Gidget

Q: Tell us about yourself.
A: I am the leader of our pack (besides Dad) and I am usually in charge. My sister, Pumpkin, is a bit of a nervous Nelly. She’s a talker for sure, but she also piddles when she’s nervous. Our brother, Batman, is the baby of the family and he takes full advantage of it! He loves to cuddle and we are pretty sure he thinks he’s a human.

Q: What’s your favorite vacation spot?
A: We love going to Oregon to visit our grandparents and our cousin, Miko, the 150-pound Akita. She loves to play with us even if we bark at her and she taught us how to eat Frosty Paws! Grandma gets us all kinds of cute outfits and even Batman likes to dress up. We also love going to Yosemite and staying at the cabin with our friends, Roscoe and Mellie. Mom even brings our stroller so we don’t burn our paws on the granite when we hike! 

Q: And when you get to go along?
A: Batman always sits in the driver’s seat and likes to have his paws on the wheel. Pumpkin and I usually fight over the back seat; she can be so moody! We love to go for walks but our parents had to buy us all inescapable harnesses because we all learned how to break free and run like the wind! 

Q: Your best play spot?
A: We love to play in the backyard because there are so many squirrels to chase! When we’re not doing that we are fighting through the fence with our neighbor’s Chihuahuas (he has three too), or occasionally we get lucky and get to chase a duck out of our pool. Our backyard is a great place to take a sunny nap or eat some grass or worms. We love to root through the yard for worms. 

Q: Are you ever a naughty pup?
A: My mom would say it’s definitely when we go wee wee on her carpet or shred her important papers, but it’s just because we miss her and want to be with her ALL THE TIME. Batman is an instigator who likes to bark at dogs three times his size and sometimes at nothing at all, just to get us riled up so that everyone gets in trouble! 

Q: What’s your canine obsession?
A: I love to squeak my dead squirrel toy (yes, that’s a real thing), especially when I’m waiting for Dad to give me my dinner! My sister Pumpkin is obsessed with flies! If she sees one in the house, she will track it until she catches it in mid-air. Batman seems to be obsessed with sleeping; the kid will sleep for nearly 18 hours a day! 

Q: What’s your favorite treat?
A: We especially love salami, prosciutto and chicken. If we don’t get a little with our dinner then we will stand in protest. 

Q: Where do you go for pampering?
A: My sister and I love to go to Charlene’s Grooming because they are so nice to us there and don’t even mind that Pumpkin is so talkative. Mom washes Batman in the sink at home but he hollers like he’s dying when he comes into Charlene’s to get his nail clipped. They are so nice they give him a bandanna anyway! 

Q: What else should we know about you?
A: My Mom isn’t very good at teaching us to sit, stay or to use those little talking buttons to tell her what we want, but she has taught us all how to sneeze for treats. So, if Dad is taking too long to feed us, we just jump up on his lap and sneeze in his face. It seems to do the trick! 

Q: Where were you born?
A: My sister Pumpkin and I were adopted by our parents at the Cool Cats & Barking Dogs event when we were just puppies. We were fostered before that by the kind humans at Animal Protection League. Today, we are happy, healthy, high-energy (neurotic) Chihuahuas that crave ALL the attention! Our little brother from another mother, Batman, was also adopted at CCBD a year after we were. He lived on the streets before Mom and Dad got him and now, he’s quick to remind us that he’s their favorite! He’s a spoiled baby that gets away with everything! 

Q: Who are your human parents?  
A: Mom: Brenna Butler Garcia, Dad: Bob Gutierrez, brothers: Luciano and Giovanni