HOPE, Love and ....

Dear Diary,

Well has anyone ever thought about how Hope got her name? Mom and Auntie C. were talking, and of course I came into the conversation, I think Auntie C. brought my name up and there it was... it hit mom right between the eyes.... and she turned to Auntie C. and said, "Hope. Her name is Hope; as in Hope, Love and Elvis.... what do you think?"
(told you that I sent her to mom ;-)

Hope is a diary pick today... with only having had one diary entry! Wooo Hoooo :)

Thankya... Thankya verra much,
Elvis

I NEVER LIKED TEARS

Dear Diary,
I never liked tears, hated them as a matter of fact. Well my momma was still shedding lots of tears over me and that was cutting in on my bunny chasing fun. Folks, we are fine here. No aches, no pains, no more evil c. So try to stop crying, we know that you LOVED us the very best. It was our time, it was something you couldn't change and we all know how much you wanted to keep us with you.
And to stop my momma from crying so much, I sent her TWO Ibizans, Merlin & Hope, they are brother and sister. Same dad and mom but different litters and are they a handful!
Hey... seriously.... they are doing a great job of keeping mom from crying (over me :)
It would be very nice if they had some pals to share adventures with... tonight Hope chased off a _____ ? Un uh... you'll have to read all about it in her diary ;-)

Thank You, Thankya Vera Much,
Elvis

IT'S THAT TIME OF YEAR AGAIN!

A CHRISTMAS LAMENTATION or...

WHY "O" WHY

{ December 19th 2007 8:49 am }

Dear Diary,

What do I want for Christmas??

My bowl is always full of food and drink,
There is always a hand ready with a tasty treat,
Dozens of toys to chew and to shake,
A couch or a bed with blankets, no floor for me,
I even came with a health guarantee,
My limbs are able from walks and from runs,
Lots of collars and strong leashes because I don't always "come",
A cuddle, a kiss, a pat or a stroke,
I never have to ask, "Is that all she wrote?",
I want for nothing,
You can see that is true,
All that I want is: "THE SAME FOR ALL OF YOU!"
So Santa, if you read this,
When you are high in the sky,
Go over my house,
Please, pass me by,
Take all of my gifts wrapped up so bright,
To a pup who has naught,
It is really alright,
This is my wish and if only you could,
Give him a guardian, kind and good,
Stop the abuse,
Right now and forever,
To us pups all over,
and kitty cats too,
oh~ hell, why not all of Gods' creatures,
if you could please include,
In this,
my wish,
for:
"CHRISTMAS"

Hugs to all and Kisses too,
ELVIS & Priscilla & Colleen

SENDING LOVE....

.... to the family of MY STARRY

Don't worry..... I'm taking very good care of her, we all are, up here at the Bridge.

I know that you miss her, especially today, on her birthday.

She misses you too.

Love,
Elvis

MY BABY BOY....

Yesterday you would have been 5.

We celebrated your life by watching movies of you.

We cried and cried and then laughed at your antics.

Oh! How you loved Priscilla and how silly you were with her.

We MISS you :o(

We LOVE you :o(

We HOLD you in our hearts and we remember you EVERY day....

LOVE and KISSES and HUGS,

Mom, Dad, Patrick and Priscilla

..... for infinity.....

ME TOO!!!!

THE BONE FAIRY VISITED MY PAGE TOO!!!!!

I LUV'EM :O)))

Thank you, Thankyouverry much

hugs,
Elvis

UNBELIEVABLY, BUT ON THIS DAY

I lost Elvis and Tonka. I hate this date.

Tonka, the most wonderful cat in my world.

I think I could have taught him anything. He jumped up in my arms when he was given the "signal", he rode in the basket under the stroller when I took Patrick for walks, he would perch on my shoulder, come when he was called. He never said
a word to any critter that made an appearance at our place, not even to other cats and kittens that had gotten thrown from a car into our driveway.
He brought them all to the door. At one time I was feeding 18 adult cats and 2 litters of kittens! {That was a lot of homes that had to be found}.
He never needed a litter box, he went to the door and asked to be let out. and he loved to snuggle :o) and to press his forehead against you and to put his paws on my cheeks and bring his nose in really close, so we were both breathing each others breath.

He suffered a blood clot in his spine right in front of me, he became paralyzed from his shoulders to the tip of his tail.
He wasn't eating, he was having trouble peeing. 3 days later after consulting with the vet and on the internet I had him put to sleep.
He hung around here for the longest time aftewards. His sounds or maybe me missing him.

Elvis and him were best buddies. They both used to stand in the bay window together, sleep together, hunt together.

~ I was kind of dozing off {& on & off &} on the couch one night just after I had bought the house. Elvis was stretched out beside me, his head in my lap. Tonka was curled up at Elvis's butt. I remember seeing something darting from behind the couch towards the chair, but by the time that my brain registered that "It's a mouse!" Tonka and Elvis had it. I'm not kidding. The mouse never stood a chance. Tonka carried it out of the house. I don't know if Tonka bit it or if Elvis had stomped it, and since Tonka was being such a gentleman, offering to deal with the 'remains', I wasn't going to stand in his way ;o)


Then one year later I was saying a final good bye to Elvis.

I will never know what triggered his illness. I would never have gotten through this if it hadn't been for his wonderful pals and their peeps here on dogster. Without you and the wonderful kindness that you all showed us. People you don't know..... such love for a dog you never met.
What would I have done without you? The day that I took him to the good vet, when she came out to get us to go in for his appointment, when she said to me this visit has been paid for..... the look on her face..... the tears that were pouring down mine... your dogster friends are paying for this visit.... I thought I was going to collapse. How can I explain what that did for me/us? I had been getting by on very little sleep.
I WAS SO SCARED THAT HE WAS GOING TO DIE ALONE.
not being held. not getting kissed. He was so sick :o(
Then that last day. Such a shock. That last seizure. The pain. The fear.... My sweet babyboy. He was my best buddy.
I didn't want to let you all down.

I really thought he was going to make it and then.... there we were at the vets.... then he started to exhibit signs of having another seizure. then she had administered the injection. {OMD, this wasn't what was supposed to happen :o( }
Elvis was in my lap, being held and kissed by his dad and I. My hand was cupped around his heart. I felt it stop. At that exact moment the vet said move your hand I have to check. I snapped at her and told her to wait, my hand worked just fine.

"I love you babyboy, go be with Tonka"

~ I had just picked up Elvis at the airport and it had taken almost an hour to get home. I put Elvis down on the floor in the kitchen and somehow the first thing he did in his new home was..... put his big puppy paw on one of 3 year old Patrick's toy cars and send it racing across the floor. Elvis then chased the car and pushed it
again. Patrick laughed and giggled and they became instant friends. 2 years later Patrick gets pneumonia and Elvis stayed beside him day and night for 15 days watching over him.

Always in my thoughts
Always an ache in my heart.....
Loved no less than if you were here.....

Forever,
Mom

Elvis ~ April 16, 2008
Tonka ~ April 16, 2007

...THE WINNER IS

Unbelievable....

We had a last minute entry.....

We laughed....

We smiled....

We lined up.....

We got smoked :o(

It seems that somebody's little sister
got out of the garage and went onto the road :o((

Shebz flew by all us sight hounds and went to keep watch over her little sister, Maya....

Sheba, A Doberman, smokin' us sighthounds!!!!

Unbelievable!

hugs from heaven,
Elvis

SMILIN' ELVIS

Hi!

I have to tell you that I'm smilin' today....

Mom found some photos yesterday while she was at work and posted them. These pics were from when we lived at the Manor and they made mom smile :o) and that's one of the reasons I'm smilin' today :o)

and there are a few others that are smilin' up here at Rainbow Bridge too....

Stryker is smilin' like a fool.
Sunny Lee came through her spay A~OKEEDOKEE!!!!!
Her peeps were so worried. Stryker was with Sunny Lee the whole time watching over her :o))

Sheba's grinning like a fool 'cause Maya is DOG of the DAY!!!!!
She loves her little sister so much :o))
Way to go Maya!!!!!!

Now I gotta go.....
Star & Seva & Lucky & Gracie & Mercury and I are having a race!
More on that later :o)

Loves Ya,
Elvis

TRUER WORDS WERE NEVER SPOKEN

Dear Diary,

PATRICK JUST SAID, "MOM, LOOK UP IN THE SKY.... ONE STAR, IT JUST WENT UP THERE"....

and sure enough, mom walked over to the window and looked up.

M~ Overhead the sky is the deep indigo blue of mid evening blending into night while the horizon is tinged in shades of mauve and pink.
In the midst of this velvet display case sits one star for all to admire.

STAR

Please stop by and send her family some LOVE....

Elvis....

~~~~ WHO IS GRINNING FROM EAR TO EAR......

~ and slightly nervous at finally meeting STAR
~ and is slicking his hair back
~ andcan't find his blue suede shoes

'cause....

HE AIN'T NOTHIN' BUT A HOUND DOG :o))))