Jumping Fox!

How cute is this?!?

Happy Independence Day!

Happy Independence Day!!!! Keep your pets safe! A lot of dogs and cats get nervous from all of the loud fireworks on the 4th and end up in animal shelters and pounds.

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Ugliest Dog Contest!

A Chinese Crested did NOT win the whole Ugliest Dog Contest this year!

This dog did:


He's a boxer mix. I actually think he's kind of cute!

Sadly, a 15-year-old blind Chinese Crested named Ellie won the Pedigree Category!!! I think it's funny that her name is Ellie just like my Ellie. I think she's cute too!!! Do you think my Ellie will live to be 15? That would be so cool. I'd be around 40 years old! Yikes!

Where did my hair go?!?

Every time I see this picture, I'm a bit perplexed. Where did Ellie's hair all go? She was a relatively hairy Chinese Crested when she was little. I'm guessing that she just grew and the hair spread out over the surface area of her skin making it appear like she has less hair.
I can't really complain, she's pretty easy to take care of. A bath takes 3 minutes with almost zero drying time. Just like a person. It makes it really easy to wash her so I always have a clean dog.

Ellie as a puppy with a lot more hair than she has now.


Ellie now as an adult with almost no body hair. She was taking advantage of a warm batch of clean laundry...

Sew what???

I have officially sewn my first item. It's a dog blanket. It took me a LONG time! Just to figure out how to thread the dang sewing machine took me a hour. But I did it! All for the love of dog. It didn't help that the cat thought the spinning thread on the top of the sewing machine was a new toy.
When I went to the fabric store the lady said, "So is this for a baby blanket?" I said, "No, it's for my dog."
She gave me a REALLY weird look.
Whatever.
Don't hairless dogs need blankets just as much as babies???
Anyway, Ellie is quite pleased with it. It fits nicely in her kennel and has a fleece back so it's warm and comfy. It looks better in person than it does in the picture.

I'm loving the side-swept hair.
Next sewing project will be a blanket for Ozzy because I think he's a little jealous. I'm thinking of something that's black and white so he blends in with it. Just for fun.

Whiskers and Window Sills

Ozzy LOVES sitting like this with his paws on the window sill. I always think he looks like a stuffed cat.







Aren't his whiskers beautiful?

A New Trick and My Favorite Dog Quote

This week I taught Ellie the most amazing trick. I've been wanting to teach a dog this trick since I was little but it never really worked........until now because Ellie is a GENIUS!!!

So the name of the trick is called "Arms" because we have to make the command simple and short enough so the dog doesn't get confused. So when I say, "arms" Ellie leaps off of the ground, flies through the air and lands in my arms. I don't have to do anything but hold my arms out and say "arms."

Some of you will eventually get to see this trick live and be amazed.

Oh, how I love my dog. Have I mentioned that already? She's so freaking cool.

Which brings me to this quote by John Grogan, the writer of the book "Marley and Me." I love this quote. Humans should be more like dogs.

"A dog has no use for fancy cars or big homes or designer clothes. Status symbol means nothing to him. A waterlogged stick will do just fine. A dog judges others not by their color or creed or class but by who they are inside. A dog doesn't care if you are rich or poor, educated or illiterate, clever or dull. Give him your heart and he will give you his. It was really quite simple, and yet we humans, so much wiser and more sophisticated, have always had trouble figuring out what really counts and what does not."
— John Grogan