Perennial Pooches

The Making of a Christmas Card Photo

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Introducing Hand Made, Custom Dog Sweaters

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Holiday Costumes

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Zebras

Killer Whales

Hand Made Fleece Dog sweaters

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Custom made to fit your dog

From a large dog, to a small dog

Piece & Bean, reto polka dots

Piece & Bean, opposites

Bean, "I Love My Dog"

Piece, blue & brown, bone pattern

Fleece Dog Sweaters

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Hand made, custom fitted, fleece dog sweaters.

Bean, in polka-dots

Piece & Bean, in red plaid

(this particular plaid may not be readily available)

Piece, in green & black

Piece & Bean, opposites

Bean, retro polka dots

Santa Barbara Kennel Club Show

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Bean's First Major! Half way to her championship!

My very special thanks to two people that helped make this major happen for Bean and I: Candice Gerson for keeping her boy Frankie in his class after he finished on Friday so Bean could get a major on Saturday, and to Terry Pratt for handling Bean in the Winners Bitch ring for me for the win. You both made the day a perfect one for me.

Piece got a modest reserve both days.

Bean's First Major

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On Saturday at the Santa Barbara Kennel Club Show this weekend, Bean took Winners Bitch; Piece was her reserve. Then Bean took Best of Winners AND Best Opposite...AND took the boy's major points!!!!! I am SO grateful to Candice Gerson for keeping her boy, Frankie in his class, because she finished him on Friday, but kept him in to hold the major. And my thanks to Terry Pratt, my two girl's sire's owner for handling Bean for me in Winners Bitch both days while I handled the Pieceter Bunny. Piece took reserve again on Sunday, so she is getting noticed.

All in all, a very good show for us. Bean now has 8 points and a major...half way there!!! I think Piece has not even come close to hitting her stride yet, so we'll let Bean shine till Piece matures and is ready to kick ass!

Photos to follow.

Bean's UKC Championship

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Perennial's Magical Fruit, "Bean" Winning her UKC Championship

at the Alaskan Klee Kai Club's show in Claremont, CA on July 24, 2011.

Bean took her breed all four shows (she was the only Boston Terrier!!!), then took a second and a third in the Companion Group ring on Saturday, and on Sunday she took a third and a FIRST in the group ring!!! This is the lovely judge that gave her the first in the group ring.

UKC Championship

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Halloween Weekend 2010 in Las Vegas, Piece received her UKC Championship. What a pretty little puppy!!!

2010 Sweaters

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Howling to "It's a small World after All"

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UKC Show, Las Vegas, Oct. 29-31, 2010

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Free stack for the Breed, 10/31/10

Table for the Breed, 10/31/10

Stacked for the Group, 10/29/10

Group Ring, 10/29/10

The Pieceter Bunny got her UKC Championship over this 3 day, 5 show weekend.

Halloween's Killer Whales!!!!!

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Bean

Piece

Piece Learning to Play Frisbee

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A Boy and his Dog

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My dear friend, Lisa, and her husband Ron and son Brian, have adopted their first family dog, a lovely smooth collie boy, Cayden. It has been less than 24 hours at the time of this post, but it is already clearly a match made in ...shall we say, heaven? What could be more a part of Americana than an 11 year old boy getting his first dog.

Lisa and Ron, intelligent and creative people, are raising a bright and clever young man. Adding a dog will change their lives in so many exciting ways by adding a new dimension to how they see life. Congratulations to Brian, Ron and Lisa.

Frisbee Trio

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Pulbished

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Bean and Autumn are now in a book for dog exercising!!!

Attack Dog

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Poor little furry bunny...already in the jaws of Bean...just waiting for the attack of Piece.

All Dressed Up and No Where to Go!!!

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Piece at 15 Weeks

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Here is the most adorable rotten puppy in the world!!!!!

Perennial's Piece D'Resistance de Suzie

Better known as Piece...or lovingly known as The Pieceter Bunny!!!!

Sisters!

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Frog Dog

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A little nap in the sun on Gram's livingroom floor.

Ezee, Piecie and the Bean

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More Puppy Fun

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Bean and sister, Piece in their matching sweaters!

Perennial's Piece D'Resistance de Suzie

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Here is the newest Perennial Pooch!!!

More Puppy Fun

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More video of the Bossie / Atlas puppies.

Bossie/Atlas Puppies

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Yesterday, January 9, 2010, I met my future puppy for the first time, though I don't which of these beauties it will be. We're pretty sure it won't be the boy, but which one of the girls is not clear as yet. I don't think I could make a choice if pressed to do so today. I certainly need Suzie's help choosing. Both girls are beautiful and rambunctious. See for your selves!

2009 Eukanuba National Championship

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Mele Kalikimaka

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Bean has been entered in the 2009 Eukanuba National Championship.

The show is located at the Long Beach Convention Center on December 12th and 13th, 2009, and will be televised in February 2010.

Boston Terriers show Saturday, December 12th at 8:00am in Ring 11.

Puppies Are Here!!!!!

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Bean's sister (or is it her brother) has arrived!!! Bean's dam, Bossie, had her litter of three healthy puppies on Saturday, November 28, 2009. Two girls and a boy. Apparently everything went as expected and both mom and babies are doing nicely. While we won't be making our "picks" until the end of January, I am working on names already, and barely sleeping with anticipation of meeting them January 9th at the Indio dog show!!!

Black Mount KC, Primm, NV, Oct. 2009

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These are the most recent wins. No Reserves, real wins! Points!!!!

Sunday, 10/10/09, Winners Bitch and Best of Winners.

Saturday, 10/11/09, Winners Bitch and Best of Opposite Sex. What a coup!!!

South Bay Kennel Club, Sept. 2009

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While this was not much of a win, only a Resever Winners Bitch, the photo is lovely.

West LA Boston Terrier Meet-Up Group, 10/18/09

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What Bean does when she thinks no one is looking

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A day at the park with the Boston Terrier Group

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South Bay Kennel Club

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Reserve Winners Bitch. Two days in a row. It may not be Winners Bitch or BoB, but it sure means the judge is paying attention to her. And this is only our third show in the ring together, with a reserve each weekend we've shown as a team. We're having fun, Bean and I, that's really what counts. Oh...and the photos, of course!!!!

South Bay Kennel Club

2009-08-08T16:19:00.000-07:00

Day one of the South Bay Kennel Club show in Torrance, CA. Bean's sisters are not showing this weekend, so we thought we stood a good chance of getting somewhere. Alas, always a bridesmaid, never a bride...We took Reserve Winners Bitch again. The girly that took Winners Bitch was a very nice little tiny girly. Tomorrow is another chance. Fingers crossed.

The Art of Beating up an Aussie

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Dinner Time

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Fun with Frisbees and Water

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Water Dogs

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Summerfest, Ventura, July 4th weekend, 2009

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Reserve Winners Bitch

Beaten by her sister, the pick of the litter again!

We're looking forward to the South Bay Kennel Club show in Torrance at North High School August 8th and 9th. It's an out-door show and no sisters there, so maybe Bean has a better chance of doing something great!

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A little video of Bean and me going around the ring over July 4th weekend in Ventura. It was not our big win of the weekend, but it was the one showing that we got video of!

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Bean, Autumn and I went to the Summerfest cluster in Ventura over the July4th weekend. The weather was lovely, a bit overcast, breezy and cool. Bostons were in the ring by 8am all three mornings. WE learned a few things and got some great tips. We took reserve to sister Jazz on Friday and nothing else all weekend, but we had a blast. Autumn was the big winner, though. She came home with a new toy that will keep her little tummy happy and her obsessive behaviors busy. "Bob-a-Lot".

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Autumn, Bean and I went to a photo shoot with Pam Marks of Pawprince Studio photography, http://www.pawprincestudios.com/ at Gabriolena Park in Lake View Terrace on June 14th. What a great job Pam does. A couple of times a year Pam puts out a call for her calendar shoot for purebred dogs. She is so generous, giving owners copies of her fabulous photos. Couldn't get such a nice professional photo taken for less. Here are the best (in my humble opinion) of my girls, Autumn and Bean.

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Our first Show Photo together as dog and handler, Bean and I after her Revserve Winners on Sunday at Mission Circuit.

Mission Circuit Results

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Well, Bean and I didn't win anything much worth mentioning at Mission Circuit. Her biggest win was Reserve Winners Bitch on Sunday. The best thing out of the weekend was seeing her strut her stuff like she was the BoB. She loves being out there. She was competing against her two sisters in the 9-12 month old puppy class all weekend. "Pick of the litter", Jezabella beat her twice and she beat Jezabella twice. Julie handled her on Friday, which was one of the days she beat Jez, but Julie had handling conflicts the rest of the weekend. So, I handled Bean Saturday, Sunday and Monday. And apparently I didn't do to bad. I felt ok and even enjoyed being in the ring with my little dog. We've decided that I will handle her from now on. We took a professional photo for Reserve Winners Bitch and will post it when I receive it. For now, Julie took some lovely photos of Bean in the grassy area.

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http://www.jbradshaw.com/25/pl.PDF

Mission Circuit is just around the corner. I have found that Bean's schedule has several conflicts with Julie's other dog's schedules. This means that I will probably be showing my own dog at least two out of the four days. The best thing about this is that if we happen to pull off any kind of win, it will be a very proud moment for Bean and me . If we don't fall on our faces, it will be a very proud moment for me. At the very least, it will be a learning experience for me and hopefully she will make me look good!

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Bean's second show the weekend of 04/18 & 19. She didn't wow the first judge, but she took Reserve Winners Bitch on Sunday with a compliment from the judge.

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Bean and her Kitty Games:

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Bean's Daddy. Bar None World Class Traveler, "Atlas"

So...That's where she gets her good looks!

AKC National Agility Championship

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Our pal, Daneen is in North Carolina this weekend showing her monster Papillon, "Masher" in the AKC National Agility Championship. Go Mash!!! She took our little Bean's Handler Extraordinaire, Julie with her. Have fun Julie!

See Masher in action:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aO7nhubZh30

AKC will have event updates and live streaming video over the weekend. Check out the website for more information and maybe a glimpse of the Monster Mash winning (fingers crossed).

http://www.akc.org/events/agility/national_agility_championship/

Apple Valley Kennel Club All Breed Show, March 7-8, 2009

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Bean's first show. Looks like we've a winner on our hands with this little block head!!!

Saturday, March 7, 2009. Best of Breed.

Sunday, March 8, 2009. Winner's Bitch.

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Now Bean enters the ring for the "Winners Bitch" competition. Don't worry kiddies, in the conformation world the word "Dog" refers to a male canine, the word "Bitch" refers to a female canine. We're not calling any of our pooches by dirty names!!! Here is Bean's competition with the rest of the Boston Terrier Bitches.

Perennial's Magical Fruit, "Bean" the Show Dog

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Bean was entered into an all breed dog show March 7 and 8, 2009 in Victorville, CA hosted by the Apple Valley Kennel Club. At 7 months old, she was competing in the 6-9 month old puppy class. The following video tells this story.

Bean and the Aussies

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The Bostons at Play

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Bean and her new found Boston buddies with the Santa Monica Boston Terrier Group having some rough and tumble fun at a wonderful little dog park in Play Vista on Saturday, February 21, 2009.

Boston Meet

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Well, Bean and Autumn and I were set to join a Boston Terrier play group this morning with a friend and her Boston...Allison and Rosie. We were all pretty excited. Autumn and I have been attending Pomeranian parties with a wonderful Pom group for a couple of years...but since they are Poms only, Bean cannot attend those parties. It was a very small group scheduled to meet at the Van Nuys Dog park this morning, but we were excited nonetheless.

Alli, Rosie, Bean and I were the only ones to show up!!! The hostess stood us up. Or at least we think she did. We don't really know what happened and we certainly hope nothing bad happened to her. But it got me to thinking...why not start a Boston Tea Party myself!

So, please watch the blog for the inaugural Boston Tea Party schedule. My yard is secure and there is plenty of parking on the property so I will probably schedule the event at my house in Northridge. Though it will have to wait for some weeks or even months since I don't have much lawn and am just now getting the yard to look nice. Maybe in the spring.

Any suggestions, please feel free to email me at perennialpooches@yahoo.com

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Autumn celebrates her 10th birthday on January 15th.

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Bean celebrated her 5 month birthday over the Christmas Weekend.

Growing Antlers

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Thanks to my fun loving co-worker and friend, Vaniesha, TaTa and the Bean have grown antlers. Maybe next Christmas they can where their antlers for their Christmas photo! TaTa knows how to where antlers, doesn't she? Bean, on the other hand is still learning that head gear is as fun as clothing!

Merry Christmas

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Merry Christmas to all from TaTa and the Bean !

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Bean's uncle on her father's side took best of breed in the recent AKC/Eukanuba Championship at Long Beach this month. That is very exciting! Bean is certainly a show prospect!!! The dog's name is CH Bar None Travelingtoelmerstune, he is half brother to Bean's daddy, same sire: Bar None Travling Firstclass.

Bean

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Growing up to be a beauty.

Bean and her Cousin, Aussie Puppy, Echo

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Bean and her Aussie puppy cousin, Echo on Thanksgiving Day. When they first met, Bean was bigger...not by much, but at least she had the upper hand. On Thanksgiving, Echo had already surpassed Bean in size and strength, but not quite in tenacity!!!

Christmas Photos

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My good friend and pet photographer, Pam has taken some wonderful shots of my dogs over the years. She is the reason Autumn is in the 2009 Avonside Pomeranian calendar, as well as every other calendar that Autumn and Hurri were in over the last five years.

Top row, second from the left, picture of the three pommies. Tata is the fabulously beautiful one on the left!

This year, Autumn AND Hurri are proudly displayed on Pam's website in the Christmas section under photography & Art.

http://www.pawprincestudios.com/

Bean's Heritage

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CH Wyndsong's King of the Hill

This is Bean Bag's grandfather on her mother's side. If he is any indication as to what my little girl might look like, we've got a winner!!!

In researching Bean's heritage, I was able to find quite a bit of information on a number of dogs in her line on Pedigreedatabase.com, which is where i found this photo. Great website. Photos of many dogs and nice pedigree information. I can go back generations with some of her ancestors on this website.

CH Wyndsong's King of the Hill comes from Wyndsong Kennel in Texas.

Halloween with the Smith Pack

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Halloween with Autumn. We have been going to my sister's house for Halloween since Autumn was a youngster. Halloween is not the same unless we celebrate it with the DuBois. The house is all decorated and kids come from miles around to see Autumn...I mean the decorations!!!

This year was Bean's first Halloween, and she was in the lime-light. The Pirate theme didn't bother her at all, neither did the hoards of children and screaming witches. Bean is a fearless Boston.

Autumn was the prime greeter as we sat on the porch, Bean sleeping in my lap most of the time, and handed out the candy to the costumed children.

Today...they sleep.

Bean

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Bean has arrived. I have been waiting for this dog for years, and now she is here in our lives. With Hurri gone, Autumn and I needed to add another dog to our depleted pack. I've had a crush on the Boston Terrier for years and decided that now was the time to find my perfect Boston.

Bean comes from a breeder in the high desert that has done a wonderful job of it. She raised a beautiful, healthy and oh so happy puppy. Suzie Fields, thank you for that.

Bean was born July 28, 2008. Her AKC registered name will be "Perennial's Magical Fruit". Her first night with Autumn and I she proved herself to be worthy of the name. She was getting a little bit of green tripe in her meals with Suzie, and let me tell you that green tripe smells worse coming out in a gaseous form than it does going in. Bean no longer eats green tripe!

Good Bye Hurricane

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My beloved Hurricane died in an accident on Thursday, August 14, 2008. His sudden and tragic passing left Autumn and I grief stricken and clinging to each other for comfort.

Hurri was aptly named; a whirling dervish of excitement and anxiety, with an abundance of enthusiasm for life, food and Autumn and me. As a puppy his coat was nearly bright white, but he loved to get that big beautiful coat of his into whatever kind of mess he could find, mud or turkey drippings on Thanksgiving. As he grew up, Hurri found an avenue of release for his energy in Canine Agility. He was a speedy little agility competitor, with flare and pizazz. Unfortunately, when our agility trainer moved out of our reach and I started school full-time, we had to cut back on our agility training and competition, so Hurri had not reached the Excellent level in AKC agility titles. However, he had several Blue Ribbons which we worked hard to get. He was always a winner in our eyes.

Hurri and Autumn we nearly inseparable. The loss of Hurri has left Autumn an only dog, and she misses her boy. We all miss Hurri. There will never be another like him.

Falcon's Perennial Hurricane
May 24, 2000 to August 14, 2008