Baby mania has taken Matt and me. But with him at home and our income on the thin side with it being just me working we have turned to puppy dogs for the answer and so far so good! Matt adopted an abused puppy that is about 10 months old or so and I adopted and little shih tzu puppy as seen in the picture. His name is Saint Jude Morrison and he is just a doll. Potty training is going great with this little guy who does his "duty" and then bounds toward you for his praise and loving. But the madness continues as I have delved into my love of this breed I have decided that I want to go into hobby breeding of my own. Jude is our third shih tzu and I don't think I will ever go without having at least one of these pups in my home. I do have to give thanks to Judy from Goldilocks Grooming for Jude. Her website if interested in her dogs is http://goldilocksgrooming.com and I have to say we are 100% happy with our little guy. She should have pups available this February if interested.
I came across a two year old shih tzu for sale from a local kennel and all I can say is that I just had to get her. She never had an owner and spent the first two years of life in a kennel. She has had to beautiful litters of pups and the kennel owner no longer needs her. She has too many dogs currently. We adopted her because well, I could not leave her in such a place. I don't know how people can do that to animals! Shih tzus are bred as companion dogs. To not have an owner and constant human contact is close to torture for this breed. So there you have it. I am going to be the crazy shih tzu lady of Alabaster. No babies but sweet wide eyed puppies.
So my plan is to breed as a hobby for my favorite traits and try to better the breed. My two are both fully AKC registered and my new gal will be bred with Jude this next year once he is mature. I only want to do one or two litters with Parker (originally called Sparkles but that is not a name we could stomach and Parker is close enough to Sparkles that she responds) and then she will retire to being our lovely lady of the manor. Parker is a sweet girl and we are trying to start the potty training process with her. Obviously she is not house broken being she has never been in a home before. She is loving the life and only has had one accident... I think she is holding it until she just can't help herself. I have taken her out with the others and she is absolutely clueless as to what to do in the yard. I am hoping with time and patience she will get into the swing of things. All she wants is to be in your lap and by your feet.
Her hair is in dire need of serious grooming. Hopefully we can get her all prettied up over the next few months. She is a sweet little girl and she deserves a home of her own. Little dogs are so fun and loving. Having a few does not seem overwhelming when they are well behaved. I am loving it. I guess I was in need of a hobby to get my mind off the crappy economy and single income living... we are lucky in love and family and have 2 wonderful little boys that are everything to us. But lets face it I work to live on the weekends and evenings. Time is precious and I aim to do all that I can to be happy in this life. For now that means immersing myself in my boys and shih tzus and teaching them how to be loving to animals.
So we have 3 little dogs now. Peanut Buddy, Jude, and Parker. Now we just have to find our future home out in the country with lots of room for our sons and doggies to romp and play. :)
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