The best dogs in the world

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The world's best dogs are mine, of course!

And no matter who you are - yours are the world's best dogs. But since this is my lens, it's about my best dogs in the world:

Golly was a 13-year old Brussels Griffon. She was a complete princess - being queen would be too much responsibility. Sadly, we lost our beautiful girl to kidney failure in September, 2009.

Ceilidh is an eight-year-old Boston Terrier. She has two speeds - full and off. If she could talk her only sentence would be: "Throw the ball."

Roc is an eight-year old Brussels Griffon. He's Golly's nephew and as different from her as possible. He's got stage fright and loves watching TV.

Dax is a five-year old French Bulldog. She's the first dog I've ever had without a speck of terrier in her makeup. I've learned exactly what "bulldog tenacity" means.

These are the world's best dogs! 

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Golly 

a.k.a. The Princess, Gollylicious

Wisselwood Golly G Whilikers, CD, (Golly) was a 13-year old Brussels Griffon. She earned her novice Obedience title (Companion Dog), earned when she was three. Then she chose to stop. Princesses are polite, but firm in their convictions.
Golly was the first female dog ever in our family. So we didn't realize, until we added other girls, that her behavior was unique unto Golly.
She was extremely easy-going - as long as everything went her way. She did not play, she did not exercise. Toys were fun until they were contaminated by dog spit - even hers. Then they were disregarded.
Golly got along well with other dogs - she ignored them entirely, except for her lifelong boyfriend, MacDuff, a Border Terrier Agility Superstar.
Golly never, voluntarily, let Fran out of her sight. She informed us of every single movement on our block.

Golly's Favorite Stuff 

Golly Gear
This is the small-dog boutique we opened and named for Golly.
Golly Log
This is the blog we keep to tell everyone about Golly (and her sibling and cousins).
MacDuff
This is Golly's boyfriend, MacDuff. I said he was a superstar. He is.

Ceilidh 

a.k.a. kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk, Party Girl, Dammit Kaylee!

Sugar Sweet Party Attitude (Ceilidh, pronounced Kay-lee) is an eight-year old Boston Terrier. She is the third Boston in the family, the sweetest and the nuttiest.
Ceilidh is the "special" one in the family. She has two speeds, full and off. She is frightened of everything new - but incredibly brave because she tries. Whatever it is, she trusts us and tries.
We speculate that if Ceilidh were human, she would suffer ADHD. She is obsessed with her ball, a perpetual motion machine who is thrilled to meet everyone. But she cannot calm down on her own. Ceilidh loves Agility class, but may never compete - the stress might make her head explode.
Her doctor says that something in Ceilidh's brain isn't wired right. But that's okay, because she's sweet and silly and we love her.

Ceilidh's Favorite Stuff 

Ceilidh's Agility Class
All Fours Dog Training is where Ceilidh goes to class. And after years of trying, her instructor can finally look at Ceilidh (sometimes she can even say her name!) without Ceilidh having to dash over and jump all over her. Patience is a virtue.
Ceilidh's favorite ball
We have many, many spares on hand. This ball is necessary to Ceilidh's happiness. And our sanity.
Little Beasts
Boston Terriers capable of semi-normalcy.

Ceilidh's our best model 

Ceilidh tries very, very hard to be good all the time. It's not easy for her, but as long as we keep things familiar and structured, she's the world's best model.

Putting on the Rope-n-Go harness

The hardware-free Rope-n-Go harness looks complicated, but it's easy to put on and use once you've seen how to do it!

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Roc 

a.k.a. Dude, Little Man, Rocky

Wisselwood Wild Thing, CD, RN (Roc) is an eight-year old Brussels Griffon who has his Novice Obedience title, Rally Obedience Novice title, loves watching television (especially sports and cartoons), loves obedience class and is the best retrieving dog we've ever had.
Roc is a funny little dude. He has a special bed he likes us to put directly in front of the tv. He'd watch 24/7 if he had his choice.

Roc's so smart! 

Roc makes his car go!

Roc (Brussels Griffon) learns by watching!

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Okay, maybe Roc's not a canine genius 

Roc vs. the Spinny

This is Roc's second session playing with the Nina Ottosson Spinny toy. So far, he only spins it one way. And he sits when he's frustrated, as if to say "Mom, fix it!"

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Roc's Favorite Stuff 

Roc's favorite bed
When we want Roc to stop barking at the leaves blowing down the street and go watch tv, we tell him to "go La-Z-Boy" and he jumps into this bed, parked directly in front of the tv.
Our obedience club
The North Shore Dog Training Club is our training "home" for obedience. Basically, every Tuesday night we all go play with our dogs.
Roc's favorite team
Roc's favorite sport is football. He's such a guy.

Dax 

a.k.a. Daxina, DaxyDoodle, Bowling Ball

Gargoyle's What a Trill (Dax) is a five-year old French Bulldog. She hasn't accomplished much of anything yet, but we're hopeful.
She loves going to Obedience and Agility Class. Her favorite food is salad (limp celery is our agility tug toy).
If Dax could talk her favorite word would be "uppy" - she's a champion cuddler. She's delighted to meet everyone, sweet as can be and single-minded as any creature on the planet. That's the whole "bulldog" thing.
She's also incredibly fast. And there's one less squirrel and bird in the world to prove it. Not our favorite dog thing, but a very doggy thing.

Dax's Favorite Things 

Dax's namesake
We know that this just proves our incredible geekitude. We don't mind.
Dax's agility class
She's just started Agility, but she loves it. And has no fear. Which is slightly scary and a lot of fun.
Frog dogs
Everything you'd ever want to know about French Bulldogs.

Dax does agility! 


Dax does agility #6 - Our first Qualifying run!

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Daxie Does Agility!

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Daxie Does Agility - #2

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We blog about the world's best dogs! 

The GollyLog is our blog. And what do we blog about? Mostly the world's best dogs, of course!

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We love these books! 

The Brussels Griffon: An Owner's Guide to a Happy Healthy Pet

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Frenchie Kisses

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The Official Book of the Boston Terrier

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Competitive obedience training for the small dog

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Agility Training: The Fun Sport for All Dogs (Howell reference books)

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