I WAS WRONG!!

I meant to say I've tagged

LILLY TOO!!

I'VE BEEN TAGGED BY MY BFF ANNIE!!

Here are the answers to the questions

FOUR JOBS THAT I HAVE:

1. Plate cleaner!! A very important job if I must say so myself!! After all mommy just has to put them in the dishwasher after that!!

2. Critter chaser!! I keep the pesky squirrels outta the bird food (then I can chase the birds!!)

3. Exercise dog for mommy and daddy!!! If I didn't keep em chasing after me then what else would they do for exercise??

4. Towel Thief!! For some reason I can't resist any towels in the house--even if they're on the kitchen counter--must be cuz I like to hear the words "what have you got Bailey Ann" and the chase is on!!

FOUR PLACES I HAVE LIVED AT (OR STAYED)

1. Leesburg, Ohio--I was born there

2. Grove City, Ohio--my furever home!!

3. London, Ohio--My aunt Shellys farm with horses, goats, dogs, cats and more dogs and cats!!

4. Perry County, Ohio--Miley my newest cousin lives there and she has lots of woods and sticks!!

FOUR PLACES I HAVE BEEN

1. K-9 Bark in the Park--Grove City, Ohio

2. Hair stylist with mommy-only they woundnt let me in so me and daddy took a long walk!!

3. 2 Howloween parties for Golden Retrievers -and I saw my boyfriend Radar both times!!

4. Med Vet but I don't think that counts cuz that was a horribdle visit!!

PLACES I'D RATHER BE

1. Laying on top of mommy to keep her warm

2. Sitting next to daddys leg at dinner time cuz he shares--mommy is stingy!!

3. Aunt Shellys cuz she has ALL KINDS OF POOPIE TO EAT!! BOL!!

4. Laying in bed with mommy and daddy--then they get to give me lots and lots of wuv!

SEVEN THINGS ABOUT ME

1. I love napping in the afternoon--I go belly up on my loveseat

2. I snore--really loud!!

3. I'm scared of plastic bags flying in the wind in my backyard!!

4. I don't like the meter reader man--he was in MY backyard & my hair stood up & I BARKED!!

5. I'm scared of chipmonsters (you know those fast little striped buggers!!)

6. I don't like to swim--I only wade in the edges of the pond at K-9 things

7. I'm a whiner!!

Now it's my turn to tag friends and ...the winners are----

Brando
Austin
Queen Kiera
Chuppy
Abbie

My Tale of Devotion the MaddyLynn

As Bailey Ann's 1st birthday approaches I can't help but think back to this time last year that was MaddyLynns last week here with us. I know many of my fantastic dear friends here at Dogster have gone thru and are going thru the same mental problems I am.
I can't help asking myself "if we had the lump removed earlier would we have been able to save her?", "if we hadn't given her the rymadil for pain" if if if if. My heart keeps asking the if if if if questions. My sister n law (who is so much like a sister thats usually what I call her) said tonight that it was MaddyLynns time so we could bring Bailey Ann into our hearts and lives. My husband says "no, the bleeding problems inside from the dog foods and the meds would have taken her from us earlier if we had done the surgery earlier". I don't know---all I know is I miss her smell, her fur, her beautiful red gold curls around her neck, her beautiful eyes-so expresive and full of love, her love of play (she had more toys than a fully grown kid!!) seeing her laying in the sun looking so beautiful--I still pull out her collar and smell it-I kept some of her last toys and neck scarf-
I can't look at the paperwork I kept of the last pitiful week-going back and forth to the vet-trying desperately to stop the bleeding everytime she opened her mouth. Her beautiful eyes didn't shine anymore--they were sad--but she was loving to the very end. She walked into an office she didn't know and greeted the very caring tech and vet she had never met like she had known them all her life--big tail swishes and licks and then lay down on the floor on her side--I lay down with her and cradled her head and just kept saying over and over again I love you MaddyLynn--mommy daddy love you!!! and then she was gone. Dear God she was gone....
I look at her ashes container and wonder how such a big beautiful wonderfull full of life-love-everything you ever wanted from this wonderful girl--could possibly fit in the container. I don't know if I will ever bury her--I don't think I could possibly look at her ashes---
I like to think she visited Bailey Ann before she crossed the Rainbow Bridge. Bailey was born Jan 19 and MaddyLynn left us Jan 21--I think she told Bailey there would come a time when they would all leave their mommy but she was to hold out till this old couple with a broken heart would come to her farm--all she had to do was sit at the womans feet & when she picked her up she was to give the old fart big kisses and she would have a fantastic loving home -----after all--that is how MaddyLynn picked us so why wouldn't it work again?
We love you MaddyLynn Tootise Bear Guy!!!
Daddy and Mommy

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!!

Hi everypup and all my FANTASTIC FRIENDS!!!
I'm just dropping in for a quick bark to all--we won't be on again for awhile. Mommy had her surgery and can't sit at the puter and doesn't feel like typing! If she would just teach me how to do all this stuff she could totter off like her old self and I could take care of business!! BOL!!
We hope everyone had a Merry Christmas--mommy and daddy went to Nonny's for family nite the 23rd (I wasn't allowed to go) but I got to go to Aunt Shelly's on the 24th and had my first big Christmas!! OMD--all the kids, paper to run in, tree to destroy with my tail and me!! (like I knew what a tree was!!) and finally I got to play with my Aussie cousin Ellie May! We had a blast!!

Then Christmas day we stayed home and I finally got to smell a turkey cooking in the oven--what a drooling and nummylicious ttreat!
Then mommy went away for 2days (surgery) and when she came home I wasn't & still can't lay on her to love her--BUMMER!!
BUT---today I really showed my bum feathers---I ate one of her sapphire earrings!! Mommy says I am precious but the bling is supposed to be on the outside not the inside!! BOL!!
Since mommy can't bend or lean down daddy has poopie patrol--BOL!!
I gotta go but HAPPY NEW YEAR to everyone and we hope all your dreams and wishes come true! We love all our FANTASTIC FRIENDS --you guys are all the absolute bestest friends we could have!!
Wiggles and golden sways (from me-Bailey) and love and thanks for all the prayers and love from mommy and daddy--Les and Sandie

We almost lost Bailey........

We came home 12/12 around 930pm to a terrible sight--Bailey had an open wound on the top of her head approx 2x2"--quite swollen -blood dried hair-skin sticking up and scalp gone! She had something sticky in her hair & decided to remove it herself. I immed gave her 25mg benedryl (to stop itching) because we thought we could treat it at home till morning. No stores open that carried cones and she became more stressed at the itch and pain so we took her to ER. They gave her a shot of hydromorphone for pain & light sedation so they could shave top of head and remove skin. When they brought her out she had no idea who we were (terrible look in her eyes!) and froze in place-except for TERRIBLE panting & heartrate. They said she would settle down & sleep. I stayed up with her because I was afraid she would have a heart attack from increased heartrate. She started breathing erratic and about 2hrs home she quit breathing-I was so scared! I kept calling her, hauled her up yelling in her face, pounding on one side of her chest and rubbing hard on the other. She was gone-her heartrate was so faint and slow you could barely feel it. It seemed like forever-I kept thinking God could not be taking her so soon & I pleaded with him to give her back. About 2 min later she started breathing again. I was up all night and she didn't start coming around till around 10am and then she still didn't know us. It took all day for her to shake off the meds--it had to be the combination of the benedryl and the hydro shot. I've been VERY careful of the Tramadol pain med they gave me for her to take--I think they forgot that she was only 10 mos old & just thought of her size.
She is doing better-she has a shaved head and a big sore-no Christmas hat for her! She was so terrified of the cone from the incident that I refuse to put it back on her--one of us is with her at all times to make sure she doesn't scratch it.
My word of warning to all who have big pups--remind the vet that they are PUPS--not adults no matter their weight.
Sandie

My cousin Jake

My cousin Jake ran over the Rainbow Bridge 12/11/07. He ran strong straight to MaddyLynn (my sister and his girlfriend) and his sister Nori Ann, and met Kelsey for the first time! Then I know all the Dogster pups gathered around him to welcome him.
Mommy and daddy were real sorry to see him go--mommy got to tell him goodbye and give him hugs. Her eyes leak for him. They leak now talking about him.
Take care all my loved friends,
Bailey and mommy

Missy Moo

My cousin Kelsey Ann, lovingly called Missy Moo, ran over the Rainbow Bridge yesterday morning.
Kelsey Ann, aka Missy Moo, Shellys 13yr old Aussie was being taken over by her heart failure and they had to rush her to vet. She was almost gone by the time they got there so it took very little to help her cross the Bridge. Kelsey was quite a character, as all of our loved furry ones are, and would smile for you, but only for the ones she loved. When she smiled she curled up the right side of her lip and showed her pretty "fang" tooth and wiggled so hard she almost fell down! I used to talk to her on the phone and Shell said she was smiling and wiggling the whole time! The kids friends refused to play at their house unless Kelsey was in the house cuz she keptherding them all the time! "Just doin my job mom!!" As you can tell we all loved her very much.
I didn't know her for very long but I loved her. Mommy & daddy and MaddyLynn knew her much better and mommys eyes leaked and she asked for MaddyLynn and the Dogster Pack to meet her at the Bridge and run and play with her! The Dogster Pack will love Missy, just like all of us do
We'll miss you Kelsey--
Wuvs and puppy golden wiggles,
Bailey, mommy and daddy

My cousin Nori..

Tonight was really sad for mommy and daddy. My cousin Nori Ann went over the Rainbow Bridge. There is a picture of me and cousins Jake and Nori on my page.
I really didn't know Nori very well-I only met her once. She was really MaddyLynns friend. They grew up together-they loved to play together. When mommy and daddy went on vacations MaddyLynn went to cousins Jake and Nori Ann's house and they came here.
Mommy called her Nor Nor.
Mommy is sad and her eyes leak. She asked for MaddyLynn to look for her and greet her at the end of the bridge-she is sure they are running together, healthy, happy and waiting.
We'll miss you Nor Nor
We love you,
Bailey, mommy and daddy

WAKEY WAKEY MOMMY & DADDY!!!

I'm not allowed in mommy & daddys bed yet at night--seems I think its playtime not sleeptime! Well, Guess what???!!! Mommy forgot to pull the door shut and just pulled it to-----I know how to push doors open that are not latched and the game was on! I snuck in and was on them in one single jump! PLAYTIME!! OK-so it was 3am--makes no difference to me--I was all over them like stink on you know what!! I was so fast going from mommy to daddy to mommy to daddy (you get the picture) it took them 5minutes to finally nab me! They were laughing so hard I really didn't get in trouble, but I certainly got booted out of the bedroom--this time the door was latched! RATS! Mommy goes to bed later than daddy so she has to remember to shut the door then too, sometimes she doesn't and the next thing she hears is daddy saying my name not so nicely (he gets up around 4am) and mommy hauls my 57lbs outta bed (cuz I don't give up easily) and then shuts the door! Seems alot of doors get shut around here--could it be cuz I bring things out, like say...unmentionables belonging to mommy?? hhmmmm....
I had such fun Sunday nite--we went to my Aunt Toni's and Uncle Gary's house, or should I say cousins Annie and Gus's house--BOL!! We know who rules the house don't we pups?? Anyway, Annie is a beautiful black lab and Gus is a 2yr old black & tan Coonhound--and boy does he "talk" alot!! But he sure plays good once I quit being afraid of his big voice! We had so much fun-inside and out-play, play,play!! Miss Annie pretty much sat things out, she is 7, and gets mad if we flop on her while we're playing--gee I wonder why?????? But I love her and Gussy both! I was so tired after 2 1/2 hrs of nonstop play that mommy got an evening of her dreams--I came home, flopped on the a/c retister and passed out--ALL NIGHT LONG!!! Mommy keeps saying she's gonna rent a kid to play with me but we decided we'll just go to Aunt Toni's--after all Aunt Toni and Uncle Gary love me to pieces!! Whats not to love??
I played Chicken with a squirrel this morning-here I am just lounging on my deck (mornings have been especially nice for a change!) and this goofy baby squirrel came outta the tree and got within 5 ft of me--I'm laying with my head looking out in the backyard & he just came up, sat up and watched me, trying to decide if a few bites of food (cuz thats all he woulda got!! BOL!) was worth me chasing him all over the yard! He decieded to diet today--that means I won the stare down!!
Mommy sings a song to me that literally gets huge golden wiggles from me--I golden sway and wiggle from my front legs on back! She says military people might recognize the tune, but, certainly "old salts" will know the tune-it's from Barnacle Bill the Sailor!! She doesn't use the words cuz they're funny but not for Dogster!! It was a song she sang to MaddyLynn and now she sings to me--I just get giddy when she sings it. Here it is----
Who's that Golden at my door?
Who's that Golden at my door?
Who's that Golden at my door?
Why, it's the pretty little Bailey!!
Speaking of MaddyLynn, mommy has put a picture of her on my page#3. She hasn't been able to do a page for her yet but she wants everyone to see how beautiful MaddyLynn is and was. She says she thinks MaddyLynn visited me after she ran over the Bridge and told me mommy & daddy would come one day--just wait--I would know them and she was right! But MaddyLynn failed to warn me of Nasty Nellie! Oh well, I'll forgive her for that one--I was waaayyyy too young to be told horror stories--I was only 2 days old when MaddyLynn left.
Well, gotta go see what I can get into--I've rested while mommy typed so I gotta find me a kitty! Heeerrrrr kiiitttyyy kiiitttyyy....Ready or not here I come!
Wiggles, surprises, drippy, sloppy licks and wuvs, Bailey

Update on everything!!

Well, I finally healed from my spaying! It took twice as long as it should have cuz I didn't behave myself after surgery!! It's hard to keep a rotten pup down!! Mommy knew I was gonna be trouble cuz she asked--jokingly I hope-if they had meds they could send home with me to put me in a doggie coma for awhile!! They said only their drugs they used to knock me out!! Well, they shoulda sent something other than pain pills home cuz I started before I was ever awake! I don't just lay down and go to sleep--I lay down and then roll, scooch, inch, get up & flop till I"m clear across the room!! BOL!! Well I did all that & also got up on the furniture, all within 2 hours of coming home! The only thing I didn't do was lick the stitches!!! Didn't even need a cone so no goofy pictures!!
Mommys biggest problem was keeping me from chasing my tortie sisters (Nasty Nellie didn't care that I was in pain, a poor pitiful pup needing her loving attention!! HAH!!) and laying in the sand chewing sticks.
Needless to say, I pulled open my incision and it got infected. They took me back to the Rascal Unit 1 wk to the day I had surgery and I was less than happy to see that mobile unit again!!! Took a lot of effort to get me into that thing again--mommy didn't watch--chicken!! Cuz it was infected and open they couldn't stitch it again! This time they sent me home with horse pills (antiobiotics) and sedatives--Acepromazine--talk about a drugged pup!!! I thought you were supposed to say NO to drugs??
This stuff worked!! All mommy & daddy got were realllly slow tail wags and duhhhh looks! I surfaced long enuf to go do my business and eat a little. Course I got special food-only good part of it all-so I wouldn't choke cuz i was DRUGGED!!!! After the first few days mommy would cut the pills in half and spread them out during the day so I could "surface"! Nice of her huh?
Then came the day I turned goofier than I am--Mommy noticed I was panting alot and pacing, acting different, and then I got demanding and aggressive!! Mommy said it wasn't an overdose but an overload of the meds--they musta built up in my system cuz I was not myself that day!! It got so bad I attacked my sisters, but mainly Nasty Nellie cuz she wouldn't give in and run--she fought back! I was MUCH worse than usual!! Mommy finally made me stay outside for awhile and I finally went to sleep. The next day she stopped the med and I finally rested really good and came back to my usual goofy self. (I didn't tell NN I was sorry though!!)
I have continued my efforts to rid the backyard of squirrels--hasn't worked so far but it sure is fun trying!! We have one young squirrel that takes the long way to the tree from the food table! Slowly I stalked, he just sat there and watched me coming (smarty pants!!), and then he jumped off the table BUT I remembered which way he was gonna go!!! I went into full speed (I'm getting faster!!) --he stopped in the lilac bush/tree (wrong move!!) and then instead of running to the fence (prob good move cuz I almost snagged him off it last week!) he ran right in front of me heading to the other side of the yard--I scooped him up, fell (in a whole I dug myself--ok-you can quit laughing now!!) rolled over a couple of times and he flew in the air and then took off! After the birdies quit circling my head I got my tooties under me and took off after him--he just made it to the Maple tree-I was hot on his tail!! BOL!! Mommy was laughing so hard she had a hard time saying the NO BAILEY words!!
He's in trouble if he ever picks the Red Bud tree to run too--I was with my kid Shane (the one the Easter Bunny gave me) and he was in the tree and I jumped to the first trunk to get him! This tree is at least 30 years old so it has lots of trunks so that squirrel is in for a big surprise if he goes there!!
I have learned to counter surf--much to mommys dismay! I have also learned (really still trying) to swallow real quick whatever I scored before mommy can take it out of my mouth. Daddy turned me on to hard candy and I found a piece on the kitchen counter-only problem was it still had cellophane on it--mommy freaked! I gave it up unwillingly--hey-what you gonna do when mommy has your big mouth WIDE OPEN!!?? I have to say I have had my schnooz tapped a few times in the past few weeks for learning this trick--even big soulful eyes don't do the trick.
Mommy is now reading a book recommended by Annies mommy to try to tame me down--I have to admit I need something! As soon as mommy is better we will start training me, start walking , etc. I don't know if it will work--I'm pretty hard headed!!
Mommy, daddy and me want to thank EVERYONE who sent me prayers, good wishes, stars and rosettes while me and mommy have been under the weather! We know all the prayers and love coming from everyone has helped us--we have such fantastic friends here on Dogster--and we are so thankful for everyone of you!
We also appreciate all the advice everyone has given--support, love, prayers, good wishes..we couldn't ask for more. Just know that all of this comes right back at everyone of you guys and pups here!
Wiggles, drippy licks, rotten grins and zoomies, Bailey