ClickToDonate Thank You | Shop For Your Cause

ClickToDonate Thank You | Shop For Your Cause

The above link is a free click to donate to help puppy mill survivors at National Mill Dog Rescue. We need to stop needless puppy mills. There are way too many homeless and shelter dogs. Shelters are overcrowded in California, New York, and Florida. There are not enough rescues and it's heartbreaking and sad! Please go to the link above and help eliminate these awful places so Mill Dog Rescue can save more pets.

NATIONAL MILL DOG RESCUE

Social Networking

I love social networking! It started with Facebook and now I' almost all over the place. Facebook has allowed me to connect with friends and co-workers, then former classmates I haven't seen in over 30 years, to more recently develop friendships with dog lovers, particularly Chihuahua lovers.

My Twitter feed has evolved into an animal loving one. My Chihuahua pin board on Pinterest is extremely popular. More recently, I have been using Instagram where once again, my posts are mostly of my dogs & cats. I also follow those that I am friends with on Facebook, follow on Twitter. Now I am also making new Chihuahua connections all over the world! Pinterest is good, but you don't have the interaction with others as you do on Twitter, Facebook, or Instagram.

With Instagram, I've once again become interested in photography. Having an iPhone has taken that a step further in being creative with my photos. You can put wigs on your dogs, take several pictures and make a collage, and you can frame your pictures. Below is a sample of my creativity with my photos.

So if you want to see chihuahua photos, you can find me at: Debbie Cavallo O'Halloran on both Facebook and Pinterest, debbieo64 on Instagram, and @dlohalloran on Twitter. I'm on Google+ too, but haven't been on it much. Feel free to follow me.

Shadow 12/10/09 - 9/13/12

It's taken me awhile to write this post. In September, I lost one of my three Chi's. I lost my little (maybe not so little, he was 17.5 pounds) boy Shadow. It happened suddenly & unexpectedly. Shadow lost his life to autoimmune disease. Something was causing his white blood cells to dramatically increase and kill off his red blood cells.

Since dogs can't tell us what's bothering them, we can't figure out what the root cause is that is causing the pets' body to turn on itself. Some pet parents are fortunate and able to determine the cause. Some pets handle the treatment well and live long lives. In most cases where a pet survives, the pet must be monitored continuously and take meds.

After two blood transfusions and lots of meds, Shadow was one of the unlucky ones that didn't survive. He was only 2.5 yrs old. It was a very cruel, unfair way to go OTRB, but he's not sick or suffering. It was extremely hard to deal with and has thrown me into depression.

We have since decided to get two more Chihuahuas. They could never replace Shadow, but they have helped me and the girls (Belle, his littermate and Diva). Last week, Belle turned 3, so would have Shadow.

R.I.P. Sweet boy, Happy Birthday, and Merry Christmas.

Chihuahua Puppy for Sale: Tiny Renata

Chihuahua Puppy for Sale: Tiny Renata


Below is one of the puppies available from the breeder where my Chihuahuas came from. She currently has several available. I constantly receive compliments on my Chi's from people wherever I take them for their calm and loving temperament. If you are interest in getting a well bred Long Coat Chihuahua, please click the link above. You will be able to get more info and contact details there.

Junior

Here is Junior, another of the three cats that live with us.

Athena

Here is Athena. One of three cats that share our house along with our three chihuahuas.

Kept by Cats: Spooky-Shorty, a Survivor Despite Lymphoma

Pese read this touching story about Shorty, a very specialkitty.

Kept by Cats: Spooky-Shorty, a Survivor Despite Lymphoma

This post courtesy of www.keptbycats.blogspot.com

Want to Be Buried in the Same Cemetery as Your Pets?

You can now be buried in a pet cemetery with your pets in New York.

http://bit.ly/rJ39KR

Mason Our Shetland Sheepdog

This is a picture of Mason, our Sheltie.  We do not discriminate here at our house against dog breeds even though this blog is mostly a Chihuahua blog.  Mason is eleven years old and has typical Sheltie traits.  Very smart and easy to train, but, also a barker.  He barks at the door, at strangers, when the phone rings, when you leave, when you take the garbage out, when you go from one room to another, etc.  Woof, woof, woof, woof!  We love him just the same.

Belle

Belle
She looks a lot like Gizmo. She was born 12/10/09.

One of The Blogs I Follow

A Place To Love Dogs – Our Dog Homer

aplacetolovedogs:

My Dog Homer

This is my dog Homer. In a way, a big part of the reason I started this site. Well, that and my huge love of dogs.

A Friend For Life

Homer is a 14 1/2 year old Golden Retriever with a heart of gold and the spirit of a puppy. Everyone on my street knows Homer and wherever we go with him someone will comment on what a beautiful dog he is, stop to pat him on the head and once you do you have made a friend for life.

A Place To Love Cookies

One of Homer’s favorite things in the whole wide world aside from barking is his cookies. There is a house down the street that leaves cookies out for Homer everyday, which makes that Homer’s most desired walk destination.

A Good Day

Homer loves to play at the park with the other dogs and it is so cute to see him try and run, romp and chase the other dogs, of course he can’t really, but he doesn’t know. We love him so very much and are grateful for the joy and happiness he has brought into our lives. Everyday we have with him is a blessing. Today is a good day.

This is a reblogged post from aplacetolovedogs that is one of the blogs that I follow.  One of my favorite dog breeds is the Golden Retriever.  If I ever get a larger dog, this is the breed of dog I would get.  They are great family pets and very smart dogs.  Their fur is much softer than you might think!  They are very beautiful dogs.