A Few of FR's Finest....Every Day...2-1-06...A letter to My Pets

DollyCali | February 1, 2006 | dollycali;

[apackof2]

A 27lb Boston! He is a big boy!

Although I am partial to big dogs, I love Bostons
Very cute personalities and one of the few "Amercian made" breeds

Salty is a perfect name too!

[PreviouslyA-Lurker]

Awwww, reminds me of my cat this morning.

I sat down to watch some news before work & he jumped up on my lap and curled up. It was enjoyable till he started cleaning himself...guess he doesn't like me working 2 jobs...

[Mama_Bear]

Here he is in all his glory. See what I mean about there being very little Pom visible in him? PomChi litters come out looking different from each other. Some get the wispy long fur, others, like Chachi, get the shorter thick, velvet soft fur.

To give you an idea of his size, he is a robust eight whole pounds now. :-)

[apackof2]

This is my Maddie (Lab & Chow)

[apackof2]

AWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW

[Holding Our Breath]

Oh , I loved it! I sent it off to Mr.HOB and colleagues. Thanks for the laugh

[Holding Our Breath]

Oh Dolly, thanks for much for directing me to this site. If you have a ping list , please add me to it. Thanks, HOB

[MEG33]

I am glad you liked it!

[apackof2]

Maddie at Glacier National Park
She let me tag along too :)

[thehumanlynx]

Terrible Towel= The yellow towel the Steelers fans wave around in Pittsburgh to get everyone pumped up.

[Mama_Bear]

Here are a couple PomChi's that I Googled.

They will never be a recognized bred until they can get them standardized, and, as you can see, they have a LONG way to go. LOL.

Babcock.....

Cheeky Pete...

Sutton...

Of course, I am prejudiced, I know, but I think my Chachi is the cutest of them all. :-)

[Mama_Bear]

Your Maddie is adorable! What a beautiful girl!

[Kitty Mittens]

Thank you for the Ping, sweet (((((((Dolly)))))))! I'm a Little Under the Weather, but these Pictures have Brightened Up my Day. I Saw your Friend Jody, and she is just Beautiful! A Wonderful Addition to your Household!

Thank you for the Thread, and all the Adorable Pictures Everyone Posted! (Xenalyte, your Photos were so Cute, and I Love Sabrina!)

[DollyCali]

Glad you liked it!

We do a daily thread & one on Fri for weekend. It is all different type of things.. Monday is Military Monday & Thurs is political Satire...other two days almost anything.

here is today's thread on kidz!(and my grandkids pix are there.. big smile)

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/1569894/posts?page=1

I can add you to the ping list will notify the other posters to that effect..

/d

[DollyCali]

Yes, I see what you mean by standardization for showing/breeding..

but they are cute * Hard to believe they all come from same parents types.. good only dominance/recessiveness in all it's glory

[DollyCali]

Well.. I think Jody is now Josy..

I have Tobias (Toby)
and Josephine (Josy)

Josy right now would be better named "poopie" if you get the drift.

Sorry you have been feelling puny.. hope the nice Texas sunshine will lighten your spirits.

God bless dear FRiend!

[DollyCali]

what a magnificent setting to showcase your beautiful Maddie

[DollyCali]

yes, business travel is differnt. thanks for "other" pix.. FReepmail back

[DollyCali]

wonderful pix of chachi.. he would be cute with a fluffy tail. Maybe for a fun pix you can add "extensions".. ha!

Is this a clever, smart breed. I have heard that some breeds are smarter than others.. but part of me thinks that like kids, a lot of training & stimulation is part of deal & the early time of learning /interacting.

Toby & Oliver were day & night for intelligence

Need to get a move on for a bit.

[Mama_Bear]

Chachi is extremely intelligent. Almost scary sometimes. He understands so many words already, we have to spell around him.

Chihuahuas are known for being very smart dogs, easily trainable. And we found that to be true with our little Chihuahua "Boo". I think that is surprising considering the size of their brain compared to the size of a large dog's brain. Poms are also intelligent little dogs with a good nature. Of course, a lot does have to do with how much you interact with your dog. We talk to Chachi constantly and he understands much of what we say.

My vet says that the combination of Chihuahua and Pom is a perfect blend of temperments. He was thrilled when we first brought Chachi in to see him. He knew how devastated we were when we lost Bear and told us that the best way to fill an empty place in your heart is to bring a new little puppy into your life. He was right.