These are my “innocent” sleeping grand dogs, Ace and Ludlow.

Ace, the wire fox terrier, races to my sewing machine when he hears me turn it on.  He sits beside me waiting patiently for what he hopes will be a new squeaky toy falling from the sky.

I’ll admit it…I spoil them rotten.

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Zoe is THE sweetest dog ever. We take her to doodle romps, she lays around in the doodle pose, which is on her back, all 4 legs flopped open. We are on the way to the lake now, she loves riding on the boat. I’m hoping she will learn to swim this summer !

 This is our very gentle 13 year old dog “Ashes.”  She is easily intimidated by bold cats and is very gentle with small animals.    She was one of 13 pups who’s mother took off one weekend and obviously had a good time because it was quite a mixed litter.  We think Ashes is a mix of beagle, retriever and shepherd. 

Ashes has always loved sitting and sleeping on the stairs in my workroom and I could never figure out why she didn’t fall as she is definitely not a small dog.  She is very proud to be the latest Hounds of Helser inductee!

Sincere thanks to Melissa Hunter of MW Hunter Custom Interiors in South Carolina for introducing us to your cute little dogs, Lilly is on the left and her husband, Horatio is on the right. The pretty girl holding them is Melissa’s daughter, Morgan.

We are real dog lovers here at HB. Send us a photo of yours, and you will receive one of our “I see drapery people” t-shirts!

 Ralph Quinn,  best friend of Heather Quinn and one of the original “hounds of Helser” spent the day with us on Friday.  As you can see this big fella, at over 100 lb.,  needed an extra large “I see drapery people” t-shirt.  He was so much fun that we have decided to implement “Hounds of Helser Fridays.”  The Office staff will be taking turns bringing their pups to work for the day.

Please send a  photo and a few lines about your pup to hounds@helserbrothers.com!  He or she will be honored with a “Hounds of Helser” blog post, and you will receive one of our “I see drapery people”  t-shirts just for being a good sport.

 Fans of the movie “The Last Mimzy” will be glad to know that the title character has a namesake alive and well in Scottsdale, AZ.  Mimzy is a two year old Standard Poodle and the faithful sidekick of Elyse Risinger, owner of Arizona Custom Drapery Store & More. Elyse recently stopped by to pick up an order and graciously allowed us to snap some pix of Mimzy and his very favorite person.

Santa came early and brought “Josie” a 10 week old Shih-Tsu.  She has brought tons of laughter into our home with her charming ways and is a fun addition to our family.

Ruby is a shy Sheltie and is 11 years old this month.  She was a huge barker but has mellowed in her older years.  Our other Sheltie, Peaches, passed away last fall and we thought we would immediately get another dog, but Ruby seems to enjoy her “only dog” status, so we have decided to wait.    We found Peaches through the Houston Sheltie Sanctuary, which fosters rescued and found Shelties; they even let you have a “sleepover” with your potential new pet so that you can make sure your dogs get along well and that the dog is a good fit.  We loved Peaches very much and we love the wonderful service that HSS provides also.

Zoey is a 5 year old pound puppy. She joined our family 2 years ago. She is very quiet unless provoked by another dog then she turns into the Tasmanian Devil.  Zoey is great with our family and other pets.  We have caught her howling at the full moon a few times. She used to have a funny little habit of taking little figurines out of the toy box and burying them in the back yard I’m not sure why she stopped doing this.  She loves to chase tennis balls.  When I pull in the driveway zoe is always sitting in the window next to the door smiling and wagging her tail.  Her best friend is my son Talan.

A great client of ours, Charisse Marie Colbert  of CMC Designs is head over heels for Romeo…