Friday, December 11, 2009

Coco from Calgary BC Great to hear from you!!!



Hi Chris,

I hope you're doing well, it's been awhile since I've emailed. I finally got around to putting together some recent pictures of Coco at a year and a half. It's not easy getting a good shot of her, as she doesn't sit still for long! She is doing wonderfully, and enjoying all the spoiling we give her. We had her at the vet in October for her shots, and she weighed about 9 lbs. She is still loving her walks around the neighbourhood, where she greets many people and other dogs with enthusiasm and receives a lot of compliments. I've even heard her being referred to as "The Cutest Dog EVER" (and I happen to agree!). Luckily, her buddy Riley doesn't seem to be jealous of all the attention she gets. We're having a big snowstorm here today, as you can see in the picture of her looking out the front window. She's not a huge fan of the cold snow, but it doesn't stop her from wanting to go for daily walks.

I still enjoy checking in on your website, and seeing all the other beautiful White Diamond terriers, and the lucky families who get to take one of your puppies home!

Take care,
Rebecca




Saturday, December 5, 2009

Best friends....

Here are some heart tugging pictures from Kelowna BC.

When we first arrived at the Pihl home and I saw Nemo and I was a little concerned because Milo is so small and so young I thought it would only take once for Milo to want to play or Nemo to step on Milo and injure him. The family was also concerned about how they would get along after watching Nemo first reaction to Milo greeting him with a growl, I thought I was going to have to jump in... I assured the family that Milo would fit in just fine but they needed to be watched very closely till they felt comfortable with eachother. I told Jody (to her disbelief) Milo would rule after a short period of time. You can see here they are best friends and very happy together...

Thank you Jody for the wonderful pictures and know there are hundreds and hundreds of others who enjoy your pictures here as much as I do!









Sunday, November 29, 2009

Clarissa update.














Hi Chris,

Hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving! Here are some recent photos of Clarissa from over the last week. She is growing at an amazing rate...last clocked in at 5.5 pounds at the Vet's office on Friday. She handled her two shots fantastically with minimal yelping. Although poor thing got car sick on the ride home and threw up in her carrier (with no warning. I didn't hear anything wrong at all, even a whimper until I got upstairs and opened the carrier and she ran out, leaving her mess behind). She seemed perfectly fine afterward though.

Now that she is more confident around the apartment, she is starting to test her boundaries, so have had to be more stern with her lately. She definitely loves attention and is becoming a fantastic puppy kisser.

Oh, she has seemed to develop a little bit of a rash on both her front legs right around where her leg connects to her body. The vet thinks it might be her harness chaffing her but I am not so sure. Have you heard of this happening before? At any rate, we are applying some Hydrocortizone, per the Vet's instructions and hopefully it will clear up. I hope she is not biting herself when she is alone...although I have not seen her doing so. Just a hypothesis of mine.

All things considered, she seems happy and playful. If only she would stop peeing in the house! :) She throws us curveballs sometimes. She will go outside so we will bring her back in and play with her, thinking we are out of the danger zone and then out of nowhere she let's it go right there on the floor mid-playtime. Unlike her pooping, she has almost no "tell" for peeing, so it's hard to catch the warning sign. At least she has mastered pooping outside (I think she only went once inside this last week).

Oh! She learned the "Sit" command two days ago. "Stay" is another story... :)

Talk to you later,

Chris

Clarissa goes home...



Once again please excuse my inability to post... Pictured here is Chris Wong residing in the Greenlake area of Seattle Washington with his new girl Clarissa.

I have received wonderful update news about Clarissa's progress in potty training and she is a real Terrierist like the rest of her littermates..

Keep up the great work Chris!

Milo goes home to Kelowna BC


Pictures here is the Pihl family with there new puppy Milo. Corrine Peacock had alot to do with this wonderful placement as the two families are close friends...
Both the Pihl, Peacock family, myself and the two Westies shared a wonderful evening meal the night before I was to leave for home. A good time was to be had by all, they kids enjoyed playing with the dogs and the adults enjoyed great conversation.
Sorry to say it took a little longer to get these pictures posted before the updates had been posted but I do my best.. Jody, Milo's new mother has decided she want to hand strip Milo to keep his hard coat so I will be assisting her in that effort through video and lot's of moral support!

Revisiting Lexi and family..



While I was up in Kelowna delivering a Westie puppy to his new family I was very lucky to be able to spend some time with part of the Peacock family seen here. Brent and Corrine were very gracious to offer the use of there condominium during my brief stay which I want to thank them for once again..

This will most likely not be my last trip to Kelowna as the elusive father of this family has decided he would like to have a Norwich Terrier in the future which I was more than happy to agree to as they are a wonderful family and I look forward to being in touch with the family for many years to come...

Thursday, November 26, 2009

Jazzie retires....




I know most of my audience does not know about my girl Jazzie as she is not one of my breeds but she is one of the favorite dogs in the household..
I acquired Jazzie over 7 years ago from a long time friend Dick and Dee Hanna in Nampa Idaho. Dee receive Jazzie in trade for showing a Westie in AKC conformation. Dick told Dee they could not have a third breed so Dee (who has the biggest heart in the world) offered her to me to show in conformation. As I walked up to her pen she was throwing her toy up into the air and catching terrorizing it as she so much enjoyed her toys... I could not resist her and took her home with me. I finished Jazzie's title at the Rose Garden on Portland of 24 other Dachshunds as she was a perfect example of the breed. Jazzie has had two litters over her life here with me all going to wonderful homes.
At almost 8 years of age it was time to find her a retirement home. Fritz and his wife came to me by way of some friends in the breed and were the perfect family for Jazzie.
Thank you Fritz for making Jazzie a wonderful home... Thank you Jazzie for all the fun, love and laughs you have brought into my household over the years...