Farfl has been spayed!

Yes, Farfl is back from the vet's having been neutered. I picked her up from the vet's at lunchtime today and all is well. She has a couple of stitches and had two baby teeth taken out at the same time as being spayed - the vet even kept them for me! Apparently she did really well - sometimes chihuahuas' breathing can get "huffy" while under anaesthetic, but Farfl was fine. She was agressive to...

Farfl Comes to Work

I was excited. Farfl was excited. Everyone in the office was excited. I've been temping in a downtown office in Toronto and yesterday the office manager suggested I bring my dog to work. I was ecstatic! This is something I've been wanting to do for a long time, but sadly haven't had the opportunity. I jumped at the chance! My husband was thrilled because Farfl hasn't been going out to poo or pee...

Farfl falling asleep

Ooh, this might be the cutest video ever....... Too cute!...

Farfl is the Featured Chihuahua on Famous Chihuahua.com

Famous Chihuahua is one of our favourite websites, so when we got the email that Farfl was the featured chihuahua of the day, we were super-excited! Check out Farfl's page and the rest of the website - if you love chihuahuas, you'll love Famous...

Farfl Gets The Zoomies

Does your dog ever run up the walls? For fun? Farfl goes a little stir-crazy when it's raining and I discovered that she can burn off a lot of energy in our basement because it is carpeted (unlike the rest of the house which has bare floorboards) and she can get some decent traction. I've wanted to capture her "zoomies" for the longest time. And here they are. I think you'll agree - well worth...

Farfl Tries To Make Friends With The Cat

At six months old Farfl is becoming a more mature chihuahua... But that doesn't mean that Jess the cat wants anything to do with her. Poor Farfl tries to impress Jess with her new chew bone, but all Jess does is growl and slink away. Better luck next time, little...

Neutering Your Chihuahua

Thanks to Jean Kim for this gorgeous picture of Farfl I hate the idea of an invasive procedure. But it's every responsible owner's duty to have their pet fixed. But what are the things you need to consider before getting your chihuahua neutered? I signed a non-breeding agreement when I bought Farfl from Lenni Reed in November 2008 - I have no wish to go through the stress of owning a pregnant...

Transitioning from pee-pads to going outside

It was going to have to happen sometime. Now that it's warmer in Toronto and I want to take Farfl places, she needs to be properly house trained so that she knows that it's not appropriate to "go" indoors. But how do you make that transition? Farfl is so used to being able to go whenever she pleases  because she's had access to a pee-pad at all times - I wondered how to teach her that it's best...

Farfl appears on her first talk show!

Okay, it's only the silly video podcast that me and my friend Josh do every so often, but it's a start! "Talking Bollocks" is an occasional chat show devised by me, Marilla Wex, and Josh Rachlis - voice artist, film-maker and eco-warrior. We started it because we both wanted to be on chat shows but no one was asking us. So we started our own. Please be aware that there is content that is not...

Going Off-Leash

Farfl playing nicely with Bobby the puppy If there's one thing I've learned since getting a small dog, it's that you might be able to control your dog off-leash, but you sure as hell can't control anyone else's. One of the things you have to realize as a chihuahua owner is that although your little prince or princess might behave impeccably at the park, the same cannot be said for OPDs or Other...