It's Getting LOUD In Here!

I've never had to deal with a litter of six puppies before.  The largest litter one of my girls ever had was a litter of five - which was enough work!  But SIX???  O M G!

Don't get me wrong - these little buggers are cute.  I mean REALLY cute!  But the amount of work and laundry combined with the ever increasing decibel level . . . well it reminds me of why I only breed about once per year!  :)

The littlest puppy is thriving!  I call him Timmy (aka Tiny Tim).  He is such a sweetheart!  A big kisser in a little package.  Just adorable!  The other two boys are tanks in comparison size-wise but both are tremendously sweet boys.  And those girls!  So cute!  Not as kissy, but those tails are a waggin'!  They all love the toys that I've introduced.  They've discovered squeakies but they love to grab onto the floppy toys and shake them like crazy.  And teeth???  Oh yeah - they got 'em coming in.  No wonder Kiki stopped nursing them last week!  The pups are completely on hard food now - although they spill more than they eat!  I swear that half of a bag of food gets dumped by every litter!

And even though Kiki stopped nursing the litter last week, she still remains crate-side and diligent as a protective momma.  She doesn't let just anyone of the dogs explore what's going on in the nursery!

The puppies quickly outgrew their 2ft x 3ft puppy pen and have since moved into the 3ft x 3ft pen on New Year's Day.  

The pups went nuts when they got into it - running like crazy just amazed at all of the room.  The extra space allowed for a nice cushy puppy bed that actually fit three quite well, at the time.  That won't last long unless they continue to pile on top of each other!  At least I used a smaller bed to start and there is still room for the larger version that I have.  I'll replace the small one with the bigger model very soon.

Some pictures since Christmas:

 

Continue to check my You Tube channel for video too!

I still have one (1) boy and one (1) girl available from this litter for placement in appropriate pet homes.  This litter will be ready to go to their forever homes anytime after 2/11/17.  You can email me for more information!

We have puppies on the way!

CH Kiki has been bred to Bo!

We are excited that puppies are on the way!  They are due on or around November 24th.  FYI - girl puppies always go first . . . .  Puppy selection goes by the date your deposit is received.

Pictures will be posted shortly after birth.  For more information please email me.

Five

Kiki had her x-ray today so we know what to expect come delivery day next weekend.  She has five puppies in there!  She'll be a busy momma!  Vet says all looks good.  I will post pictures next weekend!

Happy New Year!

WoTeH'sin Shih Tzu hopes you had a wonderful 2013 holiday season!  We wish you all the best in 2014!

Sadly my breeding with Kiki and Magic did not take and so we do not have puppies available at this time.  The future holds potentially two breedings this year that should occur mid to late 2014.  I will update the upcoming litter page as events occur.

There are lots of other changes for us here personally coming up this year.  We will be relocating to a new residence in late January.  This comes with lots of excitement and stress of course, but this move is one that I have been planning for a long time.  The move won't be far, only 8 miles, but it means packaging up over eight years of stuff here, so purging and packing will be the focus over the next couple of weeks.

Once moved I hope to have a surgical procedure that will finally rid me of the nearly two years of chronic pain I have endured.  I am hopeful that I have sought the best medical professionals for my case and that soon I will be able to walk again freely without the use of a cane.  I trust then that I can rid myself of intense pain medications paving the road to normalcy once again. 

If you are so inclined, please keep us in your prayers and good thoughts for a safe move and for a successful outcome to my surgery.  Through this I am blessed to have my pups around me - they give me strength and purpose to keep plugging along.  They are my motivation every single day.

Champion Kiki!

WoTeH'sin Shih Tzu has a new champion!  Kiki is now CH WoTeH'sin Island Style.  Kiki is my 9th champion overall and my 7th home bred champion.  My thanks to Greg Larson for his patience, perseverance and expert presentation.  But also, thank you to the whole "Team Kiki" of which I will write more later. 

Kiki's story is important and it will be told here in detail in the coming weeks.  But before I publish it for the public, I have an important letter to present to The American Kennel Club.  You see, Kiki's story thankfully has a happy ending, but it could have ended much differently.

More to come . . .

After Lunch Bath Time

Violet is a wonderful momma dog to her babies.  She is definitely in her zone.  The puppies are becoming more animated and they are starting to do some serious toddling around.  They are more aware now of everything around them and they are starting to interact with each other too.  This week toys will be introduced for playtime.  The other dogs in the house continue to show more interest in the nest, especially Samantha and Kiki.  Kiki constantly is standing up to be nose to nose with the pups and they are now starting to toddle over to that side of the crate to visit with Kiki.  The next couple of weeks will be fun!

Show News

Kiki continues to do well in the show ring.  Last weekend after winning the breed, she placed third in the group at the AZ Toy Dog Fanciers puppy match.  This weekend she won the breed on Friday at the Canada del Oro Kennel Club show in Tucson.  Here she is resting after her win.

Kiki's First Win Picture

Here is Kiki's win picture from the AZ White Mountain KC show.

WoTeH'sin Island Style

"Kiki"

Kiki Takes Best Of Breed

Last weekend we travelled to Show Low, AZ to show at the AZ White Mountain Kennel Club Show.  I had never been to Show Low, only having been as far as Heber in 2010.  The drive from Phoenix is a very pretty drive north up to Show Low which is at a 6,000 foot elevation.  All was nice and sunny until we hit Payson, and then the rain started.  Not a good sign.  It rained most of the remaining drive into Show Low.

After checking in to the hotel there was a slight break in the rain, so we headed to the show site.  We met up with Carol and Gail Page, who were setting up their grooming area/tent.  They were kind enough to let me share their space, saving me the grief of bringing my own tent to set up.  By this time it was nearly dark but we decided to play in the rings a bit.  I was concerned because Kiki wasn't so thrilled to be on grass and in general she looked like she just wanted to go home.  So after a trip around the ring, and a short time on the table, we left and went for dinner.  Awesome margaritas!  :)  After dinner, it was back to the room and it was time for Kiki's bath.  THAT was fun!  And finally at midnight it felt good to lay down and rest.

Saturday the weather was perfect!  In the 70's and sunny.  We got to the show site at about 8:45am.  I had my coffee in hand and some wonderful boy scouts helped me get my gear to my set up.  Carol and Gail followed shortly thereafter and I got busy finishing the grooming I started at 5am on Kiki.  

I was still concerned that Kiki would hate her first real show experience, but made the best of the time with her.  I made it a priority to keep her happy and I treated her to some of my leftover grilled chicken from dinner - an incentive to keep her tail wagging!  When we stepped into the ring, I squeaked her toy and her tail went up over her back and away she went, taking the breed win!  I was, and still am, thrilled that she did so well!  The grooming didn't stress her (or me for that matter) and she had fun in the ring!  Yeah!

We had to wait some time to get a picture taken so here are a couple of candid shots.

Admit it - I'm adorable!

When is that photographer guy gonna be ready??

This was the first show I had done is a while so my grooming skills need some brushing up!  No pun intended!  But what is more important than a perfect topknot is that your puppy has fun in the ring!

My thanks to Dr. Lee Anthony Reasin for Kiki's first point.  As always sir, it was a pleasure to show to you!

Unfortunately on Sunday the rain returned, and I was already feeling a cold coming on, so I picked up my gear from the show site, getting drenched in the process, and we made it home by noon.  And even though we cut our weekend short, we had a good time.

First point down, fourteen more to go! 

Meet Kiki - WoTeH'sin Island Style

Here she is at 6 months old.

CH Xeralane's Johnny Angel  x  WoTeH'sin Booty-N-Charm

"Kiki"