{Jemma} Someone stop her!

Never ever let your humans get bored. When they are, they come up with stupid things to do to you, almost like they enjoy putting you through all things bad for their amusement.

Yes, this is me. Trying to take a nap.

With a human trying to balance hair accessories on my body. Seriously?


I was actually wide awake with open eyes (got woken up!), but said human told me to staaay and so I had to obey.

I wonder what's next.

Why do you only have one?

Over the years, I've been asked many times why I only have one Chihuahua/dog. I was asked this again via e-mail last week and I thought I'd address it publicly and then add it to our FAQs page at the top.

Is there a reason why you decide to keep only one single Chihuahua/dog?

There's a well-known saying in the Chihuahua world that "Chihuahuas are just like potato chips, you can't just have one!" and I see that to be true of almost all Chi people I know. In fact, more than a handful of them have 4-5 because they just can't get enough of this cute breed. I can totally understand why. However, I feel that at this stage of my life, one is just what works best for our household, for my lifestyle.

We love traveling and even having just one dog impacts how often and how long we can go for. Of course, travels outside of Canada means that Jemma has to go to a trusted family member and I have to take into consideration how they might feel if they had to suddenly dog-sit so many dogs. For example, over this long weekend that just passed us by, J and I went out of town to relax. I chose not to bring Jemma along because of the activities we wanted to partake in -- it would be very inconvenient and I wanted to actually enjoy myself rather than worry. So, she went to a family member to stay and I knew without a doubt that she'd be well taken care of. If I had 2 or even 3 Chis, I'm not so sure said family member would be so ecstatic to be the dogsitter and I certainly wouldn't want to put the pressure on them :-)

Another reason for keeping only one Chi is because of time limitations. To tell you the truth, I already dread brushing 3 sets of teeth every night (mine, Jemma's, and Tofu's). I don't want to add in another mouth! LOL. Then there is also the time required to make their food (we don't feed commercial anything), individual training, walks, etc.

I once kept a show quality Chi for a breeder and while I had the option to keep him if I wanted, I decided against it for all the reasons listed above. Not to mention the fact that Jemma acted like her world was going to end because then she was no longer the center of my universe :-)

Even though Jemma has pretty much been my one and only dog ever, I know she will always be my heart dog because of the bond we share. While I still have my "heart dog", I want to be able to devote all my time and effort towards her...and only her.

These are my personal justifications for having only one for the last (almost) 10 years. Everyone is different in their wants and needs!


Will you get a Chihuahua again?

Without a doubt, yes! I believe they are pretty much the breed for me for a whole list of reasons. I would get one again if I decide to ever have another dog. Why do I say that? Because having a dog is not all peaches and cream...it requires work, a ton of work. At the end of the day, the hard work is all worth it, but I know I would want a break after Jemma (even though she is going to live FOREVER!).

But I am an animal lover and can't ever live without at least one in my home, so... Dog people, please don't hate me, but I foresee myself always having at least a cat! To be honest, J and I have talked about this a lot and we have concluded that there will be lots of life changes in the next few years to come...changes that will alter our entire lives and where having a dog would not be the best idea. So, again for very personal reasons, no dogs for a long time after Jemma who is going to live forever, but yes to a cat. Cats are and will continue to be a perfect fit for us.


Jemma disagrees about cats being a perfect fit for us, but
Tofu: Of course I'm purrrrfect, what else could I be? Meow.

{Jemma} I Love Sundays!

First, I want to say sorry on behalf of mom. I'm sorry because she has been occupied with a gazillion things to do and while she tries to find a few minutes on many days to do a quick update for me, she hasn't been able to find the time to comment on your bloggies. She is still reading, don't worry, just hasn't commented much. I'll be sure to teach her better.

Yesterday, they brought me on a long walk on a trail I've never been to before. I think this just might be my new FAVORITE place to go! There are not many people at all and I didn't even see a single doggie from start to finish. This means the trail is mine for taking. I love it!

EVERY walk starts off with some sniffin' and a pee-mail. I don't care how busy I am, there's always time to leave a pee-mail.






Let me off-leash, please. I have some serious exploring to do.

Thank you!



I think I might have found a bug or something? I don't remember.




I waited patiently while mom took pictures of weird things.


Honestly, who cares about some moss on a tree?


Come on, mom, there's still a long way to go. We lost dad.


Mom says this is her favorite photo of me out of the ones taken yesterday.




I feel like a statue...


At the end, we came to a dock area where there were a lot of geese + some ducks and there was a big sign that said NO DOGS ALLOWED BEYOND THIS POINT...whaaat?!




I love chasing geese though! (Mom: Err, that's probably why no dogs are allowed!)

But mom said NOOO no matter how hard I begged.


Then she did the most logical thing a small dog owner could do in such a situation.......



She picked me up and held me like a baby so that we could ALL cross the boundary and get beyond that point!

{Jemma} What is worth more?

Is this not the most ridiculous thing you have ever seen?



That's me in the bag. That's a camera bag beside me.

We were going out and dad was given the task of bringing the camera bag with him because that thing weighs a ton and is backbreaking. He got to the car first and put the camera bag down on the seat. Then mom carefully put me on the seat beside the bag and wrapped the seat belt around my carrier. When she was done, dad decided to put the seat belt on the camera bag, too! He thought it was a funny thing to do.

How dare he suggest that the camera is as precious as I am!

On a happier note, we're having a LOT of sunny weather, so I'm out and about enjoying myself in beautiful places around the city!



Hope everyone is having just as much fun this weekend!

Tofu the Engineer

I've always told J that Tofu is secretly a mastermind, that while he sits at his desk and does his engineering stuff, Tofu has it all down and is watching him disapprovingly and probably thinking, "Wrong, all wrong." Hence why Tofu can sleep so peacefully all the time...because he knows everything already.

Early this morning when I walked out of the room, this is what I found on the sofa...

And humans think they're smart.


Caught studying J's notes for an engineering project he's working on for his company! And Tofu doesn't look pleased at all, which means J probably has it all wrong.

J's dad insists that Tofu is some kind of technician as well. Apparently his TV had static issues for a long time and he couldn't fix it no matter what. Then one day when Tofu was over, he went behind the TV, moved some wires around, and the problem was instantly fixed.

Looks like J will have to go back and review all his notes for mistakes!

{Jemma} Sunday Late Night Walk

Last night before bedtime, mom and dad came up with a brilliant idea. They decided they wanted to go for a late night stroll.

Being the good girl that I am, I agreed to go with them should they need my protection for some reason.



I had to be alert during the whole walk, just in case. Being the humans' guard is no easy task.


I made sure to check out every movement in case someone wanted to sneak up on us.


But I also made sure to stop and smell the flowers once in a while, too.


Come on, people, let's get moving!


The night view is BEAUTIFUL. We were a little sad to end our walk, but I had to catch up on my beauty rest!

{Tofu} Happy Weekend!

I don't know what everyone is doing this weekend, but I have some plans to catch up on my sleep.


The humans and dog are usually out of the house for long periods of time, so what better time to snooze?


Have a good weekend, friends. I'm off to sleep now.


See you next week!