Our cat Felix decided to climb right into the pet stroller with Akiva on 2/5/2012, and the two of them made quite the pair! Karen and I got a kick out of seeing them share the ride.
Akiva didn’t seem to mind sharing his space one bit — here he is mid lick-of-the-nose while Felix kept a dignified watch from the back. Cats and dogs really can be the best of friends.
A quick note on the why: this question comes up again and again in my dog community, from owners who have noticed something a little different about their Shih Tzu and simply want to understand it. I wrote this as a gentle, honest explainer, one dog owner to another. If you searched for a Shih…
The repotting ended up being a bit tramatic to the schefflera, as I dropped it on the way back into the house. It looks a lot nicer in the new pot. It was in some pretty wet soil and most of the roots were rotted. It’s amazing it looks this good. Hopefully it gets by…
“I have always been a cat person, never a dog person. I stopped at a Petland and saw this gorgeous Shih Tzu girl in a glass box. From the moment I laid eyes on her I fell in love and I didn’t care what she cost. Schatzi is 8 months old. I also have Smokey,…
“Molli is the cutest little thing. Every morning she runs upstairs and licks my kids to wake them up for school. My husband nicknamed her ‘Painted Paws’ because her two front paws look like they have been dipped in white paint.” Molli has taken on the role of morning alarm clock, and she appears to…
Our Dog of the Day for 4/6/2012 is Tazer, a 10-week-old Shih Tzu who arrived at exactly the right time. “Tazer was sent from his Big Brother Skeeter, who we lost. He has brought so much joy to the house. Here he is caught stealing a pen.” Tazer arrived sent by his Big Brother Skeeter,…
“We adopted Grady White Roney from Shih Tzu and Precious Paws Rescue in June 2010. My only other Shih Tzu (Buddy) was 17 1/2 years old when he passed away in January of 2010. My heart was broken and I thought that my days of having a dog were over. Of course, because Shih Tzus…