Bathing my doggies
As you may know, I have finally added a new Chow-Chow puppy into my family of pets. Ghenghis Khan, or G.K. for short, is a descendant of my beloved Paw-Paw, born to Karen Tracy of Pizzazz Chows. G.K.'s father is Maddox, who is Paw-Paw's grandson and the number one Chow in this country. G.K. is now ten weeks old and he has made the transition into his new home superbly well. He has the sweetest temperament, is very curious and brave, and is a most adorable puppy. As expected, Francesca and Sharkey were not too keen about accepting this new family member, as cute as he is. After a couple of days, however, Sharkey warmed to the idea, but Francesca is taking a bit longer. Recently, the Frenchies needed a bath and the new puppy was there to supervise. Please enjoy these photos of G.K. and F & S! Don't forget to see their account of things on their blog The Daily Wag!
1 Ghenghis Khan is consoling Sharkey, who will have a bath once Frannie is done with hers. Notice the Frenchie applique bags that we made a while back on TV?
2 Now G.K. is commiserating with Franny while Sharkey is getting bathed. All this takes place in the big laundry room at the farm. There are big, deep enamel sinks which are good for soaping and rinsing.
3 These rolling laundry carts are excellent dog carriers! G.K. is doing a fine job of learning how to behave, how to have a bath, and how to interact with his new sisters.
4 Sorry G.K. - you cannot leave the cart - not yet!
5 There there, my sweet - have patience. The ordeal is almost over.
6 Franny looks silly with her turban of toweling wrapped around her head - but it is cold and we want her to dry completely before she goes upstairs. Of course, there is the electric blow dryer.
7 is that a Sikh turban or a Hindu one? Silly Franny!
8 Oh no - now it looks as if Franny is losing patience - I think she has had enough of the new puppy.
9 As you can see, Sharkey is much more accommodating - in fact she really likes G.K.
10 Back in the kitchen - Empress Tang comes every so often to G.K.'s pen to spend a little quality time getting to know him.
11 Tang looks like she's had enough interaction.
that new puppy is sweetness itself. Your sharkey is a cutie
Posted by: lee | January 29th, 2010 at 12:21 am
I love how in the first photo, Sharkey looks like she's being led off to the executioner's stand. A bath can't be that bad can it?!?!
Ghengy (my other nickname for him) looks so happy to be hanging out with his new sisters. Franny on the other hand is giving you the stink eye big time
Sharkey just has that cool, laid back personality. The photo of Ghengy and her looking out the door on their blog the other day is too cute.
I'm so happy that you finally have a decedent of Paw Paw's back in your family. I'm especially happy that Karen Tracy is a part of it. Good to see that she is recovering and able to continue doing what she loves.
Posted by: Sonya W. | January 29th, 2010 at 1:13 am
Martha
Precious and beautiful Lucky you!
Pam From California
Posted by: Pam From California | January 29th, 2010 at 2:21 am
Adorable! I love chow's! Maria
Posted by: Maria Bartelot | January 29th, 2010 at 2:44 am
Martha, I love your pets, each one of them is so adorable and so cute! Can G.K adapt to hot weather?
Posted by: Rowaida Flayhan | January 29th, 2010 at 5:15 am
Oh how cute! We just got a puppy too! Ghenghis Khan is adorable. I'm sure his sisters will grow to love him soon. Puppies are so much fun!
Posted by: Kelly | January 29th, 2010 at 5:24 am
These pictures warmed me on this cold chilly morning in New England!
Posted by: rpm | January 29th, 2010 at 7:21 am
Martha those dogs are all just adorable. It must be fun in your house when the dogs and cats all start to play and get running around. I have the 3 Labs and my frenchie "Zoe" and when they start it's like a zoo but so much fun.
Enjoy your weekend.
Posted by: Ann | January 29th, 2010 at 8:11 am
Martha,
I love to see you with a new Chow!!! GK is absolutely adorable and fits really well into the family!! Franny has the most beautiful face!! What expressions!! Sharkey is so happy go lucky!! My favorite blogs are your family ones!!
Posted by: Shjirley Hawksby | January 29th, 2010 at 8:16 am
G.K looks just like a wonderful stuffed animal! What a love!
Posted by: Charlotte K | January 29th, 2010 at 8:29 am
Martha,
I am so happy to see how the girls are getting along with Genghis Kahn. I love GK's bed also. It looks very cozy. I wanted to tell you when I saw you this month how nicely Sharkey and Francesca have matured. It has been a while since I saw them and they have filled out very nicely.
Posted by: Karen Tracy | January 29th, 2010 at 9:07 am
SO SO cute! What a fun "furry" family you have and I always remark to friends how well you care for your pets .. . Bless you ...You are the best!
Enjoy . . ..
your friend . nina
Posted by: nina zeumer | January 29th, 2010 at 9:11 am
I think I love G.K.
Posted by: IowaCowgirl | January 29th, 2010 at 10:28 am
GK is adorable! Love the bath pictures of everyone. Looks like they are all getting along fine. Martha, love that sweater you wore on the Today show this week. Thanks for tip on the rice.
Joan
Hilton New York
Posted by: joan vogt | January 29th, 2010 at 10:29 am
Absolutely adorable! Paw Paw's genes run deep. GK seems to have PawPaw's disposition. And that face, sooo cute! It was such a joy to see you and Paw Paw together. His loyalty and love for you was visibly evident. But I have a feeling this little guy will live up to his lineage equally.
Posted by: Julie | January 29th, 2010 at 10:40 am
how beautiful! thank you for sharing - i'd love to share my kittie posts with you and your readers...each day, i fall more and more in love with all that pets bring to our lives.
http://honeyliving.blogspot.com/2009/10/licking-your-wounds-and-other-cliches.html
http://honeyliving.blogspot.com/2009/07/new-beginning.html
Posted by: honey living | January 29th, 2010 at 10:48 am
Hi Martha, G.K. is adorable. All the best with your new family member.
Posted by: Elaina G | January 29th, 2010 at 10:49 am
Thanks for sharing. I LOVE YOUR PET PICTURES!! Can't get enough of them. I try to view F & S's blog, but for some reason I have problems with it. Arg! You should set up a cat blog too. Since you have so much time on your hands! LOL Thanks Martha!
Posted by: Julie | January 29th, 2010 at 10:59 am
Hi Martha,
In pictures #10 & #11 it looks like GK is trying to figure out what kind of new toy is in his pen! He looks so cute eyeing Tang. What adorable pictures! I'm trying to imagine a group picture with you and all of your babies including the birds. Not quite Marc Morrone but getting there! Thanks for sharing your sweet little fur balls with us. I wish I could hug every one of them! Trish
Posted by: Trish | January 29th, 2010 at 11:03 am
How very precious!! I miss having Chows. After seeing you GK I may have to add another to our family
Love your doggie bathing area!!! It's one of my dreams to have one.....
Posted by: Cindy | January 29th, 2010 at 11:25 am
GK is so puffy and cute! I want to see a picture of his round tummy!
Posted by: Lynn from For Love or Funny | January 29th, 2010 at 11:28 am
...Puppiewuppie! (and the other fluffiewuffies!!)... These pictures today are absolutely adorable, Martha - with Franniebrindle's little turbin on top of her pretty little head, GK seeming to just be "hangin' out" in the one photo, looking totally relaxed, and HerFluffinessEmpressTang - they're ALL absolutely precious! (I have to go find my little calico Mandy girl to kiss her this very minute! [giggle] ) Oh, how I LOVE animals!
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I'm playing catch-up today from a very busy pulled-at-from-all-directions-kind-of week...I can ONLY imagine what Frannie-n-Sharkey've been up to this week, so I'll be catching up with them right after I'm done here this morning. The shows this week have been wonderful as always, and I especially enjoyed yesterday's show with Clay Walker and Marc...you were the cutest thing with your cappucino machine while showing Clay all it's amenities - you were just so excited (and I LOVED seeing that side of you!) In addition, in being an outdoor 'birder', I really enjoyed Marc's segment with his beautiful canaries, and how they were just sitting around (with their 'friends') on the table top and, like you remarked, NOT flying around, out into the audience. It was remarkable, and what a wonderful 'job' Marc has in life - how 'bout it?!! It was wonderful to see Liesl and little Luke, too! I think many of us will agree that she will always be a part of the 'Martha family'!
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Well, Martha...I love you as much as ever...I missed you this week (and my other fellow-bloggers) in being computer-disjoined... I'm really excited about your new Hallmark affiliations and can only imagine that THAT relationship is going to be superb! (I love you so much! - I can't help it! - you have no idea!...)
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Posted by: Cindy Bricker | January 29th, 2010 at 11:32 am
Martha:
Congratulations on the latest addition to your furry family. G.K.'s adorable. The girls F & S are getting to know their brother. How cute. I am melting into a puddle just looking at your pictures. Thanks for sharing.
Linda
Phila., PA
Posted by: Linda | January 29th, 2010 at 12:52 pm
The puppy is adorable. He almost looks like a stuffed animal and not a real puppy. That fur! I wouldn't have enough patience for so many furry kids after birthing seven of my own.
Posted by: Clayvessel from Pie in the Sky | January 29th, 2010 at 1:52 pm
Though the kids I birthed were not furry. ;-D
Posted by: Clayvessel from Pie in the Sky | January 29th, 2010 at 1:53 pm
My dogs would like to come to your house to take bathes. They think our method of garden hose, 5 gallon bucket of warm water, lawn and shampoo is out dated. Their method of showing who won is a dash away to roll in dirt. I become the wettest, they the dirtiest.
Posted by: Margie | January 29th, 2010 at 3:27 pm
Dear Martha,
G.K. is adorable, congratulation. Please give a big hug to him and F & S. A good choice for Sharkey and Francesca. It will probably take a little time for them to get use to each other. Thank you for sharing your pictures. Take Care.
Jeannie Kuehl
Posted by: Jeannie Keuhl | January 29th, 2010 at 3:29 pm
Absolutely LOVE your animals! They are adorable, and look so very healthy and happy!
I appreciate seeing how much you truly love them!
Posted by: Sheri | January 29th, 2010 at 4:10 pm
What an adorable puppy G,K. is. Paw Paw all over again. All of your animals are beautiful and well cared for. Thanks for showing the pictures of G.K and the pups taking their baths! What fun..
Posted by: Sylvia | January 29th, 2010 at 4:54 pm
I'm a little disappointed there weren't photos of F and S in their actual sudsy indignity. Still, pretty cute.
Posted by: Elizabeth Gage | January 29th, 2010 at 7:13 pm
Hi Martha, Thank you, thank you, thank you!!! These photos of your wonderful doggies and Empress Tang are so adorable! I just want to hug everyone of them! Little GK is doing especially well learning how to get along with everyone. He is so precious and really seems to understand his position in your family already. I can hardly wait to see the next set of adorable photos featuring Mr. GK! I'm sure little Miss Alpha will accept him in due time as wonderful little Sharkey already has. Isn't life interesting when you have pets?! I think it's super!!! Love, Jan
Posted by: Jan Erickson | January 29th, 2010 at 11:23 pm
aww, the doggies are so cute! buddyluv, our golden retriever, had a bath last night too! ghenghis has an adorable face! give him a big hug for me!
Posted by: lynette | January 30th, 2010 at 12:21 am
He's so cute! He looks like an adorable teddy bear. I hope Francesca starts to like him better soon. One thing you can do is to make her think G.K. is the best thing that ever happened to her, by massaging her or giving her a favorite treat and praising her whenever she's with him, at least for a while. Probably a good idea to include Sharkey too so there's no jealousy. You probably already know all this though. Your animal and farm blogs are my favorite, but I enjoy them all.
Posted by: Melinda Blake | January 30th, 2010 at 1:23 am
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Glad to hear Karen Tracy's name. Please send her our love and well wishes.
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Posted by: National Cancer Society for Animals | January 30th, 2010 at 2:12 am
Martha,
I love the pictures of your lovely pets. The new puppy is soooo cute. Empress Tang is one of the most beautiful cats I have ever seen.
Thanks for sharing
Alicia
Posted by: alicia pozzo | January 30th, 2010 at 7:59 am
So much fun!!!!!!!!!!!!! So great! Good luck -- F and S will come along to GK!
Posted by: Teresa Touey | January 30th, 2010 at 2:58 pm
I'm a dogbather at Petsmart so you know I had to stop and look at these photos. Next I'm on my way to the dog's blog! I'd never heard of such a thing until I moved to the town I live in now and we actually have something similar in the local paper. It's a fantastic idea!
Posted by: Lori Force | January 30th, 2010 at 4:19 pm
G.K. is adorable. I loved seeing him on your show last week. He appears so intelligence and sensitive. What a great addition to your family. Best Regards, Susan
Posted by: Susan Campbell | January 30th, 2010 at 10:31 pm
G.K. is the cutest name for a chow chow I have EVER heard. Very clever.
Posted by: Robin | January 31st, 2010 at 4:20 pm
Dear Martha,
Your doggiez are really adorable. I am a huge fan of yourz, honestly. I am quite impressed by how u made the transition from having the spotlight on your previous show, 2 sharing the spotlight on your new show. Your beauty, brains, and brawn are amazing.
Sincerely,
JT
Safeground Sacramento
Posted by: JT Torretti | January 31st, 2010 at 6:02 pm
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joined twitter ..
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still smiling
Posted by: celia stock | January 31st, 2010 at 8:47 pm
Franny is such a diva, she should do the TV commercials for Turbie Twist Hair Towels! Your newest baby is darling. Just keep reminding your brood that there is always enough love to go around. God bless.
Posted by: Lisa | January 31st, 2010 at 9:48 pm
G.K. is gorgeous! When you introduced him on your show recently...It brought a tear to my eye because I know how much you loved Paw-Paw. Congrats Martha...he is a beautiful!!!
Posted by: Jeanne | February 1st, 2010 at 12:39 am
So happy for you to get your new chow puppy finally! We all know that you've gone through a lot to get that puppy. Hope that you and your new dog have a long and happy life together! And Francesca, don't be upset, you're still a princess and a new puppy can't dethrone you!
Posted by: Sharon | February 1st, 2010 at 3:36 am
I am so glad to see a chow in your life again. I always wondered why you gave them up..
I had a chow mix first go, then two full black chows. I lost my best friends when they passed on.
I knew that I would never have another one like Stormy, so now I have a St. Bernard and lab mix.
She is such a goofus, but love her dearly..
Didn't you have a puppy chow a few years back?
Posted by: Jo Ann | February 4th, 2010 at 1:02 pm
The dogs are so adorable & the lovely cat & well behaved at your Christmas meal.
We lost our little one Muffy October last year, so our Christmas was entirely different.
And also happy new year 20.10.
Regards Lynn.
Posted by: lynn | February 7th, 2010 at 5:29 pm
Cute pic. They really do look like they are consoling one another. I just wanted to mention that my sister also has a new puppy and has owned several dogs in the past. She had mentioned that most dog shampoos are way too thick which makes it kinda of difficult to work up a good lather so its best to dilute it about 20-30 percent by adding water. As you probably already know, you should never use people shampoo or dish soap because they are way to harsh for your pets delicate skin. Baby shampoo might be a temporary solution if you run out of pet shampoo and really need to give Sparky a bath. I should mention also that bathing by itself won't remove all the shedding hair from your dogs short coat, either. Some people forget that brushing is necessary before and after the bath. And just like children, you should create a safe bath environment for your pets. Enough for now. Love the pic.
-Anthony-
Posted by: Anthony Mclean | February 11th, 2010 at 1:13 am
I cant believe it
Martha has 2 frenches I have 2 chihuahuas
Martha has 1 chow I have 1 chow
Marthaa has chickens I have chickens
Martha has cats I have cats
Marthsa has horses I do not
I love to read about her animals
Animals are so (back to nature)
We love to just set and watch them
such therepy
How many chows does Martha hve now
We have had 5 Gideon is the last one
LOVE THE CHOW CHOW
Posted by: Kathryn Waddy | February 11th, 2010 at 3:26 pm
the cat is looking like saying okay come on big boy.i'll take you on.ha
Posted by: janet gunn-knight | April 7th, 2010 at 8:01 am