WINston XXLP 1997-2008


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Picture of WINston XXLP 1997-2008, a male Bulldog

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"HOWL-o-ween, puppies! Now THAT'S what I'M barkin' about!"

Home:Chicago, IL  [I have a diary!]  
Sex: Male   Weight: 51-100 lbs

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WINston by the neighbors fence after he came home from staying at the vet

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"WINston by the neighbors fence after he came home from staying at the vet's. Thanks Nutro and Menu Foods--NOT!"

Sending POP to sweet Lucy.  All that love can do will be done...
B9 B9 B9 B9 B9 B9 B9 B9

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"Sending POP to sweet Lucy. All that love can do will be done... B9 B9 B9 B9 B9 B9 B9 B9"

Our thanks to Murphy for this lovely pic and the sentiment expressed... WIN was indeed larger than Life...

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"Our thanks to Murphy for this lovely pic and the sentiment expressed... WIN was indeed larger than Life..."

Dad and me at his work.  I was a Momma

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"Dad and me at his work. I was a Momma's Boy, but Dad was good for a ear-scritch..."

The Dixie Dog Infestation is a Daddy

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"The Dixie Dog Infestation is a Daddy's Girl."

Daddy told me "no bite, Winston, no bite."  No fun, Dad, no fun...

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"Daddy told me "no bite, Winston, no bite." No fun, Dad, no fun..."

ah.... told you he was good for an ear scritch or two or three... aaaahhhhhhh

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"ah.... told you he was good for an ear scritch or two or three... aaaahhhhhhh"

Puppie Wingmaker has set our beautiful bully boy to flying... September 19, 2008

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"Puppie Wingmaker has set our beautiful bully boy to flying... September 19, 2008"

60 pound lap dog... Mumma

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"60 pound lap dog... Mumma's boy, forever in her heart"

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Nicknames:
FuzzyButt, UggyMug, Shmoosh-Moosh, Winstie, Baby, Puppy, Little Man, WoolyBully, Chachi, Piggy, Piglet, Big-i-da Pig-i-da, Droolmeister General

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Quick Bio:
-purebred-blind -dog rescue

Likes:
I liked to bother my GoldenRetriever brother, Remo the Red. I used to bother Gipper, another Golden, at my Moline house. He was real easy to bully...get it? Bully? Ok, so not so funny sounding, but great fun for me...

Pet-Peeves:
Getting my eyes & nasal folds cleaned. I know, Mum had to do it. And I was luckier than some of my Bulldog buddies... they have to get their tail folds cleaned... can you say EEEEEEEWWWWWW?

Favorite Toy:
I could hold my soccer ball in my mouth...can you do that? My Moline Mommy drove all the way to Chgo to bring me my soccer ball. Any tug toy was lots of fun...I'd just clamp my superjaws down and Dad could actually pick me up by the toy...weeeee.

Favorite Food:
I really liked french fries, and whatever morning coffee Dad left for me.

Favorite Walk:
Oak Lawn Nature Preserve--the short loop, of course. Remo the Red just wanted to sniff & sniff & sniff...what's the deal? I couldn't smell anything with this thing they call a nose...

Best Tricks:
I could blow air out of the side of my mouth to make this neat fpppt-fpppt-fpppt-fpppt sound with my flappy jowls. I did that instead of the old boring sigh sounds that Remo would make.

Arrival Story:
I was an HONORARY GOLDEN RETRIEVER--honest! Mum and Dad got me while doing a Golden Retriever retrieval...hee hee! My Chgo Mum was something called a volunteer Transport driver for a Golden Retriever rescue. She drove 217 miles to pick up my Golden roommate Gipper & take him to his new home. My Moline Mommy told her that she hadn't heard from Bulldog rescue and I had been in a crate in a friend's basement for weeks. My Chgo Mum & Dad had always wanted a Bulldog since they were dating back in 1973. They never found one available for adoption when they had a "vacancy". So, we drove Gipper to his new home and I got to go live with my new Mum & Dad in ChiTown. Mum tells people they took me into their home and hearts. awwwwwww...

Bio:
An interesting footnote...guess what I found out when Mum went on a Bulldog website to find out how to care for me? The BD rescue person e-mailed Mum! Small world! This is really unbelievable... turns out my great-grandfather is Judy Johannsen's Ch. Megas Chillicothe Cowboy. He took best of breed at Westminster in 1993 and an Award of Merit in 1994! There is picture of Great-Gramps in my Dogster Plus photo album. You can also see him at http://www.geocities.com/megasbull dog/OurBulldogs.html You have to type this link, if you try to copy, paste & click it doesn't work. I look alittle like him--I have his eyes, ears and stance-- but he doesn't have my "stunning" chin!

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Larger_Than_Life!

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The Last Forum I Posted In:
The Mitey Mitey Buh-ens Party!

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Dogster.com: A wonderful surprise from over the pond... a commerative GIF from Pam... Slurp-slobber-droooooool (bully kisses) to the creative Pam...

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Dogster.com: BabyGirl is a FINALIST for Patriotic in the World's Coolest Dog Show!  Her Daddy is going for his 3rd tour in Iraq in January 2009!

I've Been On Dogster Since:
January 11th 2005 More than 4 years!

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Moline to Chicago--A Dog's Tail by Winston


NEWSFLASH, "Sick"...


September 30th 2009 8:43 pm
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Disgraced QB Michael "Sick", speaking for the HSUS to a small group at a church: “Who knows what could have happened at 3 in the morning when you’re fighting dogs?” he said. “It’s almost like being involved in the streets, dealing drugs, in criminal life.”

NEWSFLASH, "Sick". Fighting Dogs to the death and killing dogs that don't "perform" IS criminal life. Nothing "almost" about it!


First Anniversary at the Bridge


September 18th 2009 6:55 pm
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One year ago I drove to the vet with one hand on the steering wheel, and one handle stroking the brown spot on the top of your head--the spot where the angel's kissed you. One year ago I had to let you go.

I tried to write a Tail of Devotion for you in February, when you celebrated your first Birthday at the Bridge. Those same thoughts crowd back into my mind today, on the eve of your First Anniversary at the Bridge.

I think about how you came to be ours. Dad and I had driven across the state of Illinois to Moline to pick up your roommate, Gipper, and bring him back to Chicago. He was going into an As Good as Gold--Golden Retriever Rescue of Northern Illinois foster home. While we were filling out the paperwork and Dad was walking Gipper around the driveway, the lady said "do you know anyone who would want a Bulldog"?

To say we were stunned would be an understatement. Your Dad had wanted a Bulldog for years--since 1973--but we could never find one up for adoption when we had a "vacancy". We followed the lady to her friend's house, where you had been kept in a crate in the basement for three months. I remember sitting on the steps leading down to the drive-way of the split-level house. The garage door opened, and there you were.

You waddled your special waddle with all your swagger and attitude over to a large landscaping rock--and watered it! Then, as if an afterthought, you glanced over and saw us. You casually shuffled over on those massive paws. You leaned in, sniffed us both, snorted, and then walked away as if to tell us we were of no consequence to you.

Fast forward a year. The strangest thing has happened. You have become my baby. My puppy. My Winstie. Your Dad, who wanted the bulldog, has had to settle for whatever attention you bestow on him when I'm not around. When I am here, you are my shadow. You don't have to be right next to me--but you have to be able to see me. Then you are content. And so am I.

When we adopted you, you were seven years old, already a senior citizen by Bulldog standards. I think the lady thought she was sending you off with us to die. But we were blessed. We had four and a half years together, though the last year and a half was rough, courtesy of Nutro and Menu Foods. But you beat them. You survived.

Oh, how I would give anything to cuddle with you again on "your" couch. Feel your big tongue wash my face--you never did anything as simple as a "lick". To stroke your so very soft and unbulldog-like fur. To plant a kiss on the brown spot on the top of your head--the spot where the angel kissed you before you were born. To scritch your ears and scratch your fuzzy butt. To hear you lay down in the doorway and start to snore.

How suddenly you were gone. A giant hole ripped out of my heart and life. I never got to tell you how much you meant to me. I hope somewhere, somehow, you know how much you were loved, and are loved. I can't believe it's been a year. It seems like yesterday. It seems like forever. I miss you so.


A Second Chance, Vick? How 'bout you swim-for-your-life- instead...


July 29th 2009 7:16 pm
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...like you made those dogs swim for theirs? One of the most heinous features of the Michael Vick dog fighting operation was never widely published. If it had, I wonder how many of the "live and let live" and "he's paid his dues" people would change their minds. A federal agent involved in the Vick investigation in Sept. 2007 shared this bit of info that has been blogged about, but never widely reported in mainstream media:

"The details that got to me then and stay with me today involve the swimming pool that was used to kill some of the dogs. Jumper cables were clipped onto the ears of underperforming dogs, then, just like with a car, the cables were connected to the terminals of car batteries before lifting and tossing the shamed dogs into the water. Most of Vick's dogs were small - 40lbs or so - so tossing them in would've been fast and easy work for thick athlete arms. We don't know how many suffered this premeditated murder, but the damage to the pool walls tells a story. It seems that while they were scrambling to escape, they scratched and clawed at the pool liner and bit at the dented aluminum sides like a hungry dog on a tin can.

I wear some pretty thick skin during our work with dogs, but I can't shake my minds-eye image of a little black dog splashing frantically in bloody water ... screaming in pain and terror ... brown eyes saucer wide and tiny black white-toed feet clawing at anything, desperate to get ahold. This death did not come quickly. The rescuer in me keeps trying to think of a way to go back in time and somehow stop this torture and pull the little dog to safety. I think I'll be looking for ways to pull that dog out for the rest of my life."

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I too can't get this image out of my thoughts... A second chance for Vick? I say "Vick, go jump in your pool and then we'll talk about it!"


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