BERNIE TO THE RESCUE

FOOD RECALL:
Here is a recall on Blue Buffalo WILDERNESS formula: http://www.fda.gov/Safety/Recalls/ucm228986.htm
Bernie was adopted by Essie and her husband, Kevin. Kevin and Bernie are BEST Buddies!!! Bernie loves his daddy!!

Here he is with Daddy. They bonded the moment he arrived at his new home.

The other day, Kevin was out working on putting the roof on the shed. Essie was inside and had the TV on while she was cooking in the kitchen. She heard a loud banging and thought Kevin was hammering something together. Bernie ran to the front door and was trying so hard to get out. He was barking and growling. Something was really upsetting him!

Essie heard the banging again and went to the door to let Bernie out and see what he was doing. Bernie ran to the gate and before Essie could get it shut, he ran out.

He went straight for the shed and Kevin had tipped the ladder just enough where he couldn't move or he would fall. Bernie was going crazy until Essie got in there to help Kevin get the ladder straight and steady again.

Bernie knew is Daddy was in trouble and needed help. Now that is one smart boy!

I think he should be the Peke of the Day Hero!!! He looks like a hero to me!

One of Bernie's sisters is Meggie Mei-- she is REALLY trying to get Giz Moe Li to play-- but he's not budging!! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pENSZcuSZHY&feature=channel I love this Peke family. :-)

ZACH

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO MY "BABY" MOLLY-- WHO NOW HAS HER OWN BABY, "BEACH BIT." I LOVE YOU, MOLLY!!! YOU WILL ALWAYS BE MY MIRACLE!
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ZACH--
This is Zach. He is about six years old and was turned into a shelter by his owners. They said their new apartment wouldn't let them have him. I don't understand this-- why did they move there? There are many places you can take your pets. (We've heard a lot of excuses.)

Zach is in a foster home with Jazzy, a one year old full-of-energy girl. They are checking out the street together.

Zach and Jazzy play a lot. They look vicious, don't they. Don't let the picture fool you. They're having a blast.

Look out Zach, she's ready to play again!

And there they go!

Then, he takes a nap with one of "his boys." He is great with kids.

And he will help supervise their play along with Jazzy.

He has a BIG yard to play in with Jazzy. They were running all over it when I was there.

And then he takes another nap. I think you're fading Zach.

Yep, there you go.

Sometimes, he lounges on the couch to have a better view of the front yard.

Or lays by the door to get a close up view.

Do you think you might want to adopt this cutie? If you are interested, just email us at potomacpekes.org. He's ready to go!

THE NEW YORK PEKES

Check out the date today!! It's 10/10/10. Little things like this get my attention-- I know you're impressed. Okay, on with the blog!!
Remember Butter, Suzy Q, and Willie Wonton in New York?

They've been on the blog several times. :-)

These were their Easter pictures. They have a new friend in the house. Their mom is fostering Peppy/Bucky, a Japanese Chin mix.

He reminds me of the Peke with the longest tongue!! Bucky said he wanted to wish me Happy Birthday-- thank you!!! I had a great day.

Their parents said they are trying to figure out if Suzy Q and Oona cat are new BFFs -- or if they both feel entitled to nap on the adirondack chair? It was a long & peaceful afternoon nap nonetheless!

And here's Willy Wonton -- he ate his breakfast, booted his sister Suzy Q out of her royal pink bed and is snoozing with absolute abandon and waiting for his midday walk with daddy around the East Village -- what a life! PS Willy has adjusted to his new shorter hair cut (less itchies) and is pretty pleased with his new stylish "camoflage" harness!

Butters wrote me an email (I love Peke emails!!):

Dear Aunt Linda,

Thank you for writing about me and my new foster-brother, Peppy/Buster, in your blog. I remember when I had a foster mom, so I know how important that is! I loved my foster mom Britney-- she was terrific! Right now, Peppy has a bad kennel cough and he coughs alot (it's sort of annoying) but I hope he feels better real soon. He is taking medicine and our foster mom hides the pill in some tasty treats. She gives me a treat too, so I don't feel left out! Peppy sure does eat a lot -- I remember before I went to my foster mom, I was really hungry too. But can you believe that Peppy even tried to eat out of my bowl?? I was like...."excuse me, but that's MY dinner!" Hope he doesn't try that business again. Peppy and I like running around our big, fenced in yard. The weather is really nice -- not too hot and not too cold -- perfect for little dogs like us! We'll it's time for us to take a nap soon, so thanks again for writing about us. We'll remind our mom to send more photos soon. Hugs, Butters (and Peppy)

Quilt Show in Richmond

This blog is about a quilt show Jeanne is doing in Richmond to raise money for our Pekes, but I had to put in one Peke!! This is Coco, who is new to rescue. She is about four years old and a sweetheart. She is a bit bossy, so we're working on her manners. She's small, under 11 pounds, but she needs to gain a little-- no problem!! She is very healthy and is ready for adoption!

PVPC is having a fund raiser at Stir Crazy Coffee Shop,4015 MacArthur Ave, Richmond,Va the month of Oct. (That's right now!!) (It's on the north side of Richmond.) We are selling quilting art donated to us by Evelyn Derstine from Harrisonburg, Va. This is Eve looking at one of the beautiful quilt pieces she made.

ALL proceeds will go to PVPC. The art show was hung on Sat night Oct 2nd. Here are a couple photos of the art and of Evelyn Derstine who was so gracious to donate this to PVPC. If you live in the area please go by and purchase a piece!

There are so many there to choose from. I saw them at Jeanne's before the show was put up. Here are some I BOUGHT. I just loved them all, but limited myself to about ten (is that really limiting myself??).

I have this autumn one on my kitchen table with flowers on top of it. I love the colors in it.

This beautiful large quilt piece is on my dining room table. There is a pocket on the back if I decide to hang it on the wall. I LOVE quilted things. My mom made several for me, I have one my grandmother did, and my sister is a quilter. I just didn't get that gene.

As you can see, this one was made for my vet. I'm going to take it to the clinic next week.

This one has separate pieces making up a wreath-- this will be put out after Thanksgiving when I bring out all the Christmas things.

This will be perfect for spring and summer-- a giant strawberry!

And this beautiful pattern is for Christmas, but it's so pretty, I could leave it out all year!!

I didn't get this one-- it's one of Jeanne's favorites. She would love a whole bed quilt made of it. It would take a lot of time because each of those flower petals has to be done separately. I wish I could sit still long enough to quilt. I think I would love it. But, I can't sit still!! Oh, well, I'll just love the ones around me.

This is a great time to pick up some Christmas gifts. Great prices !! You can take your item with you. The show will be up for the month of October or as long as we have pieces to sell. Please go by and check it out. Thank you, Eve, for donating these to our group to raise money for our Pekes!!

CUBBIE WOO GROWING UP

We were given an award for best pet blog 2010-- I think there may have been many given, but it was still nice to be recognized. Thank you to all my readers!!
Linda
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Cubbie Woo is growing! He's up to 4 pounds 11 ounces!!

He loves hanging out at his foster home. Here he is in the toy box, wondering, "How did I get up here?"

He's checking out the coffee cup-- he used to sit BESIDE the coffee cup. And there's that dangerous dinosaur behind him.

Remember how small he was next to the food bag?

Now he attacks the food bag! You can see how much bigger he is!

And that dinosaur that used to yell at him?

And harrass him?

TAKE THAT, dinosaur!!

And that-- see how long you can talk when I have your nose in my mouth!!

His hair isn't growing much, but do I see a little tummy there? :-)

He looks around to see what else he can attack-- are they any more dinosaurs around here?

I'LL TAKE THEM ALL ON!! You go, Cubbie Woo!!