Life Through the Eyes of a Rainbow Bridge Pup

Rainbow Bridge Anniversary

Today is my second anniversary at the Rainbow Bridge. I miss my Mommy and Jelly and I know they miss me. On this special day I like to think about all the fun I had on earth. I was born right in our kitchen and I lived in the same house for my whole life. I loved our backyard, I loved going for walks by the creek and I loved going for car rides too. I showed Jelly how to protect the yard from those pesty squirrels and I must say she is doing a good job.

I want to thank every pup for the well wishes and the special presents on my page. You have made my day so special. It makes my Mommy feel good too knowing that others are thinking about us.

Today we are having a big party at the Bridge to celebrate my arrival. It is sad that I had to leave Mommy but here at the Bridge I feel like a puppy again and I can run and play. All Angel pups please come and check out my party.

My Birthday

Today is my Birthday and we are having an all day celebration at the Rainbow Bridge. All Angels pups are invited. Please stop by at Cloud #7 for the celebration. We will be running and playing games, napping and have some real yummy treats. Later in the day there will be a big birthday cake made of liver. My friend Murphy just arrived at the Bridge this week and I will introduce him to many of the angel pups.

Mommy remembers very clearly the day I was born. She had worked all day and she knew the puppies could be born any time and because of this she decided to stay home for New Years. She was laying on the sofa holding my doggy Mommy when all of a sudden I was born right in her hands!!! BOL!! She quickly put my doggy Mommy into the whelping box and cleaned me up. Two of her friends had asked to be present when puppies were born so she gave them a call thinking they would not come because of New Years. Both people canceled their New Years plans and came to our house. Over the evening a total of 6 puppies were born. Mommy and her friends still talk about that day and say it was the best New Years Eve that they have ever experienced. I was such a lucky pup because I got to spend my whole 16 years with my Mommy living in the one house.

Mommy and I were so overwhelmed that the expressions of love on my page this morning in the form of rosettes and special presents. Thank-you so much pups, it means so much to us. Mommy will answer each pup individually as well.

Murphy Arrived Today

My friend Murphy joined me at the Rainbow Bridge today. He was a 14 year old black Miniature Schnauzer from Brampton, Ontario. Murphy is now free of pain and playing like a puppy here in the clouds. I was there along with other Miniature Schnauzers to greet Murphy upon his arrival. I know this is a very difficult time for his family and our thoughts and prayers are with them. Hopefully they can take comfort in knowing that he is doing fine and is with his pals while he waits to be reunited with his loved ones.

Rescued Dog Christmas Poem

Tis the night before Christmas and all through the town,
Every shelter is full - we are lost but not found,
Our numbers are hung on our kennels so bare,
We hope every minute that someone will care,
They'll come to adopt us and give us the call,
"Come here, Max and Sparkie - come fetch your new ball!!

But now we sit here and think of the days..
We were treated so fondly - we had cute, baby ways,
Once we were little, then we grew and we grew -
Now we're no longer young and we're no longer new.

So out the back door we were thrown like the trash,
They reacted so quickly - why were they so rash?
We "jump on the children:, "don't come when they call",
We "bark when they leave us", climb over the wall.

We should have been neutered, we should have been spayed,
Now we suffer the consequence of the errors THEY made.
If only they'd trained us, if only we knew...
We'd have done what they asked us and worshiped them, too.
We were left in the backyard, or worse -let to roam-
Now we're tired and lonely and out of a home.
They dropped us off here and they kissed us good-bye...

"Maybe someone else will give you a try."
So now here we are, all confused and alone...
In a shelter with others who long for a home.
The kind workers come through with a meal and a pat,
with so many to care for, they can't stay to chat,
They move to the next kennel, giving each of us cheer...

We know that they wonder how long we'll be here.
We lay down to sleep and sweet dreams fill our heads..
Of a home filled with love and our own cozy beds.
Then we wake to see sad eyes, brimming with tears --
Our friends filled with emptiness, worry, and fear.

If you can't adopt us and there's no room at the Inn --
Could you help with the bills and fill our food bin?
We count on your kindness each day of the year --
Can you give more than hope to everyone here?
Please make a donation to pay for the heat...
And help get us something special to eat.
The shelter that cares for us wants us to live,
And more of us will, if more people will give.

Christmas Poem

This is a very informative Christmas Poem. Share it with everyone you know. It is a funny way to express the sad truth about Puppy mills and Pet Shops Post it far and wide, who knows it might stop even one person from running to buy a Christmas pup in a Pet Store.



Merry Christmas: From Ye Olde Puppy Shoppe !!!

We love our puppy customers -
They're our #1 bread and butter,
Especially right now at Christmas time
With their MasterCards all a-flutter.

Oh sure, they've heard about puppymills -
They don't live in a cave.
The tree-huggers dreamed THAT whole thing up.
They're really quite depraved!

All OUR pups came from "Local Breeders".
These signs around TELL you so;
We paint 'em up and hang 'em high
'Cause we want you to know!

"We don't put a price on honesty but
That pup will cost eight hundred dollars.
You don't think that we make the big bucks
Selling fish food and martingale collars!"

But back to our Christmas Greeting
And why we wish you all Good Cheer;
You see, you are $pecial folks to us
At this festive time of year.

We love you because you're lazy,
Though very well-connected.
You just won't take the time to find
A breeder who's respected.

You so rarely do your homework.
(Santa, send us MORE trusting fellas
With no time to learn about Legg Perthes
or Luxating Patellas!)

Zoonotic's not a word you learned
Playing Scrabble or at school?
Color Mutant Alopecia ? Duh!
We LOVE it, man, you're COOL!!!

Cryptorchids must be flowers from Hawaii you say?
We will sure not tell you better.
And you don't need to know Brucellosis, my friend,
Unless, of course, you get 'er!!!

You think that CERF-ing's what cool dudes do
Somewhere out in California?
And OFA's just another old workplace law?
We're sure not going to warn you!

But should we stumble upon someone
Who IS savvy in any way,
We'll just start extolling the wonderful work
Of the grand ole USDA !!!

We love you 'cause you just don't care -
You buy it because you want it.
You can lay your cash on OUR counter, ma'am,
If you've got it, you OUGHT to flaunt it!!!

We love the things you DON'T ask!!!
It makes our job so easy.
If you saw the sights behind the scene
You'd get quite queasy.

You'll never see the breeding dogs
Who suffer on the wire,
Or pups die of hyper-thermia
When their truck gets a flat tire.

We'll keep you from our back room, too,
And put a padlock on the freezer.
Those tiny puppies stiff and cold
Would not be a crowd pleaser.

We hope you have a vet you like -
That pup's probably gonna need him.
Ivomec wears off in thirty days -
That's how long we've guaranteed him!!!

Who cares when you get that blue slip home
And find out that it wasn't true.
Your Local Breeder's way out in Kansas?
HO! HO! HO! That joke's on you!!!

So come and see us,one and all -
Join in our Christmas Cheer!
We've strung the tinsel all around.
If we could, we'd serve you beer!

We've got the carols playing
And a Santa, for good reason;
We're all scrubbed up and lookin' good
So you'll make our Christmas season.

As you walk away with your new pup
We'll shed a happy Christmas tear.
Don't change ONE THING about yourself-
Just DO come back next year!!!
(ka- ching !!!)

I've been tagged!

I was tagged by Sydney In Loving Memory. I have to say seven interesting facts about myself and then tag five other pups.

The interesting facts are:

1. I come from a litter of six puppies and I was the first one born.
2. I was born on New Years Eve in our kitchen.
3. My Mommy was a Canadian champion and my Daddy was an American champion.
4. My Mommy was a black and my Daddy was a black and silver.
5. I really loved eating.
6. I loved playing in the backyard.
7. I loved laying in the sun.

I am now off to tag some pups.

My Curio Cabinet

I just put a video on my page showing the curio cabinet at my house. I wanted you to see all the beautiful Miniature Schnauzer ornaments and the trophies won by Miniature Schnauzers. I so much like the fact that right in the middle of all this is a pretty jar with my ashes. I know that Mommy remembers me every time she walks by that cabinet.

Come and Join My Party

Cadbury is throwing a party for me today at the Bridge. We are celebrating my one year arrival. Would you like to join us?? We are playing lots of fun games and we have such yummy food. After supper tonight we are going to have a big annifurary cake. Please come to my party.

I am having a great day and I am splitting my time between the party and watching Mommy and Jelly. It makes me feel so good that Jelly is being a real good pup and looking after Mommy. At first I thought that Jelly was the funniest looking schnauzer I had ever seen but I later found out that she is an affenpinscher. She is related to us schnauzers and I can see the similarities. Cadbury and I owe so much to Jelly for caring for Mommy. Mommy and Jelly are busy packing today to go on a trip but I know they are also thinking about me. They are thinking about all the good times that we had together. Some of my favourite times were spend in our own backyard and out at the lake in the summer. I liked just having time with Mommy regardless of where we were.

I would like to give a special thanks to the pups who have sent p-mail and given me stars and pretty rosettes. Thank-you so much, it means so much to me and Mommy to be able to share this very special day with my Dogster pals.

I am now off to enjoy some of the party. Come and join me!

My One Year Bridge Annifursary

Tomorrow will be my one year annifursary at the Rainbow Bridge. I do miss my Mommy and Jelly and I know they miss me. I have spent one year watching them from the Bridge and they are doing a good job. Jelly is taking good care of Mommy and she is keeping those pesty squirrels in line. I am happy at the Bridge and I feel like a young pup now. I am happy to live here until I can be re-united with Mommy and Jelly.

Happy St. Patrick's Day

I wanted to wish every pup and every angel pup a Happy St. Patrick's Day. Here at the Bridge we have been celebrating all day. Here is a beautiful Irish poem that I would like to share with you:

Remembered Joy

Don't grieve for me, for now I'm free!
I follow the plan God laid for me.
I saw His face, I heard His call,
I took His hand and left it all...
I could not stay another day,
To love, to laugh, to work or play;
Tasks left undone must stay that way.
And if my parting has left a void,
Then fill it with remembered joy.
A friendship shared, a laugh, a kiss...
Ah yes, these things I, too, shall miss.
My life's been full, I've savoured much:
Good times, good friends, a loved-one's touch.
Perhaps my time seemed all too brief—
Don't shorten yours with undue grief.
Be not burdened with tears of sorrow,
Enjoy the sunshine of the morrow

Beautiful Poem - In Our Hearts

Cadbury and I decided that we would put beautiful poems in our diaries today. This is a different one then Cadbury put in hers:

In Our Hearts

We thought of you with love today.
But that is nothing new.
We thought about you yesterday.
And days before that too.

We think of you in silence.
We often speak your name.
Now all we have is memories.
And your picture in a frame.

Your memory is our keepsake.
With which we'll never part.
God has you in his keeping.
We have you in our heart.

Author Unknown

My First Birthday at the Bridge

It was my birthday on Dec. 31st and I would have been 17 years old. It was my first birthday at the Rainbow Bridge and my first birthday without Mommy. My Mommy was away in British Columbia but I know that I was remembered in her heart. I do miss my Mommy and Jelly but I know my place is at the Rainbow Bridge now. Here at the Bridge I am free of pain and I run around like a puppy. I am here with many of my Schnauzer relatives including Cadbury who also has a Dogster page. We will wait here until Jelly and Mommy arrive. Until then I will watch down on Mommy and enjoy playing with all my pals at the Bridge.

Special thanks to all the pups that gave me rosettes on my special birthday. You helped to make my day so special.

Poem - Do Not Grieve for Me

My cousin Shiyan sent me and Mommy a very lovely poem that I wanted to share with you:

Do Not Grieve for Me

Do not grieve for me, my friend, as I am with my kind....

My collar is a rainbow's hue, my leash a shooting star.
My boundaries are the Milky Way, where I sparkle from afar...
There are no pens or kennels here, for I am not confined-
But free to roam God's Heavens among my special kind.

I nap the day on a snowy cloud with gentle breezes rocking me.
I dream the dreams of earthlings, and how it used to be.
The trees are full of liver treats, and tennis balls abound.
Milk bones line the walking ways just waiting to be found.

There even is a ring set up, the grass all lush and green-
and everyone who gaits around becomes the Best of Breed.
For we're all winners in this place, we have no faults you see.
God passes out the ribbons, to each one- even me!

At night I sleep in Angel's arms, their wings protecting me,
and moonbeams dance about us, as stardust falls on thee.
So when your life on earth is spent and you reach Heaven's Gate,
have no fear of loneliness- for here you know I wait.

~Author unknown

Thanks so much Shiyan! It is so beautiful.......................

Jelly doesn't listen!

Jelly, Jelly, Jelly..........................!! I just don't know how to get through to that Jelly. Before I went to the Rainbow Bridge I spent lots of time training that little Jelly. One of my number one rules is that no pup should wake Mommy up needlessly. Mommy has to go to work everyday to earn money for us so we have to make sure that she gets her sleep. Even this summer I reminded Jelly through the Animal Whisperer not to wake Mommy up because she needs her sleep. So what do you think that Jelly did last night??? Yep, she woke up Mommy. The first time she woke up Mommy was because she had to potty. That is okay because Mommy would rather get up and let a pup out then clean up stinky potty mess in the middle of the night. At that point Jelly should have just went back to sleep. Did she do that??? No, she didn't!!! That goofy Jelly then decided she wanted to play so she woke Mommy up again!!! How bad is that????? Real bad, in my opinion! Mommy then made Jelly sleep in her arms and told her if she didn't behave and sleep she would have to go into her kennel (crate). Jelly then smartened up and went back to sleep. This was too little too late in my opinion. Mommy was too nice to Jelly too. If I had been Mommy I would have put her into her crate and shut the door and not given her another chance. I sure hope Jelly learned her lesson this time! Remember Jelly, don't wake Mommy up needlessly!! Now repeat it 50 times - don't wake Mommy up, don't wake Mommy up...........

Everything worked out great!

I have been keeping a very close watch on Mommy and Jelly over the past few weeks. They were pup sitting a black affenpinscher called Bounce. She really is a cutie patootie! She is so sweet and loves all people. Bounce is not dominate as a pup so her and Jelly didn't get into any fights. Bounce and Jelly just really enjoyed themselves. Jelly was having a hoot!

Bounce used some of my things but it didn't bother me because she is such a sweetie! Bounce looked really nice in my hot pink collar and leash. Mommy even kept my identification tag on her because she didn't have any tags.

Mommy and Jelly enjoyed having Bounce very much. I think it has given Mommy the confidence to start thinking about adding another pup to the house. I think another pup in the house would be very good for Mommy and Jelly. I am going to do what I can from the Bridge to encourage this to happen.

Excitement at my house

I was watching over Mommy and Jelly this weekend. Mommy knows that I am watching her because she kept saying my name. She never says my name but this weekend it just kept coming out. A friend of Mommy's told her that is a sign that I am around.

There was excitement at my house this weekend because Mommy and Jelly have a house guest. It is a black affenpinscher called Bounce. You can check out Jelly's page for diary entries, pictures and videos. Bounce is Jelly's half sister because they have the same doggy Mommy. I was so proud of Jelly this weekend. Usually she wants Mommy all to herself and she can be nasty to other pups but she was behaving very well. She was also doing a great job of teaching Bounce all the skills that I have taught her. The important skill is how to guard the yard from intruders and especially guard against those squirrels.

I think having Bounce is a great trial run for Mommy and Jelly to see what it would be like to bring a new pup into the house. I think they should eventually get another pup. Jelly feels overwhelmed with having to look after everything and I think it would really help her. I think Mommy would enjoy another pup too.

Bounce is staying for awhile so I will continue to monitor the situation. I sure hope things continue to work out for them.

I spoke to Mommy and Jelly today.

Today was a rather remarkable day for me at the Bridge. Mommy took Jelly to an Animal Whisperer and I got to talk too. You are going to have to read Jelly's diary to get all the details about what she barked about. I will tell you what I barked about.

I told Mommy and Jelly that I really miss them. I told Mommy that she should get another dog but not for another 4 months or so because she just isn't ready right now. I told her that I thought she should get a chihuahua. I don't want the pup named after me. It's name should be either Beanie Weanie or Ice Cream. I think it would be so cool for her to have Jelly and Ice Cream. Beanie Weanie and Jelly Belly would go together too!!! BOL!!!

Jelly said that she was feeling very over whelmed with looking after Mommy since I went to the Bridge and she asked me for my advice. I told her not to wake Mommy up when she is sleeping. Other then that I told Jelly she is doing a good job and that I have lots of confidence in her.

Mommy asked Jelly questions about all the snarling and snapping that she sometimes does to other pups. Jelly barked about it for awhile and you will have to read her diary to get the details. The Animal Whisperer told Jelly that it was not good behaviour to do that. I then called Jelly a "bad egg" when she barks and growls at pups.

That is about all I said. I really enjoyed being able to communicate with Mommy and Jelly.

One Year Anniversary

I can't believe that we missed it but we did. Yesterday was my one year anniversary on Dogster. Yahoo! Now I get to have my pretty cake with the candle on my page. Jelly celebrated her one year anniversary a couple of weeks ago. Mommy originally put Jelly's page up when she was just "testing out" Dogster. After a few weeks Mommy decided that Dogster was fun so she put up my page too. I have just met so many friends at Dogster, it is great!

Now I don't blame Mommy for missing my anniversary yesterday. The previous night she had spent 14 hours at the emergency ward at the hospital so she was real tired. You can read Jelly's diary for details but she is fine. I am so happy to see that Jelly is looking after Mommy very well.

Jelly, Jelly, Jelly............................

Today has been an interesting day watching Mommy and Jelly from the Bridge. They are being invaded by bunnies! That never ever happened to me the whole time that I lived in that house which was my whole 16 years. I am both pleased and upset with Jelly.

First I will tell you what I am pleased about. Jelly has turned into a real good protector of our property and is taking on her duty of keeping the property free of squirrels and now she is taking on the additional task of getting rid of the bunnies. Good going Jelly! I am so proud because I was the pup that taught Jelly everything that she knows. Check out Jelly's diary for the details.

Now for the part that doesn't make me happy. Jelly actually pooped on the floor today. Yes, she asked out and Mommy wouldn't let her out. First, she was going a bit overboard on the rabbit thing. It is good that she wants to protect the property but she doesn't have to go out every few minutes. She has a good view of the backyard right from the patio doors. Second, did she do anything else to get Mommy's attention to go out other then ring the bells? No she didn't!!!! She cryed wolf a few too many times with the bells and now they are not effective. I would recommend to her that if Mommy is ignoring her and she really has to go out she could bark or she could paw at Mommy's leg. That always worked for me!!!!!!

Overall Jelly is doing well but she needs to fine tune her hunting technique and she must, must be a bit more patient with Mommy!

Mommy and Jelly are doing fine.

I haven't written in my diary in awhile pups. I keep busy at the Bridge but I always make time to keep a watchful eye on Jelly and Mommy.

Jelly and Mommy seem to be doing fine which I am really happy about. Jelly is in the middle of enjoying a whole 5 week vacation with Mommy. Last year we had a five week summer vacation too and it was great. This year while on vacation Jelly and Mommy have gone to the lake, bought a new car, put a pool up in the backyard, went numerous times for ice cream, had the barbeque going,went shopping and last night they even went to a drive-in movie. I really enjoyed watching Jelly swim and that is one thing that she taught herself. Jelly has been chasing squirrels just how I taught her. She has also been playing with her agility items and I would have loved that agility kit. When I was a young pup I really liked to run and jump. Jelly is using some of my jumps now and is doing a good job.

Jelly has a pretty pink raincoat that is so cool. She is using my beautiful pink leash when she wears her raincoat. I don't mind at all because her red leash doesn't go very well with a pink raincoat. Jelly can be a little rough housing pup but at the same time she is fashion conscience when she has to be.

Jelly is also making good use of my tent. I got my tent for my 16 birthday but I got sick and never got to use it much. It took Jelly awhile after I went to the Bridge to use my tent but she really likes it now.

Jelly is such great company for Mommy and I know that I don't have to worry as much about Mommy because Jelly is there. I am sure glad that Jelly came into our life when she did and that I got time to help teach her some of the real important lessons that she is using now. Keep up the good work Jelly!

An Update

I would like to start off by thanking the pups who have kept me stocked in bones! It really is appreciated here at the Bridge to have lots of bones. Also thank-you to the pups who are giving me rosettes. It really makes my Mommy happy to see pretty rosettes on my page.

I had such pretty music on my page and then that web site with music made my music only 30 seconds long. Grrrrrrrrr........ that just will not do! Lucky for me Mommy noticed and changed my music. I like the new music too!

I would like to ask your opinion about something pups. Being at the Bridge is still very new for me and my Mommy. My page is very nice showing me as a young pup up to adult hood. Do you think the page is too sad?? Should my Mommy spruce it up and make it a happier page? Or is it about right???

Mommy and Jelly are busy getting ready to go to the lake. I had barked a few months ago that I would have liked to have gone with them but that was not to be and I accept that. I am going to watch over Mommy and Jelly very closely while they are at the lake. I feel really good that I had last summer at the lake and I was able to teach Jelly everything I know about being at the lake. I think Mommy and Jelly will have a good time.

Bark at you later pups! I have a date to play with some of my pals and do some cloud hopping! BOL!!!

I've been Tagged!

I've been tagged at the Bridge by my good friend Clover.

Here are the rules (Hint: Copy and paste the rules so you don't have to type them again):

Each player starts with seven random facts about themselves. Dogs who are tagged, need to post in their Diary the rules & their 7 pawsome facts. Then choose 7 dogs to tag and list their names. Don’t forget to bark them a pmail that they have been tagged and to read your Diary, or, send them a fun Rosette announcing they've been Tagged!

My 7 Facts:

1. I was born in my Mommy's kitchen
2. I was 16 years old when I went to the Bridge.
3. I loved car rides.
4. I was a real "chow hound" and would eat almost anything.
5. My fur Mommy was Peggy Sue and she was a champion.
6. I was the first pup born from my litter.
7. I love my Mommy sooooo much!

Now, who should I tag??? I see that Jelly made up some of her own rules so I will too. I am going to tag Bridge pups and only one per family so we can spread out the love. These are "Jennifer Rules".

I tag:

1. Sandy
2. Bella
3. Bella Luna
4. Angel Sassy
5. Jack
6. Annie
7. Seth

All the Bridge pups can be found in my pals.

Happy Victoria Day!

Today is a holiday in Canada called Victoria Day and we are celebrating it at the Bridge. It is my first Victoria Day without my Mommy and I know Mommy is missing me. I know that Jelly will take special care of Mommy today. Happy Victoria Day every pup!

I would like to give a special thank-you to the anonymous pup who left me a rosette. Your rosette is so special to my Mommy and makes her feel better. It says:

"you are an angel in heaven,
dogster loves you,
your mommy loves you,
we all love you,
and you are dearly missed always remember that girly!
~hugs~
a pup that cares"

Thanks so much "Anonymous Pup". I would also like to thank all the pups who are sending bones to the Bridge for me! Wow, I now have over 1,000 bones. Thanks pups! Special thanks to Kansas for also giving me a tree for shade! Thanks every pup!!!

Happy Birthday Shiyan!

I have been rather quiet now that I am at the Rainbow Bridge. I have been kept busy playing with all my pals here and exploring my new world. I did want to make a special entry in my diary to say Happy Birthday to my cousin Shiyan . Shiyan lives about 500 miles north of where I used to live in Thompson, Manitoba and our Mommies are sisters. Happy Birthday Shiyan!!!! I hope you had a great day!

Special Thanks from the Bridge

I would like to send special thanks from the Bridge to the sweet pup who gave us 40 zealies. My Mommy is still sad about me going to the Bridge although I know she understands that I am in a good place now. Your kind action has really filled my Mommy with love. Thank-you so much kind mystery pup!

My Ashes Arrived

I sent another message to Mommy and Jelly today. The vet clinic phoned my Mommy and said that my ashes were ready for pick-up. Mommy went right after work and picked them up and took them home. Once she was home she opened up the box and pulled out a pretty white jar with flowers on it that was holding my ashes. Mommy and Jelly said a little prayer and then put my jar into our curio cabinet in the livingroom. I am just so proud that my ashes have this place of honour. The curio cabinet is full of beautiful Miniature Schnauzer ornaments and trophies. Many of these were won by my many relatives. There is a light in the cabinet that makes everything in there look so beautiful. Beside the cabinet is a beautiful picture of my grandmother "Shooter" who is an American and Canadian champion black Miniature Schnauzer. I will be able to watch over Mommy and Jelly every day from my place of honour in the curio cabinet. I am truly home again! Mommy has my pictures, my paw print, a sample of my hair and now my ashes and she will always feel my presence close to her.

Now I want to tell you a lighter story about the curio cabinet which I thought was so funny. One day about three years ago Mommy gets some advertising in the mailbox and one of the items was for a Miniature Schnauzer plate. Mommy thought it was so beautiful and decided she would order it. The plate was about $50.00 and Mommy thought it would be nice. The plate arrived a couple of weeks later and Mommy opened it and I must say it was beautiful. It was even more beautiful then how it had looked in the picture. Then came the big catch, this plate was one of a series of ten Miniature Schnauzer plates and Mommy had the option to get one plate per month and if she ordered it right away they would all have the same identifying number on them. Mommy thought and thought about it and finally she decided that she would order them. So at that point we had one plate that looked beautiful on a plate stand. Then the second plate came and then the third and then the fourth and finally at about this time Mommy realized that putting all this plates on display on little plate stands was not going to work. We were just running out of room! So Mommy thought and thought again and finally decided that we needed some sort of cabinet to put them in. She went shopping all over and finally found a beautiful oak corner curio cabinet that would look nice in our living room. She justified buying it by saying we needed a place to display all our schnauzer ornaments and trophies too. So she spent another $1,500.00 on the cabinet. Like I barked it does look very beautiful with everything in it but it is so funny how she went from spending $50.00 for one plate to $500.00 for 10 plates to $1500.00 for the cabinet. In total she went from $50.00 for the one beautiful plate to over $2,000 for the whole thing. Who would have thought that one little plate would lead to so much! BOL!!!

My First Entry from the Rainbow Bridge.

This is my first diary entry since I went to the Bridge. I am now living in a wonderful place where I am free of pain and I can chase squirrels and butterflies all day. I have been reunited with many members of my family and I have met so many of my Dogster pals. Jake and Archie had a barbeque for me the other day to welcome me to the bridge and to introduce me to the other pups.

I would like to thank every pup and every pawrent who have been supporting my Mommy and Jelly with their kind heartfelt messages, bones, stars, rosettes and pup pal requests. I know it has helped Mommy and Jelly so much to know that all the wonderful pups at Dogster were sending prayers and thinking of us. Special thanks to Lucy's Mommy (dogster #307574) for making me my beautiful Bridge photo. Also special thanks to the anonymous pup that made my picture with my wings. I think my Mommy has made me such a beautiful page. Didn't I look so cute as a pup?

I can see that Mommy and Jelly are sad but they are doing well. I have seen the tears from Mommy's eyes and I have seen Jelly looking for me. I sent a special message to Mommy today with the help of my wonderful vet. Mommy received a card from the Veterinary Clinic with my paw print on it. Mommy cried a few tears when she saw the card but I know it is now giving her strength. She will keep that card along with a lock of my hair that she kept and always feel that she has me with her.

Jennifer Made Her Way to the Bridge Today

Today Jennifer went to the Bridge at 3:30 pm Central Day Light time. Everything was very peaceful. I held Jennifer in my arms before we went to the vet and explained to her exactly what was going to happen. I told her that I loved her very much and that we had both had a wonderful life living together for over 16 years. I told her I knew that she was in pain and that she was no longer enjoying life and I gave her permission to leave this world and to go to the Bridge. I explained to her that we were going to go to the Vet and that we would assist her in her journey. She would be going to a place where she would be free of pain and would be playing in the green grass where there were many butterflies and squirrels to chase. I explained that she would be back with her fur family namely great grandmother Abigail, grandmother Shooter, mother Peggy Sue and sister Melissia. As well she would be back playing with her half brother Freddie and Uncle Munroe as well as other relatives. I told her to tell the whole "crew" that I loved them all and that some day I want them to greet me and that I wanted Jennifer at the head of the pack. I also asked her to tell them all about Jelly and how supportive she is going to be to me. At some level I believe she understood. I then gave Jennifer time to say good-bye to Jelly and I loaded her into the car and we went to the vet. Our vet has a very nice room especially for this occassion complete with rocking chair, nice furniture and appropriate pictures and ornaments. Dr. S. examed Jennifer and agreed that it was the right decision to help Jennifer go to the Bridge. Jennifer was down to 9.5 lbs down from 15.8 lbs a year ago. I gave her a kiss and she slipped away quietly in my arms. Good-bye Sweet Jennifer until we meet again. I love you Sweetie!

Please Say Puppy Prayers for Me

I am very, very sick and my Mommy is so sad. I have not had anything to eat in 24 hours and my Mommy sure is trying to get me to eat. She made me some more ground beef and rice and I wouldn't touch it. She also opened up a yummy tin of Merrick Grammy's Pot Pie and I would not touch it either. This was the first morning that I did not want my cheese ball with my antibiotic in it. I am not drinking much water and all I do is sleep. Mommy left me to go to work this morning at 8 am and she could tell that I did not move all day. At 5 pm she picked me up to go outside and I had a pee. I am very skinny and very weak. My teeth are bleeding and once I got up there were gobs of clotted blood coming out of my mouth. My vet appointment is tomorrow afternoon and short of a mircle I think it is my time to go to the Bridge. Mommy is so sad and I am glad to see that Jelly is doing a very good job of comforting her. I know that I will be okay but I am worried about my Mommy and Jelly. They will be very sad for while but I know they will have each other to get through this. Please say some puppy prayers for me, Mommy and Jelly.

Wednesday, March 28th

We have been having some warmer weather and our snow is melting. This evening I stood outside for about 15 minutes and I really enjoyed the warmer weather and the longer hours of sun.

My teeth are not bleeding very much today. I have been eating but I am still very weak. I was so embarrassed this evening because I pooped in my sleep and Mommy had to clean me up. I better go now pups because Mommy wants to feed me again. Bark at you tomorrow!

My Easter Picture and I had Bleeding Teeth

Mommy made me an Easter page and I am so happy! As I barked about in my last diary entry I am not feeling well enough to have my picture taken or to be groomed right now. Mommy was wondering what she should do since we don't have Photo Shop to make a picture with. Today Mommy got the idea that she would try and make me a main Easter picture with a program called Publisher. I don't know what that is but Mommy says she has used in before and that we have it on our computer. So away she went like a crazy woman again!! She surfed the net for free Easter clip art. Then she imported one of my pictures into Publisher, cropped it and added the clip art, made it into a jpeg file and there it is, my Easter Picture! I am so glad that I have an Easter picture now. She then added some nice Easter background. What do you think pups???

Now for the not so good news. If you have a weak stomach you may not want to read this. When Mommy got up this morning I had blood all over the bathroom. My teeth had been bleeding and I had blood soaked in my bedding and I had rubbed my mouth on the walls and I had blood all over that too. From drinking water my water was red and I had blooding foot prints all over the floor too. There was even a big clot of blood laying on my bed. My teeth were not bleeding any more and I seemed to be feeling okay and not in pain. Mommy had to clean everything up which made her late by a few minutes for work. She feed me hamburger and rice and I ate it. I am basically limited to eating food that I can lap up and swallow whole. Mommy has made an appointment for me to see the vet on Friday and until then I am going to stay on antibiotics instead of coming off them tomorrow. I think Mommy is really, really worried about what the vet will say.

I have to go to the vet

Mommy is still worried about me. She did get me to eat pretty good today. In total I ate about 3/4 cup of ground beef, 1 cup of rice and 1/2 cup of kibble divided over three meals. I am eating Merrick kibble and Mommy mixes hot water in it to make a nice gravy and then adds the rice and ground beef. It sure is yummy! Mommy is so worried because she thinks I have lost more weight. I am also having trouble with my teeth bleeding. It looks like my lower front teeth are real loose and this could explain why I have not been eating. Mommy says that tomorrow she is going to make me a vet appointment.

Mommy tried to take an Easter picture of me today but really I was just not up to it. I am pretty shaggy right now because I am not up to being groomed so I am embarrassed about that. I was not up to sitting for a picture so I just laid down for my Easter pictures. Mommy and I haven't decided yet if we will post any of them. Mommy says that all the pups will understand if I don't have an Easter picture this year. Mommy doesn't know how to do photo shop or she would just do that type of Easter picture for me. Mommy says she is going to have to learn how to do photo shop type pictures. I wonder if she could figure it out this weekend if she downloaded a free program???? It really doesn't matter because Mommy said she will still give me a nice Easter background for my page.

Mommy Still Worried

Mommy is still worried about me because I have not been eating very much. I refuse to eat kibble and I also eat very little of my tinned food. Mommy has even been trying all different premium brands of tinned food but she makes sure none of it is on the recall list or manufactured in the same plant as the recalled food. Today Mommy made me hamburger and rice and I did gobble that right down. Yep - 3/4 of a cup down in a few minutes! This is making Mommy feel better. She is really hoping that I will eat it again tomorrow.

Friday, March 23rd - Mommy is Worried

Mommy is getting worried about me. I have not been eating very well for about the past week. Just before I started my antibiotics on Tuesday my teeth bled a small amount but they have been okay since then. This morning Mommy was able to get me to eat some tinned food and when she got home from work I had puked. Mommy thinks my tummy is upset from the antibiotics again. I won't eat kibble at all and I only eat a small amount of tinned food. I have been losing weight and I can't afford to loose any. Mommy says if I don't eat a decent meal by tomorrow she is going to make me some hamburger and rice. Maybe I should hold out for the hamburger because that likely is more yummy???

I Missed Barking about Tuesday!

I didn't get to make a diary entry yesterday and it was all Jelly's fault. Mommy was late coming home from work because she had to go to a meeting so she only had about 10 minutes to put us out and to pack Jelly up into the car and go to Jelly's doggy school. After Mommy got home she was too tired to type for me. I can understand her not having time to type for Jelly because she was out with Jelly but I was home alone while Mommy and Jelly were at doggy school and you would think that she could have spent 10 or 15 minutes with me to do a diary entry! So yes, it is Jelly's fault for hogging all of Mommy's time!!

Anyways yesterday was a pretty important day because it was Tuesday. Tuesdays are important days because those are days that I take my pee pee pills. This Tuesday was extra special because it marked the 6 week annifursary since I was off my antibiotics. I started my antibiotics again yesterday.

I have not been eating all that well so Mommy is getting concerned. For some reason I am just not eating the kibble. Mommy started to feed me tinned dog food today and I did have a decent breakfast. Don't worry pups, Mommy has made sure that the tinned food she is feeding me is not on the recall list.

I better go now pups because Mommy wants to feed me my supper.

I Made a Big Mess Today!

I made a big mess today while Mommy was at work. Usually I am so good but today I couldn't help myself. When Mommy is at work I stay in the bathroom with my bed, water and puppy pad. When Mommy walked into the house today she said the smell just hit her and she knew somepup had pooped and sure enough it was me. I was careful and pooped on the puppy pad but some how I managed to step in it and I had poopy little paw prints all over the bathroom. Mommy said I must have just done it because it was still pretty fresh. Outside I went and Mommy cleaned everything up and sprayed nice smelling stuff into the air. Mommy is very understanding because she knows I am a senior pup and things don't always go the way that I would want them to. In my younger days I would never have stepped in my poop. I sure wasn't happy about it and Mommy could tell that I was real happy to be rescued from the poopy bathroom!

Tomorrow is Tuesday pups and I made a full six weeks without my antibiotics. Tomorrow is pee pee pill day but it is also the start of my 8 day dosage of antibiotics. I will bark about this more tomorrow.

Quiet Sunday

I had a quiet day at home today with Mommy and Jelly. Mommy was busy wrapping presents this afternoon. We have two birthdays in the family coming up soon and Mommy has to send the presents away because they live far away from us. Mommy's sister has a birthday in a week and then her niece is turning 17 years old in a couple of weeks. She also had an Easter present for her niece and an Easter present for our Shar Pei cousin. This meant lots of wrapping paper and tape! Jelly is starting to grow up because she left Mommy alone and watched the action the same as I did. Mommy was going to go out and mail the presents but she changed her mind. She said she would stay home with us all day and then go at lunch time tomorrow to mail the gifts. What a nice Mommy for wanting to spend the maximum amount of time that she can with us. I sure love my Mommy!

Mommy was quick with our web site and changed our St. Patrick's Day background and pictures. She is now talking about Easter pictures! Here we go again!!! Mommy says that one big benefit of Dogster that she had never thought of is it makes her take more pictures and especially makes her take pictures of the different holidays. She said that if she didn't have this incentive to take pictures she just won't get to it as well. I don't know if Jelly and I would call this a benefit??? BOL!!

Food Recall!

OMD!!! I have some of the food that is in the recall. I have been eating Nutro Natural Choice Senior kibble for a number of years now. When I got sick this past January the vet told Mommy that she should be feeding me tinned dog food. Mommy tried feeding me tinned but I didn't like it much and I held out for my kibble. I did eat some Nutro tinned that may be on the list of food recalled but we don't know for sure. We were trying different types of tinned food and Mommy bought me some Iams Chunks because she thought I might like it. She said she bought it on a whim and hadn't planned on it. This food is on the recall list!!! She tried to feed me one can but I wouldn't eat very much of it and eventually she had to throw it out. I bet I knew there was something wrong with it. You don't live until 16 years of age without developing some smarts about what is good and what is bad!!! We have another couple of tins that Mommy put aside to give to our local no kill shelter since she knew that I wouldn't eat it. Now she is going to just throw it out. Maybe this has taught Mommy to only feed me my kibble!

Health and Weather Report

I am doing well again today pups. My days are usually pretty quiet because I do sleep lots and I get up to potty, eat and survey my world for short periods of time. Even though it was cool today I still enjoyed being outside for a few minutes. I really love the daylight savings time because the evenings stay light for longer. I like to just go and stand in the middle of the yard and look around.

Today is still cold. Right now it is -16 C and we had a few flurries this morning. The low for tonight is suppose to be -21 C with wind chills to -27. Tomorrow is suppose to be a few flurries again with a high of -4 C. I seem to have taken on the role of weather reporter since so many pups enjoy hearing about our weather. What is your weather like? Do you have any snow?

I am Feeling Better!

I am feeling better today pups. The pee pee pills are working again and I am not leaking urine. My teeth are also not bleeding. I ate a cup of dog food today too so that is a good thing. Next week I have to start my antibiotics again.

My pal Dot asked us today what our weather is like and if we still have snow. I can report that yes we have snow and lots of it! It got warmer for a few days and the snow did start to melt. Now it is getting colder again. Tonight is suppose to get down to -21 C (-5.8 F) and the high for tomorrow is suppose to be -7 C (19.4 F). This is still lots warmer then the temperatures we had in January and February.

Bark at you later pups!

Tuesday and Mommy is Concerned

If you have been reading my diary you would know that Tuesdays are important days for me. They are the day that I take my pee pee pills so I don't leak urine and they also mark another week off antibiotics. I take antibiotics to help maintain the infection I have in my teeth. I am 16 years old and the vet won't do dental work on me and we are trying to keep the infection away with antibiotics. This Tuesday marked 5 weeks since I last took antibiotics and the vet was hoping that I could go for 6 weeks inbetween rounds of antibiotics. Today things didn't go as well as expected. First when Mommy came to see me this morning I had been leaking urine all night and I was pretty wet. She gave me my pee pee pill and cleaned everything up and went to work. When she got home I was totally dry which made Mommy happy. The thing that Mommy didn't like is that there was a small amount of blood on my bed from my teeth bleeding. It has been much worse in the past and Mommy is thinking that maybe I am going to have to start taking my antibiotics at week 5 instead of waiting until week 6. She is going to phone the vet tomorrow. On the good side I did eat well today - I ate a half a cup of food this morning and another half a cup of food when Mommy got home from work. Mommy said she will give me some more food before I go to bed tonight. I guess we will just wait now and see what the vet says.

Hard Getting Up this Morning

I sure didn't want to get up this morning when that alarm clock went off. It was just way too early and my old body didn't like this daylight saving time thing. I don't think Mommy liked it much either because she was moving pretty slow this morning. I did get Mommy off to work and then I went back to bed for another sleep. What a life I have!

Tonight a strange man came into our house and he was all over the place. I barked at him to protect my house and my Mommy and I stood guard the whole time he was here. Mommy said he was installing our high speed internet. That guy was up and down those basement stairs a million times! Finally he left and Mommy said the job was done. Now we have high speed internet and can watch all the pups' videos!

A Great Day!

Today was a pretty good day. Just ignore Jelly's diary today because she is such a drama queen! She has to put up with a little bit of grooming which is for her own good and she gets all upset. Mommy spent money to buy us a Dremel grinder to do our nails because it is so much better then cutting them. I am so happy that we have the grinder. Oh well, Jelly is so young and she sometimes doesn't understand when she has it real good.

It was sunny today and the snow was melting again. Mommy put me out this afternoon and it was so nice that I stayed outside for about an hour. I just loved feeling the sun and looking around at everything.

Tomorrow will be our second attempt at getting our high speed internet. They were going to come last Monday and then cancelled on us. Hopefully they will come tomorrow so we can start watching all those great videos that pups have on their pages. Wish us luck pups!

A Beautiful Day

Jelly and I have been getting a number of p-mails these days from pups wondering what our weather is like. We sure are jealous because we have been reading pup's diaries and many of them already have spring with flowers and green grass. Our pal Dot wrote us today saying that where she lives it was 70 degrees today! We sure are not that lucky here. We still have lots and lots of snow. Jelly and I are limited in the back yard to where Mommy has shoveled the snow out for us. I do think that spring is around the corner because the days are so much longer and the temperature is quite a bit warmer. Today it was very sunny and the snow was melting. I went out this afternoon and I really enjoyed it. I did my potty thing but I didn't want to come right back in. It was so nice to feel the warmth from the sun and to be out on such a bright sunny day. I will keep you updated pups on how our weather is doing. Hopefully I will be seeing green grass in another month. Bark at you later. Oh I almost forgot, remember that the clocks are springing forward tonight!

Thanks Everypup!

I am just so over whelmed with all the love and support that I got from all my dogster pals with my recent diary of the day. For an old gal like me this is sure lots of excitement! I want to thank everypup for all their warm wishes through p-mail, pup pal requests, leaving me bones, rosettes and stars. It was just a wonderful day because I was able to share it with you. I also want to thank all my pals who read my diary throughout the year. I love reading your diaries too and sharing my experiences with you. It is just so much fun to p-mail each other about our diary experiences. Thanks again pups! Keep on reading diaries and keep on writing! I am off now to read some diaries...............

Diary of the Day

I just can't believe that I am "Diary of the Day". My little tail is just wagging. If I could I would be doing zoomies around the room but being that I am 16 years old my old body won't let me but my mind is sure doing zoomies!

It is so appropriate for me to be "Diary of the Day" on a Tuesday because I call Tuesday's my milestone day of the week. You see I was really sick in January and I almost went to the Rainbow Bridge. With the help of a great vet and my Mommy and all the warm wishes from my Dogster Pals I pulled through. Tuesday is the day that I take my weekly "pee-pee" pills. It always makes me think how fortunate I am to make it another week with the "pee-pee" pills working and another week off my antibiotics. For those of you that haven't been following my diary I have lots of problems with my teeth. I am too old to have a dental done so we are managing my toothy infection with antibiotics. We are hoping that I will be able to go six weeks between rounds of antibiotics and Tuesdays mark another week towards that goal. Wow, now this Tuesday I can not only celebrate another week of my health going well but also being "Diary of the Day"! BOL!!! What a lucky pup I am!!

Exciting Day

Today was such an exciting day because Jelly got "Diary of the Day". I am just so happy for her.

We didn't have as much success with the high speed internet. They were suppose to come out to hook us up tonight between 5 pm and 9 pm. At 8 pm we got a call saying that they couldn't come out because they ran into problems with other hook- ups. Now we have to wait until March 12th to get our high speed internet. I guess all those great videos will have to wait for another week! Check out Jelly's Feb 25th diary entry to see all the problems that we have with our dial-up internet.

Things Sure Have Changed!

Tomorrow is the big day that we get our high speed internet. We are going from dial-up to high speed. It sure took Mommy long enough to make the move. I have to say things have sure changed from when I was a pup. When I was a pup there was no such thing as DVD's, no microwave ovens (at least we didn't have one), no digital cameras, no e-mail and no internet. Even during my live span as a dog things have sure changed. I guess I will now get to see the wonders of high speed internet and Mommy is talking about putting our videos up. It is unbelieveable. Anyways, we are sure hoping that this change over will be seamless but you never know. If you don't hear from us for a couple of days you will know something went wrong. I will bark at you again as soon as I can!

I am a Diary Pick!

I am just so excited because this morning I found out that I am a diary pick! My little stub tail is wagging and I am giving my little cries of excitement. Jelly has been dog of the day and also a diary pick but this is my very first time for any awards on Dogster. Jelly is happy for me too and she is doing zoomies around the house. I wish I could join her but my old bones just won't allow it. My diary is sometimes not as exciting as Jelly's because I am not as active as Jelly is. Since I am 16 years old it is the more basic things in life that I really enjoy. For me an exciting day is eating, sleeping, having a hug from Mommy, a treat and going outside in my backyard.

This is an extra special day because we are also celebrating the 1 year anniversary of Jelly coming to live with us. I am really happy that Jelly is here although she can be a pain sometimes. I have taught Jelly most of what I know over the past year and she has been a very good student. When I have to go to the Rainbow Bridge I feel much better now knowing that Mommy will be looked after by Jelly. I hope I can stay around for a little longer because I have some exciting plans for the summer. We have a wonderful vacation at the lake planned and I just love spending time in my backyard. Bark at you later pups!

Exciting Day

Today was a pretty exciting day because Jelly got a new toy monkey. You can read her diary for all the details. She was just so happy playing with her monkey. The result was that I had to listen to this screaming monkey all evening. It was actually starting to get on my nerves and I was getting a headache. Hopefully tomorrow won't be so bad when Jelly has calmed down from all her excitment.

We are going to have a real nice super long weekend. Mommy took Thursday and Friday off as holidays and will be home with us. Yahoo!!! I am so excited about spending four days with my Mommy. Mommy says she has lots of work around the house to do and just has not been getting it done while working five days per week so she took a couple of days off. My favourite sport is watching Mommy work around the house so I think this is just great!

Today is Tuesday/ Our Driveway Got Full of Snow

Yep, today is Tuesday again. Tuesdays have turned into real milestone days for me. You see Tuesday is the day that I take my weekly pee pee pill and it reminds me how I am doing well. I went another week where the weekly pee pee pill is working and I am having no problems. It is also another week that I have been off my antibiotics and doing well. We hope to go another three weeks before I take another week of antibiotics. It is such an important date that Mommy has it up in big letters on our fridge in the kitchen so we won't forget the exact date that I have to take my antibiotics again.

Today was a quiet day for me. Mommy got ready for work like usual and gave me my Tuesday pee pee pill. She went to leave for work and just as she was walking out the door the snow plow came down our street and plugged up the driveway so Mommy couldn't get out. There was just a huge pile of heavy hard snow blocking our driveway. Mommy then had to phone work and tell them she was going to be late. She then came back into the house and waited for them to come by with the front end loader and remove that big pile of snow in our driveway. Mommy says we are lucky that our City does use a front end loader to remove the piles in front of the driveway because some City's don't do that and their humans have to shovel all that snow. I got to spend some extra time with Mommy because she had to wait for about an hour for our driveway to be cleared. I sure enjoyed it but I think Mommy was kind of tense and wanting to get to work.

Lazy Sunday

Today was a real lazy Sunday. We stayed home all day and did nothing! It was just wonderful!!! We slept in and then we just stayed around the house. Mommy spent her whole day with me and Jelly. We watched TV, did some reading, talked on the phone and worked on the computer. We don't get many days like this and it was just wonderful!

I Am Driving Mommy Crazy!

I haven't written in a couple of days. Nothing has changed. I still seem to be doing good. I think I am driving Mommy crazy with my eating preferences these days. Since I am 16 years old and I have been sick I do seem to have Mommy wrapped around my paw when it comes to what I get for my meals. She has tinned food for me which includes a few different brand names and she also has two different types of kibble. When it comes to kibble I absolutely refuse to eat it dry any more and I want it soaked in warm water. I want it just right - with the right amount of water and I want it not too hard and not too soft. If there is anything that I hate it is mushy kibble! For a couple of days I will eat kibble and then for no reason I refuse to eat it any more. Then Mommy gives me tinned food. Again I eat it for a couple of days and then I refuse to eat any more and I want kibble again. Mommy just can't figure out what I want. Gee whiz Mommy wouldn't you get sick of eating the same thing everyday??!!! As a senior citizen it is my right now to be very demanding when it comes to my meals. I want to rotate between different kibbles and different canned foods every couple of days, is that too much to ask? Maybe we should feed Mommy the very same thing for all her meals for about a week and see if she likes it???? What do you think about that idea pups?

Poor Mommy!

My Mommy sure had a busy day today. She was up at 6 am and off to work. While she was at work it started to snow and the wind was very high. I sure was glad that I got to stay at home in my nice warm house. When she got home she couldn't even drive in our driveway because the snow drifts were too deep. She had to take that big snow blowing machine out of the garage and spend 1 1/2 hours clearing snow. Jelly was getting real excited because she didn't want to miss her Clicker classes and was upset about being stuck in her pen. Do you know what Jelly did then? She pooped in her pen and she didn't stop there. No way, she had to walk all over her poop and finger paint with it in her pen. Mommy then came in from all that hard snow blowing. She was very cold and was covered in snow from head to toe. She cleaned up and went to get Jelly to go to classes and she found finger painting Jelly! Poor Mommy! She was trying to do a nice thing for Jelly and then Jelly was all poopy. Now Mommy had to clean her up. She still took Jelly all the way to the other side of the City for classes. If it were me I wouldn't have taken Jelly anywhere! Mommy is just too nice to Jelly!

What do you think of my St. Patrick's Day pictures?

Mommy put our St. Patrick's Day pictures up when she got home from work. Jelly was very impatient because she wanted to play. Don't you think I look better in the St. Patrick's Day pictures then I did in my birthday and Valentine pictures? Mommy says I look much more alert.

Picture Day

Today Mommy decided that we should take our St. Patrick's Day pictures. She set us up on the love seat like she usually does when we do pictures. First Jelly had her pictures taken and then it was my turn. I enjoyed it because Mommy was feeding me yogurt drops to keep my attention and they are so, so good. The only part I didn't like was when Mommy made me wear that hat. Jelly didn't like having the hat on her head either. After that Mommy had Jelly and I pose for pictures together. We both had to wear those hats and we were not very happy about it.

Hopefully Mommy will get the St. Patrick's pictures up soon. Mommy is so pleased with them because you can see how much better I feel now. Just compare those pictures to my birthday and valentine pictures. In my St. Patrick's Day pictures you can see my eyes and I look alert compared to the birthday and valentine ones where you can't see my eyes and I am very sleepy and not feeling very good. I will make sure Mommy posts those pictures soon so you can see the difference for yourself.

Little Sisters Can be Nice

Today is Saturday and Mommy was home. Jelly and Mommy went to the vet this morning and I got to stay home. It seems that Jelly's trip to the vet went well and she was well behaved. She does love going any where that she is the centre of attention. Since affenpinschers are so rare around here she always seems to be able to be the centre of attention.

Jelly can be quite a pest at times. She always wants me to play with her. I don't know why she doesn't just give up because you would think if I have not played with her by this time she would realize that I don't play. But no, she just keeps bugging me. This evening we had a quiet time watching a movie on TV. I curled up into a doggy bed and before I know it Jelly came and curled up in the bed with me. We had a nice quiet bonding time between us. It is times like this that I realize that little sisters are not all bad and that there are things I actually like about having one. Please don't tell Jelly that I said this! BOL!

Friday, February 16th - More Pictures

Yep, Mommy is going to be getting into another one of her picture taking moods. When she got home from work today she was carry a bag and I was really hoping that it was going to be treats. But no, that is not what it was. She started to pull out these green things and said they were the decorations that we are going to use for our St. Patricks Day pictures. Oh no!!! More pictures!!! I don't know anything about this St. Patricks Day thing but it sounds like Mommy likes it. She says it is some sort of Irish celebration. But Mommy, Jelly and I are German dogs and not Irish dogs!!! Mommy is Canadian but she is from Irish decent so I guess us Germain dogs can co-operate with her and have St. Patricks Day pictures taken. I haven't told Jelly anything about the pictures yet because I don't want to upset her. She has enough to worry about right now because she has to go to the vet tomorrow morning for her shots (hee- hee). I am certain the drama queen will have some interesting things to say tomorrow! Bark at you later!

Should I Get a Stroller?

We are now planning our summer vacation. Yep, you heard me right, we are thinking about summer. Mommy put a deposit down on our cabin at the Lake today. You have to book real early or everything is all booked up. Jelly did a good write up about where we go so you should check her diary out. I really enjoy going to the lake. Jelly is going to let me use her bicycle basket and go for a ride on the bike with Mommy. I have never done this before. Do you think an old gal like me can learn to do that??? I think I can! Last summer Jelly and Mommy went on lots of long walks that I couldn't go on because I can't walk very far any more. In the evenings Mommy would load us up in the car and drive down to the beach. I really enjoyed that. Mommy is now thinking that she should buy a stroller for me so I can go on walks with her and Jelly. At first I was insulted and said, "No way!" but after thinking about it this might just be a good idea. I can go on the walks with Mommy and Jelly and just ride. What a pampered life that would be!!! Would you laugh at me in the stroller???

Happy Valentines Day Everypup!

Happy Valentines Day to everypup! Did you have a good day? We had a real nice valentines day. It was extra fun because Jelly was so excited. You see this was Jelly's first real Valentines Day. Last year she was still a young pup living at her breeders house so this year she was living in her own home and celebrating Valentines Day for the first time. Mommy bought Jelly a squeaky toy Duckie. I am a senior pup who doesn't play with toys so I didn't get any. Mommy did buy us yogurt drops and chocolate drops. Make sure pups that if you eat chocolate that it is the special doggy kind. Human chocolate is really bad for us. Valentines Day is all about special treats and I sure do love the treats that we got!

Thank-you to everypup that sent us warm Valentines Day wishes. I even had a special Valentine this year. Frankie sent me a Valentines heart asking me to be his Valentine. He is such a sweet Miniature Schnauzer pup to ask a senior pup like me to be his Valentine. It really made this a special day to have a special Valentine like Frankie.

I Barked at the Neighbours Today!

Yep, I barked at the neighbours today when I was outside. You may think that is no big deal but for me it is. It is the first time that I barked outside since I got real sick in January. Mommy says that is a real good sign that I am feeling good. When you get to be 16 years old like me little things like barking at neighbours become real important. I really ate well today and ate over 1 1/2 cups of kibble which is as much or more then I normally would eat. Tomorrow is my pee pee pill day. It seems to be working to take it once per week so that is another piece of great news. I am just taking things day by day and being very thankful for every good day that I have. Bark at you later pups!

Mommy Baked Yummy Cookies

Since I haven't barked at you in a few days I thought I should update you first. My last day of antibiotics was on Wednesday. I am feeling quite good now. After I finished the antibiotics I actually perked up even more. Mommy thinks that the antibiotics were likely making my tummy upset a bit but now that I am off them I am feeling great. So now we have to hope that a maintenance schedule will work for me. I have to take my antibiotics for 8 days every 6 weeks. Hopefully that will work and if it doesn't the vet said we would try taking it every four weeks. I also have to take my pee pee pill every Tuesday. So now we call Tuesdays "pee pee day"! BOL! Mommy went today and bought me a supply of antibiotics and pee pee pills that will keep me going until June. Cross your paws pups and let’s hope it will work.

Jelly got into big, big trouble last night. She pee peed in Mommy's bed. It is so disgusting and I just can't believe she would do such a thing. You can read about the details in her diary.

Today is Saturday and I love Saturdays. Mommy went grocery shopping today and she came home with all the ingredients to make home made doggy cookies. She made the cookies this afternoon and they are so yummy! They are a banana and nut cookie. Jelly and I each got to have one. Jelly is so fussy and she just picked a bit at her cookie and hasn't decided yet if she likes them. That suits me fine because I ate my cookie and then Mommy gave me Jelly's cookie too. The recipe made 3 dozen cookies and if Jelly won't eat them then they are all for me! Yummy, yummy!

Rest in Peace Sweet Clover

Today was the day our sweet pal Clover went to the Bridge. We are so full of sorrow because we will miss her so much. We know she had a wonderful life with a Mommy and Daddy who loved her so much. To honour Clover we have written this poem:

Rest in Peace Sweet Clover

Our sweet pal Clover was such a dear
and today we were filled with so much fear.
We heard Clover was not feeling well
and we were so worried, can't you tell?
To Rainbow Bridge Clover went this time
and we knew she was ready to make the climb.
She is playing, running and having so much fun
now that her precious life on earth is done.
Clover was on this earth for over 17 years
and she was such a precious dear.
She was born in Winnipeg in the North End
and certainly not in the upper West End.
Duckies were her favourite toy
and they brought her so much joy.
Going to the lake was so much fun
and she really liked laying out in the sun.
Her Daddy named the boat after her
and it was Donna who cut her fur.
Her Mommy and Daddy loved her so much
and we know for sure it is such.
Clover is now living free of pain.
Good-bye sweet one until we meet again.

Ever Lasting Love
Your Pals
xoxoxo
Jennifer and Jelly
(**as they cross their legs and lower their heads in prayer)

NOTE: In memory of Clover, Jelly and Jennifer have prepared a joint diary entry that will appear in both of their diaries.

It is Real Cold Today

I am doing well today pups. I sure don't like going outside now because it is so cold. I know Jelly wrote about it in her diary and I usually try to write about something different but this was a significant issue in my life today that I can't ignore. It was -40 degrees C which is equal to -40 degrees F this morning. Mommy put me out and it was such a shock that I didn't even want to move. What did Mommy do ? Did she put me in the freezer??? It sure felt like it! I sure didn't stay out long. It is suppose to stay cold for the next few days and tomorrow morning it is suppose to be -38 degrees C.

On another topic which I have to get to so my mind can quit thinking about this cold! This morning I couldn't believe that Mommy was wearing a collar to work. She says she has to wear it every day. It is really loose and does not fit well and I know she could slip out of it. She also has a big tag on her collar. She said that is her access card to get into her new building for work and to access different sections of the building. I really don't understand that at all but I think her work doesn't know what they are doing to fit her with such a loose collar. Maybe I should phone them up tomorrow and tell them that they are doing it all wrong?? I wouldn't want my Mommy to get hurt because she wore a collar that was too big for her.

Cheese Ball in My Beard

I am doing fine today pups. I spent my day as usual sleeping most of the time. Jelly and Mommy went out to doggy school which gave me the house to myself. Finally, peace and quiet!

As you know I have been taking my antibiotics for almost a month now. I only have to take them for two more days. Mommy always gives me my antibiotic in a cheese ball and I gobble it down no problem! This morning Mommy gave me my cheese ball with my antibiotic just as she does any other day. She saw me chewing on the cheese ball so she thought everything was fine. When she came home from doggy school she put me outside and noticed something orange in my beard. What is that? Mommy came over to me and do you know what she found?? She found my cheese ball fully intact hiding in my beard. It had been there since this morning. She picked it off my beard and I ate it up. What a tricky cheese ball it is to hide in my beard! BOL!

I am Older then Grandpa!

I sure have been having a hard time doing my diary. On Friday Mommy typed my diary and hit the button to submit it and Dogster was going all crazy and it didn't work. After that we couldn't even log in so we gave up. Jelly did her diary first so she was lucky and got a Friday diary entry. Then tonight we tried to do my Saturday entry and this time it was problems with our internet. Mommy says we are going to change internet providers because we are just having way too much trouble. Anyways this is Saturdays diary dated as Sunday.

After all this effort to do my diaries there really isn't too much to say. I am doing fine. Today Grandpa came to visit which I really love. Jelly gets so excited about seeing him that she just barks and barks. What a nutty pup! I can relate real well to Grandpa because we are both senior citizens. Did you know that I am older then my Grandpa?? Yep, I am older! Mommy looked on the internet and the calulators there said my 16 years of age is the same as 80 years in human life. My Grandpa is 76 years old so that makes me older then him. BOL!! Please don't tell Grandpa that I told you his age.

My Poem

I am doing fine today pups. I have had time to do some serious thinking lately since I am feeling so much better. I know that I am very lucky and that I have lived a good long life. I am the longest live Schnauzer from my family and I know that I have out lived my life expectancy. My favourite time of the year is summer and I really hope that I will be able to enjoy one more summer before it is my time to go to the Bridge. In honour of summer I have written a poem. I also am writing a poem because my little sister Jelly wrote one and I have to show her that the old gal still has what it takes! Anyways here is my poem:

Summer is My Favourite Time of Year

Summer is the best time of the year
expecially when the sky is clear.
I love to sleep outside in the sun
and going for a walk is so much fun!
I love sitting in the yard with Mommy
and she will even rub my tummy.
I love the park and chasing squirrels
and you should really give it a whirl.
I love going for holidays in the car
and sometimes we even travel far.
Near my house is a creek
and walking there is quite a treat.
I see beaver, birds, fish and frogs
and running around are even dogs.
I also see skateboards, inline skates and bikes
and sometimes in the air I even see kites.
The smell of sweet flowers meet my nose
and the weather is nice so I don't need clothes.
I am 16 years old and I still have fun
and I really hope to spend another summer in the sun.

How do you like my poem?

Mommy is Going to Work Closer to Home

Not much to report today pups. I am feeling pretty good and I spent most of my day sleeping.

I am getting excited because Mommy's work is moving and it is going to be closer to our house. Yahoo, that means she will be away from us for much less time now. Right now she has to drive from one end of the City to the other and right through downtown everyday. It is taking her 45 to 50 minutes to get to work if everything is going good. When she moves that should cut down to about 20 to 25 minutes. Starting Friday we will be seeing more of Mommy. Mommy says she is going to have a busy day tomorrow packing her office all up so she will be ready for the movers on Friday. It will be worth it Mommy!

Quiet Evening

I had a quiet evening tonight. Mommy brought me into the living room and I spent my evening sleeping in a real cozy doggy bed.

Mommy heard that our good friend Clover is having a few bad days. Let me tell you being that I am 16 years old I sure know what that is like. Clover is in our thoughts and prayers these days. Please say a prayer for Clover today too.

Things are good

It was a quiet day today. I did not puke today and I did not leak any urine. Mommy is so happy. We now think that my puking was caused by the antibiotics and something as simple as eating first and then having my pill fixed that problem. Also tomorrow is my day to have my weekly pee-pee pill and the last pill seems to have lasted for the whole week. I did sleep lots today but I always do - that is what happens when you are 16 years old.

A Nice Day

I had a good day today pups. Mommy tried feeding me breakfast before she gave me my antibiotic pill wrapped in cheese and it seemed to work. I did not puke today! So we are going to try the same thing tomorrow morning.

I had a quiet day. Mommy and Jelly went out to doggy classes in the afternoon and left me home alone. I don't mind because I can get a good sleep when everyone goes out. I spent some time today in the computer room sleeping on a soft doggy bed while Mommy was doing some work. Then I spent time sleeping in the livingroom this evening. Life is good for a 16 year old!

I Puked Again!

I puked again and Mommy is starting to wonder if the antibiotic is upsetting my tummy. Yesterday evening I ate my tinned dog food and during the night I ate some kibble with no problems. This morning Mommy gave me my antibiotic wrapped in cheese and then she gave me tinned dog food for breakfast. She had to go out and when she came home she found a puke spot again. Like yesterday I had puked but I ate it up so there wasn't much there for Mommy to see other then the spot. Mommy keeps telling me that it is gross to eat my puke but I see nothing wrong with it. Tomorrow Mommy says she will give me breakfast first and then give me the antibiotic and see if that makes a difference. Other then that I am fine.

Jelly is still upset about her monkey. Mommy is trying real hard to make her feel better by trying to get her another monkey exactly like the one she had and by buying her other monkeys. It will be real interesting to see how this saga plays out. Jelly gives much more details in her diary.

I Puked Today

This morning when Mommy fed me my tinned food for breakfast I didn't feel like eating very much and left about half of it. Mommy thought this was strange because I love my tinned food. She left me kibble to nibble on during the day like she usually does and then she went off to work. When she got home she saw that I didn't eat any kibble at all. She could tell that I did puke although there wasn't much there because I ate it. She thinks that is so gross but I think it is perfectly normal. I have been sleeping most of the evening which is normal. We will see if I am interested in eating my tinned food tonight. I sure hope this isn't a big problem but just one of those things that happen.

Jelly is all upset today because her monkey died. You can see her diary for details. She is such a spoiled pup that Mommy came home with two new monkeys for her! What a brat - she wouldn't play with them because they are not exactly like her monkey. After Mommy goes to all that effort and spends that money to make Jelly feel better she still won't play with them. I am going to have to have a bark session with that pup!

I Am Fine Today

Today was a quiet day. I really liked the evening because Mommy was home by 5:30 pm and she stayed home all evening! I am fine today. I didn't do any leaking today! BOL!!! I just spent my day sleeping, eating and making a few trips outside. When you are 16 years old this makes for an excellent day!

Things are Better Today

In my last diary entry I wrote that I was having trouble leaking urine when I was sleeping again. I am now taking my "pee pee" pills once per week and I started leaking again right when I am suppose to take my weekly pill. I leaked Monday night and all day Tuesday. I took my "pee pee" pill on Tuesday morning. The plan was that Mommy was going to phone the vet today and explain what is happening. This morning we found that I didn't leak all night -hooray!!! Mommy said it took about 15 hrs. for that pill to kick in. She didn't phone the vet today because she wanted to see what I would do today. I again did not leak all day and all evening today. So for now Mommy is going to monitor me for awhile. The big question now is: "Will I be able to last and not leak until next week when I take my pill again?" I guess we will have to wait and see. Mommy is expecting to have to do some experimentation with my meds before we find the right combination for me. The main thing would be for us to eventually get everything right.

I have taken a Step Back

I took a step back today pups. We always knew that the challenge will come when my medication gets reduced. I am still on my antibiotics every day so that isn't a problem. The problem is with my "pee pee" pills - that is what Mommy calls them. They are pills that stop me from leaking urine when I am sleeping. I was on them for a whole week and I totally stopped leaking. Then I was suppose to be on them one day each week for the rest of my life. I was off them for a whole week and everything was fine. Today was the first day that I was to take my weekly pills and I started to leak again last night. Mommy gave me my weekly pill this morning but I was still leaking tonight. Mommy is thinking that I need a higher dosage to stop leaking. Now Mommy has to phone the vet tomorrow and talk to her. I also pooped in my sleep again today. Mommy is starting to think that both are related and that the "pee pee" pill also helps the poopy. Hopefully Mommy will get hold of the vet tomorrow. I will bark at you tomorrow pups and let you know what is happening.

I had my Picture Taken

Today was a quiet day being a Monday. Mommy went to work all day and I got to rest. This evening she took some pictures of me. She tried to put the pictures on my page but it didn't work. We figure Dogster is having some trouble and we will try again tomorrow.

It is real hard taking pictures of me because I am blind and deaf now. I don't know where I should be looking or really what is going on. Please have patience with me if I am not looking at the camera the way I should be. Mommy has known for a couple of years that I have cataracts but it never really bothered me much until the last couple of months. I must have lost the last bit of sight that I had and now I am having trouble getting used to it. Sometimes I just stand in one place and won't move. Or I will run into things and Mommy hears a crash! It is hard getting old but thankfully Mommy is understanding.

I had my Shower

Today is Sunday and we had a quiet day. We all slept in this morning and then Jelly and Mommy went to Jelly's school. When they got home Mommy said it was time for my bath. Actually I always have a shower and I just love it because it feels so good. We have a pretty good system for showers pups. Mommy has a little plastic table that fits perfectly into our bath tub. I stand on the table and then Mommy uses the hand held shower head and squirts me with water. The shower head is a massage shower type and Mommy can adjust it any way she likes. I just love the warm water pulses massaging my body. Mommy shampooed me and rinsed it all off. Then she just lets me enjoy the beautiful warm massage. I don't move at all because I am just in heaven! Then Mommy wraps me in a big warm towel and she uses that blowy thing with warm air to get me dry. Jelly hates the blowy thing and takes off but I love it. It is so nice having that warm air blowing all over me. Boy did I ever feel better afterwards! Mommy had wanted to take pictures of me but all that took lots out of me and I was ready for a sleep and Mommy was running out of time. Maybe we will try to take the pictures tomorrow.

A Quiet Day

Not much new happening around here. Mommy was gone most of the day which was disappointing since it is Saturday. She had to go to a meeting in the morning and then run a bunch of errands in the afternoon. I spent most of the day sleeping - I think I was more tired today then I have been. Mommy says if I am feeling up to it that I will get a bath tomorrow. I know she wants to try and take some valentine pictures of me. She took Jelly's pictures today and left all the valentine props set up to use with me.

I think I will go back to sleep now - yawn, yawn. I will bark at you tomorrow pups.

Mommy has her work cut out!

I had Mommy running more errands for me today. First she looked at the antibotics that she picked up for me yesterday and saw it was a two week supply and not a one week. She said she thought they were rather expensive for one week but didn't question it and just paid - after all I am worth it! So today she got to talk to the vet. The Vet is so happy to hear that I am doing well. She said that she wants me on antibiotics for 4 weeks and that is why she gave Mommy another two week supply. She said then we are going to have to manage my teeth infection and that we will try putting me on antibiotics for one week out of every six weeks for the rest of my life. I also have to be on my pee pee pills (the ones that prevent me from leaking in my sleep) once per week for the rest of my life. This all sounds okay, not what I would choose to do but I can manage it.

Then after work Mommy went to buy me more tinned food. Mommy always thought it sounded strange that the vet wanted me on tinned food to gain weight. When she was talking to the people in the food store they didn't agree and said I would loose weight. Mommy is going to have to do research on this because I want to gain weight and not loose any more. I am three lbs lighter then I was last year and a pound lighter then I was in November.

I think Mommy has her work cut out for her now! I sure am glad I have a Mommy that does all this for me.

Mommy did the Chores I Gave Her

I am doing well today pups. I am doing so well now (back to my regular self) that I don't think I have to do updates any more. Don't worry pups that doesn't mean I am not going to write in my diary but I will just be writing regular diary entries now. It likely only means that my diary entries will be called something else! BOL!!!

Today Mommy did all the chores that I told her to do! BOL!!!!! Who runs this place anyways??? You are right it is me, Mommy just doesn't know it. On the way home from work today Mommy went to the Vet Office and picked up the extra week of antibiotics that I need. This makes me feel so much better knowing that there will be no interruption in my antibiotics. It just would not do to let those mean germs take over again! The Vet was not there when Mommy arrived so she asked the Vet to phone her tomorrow. Mommy has to find out what we are going to do as maintenance once the antibiotics are over. We were taking antibiotics two days per week prior to me getting sick. I will let you know what the vet says.

Nothing much else happened today. We had a quiet evening with Mommy being home. Oh yea I almost forgot, Jelly is doing this clicker thing that I have never heard of before. Mommy has her doing such simple things like sit and down and clicks a thingy in her hand and gives Jelly a treat. It sure looks weird to me and I will be watching with great interest as to where that is going. Bark at you later pups!

Wednesday Update

I am doing fine today pups. No pee in my sleep, no poop in my sleep and my bladder infection seems to be getting better. I am pretty much back to my old self. Mommy phoned the vet today and arranged to pick up my third week of antibiotics, I bet my diary entry from yesterday got her going!

The challenge will be when I am finished my antibiotics and how we are going to manage the infection for the long term from my teeth. I sure don't want to go back to the same bad infection again. Mommy is going to have to talk to the vet about this. Mommy are you listening??? This is a new job for you to do.

Mommy was saying today that I should have a bath now that I am feeling better. She has been keeping me as clean as she could but she didn't want to give me a full bath. So maybe this weekend it will be bath time. Then do you know what she said??? She said that it is about time for a photo session. A photo session!!???? I am barely recovered and right away she is talking about pictures. She reminded me that Valentines Day is coming and that I need some Valentine pictures. Oh boy, Mommy will never change!

Tuesday Update

Well pups I think things have stabilized with my heath. I did really good today. Mommy thinks I may have leaked some urine when I was sleeping today but she isn't sure. If I did it was just a small amount. I take one pill for this and Mommy calls it my pee pee pill. I was suppose to take it every day for one week which I just completed. Now I am only taking it one day per week forever more. She is worried that once we reduce it I may start up again but I guess we will have to see. As to my bladder infection that is getting lots better. My peeing is almost normal - maybe a bit more frequent but not bad. The vet told my Mommy that she wanted me to take the antibiotic for at least 3 weeks. Can you believe she only sold my Mommy a 2 week supply? I hate to say it but it was in case I didn't make it and then Mommy would have saved some money. Well, Mommy isn't going to save some money because I plan to be around for awhile yet so all I can say to Mommy is, "get your butt going and get me that extra week of pills!" BOL!!!! As you can see I am feeling much better now!

Monday Update

I am doing well. Mommy was so happy when she got home from work because I didn't leak any urine all day! My bed was totally dry! Yahoo, yahoo!! :) I did pee pee on my puppy pad but no leaking in the bed. Mommy is now holding her breath to see if it will stay this way. Once before I didn't leak when I was left and then it started up again. I guess we will see.....

Otherwise everything is going along fine. I don't poop in my sleep, I am not straining to pee any more (although I still pee more often), I am fairly alert and I am eating well.

I will keep up with my meds and see what happens...... For now I am very happy! We sure have come a long way since Wednesday!!! :)

Sunday Update

There isn't much to report today pups. I am about the same as I was yesterday. I am so happy that I have not been pooping in my sleep! I get up everytime to poop. I still am leaking urine in my sleep and I sure wish that would clear up because I sure don't like waking up wet. I was so alert today that I even wanted to follow Mommy around the house for a short time today. I have gone a long ways from not even recognizing she is in the room to wanting to follow her around. I seem to be slowing down with my eating today. I was eating so much the last couple of days and I think my eating level is just going down to normal now. I sleep a lot but I did that before I got sick and I think that is just part of being a senior dog.

Mommy thinks the challenge will be when I come off my antibiotics. The vet thinks that all this infection is coming from my teeth and since we can't fix my teeth the infection may just redevelop. I guess we will deal with that problem if and when it happens. Right now I am just concentrating on getting well. Bark at you again tomorrow pups!

Saturday Update

Well pups this is day 4 on my medication. Things seem to be creeping gradually better every day. I am resting comfortable and I seem to be awake a bit more then I have been. I don't think I am leaking as bad when I am sleeping. One big thing is I have not pooped my bed in 24 hours. It is so embarrassing for me to admit that I have pooped my bed because I am normally very clean. When I poop my bed I have been doing it in my sleep and I don't have any control over it. In the past 24 hours I have got up three times to poop on my puppy pad so this is a big step forward.

I have sure been eating because I can eat all that I want. My vet wants me to eat tinned food and my favourite is Chicken Soup for the Dog Lovers Soul. We have been only able to find it in one store in our City and my Mommy drove way over there today to pick me up enough to last the week. What a nice Mommy!

I would like to thank all the pups again for their p-mails, stars and rosettes. I enjoy hearing from pups and I think this Dogster Community is so nice and caring. I will bark at you again tomorrow pups.

Friday Update

Things are going along not bad. Mommy woke up at 4 am this morning and came to check on me. I had pooped my bed but I had also been up and peed on the puppy pad. Mommy cleaned me up and fed me and then she went back to sleep. At 7:30 am she took me outside and then we came back in and I ate again!! BOL!!! Mommy then went to work. When she got home I had pooped my bed again and peed on my puppy pad. I had also eaten a 1/2 cup of dry dog food that she had left me.

I seem to be a bit more alert then I was yesterday. I not only wake up when Mommy comes into the room but I also seem to be reacting to things happening in the house. I also don't seem to be peeing as much and I am not straining nearly as much as I was.

I have been eating really well as you can see. In 24 hours I ate a whole tin of food and a 1/2 cup of kibble. I need to put on weight so I can eat all that I want to. Last year at this time I was 15 lb 8 oz and now I am 12 lb 8 oz. My coat is too big on me now!

Mommy says that at least things are going in the right direction - I am getting a bit better every day. She will keep updating my diary for all my great pals at Dogster. Talk to you later pups!

I am feeling a bit better

Well pups I seem to be a little better today. Now I wake up when Mommy walks in the room - the past few days I would just sleep soundly and not even know she was there. During the day I got out of my bed and had my poop on the puppy pad. In past days I would just poop as I was sleeping. I ate good today. The vet told my Mommy to feed me mostly canned food. My Mommy has been feeding me tinned Chicken Soup for the Dog Lover's Soul and boy is that yummy! I also had a few doggy cookies today. I am still peeing frequently but I don't seem to be straining as much. I am still leaking urine when I sleep. :( Mommy is giving me my medicine and hopefully in a few more days I will feel even better.

My Mommy was on the internet today and found a few sites that put my age as 80 years old in human life. She says I am the equivalent to an 80 year old person who is in a nursing home. My Mommy says if she ever gets to be 80 years old and is in a nursing home she sure hopes that she has good care givers. My Mommy is my care giver and she is taking good care of me. Since I am peeing so much I have to be in a room with flooring. We tried the kitchen but that was too big. So I am all set up in the main floor bathroom. Mommy made me a cozy bed, there are puppy pads on the floor and I have water and food. My Mommy has to keep changing my bed so she has lots of laundry that she is doing. She puts me outside for very short periods of time. It seems to really be good for me even though it is really cold out there. She bundles me up real good in my coat. I get some time in the other parts of the house when I am awake because I don't dribble when I am awake.

Thanks pups for all the warm wishes, stars and rosettes. It means so much to me to know that you are thinking of me and it is giving me the courage to keep fighting. My Mommy will try her best to keep my diary up to date as to my condition. Bye for now pups, I think I want to go back to sleep.

I Went to the Vet

This morning I was still having problems urinating. Mommy was so, so worried about me. To be honest pups, she thought that the vet would say it was my time to go to the Bridge. Mommy was so worried that she was crying as she drove me to the vet and was crying in the exam room. The vet did say I was in "rough shape". My little heart has a murmr and it is really working hard. Mommy could tell this just by holding me that my heart is working much harder then normal. The vet took an ultra sound of my bladder because she was worried about stones or a growth. There was neither in my bladder, thank goodness! The vet said that I do have an infection in my bladder. She also took me and removed as much tarter off my teeth as she could without putting me under. Some of my teeth just fell out with the tarter. If you have been reading my diary you will remember that I have lots of problems with teeth but they can not put me under to do a dental because of my age and my heart murmr. I think I am feeling so much better now that lots of that tarter is off my teeth and some bad teeth are gone. I am now on antibiotics for two weeks to start and will likely be longer. The vet said this is the strongest antibiotic there is. I am also on a medicine to help me stop leaking urine. The vet said this is my last chance. Hopefully this will work. Mommy is feeling better now and I know she will take good care of me. I really need your thoughts and prayers pups to get through this!

I Am Not Doing Well

I have not been feeling well for the last week or so. I am having so much trouble. All I do is sleep. I have become blind or almost blind. I don't think I can hear very much any more. I seem to be having trouble with my urinary tract and I sometimes just don't know where I am. Mommy is so worried and she is going to take me to the vet tomorrow. Mommy is really worried that I may not come home but we will have to see.

I would like to thank Clover's Mommy for talking to my Mommy tonight. Mommy IM'ed Clover's Mommy about me and then they decided to talk on the phone. That was the first time Mommy ever talked to Clover's Mommy. Mommy said that she even heard Clover barking over the phone. I am certain sweet Clover was sending best wishes to me.

Today was a Good Day

I have to report that we had a good night last night. No one puked and no one pooped so Mommy had a good nights sleep. I am so glad that things went better last night. Hopefully tonight will be another good night. I think Jelly is all better now so that should really help.

This morning Mommy was doing things around the house and then in the afternoon she took Jelly to doggy school. I don't mind them going because it gives me some quiet time at home and I can get a good sleep. The bonus in the whole thing is that Jelly comes home real tired and all she wants to do is sleep. This gives me Mommy all to myself for the evening! How wonderful is that??? !!!!!!

Tomorrow Mommy has to go back to work which is sad. I have really enjoyed having Mommy at home and I wish she could be home every day.

Well pups, I have to go now and get every minute of the time that I have Mommy all to myself!!! (Jelly is sound asleep right now!)

It is Hard Getting Old/ Jelly causes Trouble

Jelly seems to be doing better. She was her regular self all day. This is good news because I don't like her throwing up in my bed.

It really is tough getting as old as I am. Sometimes things just don't go right with my body and I have no control over it. I didn't say anything in my diary about my latest problem but I know Jelly did. I was having trouble for about the past week with my bladder leaking while I was sleeping. That seems to have cleared up for now. Last night was one of the most embarrassing situations of all! I forgot where I was when I woke up in the middle of the night and I pooped in my bed. Mommy had to get up and clean up my bed and me. She was very understanding about it. Hopefully this will never happen again.

Then to make matters even worse Jelly causes more trouble for Mommy. She reports that she woke Mommy up when I pooped which is true and I am glad that she went to Mommy for help. What she forgot to say is that she ate a small amount of my poop first! Now this is gross!! Mommy didn't realize Jelly had done that until we were all settling in again for the night. Jelly decides to sleep with Mommy and all of a sudden I hear Mommy say, "Jelly you smell like poop!". Mommy is up and she is brushing Jelly's teeth and washing her beard. Then we all go back to bed. We are all falling back to sleep and Jelly burps and throws up a bit on Mommy and on the sheets. The lights go back on and Mommy is changing the sheets and putting on new pj's. I can understand the burp because I don't think Jelly had control of that. It is the eating of my poop that Mommy and I don't like!

I sure am glad that my Mommy is so understanding of some of my problems in my senior years. I really do try hard but sometimes these things are out of my control.

Thanks Again Pups!

I would again like to thank all the pups who sent me warm wishes, rosettes and stars for my 16th birthday. My birthday was made extra special because I was able to share it with all my great Dogster pals. Mommy has finally finished sending thank-you's to every pup who sent us a rosette or a star. She is so slow because she reads every pups page including their diary, looks at all their pictures and also looks at the pages of their family. She says that stars and rosettes are so nice because it is a way to get to know all the pups. Thanks again pups!

Mommy also got to updating my page. I am so happy because she was much slower at getting our Christmas page up. It does help that she is still on holidays and so she has some extra time. So check out my page and see all the new pictures!

Jelly Threw Up in My Bed! How Gross!!

It has been a few days since I have written in my diary. Mommy is still on holidays and is at home which is always really nice.

Jelly has been sick the last few days. It hasn't been too bad just an upset tummy and some loose stool. She has thrown up three times and do you know where she threw up??? In my bed! Yep, in my bed! I just can't believe that she would do a thing like that. She won't throw up in her bed or in any of the common beds that we have throughout the house - on no, it has to be in my bed! One time she got up from sleeping in bed with Mommy and came down the stairs and ran right into my bed and throw up and right when I was sleeping in there too! Last night we were all resting in the livingroom watching TV and all of a sudden Jelly got up and took off like a bullet down the hall. Mommy was chasing behind her and if I wasn't so mad about the situation I would say it was funny. Before Mommy could catch up to her she had jumped into my bed and threw up!!! How gross is that!! Lucky for me Mommy had put a puppy pad in my bed and Jelly threw up on that. On good thing is that Jelly knows to go outside when she has loose stool. She will run to the door and everytime Mommy was able to get her out. Jelly went to the vet today and got some medicine so hopefully we won't have to put up with much of that!

Mommy bought a new floor lamp for beside her chair in the living room. Her old lamp broke and she needs one for reading. This is a nice lamp with the main lamp plus a reading lamp. Mommy is going to put it together tonight and Jelly thinks she is going to help. This should be lots of fun to watch and I am going to make sure I get a front row seat for this event! BOL!!!

Today is My Birthday!

Today was my 16th birthday and I consider myself very blessed to have lived such a nice long life. I had a very nice day. First there were presents. The first thing that I got was a little tent which is so cool. It folds down flat and can go into a carrying case so we can take it any where with us. It has a nice soft pillow for me to lay on. I had a nap in my tent this afternoon and I sure do love it. Mommy also bought me two new soft fluffy blankets for my crate. My old ones are wearing out and Mommy wanted extras so we can be washing them and still have one in my crate. I also got some real yummy holistic doggy treats.

We had lots of yummy food today. The humans ordered pizza which I just love because I get to eat some of the crust - yummy, yummy! Mommy also put some real extra tasty mixings into my supper tonight. After supper was my cake which was so yummy too.

We had a pretty quiet day today except Mommy had to go out and shovel a whole bunch of snow this afternoon. We had a storm last night that gave us quite a bit of snow. Even after our driveway was cleared we still couldn't get out until later in the evening because the snow was too deep on the street. Lucky for us we planned a quiet evening at home. We watched movies and had a nice evening.

Thanks to all the pups who sent birthday wishes, rosettes and stars. I am so touched with all the heartfelt expressions of joy from all the Dogster pups. You made my day so much more meaningful knowing that I could share this special day with you. Mommy promises that she will respond to every pup but it might take a couple of days. Thanks so much pups!

Tomorrow is My Birthday

Yep, tomorrow is my birthday. I will be 16 years old, that is right 16 years old - this is no typo. There are days that I feel better then other days but over all I have lived a very blessed life. I was born in my Mommy's kitchen and was a New Year's pup. I lived in the same house with my Mommy for my whole life. I have had everything that a pup could want - a warm house in the winter and air conditioned in the summer, good food, a loving Mommy, and medical care when I needed it. I have been healthy all my life and I never needed anything but regular routine medical attention. In recent years I have been having trouble with my teeth and just old age setting in. Indeed this is a very blessed life. In recent years Mommy is always hoping for another summer for me and she is again hoping that I will be around for another summer and be able to go to the lake.

There are pictures of me and my litter in my photo album - check it out. They are older pictures and Mommy had to scan them to put them up.

Tomorrow should be a good day - yummy food, presents, a birthday cake and most importantly a day to spend quietly with Mommy and Jelly. I can hardly wait.....

I Just Sat Back and Watched

Dec. 21, 2006

Note: Mommy had to edit this entry to put the right date at the top. She was rushing writing it trying to post it before midnight California time so we would have the right date on it but she was late by one minute! BOL!!! Mommy sure wishes that we were able to date our diary because sometimes we don't get around to write a diary entry until the next day but we would like the date to say the day it happened. HQ are you reading my diary??? This would be a good suggestion. Anyways this is what we wrote for Dec. 21st:

I haven't written a diary entry in a few days but things have been pretty quiet around here for me.

Sunday was Mommy's wrapping presents day. She does this every year at Christmas and like she says she makes one big mess and wraps all the presents at once. This took most of the afternoon and some of the evening. I am used to this and I love to just watch Mommy. This year was especially comical because of Jelly. Jelly has never seen this before and she thought it was a big game. She kept trying to get in there and help Mommy but let me tell you she was no help. She would try to get into all gifts and even got our doggy cousin's squeaky and took off with it. Then Mommy had to chase her. BOL!! It was so funny. She would take the scraps of wrapping paper and run into the living room with it and make a big mess. Then Mommy would have to clean up after her. The whole thing was actually quite entertaining.

For the last two evenings Mommy has been stripping Jelly's coat or simply put pulling her hair. Jelly is being shown so she has to have a coarse coat and the only way to get a coarse coat is to pull the hair. I kind of felt sorry for Jelly because I remember the days when I was being shown and I had to get my hair pulled too. Again I just laid down and watched. Jelly was actually pretty good. I told her she might as well just let Mommy do what she wants because I know protesting does no good. Of course being a young pup like Jelly is, she wouldn't believe me and she did try protesting. She tried wiggling and that didn't work. Then she tried distracting Mommy by kissing and wanting to hug but that didn't work either. Anyways the job got done. That was another two evening of great entertainment for me.

Being a senior dog does have it's benefits because I love sitting back and just watching all the "going ons" of Jelly. BOL!!

Tonight was Picture Night

This evening Mommy decided that we had to take some Christmas photos. She bought me a Santa jacket and Jelly has a Santa hat and a red velvet ruff for around her neck. Since I am the best behaved Mommy started by taking my pictures - sitting, standing and laying down. Then she took pictures of Jelly. I have to admit that Jelly must of been paying attention to my picture shoot because she was soooo good when it was her turn. Mommy and I were sure proud of her - baby Jelly is growing up!! After that we got some pictures taken together.

I finally have a decent Christmas page! We were so far behind since Mommy was out of town and then she had the flu. I just love my new page! It isn't as high tech as some pups have but I have a nice background and some nice Christmas pictures. Thank-you Mommy!

I Got A Haircut

This diary entry is for Monday, Dec. 11th. Mommy was going to write my diary last night but she fell asleep. She has this chair called a "lazy boy recliner" and I must say I don't understand why it is called that because it doesn't look lazy to me. Well, when Mommy gets into that chair and puts her feet up with the TV going she just goes to sleep. That is what happened last night and then when she woke up we just went to bed. Needless to say my diary didn't get written.

Last night Mommy groomed me all up so I will look beautiful for Christmas. I was pretty shaggy because Mommy hasn't been able to groom me for the last few months because she couldn't stand on her ouchy leg. Now her leg is doing much better so she stood for a whole hour while she groomed me. If you remember, I had to get all my beard shaved off a couple of months ago because my teeth were bleeding so much. My beard is even starting to grow back in and I look like I have a short beard now. Mommy clipped me all over with the clippers and then she used the scissors and touched everything up. She then gave me a pedicure and finally I had a bath. I now look so beautiful and smell so sweet. Thank-you Mommy for the nice grooming. I am such a lucky pup that I don't have to go to a groomer and that my Mommy does it for me.

Then there was Jelly and I don't know what got into her. It is like she thought I was a different doggy or something. All she did was sniff me all over and then she kept bugging me to play. I don't play rough games with her because it is just too much for a senior gal like me. Jelly just wouldn't give up and she just kept bugging me to play games. She must think that with my new hair cut that I will want to play games. Mommy had to get after her to leave me alone. Even this morning she is still bugging me! What a silly pup!!!

We have Cold Weather

Mommy was home today which was just great. She still has the flu but she is getting better every day. I don't like Mommy being sick but I sure do like having her at home. Most of the time Jelly and I just spend our day cuddled with Mommy in the bedroom. Don't worry pups we are taking real good care of her! When she leaves the bedroom for a few minutes Jelly and I take turns going with her and making sure she gets back to bed safe and sound. We don't know if she will be going to work tomorrow but we will have to see how she feels by the morning.

Jelly was a brat today which did bother me since Mommy is sick and shouldn't have to deal with that. Mommy put us outside and do you know what Jelly tried to do???? She tried to bring a piece of frozen doggy poop into the house!!! How terrible is that!! Of course Mommy wouldn't let her bring that into the house. I got after Jelly when she came in for being so stupid. Jelly is still a young pup so I can't get too upset with her because I know she is trying hard.

It is very cold tonight - it is -25 degrees C with a windchill of -35 degrees C. I know enough to go out quick and do my business and come back in. Jelly doesn't understand that yet and she is a slow poke and then wonders why she gets cold. She will learn in time! Mommy even puts little booties and a winter coat on her. I must admit that Jelly looked so funny walking in her booties - she walks with stiff legs and her legs are so wide apart. Mommy and I really laughted at her tonight when she was outside!

I want to thank all the pups that have filled up our cupboard with bones. Before we went to Doggy Camp we noticed we were running out and asked if any pup could help us. Our Dogster pals came through and helped us fill our cupboard full of bones. Thank-you pups!

I Am Home

I am home from Doggy Camp. I have been going there for years and it is a great place. They give me lots of attention and I always have a cozy bed to sleep in. Jelly came with me and she sure had a good time. She is so full of energy and the Doggy Camp kept her busy playing. This is good for me because I can then relax without her bugging me. I spend most of my time sleeping. I was real happy to see Mommy when she came to get me.

Mommy is sick with the flu. I am keeping a close watch on her and hopefully she will be feeling better in a few days. I don't think that Mommy will be going to work tomorrow.

I Go to Doggy Camp Tomorrow

Today was a quiet day. Jelly got an anonymous rosette so that took up most of her time trying to figure it out. I spent my day mostly sleeping. It was so nice to have Mommy at home.

Tomorrow I go to Doggy Camp. Jelly heard the news today and she was okay about it. I like Doggy Camp because I can go outside whenever I want and they are really nice there. I have been going to this Doggy Camp for about 8 years so they know me really well. I get home on December 4th so you won't be hearing from me in awhile. I did notice that I am running out of bones. Maybe some pup will help me out and give me a supply for when I get home. I wouldn't want the cupboard to be bare when I get home!

I am in Diary Central Again and I have to go to Doggy Camp

I am back in Diary Central under the "active" listing. A couple of days ago I was there and then a few minutes later I disappeared. Where did I go??? We sure don't know. Then today there I am again. This time I seem to be sticking around for longer! Yee!! We think that is for pups who write in their diaries on a regular basis. I must admit Mommy is doing a much better job at typing for me then she has in the past. What we don't know is how long I will stay there this time???

My teeth are feeling better now that I am on new antibiotics. I have to take them for 10 days. I just love the little cheese balls that Mommy makes to stick the pill in. I know the pill is there but it is worth eating the pill just to get the cheese ball.

Mommy has told me that she has to go out of town next week for work from Monday to Sunday. Yep, seven full days. I am sure going to miss Mommy. I have to go to Doggie Camp. I have been there many times and the people there are really nice. Jelly is coming too. The last time I went to doggy camp it was Jelly's first time there. She did very well so I expect that she will do well again. Don't say anything to her about this yet because she doesn't know about it. We will break the news to her tomorrow so she doesn't have much time to worry about it. The worst part is that I won't be able to write my diary or be on Dogster for one full week :(

Happy Thanksgiving to all American Pups!

Happy Thanksgiving to all my American Dogster pals! It isn't Thanksgiving in Canada because we have our Thanksgiving in October.

My teeth are doing fine which means they are not bleeding. I am taking my new antibiotics and so far so good. What I really like about these antibiotics is that they are tiny pills and not the big capsules like the other antibiotics. With the capsules Mommy just puts her fingers deep in my throat to get me to swallow them. If she puts them in food I find them every time and spit them out! With the tiny pills Mommy puts them in a cheese ball and I can't find the pill and eat it with the cheese. I just love the cheese balls! I am sure getting spoiled getting a cheese ball twice every day! Jelly isn't impressed because she doesn't get a cheese ball. A pup must get something special for having to take pills is what I say! Mommy does give Jelly a bit of cheese so she doesn't feel totally left out.

Vet Appointment

I went to the vet yesterday and it was pretty good news. The vet did what Mommy expected and put me on a different antibiotic for my teeth. Hopefully this time it will work! I sure hate it when my teeth are bleeding. They weighted me and I am 13 lbs 8 oz. That little squirt Jelly came along and she is only 5 lb. 11 oz.

Other then that life around here has been real good. The weather has been quite warm and I have enjoyed being outside during the day. Mommy has been home so that really makes for good days. When I am not outside I am either eating or sleeping. I live a good dog life!

Tomorrow I have to go to the Vet

Tomorrow I have to go to the vet to see about my teeth. At my age I hate going to the vet. They are always really nice to me. Keep your paws crossed for me tomorrow!

Other then the vet there isn't much going on here. I had a good day today as my days go. I slept in until 8:30 am and then I went outside and was it ever cold and windy! It did get warmer in the afternoon and I spent some time outside. The rest of the time I just napped moving from place to place in the house. We have doggy beds set up in every room so I am always very comfortable regardless of which room I am in.

I will let you know tomorrow what the vet says.

Sunday was a Good Day

My teeth have been doing better the last couple of days. They have not been bleeding so I have had run of the house again. I have a vet appointment on Tuesday to see what we can do. Mommy said that all of this bleeding is no good. Hopefully the vet will be able to help me.

Mommy was home all day so that was great. It was also a beautiful day and I got to be outside for parts of the day and also I napped in the house. Jelly can be a real pain sometimes. She was on the go most of the afternoon, in and out and in and out. Then when I was trying to nap and Mommy was trying to watch a movie she wanted to play with her toys. I know Mommy didn't get to concentrate on her movie like she wanted and I certainly didn't get to sleep as soundly as I usually do.

My good friend Clover said in her diary that she has been under the weather. I am wondering if she is feeling any better???? Maybe I better check her diary and see............ Us seniors have to stick together! Oh yes, speaking of seniors I have a new senior pup pal called Seth. He sure is a good looking pup for his age.

Teeth Trouble Again

If you have been reading my diary you will know that I have trouble with my teeth. Because I am almost 16 years old and I have a heart murmur the doggy doctor will not do a dental on me. We have been trying to maintain the infection with antibiotics. It has worked well for a couple of years but it doesn't seem to be working as well now. Earlier in the fall I had trouble with my teeth bleeding. Yesterday morning and this morning I woke up with my teeth bleeding again. It bleeds a fair amount and I get big drops of blood dripping out of my mouth. I hope I am not grossing you out but that is what happens.

Because of the blood I am limited to rooms that have flooring and not carpet. I can only be in the bathroom or the kitchen. Mommy makes me real comfortable with a cozy bed in each room and a bowl of water. I can only go into the living room if I lay still on top of a towel. I cooperate with this because I want to be with Mommy and Jelly. Mommy and Jelly are being so nice to me and Mommy never gets mad with my blood on the floor and on the doggy beds.

Mommy phoned our doggy doctor and I have to go in next Tuesday. I am worried about what they are going to do with me. Mommy is thinking that maybe my body is too used to the antibiotics after being on them for a couple of years and I will have to go on a different type of antibiotic. I hope it will be as easy as that. Please keep your paws crossed for me.

My Puppy Pictures

Today is a holiday and a long weekend. I sure do like long weekends because I can spend so much more time with Mommy. I woke Mommy up at 7 am this morning to go potty. We then came in and went back to sleep until 9 am. I could have slept longer but Jelly woke us up wanting to play. Typical puppy!

We then had breakfast and Mommy worked on her computer upgrading our pictures on dogster. Then she started on a big project going through old family pictures for a school project for our human niece. All afternoon and evening she has been going through dusty boxes and scanning pictures. I love it because I can be in the computer room with Mommy.

You will never believe what Mommy found in the old pictures????!!!! She found puppy pictures of moi!! Some of the pictures are me when I am only hours old. Now she is going to scan those and put them on my site. Keep an eye open for them because I hope to have them up soon. Mommy says I was a beautiful puppy but you can be the judge.

It's a Long Weekend

It's a long weekend this weekend! Yahoo!!! This means that Mommy doesn't go back to work until Tuesday. It is cold outside so we are limited in what we can do outside. I like the smaller pleasures in life anyways. I love following Mommy around the house and I really like watching her do the cleaning. Jelly is scared of that big sucking machine but I'm not. I also like to sit with Mommy in the computer room or sit and watch TV or read a book with her. I am lucky that I don't have a weight problem and can eat anything I want so I am always mouching food off Mommy or asking her for a treat. This could be a great weekend.

I finally got Mommy to put my new pictures up on my site. Check them out! After looking at them Mommy said that I need a hair cut. I sure hope she doesn't ruin our weekend by grooming me - maybe if I don't say anything she will forget??? Jelly was telling me to watch out because Mommy got a "Dremel". I don't know what that is but according to Jelly it is bad news.

I am not a big X

Boy I am sure glad that I am not a big red X any more. Right after Halloween Mommy wanted to change my main picture. Was I glad about that!! My main picture for a few weeks was one with me wearing that goofy witch hat of Jelly's. We put the picture that we wanted on and every where I was just a big red X. I know lots of other pups had that problem too. It just bugged us to see me like this so we put on my old main picture prior to Halloween back up. Then today we tried again and success! My new main picture is up and I am not a red X.

I got Mommy to change our background yesterday. My goodness Mommy, Halloween is long past and we still had Halloween background! This is embarassing already! We have new pictures to put on our site and I will have to get after Mommy to get them up. This coming weekend is a long weekend so maybe I can get her to spend a couple of hours and do it then. Mommy has had a real busy schedule lately so I am cutting her some slack. If only my paws worked on the keyboard then I could do it while Mommy was at work......

I have a Service Dog

I have been thinking about all the things that Jelly does for me since I wrote my last diary entry and I came to the conclusion that Jelly is acting like a service dog to me. This is important because I am a senior citizen being 15 years old and I am starting to have limitations. Let me list the things that Jelly does:

1. I can no longer go up and down stairs. When I am outside I can not get up and down the deck stairs and Mommy has to pick me up. If Jelly is inside she sits and watches at the patio doors. When I am standing at the stairs and I am ready to come in Jelly will ring the bells that are by the door. Mommy then comes running outside to get me. When Jelly is outside with me she will run up the stairs and jump on the door for me. Again, Mommy comes running.
2. I also don't hear very well and Jelly acts like my ears. She always warns me about door bells, noises that are outside and very importantly she warns me about those pesty squirrels. I then know when to bark and I don't miss anything.
3. My teeth are not in great shape and I have trouble breaking hard cookies. Jelly will take the cookie and break it into smaller pieces and leave it for me. I can then break up the small pieces.
4. I also am a sound sleeper. Jelly will wake me up in the morning when Mommy starts to move around and she also wakes me up when Mommy comes home. I sure wouldn't want to miss these events and Jelly ensures that I don't.
5. Jelly also makes a good hot water bottle. When I am chilly Jelly will curl up with me and help to keep me warm.

Don't tell Jelly but I am really starting to depend on her. Sometimes she can be a real pain because she is so full of energy and gets carried away. Then there is the other side of her that is so helpful to me. I think I am lucky to have a little sister and I am glad that she joined our family.

I Taught Jelly Well

We have a bit of a "deck thing" going on here just like my very good friend Clover. I can't go up or down stairs so my Mommy has to carry me across the deck and then down the stairs to the ground. When I want to come in then she has to run out again to get me and carry me up. This has been working out well over the years but I have now perfected the system.

Mommy hung bells by the patio door where we go out and she wanted Jelly to learn how to use them. Well, Jelly did learn how to use them and Mommy is sooooo happy. Today Jelly started something else new with the bells. If I am outside and Jelly is inside she will sit by the door and watch for me to come back to the steps. When I am standing at the steps and want in then Jelly will ring the bells. Guess what happens next? You are right!! Mommy comes running and comes to get me. No more standing at the steps waiting for Mommy as long as I have Jelly ringing those bells for me!

Then you ask,"What happens if Jelly is outside with you?" That is no problem either because Jelly runs up the stairs and bangs on the door so Mommy comes running again.

I have this whole thing all figured out now and I don't have to do anything! This is great and it is just in time for winter. No more standing outside waiting for Mommy in the cold. Little sisters sure do come in use sometimes. Maybe I should tell my good friend Clover about this and maybe she will get a little sister too???

Exciting Three Days

Boy have I ever had an exciting three days. I usually have a much quieter life then I have had lately. Actually since Jelly came to live with us there seems to be much more going on.

On Sunday, Oct. 29th it was my Grandpa's birthday. He turned 76 years old. I thought I was old at 15 but I am sure no where near 76. We had a really nice time with Grandpa opening his gifts and visiting at our house. Mommy took him out to a really nice restaurant for supper which was boring for me and Jelly because we couldn't go. But they came back and then it was pawty time again!

On Monday, Oct. 30th it was Jelly's birthday. Pawty, pawty, pawty!! Even I had lots of fun. Jelly got lots of gifts and she is sharing all her doggy treats with me. She also had a really yummy cake that Mommy made and she is sharing that too. Little sisters are good for something! BOL!!! Mommy took lots of pictures and I am in some of them. The one I didn't like was when Mommy made Jelly and I pose with birthday hats on. This is so embarrassing!! Hopefully I can talk her out of putting that one on my site.

Today Tuesday, Oct.31st was Halloween. We didn't get many of those two legged puppy people at our house this year. We just got snow yesterday so not many puppy people were out tonight. We only had 15 puppy people at our door. Jelly is a real escape artist and can whip out doors and gates in a flash. For this reason Jelly had to be confined to the kitchen and I stayed with her. We had a babygate up so we were able to see the door and all the action. This was Jelly's first Halloween so she didn't really understand what was happening but don't worry I explained it all to her. After all what are big sisters for! I then went for a sleep while Jelly went out in her witch costume.

I have to go now because I want a piece of Jelly's leftover cake. Yummy, yummy........

Yard Work and Jelly's Birthday

The last three days have sure been good. Mommy took Thursday and Friday off of work and then today is Saturday which is always a good day.

On Thursday and Friday we concentrated on getting our yard work done. Mommy has a real sore leg and has been working lots of long hours at work and between both of these was never able to get our yard work done. A couple of times we were sure worried that the snow would be here to stay and we didn't get our work done. Mommy's leg is feeling a bit better but she still had to take it easy with the yard work. We took lots of breaks which I really loved. In the two days we pulled up all our plants, raked the leaves and gave the grass one last cut.

Jelly had to spend lots of the yard cleaning time in the house. She is so bad sometimes and likes to run quickly out of the gate everytime that Mommy opens it. We just didn't have time to worry about Jelly because we were working so hard that we would put her in the house. She sure didn't like it but it was for her own good and safety. I am really good outside and would never run out of the gate on Mommy so I got to stay outside the whole time. It was so nice having some one on one time with Mommy without Jelly!

Jelly has a birthday coming up on Monday and boy is she excited! She is going to be one year old. I guess if you have never had a birthday before then it may look like something really exciting. All Jelly can think about is new toys and extra treats. Gee whiz, isn't that just like a kid! I am going to be 16 years old on my next birthday and let me tell you I don't look forward to birthdays anymore.

Jelly is going to have a real special birthday since it is her first. I know Mommy has lots of gifts for her. I saw all her gifts and she is spoiled. She is getting some clothes and some treats and lots of toys. Don't tell her I told you this or Mommy will be mad. This is suppose to be a secret between Mommy and me. Mommy is also baking Jelly a cake.

I am certain I will have lots to tell you about Jelly's birthday so check out my diary again!

My Sister is Pupular

Today started like any other day. We got up in the morning and went outside. Then it was back in for breakfast. While we ate our breakfast Mommy sat at the computer and logged into Dogster. She always checks for pup mail first and today was no exception. When she looked at the the mail she couldn't believe how many there were! She said, "What is going on with all this mail???" She then opened up the first one and OMD it said the Jelly was Dog of the Day. It still didn't sink into Mommy and she went to the home page and sure enough there was Jelly as "Dog of the Day". We just couldn't believe it. All three of us were dancing and jumping in the computer room!

Mommy quickly answered some of the pup mail and then she had to go to work. Jelly and I stayed home and we had our own pawty, pawty, pawty! Mommy showed everyone at work Jelly's "Dog of the Day". Some non doggy people looked at Mommy like she was nuts and others thought it was so cool.

Mommy, Jelly and I have been so touched by the response that we got from all the Dogster pups. Mommy will be answering pup mail and pup pal requests and sending thank-yous for a few days. She will respond to every pup individually! It is so exciting. Mommy wants to read the pages of every pup and try to find out as much as she can about all our new friends.

I am trying to not make too big a deal about it with Jelly so she wouldn't get full of herself. I really am proud of her but please don't tell her that.

Thanks again all pups, you really made this a great day for all of us!

The Day had it's Ups and Downs

Today overall was a real good day because it is Sunday and Mommy was home all day. Jelly and I were outside for a couple of hours this morning. There was lots of squirrel activity and it took both Jelly and me to protect our yard. It is top priority to keep those miserable little creatures out of our yard. They are whimps too because they won't come down and face us. They just swear at us from their trees. Come on down you whimpy squirrels and try and say that to our face!!!

Then this afternoon Jelly, Mommy and I had a nap for a couple of hours. It was so nice! After we got up the best incident of the day and the worst incident of the day happened!

For the worst incident Mommy decided that I had to have a Halloween picture. I am not into wearing costumes or clothes and for this I have been glad that Jelly is here and it is her that wears all that stuff. Mommy wouldn't take no for an answer. I had to wear Jelly's witch hat and have my picture taken. As you can see it is my main picture which is so embarrassing. I sure hope that there isn't many pups looking at that picture! You can likely see that I am not impressed! Oh well, it is done and I am over it.

The best incident happened this evening. My new pup pal Jake (Miniature Schnauzer) instant messaged me and we had a real nice chat. After the chat I found out that he left me a star. Thank-you, thank-you Jake. It is so nice of you! You really brightened up my day after having to wear that silly witch hat! I will always remember Jake when I see that pretty star on my page. He is such a cool pup pal!

It Snowed Today

I was happy today when I saw the snow came back. I am almost 16 years old so I have seen the snow come and go many times. It really confused my sister Jelly because last spring when the snow disappeared she never thought it would come back. See Jelly, I was telling you the truth - the snow really does come back!!

I don't like deep snow (I make Mommy shovel it out for me) but I liked the small amount that we had this morning. It felt so nice on my feet. What I really like is eating snow. It is so soft and cool in my mouth! If you have been reading my diary you will know that I have been having teeth problems. Mommy thinks that the snow makes my teeth feel good. I don't know but I do like it. There is a secret about eating snow that I must share with you. It is very important to always eat white snow and don't eat snow that has lots of foot prints in it. You must never eat snow in the potty area of the yard which is the first rule. It is best to go to a far corner of the yard that is far away from the potty area and from foot prints. Then you just dig in and enjoy! It is so wonderful!

This afternoon the snow disappeared which made me sad. I know it will come back and deliver me a fresh supply of snow to eat. I can hardly wait!!!!

Mommy took pictures of me in the snow this morning and they are on my page. Check out page 2 and you will see me eating snow! Yummy, yummy!!!

My First Star

Jelly got on the computer before me and told everyone about her first star and now I get to talk about mine. I was so excited today to see that I had my very first star on my page. It was from my really good pup pal Clover. Clover and I have lots in common. We are both lovely mature ladies that share a special bond. We know that us senior doggies have to stick together . Clover is so kind and generous and I am so honoured that she wants to be my pup pal. Clover, you made my day so special with your wonderful gift of the star. You also made this a special day for my Mommy. I will always remember you as the pup who gave me my first star and I will think of you everytime I look at that pretty star. Thanks so much Clover!!!!

I have to run now and rescue that Jelly. She is outside rolling in our first snow and getting all wet! It is a wonder that she doesn't get a bad cold!!! Woof at you later.....

Quiet Weekend

This is a quiet weekend for me because my sister Jelly is busy at the doggy show every day. It suits me fine because I really like my beauty sleep anyways. She has been bringing home ribbons every day which if you had been reading my diary I had said I didn't think was possible. I guess she must be a pretty good looking affenpinscher to do that. Between us I still think Miniature Schnauzers are better but I wouldn't tell her that. To prove my point a Miniature Schnauzer won Best in Show at the doggy show!!!! Miniature Schnauzers rule!!!

This morning when we looked on my Dogster page did I get a surprise. I had gone from having about 130 bones to having 1058 bones - I just couldn't believe it. I have never had so many bones!!!! I then got to brag to Jelly that she isn't the only one who gets bones. Thanks to all the pups out there that gave me all my bones!

We had a nice quiet evening after Mommy and Jelly got home from the doggy show. We had a yummy supper and then Mommy and Jelly were so tired that they fell asleep in the livingroom. I was very happy to join them for an evening nap.

Tomorrow is Thanksgiving and I can hardly wait for some yummy turkey and pumpkin pie! Yummy, yummy!!!!

Beautiful Afternoon

That Jelly always gets on the computer before me to write her diary. I then feel stupid writing about the same things as she does. Hopefully my diary entry will be news to some pups and they don't all read Jelly's diary first!

My Mommy stayed home from work today because she has a real ouchy knee. She ripped something in her knee and has to go for an MRI next week and then likely surgery. I was sorry that Mommy had to stay home sick but it was real nice to have her at home today.

The weather was really nice. It was a warm and sunny day. Jelly and I went outside this afternoon and it was wonderful. I got to feel the breeze in my face, give a few barks at nothing (I like to do that), sun bath and watch Jelly chase squirrels. It truly was a very nice day!

I am feeling better !!!

I am feeling much better now. Today is my fourth day on antibiotics so I think it is starting to "kick in". My teeth are no longer bleeding and I am eating well. I am so glad that we went to the vet on Saturday. Thank-you Mommy for taking me!

We got a parcel in the mail today. Jelly is always so impatient. She couldn't wait for Mommy to open the package and was in there trying to help but she was more trouble then help. Oh well, that is pups for you. In spite of Jelly, Mommy finally got the package open. It was some bells on a ribbon and Mommy hung them by the patio doors at our height. She wants to train Jelly to ring these bells when she wants to go outside. Jelly doesn't know how to ask out. When she wants out she will stand by the door and if no one is looking she will sometimes have an accident by the door. I sure hope this works because I sure don't like to find accidents by the door! Jelly doesn't have a clue what it is about yet. I ask out so I don't need the bells but I might end up using them anyways. Stay tuned for future diary entries because I am certain the topic of Jelly and the bells will be talked about again!

My Teeth are doing Better

Today was a very quiet day. It was nice outside so I spent time just sunbathing this afternoon. Mommy called Jelly a "Nosie Rosie" today because she always watches the neighbours. She has a small space under the fence where she lays and watches them. Today she laid there for an hour watching them work. How rude is that! I would never do that.

My teeth are doing better today and were not bleeding. I had to get my beard shaved off because it was matted with blood. It was no big lose because it will grow back and it felt so good to get rid of it! You will be happy to hear that I got my livingroom privileges back again. I want to thank all the dogster pups who sent me good wishes via rosettes and pup mails. Your support meant so much to me! I have to go now and take another antibiotic!

My Vet Appointment

I have been having trouble with my teeth. About a week ago they bled quite a bit and I got blood all over our nice beige carpet. Mommy had to work real hard to clean it up but she didn't even get mad at me. So today was my vet appointment. That Jelly just can't accept having to stay home and she managed to weasle her way into coming to MY vet appointment. Oh well, it isn't the end of the world.

We get to the vet and in a couple of minutes we are in the exam room. The vet looked at my teeth. He said he wouldn't do surgery on me because I am too old (almost 16) and I have a heart murmer. I have to take antibiotics for ten days to get rid of the infection and then I have to take antibiotics for two days per week for the rest of my life. I guess it could be worse.

After that Jelly stole the show as usual. It is something about humans and puppies - Jelly is just a magnet for attention. She walked around real cute showing off her pumpkin sweater and getting lots of attention. Mommy told me not to worry about it because she loves me lots.

When we got home I helped Jelly with the squirrels. I decided what Jelly is doing wrong is that she doesn't bark. Well, I showed her how to bark at squirrels to make them listen. She said that she is going to try real hard to bark at them. I know Mommy won't like it but you have to do what you have to do!

My teeth are still bleeding so I am limited in where I go in the house. I have to either stay in the kitchen or the bathroom because I will get blood all over the carpet. It isn't so bad because I have a real nice cosy bed in each room. Mommy did take me into the livingroom tonight and said I could stay there if I laid real quiet on top of a towel. I was so good so I could stay there. During the day it was nice so I stayed outside for a couple of hours.

Hopefully my teeth will be feeling better in a few days......

Squirrel Troubles and Vet Visit Tomorrow

I have been training Jelly to take over the "squirrel duty" from me. I am almost 16 years old and I figure it is time to pass this skill down to someone younger who can move fast. Jelly has been doing a great job at keeping those pesty squirrels out of our yard. What happened today is something that I have never seen in my almost 16 years of squirrel patrol. Those squirrels like to use our back fence and the hydro lines as their highway to transport food. This morning Jelly was doing a great job chasing them when all of a sudden one of those squirrels stopped on the hydro wire and started having a staring contest with Jelly. Jelly held her own and stood perfectly still staring that squirrel down. I was sitting back thinking about what a good job I had done training Jelly when it happened. The squirrel dropped a big apple right on Jelly missing her only by inches. Boy was that close! Jelly didn't let that stop her but chased the coward back to his tree. It is now war on the squirrels!

I am worried about tomorrow because I have to go to the vet. Yes, the vet! I am having trouble with some of my teeth but the vet said that he doesn't want to put me under for surgery because I am so old and I have a heart murmur. We are just trying to control the infection with antibiotics. A week ago my teeth were really bleeding and I got blood all over the nice beige carpet in the living room where I was laying. (Mommy had to work real hard to get the blood out). I have had some antibiotics and I am feeling good but Mommy wants the Vet to check it out anyways. I hope I have good news to report in my diary tomorrow.

Sad Looking at Old Photos

Well, I finally got that Jelly off the computer. She always is hogging the computer and thinking that her diary has to be done first. Pesty little sisters!

Today was a real quiet day. Mommy wasn't feeling too good so she stayed home today. Don't get too concerned because it is nothing serious and I am certain she will be feeling better in a couple of days. I don't want Mommy to be sick but it was nice to have her home. We had a good time napping all day.

Mommy found time to add a couple of new pictures to my dogster site. Now that we have Dogster Plus we can add so many more pictures. It made me kind of sad because we were looking over all the old pictures of my relatives. As my bio says I was born in our kitchen as was my Mommy and her Mommy. I lived a real nice life with my human Mommy and my schnauzer family. One at a time my schnauzer family went to the Rainbow bridge until I was the only one left. Looking through those old photos makes me sad that they are no longer with us. Mommy took a couple of the good pictures and scanned them and put them on my site. There is a beautiful picture of my doggy Mommy at the doggie show. There is also a picture of my sister Melissia and my Uncle Freddie. Eventually it was just my Mommy and me left. Last spring Mommy brought Jelly home to join our family because we were getting lonely. I must admit I must count my blessings because Jelly has really brought lots of fun back into our lifes. I do love Jelly but don't tell her I told you that.

Jelly was Bad!!

Jelly was so bad today. It happened early this morning. Mommy went into the bathroom for just a few minutes and that Jelly started to chew on Mommy's favourite piece of furniture, something called a deacon's bench. I just couldn't believe it!!! Mommy had wanted a deacon's bench for a couple of years and finally she got one in Spring 2005 (way before Jelly came here). I was trying to tell Jelly to stop. Jelly, don't chew that!!! I was so worried that Mommy would think it was me. Mommy, Mommy hurry up!!! Lucky that Mommy came real quick and saw Jelly being bad. Mommy told Jelly how bad she was. Jelly was feeling very low at this point but she deserved it!!!

When Mommy came home from work she brought some real awful tasting stuff to spray on the bench so Jelly wouldn't chew it again. I know Jelly was very sorry and I have to admit this is the first piece of furniture that Jelly has ever chewed. Mommy then gave Jelly some new chewies and said that is what she was suppose to chew. She also said it wasn't too bad with just a few teeth marks at the very bottom, she said no one would notice it. I think Jelly is now forgiven and Mommy even bought her a new polar fleece sweater.

One thing about Jelly is that she sure can make me look good! Mommy knows that I am the angel and that I never get in trouble.

Home from Doggy Camp and We got Dogster Plus!!

I got home from Doggy Camp yesterday evening. Mommy was too busy unpacking and getting ready to go to work to type my diary for me. I did try to do it myself but Schnauzer paws don't do a good job!

I have to say that Jelly did well at camp (don't tell her I said so). She caught on to everything and was an old pro before you know it!! I was able to get my rest and relaxation at Camp because everyone kept Jelly so busy that she didn't bug me. Jelly made a friend with a young doggy called Phantom. This was sure a lifesaver!!! Jelly would go and run off all her energy playing with Phantom and when she came home she just wanted to sleep. When Jelly wasn't with Phantom or sleeping all the staff at camp kept her busy. Jelly is a really goofy puppy and I heard the Camp Counsellor call her "a clown" and I would agree with that statement. Being a puppy got Jelly lots of attention which kept her real busy. Don't worry about me because I attracted my own attention. Being 15 years old is not that common so the Staff was also real busy pampering me. Camp is sure the life!

I heard that Jelly's doggy Mommy had puppies while I was at camp. I sure hope my human Mommy doesn't get any ideas about adding one of them to our family! I just don't think I could take another Jelly!!! I don't think Mommy will do that because she wants to keep one of Jelly's babies in the future. Jelly won't be old enough to have puppies for a couple of years so I don't have to worry about that in the near future.

Yahoo - we finally got dogster plus. I can hardly wait for Mommy to fix up my site!

Jelly is Coming to Doggy Camp with Me!

It has been a few days since I have made a diary entry. My life is very calm and not too eventful but that is the way I like it. That is unless Jelly creates some problems and boy is she good at it!

Today though is an exciting day. My Mommy is busy packing her clothes into a box because she has to go out of town again. She quite often goes to something called a conference and that is what she is going to tomorrow.
This means I get to go to Doggy Camp - yahoo, yahoo!! Don't get me wrong, I love my Mommy but it is nice to go for a little rest and relaxation at Doggy Camp. Mommy said she will try to pick me up on Sunday but she may not make it home in time and then she will pick me up on Monday. No problem Mommy! I love Doggy Camp so an extra day is okay with me.

I was just laying in my livingroom thinking about how much I like Doggy Camp. I get a nice quiet room with a cot that is climate controlled (air conditioning and heated). I have my own door where I can go outside anytime I want to a private run. It is just sheer heaven!!! I get humans paying attention to me and taking me for walks and letting me go outside in a big yard and enjoy the great outdoors. It just sounded so beautiful and peaceful until my Mommy broke the tranquil setting by saying I had to take Jelly with me!!!! Jelly , oh no!! How can I have any peace and quiet with that little squirt with me! Mommy said that I have to share my room and since this is Jelly's first time at Doggy Camp I have to "show her the ropes"!! There goes my peaceful vacation and I am now going to have to watch over Jelly and worry about her all the time. She is always into so much trouble and is so hard to keep track of! Little sisters can sure be troublesome! I would sure appreciate some pup mail from you doggies sending me strength to make it through this event!

Woof, Woof
Jennifer

Another Rosette!

I am so excited today because I got another rosette! I am such a lucky doggy!!! I got this rosette from my very new friend Clover. Clover and I really understand each other because we are both "mature ladies". I am over 15 years old and Clover is over 17 years. To top it off, Clover and I live in Winnipeg. Thank-you Clover!

Clover wrote in her diary that she isn't feeling 100% right now (I sure know what that is like) and she has to go to the vet next week. Hopefully the vet will be able to make her feel better. I will be sending good thoughts to Clover this week!

Clover and I have an interesting story how we met. We have a mutal friend called Chester who lives in Germany. Chester was talking to my sister Jelly on a dogster forum and asked her if we knew Clover. We didn't but we tracked her down and introduced ourselves. It is rather interesting that a doggy in Germany introduces two doggies who live in the same City! It is all this new technology called the internet. When I was a pup we didn't have the internet but I must say it seems pretty good. When I tell Jelly that I remember when we didn't have the internet she looks at me like I am from outerspace. Kids - no respect for maturity!!!

I got a New Rosette Today!

Hi Everyone! It is been awhile since I got my Mommy to write in my diary. I mostly let my sister Jelly tell you what is going on but I thought it was about time that I set the record straight.

Today was a real exciting day. When my Mommy opened up my dogster site I found I had a new rosette. Yahoo, yahoo!!! It was from my very good friend Samantha. Thank-you Samantha!!! As Samantha says we are the same. We are both beautiful black 15 year old Miniature Schnauzers. We could be perfect matched bookends. Check her site out and you will see what I mean.

Jelly wrote about having to have a bath today. The part that she didn't tell you is that she walked through some poop. Then she is surprised that she smells - what a goof ball! I almost fell over when Mommy told Jelly if she didn't have a bath then she would have to sleep with me. I don't think so!!! I don't want to sleep with a poopy smelling Jelly either! It is a good thing Jelly had her bath because I am afraid she would have found herself sleeping on the floor all by herself if she didn't.

I have been kept busy since I wrote you last trying to keep track of Jelly. We have quite a few wasps around here this time of year. Jelly is so stupid that she is always snapping at them - one of these days she will be bit! Mommy and I have been working on keeping Jelly out of trouble with the wasps.

Then there is the squirrels. I have been teaching Jelly how to patrol the back fence and to keep those critters out of our yard. I have to admit she is doing a pretty good job of it. It sure takes the pressure off me - I now can just lay in the shade and supervise Jelly.

Jelly is a big sucker falling for tricks that humans play. There has been a couple of recent incidents with Jelly and her monkey. She fell for Mommy stealing her monkey and then she had a hard time dealing with getting her monkey out of the laundry basket (you can read all about it in Jelly's diary). I can see my work is not complete yet and I am going to have to take her aside and talk to her about this. She has to get smarter with dealing with humans and their tricks. I can see I have my work cut out for me!

Woof at you later
Jennifer

Jelly Pooped on the Floor - the True Story!

Today was a good day as Mondays go. Mommy went to work so I got to catch up on my sleep. Weekends are tough on an old gal like me because I just can't get enough sleep with all the action going on. With that Jelly running all over the house no one can get any sleep!

Mommy did surprise me though and came home about 20 minutes after she left this morning. I thought that was awfully short but was sure glad to see her. She didn't stay long and she wasn't in a good mood. She said she forgot something called her wallet and got half way to work and had to come home. Oh well, she left again and I went back to my sleep.

We had a real nice evening with Mommy being home all evening. My Mommy had lasagna for supper and I begged some pieces from her. I do love all that great tasting cheese!

Jelly pooped on the floor today. In her diary she says it is not her fault - yeah right! She is always pretending that she has to go outside just so Mommy will let her out and she can play with her monkey outside. I don't know what it is with her and playing with that silly monkey outside! She cried wolf a few too many times and so today when she had to really go out Mommy didn't believe her. Maybe she learned a lesson today about crying wolf but I doubt it.

I Woke Mommy up at 5:30 am on Sunday!

I had to go outside so badly this morning that I had to wake my Mommy up at 5:30 am on a Sunday. Boy was I glad to get out! Mommy wasn't mad and was very happy to let me out. I guess it sure beats me doing my business in the house.! I don't feel bad waking up that squirt Jelly but I do kind of feel bad waking Mommy up early on her sleeping in day. Since we were up Mommy fed us our breakfast and is now helping us with our typing.

Mommy stayed home with us on Friday night even though her friends wanted her to go out. She went out with them on Saturday evening. We spent a nice evening with our Mommy on Friday. That little squirt Jelly bugged me a few times but it wasn't so bad.

Yesterday Mommy went to the store and came home with some more Merrick tinned food for Jelly - what a spoiled brat she is! Mommy also bought me some yummy toppers to put on my kibble. Mommy wants me to keep on eating my kibble because it has been so good for me. I eat Nutro Senior Food with glucosome (I think I spelled it wrong but hey I am only a dog!). I used to be real ouchy when I moved but after a few months of eating that food I can move real well. Mommy says since I am 15 years old that I need my senior food. I am a good girl and eat my kibble right up and I am not a spoiled brat like Jelly.

I am looking forward to today. I love Sunday because we usually can spend it at home with Mommy. One of my favourite hobbies is to watch Mommy working around the house. It is so much fun!!! Mommy says we have to go now because we are going to go back to bed. It is only 6:30 am and Mommy says that is way to early to be up on a Sunday. See you later!

My Week

It has been almost a week since my last (and first) entry. Boy does time every fly! Now that our holidays are over and Mommy is back at work things are much quietier around here. I do like things to be quiet because I really enjoy my sleep.

Mommy and Jelly went to the dog show last weekend. It was kind of nice to get rid of the little squirt (Jelly not Mommy) for a few hours so I could get some sleep. Usually the weekends are pretty hard on me because I can't get my sleep with Jelly running all over. Well, the impossible did happen! That Jelly brought home some prizes from the doggy show. She came home with some ribbons and two squeak toys. You would think that the least she could have done was win some treats??? I don't play with squeak toys but I sure would have liked some treats. I told her to win treats next time.

Mommy cut the grass last night and I had to stay in the house and babysit Jelly. Mommy could trust me outside with the lawnmower but she couldn't trust Jelly. So Jelly was allowed to stay loose in the house for the first time without Mommy being around. It was my job to keep that little squirt out of trouble. It was a tough job but I did it!

Mommy said that Jelly has to go to obedience school tomorrow. Thank goodness, maybe she will learn not to always be jumping all over me.

Mommy and I took a short walk down to the creek last night without Jelly. Mommy is kept so busy with Jelly because she is always into everything! Mommy says that she needs to have some "one on one quality time" with me too. I just loved it. We saw other people walking their doggies. I even saw a beaver, it was so much fun. We sat at a park bench and just enjoyed the beauty of the summer evening. We then walked home.

When we got home it was ice cream time! Mommy had ice cream and Jelly and I had some frosty paws. Jelly and I then curled up together while Mommy worked on the computer. Jelly can be a real pest but she can be really nice too. I guess we are typical sisters with a real love/hate relationship!

Talk to you soon.

My Introduction

I am a 15 year old Miniature Schnauzer. I have had the good fortunate of always being in good health. The Vet now says I have a slight heart murmur and I am bothered by some teeth. The vet said he doesn't want to put me under to do my teeth so I am on antibiotics 2 days per week for the rest of my life to fight the infection. I am not complaining because I feel good and am still enjoying life. I think I am doing well for a dog that is almost 16 years old.

I started my life being born in my Mommy's kitchen. I don't remember any of this but I believe what my Mommy tells me. All I know is that I have never known a different Mommy then I have right now. I also have always lived in the same house, played in the same yard and went for walks along the same creek as I do now. After reading some of the sad stories on dogster about the lifes of other doggies I do feel very fortunate. I was born on New Years Eve and was the first puppy of six born. My Mom describes that New Years as the best ever which makes me feel very special.

I had a great puppyhood and adult life with all my family around me. I had so many doggy relatives to play with and to model. I lived with my great grandmother who my human Mommy bought from a breeder in Chicago. I also lived with my Grandma, my doggy Mommy, my sister and my Uncle all of whom were also born in our kitchen. We had a great time playing and living together. I never had any puppies of my own because my human Mommy made the decison that we had a big enough family and she wasn't going to breed any more. That didn't bother me at all - I didn't have to bother with late nights and stinky kids!! Then something called "old age" came upon us one at a time. First my great-grandmother went to the Rainbow bridge after having cancer at the age of 14 years. Gradually all my relatives went to the Rainbow bridge and I was the only one left. It was sad for me not to have any relatives around but I still had my human Mommy who gave me all the attention.

I lived with my human Mommy as the only doggy for a couple of years and it was a nice time. We reached a point where we both knew that something was missing. This is when my Mommy started to talk about getting something called a "puppy". I thought it might be a good idea.

One night last March my Mommy comes home and she has a small little ball of fur in her arms. I thought, "oh my goodness, what is that?????" Then this silly looking little thing growled at me - can you believe that??? This is my house and she growled at me! Well I growled back. We then sniffed at each other how doggies do and we now get along (as good as can be expected). My Mommy said that her name was Jelly.

For the first few days I kept looking at Jelly and thought she was a pretty funny looking schnauzer! She has a bad bite for a schnauzer, they forgot to dock her tail, her ears stand up, she looked like she had been in an accident with that pushed in monkey face and she was too small. Mommy was saying that Jelly was going to go to the dog shows. I wanted to tell my Mommy that maybe she shouldn't take her to the show because she could never win a prize looking like that. Then the bomb shell fell!! My Mommy told me that she wasn't schnauzer! I thought, "What not a schnauzer, that couldn't be!! Nothing but schnauzers are allowed in this house!" Mommy confirmed that she wasn't a schnauzer and was something called an "affenpinscher". Mommy also said that this is the way they are suppose to be and that Jelly is beautiful. I won't believe it until I see it!! I am just waiting for Jelly to bring home a prize. How could something that looks like that ever win anything??? Do you know what the worst part is? Mommy said that Miniature Schnauzers are related to Affenpinschers? You mean I am related to that ugly little thing?? Now this is hard to take!

As the weeks went by Jelly started to not look so ugly to me. I had to teach her everything. I had to show her how to do her business outside, how to patrol the yard, who to bark at, where the treats are kept, how to "suck" up to Mommy and all the other important things in life.

Jelly and I are like any other pair of sisters as we have our arguments. She is a pest and always wants me to play when I only want to take a good nap. I hate it when she wakes me up in the morning by jumping on my head. She is also really protective of her food. She can be so bad that she wants to run me out of the kitchen just because she smells good food. She will leave her food in the dish and not want it and when I try to eat it she just rips into me. My human Mommy protects me and tries to make Jelly behave. When Jelly gets to be too much I will growl and bark at her. She then hits the floor and leaves me alone for a short time. She is a slow learner because before you know it she is bothering me again!!

Life isn't all bad with Jelly and I do kind of like her although I would never tell her that. She is funny to watch and she makes my Mommy laugh all the time. When she is in her calmer moods she can be decent company and I do enjoy cuddling up with her for a nap. Overall I am glad we decided to share our home with Jelly.

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