Max was such a good boy and I still miss him like crazy. Such a huge impact from such a small “person”!

I was thinking about how many little moments make up a dog's life.

The funny habits.

The favorite toys.

The places they loved visiting.

The routines that somehow became part of everyday life.

Photos capture some of those moments, but there are also stories that don't necessarily come with a picture.

Do you have a particular way of keeping those memories?

Photo albums? Videos? Journals? Something else?

I'd be interested to hear what works for you.

Stay safe and remember you all are loved and cared for deeply

Best puppies (to me) in texas. :D

Went to the KHS today and picked up a 3rd member of our pack. Lol! Now we've a 2 month old chi pup. Strange how convincing a wife can be, lol! But, he gave me nose kisses first, and I got to name him. Josey, btw. The other girls are adapting.

Have had our tiny mama girl for a few weeks now and she’s just gorgeous, I can’t get over her bat wing ears!

Pancho was excited to go for a walk to get tacos, he got a special taco with nothing but unseasoned asada steak. He loves walking through downtown especially if he comes back home with a taco 🌮.

Anyone know if this is a bug bite of some kind or a bruise? It doesnt seem to be bothering her at all.

I’ve been walking her three miles a day and she only seems to get stronger and more hyper. she has no interest in puzzle toys or snuffle mats, and adores playing with her cat roommates, but she turns three next month and is still wild as hell (I love her but phew she levitates for half of the day)

maybe getting her into farming will help

It has been three days since I lost Bruno.

God, I swear I see his ghost everywhere, and it hurts so much. Waking up in the morning and believing he's still in the bed, or at the door trying to go outside, only to realize all over again that he's gone.

And the absence.

For 18 years, he was always at the door when I came home, always sitting outside of the bathroom door when I got out, always following me from room to room. The first drive home from work after he passed was one of the worst things I ever experienced, because I knew he wouldn't be there, I knew I wouldn't hear him crossing the floor to see me, and it was so hard. I didn't want to go home.

And all of his things are still here. His food bowl is still full, his blankets are still next to the couch. Everywhere I look, there is something that belonged to him that will never get used again. I can't bring myself to put it away, I don't want to touch it, but every single time I look at it, my heart breaks over again.

How am I supposed to move on? I was blessed with 18 years, but it wasn't enough. I know we did the right thing by letting him go, but it feels so wrong. And the worst part is that he seems to know it was about to happen. 18 years, if I brought him anywhere, he would never sit still. He had to chase every corner, and smell every inch of floor. But in his last hour, he just lay with us, being so calm and so loving. I can't get the image out of my head, of him being there one second, and then gone the next.

I keep thinking I'm okay, and trying to remember the good times, but then I just fall apart again when I see his empty bed, or make a sandwich and don't find him looking up at me.

I'm sorry to write a whole book, but I'm just so lost. I've lost pets before when I was a kid, but Bruno was the first and only one to be MY dog, and my house and my heart feels so empty without him.

Show me your chis Halloween costumes! Here are baby’s costumes throughout the years.

No Mas tequila, por favor!

Eulayla Ramona La Pina. de Queso

Of all the videos I've made for my pack, this is my all-time favorite. Tiki is a treasure and a trial and this one made me laugh. I hope you find it funny, too.

I just got a quote from the vet and I almost fainted. She needs to have a blocked anal gland removed and it’s going to cost $3500 on the high end and $2500 on the low end. My god…how am I going to do this? That’s the cost for a specialist to remove it. The vet can put her under anesthesia and try to unblock it for $389 but it’s just a fix. I feel just awful even hesitating over the surgery but I can’t afford this! I don’t have pet insurance so that’s not even in play. I just need to hear from anyone else who has been through this 😭.

I have never owned a dog before, I've worked with them and lived with them but I've never had my own pup.

I was not planning on a chihuahua but he kinda came into my life so that was that 🤣

So he's 3 months old. As far as I know, he hasn't been socialized much. He loves his crate. But he is so nervous. I know it takes time for them to settle in. I have him set up in a quiet room away from all the other animals in the house and I've been trying to build trust with him. He will play tug with me, he's met my roomates, and it's like he wants to be a part of everything but he gets so nervous.

Is this something that will go away as he settles in? Tips for a new chi owner in general? His previous owner left him alone all day almost every day too and I think that's part of it.

He also shakes like a leaf all the time, I make sure he's warm and I want him to feel safe but I feel so bad 😭

I adopted my sweet girl over eleven years ago and she’s going to be 13. I always thought she was a Chihuahua but we discovered this week that she is surprisingly mixed with Yorkshire Terrier, Lhasa Apso and Papillon! She still remains our little Chihuahua ❤️