It's my Special Day!

Today is my Gotcha day. Thanks everyone for the gifts. Up here on the bridge we can do what we want, so you know I'm eating ham.

I am also peeping down in the peephole at my peeps and Lucky. Lucky is doing a pretty good job taking care of them. It took her a while. She didn't know that mom and dad didn't care if she got up on furniture or slept in the bed. She didn't know that mom likes nothing more than to scratch a pup's belly all night long. But now she knows.

Mom and dad are getting ready for Christmas. I love Christmas, all the ham....I think I better get back to the ham palace.

Greetings from the Rainbow Bridge

Today is my Rainbow Bridge day. It is a sad/happy day. I believe the word people use is bittersweet.

It's sad because it makes me realize how much I miss my peeps. Sure, I look at them everyday through the "peep"hole. And I did send them Lucky Isabella to watch over them. (They are people after all,they need all the help they can get).

It's a happy day too, because even though I left fast, I was sick. And now I am not sick. Now I am as frisky as any puppy, but I am as smart as the smartest dog that ever was. I can eat all the food I want and I still stay nice and slender and nothing gives me hot spots, allergies or tummy aches.

And it's bittersweet because I have met a lot of pups. Pups I've only known through the Internet and Pups I've actually run around with from my nieghborhood. And I've met family pups. Dogs that my mom and dad have grown up with like Tiny and Issackin. And I met the dog that came before me: Poor Sweet Doggie Dude. (He said before he went to live with mom and dad his name was a lot shorter).

So if you have just lost a pup friend to the rainbow bridge and you are sad. That's ok to be sad. But we here in heaven are good. We are well rewarded for the work we did on earth.

Now I just want to say thank you for all the gifts and rememberances. It means a lot to me and it means a lot to mom and dad. And now please eat a ham sandwich to remember me and if you are a vegan have a fake bacon sandwich and make a toast to me and to all the bridge doggies.

Dogster Day

Hey! Today is the anniversary of the day that I joined dogster, 8!!!!years ago. Boy, have things changed. When I joined the only thing you could do is put someone in a coral. I have met tons of friends on Dogster both dog and people. And even though I am in heaven now, I still watch all the fun.

If you are friends with me, but not with Lucky, please make friends with her.

Hope everyone is having a great day. Now back to the ham.

Finally!

Finally! After a December of 60 degree weather and No White Christmas, we are getting snow. The weather guy says 2-4 inches, but right now we can still see grass. But, when it squalls we can't even see out the window!

I talked mom into taking me for a walk in this weather, after she got home from the supermarket. She was just going for the regular weekly stock-up but she said everyone else was buying for a blizzard. Mom says she will believe it when she sees it.

So we went for a walk and as soon as we got halfway around the block it started to squall. Mom couldn't see anything, but I was right there guiding her. I had to wait for her a few times because she was not wearing snow boots and she kept getting snowballs stuck on the bottom of her shoes. Fortunately, she did not fall. I do not need both dad and mom to have hurt legs. (Dad has a torn minuscus? in his knee. He walks with a big stick and cannot do any chores. We are waiting for the insurance to do the paperwork so we can get it fixed. Still I think dad's chore doing days are over.)

So we finally made it through the storm. Me and mom were both covered in snow! Instead of being a golden doggie I was solid white. And mom's dark blue coat was white, too.

Well, my feet are warmed up so I am going to go hang outside again. At least until my toes get cold or mom starts cooking some hot dogs!

It's My Day!

Greetings from the Rainbow Bridge! Today is my day. My special Day. Today is my Gotcha Day. It may or may not be my birthday. But that doesn't matter. It is my special day and I am having a huge giant party at the bridge. And all of my Dogster Pals are here.

I wanted to tell all you peoples that have let their pups go to the bridge, don't be sad. We are all great. We are not in pain. Our bodies are not burdened with old age. No one ever treats us mean. We check in on our families everyday and we give you help even when you don't realize it.

And time at the rainbow bridge doesn't exist so we don't wait long until you show up.

So be good to the pups that we have brought to you. Give a donation to the local animal shelter. Thank you for all the birthday rememberances. If you aren't friends with my sister Lucky make friends with her now. If you want to be friends with my mom on Facebook, send her a paw mail. Have a great Christmas and any other holiday you celebrate right now. Hope your 2012 is the Greatest ever. (Don't worry about that Mayan Stuff).

And now.....Back to the All meat Buffet.

20000!

Wow! I just looked at my page! I have 20000 views! Thank you all my Dogster Pals! Sure, I've been on The Dogster for over 7 years and before I went to the Rainbow Bridge I was quite an active poster, especially on the Diary Pages, but 20000 is a pretty lot. I'm glad I got to meet all you dogster pups. Now back to the Ham.

Diary Pick

Wow! It was strange to see myself on the Diary Page again. I used to be there all the time, but now I am in heaven so I hardly ever write.

I sent my parents a new dog-Lucky Isabella, so if you are not friends with her,please make a request.

Heaven is great. I'm hanging with all my dogster pals. I watch my loved ones from afar. I can do anything I want. Everything that is bad for doggies on earth, is fine in heaven, so I'm going back to eat some chocolate covered ham.

Have a fun day today.

Thinking of You

Hello Dot,

You are in my mind today. Well, you are always in mind, but today you are soo close to me.

I have been getting flashes of you all day. You had such a big personality. Everyone knew you. Even all these years later, I have people asking me what happened to you. You never met a stranger and even when people said they didn't like dogs, you wore them down.

I think about how if there were construction crews in our neighborhood, you would stand right in the circle with them, getting your job assignment for the day, you were just that nosy.

I think about how food focused you were. I think about that cheese sandwhich you found in the field. I wouldn't let you eat it. It was nasty, but every day you would check to see if it was there. I remember the first week you came to us. I was cooking and the timer went off. You ran into the kitchen and looked at the oven. You knew what a timer was. You went to every picnic when we went to the lake even though you were invited to none of them.

But mostly I think about how happy you always looked everytime you would want to come in. You would just look at the storm door and smile and smile so glad to see me. And one day I'll see that smile again.

Finally, I want to say thank you for sending us Lucky. You knew that she needed us. You knew she needed someone who didn't care if she jumped up on furniture or chewed up a shoe. You knew we needed someone quiet and calm. So thank you for sending us Lucky.

Now, go back and finish eating that Chocolate covered ham.

I love you,

mama and daddy and Lucky, too.

Thanks

Just wanted to say thanks for all the birthday and Gotcha Day gifts. I am up in Heaven just going from party to party all in my honor. I want all you people and pups to know that all of us angel pups are doing just fine. Sure, we miss you all, but we do have consolation-bacon buffet, steak table, chocolate covered ham fest and that is just for breakfast. Thank you so much. Now, I have to get back to the Party.

One Year

It has been one year since I left my earthly family and went to the Rainbow Bridge.

I do miss my family and I look in on them a lot. I sent them a good replacement in Doggie Lucky. She was exactly what my family needed and my family is giving her all the love she needs, too.

It is good here at the Rainbow Bridge. I have a lot of friends. Almost all of my friends from the neighborhood are up here now. And I finally get to meet all my dogster pals for real. Please Dogster families, it is ok to miss us, but we want you to go on. Pass our love around.

Meanwhile, we at the bridge are having a huge big party. Everyday. There is a ham with my name on it and I have to go get it.