I'm dog sitting for two Aussie Sheappards who just won't stop barking at everyone and everything in the street! They are cuties but oh so annoying and embarracing to walk!!
I'm dog sitting for two Aussie Sheappards who just won't stop barking at everyone and everything in the street! They are cuties but oh so annoying and embarracing to walk!!
I'm dog sitting for two Aussie Sheappards who just won't stop barking at everyone and everything in the street! They are cuties but oh so annoying and embarracing to walk!!
I look forward to that.
a friend of mine tonite, mentioned the name Shelby. I stopped and looked at her and told her that was my friend's doggies name who recently went to keep my surfer company. :( big hugs.
I felt I had to do this....
Shelby was born is the high desert of California on March 11, 1995. Her dad was a Champion, but he later ran away and was never seen again. We made a 500 mile roundtrip to see her and her siblings when they were 7 weeks old. We didn’t pick Shelby – she picked us. She was into my wife’s purse and stole her hair scrunchie.
We made the 500 mile roundtrip again, the next weekend, and took Shelby home. She immediately fell asleep on the floor of our car. Halfway home, we pulled off the road to see if she needed to go potty. We stood over her in the California desert, petrified she would take off. She looked at us, as if to say “What?”
We got to Las Vegas. She had never been on carpet or in grass. In California, she had lived in the dirt and had often gotten “high centered” on the weeds. That first night, we traumatized Shelby with the blow dryer . Never again! We spent weeks (months?) following Shelby around the house and yard, keeping her out of trouble. Her early name was “Shelby, No.” Her little teeth were razor sharp and her energy was endless. I would lay on the floor, curled up in a ball while she “attacked” me as if I was some “bad guy” in K9 police training! Shelby went to obedience training and got the Perfect Attendance award . In reality, there wasn’t much she wouldn’t learn if a treat was involved.
Shelby learned how to swim. She loved that for her entire life (except for one summer when she didn’t love it. Who knows why? She could be a goof). Our pool filter has been working overtime for the past 13 years! Early on, there was an orange flag by the pool steps so Shelby could learn where to get out. She used to sit on one step, get up on her butt and paw intently at the corner, as if she was trying to dig through the plaster. She would do it for like a minute straight. We sent a video to America’s Funniest Pets, but never heard back. Oh well – their loss. Shelby was a very graceful swimmer. She swam every day in the summer and walked every day in the winter.
Soon, Shelby started going on errands and being left alone at home while we were out. The first time I left her in the car was for less than a minute. I was amazed she didn’t shred the upholstery. Later, if the weather was right, she would happily stay in the car for hours. Just as long as she got to go! I started by lifting her in. Then, one day, she amazed me by jumping up to the floorboard. Soon after, she jumped to the seat of my 4x4 truck. Later in her life, I was lifting her again.
Her “home alone” time increased, too. She was doing great until one night she decided to destroy a potted plant while we were out. There was an 5 foot circle of dirt on the carpet and muddy paw prints back and forth to her bowl . She went back to her dog run after that but soon convinced us to trust her again. That was the last naughty thing she ever did.
Within Shelby’s first year, she needed elbow surgery. She was limping badly. The vet took bone chips out of each elbow. We still have the chips in a test tube. The surgery was a life-long success although I made the mistake of letting Shelby on the bed, post-op. She never left!
The Utah Jazz were playing in the NBA finals and she had color coordinated casts that said “Go Jazz” (we didn’t have a digital camera in her early years, but this picture will give you an idea).
Shelby was a great traveling dog. She loved going in the car. She loved camping and she loved hotels. She was a beautiful girl, but had no problem getting filthy at a campsite! Luckily, she didn’t mind baths, because she got one every 3 weeks.
Shelby traveled to California, Utah, Arizona, Wyoming and Idaho. She wore a little life vest in our Zodiac boat. She didn’t make it to the Pacific Ocean until she was 11 years old, but we’re glad she got to see it.
Shelby was very healthy. She had her share of trips to the vet, but everything she “got” was curable. We jokingly called her the “money pit” but we gladly paid whatever it took to keep her healthy. It didn’t take much to keep her happy – her most basic need was love. She gave it and took it with gusto. Shelby was a good talker and a great listener (she would cock her head to the side). She loved swimming, going bye-bye in the car, licking our plates clean after meals and sleeping in her favorite spots.
She mellowed with age, but was mischievous to the end. If Shelby thought we were not paying enough attention to her, she would get into our closet and bring a dirty sock out of the laundry basket. She would stand, with sock in mouth, until we acknowledged her by saying “yeah, I see you.” I never did figure how she got those sliding closet doors open. With her nose? With her paw? We never knew.
We always said Shelby was a “quirky dog.” Some of our favorite quirks included:
• If she was going in the car, she would step into the garage but go no further until the garage door started up. When the door started, Shelby would move.
• Shelby’s morning routine was hilarious – she would first go potty, then she would sit at the back door. When you opened up the back door, look out! It was a hard left, followed by a hard right and another left to her food bowl. She was usually pawing so hard for traction that she might “slide out.”
• After licking a plate clean (aka doing her “job”) she would stare straight at the cabinet which held her chew sticks. After she sat, we would hold two sticks out, she would chomp them in her mouth and charge into the living room (where she always ate them). The chewies were always followed by a drink.
• Shelby didn’t run in circles; she ran in figure eights. Inside or outside, it didn’t matter.
• Shelby would only scratch her self on the carpet (never on the hardwood).
• The aforementioned “paw your corner” (in the pool). Shelby would do it, on command.
• Shelby had many favorite places to lay – to get to one in particular, she would always slide out a heavy barstool with her nose.
• Shelby greeted visitors by (first) sitting and (then) rocking back on her butt and bringing up her front legs. It encouraged you to give her a little elbow massage.
Last week, Shelby got very sick and went downhill in a hurry. On May 10th we had to make the awful decision to put her down. The vet came to our house and all of us cried our eyes out. It was truly an awful day :(. But she went peacefully and even licked my face, at the end. It was 13 years and 1 day from the joyful day we brought her home. Everywhere I look, I still see our little girl. I long to hear the howl that would greet us when we came home to her. Shelby was (and is) our little angel.
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
That was so touching! It made me cry - and I'm at work! Glad to hear that she was able to go peacefully in her own home...that's so much less traumatic for the pooch...
Awwww your story made me cry. But she was a wonderful dog and she had a wonderful life with you My dog sleeps upside down against the wall or couch just like Shelby did. Karma, (our German Shepherd) is 14 years old and getting slower and slower every day. I know that time will come within the next few years for us also and it makes me incredibly sad.
i'm not gonna read it now rob....too much work right now but i will read it tonight.....hope writing that helped
I'm not going to read it until tomorrow....I just got in from another wake, can't cry anymore today! Know I'm thinking about you.
oxc
~*LIVE~LOVE~LAUGH*~
*May the Peace of the Wilderness be with YOU*
He is your friend, your partner, your defender, your dog. You are his life, his love, his leader. He will be yours, faithful and true, to the last beat of his heart. You owe it to him to be worthy of such devotion.
— Unknown
Shelby was born is the high desert of California on March 11, 1995. Her dad was a Champion, but he later ran away and was never seen again. We made a 500 mile roundtrip to see her and her siblings when they were 7 weeks old. We didn’t pick Shelby – she picked us. She was into my wife’s purse and stole her hair scrunchie.
We made the 500 mile roundtrip again, the next weekend, and took Shelby home. She immediately fell asleep on the floor of our car. Halfway home, we pulled off the road to see if she needed to go potty. We stood over her in the California desert, petrified she would take off. She looked at us, as if to say “What?”
We got to Las Vegas. She had never been on carpet or in grass. In California, she had lived in the dirt and had often gotten “high centered” on the weeds. That first night, we traumatized Shelby with the blow dryer . Never again! We spent weeks (months?) following Shelby around the house and yard, keeping her out of trouble. Her early name was “Shelby, No.” Her little teeth were razor sharp and her energy was endless. I would lay on the floor, curled up in a ball while she “attacked” me as if I was some “bad guy” in K9 police training! Shelby went to obedience training and got the Perfect Attendance award . In reality, there wasn’t much she wouldn’t learn if a treat was involved.
Shelby learned how to swim. She loved that for her entire life (except for one summer when she didn’t love it. Who knows why? She could be a goof). Our pool filter has been working overtime for the past 13 years! Early on, there was an orange flag by the pool steps so Shelby could learn where to get out. She used to sit on one step, get up on her butt and paw intently at the corner, as if she was trying to dig through the plaster. She would do it for like a minute straight. We sent a video to America’s Funniest Pets, but never heard back. Oh well – their loss. Shelby was a very graceful swimmer. She swam every day in the summer and walked every day in the winter.
Soon, Shelby started going on errands and being left alone at home while we were out. The first time I left her in the car was for less than a minute. I was amazed she didn’t shred the upholstery. Later, if the weather was right, she would happily stay in the car for hours. Just as long as she got to go! I started by lifting her in. Then, one day, she amazed me by jumping up to the floorboard. Soon after, she jumped to the seat of my 4x4 truck. Later in her life, I was lifting her again.
Her “home alone” time increased, too. She was doing great until one night she decided to destroy a potted plant while we were out. There was an 5 foot circle of dirt on the carpet and muddy paw prints back and forth to her bowl . She went back to her dog run after that but soon convinced us to trust her again. That was the last naughty thing she ever did.
Within Shelby’s first year, she needed elbow surgery. She was limping badly. The vet took bone chips out of each elbow. We still have the chips in a test tube. The surgery was a life-long success although I made the mistake of letting Shelby on the bed, post-op. She never left!
The Utah Jazz were playing in the NBA finals and she had color coordinated casts that said “Go Jazz” (we didn’t have a digital camera in her early years, but this picture will give you an idea).
Shelby was a great traveling dog. She loved going in the car. She loved camping and she loved hotels. She was a beautiful girl, but had no problem getting filthy at a campsite! Luckily, she didn’t mind baths, because she got one every 3 weeks.
Shelby traveled to California, Utah, Arizona, Wyoming and Idaho. She wore a little life vest in our Zodiac boat. She didn’t make it to the Pacific Ocean until she was 11 years old, but we’re glad she got to see it.
Shelby was very healthy. She had her share of trips to the vet, but everything she “got” was curable. We jokingly called her the “money pit” but we gladly paid whatever it took to keep her healthy. It didn’t take much to keep her happy – her most basic need was love. She gave it and took it with gusto. Shelby was a good talker and a great listener (she would cock her head to the side). She loved swimming, going bye-bye in the car, licking our plates clean after meals and sleeping in her favorite spots.
She mellowed with age, but was mischievous to the end. If Shelby thought we were not paying enough attention to her, she would get into our closet and bring a dirty sock out of the laundry basket. She would stand, with sock in mouth, until we acknowledged her by saying “yeah, I see you.” I never did figure how she got those sliding closet doors open. With her nose? With her paw? We never knew.
We always said Shelby was a “quirky dog.” Some of our favorite quirks included:
• If she was going in the car, she would step into the garage but go no further until the garage door started up. When the door started, Shelby would move.
• Shelby’s morning routine was hilarious – she would first go potty, then she would sit at the back door. When you opened up the back door, look out! It was a hard left, followed by a hard right and another left to her food bowl. She was usually pawing so hard for traction that she might “slide out.”
• After licking a plate clean (aka doing her “job”) she would stare straight at the cabinet which held her chew sticks. After she sat, we would hold two sticks out, she would chomp them in her mouth and charge into the living room (where she always ate them). The chewies were always followed by a drink.
• Shelby didn’t run in circles; she ran in figure eights. Inside or outside, it didn’t matter.
• Shelby would only scratch her self on the carpet (never on the hardwood).
• The aforementioned “paw your corner” (in the pool). Shelby would do it, on command.
• Shelby had many favorite places to lay – to get to one in particular, she would always slide out a heavy barstool with her nose.
• Shelby greeted visitors by (first) sitting and (then) rocking back on her butt and bringing up her front legs. It encouraged you to give her a little elbow massage.
Last week, Shelby got very sick and went downhill in a hurry. On May 10th we had to make the awful decision to put her down. The vet came to our house and all of us cried our eyes out. It was truly an awful day :(. But she went peacefully and even licked my face, at the end. It was 13 years and 1 day from the joyful day we brought her home. Everywhere I look, I still see our little girl. I long to hear the howl that would greet us when we came home to her. Shelby was (and is) our little angel.
First, so sorry for your loss. But you know as I do that it was a wonderful journey not to be forgotten. Secondly, thanks for your story. It so reminded me of mine and I'm sure numerous others. Thanks again for taking the time to post this.
"I'd rather be with an animal." "Those that can be trusted can change their mind." "The in between is mine." "If I don't lose control, explore and not explode, a preternatural other plane with the power to maintain." "Yeh this is living." "Life is what you make it."
First, so sorry for your loss. But you know as I do that it was a wonderful journey not to be forgotten. Secondly, thanks for your story. It so reminded me of mine and I'm sure numerous others. Thanks again for taking the time to post this.
It's my therapy. Some days are worse than others. Thanks to all for the kind words.
Shelby's half-brother, who is 2 weeks older, is being put down tomorrow. We loved him, too :(.
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
Last week, Shelby got very sick and went downhill in a hurry. On May 10th we had to make the awful decision to put her down. The vet came to our house and all of us cried our eyes out. It was truly an awful day :(. But she went peacefully and even licked my face, at the end. It was 13 years and 1 day from the joyful day we brought her home. Everywhere I look, I still see our little girl. I long to hear the howl that would greet us when we came home to her. Shelby was (and is) our little angel.
nice job on the story of shelby. It definitely brought back alot of memories of my exxxperience with a certain brown doggie. Shelby hadd a great life. My favorite was the pic of her asleep on the bed!!! and the pic of her by the bar stool! Isnt it funny how they find comfort in the strangest places?! Im gladd you got to write all of that out. Have you noticed the first post of this thread????
~~~~~~ALWAYS HAVE A GOOD TIME~~~~~~
Sir Mike McCready is....THE MASTER!!! WAHHH!!!
EVENFLOW PSYCHOS H.N.I.C~FEEL THE FLOW!!!
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I enjoyed the story too! Thank you for sharing it.
Lots of love going out to all my Doggie friends!!!!
oxc
~*LIVE~LOVE~LAUGH*~
*May the Peace of the Wilderness be with YOU*
He is your friend, your partner, your defender, your dog. You are his life, his love, his leader. He will be yours, faithful and true, to the last beat of his heart. You owe it to him to be worthy of such devotion.
— Unknown
Our friends had to put Shelby's half brother down on Wednesday. Not the greatest two weeks..... :(
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
Took the mutts for a swim in Vancouver today (they've never been to the big city before) and we happened upon a beach full of dogs - all kinds of dogs chasing, swimming, running around and being dogs...It's strange, cuz we used to live in Vancouver and never saw this beach before....
Anyway, Charley, although he loves the water, can't swim. He holds his head way too high out of the water, so he can't see where he's going - so he slaps at the water and "feels" his way in with his front paws....
He got kinda over-stimulated and shrieky so my husband was trying to give him an obedience lesson while I kept tossing the stick for Remy. So, Charley's obviously more interested in what Remy and I were doing and not paying attention to the hubby at all...but this Cairn terrier came along and sat when my hubby told Charley to sit. And he stayed, even though his owner was pleading with him to come, way up the beach...but he stayed planted because my husband had told Charley to "stay"...it was so cute!
So yeah...now everyone is worn out and snoring....
Took the mutts for a swim in Vancouver today (they've never been to the big city before) and we happened upon a beach full of dogs - all kinds of dogs chasing, swimming, running around and being dogs...It's strange, cuz we used to live in Vancouver and never saw this beach before....
Anyway, Charley, although he loves the water, can't swim. He holds his head way too high out of the water, so he can't see where he's going - so he slaps at the water and "feels" his way in with his front paws....
He got kinda over-stimulated and shrieky so my husband was trying to give him an obedience lesson while I kept tossing the stick for Remy. So, Charley's obviously more interested in what Remy and I were doing and not paying attention to the hubby at all...but this Cairn terrier came along and sat when my hubby told Charley to sit. And he stayed, even though his owner was pleading with him to come, way up the beach...but he stayed planted because my husband had told Charley to "stay"...it was so cute!
So yeah...now everyone is worn out and snoring....
Just thought I'd share our fun day in the sun...
haha awww thats kinda cute about the wrong doggie sitting! LOVE the pics!
~~~~~~ALWAYS HAVE A GOOD TIME~~~~~~
Sir Mike McCready is....THE MASTER!!! WAHHH!!!
EVENFLOW PSYCHOS H.N.I.C~FEEL THE FLOW!!!
"Pearl Jam fans are obsessed, they'd see the boys in HELL if tickets were sold."-CROJAM95
And here she is, at about age five on one of her best vacations ever. These were taken in Green River Lakes, Wyoming. The only place the mosqitos wouldn't get you was on the water. She absolutely loved it!
We miss her soooooooo much :(. Thanks for all the kind words.
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
He is your friend, your partner, your defender, your dog. You are his life, his love, his leader. He will be yours, faithful and true, to the last beat of his heart. You owe it to him to be worthy of such devotion.
— Unknown
Miss Callie wasn't as cooperative for photos this weekend.
believe it or not, we don't "need" anything. that is only the spoiled brat in us trying to fill some temporary solution to an emptyness that does not exist.
I have eaten so much gold I crapped excellence - drtyfrnk29
Life is either a daring adventure or nothing at all!
my friends german shephard mix escaped from his yard on monday. we've been passing out flyers and posting them everywhere, but there has been NO sign of him at all since he got out.
So, any good vibes you could send Marleys way (and his daddys) would be greatly appreciated!
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I felt I had to do this....
Shelby was born is the high desert of California on March 11, 1995. Her dad was a Champion, but he later ran away and was never seen again. We made a 500 mile roundtrip to see her and her siblings when they were 7 weeks old. We didn’t pick Shelby – she picked us. She was into my wife’s purse and stole her hair scrunchie.
We made the 500 mile roundtrip again, the next weekend, and took Shelby home. She immediately fell asleep on the floor of our car. Halfway home, we pulled off the road to see if she needed to go potty. We stood over her in the California desert, petrified she would take off. She looked at us, as if to say “What?”
http://i285.photobucket.com/albums/ll56/ddgrh8r/scan_8526121725_1.jpg
We got to Las Vegas. She had never been on carpet or in grass. In California, she had lived in the dirt and had often gotten “high centered” on the weeds. That first night, we traumatized Shelby with the blow dryer
http://i285.photobucket.com/albums/ll56/ddgrh8r/DSC_0192.jpg
Shelby learned how to swim. She loved that for her entire life (except for one summer when she didn’t love it. Who knows why? She could be a goof). Our pool filter has been working overtime for the past 13 years! Early on, there was an orange flag by the pool steps so Shelby could learn where to get out. She used to sit on one step, get up on her butt and paw intently at the corner, as if she was trying to dig through the plaster. She would do it for like a minute straight. We sent a video to America’s Funniest Pets, but never heard back. Oh well – their loss. Shelby was a very graceful swimmer. She swam every day in the summer and walked every day in the winter.
Soon, Shelby started going on errands and being left alone at home while we were out. The first time I left her in the car was for less than a minute. I was amazed she didn’t shred the upholstery. Later, if the weather was right, she would happily stay in the car for hours. Just as long as she got to go! I started by lifting her in. Then, one day, she amazed me by jumping up to the floorboard. Soon after, she jumped to the seat of my 4x4 truck. Later in her life, I was lifting her again.
Her “home alone” time increased, too. She was doing great until one night she decided to destroy a potted plant while we were out. There was an 5 foot circle of dirt on the carpet and muddy paw prints back and forth to her bowl
Within Shelby’s first year, she needed elbow surgery. She was limping badly. The vet took bone chips out of each elbow. We still have the chips in a test tube. The surgery was a life-long success although I made the mistake of letting Shelby on the bed, post-op. She never left!
http://i285.photobucket.com/albums/ll56/ddgrh8r/DCP_0687.jpg
The Utah Jazz were playing in the NBA finals and she had color coordinated casts that said “Go Jazz” (we didn’t have a digital camera in her early years, but this picture will give you an idea).
http://i285.photobucket.com/albums/ll56/ddgrh8r/DCP_0120.jpg
Shelby was a great traveling dog. She loved going in the car. She loved camping and she loved hotels. She was a beautiful girl, but had no problem getting filthy at a campsite! Luckily, she didn’t mind baths, because she got one every 3 weeks.
http://i285.photobucket.com/albums/ll56/ddgrh8r/DCP_0054-1.jpg
Shelby traveled to California, Utah, Arizona, Wyoming and Idaho. She wore a little life vest in our Zodiac boat. She didn’t make it to the Pacific Ocean until she was 11 years old, but we’re glad she got to see it.
http://i285.photobucket.com/albums/ll56/ddgrh8r/IMG_0634.jpg
http://i285.photobucket.com/albums/ll56/ddgrh8r/scan_85261286_1.jpg
Shelby was very healthy. She had her share of trips to the vet, but everything she “got” was curable. We jokingly called her the “money pit” but we gladly paid whatever it took to keep her healthy. It didn’t take much to keep her happy – her most basic need was love. She gave it and took it with gusto. Shelby was a good talker and a great listener (she would cock her head to the side). She loved swimming, going bye-bye in the car, licking our plates clean after meals and sleeping in her favorite spots.
http://i285.photobucket.com/albums/ll56/ddgrh8r/IMG_1634.jpg
She mellowed with age, but was mischievous to the end. If Shelby thought we were not paying enough attention to her, she would get into our closet and bring a dirty sock out of the laundry basket. She would stand, with sock in mouth, until we acknowledged her by saying “yeah, I see you.” I never did figure how she got those sliding closet doors open. With her nose? With her paw? We never knew.
We always said Shelby was a “quirky dog.” Some of our favorite quirks included:
• If she was going in the car, she would step into the garage but go no further until the garage door started up. When the door started, Shelby would move.
• Shelby’s morning routine was hilarious – she would first go potty, then she would sit at the back door. When you opened up the back door, look out! It was a hard left, followed by a hard right and another left to her food bowl. She was usually pawing so hard for traction that she might “slide out.”
• After licking a plate clean (aka doing her “job”) she would stare straight at the cabinet which held her chew sticks. After she sat, we would hold two sticks out, she would chomp them in her mouth and charge into the living room (where she always ate them). The chewies were always followed by a drink.
• Shelby didn’t run in circles; she ran in figure eights. Inside or outside, it didn’t matter.
• Shelby would only scratch her self on the carpet (never on the hardwood).
• The aforementioned “paw your corner” (in the pool). Shelby would do it, on command.
• Shelby had many favorite places to lay – to get to one in particular, she would always slide out a heavy barstool with her nose.
http://i285.photobucket.com/albums/ll56/ddgrh8r/IMG_1613.jpg
• Shelby greeted visitors by (first) sitting and (then) rocking back on her butt and bringing up her front legs. It encouraged you to give her a little elbow massage.
http://i285.photobucket.com/albums/ll56/ddgrh8r/DCP_0665.jpg
Last week, Shelby got very sick and went downhill in a hurry. On May 10th we had to make the awful decision to put her down. The vet came to our house and all of us cried our eyes out. It was truly an awful day :(. But she went peacefully and even licked my face, at the end. It was 13 years and 1 day from the joyful day we brought her home. Everywhere I look, I still see our little girl. I long to hear the howl that would greet us when we came home to her. Shelby was (and is) our little angel.
http://i285.photobucket.com/albums/ll56/ddgrh8r/IMG_0008.jpg
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
Sir Mike McCready is....THE MASTER!!! WAHHH!!!
EVENFLOW PSYCHOS H.N.I.C~FEEL THE FLOW!!!
"Pearl Jam fans are obsessed, they'd see the boys in HELL if tickets were sold."-CROJAM95
It takes balls to put out a UKE album!
Take care, man... <hugs>
My cat is there also.
I'm not going to read it until tomorrow....I just got in from another wake, can't cry anymore today! Know I'm thinking about you.
oxc
*May the Peace of the Wilderness be with YOU*
He is your friend, your partner, your defender, your dog. You are his life, his love, his leader. He will be yours, faithful and true, to the last beat of his heart. You owe it to him to be worthy of such devotion.
— Unknown
Shelby's half-brother, who is 2 weeks older, is being put down tomorrow. We loved him, too :(.
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
Merlin & Oliver: http://www.flickr.com/photos/26854025@N06/2513203318/
Merlin is the white bulldog on the left, Oliver the brown mutt on the right.
Merlin & Bella: http://www.flickr.com/photos/26854025@N06/2513203292/
My buddy and his buddy cat always being nosey.
When I picked them up after a nice groom: http://www.flickr.com/photos/26854025@N06/2512385771/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/26854025@N06/2512386247/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/26854025@N06/2513210790/
They really know how to get that sad, malnourished look when they want attention.
Sir Mike McCready is....THE MASTER!!! WAHHH!!!
EVENFLOW PSYCHOS H.N.I.C~FEEL THE FLOW!!!
"Pearl Jam fans are obsessed, they'd see the boys in HELL if tickets were sold."-CROJAM95
It takes balls to put out a UKE album!
Lots of love going out to all my Doggie friends!!!!
oxc
*May the Peace of the Wilderness be with YOU*
He is your friend, your partner, your defender, your dog. You are his life, his love, his leader. He will be yours, faithful and true, to the last beat of his heart. You owe it to him to be worthy of such devotion.
— Unknown
big brown doggie!
Sir Mike McCready is....THE MASTER!!! WAHHH!!!
EVENFLOW PSYCHOS H.N.I.C~FEEL THE FLOW!!!
"Pearl Jam fans are obsessed, they'd see the boys in HELL if tickets were sold."-CROJAM95
It takes balls to put out a UKE album!
Your "exxxperience" with a certain brown doggie?
err..um...ok..
http://forums.pearljam.com/showthread.php?t=272825
Our friends had to put Shelby's half brother down on Wednesday. Not the greatest two weeks..... :(
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
Sir Mike McCready is....THE MASTER!!! WAHHH!!!
EVENFLOW PSYCHOS H.N.I.C~FEEL THE FLOW!!!
"Pearl Jam fans are obsessed, they'd see the boys in HELL if tickets were sold."-CROJAM95
It takes balls to put out a UKE album!
Sir Mike McCready is....THE MASTER!!! WAHHH!!!
EVENFLOW PSYCHOS H.N.I.C~FEEL THE FLOW!!!
"Pearl Jam fans are obsessed, they'd see the boys in HELL if tickets were sold."-CROJAM95
It takes balls to put out a UKE album!
Took the mutts for a swim in Vancouver today (they've never been to the big city before) and we happened upon a beach full of dogs - all kinds of dogs chasing, swimming, running around and being dogs...It's strange, cuz we used to live in Vancouver and never saw this beach before....
Anyway, Charley, although he loves the water, can't swim. He holds his head way too high out of the water, so he can't see where he's going - so he slaps at the water and "feels" his way in with his front paws....
He got kinda over-stimulated and shrieky so my husband was trying to give him an obedience lesson while I kept tossing the stick for Remy. So, Charley's obviously more interested in what Remy and I were doing and not paying attention to the hubby at all...but this Cairn terrier came along and sat when my hubby told Charley to sit. And he stayed, even though his owner was pleading with him to come, way up the beach...but he stayed planted because my husband had told Charley to "stay"...it was so cute!
So yeah...now everyone is worn out and snoring....
Just thought I'd share our fun day in the sun...
MSG 2 08, Buffalo 10, Hamilton 11
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KEEP OUR COUNTRY ....COUNTRY
Sir Mike McCready is....THE MASTER!!! WAHHH!!!
EVENFLOW PSYCHOS H.N.I.C~FEEL THE FLOW!!!
"Pearl Jam fans are obsessed, they'd see the boys in HELL if tickets were sold."-CROJAM95
It takes balls to put out a UKE album!
I was digging thru some old (pre-digital) pictures and decided to scan these:
Here she is on the day we brought her home in 1995. The Big Gulp cup was her first "toy"
http://i285.photobucket.com/albums/ll56/ddgrh8r/scan_8526121725_1.jpg
And here she is, at about age five on one of her best vacations ever. These were taken in Green River Lakes, Wyoming. The only place the mosqitos wouldn't get you was on the water. She absolutely loved it!
http://i285.photobucket.com/albums/ll56/ddgrh8r/scan_8526121116_1.jpg
http://i285.photobucket.com/albums/ll56/ddgrh8r/scan_85261286_1.jpg
We miss her soooooooo much :(. Thanks for all the kind words.
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
((((((SEN))))))
oxc
*May the Peace of the Wilderness be with YOU*
He is your friend, your partner, your defender, your dog. You are his life, his love, his leader. He will be yours, faithful and true, to the last beat of his heart. You owe it to him to be worthy of such devotion.
— Unknown
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v21/Whizbang/Callie%20and%20Maggie/l_15e0f7282cc19abe248fb30caf1c2971.jpg
Miss Callie wasn't as cooperative for photos this weekend.
I have eaten so much gold I crapped excellence - drtyfrnk29
Life is either a daring adventure or nothing at all!
Sir Mike McCready is....THE MASTER!!! WAHHH!!!
EVENFLOW PSYCHOS H.N.I.C~FEEL THE FLOW!!!
"Pearl Jam fans are obsessed, they'd see the boys in HELL if tickets were sold."-CROJAM95
It takes balls to put out a UKE album!
my friends german shephard mix escaped from his yard on monday. we've been passing out flyers and posting them everywhere, but there has been NO sign of him at all since he got out.
So, any good vibes you could send Marleys way (and his daddys) would be greatly appreciated!
I'll keep ya posted.