The Faces that They Make...

Hmmm...do we see a resemblance? LOL



Yes, I do think mine are cuter...but they do resemble a laughing hyena. I think anyway.... ;o)

Where did Milo go??

This has actually been a common occurrence lately. We'll notice Milo is nowhere to be found. Usually my pups hang around the living room, sunroom or sometimes will venture upstairs to play (as they are doing right now). When they're upstairs however, you know they are because they're romping around playing. The first few times Milo went missing we frantically went looking for him but now we know what he's up to when he's amongst the missing. If you know Milo this probably won't come as a big surprise....

Again this afternoon I found myself with that question - where did Milo go? I grabbed my camera this time knowing very well where he was. In BED! No matter how neatly I make my bed he finds a way under the covers. Which he knows he's not supposed to be doing. When I see that "lump" under there & call to him or say "get outta bed" he won't budge. Surely he thinks he's invisible. hehe

Anyway, here is Milo in his favorite spot.

"Zzzzzzzzzzzz...."



"Oops, I've been caught!"



"Okay okay, I'm moving...."



"Napping makes me so hungry!"

Guilty Pleasure

This blog is more about me than my pups though this is my what, third? effort in trying to get myself into blogging regularly about my pack of wonderful Chihuahuas? I have just made my blog my home page so there is no more excuses of "forgetting" to blog. **crossing fingers**

So yes, my guilty pleasure is nothing other than- my Chi's! They make me happy, they're here to keep me company when nobody else is, they're literally a "crutch" when I go out in public (which I HATE doing but enjoy it more when I have a little friend with me - I consider them some what like a therapy dog in that way LOL) and most of all it's the one animal, one species, one breed that both my husband & I share the same fondness for. Considering I love animals and well, he doesn't - I feel Chi's were meant to be apart of our family and always will be.

I know those who have multiple dogs (of any breed) encounter the same mentality from people we do in thinking just how "crazy" we are for having so many dogs. I figure: of course we're crazy, but that doesn't mean we're wrong! And quite frankly I'm a bit tired of being judged in that way. After all, they're OUR dogs, they live at OUR house, we feed & vet them with OUR money. Soooo, what's the problem??

Now that I got that off my chest - the reason this is so fresh on my mind is our 5th Chi will be arriving at our house this coming Monday evening. I knew I'd like another eventually but no way were we planning on one so very soon. Our impending addition happened to be just the right color, with just the right markings, just the right sex and from just the right breeder (where we got our other 4 pups). When something is so perfect, you just can't turn away. :o)

Anyway, last evening we recieved the last installment of photographs of our newest addition, before meeting him in person. He may look a bit familiar where he has the same color/markings as our Matilda but we expect him to be a bit smaller.

Introducting....Marley! (at 7 weeks old)

School time....

The pups get so excited when my girls get home from school. If you listen closely - you can hear Matilda's "alert" howl in the beginning (mixed with her regular bark). She sounds like a hound dog! Maxie was truly having a meltdown...he was just too excited to contain himself! LOL

GUILTY!! Been enjoying the summer time...

**EXCUSE THE PHOTOS - they were taken from my cell so are not as good quality as my regular pics :o)**


Wow, just when I didn't think I could slack anymore. Both June & July we had constant rain - the summer finally arrived in August & I mean full blast as far as sun & heat goes! I didn't mean to neglect my Chi blog but we've been super busy with outside activities not to mention I've been really busy with Senior photo shoots (seems like everyone decides to get them done at once LOL). Excuses excuses excuses. One minute I'll think of something I need to blog about & the next I forget as I'm going onto doing something else. BAD!!

So anyway, I just had to blog about the pups adventures yesterday. They've been keeping inside & cool lately. Matilda has been enjoying some runs to/from our neighbors (AKA Grampa & Nana Jess's **my dad & step moms**) with the girls. Ivy takes the pups out walking when it's cool enough & they love that. But yesterday, since it was scortching out, we decided to take them to my grandfathers house for a dip since he lives on the lake. We knew Maribelle & Maxwell didn't mind the water as we took them one other time this summer. We weren't sure about Milo & Matilda but knew they'd benefit from getting out & getting wet.

Thinking as Ivy & I were piling the kids into the car (Gabby was at a friends birthday party), we have never ever taken ALL 4 Chi's somewhere together! They did very well sitting in the passenger side seat on the ride there which was only about a 10 minute ride. (that would have been a great picture to get LOL) Maxwell laid down as he loves riding, Maribelle stood up with her nose out the window (poor dear gets car sick but I kept giving her sips of water which seemed to do the trick along with the fresh air AND a/c to keep them cool), Milo I always have to keep asking to sit as he tries to stand balancing as we're bouncing down the road & Matilda. Matilda just doesn't like riding & sits there shaking & panting.

So onto the fun part. Maxwell & Maribell of course didn't mind the water. I mean, they don't *LOVE* it (though I can see Maxie is getting a bit more fond of it) but they would swim back & forth as Ivy put them in & walked them up & down the dock. Matilda...lets just say water is NOT her thing. I put her in on her leash holding her & it was complete panic & she nearly tried to bite me! Not wanting her to leave the water with only total panic state. I brought her out, calmed her & slowly put her feet in so she could pattle a bit & she did okay with that though not crazy about it. Milo, he panicked a bit at first but once we got him submerged she splished & spashed but swam pretty well. A little more time & I think he'll do okay with the water. It's just Matilda...she's SUCH a princess I guess. hehe

Anyway, whats a post w/o pictures?? Here are the kids swimming & Matilda ready to go home. LOL







See the other 3 worried we're going to leave them on the dock ALONE? **gasp** ;o)






And after all that, we decided to take Maxwell to the fireworks last night! I was a little unsure of how he'd react to the noises of the fireworks but he did GREAT! We went to a little beach next to the beach were the actual "event" was but there were still people & a few dogs around. Maxwell grumbled under his breath at the dogs but with my corrections was okay but with the people he was awesome. Shyed away from a little boy who tried to pat him but didn't bark at all. Not to mention, he literally watched the first 5 minutes of the fireworks before ignoring them completely. The noise didn't bother him in the least! All & all he made me a very proud mama!

Here are he & Ivy before sunset - one facing the sunset on the beach & the other away so you can see the purdy ocean...plus I like the silhouette.

Mari's Officially a Lady!

Not something I'm super psyched about but I came home tonight & picked Maribelle up like a baby (like I often do) and noticed she'd started her first heat. My baby isn't a baby anymore!

Here she is earlier today...such a pretty little girl.... :o)

Happy Birthday!

Today we celebrated Ivy (my youngest human kids) 9th birthday. She got lovingly decorated by her sister & cousin with frosting & all the Chi babies had to help clean her off! We didn't let them totally clean her off since it was people frosting (and not good for their bellies) but they did enjoy a few licks.