(Ottawa Dog of the Week for May 31st/10)

“This is my new puppy Basil. He is a Schnorkie (yorkie + mini schnauzer). He is the most adorable little guy. He is 9 weeks old now and loves to snuggle on people’s laps. He enjoys his walks and meeting new friends. I have attached some pictures of him trying on some new outfits. He actually loves to try on different clothes.” – Basil’s mom, Bonnie.

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(Ottawa Dog of the Week for March 29th/10)

“Meet Roxy! At almost 9 lbs she’s a spunky little pup that proved she had a lot of attitude and personality right from the get go. She came into our lives at the end of May of last year and now lives in Richmond, just outside of Stittsville and Kanata.

She has completely melted our hearts with her lovable underbite and her love for snuggling on the couch. She will put every toy she owns back on the floor after we’ve cleaned them up, and then whine for the ones she knows are stored in a basket up on the shelf. She loves to dig, chase and be chased, fetch sticks and tennis balls, and during the day she can be found suntanning on the kitchen floor (belly-up of course).

Roxy really loves doing tricks for treats, especially high-five, Bang! and most recently staying up on her back legs. You might see Roxy out and about at Bruce Pitt on sunny Saturdays or going for runs with her mom. She will be celebrating her first birthday on April 1st with her dog friends Rocky the golden retriever and Libby the king charles cavalier spaniel.

Happy Birthday Rox!” – Roxy’s Humans, Stephanie and Joel

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(Ottawa Dog of the Week for November 9th/09)

“My children and I had been asking my husband …. well begging him …. to get a dog for many years. This past spring for my birthday he finally gave in. I started a search for a yorkshire terrier and found Bailey at a local breeder. She was 4 months old at the time and very shy. She did not want to be petted or held and was scared of everything. It was love at first sight and Bailey joined our family in early June. Within days she started coming out of her shell and her true personality appeared. She is an absolutely friendly, loving pup who enjoys car rides, going to the farmers market, etc. She thinks that everyone she meets deserves love and kisses, especially little children!

Bailey hurt her back right leg in August and several trips to the vets could not figure out the extent of her injury that was causing her not to use her leg. So she would go through her day using just 3 legs and was still happy & loving. Recently, she was diagnosed with Legg-Calve-Perthes disease (also known as femoral head necrosis – a painful condition where the blood supply to the bones in the hip is hampered resulting in the death of the bone leading to lameness) and will be undergoing surgery to remove part of the femoral bone in early November. Everyone who has met her is shocked to hear this and cannot believe how good natured she is despite the pain. Her prognosis is very good. We look forward to her being happy and healthy again soon.” – Bailey’s Mom, Laurie

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Today Paddington is 3 – I can’t believe it! It seems like yesterday we brought her home. She has been such an amazing part of our lives and has been through so much with us, buying and moving into our first home, her major surgery, a new little puppy sister (Corduroy), our wedding and much much more. We love our little girls and are so happy to have both of them in our lives.

To celebrate her big day, we went to Bruce Pit Park and I had our own little photo shoot with both dogs. I took advantage of the beautiful weather and the sun setting and got some fabulous shots.

After we got home though, due to our skunk incident last night, it was off for yet another bath!

Happy Birthday Paddy – I hope you had a great day!!

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On Saturday May 2nd, I attended the Paws with Love to Share Seminar put on by the Therapeutic Paws of Canada. I snapped a few photos while I was there and if you were there and had your photo taken, please feel free to download them through the flickr page (click “all sizes” and choose your desired size).

If you’d like to see all of the photos taken at the seminar, the gallery is here.

My favourites are after you read more.
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The Ottawa Dog Blog is pleased to announce the addition of a new breeder to our Certified Breeder list, Country Yorkies.

I had the pleasure of visiting with Nicole, the owner, and the cute little puppies tonight. Pictures were taken this evening by me and the good news is, if you are looking for a Yorkie, she still has some of these adorable puppies left!

Please contact Nicole at Country Yorkies to inquire about puppies.

More cute photos of the puppies when you continue reading.

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