February 28, 2024 • 30 mins
Quinnie's mom, Beth, shares the joy this little tornado of a pug brought into her life. She also shares some of her experiences rescuing and her thoughts on the critical role dogs play in good mental health. This one is also a must watch on youTube because there are a lot of great Quinnie appearances...plus a couple of my clowns in the background for a bit.
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Julie Jackson (00:03):
Welcome to happy tales of happy tales, the
podcast where you'll hearstories of the way pups have
touched our hearts and ourlives. So for the next few
minutes, let everything else goand just listen and smile. I'm
your host, Peter Jackson. Julie.
Hey, there you are. How are you?
Beth (00:24):
I'm good. My dogs are going nuts and I don't know why
my videos not working.
Julie Jackson (00:29):
Okay, well, dogs going nuts as it should be no
worries. And no worries with thevideo except that you had your
hair and lipstick. So that'skind of a I did. But that's
okay. Is is all good. So thankyou so much for doing this.
Beth (00:47):
Oh, I'm so excited. Oh,
Julie Jackson (00:50):
so who are you going to tell us about today?
Beth (00:54):
Who do you want me to tell you about today? Oh,
Julie Jackson (00:57):
well, okay. You whoever you want. I don't even
know all the choices. I knowabout sweet Quinn.
Beth (01:05):
Oh my goodness, Quinn. I actually. And this is why I want
the video to work because I madeQuinn wear bunny costume. Tapas.
No, I did. And I got there I am.
Do you see me? Oh, no. Okay. Oh,can you come? Is that uh yeah,
Julie Jackson (01:27):
yes.
Beth (01:29):
Oh my god. She's like, give me side I
see that? Okay, so I got thiscostume on T mu. Which of course
you know, I am a huge wish andyou may stopper. Oh, sweet
Julie Jackson (01:52):
girl. Look. Hey stop. That is the greatest thing
so bad. Oh, sweetie, you looked?
(02:13):
Oh, get your face. Hi, honey. Iknow. Are you mad at me for
encouraging this because youlook precious. Oh, is that her
little tongue? Oh my gosh.
Beth (02:24):
She's just started doing hanging your tongue. Oh
Julie Jackson (02:28):
my gosh. Look at her. You look precious. Oh my
gosh. Okay, you have to tell usabout Quinn.
Beth (02:39):
So I get so I've been an animal rescue or like, Hold on.
Let me get this off of her justa second.
Julie Jackson (02:46):
Yes, of course.
Beth (02:48):
That is cute isn't and not her favorite out it and like
poop in my shoes. So
Julie Jackson (03:00):
the tail
Beth (03:06):
Oh my god. So I'm the worst mom, because I have a cat
outfit. We have the buddy outfitthat was too small that I
stuffed her in like the sausage.
And then there's a dinosaur inhere somewhere. I've got a
dinosaur outfit. But so when hewas born on November 16, and she
gets dressed in her clothes. Andshe sits there and she will
(03:35):
like, Oh, ouch ouch, ouch, ouch.
Okay, like be still for me toand then put her paws that for
me to put her legs through andeverything. You're stuck with me
because I'm gonna put her down.
Okay. Oh,
Julie Jackson (03:51):
so great.
Unknown (03:54):
She's so when he was born on November 16. And, um,
I've always wanted a hug. AndI'm gonna be 60 And I knew that
the dog that I got was going tobe like my lot is gonna be my
forever dog is gonna be my lastdog. Right? Because I'm real big
(04:16):
on not leaving messages for yourfamily to clean up. And um, my
kids while they're dog people Idon't didn't think that they
would ever be anyone that wouldbe able to like take my dogs
into their family or whatever.
And so everybody else here isold. And I was going through a
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really hard time. When i Whatare you doing? When I found out
about 20 I met her breeder Ihave always rescued I have never
bought from a breeder and I amI'm firm, like it's just my
thing. Just being here inTennessee. There are too many
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animals that are looking forhomes. Right and I wanted a pug.
And pug rescues wouldn't adoptto me because I do not have a
fenced yard. I have a placewhere my dogs go to the
bathroom, they go out and it'sfenced. My front yard is also
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fenced I have it's my secondchance escape getaway
prevention, because when wefirst moved here out in the
country, my dogs would go andthey would get the neighbor's
chickens and Oh, right. I didn'twant to pay for chickens. And I
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really didn't want to see theirchild going through the throes
of chicken funerals. So I put awrought iron gate up around my
front yard like right around myfront porch. But the backyard I
just have you know, I opened myFrench doors and the dogs go
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down and they go out and they dotheir thing and that's it. But
we don't have a big yard forthem to like run. So I don't
have dogs that are runners. Idon't have any more Blue
Heelers, I don't have anything Ijust have old dogs that are just
(06:30):
decrepit, that hang out and wantto lay on the warming blanket
from Big Lots, you know. But Iwanted a dog. And we had lost
two cats and two dogs over thepast two cats and three dogs
over the past two years. And Iwanted a pug. And I've always
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wanted a pug. So I found abreeder. And Queenie was born
November 16. And she wasdelivered to me on Friday the
13th of January. I was goingthrough a really hard time in my
life. And I spent a lot of moneyon this dog. And while she
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wasn't a rescue per se, she wasthe one that was left from the
litter that nobody wanted. Andit had been a couple of weeks
due to her energy level. And Iwas like, How can you not want
up there? Cool. So when hehappened, and this dog is not
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she is nuts. She is nuts. It'scrazy. But he she appeases me
and she wears clothes. She wearsher little costumes. She goes on
the internet. She looks so cute.
She hangs out with my kids andis just like the perfect angel.
(08:00):
And then she comes home andbites my feet and puts bruises
on me and I made her her ownbedroom and she had a TV install
professionally and we have asubscription to dog TV. And
yeah, she's Quinnie she's just20 That's it.
Julie Jackson (08:21):
Now how, what year what year did you get her?
When you said you got her inJanuary was that how many years
ago was last January? As in the23? A few months ago or a year?
Yeah. Oh, okay.
Beth (08:35):
So she Okay, so she's only like four and a half months old.
Julie Jackson (08:40):
Okay, that was my next question. Oh my goodness.
She is adorable.
Beth (08:45):
Thank you.
Julie Jackson (08:47):
And I totally caught your comment and had to
laugh about that she would poopin your shoe
Beth (08:54):
Yeah, she's Oh my god. I don't see any way for me to turn
that camera around right now butshe's actually chasing our tail
right now. She chases her tailand she catches it and then she
sits there and just like it's itit is this this dog is beyond
(09:17):
anything that I have ever had.
Oh, there it is here when you gochase well of course now she's
not gonna eat now. No, ma'am.
Julie Jackson (09:32):
Oh, oh. Oh my goodness.
Beth (09:37):
And he like pugs are so
Julie Jackson (09:40):
yes. What what are some of your favorite things
that she does because sheobviously has all the
personality.
Beth (09:49):
She has more personality than me and I'm a scary person.
She doesn't sleep. She bitesWell like a shark like little
puppy pugs are. She is right nowtrying to kill her sister
(10:16):
I have an 18 year old Yorkiethat wants to play with her but
I hear screaming every now andI'm like screaming is that the
Yorkie or is it like that?
Julie Jackson (10:35):
So but the Yorkie likes her and
Beth (10:38):
I guess though, I mean, well. She just jumped up in her
chair, she can get up. Get awaywhen she wants to get away. Oh
my gosh 800 years old. What isher name that sissy
Julie Jackson (10:54):
Sissy look at how sweet her face is. Oh, look at
that little frosty face. Hi.
Nice to see.
Unknown (11:03):
So I got 50 from a neighbor who was breeding her
and she was bread and bread andbread and bread. And it was one
of those horrible pi Matreyasituations. It was just not good
when I had her spayed after Igot her. The neighbor was just
like, looked at my kids and waslike, Do you want her I'm dead
(11:26):
breeding her. And I'm like, notaco. So yeah, that that was
domestic, domestic cleanup now.
And I had actually taken anotherdog from that neighbor. Later, a
couple years later, I was outjogging one night, and I got
another dogs in that neighbor.
But I mean, we still love thoseneighbors. And it's just, it's
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one of the things that happenshere in Tennessee. And not that
I've learned to live with it.
It's something that broke myheart and got me into rescue.
When I moved down here to thisarea, and I started my rescue
called Barkaritaville. We wentdown to New Orleans after
Katrina, we brought dogs back.
(12:14):
We reunited them with theirfamilies we fostered for months,
reunited them with theirfamilies. Here's the thing. Are
you going to
Beth (12:30):
and you think that she's itching, but she's not he's
taking her tail.
Julie Jackson (12:35):
I like this. She had to move the rug to do that
though.
Beth (12:40):
Because she does like
Julie Jackson (12:43):
that that needed to be in place her place.
Beth (12:45):
I have never experienced a puppy like this before in my
life. My friends have putpuppies and they take them and
they coddle them and cradle themto their chest and have like
these nice bonding times. Andwith Quinnie not so much. Now.
Julie Jackson (13:08):
At least it's going to be on her terms of the
jump. Okay. She's so cute.
Beth (13:16):
And for anyone that's watching and seeing this, there
is nothing wrong with her. Thereis nothing wrong with her. But
she doesn't have skin problems.
It's just it's quinnie. And I'veasked my vet about it. And they
said, it's just personality,like, oh,
Julie Jackson (13:33):
oh, those are the most fun. The ones that have the
huge personalities. They testyour patience the most. But and
I'm laughing because you saidyou don't have blue healers
anymore. So I mean, if you'vehad blue healers, you know, and
that's saying a lot to say thatyou've never had a puppy like
her before. If you've had bluehealer
Beth (13:55):
Quinny Please don't.
Julie Jackson (13:59):
So I love Barkaritaville. Thank you. Do
you still do that?
Beth (14:06):
I don't I had to get back into work in the real world.
Gotcha.
Julie Jackson (14:14):
Gotcha. But I love that you did that and the
name.
Beth (14:17):
I'm still in touch with a lot of my adopters and you know
their dogs have passed that theyadopted for me and they've moved
on. They still contact me forhelp with their current dogs.
And I'm more than welcome to I'mmore than willing to help them
if anyone's looking. These arelike the best dog treats. Oh,
(14:40):
okay. Oh, sweet potato
Julie Jackson (14:41):
dog treats. Now where do you find those?
Beth (14:45):
I get mine off of Amazon and I get the 32 ounce bag which
is like 25 bucks. And it comesevery two weeks.
Julie Jackson (14:53):
Okay? No, I appreciate that. Another friend
who was doing one of these sheshared she also gets off Amazon
and we tried freeze driedminnows had never Yes, and they
are exactly what you think. Andit looks like a bag full of
crunchy little fish. And I wasfreaked out by them. But I will
(15:14):
tell you, I think my guys wouldjuggle for them.
Beth (15:18):
I tell you what else we do. And this was such a had.
I've the breeder turned me ontoday's and I have to say. So
when I say that I get Queeniefrom a breeder. Yes, I'd spent a
whole paycheck on on Quinn. AndI fully intend on showing her
(15:41):
getting points whether I breedher or not. I don't know. My
breeder has a kennel. The dogslive in her home. She breeds for
the betterment of the breed. Itis not her dogs are tested,
(16:02):
they're medically tested to makesure that they're not going to
pass on any inappropriate geneslike you know, pocket supplies,
things like that. sayseverything that she's supposed
to do. It is not a bad place.
The puppies are in her house.
She loves them. They are treatedlike her children. She is her
(16:26):
own flight nanny. She will flyacross the United States. Oh,
never your dog to you. Thefamilies are research everything
so it's not a cult. And I knowbecause I used to be one of
those people in rescue that wasso against breeders. But if
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you're doing it for the rightreasons.
Julie Jackson (16:51):
Well, and I don't I mean, people don't love their
dogs any more or less becausethey're from a breeder or
rescue, you know, is a pedigreed
Beth (17:02):
puppy. She is registered.
AKC see Casey Quinny is apedigree dog. But anyway, we're
always going dream sticks. Oh,okay. Are those dots? No, these
are Walmart. Ah, and these arenon rawhide. Oh, they come in
(17:25):
different sizes. And I just dida quick talk because I left
this, which arrived yesterday onmy coffee table last night. And
I woke up to well, many beingleft. I'm waiting to clean this
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up. Do
Julie Jackson (17:54):
you do we know that it was corny? Is it kind of
like you?
Unknown (17:59):
Definitely not quinnie Because Quinnie, you know, has
her bedroom. She has her ownbedroom with Mr. E and oh,
sorry. I missed that though.
Because we only have like oldlike, now, and I'm like, you can
never tell who's trying to dienow. You know, the house and
(18:23):
it's like, Who is this making?
Bad noise? That Quinnie has herown bedroom. I'll show ya.
Julie Jackson (18:33):
So who was the culprit with the dream sticks
then?
Unknown (18:37):
I think it was Lucy. We have Lucy and Ricky.
Julie Jackson (18:40):
Oh my gosh, of course you do. What kind are
they?
Unknown (18:43):
I know their palm shot it says. So this is quite nice
room. Quinnie has this bigtoddler gates in the bedroom and
she has her own TV that I hadinstalled. Of course. TV
Julie Jackson (19:04):
with
Beth (19:04):
dog TV. Yes. So this is Quinn's room and it was also my
my closet that we do laundry inhere. And that's where when did
not eat the that peanut buttertreats. No. It was I'm quite
(19:32):
sure it was Lucy. So it was oneof the Ricardos one of the
recorders. It was you're gonnalose your Ricky and then Ricky
has been appropriately renamedRicky body. Like yes.
Julie Jackson (19:52):
Is it based on his personality? Or just because
you're, yeah, it's totally basedon this personality. And
Beth (19:59):
he reminds me of the scene where he's running around the
track in his underwear going on.
Julie Jackson (20:08):
So you never have a dull moment in your house, do
you? Absolutely not. And
Beth (20:14):
you know what? quadruplets also. So, yes, I've got quads.
My kids are 23 now. And then Ihave a singleton that was born
three days later on the sameday, who's 20? And they're all
going to be her for Easter. SoI'm really excited. They've all
seen Winnie. And they love her.
And well, why I have one thathasn't seen Winnie yet. So it'll
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be a fun day.
Julie Jackson (20:39):
Oh, my gosh, you are going to have a full house.
That's fantastic. That if
Beth (20:46):
it wasn't chaos, it wouldn't be family. Right.
Julie Jackson (20:49):
Right. Thank you so much for sharing. So,
Unknown (20:55):
please, one thing that I do want to say and I want to
add this because this is sosuper important to me. And this
is kind of what I wanted to talkabout in the beginning. But
because I'm so ADHD, I'm like,ooh, squirrel. All good. When I
got Quinny, I was going througha really difficult time in my
life. And I just wanted to touchon the fact that mental health
is so important. I ran lastChristmas, like right, before I
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found Quinnie, I was in a realdangerous place. And once I
found quinnie, and I got her mylife completely turned around
that a puppy can game changer,you have a reason to get up,
you've ever reason to man, youhave a reason to do the things
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that you don't feel like youwant to do anymore. At least for
me, that's what's so, you know,I just, I recently quit my
babyface, I recently quit my jobthis week, due to mental health.
And it's just, it's
Julie Jackson (22:05):
it's, Oh, Hi, sweetie.
Beth (22:12):
It's just so important to me that dogs play such a big
part in our mental health. Um,be good to your dog, your dog
will be good to you. If you needhelp with your dog, I'm always
here, you can reach out I canwalk you through stuff. You
(22:37):
know, if you're having a babyand you want to get rid of your
dog, what is it going to take tokeep your dog because that dog
is gonna have problems, theseare house. There's just so many
things that I am able to helpwith that will help prevent this
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shelter population, you know?
Yeah,
Julie Jackson (23:04):
thank you for sharing that and for being so
transparent, because I reallyappreciate that. And it, you hit
on to two things that really Itotally relate to. I was in a
situation where I was rescued bya guy. He was our little three
legged healer that we lost inNovember very suddenly. But when
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he came into my life, it was areally, really dark, hard time
and middle of a lot. And he wasa huge part of of getting me
through that and that and that'strue. They, like you said game
changer. And the other thing youmentioned too is is when people
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are having babies, and theythink I can't have the dog. When
I was pregnant, my daughter isin college now. But when I was
pregnant with her, we actuallyended up with our fourth dog at
the time because someone elsefound out they were pregnant,
and had a yellow lab that theyhad just taken in and then they
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said, Oh, we're pregnant. Wecan't have this. We can't have
this dog. And I had I knew ofthem and I was like, Okay, we'll
take her. And of course she wasour fourth one. And then our
daughter was born and our birthannouncement when she was born,
had her as an infant laying withall four laying around her. And
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on that was the picture inside.
And on the outside. It said Wewelcomed the pitter patter of a
new set of paws. And you know,it was of course you have to be
responsible, you know, andthey're still animals, so I
would never leave themunattended are anything but man
every one of them had thesweetest relationship with her.
And they all looked out for herwhen she was an infant. So no
Beth (24:56):
kids grow up with baby or kids grow up With our dogs, and
I know I did, and I had a BostonTerrier named pepper that was
with me for my first 16 years.
And my first dog was
Julie Jackson (25:09):
pepper to go ahead, sorry, not a Boston
Terrier. She was a cockapoo, butPepper.
Unknown (25:18):
But when I did have Barkaritaville going, I had an
office here in Tennessee, I hadone in Kentucky, I had one in
Ohio, and one in Michigan, and Iwould just drive up i 75 once a
month and adopt out dogs. Butall those people stayed in touch
with me, the dogs were shippedto me. And they all had home
(25:41):
visits everything. I mean, itwould totally, absolutely legit,
upfront rescue. And I can't tellyou how many people would
contact me and say, Well, I cankeep my dog I need to take my
dog. I'm like, you don't need meto take your dog. You need me to
help you learn how to keep yourdog. Oh, no. Right.
Julie Jackson (26:01):
That's yeah, that's such a good point. Well,
if you have contact informationthat you want me to share, if
you'll send that to me, I canput it down in the comments when
this airs. And if you have anypictures of all your sweet pups
that I can also put those withthis too so that people can go
and see them. Because I knowthat I mean, I've got to meet
(26:25):
two of them. And I'm sure Iwould love to see the Ricardos
to see. Oh, she's so cute.
Beth (26:39):
Oh, yes, yes. And
Julie Jackson (26:41):
those ears. Oh my god.
Beth (26:43):
Oh my god. The ears are like airplane ears. Now they're
flopping and it's ridiculous.
Julie Jackson (26:50):
It's adorable.
Oh, there she goes. Okay. She'sgot business now. She's got to
go take care of something. She'sgot to go move a rug
Beth (26:59):
needs to move around. Yes.
Oh, no, she's no, no, no, no,no, that's a no. Try, Julie. You
have a wonderful birthday.
Julie Jackson (27:12):
Thank you so much. Yes. It's our little
belated dinner out. So Iappreciate birthdays. Oh, thank
you. Yeah, it was to Tuesday.
Yeah, it was Tuesday.
Beth (27:24):
At a time, I will be more than happy to talk dogs with
you.
Julie Jackson (27:28):
You know what, I love it and keep us posted on as
Quinnie progresses. And if youhave any stories, you know, if
something happens in your life,that's hilarious. shoot me a
message or you have the link andyou can go on and thank you so
much for doing this. You'rewelcome. You have a great night,
go to dinner. Okay, thank you gosmooth your pitches
Beth (27:52):
or maybe not.
Julie Jackson (27:54):
Okay, just give him a hug. Okay. All right.
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Welcome to happy tales of happy tales, the
podcast where you'll hearstories of the way pups have
touched our hearts and ourlives. So for the next few
minutes, let everything else goand just listen and smile. I'm
your host, Peter Jackson. Julie.
Hey, there you are. How are you?
Beth (00:24):
I'm good. My dogs are going nuts and I don't know why
my videos not working.
Julie Jackson (00:29):
Okay, well, dogs going nuts as it should be no
worries. And no worries with thevideo except that you had your
hair and lipstick. So that'skind of a I did. But that's
okay. Is is all good. So thankyou so much for doing this.
Beth (00:47):
Oh, I'm so excited. Oh,
Julie Jackson (00:50):
so who are you going to tell us about today?
Beth (00:54):
Who do you want me to tell you about today? Oh,
Julie Jackson (00:57):
well, okay. You whoever you want. I don't even
know all the choices. I knowabout sweet Quinn.
Beth (01:05):
Oh my goodness, Quinn. I actually. And this is why I want
the video to work because I madeQuinn wear bunny costume. Tapas.
No, I did. And I got there I am.
Do you see me? Oh, no. Okay. Oh,can you come? Is that uh yeah,
Julie Jackson (01:27):
yes.
Beth (01:29):
Oh my god. She's like, give me side I
see that? Okay, so I got thiscostume on T mu. Which of course
you know, I am a huge wish andyou may stopper. Oh, sweet
Julie Jackson (01:52):
girl. Look. Hey stop. That is the greatest thing
so bad. Oh, sweetie, you looked?
(02:13):
Oh, get your face. Hi, honey. Iknow. Are you mad at me for
encouraging this because youlook precious. Oh, is that her
little tongue? Oh my gosh.
Beth (02:24):
She's just started doing hanging your tongue. Oh
Julie Jackson (02:28):
my gosh. Look at her. You look precious. Oh my
gosh. Okay, you have to tell usabout Quinn.
Beth (02:39):
So I get so I've been an animal rescue or like, Hold on.
Let me get this off of her justa second.
Julie Jackson (02:46):
Yes, of course.
Beth (02:48):
That is cute isn't and not her favorite out it and like
poop in my shoes. So
Julie Jackson (03:00):
the tail
Beth (03:06):
Oh my god. So I'm the worst mom, because I have a cat
outfit. We have the buddy outfitthat was too small that I
stuffed her in like the sausage.
And then there's a dinosaur inhere somewhere. I've got a
dinosaur outfit. But so when hewas born on November 16, and she
gets dressed in her clothes. Andshe sits there and she will
(03:35):
like, Oh, ouch ouch, ouch, ouch.
Okay, like be still for me toand then put her paws that for
me to put her legs through andeverything. You're stuck with me
because I'm gonna put her down.
Okay. Oh,
Julie Jackson (03:51):
so great.
Unknown (03:54):
She's so when he was born on November 16. And, um,
I've always wanted a hug. AndI'm gonna be 60 And I knew that
the dog that I got was going tobe like my lot is gonna be my
forever dog is gonna be my lastdog. Right? Because I'm real big
(04:16):
on not leaving messages for yourfamily to clean up. And um, my
kids while they're dog people Idon't didn't think that they
would ever be anyone that wouldbe able to like take my dogs
into their family or whatever.
And so everybody else here isold. And I was going through a
(04:39):
really hard time. When i Whatare you doing? When I found out
about 20 I met her breeder Ihave always rescued I have never
bought from a breeder and I amI'm firm, like it's just my
thing. Just being here inTennessee. There are too many
(05:01):
animals that are looking forhomes. Right and I wanted a pug.
And pug rescues wouldn't adoptto me because I do not have a
fenced yard. I have a placewhere my dogs go to the
bathroom, they go out and it'sfenced. My front yard is also
(05:23):
fenced I have it's my secondchance escape getaway
prevention, because when wefirst moved here out in the
country, my dogs would go andthey would get the neighbor's
chickens and Oh, right. I didn'twant to pay for chickens. And I
(05:44):
really didn't want to see theirchild going through the throes
of chicken funerals. So I put awrought iron gate up around my
front yard like right around myfront porch. But the backyard I
just have you know, I opened myFrench doors and the dogs go
(06:08):
down and they go out and they dotheir thing and that's it. But
we don't have a big yard forthem to like run. So I don't
have dogs that are runners. Idon't have any more Blue
Heelers, I don't have anything Ijust have old dogs that are just
(06:30):
decrepit, that hang out and wantto lay on the warming blanket
from Big Lots, you know. But Iwanted a dog. And we had lost
two cats and two dogs over thepast two cats and three dogs
over the past two years. And Iwanted a pug. And I've always
(06:53):
wanted a pug. So I found abreeder. And Queenie was born
November 16. And she wasdelivered to me on Friday the
13th of January. I was goingthrough a really hard time in my
life. And I spent a lot of moneyon this dog. And while she
(07:15):
wasn't a rescue per se, she wasthe one that was left from the
litter that nobody wanted. Andit had been a couple of weeks
due to her energy level. And Iwas like, How can you not want
up there? Cool. So when hehappened, and this dog is not
(07:37):
she is nuts. She is nuts. It'scrazy. But he she appeases me
and she wears clothes. She wearsher little costumes. She goes on
the internet. She looks so cute.
She hangs out with my kids andis just like the perfect angel.
(08:00):
And then she comes home andbites my feet and puts bruises
on me and I made her her ownbedroom and she had a TV install
professionally and we have asubscription to dog TV. And
yeah, she's Quinnie she's just20 That's it.
Julie Jackson (08:21):
Now how, what year what year did you get her?
When you said you got her inJanuary was that how many years
ago was last January? As in the23? A few months ago or a year?
Yeah. Oh, okay.
Beth (08:35):
So she Okay, so she's only like four and a half months old.
Julie Jackson (08:40):
Okay, that was my next question. Oh my goodness.
She is adorable.
Beth (08:45):
Thank you.
Julie Jackson (08:47):
And I totally caught your comment and had to
laugh about that she would poopin your shoe
Beth (08:54):
Yeah, she's Oh my god. I don't see any way for me to turn
that camera around right now butshe's actually chasing our tail
right now. She chases her tailand she catches it and then she
sits there and just like it's itit is this this dog is beyond
(09:17):
anything that I have ever had.
Oh, there it is here when you gochase well of course now she's
not gonna eat now. No, ma'am.
Julie Jackson (09:32):
Oh, oh. Oh my goodness.
Beth (09:37):
And he like pugs are so
Julie Jackson (09:40):
yes. What what are some of your favorite things
that she does because sheobviously has all the
personality.
Beth (09:49):
She has more personality than me and I'm a scary person.
She doesn't sleep. She bitesWell like a shark like little
puppy pugs are. She is right nowtrying to kill her sister
(10:16):
I have an 18 year old Yorkiethat wants to play with her but
I hear screaming every now andI'm like screaming is that the
Yorkie or is it like that?
Julie Jackson (10:35):
So but the Yorkie likes her and
Beth (10:38):
I guess though, I mean, well. She just jumped up in her
chair, she can get up. Get awaywhen she wants to get away. Oh
my gosh 800 years old. What isher name that sissy
Julie Jackson (10:54):
Sissy look at how sweet her face is. Oh, look at
that little frosty face. Hi.
Nice to see.
Unknown (11:03):
So I got 50 from a neighbor who was breeding her
and she was bread and bread andbread and bread. And it was one
of those horrible pi Matreyasituations. It was just not good
when I had her spayed after Igot her. The neighbor was just
like, looked at my kids and waslike, Do you want her I'm dead
(11:26):
breeding her. And I'm like, notaco. So yeah, that that was
domestic, domestic cleanup now.
And I had actually taken anotherdog from that neighbor. Later, a
couple years later, I was outjogging one night, and I got
another dogs in that neighbor.
But I mean, we still love thoseneighbors. And it's just, it's
(11:51):
one of the things that happenshere in Tennessee. And not that
I've learned to live with it.
It's something that broke myheart and got me into rescue.
When I moved down here to thisarea, and I started my rescue
called Barkaritaville. We wentdown to New Orleans after
Katrina, we brought dogs back.
(12:14):
We reunited them with theirfamilies we fostered for months,
reunited them with theirfamilies. Here's the thing. Are
you going to
Beth (12:30):
and you think that she's itching, but she's not he's
taking her tail.
Julie Jackson (12:35):
I like this. She had to move the rug to do that
though.
Beth (12:40):
Because she does like
Julie Jackson (12:43):
that that needed to be in place her place.
Beth (12:45):
I have never experienced a puppy like this before in my
life. My friends have putpuppies and they take them and
they coddle them and cradle themto their chest and have like
these nice bonding times. Andwith Quinnie not so much. Now.
Julie Jackson (13:08):
At least it's going to be on her terms of the
jump. Okay. She's so cute.
Beth (13:16):
And for anyone that's watching and seeing this, there
is nothing wrong with her. Thereis nothing wrong with her. But
she doesn't have skin problems.
It's just it's quinnie. And I'veasked my vet about it. And they
said, it's just personality,like, oh,
Julie Jackson (13:33):
oh, those are the most fun. The ones that have the
huge personalities. They testyour patience the most. But and
I'm laughing because you saidyou don't have blue healers
anymore. So I mean, if you'vehad blue healers, you know, and
that's saying a lot to say thatyou've never had a puppy like
her before. If you've had bluehealer
Beth (13:55):
Quinny Please don't.
Julie Jackson (13:59):
So I love Barkaritaville. Thank you. Do
you still do that?
Beth (14:06):
I don't I had to get back into work in the real world.
Gotcha.
Julie Jackson (14:14):
Gotcha. But I love that you did that and the
name.
Beth (14:17):
I'm still in touch with a lot of my adopters and you know
their dogs have passed that theyadopted for me and they've moved
on. They still contact me forhelp with their current dogs.
And I'm more than welcome to I'mmore than willing to help them
if anyone's looking. These arelike the best dog treats. Oh,
(14:40):
okay. Oh, sweet potato
Julie Jackson (14:41):
dog treats. Now where do you find those?
Beth (14:45):
I get mine off of Amazon and I get the 32 ounce bag which
is like 25 bucks. And it comesevery two weeks.
Julie Jackson (14:53):
Okay? No, I appreciate that. Another friend
who was doing one of these sheshared she also gets off Amazon
and we tried freeze driedminnows had never Yes, and they
are exactly what you think. Andit looks like a bag full of
crunchy little fish. And I wasfreaked out by them. But I will
(15:14):
tell you, I think my guys wouldjuggle for them.
Beth (15:18):
I tell you what else we do. And this was such a had.
I've the breeder turned me ontoday's and I have to say. So
when I say that I get Queeniefrom a breeder. Yes, I'd spent a
whole paycheck on on Quinn. AndI fully intend on showing her
(15:41):
getting points whether I breedher or not. I don't know. My
breeder has a kennel. The dogslive in her home. She breeds for
the betterment of the breed. Itis not her dogs are tested,
(16:02):
they're medically tested to makesure that they're not going to
pass on any inappropriate geneslike you know, pocket supplies,
things like that. sayseverything that she's supposed
to do. It is not a bad place.
The puppies are in her house.
She loves them. They are treatedlike her children. She is her
(16:26):
own flight nanny. She will flyacross the United States. Oh,
never your dog to you. Thefamilies are research everything
so it's not a cult. And I knowbecause I used to be one of
those people in rescue that wasso against breeders. But if
(16:47):
you're doing it for the rightreasons.
Julie Jackson (16:51):
Well, and I don't I mean, people don't love their
dogs any more or less becausethey're from a breeder or
rescue, you know, is a pedigreed
Beth (17:02):
puppy. She is registered.
AKC see Casey Quinny is apedigree dog. But anyway, we're
always going dream sticks. Oh,okay. Are those dots? No, these
are Walmart. Ah, and these arenon rawhide. Oh, they come in
(17:25):
different sizes. And I just dida quick talk because I left
this, which arrived yesterday onmy coffee table last night. And
I woke up to well, many beingleft. I'm waiting to clean this
(17:49):
up. Do
Julie Jackson (17:54):
you do we know that it was corny? Is it kind of
like you?
Unknown (17:59):
Definitely not quinnie Because Quinnie, you know, has
her bedroom. She has her ownbedroom with Mr. E and oh,
sorry. I missed that though.
Because we only have like oldlike, now, and I'm like, you can
never tell who's trying to dienow. You know, the house and
(18:23):
it's like, Who is this making?
Bad noise? That Quinnie has herown bedroom. I'll show ya.
Julie Jackson (18:33):
So who was the culprit with the dream sticks
then?
Unknown (18:37):
I think it was Lucy. We have Lucy and Ricky.
Julie Jackson (18:40):
Oh my gosh, of course you do. What kind are
they?
Unknown (18:43):
I know their palm shot it says. So this is quite nice
room. Quinnie has this bigtoddler gates in the bedroom and
she has her own TV that I hadinstalled. Of course. TV
Julie Jackson (19:04):
with
Beth (19:04):
dog TV. Yes. So this is Quinn's room and it was also my
my closet that we do laundry inhere. And that's where when did
not eat the that peanut buttertreats. No. It was I'm quite
(19:32):
sure it was Lucy. So it was oneof the Ricardos one of the
recorders. It was you're gonnalose your Ricky and then Ricky
has been appropriately renamedRicky body. Like yes.
Julie Jackson (19:52):
Is it based on his personality? Or just because
you're, yeah, it's totally basedon this personality. And
Beth (19:59):
he reminds me of the scene where he's running around the
track in his underwear going on.
Julie Jackson (20:08):
So you never have a dull moment in your house, do
you? Absolutely not. And
Beth (20:14):
you know what? quadruplets also. So, yes, I've got quads.
My kids are 23 now. And then Ihave a singleton that was born
three days later on the sameday, who's 20? And they're all
going to be her for Easter. SoI'm really excited. They've all
seen Winnie. And they love her.
And well, why I have one thathasn't seen Winnie yet. So it'll
(20:35):
be a fun day.
Julie Jackson (20:39):
Oh, my gosh, you are going to have a full house.
That's fantastic. That if
Beth (20:46):
it wasn't chaos, it wouldn't be family. Right.
Julie Jackson (20:49):
Right. Thank you so much for sharing. So,
Unknown (20:55):
please, one thing that I do want to say and I want to
add this because this is sosuper important to me. And this
is kind of what I wanted to talkabout in the beginning. But
because I'm so ADHD, I'm like,ooh, squirrel. All good. When I
got Quinny, I was going througha really difficult time in my
life. And I just wanted to touchon the fact that mental health
is so important. I ran lastChristmas, like right, before I
(21:21):
found Quinnie, I was in a realdangerous place. And once I
found quinnie, and I got her mylife completely turned around
that a puppy can game changer,you have a reason to get up,
you've ever reason to man, youhave a reason to do the things
(21:44):
that you don't feel like youwant to do anymore. At least for
me, that's what's so, you know,I just, I recently quit my
babyface, I recently quit my jobthis week, due to mental health.
And it's just, it's
Julie Jackson (22:05):
it's, Oh, Hi, sweetie.
Beth (22:12):
It's just so important to me that dogs play such a big
part in our mental health. Um,be good to your dog, your dog
will be good to you. If you needhelp with your dog, I'm always
here, you can reach out I canwalk you through stuff. You
(22:37):
know, if you're having a babyand you want to get rid of your
dog, what is it going to take tokeep your dog because that dog
is gonna have problems, theseare house. There's just so many
things that I am able to helpwith that will help prevent this
(23:00):
shelter population, you know?
Yeah,
Julie Jackson (23:04):
thank you for sharing that and for being so
transparent, because I reallyappreciate that. And it, you hit
on to two things that really Itotally relate to. I was in a
situation where I was rescued bya guy. He was our little three
legged healer that we lost inNovember very suddenly. But when
(23:25):
he came into my life, it was areally, really dark, hard time
and middle of a lot. And he wasa huge part of of getting me
through that and that and that'strue. They, like you said game
changer. And the other thing youmentioned too is is when people
(23:46):
are having babies, and theythink I can't have the dog. When
I was pregnant, my daughter isin college now. But when I was
pregnant with her, we actuallyended up with our fourth dog at
the time because someone elsefound out they were pregnant,
and had a yellow lab that theyhad just taken in and then they
(24:07):
said, Oh, we're pregnant. Wecan't have this. We can't have
this dog. And I had I knew ofthem and I was like, Okay, we'll
take her. And of course she wasour fourth one. And then our
daughter was born and our birthannouncement when she was born,
had her as an infant laying withall four laying around her. And
(24:31):
on that was the picture inside.
And on the outside. It said Wewelcomed the pitter patter of a
new set of paws. And you know,it was of course you have to be
responsible, you know, andthey're still animals, so I
would never leave themunattended are anything but man
every one of them had thesweetest relationship with her.
And they all looked out for herwhen she was an infant. So no
Beth (24:56):
kids grow up with baby or kids grow up With our dogs, and
I know I did, and I had a BostonTerrier named pepper that was
with me for my first 16 years.
And my first dog was
Julie Jackson (25:09):
pepper to go ahead, sorry, not a Boston
Terrier. She was a cockapoo, butPepper.
Unknown (25:18):
But when I did have Barkaritaville going, I had an
office here in Tennessee, I hadone in Kentucky, I had one in
Ohio, and one in Michigan, and Iwould just drive up i 75 once a
month and adopt out dogs. Butall those people stayed in touch
with me, the dogs were shippedto me. And they all had home
(25:41):
visits everything. I mean, itwould totally, absolutely legit,
upfront rescue. And I can't tellyou how many people would
contact me and say, Well, I cankeep my dog I need to take my
dog. I'm like, you don't need meto take your dog. You need me to
help you learn how to keep yourdog. Oh, no. Right.
Julie Jackson (26:01):
That's yeah, that's such a good point. Well,
if you have contact informationthat you want me to share, if
you'll send that to me, I canput it down in the comments when
this airs. And if you have anypictures of all your sweet pups
that I can also put those withthis too so that people can go
and see them. Because I knowthat I mean, I've got to meet
(26:25):
two of them. And I'm sure Iwould love to see the Ricardos
to see. Oh, she's so cute.
Beth (26:39):
Oh, yes, yes. And
Julie Jackson (26:41):
those ears. Oh my god.
Beth (26:43):
Oh my god. The ears are like airplane ears. Now they're
flopping and it's ridiculous.
Julie Jackson (26:50):
It's adorable.
Oh, there she goes. Okay. She'sgot business now. She's got to
go take care of something. She'sgot to go move a rug
Beth (26:59):
needs to move around. Yes.
Oh, no, she's no, no, no, no,no, that's a no. Try, Julie. You
have a wonderful birthday.
Julie Jackson (27:12):
Thank you so much. Yes. It's our little
belated dinner out. So Iappreciate birthdays. Oh, thank
you. Yeah, it was to Tuesday.
Yeah, it was Tuesday.
Beth (27:24):
At a time, I will be more than happy to talk dogs with
you.
Julie Jackson (27:28):
You know what, I love it and keep us posted on as
Quinnie progresses. And if youhave any stories, you know, if
something happens in your life,that's hilarious. shoot me a
message or you have the link andyou can go on and thank you so
much for doing this. You'rewelcome. You have a great night,
go to dinner. Okay, thank you gosmooth your pitches
Beth (27:52):
or maybe not.
Julie Jackson (27:54):
Okay, just give him a hug. Okay. All right.
Thank you so much for joining metoday. I know that you are busy.
And I really appreciate that youchose to spend some of your time
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