It's started.

Living Proof

Not a lap dog

It came from the shadows

Breed People

There is a giant problem with people in my breed. I suppose that there is a giant problem with most people in most breeds. Actually, there are giant problems among most people in general, but all of my anger today is not to be wasted on everyone. There is a giant problem when people have engulfed their lives in a dog, a breed, yet still fail to to appreciate these dogs for the dogs that they are instead of one feature.

Of course, I specifically allude to the Fur Freaks. That's right, all those people are are convinced that the only special thing about a Coton de Tuléar is its hair. "Why do you have this breed if you ruin it by cutting off the hair that makes it amazing?" They demand of me. Why would I get a Coton de Tulear if I did not want to maintain 6 inches of puff? Do I not know anything? Do I not know that the hair on the Coton de Tuléar should never be cut? Or is it that their bodies can be, but never their heads? Something like that. Do you know what I have for that? Who the Hell are you? That's have I've got.

Nothing special my ass. I'm sorry that your dog is nothing but a symbol of hair, and some home ornament for you to shampoo and brush. Dog, brush your own hair all day if you love it that much. Don't waste an awesome dog on your hair fetish. I assure you that there is plenty amazing, and plenty special about my dog. He could be shaved bald, and he'd look like a moron, but he would still be amazing, and still be special, and still be the coolest, most popular dog in the West. So suck it. In addition to being amazing, and special, and awesome, my dogs have their hair cut (one to 1/2 of natural length, and one to 1/4 of natural length or even less... OOOOoooohhhhh TABOO!!!!), and they look great. So Suck. It.

By the way, groomer snobs, the reason that "No groomer knows how to properly groom a Coton" is because there IS no pet clip for your groomer to know. Stop saying that the dog is "groomed like a Bichon" because it isn't. What did they do, crimp it? I doubt it. S/he has to make it up to suit your pet needs, and s/he cannot read your mind. "Puppy cut" and "Summer cut" are universal terms for NOTHING, so stop expecting your groomer to create miracles.

Oh, and by the way, it's Cotons de Tulear, not Coton de Tulears. "Coton" is a noun, and "de Tulear" is the modifier. We don't say that the neighbour has two Germans Shepherd. The Shepherd is the object, so the shepherd gets pluralized. So much for you know everything.

In Flanders Fields, the poppies blow

Between the crosses, row on row,

That mark our place; and in the sky

The larks, still bravely singing, fly.

I got off my human ass, and called around to some facilities yesterday. Why? Because this is what Kirbies do best.

Kirbies are ridiculous, and Kirbies get really bored, and look at you like "Oooohhh I have nothing to live for, let me stare sadly down the stairs until someone fun magically appears." I am currently awaiting reply from anybody. My next plan of action will be the contact the Richmond Animal Protection Society, whom I probably should have contacted to begin with, as I know> that they have a nearly full course, and I know that rescues always need deals/affiliates/cash flow, buuutttt..... I am a city spoiled child, and the idea of driving 40 minutes each way, just hurts my head. I can't even justify the distance by telling myself "It's on the way to work." It is not. It is like a perfect triangle.

Do Kirbies Retrieve?

If by retrieve, you mean "brings to you within no particular time frame, the answer is yes, by all means. We are working on amending the definition of "retrieve" slightly. But if I get it, it counts... I think.

Stay tuned for the debut of some more off-the-way, one-of-a-kind tricks. They're under wraps for now, but you'll be a Kirby fan when they come out, trust me!

Oh so special

Happy September, October, and November, folks. Sorry, I had my computer redone, and time slipped away.

My pivotal purchases during that time (other than the actual car, and an additional gross amount of money that I spent on grooming equipment), were these vinyl decals. You see, I draw this ridiculous Kirby cartoon face on everything that exists; and how else is there to make my car special, than to doodle on it? So I went out and found a seller on Etsy, which is like eBay for the creative and handy type, who is capable of cutting vinyl. Ten days after sending in my drawing, my decals came in the mail, and marked my car. If you see a little Civic motoring down the street with Kirby pictures on it- that's me. Honk and wave. :)