Sep 2, 2016 | Blue, Cosmo, Dude
Every time I head out to take Alexis to or pick he up from work, these three amigos have to be placed into the front family room. If they aren’t in the front room they have special little Chihuahua meltdowns. This usually includes howling, a lot of jumping up...
Aug 18, 2016 | Blue, Chihuahua Habits
Since Blue was a puppy, she has been a yard guard. That means a dog that she uses all of her senses to guard our back yard from other dogs on the other side of fence, or leaves that blow or humans walking a quarter mile away! She is on high alert from the moment she...
Apr 14, 2015 | Blue, Temperament
Blue is the pack “yard guard”. The moment we open the back door to the deck, she lets out a bark as she runs to the far fence to fend off any possible intruders. That could be intruding leaves, wind, neighbor dogs, feral cats o of course, humans. She will...
Jun 8, 2014 | Blue, Grooming
Today is bath day and all of the dogs got their scrub-a-dub-dub in the laundry tub, leaving them all fresh and clean smelling (thanks much to Isles of Dogs and their perfect pet oatmeal shampoo). While Blue was getting her bath, I had to pause and take note of how...
Aug 30, 2013 | Blue, Grooming
My daughter asked if she could hone her grooming skills and today we kicked it up a notch by bathing AND drying them. As much as I dream about having a professional dryer, I have used this Andis dryer for the last four years and seems to do the trick. My daughter has...