Mar 26, 2015 | Showing Chihuahuas, Tips, Training
So if you ever watched a dog show and thought “That’s so easy! I can do that”, I dare you to try. Get a show lead, put it around your dog’s neck and have it walk with it’s tail and head up and then stop on a dime and look up to showoff...
Mar 16, 2015 | KC, Showing Chihuahuas, Tips, Training
We have made amazing progress with Tipsy and her walking on a lead but she is still not showing the confidence that we would like. With confidence comes a happy waggy tail. We haven’t even had a tail raised! We also still have some stops and starts and I know...
Feb 23, 2015 | Chihuahua Themed Products, Must Have Supplies, Must Read Books, Showing Chihuahuas, Supplies and Finds
The Chihuahua Club of America has published an AMAZING magazine that is all things Chihuahua. The first issue arrived a few weeks back and I can’t seem to be able to put it down. So many fabulous articles and the information is not just geared towards dog show...
Dec 12, 2014 | Dog Shows, Junior Showmanship, Showing Chihuahuas, Temperament, Tips
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...
Dec 12, 2014 | Chihuahua Club of America, Dog Shows, Junior Showmanship, KC, Showing Chihuahuas
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...
Nov 5, 2014 | Figgy Chihuahuas, Grooming, Showing Chihuahuas
It has been said that showing dogs is a costly hobby. I am here to tell you that it most definitely is! The grooming tables, dryers, carts and crates are NOTHING in cost compared to the brushes, combs and shampoos we purchase to make our dogs look their very best. In...
