Feelin' Fine!

My humans have been trying to figure out why I use to have so many tummy troubles. They tried a variety of foods, sometimes I'd like it, sometimes...I just wasn't interested.

Mommy, took me to the ER and vet on a variety of occasions trying to figure out what was going on. I would scare her and she would run me to the hospital in the middle of the night. I would throw up and usually I did a soft #2 or #3. Yuck.

Mom and Dad would always have to wipe my bottom down and would say that I always had mudd butt! : ( I felt so bad about it...

Grandma use to ask why I was warm all the time and Mom was wondering if she should worry because I slept so much. She thought maybe I was just geriatric. That sleeping was natural.

Well, last month, I had major butt problem...almost like hemmaroids or something. I finally threw up a few times and had #3 too...I was sent to the ER and had to stay overnight because I was dehydrated and they wanted to do test to see if I had an abdominal tumor or something horrible like that.

I felt bad that Mom had to go into debt on account of my digestive problems. But she said it was nothing...don't fret. I really didn't want to stay at the hospital but the people were nice and I was never alone. I didn't like having to get an I.V. though, it hurt...but they said I needed to get essential fluids back into my system. I couldn't sleep all night. I was worried that I would never seem my humans again or my bed!

The next morning, my humans came to get me and they had good news. No cancer!!! I had to be transfered to my vet though, I just wanted to go home.
Dr. Sharp gave me special food, Hill's Science Diet WD and a shot. He said I could be out patient and I was relieved. I just wanted to go home.

After a few days or normal stools, Mom noticed a strange protrusion coming out of my behind. She thought it was odd and tried to pull it out and noticed that it was attached. YIKES. She pushed it back in and quickly made an appointment to see the vet again! Oh, poor mommy.

She thought it was a hemmaroid...so did Dad. I went in to Dr. Sharp and he said I had a rectal polyp. Surgery was scheduled for the next week.

I healed very fast and to my human's delight...I got stronger, peppier and happier. Mom noticed that my temperature was normal to the touch, I had more energy for long walks and I was more social. She also loved that my appetite was healthy and I had normal #2's....my reoccuring ear infections even disappeared. I feel so great, like I'm a puppy again!

Thanks Mom, for not giving up on me and for spending the money to make me better. I am grateful, forever.

The Story of Dogs

The Origin of the Dog.....

From a lost chapter in the Book of Genesis: Where Dogs Come From...

Adam was walking in the garden and cried out to God, "You used to walk with me every day. Now I do not see you anymore. I am lonely here, and it is difficult for me to remember how much you love me."
And God said, "I will create a companion for you that will be with you forever and who will be a reflection of my love for you, so that you will love me even when you cannot see me. Regardless of how selfish or childish or unlovable you may be, this new companion will accept you as you are and will love you as I do, in spite of yourself." And God created a new animal to be a companion for Adam.
And it was a good animal.

And God was pleased.

And the new animal was pleased to be with Adam and he wagged his tail.

And Adam said, "Lord, I have already named all the animals in the kingdom and I cannot think of a name for this new animal."

And God said, "Because I have created this new animal to be a reflection of my love for you, his name will be a reflection of my own name, and you will call him DOG."

And Dog lived with Adam and was a companion to him and loved him.

And Adam was comforted.

And God was pleased.

And Dog was content and wagged his tail.

After a while, it came to pass that Adam's guardian angel came to the Lord and said, "Lord, Adam has become filled with pride. He struts and preens like a peacock and he believes he is worthy of adoration. Dog has indeed taught him that he is loved, but perhaps too well."

And the Lord said, "I will create for him a companion who will be with him forever and who will see him as he is. The companion will remind him of his limitations, so he will know that he is not always worthy of adoration."

And God created CAT to be a companion to Adam.

And Cat would not obey Adam. And when Adam gazed into Cat's eyes, he was reminded that he was not the Supreme Being.

And Adam learned humility.

And God was pleased.

And Adam was greatly improved.

And Dog was happy.

And Cat didn't give a care, one way or the other.

The Princess and The Pea

I've had my happy home for over a year now and have never felt more content, secure and healthy in my entire life.

Now with Jack adopted, my heart is so happy for him...it's nice to be able to see Jack whenever I want. We both have arthritis and he loves his bed about as much as I love mine. It feels so amazing to sleep on a fluffy surface in a warm house. Our joints and muscles really loosen up.

I have a collection of beds now and I told Jack that in time, he too, will have a bed collection as glorious as my own. I have 3 beds right now, one on top of the other...my humans joke that I remind them of a story called the Princess and the Pea. It's just that I love each one so much...it's tough to let go. Right now, I have to adjust how I get in and out of my bed(s)...it's kinda higher than I'm use too..but I love it.

I also got a new green and brown corduroy jacket to protect my joints during long winter walks. I love it and so do my joints. Just wish it came in pink! I am a fashion princess after all!

Thoughts on DOGS...

The reason a dog has so many friends is that he wags
his tail instead
of his tongue.
-Anonymous

Don't accept your dog's admiration as conclusive
evidence that you are
wonderful.
-Ann Landers

If there are no dogs in Heaven, then when I die I want
to go where they
went.
-Will Rogers

There is no psychiatrist in the world like a puppy
licking your face.
-Ben Williams

A dog is the only thing on earth that loves you more
than he loves
himself.
-Josh Billings


The average dog is a nicer person than the average
person.
-Andy Rooney

We give dogs time we can spare, space we can spare and
love we can
spare. And in return, dogs give us their all. It's the
best deal man has
ever made.
-M. Acklam

Dogs love their friends and bite their enemies, quite
unlike people,
who are incapable of pure love and always have to mix
love and hate.
-Sigmund Freud

I wonder if other dogs think poodles are members of a
weird religious
cult.
-Rita Rudner



A dog teaches a boy fidelity, perseverance, and to
turn around three
times before lying down.
-Robert Benchley

Anybody who doesn't know what soap tastes like never
washed a dog.
-Franklin P. Jones

If I have any beliefs about immortality, it is that
certain dogs I have
known will go to heaven, and very, very few persons.
-James Thurber

If your dog is fat, you aren't getting enough
exercise.
-Unknown

My dog is worried about the economy because Alpo is up
to $3.00 a can.
That's almost $21.00 in dog money.
-Joe Weinstein

Ever consider what our dogs must think of us? I mean,
here we come back
from a grocery store with the most amazing haul --
chicken, pork, half
a cow. They must think we're the greatest hunters on
earth!
-Anne Tyler

Women and cats will do as they please, and men and
dogs should relax
and get used to the idea.
-Robert A. Heinlein



If you pick up a starving dog and make him prosperous,
he will not bite
you; that is the principal difference between a dog
and a man.
-Mark Twain

You can say any foolish thing to a dog, and the dog
will give you a
look that says, 'Wow, you're right! I never would've
thought of that!'
- Dave Barry

Dogs are not our whole life, but they make our lives
whole.
-Roger Caras

If you think dogs can't count, try putting three dog
biscuits in your
pocket and then give him only two of them.
-Phil Pastoret

My goal in life is to be as good of a person my dog
already thinks I
am!

And another doggie funny...

Dogs are forever in the push-up position.

~Mitch Hedberg

Doggie Humor

A dog came to my door, so I gave him a bone, the dog took the bone into the back yard and buried it. I'm going to go plant a tree there, with bones on it, then the dog will come back and say, "Shoot! It worked! I must distribute these bones equally for I have a green paw!"

~Mitch Hedberg

Nuts for Mutts on Animal Planet

Hello Dog Lovers!

Just had to write and say that I got a 3 second shot on the Nuts for Mutts TV special on Animal Planet. Nuts for Mutts aired on Saturday at 5:00 pm pst.

Although the cut my category, Best Pit Mix, I still made the show when they discussed adopting dogs from rescues and shelters. 3 seconds! I'm a celebrity now!!!

The show was only an hour long so not all of the categories made it to the show but it was still a cute special regardless.

The are re-running the show this evening I believe...check your local listings.

Woof!

Callie

The Value of Dogs...

My Mommy and I drive by a houseless woman who begs for money on the street corner everyday. She just got a cute puppy a few weeks ago.

Then...

Mommy found a great quote today:

"No matter how little money and how few possessions you own, having a dog makes you rich."

Louis Sabin


It's so true.

Nuts for Mutts 2005

Well, I did it, I successfully completed my first ever dog show.
I'm a late bloomer, considering that I'm 11 years old but Mom and Dad believed in me.

So you might ask, what is successful to me, that's easy. Successful at the dog show was not getting cranky with other dogs and following my Mom's lead.
She did great!

Mom entered me in Best Senior Mutt and Best Pit Bull Mix. There were 30 dogs per category. All entry feels go to New Leash on Life, which is a no kill animal rescue in Los Angeles. Kim Basinger was the Hostess! Debra Wilson of Mad TV was the MC...if you made it to the finals, you got to meet her.

The first division of the day was Best Senior. Mommy suggested I not try to be too charming...after she met a 17 year old fur puppy named Patches. He had arthritis, hip dysplasia and could barely walk. I felt the same.

Even if I wanted to make the finals, the lady judge was frightened of me, I could tell. She did that thing where she stood 3 feet back, stuck her arm out and clenched her fist, then stuck her fist in my muzzle. She walked away real quick and then petted all the other pups very sweetly. Some folks are intimidated by my face but I think I'm cute. Oh well...

In the Best Pit Mix category, the judge was a pit bull lover! I got in the top ten even though I was very tired from a long morning and I was too excited to eat or drink water.

I got a pretty purple qualifying ribbon and had to wait an hour for the finals. The finals ring had 10 celebrity judges like Jillian Barberie and Melissa Joan Hart. The show was being taped for Animal Planet, a special, to air on June 25th!

The Animal Planet people had Mom and Dad fill out paperwork and they took my picture. They lined us up and the next thing I know, the music is pumping, people and cameras everywhere...I was in the finals!

We paraded twice around the ring and lined up in front of the judges. Debra Wilson interview each parent. She was very nice.

I didn't get in the top 3 but Mommy and Daddy kept saying, "we are so proud of you, great job, you are our best in show!"

I was so proud and happy, I couldn't stop smiling for hours, then I fell asleep!
What a day...hopefully we can get pictures of me up soon!

I can't stop smiling!

I waited for my happily ever after for so long. I appreciated getting fostered but being an official family member is so much more secure. It is the best, most safe, loving feeling I have ever had.
I haven't stopped smiling for all day for about 3 weeks...I don't feel melancallie anymore. Usually, I'm pretty serious, I fret alot. No more...
My Mom and Dad bring me so many treats I can't keep up. They are all yummy...um, milkbones, marrowbones, dentabones, vita sticks, jumbones and of course...greenies.
My Mom likes to hold two treats and has me pick, if it is between a greenie and another treat, I pick the greenie everytime.
On Saturday, Mom and Dad said that I couldn't go out with them but they were going to bring me back something special. I got a brand new bed!!!
I already had a great bed for about 6 months but I smushed it into a pancake on account of I'm so muscle-ly.
Well, I got a bed made for the weight of Saint Bernards and Bull Mastiff's...WOW! It is HUGE! I'm 76 lbs...but medium sized.
Fluffy and OH SO SOFT! I rolled and cuddled in it for hours. I can't get enough.
Thanks Mom and Dad...you're the best!