giginucci

two peas in a pod

2010-07-17T22:50:00.000-07:00

This is not me in the photo, but maybe someday it will be if i get a brother. These two frenchies look really peaceful and balanced like a yin yang symbol. I love how they are stuffed into that small bed... it looks really cozy.

F is for Frenchie not effigy

2010-07-10T10:54:00.000-07:00

The man in the brown uniform knows mommie by her first name. He drives a big, brown truck and brings boxes to the front porch. he is a very nice man. Lately, some of these boxes have been filled with french bulldog figurines. Mommie loves her bric a brac but i wish she would spend more time with me than on Ebay looking for statues of me. Nothing beats the real thing, baby.

gentlemen prefer blonds

2010-07-10T10:49:00.001-07:00

Could it be true? Daddie has been talking about a blond frenchie. As if i am not enough to handle for both him and mommie. I am not so sure how i feel about having full-time competition. He keeps talking about some blond that ran in the back door of where he was working. I don't like the tone of his voice. Yeah, I admit the blond one is cute, but i am not ready to share the limelight with anyone.

risky biz

2010-05-14T14:47:00.001-07:00

summertime shades are a must.

end of an era

2010-03-21T10:35:00.000-07:00

Well, well, well. What do we have here? I sensed it last week when mommie and daddy were looking at photos on their iphone. I thought the worst was upon me.. a baby.. but soon enough i found out it was worse than my worst fears...For years, i have been the center of attention, the ruler of my domain, the star of the stage. But no longer, my competition has arrived.

Rumor has it, my girlfriend aka aunt Jen, is getting an english bulldog... a dog of her own. Perhaps she feels she can replace me but obviously not since she opted for my meatier cousin the english bulldog. I wonder if this is going to change our relationship. I will have to accept the new reality when cecil comes home. No more Camp David visits, no more pole position under the dinner table, no more kicking David out of bed, no more posed photos.

I will admit he is ridiculously cute with that 2 tone face. I can't wait to show him the ropes. He has a lot to learn and who better to learn from the master, yours truly. I will have to break him in with the art of manipulation, whining, and cuteness. Soon enough, he will be mastering the art of being a dog-tyrant.

welcome home cecil!!!!

matteo bedding

2010-02-02T08:17:00.000-08:00

Triple washed luxurious sheets, heirloom Italian cotton quilts, washed antique linen pillow cases.... Did someone say 'naptime'? Mommie's latest obsession has been making the bed all nice with tons of pillows and mixed textures. Here i am enjoying a nap moments after she made the bed, sleepy eyes and all. The bed is worthy of a showroom, especially with me in the photo. Life's rough.

tenoversix: raccoon or frenchie?

2009-12-17T10:33:00.000-08:00

what a bandit. i tend to only post pictures of myself but this frenchie is worth showcasing. mommie likes to shop and appreciates design. this frenchie came with the tenoversix newsletter, one of her favorite shops in LA. i wonder if they sell ties. it seems to be the dog fashion trend of the year. see below with me in my bowtie.

best little man

2009-11-05T12:25:00.000-08:00

mommie and daddie and me got married last month in Palm Springs at the Parker. Here's some photos of me on my big day.

cold shoulder

2009-03-29T12:35:00.001-07:00

I stared off longingly towards the front gate in hopes of mommie and daddie returning from their vacation in Paris. Here I am looking so chic and androgynous in my leopard foulard.

They left me behind as always and i am miffed. Being at Camp David with uncle david and aunt jen is a real treat though. They pamper me to the bitter end. In this case, the bitter end is when mommie and daddie come to end my days in paradise.

i have to remember to give mommie and daddie the cold shoulder when they come to get me. Turning my head away from them and not making eye contact is one tactic of mine. The other is to just completely look away from them every time they call for me and act as if no one has said my name. They need to know who is boss.

conspicuous consumption

2009-03-27T09:25:00.000-07:00

mommie told me there was nothing but french bulldogs and design motifs all around paris. T-shirts at le comptoir des cotoniers, cafes decorated after them, boxes of truffles at La Duree, antique paperweights from the streamline era, etc, etc. We were everywhere.

Here's some samples of things that have been emailed to me in the states. A good place to find things with me on them is on etsy or on ebay.

le bouldogue cafe a paris

2009-03-27T09:13:00.000-07:00

bonjour mes amis!! Here is an adorable little cafe in Paris in the 3eme that has the best theme and branding i have ever seen. It is right near the Pompidou center on Rue Des Francs Bourgeois.

I guess they have 3 fawn frenchies there. Mommie was following them and they led her to this cafe. The thick rope leash they are on really got tangled up. I am still staying at camp david in hollywood. My private helicopter will come get me and take me home to my palace very soon.

chomp chomp

2009-01-08T15:53:00.000-08:00

whenever mommie or daddie are working from home, i do all i can to distract and entertain them. Here i am wrapped in a cashmere scarf and eating a piece of grass i found. I'm good at foraging.

eyes wide shut

2009-01-07T21:04:00.000-08:00

i made it through the holidays, just barely. I had to take a snooze. it's been a rough couple a weeks. two days before xmas, i had to have an eye ulcer removed. I had never had anesthesia before and really didn't know where mommie and daddie were taking me that morning. i guess i had gotten a scratch on my eye and it never healed. Anyways, while they were putting me under they also decided to pull a couple teeth as well as discover an ear infection. what a mess i was. It's as if they never took me to the vet before.

mommie was so nervous about having me put under. There can be complications with anesthesia among us pushed in faced dogs (Bracycephalic). My vet, Dr Honhe, at east valley medical, assured mommie that he had done many pugs and frenchies sucessfully. The trick is a lighter dosage of anesthesia as well as making sure the breathing tube is kept in until i fully come to after the procedure. Not all vets know this. No wonder i never got my teeth cleaned till now.

I would say "phew" but i can't talk and i am missing two front teeth.

gigi-gucci!

2008-12-23T22:33:00.000-08:00

it's happened. I have become so mainstream that the House of Gucci is making french bulldog keychains using their famous monogram fabric. They run about $150 dollars and are part of a series of other dog keychains, but who cares about them!

Maybe i will get one for christmas for my new dog house.

pocket the red nosed frenchie!

2008-12-12T11:04:00.000-08:00

happy holidays from me and my pal pocket. he's been busy practicing to lead santa's sleigh this year. the outfit was a bit snug and his chest is going to get a little chilly but he's willing to do anything to be santa's little helper.

his dad and mom are really fancy. my mom is too busy making caramels to hold a photo shoot of me.

so cute it hurts

2008-12-05T20:38:00.001-08:00

daddy was trying out his new iphone camera. not too shabby. it helps to have a really photogenic subject.

spider pig

2008-10-31T15:10:00.000-07:00

Trick or treat! it's the only way mommie can get me to wear these silly costumes. This year i am spider pig... a spin on some simpson's movie or something. the arms were too tight on me and my barrel chest didn't seem to work out too well.

anything for a treat though!

basket case

2008-10-05T23:57:00.000-07:00

i was a total basket case when mommie was gone for for two whole weeks. She went to hong kong and japan with uncle wan and brought home this basket that i fit in so snuggly. I guess it's for the market and a traditional basket in japan that people take to the outdoor market stalls or fish markets, but it really just looks like it was custom made for me to be carried everywhere. Talk about riding in style.

someone's famous and it's not me!

2008-08-20T09:02:00.000-07:00

so think of me as the Perez Hilton of the Frenchie world. I just caught wind that my buddy on the east coast, Pocket, is starring in a national commercial spot for an undisclosable brand of super-size proportions. Do I have to spell it out? Here are his adorable casting shots. He's a star in the making and quite the ham. I'm really just a hamhock.

snorts ahoy

2008-08-20T08:54:00.000-07:00

one of my girlfriend's, maya, is out on a yachting adventure in cape cod. Should i be jealous? Hmm not really since i can swim about as well as a sack of potatoes, but it sure looks like she gets to go everywhere, and i mean everywhere with her daddie! What i want to know, is who's that pint size kid next to her? If she thinks she's replacing
this pint-size monster well.....

spoon fed

2008-07-17T16:59:00.001-07:00

here's one of many moments where i'm getting my way. mommie is spoon feeding me the rest of the peach charlotte dessert that she made. it was delicious. i love anything sweet since i don't usually have that in my regular diet, not counting the peanut butter cookies. I don't always get to sit at the table like a big boy and eat with everyone else. Having a long tongue helps me get every little morsel without a lot of effort. Sometimes how long my tongue is even suprises mommie.

under my thumb

2008-07-09T16:56:00.001-07:00

today, uncle wan called me and told me to come meet the world's smallest horse, Thumbelina! she truly is tiny.

a star is born

2008-07-08T12:55:00.000-07:00

no photos please darling. I'm busy being cute while everyone around me works away.

panda twin action- activate!

2008-07-03T14:03:00.000-07:00

Uncle wan aka Panda is one of my favorite uncles. Here we are celebrating Thanksgiving 2006 together in Malibu. That was so much fun. I got in trouble for peeing on some expensive lace curtains, but i was just doing what i saw the other dogs doing. c'est la vie.

happy birthday shibu eno

2008-06-19T16:41:00.001-07:00

happy 3rd birthday eno. thanks for the birthday sass. that pose shows off your apartment dog poise. i hope i can meet you some day but i can't fly so you will have to come to LA for a visit.