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Winter Springs, Florida, United States
I was school taught for grooming at FIAA, in Winter Park. I have worked at both large corporate grooming salons and small independent ones. Love this profession! I consider myself talented and gentle and love all the pets that come through my door... I have excellent references.

Wednesday, May 26, 2010

Summer Haircuts...

This is Florida--normally 80% humidity with temperatures in the 90's (usually upper 90's) all summer long.  It is not even officially summer time and we have been experiencing that kind of heat for a while now...  ugh...  It has been a rather dry spring time, which means the fleas are unstoppable...  Even with the use of very expensive topical agents, such as Frontline, etc., they do not seem to be letting down.  Poor dogs and, of course, poor humans who have a sensitivity to flea bites!  Luckily, I am not one of those, but one of my daughters and my mother are easily bitten by them...

So, eventhough to some it is a big NO NO, the dogs have gotten a nice shave down.  Fleas are less comfortable traveling the slippery terrain on a dog's body when there is little hair to be secured by.  They don't seem to like bare bodies.  I thought, twice, about shaving Boogie--being he is such a little thing--thought he might look like a rat, hehehe...  But it has been done.  I think he looks even more adorable.  You can really appreciate his diminuitive size without his coat.  He weighs even less, now, I think... 


I couldn't do it to Lucy(shave her)--she is already so smooth coated and tightly so.  But, they all received their baths and applications of Frontline...  (lots of mula $, blahhhh) And this is just the start to what is going to be one boiling summer!!!! 

Thursday, May 20, 2010

Feels like an empty house--somehow...

Boogie around 2 months of age...



Our luscious Bingo, now Apollo living with half bro Zeus


Have to say, we miss the pitter pat of small little paws running around...  This departure has been a difficult one to take.  I know that soon, in just under a month, we will have teeny ones again.  But, at the beginning, meaning for the first 3 or 4 weeks, the puppies are not really that active.  So, it will not be until they are about 4 weeks of age that they get going with the playing, walking/running, and rough housing with each other--which is always so fun to watch.  

We are really excited to see what the union of Lucy and Boogie will produce--will be quite interesting as far as color and size...  Nothing is ever predictable, really.  They could be teeny or not;  look like Boogie or not;  look like Lucy or not; and/or be completely different from either parent... Then, of course, Nini and Chico will be having their puppies about two weeks after Lucy.  That will be somewhat more predictable--but we could always be surprised!  We'll just have to wait and see. Ugh..... Waiting is always hard for me.     


Skyla, from Lucy and Chico, Lucy and Boogie top of pic.
What will we get???

Sunday, May 16, 2010

The girls have gone to their new home...

So, it has been a sad and exhausting weekend starting with the departure of Lotti & Khloe (our Bella and Lexi).  They have left a void in our home--but filled another in their new home.  We had the privelege of meeting their whole new family, minus the brother/sister canines they will live with.  We are overjoyed that they have gone to a beautiful and wonderful family that drove all the way from Panama City Beach, FL to our town of Winter Springs to pick them up...  It was a long drive here and then they had to head back home after picking them up---had to have been exhausting...

From this...
They could not believe how little Lotti (Bella) was and loved our little fluff ball Khloe (Lexi).  Loved the reaction on their faces when they first walked in--priceless...  That is what I love about what I do.  I will update them on the website and on the blog as soon as they get settled in and some pics are sent my way...  Lotti (Bella) left here weighing 1.6 lbs @ 8 wks & 2 days, Khloe (Lexi) was weighing 2.4 lbs--I swear half of that is fluff!!! haha  They are being loved and spoiled to death, as I type...

To this...

Monday, May 10, 2010

The day is nearly here. And then some more...

Khloe says, "I'm hungry, momma..."

This Friday!!!  Again, don't know where the time has gone !!!  My youngest one, Adriana, is feeling it already.  She has been asking me again and again whether they will be leaving today.  I keep reminding her it won't be until the end of the week....


Isn't that a face to love...



Before we know it, we'll have two new litters on our hands...  Lucy is due around the 16th of June and then, Nini is due around the 25th of June-so, it will be back to back litters...  Lots of pitter patting mid July, when they are up and running.  It will be exciting to see what we have...

Friday, May 7, 2010

Down to the wire!

                                 Lotti says, "My sissy doesn't get the fact that I want to sleep!!!"


Ok, so it's Friday...  Monday the babies are due for their shots, their first DHPP and Corona.  They are scheduled to leave on Friday, the 14th of May.  I can't believe how time has just zoomed by!  It seems like just yesterday we were sitting here in the family room, with Daisy looking very uncomfortable in the puppy pool...  And then, pop!  The first one, our Bella, new name Lotti, was popping her head out!!!  Daisy was screaming her head off, sounding like a human woman!  And then, as I tried to assist her, she bit me out of sheer pain!  That was a new experience, to say the least...

And now, they are running around, following my every footstep.  Playing with Boogie, when they and only they, are in the mood--if not Boogie gets big Bear growls that scare us all!!!!   We are absolutely in love with this pair--but, soon they will part from our home.  They will be very loved, no doubt--their new mommy is counting the minutes...  They are still so tiny--we are new to this size of chi that Daisy has given us... 

It seems that Lotti, has surprised us and not turned into the longcoat that we thought she would be.  While, on the other hand, Khloe is sporting a really thick coat, which we think will beautiful in thickness and in color... They are so very different in appearance, but so special in their individual ways...  Lotti is the hard playing and tough little cookie, which fits in your palm, who will not take any crap from anyone...  Khloe, is the sweet eyed, plumper,  ever forgiving, melts your heart with her gaze chi chi...  It's so funny to watch this pair of sisters...

Lotti, trying hard to sleep...
It will be so interesting and awesome to see what they end up at in the future...  I will look forward to updating their status as the months pass... I know that they will always hold a special spot in my heart, for sure...
Khloe ready to play...
Please let me be... Lotti