Ok the Chihuahua as a retirement gift went over…a cliff. I know, I know, you should (almost) never give a pet as a gift unless it is for sure wanted by the recipient. What was said, or not, doesn’t matter; the dog was not wanted. Luckily the parties had a contingency plan that my sister would take the new Chihuahua so that her Lola would have company. The new Chihuahua, Chica, is a fabulous deer headed Chihuahua dog, gorgeous with an even better personality. The two dogs are buds. The Retiree got a camera and other “stuff” and it was all good peeps.

Ok the tribe has spoken: Cocoa has a classic poodle cut but not his usual lion cut. Here he is with Sherman, (Sherman is sporting a white mohawk), with his groomer Melissa. I love Avalon salon in Grand Rapids, MI. They don’t have a web page, but need one. I had him shampooed, conditioned, detangled, cut, perfumed and had a bow tie added–we are going to Detroit Rock City (Hockeytown) for Thanksgiving! I actually like him scruffy and non-poodle looking, but he smells good enough to eat! This puppymill rescue pet I found on www.petfinder.com has come a long way. Can’t wait to see the cousins. I heard Lola has some new threads…You’ll see her on the next post. Just started twittering, you can follow me on twitter.com. Happy Thanksgiving!

Ok in these rough economic times isn’t everyone wondering what would Cocoaleo do? Well, right now, he is getting ready to go visit his cousin Lola (a Chihuahua) in Detroit Rock City (a.k.a Hockeytown) for Thanksgiving. It’s cold here in Michigan so I need to decide to get his regular lion’s cut or go with a teddy bear. I thought maybe his fans could decide. Is this too much?

Also, Amy ,the cool librarian sent me some great new pet articles in them I found a new blog http://www.scratchingsandsniffings.com/ This seems like a pretty up-to-date blog with good information. Another new one I found is http://www.pawfun.com. Watch Benny roll over,cause you won’t find any fancy tricks like that here.