Pittie & Pei

10/03/2021

The graceful Pei and her weirdness.
I pulled out the feather blanket and my floof is snuggling in my p**f blanket.

04/02/2021

Sometimes she drives us all crazy chewing on EVERYTHING...... even the kids get tired of it. I hope it’s just a phase. 😩

03/28/2021

I forgot to share for AvaClaire’s birthday party she got a visit from the mythical,magical, rarely ever seen before Nillie-Unicorn.
Not an easy task to photo these elusive cracked out creatures. 

02/15/2021

She knows she’s not allowed to beg for food but she always tries.

I love how her ears pop up

12/20/2020

Cutting Nails......

This is an adventure that requires both my husband and I.
Zada....not so bad but still she hates the Dremel.

Nillie.....that is a task from your nightmares.
My husband holds her in his lap and his leg over her like a car seat strap.
I hold her head and upper half because she HATES my husband and is the only human
she has bitten. I'm petting her and loving on her. he's grinding her nails and she's wiggling
and trying to get out. she has a come apart and trying to bite him but she realizes it's
Me and she stops midbite. Having a Shar-Pei is quite and adventure.....they pick their human
and they do NOT like strangers coming in their home. They are very protective of their home.
Strange dogs, yes.....with very picky and dominant traits.

Any who, we can only do her front paws and we'll live to fight another day to get the back ones.
She fought us until she was out of breath. Nillie will fight you to the death. Shar-Pei's charecter...even if she knows
she will not win she will literally fight until she can't any more. very strong willed animal without a doubt.
She kept trying to bite my husband but knew it was my hand in the way. I'm her love and she will never hurt me on purpose.
At the end she did start to lightly tap her teeth on my thumb to tell me she's seriously over it. LOL

Again, Do NOT get a Shar-Pei unless you are able to take the time out to teach them and DO NOT get one
if you cannot afford the care because they do come with genetic issues. Thankfully Nillie has yet to have
a case of SharPei fever!! breeders work hard to do genetic testing on them to avoid having babies that
will have a miserable life.

My husband dislikes when dogs bark and growl at strangers or are very I guess cold shouldered towards
people.... but that's exactly how Shar-Pei's are. their not "unruly" dogs that's just how they are.
Nillie doesn't like to be loved on a lot. she isn't fond of petting on top of her head.... she'll dodge your hand even mine.
She sits next to my feet when I'm in my chair and is a happy puppy!!!!

11/02/2020

Manila always takes the toys and runs. 😂

10/20/2020

My purchase of a well bred purebred did not sentence another dog to death.

My purchase of a well bred purebred did not cause an increase in the number of dogs in shelter.

Me wanting a dog with a predictable temperament from healthy lineage did not cause another dog to not get adopted.

My meticulous research and support of only the most responsible of breeders is not the problem. It is not what you should be mad at. It is not what you should be pushing the blame onto.

I am not the one who brought these dogs into the world irresponsibly and left them in a shelter. Responsible breeders are not the ones who put dogs into shelters either.

It is my home, my life, and my choice of what kind of dog to bring into it. Maybe I needed a working dog, a sport dog, or simply a companion puppy to raise of a breed I enjoy. No matter the reason, my choice to support a reputable breeder did not send a shelter dog to its death.

A breeder who health tests, temperament tests, studies pedigrees, proves a dog worthy of being bred, and only breeds when doing so is of benefit to the breed is not contributing to the number of homeless dogs.

The number of homeless dogs in the world is a problem, but it is not a problem exacerbated by reputable breeders and those who purchase from them.

Your neighbor down the street who refuses to contain his unaltered dogs IS contributing to the problem.

Your friend who impulse bought a dog at PetLand IS contributing to the problem.

That guy on Craigslist pumping out the trendiest designer mix as fast as he can IS contributing to the problem.

Your relative who just HAS to let their dog have one litter “so she can experience motherhood” or because “she’s just so sweet” IS contributing to the problem.

Your old high school classmate who bought a high energy working breed without taking the time to research its needs and realize it was not a good fit for their household ahead of time IS contributing to the problem.

A reputable breeder offers their lifelong support. A reputable breeder would never allow their dogs to end up in a shelter to begin with. A reputable breeder makes it a contractual obligation to return dogs they have produced back to them should you find yourself unable of keeping it.

It is understandable to be angry about the number of homeless dogs in the world, but if you take a deeper look, you will find your anger is misplaced.

If you take a deeper look, you will find reputable breeders and those of us who purchase from them are just as angry, we are just pointing fingers at the right causes.

*Shared*

10/08/2020

They know their not allowed on furniture and beds yet their arrogant butts just look at me like this when I ask them what they think their doing.

10/06/2020

When going home for lunch this is my view....they hover over me until I surrender my snacks. 😂

09/30/2020

Sense the Nationals were canceled we have T-shirt available to mark this interesting year!

https://teespring.com/stores/cspca

09/24/2020

Socks are things we like to steal from humans!

09/17/2020

Play time!!
Zada won’t share the ball. 😂

09/08/2020

Love going outside.

09/06/2020

DON’T OWN A SHAR-PEI......unless you are willing to listen to my experience and accept the challenge.

Owning a Shar-Pei is not a task for an inexperienced dog owner...
I knew NOTHING about Pei’s when I got Nillie... she was a random last minute adoption I came across on FB where a breeder was moving ASAP and needed to rehome her. (I knew my husband always wanted one...and it was his favorite dog...he also knew nothing about them)
So, their not usually loving dogs. They like being around their people but not you loving all over them. Sometimes Nillie will want to sit next to me for some love but it’s not very long. Also notice I said “their people” .... their not a fan of new people. I can’t stress enough about socializing your dogs!!! (But shar-peis mostly aren’t fans of crowds of new people. It’s their genetics) Nillie was 6mo when I got her and during COVID so it was not possible to get her out and at dog parks. She barks and growls at people she’s not familiar with. Usually after a while she’ll sniff your legs. And sometimes you can pet her. NEVER come at her from above. She hates people towering over her and then come at her from above for pets. Squat down and pet her from under the chin. It’s been hard and she’ll prob never be totally ok with strangers....shoot she even dislikes some family cause they don’t come over enough for her to know them. She’s a great guard dog...she’ll let me know even when there’s a cat on the porch outside and if she hears a car door close. Ultimately I got Manila (Nillie) for Daniel and that’s who she hates the most 😂

Then there’s the health problems that come with Peis...you have to be prepared for eye, skin, and joint problems. I literally have a care credit card with a 6k limit specifically just for the darn dogs.... 😩Responsible breeders put a lot of money into test for these babies to make sure they have long happy lives.  Primary Open Angle Glaucoma (POAG) / Primary Lens Luxation (PLL) as well as (OFA) orthopedic foundation for animals are the main ones that must be done. Why would you make a puppy to just live it’s life in agony!?!? That’s why they do them...they love them.
When you have your first Shar-pei fever come on and your not willing to stay up all night cooling your baby off and temp checking you don’t need this dog.... sadly even with the best of test sometimes you still have a case of the fever. Sometimes their on life long medication for joint issues and the fever. Always have meds ready and the directions before it even happens! If the fever gets to high your rushing to the emergency vet ASAP!! They over heat easily sometimes. We only stay outside for a little bit and come in and she lays on our cold floors and we take walks after the sun starts to go down. Y’all she’s stubborn too..sometimes this dog is DAMN IMPOSSIBLE... 😂😂😂😂 she’s worse than AvaClaire!
Bonus part is she doesn’t smell. They are very clean and they don’t stink...unlike her sister Zada which smells bad 3 days after a bath and make the whole house smell 😵

Most don’t know in the 1970s it was close to extinction.In 1973 a Hong Kong businessman named Matgo Law appealed to the international community, in particular the American Kennel Club, to help save the breed; by 1978 the breed was named by The Guinness Book of Records as the world’s rarest breed, with only 60 remaining.
I am happy to say Nillie hasn’t ever had real issues. She’s a bonemouth SharPei so she’s not going to have the skin and eye issues usually. But I know I’m going to have to get her hips looked at. I give her supplements to strengthen up her ligaments to maybe avoid issues and it may be just how she walks 🤷🏻‍♀️ we’ll see. But there’s only one vet and she hasn’t seen a pei in over 10 years but she’s willing to brush back up on them for me.... she’s the only vet on 100miles that I called and they accepted the challenge.
Nillie came to me with the name Ice so when I registered her I didn’t wanna get rid of her original name totally so “Manila Ice” is how she’s registered. 😁
I’m her favorite human and she loves to give me kisses.

Shar-Peis are hard....end of story. You have to train them early or your doomed and harder days ahead. I got Nillie when she was almost to old and I still have issues but I do love her goofy butt so much and I’m glad I found Zada a sister!! They only argue sometimes. 😂😂
Join Pei groups beforehand to educate yourself. They have been the MOST helpful community ever!!! This is an amazing animal to have and not many are around. I’ve not seen one in my city in 15 years or more.
I would love to see Peis more in my hometown but the cost is definitely a factor...to buy and to keep healthy. I’ve been lucky and only had to get ears cleaned out. Which btw my vet has to knock her out on visits cause she again hates new people and freaked out when she saw I wasn’t with her anymore.

08/30/2020

Zada always checking on me when I go off by myself to make sure I’m ok. 🖤🖤🖤 my watchful angel.

08/16/2020

This is for my Watchful Angel Zada.
The best dog for our kids/toddler. My gentle dog.
If I don’t feel good she doesn’t leave my side. She’ll follow me around and sit next to my chair or at the edge of my bed. My watchful protector.

08/12/2020

I was so Blessed by this company that sent me a sample T-shirt!!! It’s a Gildan and wonderfully made! I’m impressed! They helped me with any questions I had and it came out perfect!!! Even the little paw prints on the cuffs! (I wasn’t sure I could put it there.)

08/10/2020

Poor Nillie can’t keep up with Zada.

08/10/2020

Hello!
My name is: Zada & Manila Ice (registered name)

My nickname: Zadie/Zayzay & Nillie/NilNil

My breed is: Blue Staffy & SharPei

My age is: 2 years (I’m the Queen) & 10 months (but really I am and I’ll fight for it.)

My favorite human food is: Anything people are eating X2 even if I get the zappy-zap.... but I can just steal it from the tiny humans with a drive-by food snatching.

My biggest fears: that one Mickey Mouse chair & the big one,Daniel

My favorite things to do: Lay around where ever my humans are & walking and sitting by the human they call mom.(I like her. She’s a pushover and gives me snacks if I look at her long enough with my face on her)

What I hate most: Sleeping in my dog bed when my humans bed is better & still the big one, Daniel.

Do you like people? Yess!!! OMG people givers me all the loves!!!! Except that one that ran screaming from me....
Ehhh..... I like my people...I’m not to fond of new people but my humans try to get me to meet new ones...I don’t like it.

Good guard dog? What’s a guard dog?
Yes! I let them know when even a cat is on the porch! My humans are protected! I have the best ears !!!

Do I love car rides? Yes, I sniffs everything & Maybe... but I’m scared their taking me to another human.

Do I snore? My humans say Like I need a CPAP machine but I think it’s them. & no....I don’t sleep cause hurricane Zada is next to me snoring

A Picture of me: sometimes we like each other 🖤🖤❤️🖤🖤

08/08/2020

One year ago I got the phone call my Zada got hit 😱😱😱 it was right after I adopted her and because of this we bonded. She knew I was always there to help and love her.

08/06/2020

Everyone around me knows Zada the most. Even the workers on the house next door know her by name. My neighbors take time out to love on her.

08/04/2020

When I think of my dogs I immediately smile. If you don’t do the then you shouldn’t own an animal. I get sad though thinking about the future assuming they’ll be with me to the end.... animals are such a small part of our lives...it hurts to think about. Their a fraction of our lives but to them were their WHOLE life. Their loyal to the human they choose to claim as their own.
I remember an argument with my husband about Zada. It was when he was night shift and my son was at school all day. So, poor Zada was alone all day in the kennel or she’d be bored and cause havoc on stuff. He wanted to find a better home for her...I argued to the bitter end. I’d come home during lunch and let her out to play. I’d skip food for the dog! That’s serious for me!!!
Anywho, the argument ensued and there was a part where he asked it’s me or the dog cause he was so frustrated at the situation and I just blankly looked at him with no answer. 😶😶😶😶🐶
Short time after he got the chance to be a stay at home dad and issue was resolved.... I love my fur babies to where my # is Garcia5. Not cause we’re a family of 5 but I have 5 kids. Cam,Abriam,Avalyn,Zada, and Manila.
Animals shouldn’t have to go through 5 pet owners. That’s so hard on them....they have trust issues then. Commit to those babies!! Both my babies are multiple pet owner dogs but when they got to me I’m the end. Manila may be AKC registered but I’m her 3rd owner and if you know SharPeis it’s not easy for them to like people. She still hates my husband but amazing with the kids! I’m Zadas Second owner and when she came to me I thought she had mange she was so bad....but a simple skin allergy that was neglected. We’ve never had a flare up sense! It is expensive being a pet owner! Trust me! My CareCredit card had only ever been used on the dogs. I’m still paying on when Zada got hit 🤦🏻‍♀️ and SharPeis.....let’s not talk about all their health care that’s required! Haha
When you think of getting an animal sit back and think.... “can I commit 10-15 years to this animals love and care”. If you can’t just DONT!

Love,
Pittie&Pei

08/03/2020

Belly rubs is all you need after walking the track.
(Zada is so outta shape she has to take breaks. Working on getting her back in shape.)

08/02/2020

Goofy Manila. She nibbles on Zadas face and invaded her personal space sticking her nose in her ear too. She’s the annoying little sister that won’t leave you alone 😂😂

08/01/2020

Sometimes you need quiet and alone time.
Manila was over all the screaming toddlers and went and chilled in the tent solo.

07/30/2020

Always asking me for my foods. My little FatFats.

07/30/2020

Zada saw herself in the mirror for the first time. 😂

07/29/2020

07/29/2020