A little information about us.
| Frank & Marcia Aiello |
About The Aiello's
Aiello's Long Haired Dachshunds
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We are Frank and Marcia Aiello. We live in a small rural town, in the middle of no mans land.
We drive at least 45 minutes on the highway to any bigger stores (like Walmart or Kmart or
Kohl's, those are the choices), but we love it. We're surrounded by trees, we have deer and
turkey, and occasionally a black bear, or red fox stroll through our yard. We see Bald
Eagles, mostly in the spring during mating and rearing time. Elk too, they are as large as a
horse. Have one of those jump out in front of your car, WOW~!!
We've been married 31 years, have 3 grown children, all moved out, all married and our 1st
grandchild (a boy) arrived last Oct! Marcia is a Registered Nurse and works in the Intensive
Care Unit. She loves it. Frank is retired and he takes care of all the fur-kids while Marcia is
at work. We share the fun on other days :)
Our first dachshund was our 1st anniversary gift to each other, and we both wanted to
breed and show. Frank had a dachshund as a teen, and loved the breed. He quickly had
Marcia hooked too. Then the children started coming, and we never did any of those things
we dreamed of back then. Children first, always. After the kids were all moved out we had
that empty next syndrome, so we started filling the void with dachshunds. Finally we could
pursue our dream!
I'm always researching about dachshunds, getting advice from our vet (who is awesome!),
other breeders, books and the Internet. We plan to start having our crew DNA tested for
hereditary genetic disorders. We started this adventure in Ernest in 2004 once we felt we
had learned enough to safely bring new life into the world. We have participated in a few
AKC Conformation events, and would love to do more. Our adult nephew who was our
house/pup sitter when we were away has moved out of state. That has made it more
difficult for us to attend them recently. (Anyone nearby interested in the job of pupsitter?) :)
They all live in the house, are crate trained, house broken (or working on it), have tons of
toys and chew treats and doggy beds all over the house.
Everyone of our fur-kids gets a microchip, are kept up to date on all vaccinations, worming
and flea prevention, and have a yearly health exam. Of course if anything concerns us we
go visit Dr. Bungard right away. He likes our dachshunds, he says they are friendly and
great to care for. He has referred people to us looking for a new puppy. I like to get an x-ray
a week before pups are due to know how many to expect, and to see the size and know if
any might be large (in the smaller mom's especially) and hard to pass. I like to be prepared.
I like to bring my camera along and take a picture of it while on the back light, and share it
with everyone. Just click this link: to view an x-ray if your interested. I put another copy of
the x-ray with the babies circled underneath to help you see where they are located in the
picture.
We take the puppies in to the vets for their 1st vaccinations at 6 weeks of age and for a
complete health exam. I worm them with Nemex 2, at 2,4,6, and 8 weeks of age. This on my
vets advice of product to use and how often. I remove the dew claws myself after I was
taught by my vet how to do it. I still can't bring myself to inject the microchips (And I'm a
nurse!), the needles are so large I just cringe at trying. Silly isn't it? I can do the Dews, but
not the chips. My husband just thinks I'm silly. But he won't do it either. I debated doing my
own vaccinations, but dachshunds are prone to having allergic reactions to them, esp the
Lepto part of the mix. Dr Bungard adds a tiny bit of IV Benadryl in with the vaccine, and has
instructed me to give them Benadryl liquid (1/4th tsp puppy, 1/2 tsp adult) at home every 8
hours for the 1st 24 hours. It has worked for us, and I've only had a reaction in one of our
dachshunds because I was late giving the benadryl (busy playing!). We feel more secure in
their well being having him do them. It costs more. Oh well! The sense of confidence we
feel in their health with him doing them is priceless.
Puppies are kept in their whelping box for the first few weeks in a bedroom for privacy
(our's usually). The mom's are very protective, and need to feel that their puppies are safe.
Once they are moving around more, the whelping box is removed, and an exercise pen is
set up in the kitchen or bedroom where they will get daily interaction and stimulation and
room to toddle around. It's a nice 8 foot square, and is perfect for this stage of their
development. Room to walk around, play, potty (hopefully in one area) and grow. Around 6
weeks I start letting them out of the pen for short periods to roam around the kitchen. By 8
weeks they are bouncing around, curious about the world around them, chasing each other,
mom is playing tag with them, & they are down to eating 3 meals a day, breakfast, lunch
and dinner. I feed all our dogs a premium food, Natural Balance. A grain-free formula for all
life stages allergy formula. Some dogs and even puppies may be highly sensitive to
commonly used proteins, carbohydrates and food additives in their diet. Allergic reactions
can lead to irritable bowel, upset stomach, and a number of skin problems. Natural Balance
has created an entire line of Allergy Formulas for dogs with these food allergies. I do feed
the puppies Eukanuba small breed puppy to start out, it's very tiny kibble and easy to eat
and digest. The last couple weeks we mix the 2 brands. They go home with a sample pack
of the Eukanuba puppy food, and the Natural Balance. They get a very nice plastic folder to
keep all their records in for life, a toy, a treat, a blanket, their generated pedigree along with
the AKC paperwork and the vet record.
We drive at least 45 minutes on the highway to any bigger stores (like Walmart or Kmart or
Kohl's, those are the choices), but we love it. We're surrounded by trees, we have deer and
turkey, and occasionally a black bear, or red fox stroll through our yard. We see Bald
Eagles, mostly in the spring during mating and rearing time. Elk too, they are as large as a
horse. Have one of those jump out in front of your car, WOW~!!
We've been married 31 years, have 3 grown children, all moved out, all married and our 1st
grandchild (a boy) arrived last Oct! Marcia is a Registered Nurse and works in the Intensive
Care Unit. She loves it. Frank is retired and he takes care of all the fur-kids while Marcia is
at work. We share the fun on other days :)
Our first dachshund was our 1st anniversary gift to each other, and we both wanted to
breed and show. Frank had a dachshund as a teen, and loved the breed. He quickly had
Marcia hooked too. Then the children started coming, and we never did any of those things
we dreamed of back then. Children first, always. After the kids were all moved out we had
that empty next syndrome, so we started filling the void with dachshunds. Finally we could
pursue our dream!
I'm always researching about dachshunds, getting advice from our vet (who is awesome!),
other breeders, books and the Internet. We plan to start having our crew DNA tested for
hereditary genetic disorders. We started this adventure in Ernest in 2004 once we felt we
had learned enough to safely bring new life into the world. We have participated in a few
AKC Conformation events, and would love to do more. Our adult nephew who was our
house/pup sitter when we were away has moved out of state. That has made it more
difficult for us to attend them recently. (Anyone nearby interested in the job of pupsitter?) :)
They all live in the house, are crate trained, house broken (or working on it), have tons of
toys and chew treats and doggy beds all over the house.
Everyone of our fur-kids gets a microchip, are kept up to date on all vaccinations, worming
and flea prevention, and have a yearly health exam. Of course if anything concerns us we
go visit Dr. Bungard right away. He likes our dachshunds, he says they are friendly and
great to care for. He has referred people to us looking for a new puppy. I like to get an x-ray
a week before pups are due to know how many to expect, and to see the size and know if
any might be large (in the smaller mom's especially) and hard to pass. I like to be prepared.
I like to bring my camera along and take a picture of it while on the back light, and share it
with everyone. Just click this link: to view an x-ray if your interested. I put another copy of
the x-ray with the babies circled underneath to help you see where they are located in the
picture.
We take the puppies in to the vets for their 1st vaccinations at 6 weeks of age and for a
complete health exam. I worm them with Nemex 2, at 2,4,6, and 8 weeks of age. This on my
vets advice of product to use and how often. I remove the dew claws myself after I was
taught by my vet how to do it. I still can't bring myself to inject the microchips (And I'm a
nurse!), the needles are so large I just cringe at trying. Silly isn't it? I can do the Dews, but
not the chips. My husband just thinks I'm silly. But he won't do it either. I debated doing my
own vaccinations, but dachshunds are prone to having allergic reactions to them, esp the
Lepto part of the mix. Dr Bungard adds a tiny bit of IV Benadryl in with the vaccine, and has
instructed me to give them Benadryl liquid (1/4th tsp puppy, 1/2 tsp adult) at home every 8
hours for the 1st 24 hours. It has worked for us, and I've only had a reaction in one of our
dachshunds because I was late giving the benadryl (busy playing!). We feel more secure in
their well being having him do them. It costs more. Oh well! The sense of confidence we
feel in their health with him doing them is priceless.
Puppies are kept in their whelping box for the first few weeks in a bedroom for privacy
(our's usually). The mom's are very protective, and need to feel that their puppies are safe.
Once they are moving around more, the whelping box is removed, and an exercise pen is
set up in the kitchen or bedroom where they will get daily interaction and stimulation and
room to toddle around. It's a nice 8 foot square, and is perfect for this stage of their
development. Room to walk around, play, potty (hopefully in one area) and grow. Around 6
weeks I start letting them out of the pen for short periods to roam around the kitchen. By 8
weeks they are bouncing around, curious about the world around them, chasing each other,
mom is playing tag with them, & they are down to eating 3 meals a day, breakfast, lunch
and dinner. I feed all our dogs a premium food, Natural Balance. A grain-free formula for all
life stages allergy formula. Some dogs and even puppies may be highly sensitive to
commonly used proteins, carbohydrates and food additives in their diet. Allergic reactions
can lead to irritable bowel, upset stomach, and a number of skin problems. Natural Balance
has created an entire line of Allergy Formulas for dogs with these food allergies. I do feed
the puppies Eukanuba small breed puppy to start out, it's very tiny kibble and easy to eat
and digest. The last couple weeks we mix the 2 brands. They go home with a sample pack
of the Eukanuba puppy food, and the Natural Balance. They get a very nice plastic folder to
keep all their records in for life, a toy, a treat, a blanket, their generated pedigree along with
the AKC paperwork and the vet record.
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