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A Weekend In Plant City
We will be spending the entire weekend in Plant City as we compete in the Brandon Kennel Club dog shows. While we wait for Tipsy to mature and fill out more, we will only be entering the Pugs and of course, the Junior competition. This was our first show weekend with...
Desensitized
There has been SO much going on around here lately so I do not have any idea where to begin but this photo actually captures a lot for a quick update! It was time for a technical upgrade and I got a new iMac, keeping me at my desk for substantially longer than the...
Furminatin’
I am honestly not sure HOW we have survived this long without one of these in our bag of tools but the suggestion of using a Furminator on the Pugs was jumped upon and let me tell you - IT'S A MIRACLE TOOL!!! We used it on Boomer and Marg this afternoon and the ball...
Sneaky Peeky
I can't wait!So I headed over to see Barbara and this year's Meet The Breed booth design and all I can say is WOW!!! We have been working together all year on a redesign for the booth decor and she nailed the design. When you come to visit our booth you will feel like...
Pug Licker
Many Chihuahuas are cleaners, which comes in handy when you have multiple Chis in your house. The breed requires their ears to be cleaned and when you have a "cleaner", they take care of that for you. One of our cleaners is Tipsy and she has taken a fondness to...
5 O’Clock Shadow
Alexis was practicing some of her show grooming techniques a couple of weeks back and trimming the whiskers was mastered. Teddy is such a fabulous model for such things as he is the showing expert! He just sits there and lets her trim, poke and prod. He's such a...
She’s A Lover of Toys
Not only has Margie fit right in, but she has brought life into many of the old toys on the doggy toy basket. She digs in deep and pulls out some that I completely forgot that we had. Like where prey-tell did we get that bumble-bee toy? Dunno - But Marg is enthralled...
Whacha Doin’?
Tell me this bunch doesn't look like they just got caught!?!? Marg has fit in superbly with our house of Chis and clearly likes the activity level of her new little buddies. Since Beamer befriended Boomer, he now splits his time with this new Pug-a-licious lady...
Sappy Sugar Sweet
That's how I would describe Beamer. He is hands-down, the sweetest little Chihuahua you will ever meet. Greeting you with a wagging tail and gentle kisses, he knows no stranger an loves all. So for of all of the dog toys in this house for him to pull out, I found it...
All The Single Ladies
Tipsy took it upon herself to make her way into the puppy pen and cuddle up in our new doggy bed for an afternoon siesta. Now that I look at her in the bed, I suppose it is more fitting for a small pup than for both of them. It is kinda small - teehee. Perfect tiny...
Grain Free Kick
While we are on this whole grain-free kick, I couldn't help but be inspired to give these Merrick Mini Brush Bones a try. Our crew loves the Greenies and anything to help keep those teeters pearly white is a plus in my book. I can proudly announce that they were a...
Chillin’ In The Ugs
Stoli and Tipsy are very close and can generally be found side-by-side any time throughout the day. Finding them cuddled up in a dog bed was no surprise but their adorableness seemed to really catch my attention. You see, they are smack dab in the middle of their...
Welcoming Committee
So Marg is a very popular girl in our house right now. She is most definitely not in season but between the two best friends Boomer and Beamer, they have staked their claim and she doesn't seem to be too bother by all of the sudden attention. All in all, she has...
Pug Love!
Another amazing day at the dog show. In addition to a repeat from yesterday with Boomer taking breed, going to the Groups ring and Owner-Handler (where they got 3rd place), there was an extra special treat added to the mix.! Rayna brought her latest puppy, Hans Solo,...
Open, Here We Come
Back to Deland we came, today at 7:00 am for our 8:00 am ring time. With the early right time, we had hoped that the others in her class came. By the time we got to the Novice Senior class, Alexis was as calm as ever. She entered the ring with the confidence of a...
Another First Filled With Excitement
The AKC Owner-Handler series has become quite popular so when doing the entires for this weekend's shows and the option to enter the dynamic-duo, I checked box. When Boomer got BOB, they were also awarded Owner-Handler for the breed. After Groups, we headed to the...
All-Breed Groups Ring
The rings at an all-breed show are much larger, and the wait for seven groups to get to Best in Show is a lot longer and the Limited Breed show from last weekend. It wasn't short on excitant though. Hanging with the Chihuahuas again was the way to go but we have...
Major Lesson Learned
Being only one win away from moving up to the Open class, it was exciting to have Rayna ring-side to watch the possible win this afternoon. We all watched with bated breath as she knocked it out of the park - that was until the final walk around the ring and her final...
So Exciting
After the excitement of last weekend, our second show weekend with includes the honor of showing with Rayna, Boomer's breeder. She came into town to participate in the West Volusia shows and the chance for her to watch Alexis and Boomer "do their thing" was just so...
A Pillow of Convenience
It's moments like this that make me love Chihuahuas. It's moments like this that make me giggle and grab my camera! Tipsy cuddled up with her mom in the infamous sunspot to take a nap with her. It was when she rearranged herself and then used Barbie as her pillow...