Posted by on Saturday, March 20, 2010,
Meet Muffy!

Muffy is our teeny-tiny, 5 year old chihuahua. What a little fire-cracker! While usually reserved and elegant, Muffy has her moments where some insane energy takes over and she goes nuts. Everything becomes an outlet.
Sometimes she chases our cat, Matzo...

...which in turn sets the other dogs off and we have seven four-legged beasties tripping over each other and slip-sliding down the halls.

Most of the time, she wrestles with Olli, although she's just as content to cuddle with him. ...
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Jack
Posted by on Friday, March 19, 2010,
Meet Jack!

Ain't he cute?
Jack is one of two mutts in our pack. This little guy was sold as a Shih Tzu/Yorkie cross breed. We mainly see his Shih Tzu lineage, but his energy is definitely from the Yorkie side.
Jack was bought as a birthday gift and his entrance should've been the first warning. When the box was opened, the lid literally flew off and half-way across the living room. Out popped Jack, in all his fuzzy glory, his feathered tail already wagging. Naturally, we greeted him like we alwa...
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Emma
Posted by on Friday, March 19, 2010,
Meet Emma!

Emma is our eleven-month-old Great Dane puppy.

Yes, she really is just a puppy.
Dane's come in various colours and patterns - Emma's in particular is called 'blue merle'. You won't find many like her because the blue merle coat is considered a mutation in the breed. The AKC does not accept it as a colour, either, and when two merles breed it results in deformed puppies. So she's unique.

True to the breed, Emma really is a 'gentle giant'. Most of the time. We bought her through a breede...
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