her out. (Harley is
2 pounds heavier than Ani but Ani is clearly in charge.)
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