Sep 28, 2016 | Flirt, Medical, New Puppies
We headed out to The Villages to day to see Doc – six puppies in one carrier in the back seat and one riding shotgun with me. Flirt is just too fragile to be cooped up with such rambunctious puppies. She and her mommy KC have been rathe inseparable while I have...
Sep 26, 2016 | New Puppies
The pups are officially and will be going to get their vaccines this week. A very healthy bunch, these puppies are a trip. Each individually their own yet also a lot alike! They are full of energy and spunk! All of the puppies in this litter except Rio will be placed...
Sep 25, 2016 | Dog Shows, Photo Booth
After Georgie and I went and got our second Gimme Op Sex ribbon, we heard back to the main building and set up the Photo Booth for a day of fun at the show! Cathy and Mark asked if I would bring it today for their club ad of course I said yes! The booth has become...
Sep 25, 2016 | Boomer the Pug, Dog Shows, Friends & Family
We started the weekend in tears of sadness with these two amazing friends and we ended it in tear of joy! Margie is now officially a Champion and Hans Solo earned his second major towards his title! We met up Friday night at our go-to-location – Ruby Tuesdays...
Sep 24, 2016 | Dog Shows, Junior Showmanship, Pryia the Australian Shepherd
In addition to meeting ringside with the owner of Magic so that Alexis can show her the weekend, she is also trying out working for Renee as on of her assistance. She helps walk and tend to the dogs, insures they have water and bring the to and from the ring. In...
Sep 23, 2016 | CHIC, Grooming, Milly
We came home tonight from the Specialty and got Milly cleared up for her big day tomorrow. The last time she came to a dog show it was to this very show site but back when she was 5 months old. She came along to get some show site socialization and evaluations....
Sep 23, 2016 | Dog Shows, Junior Showmanship, Pryia the Australian Shepherd
With Pryia now a member of the Figgy crew, we get to expand our world of dog shows as we entered our very first Herding Specialty. Last weekend was the Toy Specialty that we have always entered so today we spent the day with herding breed dogs at the Sunshine State...
Sep 22, 2016 | Pryia the Australian Shepherd
YOU GOT IT! That was Alexis’ request after getting home from the vet where we dropped off Boomer to be cremated. She begged me to keep her busy so that she wouldn’t have to think. It’s already a work day but it is also prep day before a three day...
Sep 22, 2016 | Boomer the Pug
If we had known today was going to be the day, I know we would have done things completely different. We knew that with him being brachycephalic, we had to watch out for a lot to things, specifically heat and over exertion. When he was put under for his dental...
Sep 21, 2016 | Dog Shows, George
I almost forgot to share! As I mentioned before, breed Specialties usually include awesome trophies in addition to the ribbons and rosettes. Georgie’s awesome wins got us some fabulous trophies to help us always remember that amazing day. A portable timer, Chris...
