The Existing Pack

            My name is Cricket and this is my blog.


I want to introduce you to my pack:

 Rainy, 80# red/rust natural ear dobie retired mobility Service dog, age 12, spayed female; earned AKC CGC.  Rainy has at least Stage III Lymphoma, she had completed her 5 IV Chemos and is in hospice for the next 6-9 months.  Rainy will be joining her "mom" Cally who went to the Rainbow Bridge in Sept 2014 Cally was 18 years old.  Rainy is my Grandmother and I love her a lot...I give her kisses and we play together.

Whispy, 5# smooth coat fawn Chihuahua, spayed female, age nearly 10, AKC CGC; and registered therapy dog through TDI; runs agility.  Whispy is my "new" mom.  She tells me when I am doing something I should not do, she kisses me and we play together. I love her especially when we snuggle together.

Twig, 4# smooth coat red sable Chihuahua, neutered male, age nearly 9; ran agility but is now special needs after AA Luxation was surgically repaired and retired from agility.  Twig is like an old uncle to me.  He loves to play with me and we race around the house.  He growls at me and I just stand up waving my arms in his face laughing before running off. I don't take his growls seriously at all. He is a silly old man.

And here is a photo of me, Cricket....I am the cute red and white one on the left the other Chihuahua is Whispy. I'm a 3.8# smooth coat red and white Chihuahua, spayed female, age nearly 2; running agility. I am the youngest and the smallest in my pack and by far the smallest at agility.  Did I mention all us Chihuahuas do BIG DOG agility, none of that "TeaCup Agility" for us.

Cricket's forever home is a home of Service Dogs.  Rainy's "mom" was a 6# fawn smooth coat Chihuahua named Cally an in-home Service Dog

Rainy is a mobility Service Dog

 Rainy first worked in a rigid handle mobility harness as Marty's walking was coming to an end.  Then Rainy worked along side Marty's wheelchair.  Rainy helped keep Marty living independently at home with the many tasks she was taught.

 Whispy is a registered Therapy Dog and Cally taught her the skills needed to be an in-home Service Dog.

Cricket wanted to be a Service Dog too.  Due to her tiny size she is now an in home "service dog" for her stuffed zebra, pushing her zebra around in an American Girl wheelchair.