May 2nd 2009 4:59 am
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Yesterday was quite a day for me and I'm quite in awe right now. It was very special I was chosen as Dogster's Dog of the Day but to share it with all my furiends - old and new - made it absolutely perfect.
I don't know if I can thank everyone individually for all the gifts, pmails and ppr's but I want you to know you are all embedded deep in my heart furever. Thank you my dear furiends and thank you HQ!
I appreciate your kindness
More than words can say;
The very nice thing you did for me
Really made my day!
Love always,
Buddy & Family
May 1st 2009 2:31 am
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ME??? I can't believe my eyes! It's a great day to be a Dogster! Hah! It's always a great day to be a Dogster,right?!!!
Thanks HQ for making my day so SPECIAL ! I'm actually speechless and that doesn't happen very often.
DOGSTER ROCKS!
p.s. I would like to add that it's an honor to share the homepage today with my special pal Duncan! That just makes it all the better! Thanks again HQ!
April 26th 2009 5:09 am
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Foster failure! Yep! That’s ME!!! Phewww… I sure am glad! Mom can’t seem to get the goods outta me but here is what she has found out about my story.
I lived at a dogter’s office somewhere in Kentucky as a blood donor. Mom was shocked when she heard that because she had no idea they did that! She has sure learned a lot in the last 8 years. Anyway, I guess I had served my purpose because I was adopted out at 2 years of age. I went to a very nice family that lived in a big fine house in a really nice neighborhood, but they wanted to keep me in their basement and in the yard using an invisible fence. But they had no idea what a Houdini I was!!! Just ask Mom!!! (but that’s a story for another day) I kept getting out of the basement and would jump right through the fence, do my neighborhood rounds and run back in again! I’m such a manly dawg, I ain’t scared of nothin’! This family only had me a few weeks and decided I was not a good fit with their family. Hmmffftttt… I was too good for them is what it was.
Anyway, Mom had adopted Maggie two years before from a shelter. A lady she knows had it posted where Mom works and this lady knew Mom pretty well by now so she came to Mom and asked if she wanted to take in another Springer. Mom said absolutely not! What??? But after a long discussion Mom relented and said she would foster this “little” boy till she could find him a good home. BOL!!! I always find that funny. So on Friday, July 20th, 2001 Mom loaded up Maggie and Paul (a very good friend of hers) and they went across town to pick me up. Mom saw me before she pulled in the driveway and about had a heart attack! I was HUGE!!! Maggie is very petite and she was Mom’s first experience with a Springer and I guess she thought we were all that size. WRONG! I was twice Maggie’s size!! I have to add at this point it just occurred to us, we were all three adopted on a Friday! Sorry – back to the story. Mom started fretting about my size! But she loaded me up anyway in the back of the SUV and me & Maggie both stood at the back with the door up looking out at all the neighborhood friends that had come to say goodbye to me. At that time Mom got kinda angry because she knew right then I must be a pretty good guy for all these people to pull up in their cars and come running just to bid me farewell. Right? Well of course she was right.
Mom gets me home, realizes I’ve still got all my manly parts. Not good. So she sets out to get my vet records from the last owners and find me a good home. She found me a nice home pretty quickly but thankfully she had problems getting my shot records and she wasn’t going to let me go without the dreaded “surgery”. It took about 3 weeks to get my records. So before my “snip snip” I knew I was home to stay. Mom didn’t know it, but I did. Actually I knew as soon as I walked in the door. She notified my new home that I would be getting surgery and could go in about a week. So that would make it four weeks that Mom had me. Do you see where I’m going with this? Heheheheeee…. Surgery day comes and I lose my… ahem… you know. I come home and Mom finds blood everywhere. She calls the dogter and they said to bring me back in. They knew immediately I was a bleeder. They did all kinds of tests and it was confirmed I had Lyme disease. I stayed 2 weeks in the hospital and then another 2 weeks in outpatient every day. Guess what? Mom couldn’t let me go!!! She had to tell the new home that I was already home. She was afraid I may need special care down the road, not to mention she and Maggie had already gotten attached to me. Oooooh yeah!!! Well, I fully recovered and have been in the most perfect home I could ever ask for. I’ve always felt things happen for a reason. I knew immediately that Mommy and Maggie needed my love, attention and protection. It was a match only God could put together.
Eight years later, I’m almost 10 years old now. I’m happy, healthy and most of the time I think I’m still two! It’s been a great life. Now, I just need to convince Mom we need a poodle...
Buddy
January 11th 2009 6:12 am
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The poll is in and it was 75%-Tennessee & 25% Baltimore... that 75% was probably my good furiends.... Thanks for voting!
Well, it wasn't pretty... everything went wrong that could go wrong. I won't get into to my personal thoughts on this cause I'm just not in the mood to write a book today! Anyway, maybe we'll get 'em next year... sooooooo Congratulations Titans on AFC South Division Champs!
*Buddy picks up kleenex box and leaves*
January 10th 2009 5:09 am
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Well, it's a very serious football day in Nashville! The Baltimore Ravens and a bunch of their fans are visiting us this weekend to play our Titans in the AFC Divisional PLAYOFFS!!! Woooohooooo!!!
The Titan's are the division champs with 13 wins this year so we got a first week bye and home-field advantage this week. If we win today we will play here AGAIN next week and then of course we're off to the SUPERBOWL! It don't get no better than that!
I put a poll on my page so you can vote on your pick for today! Who are you pulling for in this game?
Thanks for reading my diary and VOTE VOTE VOTE!
Your pal and Titans biggest doggie fan,
Bud
Well dog-gone it! I think I got that dadgum poll thingy working now...
December 9th 2008 3:54 am
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This was on our internet homepage this morning... I wonder how much money was spent on this study? All they had to do was ask me!
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St udy Shows Dogs Have Sense of Fairness
No fair! What parent hasn't heard that from a child who thinks another youngster got more of something. Well, it turns out dogs can react the same way.
Ask them to do a trick and they'll give it a try. For a reward, sausage say, they'll happily keep at it.
But if one dog gets no reward, and then sees another get sausage for doing the same trick, just try to get the first one to do it again.
Indeed, he may even turn away and refuse to look at you.
Dogs, like people and monkeys, seem to have a sense of fairness.
"Animals react to inequity," said Friederike Range of the University of Vienna, Austria, who lead a team of researchers testing animals at the school's Clever Dog Lab. "To avoid stress, we should try to avoid treating them differently."
Similar responses have been seen in monkeys.
Range said she wasn't surprised at the dogs reaction, since wolves are known to cooperate with one another and appear to be sensitive to each other. Modern dogs are descended from wolves.
Next, she said, will be experiments to test how dogs and wolves work together. "Among other questions, we will investigate how differences in emotions influence cooperative abilities," she said via e-mail.
In the reward experiments reported in Tuesday's edition of Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Range and colleagues experimented with dogs that understood the command "paw," to place their paw in the hand of a researcher. It's the same game as teaching a dog to "shake hands."
Those that refused at the start — and one border collie that insisted on trying to herd other dogs — were removed. That left 29 dogs to be tested in varying pairs.
The dogs sat side-by-side with an experimenter in front of them. In front of the experimenter was a divided food bowl with pieces of sausage on one side and brown bread on the other.
The dogs were asked to shake hands and each could see what reward the other received.
When one dog got a reward and the other didn't, the unrewarded animal stopped playing.
When both got a reward all was well.
One thing that did surprise the researchers was that — unlike primates — the dogs didn't seem to care whether the reward was sausage or bread.
Possibly, they suggested, the presence of a reward was so important it obscured any preference. Other possibilities, they said, are that daily training with their owners overrides a preference, or that the social condition of working next to a partner increased their motivation regardless of which reward they got.
And the dogs never rejected the food, something that primates had done when they thought the reward was unfair.
The dogs, the researchers said, "were not willing to pay a cost by rejecting unfair offers."
Clive Wynne, an associate professor in the psychology department of the University of Florida, isn't so sure the experiment measures the animals reaction to fairness.
"What it means is individuals are responding negatively to being treated less well," he said in a telephone interview.
But the researchers didn't do a control test that had been done in monkey studies, Wynne said, in which a preferred reward was visible but not given to anyone.
In that case the monkeys went on strike because they could see the better reward but got something lesser.
In dogs, he noted, the quality of reward didn't seem to matter, so the test only worked when they got no reward at all, he said.
However, Wynne added, there is "no doubt in my mind that dogs are very, very sensitive to what people are doing and are very smart."
Comcast article
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Wel l, who woulda thunk it...
November 10th 2008 2:48 pm
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Wooohooo!!! I've been tagged by a few of my pals! I was tagged by Chad, Billie Bob and Sydney!!
I have to tell 7 things about myself, and then tag 5 friends, so here goes:
1. I'm the man of the house... Really! Mom tells me all the time!
2. I get in Mom's lap at least once every day for my "daily hug".
3. I hate the postman and the big brown truck.
4. I snore.
5. I bark... a lot.
6. I'm persistent. I don't give up until I get what I want.
7. I'm very handsome. Don't you think?
I'm going to tag: Cody, River, Millie, Lassie and Buster!
Have a great day!
August 3rd 2008 6:26 am
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for all the breezy collars! You all pawsome!
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A little thank you says so much
And adds that special personal touch
It also lightens up ones day
In countless many little ways
For your very sincere special thought
And the gratitude that you have brought
This little verse is to let you see
I appreciated your thoughtfulness to me!
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Your furiend,
Buddy
February 19th 2008 10:09 am
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Phewwww... it's terribly quiet in our neighborhood. I'm not sure what happened but something is different. No doggies running the streets in about a week. Unvelievable for this part of the woods. But I hope that's a good thing, yeah?
Mom even took us on a walk in the neighborhood Sunday! Wow, that's the first time we have done that in a while! It's a very sad situation when we can't walk on our own street because of homeless or neglected animals.
TO ALL YOU MOMMIES AND DADDIES! Please take care of and love your pets! Okay?!
February 6th 2008 4:13 am
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Please see previous diary entry....
While this little peek was in the carrier on our front porch a storm came up. He had been yapping since he went in and all of a sudden things got quiet. About 5 minutes later Mom went to check on him and that little stinker had gotten out and gone! Jeeeezzzz... It's pouring rain and Mom starts walking the neighborhood looking for him. She's determined this little guy is not gonna live in the elements one more day. After about 20 minutes, soaked to the bone, she couldn't find him. Mom was so distraught. A little while later she looked out and THERE HE WAS! About 2 doors down heading in the opposite direction of our house. She grabbed a blanket and RUN down the street to get him! Yep, she got him! He seems like such a gentle little soul. She brought him back and took him to the shelter. It was very emotional for Mom. He is in worse shape than she originally thought. She filled out the paperwork, paid the surrender fee and left a donation and left in tears. At this point we don't know the fate of this little fella and they won't give us any information after surrendering, but we know in our hearts that whatever it is, his life has to be better than it was.
We had terrible storms last night here in Nashville and Tennessee, thunder, heavy rain & winds, hail and even tornadoes! All Mom could think about was our little furiend was not gonna have to try to survive it. He's warm, his belly is full and hopefully someone is giving him some love that he's never known.
Also, our councilman called Mom back Monday morning after she emailed him Sunday. He told Mom he would call animal control and try to get them out here. Well, it worked! They showed up that afternoon and talked to Mom and rode the neighborhood for a short time but no dogs came out. Isn't that usually how it goes? That dummy told Mom to call when they show back up! HAH! Mom said they'd be gone by the time you get out here! He did mention to mom about traps... She's thinking about that. There is one stray running that really needs to be caught. She is in season NOW and we're sure she is already carrying babies. Mom has seen the attention she has gotten... So if nothing else we really do need to get her some help.
I want to thank all our furiends that have read this and sent their well wishes for our poor little furiend. Dogster is truly an amazing community. And right now that little fella needs all the prayers he can get.
♥ WE LOVE YOU DOGSTER! ♥
February 4th 2008 5:02 am
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Mom witnessed another vicious dog attack yesterday... This is the 2nd one since June 07. But this one was much worse. I will spare the horrible details but these pups are attacking each other. Our neighborhood has a huge stray problem. We don't live in the best of neighborhoods so it's very hard to get help and our animal control really leaves a lot to be desired. We do not have "Animal Cops" here in Nashville.
During all the chaos yesterday and me trying to get Mom calmed down - I thought she was gonna have a heart attack - another doggie problem arose. There has been this little Pikinese we've seen off an on for a while now. This little dog. He looked to be in terrible shape. Yesterday, we let Mom know something was on the other side of our privacy fence and Mom peeked thru and saw this little fella tangled in some briars in the neighbors yard. She went over there and he got free and wouldn't let Mom near him. This is when she realized this little guy is blind and more than likely deaf. He just wanders around with no place to go and acts like he just don't have a clue of where he is. Mom made the decision she had to catch him. She goes to the attic and brings down a travel carrier that I've never seen before! She dusts it off and goes looking for our little furiend to no avail. We all kept an eye out last night but didn't see him. Well, this morning Mom is all ready for work except putting on her clothes and looks out and there he is in the road! Viola! She runs in and puts on some sweats, grabs some treats and the pet carrier and she runs out the door. He was halfway down the street by then. Mom got to him after putting down the carrier too far away but fed him a few treats and petted him and he let her pick him up! YAYYYYYYY!!! She got back up the street to the carrier and in he went! Now he is on my front porch yapping up a storm and not a happy camper. We have this wonderful rescue called Happy Tails Humane and Mom is gonna call them this morning when everything opens. She is sure they will not kill this little pup. Anywhere else will I think. He is in such horrible condition. His hair is so matted and he had lost the hair on his back. Dog only knows what medical problems he may have.
Anyway, Mom is feeling a little better after capturing this unhappy little fella. She wrote her councilman last night about the stray problem we are having and hopefully he can get us some help. She won't even take us on walkies around the neighborhood anymore, it's just not safe. Why oooooh why don't hoomans love their pets and take care of them? It's sooooo sad what we see here everyday and it's tearing my Mom's heart out.
To the hoomans: PAWLEEZ spay and neuter you pets! One unloved, unwanted, homeless pet is toooooo many!
October 23rd 2007 5:03 pm
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Here's the rules:
Each player needs to tell seven random facts about themselves. Tagged dogs must post the rules in their diary and their 7 facts. Then choose 7 pups to tag and list their names. Let them know by pmail or rosette that they have been tagged and to read your diary for the instructions on how to play.
I was tagged by Noah and Tyler!
Here's 7 more facts about me!
1. I love cookies
2. I love my mommy (I'm a momma's boy)
3. Today I don't like rain
4. I hate to have my ears cleaned
5. I hate for animals or hoomans to go up my street
6. I love my bed
7. I like to watch TV
I have to pick 7 pups to tag... hmmmm.. that may come later! BOL!!!
July 31st 2007 4:37 am
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*sits by the front door wringing paws*
I'm so excited!!! I just got the news!!! I'm getting a package!!! OOOOOOOHHH!!!!!! I CAN'T WAIT!!!!! Beatrix is sending Honey Bear!!!!!
*watches door intently- whole body shakin'*
July 21st 2007 5:12 am
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I'm gonna try to do this without tears so bear with me it may be a little long... sorry but it must be done.
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This was my first woofday on Dogster. I haven't been here quite a year yet and what a year it's been. I've made so many wonderful friends it actually makes my heart hurt. Ever felt that way? Well yesterday was my birthday! I'm 8 years old. I don't know exactly what day that happened but 6 years ago yesterday I came to live with Mom and Maggie. That was probably the best day of my life.
Anyway, because of my extraordinary Dogster friends I partied ALL DAY LONG! First off Dutchess posted in the Birthdays thread about my birthday! Thank you my precious angel!!! I got so many birthday wishes, it's just overwhelming.
Dog Park USA sent me a PAWSOME birthday cake!!! You can see it on my page!!! What a great group!!! Thank you Dog Park and Bear!!!
Then our best friend on the face of this Dogster planet, the glorious Miss Dixie Monroe threw me a party last night in the AFF group! OMD!!! It was a blast! All Miss D's parties are need I say!!! You out-did yourself as usual Miss D! And I love you very much girlie!!! Thank you from the bottom of my heart! You are always there for all of us doggies anytime even when you have your own hurdles to cross. You are very special to us all.
I want to thank everyone that came to my PAWTY! Miss D's family - Momo, Shenandoah (I hope your feeling ok today!), Bogie, that little redhead Bambi! Of course my buddy and Maggie's true love Noah and his bro and our great friend Clay. Lovely Lucy, precious li'l Molly, Trixiemae. Our best friend Maggie and Casey. Buddy of Corrolla, Baxter, Kewpie Doll, Picara - Hey, it was Picara's birthday too YAYYYYY!!!!! Her highness Empress Mimi and Molly, Gomer, Dickens, Goober, Abbie and Muffin. Oooooooh, the beautiful Cali was there in all her beautifulness..... can't say much more about that other than she kissed me.... :) Charlie, Toto, Maynard, Krackerjack AKA Undie Dawg HAHAHAHAHAAAAAA!!!! Rosie, Keyeh, Suzy, Beatrix and the whole Fun Loving Family - my favorite family - I LOVE YOU ALL!!! Patan, TJ, Wally Walster, Bella Logosi, Haze (my favorite dance partner and I love to pet the pitties!), and Godiva (also a great dance partner!), Candi, Misty, Tikka (my buddy), Buttercup (sweet, sweet Buttercuppy), Biscuit, Duncan, Sawyer, Chester and Suger, Nikita Sophia and Sugar Bear - Sorry I missed you two!
Thank you all for coming and making my party extra special!
Yesterday I received so many STARS and ROSIES too!!! Too many to thank everyone individually, I hope it's ok I do it here?
Cali, Sassy, Miss Dixie Monroe, Daisy Mae, Haze, Casey, Maggie, Fun Loving Family, Max, Pufulet, Zoee, Nikita Sophia, Undie Dawg, Picara, Molly, Mellow, Gilbert, Sugar, Chester, Baxter, Kewpie Doll, Kansas, River, Lady, Dozer, Dutchess, Punkin, Luke, Buttercup, AFF
Phewwww.... that felt good! Ooooh I hope I didn't miss anyone..... I will recheck again later.... Thank you so much for a birthday I will never forget! I love Dogster and I love you all soooooo much! THANK YOU!
With loving thoughts of you all,
Buddy
July 8th 2007 5:45 am
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Next week is my birthday! Well... it's my annifursary slash birthday. We celebrate them both together since we don't know when my birthday is! We do know I'm 8 years old now!!!! AND... July 20th I'll be with Mom for 6 years! YAYYYYYYY!!!! I don't think I could be any more lucky than I have been for the last 6 years...
I'm a Mamma's Boy - I follow her everywhere. I don't want her out of my sight. Sometimes because she may have some kind of food, but mostly because I just want to be with her. If it were up to me she would keep all hands on me all the time. And actually I do a pretty good job of making sure that happens! BOL! I'm tall enough (and Mom is short enough) that she can keep a hand scratching my head as I walk with her! Cool huh?! Not to mention the frequent "nose up the rear" walk... that will get her movin'.
Anyway, LIFE IS GOOD!
Woof,
Buddy
July 7th 2007 4:11 am
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She won't let us out by ourselves, we keep the security alarm on all the time, she closes the blinds a lot so we can't see out.... What's next?
Ya see, we have the neighbors from hell... A family of 5 kids and 2 adults have lived next door to us for about 8 years now. But it doesn't stop there. At any given time, there may be 8 kids and 4 adults or as usual NO adults with a bunch of teenagers there alone. Over the years Mom has tried to be as nice as she can about all the trash, toys and balls thrown across the privacy fence. She's even tried to be nice about the fence being pulled down from everybody climbing on it! But it all blew up a few weeks ago. She finally had enough after finding a big 3-wood golf club in the middle of our back yard. For it to get there, they had to literally sling it across the fence. She could just picture me or Maggie out there when it came flying over... *sigh* It was just the last straw of many. Neeless to say Mom headed next door with golf club in hand - it was not pretty. Many, many words were spoken (mostly by Mom), but then a chain of events started to unravel.
I'm not even going to get into how these people treat their dogs - 2 of them - chained. One totally ignored except in Summer because they play in the back yard. But he is a sweet dog, he's just scared to death of everything. On the few occasions he gets loose, Mom says "run doggie run" coz she knows he doesnt get any exercise or attention. While he's loose, at least he's probably having a good time for a short while.
Anyway, now when we go out in the back yard, Mom is always with us, she checks around the fence to make sure nothing has been thrown over we shouldn't eat. These kids don't respect their pawrents, their property or themselves so we are a little afraid at this point. Kids can sometimes do things without thinking of the consequences, ya know? Ya see, it's just us and Mom and everyone knows that. We have some great neighbors across the street that we keep an eye out for each other, thank goodness, but they're not home much. We just try to keep a low profile and stay outta trouble. It's really kinda sad... This is our home...
June 13th 2007 12:05 pm
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For the Love of Poop!
For days my tummy was not working, yeah, I felt pretty bad.
It's tough when you're full of things unwanted,
Makes ya down and feel kinda sad.
But being sick has its advantage, you get most anything desired.
Like pets and hugs and kisses on the head
And plenty more that was required.
When the POOP finally came, Mom cried with joy, doesn't take much to make her happy.
I could do anything now, with me she'll never by snappy.
She's so proud of the piles I've left, the last 2 days have been GRAND!
I've gotten so much attention and praise, now I POOP on command!
Buddy
June 10th 2007 6:47 am
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MORE POOP!!! Yayyyyy!!!!!
June 9th 2007 6:01 pm
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We have POOP! 7:35 this morning it arrived! HAHAHAHAA!!! Hopefully that is just the beginning of good things to come.... I sure hope so, Mom's driving me nuts. She's not to excited about it now because it's been over 12 hours and I don't seem to want to do that dirty deed again, so maybe tomorrow... we'll see.
Thanks to all my pals for everything! I love ya all!
The Budster
June 7th 2007 9:28 am
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Still no poop...
I'm feeling better and I'm really hungry so Dr. B told Mom I could eat. We gotta try to get me to poop! I seem to be feeling better today, I was absolutely starving and I'm not throwing up, so those are really good signs! Yayyyyy....
So now Mom's gonna stay home for a little while to see if I will go poop after eating my lunch. Oooooooh I love food!
Keep your fingers crossed!
Hey, I want to thank all my pals for all the well wishes and stars and rosettes... you'll never know how much I appreciate it. I'm not used to so much attention! It's kinda great actually...
{{{hugs}}}
Bud
June 6th 2007 2:31 am
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Well, so far it's not a good day.... It's only 4:00 a.m. and it's not starting out very well. Usually I'm the one that's always "up" and raisin' a rucous, but not today.
You see... I need to poop. Very bad. And I just don't want to. I try and nothin' happens...I don't want anything to eat either and that's a very bad thing. Yesterday after dinner me and Mom spent several hours at Dr. B's office after Mom suspected I was bloating. Well, after x-rays and 2 tubes down my belly Dr. B said it was a good thing we came in cuz she thinks Mom was right on it... I was just before bloating. That doesn't mean it can't still happen so she gave me lots of tummy medicine and big shot of ga-ga stuff to ease my pain and settle me down. I got a little drunk and went to sleep when we got home. At least it settled me down, that's for sure. I wasn't hurting so much anymore and was able to rest. This morning I don't seem to be in as much stress, but still can't poop and have no desire for food. Mom was hoping at least I would beg for something to eat.... nope. Dont want to. She thinks I may be running a little fever again so she's gonna stay home and watch me. Dr. B wants to check me again today so we gotta see what time I can get in. I don't want to go back to that place - they were not very nice to me yesterday. I usually like Dr. B place but I don't think I do anymore.
Well, I'm not feeling quite up to par so I'm gonna go now. Mom keeps taking me outside... grrrrr..... Don't really want to do that either. ;( So me, Mom and Maggie are doing the "poop" chant.
Buddy
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Ok, back from Dr. B's office...
Wasn't as bad as yesterday, thank Dog! At this point looks like we're not too worried about bloat anymore. My night was good, Dr. B. knocked me out really good, my belly is not as extended as it was and I'm breathing soooooooo much better. I got lots of medicine *YUCK* for a severe gastric problem now. Seems the contents of my belly is moving but not very well. I did a little burp for Mom this morning and she jumped for joy! What's up with that? Anyway, Mom and Maggie are running around here saying POOP BUDDY POOP! hahahahahaa.... Well, I'll poop when I get good and ready - I'm just not ready yet. But! When I get ready they better watch out!!! :)
Mommy is getting on my nerves a little - poky, feely, touchy... she even
took off work today to watch me. To tell the truth? I really like all this attention, but I don't like feeling icky. :( Mom calls me her bouncin' baby boy and I'm just not up to bouncin' right now.
Thank you my friend Maggie (not my sister), Casey, Jezzie and River! You're such great pals! Don't worry, I'll be ok! I love you all!!!
Buddy
May 23rd 2007 12:02 pm
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I've been tagged by Jezzie, River & Haze! Ooooh boy, how fun!!! Thanks guys!! Now I've got to come up with my pawsome stuff and send out presies to some friends!!! FUN! FUN! FUN!
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Here's the rules of the game!
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!
Here's my facts:
1. I love to eat.
2. I am a "momma's boy"!
3. I smile... a lot
4. I love my sister Maggie
5. I love to eat
6. I guard the domain - diligently
7. Per Mom, I am the best natured baby in the world... :)
I'm gonna tag:
Aussie Too! (Maggie & Casey)
Baxter
Madison
Daisy
Miss Dixie Monroe
Hoagie
Jack Goodman-Carmean
Ok now!!!! TIME TO PLAYYYYYYY!!!!
February 11th 2007 11:56 am
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Good grief... they've gone and done it now! They made Maggie Princess Diva of the week. geeeeeezzzz... I won't be able to tell her nothin'. (little Miss Priss...)
I'll bark later,
Bud
January 20th 2007 5:01 am
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Hi everyone!
This has been such a great week! I was officially named "Royal Prince of the Week" in the Princess Diva and Prince Charming group! Wow... I'm still speechless. What an honor for me to be recognized out of all the great pups there. Thank you all! Oh, and thanks Gizzy for my picture! It's PAWSOME!
Just a shout out to all of you who have snow... I'm coming over to your house.
We have had all kinds of rain. Of course Mags & I are pretty dirty right now. We really love the rain and the mud. I know I have told you that before, but we really do like mud. Now, with that said, it's gonna cost us a trip to the friggin beauty shop. I know this is coming very soon. I can feel it. Mom told me yesterday I STiNK! ME!!! I think I smell wonderful - Maggies thinks so too. Why would you want to get rid of this wonderful aroma? Mom said it's because this wonderful aroma is engulfing the whole house... Is there a problem with that? I don't see it.
Well, gotta go... I'll bark at ya later! Happy Weekend!
Bud
December 29th 2006 3:17 am
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All the turkey is gone.
December 16th 2006 4:07 am
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Period. It's something I do and I do it well for crying out loud. I go to a lot of trouble to get dirty. I like the look, I love the smell. That's the way it is, right? WRONG!
Mom really does need a reality check on the dirty thing! She keeps taking me for baths and haircuts. I'M A BOY! ('scuse me A MAN!) She doesn't get it! These things are not needed. Period.
Anyway, went to the "booty shop" yesterday. SHE thinks we needed Christmas Do's for petes sake. I think long hair and dirty is a perfectly good CHRISTMAS DO! Don't you?
What's done is done I guess.
I just want to wish all my friends here on Dogster a very Merry Christmas and Happy Hanukkah! Hopefully you can get by this holiday season WITHOUT a Christmas Do.
Luv and licks,
Bud
December 7th 2006 3:16 pm
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I guess I need to catch up since I haven't written in a while! It has turned very cold here today - gonna get down to 18 tonight. We had snow flurries today but nothing happened. :( Mom can't stand the thought of snow, but me and Maggie love it.
I got a Christmas present today! April my sweet little friend sent me a Christmas present and it came in the mail today! TO "ME"! We are not suppose to open them till Christmas but I just know it's something great! I sent her a sweater, she's wearing it on her page now! Take a look - she is the cutest little thing ever! Thank you April!!
I had my picture made with Santa Paws almost 3 weeks ago. I'm a little put out because we don't have them back yet! Geeeeeez... They are suppose to be ready Saturday, thank Dog! We'll see...
Ooooooh, Mom put our stockins up today. They are full of stuff too. I know that because I can smell it! YES! But, for some reason Mom felt the need to hang them out of nose reach! Grrrrrrr..... I think we should go ahead and get what's in them, don't you?
I want to wish all the pups here on Dogster a very Merry Christmas! You are great and this has been a fun, fun holiday season. To everypup, thank you all and have a very Merry Christmas!
Licks all around,
Bud
November 19th 2006 4:42 pm
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Did you see the entry below? All I can say is it didn't go that well.
WOOF!
Bud
November 17th 2006 5:08 pm
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Great. This weekend the girls, Mom & Maggie, are hauling me off to see the man with the beard. Don't they know I'm a "secret agent"? This really is NOT COOL!
November 12th 2006 9:32 am
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We are getting a new picture of me and Maggie! We should have it this week. We got the proofs this morning but Mom wants to make a couple of changes so it will take just a little longer. Rufffffff.... Can't wait! As long as me and Mags are together, anything is alright with me!
I think someone doesn't like me anymore. I'm not corralled many times anyway so when one goes missing it's kinda noticeable. Mom said not to worry about it. If I have offended anyone, sorry. Or they may have left Dogster. Anyway, I have enough in my kennel to make up for it. I like to kennel friends so I can look at them, and hug and kiss them and watch over them as I see necessary.
Oh WOW! I got invited to join a great new group! Oops, but I can't tell about it.
gotta go! Woof!
The Budster
November 1st 2006 3:39 pm
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Can someone please shut her up? Maggie just went on, and on, and on, and on.... Just like the Energizer Bunny! She barked and barked and barked. Our poor trick or treaters didn't seem to mind though. They kept coming. I just sat in front of the door with my nose over the baby gate and got petted! Maggie don't know what she missed. Na, na, na, na, na!!
I was a very good boy. You know how I know that? Mom said so.
Oh, oh, oh... My titer tests came back. Yep! Mom calls me her 64.5 pound healthy bouncing baby boy! MOMMMMM! Anyway, I'm as healthy as a horse. She is really happy about that. She is always worried something is going to creep up especially since I had lyme when I came to live with her. But all is good! Now, I get to go the "beauty shop" today. Good Lord...
Woof...
October 28th 2006 3:22 pm
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Just trying to stay out of T-R-O-U-B-L-E! See Maggie's Last Diary Entry
The weather here in Nashville is beautiful! Fall is here! Mom did go shopping for us today at Petco. We got some cool stuff - as usual. She even got us some Christmas hats! Hey, did you see the Dog of the Day today? Daisy? Isn't she a cutie? A Springer! Woooohoooo! Springers Rule!
Anyway, Mom thinks I've been kinda weird lately. I'm always clingy, but more so recently for some reason. I want her touching me and petting me at ALL TIMES. If she's not, I'm pawing or lighting whining at her. She's not sure what to do with me. She's sure it's just because I'm such a baby. But I usually get what I want, so I'll just keep on doing it! Right? Right.
I'm gonna go now, we are being very quiet right now - since the "kitchen krash" earlier. I don't think she can take much more today.
Later,
Bud
October 10th 2006 4:49 pm
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I was just going along having one of those usual days and Mom comes home early. Cool huh? NOT! She came home to get me! I had to go back to see Dr. B. It was time to check my ears from that nasty infection. Well, it would have been good except there is a mass of gunk sitting on my left ear drum and we can't get to it to clean it out. She put a whooooole lot of cleaning solution in it and whoooooshed it around hoping to loosen it up. It this doesn't work, she may have to make me go to sleep and flush out my ear. NOT GOOD! Yuck.
Also, they took my BLOOD! Mom! What the heck? Since I am a "senior" now, she is having them check to see if I need all those vaccinations. So they are doing the titer tests on me. She says it's because she loves me, but I'm starting to wonder! They also gave me a shot! Geeeez.....
What a day. I hope she doesn't come home early tomorrow.
October 1st 2006 10:38 am
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I think it's getting a little wierd around here? Now we have all this stuff flying all around our web pages and everything. I think we're hooked! I think we need a LIFE!
Anyway, my ears are better. Mom is chasing me all over the bedroom every day with drops and stuff. I got a good cleaning with vinegar or something. Hah! Maggie did too and she doesn't have an infection! heheeehe... I'm taking my medicine, but hopefully I won't have to do this anymore after I start doing this new regime that Candy has told us about. It sounds good and makes a lot of sense. So we are going to try it. Thanks Candy-O!
Got up early as usual, we had eggs today. So it's about nap time. See ya!
The Budster
p.s. October is "Adopt a Shelter Dog Month"! Save a dog!!!
September 26th 2006 4:20 pm
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She tricked me today! I thought we would just take a nice little ride to go see somebody or maybe just go to Sonic, but NOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!! We went to see Dr. B.! The V-E-T! I have had an ear thing going on and most of the time "SHE" can get a handle on it but this time she seemed to think she couldn't fix it... Well! We went for THAT RIDE and ended up in THAT OFFICE. I got my ears cleaned out real, real good. They gave me a shot! And I have to take three pills every day! I like to take pills though - that means something real, real good to eat - HAH! I like Dr. B. too, she is a very nice lady. She actually saved my life when I first came to live with Mom, did I ever tell you that? Well, she did. Anyway, I think she kinda likes me. She likes Maggie too. I told her about us being in Daisy's video too. We are sooooo proud. Oh well, I guess now my ears will get better. Mom got worried this weekend when she kept cleaning them out and putting medicine in them and they kept getting worse. Then, she thinks I couldn't hear her very well a couple of times. I don't know, maybe I was just sleeping really hard or not paying attention. That's not like me though, I always know when Mom is trying to get my attention. You see? I don't want her out of my sight and when she talks to me - I HANG ON EVER WORD!
We had to wait a really long time after our appointment time at Dr. B.'s office because a very sick kitty came in. It was an emergency and they had to take care of her first. It was very sad. But when we finally left, we asked about the kitty and it was a little better. When they brought the kitty in, it was all wrapped up in a towel and they just handed it over to the tech and they ran in the back with it. So Dr. B. had to get the kitty stabilized before she could see me. See what a nice Doc she is?
Oh, I did something else today I don't usually do. I ate Maggie's dinner. Yep! I did it. Mom was trying to get Maggie in the house - she was chasing something around the shed, probaby a squirrel or something and wasn't paying attention to me and I ate my dinner then went over and ate Maggie's too! Yep, sure did! I have tried to do that before, but I usually get caught. Not today. I ran to my bed when Mom came back and said, "Buddy!" But then she just said, "you must have been hungry!" Shucks, I may try that again. She had to feed Maggie again. Now I'm following Mom around burping gleefully.
Well, I really must nap now, it's been a tough day with outing and all. More later.
Bud
September 21st 2006 3:10 pm
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Well, things have settled down a little at my house. I guess I'm getting used to our new bedroom - a little. I'm still not crazy about it, but I have my bed so I guess it's ok. The bad thing is I hear talk of more work to be done around the house! Doesn't she know this disrupts our lives?????
Oh, oh, hey! I want to thank all of my new PUP PALs for inviting me to play with them! I really like this stuff. I have gotten several now from the UK, that's pretty cool! Thank you, thank you!! I like you all a lot!
I haven't been doing much lately. Going out, eating, begging... same old stuff. Gotta go now! See ya'll in the forums!
Buddy
September 14th 2006 11:54 am
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Help! She's moved it. It's never, never, ever been moved unless she was washing it or something and she's done more than wash it! She has moved my bed to another room... oooooh me... I don't like it one little bit. Not one little bit. I guess it helps she moved too and I still sleep right next to her bed, but no, no, no, I don't like it! She says I will get used to it and she knows this will be an adjustment for me, all we did is move from one room to another, but NO, NO, NO, I don't like it! I have been going in the same room, to the same bed, in the same spot for 7 years. This is not right!
Ooooooooooo me..... HELP!
August 28th 2006 4:37 pm
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I'm such a busy man. I went to the Nashville Humane Assoc. Bow-Wow Brunch Saturday. Phewwww, that was something! Talk about "Pup Pals"! Wow! We sniffed for 3 long hours! I got tired of sniffing and especially of being sniffed! Enough of that is enough. I was ready to come home long before Mom. But we had to wait around till the end to make sure we didn't miss all the events and drawings.
The very first thing I did when we got there was get a massage! Oh my Lord... they should have those for humans! But I'm sure that's just a doggie thing, that's too bad. I think I love the girl that was rubbing all over my body - oh my I can still feel it... Then I watched the agility demonstrations, those dogs are pretty cool! They look like they have a lot of fun. But my favorite part of the day? The DOGGIE BUFFET!!!!! I learned my way around that really quick. We had to bring some goodies home to my sister since she didn't get to go with us. (I'm sure you'll hear about that if you visit her diary in the next day or two... ugghhhh.) I got very tired by the time we left, I was ready to go home. I finally just laid down during the fashion show. I didn't care much for those dogs showing off those cutsy clothes and stuff, but everybody else seemed to think that was a big deal for some reason. I had my picture taken with my mom & cousin Rachel and of course Mom snapped pictures all morning. I think she posted some here of me getting my MASSAGE!!! Anyway, I couldnt wait to get back home to rest and see Maggie. I miss her when we're not together. Well, more later she's barking about something - gotta go check!
August 23rd 2006 3:01 am
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Oh boy, oh boy... today is the day! I get to go to the beauty shop! I really like it too!! I prance and shine... I have such a beautiful silky coat - at least that's what Mom says. It always feels soooooooo goooooood and I always smell sooooooo goooood! Woooooof! Woooooof!
August 20th 2006 8:48 am
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Isn't life great? I don't think it can get any better than this, do you?!
Hi, my name is Buddy and I am a very lucky little boy. I guess I'm really not that little, but that's what my mommy says. I only weigh 65 pounds and I'm a great lap dog. I'm 7 years old and I have lived with my mommy for 5 years. Before that I think I lived at a veterinary clinic somewhere and gave them blood or something - they called me a donor? But I don't really remember that. I was adopted out to a family that didn't think I fit in with them very well, so after a few weeks they decided to find me another home. I don't remember that either but that's where my real mommy came into the picture.
When Mom took me to get... ugghhhh... "cut"... "fixed"... ya know? I came home and was sick. I had to go back to the hospital and spend 2 weeks then had to spend another 2 weeks going back and forth every day. The doggie doctor said I was probably bitten by a tick or something - they called it lime disease. I was very sick and could have died. But they took very good care of me and now Mommy calls me her healthy 65 pound bouncing baby boy. Mommy says God sends angels to everyone and that's why I'm here.
I have a sister, Maggie - she's 9 years old. We do everything together and love each very much. She's a rescue too! I have a picture here with her, isn't she beautiful? We are inseperable. Mom takes us everywhere, we love to ride and go places. Our favorite place is Sonic! But usually that's for special occasions - vet visits, groomings, birthdays, anniversaries (we celebrate birthdays and anniversaries as the same thing).
Mom also takes me to special events for the Nashville Human Assoc. Last year we went to one at Lowe's Vanderbilt Plaza and I was on TV! Next week we will be attending another one. It's so exciting! I'm getting a bath and haircut (even though I have my summer cut) and she will put a nice bandana around my neck and strut me through the lobby. She says I look so regal.
Well, this is really fun! I will write again soon. I have to let Maggie get her page ready now. She is a little slower than I am. Mom says we are senior citizens now - I don't feel like it, but Maggie is looking it these days. See ya later!
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