Meet Sassy in the summer of 2018 — a black-and-white Shih Tzu with a little pink collar and a face full of fluff. She never had any trouble getting attention around here.
She lived up to the name, too — always following us from room to room and supervising everything we did. She was later renamed Jubilee and went on to become a show dog.
Wondering whether a Shih Tzu will turn your home into a barking zone? Here is the honest picture from a longtime owner. The short answer Shih Tzus are not known as excessive barkers. They are alert barkers. Most are quiet much of the time and then sound off when something gets their attention. In one…
Akiva and his new toy. We handed it to him expecting the usual chewing and tossing, and instead he did the most Akiva thing possible: he tucked it right under his chin and settled in. “Oh, Akiva, you got your new toy, and you’re using it as a chin rest!” It is one of those…
Jamie with Buddy Vasco on Vasco’s Birthday 3-15-2010
Fixing a Leak, how to… Found several small pin holes in the Hot Tub that we got for Akiva (bottom inflates and was leaking) After 2 failed attempts to patch it with a vinyl patch kit (which peeled right off — I can only assume that there was something about the type of PVC used…
An easy way to give your dog a pill. Can be found at many grocery stores, including natural foods stores. Also can be found online from places such as amazon.com. Contains only Coconut, Egg Whites, and Honey.
Another succulent for the collection: Aloe “Partridge Breast,” sometimes called partridge-breast or tiger aloe. The pointed leaves form a tidy rosette and are speckled and banded with white — which is where the name comes from. Tough and easy, like most aloes. Here it is among the rest of my potted succulents. Acquired from Thistledown…