Patch - The Chihuahuita

Here I am

2007-12-05T10:09:00.000-08:00

WOW, I can't believe I haven't written since March, I'm such a slacker. Actually, the truth is I lost my computer privileges a while back because I spent to much on the computer but now I have them back.

Quite a bit has happened since I last wrote, the last 6 months have been busy.

In April my mommy and daddy went to Maui on vacation and got married. I was so excited for them but it also meant that we had to move and I wouldn't see my other mommy everyday. That made me sad.

In May, we moved. We now live in Oakland in a nice 2bedroom condo and I really like it. I have adjusted very well and although I don' see my mommy #2 everyday I do see her often so that's good. I've always hated using the pee pads and the darn doggie litter box so my parents decided that it was time to starting going potty outside. I did very well and from day one in our new place I have a daily walk schedule and I potty outside. My parents are proud of me for catching on so quick and besides I LOVE going outside. I love that our new place has a nice big porch also and I go lay out in the sun, I love sunbathing. I'm not enjoying this cold & rainy weather because I can't lay out :o(

June and July we spent adjusting to our new home and getting settled and then once we were settled and August came, we got a new puppy.......WHHUUUUTTT???

I had been spending a lot of time alone in the evenings because of my mommy & daddy's training schedule and they were feeling pretty bad about it so they went back and forth on the idea of a new puppy. My mommy though remembers to well the days of my puppyhood and it wasn't so much fun, it's a lot of work, so she wasn't sure if she really wanted to do it again. We also had a new place and she didn't want a new puppy going potty on the new carpet. Anyway, they finally decided to out and fine one and one day after one of their runs they came home with Daisy, my new little sister.

Daisy is a tiny little thing and is a Chihuahua/Yorkie mix. We think that she will stay little because now at 7 months old she is still only weighing 4.8 lbs. I on the other hand was almost hitting the 20 lb mark but I've managed to lose some weight. I love me some treats though :O)

I love my sister but for the sake of attention I pretend I don't. I know I'm a bad puppy but I LOVE all the attention being on me so sometimes I pretend to now want to have anything to do with her. It does the trick and sometimes mommy fells bad that Daisy is getting all the attention so then I get cuddled and spoiled :o)

I do love Daisy and I love having another doggie to play with. Things have worked out great and I think she knows I'M IN CHARGE and I love that.

In November I celebrated my 2nd birthday, I can't believe I'm already 2 years old. My mommy ordered a cake and we had a nice birthday party at Pt. Isabel with the yummy cake and then a nice walk afterwards. I think 6 doggies came to my party.

The one thing I do love about living in Oakland is now we are really close to Pt. Isabel so my mommy tries to take us every 2 weeks for a nice long walk and a bath. Sometimes we'll meet my friends Domino or Riley there. We have a good time just walking around the park with no leashes on.

Now it's December and we are gearing up for the holidays. We had our pictures taken last weekend and I hated it. Santa couldn't figure out how to hold Daisy and me correctly and it was all set up outside so it was freezing cold. I'm so glad that is over. Keep an eye out in your mail for our family holiday card. It turned out nice.

Well, that's what I've been up to. I'm gonna go have my peanut butter now.

I escaped

2007-03-05T12:58:00.000-08:00

So this weekend I escaped from my condo that my mommy leaves me in at my daddy's house. I love my condo but I just didn't feel like being home alone so as soon as the walked out the door I escaped. I've got a technique down. I take my paws and scratch at the little part where the zippers come together and when there is a small opening I stick my paw in it, once I've got it open a little bigger then I stick my nose and then my whole head and VOILA!!! I'm out. I was a good boy though and didn't destroy anything in the house. I just got out and snoozed til my parents came home. They didn't find it very funny though that I was out.

Here are a few pics of me in a new sweatshirt my daddy bought me. It's comfy but I HATE the hood.

YIKES!

2007-02-01T16:27:00.000-08:00

It's been forever since I've updated, I promise to do so next week but in the meantime here are a few pics :o) enjoy!

Back in School

2006-11-09T11:22:00.000-08:00

Well, I am back in school. Things didn't go so well the firs time. People were really flaky at the first school and my mommy got so frustrated she asked for her money back. This time we are going to a well known and recommended school and I think things will go much smoother. Last week we learned sit, lay and stand. I already knew those and I am a pro :o) I can even do them all with just hand signals and my mommy doens't actually have to say Sit, Lay, Stand. My classes are for the next 6 weeks on Thursday nights.

This coming weekend I get to dress up in my new jacket and take family christmas pictures. I can't wait. Okay, it'll be fun to take pictures but again...WHY do I have to dress up. I not only have a new jacket but I also have a red sweater with a candy cane that I have to wear *sigh* I hear if they turn out good they'll be our christmas cards.

Here is a picture of my new jacket. My mommy and daddy have matching ones also and we are all gonna wear them on picture day.

Here I am digging through my mom's bag. I found some lipstick :o)

Not Happy

2006-10-05T14:26:00.000-07:00

Why do humans think it's SOO CUTE to dress us doggies up in costumes? I am not impressed at or happy about the fact that I am going to have to wear a pumpkin constume for halloween. Orginally my mommy #1 bought me a shirt in a plaid color with an icky skull on it to wear. She figured that since I like wearing my shirts this was enough for me and it was still cute and in the halloween spirit. WELL that didn't last long. On Tuesday she went out and bought me a costume. I hate it. I only tried it on for a few minutes but I hated it.

BTW....I was not sitting there posing for the camera. It was more like a TAKE THIS THING OFF ME look :o(

Sun

2006-08-22T09:47:00.000-07:00

I love the sun and I love laying under a nice patch of sun when it comes through the living room window. The only problem is that there aren't many places it comes through. On Saturday, I found a nice little spot though by the window and I layed in it....it also meant I had to lay on my pee pad.

Bath Time

2006-08-18T12:08:00.000-07:00

Well, I can't avoid it any longer :o( I am being taken to get a professional bath not because my mommy can't bath me but because they will also cut my nails. I hate having my nails cut and won't allow my mommy to do it so she's taking me to a groomers and they'll have to deal with my crazy spats and biting. I am not happy although I did get to go to my mommy's work today which is nice. I'll be here all day and my appt is at 1pm. I'll be nice and pretty for the weekend. I think next week I get to go see my chihuahua friends at the dog park. I can't wait, I miss them lots.

Fun Sunday

2006-08-14T15:23:00.000-07:00

Yesterday I got to go to a birthday party with my daddy. Both my mommy's were up in Napa wine tasting so I go to hang out with my daddy. It was his friends son's 2nd bday. The grandparents brought thier Pug so I ended up having a buddy to play with. I had a great time, it's been a while since I've been out to play because my parents have been so busy. I also hammed it up and got cuddled by everyone. They all wanted to take me home :o) hee, hee, little do they know I'm not such an angel at home. I've been good though lately and other than wanting to be attached ot everyone's hip, I have not chewed up anything. I was pooped and slept on the way home, took a mini nap until my mommmy got home. Iplayed for a bit and had dinner and then aroun 8ish I was ready for bed. Of course I burrowed myself into the pillows again and did not want to be bothered. My mommy thinks it's funny though to take pictures of me.

Evidence

2006-08-02T13:26:00.000-07:00

I'm in some serious trouble :o(

Not only have I chewed up the blinds

yesterday I decided to make a hole in the carpet. I'm not doing so well.

I am in BIG TROUBLE

2006-07-31T11:12:00.000-07:00

I always seem to get myself in trouble. I am a good doggie for the most part but once in a while I decide to act up and be naughty. I was this weekend and last week. When I go to my daddy's house I have to stay in the bathroom if no one is home. I still get into things so I'm not allowed to be free in the house. On Saturday when my mommy and daddy left for the evening before they had even left the building I jumped over my doggie door that keeps me in the bathroom. OOPS should have waited til they were gone. I didn't and they heard me to they came back and built a fort so I couldn't get out. Oh well, I got some rest and slept all night. Yesterday I did the same thing. I hoped out and they caught me so once again I was behind a fort built so I couldn't get out. This time I did a big NO NO though, I tore up the floor in the bathroom :o( I was in BIG TROUBLE when my mommy and daddy came home :o( My mommy guesses I did it because I had been home alone all day and I was mad. This morning was the BIG one though, back at my home in Walnut Creek I have a play pen that I stay in all day. My toys, poopy box, bed and food are in it. I have lots of toys so there is no reason I should be tearing up anything else. To this point I have been a good boy and have never torn up anything in the house but last week I decided ot chew on the mini blinds....YIKES...I got away with it and neither mommy #1 or #2 had noticed. Well, mommy #1 was checking her email this morning and saw it. She is not happy with me at all right now and doens't understand how that happened. I have been staying in my play pen for about 5 or 6 months now and I've never done anything that bad. I have a feeling I'm gonna be grounded for a VERY long time :o( I am not even suppose to live in our apartment and now I'm tearing things up. I'm a very very bad boy!

Relaxing Weekend

2006-07-10T14:01:00.000-07:00

Not much happening here, I had a relaxing weekend. My daddy had to work most of the weekend so we stayed in Walnut Creek. Yesterday my mommies were home all day relaxing so I did the same, for the most part. This weekend mommy #1 and daddy are going out of town so I get to spend some quality time with mommy #2, I can't wait. I hear we are going to Yuba City on Saturday. I hope it's not too hot there. I also here there is a doggie, Chloe there, I hope she likes me and I like her. We are going to visit grandma so maybe I'll get spoiled :o) I'll miss my other mommy and daddy while they are gone but I'm sure I'll have a great time.

Buster Left

2006-07-06T12:18:00.000-07:00

Well I managed to drive my mommies completely insane and they had to make the decision to rehome Buster. I know my mommy #1 is not too happy with me because we brought Buster home and I ran him off. I enjoyed playing with him but I was not happy about him being in my home so I was acting up. It was not very nice of me to do. Buster went home to a new family that will love him and take care of him. I think that I'll start being a good boy from now on. I really have no excuse for being a pain in the rear. I have been much better especially because I've been getting ALL of the attention. I got locked up in my pen last night because we had company, I barked up a storm at first but then relaxed and played in my pen. My mommy #1 finally let me out and I was a good boy and just soaked up all the attention from all my mommies freinds. It was really nice.

This past weekend I got to play with a few doggies and that was fun. My mommy #1 and daddy took me to the dog park in Dublin. I got to run around and pretty much had the place to myself until another doggie came along and then I played with her. I really liked her. We pooped ourselves out. They left after a little while and then some other female doggie came, a Boston Terrier. She was out of control and tryied to latch onto my neck so we left.

OH YEAH, and the big NEWS of the weekend...this was NOT A GOOD THING :o( My daddies cousin brought his German Shepard to a BBQ we went to on Saturday. He was kept far away because he's a big dog and only speaks German but after a while they let him walk around. He was nice to me at first and gentle....PHEW....but all of a sudden he stands over me and PEES on me :o( I was not happy and neither were my parents. I had on my new "Chick Magnet" shirt. We went home after that. How rude!

My Mommy is Upset

2006-06-30T10:07:00.000-07:00

I have not been a good boy lately. I have been barking up a storm and have been going potty in places I am not suppose to. Instead of being a happy puppy because I got a new brother I have been a big pain in the butt. My mommy is upset with me because I am not behaving. She thought it'd be fun for me to have a playmate and I am not cooperating. I've just been used to having all the attention for the last 6 months and I get upset when my mommies are playing with Buster. He is a good doggie and I know he loves me but I get jealous.

I HATE Monday'!

2006-06-26T16:55:00.000-07:00

Monday's are blah, everyone goes back to work and I have to stay home alone :o( So I lay in bed, under the covers or pillows til I absolutely have to get up. This morning I got up, said hi to mommy #2 and Buster and as soon as they left I crawled back into my mommies bed til she left. I can't wait til she gets home. I know she hates them too and would love to just stay in the bed napping all day :o)

Bring Your Pet to Work Day

2006-06-23T09:58:00.000-07:00

Today is bring your pet to work day and guess what? I am at work with mommy. I not helping out much but hey it beat being in the play pen all day.

Take Your Dog To Work Day®: June 23, 2006

Celebrate! Make a Difference.

Every dog has its day. And if you are looking for the perfect way to celebrate your pooch while positively impacting the lives of homeless dogs everywhere, you definitely want to be a part of Pet Sitters International’s Take Your Dog To Work Day®.

What is TYDTWDay? It’s simple. On Friday, June 23, 2006, pet sitters, animal shelters and businesses of all sizes will come together to recognize the great companions dogs make. PSI, along with Modern Dog magazine and others, will join pet lovers around the world to celebrate man’s—and woman’s—best friend.

This annual event, now in its eighth year, brings people and pets together in a special way on a special day. Dogs go to work. Hearts are touched. And as a result, homeless dogs will be adopted. PSI’s Take Your Dog To Work Day is the day for dogs.

I am 7 months

2006-06-21T08:39:00.000-07:00

I am back :o) I am not going to let some little surgery keep me down for long. I am 7 months old today WOW, can you believe it. It feels like just yesterday I was 8 weeks and I had just come home to my new house. I weighed less than 2 lbs. I got weighed at the vet on Monday before my surgery and I weigh 8.8 lbs now. I'm a little piggy. As you have read already in mommies post yesterday, I have a new brother. Hmmm, maybe he was my birthday present? I really like him although I keep pretending I don't. I worry when he whines and believe me he whines a lot. He will be 3 months tomorrow so he is still little and trying to get used to all of us. He was with his doggy mommy and daddy a lot longer than I was so I think he misses them and that's why he is a bigger baby than I was. I can't wait til he gets a little bigger so I can play with him. Right now I have to be gentle because I am much bigger and when I try to play with him and I end up squashing him :o( I think it'll be fun though to have a little brother and a companion to play with since I'm home alone during the day. It'll be fun too when he can go to the Chihuahua meetup groups and we can play together at the park. He needs all his shots first though before that. This weekend will be a mellow one for me but that's okay cause it's suppose to be really hot and I dont' like the heat. Maybe my mommy and daddy will take me to the beach for a long walk.....hint, hint.

Here is me the day I came home to my mommies and daddy in Walnut Creek.

and here I am today....handsome aren't I?

Update by Patch's Mommy #1

2006-06-20T10:29:00.000-07:00

Patch is at home recovering from his surgery. He is doing well, a little too well actually. He won't calm down and relax. He was pretty quite on the way home and slept in his car seat. He was even moving slow for a bit when we go home but after a while he was running around playing with his toys. He even ate. I guess the anethesia didn't bother him at all. It's going to take a week or so for him to heal. We won't need to go back to the doctor to remove stitches because they are on the inside.

and now for some more news...hee, hee.

Patch now has a baby brother. On Saturday we went and picked up the most adorable little guy, his name is Buster.

He is a pure bred Chihuahua. I believe his mom weighed about 6lbs and the dad about 4-5lbs so this little guy shouldn't be much bigger than that. Although I am not holding my breath on that since Patch was suppose to be smaller than 6 lbs and now he is at almost 9 lbs. Patch is going through phases of being nice and wanting to play and phases of being mean and pouncing on him and not sharing his toys. I think in a few weeks they will get a long just fine and be best buddies. Buster LOVES Patch and just wants to follow him around, cuddle him and play. It is super cute. When Patch gets better he'll tell you all about it.

Here they are playing with thier bones but as you can see Patch is close to him but not too close. YES, they have matching shirts on :o)

I'm bored

2006-06-16T15:16:00.000-07:00

I am at work with my mommy today and although Ithought at first it'd be fun, now I am bored. My mommy is busy working so she can't play with me and even though I get to run around the whole place on my own I've run out of things to play with and I don't feel like taking a nap. Although I probably should since I heard that later I get to go play with Brenda's doggies, Ernie and Sunny. They are Border Collie's. I haven't met Ernie yet but I've been on a play date with Sunny before. He's fun. I think my mommies are taking us all to the dog park. I can't wait but it's kind of hot out so I'm not sure how much running around I'll want to do.

Oh, here is me today...hard at work...NOT!!

OUCHIE

2006-06-14T16:47:00.000-07:00

I am getting neutered on Monday :o( I am not very happy about this at all but I guess it needs to be done and now is a good time since I am still little. I will go in at 7:30 am and spend the day at the vet. My mommy will pick me up around 4 or so. I know she is a bit worried but I am sure everything will go just fine.

This weekend I get to go to my chihuahua meetup group in Dublin. It's my favorite of all the groups. I can't wait to see everyone. Since I'm having surgery it'll be the last play date I have for a few weeks.

I can't wait til my mommy gets home. She bought me a new shirt today, actually it's a West Coast ChoMper tank top :o) woohoo. I will post a picture tomorrow.

Here is a picture of me in my other cool shirt that mommy #2 bought me. Did I mention how spoiled I am?

Peek-a-boo

2006-06-01T14:04:00.000-07:00

For some reason I can't upload pics to yesterday's post so I'll add them to today's. Here is the pic of me relaxing on Sunday after the day at the park, beach and having to take a bath.

Onto the peek-a-boo story. As you already know I get silly in my play pen when I'm bored. A couple of weeks ago I decided to turn my bed upside down and lay on it. Last week I decided that I would lay under it. I figured if I hid then my mommies would get worried about me and come to my rescue. Well that didn't work, instead they got a good laugh out of it and it prompted a picture taking session *SIGH*

I also like to hide in the morning. My mommy usually gets up and takes me out of the crate so I can go potty then she puts me on her bed and allows me to lay there until she has to go to work. My routine is to hide underneath the covers. I am hoping one day she'll forget I'm under there and I can stay in bed all day :o) so far that hasn't worked. Here is a pic she took of me one day while I was being lazy and didn't want to come out.

In a few weeks I should be receiving my Doggy Driver's License :o) and here is the picture that will be going on it. I am so hansome aren't I?

Well, hope everyone has a good weekend. I'm sure I'll have some more fun pictures and stories to share next week. On Sunday I get to go with all 3 of my parents to San Francisco and watch their friends in the Escape from Alcatraz Triathlon and then at noon we get to go to Chihuahua Cha Cha I can't wait. I've heard it's a lot of fun and I'll get to meet and play with new friends.

Whoa, I've been busy

2006-05-31T15:46:00.000-07:00

I've been so busy I haven't had a chance to update. I have a funny Hide and Seek story to tell but it'll have to wait until tomorrow because my funny pics need to get put on the computer :o) you'll get a kick out of it.

This weekend was pretty busy for us. Saturday mommy#1 and dad went to and Oyster thing...YUCK..in Tomales Bay and I was left at home :o( the organizer said I wasn't allowed..how rude. When my parents got there they noticed a few dogs and a sign that said "Keep all dogs on leash".....WHAT, I could have gone *sigh*. They were pretty bummed about it but the decided that Sunday was my day since they had to leave me at home alone on Saturday. Sunday dad had Kali so mommy and I drove out to Oakland at noon to meet him so we could go to the dog park in Alameda. On our way over we stopped at Nitro Dog in Lafayette to get me a new car seat....HUH...a car seat? I like riding on my mommies lap. I was not happy at all to find out that I now have to ride in a car seat with my seat belt on. I have to admit though I got spoiled and my new car seat is very pretty and very comfy. It also has a drawer hidden under the cover for all my toys, leash and goodies. It's also tall enough for me to look out the window.

Here is a pic of me in it, I wasn't too happy here though.

So off we went in the car with me in the new car seat. Of course I barked the whole way too Oakland, only cause I'm spoiled but I think I'll get used to it. We picked up daddy and headed to Alameda. Mommy and Daddy were hungry so they figured they'd have a picnic at the park while I played. Little did they know that was a bad idea. We arrived at the Alameda Park and it wasn't pretty like the one in Dublin but there were little dogs there and it looked like it might be fun. IT WASN'T. We walked in and there were some icky yucky aggresive dogs there. The place was gross and there was poop everywhere that other dog parents hadn't picked up. I'm spoiled and if you know my mom then you know she's super clean and neat. She didn't like this place but she figured we were here and I should play for a bit. Mommy and daddy tried to eat but all the icky dogs begged for their food, one dog even jumped on the table. Actually two dogs jumped on the table so they had to put their food away. I strolled off to check out the grounds and all of a sudden some dog comes after me and latches on to my neck...OUCHIE....and tries to throw me around. That didn't go over very well with my mommy so she kicked him (lightly) and picked me up. I had doggie drool all over my new shirt and my back. It was time to go. We are never going back there again. I know the Dublin Park is new but geesh this place was GROSS. We then headed off to the beach in Alameda where we just walked for a bit, my daddy finished his sandwich while I played in the sand and then we watched the kite surfers. Well my mommy and daddy watched the surfers while I ate grass. Later on our way home I decided to throw up a big chunck of grass in the car on my daddy's sweater....OOPS. Hey at least I didn't get my new car seat dirty. I would have been in BIG trouble. I was dirty from the dog park and stunk from the icky slobber on me so we went home and gave me a bath, I smelled pretty and was all soft after my bath. It was a long day so I took a nap in the bed with Pooh Bear.

For some reason pics don't want to upload so I'll try again tomorrow because there are some silly one of me from the weekend.

I am a crazy dog

2006-05-24T11:13:00.000-07:00

As part of my, I NEED SOME ATTENTION PLEASE, things that I do the last few weeks I've torn my play pen upside down. I throw my toys all over, for some reason do the same with my doggie litter.....eeewwww, what is wrong with me. I take my bed and throw it around like it's my toy, turn it upside down and then lay on it like some silly dog. You'd think I'd be taking it easy since my teeth are falling out and my gums have been sensitive but nope. I NEED ATTENTION...I'm a pretty funny little guy.

But then there is also the cute, adorable, mellow, loving side of me. I like to cuddle up in my bed under my blankie and relax.

I have a social calendar

2006-05-18T11:46:00.000-07:00

As if life isn't hectic enough for my parents, I have now added more social functions to their calendars. This weekend we are going to Animals on Broadway in Walnut Creek and then we are hoping to make it to Dublin for my meetup group so I can get some playing time in. I'll be walking in the parade at Animals on Broadway. I am also hoping they have some cool clothes there for me. Should be fun and hopefully the weather will hold out (it's suppose to rain this weekend, boo, hoo).

Missing Teeth & Floopy Ear

2006-05-15T14:55:00.000-07:00

So we couldn't figure out why one of my ears is sticking straight up and the other one is floppy. A few weeks ago the same thing happened but then both my ears were floppy again. Mommy #1 looked around online and she found out that for some reason Chihuahua's ears do funny things when we are teething. She found the following question/answer on a message board. I still look very cute though. I sure hope my ears stay this way or floppy. I like them that way.

My 15 week old chi puppy has one ear sticking up and one flopping down. Is this normal or should they both begin to stick up at the same time?

It's normal. Chihuahua ears are as unique as the dogs themselves, they tend to do what they want for a while until they learn what's acceptable and what isn't. If both ears are up and one or both suddenly droop, that is probably in response to the process of losing baby teeth and the adult teeth coming in. Suddenly one day they're down, and suddenly one day they're up. Once they come back up, they should stay that way.

Patch - Born 11-21-05

2006-05-03T13:50:00.000-07:00

I was born November 21, 2005. I have 2 brothers and 1 sister but they went to live somewhere else. My mommy would have jumped off a bridge if she had 4 of me. My mommy #1 and my daddy brought me home on January 16, 2006, I was just 8 weeks old and weighed a little over a pound. I was soo tiny. I am now 6 months old a weigh about 7 or 8lbs, wow I'm a porker :) hee, hee. I am the cutest chihuahua ever, at least that's what my mommies and daddy tell me and everyone else I've meet. I live in Walnut Creek with my mommy #1 and her roommate, mommy #2. I get to visit my daddy on the weekends. I can get pretty crazy and do silly things like run in circles over and over and over around the house. I love spedning time with my mommies, daddy and going to my chihuahua play group once a month. I am VERY SPOILED. I have lots of sweaters and shirts. I look very cute and luckily I don't get dressed in wierd stuff. My mommy #1 usually goes to the doggy store about once a week to buy my yummy treats for the week. I answer to Patch, Pumpkin or Muffin.