The First Haircut is Always the Worst

      So of course since Jubilee is a Shorkie, and the hair of both shih tzus and yorkies grow continuously, she would eventually need a haircut.  Well, the day came and I decided to give her a haircut myself rather than spend $40 on one.  I figured the easiest way would be to use my dad's hair clippers to shave her because cutting her hair with scissors would take forever.  I thought wrong...

New fresh 'do!

      It was a beautiful summer day, and two of my roommates and I went to my parents' house in Easley for the day since they have a pool.  My dad also decided to cook hotdogs, ribs, AND cheeseburgers and I am definitely not one to turn down free food.  We all had a nice time that day, and once it started to get dark we went inside and ate.  With full tummies and tanned skin, it was time for my roommates and I to head back to Clemson.  Before we left, however, I decided to take advantage of the fact that my dad had hair clippers and to shave Jubilee.  That did not go over well.

      Once I turned on the clippers and they started humming, Jubilee was already giving them a weird look.  But once I put them to her fur, you would have thought that I was killing the poor thing.  She started screaming and yelping, and anytime I got close to her face she tried to bite them.  It was horrible.  I trimmed as much fur as I could until I couldn't take the hollering anymore, and I went back to Clemson and finished the job with regular scissors.  It took FOREVER, but I finally finished. 

      I still haven't to this day paid for Jubilee to get groomed.  I might start to, however, after the 3rd time of having to cut her fur with scissors...  

Sisters for Life

Jubilee and KC!  

       Almost two years ago, my boyfriend adopted a female mix puppy from the animal shelter.  She has the most unusual coloring and coat, and she may look like a dalmation but she is no where close!  We still aren't sure exactly what she is, because her brothers and sisters in the litter had the spots too, but they were all brown instead of white.  My boyfriend decided to name her KC and she is one of the smartest dogs I have ever met!  Her intelligence makes her mischevious though, but hilarious! 

       Of course once I took Jubilee to the vet and got all of her shots, I let her and KC meet!  It definitely wasn't love at first sight but they have grown to love each other over the year they have gotten to know each other!  KC teases Jubilee all the time, just like an older sister would, but she is also very protective of her too.  My boyfriend, Ken, and I love to watch them play and fight over toys, and we think its so cute to watch them cuddle at night! 

Day 1: Jubilation!

      I knew that I shouldn't be looking, but I had to anyways.  On the Craigslist search bar I typed in the word "puppies", and it was a tease to myself every time I did!  I wanted a dog so bad, but my parents were adamant about not letting me have one.  "You don't have time Courtney", they said.  "You're not spending OUR money for the vet", they said.  Whatever.  I was determined that somehow, and soon, that I would have puppy.
      One night I was studying, so naturally, I found something else to do.  I had a bright idea to search for puppies again on Craigslist.  I knew I wanted a small breed that didn't shed and usually Craigslist doesn't have postings for puppies like that, but I wanted to look anyways.  Low and behold there was a posting that read "Shorkie puppies".  I knew automatically that shorkie meant a shih tzu and a yorkie mix and that would be perfect for me!

So excited to finally get my own puppy!

      A few emails to the owner of the puppies later and I had a day set up to go see the puppies and pick one out in person!  The only problem left was my parents.  I called my parents that day and told them that not only would I be responsible but that I would also have the money because the internship I had set up for that summer would pay me enough to take care of myself and the puppy.  It was my lucky day because my parents said YES!  FINALLY!  I could have a puppy!

      This was my puppy when I first got her on May 2, 2012 (getting close to a year now).  She was only 6 weeks old then.  I decided to name her Jubilee after the album "Carolina Jubilee" by my favorite band The Avett Brothers.  I've felt like a new mom with a newborn ever since, but it's worth it!  Like I said, she's almost a year old now, but she's still really small.  Her dad was a toy yorkie so that explains her size, and she won't be getting much bigger!  She is really attached to me, but she LOVES other people and dogs too which is a great quality to have in a dog.

She's a little angel and I love her!