May 27, 2015 | Beamer, KC, Showing Chihuahuas, Training
with tons of new lessons! Jen offered to help with some Junior focused, one-on-one instructions for Alexis and KC of the upcoming TBCC Specialty. She does fabulous with Boomer but she only shows KC once, maybe twice a year so skills for working with more delicate...
May 25, 2015 | Milly, Training, Ty
This holiday weekend included the crossing off of a major project on my honey-do list. We have had a “dog room” on the project list for several years now, but it is a huge undertaking to enclose a porch per our idea. Well, we officially have two windows...
May 24, 2015 | Beamer, Showing Chihuahuas, Training
We brought Beamer with us to the show last weekend to get his patella’s and heart evacuated (which he cleared perfectly by the way) and while there, we were questioned as to why he is not being shown. Initially, we pulled him from the show circuit because he was...
May 17, 2015 | Dog Shows, Milly, Training, Ty
Getting puppies accustom to the sights, sounds, smells and utter commotion at a dog show is all part of the training required of a show dog. Today was our chance to expose Milly and Ty to all of that and then some, getting them ready for the fall shows, when they will...
May 6, 2015 | Showing Chihuahuas, Training, Ty
Unlike his sister Milly, Ty has been our reluctant lead walker since day one. The moment he has that lead around his neck he freezes or hides. I noticed on Saturday that using the collar and leash created a tad better results. He wasn’t laying on the ground or...
Apr 25, 2015 | Dog Shows, New Puppies, Olive, Tips, Training
We made some sugary-sweet lemonade day! After packing up and getting to bed as early as ever yesterday, so that we could make our 8:30 am ring time in Vero Beach this morning, right around the halfway mark, we had to turn around and come home to handle a family...
