D.J..'s Graduation
D.J. graduated from kindergarten last night. We still have some stuff to work on but he has come a long way. There was a judge that judged all of us with our dogs and D.J. won second place. We are so proud of him!
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Sunday, September 27, 2009
My Hectic Life
Dear readers,
I have had a very hectic life lately. Between more hours at work, volunteering for the up-coming Vancouver International Film Festival, and seeing some of the pre-festival screenings for the media, I haven't had time for much else.
I have a backlog of posts to do here on my blog and hope to fit them in soon. However, not only is the film festival October 1-16th but we have just added a new addition to our family. A bouncing baby boy.
Meet D. J. His name is really Don Juan but we think that is a silly name for a Shetland Sheep Dog. He is 10 months old and shares my same birthday, November 9th.
The woman that had him originally bought him to breed but he has a problem with his mouth alignment which is hereditary. She place him in a home where he developed some issues so she had to take him back.
Bill and I had planned to find a dog after the film festival but D.J. needed a home now.
He really is a good boy but just has a few things to deal with that Bill and I are better able to help him through with since we have experience with rescues.
The day we got him was a beautiful day for a drive, which was good since we had to drive 4 hours to Cache Creek, BC to get him. We stopped on our way home to take the photos below.
I want to apologise to all of you whose blogs I follow. My google reader has been showing 1000+ for days. I think I am going to have to clear them and start over with your new posts. There is no way I will ever be able to read what I am guessing is over 2000 posts.
After the film festival and the readers and writers festival, I will be visiting my mom in Minneapolis, MN November 7-14th. After that I hope to become a more regular commenter on your blogs again.
Sunday, November 2, 2008
Adoption Notice: It's a Girl
Amanda enjoying listening to music with her daddy.Bill and I now have the pitter-patter of little feet once again. It has been too quite here without Robbie and Tina. We came to the decision that it was time to open our hearts up to someone else in need of a stable home and parents.
This is Amanda, in Latin her name means "worthy of love". That name describes her very well! She is such a sweet girl! We just have to get her to not chew through our computer headphones. LOL! Thank goodness she doesn't seem to enjoy electrical cords, or it could be shocking. (Pardon the pun!)
I swore that I wouldn't get another black cat, because Tina was black. Of course I got one look and Amanda and I melted.
Amanda is a Manx and therefore only has a little stub of a tail. Isn't she cute? I'm not prejudice at all, not me. LOL! She is about 1 year old. I was reading up on the breed and found out that Manx aren't fully matured until about 5 years. She loves to play and nap. She follows my husband and I around the house a lot. She is a very social girl.
Saturday, October 25, 2008
Six + Seven Random Things about Me
Ana T. of Aneca's World tagged me for this meme. I did it once before a long time ago, but I don't mind doing again. I'll try to come up with something new.
Here are the rules:
Rules:1. Link back to the one who tagged you, write these rules in your post.
2. Post 6 or 7 facts about yourself, positive, negative or just plain weird!
3. Tag 6 or 7 people at the end of the post by name and blog link.
4. Let them know they were tagged by leaving a comment on their blog.
Six Random Things about Me and a Photo:
1. I hate to clean, but I love a clean house.
2. I was born and raised into a conservative Jewish family, but as an adult I don’t observe or believe in any organized religion. Don’t worry though, as I am a good person and believe in human kind. I always have made it a point to phone my parents on holidays, as they believe.
3. My husband and I have a CD music collection of over 700. We love music and have similar tastes.
4. I find any kind of shopping a chore, except for yarn shopping. I love to knit with good yarn.
5. I watch very little TV. I see it as cutting into my reading time.
6. Before we had Robbie, we had Hoochie and I still miss her too.
Hoochie
Since this meme has been going around for such a long time, I am not going to tag anyone in particular. However, if you haven’t done this meme or want to do it again, consider yourself tagged.
Saturday, June 28, 2008
In Memory of Robbie ?-June 2008
Robbie in ProfileIt is with deep sadness to announce the passing of my precious baby boy Robbie.
It all happened so fast that I am still trying to digest it. This last month Robbie really slowed down. Of course we attributed that to age. Since he was a rescue we didn’t know for sure how old he was. When we got him, the vet guessed around 5-6, which would have made him about 9 ½- 10 ½ today, his last day.
On Tuesday afternoon, we went for our usual walk and then I gave him an early dinner. I left and met up with my husband, Bill to go for dinner. Robbie seemed fine then. When we arrived home, he didn’t fly down the stairs to greet us, very unusual. I had to help him down stairs and went to take him for his bedtime walk. We got outside, he went pee pee and then he turned around and wanted to go right back in the house, very unusual. Then he collapsed at the bottom of the stairs.
We took him to the vet right away. He was in shock. The vet stabilized him with IV fluids and shots. Then they proceeded to find out the problem. He was highly anemic and along with another test, the vet said he has some type of cancer, either a tumor or Leukemia. We could have done further tests to find out which for sure, but what ever it was, the vet said the prognosis was poor. If it was operable and he survived, it may have given him 6-12 months. We didn’t think it was fair to him to put him through that, especially given his age.
Meanwhile, Robbie was doing better, at least temporarily. The vet sent him home Thursday night with an armload of medications. The vet said that sometimes, with the medications, they will rebound for awhile and that he wasn’t suffering. Before we picked him up, I made him and Bill strawberry shortcake, their favorite. We enjoyed some together that evening. I stayed at home Friday to be with him and care for him.
Since there was no warning, we were so glad to have him back home, no matter how short a time. However, he really kept me busy Friday. He couldn't keep any food down and he couldn't control his bladder. I was constantly cleaning the carpet and reassuring him that it wasn't his fault. He kept giving me that guilty look. (Funny, Thursday night he kept down his strawberry shortcake).
I spoke with the vet again last night and he said there was not much more to be done. Since Robbie still had a bit of energy from the fluids, we decided to bring him to his favorite off-leash park today. He couldn't run around and play like usual, but he still had a good time. Then we took him to the vet and said goodbye.
We realize how blessed we were to have him as long as we did, but still feel robbed of time with him. I know that’s greedy. I also know that no matter how many years we would have had with him it wouldn’t have been enough.
We love you Robbie! Daddy and I will especially miss your greetings when we get home, your assistance in keeping the kitchen floor clean, your smile, and cuddles!
Love,
Mom and Dad
Our Last Day with Robbie, at His Favorite Hangout
Monday, December 17, 2007
Goodbye to My Precious Furbaby Tina
Last night I had to say a sorrowful goodbye to my furbaby girl, Tina. She was very sick and my husband and I took her to the vet. There was nothing non-invasive they could do for her. Since she was almost 19year old and frail, I didn’t think it was fair to her to have the vet do anything invasive. She went peacefully in my arms as the injection went in.
Tina has been with me through good times and bad. She came into my life when I needed her most! She will be greatly missed.
I love you Tina! You will always be with me, in my heart!
Love,
Mommy
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