Happy New Year from Maddie and Lucy! Bonnie the Bulldog too ( she is almost blind now
and pushing 10 years... thats a very old lady bulldog
Maddie has been missing Charlie this year ... a sadness we all feel
that's a good looking family you have!
If I had known then what I know now...
Vegas 93, Vegas 98, Vegas 00 (10 year show), Vegas 03, Vegas 06
VIC 07
EV LA1 08
Seattle1 09, Seattle2 09, Salt Lake 09, LA4 09
Columbus 10
EV LA 11
Vancouver 11
Missoula 12
Portland 13, Spokane 13
St. Paul 14, Denver 14
8/28/98- Camden, NJ
10/31/09- Philly
5/21/10- NYC
9/2/12- Philly, PA
7/19/13- Wrigley
10/19/13- Brooklyn, NY
10/21/13- Philly, PA
10/22/13- Philly, PA
10/27/13- Baltimore, MD
4/28/16- Philly, PA
4/29/16- Philly, PA
5/1/16- NYC
5/2/16- NYC
9/2/18- Boston, MA
9/4/18- Boston, MA
9/14/22- Camden, NJ
9/7/24- Philly, PA
9/9/24- Philly, PA
Tres Mts.- 3/23/11- Philly. PA
Eddie Vedder- 6/25/11- Philly, PA
RNDM- 3/9/16- Philly, PA
It was -16 degrees Celcius, about -23 with the windchill factor yesterday...
And she willingly spent about 4 hours in that damned inclimate weather. :shock: :shock: :shock:
She was nearly dead 2 months ago.
Leave it to a Husky, who looks like she will be seeing 16 on Feb 25th.
So pleased to hear that!!!
Haven't been on in a while. So hope everyone and their doggies are doing fine. Molly had a lovely christmas, she even got to eat some real meat on christmas day when we visited my mum for tea (we're veggies so don't do the turkey thing) she was in heaven!!
A special Chihuahua mix from Fort Worth was born to run
By Brenda Jones
Special to the Star-Telegram
The ears get your attention first. Next, you notice the different-colored eyes: one a piercing ice blue and the other dark brown.
When you meet Vespa, you expect to see a puppy playfully running. But she hops, and then stands upright like a Texas kangaroo.
That's when her special nature becomes apparent. Vespa has no front legs.
But, believe me, it doesn't slow her down.
I adopted Vespa from Chihuahua Rescue and Transport, an exceptionally well-run organization that makes sure its dogs find loving forever homes.
After losing my previous dog to a heart condition, I decided there was no better way to demonstrate my belief that all animals are worthy of love than to open my heart and home to one with special needs.
Instead of front legs, Vespa was born with little "chicken wings" that allow her to crawl or hop, but only on soft surfaces such as grass or carpet.
I wanted her world to be bigger than that, so I researched front wheels for dogs. (She was not a candidate for prosthesis). Missing front limbs are a much bigger challenge than missing or injured back limbs, as it turns out.
I tracked down OrthoPets, a group out of Denver that specializes in making animals more mobile.
Vespa and I flew to Denver, where the pros there made a mold of her chest and attached her perfectly fitted "vest" to wheels. Back home, I worked with her to stretch out her legs and help her learn to run.
And the door to that bigger world opened for my sweet Vespa.
Editor's note: Brenda Jones and photographer Ron T. Ennis, both of Fort Worth, share in the care of Vespa, a year-old Chihuahua mix.
If you click on the link, there are some great before and after pictures of Vespa and a video showing her trying out her new "wheels."
Sophie playing with her ball today, under the chair go figure.
I've seen that look before...it's as if they think the ball is alive
we finally got some snow. gracie was so fired up she was humping my leg!
If I had known then what I know now...
Vegas 93, Vegas 98, Vegas 00 (10 year show), Vegas 03, Vegas 06
VIC 07
EV LA1 08
Seattle1 09, Seattle2 09, Salt Lake 09, LA4 09
Columbus 10
EV LA 11
Vancouver 11
Missoula 12
Portland 13, Spokane 13
St. Paul 14, Denver 14
Vegas 93, Vegas 98, Vegas 00 (10 year show), Vegas 03, Vegas 06
VIC 07
EV LA1 08
Seattle1 09, Seattle2 09, Salt Lake 09, LA4 09
Columbus 10
EV LA 11
Vancouver 11
Missoula 12
Portland 13, Spokane 13
St. Paul 14, Denver 14
There is no such thing as leftover pizza. There is now pizza and later pizza. - anonymous The risk I took was calculated, but man, am I bad at math - The Mincing Mockingbird
Hey All
Sorry long time no talk/post... Hope everyone and their loverly dogs are doing great!
I am currently away from home working on Mount Washington on Vancouver Island so I don't get to see my baby much... But I went home on Sunday and she looked pretty weak, as if she had aged another 2 years since I'd last seen her at Christmas... My uncle (who's been looking after her) said she's been constipated for some time (I had mentioned this before around here... but we thought it was nothing). I finally convinced my mom its not just her "getting old" and she needs to have a more extensive check done at the vet (I took her before for a quick check up but he said it was good).
Turns out she has a mass on her anal cavity... poor thing, that's why she hasn't been able to go properly. My mom still shrugs it off as her "getting old" so my uncle feels caught in the middle of it. Regardless, that's my baby... so we're going behind her back and going ahead with some more tests at the vet today to see if its a tumor...
I'll keep you all posted!
Sorry for the downer of a post especially since I haven't been around much!
Bubba was at the vets today. She has a small ulcer on her eye. The vet reckons she'll be OK. Ointment twice a day and back to the vet Monday to make sure all is well.
She was a very good girl at the vet. She got all sorts of crap put in her eye and had it poked and prodded and not one peep or growl at all. She peed a little when she first went in though :oops:
My uncle phoned me tonight to inform me that it is a mass on the outside of her colon, and that she has osteoarthritis in her hips. He said we need to go downtown for an MRI... So we're goign to see how much it would cost and what else everything entails and go from there. Because she is 11 my family is on the fence about going ahead with some sort of treatment or just letting it be. Obviously I can't let go that easily, so if i can find the money somewhere I am going to try to do what I can
My uncle phoned me tonight to inform me that it is a mass on the outside of her colon, and that she has osteoarthritis in her hips. He said we need to go downtown for an MRI... So we're goign to see how much it would cost and what else everything entails and go from there. Because she is 11 my family is on the fence about going ahead with some sort of treatment or just letting it be. Obviously I can't let go that easily, so if i can find the money somewhere I am going to try to do what I can
This is such a tough place to be. :(
In a perfect world, money wouldn't play a part in getting the care our fur-kids need. But who am I kidding?
Lots of things to consider but I would hope that you have a vet you are comfortable with and who explains things thoroughly. I've taken my dog to the same vet for many years and one of the things that helps me most when I have to make a treatment decision is when he tells me "If this were my dog, this is what I'd do." Because I know he really cares about my dogs.
Get all the information you can. Sometimes our fears magnify things and it may not even be as bad as you think. I know you will make the decision for what's best for Sammi, because you love her so much.
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Vegas 93, Vegas 98, Vegas 00 (10 year show), Vegas 03, Vegas 06
VIC 07
EV LA1 08
Seattle1 09, Seattle2 09, Salt Lake 09, LA4 09
Columbus 10
EV LA 11
Vancouver 11
Missoula 12
Portland 13, Spokane 13
St. Paul 14, Denver 14
thank you! ... they are the cutest part!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=pl ... H_xEn2NK6c
10/31/09- Philly
5/21/10- NYC
9/2/12- Philly, PA
7/19/13- Wrigley
10/19/13- Brooklyn, NY
10/21/13- Philly, PA
10/22/13- Philly, PA
10/27/13- Baltimore, MD
4/28/16- Philly, PA
4/29/16- Philly, PA
5/1/16- NYC
5/2/16- NYC
9/2/18- Boston, MA
9/4/18- Boston, MA
9/14/22- Camden, NJ
9/7/24- Philly, PA
9/9/24- Philly, PA
Eddie Vedder- 6/25/11- Philly, PA
RNDM- 3/9/16- Philly, PA
It was -16 degrees Celcius, about -23 with the windchill factor yesterday...
And she willingly spent about 4 hours in that damned inclimate weather. :shock: :shock: :shock:
She was nearly dead 2 months ago.
Leave it to a Husky, who looks like she will be seeing 16 on Feb 25th.
So pleased to hear that!!!
Haven't been on in a while. So hope everyone and their doggies are doing fine. Molly had a lovely christmas, she even got to eat some real meat on christmas day when we visited my mum for tea (we're veggies so don't do the turkey thing) she was in heaven!!
thanks for the smile
she puts it on the side of the couch, then barks at it
she is telling me to get it for her...
1995 San Francisco
San Jose
San Diego 2 shows
2003 Missoula
2005 Missoula
2006 Denver 2 shows with Tom Petty
Gorge 2 shows
2009 Utah
LA1
LA2
2012 Missoula : Meet and Greet : "Instant Classic show"
2013 Portland
Spokane
2018 Missoula
If you click on the link, there are some great before and after pictures of Vespa and a video showing her trying out her new "wheels."
I've seen that look before...it's as if they think the ball is alive
we finally got some snow. gracie was so fired up she was humping my leg!
Vegas 93, Vegas 98, Vegas 00 (10 year show), Vegas 03, Vegas 06
VIC 07
EV LA1 08
Seattle1 09, Seattle2 09, Salt Lake 09, LA4 09
Columbus 10
EV LA 11
Vancouver 11
Missoula 12
Portland 13, Spokane 13
St. Paul 14, Denver 14
and precious pictures
Vegas 93, Vegas 98, Vegas 00 (10 year show), Vegas 03, Vegas 06
VIC 07
EV LA1 08
Seattle1 09, Seattle2 09, Salt Lake 09, LA4 09
Columbus 10
EV LA 11
Vancouver 11
Missoula 12
Portland 13, Spokane 13
St. Paul 14, Denver 14
well now that you ask kind of
she looks so happy, good pictures...
1995 San Francisco
San Jose
San Diego 2 shows
2003 Missoula
2005 Missoula
2006 Denver 2 shows with Tom Petty
Gorge 2 shows
2009 Utah
LA1
LA2
2012 Missoula : Meet and Greet : "Instant Classic show"
2013 Portland
Spokane
2018 Missoula
:silent:
1995 San Francisco
San Jose
San Diego 2 shows
2003 Missoula
2005 Missoula
2006 Denver 2 shows with Tom Petty
Gorge 2 shows
2009 Utah
LA1
LA2
2012 Missoula : Meet and Greet : "Instant Classic show"
2013 Portland
Spokane
2018 Missoula
I miss seeing my doggies in the snow
last year at this time big Atl snow storm 4 inches
almost a week and us shut ins for four days.
It was really fun!
http://animalstalkinginallcaps.tumblr.com/day/2012/01/10
The risk I took was calculated, but man, am I bad at math - The Mincing Mockingbird
Sorry long time no talk/post... Hope everyone and their loverly dogs are doing great!
I am currently away from home working on Mount Washington on Vancouver Island so I don't get to see my baby much... But I went home on Sunday and she looked pretty weak, as if she had aged another 2 years since I'd last seen her at Christmas... My uncle (who's been looking after her) said she's been constipated for some time (I had mentioned this before around here... but we thought it was nothing). I finally convinced my mom its not just her "getting old" and she needs to have a more extensive check done at the vet (I took her before for a quick check up but he said it was good).
Turns out she has a mass on her anal cavity... poor thing, that's why she hasn't been able to go properly. My mom still shrugs it off as her "getting old" so my uncle feels caught in the middle of it. Regardless, that's my baby... so we're going behind her back and going ahead with some more tests at the vet today to see if its a tumor...
I'll keep you all posted!
Sorry for the downer of a post especially since I haven't been around much!
haffa
1995 San Francisco
San Jose
San Diego 2 shows
2003 Missoula
2005 Missoula
2006 Denver 2 shows with Tom Petty
Gorge 2 shows
2009 Utah
LA1
LA2
2012 Missoula : Meet and Greet : "Instant Classic show"
2013 Portland
Spokane
2018 Missoula
Bubba was at the vets today. She has a small ulcer on her eye. The vet reckons she'll be OK. Ointment twice a day and back to the vet Monday to make sure all is well.
She was a very good girl at the vet. She got all sorts of crap put in her eye and had it poked and prodded and not one peep or growl at all. She peed a little when she first went in though :oops:
take a good look
this could be the day
hold my hand
lie beside me
i just need to say
Sasha is a beauty!
:shock: another dog?!
she's a beaut!
no no no good lord no..my eldest finally moved out of home and figured a pure bred husky was an essential.
take a good look
this could be the day
hold my hand
lie beside me
i just need to say
shed wanna be for the price my daughter paid.
take a good look
this could be the day
hold my hand
lie beside me
i just need to say
That's a fine looking pooch!!
My uncle phoned me tonight to inform me that it is a mass on the outside of her colon, and that she has osteoarthritis in her hips. He said we need to go downtown for an MRI... So we're goign to see how much it would cost and what else everything entails and go from there. Because she is 11 my family is on the fence about going ahead with some sort of treatment or just letting it be. Obviously I can't let go that easily, so if i can find the money somewhere I am going to try to do what I can
In a perfect world, money wouldn't play a part in getting the care our fur-kids need. But who am I kidding?
Lots of things to consider but I would hope that you have a vet you are comfortable with and who explains things thoroughly. I've taken my dog to the same vet for many years and one of the things that helps me most when I have to make a treatment decision is when he tells me "If this were my dog, this is what I'd do." Because I know he really cares about my dogs.
Get all the information you can. Sometimes our fears magnify things and it may not even be as bad as you think. I know you will make the decision for what's best for Sammi, because you love her so much.
Hang in there.