Audrey, Scarlett, & Ruben...

Ruben Chilling!


Ruben, Scarlett, Dre @ 9 weeks old



Dre & Scarlett



Three loves of my life. As a breeder we are seldom blessed with the opportunity to watch our kids grow, mature, and most of all remain in their lives. I will never forget the night....

June 21, 2005 my beloved Emma and I were cuddled up in bed and suddenly....it happen she went into labor. She was 3 days early so it caught me by surprise. Her labor was quick, I think maybe 3 hours from start to finish. She whelped 6 puppies, 3 boys and 3 girls. 2 were still, 1 died at 4 days old of a cleft and then there were the 3 musketeer's. Audrey "Dre" was the larger girl, and Ruben he was a TANK (his birth name was Avery) and then there was tiny little Scarlett. Scarlett was just 1.5oz, and very fragile.

The next several weeks were very exhausting to say the least. Dre ended up with sever pneumonia, and spent weeks on a nebulizer and Zithromax. The there was Scarlett who lost the use of her legs at 4-5 weeks old, and then Ruben was just perfect. At 8-9 weeks old I made the decision to keep both Dre and Scarlett due to medical issues. Ruben however left the nest around 11 weeks to join Kathy & Alesandro and to this day I could have never imagined a better home for this charmer and most of all the friendship and opportunity to care for Ruben on numerous occasions.

We spent several months with Scarlett and one of the best orthopedic specialists in Florida. It was determined that Scarlett had a very severe form of scoliosis and was not expected to live past a few months old. Because of the curve in her spine she has the use of one lung and her heart function will slowly be effected by the curvature. Scarlett is now approaching 4 years old and we could not imagine our life without her precious little face. She is a whopping 9.5lbs and my little "moto".

So you might be wondering what came of Dre. She is a hot mess! Dre grew up to be an amazing little pug. Topping out at just 15lbs, she proved to enjoy the show ring as much as her momma and daddy did (Emma x Noah). Dre earned 8 AKC points, before heading out to Texas to live with my dear friend Allie. Allie and Dre had a special connection since Dre was a wee baby, and I was thrilled to have the opportunity to provide Allie with a naughty, she devil of a companion.

Thank you Allie, Kathy, & Alesandro for allowing me to be part of their lives and most of all being part of our family. It means the world to be able to see these kids enjoying life.