So… the drum roll please… Trixie is down to 14 pounds!!! Yippeee. I little pound and a step closer! She wanted to dress up for today’s pic… she loves wearing her little dresses. Yes it may be 100 degrees outside, but I keep it cool inside so she is okay 🙂
Trixie has been following a low fat diet with in home exercise, since it is very hot outside. This week we are going to put her on the doggie treadmill and see how she does. But since this is FITDog Friday, I wanted to share some photos from last weeks agility trial in Vacaville, CA. This was hosted by Pint Size Agility, and if you noticed this is a TDAA (Teacup Dog Agility Association)event!! If you have a small dog and have thought you couldn’t do agility … well YOU CAN!!
I even participated with my old dog Kyra (11yrs). She is a little big, but TDAA is sized for dogs up to 20″ at the withers. She did great as she QQ in Games I, and Q in Beginners Standard. I was very proud of her… she is slow, but a good girl!!
Here are some other pics of participants over the weekend.
We are participating in FITDog Friday, hosted by SlimDoggy and co-hosts Peggy’s Pet Place and To Dog With Love. Join the Hop or just enjoy the links below – lots of fun fitness tips and advice!
Thank you so much for bringing us together to spread the word about pet obesity and leading the fight against it!!
Woot! A pound is a LOT for a small dog…You and Trixie are doing great…
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Thanks!! That is a total of 3.5 pounds lost!! We still have 2.5 to go… Ideal would be 4.
I love seeing small dogs run agility. Heck, I love seeing any dog run agility.
It’s great when people realize that small dogs are full of spirit and energy and let them use all their natural talents, and not just the ones that involve cuddling. 🙂
Congratulations, Trixie, on losing a pound. You look very pretty in your little outfit.
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I agree with you 100% Pamela!! Kyra is a bigger dog and ran in some USDAA, but being 11yr old now she is a little slow, and the smaller course of TDAA is perfect for her. And now it’s really about me having fun with my girls!! Riley will start competing next year!!
Trixie, you are so cute and you’re doing a great job! We did some teacup agility with Cosmo and it was so much fun! You’re so lucky you get to run outside on grass. Our TDAA trials are inside and regular agility is typically outside under cover on dirt (in horse rings). Looks like you two brought home lots of nice ribbons, even in the heat!
Keep up the good work!
Your pals,
Diane and Rocco
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That was just my sister Kyra… mom says I am not ready, and right now the titer scares me but we are working on that!! Most our trials are on grass out here, but it can get hot!!
Your mom knows best! Rocco’s still too young to do most of the obstacles so it’ll be a while before he gets to compete too. I bet you did a great job cheering on Kyra!
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Great work! Keep up the positive thinking! The agility looks like fun. I hope you had a good time.
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We love agility trials they are so much fun, especially when there are a bunch of little dogs around!!
YAY Trixie!!!! Please share your diet tips with my mom ok? She needs to lose quite a bit of weight! BOL! Barks and licks and love, Dakota
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The secret to Trixie’s weight loss is a Weight Watchers Scale!! Mommy weighs all her food and Trixie’s too. And she switched all the small dogs to The Honest Kitchen dog food, and uses the SlimDoggy App on her iphone!
Yeah Trixie – congratulations, one pound on a little sweetie like you is tremendous. Hope the weather cools off so you can get some more exercise in and participate in that agility – that would be so much fun! Thanks for joining our Hop!
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