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Wonder Twins – Activate!
Shape of an anxious blob! Did I just give away my age there? Anyways, I could take a photo a day of these two. They are always with each other, whether that be to nap or play or eat, they are side by side. Sometime they are even laying on top of each other! And when...
Grooming Lessons
With the holiday season kicked into gear getting the dogs into the groomers was bypassed by Alexis giving rooming lesson so that Ozzie and Bubbles could be at their sparkling best when Santa arrives. When we received the request for the lessons, she packed up all of...
Ya Think She’s Ready?
I know that I do! Barbie is growing bigger and bigger each day and as we close in on her due date, I can't help but wonder just how many she has in there. We have all guess between four and five because she seems to be carrying the load like she has in the past. Her...
Unplanned Food Change
So the Pet Supplies Plus by my house that I have been getting my dog food from is changing hands, causing a delay in shipments. As happy as I am to have a place to get my Merrick food that is so close, I am not happy about my naive dependency. You see, I ran out the...
Plum Tuckered Out
Boomer and Marg are still recuperating from their four straight days of showing extravaganza! But do you blame them? I know I am still pooped so I can only image how tired they are! Their being tired aside, I thought I should also note just how bonded they are as well...
Meet The Breeds ROCKED!
This year's booth rocked in SO many ways that I don't even know where to begin! First, Barbara did an amazing job not the booth decor and blew everyone away before the event even began. We brought the backdrop and decorations up to the Convention Center on Thursday...
Our First Pug Specialty
Outside of the the little incident yesterday, I have to say that the Pug community has been so warm and welcoming, a feeling very apparent this afternoon as we attended our first Specialty. Their show was delayed almost an entire hour and with my need to be at the...
Bless Her and Her Patience
Breanna and her mom Jen came to join in the fun of the Specialities today after they too spent the last three days at the Juniors Rings at the Orlando Cluster. I was so tickled when Breanna mentioned a desire to try her hand with a Chihuahua in the breed ring. I...
MAJOR Lessons Learned at the Specialty
After three straight days of dog shows - and showing Pugs at that - This morning's Chihuahua specialty was left without the proper preparation or attention. WE ARE TIRED! With that being said the focus just isn't where it should be. Then of course, we have worked...
Day Three Was Interesting
Never would I have thought that with an 8 am ring time this morning that we would have to RUN to get to our 1:30 Pug ring time. Crazy right? The run to the ring after a very, VERY long morning warranted a deep breath wishful thinking for a big huge cup of coffee. No...
Finally Made It To The Juniors Ring
Thanks to the perfect scheduling on the final day of the Orlando Cluster, we were finally able to make it the Juniors' ring AND the Pug ring. Of course, we had an 8 am ring time and are the second to last class. With 13 in the Open Intermediate class alone, the 53...
Day Two Brought The Same
With the Opening Bell ring times (8 am in the dog show world) one would think there would be enough time for the Junior Competition as well ad the Pugs. NOPE! There were 41 entered for today in the Open Senior class and with an average of 2 minutes per person in the...
Kicked The Week Off In The Pug Ring
We are rounding out Marg's Florida tour here at the Orlando Cluster as well as the Specialty here at the convention center. I went ahead and entered Boomer in Breed as well as with Alexis in Juniors all three days and unfortunately, the ring conflicts will keep us...
Our Home For The Next Six Days
Walked into the building this morning and had to laugh. This sign is the first thing that I saw and then I suddenly realized that between all of the events I have agreed to participate in this week, I will be living here at the Orange County Convention Center. I did...
Not Sure Who Is The Happiest
As I explained before, the decision to retire Teddy was far from an easy one. He has brought so many amazing things to your family and our program. The honor and pride in being gifted such an amazing dog is immense and knowing that our program is based on him is,...
Insta-Pop
I swear - When it comes to Barbie, she begins to show in her pregnancy one week after breeding! Have noticed that one a female has whelped a litter, all subsequent pregnancies seem to develop a lot quicker. Maybe just me, but here is a photo to backup my theory...10...
Can Ya Help A Brother Out?
While Teddy has taken to his surgery like a champ Stoli is being a big ol baby and will not stop lickin' and pickin' at his sutures! For the first time in my Chihuahua history I had to go shopping for a cone of shame! First, they are not easy to find in the one local...
Father and Son Snippety Do-Dah
A day we have been planning for and anticipating for quite some time now has finally come and the outcome was quite amazing! First, the neutering of Teddy has been in the works for quite some time now. Holding him back from the most recent batch of girls in season was...
New Dog Gates
I love Pinterest! I can't imagine my life without it! It has inspired more projects for me in the last two years than a single magazine ever could and we are totally better off for it. You see, the standard baby gates on the market have one major Chihuahua flaw - the...
Role Reversal – With a TWIST!
So I am thinking that Marg's season is coming to an end. Why you ask? Well, Boomer has all but stopped his fascination with her nether region and has gone back to what he does best - Nap! She has taken the lead position on this topic and made it well know that she...