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Elly
 Born: July, 1994
Breed: Female Cairn
Residence: Huntington Beach, CA
Weight: 18 lbs - Mom says I'm a "buxom blond"
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Favorite food: Are you serious? The cat's food, of course! (They need to diet.)
Favorite toy: Balls (all types and sizes)
Favorite activity: Playing ball, chasing the cats, riding in the car - space does not permit my doing justice to this category.
Special talents: I love agility class & I play "fly-ball" with a team of Border Collies. But my very special trick is my "power slide". You see, I run at full speed toward you - smiling, of course - carefully judging speed/distance/surface resistance. Just before impact I flip onto my back & slide to a dead stop at your feet - tummy up/tail wagging/big grin on my face. I have never met anyone able to resist leaning over to rub my tummy after this performance. (My Mom says I'm quite a ham!)
Most embarrassing moment: Mom occasionally touches up my hand-stripped coat herself. She usually puts me up on the coffee table and takes her time while we watch TV (usually, a movie - I really love adventure flicks). Recently, I went with my Mom to a friend's house to watch a home-made video and as soon as the TV set came on I jumped up on the coffee table and presented myself for grooming. Needless to say, my Mom was soooo embarrassed...
Most trouble I ever got into: This is my very best story. Somehow, one of the cats managed to cut his tail and he practically bled to death all over my Mom's white couch. This happened while my Mom was out with some of her friends. When she got home, she grabbed the cat and rushed him to the 24 hour emergency vet (it was very late at night). While she was at the vet's office with Mr. Wilson (the cat), I tried to help out by licking the blood off her good couch. The only problem was that I got a bit carried away & accidentally chewed in places. We were having a big party the next week & Mom was worried about what to do with the couch. But, I came to the rescue. Mom had some color transfers (made from photos of me at Kinko's) and she ironed them onto white T-shirts, then cut them out and stitched them as patches over all the holes on the couch. So when everyone came to our party there were no holes in our couch - just lots of pictures of me. Our friends thought this was great. I am very photogenic.
My favorite friends: My best friend is China (a black Chow) - we both take our Moms to Starbucks at least 2 or 3 times a week. My worst enemy is an ugly little rescue Cairn that my Mom invited to visit us. He's been here about 6 weeks now and I really hate him. Mom named him Argyle and she wants me to say he can stay and be my brother. I don't like him and he hides my toys (especially my balls). Mom says I'm spoiled and that I should share with those less fortunate. I tried to tell her I already do...that's why we have 2 cats. Anyway, I'm not spoiled. I'm not! I'm not! I'm not!! Do any of you club members want a little brother?
Biggest adventure: I flew to Pennsylvania last Christmas with my Mom. She bought me a special soft kennel & kept me at her feet the whole time we were on the plane. When we got off the plane it was snowing and Mom's friends were there to drive us to their home. We got into their car & suddenly these noisy things scraped across the windshield. What a shock - even the snow flew off the windshield in an attempt to get away from them. I was very tired from our flight, but I always protect my Mom so I went into my attack mode. Every one in the car laughed at me (except my Mom) - they called me a crazy dog. My Mom had to explain to them and to me that windshield wipers are a good thing. We just don't use them very often in Southern California.
Member since May 2001 (or earlier)
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