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SnugglesHighestProfleailyNewsnewspaper-December29th2009YappyNewYearWiggles4Wobbles3andSnuggles2wereprobablythehighestproflepetsingiefashionshowsCoordinatorBrygidaTrzaskatheChihuaDecemberSave-A-PetKikiHamannFashionshowatTheColony.YappyNewYeartoallofourfriends-2leggedand4Legg-CofChi-ChatterfromChihuahuaClubofAmericaLegg-Calve-PerthesDiseaseisLegg-Calve-PerthesDiseaseLCPDiseaseisacongenitalpresentatbirthdegenerationoftheboneendthatoccursChihuahuaClubofAmericamemberKarenDwyerisHerwebsiteisdedicatedtoisolatingageneticmarkertestNotmanycaseshavebeenreportedyetintheChihuahuaChecktheMarchApril2010issueofChihuahuaConnecChihuahuaALastSeptemberMinnieaChihuahuaportedChrisPernickownerofaSanClementedogday-careMinniewasfoundonaSanClementestreetbytwowomenonSeptember302009adayaftersomeonehadbrokenintotheSanClementeDanaPointAnimalShelterbrokesortsinSanClementetokeephersafesinceherkidnappernicksaid.AtfrstMinniewasvisiblyshakenafterherordealnicksaid.Thefamilydidntwanttobeidentifedforfearthathelpsfndhomesforshelterdogswasextracareful.ThiswasaspecialcasebecauseitwasthefrsttimeananimalconsideredadopterswholiveoutsideOrangeCounty.ItwasagoodchoiceforMinnie.ThisisntthefrstpetforAdoptsSickStrayChihuahuaninastrayChihuahuaafterfndingSagaNewMoon.FatesteppedinanddeliveredtwostaysforNewMoonthatwevebeenlookingforafriend.ThentwoChihuahuaswereoutsidemyhouse.MyroommatenamedLutzhadnochoicebuttomakeKevinanoffcialfamilymemberwhentheChihuahuafellill.Theynearlylostthepupadopthim.Hesasweetheartbutwejustfoundouthesbeensickthelastcoupleofdays.HehasParvowhichisanloseKevinHesfamilynow.SooneofmyfriendstookhimWigglesWobblesandPetsinPalmBeach2009AccordingtoPalmBeachD-PalmBeachlastyear.Ownedbydoggiestagemomanddog--huasenteredallcontestsshowsandpageantsincludingtheleggedones.LotsofLovein2010BrygidaTrzaska.alve-PerthesDiseaseAccordingtothelate2009issuecreepingitswayintoourbreed.inyoungminiatureandsmallbreedsofdogsandresultswithreducedbloodsupplytotheaffectedbone.Thesymp-tomsusuallyincludehindlimblamenessandpaininthehipjoint.workinghardtoeliminateitbeforeitbecomeswidespread.forthedisease.Visitwww.ravenquest.webs.comforinfor-mationandhowtoparticipateinhelpingendthespreadofthedisease.breed.Astheybecomeknownownersareencouragedtosubmittheirdogsteststohelpwiththeresearch.-tionforanarticlewithmoreinformationonthedisease.Kidnappeddoptedwhosurvivedakid-nappinginwhichhersisterdiedwasadoptedrecentlyre-center.-thelocksonMinniesenclosuretotakeherandhersisterDaphne.SadlythedayMinniewasrecoveredDaphnewasfounddeadapparentlyhavingbeenhitbyacar.PetadvocatessecretlytransportedMinnietoPawsPetRe-isstillatlarge.MinniessafetywasourtoppriorityPer-butonceshewasintroducedtothesmall-dogplaygroupatPawsPetResortsshebegantorecoverPernicksaid.MinniewasgivenahappyendingwhenaSanDiegofam-ilyadoptedherjustbeforeThanksgiving.SheenjoysgoingontripswiththemintheirRVandsleepsintheirbedPer-Minnieskidnappermaybesearchingforher.WhenseekingafamilyforMinniePernickwhooftenhadbeenkidnappedfromtheshelterPernicksaid.SheonlyMinniesnewfamily.TheyhadtwoLabradorsthatdiedofoldagePernicksaid.TwilightsKellanLutzKellanLutzhastakethepuponhisproperty.ThestaroftherecenthitbookandmovieTwilighthasbeenonthelookoutforapaltokeephisbelovedKolacom-panywhilehesbusypromotinghisnewmovieTheTwilightdogstohisdoorstep.Lutzexplained-IvebeengonesomuchdoingpressstuffthemKevinandTrevorjustrandomnames.TrevorgotawaybutKevinhesreallycool.tothehighlycontagiouscanineparvovirusmorecommonlyknownasParvowhichaffectsthedogsdigestivesystem.LutzsaysWejusthadhimcheckedoutandImgonnaextremelydeadlydiseaseifitsnottreatedquickly.SoIwasinMiamiandIphonedmyroommateandwaslikeWecanttotheemergencyroomandhesdoingbetternowsothatsgreat.Astheysaytherestishistory.www.ChihuahuaConnection.comCHIHUAHUAConnectionJanFeb2010