Grandma Campbell seemed to always have some little dogs often Chihuahuas to keep her company. I am not sure that they were pure bred Chihuahuas but they were close... (I think that Kelly was after me spelling Chihuahua in my blog one way or another..but alas with google even that isn't hard).
One year this little dog hung out in my room. I think it was Sammy. It got bored and started chewing the buttons off my shirts. Mom and Grandma's only comment was.. you need to keep your clothes off the floor after you wear them so she won't get them.. In fact its a good idea to do that anyway. A frequent comment to me,during this era was... when I could not find a particular item .. look under your bed.. 9 times out of ten that is where it was.
So for the duration of their stay at our house I hung my shirts on a chair. Sometimes she would even pull it down from the chair and chew off the buttons. Unfortunately I did not change my habits and my clothes are still on the ground at the end of the day.
When Grandma and Grandpa lived and worked on his 30 acres of peach farm in Palisade Colorado, Grandma got her first Chihuahua. Her name was Bozo. She thought she was a big farm dog because no one told her she wasn't. After they moved into town and Grandpa retired they got a replacement pooch named Sammy. Sammy was a yipper. In their final years at the house in Colorado and in South San Francisco they had "lady." He was a terrier mix. She was a black and grey mop. I think that she came from a little of her hairdresser's. She became the ears and eyes for Grandma. She would alert her to anything that wasn't right. Mom kept her after Grandma went into the nursing home. She was mom's companion for a number of years after Grandma passed away.
Traveling on Amtrak in those days.. in the 60's required all dogs to be muzzled. Trying to find a muzzle for a Chihuahua was an interesting quest without the web. Then what about the job of getting the Chihuahua "used" to wearing a muzzle. Sammy adapted to this and was allowed to come.
According to Kelly's blog.. the pink phone has been found.. by mom. Yeah!
Find for the day: Walgreens has its Christmas candy for 50 percent off like everyone else.. but it also sells panitone and it is 50 percent off. It is from Brazil instead of Italy.. but it is the same recipe. So a big round loaf is only 2.50.. enjoy!
Have a great day.
Pat
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I think Grandma's last chihuahua was a long-legged chihuahua mix called Sandy. She was a yipper and shiverer. I wanted a dog so badly, I would walk her everywhere in GJ. I taught her to "sit" and "stay" and "wait"... ::laugh::: she was a sweet dog! Once Grandma got Lady, Sandy was relegated to the garage, where Grandpa cared for her. Lady was an engaging black poodle who would balance a peanut on her nose until grandpa would allow her to eat it. She was a one-dog person, transmitting all of her affection to Mom after Grandma went into the convelescent home. I tried taking care of her once, when mom and dad went on vacation, but she wasn't having anything to do with me! ::smile:::
Remember that black and white dog that Grandpa owned that had really short legs? That dog would run along the side of Grandpa's truck as he went down to the orchard, until Grandpa would open the door and let him in. Trixie, that dog's name was Trixie.
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