MEETUP Chicago - For Yorkies

Last Saturday was my very first Chicago

Yorkie MEETUP! What Fun!

The organizer Janet provided a great big space for us all to run around

and play in! There was about 35 dogs! It was so much fun!

I ran so much chasing everyone, that when I got home, I took a

very, very long nap! But I can't wait till the next one!

A big shout out to all my new friends, including

Cecil, Chompers, Lilly, Charlie, Kirby and Coco!

xoxoxox

Miss Trixie

Trixie @ Dogphoria

I just created a page today

at DOGPHORIA!

It's like a MySpace for dogs!

Check it out and leave me a note!

xoxoxox

Trixie

Love animals? Start Your Own Pet Business!

Tupperware parties have gone to the dogs!

Have some wine and chesse and talk pet stuff

with your neighbors while shopping at home!

According to an article at Kansas City Star,

With pet owners demanding increasingly elaborate

goods and services for their animals, one of the latest

strategies in the $40.8 billion pet industry is taking its

cue from Tupperware: displaying the products in living

rooms and inviting friends over to check them out.

Assuming that busy people will gather for a shopping
opportunity cloaked in a social event, direct-sales
companies such as Shure Pets and Petlane are
selling their paw balm and pet food over artichoke dip
and a glass of Pinot. The evenings may begin with neighborhood
gossip but typically end with conversations
about pets and how to pamper them.




“Pet people are some of the most social people out there.
They are looking to connect with other pet lovers,” says
Andrew Shure, who started Shure Pets in 2002. His company now
has 1,700 consultants selling in all 50 states. The approach
has met its greatest success in suburban settings where
houses have more space, because guests are invited
to bring their pets. (Cats rarely attend.)




According to the American Pet Products Manufacturers
Association, Americans are spending twice as much on
their pets as they did a decade ago and seeking out
more than the usual offerings at pet superstores and
grocery aisles. Many lavish their animals with state-of-the-art
health care, customized beds, organic food, doggie spas and
videos of chirping birds to amuse the family cat.

Experience Project - Help Save Lives

I just found this site and wanted share it!

It's a community service project working to raise money for saving

dogs and cats that may be in danger. It’s pretty simple,

you don’t donate anything but your time.

By playing a trivia game you can help raise money.

Your correct answers award money (from Experience Project)

to some cool non profits that are helping these little guys.

The more you play, the more shelter pets we

can feed! Spread the word and make a huge difference!

Link to Play Game:

SAVE DOGS

SAVE CATS

Yorkie Meetups

(photo by Stephane Tardif -dogcastradio.com)

I am SO EXCITED!

I arrived in Chicago a few weeks ago

and it has been so cold, I have been

indoors and have not met ANYONE,

other than my 2 daddies and the cat!

Well, OK, we have had a couple visitors.

But no dogs. And certainly no other Yorkies!

We were just invited to the newly formed

Chicago Meetup for Yorkies!

Which will take place on January 26th.

I am SOOO EXCITED!

There are Yorkie Meetups all over the

country! Don't miss out -

find one near you!

Trixie

Los Angeles Man Sentenced For Stealing Yorkies At Gunpoint!

A man who stole purebred Yorkshire terrier puppies at gunpoint

was sentenced Thursday to eight years in prison.

Troy Cabral sobbed as he was sentenced in Superior Court.

He pleaded guilty in November to robbery with use of a

gun and assault with a firearm in the Feb. 23 holdup.
Cabral's attorney, James P. Cooper III, said the sentence

"was appropriate considering the allegation of gun use."

Prosecutors said Cabral, 24, and Ryan Betton, 19,

went to the Wilshire-area home of a family that had

advertised the puppies for sale at $2,500 each.

They said they wanted to see the puppies, then returned

later and rushed inside when the door was opened.

They ordered the residents to the floor at gunpoint

and stuffed three puppies and an adult dog into garbage bags before fleeing.

Cabral and Betton turned themselves in after

surveillance camera footage of the theft aired on

television. The dogs were later recovered.

Betton was sentenced to two years in prison in

December after pleading guilty to robbery.

DOG PROPERTY LAWS

DO YOUR PETS RULE YOUR HOUSE?!

A reader sent me these...

DOG PROPERTY LAWS

1. If I like it, it's mine.

2. If it's in my mouth, it's mine.

3. If I can take it from you, it's mine.

4. If I had it a little while ago, it's mine.

5. If it's mine, it must never appear to be yours in any way.

6. If I'm chewing something up, all the pieces are mine.

7. If it just looks like mine, it's mine.

8. If I saw it first, it's mine.

9. If you are playing with something and you put it down,

it automatically becomes mine.

10. If it's broken, it's yours.

Happy Holidays and Happy New Year

It has been a hectic week with holidays back to back.

But I wanted to take a moment and wish everyone
a HAPPY NEW YEAR!