Gia Ren (Chia Gen) and Baby Gizmo (Baby)

Chia

While I was stationed in South Korea I found my baby Shih Tzu.  I named her Gia Ren ~ pronounced Chia Gen for …well I can’t exactly remember and I can’t find the book I found the meaning in but I think it means love of family… or something like that.

She is a cutie pie!

Baby G.

Her daughter was my Mom’s dog and she named her Baby Gizmo.  She wanted to name her puppy Gizmo because of the Gremlins but ended up naming her Baby instead, and she is the biggest baby I know!

I delivered Baby and her brother and sister on my own.  It was one of the most amazing experiences of my life.  Poor Chia was so quiet…she was a few feet away from me and I didn’t hear her going into labor.  My daughter told me she saw something wet and it was on.  Buch, Baby’s big brother was breech and I cried when he finally took a breath.

They are such a joy to be around.

Oh the personalities of a Shih Tzu!  Baby is a bit neurotic and when she barks you can hardly hear her.  The more excited she is the less you hear her.  Sometimes you see her jumping as she is barking but nothing is coming out…the funniest thing to witness…uffdah!

More pictures of Chia, Baby, Sweaty, and Butch

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