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  • Phantom Pain
    Phantom Pain Posts: 9,876
    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 :( :lol: i never quite figured out where this land was but i assume it's wherever my parents weren't :lol:

    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! :o hell, i wasn't even doing that :lol: 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: :D 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

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    Wow...you had to go and make a brutha cry :cry:

    I'm sorry for your loss...Norm is a special dog
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  • mickeyrat
    mickeyrat Posts: 44,502
    Cleo in her new bed(on my bed, now I can have room for me!!! :mrgreen: ) after her trip to the groomers.

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  • unlost dogs
    unlost dogs Greater Boston Posts: 12,553
    mickeyrat wrote:
    Cleo in her new bed(on my bed, now I can have room for me!!! :mrgreen: ) after her trip to the groomers.

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    Yeah, Cleo is so going to be on your pillow the second you fall asleep... :lol:
    She's looking mighty pretty there.
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  • catefrances
    catefrances Posts: 29,003
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  • haffajappa
    haffajappa British Columbia Posts: 5,955
    catefrances wrote:
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nHlJODYBLKs
    oh my goodness!!
    i love it :lol::lol::lol:
    live pearl jam is best pearl jam
  • SENROCK
    SENROCK Posts: 10,736
    edwho wrote:
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    Goodbye summer :wave:

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    Hurry back 8-)

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    We’ll be missing you :cry:

    I cant even TELL YOU how these pictures freakin hit me. I was sitting here missing my Surfer, and decided to look to see if theres new doggie pics. The SECOND i saw the first pic of your doggies, tears ran down my face in happiness!!! Your big brown doggie reminds me of Surfer!!!! :) When he was 8 months, he used to jump in our pool and I would get sooooooo scared cuz he was a PUPPY! That dude would have the time of his life in there! :lol: To make a long story short........These pictures of yours are my new faves! (for obvious reasons) thank you thank you THANK YOU for capturing those AMAZING shots and posting them here! You TOTALLY made my day! :D
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  • Who Princess
    Who Princess out here in the fields Posts: 7,305
    edwho wrote:
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    "Splash all you want, dude, I'm just gonna lie here and chill."
    "The stars are all connected to the brain."
  • Who Princess
    Who Princess out here in the fields Posts: 7,305
    mickeyrat wrote:
    Cleo in her new bed(on my bed, now I can have room for me!!! :mrgreen: ) after her trip to the groomers.

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    Cleo's new hairdo is rather revealing.
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  • edwho
    edwho Posts: 811
    SENROCK, my pleasure, I call her big brown dog. She’s the sweetest most lovable doggie I’ve ever been around. I’m still working on the swimming part with her, but on hot days she doesn’t mind floating.

    The yellowfish dog is a selfish bully. She doesn’t like sharing the pool or attention. She’s pretty tough and determined to keep big brown out. But they love each other and make an awesome team.

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    Haffajappa, I bet if your dog lived in this environment it too would want to jump right in. The yellowfish dog is a natural. She would swim and float next to you for hours. The big brown dog needs a bit of coaxing.

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  • unlost dogs
    unlost dogs Greater Boston Posts: 12,553
    edwho wrote:
    SENROCK, my pleasure, I call her big brown dog. She’s the sweetest most lovable doggie I’ve ever been around. I’m still working on the swimming part with her, but on hot days she doesn’t mind floating.

    The yellowfish dog is a selfish bully. She doesn’t like sharing the pool or attention. She’s pretty tough and determined to keep big brown out. But they love each other and make an awesome team.

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    Haffajappa, I bet if your dog lived in this environment it too would want to jump right in. The yellowfish dog is a natural. She would swim and float next to you for hours. The big brown dog needs a bit of coaxing.

    Big Brown Dog looks like she's saying: "Stop splashing me, you silly bitch!"
    While Yellowfish Dog is saying: "That that, sistah!"

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    What is it with two girl dogs?!? My two are constantly giving each other The Look requiring Sailor to intervene with a well-placed hip check. He actually walks in between the two of them to break them up when they start muttering to each other.
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  • norm
    norm Posts: 31,146
    unlost dogs wrote:
    What is it with two girl dogs?!? My two are constantly giving each other The Look requiring Sailor to intervene with a well-placed hip check. He actually walks in between the two of them to break them up when they start muttering to each other.

    chicks...there all the same regardless of species ;) :P :lol:
  • RKCNDY
    RKCNDY Posts: 31,013
    norm wrote:
    unlost dogs wrote:
    What is it with two girl dogs?!? My two are constantly giving each other The Look requiring Sailor to intervene with a well-placed hip check. He actually walks in between the two of them to break them up when they start muttering to each other.

    chicks...there all the same regardless of species ;) :P :lol:

    VERY true....with cats, dogs...the girls are actually more dominant than the boys....they tend to get 'testy' with other females.
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  • PJ_ROCKS
    PJ_ROCKS THE 406 Posts: 6,736
    norm wrote:
    unlost dogs wrote:
    What is it with two girl dogs?!? My two are constantly giving each other The Look requiring Sailor to intervene with a well-placed hip check. He actually walks in between the two of them to break them up when they start muttering to each other.

    chicks...there all the same regardless of species ;) :P :lol:


    So true!!! one comes to mind that use to know!!!

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              San Jose

              San Diego 2 shows 

           
    2003 Missoula

    2005 Missoula

    2006 Denver 2 shows with Tom Petty 

             Gorge 2 shows

    2009 Utah

              LA1

              LA2

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    2013 Portland

             Spokane


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  • mickeyrat
    mickeyrat Posts: 44,502
    whoprincess wrote:
    mickeyrat wrote:
    Cleo in her new bed(on my bed, now I can have room for me!!! :mrgreen: ) after her trip to the groomers.

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    002 by mickeyrat, on Flickr
    :shock:
    Cleo's new hairdo is rather revealing.
    yeah, last one of the season. By the time it gets cold , she'll be back in her fur coat!!! And I'll be picking dog hair off of everything!!!
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    you're finally here and I'm a mess................................................... nationwide arena columbus '10
    memories like fingerprints are slowly raising.................................... first niagara center buffalo '13
    another man ..... moved by sleight of hand...................................... joe louis arena detroit '14
  • HeavyHands
    HeavyHands Posts: 2,131
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    Tank enjoys fetching a tennis ball at the park. After a while, it is coated in a thick layer of foamy slobber. Then, sometimes, he treats me to an extra special throw by dropping it in his water dish.

    Notice the amount of water pouring out of his mouth. I try to tell him that he will feel better if he closes his mouth and keeps some of the water inside, but he hasn't quite caught on yet. :lol:
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  • RKCNDY
    RKCNDY Posts: 31,013
    HeavyHands wrote:
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    Tank enjoys fetching a tennis ball at the park. After a while, it is coated in a thick layer of foamy slobber. Then, sometimes, he treats me to an extra special throw by dropping it in his water dish.

    Notice the amount of water pouring out of his mouth. I try to tell him that he will feel better if he closes his mouth and keeps some of the water inside, but he hasn't quite caught on yet. :lol:

    I especially 'love' it when after they are all slobbery they come over to you and want to give you a big kiss.... :lol:
    The joy of life comes from our encounters with new experiences, and hence there is no greater joy than to have an endlessly changing horizon, for each day to have a new and different sun.

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  • haffajappa
    haffajappa British Columbia Posts: 5,955
    4and20 wrote:
    HeavyHands wrote:
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    Tank enjoys fetching a tennis ball at the park. After a while, it is coated in a thick layer of foamy slobber. Then, sometimes, he treats me to an extra special throw by dropping it in his water dish.

    Notice the amount of water pouring out of his mouth. I try to tell him that he will feel better if he closes his mouth and keeps some of the water inside, but he hasn't quite caught on yet. :lol:

    I especially 'love' it when after they are all slobbery they come over to you and want to give you a big kiss.... :lol:
    Yeah why is that anyways?
    Why's it ingrained to slurp slurp slurp slurp slurp slurp slurp...slurp slurp slurp slurp KISSES!
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  • SENROCK
    SENROCK Posts: 10,736
    norm wrote:
    unlost dogs wrote:
    What is it with two girl dogs?!? My two are constantly giving each other The Look requiring Sailor to intervene with a well-placed hip check. He actually walks in between the two of them to break them up when they start muttering to each other.

    chicks...there all the same regardless of species ;) :P :lol:

    Completely agree! :D
    p.s Normie needs another scooby snack in about ten minutes...... 8-)
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  • SENROCK
    SENROCK Posts: 10,736
    4and20 wrote:
    HeavyHands wrote:
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    Tank enjoys fetching a tennis ball at the park. After a while, it is coated in a thick layer of foamy slobber. Then, sometimes, he treats me to an extra special throw by dropping it in his water dish.

    Notice the amount of water pouring out of his mouth. I try to tell him that he will feel better if he closes his mouth and keeps some of the water inside, but he hasn't quite caught on yet. :lol:

    I especially 'love' it when after they are all slobbery they come over to you and want to give you a big kiss.... :lol:

    This DEFINITELY cracked me UP!!! :lol: I kinda miss that. Surf used to not only "kiss" me but he would nudge his entire water soaked face against my neck and shoulders and dry off! :? :lol: That big brown doggie was crazy! :D by the way, Tank looks sooooooooo happy!!!
    ~~~~~~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

    It takes balls to put out a UKE album!
  • chime
    chime Posts: 7,839
    HeavyHands wrote:
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    Tank enjoys fetching a tennis ball at the park. After a while, it is coated in a thick layer of foamy slobber. Then, sometimes, he treats me to an extra special throw by dropping it in his water dish.

    Notice the amount of water pouring out of his mouth. I try to tell him that he will feel better if he closes his mouth and keeps some of the water inside, but he hasn't quite caught on yet. :lol:

    Sounds like you need to invest in one of these so you don't have to touch it :P

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