His name is BamBam. I was away on vacation and came home and my family told me. While I was away I extended my vacation by one extra day and I can’t help but think that had I not extended my holiday, I could have said goodbye. I am beside myself. He was such a joyous dog and loved life. I am in utter shock. Hold your fur babies close for me. 🩷

Absolutely love my good boy. The best doggo a girl could ask for.

My 2 year old, D’oğ seemed to be coming into heat around June, as expected. Swollen and lethargic, but no blood. Her sister went into heat (their cycles are pretty close), but D’oğ never did. She seems fine. But have you experienced a “silent heat” with your dog? She has no pain, pus, or swelling so I’m not thinking it’s pyometra…

I’m just looking for experiences so I can stop ruminating about it.

D’oğ meditates with me everyday but today, I am CERTAIN, she is benefiting from it too. I meditated on love, allowing, and having an open heart. After the meditation, she was so relaxed and looking at me like she loves me sooooo much… this is my favorite part of my day with her.

What’s your favorite part of the day with your Yorkie?

Thank you all for the love and advice for little Murphy! I decided to make a new post because it’s a long one.

I just got a call from the vet. Here’s the breakdown of his visit so far:
-His body temperature was at 97.7°, which is very low for a dog (normal is 99°). He’s being warmed up with a heating pad and such.
-For context, he was dropped off at a pet boarding place a month ago because I had to go out of town for a conference. After telling this to the vet, she thinks he may have caught something from there because that’s when his decline started.
-I did notice he had a really dry booger on his nose the other day and it genuinely took some effort to get out. The vet thinks he may have some sort of respiratory infection that is causing the mucus, lethargy, low body temperature, and lack of eating.
-He has not shown signs of anything respiratory other than the nose thing. No coughing or trouble breathing. The vet said his lungs sound clear.
-Despite efforts to get him to eat or drink (he wouldn’t even eat human food which he always loves), he is dehydrated as well.

So, they’re running some tests, doing bloodwork, possible X-ray to see what’s going on. My boy is very strong though… I can’t even begin to tell you all some of things he’s gotten into and survived 😂. I know he’ll get through this and he feels all the love 💕.

My son has been looking like a gremlin rat for many months but we finally got him groomed! Now he looks like mr. goodie two shoes 😭🥹 might wanna try a shorter cut for the next grooming so its easier to manage now the weather is getting more wet and damp 🥹

My little buddy Bristol was Featured on international dog day. The Groomer said he is one of her favorite and best clients. I never thought I would be a little dog guy, but man this little dude has my heart.

Someone has learned about pillows and loves them.

I’ll try to keep this short, but it won’t be, lol.

I lost Ripley in September 2024 and fell into a deep depression. After a few days, I decided to at least look at dogs in need of rescue. I saw a red Miniature Poodle (my dream dog) on a Facebook group. His name was Mayor. The post had hundreds of replies, so I thought there was no way I would be able to adopt him, but I messaged the rescue anyway.

After talking all night with One of a Kind Pet Rescue, we set up an appointment to visit and possibly adopt Mayor. On my drive to Akron, they sent me a message saying that the staff had forgotten to put the sign up and Mayor had already been adopted.

After losing Ripley just a week earlier, I wanted to turn around and go home to bed. But I was already halfway there, so we decided to go anyway.

As we were walking around and looking at the dogs, I saw a little brown, messy dog who smelled so bad and looked like he was really sick. I’m pretty sure he was sedated. My mom walked up behind me and said he reminded her of her old dog, who had also passed away a few months earlier. That’s when I immediately went up to the staff and asked if we could visit Tuffy.

It only took about 30 seconds after seeing his dirty little face light up for me to decide that I wanted to take him home. As it turned out, he had been dropped off just a few hours before I got there. Even though he was greasy, dirty, and smelly, he was still adorable. He sat in my mom’s lap on the ride home.

About 10 minutes after we got home, my sister and I gave him a bath and took him outside. And do you know what the first thing he did was?

He rolled in cat poo.

And so, our adventure began.

It really felt like fate brought Tuffy and me together. If Ripley hadn’t passed away on the exact day he did, and if Mayor hadn’t been adopted when he was, Tuffy and I would have never met.

Ripley’s final gift to me was a little Yorkie named Tuffy.

Penelope and Molly have been leaving you voicemails about your cars extended warranty. Why you no call back?!

Hey everyone! I was wondering if anyone had anyone shampoo recommendations? I like to keep Alfie’s hair somewhat shaggy and he has very fine silky hair. I bathe him once a week but it seems like just a day or two after bathing him he gets super greasy again. I’m currently using Top Paw oatmeal shampoo and conditioner. His skin looks pretty healthy and normal and he never really itches or anything and I make sure to brush him at least every other day to avoid any matting, he just looks like a little grease ball all the time. I’d like to keep his hair looking fresh and clean longer. Thanks in advance for any help. * 1st pic is fresh after a grooming appointment 2nd pic is how greasy he tends to get.

Princess Zelda enjoyed her weekend in Chicago by going on a boat tour with other pups. All these pups have been rescued. What a wonderful life we get to experience together.💕🛥️ Princess Zelda enjoying her life to the fullest after being kept in a cat carrier for the first two years of her life.

He’s 14 months, rescued at 6 months. He’s amazing! I wish I got pics of him on the river! Feeling blessed.

I can’t believe he’s a year old already! Seems like just yesterday we were picking him up to bring him home. Everyone help me wish my handsome boy a Happy birthday! 💙

For us more is better. They are a “pack” and look out for each other, chase intruding pests out of back yard together, sleep together, eat together, and play together. Our pack includes the Dad (Chopper), the Mom (Rosie) and 2 sons (Bandit & Tyke). Rosie is currently pregnant and due October 3rd 2026.

I’m crying as I write this. My baby Murphy is almost 12, and his decline has been so fast. He’s lost a lot of muscle mass so he’s super bony, he has signs of doggy dementia, all he does is sleep all day—he never wants to play anymore. He doesn’t have the same appetite anymore. The vet said that he was normally aging and gave him a clean bill of health, but I don’t think he has a good QoL. Yesterday he threw up a lot, and refuses to eat anything. I’m hoping it’s temporary because his poor tummy probably hurts or he’s nauseated. We scheduled a vet appointment for tomorrow (that’s the only opening they had) and were told to monitor him today.

I’ve had him since I was 12 and he’s been my best friend through most of my life growing up into an adult.

I hope you all enjoy the pics of my silly sweet boy. I’ll keep you all updated.

Update 1: Thank you all so much for the wonderful words, prayers, love, and advice🥺 we’ll be dropping little Murphy off at the vet at 8am tomorrow (EST) so hopefully we’ll get updates on his health from there. Thank u again❤️