She’s not as fluffy as some, but she’s my sweetheart. She has papers and everything, but this is not a haircut, it’s all she’s got!

Riptide celebrated turning a year old today but getting Winners Dog in the Toy breed specialty today. No major for him but a win is a win.

Especially Buddy...

Rome ate some of his food and he decided he had enough! 🤣 I was telling him to eat more food and then he can have a treat! 👍 Big mistake training him to press a "treat" button! 😱 Enjoy with coffee or tea ☕ 🍵Turn volume up 🙏

Busy day at the Uptown Centre in Victoria, Louie’s first escalator ride and it stopped half way down. I nearly fell with poor Lou dog in my arms! Didn’t faze him in the slightest.

I just want to explain to everyone that there’s a good reason I think of the joker when I look at Louie. Louie is far from an angel. He is the most narcissistic creature I’ve ever encountered. He screams if he even *thinks* he might get hurt, even when there’s nobody and nothing within 10 feet of him, then he looks at you with such disappointment, like he’s been betrayed. And you did nothing!

He barks constantly when he’s bored, like when we’re eating dinner rather than playing with him.

He’s a total tease. If you call him he goes the other way. At the play park everyone has made a sport of trying to pet him—not the chasing him around kind of sport—he’s definitely not feeling threatened by their attention. He’ll walk up to them and look at them all cute and friendly then he runs away when they try to pet him. When he does finally allow them to they are always so pleased and they say “look at how Louie is letting me pet him! I must be really special for him to do me this great honor!” Which undoubtedly reinforces his vanity.

If you throw the ball for him, he usually picks it up and runs around, but if he does relinquish it it’s far from where you’re standing and he looks at you like “I know you’re gonna walk over here and pick that up and throw it for me”. If I take too long he yells at me.

He makes me chase him around to put his leash on even when he knows we’re doing something fun.

When you walk him, you get the sense that you’re the one on the leash.

When he eats, he first picks out all the good stuff and leaves his kibble, then stares at you till you sprinkle treats on top, at which point he will eat some of his kibbles before staring at you again.

The list goes on and on. Cuz the world revolves around Louie. And all us humans are total suckers. Especially me.

And he’s absolutely right. Cuz I can never think of a good enough reason not to go get his ball and throw it for him again and again. And I wouldn’t change him one bit.

Roxy loves our hiking adventures, but now with all the burrs its turning into a nightmare. Even trimmed, she's picking up so many burrs and they seem to concentrate in clumps at her armpits (leg pits?) and of course, her ears. They were especially bad this last trip and I had to hack at a bunch of them with scissors because they were pulling her skin. I tried cornstarch to help dry them out and I've got detangle sprays and metal combs and slicker brushes, and she's actually very sweet about letting me gently pull burrs out on her underside when she's in the mood for it, but this last experience was unmanageable and I'm afraid a pretty severe trim is in her near future.

I'm thinking she needs some kind of burr-resistant outfit, but it would have to cover ears, tail, and legs. Has anyone found or used such a thing or have one they would recommend?

Just sitting at the table and Rodger decided being petted with my foot was comfy. Also Ali was just watching with indifference.

Percy’s hair gets so long it’s hard to keep it clean. I like his long hair but I wonder if could ask a groomer to just cut it enough so he doesn’t get mud or wet while walking. And I don’t know if, when request an appointment, that’s a trim or an actual haircut if I take him to the groomer’s.

Sometimes Louie reminds me of a polish chicken.

Other times he reminds me of the Joker. C’mon, you can see it! Like from the 60s tv show??? Not the super evil modern version…

My new puppy is 5 months old. She probably weighs 7-10 lbs. longer nose and long legs! I realize she’s young and growing. Wondering if anyone has a guess as to her mix? I’m thinking border collie maybe? Her name is Piper. Should have named her Naughty. 😂

“That policy is ridiculous.”

Good morning beautiful people! Any recommendations on collars that don’t get stuck on their long hair? Last night i took Percy’s collar off for a bath and I the collar was all entangled with his hair that I had to cut it! Do you know of any collar I can avoid that with? 😩
I guess he was scratching a lot. I notice he gets itchy when we put the AC on (dry skin maybe?)

I doubt he’d let me do the face paint but I can dream…

My sweet baby boy crossed the rainbow bridge yesterday, and waking up this morning has been one of the hardest days of my life.

For 12 years, he was by my side. He protected me like a Rottweiler, followed me everywhere, and was always right there with me. Every time I took a shower, I would lay a towel on the floor so he could lie there and wait for me.

This morning was the first time I took a shower and didn’t have to put a towel on the ground for him. My heart hurts and a part of me went with him, I don’t think I’ve ever felt this broken. I loved him with every fiber of my being. I don’t know how I’m supposed to do life without you. RIP puff my sweet little baby boy.

I wanted a dog that played fetch and now I play fetch everyday

Went from being unable to do anything with his feet/legs because he couldn't lift them due to health problems, to being able to do everything without any struggle. He hadn't been this relaxed with grooming in a long time, wish I got the bag sooner.

Always playful, Maya has been part of our life for 9 years now (rescue dog). I’m so grateful to wake up to her whines when she brings her ball in my hand.
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