Boston Terriers of Allison Wonderland

Within 30 minutes of this picture (below), I recorded the video of Rhodie playing with the tennis ball. He went from one floppy ear to both high and alert! Needless to say I'm very thrilled! 1-12-18 The video (above) of Rhodie playing with the tennis ball in the front yard with both ears perky. Besides those two from today....here are some pictures of Rhodie & Vivi taken over the holidays. It got quite cold here in Virginia, getting down to 9 degrees! Of course the BTs were not fans of the cold weather. Vivi could stand it a bit better - when she had to go out and potty but Rhodie had to stay clothed or he wouldn't go out. Vivi & Rhodie - with Rhodie giving me the side eye. Snuggling so sweetly. He's about to outgrow his coat! Sporting his Virginia Tech Hokies jersey. Snuggling me on one of the cold nights. This one is from today 1-12-18. The weather was in the high 40's - a heat wave! Rhodie always finds my pe...

So much has been happening at Allison Wonderland! There was Thanksgiving and we gave Rhodie his first taste of turkey - needless to say it was a hit. The Christmas decorations went up prior to Thanksgiving because that day is just an excuse to eat a big meal and a free day off work. In other words, we don't care about Thanksgiving. We pretty much go from Halloween to Christmas here :D Rhodie continued his puppy level 1 classes through PetCo. He was the tiniest puppy there (see pic). He graduated on December 3. He's learning hand signals and speech commands, along with some cute tricks like spin, jumping through a hoop, and finding things under cups. He can sit, wait, and stay fairly well but struggles with "down." This command is used to have him lay down but he's far too interested in walking around, sniffing, and playing.  Puppies L to R: Phantom (standard Poodle), Rhodie (Boston Terrier), and Riley (Great Pyrenees) I've switched Rhodie's f...

I'm a huge advocate for micro-chipping your pet. My 4 older dogs are micro-chipped already and Rhodie will get micro-chipped at his next vet visit. There's more to it than a "set it and forget it" mentality.  1. You MUST register your pet's microchip number but you do not have to maintain membership. Once registered - your pet will remain registered. 2. You MUST update pictures, information about your pet, your address, etc. 3. You WILL have access to your pet's account regardless of membership. I strongly recommend micro-chipping your pet. In my opinion, if you love your pet & really don't want to lose him/her - do everything in your power to proactively prevent it. But.........if you do not register your microchip number to input your information and your pet's, the microchip is nothing but a set of numbers that go nowhere.  4. So.... REGISTER IT!!!!!!!! * My Klaus & Vivi are with " Homeagain " - I persona...

Rhodie received his vet checkup Tuesday (10/17) afternoon to get an "all-go" from his current vet. He left his home in Missouri at Eagle Valley Kennel and flew United from Springfield-Branson airport to Chicago O'Hare. He had a layover in Chicago and then hitched a new ride to Roanoke-Blacksburg Regional airport. He arrived on October 24 in the evening. I was crying for him before he was off the plane. Once home, he was greeted by rescues: Klaus, Egon, and Sookie, and fellow BT Vivi. An hour sniffing session ensued as he wandered about the house. We're now two days later and everything is going great! Slowly starting to potty train and "chew" train LOL! I did a small photo shoot for the BTs this evening - the sun was perfect and the weather cool. Our daughter Trinity is helping with the shoot. (Clicking on thumbnails will open the picture in new window and make it larger) Vivi around 10 weeks Rhodie at 9 weeks Vi...

Rhodie (pronounced Roe-dee) is our newest addition to Allison Wonderland Boston Terriers. He was whelped in Missouri and his parents are Sammy and Flash. Rhodie is a chocolate and white male. He isn't on site yet - he's not quite 8 weeks yet. He's due to be shipped early next week. About the name....as with all of our dogs, there is a theme and/or story behind them. His full AKC name is Rhode-Eagle Sanchez of Allison Wonderland - well it will be when I get him and the paperwork to register him. Why the name? Rhode-Eagle is for two reasons: (1) My son Thade loves video games, gaming characters, and even has plans to grow up and develop video games (he's 8 btw and my husband is a software developer so....it's completely possible); anyway - he created a character and named it Road Eagle. So I'm naming the pup after his character and he's thrilled! (2) My husband and I watch the show Killing Fields . The show is about the Iberville Parish Police Depart...

Trinity took Egon and Vivi out in the front yard to play. Vivi had a blast! I got some great action shots of her running, jumping, and then of her just being adorable. Trinity getting ready to throw the ball Vivi running after the tennis ball Chilling for a bit after a successful search & rescue of the ball What a jump Vivi! Egon is quite heavier than V. Egon is a rescue from NC. Just a second later from the shot above All in all, the dogs had a very playful day today. They appreciated the nice weather since we had a lot of rain from Hurricane Harvey which devastated Texas.  Until next time folks....snuggle a Boston :D