Picture Crazy...

At about this point in time, when they start to walk around and can see/hear, I go bezerk with the photos!  I can never just get one good one--it ends up being more like a hundred and something by the time I am done... A bit of OCD, I guess.  But, they are just so CUTE and each one's personality starts to show at this time...  What to do with all these pics--can't put them on the website or it will take over an hour to load when you log on.  So, I will just have to share them with the world--quite alright with me--always like to show off my bunch. 

If I could only show--if only.  I know that we have produced several show quality pups here at ChihuahuaCrazy.com ...  And it's funny to see what some breeders out there, which have been in the show circuit for quite some time can actually get for their puppies.  Sometimes I look at a certain one from one of the big names, and think, "My xyz... puppy is just as well put together and as beautiful as that one!" Or, maybe in my arrogance?,  I think, "My --- puppy is prettier than that one!"

This breeding world is a dog eat dog world.  Some tough cookie breeders exist out there that think they are "the last COKE in the dessert."  And I get that they have worked hard at establishing themselves up to now...  But, one thing I do not want to ever become is, "I am too good for you to even consider having one of my puppies...Snot, snot (nose in the air)."  Met quite a few in this business which think they have to keep their practices under lock and key...  All I can say is, you never know when a small time breeder will come and knock you off your high pedestal...

Maya will not stay with us...

So, after much ado about keeping Maya, we have decided to let her go to a wonderful family in Gasport, NY (near Buffalo).  She'll have to grow in a thick winter coat to be able to handle the snow! 

We are in the process of selling our home and need to have as few dogs as possible for future showings--ugh... The decision was difficult--she is such a little looker and so sweet to handle. She just lays in whatever position you put her in until her eyes start to shut from sleep...  Real cute...

She will fly out to NY nearing her nine week b-day, if all goes well.  It will be hard to see her go...

Daisy will be a momma for the first time...

Daisy, our  5 lb. Chocolate Spotted on White with Tan Points, was bred to Frostee (4.5 lbs.), from Floridachi.com.  She is due to have her puppies on the 19th of March, 2010.  She is not looking pregnant just yet.  But, the little ones tend to take a bit longer to show anyway.  She has been a bit repugniated with certain foods and smells...  Not too bad--at least there isn't any vomitting involved... 

She is a cutie.  She is however AKC Conditional-due to no fault of mine...  Irresponsible breeding from previous breeders on her father's side.  Shortly sfter having gotten her AKC registered, I received a letter from AKC stating that her parentage was in question--specifically, her grandparents (the parents of Daisy's father) were in question.  AKC was going to try and resolve the issue with the breeder of the grandparents--but, apparently the breeder was not responding to the contact AKC was trying to establish with them... What a surprise... 

No scruples, in my opinion--"I am just going to do whatever the hell I want--and h***, AKC can't tell me what to do!" attitude... So, everyone who received/paid for a puppy from Daisy's litter got screwed! The h*** with us!... Gives the term "Backyard Breeder" the sleezy feeling associated everytime you hear that term...

Unfortunately, it screws us all (those that breed responsibly from home) up the you know what... 

So, AKC Conditioned Daisy-which means that she and the puppies born to her can only participate in particular/designated shows.  Meaning she cannot participate openly in all the categories AKC has to offer.  I am not able to show, at this point in my life--so, for me it is not a tremendous issue.  And luckily, most people that buy from me are "pet only."  But, it just complicates it all...  And I feel ripped off... Although, I would not trade Daisy for the world--very easy going quiet loving chi and small, as far as Chi standards go...

Again, the puppies should be here on or before the 19th of March.  I do expect them to be little ones--am not super excited about that...  But, it will be what it will be.  Let's hope they are all born healthy--#1 goal...

She is very beautiful and sweet.  Pictured here with Boogie as a puppy, to the right.

Update on Nini and her puppies...

Happy to report that Nini and her puppies are doing phenomenal...  She has what I call "Nini's SuperMilk."  So, they are growing into little pudgers as I type.  I am thinking of keeping Maya, the chocolate spotted on white with tan points.  She is all daddy in the muzzle and face.  Nini will be retired as of this last breeding-she is already 5 and has been a super producer... 

Have had many people seriously interested in little Maya, as far away as the great state of Washington in the NW corner of our country.  So, I have to make a decision very quickly about whether she will stay with us or not. 

Pancho, I am happy to say, found a GREAT home with a retired couple that lives in Vero Beach, FL, directly across from the beach...  He will have the smell of the ocean breeze, birds, sand, people and other dogs--he is a lucky little one...  He did great his first night there. 

All in all, I am feeling upbeat.  I have been very fortunate, no matter what... Life is good.   =)

Thanks to all for your sympathy in Vida's loss ...

I wanted to say Thank You from the bottom of my heart for all the kind words, positive thoughts and support from all that read my blog about Vida...  It did make a difference in her short life--she was comfortable and peaceful up until the very end--and it was because of all your well wishes and GOOD ENERGY...

Vida has left this earth for a better one...

January 26, 2010, 4:16pm, exact time of Vida's passing.  The Chi GODS have called her into duty, it seems... 

This is the Eulogy I wrote for her on the first night she almost passed, just a couple of days ago...  It may not be the best--but, it was from the heart...

EULOGY FOR OUR BEAUTIFUL TINY VIDA-Who Taught Me What it is to LIVE...

As cruel as I think Vida's lesson/existence was to me, I am ashamed that I even felt her existence was difficult for me...  I realize that is a very shallow and selfish emotion to be feeling. She was the one suffering not, me.  I, now, see it all in a different light:

Vida was given to me by this infinite and omnipotent Universe for many reasons-all of which I may not be enlightened enough to know in this life... But, she has been a 4.5 oz, for most of her 14 days of life, inspiration.  Despite what was probably ailing and cheating her of a full long life on this earth, she is COURAGE.

In her small shiny face, I saw determination an a fierce spirit for life. She was a WARRIOR!

She barely complained a day and did the best with what she was delt, moving that little body all the way the circumference of the pool to get to where she needed to go... She was DETERMINATION.

So many more infinite insights will come of Vida's role in my life, I am sure, as the days and years pass. She is DIGNITY in every sense of the word with all of it's glory...

Forward and onward...

I am consoled by a beautiful picture in my mind of BB receiving you with a huge lick on the face as you arrived to the afterlife in Chi Heaven...

R.I.P.

Vida Linda

January 12, 2010 - January 26, 2010

Back to not doing well...

The night she cheated death...

Vida had an OK night-no real issues.  She slept well and I supplemented, with a syringe, as usual.  At around 11:30 am, this morning she started to struggle for breath, again.  Her color changed to a deep purple, again. And, it seems, we are back in the same situation as a couple of nights ago.  But, this is our special little "Vida" we are talking about--she may surprise us again...

I ended up finding the pictures I misplaced from yesterday.  Some are of Vida on the night she took the turn for the worse--and what I thought would be her last living photographs.  And, some are of our playdate with Skyla (Moo Moo) yesterday. 

I want to take this opportunity to THANK ALL who have left me positive comments and thoughts in reference to Vida's struggle.  You have given me strength at very critical points in this struggle.  You have all been so gracious and encouraging... I can't thank you all enough--the chi world is like no other! 

Skyla and Lucy--mirror images to me...