Oh the places she does go--Zia the portable chihuahua

Zia is a most portable chihuahua.  She has traveled by bus, car, train, plane and even by sea.  Above Zia is dressed in her Fourth of July dress as she rides on a complete stranger's lap.  Why?  Because he had the window seat.  She loves to look out the window.

Zia is a great sport and goes many places with me (and sometimes without me - I'll talk about her trip to the Encino birthday party in another post).  Zia takes to the bus like a pro and practically invites all sorts of attention.  Usually she goes as herself, but sometimes she goes incognito.  Here's a picture of her in her wig:  

 Being a rather small dog, Zia does have to worry about the wind.  Once as we walked down Van Ness, a strong wind actually lifted her off her feet and she became a chihuahua kite on a leash string.  She thought she was going to be airborne one afternoon as we explored the famed Alamo Square park:

On New Year's 2008, Zia and I took a trip out to Land's End:  Ocean Beach in San Francisco.  She's not a beach dog.

Big Beach.  Little dog.  Not her favorite place because she gets her FEET WET! 

The Zee Takes to the Sea

When family visited from Hobbs, New Mexico, we took a boat around the San Francisco Bay. Zia enjoyed having the salt breeze in her fur.

Zia's motto is: Have Bag, Will Travel

No matter where I need to go, Zia is game.  Her new sister Pepper is just beginning her travels on the Congenial Chihuahua Trail.  Adventures beckon as we explore small dog living in the big city.