Grand ____* Ice's whippet daughter has now got a lovely- home. Aaaaw! *Forgotten posh name goes here

So my mummy's sister has just bought a purebred female whippet who is so so so so so so cute! She already has another wuvely dog called Honey who is my bestdog (aswell as Jessie, of course. But she is my fursister so would have to be my bestdog too). She has papers from the IKC (Irish KC) but she can't be shown because of her broken tail (it's an old wound so can't be fixed) but my auntie really got her 'cos she's a cute little hun bun, really.

How to speak Dogster, BOL and more!

I guess Kitai and her gang have done a good job on the old abreves!

AJP (Excellent Jumpers Preferred)
AKC = American Kennel Club - www.akc.org
Annifursary = Anniversary
Apaws = Applause
BAER = the test used to determine if a dog is deaf (recommended for Dals and ACD)
BAYL = bark at ya later
BB = Bark Back
Bestdog = bestfriend
Bi-ped = human (aka 2 legger)
BMTO = Barking My Tail Off
Boydog = boyfriend
BOL = Bark Out Loud
Boypup = Boyfriend
BRB= be right back
Brofur = Pet brother
BTW = by the woof (as in "by the way")
Bully Stick = dried bull penis used for chewing. Similar to pigs ears.
BUMP = Move the post back up to the top of the thread!
BYB = Back Yard Breeder (You'll see this one on the Legislative and Adoption forums)
CD= Companion Dog, an AKC obedience title (also CDX=Companion Dog Excellent)
CERF= Canine Eye Registry Foundation
CGC = Canine Good Citizen
CH = Champion
CKC= Canadian Kennel Club (or sometimes Continental Kennel Club)
Condogulations = congratulations (best on catster as con-cat-ulations)
CPE = Certified Poop Eater
DH = "Dear Husband", depending on the tone of the post, "D" can stand for other things
DOD = Dog of the Day
Dogalicious = Either delicious and/or wonderful (depends how you use it)
Dogarita = Canine version of a margarita
Dogeriffic = Terrific
Dogter = Doggie Doctor, aka the V-E-T!!!
DOW = Dog of the Week
DSA= Dog Scouts of America-- initials mean the dog is a Dog Scout (passed the Dog Scout test)
ETA = Edited To Add (when you edit a forum post to add something else)
Everywoof = everyone
FC (Field Champion)
FD= Flyball Dog, a flyball title
FDX= Flyball Dog Excellent
Fur = For
Furbling - Sibling
Furday=Birthday
Fur-ever = Forever
Furiends = Friends
Furless = Human
Furless sister/brother = Human sister/brother
Furmily = Family
Furtastic=Fantastic
Girldog = Girlfriend
GMB = Give Me Bones
Gotcha Day = the day a dog joined its forever family
HD= Hip dysplasia
Howloween = Halloween
HQ = Dogster HeadQuarters - this refers to the people that run this site.
Humama = Human Mom
HumaNana = Human Grandma
Humom = Human Mom
IMHO = In my humble opinion
IMO = In my opinion
J/K = just kidding
JMO = Just my opinion
L&L = Licks and Love
KC= the Kennel Club of Britain
ME (Master earthdog)
MIA= Missing in Action ,used for lost dogs.
NA (Novice agility)
NFM = no further message
NPC = Naughty Pups Club
OAP (Open Agility Preferred)
OFA = Orthopedic Foundation for Animals
OMB = Oh My Beagle
OMD = Oh My Dog
OP = Original Poster meaning the person who started the thread
OTCh.= Obedience trial champion
Pawlease = please
Pawpular = Popular
Pawrific = Terrific
Pawsome = Awesome
Pawty = party
PM = puppymill
Pmail = Pawmail as in Dogster email (aka PM)
Poke = See "Badger Hunter's Little Smokie" our resident expert when it comes to *Poking* on the forums. *poke**poke**poke**poke**poke*
POV = Point of View
PSD = Psychiactric Service Dog (I think, correct me if I'm wrong)
PTS = Put To Sleep - some people prefer to use this rather than type out the phrase.
PPR = Pup Pal Request (as in send plenty)
RA (Rally Advanced - obedience)
RN (Rally Novice - obedience)
ROTF = Rolling on the Floor (cause something is so funny)
ROFLMTO = Roll on floor laughing my tail off!
SD = Service Dog
SDIT = Service Dog In Training
SIR = Sorry if repost
Sisfur = Pet sister
Skin babies = Human children as opposed to fur babies (dogs and cats)
SLATs = Sniffs, Licks And Tail wags
Snarky = See ZOE... Heh heh heh... Inside joke
TD= Therapy Dog (could also mean AKC tracking dog title)
TDI = Therapy Dogs International
TDInc= Therapy Dogs, Incorporated
Tripod = A three legged dog
TT= Temperament Tested (passed ATTS temperament testing)
TTFN = Ta Ta for Now
UKC= United Kennel Club (or alternately, Universal Kennel Club)
VCD (Versatile Companion Dog - one obed, two agility, and one tracking title)
W&W = Woofs and Wags
Woofday = birthday (aka Barkday)
WWHQD? = What Would Head Quarters Do?
WWPN = Wee wee pads needed, for when something is so funny you lose control!
WWSD = What would Scooby do?
WWW: Wiggles, Woofs & Wags

Hello to everypup!

I'm very sorry! My owner has been so busy that she has been unable to go on Dogster for at least a year! I'm really really sorry, I haven't been replying to any pawmail, but me and my sister are back on here and we hope that all our pup pals are doing okay.

Love and licks,
Ruby♥

A Greyhound's Life

Since I'm part Greyhound, I thought I'd share this poem with others.

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It wasn't all that long ago
I ran the dusty track for show, devoted and driven my face pierced the wind as race after race I fought to contend.
Slow at the turn and lacking in grace I did what I could but I never placed.
I loved to run hard and hear the crowd roar yet those cheers turned to boos when I didn't score.
Folks lost their money when they bet on me they tagged me a loser, said "Retire number three!".
I had no idea what I was likely to find as I walked from the track for the very last time.
My person was waiting, with face so long I sensed inside the sadness that this time I'd not go home.
I tried to change my person's mind and wagged my mighty tail but I knew deep down without a doubt, like racing I had failed.
We drove along the country roads till we came upon a town where erected off the main street was a place known as the pound.
A pretty woman came outside and took me from my crate my person signed the papers and with one look at my face said "I'll leave you here to sleep.
I felt my heart break into bits and walked with head bent low
I knew that it was over and I had no place to go.
Inside the dingy building I was checked and tagged and weighed, a voice said, "We will put him down, tomorrow if not today."
I heard the pretty woman state, "Don't look him in the eye, he has that Greyhound gaze that says, "I do not want to die."
They put me in a kennel with the others on death row, I lay down on the concrete and moaned so soft and low.
Morning filtered through the glass, I stretched my weary bones the pretty woman came to me and said, "It's time to go."
The hall was long and stark and cold, I did not cry or weep I used my eyes and face and soul to halt eternal sleep.
She tried her best to use defense and look away from me, she seemed to know how wrong it was to do this deadly deed.
She bent down close and held my face against her silken cheek, the needle entered my front leg and quickly I felt weak.
I heard the pretty woman sob as she lay me on the floor, I saw a last glimpse of her face and then I saw no more.
I may not have been the fastest dog to ever run the track, I just wish someone had loved me so I could have loved them back.

Anon

Pill popping!

I have been but on medication for my epilepsy (it has now been confirmed that that's what I have). I have to take two small pills every day, usually mummy hides them in pieces of cheese and sausage! Anyway, I better go, I've got some pill popping to do!

Love,
Ruby

Howloween!

It was Halloween last night and what a night it was! I couldn't be on Dogster, sadly, because I was too busy dancing around in my ballerina tutu. I didn't get to go trick or treating with my typist (known as mum most of the time ). There were too many fireworks! Anyway, I better go. Jessie's about to steal my spot on the sofa!

Love and licks,
Ruby

No more seizures?

At the moment I am seizure free, havn't had any in days *paws crossed*. If you havn't read in my last diary entry, I'll just have to repeat myself a little bit. I have been diagnosed with epilepsy! It's all that horrible person's fault! They were the one who made me get it, they threw the firework over the wall! It's very unfair, I think mean people like that should be banned from living in our neighborhood. How could they do something like that? Give a poor, inoccent dog like me epilepsy? I am furious and so are my pawrents.

Two more seizures and a phone call from the vet...

I had two more seizures and I've been so down in the dumps lately. They were petit mal and lasted less than a couple of seconds so didn't bother to add them to my seizure diary but listen to this! The vet phoned and said that there is nothing really wrong with me, I just have epilepsy. Wow, I'm an epileptic pup, I never thought anything like that would ever happen to me. Although the vet hasn't properly confirmed it yet, he has to run more tests (I think). My pawrents have been rather worried about me lately but they are giving me loads of love and attention, everything I deserve, but they can't forget about my sister, Jessie.

I've been tagged!

Here are the rules of this dogster game of "tag" in case you've never gotten a chance to play. When you are tagged, you post 7 random facts about yourself, compose a "new DIARY entry" along with the rules and put them in your own DIARY. Then you pick 7 furs (kitties or doggies) to tag but make sure you tell them... a simple p-mail will do fine, or a rosette to tell them, but you must let them know that they have been tagged. Post their names also in your DIARY.

I was tagged by Ysabelle Jewel Franck!

1. I love to pull out the stuffing in my stuffed toys.
2. I was brought up on a farm but now live in the city.
3. My sister is the best, she is such a role model and a great friend.
4. Me and my sister are NOT litter mates.
5. I'm the youngest in the family.
6. I love food, I am driven mad by it! BOL!
7. I won 2nd place in a prettiest female competition at a dog show.

The seven dogs I am tagging are:

1. Daisy
2. Sugarpie
3. Misty
4. Ali
5. Mia
6. Ben
7. Wilson Sox

Limo, limo outside our house...how lucky can one get?

Me and my sister were one step away from riding in a limosine! The only thing was that it was private, rented out for somebody's debs. I could hardly believe it, it was so big, it had a bar and TV screens and everything! There was even a cool mini disco! The window was open so everybody could get a good look in, people were even getting their photos taken and best of all, it was parked outside our house! Maybe I might have a doggy debs?