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Daisy's first haircut. We decided to let these large ears of hers flop rather than shave them to encourage them to stand up which is typical of most mature Yorkshires. Now she's a daisy with the petals folded over. But she continues to look puppylike after more than six months. She had her vet visit and some of her baby teeth had to be removed. She had four canines in the lower jaw! When she opened her mouth to yawn, she looked like a shark! If anyone doubts our strategy on the ear thing, just look at the next photo. |
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Here's a wonderful photo taken on Father's Day of Sparkle. She is what we call "smiling" in this photograph. It's as if she knows she's being photographed. Sparkle is getting along better and better with Daisy, but it's been a difficult road for Sparkle. When we lost Winnie, our 13 year old cocker this past winter, she was obviously devestated. She moped, slept alot, sniffed familiar Winnie spots around the house, didn't eat her usual quantities. A vet told me she was mourning her loss of the only other dog she ever knew. Now, she had to cope with a maniac Yorkshire terrier. It was not a picnic. The Yorkie would never give up and pestered Sparkle incessantly. Soon Sparkle was playing chase in the yard with Daisy, and gradually, Sparkle got her smile back. | |||||||||
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So I'm sitting at the kitchen table, and I'm looking down at Daisy, and she's listening to me while I'm telling her there will be no food from the table going into her little yappy face. These ears go up, and well, you be the judge. Are these the biggest ears for a Yorkshire terrier you've ever seen in your life? She could fly around the room with these. They're like wings for heaven's sake. I wonder if the rest of her will grow into her ears, or are they just going to get bigger. If I see her talking to a bunch of crows in the back yard, or she makes a mouse her pal, then I'll know what to expect next. We call her Daisy because her face looks like a daisy... that little black nose in the middle with the petals radiating from it.. Maybe we should have named her Dumbo. You can click on the photo to see an enlargement... not that these ears aren't big enough already. | |||||||||
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This is the best I could do. Generally Sparkle is almost never this close to her unless they are wrestling and chasing each other. Look at Sparkle's expression. They are not cozy cousins quite yet. I had a piece of salami in my mouth. That helped. | |||||||||
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| I'm doing and instructional photo shoot with Daisy as a model. The lesson here is to teach students how to work with unpredictable subjects and try to anticipate the shot opportunity. Daisy was getting a little tired of all the people fawning over her. | Here's one of the student photos of Tara and Daisy. Its totally wonderful. Daisy's first modeling job. Perhaps it was Tara's, too, but something tells me she had done this kind of thing before. | |||||||||
Puppy Shots
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Friend Paul Hemmer with Daisy |
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I'm bored already |
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Friend Inga with a sleepy puppy. |
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What do I think of Sparkle? |
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I don't get
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