Thanksgiving--Turkey and more turkey...

So, we have had a successful Thanksgiving here at ChihuahuaCrazy.com--if gaining 5 pounds in two days is considered anything of a success!  Yup, we ate and ate and then ate some more.  Of course the puppies had their taste of the 22 pound turkey-and then they ate and ate and ate some more.  We still have plenty of leftovers for all...

The day after, we all went out into the yard and had a long play session out on the grass, with the sun, wind and leaves blowing about...  Moo Moo, Pancho, Mimi, Fifi and Chulo think the grass is the most fabulous invention to puppykind.  They explore it like cats-finding things to chase and pounce on.  Funny to watch new life explore this big world of ours--humbling, in a sense... 

Today, we will have some more turkey.  Maybe some more playtime outside...  Sunday lazy Sunday...

Some more fun in the sun--before the rain...

The puppies at nearly 6 weeks of age are getting restless in their big pool enclosure...  I feel for them.  But, if I were to let them run free within the house, we would inevitably have damaged wood floors...  The pees, mainly, that are not spotted until some time later, seeps into the floor and creates spot damage...  So, the system is they stay in the pool, for the most part, but are let out more and more with supervision for short spurts of time--whether it's outside or in the house, itself.  It's a lot of work--hell, I have 4 human daughters that I have to fit in too--ages 12, 11, 9 and 3 !  And trust me the 3 year old, take up twice the time I have to devote to the older ones...  =( 

Some days, I wonder????  Am I doing the right thing--breeding, I mean...  It looms upon me--but, it brings something to my life I have a hard time describing...  It's a sort of fulfillment, pride and joy all mixed into one big ball of emotion...  I get scorned upon by some in the family, who think I have a loose screw up in the noggin--but, you know I am who I am--and I ADORE my animals.  They bring so much unconditional love and admiration to my life--if you are an animal person, you know exactly what I am speaking of... That is all I can say.  I actually feel sorry for those out there that have no empathy toward animals or having animals.  They are missing out on SOOOOO much.  It purifies your soul to have these beautiful creatures of the universe in our every day lives.  Poor souls that are too hardened to experience the love of a pet... 

Estrous? Daisy is still not in HEAT!

Daisy is STILL not in HEAT!  Her sister, Snickie who belongs to Charlotte at TheTinyChi.com
got hers and is in the process of doing the "Tango."  Last time, their very first heat, they went into heat just a few days apart.  But, now--I have to wonder if it will be in November for Daisy, at all...  =(

I am not an impatient nut--it's just that we are really excited to see HER puppies-we just think she is the BOMB!!!  She was supposed to have been in heat before Nini--and Nini is done and over with her "come and get me" phase... It will be non-stop puppies here--which can be so nice-yet, so tiring because of the cleaning and interrupted sleep.  They are in my room-contained-but, where I can watch them at any given moment.  Oh well, all that is good in life doesn't come easy...

On to wet/dry food--no more boob!

Okay, so Lucy has had ENOUGH of the breastfeeding--can't blame her with five to feed...  She is now sleeping the nights and feeding them maybe once during the night...  At 5 weeks of age, they have their teeth now and could, if they wanted to, eat their Biljac Puppy food and the wet food...  But, you know the snuggling up against mom's warm boobies is much nicer... 

The stress for me during this phase is a bit hard to handle--I don't like to see them go hungry--but, nature is much wiser than I am .....

Backyard fun again!

The horses have been moved from what used to be the dog yard.  With all the grass gone, due to our horsies eating it all, we are having it re-sodded this morning. Hadn't realized how big the area was until we measured it for the sod--5000 sq ft. square (can't see it all in the pic)!  Can't wait to get the doggies back into the yard for them to run around ChihuahuaCrazy like...  No more minnie dog run for them.  It's exercise they have been needing--especially Chico Boom Boom... 

Playdate with the BOYZ from FloridaChi.com

Sunday was a nice LAZY day here at home, at ChihuahuaCrazy.com...  KZ's puppies, Oliver and Boom Boom Jr (No Official Name Yet???) from BB x Chico's past Aug litter came to play with Boogie.  Remember, they were milk brothers early on. Canela was being a surrogate mom to the two boys... 

Well, we set up a comforter in the back yard and took out the new lot of puppies too... It was fun to watch all the different personalities intermingle.  Boogie was all over the place--trying to find the biggest branch to chew on...  Oliver and Boom Boom were venturing out a bit, but always running back to home base (mom) for comfort in what must have seemed like a jungle to them.  The horses from next door were up against the fence peering over at us--wanting to know what was going on??? They had never seen so many little chis (what must look like rats to them) pacing about...  And on our end, our chis were like, "What are those Giraffes doing there???"

So, they romped in the cool sunshine for a while.  Lucy's lot became tired after a bit.  And then we all said our goodbyes, until the next time...

I would love to plan for a big CHI get together--meaning all our past puppies--coming over at some point for a big ROMP... That would be a blast---hmmmmm......

Ayyy Chihuahua again...

I had to send Mimi's new owner, in Mexico, a bunch of pictures of her outside in the sunshine.  He wanted to be able to see her true blue color without the flash...  I took Mimi & Fifi together, so he could see the difference between them--and be sure of his decision.  Anyway, here are some of the pics
which I think are adorable. 

He loved them, by the way--and is still buying Mimi...  =)

Ayyy Chihuahua!

Get this--one of my Chihuahua pups from Lucy X Chico's current litter is going to live in Mexico!!!! Can't tell you how it makes me feel--ecstatic that someone from Mexico is wanting one of my chis due to the fact that he isn't happy with what he has shopped for in MEXICO--the country of origin of the breed itself! Sorry to brag--but, once in a while you have to indulge yourself....

Mimi, the blue girl which is more blue than the others, will find her new home in Mejico (Spanish form of spelling).

I have to consider myself fortunate for these little babies of ours---many chi breeders out there are struggling just to sell one puppy, much less 3. Gracias a Dios...

The puppies have now graduated to the big puppy pool--but they are still in my room. They are getting used to their legs and walking better every day. Now, starts the paper training phase. All they have is a square of a comforter to sleep and nurse from mom. When they step off and feel/smell the paper it causes them to pee pee/poo poo. So far they are getting the hang of it!

Show pups?

Smokey here at ChihuahuaCrazy.com, about 6 weeks of age...

Now, Tucker, in the above 2 pictures at 9 mths of age.

I get so many inquiries about whether I breed show quality pups. Well, in my opinion it's not that easy to tell if they will turn out to be "show quality" by the time they leave here at 8 or 9 weeks of age. A better marker of what they truly look like as adults is the 4 month point, if you ask me. And, yes, I believe that many of my puppies here have ended up as show contenders--but, were bought by Pet only homes.

The latest show quality puppy we produced here was Tucker (original name Smokey). He has remained on the small side, at almost 10 months of age--just a little over 4 lbs. But, it's not his weight that makes him show quality--OMG! It is the conformation, bite, coat, color and head that I think are SPECTACULAR!!!

I had a suspicion about him--and I was right. If it were a perfect world I would be showing my dogs--but, heck, you know a little thing called life makes it kind of hard... Maybe in the future...