MARCH 2006: In the early hours on Sunday, March 5th, Puppy gave birth to seven precious pups. Two were born nearly albino with markings like their father Hugo. The rest came out black, brown and white like Puppy. I chose two to be my own babies: the one and only beautiful female, Geisha, and Ziggy, the male with a neat white mark at the rear like a peninsula.

APRIL 2007: Over a year has passed and Geisha and Ziggy celebrated their one year birthday inviting many dog-loving guests. They reunited for the first time with their father Hugo and brother Paco. It was fun!

Geisha and Ziggy are now super trained after five months of intensive training by professional dog trainer Carlos Alaniz. On command they can heel, sit, come, lie down, stay, jump and eat, all of this without a leash. Cool, ehh? It's definitely a party trick having Geisha and Ziggy jump on command. :)

Note the photos of muddy Geisha. Geisha and Ziggy were off-leash as we treked through a nearby rainforest. Suddenly, Geisha got the urge to plunge in the middle of a mud pool. Seeing the look on her face as she sat there stunned and completely bathed in mud, I was laughing uncontrolably. Don't feel bad though. I had her cleaned up within five minutes hosing her down at a nearby house.