Please keep the Power of the Paw going for Annie

My little pal Annie is currently at the vet's. She is still refusing to eat and yesterday x-rays revealed a mass in her abdomen and an enlarged kidney. She also has fluid in her lungs and her red blood cell count is still very low. This morning she seemed a bit better, but is still not eating.

This sweet girl needs some serious Power of the Paw to get over this bump.

Annie, I have everything I possibly can crossed for you, sweet girl! Sending hugs and positive thoughts your way! Stay strong!!

Power of the Paw Needed

My sweet little pal, Annie, could sure use some Power of the Paw.

Annie had a seizure earlier this year and was put on some medication. This weekend she developed a severe cough and the vet thinks she may have had another seizure while her mom was out and aspirated some fluids into her lungs. Her red blood cell count is also low. Today she is very weak and needs help onto and off of the furniture.

Her mom is home with her today as she also isn't feeling well.

Hugs and Power of the Paw to both Annie and her momma. Please get well soon!

Dear Miss Bella

It is with extreme saddness that I learned of the passing of one my bestest friends on Dogster today.

Bella passed to the Bridge today after a brief illness. My mom is devastated by this news and is keeping Bella's family in our thoughts and prayers at this time.

R.I.P. dear Bella.

Awwww!

The momma and I were seeing daddy off this morning. It was very early, and very foggy. I brushed up against daddy's leg and he gave me a big hug. He told me how much he wishes he could take me to work with him as he misses my smiling face while he is at work. Awwww! I wagged my tail so hard and gave him lots of kisses!

Apparently I don't listen

I have been told I am a bad listener.

It it still cold up here in the Great White North. This morning alone it was -31 C. Yesterday mom decides she needs to take the tractor for a drive to make sure everything is OK. When it is this cold, you need to make sure all the oils and whatever are properly lubricating and doing what they are supposed to, check out the hydraulics, whatever.

First she gets a piece of cardboard and puts it on the floor of the garage, and then takes a comforter and puts it on top of the cardboard. She brings me over and tells me I am stay there while she is doing what she has to. Yeah, sure mom.

She starts up the tractor and starts down the drive. She looks beside her, and there I am. She puts the tractor in neutral, climbs off, tells me to stay, gets back on and continues down the drive. She looks behind her this time, and there I am! Same routine.

She starts down the road, looks behind her, well you get the picture. I really get told off this time. She continues down the road (we have a half mile from the main grid to our drive) and she keeps checking and I appear to be staying. Its hard to miss a big dog in a red and black snowsuit pacing on the white snow. She keeps checking as she goes down the half mile and I appear to be staying. She makes a path through the snowdrifts and then is ready to turn around and come back. She looks behind, then does a double take, as I am thisclose to the back of the tractor.

I wanted to tell her great job on making the paths through the drifts mom, you even drove in a straight line. Was she at all happy to see me there, no! But she can't tell me to sit and stay there, not that I would anyway, as I am at the main grid and there are always big trucks and farm equipment moving down the road.

She has no choice but to let me trot beside her as she goes the 1/2 mile back to the drive. When we get to the drive, the tractor goes in neutral, she gets off, and I get a lecture about dogs and tractors not being a good mix. I think that is what she was talking about, I kinda a tuned her out. She gets back on the tractor and goes to park it, looks behind her, we have a long drive remember, and there I am. I get another lecture and this time I stay. She finally parks the tractor and then calls for me. I get another lecture and she says something about staying in the house or being put on the tie out when the tractor is in use. I wasn't really listening, but I think she was quite mad with me.

Rude

So the momma thinks I am rude, I think I was just doing what comes naturally.

We are out for a walk and nature calls. I assume the position when during, um, well there is no polite way to say this, during mid poo some grouse fly up right in front of me. I immediately stop what I am doing and chase the grouse away.

Once I have chased the grouse far enough away I come back and sniff the area they were nesting in. I then proceed to finish my business right in the middle of their nesting area.

I was quite pleased with myself!

Tagged by Harley Diva-Girl!

I have been tagged by the pawsome, Harley Diva-Girl!

I am to list my ten bestest friends, and that is a very tall order indeed. I consider all by Dogster pals my bestest friends. True some I have gotten to know better than others, but I enjoying reading everyone's diaries, playing with them in various groups and exchanging pawmails.

Below is my list and hopefully you can see yourself in it:

1. I have belonged to Dogster for three years now and you made me feel welcome from Day 1.

2. You were very supportive when I hugged a porcupine a couple years ago and sent me get well greetings.

3. You make me laugh everytime mom reads your diary to me. You are the reason I get pumpkin everyday now.

4. I was welcomed by you with open arms into a very special group here on Dogster.

5. Even though I am a very different breed than most of the people in this group, I was honored to have been choosen Dog of the Month in this group last May.

6. You made me cry when you lost your brave battle and went to the Bridge last summer.

7. We have been exchanging pawmails about your momma's health, and I am keeping her in my thoughts and prayers.

8. I have watched you grow from a young pup and can't believe you will soon be a year old.

9. You invited me into a very special group recently and I am thrilled to be a member of it.

10. You gave my momma advise on where to buy my snowsuit which has come in so handy this cold winter.

That is my list. You are truly the best friends this little gal could have. Hugs to everyone, Abbykins!!

Tagged

I have been tagged by my pawsome pal, Gucci!

Now I am supposed to list the 10 things that I like:

1. Summer
2. The river behind my house where I swim in summer
3. The trails along the riverbank behind my house that are easier to walk on in summer.
4. Lying outside in the sun in summer.
5. Gopher and vole patrol in (you guessed it) summer.
6. My snowsuit (sigh) it does keep me warm in winter (bah, winter!)
7. My meds mixed into the smelliest cat food the momma can buy.
8. My mallard duck toy!
9. Back and leg massages.
10. Pawcourse, mom and dad have to be on this list!

Now I am off to tag some friends!

She's the Greatest

My momma is the greatest!

She met daddy in town today after he was finished work and they did some shopping. After the shopping was done, daddy had to rush off for an evening seminar.

Now mom had phoned around earlier to see if she might be able to meet somebody for supper while she was in town. No luck. She was a little down in the dumps about that, and then she thought, she had the best date waiting for her at home! Me!!!!

She picked herself up a chicken soft taco and some mexi fries at one place and then went and got a milk shake and a little bit of soft serve ice cream for me at another place.

I sampled one mexi fry and she shared her chicken soft taco with me. She let me lick out the milk shake container and then I got my little bit of soft serve ice cream. Pawsome!

I have her trained so well!

Thank you again

Once again pups have to say thank to everyone who helped me celebrate my ninth birthday on Tuesday.

Thank you to: Toby Aragorn, Sophie Claire and Harley Davidson and S'mores and Smokey and Buttercup for the hearts. I love you guys, too. Also thank you to S'mores and Smokey for the beautiful picture I used as my profile picture on that day!

Thank you Max, Jake, Lola and Perry, Tessa and Fitcairn and Abbie for the rose. Hugs my friends!

Thank you to my chocolate friend Hershey, for the chocolate cupcake. It was very tasty!

Thank you Otto and Sophie; Shelby and Casey; Daisy and Ella; Sadie Mae, Lucas, Logan, Riley and Jake; Abby; and Gabby for the pink cupcakes. It took some effort, but I managed to finish them.

Thank you for the layer cake from the Frannicolas! That was pawsome. If you hurry over, I still have a bit left.

Thank you Jan and Lacy for the football. After all the cake and cupcakes, I needed something to chase. Trying to keep my girlish figure don't you know.

Thanks to Austin and Doo for the beautiful emerald they sent. It is perfect!

Thank you Annie, Abby, Ty and Patton for the furever crown. It is pawsome!

Thanks again everyone. You really made my day and if you would all lean a little closer to your monitor I want to give everyone a hug and kiss!