Farfl starts an all-chihuahua advanced training group

Farf and bouncy BobbyTonight Farfl had her first all-chihuahua advancd training session at PetSmart. I've been looking forward to this class for months - and it didn't disappoint! There were just three other dogs - Bobby, a very bouncy and friendly little chi, Mac, a long-legged cutie-pie with a barking problem and Charlie, a very shy fawn-coloured Taco Bell chihuahua. Julian was our trainer this...

Best Chihuahua pet carrier I’ve ever seen!

Farfl curled up in her new carry case I'm lucky enough to be going to London, Ontario next year for a couple of months to perform in a theatre play and Farfl's coming too! I'll be travelling between London and Toronto mostly using the train so I've been searching high and low for a good bag to carry Farlf in. Her hard-sided carrying crate is a bit unwieldy to shlep around with a suitcase! All the...

Farfl in the park

Chihuahuas may be small....but they sure are mighty! I worked really hard with Farfl to socialize her as much as possible with dog of many different breeds, sizes and energy levels to make sure that she would be as confident as possible wherever we went. And it certainly paid off! Here she is off-leash with a couple of other dogs at our local park. Unless she is surrounded by many dogs she...

Best chihuahua snowsuit ever!

Farfl's snowsuit arrived! [View with PicLens] Click on each photo to see it full-size. A couple of weeks ago I ordered a made-to-measure snowsuit for Farfl from Bloomingtails. I was very excited -...

Chihuahua birthday pictures

Farfl the chihuahua is one year old! This week Farfl celebrated her first birthday. I guess I can't describe her as a puppy anymore..... Although her birthday was on Monday we really celebrated on Sunday when I took Farfl to the Toronto Chihuahua meet-up at PawsWay. Farfl won third prize in the fancy dress competition in her taco costume that I bought at Bloomingtails. Er...her costume...