Category Archives: Dog related

Quiet…

Too darned quiet.

Where did that dog go?

Yeah, better get up and see what Lucy is up to.

I check her crate, I check the kitchen, I check upstairs. Panic sets in when I can’t find her. Finally I see two white ear tips over the half-door between the kitchen and back porch. Guess who is on the back porch.

“There you are!”

Tail wags. “I got stuck out here.”

“That will teach you to mess with gates and doors that you shouldn’t be messing with, won’t it?”

“Not really. I’m a Bull Terrier.”

“Well, at least you didn’t shred anything.”

“Wait. Like I said, I’m a Bull Terrier. I’m just lulling you into a false sense of security.”

And so it begins.

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My night shadow

HPIM3850It seems that once The Curmudgeon goes to bed, she becomes my shadow.

I’m not sure if Gavin is happy about this or not.

He’s usually asleep when she does this.

So, maybe he doesn’t know.

You all have a good one!

A clean bill of health

HPIM3870Waiting for her name to be called.

HPIM3869Still waiting…

HPIM3864Charming the reception staff

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HPIM3862She gave kisses to everyone she met

HPIM3866Waiting in the exam room

This is where her big brother will hide under the chairs

HPIM3865What is under there?

She even snooped in a drawer the tech opened.

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Ready for my exam!

 

HPIM3867You had to violate my starfishie, really?!

Adventure?

We’z going on an adventure today!  Da Momma sez I getz to meetz my new dogtorz later dis afternoonz.

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She sez she’z taking da camera wiff us.

Eggzpectz kewl picturez tomorrow!

Dogs are so funny!

For about two years, he hasn’t touched his Kong. Then Lucy played with it.

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Mending the shattered heart

     As each dog left our lives we cried and mourned and felt as though our hearts, shattered to bits, would never recover. However, hearts are resilient if you allow them to be.

     You allow another fur baby to burrow into your heart and glue the shattered pieces back where they belong. Each one is different and brings a new joy. If you shy away from ‘ever having another one’ you don’t give your heart the healing it needs.

     If you’ve recently lost a beloved fur baby, take heart, there’s always another one who needs you as much (or more) as you need it. Let someone in your heart to glue it back together.

HPIM3842Our little heart mender

HPIM3769Her big brudder.

You gonna eat that?

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What is that?

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Am I gonna like it?

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We is having a snuggle you may leave us alone.

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A little privacy please.

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Oh my! Talk about giving someone the stink eye.

Someone has The Curmudgeon wrapped around her little paws.

 

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They played a bit today, wish I had more hands ….

     I didn’t have enough hands to get pictures when Gavin and Gemmie played for a few minutes today. Mainly because we were keeping it very controlled. We don’t want anyone to get hurt.

     Gemmie was on a leash and I was doing bribery control with Gavin. They were both way too excited. *Giggle* I never saw two tails go wagging in circles as fast as those two did. We are keeping these introductions to minimum contact and minimum time. We are taking no chances with these two.

     As it is they hang outside each others crate and snooze or play bow. They are getting used to each other.

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Day 4 Gemmie

     Today has been a day of cuddles and hucklebutts. Gemmie made the time to snuggle with both of us. The Curmudgeon all day and me after he went to bed.  She’s a cutie.

     She lounged on her back in The Curmudgeon’s arms from 5 to 6. Then it was Gavin’s turn to be out and about for attention. He loved up on us for about a half an hour and was ready to go to bed.

     Gemmie got to come back out and snuggle with The Curmudgeon until he went to bed. Then she cuddled with me, falling asleep upside down with her head and shoulders on my lap.

     We had five, count them, five hucklebutts out of her today. She’s a riot when she takes off like a mini rocket.

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Sometimes they are born to it

     So it seems that Gemmie has decided to take care of The Curmudgeon. She always has one eye on him and if he is distressed, she lets me know. She seems a natural.

     Gavin is perfectly happy to let her too. He’s my baby and barely gives The Curmudgeon the time of day unless he happens to have food. Then The Curmudgeon is GOD, because he’s a soft touch.

     I’ve put the bench out under the tulip poplar so The Curmudgeon can sit down when he takes the dogs out. We sure do miss his cart. He could run them and tire them out. I wish we could afford to get him another one but they are so expensive and we’ve two loans to pay on. Maybe once we pay off the loans, we can get him another mobility cart.

Jay and PattyOne of my favorite pictures of The Curmudgeon with his Miss Patty.

Gemma day 2

The Curmudgeon didn’t have a good day. All the excitement from yesterday set his MS off making him collapse at the bottom of the stairs. We had to call Carlos over from next door first thing this morning to help me get The Curmudgeon into his chair. Once he had breakfast and settled down for a while, he was OK though a bit shaky on his pins.

I took the pups out and got them fed. Both of them were very good. Once The Curmudgeon was up to it, he and his new girl had a good time.

HPIM3790You need kisses on your ear.

HPIM3791On your hair too.

HPIM3792Yum, that’s tasty hair gel.

HPIM3793I went out, you can give me my cookie.

HPIM3794The new Mommy person said I could have this fish. It squeaks!

HPIM3795It made me giggle and hucklebutt.

HPIM3796I like the ropy toy too!

HPIM3801Daddy had a nap and shower and felt a lot better so I jumped up on his lap.

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HPIM3803Whoa! Is that our TV? Kewl!

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 Belly tickles make me giggle.

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