"B" Puppies are 4 weeks old!

All the puppies are doing great! They are getting social and playing with each other more daily. They also are doing a great job starting to eat the puppy food. All the guys are still available and Brownie Spots will be living the great life on the Gulf Coast in Biloxi.

Bob @ 4 weeks

Brownie Spots @ 4 weeks

Boyd @ 4 weeks

Bill @ 4 weeks

Byron @ 4 weeks

Still available as of today

So two more puppies were placed this weekend with two very wonderful families. I know they are going to be adored! We have just 4 of the 10 babies still available now and I have to say if you are on the fence you may need to go ahead and contact me to get a deposit on your baby. Our home is open for visiting from here on until you take your puppy home and don't forget we want to keep your puppy when you go on vacations. We love seeing out puppies all grown and want to keep up with them for their entire life. So we have Bill, Boyd, Byron, and Claude still available and I have to say they are really coming into their own personalities and I know you will fall in love with them once you meet them. As always feel free to call me or email me. Taylorsmorrison@me.com or 205/504-0116 (please note current pictures are here and on my facebook page)

Claude 3 wks old AKC $550

Bill 3 wks AKC $550

Boyd 3 wks AKC $550

Byron 3wks AKC $550

Law and Order: Puppy Brigade

Ck out on YouTube the video- they are starting to socialize! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1UD2v2MFcA0&feature=youtube_gdata_player

Available Puppies



Bill born Jan 31 - AKC $550



Byron born Jan 31st AKC $550

Boyd born Jan. 31st AKC $550

Cori born Feb. 4th AKC $550

Claude born Feb 4th AKC $550

Chloe born Feb. 4th AKC $550

All puppies come to you vet checked and current on their shots. They will be ready to go by 8 weeks at the earliest which is March 31st. They will be AKC registered, come with vet papers, Bill of Sale, and a puppy packet with tips and information for you. I also send with them a sample bag of the puppy food they currently will be using. We offer pet sitting for the life of your new baby and I want you to send me updates and pictures. I like to stay in their lives as they will forever be in my heart. :)

Going Fast!

Met a wonderful couple today who will be adding "Casey" to their family. Super excited seeing out babies finding good homes. So currently we have 2 females available and 4 males. Most people know if they are looking for a male or female. There are pros and cons to both. In my experience it is personality that is different somewhat. Ours boys are more snuggle than out girls. All are affectionate but where Jude is right beside me as we speak our girls tend to enjoy laying on the ground with us in sight. Both are equal in potty training though be warned if you don't fix a male dog you run the risk of him marking (peeing) inside your home. Not fun.

So again we have 6 beautiful puppies still available out of the 10 and I have no doubt all will be claimed in the next few weeks. So many changes are happening to these guys as they grow and become mobile. I will continue to keep posting pictures here and on my Facebook page. Love my puppies! We will be glad for you to come visit us at our home and meet your new baby. Just call or email to set up a time.
205/504-0116 or taylorsmorrison@me.com

"C" Puppies 2 Weeks

Still available this morning is Claude, Chloe, Casey, and Cori. I have someone coming this afternoon to meet the puppies. If you are ready to claim your baby call or email me. We accept $150 deposits to claim your pick and can take payments through PayPal or cash if you are in the area. 205/504-0116 or taylorsmorrison@me.com

Brownie Spots

I am glad to announce that Bethany from Biloxi is the proud future owner of Brownie Spots aka Brittany. We are so happy to have found the right home for this baby girl.

Puppy Playtime 2 wks

Check out the video I posted on my Facebook and you tube. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qa3pjcOKTsY&feature=youtube_gdata_player

"B" puppies @ 2 weeks

They are opening their eyes and their coloring I showing nicely. My favorite trademark Daisy gives to all her puppies at this age is the appearance of eye brows. I love it. The changes happening in the next week will be so dramatic as they get all wide eyed and start fluffing out. Socialization will start too. We take time daily to socialize them from here on out. Will introduce toys to their play pens. This is such fun for us!

Eyes opening!

As the "C" puppies close in on 2 weeks old their eyes are beginning to open. I love this part and can't wait until they are completely open.

Currently I have some one interested in Brittany and once the deposit is in she will be off the market. I am having a visit this weekend who is interested in one if the "B" baby girls. I have no doubt they will all find the right families as they are just precious. The level of cuteness will be thru the roof in a week or so when they start the fluffing out and start being able to focus their eyes. I love watching as they progress thru the puppy phases.

FYI I have set up a PayPal and think that is probably the easiest form of payment to accept deposits and final payments. I can take local checks but will hold until cleared so that isn't as convenient for you or me. I am so excited about my current people interested in my puppies!

Visitations

Our puppies are growing and if you are interested please let me know so you can come for a visit. If you have your heart set already but cannot come for a visit call me or email me and we can arrange sending a deposit in to claim your baby. The B babies will be opening their eyes any day now! I hope to meet one prospective new mommy this weekend so the more the merrier! Call 205/504-0116 or email taylorsmorrison@me.com
So fun finding the right parents for my sweet pup-muffins!

"C" Puppies One Weeks

We made it! All puppies are looking great. They grow so fast!

Puppy Piles Tonight!

I have the space heater in the playroom to help the puppies keep all toasty. They aren't able to regulate their temperature so young! These guys are growing super fast! Below are just some pics I took tonight of the puppies doing what the do best, sleeping!

Why Do I Breed?

When I was 21 years old (I won't disclose when that was) I bought myself a puppy. I went to the Galleria Pet Store in the Riverchase mall in Hoover, AL and there I met one of the great loves of my life. She was this fluffy ball of energy and when I went in the visiting room with her she was so excited to meet me! All her litter mates were already gone and I could not leave her. She was 10 weeks old and I named her Chewbacca Leigh Maxwell. I called her Chewy for short. I was young and completely ignorant and had absolutely no idea what to do with my new puppy. Looking back I am kind of shocked that any one with the money could just go buy a puppy! No screening or application or where to contact if you had any questions later on. So to sum up a naive and inexperienced young woman (me) came home with her very first in door puppy and had absolutely no knowledge of what to do next. It was my first Shih Tzu.

I learned as I went and I did educate myself on the breed. I adored my Chewy and she went every where that I did. She was my very first baby really and when I met my now husband he fell in love with her too. When Chewy was around 4 years old we started experiencing serious healthy issues with her. The first problem was very serious and she almost died and the treatment caused her problems with incontinence. After that she soon lost her sight and had continuous skin infections. We did all we could but we lost her before she turned 8 years old. I miss her still. Matt and I went without a dog for a while and focused on having babies and building our careers... but my love for the breed still burned strong and I started doing more and more research about Shih Tzus and what might have gone wrong with my Chewy.

Hindsight is 20/20. First and foremost I had no idea that buying a puppy at a pet store was a risky thing. I also did not know that in doing so I was supporting puppy mills. I had no idea that dogs were kept in small cages for their entire life; bred over and over without any socialization, love or even basic comforts! I know this now and I grieve because I know that Chewy's problems were linked by inbreeding and not taking care of DNA screening to make sure genetic problems weren't being carried through...  Poor Chewy never stood a chance as she was the poster child for bad breeding practices. Her spirit though was beautiful and pure.

So I did the research and began to understand what I did wrong in buying a pet from a pet store and how you need to go to breeders and do homework to find the right puppy for you. I started researching and looking for breeders as my boys started getting older and I had that desire for a new baby of the 4 legged version. I read on breeding practices and what registry was most respectable and what guidelines well respected breeders used. Somewhere in this process I started having the desire to become a breeder. I don't know if it was over night or a gradual conclusion but I was  going to breed my own Shih Tzu's. I wanted to first start with one new puppy as our pet and I wanted to start with a male and I did. I found Saint Jude and fell in love. He is so sweet and loving and caring to us. He is also smart and laid back. He was the perfect future daddy to our puppies. I then found Miss Daisy and she too was just gorgeous and everything a lover of this breed expects. She is spunky and a flirt and demands your attention at times. They were my babies and I adore them. Later came Hannah who is this adorable sweet girl who loves to hug you.

I wanted to take control of bringing in the new life and raising affectionate puppies for other people to enjoy. I wanted to slowly start and not overwhelm myself or get to a point where my dogs stopped being our companions. So this is exactly what we did. We did not breed Daisy her first cycle but did her second and had a litter of 3 puppies where 2 survived. The process from breeding to babying our pregnant dog to helping deliver her pups enthralled me and I stand today just as passionate about the process as I did then. I knew there would be harsh cruelty as not all puppies are born to live but the beauty of it all is so very worth it to me. My goal is fairly simple now. I want to slowly build up my breeding program but never have so many animals that I would neglect paying the amount of attention that they need to flourish. I want to produce beautiful, healthy, and happy puppies that will be adored and spoiled through out their lives. I want to screen our future parents to make sure that my babies are given the very best life possible. I had my first litter in 2010, second in 2011, and now two in 2012. I really made a point in taking my time and really trying to find my place as a hobby breeder in Alabama.

So now we have a total of three Shih Tzu babies - Saint Jude, Daisy, and Hannah Doll. They are all great examples of what this breed should be in looks and temperament. I see the families that have one of my puppies as an extension to my own family and I like to keep tabs on how they are doing. I send them all Christmas cards and stay in communication via Facebook too. They tag me in pictures to let me see how their baby is doing. I am so happy with all the puppy parents and hope to continue bringing new people into our "Shih Tzu Family."

This is my passion and where my heart is. I will never sell a puppy to someone I am not absolutely sure will give the best care to my puppy. I in turn will never sell a puppy if I am not 100% sure that the puppy is healthy and not carrying any type of congenital defect. I believe in what I am doing and want happy pets and owners. I honestly think about my grown up puppies and wonder how they are doing. I am really lucky that my mother in law has one of them so I get to love on him all the time. I also get to see others from time to time because we pet-sit while you vacation. Why? Shih Tzus are not meant to be boarded. They are bred for companionship and to keep them locked up is torture to them. Let us play with your puppy and give him tons of love and affection so that he feels rewarded while you are on vacation. I call them "puppycations." :) We don't ask for payment but will gladly accept a donation of puppy food as we can always use more of that! I really hope our new parents with our current two litters will take advantage of the puppy sitting and adding me as a friend on Facebook - Taylor Morrison is my name and I love what I am doing and feel so thankful that I went ahead and did this. It gives me a great sense of fulfillment and to those who are checking in with my blog I want to thank you for taking time to read this and I love that you are enjoying the photos I am posting of all my babies. If you feel you are a right match for one of my puppies feel free to email me or call me, taylorsmorrison@me.com or 205/504-0116. God bless!

Sir BuddyBoo Mills

This is a fun picture of BuddyBoo from our first litter. He was adopted by my in-laws so we get to play with him all the time! He sure is one spoiled puppy and is loved beyond compare.

Mommies Unite!

Best pals Hannah and Daisy are now happy to share an area with their puppies. They are so sweet and happy girls. Jude is missing his ladies but we are smothering him with love to keep him content until his playmates are off mommy duty.

"B" Babies @ One Week

Daisy and Jude's Babies are one week today. Posting a picture of their coloring and a "face shot." They have grown so much!