Dog Horoscope: via www.dogsgossip.com / Libra for Brasco

LIBRA

September 24 to October 23

Good natured, gentle, faithful and playful

on the naughty side...
Lazy, greedy, possessive and vocal

 

LIKES

gentleness

lazing around

eating

lots of attention

DISLIKES

being ignored

being bullied by other dogs

being scolded

Dogs under this sign tend to come across as elegant, charming, playful and quite gentle.  They have a well balanced and lovely temperament, but have this insatiable appetite for constant attention and approval, to the point where it can actually become quite irritating.  They are very much in tune  to their owner's moods and always seem to be sitting next to them at the right time when they sense their owner needs a loyal companion for support.  They go out of their way to please their owner and just love receiving pats and rewards for their loyalty.  They are very sociable around other dogs and people, loving the play and interaction it creates enabling them to get some more of that attention they constantly seek. Lower back problems are of concern for Libran dogs and because they are great lovers of any type of food given to them, their owners need to be particularly careful they don’t let them get too overweight.

Brasco and Betty: Way Before Puppies

Brasco wasn't expecting this little girl puppy.  Jim and I went to the lake to visit my cousin and on the way we stopped at a small pet store.  There were 2 puppies in a carrier.  One was a teacup and one was a long haired Chihuahua.  The teacup was really too small for us, so Jim picked up the other one and never put her down.  We bought her and took her home to meet Brasco and Clifton.  Actually, she met my cousins and a cat that was staying with them, first.  The cat was kind of big and Betty was little, but like most Chihuahuas, she thought she was just as big as the cat.  The cat stayed inside all the time, so he didn't even know what a dog was and Betty, being Betty as we know her now, didn't really care what it was.  She had been in the pet store around other dogs, cats, birds, so she just jumped right in.  Like I said, the cat didn't know what to think.  Betty promptly ate out of the cats bowl.  My cousin got a box for her and she got in the box. 

The big thing was wondering how Brasco would react.  He had been the only dog, living with my dad, my son and me.  He was 4 years old when we got Betty.  We put her down on the floor and they stared at each other for a while.  Brasco really seemed to like her and Betty was a bouncing baby, so she was all over him.  Brasco watched over her like a mother would.  lol  I was really amazed at his reaction.  We got a bigger box for her to sleep in and he would watch me every night while I put her "in the box."  That became our new saying "in the box" because Brasco knew what that meant.  I would say are you ready to put Betty "in the box"?  He knew she was going to sleep.  Even after all these years, (Betty just turned 7 years old) we can still say "in the box" and Brasco perks his ears up.

 After 3 litters of puppies, we figure Brasco really is ready to put Betty "in the box".

Chee Chee and Fuzzy-face

Chee and Fuzzy-face didn't know what to think of each other at first, but they are quite the pair now.  They play/fight all the time and she leans on him and he doesn't seem to mind.  He used to kinda growl and get up real fast if she touched him, but hes used to her now.  I looked over there earlier today because  FF was squeaking.  He was dreaming, most probably about being outside chasing big girl dogs or being on the road in the big truck, anyway, Chee Chee was watching him. 

Lon and Chaney (little hairy guys)

Chaney and Lon    (2nd litter)  (little cuties, hope you guys are happy)

This is Betty (mom to ALL the babies)

Betty is a long-haired Chihuahua. She has had 3 litters and not one puppy looks like her. (we only had 1 survivor in the 3rd litter, so unfortunately she may have had some looking like her there) She has red, light brown, black, slick hair or hairy puppies. Some get big (8-13 lbs) , some have stayed small. I know there is one puppy that looks just like Fuzzy-face. He only weighs 8 1/2 lbs, I think its all hair. lol Hes a cutie. Anyway, Betty is a good mom. Chee Chee was the one left in the 3rd litter, so she had no one to play with, sooo she plays with Mom. Shes getting kinda big, so its a little rough on Mom lately. We have introduced Chee to her dad and the boys, so they all get along. She barks (or squeaks) at the Fuzzy-face. So cute. She climbs all over Dynamite, her look-a-like. They seem protective of her.

The "keets"

Our parakeets Bari, Bruce and the eggs. I don't know how long it takes for parakeet eggs to hatch or if they will survive. I can only hope their mom knows what to do. I'll probably call the vet and see if I can get some help. Bari is blue and Bruce is yellow and green, so pretty. They love to listen to the radio, oldies station, especially Bruce. He dances and sings and has a big time. He also tweets loud when he hears other birds outside. They like to sit outside too. We live in an apt. so they don't get much outside time. Hopefully soon we can move to a house and the dogs can run and play and the parakeets can sit outside and tweet as loud as they want to.