(Ottawa Dog of the Week for May 9th, 2011)
“This is Burt Reynolds, and he turned two on November 28th, 2011. When Burt was a puppy, he had a pretty intense mustache, which is where he got his name. Burt is a slightly over-size Yorkshire Terrier with a very light-coloured coat. His father, Navigator, won Best in Show in Israel in 2006. Burt loves going for walks and playing with his best friends Abby and Louie. He’s a big cuddler and everybody loves coming to visit him.” Burt’s human, Colleen.
(Ottawa Dog of the Week for February 14th, 2011)
“Our dog Millie posing in her new Zack and Zoey fall outfit in the leaves. Millie is almost 2 and is a rescue from Loyal Rescue in July 2010. She is so sweet and affectionate…not to mention cute! She is a very sweet and affectionate little girl. She graduated from beginner and intermediate training classes at Petsmart 
We love her to bits….and spoil her too!” – Millie’s Mom, Donna.
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(Ottawa Dog of the Week for February 7th, 2011)
“This is Mona-Lisa. She is 7 years old and a purebred Yorkshire Terrier. She is a ‘retired’ show girl and now models for magazines, fashion shows and calendars and is extremely spoiled and much loved.” – The Schwartz Family.
(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
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!!
Introducing…Corduroy, originally uploaded by liz kerrison.
What better way to begin this blog but with a new puppy! Paddington, our Morkie (Maltese/Yorkie mix) is 1.5 years now and we decided that it would be the perfect time to add another little pooch to our brood. Paddington is amazing and we love her so much and we are both really excited about the new addition. The puppy is a female Malshi (Maltese/Shih Tzu mix) and we are going to name her Corduroy.
So in preparation for her arrival on March 1st, I thought I would begin this blog with puppy advice for you, and also to remind myself of the whole process. It’s only been 1.5 years, but I’m amazed at how much I don’t remember!
Ottawa Dog of the Week for May/20.13
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The photos taken at Westfest 2012 at Masters n Dogs are now ready to be downloaded. Thanks to the dogs and their humans who participated!
If you had a photo taken at Westfest 2012 at Masters n Dogs, please follow these instructions to pick it up:
* Click here to open the album
* Find your dog and click the photo to make it bigger
* Above the photo there will be a down-facing arrow icon - click on the icon to download your photo!
Liz Bradley is a dog lover who lives in Ottawa, Ontario with her husband, Thomas, and their three little girls, Paddington, Corduroy and Wellington. Paddington is a Morkie (Maltese/Yorkie) and was born in September 2006 - she's a ball of energy and both Thomas and Liz love her to bits. Corduroy is a Malshi (Maltese/Shih Tzu) and was born in January 2008 - she is bold, determined and will lick you constantly if you let her. Wellington, our newest addition, is a one-year-old ShihTzu/Yorkie mix who we rescued in March from Animatch. She is full of energy and her favourite things are bananas, her Kong Wubba toy and curling up on her humans for a nap.
Liz has many sides to her including, photographer and graphic designer... ...read more
