Farfl at Woofstock

Farfl and the Great Dane Last weekend I took Farfl to Woofstock for the first time. For those of you that don't know, Woofstock is the biggest festival for dogs in North America. And it happens in my home town! Last year we couldn't go because Farfl had just been spayed, so I was very excited to be able to attend this year with my great friend Joanne Borts, who was in town doing Fiddler on the...

Farfl the Wonderdog look-a-like

Who'da thunk it? That there could be another Farfl? Well, obviously there isn't another actual Farfl the Wonderdog, but there is Tia the five pound black Chihuahua Farfl look-a-like! Her mum Tara got in touch with me via the website and here's what she had to say: I just ran across your website the other night randomly. Tia is a great little girl she is 7 months old now and weighs 5lbs. She is...

This week’s cute Chihuahua picture

You gotta love these pictures of Farfl with her turtle on the basement stairs. I dare you not to say "Awwww!" at least once. I DARE YOU! Click on the thumbnails below to see the pictures. [View with PicLens]

Chihuahua adopts kittens

This has to be the cutest Chihuahua news story in ages. In Surrey, British Columbia, a new Chihuahua mom called Buttercup has adopted not one, not two, but nine kittens! The story started off sadly - Buttercup lost a puppy four hours after it was born. Her owner, a vet called Lisa Scribner, was worried how dejected Buttercup seemed until she got a call that a litter of five kittens had been...

Cute Chihuahua Picture(s) of the Week

Farfl and I were out for a Sunday afternoon walk when we met Nathan and his camera. Nathan takes pictures of his two dogs all the time and offered to take some candid shots of Farfl. These are the results. Farfl shows off her Buddy...

Toronto Chihuahua Easter Meet-Up

Farfl and I had a wonderful time on Sunday at the Toronto Chihuahua Meet-Up at PawsWay. Thanks so much to Tina Chuck for organizing another great event. There were between twenty and thirty dogs there with their owners, two tiny puppies and lots of fun! It really is a wonderful way to socialize your dogs off-leash in a safe environment. Is there a Chihuahua group in your area? I found the...

Farfl doesn’t like the saxophone

When my kid practises her saxophone Farfl gets howly. She really doesn't dig the music,...

Smallest Chihuahua in the World?

This picture of Lulu the Chihuahua puppy is care of the Ross Parry Agency I read today in the British newspaper the Telegraph online about a really tiny Chihuahua bred in Yorkshire, England. Lulu (pictured above) is only four inches high at nine weeks. Her owner, Jean Tindall, who has bred Chihuahuas for most of her life, says she's never seen a smaller one and won't be selling her even though...

Operation Chihuahua!

Rebecca Katz, director of San Francisco’s Animal Care and Control AgencyThe numbers of Chihuahuas turning up in rescue centres across the United States since the release of the movie "Beverly Hills Chihuahua" have reached crisis point. The problem is particularly bad in California where it has been dubbed the "Paris Hilton syndrome". In December twenty-five Chihuahuas were flown from Los...

Farfl the Charity Chihuahua

Farfl appears on the publicity for a stand-up comedy charity event. In a couple of weeks' time I'm doing a benefit comedy gig in aid of Gilda's Club Toronto - a charity named for Gilda Radner which supports cancer patients and their families. Before Christmas we had the photo shoot in front of the famous red door of Gilda's Club. I took Farfl along and she ended up being in all the publicity...