love the wang

if you MUST know, i love LITTLE dogs. teeny, tiny, pocket-sized, fuzzy canines. preferable, the odder looking the better. so it was to no surprise to my friends that i got suckered into being a foster parent for adoptable dogs for a local rescue group called “sparky and the gang” 

first there was Ava, a chihuahua, dachsaund mix

don’t let her doe-eyes fool you, she was an alpha, keep Kiraa hiding under the couch for a week. But she was very sweet and was adopted at her first adoption event but a very peppy blonde girl.

then came Gypsy:

she was abandoned at the shelter pregnant with kennel cough, ended up with pneumonia and labeled “aggressive.” the lady from the group rescued her and helped her recover from her pneumonia. she ended up giving birth to three teeny, tiny adorable chihuahua puppies. she loves to snuggle and sometimes sleeps with her ears up. quirky? yes. aggressive? nope.

next comes Chloe, aka Squeaks

Chloe got the nickname Squeaks because every time she made a sound, it just sounded like squeaking. she was TINY. (the second picture has my thumb in it for scale…) and she was rambuncsious. Kiraa was probably once that small, but i really forgot how much work it too. she couldn’t be left alone because she got into EVERYTHING; she snuck behind my entertainment center and tried to chew up my tv cables, she pooped on my nightstand because she couldn’t get down from the bed. she was so so so cute and tiny and sweet, but man, was she work. Squeaks eventually got adopted by a friend of the rescue group’s organizer, a dog-trainer! so as much as i was really in love with the pup, i’m happy she found an awesome home.

the current resident in the “halfway house for dogs” is Tinker, aka Yoda:

Tinker is pretty much what Yoda would look like if Yoda was a dog. she’s a pug, chihuahua mix and she’s got the dome head with the protruding eyeballs but a tiny, wrinkled snout. (…yoda.) she’s a couple months old, and it’s her first week without her brother Stinker. (he got adopted!) she’s adjusting to life without him by constantly trying to snuggle up against Kiraa. she’s is probably the most bizarre looking dog i’ve ever seen, but in a cute and charming way. she also likes to hoard things in her bed….dog toys, charger, potpourri satchel, everything a dog could ever want or need. she’s looking for a forever home, so if anyone’s looking for Yoda incarnate, drop me a comment!

in conclusion, i love dogs. i love their quirkiness, their story and their companionship! they’re each unique, like people, with distinct personalities that people sometimes fail to explore. and if you don’t already have one, you should really consider making the commitment because they will change your life!