Meet the Chins!

Meet the Chins!
The Four Tenors

Friday, December 9, 2011

Meet Trevor!!!


Trevor is the oldest of the "Dallas" Chins.  He shares his home with Chins Mallory and Brock, as well as humans Kevin (my twin brother) and Craig.  He adores his siblings, and his sweet nature makes him a wonderful pack leader.  He also likes to get into mischief, as you can see from this adorable video of puppy Trevor made by Craig:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kD1-5oaAZlU&feature=youtu.be

Tuesday, December 6, 2011

(Rare) Goofy Chin Pictures -- Enjoy

Somehow, Cumber seems to have more goofy pictures than anyone else.  I'm not sure how that happened?!?
Trevor - What an expression!
Oh, Cumber!

Susan smelling great, but looking rough!

Precious Cumber and her choppers!

Cumber is tired of the paparazzi!

Monday, December 5, 2011

How to Handle Stress -- Chin Style

 Take a nap back-to-back --  a "nack"

Practice Yoga

Just let things slide like Susan

Demand tummy rubs!

And don't worry about bad hair days.

Sunday, December 4, 2011

VooDoo Child's Adoption Day

Gumbo meets his new sister

When Gumbo joined our family in June of 2011, he was the only Chin.  There was no one to play with unless you count a 15-year-old dachshund named Beavis and a 14-year-old pug named Marcia Brady.  And neither of those two wanted anything to do with Little G.  By November, he was a lonely little seven-month-old puppy.  So his parents decided to get him a sister -- two-month-old VooDoo Girl.  It was love at first sight!

Watching over puppy Voo

Still watching . . .

Sharing his doughnut bed -- sort of!

Puppy Voo has all of the men in the family
under her spell!

Sharing a chew stick --
the ultimate "I love you"!


Saturday, December 3, 2011

Meet Mallory

Introducing Mallory Elise McGuillory, the only daughter of my twin brother, Kevin and Craig.  She looks amazing here in her houndstood jacket (notice the stylist pompoms) ready for a jaunt in her stroller.  Mallory, like Cucumber, is very spoiled!!  She doesn't like to walk, so the stroller suits her just fine.

Mallory in a red bow

Mallory is very proud of the fact that she is the only tri-color Chin in Dallas.  Her beauty is legendary!!  She loves her brothers, since she is very much the boss of them.  Mallory knows that if she runs to her daddy, she'll get anything she wants.  Some might dare to call her uppity, and she definitely agrees!  How could she not be when she is so high above everyone else??  Don't blame the playa -- blame the game! 


Mallory won first prize in the annual Dallas Pooch Parade, held every Easter, wearing this Jeannie outfit.  She's actually won it more times that she can count (which is only up to two), but you probably already know that since it was in all of the newspapers.  If you would like a Mallory autograph, and who wouldn't, just leave a comment requesting one!!  :-)

Friday, December 2, 2011

Meet Nicholas

Nicholas Kickin' the Breeze

This is Nicholas Karl Lagerfield McGuillory.  He was the first Chin in our extended family -- the beloved son of my twin brother, Kevin and Craig.  He is greatly missed, as the world lost this wonderful Chin to congestive heart failure a few years ago.  These pictures will take you through some of his best moments.  Please enjoy them.  They remind me of how sweet and wonderful this little guy was.  He lives on in our hearts and memories . . .

Down on the farm with his Daddy

 This photo appeared in a Dallas newspaper
article about the Pooch Parade.
The orange fluff-ball on the right is his brother, Jason,
a pekenese who is with Nicholas in doggy heaven.

What an adorable eyebrow!

We love you, Nicholas!

Thursday, December 1, 2011

Su-dini -- The Escape Artist

Susan "helping" to rake leaves

In Susan's own words:

I had an exciting adventure!!  I went to see what was happening in the back yard, and I noticed Gumbo checking out the gate.  It was left open a smidge, but certainly not enough to squeeze through.  Then Gumbo did the most amazing thing.  He pushed the gate with his paw, and it opened!!!  Our jaws dropped, and we just stared at each other for about 10 seconds.  Then Gumbo ran right through the gate.  I tried to stop him, but you know how Gumbo is!!!  So, I did the only thing I could -- I ran out after him.

Our of the corner of my eye, I saw Gumbo run toward his Mommy, who was raking leaves.  She looked shocked to see him, which doesn't make any sense, since he lives here.  Sometimes, I don't think she's very bright!  Anyway, she saw me and called my name.  I took that to mean that I was free to roam.  While she put Gumbo back into the back yard, I decided to run like the wind!  It was so fun that I had a huge smile on my face.

I ran into the neighbor's yard -- right up to their fence.  Their two dogs were barking like crazy, although for the life of me, I couldn't figure out what they were barking at.  They seemed angry, almost as though there was a stranger around, but I didn't see anyone else.  They were focused on me, so I guess they wanted me to find the stranger and scare him off.  I ran a few big circles looking for anyone, and that's when I noticed my grandmother, Maman, running around after me.  A new game!!!  This day was turning out great!!!  I ran toward the main street to see if anyone else wanted to play, and this really made Maman run faster.  What fun!!

Eventually Maman caught up to me and brought me back to our back yard.  What a party-pooper.  I want to play this game again, so I hang out by the gate now, just in case it opens up again.

Susan in the compost bin