We love our terriers so much, that I had to create a blog just for them. In the past, we used to have a Cairn Terrier...and we were hooked. Her name was Honey, and she lived to be 18 yrs old. The most interesting dog we have ever owned. Very intelligent, loyal, beautiful, tough, and definitely the "Queen Bee".
We only had 1 big dog when I was growing up, which happened to be a Doberman (Sasha). She was very sweet, but extremely mischievious and destructive. We had a Yorkshire Terrier (Fluff) when I was about 3 or 4 yrs old, but she did not take kindly to my father.
A precious Cock-A-Poo "adopted" us when I was about 5 or 6 yrs old. Long story, which I am sure I will share in a future installment. (Poodles, by the way, are a type of terrier as well...did you know that?) We then got our little, blonde Cairn Terrier.
When I married my husband, he was a "big dog" lover. He liked Boxers, Dobermans, Rottweillers, etc. He wanted to have a big, tough dog he could run with and play hard with. However, being that we lived in an apartment, a large dog was not something we could have dealt with at that time. I had been begging him for a dog for years, and finally, the day came when I saw thee puppy for us!
We were in Dallas, TX at that time, and came upon a "flea market" that had a breeder that regularly comes out on a weekly basis. I saw a little puppy, who was the only terrier in a cage with a bunch of King Charles Spaniels. He was definitely a runt, but he was absolutely adorable. He was blonde and resembled my dog, Honey, who now lived with my mother, since I went away to university, when she was a puppy...but I knew he was not a Cairn Terrier, he was a Miniature Schnauzer.
Yes, people, schnauzers are every bit a terrier as a dog with the namesake...
I picked him up, and would not put him down until we made a definite decision. My hubby agreed at how sweet and adorable he was, and desiring to make me happy, he concurred that we would buy him. Well, this made my life!!! We named him Kaptain Knickknack, and he is the smartest dog I have ever seen...We speak to him like a person, and understands just about everything we say. He is so handsome, and is a super-rare colour for the breed. In fact, this colour is not even recognized by the AKC.
Kappy is 3 yrs old now, and is as sweet as ever. He's been all over the United States travelling with us, and has seen a bit of Canada. He now has 2 little sisters, Knosey Konversation (right) and Kurious Kissyface (left), who both live up to their names...So fun!
Needless to say, we are hooked on these little terriers and always will be...
Check back again for new posts soon!
Kimberly Edwards :D
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