DIXIE RAYNE

HELLO BABY GIRL. ITS BEEN STORMING ON AND OFF SINCE LAST NIGHT. I AM HERE WITH YOU AND I WON'T LET ANYTHING HAPPEN TO YOU. YOU ARE MY BABY GIRL, EVEN THOUGH YOU ARE ABOUT 50 POUNDS. WELL I AM COOKING CHICKEN QUARTERS AND EVERY TIME I GO TO THE STOVE YOU ARE RIGHT UNDER MY FEET. YOU KNOW THAT YOU WILL GET SOME WHEN ITS DONE. I MIX SOME OF IT WITH YOUR DOG FOOD AND YOU EAT IT ALL. YOU ARE A GOOD GIRL. I LOVE YOU. LOVE MOMMA

DIXIE RAYNE

HELLO BABY GIRL. I JUST GOT HOME AND THE BOTTOM HAS FELL OUT, ITS POURING RAIN AND COMING A STORM. DON'T WORRY I AM HOME WITH YOU AND WE WILL KEEP EACH OTHER SAFE. I LOVE YOU. LOVE MOMMA

DIXIE RAYNE

HELLO BIG GIRL. WELL JONATHON GRILLED RIBS AND FIXED DINNER FOR ANDY TODAY. FOR FATHER'S DAY. IT WAS GREAT. YOU HAVE HAD A GOOD TIME. YOU HAVE EAT AND PLAYED, AND PLAYED AND EAT. NOW ITS THUNDERING REALLY HEAVY AND IT SUPPOSED TO BE SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT. WE HATE STORMS, BUT IT WILL BE COOLER OUTSIDE. WELL YOU ARE FULL AND TIRED AND TAKING A NAP BESIDE ME ON THE COUCH. WE WILL GO TO BED LATER. I LOVE YOU. LOVE MOMMA

DIXIE RAYNE

Her in this house:

I will never know the loneliness I hear in the barks of the other dogs 'out there'.
I can sleep soundly, assured that when I wake my world will not have changed.
I will never know hunger, or the fear of not knowing if I'll eat.
I will not shiver in the cold, or grow weary from the heat.
I will feel the sun's heat, and the rain's coolness,
and be allowed to smell all that can reach my nose.
My fur will shine, and never be dirty or matted.

Here in this house...
There will be an effort to communicate with me on my level.
I will be talked to and, even if I don't understand,
I can enjoy the warmth of the words.
I will be given a name so that I may know who I am among many.
My name will be used in joy, and I will love the sound of it!

Here in this house...
I will never be a substitute for anything I am not.
I will never be used to improve peoples' images of themselves.
I will be loved because I am who I am, not someone's idea of who I should be.

I will never suffer for someone's anger, impatience, or stupidity.
I will be taught all the things I need to know to be loved by all.
If I do not learn my lessons well, they will look to my teacher for blame.

Here in this house...
I can trust arms that hold, hands that touch...
knowing that, no matter what they do, they do it for the good of me.
If I am ill, I will be doctored.
If scared, I will be calmed.
If sad, I will be cheered.
No matter what I look like, I will be considered beautiful and known to be of value.
I will never be cast out because I am too old, too ill, too unruly, or not cute enough.

My life is a responsibility, and not an afterthought.
I will learn that humans can almost, sometimes, be as kind and as fair as dogs.

Here in this house...
I will belong.
I will be home.

(author unknown)

DIXIE RAYNE

HELLO BABY GIRL. WELL NOTHING MUCH TODAY, I WALKED YOU A LITTLE AND YOU WENT WITH ME TO GET A FEW THINGS FROM THE GARDEN FOR A SALAD. NOW WE ARE IN AND FIXING TO EAT AND I WILL TAKE YOU OUT ONE MORE TIME BEFORE BED TIME. SORRY I CAN'T PLAY LIKE I USED TO, BUT I WILL AGAIN SOON AND I WILL MAKE IT UP TO YOU. I LOVE YOU. LOVE MOMMA

DIXIE RAYNE

HELLO BABY GIRL. WELL THE STORMS ARE GONE AND ITS BEEN 88 TODAY, WHICH IS BETTER THAN 98. I WALKED YOU FIRST THING THIS MORNING AS USUAL. JONATHON WALKED YOU AND NOW ANDY'S HOME HE CAN WALK YOU TOO. WELL I HAD TO GO BUY SOME GROCERIES AND THAT WASN'T EASY, NOW I HAVE A PAIN IN MY FOOT SO ITS TO BED EARLY. CONDOGULATIONS ON A DDP AGAIN TODAY. THANKS HQ. YOU ARE A PAWSOME BABY AND I LOVE YOU. LOVE MOMMA

DIXIE RAYNE

HELLO MISS DIXIE, I KNOW ITS EARLY IN THE DAY, BUT THEY ARE PREDICTING BAD STORMS WITH 80-90 MPH WINDS AND LARGE HAIL. THEY ARE EVEN PREDICTING POWER OUTAGES. DON'T WORRY I WILL BE RIGHT HERE WITH YOU. CONDOGULATIONS ON BEING A DDP TODAY. THOSE PEOPLE AT HQ ARE THE PAWSOMEST. WELL LETS SEE WHAT OUR DAY HAS IN STORE. I LOVE YOU. LOVE MOMMA

DIXIE RAYNE

HELLO BABY GIRL. WELL ITS BEEN A HOT ONE TODAY, 98. I WALKED YOU 3 TIMES AND WE DID PRETTY GOOD. MY FOOT IS KINDA HURTING NOW AND NEEDS A BREAK. ANDY AND JONATHON ARE HERE TO WALK YOU THE REST OF THE DAY. I WILL TRY IT AGAIN TOMORROW. HOPE YOU HAD AS MUCH FUN AS ME, I FORGOT JUST HOW GOOD IT FEELS TO WALK YOU. GOING TO BED EARLY. I LOVE YOU. LOVE MOMMA

DIXIE RAYNE

HELLO BABY GIRL. WELL ITS BEEN VERY HOT TODAY, 103 AND ITS NOT EVEN SUMMER YET. I HAVE BEEN TRYING TO NAVIGATE BETTER THROUGH THE HOUSE. ITS GOING OK, I JUST CAN'T WALK YOU AND ITS REALLY GETTING TO ME. I FEEL SO SORRY FOR YOU AND GET MAD AT MYSELF. IF I KEEP ON, MAYBE I WILL BE ABLE TO START AGAIN IN A WEEK. I REALLY MISS IT. WELL I AM TIRED AND GOING TO BED SOON. I LOVE YOU. LOVE MOMMA

DIXIE RAYNE

HELLO BABY GIRL. WELL ITS BEEN A TRYING DAY, TRYING TO NAVIGATE THROUGH THIS HOUSE WITH CRUTCHES. YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND AND YOU EITHER BARK AT THEM OR STOP RIGHT IN FRONT OF ME WHEN I AM TRYING TO MOVE. IT'S OK I KNOW YOU ARE ONLY TRYING TO HELP. WHAT REALLY HURTS IS MY HEART BECAUSE I CAN'T WALK YOU OR PLAY WITH YOU AND YOU WILL GO TO THE DOOR AND BEG AND YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND AND THERE'S NOTHING I CAN DO ABOUT IT. I PROMISE I WILL MAKE IT ALL UP TO YOU AS SOON AS I CAN. I LOVE YOU. LOVE MOMMA