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<title>Trying to Recover</title>
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<description>Dogster diary for the dog  Wheelie Boy Babybear&reg; </description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 10:45:56 PDT</pubDate>
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		<title>Update on Running Boy Babybear</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/136060/diary/Trying_to_recover/599800</link>

				<pubdate>Wed, 24 Jun 2009 15:15:20 PDT</pubdate>
		<author> Wheelie Boy Babybear&amp;reg;  ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Hello all my Special Friends,
  I have had request to get my yorkie butt in here and leave a update ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Hello all my Special Friends,
  I have had request to get my yorkie butt in here and leave a update..BOL.. I have been so busy playing outside and walking and running I have not had time for much. And momma has opened a Doggie clothing online store. So she has been pretty busy too when she is not chasing me she is hard at work.
  Well I know you are all panting wanting to know how I have been doing. Well I have been getting better and stronger every day. I go out every morning for 20 minutes I have to check everything out you know to make sure nothing is out of place and if it is I have to find out why..BOL  I have found I don't only have squirrels living in my yard but we think a cat has moved in under our shed because he comes out and chats with me here and that. I like him but Bubba doesn't.. That cat can run..BOL.. I have also been watching this chipmunk running all over the place I think he lives in the ground. Boy does he have a big mouth he chirps when I am trying to sleep and I just want to walk over to the door and tell him to put a nut in it..BOL
  I love to run in the grass and run to my dad. Video link included here. <A  class=bodyTextRev target=site  onClick="alert('Dogster Alert: You are about to visit an outside link that was submitted by this pet owner.');" HREF="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jnEZRNZQpWs" TARGET="_blank">Running for my Dad .</a> I am doing super great as my mom would say. 
  We are doing a lot to help other pups with the same congenital defect as I have. Mom has always kept these pups close to her heart.
   If any of my friends would like to come and see our New store please check me out at www.WBBPawsomeTreasures.com momma loves seeing the other babies in such neat things. Oh and if  you go to our bed page you will be able to click on a link to win a bed. So please come and check it out.
  I want to send many hugs and high paws to all my friends that have been here for me and are always looking for updates. I am doing great just so darn busy around here now that I am not stuck on a couch all the time. Oh and I can dance and play without a wheelchair that is super great also. I do not walk like a normal pup but I am walking and that is all that counts momma said..
Will come on back and try to up date sooner next time.. Sorry for sucha  delay.]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Do You Believe in Miracles??? WE DO!!!</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/136060/diary/Trying_to_recover/573168</link>

				<pubdate>Wed, 25 Mar 2009 19:49:47 PDT</pubdate>
		<author> Wheelie Boy Babybear&amp;reg;  ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>A quick note from Wheelie Boy Babybear's mom.
Hi all you cute pawsome babies.. We have some good ne ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ A quick note from Wheelie Boy Babybear's mom.
Hi all you cute pawsome babies.. We have some good news we want to share with you about BB. This letter here is what we sent out to all our friends and family and wanted to share it with all of you..

Do you believe in Miracles?????
I sure do after what I just saw.
I am trying to contain myself and stop from crying.
I just came in from outside with Babybear. I must start by telling you all that he has been going outside to do his business for a week now. Seeing the weather has been warmer and the snow is going away I have been able to get him out 4 to 5 times a day. Well it has helped him a great deal. This is great considering he has been wearing a diaper for almost three years. And last year when he had to have that pin removed from his neck from his AAI(Atlanoaxial Instability) surgery the surgeon said it has been over 2 years so do not plan on him walking again. Well you all know me I can not give up at all not when it comes to my little guy. And it paid off today when I took him out to do his thing. I let go of his sling and he took off. Well of course it was early morning and I had to get ready for work so I didn't have my camera with me so when I got home from work I took him out and he did it again. Again I did not have my camera. So after supper I took him out again but this time I took my camera with me. Sorry everyone I am still crying and everytime I watch these videos I cry some more. 
So get your tissues out everyone before you hit play.  You watch the miracle yourselfs and see NEVER GIVE UP!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ryq0msfiHhI
 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7DkT713NpCo]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Reposting how I became disabled do to AAI</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/136060/diary/Trying_to_recover/551022</link>

				<pubdate>Mon, 19 Jan 2009 14:09:11 PST</pubdate>
		<author> Wheelie Boy Babybear&amp;reg;  ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Hi everypaw,
 I am a 3 year old yorkie and I am disabled. I broke my neck last year on July 29,2006 ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Hi everypaw,
 I am a 3 year old yorkie and I am disabled. I broke my neck last year on July 29,2006 by jumping off my mom's lap. I had a congenital defect in my neck that mom nor my vets knew about. I had, had problems with my neck and the doctors kepted telling mom it was a pinched nerve in my neck and would send her home with some meds that made me feel really good. This was until that bad day I jumped off mom's lap. Mom says I jumped and let out a heck of a scream. It was so weird it scared her. She looked down on the floor and I was having a seizure then all of a sudden I was stiff as a board and my tongue was all blue. So dad started giving me mouth to mouth. Mom and dad ran to the truck and rushed me to the hospital. When we got there mom took me from dad who was still breathing in my mouth and ran into the dogtors with me crying to save me. They said one more minute and I would have never of been able to survive. The dogtors did all kinds of tests to see what was wrong with me xrays, and bloodwork. Mom had to wait outside and the dogtor came and asked her if she wanted everything done to save me. She said of course. So they kept me alive. Mom had to leave because dad was full of pee and poo. I did this to him yuck. She took dad home and then came back. The dogtors said mom could come back and see me. They showed mom I could not stand but thought this might be do to me having that bad seizure. He showed mom the xrays and said there are no breaks in the neck and everything else looked fine they did not know what had happened, but they were still waiting for the blood results to come back. He told mom to go home and come back in a couple hours so they could monitor me for a while. So mom left me again. I had vet tech Denise wif me the whole time. She never left me side. Oh did I mention this was a Saturday and there were a lot of people at the office that day. But i was getting all the attention. Mom and dad came back at 1 when the office closed so the dogtor could talk to mom and dad without any interuptions. He said the blood worked showed that I had liver shunts, because my liver levels had changed since May. What ever that is. And that they were really bad but he did not know if I was going to make it the weekend so mom and dad should take me to an ER for the weekend so if anything happened they would know what to do. Well, it sounded like the end for me and mom and dad were crying. They said they would take me home wif them and care for me there. And if I happen to pass over the weekend they wanted it to be wif the family I love not some strangers. So mom took me home. 
She sat with me all weekend long she didn't sleep one wink. The dogtor said before we left if I was the same way come Monday mom and dad had to decide what they were going to do wif me. I think he was talking to give me a shot and make me sleep forever. Mom and dad talked all weekend on what they were going to do. I still could not move mom was feeding me water and stuff out of a straw. I would eat a little but not much. Mom held me and held me all weekend long. Well, I made it through the weekend with no change. 
Monday morning I heard mom on the phone with my doctors office she was crying when talking to them making an appointment to get that shot for me. Daddy was really upset and he kept going outside and looking at me and telling me he loved me. Mom was so heart broken she didn't know what to do wif her self. My brother's and sister came to the house and pet me and told me they were going to miss me and they loved me alot. Then I heard mom on the phone with the dogtors office again. She said he was canceling the appointment. She was going to find another dogtor to look at me. So she took me a long ways away. To a new hospital ER it was really nice and all the people were nice. Mom talked to the new dogtor and he told mom that he didnt' think I had liver shunts. I was a 22 month old pup and I was 15 pounds liver dogs are small and have a hard time putting on weight. He told mom he thought I had Atlantoaxial Instability (AAI for short) mom asked what that was. He said it is a congenital defect in the neck. It is a condition where the first two cervical vertebrae are not firmly attached. And he thinks that I had broken my neck and asked if he could take more pictures of my neck. Mom said okay. About 5 minutes later the dogtor came back and said he was right that I had a very bad broken neck. He said I was internally decapiated he didn't know how mom kept me alive all weekend. She told him with a lot of TLC. He told mom he could do surgery on my neck and make me better and he said that there was a 85 to 90 percent chance I would walk again. Of course there are not guarentees with that. Mom told the doctor she didn't know if she could afford the surgery and what were my chances without it. He said there were no guarentees because he was shocked I was still alive as it was. Mom said she had to go home and talk to dad. She then asked if it was alright to take me with her. He said yes but keep doing what you have been doing all weekend. Mom said of course she would. We went home and mom and dad talked. They found a way to come up with the money and called the vets ER the next day to tell them it was a go. So mom got me already the next morning to go to the hospital for my surgery. She was going to drive down and put me in the back seat. She hadn't slept since Saturday I was worried. So when she put me back there. I tried to turn my head to see where she was and everything went black. Mom said I stopped breathing again and she had to give me mouth to mouth again to bring me back. She rushed me to the ER. When we got there they said the dogtor was called away on a emergancy and he would not be back until tomorrow and bring me back then. Mom said listen I just had to breath for him again please keep him here. And that she hadn't slept in 3 days and she was scared next time she would not be fast enough with me. And at this time I had really bad poop problems. When the nurse picked me up I sprayed poop all her and the walls. YUCKY. 
I had my surgery the next day. The dogtor called mom and said he put wires and bone cement in my neck to keep it stable. She could come tomorrow and see me. She did and was crying again. She got to come and get me on Friday. They taught mom to give me physical therapy and gave me a bunch of pills to take. I was so weak mom had to feed me with a syringe. She took really good care of me. I slept with her in her bed. Dad wasn't crying anymore just hoping I would get all better. I went for my 8 week check up and the dogtor said I was doing great and asked if I was walking yet. Mom said nope. He said it looked good because I was standing on my back legs so I had strong muscle back there but I was losing them in the front. And mom should start water therapy wif me. So we went home and mom filled the tub and I was put in the water. Mom called someone that owns a doggie swim spa and asked a bunch of questions. So this lady must have told mom what to do. I didn't want to move my legs but the water felt good. nice and warm. Mom continued to do this three times a week and still gave me physical therapy. She still does it. 
Mom was talking to a lady on line about a wheelchair for me. And her furbaby went to the rainbow bridge a few weeks later and she had a wheelchair and sent it to me so I could walk. We got the wheelchair and it didn't fit. So we sent it to the place that made it, but in the meantime mom made me a wheelchair. Because I still needed help holding my neck mom had to make a brace for my neck it was still weak. We got the new cart and it didn't fit right but I tried it I took a few steps but didn't like it at all. So I had a dogtors appointment wif my vet for some shots. Mom brought my cart wif me. They tried everything and gave mom some ideas on what to do to try and make this work for me. Then him and mom started to talk about acupuncture. My doctors said funny you should mention that he was just starting to learn and become certified. He needed a study subject and chose me. So I have been having acupuncture since March. I still get it every other week, we had to change it because I am at a stand still with it right now. I am not doing anything different, but since I started I have been able to stand on my own. I even try getting up all by my self. I do it sometimes. Mom cries when I do it I do not understand, but she says it is because she is happy. I only cry when I am hurt or sad. What is wif these humons. Well, the cart I have is not working for me. And mom was hoping to try and make a front wheeled cart. Then she came acrossed Gizmo's dogster page. Mom contacted Gizmo the Great's mom and asked a few questions. Mom was reading Gizmo the Great;s page and saw he got his wheels from Eddie's wheels. Mom sat down and wrote them a letter and now I have to go in a week and get some measurements taken to get a new set of wheels. I am so excited. I might be able to be mom's shadow again. I can't wait. My back legs work good. My front legs do not. When mom tries to walk me I cross my front legs I do not know why I tell them to go the right way and they don't. Mom does special massages to my legs and special exercises to my front legs to get them to go right and they won't. So we are hoping that wif these new set of wheels things will go easier for me. 
Sorry my story was so long. But it is hard to tell and understand unless you know everything. Now mom and I try to get the word out about this thing AAI so other pups and furparents do not have to go through what I have gone through. My dogtor tells me all the time I am a very lucky boy. Most furmom's and furdads' would have given up and made me go to sleep forever. But I am lucky to have my mom and dad because they want to let me live a long long time. My mom has told me everyday since i hurt myself that she got me to be with me for a very long time and that is how she plans on keeping it. 
Thank you for reading my story.
Wheelie Boy,
Babybear]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>I am walking I am walking</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/136060/diary/Trying_to_recover/533992</link>

				<pubdate>Mon, 1 Dec 2008 17:53:13 PST</pubdate>
		<author> Wheelie Boy Babybear&amp;reg;  ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Hi there Everyfur,
  I just wanted to let everyfur know I have been very busy learning how to walk  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Hi there Everyfur,
  I just wanted to let everyfur know I have been very busy learning how to walk and I am doing it better and better all the time. We have just added one new video and another one should be coming soon it is uploading as I write. Momma is so proud of me. I sure hope I can do this all by myself come Christmas. My next step is to learn how to get up off the floor. Darn I can't remember how I used to do that and it is so hard. So momma is working on retraining my brain to learn to stand up from a lay down position. I keep watching Bud and Bubba but I just can't catch on.. Soon I will momma will make me work on this every day a million times a day.. Gosh she doesn't understand how tiring this gets. But then again if she gave up a while ago I would not be walking without any wheelchair today.. So I guess she knows what she is doing right?
  Well I better go make sure that other video uploaded. And go take a rest  I just got back from water therapy and I am tired out.. But I had to come and let all my pals see what I can do.. Thank you everyfur.
Wheelie Boy Babybear(the comeback pup)]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>I am doing it</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/136060/diary/Trying_to_recover/524949</link>

				<pubdate>Fri, 7 Nov 2008 15:40:09 PST</pubdate>
		<author> Wheelie Boy Babybear&amp;reg;  ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Hi all my pals,
  I thought it was time I get my typist on here and do some updating. I know you ha ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Hi all my pals,
  I thought it was time I get my typist on here and do some updating. I know you have seen my how I became handicapped entry up for the past week or so, that is to keep everyone that doesn't know my story informed. Hope you all don't mind seeing it when it gets buried.
  I have some wonderful news. I have been using my sling a lot and not my wheelchair do to the fact in my wheelchair I am not putting any pressure on my paws or legs. I am just paddling. So I have been using the sling to walk around in. And I hate my diaper as I always have, but I refuse to go pee in my diaper now. Momma now takes me out side so I can pee on all the leaves on the ground. Boy does that feel good to feel like a real dog not a baby.  So I am going for walks every day outside to go to the bathroom and to smell the fresh air and see all the things I have missed way down here on ground level. I love to smell all the yuckie stuff on the ground. Momma gets grossed out but that is okay it is new to me again.
  Last night while at water therapy I took my first steps since my surgery in June all alone. Momma of course didn't have the camera ready so she pulled it out right afterwards and set it up. She did get two videos of me that you can see on my page.  I hope you all enjoy these two new videos as much as momma does. Just remember you all had a part in this. If it wasn't for my pals I would not be where I am today. I tell everyone I meet I thank all my pals from the bottom of my heart and soul for all your help.
   I will try to update next week after therapy with new news. Momma says every day I am doing something different that I just amaze her all the time. So hopefully soon I can drop the Wheelie boy off my name and just be Babybear again. But then again Wheelie Boy Babybear is kind of my trademark name for me. 
  Want  you to know we love you all. The prayers are always working for this little yorkie thank you all so much.]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>How I became disabled</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/136060/diary/Trying_to_recover/521417</link>

				<pubdate>Wed, 29 Oct 2008 20:31:25 PDT</pubdate>
		<author> Wheelie Boy Babybear&amp;reg;  ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Hi everypaw,
 I am a 3 year old yorkie and I am disabled. I broke my neck last year on July 29,2006 ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Hi everypaw,
 I am a 3 year old yorkie and I am disabled. I broke my neck last year on July 29,2006 by jumping off my mom's lap. I had a congenital defect in my neck that mom nor my vets knew about. I had, had problems with my neck and the doctors kepted telling mom it was a pinched nerve in my neck and would send her home with some meds that made me feel really good. This was until that bad day I jumped off mom's lap. Mom says I jumped and let out a heck of a scream. It was so weird it scared her. She looked down on the floor and I was having a seizure then all of a sudden I was stiff as a board and my tongue was all blue. So dad started giving me mouth to mouth. Mom and dad ran to the truck and rushed me to the hospital. When we got there mom took me from dad who was still breathing in my mouth and ran into the dogtors with me crying to save me. They said one more minute and I would have never of been able to survive. The dogtors did all kinds of tests to see what was wrong with me xrays, and bloodwork. Mom had to wait outside and the dogtor came and asked her if she wanted everything done to save me. She said of course. So they kept me alive. Mom had to leave because dad was full of pee and poo. I did this to him yuck. She took dad home and then came back. The dogtors said mom could come back and see me. They showed mom I could not stand but thought this might be do to me having that bad seizure. He showed mom the xrays and said there are no breaks in the neck and everything else looked fine they did not know what had happened, but they were still waiting for the blood results to come back. He told mom to go home and come back in a couple hours so they could monitor me for a while. So mom left me again. I had vet tech Denise wif me the whole time. She never left me side. Oh did I mention this was a Saturday and there were a lot of people at the office that day. But i was getting all the attention. Mom and dad came back at 1 when the office closed so the dogtor could talk to mom and dad without any interuptions. He said the blood worked showed that I had liver shunts, because my liver levels had changed since May. What ever that is. And that they were really bad but he did not know if I was going to make it the weekend so mom and dad should take me to an ER for the weekend so if anything happened they would know what to do. Well, it sounded like the end for me and mom and dad were crying. They said they would take me home wif them and care for me there. And if I happen to pass over the weekend they wanted it to be wif the family I love not some strangers. So mom took me home. 
She sat with me all weekend long she didn't sleep one wink. The dogtor said before we left if I was the same way come Monday mom and dad had to decide what they were going to do wif me. I think he was talking to give me a shot and make me sleep forever. Mom and dad talked all weekend on what they were going to do. I still could not move mom was feeding me water and stuff out of a straw. I would eat a little but not much. Mom held me and held me all weekend long. Well, I made it through the weekend with no change. 
Monday morning I heard mom on the phone with my doctors office she was crying when talking to them making an appointment to get that shot for me. Daddy was really upset and he kept going outside and looking at me and telling me he loved me. Mom was so heart broken she didn't know what to do wif her self. My brother's and sister came to the house and pet me and told me they were going to miss me and they loved me alot. Then I heard mom on the phone with the dogtors office again. She said he was canceling the appointment. She was going to find another dogtor to look at me. So she took me a long ways away. To a new hospital ER it was really nice and all the people were nice. Mom talked to the new dogtor and he told mom that he didnt' think I had liver shunts. I was a 22 month old pup and I was 15 pounds liver dogs are small and have a hard time putting on weight. He told mom he thought I had Atlantoaxial Instability (AAI for short) mom asked what that was. He said it is a congenital defect in the neck. It is a condition where the first two cervical vertebrae are not firmly attached. And he thinks that I had broken my neck and asked if he could take more pictures of my neck. Mom said okay. About 5 minutes later the dogtor came back and said he was right that I had a very bad broken neck. He said I was internally decapiated he didn't know how mom kept me alive all weekend. She told him with a lot of TLC. He told mom he could do surgery on my neck and make me better and he said that there was a 85 to 90 percent chance I would walk again. Of course there are not guarentees with that. Mom told the doctor she didn't know if she could afford the surgery and what were my chances without it. He said there were no guarentees because he was shocked I was still alive as it was. Mom said she had to go home and talk to dad. She then asked if it was alright to take me with her. He said yes but keep doing what you have been doing all weekend. Mom said of course she would. We went home and mom and dad talked. They found a way to come up with the money and called the vets ER the next day to tell them it was a go. So mom got me already the next morning to go to the hospital for my surgery. She was going to drive down and put me in the back seat. She hadn't slept since Saturday I was worried. So when she put me back there. I tried to turn my head to see where she was and everything went black. Mom said I stopped breathing again and she had to give me mouth to mouth again to bring me back. She rushed me to the ER. When we got there they said the dogtor was called away on a emergancy and he would not be back until tomorrow and bring me back then. Mom said listen I just had to breath for him again please keep him here. And that she hadn't slept in 3 days and she was scared next time she would not be fast enough with me. And at this time I had really bad poop problems. When the nurse picked me up I sprayed poop all her and the walls. YUCKY. 
I had my surgery the next day. The dogtor called mom and said he put wires and bone cement in my neck to keep it stable. She could come tomorrow and see me. She did and was crying again. She got to come and get me on Friday. They taught mom to give me physical therapy and gave me a bunch of pills to take. I was so weak mom had to feed me with a syringe. She took really good care of me. I slept with her in her bed. Dad wasn't crying anymore just hoping I would get all better. I went for my 8 week check up and the dogtor said I was doing great and asked if I was walking yet. Mom said nope. He said it looked good because I was standing on my back legs so I had strong muscle back there but I was losing them in the front. And mom should start water therapy wif me. So we went home and mom filled the tub and I was put in the water. Mom called someone that owns a doggie swim spa and asked a bunch of questions. So this lady must have told mom what to do. I didn't want to move my legs but the water felt good. nice and warm. Mom continued to do this three times a week and still gave me physical therapy. She still does it. 
Mom was talking to a lady on line about a wheelchair for me. And her furbaby went to the rainbow bridge a few weeks later and she had a wheelchair and sent it to me so I could walk. We got the wheelchair and it didn't fit. So we sent it to the place that made it, but in the meantime mom made me a wheelchair. Because I still needed help holding my neck mom had to make a brace for my neck it was still weak. We got the new cart and it didn't fit right but I tried it I took a few steps but didn't like it at all. So I had a dogtors appointment wif my vet for some shots. Mom brought my cart wif me. They tried everything and gave mom some ideas on what to do to try and make this work for me. Then him and mom started to talk about acupuncture. My doctors said funny you should mention that he was just starting to learn and become certified. He needed a study subject and chose me. So I have been having acupuncture since March. I still get it every other week, we had to change it because I am at a stand still with it right now. I am not doing anything different, but since I started I have been able to stand on my own. I even try getting up all by my self. I do it sometimes. Mom cries when I do it I do not understand, but she says it is because she is happy. I only cry when I am hurt or sad. What is wif these humons. Well, the cart I have is not working for me. And mom was hoping to try and make a front wheeled cart. Then she came acrossed Gizmo's dogster page. Mom contacted Gizmo the Great's mom and asked a few questions. Mom was reading Gizmo the Great;s page and saw he got his wheels from Eddie's wheels. Mom sat down and wrote them a letter and now I have to go in a week and get some measurements taken to get a new set of wheels. I am so excited. I might be able to be mom's shadow again. I can't wait. My back legs work good. My front legs do not. When mom tries to walk me I cross my front legs I do not know why I tell them to go the right way and they don't. Mom does special massages to my legs and special exercises to my front legs to get them to go right and they won't. So we are hoping that wif these new set of wheels things will go easier for me. 
Sorry my story was so long. But it is hard to tell and understand unless you know everything. Now mom and I try to get the word out about this thing AAI so other pups and furparents do not have to go through what I have gone through. My dogtor tells me all the time I am a very lucky boy. Most furmom's and furdads' would have given up and made me go to sleep forever. But I am lucky to have my mom and dad because they want to let me live a long long time. My mom has told me everyday since i hurt myself that she got me to be with me for a very long time and that is how she plans on keeping it. 
Thank you for reading my story.
Wheelie Boy,
Babybear]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>I did it. I did it.</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/136060/diary/Trying_to_recover/519123</link>

				<pubdate>Wed, 22 Oct 2008 18:07:16 PDT</pubdate>
		<author> Wheelie Boy Babybear&amp;reg;  ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>I did it. I did it. Not stand but I walked acrossed the yard to go pee. Momma only held onto the bac ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ I did it. I did it. Not stand but I walked acrossed the yard to go pee. Momma only held onto the back of my long johns. I was getting ready to go in for water therapy and Melody(my water therapist) saw me too. I have to go potty before going in the water.  So I showed them. They can't beleive I did it. .WOOHOO.. It will still be a little bit before I can do this completely on my own. But We know it is completely possible.
  So please keep praying for me please. I am want  to show all my friends that all thier help has gotten me where I  today. Momma promises she will make sure she has the video camera going next time. We will be practising on our lawn this week and weekend. WOOHOO keep your eyes peeled for some up coming videos.
With lots of love to all my pals
Wheelie Boy Babybear]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>*Zoe* Is Giving me a Big Birthday Bash On Sept 12</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/136060/diary/Trying_to_recover/501866</link>

				<pubdate>Thu, 4 Sep 2008 17:26:30 PDT</pubdate>
		<author> Wheelie Boy Babybear&amp;reg;  ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Hi everypaw,
  I wanted to let everypaw know that my sweetheart *Zoe* is throwing a big Wheelie Boy ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Hi everypaw,
  I wanted to let everypaw know that my sweetheart *Zoe* is throwing a big Wheelie Boy Babybear Birthday Bash(boy is that a pups mouthful) for me in a new group she created just for my party. You can go to this link <A  class=bodyTextRev target=site HREF="http://www.dogster.com/group/Wheelie_boy_babybears_%20birthday_bash-14480" TARGET="_blank">Babybear's Birthday Bash.</a> The party is on Sept.12,2008 at 5:00 PM Dogster time. I sure hope to see all my special friends there new,and old. 

Also in this entry I would like to let all my special friends know that I am getting stronger by the day.. It is going to be a long come back this time, but I can do it. I am working hard daily with therapy 5 to 7 times a day. Mom does this for me (ssh don't tell her I don't like it). I have to go to water therapy once a week and to acupuncture once a week. Those to types of therapy make me tired, but they are also making me stronger along with mom. So I guess that is okay. My water therapist Melody keeps saying she will not give up on me she knows I will walk again. That just gives momma chills.. Melody says I might not walk normal like all the other pups but I will walk.. SO please keep your paws crossed. Oh talking about keeping paws crossed. My right paw is now not crossing anymore, but my left one is. So we are working on the left side to stop it from crossing over. So for now it is work, work, work. That is how I will get to be on my paws again. And it wouldn't be possible without all my pals. SO thank you so much. 
 Have to run time for more therapy. Hope to see you all at the big birthday bash.]]></content:encoded>
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		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/136060/diary/Trying_to_recover/492105</link>

				<pubdate>Fri, 8 Aug 2008 11:06:26 PDT</pubdate>
		<author> Wheelie Boy Babybear&amp;reg;  ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Hi everypaw,
  Wanted to let everypaw know I am getting stronger every day. With all the therapy I  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Hi everypaw,
  Wanted to let everypaw know I am getting stronger every day. With all the therapy I get tired fast too. But that is to be expected. It has been hard to get my water therapy in here at home because of all the rain we have been having, but as soon as it lets up I will be in my pool swimming.
  I have posted a picture of me sitting drinking my coffee milk( okay by Doc Paul to have because it is flavored).  This is the first time in over 2 years I have sat on my own. Mom is so proud of me. You will also see new pics and video of my water therapy. Thanks to all my friends I was able to have my surgery,MRI and have some money left to do my acupuncture and water therapy. Thank you all my special friends because this is really helping me. Thank you to all that were able to send me your prayers.. Please do not stop praying because this learning everything all over again is a long journey. I need those prayers as much now as I did when I had my surgery..
   I will continue to keep you all posted here on my updates. To everyone that is just reading my page for the first time please click on See all dairy entries and you can read how I became disabled..Sorry it is not on the front page here but with updates from my last surgery it how I became disabled ends up in the dairy entries..
   Thank you all for your growing support and your love you have sent me.. I will be trying to update regularly where the I love Babybear group is going to be closing soon. Please make sure you hug and kiss you pawrents and let them know you all love them..
yorkie Kisses and love
Wheelie Boy Babybear]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>6/28/08</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/136060/diary/Trying_to_recover/475713</link>

				<pubdate>Sat, 28 Jun 2008 15:15:42 PDT</pubdate>
		<author> Wheelie Boy Babybear&amp;reg;  ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Hi all my pals,
  Wow I had to rub my eyes I thought I was seeing double.. I almost fell over.. Whe ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Hi all my pals,
  Wow I had to rub my eyes I thought I was seeing double.. I almost fell over.. When I saw all of my special pals wearing shirts that said they love me.. Me little me.. I never knew how many special friends I had until I got sick..You all mean so very much to me..
  Now that I am home and resting I thought it would be good to update everyone on how things are going.. As you know two weeks ago tomorrow on Father's day my neck started to bother me again.. Mom took me to see my Doc Paul on that Tuesday 6/15. He kept me for the day and took some xrays of my neck to see what was going on.. I was having a lot of pain near my C1 vertebra..This was not a good thing because that is the area that was broken almost two years ago. Doc Paul sent my xrays to the Doc that did my surgery.. He said I needed to have one of the pins in my neck removed because it had moved.. On Weds June 25,2008 I went in to have my pin removed thanks to the help of many many of my pals... When the doctor did the surgery to take my pin out he discovered it had moved. He tried to look for it but could not find it. He did however remove a pin that was very pointy and poking me.  Then they took more xrays to see where that pin was that they could not fine.. They could not tell through the xrays so momma was told I needed a MRI to see where it was.. But it would have to wait until Thrusday the 26th to take place.. On the 26th I had a MRI done to see where that pin was above the skull or below and in my brain.. The doctor could not tell for sure he thought that it was in the brain.. So the MRI had to be sent to a doctor that could read it..On Friday the 27 we found out that the pin is in my brain.. Very sad day for everyone, but we need to think positive. So everyone is praying that my pin does not move.. This is scary for me and my family but we will take every day as it comes as a blessing..  Like everyone says there are people that live with bullets, shrapnel, and other things in thier brains. So I might be little but I can handle a pin(I am hoping..)
  Right now I am doing fine.. Mom has to watch out for some signs that the pin moved.. So if we see any changes we will surely let you all know. Mom has decided she will not do any more surgery to the pin that is missing because the doctor told her I most likely would not make it through the surgery.. And at this point she would rather have me with a few problems then not have me at all..
  I want to thank all of you for all your prayers, Lighting of candles for me,sending me special gifts on my page and in the mail also showing your support by wearing shirt saying I ]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>How I became Disabled</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/136060/diary/Trying_to_recover/473677</link>

				<pubdate>Mon, 23 Jun 2008 06:04:07 PDT</pubdate>
		<author> Wheelie Boy Babybear&amp;reg;  ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Hi everypaw,
 I am a 3 year old yorkie and I am disabled. I broke my neck last year on July 29 by j ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Hi everypaw,
 I am a 3 year old yorkie and I am disabled. I broke my neck last year on July 29 by jumping off my mom's lap. I had a congenital defect in my neck that mom nor my vets knew about. I had, had problems with my neck and the doctors kepted telling mom it was a pinched nerve in my neck and would send her home with some meds that made me feel really good. This was until that bad day I jumped off mom's lap. Mom says I jumped and let out a heck of a scream. It was so weird it scared her. She looked down on the floor and I was having a seizure then all of a sudden I was stiff as a board and my tongue was all blue. So dad started giving me mouth to mouth. Mom and dad ran to the truck and rushed me to the hospital. When we got there mom took me from dad who was still breathing in my mouth and ran into the dogtors with me crying to save me. They said one more minute and I would have never of been able to survive. The dogtors did all kinds of tests to see what was wrong with me xrays, and bloodwork. Mom had to wait outside and the dogtor came and asked her if she wanted everything done to save me. She said of course. So they kept me alive. Mom had to leave because dad was full of pee and poo. I did this to him yuck. She took dad home and then came back. The dogtors said mom could come back and see me. They showed mom I could not stand but thought this might be do to me having that bad seizure. He showed mom the xrays and said there are no breaks in the neck and everything else looked fine they did not know what had happened, but they were still waiting for the blood results to come back. He told mom to go home and come back in a couple hours so they could monitor me for a while. So mom left me again. I had vet tech Denise wif me the whole time. She never left me side. Oh did I mention this was a Saturday and there were a lot of people at the office that day. But i was getting all the attention. Mom and dad came back at 1 when the office closed so the dogtor could talk to mom and dad without any interuptions. He said the blood worked showed that I had liver shunts, because my liver levels had changed since May. What ever that is. And that they were really bad but he did not know if I was going to make it the weekend so mom and dad should take me to an ER for the weekend so if anything happened they would know what to do. Well, it sounded like the end for me and mom and dad were crying. They said they would take me home wif them and care for me there. And if I happen to pass over the weekend they wanted it to be wif the family I love not some strangers. So mom took me home. 
She sat with me all weekend long she didn't sleep one wink. The dogtor said before we left if I was the same way come Monday mom and dad had to decide what they were going to do wif me. I think he was talking to give me a shot and make me sleep forever. Mom and dad talked all weekend on what they were going to do. I still could not move mom was feeding me water and stuff out of a straw. I would eat a little but not much. Mom held me and held me all weekend long. Well, I made it through the weekend with no change. 
Monday morning I heard mom on the phone with my doctors office she was crying when talking to them making an appointment to get that shot for me. Daddy was really upset and he kept going outside and looking at me and telling me he loved me. Mom was so heart broken she didn't know what to do wif her self. My brother's and sister came to the house and pet me and told me they were going to miss me and they loved me alot. Then I heard mom on the phone with the dogtors office again. She said he was canceling the appointment. She was going to find another dogtor to look at me. So she took me a long ways away. To a new hospital ER it was really nice and all the people were nice. Mom talked to the new dogtor and he told mom that he didnt' think I had liver shunts. I was a 22 month old pup and I was 15 pounds liver dogs are small and have a hard time putting on weight. He told mom he thought I had Atlantoaxial Instability (AAI for short) mom asked what that was. He said it is a congenital defect in the neck. It is a condition where the first two cervical vertebrae are not firmly attached. And he thinks that I had broken my neck and asked if he could take more pictures of my neck. Mom said okay. About 5 minutes later the dogtor came back and said he was right that I had a very bad broken neck. He said I was internally decapiated he didn't know how mom kept me alive all weekend. She told him with a lot of TLC. He told mom he could do surgery on my neck and make me better and he said that there was a 85 to 90 percent chance I would walk again. Of course there are not guarentees with that. Mom told the doctor she didn't know if she could afford the surgery and what were my chances without it. He said there were no guarentees because he was shocked I was still alive as it was. Mom said she had to go home and talk to dad. She then asked if it was alright to take me with her. He said yes but keep doing what you have been doing all weekend. Mom said of course she would. We went home and mom and dad talked. They found a way to come up with the money and called the vets ER the next day to tell them it was a go. So mom got me already the next morning to go to the hospital for my surgery. She was going to drive down and put me in the back seat. She hadn't slept since Saturday I was worried. So when she put me back there. I tried to turn my head to see where she was and everything went black. Mom said I stopped breathing again and she had to give me mouth to mouth again to bring me back. She rushed me to the ER. When we got there they said the dogtor was called away on a emergancy and he would not be back until tomorrow and bring me back then. Mom said listen I just had to breath for him again please keep him here. And that she hadn't slept in 3 days and she was scared next time she would not be fast enough with me. And at this time I had really bad poop problems. When the nurse picked me up I sprayed poop all her and the walls. YUCKY. 
I had my surgery the next day. The dogtor called mom and said he put wires and bone cement in my neck to keep it stable. She could come tomorrow and see me. She did and was crying again. She got to come and get me on Friday. They taught mom to give me physical therapy and gave me a bunch of pills to take. I was so weak mom had to feed me with a syringe. She took really good care of me. I slept with her in her bed. Dad wasn't crying anymore just hoping I would get all better. I went for my 8 week check up and the dogtor said I was doing great and asked if I was walking yet. Mom said nope. He said it looked good because I was standing on my back legs so I had strong muscle back there but I was losing them in the front. And mom should start water therapy wif me. So we went home and mom filled the tub and I was put in the water. Mom called someone that owns a doggie swim spa and asked a bunch of questions. So this lady must have told mom what to do. I didn't want to move my legs but the water felt good. nice and warm. Mom continued to do this three times a week and still gave me physical therapy. She still does it. 
Mom was talking to a lady on line about a wheelchair for me. And her furbaby went to the rainbow bridge a few weeks later and she had a wheelchair and sent it to me so I could walk. We got the wheelchair and it didn't fit. So we sent it to the place that made it, but in the meantime mom made me a wheelchair. Because I still needed help holding my neck mom had to make a brace for my neck it was still weak. We got the new cart and it didn't fit right but I tried it I took a few steps but didn't like it at all. So I had a dogtors appointment wif my vet for some shots. Mom brought my cart wif me. They tried everything and gave mom some ideas on what to do to try and make this work for me. Then him and mom started to talk about acupuncture. My doctors said funny you should mention that he was just starting to learn and become certified. He needed a study subject and chose me. So I have been having acupuncture since March. I still get it every other week, we had to change it because I am at a stand still with it right now. I am not doing anything different, but since I started I have been able to stand on my own. I even try getting up all by my self. I do it sometimes. Mom cries when I do it I do not understand, but she says it is because she is happy. I only cry when I am hurt or sad. What is wif these humons. Well, the cart I have is not working for me. And mom was hoping to try and make a front wheeled cart. Then she came acrossed Gizmo's dogster page. Mom contacted Gizmo the Great's mom and asked a few questions. Mom was reading Gizmo the Great;s page and saw he got his wheels from Eddie's wheels. Mom sat down and wrote them a letter and now I have to go in a week and get some measurements taken to get a new set of wheels. I am so excited. I might be able to be mom's shadow again. I can't wait. My back legs work good. My front legs do not. When mom tries to walk me I cross my front legs I do not know why I tell them to go the right way and they don't. Mom does special massages to my legs and special exercises to my front legs to get them to go right and they won't. So we are hoping that wif these new set of wheels things will go easier for me. 
Sorry my story was so long. But it is hard to tell and understand unless you know everything. Now mom and I try to get the word out about this thing AAI so other pups and furparents do not have to go through what I have gone through. My dogtor tells me all the time I am a very lucky boy. Most furmom's and furdads' would have given up and made me go to sleep forever. But I am lucky to have my mom and dad because they want to let me live a long long time. My mom has told me everyday since i hurt myself that she got me to be with me for a very long time and that is how she plans on keeping it. 
Thank you for reading my story.
Wheelie Boy,
Babybear]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Not good news on Babybear's appointment.</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/136060/diary/Trying_to_recover/472897</link>

				<pubdate>Fri, 20 Jun 2008 18:00:02 PDT</pubdate>
		<author> Wheelie Boy Babybear&amp;reg;  ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Hi Everyone,
    The visit today did not go as planned.. Doc Paul we do not think liked telling mom ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Hi Everyone,
    The visit today did not go as planned.. Doc Paul we do not think liked telling mom that I needed another surery on my neck.. Dr.Lampman(my surgeon) let Doc Paul know that I needed to have a pin removed from my neck.. We do not know for sure if anything else needs to be done until I have a consult with my surgoen on Weds.. June 25,2008.. My surgery is tenitively scheduled for that afternoon..
So this is why I need so many prayers.. Please if you have a minute could you please light a candle for me at  <A  class=bodyTextRev target=site  onClick="alert('Dogster Alert: You are about to visit an outside link that was submitted by this pet owner.');" HREF="http://www.gratefulness.org/candles/candles.cfm?l=eng&gi=WBBB" TARGET="_blank">Candle lighting ceremony</a> Thank you all so very much for all your prayers and well wishes..
Wheelie Boy Babybear]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Quick Update</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/136060/diary/Trying_to_recover/471417</link>

				<pubdate>Mon, 16 Jun 2008 15:39:15 PDT</pubdate>
		<author> Wheelie Boy Babybear&amp;reg;  ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Hi Everyfur,
  Quick update.. Mom says I seem to be a bit stiffer in my neck today.. So tomorrow i  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Hi Everyfur,
  Quick update.. Mom says I seem to be a bit stiffer in my neck today.. So tomorrow i will go and see my doc Paul. He will make me all better with medicine and he will tell momma what to do for sure..SO tomorrow night we will be back to update you all on what he said.. Just wanted everyone to know I am still around mostly vegging on the couch but I am here..
Yorkie love to you all
Wheelie Boy Babybear]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>NOT FEELING WELL</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/136060/diary/Trying_to_recover/471084</link>

				<pubdate>Sun, 15 Jun 2008 14:47:18 PDT</pubdate>
		<author> Wheelie Boy Babybear&amp;reg;  ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Hi there Everyone,
  Sorry I have not been updating.. I have been off having fun with mom walking o ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Hi there Everyone,
  Sorry I have not been updating.. I have been off having fun with mom walking on walks and going in my cart. Today is a gloomy day in more ways then one..
  We woke this morning. Mom put me on the floor in the living room as usual and went to get my milk ready(yes I drink Coffee milk or nothing..) While mom was in the kitchen I barked and it was a strange bark then a cry.. Mom came running to me to see what was wrong.. She couldn't see anything so she gave me my milk and went back into the kitchen to do dishes while I drank my milk.. I barked to let her and dad know I was done and was ready to get on the couch..Dad came out and wiped my mouth(love to leave a little milk for later..BOL)  And Dad put me on my couch..
  Well mom made me breakfast and feed me then she went back into the kitchen to make Dad his Father's Day breakfast..
  While her and dad were in the Kitchen I heard something out side and started barking and then I was crying again.. I was hurting someplace but mom could not figure out where.. So after breakfast she gave me a bath thinking maybe my bones were sore..They sure are.. My neck is acting up again.. Mom is so sad.. She wants to hold off a little to see if it is just a cold in my neck.. She slept with the window open last night and the fan blowing on us.. IT was very damp out so she thinks where I got out from under my blankets last night maybe I got a cold in my neck.. I still try to stand and all..But it hurts to turn my neck or eat.. SO mom has been feeding me a little here and there all day.. Doc Paul is not in the office tomorrow so Mom will have to wait until Tuesday to see him with me.. She is taking me if I feel better or not.. She wants to be safe.. And she does not like anyone taking care of me but Doc Paul.. Mom is very picky this way..
  So please keep me in your prayers that it is just a cold.. And not something worst.. 
Thank you everyone,
Wheelie Boy Babybear]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Went for a run today..BOL</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/136060/diary/Trying_to_recover/451774</link>

				<pubdate>Mon, 21 Apr 2008 21:22:23 PDT</pubdate>
		<author> Wheelie Boy Babybear&amp;reg;  ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Hi Everyone,
  Haven't had much to tell lately with the winter and all,but Have some great news..   ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Hi Everyone,
  Haven't had much to tell lately with the winter and all,but Have some great news..  I went to my furless Nana's house today for her birthday party and I went out on her road and mom put me in my cart(wheelchair) Boy when my feet hit the pavement I was gone in a flash.. BOL  Mom got worn out trying to keep up with me BOL. She was breathing heavy (hey mom I really think you are out of shape). Mom said I did very very very well and couldn't give me enough kisses.. When I was done I was breathing heavy too so I guess I am out of shape also.. Mom says we are going to start taking walks with my stroller to the tarred roads and I will get in my wheelchair and walk.. I can not wait. I will keep you updated.. WOOHOO I will be rolling along all the time now..
Signing off for now,
Wheelie Boy Babybear]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Story about how I a became disabled..</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/136060/diary/Trying_to_recover/428563</link>

				<pubdate>Thu, 21 Feb 2008 15:53:12 PST</pubdate>
		<author> Wheelie Boy Babybear&amp;reg;  ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Hi everypaw,
 I am a 3 year old yorkie and I am disabled. I broke my neck last year on July 29 by j ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Hi everypaw,
 I am a 3 year old yorkie and I am disabled. I broke my neck last year on July 29 by jumping off my mom's lap. I had a congenital defect in my neck that mom nor my vets knew about. I had, had problems with my neck and the doctors kepted telling mom it was a pinched nerve in my neck and would send her home with some meds that made me feel really good. This was until that bad day I jumped off mom's lap. Mom says I jumped and let out a heck of a scream. It was so weird it scared her. She looked down on the floor and I was having a seizure then all of a sudden I was stiff as a board and my tongue was all blue. So dad started giving me mouth to mouth. Mom and dad ran to the truck and rushed me to the hospital. When we got there mom took me from dad who was still breathing in my mouth and ran into the dogtors with me crying to save me. They said one more minute and I would have never of been able to survive. The dogtors did all kinds of tests to see what was wrong with me xrays, and bloodwork. Mom had to wait outside and the dogtor came and asked her if she wanted everything done to save me. She said of course. So they kept me alive. Mom had to leave because dad was full of pee and poo. I did this to him yuck. She took dad home and then came back. The dogtors said mom could come back and see me. They showed mom I could not stand but thought this might be do to me having that bad seizure. He showed mom the xrays and said there are no breaks in the neck and everything else looked fine they did not know what had happened, but they were still waiting for the blood results to come back. He told mom to go home and come back in a couple hours so they could monitor me for a while. So mom left me again. I had vet tech Denise wif me the whole time. She never left me side. Oh did I mention this was a Saturday and there were a lot of people at the office that day. But i was getting all the attention. Mom and dad came back at 1 when the office closed so the dogtor could talk to mom and dad without any interuptions. He said the blood worked showed that I had liver shunts, because my liver levels had changed since May. What ever that is. And that they were really bad but he did not know if I was going to make it the weekend so mom and dad should take me to an ER for the weekend so if anything happened they would know what to do. Well, it sounded like the end for me and mom and dad were crying. They said they would take me home wif them and care for me there. And if I happen to pass over the weekend they wanted it to be wif the family I love not some strangers. So mom took me home. 
She sat with me all weekend long she didn't sleep one wink. The dogtor said before we left if I was the same way come Monday mom and dad had to decide what they were going to do wif me. I think he was talking to give me a shot and make me sleep forever. Mom and dad talked all weekend on what they were going to do. I still could not move mom was feeding me water and stuff out of a straw. I would eat a little but not much. Mom held me and held me all weekend long. Well, I made it through the weekend with no change. 
Monday morning I heard mom on the phone with my doctors office she was crying when talking to them making an appointment to get that shot for me. Daddy was really upset and he kept going outside and looking at me and telling me he loved me. Mom was so heart broken she didn't know what to do wif her self. My brother's and sister came to the house and pet me and told me they were going to miss me and they loved me alot. Then I heard mom on the phone with the dogtors office again. She said he was canceling the appointment. She was going to find another dogtor to look at me. So she took me a long ways away. To a new hospital ER it was really nice and all the people were nice. Mom talked to the new dogtor and he told mom that he didnt' think I had liver shunts. I was a 22 month old pup and I was 15 pounds liver dogs are small and have a hard time putting on weight. He told mom he thought I had Atlantoaxial Instability (AAI for short) mom asked what that was. He said it is a congenital defect in the neck. It is a condition where the first two cervical vertebrae are not firmly attached. And he thinks that I had broken my neck and asked if he could take more pictures of my neck. Mom said okay. About 5 minutes later the dogtor came back and said he was right that I had a very bad broken neck. He said I was internally decapiated he didn't know how mom kept me alive all weekend. She told him with a lot of TLC. He told mom he could do surgery on my neck and make me better and he said that there was a 85 to 90 percent chance I would walk again. Of course there are not guarentees with that. Mom told the doctor she didn't know if she could afford the surgery and what were my chances without it. He said there were no guarentees because he was shocked I was still alive as it was. Mom said she had to go home and talk to dad. She then asked if it was alright to take me with her. He said yes but keep doing what you have been doing all weekend. Mom said of course she would. We went home and mom and dad talked. They found a way to come up with the money and called the vets ER the next day to tell them it was a go. So mom got me already the next morning to go to the hospital for my surgery. She was going to drive down and put me in the back seat. She hadn't slept since Saturday I was worried. So when she put me back there. I tried to turn my head to see where she was and everything went black. Mom said I stopped breathing again and she had to give me mouth to mouth again to bring me back. She rushed me to the ER. When we got there they said the dogtor was called away on a emergancy and he would not be back until tomorrow and bring me back then. Mom said listen I just had to breath for him again please keep him here. And that she hadn't slept in 3 days and she was scared next time she would not be fast enough with me. And at this time I had really bad poop problems. When the nurse picked me up I sprayed poop all her and the walls. YUCKY. 
I had my surgery the next day. The dogtor called mom and said he put wires and bone cement in my neck to keep it stable. She could come tomorrow and see me. She did and was crying again. She got to come and get me on Friday. They taught mom to give me physical therapy and gave me a bunch of pills to take. I was so weak mom had to feed me with a syringe. She took really good care of me. I slept with her in her bed. Dad wasn't crying anymore just hoping I would get all better. I went for my 8 week check up and the dogtor said I was doing great and asked if I was walking yet. Mom said nope. He said it looked good because I was standing on my back legs so I had strong muscle back there but I was losing them in the front. And mom should start water therapy wif me. So we went home and mom filled the tub and I was put in the water. Mom called someone that owns a doggie swim spa and asked a bunch of questions. So this lady must have told mom what to do. I didn't want to move my legs but the water felt good. nice and warm. Mom continued to do this three times a week and still gave me physical therapy. She still does it. 
Mom was talking to a lady on line about a wheelchair for me. And her furbaby went to the rainbow bridge a few weeks later and she had a wheelchair and sent it to me so I could walk. We got the wheelchair and it didn't fit. So we sent it to the place that made it, but in the meantime mom made me a wheelchair. Because I still needed help holding my neck mom had to make a brace for my neck it was still weak. We got the new cart and it didn't fit right but I tried it I took a few steps but didn't like it at all. So I had a dogtors appointment wif my vet for some shots. Mom brought my cart wif me. They tried everything and gave mom some ideas on what to do to try and make this work for me. Then him and mom started to talk about acupuncture. My doctors said funny you should mention that he was just starting to learn and become certified. He needed a study subject and chose me. So I have been having acupuncture since March. I still get it every other week, we had to change it because I am at a stand still with it right now. I am not doing anything different, but since I started I have been able to stand on my own. I even try getting up all by my self. I do it sometimes. Mom cries when I do it I do not understand, but she says it is because she is happy. I only cry when I am hurt or sad. What is wif these humons. Well, the cart I have is not working for me. And mom was hoping to try and make a front wheeled cart. Then she came acrossed Gizmo's dogster page. Mom contacted Gizmo the Great's mom and asked a few questions. Mom was reading Gizmo the Great;s page and saw he got his wheels from Eddie's wheels. Mom sat down and wrote them a letter and now I have to go in a week and get some measurements taken to get a new set of wheels. I am so excited. I might be able to be mom's shadow again. I can't wait. My back legs work good. My front legs do not. When mom tries to walk me I cross my front legs I do not know why I tell them to go the right way and they don't. Mom does special massages to my legs and special exercises to my front legs to get them to go right and they won't. So we are hoping that wif these new set of wheels things will go easier for me. 
Sorry my story was so long. But it is hard to tell and understand unless you know everything. Now mom and I try to get the word out about this thing AAI so other pups and furparents do not have to go through what I have gone through. My dogtor tells me all the time I am a very lucky boy. Most furmom's and furdads' would have given up and made me go to sleep forever. But I am lucky to have my mom and dad because they want to let me live a long long time. My mom has told me everyday since i hurt myself that she got me to be with me for a very long time and that is how she plans on keeping it. 
Thank you for reading my story.
Wheelie Boy,
Babybear]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>I have been tagged By Cailey Mae</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/136060/diary/Trying_to_recover/427137</link>

				<pubdate>Mon, 18 Feb 2008 10:39:02 PST</pubdate>
		<author> Wheelie Boy Babybear&amp;reg;  ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>I've been Tagged by Cailey Mae! She thinks I am a SUPERSTAR and Invited me to PLANET HOLLYWOOD Home  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ I've been Tagged by Cailey Mae! She thinks I am a SUPERSTAR and Invited me to PLANET HOLLYWOOD Home of Neon Lights and Shining Stars! 
(http://www.dogster.com/group/-12624)

Each player starts with Saying: "__(Name of the Person who Tagged You Here)__ Thinks I am a SUPERSTAR". Dogs who are tagged can check out PLANET HOLLYWOOD, see if they would like to join and if they do , need to post in their Diary the rules and choose 10 dogs/cats to tag and list their names. Next Invite them to Dogster/Catster group PLANET HOLLYWOOD 

Don't forget to bark them a p-mail that they have been tagged, 
Why You Think They Are a SUPERSTAR and to read your Diary or send them a fun Rosette announcing they've been Tagged!

I Think These Dogster/Catster Members are SUPERSTARS! So I Invited them To PLANET HOLLYWOOD
http://www.dogster.com/group/-12624

Comet
Bailey
Checkers
Onyx Shih Tzu Rip
Buddy
Kebo
Roscoe
Abby
Logan
Levi Freedom

Thank you all for playing
Wheelie Boy
Babybear]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>My new little Friend Bleu Boy</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/136060/diary/Trying_to_recover/414650</link>

				<pubdate>Fri, 18 Jan 2008 21:11:52 PST</pubdate>
		<author> Wheelie Boy Babybear&amp;reg;  ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Hi there Everyfur,
   I wanted to write tonight not really about me but about a new little buddy I  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Hi there Everyfur,
   I wanted to write tonight not really about me but about a new little buddy I have.. His name is Bleu Boy.. He is 6 months old and weights a whooping 3 pounds..  Mom met his mom on another website in a thread called Emergancy.. Mom was reading his mom's thread about how Bleu Boy was acting weird and all.. Mom's first thought was AAI( the congenital defect I have suffered from).. Mom wrote to his mom and sent her information on AAI.. Well his mom Her name is Vicki she took Bleu boy to a vet and he didn't really find anything wrong and sent him home with pain meds.. Mom still kept saying AAI he needs a digital xray and handle him like a piece of fine china... So Vicki took Bleu Boy to another vet this one said yes that Bleu Boy neck was out of lignment.. So he tried to fix it.. (Lets just say this is the wrong thing to even think about doing to a AAI pup).. Sent Vicki home with more pain meds but they were not working.. Of course not he is in pain from his neck being messed with and he has a bad neck to begin with.. Then he was fine for a day or so but still in pain.. He was walking fine((AAI can cause paralyzes and can make a pup walk funny because it cause a compression on the spine).. Then all of a sudden.. Bleu started walking backwards and acting weird.. We were still trying to help Vicki and Bleu Boy.. His mom did the next best thing for him.. She took him to Texas A&M to be evaluated.. Diagnoses AAI.. He had to have surgery.. Well he had this surgery today.. He came through with flying colors.. He is in a body cast and he can move all four legs.. This is super news.. We just had to share this with you.. This little guy will be able to walk and have a normal life now because his mom got the help he needed and didn't listen to the vets when they kept saying it is this and it is that.. She listened to her heart.. Her baby will now be fine.. We are  hoping he will be a member of Dogster soon.. And when he becomes a member I will provide a link on my page for him.. We do have a pic we found of him on our page so you can see what this little cutie looks like..  And see why you can not give up on these little special babies.. 
Thank you for taking the time to read my diary and about my special little friend..
Babybear]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Just a little update on my progress</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/136060/diary/Trying_to_recover/412692</link>

				<pubdate>Sun, 13 Jan 2008 12:28:51 PST</pubdate>
		<author> Wheelie Boy Babybear&amp;reg;  ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Hi there Everyone,
    Sorry we have not written lately.. Mom needs to learn to get my diary entrie ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Hi there Everyone,
    Sorry we have not written lately.. Mom needs to learn to get my diary entries in.. I will have her make a note of that.. Shame on you mom everyone wants to know how I have been doing.. So here goes let's tell them...
   Okay I know this is not something a wot of pups pawrents would get excited about but mine sure did.. I stood up by myself about two weeks ago and got in the poop position and went poop.. Yahoooo.. this is great news I hadn't done that in over a year and seven months.. Mom was so excited.. She was jumping up and down and crying.(what gives anyways all I did was poop).. Well a couple of days later.. Dad was sitting beside me(oh a little hint I have a wee wee pad under me 24/7 because sometimes I leak through my diaper(babybear is blushing shhh doen't tell anyone he wears a diaper) So mom keeps a wee wee pad under me all the time.. Well dad sat down beside me to get ready for work.. Mom went out side to start the truck for dad and when she came in dad said you should have seen it he was in the poop position pooping right beside me.. (he was so excited not so much that I pooped beside him but because I was in the poop position.)  Mom told Dad I have been doing that for a few days now.. So they were over joyed about that..
     Then two weekends ago.. Mom had gone into the kitchen after putting me on the floor in the living room and dad was yelling for her to come.. She got there and asked what was wrong.. I had taken steps and got someplace, but I had falling over before mom could see.. So as always mom did not get to see me walk.. I am getting better at it dad says so..
   We went out for a walk today.. First time all winter mom has taken me outside for a walk.. She has been scared my feet would get sore from the cold on them.. She has bought me all kinds of boots, but I bite her when she puts them on me and then I kick them off.. So I started out with some on and ended up walking without any shoes today..  That was a good thing.. You will see we added two new video's of my walk today.. I fink I am getting better I still have a long ways to go but I am so much further than I was last year at this time..
   Well off to go take a bath.. yup mom says where I walked in the road need to get the road salt and sand off me paws.. What a pain.. BOL... Please if you do not know of how I got my injury mom re-entered my story just below this entry.. Thanks for taking the time to stop by and see my page.. We are hoping that my story will help others.. 
Cruising wiff 
Babybear]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Story about how I a became disabled..</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/136060/diary/Trying_to_recover/412682</link>

				<pubdate>Sun, 13 Jan 2008 12:07:54 PST</pubdate>
		<author> Wheelie Boy Babybear&amp;reg;  ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>I am a 3 year old yorkie and I am disabled. I broke my neck last year on July 29 by jumping off my m ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ I am a 3 year old yorkie and I am disabled. I broke my neck last year on July 29 by jumping off my mom's lap. I had a congenital defect in my neck that mom nor my vets knew about. I had, had problems with my neck and the doctors kepted telling mom it was a pinched nerve in my neck and would send her home with some meds that made me feel really good. This was until that bad day I jumped off mom's lap. Mom says I jumped and let out a heck of a scream. It was so weird it scared her. She looked down on the floor and I was having a seizure then all of a sudden I was stiff as a board and my tongue was all blue. So dad started giving me mouth to mouth. Mom and dad ran to the truck and rushed me to the hospital. When we got there mom took me from dad who was still breathing in my mouth and ran into the dogtors with me crying to save me. They said one more minute and I would have never of been able to survive. The dogtors did all kinds of tests to see what was wrong with me xrays, and bloodwork. Mom had to wait outside and the dogtor came and asked her if she wanted everything done to save me. She said of course. So they kept me alive. Mom had to leave because dad was full of pee and poo. I did this to him yuck. She took dad home and then came back. The dogtors said mom could come back and see me. They showed mom I could not stand but thought this might be do to me having that bad seizure. He showed mom the xrays and said there are no breaks in the neck and everything else looked fine they did not know what had happened, but they were still waiting for the blood results to come back. He told mom to go home and come back in a couple hours so they could monitor me for a while. So mom left me again. I had vet tech Denise wif me the whole time. She never left me side. Oh did I mention this was a Saturday and there were a lot of people at the office that day. But i was getting all the attention. Mom and dad came back at 1 when the office closed so the dogtor could talk to mom and dad without any interuptions. He said the blood worked showed that I had liver shunts, because my liver levels had changed since May. What ever that is. And that they were really bad but he did not know if I was going to make it the weekend so mom and dad should take me to an ER for the weekend so if anything happened they would know what to do. Well, it sounded like the end for me and mom and dad were crying. They said they would take me home wif them and care for me there. And if I happen to pass over the weekend they wanted it to be wif the family I love not some strangers. So mom took me home. 
She sat with me all weekend long she didn't sleep one wink. The dogtor said before we left if I was the same way come Monday mom and dad had to decide what they were going to do wif me. I think he was talking to give me a shot and make me sleep forever. Mom and dad talked all weekend on what they were going to do. I still could not move mom was feeding me water and stuff out of a straw. I would eat a little but not much. Mom held me and held me all weekend long. Well, I made it through the weekend with no change. 
Monday morning I heard mom on the phone with my doctors office she was crying when talking to them making an appointment to get that shot for me. Daddy was really upset and he kept going outside and looking at me and telling me he loved me. Mom was so heart broken she didn't know what to do wif her self. My brother's and sister came to the house and pet me and told me they were going to miss me and they loved me alot. Then I heard mom on the phone with the dogtors office again. She said he was canceling the appointment. She was going to find another dogtor to look at me. So she took me a long ways away. To a new hospital ER it was really nice and all the people were nice. Mom talked to the new dogtor and he told mom that he didnt' think I had liver shunts. I was a 22 month old pup and I was 15 pounds liver dogs are small and have a hard time putting on weight. He told mom he thought I had Atlantoaxial Instability (AAI for short) mom asked what that was. He said it is a congenital defect in the neck. It is a condition where the first two cervical vertebrae are not firmly attached. And he thinks that I had broken my neck and asked if he could take more pictures of my neck. Mom said okay. About 5 minutes later the dogtor came back and said he was right that I had a very bad broken neck. He said I was internally decapiated he didn't know how mom kept me alive all weekend. She told him with a lot of TLC. He told mom he could do surgery on my neck and make me better and he said that there was a 85 to 90 percent chance I would walk again.  Of course there are not guarentees with that. Mom told the doctor she didn't know if she could afford the surgery and what were my chances without it. He said there were no guarentees because he was shocked I was still alive as it was. Mom said she had to go home and talk to dad. She then asked if it was alright to take me with her. He said yes but keep doing what you have been doing all weekend. Mom said of course she would. We went home and mom and dad talked. They found a way to come up with the money and called the vets ER the next day to tell them it was a go. So mom got me already the next morning to go to the hospital for my surgery. She was going to drive down and put me in the back seat. She hadn't slept since Saturday I was worried. So when she put me back there. I tried to turn my head to see where she was and everything went black. Mom said I stopped breathing again and she had to give me mouth to mouth again to bring me back. She rushed me to the ER. When we got there they said the dogtor was called away on a emergancy and he would not be back until tomorrow and bring me back then. Mom said listen I just had to breath for him again please keep him here. And that she hadn't slept in 3 days and she was scared next time she would not be fast enough with me. And at this time I had really bad poop problems. When the nurse picked me up I sprayed poop all her and the walls. YUCKY. 
I had my surgery the next day. The dogtor called mom and said he put wires and bone cement in my neck to keep it stable. She could come tomorrow and see me. She did and was crying again. She got to come and get me on Friday. They taught mom to give me physical therapy and gave me a bunch of pills to take. I was so weak mom had to feed me with a syringe. She took really good care of me. I slept with her in her bed. Dad wasn't crying anymore just hoping I would get all better. I went for my 8 week check up and the dogtor said I was doing great and asked if I was walking yet. Mom said nope. He said it looked good because I was standing on my back legs so I had strong muscle back there but I was losing them in the front. And mom should start water therapy wif me. So we went home and mom filled the tub and I was put in the water. Mom called someone that owns a doggie swim spa and asked a bunch of questions. So this lady must have told mom what to do. I didn't want to move my legs but the water felt good. nice and warm. Mom continued to do this three times a week and still gave me physical therapy. She still does it. 
Mom was talking to a lady on line about a wheelchair for me. And her furbaby went to the rainbow bridge a few weeks later and she had a wheelchair and sent it to me so I could walk. We got the wheelchair and it didn't fit. So we sent it to the place that made it, but in the meantime mom made me a wheelchair. Because I still needed help holding my neck mom had to make a brace for my neck it was still weak. We got the new cart and it didn't fit right but I tried it I took a few steps but didn't like it at all. So I had a dogtors appointment wif my vet for some shots. Mom brought my cart wif me. They tried everything and gave mom some ideas on what to do to try and make this work for me. Then him and mom started to talk about acupuncture. My doctors said funny you should mention that he was just starting to learn and become certified. He needed a study subject and chose me. So I have been having acupuncture since March. I still get it every other week, we had to change it because I am at a stand still with it right now. I am not doing anything different, but since I started I have been able to stand on my own. I even try getting up all by my self. I do it sometimes. Mom cries when I do it I do not understand, but she says it is because she is happy. I only cry when I am hurt or sad. What is wif these humons. Well, the cart I have is not working for me. And mom was hoping to try and make a front wheeled cart. Then she came acrossed Gizmo's dogster page. Mom contacted Gizmo the Great's mom and asked a few questions. Mom was reading Gizmo the Great;s page and saw he got his wheels from Eddie's wheels. Mom sat down and wrote them a letter and now I have to go in a week and get some measurements taken to get a new set of wheels. I am so excited. I might be able to be mom's shadow again. I can't wait. My back legs work good. My front legs do not. When mom tries to walk me I cross my front legs I do not know why I tell them to go the right way and they don't. Mom does special massages to my legs and special exercises to my front legs to get them to go right and they won't. So we are hoping that wif these new set of wheels things will go easier for me. 
Sorry my story was so long. But it is hard to tell and understand unless you know everything. Now mom and I try to get the word out about this thing AAI so other pups and furparents do not have to go through what I have gone through. My dogtor tells me all the time I am a very lucky boy. Most furmom's and furdads' would have given up and made me go to sleep forever. But I am lucky to have my mom and dad because they want to let me live a long long time. My mom has told me everyday since i hurt myself that she got me to be with me for a very long time and that is how she plans on keeping it. 
 Thank you for reading my story.]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>I have been Christmas tagged again</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/136060/diary/Trying_to_recover/398198</link>

				<pubdate>Wed, 5 Dec 2007 19:14:16 PST</pubdate>
		<author> Wheelie Boy Babybear&amp;reg;  ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Okay I was just tagged again by my friend Jackson. I am going to bend the rules a bit here because I ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Okay I was just tagged again by my friend Jackson. I am going to bend the rules a bit here because I have been tagged 3 times now.
My list to Santa will be one wish
Dear Santa,
  My Christmas wish is for everyone in the world to have a happy healthy and safe holiday season and may their new year bring them love and joy like i get every day from my family.
Thank you 
Babybear]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Don't forget to Vote</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/136060/diary/Trying_to_recover/398174</link>

				<pubdate>Wed, 5 Dec 2007 18:31:09 PST</pubdate>
		<author> Wheelie Boy Babybear&amp;reg;  ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Hi there everyone please don't forget to vote for me. I am a finalist in a photo contest. I need all ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Hi there everyone please don't forget to vote for me. I am a finalist in a photo contest. I need all the votes I can muster. Thank you in advance for your votes. Here is a Babybear yorkie kiss for everyone that votes.
<A  class=bodyTextRev target=site  onClick="alert('Dogster Alert: You are about to visit an outside link that was submitted by this pet owner.');" HREF="http://picture.com/display.asp?ID=2443175" TARGET="_blank">Vote for Babybear.</a>
Love ya all
Cruisin wiff,
Babybear]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Okay I have been tagged Twice two differant Tag games I am combine them</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/136060/diary/Trying_to_recover/397712</link>

				<pubdate>Tue, 4 Dec 2007 17:05:47 PST</pubdate>
		<author> Wheelie Boy Babybear&amp;reg;  ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Dear Santa, I was Christmas tagged by Tuesday and also Alex!! I am so lucky because now I get to tel ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Dear Santa, I was Christmas tagged by Tuesday and also Alex!! I am so lucky because now I get to tell you 5 things I want for Christmas! 

l. I would really like a new pair of boots for me cold feet when I got out in me new cart.

2.Some nice new toys. Yes I know I have some, but Bubba keeps taken off wiff them and mine are small he eats them and leaves me pieces. 

3.My next wish is a big one. I am wishing all the pups out there have a nice warm home to be in for Christmas.

4. That all me friends here at Dogster and my friends on all my groups I am on have a safe and happy holiday season.

5. Wish me brudder Bubba and me Sissa Bud have a wonderful Christmas and get lost of toys so I can play wiff them.BOL

These are my 5 friends I am going to tag.
Gizmo the Great
Kansas
Sky
Cocoa
Mato]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>My Picture has been selected as a Finalist</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/136060/diary/Trying_to_recover/397193</link>

				<pubdate>Mon, 3 Dec 2007 11:49:13 PST</pubdate>
		<author> Wheelie Boy Babybear&amp;reg;  ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Hi there Everyfurry,
  Mom and I are so excited. Not only was I Dog of the Day yesterday in All Fur ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Hi there Everyfurry,
  Mom and I are so excited. Not only was I Dog of the Day yesterday in All Fur Fun but I was also given the honor of being Pet of the Month in Pets With Disabilities. How amazing. And I thought it couldnt' get any better. Well it did. First I was selected to be one of Santa Paws' Reindeer last night. I am in team one. And today was the topping on the liver snack.
  Mom got an email today. She had entered my picture in a photo contest and the letter stated that I am a finalist out of thousands of pictures. How sweet is that.  Then I found out my picture is going to be in a coffee table book. What ever that is. We dont' have a coffee table if we did Bud would knock everyfing off it. BOL She has a long tail. And then mom got a letter in the snail mail for her to sign saying that it is her picture and all the labling is right on it.
  Well what I am hoping all me friends will do is go and vote for me I will provide the link... The more votes the better so please tell your friends to come and vote for me. Thank you very much.  The name of me picture is "Babybear stands alone for the first time in a year" Here is the link:   <A  class=bodyTextRev target=site  onClick="alert('Dogster Alert: You are about to visit an outside link that was submitted by this pet owner.');" HREF="http://picture.com/display.asp?ID=2443175" TARGET="_blank">Vote for Babybear.</a>
I sure hope this works.  Thank you all in advance for voting for me. I will keep you all updated on how I make out.
Yorkie Kisses to all
Babybear the happiest yorkie in the Northeast]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Mom Elfed us</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/136060/diary/Trying_to_recover/393972</link>

				<pubdate>Sun, 25 Nov 2007 15:37:01 PST</pubdate>
		<author> Wheelie Boy Babybear&amp;reg;  ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Hey Everyone,
  Just wanted you to know my mom Elfed me, Bubba and Bud. Who does she think she is.  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Hey Everyone,
  Just wanted you to know my mom Elfed me, Bubba and Bud. Who does she think she is. Please if you have a minute go check us out. We would sure love it. She is going to put the link below here.

http://www.elfyourself.com/?id=9603150914

Oh I was out walking today also with new video to the right of the screen look and see me I am trying out to help Santa Paws on his Sleigh. Hope I get picked.
Gotta Cruise
Babybear]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>I have been Tagged</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/136060/diary/Trying_to_recover/391147</link>

				<pubdate>Sun, 18 Nov 2007 21:02:58 PST</pubdate>
		<author> Wheelie Boy Babybear&amp;reg;  ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/136060/diary/Trying_to_recover/391147</guid>
		<description>First off I have tagged a few pups if you are showing up now because this wasn't published earlier i ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ First off I have tagged a few pups if you are showing up now because this wasn't published earlier it is because mom lost the page as usual.

I've Been THANKSGIVING tagged by my friend Harley.


Here are the rules: 
Because it's Thanksgiving time, There is a change to the rules.

Each player needs to tell seven special things tehy are thankful for.  Tagged dogs must post the rules in their diary and their 7 things.  then choose 7 pups to tag and list their names.  Let them know by pawmail or rosette that they have been tagged and to read your diary for the instructions on how to play.

My Seven Things I'm Thankful for:

1. I am thankful for me dad... If it was not for him I would not be here. He breathed for me when I stopped breathing when I broke my neck.

2. I am thankful for mom... She always feeds me my food by baby spoon and gives me my coffee milk she always knows the right temp too.

3. I am thankful my little skin Nephew Mikey is doing much better. He had a very rough start in life we almost lost him a few times in one month. I am so glad he is doing so much better.

4. I am thankful for Doc Paul and his needles that help me feel better. That is me acupuncture doctor. I would still be laying around if it weren't for those needles.

5. I am thankful for Eddie and Leslie from EDDIE'S WHEELS for making me such a great cart to get moving with. And man can I move.

6.I am thankful mom learns fast and she has been able to do all my therapies for me. She has really good  hands for that Massage therapy.

7.  I am thankful I have a nice family that loves me that includes my furfamily and my skin family. And I have nice warm bed to sleep in at night with food when ever I need it.

Friends I have tagged:
Gizmo the Great
Buttercup
Pippin
Tinker Belle
Peek A Boo
Zoeybear
Abby]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>DOG OF THE DAY</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/136060/diary/Trying_to_recover/390747</link>

				<pubdate>Sun, 18 Nov 2007 06:03:12 PST</pubdate>
		<author> Wheelie Boy Babybear&amp;reg;  ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>All I can say everyone of my friends is Wow, Yipey, Yahoo,
  I have been chosen to be Dog of the Da ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ All I can say everyone of my friends is Wow, Yipey, Yahoo,
  I have been chosen to be Dog of the Day today. I am so over joyed. Fank you Dogster for chosing me for Dog of the Day. And also fank you for giving me a place to get me word out and educate people on me congenital defect and let them see it is not a death sentance if it is caught in time. And also that just because our little bodies may become broken that does not mean our spirits are broken or our wuv for our pawrents are broken. So if you ever have a special pup they will give you so much wuv like I do to mom and she does to me.
  I want to say Fank you to all  me friends the ones I know and the ones that are becoming me friends.  I wuv having you all to help give me encouragement to get better.
  I want to say a special Fanks to Doc Paul for helping me wiff me Acupuncture he got me off the couch and trying to stand and walking wiff help from mom. And to Eddie's wheels for giving me the chance to walk wiffout help from me mom. I wuv the freedom. And of course I can not forget me great friend <a  class=bodyTextRev target=site href="http://www.dogster.com/dogs/458895">Gizmo the Great</a> cause if mom didn't see his dogster page I would not be walking in a nice cart like his. Fank you all wiff the bottom of me heart and paws.
Please everyone have a Wonderful Holiday Season. And please stay safe. I wuv me friends.
Going to go do some wheelies because Me so Happy to be Dog of the Day. YIIIPPPPEEEEYY
Babybear gone a cruisin]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Acupuncture ( and a pray for me Uncle Jaque)</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/136060/diary/Trying_to_recover/389520</link>

				<pubdate>Thu, 15 Nov 2007 05:14:48 PST</pubdate>
		<author> Wheelie Boy Babybear&amp;reg;  ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Hey there Wonderful Friends,
  Well, I went to my acupuncture appointment last night. Mom put me in ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Hey there Wonderful Friends,
  Well, I went to my acupuncture appointment last night. Mom put me in my wheels and I took off across the parking lot like I was superpup. Mom helped me up the small step into the office and then in through the door. As soon as my feet hit the tile I stopped dead. Mom tried to push me so I wifted me feet up. Huh I got smart wike that I know when it can be a ride. BOL mom calls it laziness. 
  Anywho, I went to see Doc Paul and got me needles. Mom told him all bout me new adventures of walking across the bed and how she can't take an eye off me. He was thrilled. He said as well as I am doing he hopes by the Spring I will be chasing the girls wiff no help from me cart. He says I amaze him. And that I have come so far. I guess that is a good think huh?
  Mom and I were sitting around last night and me grandma called. She sounded very upset. Vis is me grandma that went back to Florida last week. She went out wiff some friends and her and grampa let all me uncles and aunts(furkids) out to do their business and put them all back in the house. Then they went out for a little bit wiff some friends. There friends dropped them off at home and then called  grandma and grandpa too see if they had all the kids in the house. Grandma said yes I believe so and so didn't grampa. Well, they couldn't find me uncle Jaque.  Me uncle got hit on the highway and has now gone to the Rainbow bridge. So can we all say a little prayer for him today. And a prayer for grandma and grandpa's hearts to heal. Me grandma and grandpa will be lost wiff out Uncle Jaque(man I hope me spelling this right) and so will, uncle Peep, Aunt Sophie, Uncle Sambo and also can't forget (skinkid) Aunt BB. She just wuvs them all so much also.
  Thank you all,
  Babybear
Me wittle pray for uncle Jaque: Dear uncle Jaque we know you are not alone right now you have uncle Nifty and uncle Lucky to keep you company. I know in me heart that  you are safe wiff them. Please help grandma and grampa's hearts heal quickly. We will never forget you uncle Jaque you were the biggest in your clan wiff all the poodle hair. We will fink of you often. Please watch over your brofer's and sista's. Wiff all me love. 
Amen]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Sorry we have been busy.</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/136060/diary/Trying_to_recover/388967</link>

				<pubdate>Tue, 13 Nov 2007 17:57:14 PST</pubdate>
		<author> Wheelie Boy Babybear&amp;reg;  ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Hello Every pal,
  Sorry we haven't been around for a few days. Mom has been very busy trying to re ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Hello Every pal,
  Sorry we haven't been around for a few days. Mom has been very busy trying to rearange our house. Hopefully this will give me more room to go in my cart.
  I just needed to come on tonight to let you all know. I am still doing great in my new wheels mom's computer is acting up and not wanting to let her put the pics and video's on the computer. She said she has to uninstall somefin and the reinstall it. What eva that is supposeta mean.
 Mom also has her hands full wiff me. BOL Every time she lays me on the bed now I stand up and walk across the bed to where she was laying. She gets back to be and there I am. She caught me this morning. BOL she said I am getting to be a smarty pants. Well, this afternoon when mom got home dad  went in the kitchen wiff mom he went to come back in the room and I was in his spot. BOL. He told mom we have to start watching him better. Well, I guess they will. Also if mom puts me on the floor in the living room. I stand right up no help at all. Like a spring I am up. Every time I do this mom runs for her camera, I see her coming and lay down. This mornin she had the camera read and I didn't do it. BOL I don't want no one to see me standing alone. So I have mom and dad watching me like a hawk now. Oh well they have to leave the room sometime don't they?? I will do my tricks then.
  Oh I fink somefins up wiff mom. She said she was makin toys for Santa what is  wiff this woman crazy. Santa has helpers to make the toys. HMMMMM can my mom be one of Santa's helpers??????? I will have to do some sneakin around to find out. She keeps doing things wiff what she calls a needle(or crochet hook) and some string stuff. And she keeps using me as a model for clothes. And tonight I saw her making doggie toys. I will have to write my letter to Santa and ask him if me mom is one of his helpers. Do ya fink he will tell me??
If I find out I will let you know.
 Well, Tomorrow I go for me acupuncture wiff my buddy Doc Paul. Oh I can't wait. Mom says she can tell when it is time for another round of Acupuncture somefin about me engergy. Well, I guess I will sign off for now. My feet are cold mom gave me a bath tonight so I have to go cover me feet. They get cold me whole body gets cold. 
Yorkie kisses to every girl and High paws to all the guys,
Babybear
 PS. I want to tell my good buddy Gizmo the Great I am sorry he has lost his brother the bird Zekie. I send you a yorkie hug Gizzy. I know it is hard and it will take time for you heart to heal. Just know me here for you buddy.]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Today is Day 15 in my Angel Wheels</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/136060/diary/Trying_to_recover/385700</link>

				<pubdate>Mon, 5 Nov 2007 15:13:52 PST</pubdate>
		<author> Wheelie Boy Babybear&amp;reg;  ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Hey there everypup,
  Well, today was day 15 in my wheels. I am doing so much betta. Mom even trust ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Hey there everypup,
  Well, today was day 15 in my wheels. I am doing so much betta. Mom even trusted me enough to take the leash off me. I just go,go,go. I really fink I am gettin stronger. Mom wants to see me stronger in the hind legs she said. We are hoping that some day we can take off the rear wheels, but who knows. If not boy I have a long ways since last year. I just wuv being able to go on walks wiff mom even though right now it is work. I can at least do it. Yippey. 
  Well, today I went to me grandparents house to say  goodbye to vem. Vey are going south for the winter wiff all their pupsters 6 in all wow huh?? Well, I fink I found a girlfriend she kept checkin me out and I kept checkin her out. She is a chi me uncle's little chi girl. But another long distance relationship man don't know if I can do it. It will be a wait and see. I was tired when I got home from grandma's and grandpa's. So I took a nap wiff dad and then mom got me up and out the door we went off cruisin the streets. Mom had someone stop her and ask her what happened to me. Mom told her my story. Her pup has problems wiff his hips wow poor old guy he is 17 years old. Wow that is wearly good for a big boy.
  I guess I am off to get next to that nice old woodstove to stay warm it is 44 right now and it is only 6pm. Brrr it is gonna be a cold one.  Keep warm me furry friends me going to get toasty.
 Babybear out for now]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Happy Halloween</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/136060/diary/Trying_to_recover/383670</link>

				<pubdate>Wed, 31 Oct 2007 17:43:34 PDT</pubdate>
		<author> Wheelie Boy Babybear&amp;reg;  ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Hi there Every pup,
 So I hope you don't eat to many treats to make you belly's crazy tonight.  Me  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Hi there Every pup,
 So I hope you don't eat to many treats to make you belly's crazy tonight.  Me I am gonna have a few Hollwood stars and watch some tube.
 I wanted to tell you all about my day yesterday. Well, I went to my appointment for my acupuncture. Mom put some pics up and some video. They are really neat and it feels so good. And usually I feel wike going crazy the next day wiff all me energy mom says.  Well, I did today.  I took off wiff mom for a walk.  We went up the road and then mom told me lets try a hill. Oh boy this is gonna be a challenge so I thought. Naw it was a piece of bone. No problem what so eva. I went down the hill. Saw a bud across the street. He was a big dog, but boy he had a little bark. Well, the big guy I am I talked right back to him. I acted all tough and off I went in my little Angel Wheels.  When I got to the bottom of my hill mom looked at me said rest a minute and we are going back up. I wooked up at her and gave her that wook wike are you crazy womon????? Well, we turned around and up I went. I had ta take a few rests but I made it all the way. My paws are so tired, because not only did she make me go back up the hill, but then she made me walk to the house. I am so used to havin a ride that I just didnt' know if I could do it. I did do it and mom is supa proud of me now. 
  So please if you get a chance check it out she is gonna load the video's after she gets me somethin to eat. 
 Well, Have a great night trick or treating.
 and please check out my new slide show with Doc Paul and my needles and also my vet teck Denise she stayed wiff me the whole time while I was at the clinic last year when I hurt me neck. She didnt leave me side. Vanks awot Denise you are a sweet heart.]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>I am Walking alone No need for mom</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/136060/diary/Trying_to_recover/382456</link>

				<pubdate>Sun, 28 Oct 2007 18:17:19 PDT</pubdate>
		<author> Wheelie Boy Babybear&amp;reg;  ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Hi there,
  Just wanna  to share a little good news. I CAN WALK ALONE WIFF MY EDDIE'S WHEELS. YAHOO ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Hi there,
  Just wanna  to share a little good news. I CAN WALK ALONE WIFF MY EDDIE'S WHEELS. YAHOOOO!!!!!!! Mom is just so Happy. Yup she is doin the river dance again.  As you can see in my video I am cruisin wiff no help from anybody. Please excuse my big butt brofer he wansta be a video hog. So don't me sissa. So when mom gets me goin they have to come arunnin. 
  But look at me, look at me. I am free no more mom to have ta move me around. Mom took me outside to, but it was so cold out and she didnt put a coat on me(bad mom). And she didn't fink I would do anyfing so she left the camera in the house. Well, she has learned she betta bring it next time. I saw me neighbors and I went flyin. I was cruisin the streets and if the cops were around they would have given me a ticket. Wow mom was so amazed and so was my neighbor friends. They were all hootin an haulerin. Crazy humons. They kept saying I was a good boy. Huh wait til next time I will go fasta. 
 Well, I guess the couple of days rest mom gave me, because she has been sick is just what I needed. Now I can go like the wind. I betta find me doggles so I can keep the wind out of me eyes. Mom hopes she can get more video tomorrow. So she will be sharing it wiff you.
  So I am off to do some restin. OH I need to say Fank you to a few. First to Donna <a  class=bodyTextRev target=site href="http://www.dogster.com/dogs/458895">Gizmo the Great</a> mom for bein that special person to take in such a courageous  pup like <a  class=bodyTextRev target=site href="http://www.dogster.com/dogs/458895">Gizmo the Great</a>
and sharing his story so other furparents can get the help they need for their special furpups.  And a big fank you <a  class=bodyTextRev target=site href="http://www.dogster.com/dogs/458895">Gizmo the Great</a> for being such an inspiration to me. And a huge Fank You to Eddie and Leslie from Eddie's wheels for make me such a Pawtastic set of Wheels. My little heart is now 10 times bigga because of all of you. Fank you all  again.]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>I am still working hard</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/136060/diary/Trying_to_recover/381185</link>

				<pubdate>Thu, 25 Oct 2007 16:32:06 PDT</pubdate>
		<author> Wheelie Boy Babybear&amp;reg;  ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/136060/diary/Trying_to_recover/381185</guid>
		<description>Hello All you Pupsters,
  I just wanted to let everyone know that yesterday mom gave me the day off ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Hello All you Pupsters,
  I just wanted to let everyone know that yesterday mom gave me the day off from doing my Angel Wheels I was getting tired and she said she didn't want to wear me out.  So we didn't do any session(hmm I don't mind.BOL) Instead she did my physical  therapy and did some massage therapy. oooooowwww how that felt good. So I just chilled for the day and got pampered. 
 I did get outside today and did a little on in my wheels. And me brofer and him girlfriend came ova and I got in my wheels for them. Tony( my skinbrofer) was holding out my Hollywood Star's treats. Man I wanted one so bad, but i didn't wanna walk for it. I know it sounds easy to you pups that can walk but man when you haven't done it in so long it takes time to learn again. My legs get tired fast. But mom says I will get stronger and I will move them wheels better. She found me trying to hop today outside when I was walkin. Well, she wasn't to happy about that. She said we will have ta work on that in the tub. Oh great more work. Oh well. I can't wait me training wheels should be here soon. When they do mom won't have to hold on to the back of my wheels anymore wif the leash. She will find a different way to get me to walk. She is mean sometimes. But I know she just wants me to walk again. Well, I guess it is time for another  session. Mom says last one today. I hope she isnt' wying. 
  Oh I got the most perfect presant yesterday from my pal <a  class=bodyTextRev target=site href="http://www.dogster.com/dogs/458895">Gizmo the Great</a> and his humom.  They sent me some great neck ties( mom calls them scarfs I am a boy they are neck ties) And a new belly band. This belly band has Angels on it to go wif my Angel Wheels. So I will have Angels all around me. That is super great.  I wish I could give Donna( Gizzy's mom) a GREAT BIG YORKIE KISS. I fink she would like that. I wanted to tell bof of them thank you very much for those nice gifts they are pawtastic. I fink I am going to work wif mom tomorrow and I am gonna look hanskum for all the woman. Mom has to take her lady to get her hair done. So all the woman will be finkin I am the bomb. OH don't I wike that. Yahoo.
  Please if you get a chance I wrote about my version of AAI in my Story seciton check it out when you have a chance. Thanks have a good night.]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Working with my wheels</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/136060/diary/Trying_to_recover/379708</link>

				<pubdate>Mon, 22 Oct 2007 15:07:44 PDT</pubdate>
		<author> Wheelie Boy Babybear&amp;reg;  ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.dogster.com/dogs/136060/diary/Trying_to_recover/379708</guid>
		<description>Hi there Everyone,
  Well, I have to say the last three days has been pretty exciting. Saturday I g ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Hi there Everyone,
  Well, I have to say the last three days has been pretty exciting. Saturday I got to see my new friends Gizmo the Great, his human brother Jacob and his Mom Donna.  I wuv them already.  Donna made me some nice new Belly bands and some scarfs to go wit em.  They are nice and I look styling wif em on. It was so nice at Eddie's wheels.  We got to meet a lot of people, but one of my favorite things was my friend Gizmo came right out to me when I first arrived and greeted me.  Like he has known me foreva. It was like two lost brothers. I fink I am gonna asking him if he wants to be blood brothers.  ya that would be nice.  I was a little nervous when I got to Eddie's. There was a lot going on. There were a lot of nice people there and mom told them all about my story. They were in aw.  And told me I was lucky.  When mom , Eddie and Leslie put me in  my new Wheels everyone was routing me on. Even Gizz. It was so kewl.  Then Eddie had to make some adjustments to my wheels and we tried it again. At this time I was wearing a diaper because when eva mom puts a belly band on me I pee over it or under. The ones Donna made work great.  So when Eddie was fixin my wheels mom and Donna put a new Belly Band on me. Oh did it feel betta then a diaper. It made me feel like a big dog.  Mom don't understand I feel like a  Baby in a diaper. Now I have a new set of wheels and new Belly Bands I can face the world wif a smile.  
  Mom, Eddie,Leslie, Donna, Gizmo, Sweet Pea, Daisy and Toby all were telling me I was a good boy. And I was doin great, fanastic, wonderful job and on and on.  It was hard to get used to havin that cart on me, but it sure felt nice to stand all alone with no one watching me.  They all said there was a big change in the way I was standing.  They said I kept getting better and better.
Boy, I have to say Eddie, Leslie and the gang are some special people.  Don't know what or where I would be right now if it wasn't for them and Donna and Gizmo.  Ya I do. Laying on the floor or sitting in the chair.  I was trying to stand and walk but my legs in front would cross. Mom would walking me alot but she had to hold me all the time to do it, it made me feel like I couldn't do nofin. I couldn't even do that before I started my acupuncture. Now I feel like a super star with a new cart and getting my acupunture to help me. And I have some new special friends to thank for that.  I have to thank Doc Paul because wif out him I would still be laying in a chair. Wif his needles it makes me feel good. It helps me wanna go. Then I have Eddie, Leslie and the gang at Eddie's Wheels for making me the PREFECT set of wheels. And to Gizmo, Donna and Jacob for being such a super support group and such special friends.
  Just wanted to say I have been working hard at my new wheels that Eddie's Wheels made me.  I am getting better and better all the time.  Mom says that she can not beleive the differance.  I hope everyone is proud of me. I am trying so hard.  I even ran for my neighbor friend today.  She is one of my humangirlfriends(shhhh don't tell her hubby he might get upset) but she came out to see me  in my wheels and I wanted to see her.  So I kept going to her. After all that work I had to come in the house and take a nap, but we stood outside and talked for a bit.  And while we were out there mom got stung by a bee. She said ouch ouch ouch. I thought I did something wrong, but she told me that a bee bit her. Glad it was her and not me.   I went back out later in the day and the kids went by me on the bus. They all had their noses on the windows.  I don't know what they were looking at. Mom said it was me, most kids don't see special pups like me.  I wish sometime they will stop so mom can tell them that there are special pups like there are special people.  We are all special in our own little ways. Maybe some day.
  Well, I better get my feet moving again. Time to go and take a walk mom says. Mom will be placing new video up every day so please check back.  And mom is going to check to see how we can put a link to our special friend Gizmo's page, he is a special guy and I think everyone should meet him.
 Thank you for taking the time to come and visit my page.
Big Yorkie hugs and kisses
Babybear]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Halloween tag</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/136060/diary/Trying_to_recover/379690</link>

				<pubdate>Mon, 22 Oct 2007 14:31:47 PDT</pubdate>
		<author> Wheelie Boy Babybear&amp;reg;  ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>I know I have tagged one fursome. But everytime mom goes to put all the info in her computer freezes ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ I know I have tagged one fursome. But everytime mom goes to put all the info in her computer freezes and bam we lose ewerything. SO mom thought maybe it was more important to update my diary. Seeing she is getting upset with the computer. Sorry we messed up the tag game. Mom says she is not writing it a third time. Last time she went to copy and paste and stupid AOL said it was not responding she waited a while and went to check and it still wasn't responding so she shut down and started over again.  Just want to say sorry again.
 Hugs Babybear and frustrated mom.]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Getting ready for my Angel Wheels</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/136060/diary/Trying_to_recover/377311</link>

				<pubdate>Wed, 17 Oct 2007 17:35:50 PDT</pubdate>
		<author> Wheelie Boy Babybear&amp;reg;  ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Hi Everyone,
  Well, I went to Eddie's wheels on Monday to get them to find out what size I was and ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Hi Everyone,
  Well, I went to Eddie's wheels on Monday to get them to find out what size I was and to see how I could stand if I could walk and how strong my back legs are for me new Angel wheels.  I am getting a new front wheeled cart and there will be two of my friends that went to the Rainbow bridge on each wheel.  Mom is going to write their names so their wings can help me walk again.  Oh did I mention they are both girl furpups??  One is Bella, because without Bella I would have never had a real cart to start with. She passed to the Rainbow bridge and her mom wanted to my mom out with a cart for me.  And Bella had a cart so her mom sent it to my mom.  It was a little small for me so we sent it to be fixed and the company made a new one instead. But that is why Bella's name is going to be on one wheel.  She was my first angel to help me walk and she will continue to be there with me in spirit.  And the other wheel is going to have my Bestest friend Trixie's name.  She was  alittle girl only a little over a pound. She was a special girl also.  Her mom did everything for her like my mom does.  And Trixie was able to live to be 2 years and 3 months old.  The doctors told her mom that she wasn't going to live past 6 months. Now that is a determented mom and furpup.  Well, three weeks ago my Trixie girl was tired and went to the Rainbow bridge.  I know she is looking down on me and going to kick me in the butt if I do not use her wings to walk.  So her name will be on the other wheel.   This is how my new cart will be named Angel wheels.
  I will be getting my Angel wheels on Saturday. While I am there my friend Gizmo the great is going to teach me how to use my new Angel wheels.  He is a friend I met here on Dogster.  He is my pal and he is a special kid like me.  So I will let you all know when I get back this weekend how things went. And how I was able to use my cart.  Hopefully we will have pictures and video. So watch for new video of me please.]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Story about how I became disabled</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/136060/diary/Trying_to_recover/373884</link>

				<pubdate>Tue, 9 Oct 2007 16:43:58 PDT</pubdate>
		<author> Wheelie Boy Babybear&amp;reg;  ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>I am a 3 year old yorkie and I am disabled. I broke my neck last year on July 29 by jumping off my m ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ I am a 3 year old yorkie and I am disabled. I broke my neck last year on July 29 by jumping off my mom's lap. I had a congenital defect in my neck that mom nor my vets knew about. I had, had problems with my neck and the doctors kepted telling mom it was a pinched nerve in my neck and would send her home with some meds that made me feel really good. This was until that bad day I jumped off mom's lap. Mom says I jumped and let out a heck of a scream. It was so weird it scared her. She looked down on the floor and I was having a seizure then all of a sudden I was stiff as a board and my tongue was all blue. So dad started giving me mouth to mouth. Mom and dad ran to the truck and rushed me to the hospital. When we got there mom took me from dad who was still breathing in my mouth and ran into the dogtors with me crying to save me. They said one more minute and I would have never of been able to survive. The dogtors did all kinds of tests to see what was wrong with me xrays, and bloodwork. Mom had to wait outside and the dogtor came and asked her if she wanted everything done to save me. She said of course. So they kept me alive. Mom had to leave because dad was full of pee and poo. I did this to him yuck. She took dad home and then came back. The dogtors said mom could come back and see me. They showed mom I could not stand but thought this might be do to me having that bad seizure. He showed mom the xrays and said there are no breaks in the neck and everything else looked fine they did not know what had happened, but they were still waiting for the blood results to come back. He told mom to go home and come back in a couple hours so they could monitor me for a while. So mom left me again. I had vet tech Denise wif me the whole time. She never left me side. Oh did I mention this was a Saturday and there were a lot of people at the office that day. But i was getting all the attention. Mom and dad came back at 1 when the office closed so the dogtor could talk to mom and dad without any interuptions. He said the blood worked showed that I had liver shunts, because my liver levels had changed since May. What ever that is. And that they were really bad but he did not know if I was going to make it the weekend so mom and dad should take me to an ER for the weekend so if anything happened they would know what to do. Well, it sounded like the end for me and mom and dad were crying. They said they would take me home wif them and care for me there. And if I happen to pass over the weekend they wanted it to be wif the family I love not some strangers. So mom took me home. 
She sat with me all weekend long she didn't sleep one wink. The dogtor said before we left if I was the same way come Monday mom and dad had to decide what they were going to do wif me. I think he was talking to give me a shot and make me sleep forever. Mom and dad talked all weekend on what they were going to do. I still could not move mom was feeding me water and stuff out of a straw. I would eat a little but not much. Mom held me and held me all weekend long. Well, I made it through the weekend with no change. 
Monday morning I heard mom on the phone with my doctors office she was crying when talking to them making an appointment to get that shot for me. Daddy was really upset and he kept going outside and looking at me and telling me he loved me. Mom was so heart broken she didn't know what to do wif her self. My brother's and sister came to the house and pet me and told me they were going to miss me and they loved me alot. Then I heard mom on the phone with the dogtors office again. She said he was canceling the appointment. She was going to find another dogtor to look at me. So she took me a long ways away. To a new hospital ER it was really nice and all the people were nice. Mom talked to the new dogtor and he told mom that he didnt' think I had liver shunts. I was a 22 month old pup and I was 15 pounds liver dogs are small and have a hard time putting on weight. He told mom he thought I had Atlantoaxial Instability (AAI for short) mom asked what that was. He said it is a congenital defect in the neck. It is a condition where the first two cervical vertebrae are not firmly attached. And he thinks that I had broken my neck and asked if he could take more pictures of my neck. Mom said okay. About 5 minutes later the dogtor came back and said he was right that I had a very bad broken neck. He said I was internally decapiated he didn't know how mom kept me alive all weekend. She told him with a lot of TLC. He told mom he could do surgery on my neck and make me better and he said that there was a 85 to 90 percent chance I would walk again.  Of course there are not guarentees with that. Mom told the doctor she didn't know if she could afford the surgery and what were my chances without it. He said there were no guarentees because he was shocked I was still alive as it was. Mom said she had to go home and talk to dad. She then asked if it was alright to take me with her. He said yes but keep doing what you have been doing all weekend. Mom said of course she would. We went home and mom and dad talked. They found a way to come up with the money and called the vets ER the next day to tell them it was a go. So mom got me already the next morning to go to the hospital for my surgery. She was going to drive down and put me in the back seat. She hadn't slept since Saturday I was worried. So when she put me back there. I tried to turn my head to see where she was and everything went black. Mom said I stopped breathing again and she had to give me mouth to mouth again to bring me back. She rushed me to the ER. When we got there they said the dogtor was called away on a emergancy and he would not be back until tomorrow and bring me back then. Mom said listen I just had to breath for him again please keep him here. And that she hadn't slept in 3 days and she was scared next time she would not be fast enough with me. And at this time I had really bad poop problems. When the nurse picked me up I sprayed poop all her and the walls. YUCKY. 
I had my surgery the next day. The dogtor called mom and said he put wires and bone cement in my neck to keep it stable. She could come tomorrow and see me. She did and was crying again. She got to come and get me on Friday. They taught mom to give me physical therapy and gave me a bunch of pills to take. I was so weak mom had to feed me with a syringe. She took really good care of me. I slept with her in her bed. Dad wasn't crying anymore just hoping I would get all better. I went for my 8 week check up and the dogtor said I was doing great and asked if I was walking yet. Mom said nope. He said it looked good because I was standing on my back legs so I had strong muscle back there but I was losing them in the front. And mom should start water therapy wif me. So we went home and mom filled the tub and I was put in the water. Mom called someone that owns a doggie swim spa and asked a bunch of questions. So this lady must have told mom what to do. I didn't want to move my legs but the water felt good. nice and warm. Mom continued to do this three times a week and still gave me physical therapy. She still does it. 
Mom was talking to a lady on line about a wheelchair for me. And her furbaby went to the rainbow bridge a few weeks later and she had a wheelchair and sent it to me so I could walk. We got the wheelchair and it didn't fit. So we sent it to the place that made it, but in the meantime mom made me a wheelchair. Because I still needed help holding my neck mom had to make a brace for my neck it was still weak. We got the new cart and it didn't fit right but I tried it I took a few steps but didn't like it at all. So I had a dogtors appointment wif my vet for some shots. Mom brought my cart wif me. They tried everything and gave mom some ideas on what to do to try and make this work for me. Then him and mom started to talk about acupuncture. My doctors said funny you should mention that he was just starting to learn and become certified. He needed a study subject and chose me. So I have been having acupuncture since March. I still get it every other week, we had to change it because I am at a stand still with it right now. I am not doing anything different, but since I started I have been able to stand on my own. I even try getting up all by my self. I do it sometimes. Mom cries when I do it I do not understand, but she says it is because she is happy. I only cry when I am hurt or sad. What is wif these humons. Well, the cart I have is not working for me. And mom was hoping to try and make a front wheeled cart. Then she came acrossed Gizmo's dogster page. Mom contacted Gizmo the Great's mom and asked a few questions. Mom was reading Gizmo the Great;s page and saw he got his wheels from Eddie's wheels. Mom sat down and wrote them a letter and now I have to go in a week and get some measurements taken to get a new set of wheels. I am so excited. I might be able to be mom's shadow again. I can't wait. My back legs work good. My front legs do not. When mom tries to walk me I cross my front legs I do not know why I tell them to go the right way and they don't. Mom does special massages to my legs and special exercises to my front legs to get them to go right and they won't. So we are hoping that wif these new set of wheels things will go easier for me. 
Sorry my story was so long. But it is hard to tell and understand unless you know everything. Now mom and I try to get the word out about this thing AAI so other pups and furparents do not have to go through what I have gone through. My dogtor tells me all the time I am a very lucky boy. Most furmom's and furdads' would have given up and made me go to sleep forever. But I am lucky to have my mom and dad because they want to let me live a long long time. My mom has told me everyday since i hurt myself that she got me to be with me for a very long time and that is how she plans on keeping it. 
 Thank you for reading my story.]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>August 20, 2005</title>
		<link>http://www.dogster.com/dogs/136060/diary/Trying_to_recover/196326</link>

				<pubdate>Sun, 20 Aug 2006 20:47:57 PDT</pubdate>
		<author> Wheelie Boy Babybear&amp;reg;  ~ writing at dogster.com</author>
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		<description>Well I have had a very rough few weeks.  I jumped off mom's lap three weeks ago yesterday and broke  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Well I have had a very rough few weeks.  I jumped off mom's lap three weeks ago yesterday and broke my neck.  I had to have surgery to fix it.  I still don't know if I will be able to walk yet or not, but I do move my front paws and my back paws.  Mom no longer has to force feed me.  I am now eating off a baby spoon.  It is softer than a regular spoon on my teeth.  Mom does physical therapy on me every few hours to make sure I do not lose anymore of my muscle mass.  I have lost quite a bit.  Mom does water therapy on me also.  I might even go to a new place called the Doggie Dome Swim Spa to see a new friend to help me recover.  This is going to take a while but I am hoping to walk soon.  If I can't mom and dad have already decided to get me a four wheeled cart to take me places so I think I am walking.  HA HA HA.  Right now I am staying in a basket and mom got me a stroller for when we go to work. 
  I have been told that I am lucky I have my mom and dad, because most mom and dad's would have put me to sleep.  My stayed up with me for three days before she found out for sure that I had a broken neck.  My vet told my parents that I had a liver problem that even with surgery there was no way to be sure it would keep me alive.  Well mom got a second oppion and thank goodness she did.  I went in Monday to be checked and the surgent told mom it was a broken neck.  Mom and dad decided to give it a try and see if all went well.    So wish me luck I am going to need it so is mom.  She is my care giver in all of this.  I will update as soon as I have a quick chance.]]></content:encoded>
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