Alesia Holiday and Daisy

Local Jacksonville author Alesia Holiday and Daisy pose with one of Alesia's books.

Daisy is from Charlye and Rufus' late 2003 litter.

Alesia is a very accomplished author. I would encourage eveyone to go to her website and check out her works. Her book E-MAIL TO THE FRONT is wonderful (Alesia, you still need to sign my copy). For those of you with teenage daughters, SUPER WHAT? and SUPER 16 are must haves. Alesia's homepage is at

http://alesiaholliday.com/index.cfm

Daisy will star in Alesia's upcoming series of legal thrillers, beginning with BLONDES HAVE MORE FELONS, coming in March, 2006.

Buyer Beware: Mixed Breed Puppies

There has been a lot of noise on the TV recently about so-called ‘designer’ puppies. Basically, pups that have a sire from one breed and a dam from another. The news stories have paid particular attention to Puggles – the crossbreeding of a Pug and a Beagle.

The practice of crossbreeding has now taken on a new twist by labeling the resulting pups as ‘designer’, which then allows the seller to charge a premium. I have actually seen these puppies advertised at prices higher than that of a purebred Pug or a purebred Beagle.

Here are a few facts for you to ponder if you are thinking of buying a Puggle or other type of mixed breed puppy:

Mixed breed pups cannot be registered by AKC because by definition they are not purebred. This may not matter to you.

Forget trying to trace the ancestry of your new puppy. You can try…and the breeder may even offer up some names. Nevertheless, the fact remains that the lineage beyond the pups sire and dam cannot be verified.

There is no Breeder’s Code of Ethics that governs the actions these types of breeders.

Erin With An Attitude

Smelly Pug Farts

The gastrointestinal gyrations of the Pug digestive system are a total mystery to me. I know now, in hindsight, why it has always been recommended that Pugs not sleep in their human’s bed. One would think the rationale would be because of their awful snoring.
Wrong.

If you are a Pug owner (You can never really own a Pug. You merely provide them with the lavish lifestyle for which they are destined. But I digress), you have most likely been subjected to smelly Pug farts. You know the type I’m talkin’ about…industrial strength make your eyes water kind of smelly.

Smelly Pug farts almost never attack when out on a walk or in the backyard where they belong. That is too impersonal. They usually come when your Pug is curled-up on your lap or on a pillow with its rear-end strategically pointed towards your face. Frankly, I think Pugs view their farts as little gifts from heaven from them to you. Why? Have you ever seen your Pug smile after he farts? A smile that will melt your heart…after making your eyes water!

Doane Family's 'Beppo'

Meet Beppo. Beppo is the son of our stud Tucker and Sasha (from Amelia Island). He's quite boy. Beppo's owner Al Doane swears that he's the most beautiful Pug he's ever seen.

Meet the members of our Pug family!

Erin is our oldest female. She is now retired and living the good life as a grandma to future litters of pups.


Tucker is our oldest male. Erin and Tucker have had several litter together. They are both a beautiful apricot/fawn color and have produced absolutely gorgeous litters. Now that Erin is retired, Tuck is in forced reitrement with the exception of the ocassional stud service.


Charlye is our second female. She is the first born daughter from Erin and Tucker's first litter.


Rufus is Charlye's mate. He is the most apricot colored Pug I have ever seen.


And then there's Brandy....dear, sweet Brandy. She has many nicknames around our house. Most of them are not appropriate for publishing on this site. Several of her nicknames have "devil" in it in some way (Devilchild, Devilspawn).


You get the drift. Brandy is the daughter of our boy Tucker and Sasha (who hails from Amilia Island near Jacksonville). As of this posting, Brandy is six months old and, well....a pup....with ADHD. Don't be fooled by the pictures. She is really posessed!