Blog About Animals

Jenny from JennyWeber.com emailed me about her little man Javier the Chihuahua.

I had to laugh when I saw this guy. I love the way Chihuahuas look so attentive and ready for action!

Jenny emailed me some great information about Javier:

We bought Javier from a reputable breeder in Zanesville, Ohio, in 1999. Javier was born in July of that year and when I picked him out, he fit easily in one of my hands. His eyes were not yet open. He was so adorable, I fell for him on sight. His father, Danny, was a long-haired Chihuahua and his mother was short-haired. Javier and both his parents are AKC registered Chihuahuas. We had to leave Javier with his mom for six more weeks after making our selection, and we thought the time to take possession of him would never come. All the way home on the day we claimed him as our own, Javier lay in my arms and peered up at me so sweetly! I’ve been crazy about him ever since.

Javier has been a wonderful pet for all these years. He is the most loving, entertaining, and easy-to-please little dog. He does not bark incessantly as the breed is known for; on the contrary, he is relatively quiet and would prefer to sleep beside you as you watch TV or read. He does love to play though, and if you get down in the floor with him he’ll run all around and strike funny poses and generally be hilarious. He does not like his bath or any grooming activities. He simply endures them as we gently make fun of his terrified behavior.

In our family, since all the kids are grown, Javier is our baby. We talk to him like a baby, treat him like a baby, and spoil him like a baby. It’s fun. None of us can imagine life without Javier.

I always had a bad impression of Chihuahuas until my old boss got a cute little guy called Dior, and started bringing it to work. It was only then when I realized how funny, happy, perky and brave they were. I guess their bravery could be mistaken for stupidity but I think they are tougher than they look! Dior actually seemed to hate me for some reason! Most dogs love me…. honest!

JennyWeber.com is a very entertaining read indeed. Blogging was invented for this kind of blog. Witty, smart, opinionated and very sarcastic. Jenny brings tales and opinions from her everyday life and really isn’t afraid to say what she really thinks… plus the multiple teacups sends you into a tea induced hypnoses making you drink ravenously for days on end. Just try it…. it’s fun.

(Ed. Jenny whipped me into shape and informed me that they are actually coffee cups, duh!! Stupid me. My excuse is that I am British and I always think of Tea!)

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Well this is something new for Bloggers Pets. A multi pet post from Mark from Just a Krusen.

A bird, a dog and a cat…. I could see that mark was trying his luck by putting 3 of natures enemy’s in one home, but apparently it works out just fine. The bird sounds scary though!

Mark emailed me this about the Krusen 3:

The first is the bird. His name is Beast. I think that Beast is pushing 12 years old by now. He is a hardy son of a gun, he did have a partner _ Beauty_ but he happened to break her neck when she went to the food dish one time.
So beast is solo.
Then we have IMUS- he has been with us since Sept. He was a country kitten. He is an amazing cat. He will do a break dance type move( see the third picture) and he and the dog play so well together. It is like they believe they are one of the same.

The 4th picture is Indi. Indi was from the pound, he was Mark’s and my Christmas gift to one another. He is a pretty good dog, can be demanding, loves to play ball, cuddes and play at the dog park.

Don’t look into his eyes………

This kittie knows how to party!

Indi reminds me of Chewbacca!

I always wanted a bird but never had a chance to own one. Mark, I would like to know if Beast speaks or copies and songs or sounds at all?

Just a Krusen is a great example of a personal blog. I enjoy reading his spin on life and politics, even if I do not necessarily agree with everything. He is a very entertaining man.

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The Krusen 3

I recently brought you a cute little story about a family of Ducks visiting a newsagents (store that sells newspapers and magazines for US readers!) in Somerset, England.

Whilst discussing this with a friend, I was tipped off about an old news story of a seagull visiting a shop on a regular basis with more sinister intentions.

Ok… the headline i a little over the top but this story amazed me.

Sam, as it has become known by, is a seagull in the Scottish town of Aberdeen. This feisty bird developed a habit of wondering into a small store and stealing a bag of it’s favorite tangy cheese Doritos before running off, opening the packet and sharing it with the other birds. If you think it’s too crazy to be true then check out the video evidence that I found on trusty YouTube.

Seagulls stealing is not new news to me. In England they are huge, much bigger than any Gull I have seen in Canada, and these mighty, confident birds can be very intimidating. I have heard tales such as one pecking a 5 year olds eye out whilst stealing fries or stealing whole fish off the end of fisherman’s lines and flying off with the hook still in their mouth.

A funny comedian called Lee Evans has a great skit about the ‘Great British Seagull’. If you have a spare ten minutes. you have to watch it (it’s not just about gulls and does contain some bad language!). You may recognise him from a few movies, but he is much better comedian.

An aging African penguin at the California Academy of Sciences has been experiencing the same problem that many old gentlemen go through. He is going bald!

Penguins rely on their waterproof feathers to keep warm so sadly this smart little man wasn’t taking the chance and was left on the side whilst his friends played around in the pool. Plus he had been being picked on by his supposed friends and had lost his alpha male status!

So what did the biologists do about it? They designed him a nice, dashing wet suit. Now he is back swimming and is not being picked on anymore. A happy ending all round.

I found this great little video on You Tube showing him in action.