My Dog Lives In This House

My dog lives in this house. You are welcome to come and visit me anytime but we have a few things that you must understand before you visit. You must expect a few dog hairs to stick to your clothes. I vacuum and clean, but my dog lives here too.

You may be leaned on and find him in your lap a few times but he does this because he loves people and wants to say Hello. So if you feel that you are too good for his love then you are not welcomed here because this is his home too.
My dog is well mannered and very clean but if you are one of those people who think all animals are dirty and smell, then go away. You are not the type of person that I care to assoiciate with. If you dont like the sound of barking, then my home is not going to be a comfortable place for you to visit.

Do not expect me to lock my dog in another room during your visit. I have trained my dog well so he will not do anything to you except maybe want a pat on the head. I will not subject him to feel as if he is being punished by locking him away for no reason. That would be cruel. When you walk into my home, be careful not to trip on a stuffed toy or ball. These are my dogs treasures and I will not take them away from him just to show you that I keep a clean house. He knows where all his toys are. They may not look like much to you, but to him, they are worth more than gold.

You see, this is OUR home. We have been together since he was a small puppy scampering around the house. I raised him into a well mannered, beautifully behaved dog.

I am proud of him. I consider him my personal gift from GOD. He has done nothing but give me his endless love and devotion for many years. I love him dearly and want to make his years happy ones. As happy as he made mine.
When I was sick, he stayed right by my side, as I did his when he is not having a good day. A better friend I could not ask for.

When no one else cared, my dog did. He has given me nothing but pure joy and I love him endlessly. So please understand that I am not being rude. I'm just looking out for my best friend.

- - - - - - - - Author Unknown

This is a photo of 5 of our dogs, we have more but how many you may wonder... does it really matter? Nope not to us!

SRR web site

Well... I had decided to not continue the rescue ranch web site because we were going to move to Florida & wouldn't be doing animal rescue in the same way there. But now we are NOT moving... had to decide if I could justify spending money on the domains & on the web hosting. I couldn't, not with a clear conscience because we are spending monies on the site & not getting many calls from people that had seen our web site. So..... *geez this is just rambling jibberish* I have decided to make a another web site but on Webs dot com... they allow you to have a very basic FREE site. I started working on that last night and actually got pretty much done for just starting it, and it is also very up to date compared to the old site. I've still got things to do on there & will work a little every day on it but I think since my Chihuahua web site is also there that I will be able to keep them both up to date easier. At least that is my plan and I'm sticking to it! =)

Smith Rescue Ranch    
If you have some time please go there & check it out, let me know what you think. Would great if you signed up as a member there and joined that site too. *hint hint*

Excited Anticipation . . .

***The photos in this blog of Petrie (soon to be Jax) were taken by Ohm Northwood Chihuahuas

In a couple weeks Petrie (his new name will be Jax) will be home with us, I cannot wait!!! I'm getting soooooooooo excited and cannot wait to hold him in my arms! We are getting him from Ohm Northwood Chihuahuas (ONC) in Northwestern Minnesota. Dawn & David are amazing people, and I am proud to call them my friends! We cannot wait to meet them in person too!!! Jax is a GORGEOUS Chihuahua and has LOTS of champions in his background pedigree on his Dames side, I cannot wait to see what he will sire for us!

It feels like it has been forever since he was born & we've watched him grow into a very handsome puppy. I can't wait for him to join our family & see his personality come out once he has settled in & gotten familiar with the other furbabies here.

I will blog & post new photos when he is home!

Nat King Cole - "There Will Never Be Another You"

How's the New Year Going...

OK... things are chugging along. So far so good on the home front. The snow drifts are still here, it hasn't warmed up enough for those to go away although we may be up to 50*F on Friday so it will be muddy muddy muddy around here! School started back up for our daughter today. Unfortunately she broke a back molar today chewing gum?!? I see a dental appt in her near future, which is doable now because hubby has dental insurance YAY!!! It is odd, but hubby pointed it out that ...every time he gets dental insurance our daughter has something happen with her teeth??? She is due for a cleaning so we'll get her in for that & a regular check up. Our son goes back to Job Corp this week... it is bitter sweet because he will be away. But also good for him to out in the world.

Changed the color of the print from white to black. A friend, Mel, let me know it was hard to read. I had thought it was just because my eyes were tired when I changed everything but nope... it was hard to see. Let me know if there is anything else.

New look for the New Year!

OK... I decided to freshen up my blog for the NEW YEAR! What do you think? I wanted something with Appaloosas but unfortunately I couldn't find one that specific but I did like this horse one the best out of the selections. I will see how it "fits" for a couple weeks. May be later I'll get creative & learn how to make one up myself with our Appys... we'll see. ☺

Nothing special planned for New Years, staying home where it is warm & safe. We've got LOTS of snow drifts out there thanks to the arctic blast that was here yesterday. Thank goodness it was gone by this morning. Wonder how long the snow will be here? Is it Spring yet?!?

Happy New Year all!!!!