~:~:~:The Doggie Thread!!:~:~:~

unlost dogs wrote:

Special message for Gracie from Sweet Pea & Tessie: Lay low, sister, they're on to us. Our people came home yesterday to find a case of bottled water attacked with bottle caps, labels and shreds of cardboard strewn about the sunroom. We waited for years, biding our time until the moment was right, then WHAM.

Cases of water have been stored in that exact spot, unmolested, since before we were born.

The people never saw it coming.

Revolution takes patience, Gracie.

Carry on.

haffajappa wrote:

are we all going to be expected to post artistic shots? :?
great picture!

haffajappa wrote:

Wow, that silhouette is so cool!!! Just gorgeous!!!

whoprincess wrote:

How's this for fine art? :P

did you commission andy warhol before he died? :shock: :?

so i'd like to tell y'all about my best friend norm

in july, 2004, my mom was diagnosed with stage 4 breast cancer on her liver...she was given 2 weeks to 6 months to live...needless to say this was devastating news...she immediately started on chemo and within months it was working and her doctor revised her prognosis...within a year, the cancer was virtually gone...however, it returned a few months later and never really went away after that but the chemos were working but once one stops working you can never use it again...but each time her doctor would have a new treatment to try...

i've always wanted a dog but did not want to have one if i was living in an apartment...finally, in may 2005, i moved into a house with a yard!! and that yard was missing something...a dog!!! so in february 2006 i went down to the local animal shelter and saw an eight month old black lab mix...perfect!

i work with my dad and our office is the garage of the house i grew up in...so every day, i go 'home' to work...initially, i didn't bring norm with me to work because my folks were never big animal people...they like dogs but never wanted to deal with them...when i was 6-7 years old i wanted a dog and my mom told me that dogs belong in doggie land :( i never quite figured out where this land was but i assume it's wherever my parents weren't

so for the first couple months i'd go home and let norm out of his crate and let him run around...well this got to be inconvenient either due to work or having to take my mom to various doctor appointments...one day my dad says to bring norm with me...i was shocked but i guess in their old age they've mellowed...but in any case, it was great to be able to have norm with me all the time!

and it turns out, my parents thought it was great too! a few months in and my mom is buying scoobie snacks and is teaching norm tricks! hell, i wasn't even doing that and no matter how bad she felt from the chemo, she made sure norm got his treat...it got so that he knew when it was treat time (noon time when i would have lunch) and wouldn't settle down until he got it...at one point she was giving him 2-3 treats a day!! i had to put my foot down on that...he wouldn't eat his dinner he so full of treats :twisted: and the first time i had to go out of town, my mom was so excited to take care of him! it was during this time that she trained him to lift his paw to get a treat...and norm was so patient with her, never begging or snapping the treat from her hand

all this to say that after going through 7 chemos over 6 years and having the cancer virtually gone twice, on sept 8th my mom lost her fight with cancer...she made sure to make it to her 76th birthday on the 7th but she had run out of fight to go on

norm is a blessing in my and my parents life...i'm convinced having him around prolonged my mom's life...he made her smile in her worst times...and he has kept me sane through all of this...i really don't have the words to describe what he has done for me...fact is, it's taken me a week to write this...i hope i've made sense

i'd like to thank everyone here...this thread and the pit in general have been a great distraction these last 4 years i've been here...i've met some awesome people some of whom have become great friends...looking forward to seeing some of you at bridge

tim

Tim, I'm so sorry about your mom.

But I'm so glad you've had Norm to be your best friend and to be your mom's friend too! I'll bet he brought her a lot of joy during her illness. It sounds like she enjoyed his companionship during the last few years, even taking the time to teach him tricks! It's as if she passed on a part of herself to him.

Django, Penny and I send you and Norm hugs in spirit. :wave:

All the Best to you and your family Tim.

What a tale bud. I haven't got the words.

Not only has Norm prolonged your Mom's life but he'll lift the dark cloud hanging over you and your Dad when it seems the heaviest.

Cheers & Beers

Ted

norm wrote:

so i'd like to tell y'all about my best friend norm

in july, 2004, my mom was diagnosed with stage 4 breast cancer on her liver...she was given 2 weeks to 6 months to live...needless to say this was devastating news...she immediately started on chemo and within months it was working and her doctor revised her prognosis...within a year, the cancer was virtually gone...however, it returned a few months later and never really went away after that but the chemos were working but once one stops working you can never use it again...but each time her doctor would have a new treatment to try...

i've always wanted a dog but did not want to have one if i was living in an apartment...finally, in may 2005, i moved into a house with a yard!! and that yard was missing something...a dog!!! so in february 2006 i went down to the local animal shelter and saw an eight month old black lab mix...perfect!

i work with my dad and our office is the garage of the house i grew up in...so every day, i go 'home' to work...initially, i didn't bring norm with me to work because my folks were never big animal people...they like dogs but never wanted to deal with them...when i was 6-7 years old i wanted a dog and my mom told me that dogs belong in doggie land :( i never quite figured out where this land was but i assume it's wherever my parents weren't

so for the first couple months i'd go home and let norm out of his crate and let him run around...well this got to be inconvenient either due to work or having to take my mom to various doctor appointments...one day my dad says to bring norm with me...i was shocked but i guess in their old age they've mellowed...but in any case, it was great to be able to have norm with me all the time!

and it turns out, my parents thought it was great too! a few months in and my mom is buying scoobie snacks and is teaching norm tricks! hell, i wasn't even doing that and no matter how bad she felt from the chemo, she made sure norm got his treat...it got so that he knew when it was treat time (noon time when i would have lunch) and wouldn't settle down until he got it...at one point she was giving him 2-3 treats a day!! i had to put my foot down on that...he wouldn't eat his dinner he so full of treats :twisted: and the first time i had to go out of town, my mom was so excited to take care of him! it was during this time that she trained him to lift his paw to get a treat...and norm was so patient with her, never begging or snapping the treat from her hand

all this to say that after going through 7 chemos over 6 years and having the cancer virtually gone twice, on sept 8th my mom lost her fight with cancer...she made sure to make it to her 76th birthday on the 7th but she had run out of fight to go on

norm is a blessing in my and my parents life...i'm convinced having him around prolonged my mom's life...he made her smile in her worst times...and he has kept me sane through all of this...i really don't have the words to describe what he has done for me...fact is, it's taken me a week to write this...i hope i've made sense

i'd like to thank everyone here...this thread and the pit in general have been a great distraction these last 4 years i've been here...i've met some awesome people some of whom have become great friends...looking forward to seeing some of you at bridge

tim

Tim....sitting here in tears. I am so sorry that you lost your mom, words can not express how much so. I am happy that Norm has helped you and your parents through this. It isn't an accident that Dog=God. Hugs, love and lots of strength to you and your dad. Your moms courage was incredible, what an inspiration for all of us.

Love,
Carol, Petey & Monty.
oxoxox

Tim & Norm - so sorry for your loss. I cant imagine what you are going through. Im glad you have each other to work through this. Stay strong.

-Rachel & Bugsy

norm wrote:

so i'd like to tell y'all about my best friend norm

in july, 2004, my mom was diagnosed with stage 4 breast cancer on her liver...she was given 2 weeks to 6 months to live...needless to say this was devastating news...she immediately started on chemo and within months it was working and her doctor revised her prognosis...within a year, the cancer was virtually gone...however, it returned a few months later and never really went away after that but the chemos were working but once one stops working you can never use it again...but each time her doctor would have a new treatment to try...

i've always wanted a dog but did not want to have one if i was living in an apartment...finally, in may 2005, i moved into a house with a yard!! and that yard was missing something...a dog!!! so in february 2006 i went down to the local animal shelter and saw an eight month old black lab mix...perfect!

i work with my dad and our office is the garage of the house i grew up in...so every day, i go 'home' to work...initially, i didn't bring norm with me to work because my folks were never big animal people...they like dogs but never wanted to deal with them...when i was 6-7 years old i wanted a dog and my mom told me that dogs belong in doggie land :( i never quite figured out where this land was but i assume it's wherever my parents weren't

so for the first couple months i'd go home and let norm out of his crate and let him run around...well this got to be inconvenient either due to work or having to take my mom to various doctor appointments...one day my dad says to bring norm with me...i was shocked but i guess in their old age they've mellowed...but in any case, it was great to be able to have norm with me all the time!

and it turns out, my parents thought it was great too! a few months in and my mom is buying scoobie snacks and is teaching norm tricks! hell, i wasn't even doing that and no matter how bad she felt from the chemo, she made sure norm got his treat...it got so that he knew when it was treat time (noon time when i would have lunch) and wouldn't settle down until he got it...at one point she was giving him 2-3 treats a day!! i had to put my foot down on that...he wouldn't eat his dinner he so full of treats :twisted: and the first time i had to go out of town, my mom was so excited to take care of him! it was during this time that she trained him to lift his paw to get a treat...and norm was so patient with her, never begging or snapping the treat from her hand

all this to say that after going through 7 chemos over 6 years and having the cancer virtually gone twice, on sept 8th my mom lost her fight with cancer...she made sure to make it to her 76th birthday on the 7th but she had run out of fight to go on

norm is a blessing in my and my parents life...i'm convinced having him around prolonged my mom's life...he made her smile in her worst times...and he has kept me sane through all of this...i really don't have the words to describe what he has done for me...fact is, it's taken me a week to write this...i hope i've made sense

i'd like to thank everyone here...this thread and the pit in general have been a great distraction these last 4 years i've been here...i've met some awesome people some of whom have become great friends...looking forward to seeing some of you at bridge

tim

Tim, how very, very beautiful... pm sent along with love and hugs.