Old Dog Days

Hello Friends

I should really be cross with Mom for not getting to my page but I could never do that, after all, she has her hands full with those three labbies these days! I heard her say more than once about me being low maintenance or something like that. And how she wishes she had at least one Billiebob. Thanks ever so much for thinking of me on my birthday, all the pressies on my page and wonderful messages, really too kind of you all. Means a lot to Mom that I am still remembered. She says I was that kind of dog.

Much love and Happy New Year to you all, be safe and healthy,
Billiebob

A VERY BUSY ANGEL!!!

I surely has been a busy angel watching over Mom and the labbies, and all my pals. Hey, most recently I sprinkled a whole bunch of angel dust at the wedding of Lexi and Dino. It were a lovely ceremony and I am so happy for those kids. They are gonna have a great life together. That Lexi is always leaving me a thunkity and me too in return. Being an angel I don`t get bruises no more.

The big news is there a new brofur in the fambly now, a 4 yo black male labbie named Doobie, that Mom says is just like me, only in a labbie body. She was only meant to foster home, but some things just meant to be and a little angel power brought them together too I think. I hope you read his page DOOBIES PAGE NEW BROFUR and think about rescuing a doggie too. DOOBIES RESCUE GROUPHe come from a horrible place, and probly thinks he about died and gone to heaven he got it so good now with Mom, Bridgey, Talley and that pesky Bagger he very curious about. I can see how happy Mom is with her labbies. She was looking at my happy woof woof face pic tonight a feeling a bit sad, but then happy, because I helped her find Doobie. Here is the organization that rescued him, and here is Doobies page. He needs to gain about 15 pounds, Mom taking care of that.

Mom been ever so busy with her dog training, helping lots of people and doggies. She loves her job. She thinks Doobie is going to be a good dog to help her too, he already learning. Here is her website place. LOOK WHAT I CAN DO! DOG TRAININGYou can get a wunnerful animal behavior newsletter with training tips there. I was busy watching over Bridgey today too. A doggy Mom worked with at the kennel climbed right up and over her run and attacked Bridgey in the aisle. She is OK, just a little nick on her ear that bled. She was some shook up but recovered after Mom played with her and gave her extra special treats, and then played with Doobie at home. She and Talley sure love that Doobie. I hovered over and helped Mom to find a cart to drive inbetween them to break up the fight. That dog was not backing down and Bridgey coulda really been hurt. Good thing they was about same sized.

Well I think my typist getting tired. I go and check in on Codeman at DC one last time I stop in there most every night. We gotta keep tabs on Aggie his Mom too. See ya next time huh?

Ol Dog Angel Diary: You Can Always Count On Your Pals

Mom is so much better tonight. And we are so grateful for how the troops rallied to make Mom feel better. You can always count on your Dogster pals. Seemed like only minutes after she came here last night to write my diary, my good pals were coming along and posting loving and supportive comments. We heard from Jerry Lee, we go way back to squirrel chasing days. He left me a star with the nicest message as well. Big Al from DC stopped by, Stryker a pal at the RB, Sophie a great Mutts pal, Hershey and Biscotte from P*I*F, all had such nice things to say for Mom to feel better. Mom could hardly believe when all these comments kept coming in.

The gang at Doggie Connection, where Mom headed when she was down and out, rallied round too. Codeman was there, Barkley, some of our best furriends. Forgive if we do not remember all, Mom ready to turn in and got heavy lids. We loves ya all. Pmails came from Maggie and Millie and Rebel, all so kind. Maggie posted Moms website on DC so we can help more dogs with getting good information. THANKS MAGGIE!!!! Mom is all about positive dog training and I was so proud to go out and do that with her.

I guess thats about it, we just wanted to thank everfur and their great Moms and Pops too. Mom still has trouble thinking how many lives I must of touched. It is very special she says.
Today she took Talley and Bridgey to play in the huge classroom at the kennel, still pouring here in MD and our backyard is all churned up. They had such a good time, happy labbies are they. WE all been over at DC and P*I*F for a bit tonight, had a good time. We just have not been able to get around to all the regular places. Talley misses SBU, I have not chatted too much with pals at the Bridge and so many places we like to go. Oh, I was SO happy to catch up to my dear pals at Herding Breeds. They is a good bunch of furs. Well must let Mom turn in, an early night. She got her new Rally books and Bridgey and her has got some work to do tomorrow. I will be watching. Bridgey think it all play though, Mom make it fun for her.

Ol Dog Angel Diary: Oh Dear, Mom Having a Rough One

Oh gosh I better sprinkle some angel dust on my Mom, she needs that right now. She has been really busy but today was a bad day. She talked to a good friend earlier today, who had not heard that I passed. Mom used to take me to her wunnerful fenced in yard with lots and lots of trees to pee on, and all us doggies played together and I got to pee all over lots of new things.

The worst was tonight though when Mom just got a email from a client, whose dog I played with often at the kennel, and even went to his house a few time. Me and Spence were good pals. They had not heard yet either. I think Mom is OK now but she has not cried so hard for weeks now.

Mom been doing lots of updates on her Look What I Can Do! website and she gave me place of honor on the top of the About Us page, with one of her favorite pics of me, and she tells about how she got me too. And she added a pic of me on the Classes page, ready to go to work, at the front doors of Rainwood Kennels. There are lots and lots of pics of me in the Hall of Fame Photo Albums. And the labby girls too of course, and all sorts of dogs that I have met. It is making Mom feel better just to come here and write about me.

Oh dear and there was a THIRD person today too, no wonder Mom upset. For years I was the official mascot at the Turkey Point Hawk Watch, and I laid on the path by the sign and greeted all who came along. It was my job and I loved it. Mom sent an email to a person we spent lots of time with there, that lady knew me well and Mom had to tell her too. They say things come in threes. I hope Shebas Mom is doing OK, she passed the same night I did, an hour apart. Me and Sheba good pals up here at the Bridge.

Bridgey is training hard at Rally and I know she going to make Mom proud when she gets to a Trial. It looks like Mom is keeping real busy with the dog training. She says there will never be another BB though. Mr. 100% reliable. Talley is doing good, raiding the asparagus ever time she gets a chance, which is often. Her and Bridgey both. I flyover often and like to see em playin. Mom miss my happy Woof Woof bark I used to do at them labbie girls. Well, I was just at Doggie Connection and I better go back at tell em Mom is OK now. I sure miss Mom.

OL DOG ANGEL DIARY

One month today, at least, one month 52 minutes ago. I see that Mom is really missing me today too, and thinking about me alot, and picturing me walking about the yard doing my patrol like I used to. She saw me standing under the very tree branch on my last day at home, beside the shed, in my place in the mulch by the front deck. She saw it all, like a flashback of that day. Saw me having my hamburger dinner and frosty paws. Saw me looking so happy to be at Doc Ricks. She thought about the "Am I Invited?" look I got on my face, standing on the deck waiting to see if the car ride invitation was coming, and she pictured me standing there when it was not my turn to go. I could see she was lonely for me tonight when the labbies went off to bed, leaving the living room empty of dogs. I was always there, laying near her. She was thinking about how every time she turned to look at me from the computer, i would be watching her. Thinking about the day she put a stray pup into the car with the groceries, all those years ago. She wishes more folks would adopt dogs and give homeless dogs a second chance. Bridgey posted the link to the shelter where Mom volunteers in MD.
That would make me and Mom happy, if more dogs were adopted.
I got a second chance and lived a long happy and remarkable life. All because Mom had a big heart and brought me home. That is why I love her so much. We are blessed to have so many friends that are helping Mom through this. Lots of our dogster furriends are adopted too. It one of the most wonderful things a human can do for a doggy. That, and realize when you beloved pet is suffering and allow them to fly away to the bridge and be free of pain. I think Mom feels better now after she has written this, it always helps her.
Much love to all our furriends, Billiebob

OL DOG ANGEL DIARY: TIME FLIES

Well 2 weeks ago today I made my last visit to the nursing home. 2 weeks ago today Mom sat up with me half the night while I was in pain. 2 weeks ago today Mom fed me pancakes from the table. Bridgey is taking up my habit of hanging out in the corner of the yard by the field, under the Cedar trees. Talley is getting bold and has growled at Bridgey a few times without me to act as a buffer. How I do miss them all. Life at the Bridge is good and I am fitting in just fine though. Although I do seem to fly down and spend more time at all my groups like before, finding comfort in that. Mom is so much better, just the occasional tears. She has a lot of love to give, and opens up her heart to each and every doggy she works with. It is so healing to go on and love other dogs. I am happy to see her doing this. A good friend of hers gave her a beautiful stone she is using as a memorial in the back yard, here is a pic of it.
MY MEMORIAL STONE Hey I will say getting to hang out more with Bunkie my furbro is a real bonus.

We has lost many furriends: recently Bullboy, Duncan, Rebel and Sheba. I have posted on Rainbow Bridge to some other Moms looking for relief from the pain they were feeling and it seems to help them to come to the Bridge to talk about what they are going through. It is something they all have in common.

Talley and Bridgey are Moms working dogs now. They will learn what they need to do. Both of em are good labbie girls and they love Mom a lot. I was the 100% reliable dog Mom counted on over the years though, but those girls is going to do just fine. They is smart and Mom will be just fine with them. I have been watching and see them working and helping Mom a lot.They helped at the kennel today with the bullydog she is working with. What good gals they were as well on a off leash walk along the forest and streams. I was flying over. Mom remains committed to positive dog training methods and always will be. She talks about that a lot in the groups we go to. Mom has been really busy which is another reason we has not been around so much too.

I am still helping with the RACHEL RAY FOOD RASING CAMPAIGN. If you is not aware of this go to www.dogvice.com, all help is welcome to help raise food for hungry dogs. Anyfur can help. Today I posted on the PDPC group to see if we could get some help there. Dogster HQ has been kind enough to advertise the campaign for us as well on the main page. Some of us wrote to HQ asking about the possibility, but I think it was our furriend Gigi calling in the got the job done. We sure do thankyou at P*I*F, Dogster HQ. It has been really exciting to see all our furriends faces on dogvice and dogfessions. Mom has to get some more cards made before the CAmpaign is over; many of ours did get on the site ,they were all of dogs from years past. She would like to see my face on there, I know that.

I guess that is all the new for now. Oh, my new pic with Bunkie is compliments of dear furriend Poana SDIT from DC, whom I had not heard from in some time. She also sent a nice message with some angel wings. Once again, thanks to you all, we read every kind message and love you all. BB and family.

OL DOG ANGEL DIARY: DUNCANS PAGE

DUNCANS PAGE

Well, Mom having a senior moment and cannot for life remember how to edit a diary entry to add a link, so to make long story short it was just easier to make a new diary page.

OL DOG ANGEL DIARY: TRAGIC NEWS

Mom has not been on Dogster so much these days, very busy for one thing, and still dealing with losing me. I wish she would not be so sad, but it seems to be a process these humans has to go through, feeling all that pain. It has been hard for Mom to be on my page and look at my picture. And we do once again thank all for your great kindness. Mom started doing more thanks tonight and we received terrible news that a good furriend of ours, Duncan, from Doggy Connection, wandered away from home and fell into a neighbors pool and drowned. His sweet life ended at 8 years old. Mom surely knows how devasted his parents are. She knew my life was coming to an end as surely as she knew anything, but to lose a furbaby suddenly in a tragic accident is another thing entirely. Posted here is Duncans page, please go there and leave some words for the family. You never know when tragedy can strike your own fambly. You do all you can to keep them safe and disaster can still happen, just like the time our labbies was nearly killed from antifreeze. We got lucky that time. We are blessed for ever day our famblies remain safe and with us. It was also only a month ago that Doggy Connection lost beloved Lassie, and also recently Rebel, a good pal also, and we also lost Sheba, a good furriend. She passed the same day as I did, an hour apart from me. It has been very trying times. I have been playing with my bridge pals some but not so much with Mom busy. they surely did give me a nice rousing welcome there and are really the friendliest bunch ever. I must get back to fly with them and say hi. Mom has just not had so much heart to be around these days. She will get better though I will see to that and her heart will be healed and we will play again.

OL DOG ANGEL DIARY: ANOTHER BILLIEBOB STORY

This story is kind of a continution for the last one, where Bagger had his face stuck in the flowers that a good dog training furriend sent Mom. I has met this lady and her dogs quite a few times and she real nice.

Anyways, one time, they drove to a conference that I came to, and since MOms friend was afraid to drive over bridges, she sat in the back seat with me. And everytime we came to a bridge she held my paw, put her arm around my soft furry neck, and looked at my calm brown eyes. She said I made her feel better and helped her get over the bridges, and that she will never forget that. She said I was just so calm and loving and even gave her face kisses. I sure have been lucky to meet so many people and doggies travelling with Mom. I had a great life. I am ready to move on and begin life at the bridge, but you bet I will be back to visit often. Mom will probably come here and tell more stories as she remembers them.

By Dear Furriend Lady

OL DOG ANGEL DIARY: TALKING TO MOM

Even though it is really fun and peaceful up at the bridge, I has got wings now and I am going to fly done regular to check on my family and furriends. It just would not feel right if I was not going to all my regular places to say hi. I especially has to let MOm know I am watching over her. I can see she is having a hard time. We rode together everywhere for years and years. Everywhere she rode today reminded her of me and she felt me with her. Even the bushes and shrubs I used to pee on at the bank made here thing of me hee hee.

Her dilemma now is, which labbie to leave at home? Talley is fine she thinks if she given something fun to do, like a bone or a kong, but then, if she takes Bridgey and parks in a strange place where Bridgey is not used to being in the car, well, that dont go too well. And, if she leave Bridgey at home alone, she not used to that either, and most probably Mom will have to leave in her crate to begin with, because Lord knows that labbie can get into trouble when she bored or anxious.

A few things happened today also. When MOm came out in the kitchen she found Bagger with his face stuck right in some flowers a dog training friend sent Mom. Almost like Bagger was saying hello to me. He is a good kitty and we got along real well. He even like to rub up against my face and I did not mind that at all.
BILLIEBOBS FLOWERS
When Mom got home from training and errands she was carrying some things from the car, and tripped and everything went flying.
Right into the scrape in the mulch where I liked to lay cause it felt good on my belly. And right in the middle, where Mom had to crawl under the shrub to reach it, was the collar I wore the night I went to the bridge. I surely did not mean to trip Mom, but maybe she will pay more attention to where she is putting her feet.

Mom has been putting up a few of the many pics that were sent so kindly. If we goofed and got a wrong name we so apologize please let us know. There are PPR we has to catch up on and a lot of stuff. Thanks again dear furriends for all you has done. Of, the family of DUSTY THE PUPPYCAT arranged for me and Bunkie to have a special memorial place at an internet website, it is all taken care of, MOm just has to go there with our pics and a few sentences. We will put up a link when it is all done. That was really such a loving gesture. Mom is still amazed at all the love that has been shown.
Much love, your angel pal Billiebob

OL DOG ANGEL DIARY: DEAR FURRIENDS

I saw Mom and Bridgey and Talley out in the yard this morning, them labbies running like crazy like they always does. I know they could feel me with them. I saw Mom look up, and smile at me. They walked about the yard re-visiting my footprints in all the places I liked to go, and it made Mom feel better. Mom took some pics of the spring flowers where I liked to stop along the edge of our little woods. Yesterday I was able to do a mini-version of my normal stroll, yesterday already seems so long ago.
BILLIEBOBS SPRING FLOWERS
These beautiful yellow flowers are right along my regular stroll, and it makes Mom happy to look at the flowers too. She forgets what they are called. Maybe somebody will know. A patient from the nursing home gave her these bulbs from their yard. ALONG MY STROLL

Since Mom is still so sad, and it is hard for her to look at my pictures, we will mostly say hi through my diary for a few days. As much as we love all you furs, it is more than Mom can do right now to communicate. She says it is much harder today than yesterday. But she will get through it, just as we all do.

I cant wait to meet all my new furriends at the Bridge, Riley was kind enough to have my wings waiting for me, so I am free to fly, run, play and act like a youngster. Mom really helped me go to a pretty neat place. I am sorry that she is so sad, but she does not need to be. When she feels well enough to help me play, I am going to meet all the furs at the bridge, and look for the beloved family members of our furriends, that have also made the trip. There is a whole new world here for me, but you can be I will be back to visit, just when you least suspect it. Try not to be sad for me, rejoice that I am no longer in pain, and that I have been set free from my tired painful old body. That was the greatest gift of love that Mom could have ever given me.
Please know that you are all loved and appreciated so much, and we will be in touch with you.

OL DOG DIARY: From Billiebobs Mom

I had already made up my mind that I was doing the right thing, and at the Vets tonight, that was confirmed. BB, bless his heart, had an abdomen larger than just 2 days previously,so in that short time the tumor had grown. He did not want the Vet to touch his belly AT all. So many things just watching him told me he was unhappy. I am a strong advocate for pets being comfortable during their last days and am so happy BB was spared any further suffering. I cant bear for my dogs to be in pain.

He slipped away peacefully watching me with his trusting brown eyes, as he always watched me; he rarely took his eyes off me. Never will I forget that gaze upon me. How I will miss stroking that soft face, those big furry hugs. Tears were shed all round, even by our Vet, who truly loves the dogs he treats. He always said how BB was one of the only dogs who was always glad to see him! BB walked in wagging and left wagging. And we were there SO often these past months. The house already seems empty. 100 pounds of BB took up a good bit of space. I look down the hall and expect to see him. I expect that will be quite some time.

To all his beloved friends, we thank you for making his last days bearable with all your wonderful support and love. We are truly blessed to have so many special friends. I read every message and responded to as many as possible and will keep going until I have responded to all. Every message, card, picture, poem, gift: all so appreciated and treasured. We hope we can give back, the way you have given to BB and the family. In amazement I watched the rosettes, special gifts, stars and wonderful messages pour in. For now, please know each and every one of you is so loved and appreciated. We knew that BB was special, and are so happy you all felt the same way. There will never be another BB. I think that is it for tonight. I will probably lay awake listening for BB to change positions yet again. Soon BB will return to visit as an angel, after a period of adjustment for his Mom. We have lots of BB stories to share.

When we returned we found Doggy Connection and P*I*F groups each engaged in BB threads of memorial and send off. Tomorrow I will go back and reread all those wonderful comments. Thank you all so much. We love you all
BBs Mom.

OL DOG DIARY: I AM GOING TO SEE BUNKIE!!!!

Mom tells me that this evening, I am going to go on a special trip to a place called the Rainbow Bridge, where I will be re-united with my old fursib Bunkie. I has always liked to travel and look forward to seeing Bunkie again. But I is not arriving there with any bone, cause he always did give me a hard time if I had a bone, because he thought all the bones were his. Mom had to quit giving us bones it sure brought out the worst in Bunkie otherwise he was a very loving dog to me. I wonder how long it will take to get there? I have heard this place spoken of before. Maybe there will be lots of varmints to chase too.

I slept really well until 4:30 AM when the pain med was wearing off and I became restless and began to move around a lot. Mom can see if not for the medicine I would be in a lot of trouble. And even now, with more meds on board, I was laying down, looked at my side, began to pant and got up and moved, and is better now. these signs confirm for Mom that I will not be OK and that my trip to the Rainbow Bridge is in order. Doc said the same thing, that there should have been a much better response to the steroids injection and to keep me on so many drugs would be unreasonable. We are really going to enjoy this day. Mom mentioned frosty paws, and something about cooking some hamburger for me, maybe taking some pics, and perhaps an amble about the yard. Mom also wants to visit our groups and tell some Billiebob stories along the way. There are lots of them.

At 8 PM EST tonight is when I will be making my trip to the bridge but for some reason it has to start at Doc Ricks office. Mom said he is going to help me go there, maybe he has a map? If he does, I will save for anyother fur that might need it. Mom says I will get wings too, and be able to visit with my wings. And she says I will never be truly gone and will be with her forever.

For those that dont know, Mom found me when I was 6 months old, wandering about the parking lot of a grocery store, starving and filthy. She loaded me up in the car with the groceries and I been here ever since. I have had lots of adventures out birdwatching with Mom over the years and she says I was a perfect birdwatching companion. I was also the official greeter at the Turkey Point Hawk Watch, where Mom counted migrant birds of prey flying over. I wagged my tail at all the hikers that came through, from my station at the hawk watch sign, and many of them stopped to pet me and then they would ask about the birds and what we were doing. Probably Mom should get in touch with all her bird watching pals to let them know that I am going to this place called the bridge. I know we have a picture somewhere of me on greeting duties at the hawk watch. Maybe Mom can find some of those today and post them.

We love you all so much and will never forget how you have been here for us, and can only hope that we can paw forward the love when another fur is in need. Don`t be sad for me, I has had the best life possible filled with love and adventures.
Much love BB

OL DOG DIARY: UP DOWN UP DOWN

Mom woke up to the sounds of me getting up and down, probly 4 times in 1/2 hr, so she could not get back to sleep and now we both in the puter room. I knew she came in here so I got up (again) followed her in here, and laid down( again.) Mom is thinking that I am on maximum doses of pain medicine and still showing this sign of discomfort, and she say I am also groaning each time I lays down. Soon it is time for more pain medicine, but Mom thinks this might be no way for an old doggy to live, and that I might be happier flying with my bro Bunkie at the Rainbow Bridge. He has been close by and watching over me. If I go there to be with him I can help to watch over all the sick furs and grieving famblies. Our furriend Sheba is sick with colitis, Lucas is not well, Rebel was just lost to the family of Sassy and Shooter, and the 14 year old sister of Georgie was sick on her birthday. So there would be lots to do up there, oh and my furriend Cali has very serious liver problems too. These is just what I can remember off the top of my head.

Mom took some hamburger out of the freezer and she is going to cook that for me today for a special treat. Most probably I will share a bit with the labbie girls, poor kids they dont know what going on. Mostly I tolerate their wanting to be up in my faces but last night I was bothered by their attention and Mom just wanted me to be quiet. They sure are good labbie sissies. I even barked at em a little yesterday when I was playing.

I heard from Murhpy that our good pal Ringo posted about me in Critters Care which was really good of him. I cant even begin to name everfur that been in touch, some that are new furriends too. It sure is a comfort to Mom and give her something else to do besides fret. She is getting ready to email her class for tonight and cancel that. She says that I am more important.
Luv you all and am sure we will be in touch during the day. BB

Ol Dog Diary: A Late Night Foray

Me and Mom was just out to the backyard where she stood and watched me pee, can you believe that. Dont she have nothing better to do BOL. Another nice evening with the moonlight. I is very alert to the night sounds and always has been and Mom loves to see me with my ears pricked up, listening. I was ready to come right back in and did not dilly dally as I often do, and earned a yummy treat for doing so. We gonna get settled again now and have a good night sleep. Mom fell asleep on the sofa while I was sleeping sound and I woke up when she got up and she give me my medicine. There has been no panting since about 8 PM this evening. MOm is so happy about that.
We is so incredibly blessed to have such loving and caring furriends and we love you all.

OL DOG DIARY: QUICK UPDATE

I is resting better right now than I has all day. Mom says the meds must have finally caught up, no panting at all in the last hour. Finally. Seems like I will be able to have a good night. And Mom wont sleep well unless she knows I am OK so this is good. POP at work from all our dear furriends. We loves you all.

OL DOG DIARY: FINALLY SETTLED

Mom is so happy to see that I have finally settled, quit panting and am laying quietly and taking a snooze. She been praying that the increased dose of medicine would at least allow me to have a comfortable night. POP at work again. Tomorrow is another day. Yup she just checked and I is sacked out pretty good. Mom will have a tough decision to make tomorrow about is it sensible to keep a dog going with a horse load of narcotics, which is about what I got in my system so I can just rest. We are so grateful for the support and love of our furriends that been with us every step of the way. No fur and pawrents should has to be alone at this time and we feel sorry for those that are. Are dogter has been excellent in his support also, and Mom has been with him as Sadie, Bunkie, Mathias and Tigger left this world, so she has complete faith in him. Mom is just going to relax now and lovingly watch her old dog sleep so comfortably.
Much Love BB

OL DOG DIARY: MORE MEDS ON BOARD

Mom says the 2 tabs of pain meds was not enough. I did not relax into an easy sleep and has been sitting up panting again. Even though it is a little early Mom gave me 3 tabs of the medicine, she just wants to get me comfortable for right now. She is going to call the dogter too and tell them there been a poor response so far to the steroids and extra meds. Since I am up just now we are going to bou outside in the yard and look at the little spring flowers.
Much love BB

OL DOG DIARY: LATEST OL DOG NEWS

Woofies dear furriends, I was resting so good when Mom left this morning but when she got back 3 hours later I was panting again, which make her very unhappy to see me doing that. We was immediately up to the Vet where I got a shot of steroids which should help me feel better by relieving inflammation in the liver and spleen. As well, Mom is going to increase the dose of my pain meds and give more frequently too. No pain for her boy. Hey that pain med stuff is OK, hee hee. She cancelled classes tonight to be home with her ol dog, she wants to be with me and observe if the the increased meds is going to be enough. Dogter thinks we might get some more time and Mom sure hopes so too. Doc say to Mom call me at home anytime if you need me, we is blessed to have such a great doc. Hooo boy I gettn into serious snooze mode now. All the class peoples were very understanding and Mom thought they would be. Most of them have met me! I been to the home of two of them! I tell ya I sure gets around. Since Mom gonna be home tonight and I gonna be feeling no pain, we probly come out and play tonight hooo haaah. Sure will be good to catch up to all our furriends. It has given us such comfort to know that there so many loving furriends out there and Mom sat and read me each of the loving and caring messages. She cried too, but that is OK, it such a Hu thing to do. Mom says thank you all so much, once again. You are the best!!!!
Much Love BB

OL DOG DIARY: RESTING WELL

Mom feels much better about leaving now. I been out in the yard, ambled about sniffing and looking for varmints and even barked at the labbies a bit. I has had my pain medicine and has settled in for a good nap. Mom Knows I will sleep while she is gone. Doc Rick wont be too happy with her, cause he says pain medicine as needed, but with Moms background, she knows all about pain management, and knows that once a high level of pain is reached, that medicine is going to be much less effective. She worked with lots of hospice patients, so she knows she is doing the right thing in managing my pain so IT DOES NOT get terrible again. She says there is no way that is going to happen. Anyways, she is ready to leave, and to add to the fun her glasses broke and she had to scramble for a way old geeky looking pair as a subsitute. Desparate times call for desparate measures hee hee, bark at ya all later my furriends.
Much love, BB and Fambly

OL DOG DIARY: BETTER NIGHT

Hi dear furriends, I slept well last night. It was a much better night. Mom is in a misery because she has to leave this morning and just wants to stay with me, usually I travel, but she sees that I am very comfortable, will give me my medicine and I will probably just sleep.
The loving messages that came overnight make me feel very blessed to have such loving furriends. Mom truly wish she could respond to each one right now, but will have to do her best with a diary update. You are all so very special.
Much love BB

OL DOG DIARY: I IS BLESSED WITH WONDERFUL FURRIENDS

Mom has not had a good day but I am doing better with regular doses of pain meds. Moms # 1 goal is to keep me comfy for as long as possible. When we can ever sit down and say thanks to each wonderful furriend indvidually we do not know, but please know you are all so loved and very much appreciated. Your support and show of love to our family has truly kept us going. It makes Mom happy to know that I am loved. From every pmail, special card, words of kindness and encouragement, rosie, POP and stars, they all equally special cause they was sent with love and prayers. With all that has been wrong with me I has done amazingly well for a long time, whatever comes now is the icing on the cake. Every day will be special. Anyways there has been none of that awful panting tonight and i is resting good. Me and Mom shared some nice time out on the deck, listening to the night sounds, which I always did enjoy. I wont be riding anywhere for a bit, and then only for a special trip somewhere, maybe to the pet store for a great bone. My dogness I was some embarrassed to be lifted into the car at the Vet. That was first let me tell ya. I pretended that I liked it. I wish we could stay up later and chat with some furriends, but Mom really needs some rest. She never could take a snooze today. She has to go somewhere in the morning, but only if I am OK. Usually I went with her.
Sleep well my furriends, I plan to. tomorrow is another day.
Much love BB

OL DOG DIARY: NOT GOOD NEWS

Hi furriend, cant tell ya how much all the love and support mean to me and MOm, and the labbie girls too. Furriends are the best. Mom will leave word at our groups that the diary is updated, it is so difficult for her. We knew it was coming but I guess it is here.

Doc Rick saw me, and kept poking my belly where it hurt. I did not like that at all. He says my spleen/possibly liver too, is enlarged and I am guarding my abdomen cause it painful. He says likely there a growth that already metastasized from somewhere else. Surgery is not an option to remove the spleen cause there a good probability of cancer elsewhere. No more diagnostic work, there no way to treat it anyways. Goal now is for comfort and quality of life and Mom cant even believe she is typing those words. Dont worry she is not going to let me be in pain. For now she will be giving me pain meds regular.

Someone must have told her to let me visit at the nursing home yesterday. My car riding days may be over. At the Vet one of the guys had to help her lift me in the car, I did not want to jump like I usually do. Maybe there will still be some days when I feel up to riding with Mom, I sure hope so, she loves to have me along. We been riding a long time me and Mom. Anyways I am to go back tomorrow for a shot of steroids that will help too, then back on Wed. to re-evaluate and possibly just an xray to let Doc Rick see my liver.

I has had the best life a dog could possibly have and Mom is going to see to it that I continue to be comfortable and spoiled. Thanks so much for all your support. We try to come out and play later when MOm settles down, what is I gonna do with her!!!!!
Much Love BB
Much Love Billiebob.

Ol Dog Diary: Up down up down

That been me much to Mom dismay but I finally settled good with easy breathing. Since the last diary I had one more panting, then som e more ups/downs, and dont you know as soon as Mom got settled on the cushions by me I got up and moved, to right up against the sofa where she took the cushions from. So then she lugged em all back to teh sofa and laid there, and I got up and down a few time and t hen she fell asleep and I had moved back out to the kitchen where I am now resting and breathing easy she says. Bowsers Mom was up late so we heard from her and got a pmail from Cody just now too, support of furriends is so comforting. Course ever time Mom fuss over me Talley got to get right in my face too but I dont mind. Mom gonna go look at me one last time for the night and she gonna crawl in her own bed.
Love to all my furriends and I hope my pal Sheba, what ate a whole leg off a toy and now has tummy upsets, gets better soon.

Ol Dog Diary: Finally Settled We Hope

Mom thought she had me settled a few times but I would sit right up and start panting heavy and get up and move. I done this few times since we last wrote but now I am breathing slower and easier and Mom hopes I am settled. We pmailed some pals but they asleep probly it is late. Mom is going to lay down next to me on the sofa cushions, course I will probly just get up and move again anyways.
It will be morning before you know it.

Ol Dog Diary: Mom is Watching Me

Mom says I has been very restless tonight, up and down a bunch of times, and not resting well since the pain medicine I had earlier. She just give me some more again. She feels bad now that she took me to the nursing home and feels like it was too much for me. It was good to see those ladies that really love me though. Mom did notice I was reluctant to hop up in the back seat of the car and had some trouble coming home on the 2 steps up to the deck. We thinking maybe some steps for the car so I dont has to jump anymore. Even though it not very high it still a lot for an old doggy, and I sure does love to ride. I been riding with Mom for many a year now.

Mom is going to stay up until my breathing settles down. I been having periods of very rapid respirations this evening, 140 at one point, but just now down to 60 again. I did go out and Mom watched me stiffly journey from tree to shrub to varmint hole, my big white form gleaming in the moonlight. I laid under the big maple tree, where I laid in wait for varmints many a night, and it seemed like I was happy there, so Mom was going to let me stay outside, but I got up and followed her back into the house when I saw her leaving. That was when she saw i was breathing so hard again after I laid down. When she strokes me it seems to make me quiet too. Soon I betcha I will have a very good sleep when the medicine works, and Mom will be able to rest too. The living room window is wide open and there is a nice cool breeze blowing on me and I can hear all the night sounds.
While I was out a flock of geese flew over and I stopped to listen to them, and some kind of night bird was making noise too. Maybe even a Night Hawk.

Well Mom check twice in the last 15 minutes, respirations 50, and now 70 per minute. Some is heavier and some is very shallow. I think she is going to sleep in the sofa by where I am laying. I think I am settled for now though, I have not got up again. Mom is glad and she is glad she has pain medicine to give me. No doggy should have to be in pain. I am going to be fine, just something is not right somewhere.
Tomorrow is another day.

OL DOG DIARY: THANKS DOGSTER and other news

Wow, wont need to buy any dog biscuits for a long long time. Thanks to the generosity of Dogster, we all gots a whole page full of BitOLuv snacks, that our dear furriends was able to send. Dogster sure knows how to help us show the love. Me, Talley, Bridgey and Bunkie sure wants to thanks all our furriends who stopped long enough to think of us and send such nice messages along with the BitOLuv Biscuits. We really appreciate that more than you know. Our only regret is that Mom been so busy with training doggies and volunteering at the rescue there not much left of her in the evenings when she get home, and we just has not had time to reciprocate. We dearly love all our furriends and hopes ya reads this to know how much we appreciate you all. We could not believe how all them biscuits kept coming. I hope we do get time this weekend to send some out and show our love.

At Paws For Life Inc, Chesapeake City MD, now that Marley got adopted, Mom is working with joy, a small black and white freckled mixed breed that ever so cute. Who knows what she really is. My pal Sophie at I`m A Mutt and Proud OF It, made a real good guess of part Border Collie. What do you think?
JOY NEEDS A HOME
I think Joy likes me too. I hope I get to go with Mom a lot. It helps a scaredy dog to have another dog around if they is scared of people. She sat on Moms lap so she is really warming up!!!!

In Food Campaign news, Mom was tickled to see my pic up on the
www.dogfessions.com website, 3rd pic down. This pic was taken at a nursing home visit and we both really loved this lady. The campaign is going until April so there is still time to send in cards and help feed a hungry dog. It is easy and fun and you can win great prizes. Send me a pmail if you has questions. So many of our furriends is pitching in we cant believe it. The main website with all the instructions is
www.dogvice.com We will keep you posted. Luvv BB We sure hopes we gets more dogster time this weekend.

OL DOG DIARY : GREAT NEWS

Today my Mom got the best news and told me too. Awhile back I helped Mom work with a real scaredy dog named Marley at an animal rescue and TODAY MARLEY WAS ADOPTED. Thats right, he went off to a furever home. He sure did come a long way that doggy. There still work to do, but they live nearby and will most probly come to one of Moms classes. Marley lived at Paws For Life Inc. near Chesapeake City Md. Mom already started working with a new doggy, a cute black and white doggy named Joy that lived in a puppy mill.JOY NEEDS A HOME She runs around in circles cause that is all she knows to do. That is so sad. We will keep you posted on how that goes.

I was so surprised to be Dog Of the Month at DC with my silly old trash trick, there sure was some great videos to chose from. They were all great. Anyways it is a great honor, many of our closest furriends are from DC. We are all still feeling the loss of Lassie too.
Mom took snow pics today, and my buddy Al sent a pmail saying his hu-sis laughed for 5 minutes at the pic of Bridgey.
Work continues with the Rachel Ray/Dogvice Food Raising Campaign. Any fur can take part and their nifty prizes too. Send me a pmail if ya got questions. Every card sent in means more food for a hungry dog. Well better let Bridgey say a few words. That bouncy labbie girl Talley was named Top Jolly Bananna at SBU too, dont that beat all?

OL DOG DIARY: TRIPLE DIARY NIGHT

Well, Mom was on a roll with Talley and Bridgey so here we are too! She really oughta let Bagger has a say more often, not like he never had an original thought huh. He sure is not a stupid kitty. Me and him has a great understanding and we get along great. Why, Mom has one pic with me, Bunkie RIP, and Bagger, all laying alongside of each other and it was not posed neither. I get along with all critters except the ones i like to hunt hee hee, must be in the genes. Never was fast enough to catch up with a deer, mostly groundhogs. (Mom does not love that I kill things. ) Well we out in the country with a fenced in yard , a garden, and dogs will be dogs. She always surprised cause otherwise I is the gentlest of dogs and 100 % reliable at meeting other dogs. Mom has taken me with her alot just for that. And I am great company too she says. LOOK WHAT I CAN DO! DOG TRAINING

We saw tonight our furriend Emma, this week P*I*F Spokesdog for the Rachel Ray/Dogvice Food Raising Campaign, started a thread in another group, about the campaign. We been trying to do that, get the word out all around Dogster, meet the goal of 6,000 pounds of food donated. If ya wanna help, visit P*I*F or www.dogvice.com for all the particulars. Of send a pmail. I had my spokesdog turn, and Talley gets a turn at the last week of the campaign with Winston Harpur. Mom wishes she had more time to let us be on Dogster but real life rules or so she says. Somethin about making money, yeah it is nice that we is provide food to eat and toys to play with come to think of. That OK Mom you go on to work now.

SNOW DAY TOMORROW WE THINK. Blizzard like conditions is what they say. that = DOGSTER TIME. hoooo boy!!! Some of our pals, their Moms is not well, we concerned about that and gotta see how that goes. Far as I go, I is doing good for a ol doggy with some health issues. Speaking of, better let Mom off here, we gotta have our medicine me and Bridgey, and Mom needs some sleep.

OL DOG DIARY: CAMPAIGN AND STUFF

My weeks as Dogvice Food Campaign spokesdoggy is over and it was a fun week. We was able to get Food Campaign threads started in other groups which always good. Lots of good furs all workin hard together to help feed hungry animals. Lotsa my pals has got involved too, like Millie, Cody, Al and their famblies. I think that is so wunnerful. Not much else new. Mom keep trying to comb my long white fur keep me lookin nice and still get daily foot spa, foot looks good though Mom says. We all still sad for Lassie, we heard from her folks and they done a beautiful slide show.

Mom been really busy not so much time to play. She still takes me to ride whenever she can. I does love that. Doc Rick says I check out OK but if my appetite dont improve we check my liver enzymes again. He give me a shot of steroids cause i been off my prevacoxx a few days. They thought that and the antibiotics might give me a sick stomach but he dont think so now. I been snoozin pretty hard all evenin Mom says. She smiles evertime she looks at me and usually stops to pet me or hug me whenever she walks past. Says she loves those big furry hugs.

Bridgey got us both in trouble today altho I gotta say she clever I never figgered out how to paw open the gate. She went across the street and i went to the neighbors. Talley sat at the door, she knows where her food bowl is! And Bridgey scarfed up a dish of food Mom was soaking for me, greedy girlie she is! At least she dont have a belly ache. Hey I been likin the Herding Breed Group Teddy fambly and Shula is there made some new furriends like Kayden, they all very much into learning how to be good puppies, and they has a lot of fun too. They is a nice bunch. Well gotta go, Luvv BB

Ol Dog Diary: On the Road Again

Me and Mom travelled today and I got to see a buddy what comes to stay at the kennel from time to time. Only this time we went to their house. My pal been having some trubbles of being ascaird of noises and trying to bust outta the house. Poor doggy that a turrible affliction. Mom and the nice lady talk yakkity yak while me and Spence tour the yard and I gets to pee on ever shrub and blade of grass. Then Spence had to go in for a bit so they could do some work but he came back out to play again and they took some pics. It was fun, that Spence a cool doggy. I was a tired ol doggy when we got back but it was worth it. ME AND MY BUDDY SPENCE

Mom worry cause I dont eat this morning and she had to hand feed me what I would eat. If it keeps up we go talk to our dogter. Our furriend Kiki said she has seed a specialist Dr. Jean Dodds that Mom knows of, and Kiki on a liver diet so we gots to see about that. Anyhow I ate good tonight. We still speading the word about the Food Campaign and gots threads at a number of groups now. It so great when all the doggies can pull together for a great cause to feed hungry dogs. We go back to see Marley at the rescue Sunday or Monday, He is really making good progress at not being scaredy. Mom want to find him a really good home. We post more about that next time we go. Bridgey been practicin her Rally lessons and she does good with that, Talley practiced being a lapdog in the recliner tonight, and Bagger practiced at trying to get extry food. Hey our Pal Dino is doing SO much better and we very happy about that. Well better call it a night.

Ol Dog Diary;Marley Makes Progress

Wow it been a whole week since I had a diary entry, Mom been slacking. Good news is that Marley, at Paws for Life Inc, that Mom been working with is making wunnerful progress. PAWS FOR LIFE, CHESAPEAKE CITY MD He is no long afraid and will stand right at the front of his run and let Mom put the leash on. She dont need me anymore to get his interest. Me and Marley hung out togther and went for a short walk about the grounds. He is very well mannered to me. He also learning his lessons of Sit, Down, and Come on Leash. I sure is happy to see him learning and not being scaredy. Now he really needs a good forever home. MARLEY NEEDS A HOME

This my week as spokesdoggy for the Rachel Ray/Dogvice Food Campaign, so I promoting that round dogtown. One ideer I had was to give a rosie to anyfur that started a thread about the Campaign in one of their groups, and I think we gave out three or four today. Also, I is asking furs to write about the campaign in their diaries. I think we is gonna end up getting a lot of cards made. DOGVICE FOOD CAMPAIGN

Meanwhile I continue on my footspa treatments BOL. Mom says the foot is looking better. Speaking of which, it time for medicine. We is sad our furriend Lassie is still so sick, but SO happy for Dino that is recovering from a doggy attack. There so many sick pups around dogster we tend to save our rosies to send POP, always some pup in need.

OL Dog Diary: Spa Treatment

I tell ya, I got my own personal spa going on here, what with Mom soaking my foot at least twice a day. The really nice part is she sits right with me for 15 minutes and strokes my face and that feel really nice. She give me lots of attention anyhow but this especially nice.

Since I not lame at all, we go to the doggy rescue this afternoon and we make wunnerful progress with my furriend Marley. We get her outside on a long line and get her acting playful and all, and even doing some sits for Mom. She was acting like a normal doggy instead of all scaredy like. She a nice doggy, respectful of me, and does not try to jump on me at all, She is tall as me ,but thin and need to put on weight. Her name is Marley and she needs a good home. Paws For Life Inc. Chesapeake City MD.
Luvv BB

OL DOG DIARY: MAKIN THE ROUNDS

Me and Mom kept busy this mornin runnin errands. I got to go in the bank, drugstore and accountants, and, as always, them ladies in the bank had some nice biscuits for me. I thinks they really like me.
Also, Mom had a new client and I got to meet the cutest ever Beagle, of the color called Lemon. That was first for both me and Mom very cute if I may say so. She a little timid but she warmed up pretty quick. Back home for a quick foot soak, and off to Doc Rick. Dang if he dint stick me with another sharp thingy, extry antibiotics for my foot he say. I see it coming an just roll over, lets get er done. It made him laugh. He also say my tail probly getting sparse because of my thyroid and my meds might need increased but need bloodwork first. Probly why my belly hair dont grow back too. Guess Mom gonna schedule that, she dont want my tail to go bald she say. My weight the same so I is not gaining fluid which called ascites. Doc say there some there but it now worse so that good. We just come from the Secret Cupid Pawtee at Doggy Connection and it was WAY fun. We sorry our pals Lassie and her Mom been so sick. They been having a real tough time. Well Talley got some news too so best let her get on with it. Oh my sweet pal Princess sent hot cocoa to drink while getting my feet soaked that so sweet. Lexi and fambly as always right there with POP even though it IS just a foot problem. I is blessed to be luvved.

OL DOG DIARY: WAY TOO MUCH ATTENTION

I like attention from my Mom as well as any dog, but today I got WAY to much of the wrong kind. Mom wiping off my feet today and notice the place where I had cysts before is looking sore. Next think I know we riding up to the Vet to get antibiotics. Doc was doing surgery so tomorrow I has to go back and let him see it. That was the good part .
We get home, the next thing I know Mom has scissors out trimming all the fur from inbetween my pads. THEN she sticks my paw in that hot water bath again. She says I fussed alot so my foot must be sore. After she look at it, and it definitely infected. So then the ointment go on. BUT it not over yet, She notice I been shakin my head a bit, and see my left ear looks junky. You guessed it, got my ears cleaned out too. Guess that`ll do me for a bit. !!!!! I can pretty much guarantee foot soaks for 2X day for a bit. Well could be worse, I eating good and getting around good. Mom had to change her day around a bit for me but she dont mind. We plan on the dog resuce but that will have to be tomorry now. I gonna has a snooze after that work out. !!!!
Luvv BB

OL DOG DIARY: JUST NEWS AND STUFF

Yesterday was such a nice day Mom an Pop take us all to the Town Park on the North East River, and of course I was in heaven with so many new things to pee on. Mom always laugh to see me take such pleasure in that, but it very serious pasttime to me . After one round I was fading a bit so Mom *let* me guard the car while the labbies hike some more. Sure was fun.

Today an at home day. Mom been workin on our cards for the Food Raising campaign. You can read all about it a few diaries back or go to www.dogvice.com for all the details. It is easy and fun, and you can help feed a hungry dog. And its free too, that even better. Just the cost of mailiing some cards. You can see the P*I*F spokesdogs, with me an Talley included. Oh big times indeed. Dogvice Food Campaign

Tomorry a kennel day/dog rescue day for Mom so I will probly go with her and we see how our furriend Marley is doing. Last time we there, she got over her fear an made furreinds with Mom. We left some POP around dogtown tonight. A little kitty Pinkie is real sick. Our good furriend Faccia Bella was going to the bridge sometime today we read. We very sad about that, she been sick awhile but it seemed like she was getting better. When you make so many furriends it hard to see them being sick.

Mom got BAgger diet cat food hee hee and he on limited food. She say his head gets smaller all the time and he can sqwuak all he like, he not gettin extry food hee hee. We see how that goes. Betcha Bagger write about it in his diary. He be beggin for folks to send him food and stuff.
K gotta go, Luv BB

2009 Furriendship TAg: By Dee-dee

Welcome to the new edition of "2009 Get to Know Your Pals" I was tagged by my furriend Dee-Dee, such a cutie.
Copy this diary entry, and paste it into your diary. Read then delete my answers. Then you can fill in your own! We can get to know our pals better!! Have fun!! Then send a rosette or pawmail to 4 pals and ask them to post it in their diary!!!!

*** TRY AN TAG FURS THAT NOT BEEN TAGGED BEFORE SO WE MAKE MORE FURRIENDS**

Here we GO!!!!!

1. What color is your collar?
Can you BELIEVE that Mom gots a pink collar on me. What is up with that?

I2. What kind of food do you eat?
Me an Talley gets Eukanuba kibbles, Bridgey get a different kind cuz she got pancreatitis.

3. What are your favorite treats?
ummm toast crusts and pancakes. heaven!!!!

4. Do you have a Valentine or significant other??
NOPE, just my Mom. Well and Little Ava and Dotty they like adopted grandkids really. They special.


5. Do you get Table Scraps?
As a rule we dont, but Mom does sneak me toast crusts and pancakes when the labbies is not lookin.

6. What is your favorite toy?
Wild Groundhogs. BOL>

7. When is your Birthday?...
Dec 31 I was 15. OMD>

8. How many times a day do you get to eat?
I get fed 2x days, then some training treats here and there.

9. Do you have a favorite color?
Food is a good color!!!

10. Do you hope all your pals put this in their diary?
I sure hope so. I know we has not always had time to do tags so I unnerstand if they dont.

Now I off to tag 4 furriends and I come right back and add that. OK, I tagged: GRAMPA, SONNY, SHERRY, AND EMILY all from Outdoor World.

OL DOG DIARY: 2009 FURRIENDSHIP TAG

Welcome to the new edition of "2009 Get to Know Your Pals" Awhile back my good furriend Charlie tagged me an just was not able to get it done, so here we go.

Copy this diary entry, and paste it into your diary. Read then delete my answers. Then you can fill in your own! We can get to know our pals better!! Have fun!! Then send a rosette or pawmail to 4 pals and ask them to post it in their diary!!!!

*** TRY AN TAG FURS THAT NOT BEEN TAGGED BEFORE SO WE MAKE MORE FURRIENDS**

Here we GO!!!!!

1. What color is your collar?
Can you BELIEVE that Mom gots a pink collar on me. What is up with that?

I2. What kind of food do you eat?
Me an Talley gets Eukanuba kibbles, Bridgey get a different kind cuz she got pancreatitis.

3. What are your favorite treats?
ummm toast crusts and pancakes. heaven!!!!

4. Do you have a Valentine or significant other??
NOPE, just my Mom. Well and Little Ava and Dotty they like adopted grandkids really. They special.


5. Do you get Table Scraps?
As a rule we dont, but Mom does sneak me toast crusts and pancakes when the labbies is not lookin.

6. What is your favorite toy?
Wild Groundhogs. BOL>

7. When is your Birthday?...
Dec 31 I was 15. OMD>

8. How many times a day do you get to eat?
I get fed 2x days, then some training treats here and there.

9. Do you have a favorite color?
Food is a good color!!!

10. Do you hope all your pals put this in their diary?
I sure hope so. I know we has not always had time to do tags so I unnerstand if they dont.

Now I off to tag 4 furriends and I come right back and add that.

So I Tagged: Charlie already, I gonna go find Ava, Dotty and Whiskey. All them young uns. All them kiddies is very special an learnin to be good P*I*Fers.

** We DO aplologize to all our furriends because we has just not been able to keep up to all the tags, we luvvs it we does, our Mom just dont get there all the time.** Luv Billiebob

OL DOG DIARY: RESCUE WORK.

Me an Mom took a road trip this mornin to the Rescue she volunteers at called Paws For Life. What a nice place, out in the country, on a big horse farm, great runs, and a outdoor play yard too. Here is what to click on to see it: Paws For Life

Mom says I was a big help today with a VERY fearful doggy that likes other dogs but not strangers. Mom had me lay down outside that doggy run, and then it was brave enough to come and take some treats, and it warmed right up. Then when Mom came back later without me, she was able to put a leash on Marley and do some work with her. She says Marley is a scaredy dog an needs a nice home out of the kennel, even though it IS a very nice place. This is Marley, Mom really likes her. Marley We sure hope she gets a good home.
We worked with a labbie dog too, but we write about that another time. We been busy too doing PR work for the food raising campaign.
Luv BB

OL DOG DIARY: ON THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL

We been busy sending out word on the Rachel Ray Nutrish FoodRaiser Campaign that P*I*F is a Spokesgroup for. We all VERY excited to be part of this. Mom cant believe my pic is on a national website for dogsake!!! Too much, she says. Every spokesdog will have their pic on the dogvice website, we just saw mine their tonight for the first time. Well, we belong to quite a few groups, so we makin a few rounds and talkin about the campaign, tryin to get some furs involved. Our good furriends Millie and Cody over there in DC has said they definitely gonna make sum cards. I think that is SO cool. We does have some really good furriends. Tonight I read about Cody an stitches and OMD he is 15 as well an I thought he hurt himself but it turn out to be a minor thing. Anyways here is a direct link to Dogvice if you wanna help out, all the how to stuff is right there. It be a great help if you take word to your own groups. It all for a great cause, one giant team. Mom even put about it on her own dog training website mention a diary ago I think. Thanks for taking the time to read this and helping out a little . HAVE FUN. Dogvice Website Campaign Info

Not much else new. Mom says I am doing so good for a 15 year old is scaring her and I act like there never was no 2 page report of bad things about 3 months ago. She spoils me and loves me every day and will never forget the day she brought me home with the groceries. Tomorrow she go volunteer at some more rescue work in the AM, after she meet a colleague of hers at the kennel, they gonna take a look at the ladies dog. It the kind of thing where she could need me, but she dont want me going up the steps to the classroom no more. Too hard on me she says. Bridgey chompin at the bit because her feet still sore and she cant run like normal (which is like the wind) and Mom havn to be real creative to keep her occupied.

We stop by Angel Paws tonight and see there some furs in need an not doin well, we like to check in an do what we can. It means alot to sumfur when there is random kindness I tell ya, I been there.
I gonna close up here for the night. Love to all of ya. BB

OLD DOG DIARY: P*I*F CELEBRITY SPOKESGROUP- YOU CAN HELP

There so much information here I decided make a separate diary entry about all this. Gigi Harpur wrote so well about it, this is her description. If ya has any questions, just send me a pmail. Luv BB

CELEBRITY SPOKESGROUP OF THE MONTH

for dogvice.com, dogfessions.com, pugfessions.com, bullyfession.com and their sister sites for not just one, but THREE months!

Now we can do live up to our group name by Pawing it forward and helping hungry dogs at two shelters.

For every dogvice or dogfession card that gets sent in during our reign (Feb1- April 30) Best Friends Animal Sanctuary (yes, the one you see on Animal Planets DOGTOWN) and Sabbath Memorial Dog Rescue will recieve one pound of Rachael Ray's NUTRISH dog food!

Each week one of our administrators will be a celebrity spokesdog for the group.

WE NEED YOUR PARTICIPATION!!

Take time to make a card or two (or twelve)
If each member of P*I*F* sends in just ONE Card, we will have earned 6, 000 pounds of food - thats 3 TONS!!!

Besides feeding the shelter dogs, your entries are also eligible to win prizes from the different sites.

Additionally, some of the admins may choose to run contests in the group or in the forums to gather your advice or confession. All of this is in addition to the food we are earning.

To see samples of Dogvice/Dogfessions go to dogvice.com, dogfessions.com, pugfessions.com or bullyvice.com

Complete rules are available on all of the above sites.



From the dogvice site:

Dogvice Spokesdog of the Month
The "Dogvice Spokesdog" for the "food raiser" campaign running from February 1st to April 24th, 2009, isn't a celebrity dog, it's over 6,000 celebrity dogs! The PIF (Paw it Forward) group on Dogster.com is spearheading the campaign to raise 6,000 cards so that we can get 3 TONS of Nutrish food to homeless dogs. Each week, a different individual dog from the group is going to be a celebrity Spokesdog on all of the 4 sites collecting cards (Dogfessions, Dogvice, Pugfessions/Pugvice, and Bullyvice/Bullyfessions). P*I*F: Paw it Forward (a play on words of "paying it forward") is a group of animal lovers on the website Dogster.com who have committed themselves to helping others one step at a time and asking that the favor be repaid by paying it forward. The P*I*F pack is thankful that they can do their part in helping Dogvice.com in their FOOD raising effort to benefit homeless animals.


WHAT IS A DOGFESSION??

Dogfessions are "dog secrets" written or typed on 4x6 postcards or photos that people decorate (or help their dog decorate) and snail mail to Dogfessions for posting on this site. Why? It's fun, you can win prizes, and $1 for each Dogfession received goes to helping homeless dogs! Your dog may even appear in the next book, helping even more shelter animals.

WHAT IS A DOGVICE??

The Dogvice cards themselves are decorated 4x6 postcards (or anything that’s about the size of a postcard, such as a photo or paper that you trim to size) that includes advice from a dog, and then snail-mailed to the Dogvice mailbox. Why snail mail? We’re a low-tech operation here at Dogvice -- a girl, a laptop, and a mail box.

There’s a monthly contest where your dog can win stuff just for giving good (or bad or funny or strange) advice! Finally, every participating Dogvice card received goes to helping shelter dogs. The Dogvice site itself does not make money -- sponsors pledge money or products to help rescue dogs for each card received.

Dogvice can be practical, philosophical, funny, weird, or thoughtful. Dogvice should be meaningful (and sometimes frivolous) and come from a dog’s own experience. Dogvice comes directly from the DOGS.

Here’s what’s considered Dogvice:
Advice from your dog to dogs in general
Advice from your dog to humans in general
Advice from your dog to a specific dog
Advice from your dog to a specific human
Advice from your dog to the world at large
Advice from several dogs to whomever
Dog wisdom or insight from an individual dog (the dog “talking” from experience)
Smart, original, witty, and/or deep or inspirational quotes from DOGS, unique to the individual dog.

Send as many Dogvice cards per month as you like, and write your name and contact info on the back of each to be eligible for the contest. CARDS MUST BE CREATIVE AND ORIGINAL TO QUALIFY FOR THE CONTEST AND THE CHARITY CAMPAIGN. Your name and contact info will not be posted on the site, just your cards. It’s recommended that you put your Dogvice cards in an envelope to protect them, and you can put more than one in an envelope. Use paper, photos, and arts and crafts supplies -- anything you need to get creative. Help your dog with the scissors and glue stick please.

Send Postcards to:

Dogvice
676A Ninth Ave.
#321
New York, NY 10036
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Ol DOG DIARY: Celebrity in the Fambly and other news

Well darn if ol Bagger dint get himself a COTD award from CAtster, we is all just tickled pink for him. For the most part, he just amazed that he can get an award for just being him. Anyhow Mom been busy helpin him send out all his many thanks and PPRs and write a diary. his first ever so go take a gander huh? He a good kitty, we has a unnerstandin me and him. I dont try to steal his food for one thing, it that Talley what always gettin into trubble with em and gettin snagged for her trubbles.

Good day here. Yard turned to muck, dont bother us none but got Mom tearin her hair over mucky dogs and mucky floors. Oh those labbies WILL run in the muck BOL. And then want right back in the house. Pop let Bridgey in yesterday all mucky and she went right in and jumped right on Moms bed. OMD. Least Bridgey feet not hurt now from all dat ice.

Rode with Mom tonight an hung out for a few with the Dogo Argentino pup that graduated from training lessons. My how it grow!!! Seems like it done real well with its lessons too. I am always happy to ride with Mom and meet other doggies. Mom says am getting around real well for a 15 year old, she and the lady were laughing at me charging around looking for all new bushes to pee on. Dat is VERY important to a dog, why they gotta laugh.

Anyways, I gonna take some information right from a P*I*F post all bout our special project we all so proud of, so you can read it and join in if you want to and tell about it at your own groups, or, even come join us at P*I*F We luvvs that too. I will say we the Dogster celebrity spokesgroup for this campaign that involve Rachel Ray and the well known Best Friends Animal Sanctuary. Send me a pmail with any questions, glad to chat with ya.

Ol Dog Diary: New and Old Furriends

What a very nice surprise to gets a pmail from a luvvly doggy lady my own age, wiff her own 15th birthday comin up Feb. 27th. Peaches said she saw me on CAKs and errr lefts a message sayin as to how I wuz handome an we should be furriends. (blush) Course I got in touch, like she says der not too many our age around an now our famblies is furriends. Dey has a great fambly an we look forward to seein lots of em. She wuz so sweet as to leave a heart on my page.

We also made furriends wiff a fambly includin Squeek, Tate, Schnok, Freckles, Sancho Paza an Cinders. How kind of them to leave us each a star, we cannot believes da generosity of complete strangers. We been chattin back an forth a bit an it been fun gettin to know them doo. We hopes to see em around. Bridgey is kinda taken wiff Tate cuz he has a thing for big logs too BOL.

Our young furriend Teddy wuz FOTW at P*I*F an we ever so proud of him. We has luvved his fambly from the get go, includin Tess an Moss, good young uns. We need dat kind of energy to keep us ol doggies goin. An furriend Millie is Dog of the Month at DC, she a dear dear furriend to us. We wish we see more of her. Sophia Hope is also a new furriend dat join P*I*F an pmailed thanking for a warm welcome. We know it nice to be welcomed when ya new.

Guess I gonna give it a go wiff my trash trick video in DC Feb. Dog of the Month contest, we see how that go. Bridgey has one too. We miss seein our furriends der, we been trottin around too much. It nice to has lots of places to go but also nice to has one home to hang ya hat. One place I always like to go back to is I`m A MUT AND PROUD OF IT. Der lots of old furriends der.

Guess dat about it. I stayed home today, let Bridgey an Talley travel wiff mom an Pop. Our yard still a icey mess but we expect a thaw tomorry. Luv to all our furriends an oh yeah we sure apologize fer not keepin up to TAG requests we embarrassed about dat, Mom just not gettin to em. We hope no fur takes it personal.
Luv BB

Ol Dog Diary: News and More News

First the boring stuff, or, if you like to skate, darned exciting. Our backyard is still like a frozen skatin rink, OK for dem 2 young labbies but a challenge for da old dude. I is pickin my way around verry carefully an has not wiped out but I sure will be glad when it thaws. Mom cant even budge it with a shovel an it would take a ton of salt to melt it. The driveway out front is all clear now so Mom has been takin me out der some so it not so hard for me. It has slowed Bridgey down but just a tiny bit.

How excitin dat P*I*F was a featured dogster group this past week, and now first on list of most new members again. And, this just in: P*I*F is CELEBRITY SPOKESGROUP OF THE MONTH for dogvice.com, dogfessions.com, pugfessions.com, bullyfession.com and their sister sites for not just one, but THREE months! We will be raising food, donated by Rachel Ray, for Best Friends Animal Sanctuary and Sabbath Memorial Dog Rescue. One pound of food will be donated for every dogvice or dogfession card that gets sent in by P*I*F members. We already told Mom she needs to start gettin creative here an makin sum cards, good thing she gots lots of pics of us doggies in da computer. Rickie Roo pmailed tonite an asked if I would be a spokesdog for a week, an I wuz happy to oblige an say I would do my part.

We heard from our Dogster pal Obi dat we been pmailin wiff trainin stuff an he is doing well an learnin his lessons. Mom luvs to do stuff like dat. Speakin of helpin out, we furriends wiff Pepper Love PLR, a sweet Pug with lotsa health issues an da rescue where she an her fambly are from could use some help too. I gonna put a link to her page an da rescue. You can find Pepper and her family at
Pepper Love PLR Pepper has been wiff dem awhile an has endured lots of surgery. She is an admin at Calling All Kanines, a cool group we belong to now.

The link for the rescue itself is Pug Lovers Rescue
We hope dis helps some Pepper.
Luv BB

OLD DOG DIARY : JUST STUFF

Wow, Mom de-iced da deck for me so I could navigate but she cant hardly de-ice da back yard, which closely resemble a skatin rink dis mornin!! She watch me and say I is pretty sure footed even at 15! Ya know how Moms are she worried i gonna take a tumble an get hurt. More likely I gets run over by Talley an Bridgey BOL. Dey are pretty good about not bein rough wiff me though, cept they do get carried away at da door if Mom forgets to ask em to sit an wait, which they will do. We all gonna get ready to go out here in a minute. Mom did a diary last night, changed pages for a second to make a link, forgot to save the diary first, and all gone. hee hee she not too happy.

Lots of sadness dis past week. A good furriend Bodie pass to da Bridge he wuz 15 an lived in nearby Baltimore. Dat hit us pretty hard. An our furriend Bo, Bridgey furriends wiff Dyna an a great fambly, der beloved Bo passed as well. Both in a row. Both doggies has der wings now an we pray these famblies are dealin wiff da grief dat comes when a beloved fambly member has passed. Our good furriend Prince is havin health issues too, we keep him in our pawrayers, as we do for all dat is in need. It is very important to us dat we reach out to those in need. All the groups we in have supportive POP requests which is great.

We been HANGING WITH THE BIG DOGS quite a bit, they a very funny and caring gang, and dey actual voted me DOG OF THE MONTH which is quite an honor. What comes wiff dat is bein asked all sorts of questions about yaself durin da month, as a way for all da members to really got to know ya. It is a lot of fun. Even Bagger belongs, it is always fun when our Kitty Bagger can belong to one of our groups too. My office is revamped at P*I*F with a new fambly retreat theme in the gorgeous Adirondack Mountains, and a beautiful cabin, game room for da kids, an breathtaking lake for kayaking. We just started it yesterday compliments of Miss Jenna doing all da redecorating, an it just wunnerful. It will be a great place for da famblies to hang out, chat and relax.

We wuz also on GREAT ski trip with the TINY PAWS gang, compliments of Vern and LP, those two sure know how to put on a good time. We went to the Italian Alps and it wuz breathtaking. Everfur looked great on der skis and we has sum wunderful pics taken by our skilled phototograhpers, which we very happy to have.
Dats a fun place to hang out too! So much to to, so little time.

We continue to help doggies dat havin trubbles wiff behavior an trainin issues by sendin advice we can, referring to websites where they can get information and such. Moms mission is to spread the word about Positive Reinforcement Training, and dat ya dont have to use force/punishment to train ya dog. Mom will never use a prong, choke or electric shock collar, never. WE all continue to help Mom in her business. Take a peek here Moms Website for lots of information an pics too! Well time for this ol dog to make da varmint patrol rounds of da yard. Luv BB

OL DOG DIARY: FUN DAY

On Friday Mom loaded us up in da car an off we went to Montgomery County MD for a quarterly meeting of MAAPPPT, a group Mom involved in dat stands for Mid-Atlantic Association of Professional Positive Pet Trainers. Any trainer committed to positive training methods is welcome to join; the next meeting is in Forest Hill Md on April 24th. Dis meeting was hosted at Ruth Chase Coventy School for Dogs. She been in trainin a long time an a real nice lady. Also der was trainers from around da region an our own Pat Miller, training editor for Whole Dog Journal, author of books, and whom our Mom Interned wiff. If ya like to read about Pat Miller here is her wwebsite.
Pat Millers Peaceable Paws

Course we got der an I had to pee on every single thing possible afore Mom could gets me into da training room. It one great big room where all da doggie ran loose an we just socialized, played an begged food all day long. Course day all bein trainers we had to do a liddle sumpm fer each tidbit, but dats OK. All us doggies did just great , no trubbles all day. Da real big doggies could tell i wuz old an treated me accordinly- a lab/dane mix and a Rhodesian Ridgeback. Bridgey set to tryin to outrun Border Collie to a ball, but its never did happen, hee hee, look good on her.

Da trainers left for a tour an Bridgey dont like to see Mom leave an threw herself up against da door soon as Mom wuz out of sight goot thing da nice Intern was der to distracts her. All wuz well til dey came back an dem left out da front, a half gate. Yup Bridgey tried to scale it to go after Mom, Intern to da rescue once again. Den we all got settled down, lunch, trainers yakked, doggies played. After lunch der a RAlly course set up where ya go around da room followin signs wiff directions on em what ya gotta do at each sign. For example one sign might say down/stay while owner walk around ya, next sign, turn 270 degrees, next about turn, next halt/sit, pivot 90 degrees, halt/sit.

Me an Bridgey both did just fine, it MOm dat wua da problem readin da directions an where to go . My dogness think she left her head at home. It a first attempt for all an Mom just try to do it too fast. We done everthing she asked us too. She thinkin now she gonna start some Rally at Rainwood Kennels where she teach. It baskically about doggies knowin obedience behaviors an she done lots of dat. We proud we get to work wif f Mom in her business where she promote ya donts has to hurts ya dog to train it. Moms Website

Dis is also a website Mom likes peeples to see. Der great articles about da dangers involved in using force/correction based training methods, an she see a lot of dogs what dis happened to,an we sorry for dem doggies. Also der is help in finding positive trainers in yer own area. We has already helped sum dogster furriends wiff positive trainiing advice and plan to continue doin so.
Truly Dog Friendly

Well is ol doggy said enuff for one night, time to get sum sleep.

Ol Dog Diary: Exitin News

Hey it pretty late but wanna share dat on Friday I goin wiff Mom to a trainers meetin dat I like da official mascot for, da Mid-Atlantic Association of Professional Positive Pet Trainers. Dey wuz all so good to me sendin kind words when i hads my dental surgery, an I lookin forward to seein em all. Dey all about promoting nonharmful methods of doggy training. Pat Miller, dat Mom Interned wiff gonna be der too. I is so proud to be able to help Mom wiff her work, greetin puppies an scaredy dogs dat need a furriendly pal. I gonna write more tomorry hey der gonna be lotsa food der too ya know. I eats food while Bridgey has to work at Rally stuff hee hee I got it all figger out. Hey ya can see Mom page below, der lots of positive dog training info on her site, an lotsa pics of all us doggies too. Luv BB

Look What I Can Do! Dog Training

It a shame so many doggies subjected to unnecessary harmful methods of trainin. Mom see it all da time in her work. Dat why we work so hard wiff Mom to help her spread da word. Sissie Bridgey go to all dasses a new one tonite an she show all da stuff she lurned wiff positive trainin. Talley help sumtimes too, she is a purty good dog greeter. We is so luck dat we can go to work wiff Mom an we luvvs it.

Hey today I got biscuits at da bank AND at doc Ricks. He check my mouth an say it healin good do so dat make mom happy. We run a lot of errands, i go in da bank, post office and da accountant. Dat my favrite job to ride wiff Mom. At da bank I makes a bunch of peeples smile an dem telles luvss me a lot. i think I like a mascot der too. I must be good mascot material cuz I think I like one where I visits at Calvert Manor too, been goin der for years. Dat all about Pawin It Forward like dat group we belongs to P*I*F, such a great concept. Lotsa our groups is real good about dat too, takin care of der own an any in need an dat how it should be. Well I gotta go,
Luv BB

OL DOG DIARY i BEEN TAGGED

well my good furriend Charlie tag me again! Here what ya do. 1. Read my diary. 2. Go make ya own diary entry of 7 things about you . 3 Go pmail 7 furs can be anyfur, I likes to make new furriends. Oh, and 4. post who ya tagged has fun!

I tagged Chief, Sebastian, Princess, Jubilee, Misty, stinky, Smilin Penny Poop.

1. I is 15 but I can still jump in da car.
2. I likes to hunt an has been known to eat birds an groundhogs.
3. I hate is when Mom comb my long butt furrs.
4. Never met dog I dint like.
5. I know how to wave an play dead.
6. recently I had dental surgery an did AOK.
7. I love bein a member an admin of P*I*F.

HAS FUN. Luv BB

OL DOG DIARY: FORGOT

OMD, forgots to say who I tagged, which a important part of da game too. What can I say, oldtimers BOL I tagged: Teddy Bear, Bean, Havok, BAnkit, Hobo, PJ Pupp, and Haley Belle, all relatively new members of P*I*F. Luv BB

OL DOG DIARY: FORGOT

OMD, forgots to say who I tagged, which a important part of da game too. What can I say, oldtimers BOL I tagged: Teddy Bear, Bean, Havok, BAnkit, Hobo, PJ Pupp, and Haley Belle, all relatively new members of P*I*F. Luv BB

OL DOG DIARY : I BEEN TAGGED

Ok here we go, I been tagged by my buddy Maddi. If ya has not been tagged before, read up. It is easy fun and simple rules. First read the diary of the doggy dat tagged ya- dats me.
Tag is fun, and a great way to get to know other furs, by goin to der pages. I always try to invite a new fur, but ya can tag anyfur in anygroup. Just try NOT to tag a fur dat been tagged multiple times in a row. So, read the 7 things I has to say about myself, den go tag 7 furs by sendin a pmail, just like da one I sent you. Tell them to come and read your diary for instructions. Write 7 things about yourself in your own diary. Starting a diary is easy, any problmes send me a pmail.

Here goes
1. Has never fetched a day in my life.
2. I likes to herd goats.
3. I luvvs our kitty Bagger an is real nice to him.
4. I am afeard of thunderstorms.
5. I get to help my Mom with dog training an meet lots of puppies.
6. My sissies are really good to me and dont try to jump on me.
7. I turned 15 on Dec. 31 an we had a big pawtee.

HAVE FUN, GO TO IT.

OL DOG DIARY: LIFE IS GOOD

Well, Mom sez I is one tuff ol dude, I is right back to eatin my regular kibbles after dat toof extraction an appears none worse for wear. My appetite is good an I is lookin for extry treats 24/7, when I not sleepin dat is. Now, I IS 15, so I duz sleep alot. Buts I went around da yard dis mornin like I like to do, sniffin out all da varmint spots. Mom stayed home today, luvvs dat, but in da mornin she gonna take me on a road trip to a few places. Now DAT is da good life, ridin wiff Mom, dat my favorite job in da world.

OMD, Mom lets us join ANOTHER group (an she say dat it) cuz a good furriend LP hangs out der, Tiny Paws Cruise Lines. well der not much tiny about any of us, but evidently it OK. We had a chit chat wiff LP, Vern an Chloe dis evenin an it wuz a lot of fun. We reminesce over Bridgey food snatchin habits BOL.

Speakin of, Bridgey dat is, she been busy at her new place, Paws and Angels Wag for Kindness, an takin to dem pups dat need extry support an pawrayers. We all do a lot of dat at P*I*F, which really our home base these days, but it good for Bridgey to do her own thing too. She gonna write about it soon. we all need to sleep now tomorry another day. Luv BB

OL DOG DIARY: RECOVERIN WELL

Well first i just wanna say I truly blessed to has so many carin and luvvin furriends dat watch out for me, check up on me , send pmails, pawrayers and pressies. I is one lucky ol doggy to be so luvved. Gots sum thankyou pmails to send tomorry dat fer sure.

I slept sound fer 5 hours after gettin home, an just been outside to take care of business ya know, an I wuz movin about purty good Mom sez. She had ahold of me just in case but no need. Dey worry too much our Moms. Now is she just feed me an give me sum water but doc Rick say not til mornin, all da sleepy medicine would makes me sick.

Doc Rick sez dey was da meanest toofers he ever pulled an had a real tuff time gettin em. He tell mom a whole bunch of stuff, it all greek to me. Anyhow i hads surgery fer 2 hours an dey hads to give me extry sleepy medicine partway through. Appawrently da infection mess up all dem roots in da toofs, an make da spaces between da toofs gets all calcified an such so it a real mess anyow dey gone now. Lets hope dat all done wiff for good, I be gettin a bit too old for dis nonsense.

Mom so touched to see pmails askin when I be home, to lets dem know an such. Me too, I is bless to be luvved. Lots of Paw It Forward goin on today I tell ya. Bridgey wuz busy today PPRin away dis evenin while I wuz snoozin dat one of da bestest ways to Paw It Forward an make a pup feel luvved. well we all gonna turn in now.
Luv BB

OL DOG DIARY:SURGERY UPDATE

Hi there, this is BBs Mom reporting BOL. Probably the easiest way to get an update out to his many wonderful friends. At this time BB is waking up, but had a tough surgery. The one tooth they pulled had an entirely changed root system due to the infection and apparently they had great difficulty extracting it. There was a second tooth removed as well. He is recovering from the anaesthetic as expected though and will be coming home around 5 EST. I expect the old man to be pretty sore for a bit. Can`t wait to get him back here. thanks for being such great friends. Will post later this evening.
Billiebobs Mom.

OL DOG DIARY: ANOTHER BUSY DAY

Wow dint get to see much of Mom today, she been out runnin all over da countryside trainin doggies. She run outta here dis mornin mutterin about runnin late, an I wuz sleepy anyhow so I dint ride along like i do often.
We mades lots of new furriends today sendin PPRs to da new furriends we invite to P*I*F, my dogness it growin by leaps an bounds an be up to 5,000 members in no time. Da new pups is always so grateful to has a new furriends, an we has received many a sweet pmail thankin us fer just askin em to be furriends. It sure only take a second to press dat PPR button an send a invite.

Well I best rest up, tomorry I gots to has my 2 teeth pulled, where I hads dat bad abcess. Mom gonna lets all our furriends know when I gets home an dat everthing OK. I is a tuff ol doggy. Doc Rick is verry good an sez even though I very old der more risk leavin dem toofers in an a risk of terrible infection. Mom gonna spends sum quality time wiff me now. An gives me a yummy treat or two. (((( ))))))

OL DOG DIARY: I BEEN TAGGED.

I wuz tagged by my young Border Collie furriend Teddy! What fun!
Here da rules. Read my diary. Write in your own diary 7 things about yourself. Send pmails to 7 of your own pals, can be anyfur, dat NOT been tagged yets and tell em to read your diary for instructions. I likes to include new members to make em feel welcome, an it a great way to makes new furriends.

1. I really duz love my kitty bro Bagger.
2. I wuz 15 years old on Dec. 31
3. Mom found me at a Acme grocery store when I wuz 6 months old.
4. I has been on a ferry dat crossed Georgian Bay to an Island.
5. I has been to Niagra Falls.
6. about 12 years ago I was the Grand Champion at the County Fair in Obedience.
7. Mom sez I is da BEST DOG EVER.

OK, I tagged: Moose, bear, corky, zoey, tess, kiki, and Cisco Kidd.
HAVE FUN, Luv BB

Ol Dog Diary: Fun Stuff an Upcoming Surgery

Sure has been some great days. Mom sez dat Prevacox which is also a NSAID (non-steroidal anti-inflammatory) has gots me movin about da yard reelly well, an she happy to see dat. It expensive but she dont care. All she wanna see is me doin good. I been ridin lots an lots places wiff Mom. We live near a small town where doggies can go in da bank, da drugstore an even da hair salon. I wents der wiff Mom yesterday an dey wuz very nice to me buts der WAS NO BISCUITS fer dawgs sake. Guess I should told em I wuz comin. I still chewin on my dino bone for a bit everday.

I takes Zentonil for my liver, which slows down da liver enzymes. We dont reeely know what my liver doin, cept last time da enzymes had climbed again. Dat just a fact of live Mom say an we treasure each day. Fer now dat medicine duz its job for me. Mom is so happy I is havin these good times and dat my birthday wuz such a happy time wiff friends bein heard frum all over da country. I is truly blessed.

We keeps makin new furriends an bein busy at P*I*F as admins. We has a great time at my office which now got a pool, hot tub an trampoline. What fun we has. Anyfur is welcome to stop in an chit chat an has a good time. Wish ya would. Da more da merrier. We keep Mom busy as typist, makin da rounds of all our groups!

Tuesday da 13th i gots to has dental surgery an has 2 toofers extracted, where I hads da terrible abcess at Christmas. If dey dont come out I is at major risk for reinfection. Mom gets a bit nervous like she duz. I is her old man an Best Dog Ever. She dont schedule nothin Tuesday night or Wed. so she can be wiff me while I recoveres. I is sure dat will go just fine. POP works I has seen it work. Dat is for sure.
Well Mom sayin she gotta finish dinner. Luvs all my furriends. OH! Bridgey was DOTW at Atlantic Labradors and Newfoundlands, how about dat, liddle smarty pants dat she is.

Ol Dog Diary: Dogster Meetup in North East MD

Wow, it really dids happen a real life meetup wiff sum of our favorite furriends. It wuz so excitin. On Saturday, Sandy SD come to my house wiff her Mom Marlene an all us doggies got to know each other in our fenced in yard. Sandy such a pretty big doggy, an duz a good job for her Mom. We all did verry good wiff each other, an Sandy seem most inclined to play wiff me. Even Bridgey liked her an dat sayin sumpn! Dog bless Marlene, she drive over 2 hours just to bring Sandy come an meet us. Now dat is verry special. We feel bad cuz she had so much traffic both ways but she call when she got home an say she made it. We wuz glad she did dat.

After our house we wents to da North East Town Park, on da North East River, where Alyssa had brought our furriends da Blue Crab Gals, Empress Mimi an Molly. Course I thinks dey wunnerful an proceed straight to innerduce myself an dey wuz both verry sweet an furriendly an verry pretty doggies too. Der Mom has been so good to dis ol doggie as well. we kinda amble about da park, dey verry good about proceedin not too fast for da ol doggy, an I went about peein on everthing I could, which wuz a lot. Bridgey wuz beside herself she know dat park is a swimmin place, so Mom gots her chasin sticks, all dem younger doggies play on da picnic tables jumpin an such, an Bridgey had to show off on da slides.

We talk to peeples along da way dat see all us doggies and dey wanna stop an pet us all, dat wuz fun. One man celebrate his 80th birfday I relate to dat gettin old part. He hads his daughter wiff him from California. Dey think is so cool we all gots together. Alyssa come from da Eastern Shore wiff Mimi and Molly an drive about 2 hours as well. She duz a lot of meeting dogster furreinds an dey wuz last summer up where Mom grew up in Canada , at Tobermory.
I gots a bit tired an Mom let me rest in da car while da others keep walkn an chattin fer a bit. Da hus had a bite to eat in town and Sandy SD come in wiff us an done a real good job. Folks in da restaurant wuz real taken wiff her.

Pop showed up wiff Talley so Alyssa gots to meet her too an she say she luvs Talley wiggle butt, which is verry cute. Talley show sum of her tricks, plus how high she jump when she is excited!!!! Not dat Mom ask her to do dat, not at all. Mostly she wuz really good though, dat liddle Talley. We join some new groups, Talley got invite to second bananna an she havvvin lots of fun der. Also we get invited to Dogs Just Wanna Have Fun, we gotta check dat one out too. Too bad playin on Dogster cannot be a payin job Mom say.
Well dat all of my adventure. I sure glad I gots to do dat. It was a real highlight I say. Go on out der yourselves an try to meets sum local dogster furriends. You wont be sorry.

OL DOG DIARY I BEEN TAGGED

Wow, I just been tagged by my good furriend Rascal. What fun! This is a game to help us all to know one another and make furriends too.
I decided to go to the Yappy Hour Members random order and pick 7 furriends from their. If ya reading this ya been tagged! Here is what ya do. Well, read this, then pick 7 furriends from anywhere on Dogster that is not been tagged already, tell em to come read ya diary, and to write 7 things about themselves dat furs may not already know. Have fun!! Here is my 7 things.

1. I live wiff Talley an Bridgey, young active labbies what keeps me on my toes.
2. I is a lifetime trash can addict also and Mom done a trash can video trick wiff me.
3. I has dispatched many a groundhog in my day.
4. I aint never fetched a day in my life, but luvvs to go for a swim in da deep water.
5 Mom sez I am da mildest mannered doggy in da world.
6. I luvs kids, puppies, adult hus, kitties, and all doggies.
7. I is 15 years old an just celebrated a wunnerful birthday.

Here is who I tag:
Sheba
Tyson
Dillon
Chuppy
Jenna
Sadie
Snowball HAS FUN!!

Ol Dog Diary: Pawtee at P*I*F 8 PM EST BB ADMIN

Well I tryin to copy a most bootiful Poem my furriend Lexi left at my office, but I cant so will has to copy it to my page. It a truly touching poem. Hey if anyfur read this, at 8 PM EST my 15th birthday pawtee at P*I*F in my Admin office. If ya not a member pmail or IM an we sends ya a invite. Any fur welcome. Best think about birthdays is sharing. luvs ya all. All my furriends from all da wunnerful groups I belongs to. Ya ll special to me. Luv BB

Ol Dog Diary: Here It Is # 15

Wow what a day it been so far. First we look at our groups an pmail, a flood of well wishes an pressies from furriends. Cant begin to thanks ya all enuff to make a ol dog feel luvved. I feel very special an privileged an honored today to has so many furriends. I am wearin a birthday pic right now made for me by my special furriend Cody. He is 15 also.

First stop dis mornin Dr. Rick to see about my toofers. I like goin der an met sum new friends, some boys dat really luvved me. Doc Rick show Mom on my gums der 2 lesions where da abcess broke, he say it was a very bad abcess. Accordinly, Mom duz schedule me fer extract 2 toofer in two weeks. Doc Rick sez if not I at risk fer gettin anuther terrible infection, an I should heal quick from dat. Dat enuff about dat.

Mom buy groceries, sum to make my cake an I guard the car. (sleep)
Den we go into da pet store where I cruise da aisle wiff all da bones, Pokin my head right in dem bins. Mom help me haul out one about 2 fit long AN SHE BUY IF FOR ME! sigh takin pics all along da way.

At home, more birfday wishes, pressies, pmails, an news dat they are havin a pawty at PROUD MUTTS too. Mom hoppin goin back an forth.
Well, she gotta take a snooze she think, make my cake in a bit, FROSTY PAWS to go wiff da cake, first time ever. Dis gettin old deal aint so bad after all. Ya gets away wiff murder an gets spoiled to boot.
Right Cody? Luvs all my furriends an thanks so much fer makin my big day special. This been da best day of my life cept da day Mom broughts me home. Luv BB

Ol Dog Diary: 15 Today.

Cant hardly believes it, where has da time gone, from dat hungry dirty pup Mom broughts home all those years ago. She tells me I am 15 years old today, an gives me a extry big hug an smooch when she duz. We is gonna has a really good day.

First we gotta say thanks for all da cupcakes, hearts, ballons, sunglasses, special wishes an just plain luv from all my furriends. It is truly outstanding to be in da hearts of so many. We stop in at DC an dey already singin a birthday song for me an doin da birthday dance. What a gang. We stop at P*I*F last night at my office, an dey all been hangin out an makin pawsome gifts- office chairs, cars, picshures, collars, leashes, what a bunch. We hear from some brand new furriends already this mornin too, how special is dat, Butchy an Snicker dat send PPR request an leaves a special star gifty. I is really feelin da luv, let me tell ya. Mom is so happy for me. My furriend Cailey Mae at Yappy HOur mades my first main birthday pic, den Mollie dear furriend mades me another so we takin turns.

Mom gotta run dem labbies, as always, later we take a trip she need gredients to make my cake an we gotta stop by doc rick let him look at my toofer an talk about dat. Just talk though. I will gets a biscuit too oh an i think mom gotta stop at the bank too, YAY, more biscuit.

Ol Dog Diary: Tag You`re It

What Fun! I wuz just tagged by my good buddy Tucker! Here is the rules for who I tagged. Write 7 things about yourself that we may not know, then send a pmail to 7 furriends to let them know that Tag: Theyre It, an lets em know what to do, Just like I did.

1. I am known for bein a varmint hunter an has dispatched many a ground hog in my day.
2. For all that, Mom say I is the mildest mannered sweetest dog ever and I luvs all people and other dogs.
3. I been back and forth to Canada quite a few times.
4. Mom and me has drove miles together over da years, I wents bird watchin wiff her all over.
5. I has lived a good long life, made able by my Mom, who rescued a dirty stray pup 14 and 1/2 years ago.
6. Fetch? Not a day in my life. Except a groundhog.
7. I duz loves to take myself fer a swim an luvs bein in the deep water.

Now, here who I tagged.
Ava
Buster
Mr. Tuggles
Charlie
Chauncey
Webster
Ringo HAS FUN

Ol Dog Diary : Small World

Mom tells me is a small world. We been on dogster which is worldwide, an we just made furriends today wiff some doggies in da next town over. So far we know of about a dozen in da Baltimore area dat is not so very far away. We thinkin about havn a liddle get together an havin sum doggies over to play in da yard. Hmmm.

Mom did puts my birthday pick up (compliments of CaileyMae, good furriend at Yappy Hour) a wee bit early, but she sez since I gonna be 15 it a real occasion an we has a countdown, like New Years. She talkin about gettin me a real doggy cake an all. Bein dis old is almost worth it! A lady tried to feed me choccies at da nursing home tonite, she dids not know any bettr. Mom just tell her politely it bad fer doggies. I said hi to peeples dat wanned to pet me on da way to where we visit. An cleaned da floor up some too. Mom happy I gettin around so good but she dont wanna over do, so da visits are short.

Guess da next big thing gettin dat tooth pulled. Mom gotta call Monday see abut settin dat up. Might well get it over wiff. Mom hate that, she dont want me to hurt no more at all. I will be asleep, so dat OK.

We try an make da rounds to our groups today luvs all our furriends. Dey wuz a nice crowd at my P*I*F office tonite, we hads a good time. We always duz. Mom sez thats it, gotta go.

Ol Dog Diary: Quick Note

I felt good enuff today to ride wiff Mom to da kennel. Dat my favorite job riding wiff Mom. I gots to meet a great big ol Great Dane, Mom say I look like a midget next to it. I got all silly an thoughts I might wanna jump on it! What up wiff dat? Then we rode to another appointment an I guarded da car, my other favorite thing to do. ( I wuz sound asleep when Mom came back out.)

Been a good few days. Cept we had company tonite dat would NOT leave an we wanned to play. Missed da pawtee at P*I*F dang it all.
Well me an Mom is super tired, so we off. We take each day as it comes an counts our blessing ever day. I luvs all my furriends.

Ol Dog Diary: BB Visits The Nursing Home Again

Since I duz so good today, Mom sez no time like da present to lets me visit one of my old haunts, out at da nursing home where Mom worked for years doing medicine. I used to go wiff her, visit from room to room, and officially clean the dining room floor after da meals. She duz not work there anymore but still goes to visit from time to time, and even more often now cus dey gots a special friend out there right now. Bridgey been going a lot but since I got so sick Mom decide I need to revisit my old home. She sez I got a huge fan club. Dey called me da Mayor of Calvert Manor.

We dids not stay long, but I visit wiff some patients. One ol fella tried to feed me a liddle stuffed snowman but I knew it wuz not food.
Mom lets my least go an I went into action just a cleanin dat dinin room floor like old times. One nurse wuz very sad dat I so old, but she say I look good, and I gotta admit I dont look too bad.
On the way out I gots to have a real good manly whiz on the big holly tree by the front door that always been a favorite target for me. I mean c`mon, duz it get much better than that?

We has all been sporting our fancy bandannas sent by Buster our Secrt Santa from I`m A Mutt and Proud Of It. My new blankie is so soft an cuddly too. An it surely wuz fun gettin cards from our doggy furriends across the country and WORLD. So many nice pics too. Mom got em all up where she can see dem by da puter.

We believe in POP an it helped me to get better, so much support from our luvving caring furriends. It mean the world to our fambly.
Mom say we be sending Christmas an POP thanks well into 2009!
An we feel bad too , we know we miss some furriends at Christmas.
Mom could not hardly keep up. She got sick too. We luvs ya all.

Ol Dog Diary: Spoiled!!!

Boy, did I get spoiled dis mornin, an Mom takin pics ever which way. Christmas 2008 is ummm errrrrr....well documented. Later Mom puts up sum pics, da hus gotta go see fambly now der a bit. Mom so happy, I walk all around da yard sniffin out fer varmints like I like to, first time in several weeks. Dat all she want for Christmas, see me up and around. WE be back later write more. LUV YOU ALL, BB AN FAMBLY, demlabbies busy playin wiff some new toys too, we all had fun. Hey Tuck, how ya like ya new bed, mine is pawsome an my blankie too, naturally pics of dat. LATER DUDE

Ol Dog Diary: I is Perky Again

Durn twice now I miss my furriend Empress Mimi on IM. I hope she come here an read dis cuz I tried to get her page an it wuz one of those WHOA doggy deals. She so sweet tryin to find out if I is OK. I IS, I IS, since I got da shot, my face better, I perky an much like my old self. Mom sez dat all SHE want fer Christmas. It gonna be a OK Christmas now, an Mom duz not has to worry so much. My dogness she wuz worried. Dear furriend Mimi I hope ya sees I is OK. Luvs ya.
Luvs to all our furriends.

Ol Dog Diary: Shot, No Shot, Yup Got a Shot

Mom not like dis mornin how i has breakthrough pain even wiff pain meds, so off we go. Doc Rick gived me da steroid shot. It should help while the antibiotics really kick in. We thinks by tomorry i feel pretty good. GUESS WHAT? While I there a ROOSTER come in to be treated, can ya believes dat. Mom told da man I would chase dat Rooster back in da day, an he laff. It wuz a friendly Rooster, Mom like it.

Hey, Mom take me in the tractor supply store an I had a grand time smellin all da stuff. She boughts me a orthopedic bed, a great big one. Pop will give heck, but Mom dont care. And most important, dey gived me a nice soft treat on da way out.

Mom tooked our pics by the tree wearin our nice Bandannas from Buster I`m A Mutt an Proud Of It, Secret Santas. She gonna puts em up after a bit. Dey turn out nice she think but she sad I was tired an not look perky. I believe I gonna sleep good now for awhile. Mom need some food an take her medicine. She do feel better today, just verry tired. She sat up wiff me durin da night when I wuz painful.
Luv to all our furriends, BB

Ol Dog Diary: Not So Puffy Face

Mom sez da puffy face look much better dis mornin an she probly dont call to gets me a steroid injection. Which a improvement from 2 AM when I up pacin/pantin, buts she gives me pain meds an sat wiff me until I feel good again. An dis mornin seem much better.
I ates all my brekky an spent sum time outside layin in my favrite spot, where i used to lay in wait for varmints what come to raid da bird feeder. I caught many a varmint der over da years. Mom had to quit that cuz we got too much of a varmint problem.

We lay by da Christmas tree wiff da lights on, it a purty liddle tree. Later Mom gonna try an get pics of all three of us at da tree. right now I restin quiet so she not gonna bother me. It nice to just lay an enjoy da pretty tree. I wunner if liddle Ava gots her Christmas kimi yet, we mades one fer her last night. She gonna be so surprised. Mom gonna go out soon an play fetch wiff da labbie, dey been a liddle neglected da last few days.

Once again, bless all our furriends for checkin up on me, praying an bein a support for da fambly. We is truly blessed.

Ol Dog Days: Lump Face

Mom takin good care of me, just had my meds again. She day da abcess like it has got a life of it own. Earlier it wuz more concentrated down by my lips an now der a big swellin unner my eye again. Mom is to call doc Rick tomorry if da swellin not a lot improved. Doc Rick say NOT to compress it as it can causes it to break open at da outside an we dont want that. He say often dey break open on da inside.

Mom talk to alot of her doggy trainin colleagues an vet tech furriends, dey say dat tooth will needs to come out. Recurring infections is possible an very dangerous too. Appawrently sum furriends has older dogs dat wuz just fine wiff the dental, but dey risks wiff old age we know dat. Anyways dat a few weeks down da road. Mom made my dinner nice an soft tonite to make it easy for me.

We continue to be amazed an appreciative of all our doggy furriends, and even some new furriends, dat has reached out with pawrayers. Dogster a very special place for dat. Mom say we be sayin our thankyous well into 2009, but we wanna start by sayin thanks from da bottom of our hearts for all da support an love. We is definitely not alone. I think we heard from furriends at each an every group we in, an dat somethin. I gonna sleep good now, Mom has gived me pain medicine again.

Ol Dog Diary : Nasty Abcess

Well da ol dog lives to fight another day, dat what Mom sez. Doc Rick sez I gots myself a nasty abcess from a infected tooth root, even tho my toofers look OK. I is on a boat load of antibiotics, da prevacox an da torbuterol stronger pain med. Mom just give me some more.
Boy dem shots really bits me today! Well da bad news is da tooth gotta come out most probly but I gotta be on antibiotics at least fer 2 weeks first. Mom an doc gotta talk about da tooth more, I would has to go under sleepy medicine. Mom say dat be hard on me too has dat tooth pulled we see. She help me up da 2 steps we get home, guess my old hind end is tired.

Bless you all for pray for dis ol dog, we luvs ya all. Now Mom needs to gets her medicine so she can be well, she wait fer her doc to call. Never a dull moment I tell ya. We talk to ya all later, luvs ya BB

Ol Dog Diary: Wait on Vet

Mom awake early an called Vet an left word. they do not open til 9 AM but it make her feel beter o leave word. She call back soon. I did eat and drink this mornin, but I is just wantin to lay on my new Christmas blankie an nots move a bout. I dont complain much but it duz hurt. If Vet cant see us til later Mom gonna give me more pain meds. She thinkin about callin her own doc too, never a dull moment. She cancel appts so she can stay wiff we, til we know what goin on. She a good Mom. Talley layed wiff me on da blankie she a sweet doggy.

Ol Dog Diary: Go To Bed Mom!

Mom gots down on da floor an laid wiff me for awhile. She even lets me open my Secret Santy pressie from my furriend Buster at DC an give me da cozy blankie to lay wiff.

I is not drinkin water an Mom been givin to me by da spoonful to try an keeps me hydrated. My temp is a bit up 102, high normal is 101.6 an I pantin quite a bit too she think. As well she been doin hot epsom salt water compresses to da side of my face, which actually feel soothing. She might do one more round of that, really she should go to bed though. She is really tired but she wants to be wiff me.

Our thanks fer the POP dat came already from so many furriends, the answer for prayer is always rapid and immediate. Tucker, Ringo, Webster, Dusty da Puppycat, DaisyMae, Lexi, Monnie, Bowser,my liddle kitty furriend and gosh just cant think of em all. You all is luvved an appreciated. I so sorry if I cannot think of everfur right this minute. I gonna make Mom go to bed

Ol Dog Diary: Mom Finds A Lump

Mom thinks she find out why I been so restless up an down, not sleepin good. Tonight she look at my face and see both sides are not equal, an dat the right side has a big bulge. It musta comes up fast cuz Mom usually real observant bout stuff. She notice I been lickin my paws a lot an even da floor beside dem, which doggies can do when dey hurts. She can feel it up high on da inside, up above my molars, da swellin. So it not my teeth. She just give me my strong pain medicine an it help me sleep. She feel really bad. Natural der be a call to da Vet first thing in da mornin. Probly I need antibiotics. Mom hope it just a infection an not a cancer. sigh, ya know how Moms is, worryin about da worst. She hate to see me in discomfort she a good Mom. We keeps ya updated after we see da Vet. Mom hope he see us tomorrow, he probly should.

We been blessed wiff so many furriends at Dogster an been goin around to all our groups to say Merry Christmas to all our furreinds, especially da ones we duz not gets to all da time. We luvs em all. Mom much rather let us play on here den watch silly TV.

Ol Dog Diary: Howdy All

Hey not so long ago Mom an Pop tooks me to da Tree Farm to pic out da Christmas tree, but dey would not lets me pee on da trees, which I could not unnerstand. What is up wiff dat. Course I know good enuff when it in da house not to pee on it, I been thru enuff Christmas now! If fact i be 15 on Dec. 31, cannot hardly believe it.

I tell ya, dat hot tub at my P*I*F Admin office sure come in handy, dat feel good on da ol bones. Us oltimers likes to hang out der an anyother fer what comes. Lexi an Monnie an Chauncy comes a lot, Tucker too. Zakkie stops by to check up on things. We had a new furreind stop today a kittyStinky. He a nice kitty. Over 4,000 members now, an goin strong. The P*I*F concept is very strong. WE pawed it forward when our good furreinds lost der 18 yo Kismet, dat has been a sad time.

In da meantime we try to keeps up to our other furreinds at DC, I`m A Mutt, Boys Bunker, Girls Dreamhouse, Yappy Hour, All Fur Fun an more. A newest one is Princes Divas an Prince Charming. I join more fer Bridgey, she want me to cme to der Christmas pawtee an it wuz lots of fun. Dey mades her a Royal Pup of da Day ,if ya cans believe it.

No more vets since my ultrasound of my liver. oh I lied I wuz tested fer Cushings an I do not has it. My enzymes is higher an I take meds, I feel ok, eating good mebbee slowed down som. Still gots good hearing an knows when da treat bag is coming out, I right der, all over dat. Poosibly I gettin more treats these days, toast crusts an pancakes pieckes you know I bein spoiled a liddle bit. Mom say I deserves ti. I rides alot wiff Mom, an still help her a wee bit if der a scaredy dog what need to meet a reeely nice dog. I likes ever dog I meet. Mom can count on me fer dat.
We lookin forward to Christmas an knows Mom hs pressies hidden for us. We wish a Merry Christmas to all our furriends an those less fortunate den us too.

Ol Dog Diary: Fun Stuff an Christmas Stuff

Hey, i gots to ride wiff da hus to go pick out da Christmas tree, now dat was fun. Only Mom did not let me pee on all da trees, cannot understand that. : (
We dids a card exchange in DC an so far cards fer us outnumber da hus, that is funny! Oh an mom told me a parcel come for me but she wont let me see it, even though she peeked I saw her! That was strictly not fair.
Sum furriends Sanday SD an Rascal came frum da Boys Bunker an Cabana to play at P*I*F, they been furriends wiff us a along time. We had a December birthday party at da Cabana it wuz fun. I be 15 in the 31st.
I wuz a liddle restless tonight up an down a lot so Mom gave me sum pain medicine an I been sleepin good ever since. She know I need to get good rest an dont want me to hurt. She take good care of me.
P*I*F continue to grow by leaps an bounds an we has been active there an makin many new furriends ever day. It is a wunnerful place to be. We keeps Mom busy goin to all our other favorite places too. We likes tovisit Yappy Hour an All Fur Fun an DC, among others. Mom goin nuts playing the dog breed game, she played like 8 times I think what she has time for. We givin sum pressies to new furs at P*I*F what got no pals an no pressies at all. Sum of da thankyous I has received has been very touching it make ya feel good ya do it. Fortunate Mom can be pretty quick to earn sum zealies so we can do this. Thanks for da game Dogster.
Dat enuff for tonight. Mom better go back to bed.

Ol Dog Diary: Busy Day

Well this ol dog had lots goin on today. Most of da day I spend wiff Dr. Rick, he gives me some tests fer Cushing Disease, we dont know da results yet. He say I look happy an I is. My liver enzyme still go up, but hey, i an ol dog, not much we gonna do bout it at this point. We not gonna worry about it, what the point huh?

This evening I played all over Dogster with my sissies. We stop in Yappy Hour, Talley likes Way No Way. I like Trivia Chat Stew. We deliver sum smoochies an Christmas pressies too. At AFF I visit the pheasant game an do a pheasant like I like to, dat is fun. Mutts an Proud of It likes to do da free keeble game. We run in and out of DC some times to, keep up to dem good furriends. We luvs dem all.
Hmmm Talley had quite a chat wiff Cash, gotta watch them, they was playin cutest at P*I*F. An geez, Bridgey got Screech swimmin in my hot tub wiffout his tux jacket like he wears. Dat girl, I swear. The new silly sentence game really fun too. Shooter was der havin a good time.
Tuck got on a new Santa hat an Lexi model her new naspaw oufit. Enff said BOL. We sure has a good time. P*I*F keep growin, i likes to welcome new furs as dey come in. We got a great team.
yawn. ol dog needs sum sleep. hmm my 15 birthday comin up, mom never has gots me a cake before, mebbee she will.

Ol Dog Diary: Blessings of the Season

We is so blessed, we really is. We has made so many new furriends on Dogster, an is especially blessed to be part of the fast growing group P*I*F. As many as 100 new members a day continue to come, nothing short of miraculous. Lexi an her fambly dids a wunnerul thing when they come up wiff the Paw It Forward concept.
Reaching out to furs wiff few or no furriends is such a special thing, to make em feel welcome. Everfur was new at one time or another.
We luv being part of the admin at P*I*F an Bridgey is goin to be our voting voice for the fambly. She seem to do much of the talking!

We puts cards in the mail today for the DC Xmas Card Drawing. We wants to do more, but Mom only got time fer so much. We very excited for our furriends to gets our cards, an to hear from them to.
I did a funny an made a Xmas frame pic for Zakkies butt, it displayed all over Dogster currently. They tell me I gots a good sense of humor, I dunno? Zak known for his heart shaped butt what called the Heart of Ohio. So I thought, why not puts it in a Xmas frame? It sure is novel!

I is blessed to be enjoyin good days, despite a list of health issues. We enjoy each good day at a time. Mom say I has been downright spunky. It make a diffrence to not feels pain. We has a visitin labbie pup at the moment, an all the labbies got a bit carried away wiff me barkin in the middle, tryin to play too, an there ended up bein a wee scuffle an choccie lab gots put in his crate. Shew boy, he got mad,first Mom seen that. I is just fine though, no problems there. Mom intervene when she see things wuz gettin a bit ugly. It usually just fine, just too much commotion.

Guess I better quit yappin, Mom say she got work to do. I been goin on lots of rides wiff Mom, I luv to ride. I am blessed as well to have Talley, Bridgey, Mom Pop an even Bagger, he seem to like me.

Ol Dog Diary: Mom Went Crazy

Mom been having WAY too much fun playing with those kimmi things and putting my pics in new frames, and decorating my page for Christmas. She wonder if she gonna get the house decorated. Guess it is still early yet. (Our furriend Cody taught us about kimmi)
It will not be a joyous Christmas unless our furriend Lassie gets better. She is very ill and we pray for her every day. She is all the way in Bahrain, but she start the very popular group Doggie Connection and does a wunnerful job as an administrator. We pray there will be some good news every time we go to her diary. They are so many pups in need out there; if ya read this try to take a minute and connect in some small way with one of these pups. They will appreciate it very much. This is the philosopy of P*I*F, the newest group we joined, growing madly, Paw It Forward. Most recently we see our furriend Maggie, Buddy and Peanut Puddinhead join there, what fun. Ya never know when that Zak gonna pop in and out either, and cause some big laughs. He is a funny dog. On Sunday at 7 PM we have a Ol Dog Chat at P*I*F with me and my furriends Tucker an Cody chatting about our long lives and telling tall tales about our puphoods.
Cody is already 15, I will be next month, and Tucker is 12.
Smokey our Chocolate Lab furriend is staying overnight again, from the kennel where Mom train. He is a good pup and we all like him. We have black, yellow an choccie Lab all unner one roof. It is kinda fun. Mom might make him a page as honorary fambly member. She will miss him, he goes home Dec. 10th. He has learned a lot. Even Bridget likes him!
Be safe, Luv BB

Ol Dog Diary: Imagine My Surprise

I was never so surprised when Mom inform me this morning there an email from Dogster, saying my Ol Dog Diary was selected as a pick of the day. Mom like to help us write, we tell her what to say, as Bridgey furriend Screech say tonight. I know, I keeping an eye on them two chatting.
It has been a real fun day. My good buddy Zak came to soak in the hot tub in the office and he brought a real original BBQ and we had hamburgers and a few cold ones. Zak did a cannonball, emptied the pool an had to refill it so me an Lexi could bellyflop and such. Tucker joined us for a soak too. I even guessed the hangman game right. This all on P*I*F. My dogness that group does grow fast. I been trying send a PPR to ever new pup that comes along, but it a challenge to keep up. Did not do too good at Yappy Hour Trivia Chat Stew tonight, but I have been in the top 10 on occasion. I think I guessed one each right on the Mutts free keeble. I like to make the rounds and visited the Boys Only Bunker too. It been fun seeing all the PPR accepted coming back in. I know when ya new, it nice when someone reach out to ya. Them pups at DC was really nice when we first joined. I think that mighta been our first group. Well, we gonna keep playing as often as we can. Zak told me my diary was sad, on account of, well, the sad stuff, so tonight I be happy and only write happy stuff. My whole fambly enjoying our new home at P*I*F and it busy keeping up to all our homes we had all along!

Ol Dog Diary: Dr. Rick

Doc Rick sez keep soaking the foot, keep on antibiotics. Appawrently, the cysts can make more than one in the same area an seem like this is what happen. I feels better with the stonger pain medicine, went out an walked around the yard a bit. That make Mom happy. We is gonna do the test for Cushings, Mom chat wiff Doc. Rick an it will not be hard on me. We takes it one day at a time. We probly might not be able to play much tonight. Mom gotta leave now for hours, her day all changed around. She not back now til 9 PM tonight. Thanks all for bein my furriends.
Luv ya all, BB

Ol Dog Diary: Going to the Dogter

I am sure at the dogter they think Mom a huge nuisance, she called at 8:30 an talked to the answer service, they say they give the dogter the message. Then she call just after they open to be sure I does nots get overlooked, so anyway we is going at 12:15. Mom gived me the strong pain medicine so I can be more comfy. She hope she get me in the car later, I is one big dude! We be OK ,Mom worry too much ya know how Moms are. I DID eats my brekkie this mornin so that is a good thing huh?
Sure had fun when Cody an my DC furriends drove the bus to my place. I gotta check an see if they are in Florida yet.
Luv BB

Ol Dog Diary:Owwie

Well my Mom seen trubble coming, my foot much worst this mornin. I is not wantin to move around just a few steps from place to place an flop down again. Did not even jump up like usual when Mom get the biscuits out. I did EAT a biscuit, so that good huh? We waitin to call the dogter back, Mom left message. She got a lot of work today, but her ol dog come first. She already cancel on appointment for herself. She gonna soak my foot again just now. We be back to play later I am sure. When Mom upset cuz one of her dogs not doing well, this where she come. I see there is good biscuit potential outta this hee hee.
Luv BB

Ol Dog Diary: Mom Messed Up

Sigh Mom posted a time for Sunday 7 PM for a chat in my office at P*I*F
but forgot she gotta see a doggy leavin the kennel. We change it to 1 PM hope Cody an Tucker not busy. I am excited about doin this. Us oldtimers has lots to talk about.

Mom concerned I limping a bit worse today despite foot soaks and antibiotic I been on. She gonna see what up tomorrow. She say I acting happy like normal, no change in my mood. She keep a close eye on me.
Well gotta turn in. Mom really tired. She gotta do the medicine for me an Bridgey. She so happy Talley not on medicine. She dont mind though, she luv us. I did not go with her today, i stay home and rest. Nitey nite.
Luv BB

Ol Dog Diary: Booboo Foot Come Back

Mom notice me limpin today, look at my foot an sure enuff where I had a infected cyst is tryin to come back. She just now soak my foot again. I been on antibiotic all this time, so she wonder how I can even get another infection. We goin to see the doc Monday. She notice I layin on my back alot these days, an thinks I am tryin to get comfy, get sum pressure off my belly. She worry too much. She say I will not go up the stairs at kennel, to the classroom no more, to much strain on me.

Hey ya should see my office at P.I.F, who ever woulda thought ol dog like me get such a fine place to chat with my furriends. mebbee by the time we type this the membership up to 2,000. We gonna go back an check. As we type, they a gang of my furriend gettin on a bus, if they ever get it going BOL, on the way here to do some varmint patrolling, then head to FLA. This my DC gang, where we first started on dogster methinks.

The P.I.F. admin been so good and kind to our fambly an made us admin too, ever one of us. Wow! Hope we dont do nuthin wrong an embarrass ourselves. Mom like the group concept of doing good. World could use a liddle more of that. We thank you for the continued support and prayers for myself, even tho Mom do worry too much. It mean a lot. Noone is alone that for sure.
Luv BB

Ol Dog Diary: Just Saying Hey

We so pleased our good furriends has joined us at P.I.F. The whole fambly of Cody, Riley an TJ, our good furriend Millie, the whole fambly of Al, Chauncey and Shula, and sigh I know I forgettin more but that not too bad eh? Mom tryin to keep everwhere but it hard. She say she need to clone herself. She say her dogster time gotta be limit to one hour a day, like that gonna happen! An she also say no later than 11 PM too, I like to see that happen too! I am really proud of Bridgey, she doing a good job with her admin office at P.I.F, spreading the word about positive dog training, and helping pups with problems.

I doing good on my prevacox and still taking a antibiotic for my liver. Mom annoyed cuz it been over 10 days since the specialist say he want me to have a specific antibiotic, and mom call our dogter today and there been no communication, so she had to yank some chains to get some action. If I is to be on something specific, she want me to have it. I is doing as good as a old dog can do. Mom watches an keeps a close eye on me. We go next week to talk about the Cushings Disease. That really all we can do, just go day to day. Mom say every good day a answer to a prayer.
If we did not have that ultrasound done, she would never know I have all that stuff wrong. Since they not a whole lot we can do, she sometimes wonder if it better not to know.

Somehow I is an admin on P.I.F. too, the whole fambly is, can you believe that? I should start a old dog office eh? Just c`mon in by the fire and stretch out and get warm. Mebbee Mom look in to it.

Ol Dog Diary: Tagged By Monnie

First a ol dog update! Our puter crashed an we been hopeless behind! We continuing to make lots of new furriends and spending some time in our new group Paw It Forward. We hope lots of our furriends come there too.
I feeling pretty good on the prevacox, Mom say it hard to believe I got all that stuff wrong with me. I went to the kennel again today and I snagged some extra food. Mom gonna take me to see Doc Rick on next Monday and talk over all the stuff and treatment options and whether to test for the Cushings. Mom very thorough and like to make informed decisions and do what best for me. That enough of that.

Here is the rules. TAG! I gonna change it a little. Say the seven most interesting places you ever been. Then tag 7 of your furriends. Here is mine, oh, and I tag Zak, Wyatt, Chauncey, Al, Shula, S.I. Black Diamond, S.I. Moonpie.

1. To Canada to swim in Georgian Bay where Mom grew up.
2. On a ferry boat to an Island on Georgian Bay.
3. To the pet store in Elkton MD where they always gives me a treat.
4. The kennel where Mom trains dogs, luvs to hang out there.
5. Conowingo Dam to walk along the Susquehanna River
6. Bethel WMA birdwatching with MOM
7. Turkey Point Hawk Watch with Mom, where she a counter of migrant hawks.

Have Fun!

Ol Dog Diary: Keeping Up To My Furriends

Dog Dang it all, our puter still busted. Dont Mom know how important it is that we all play with our furriends on Dogsters. We hope on Monday we back up and running. Mom just now catching up at a furriend with her work emails and our pmails but dont feel right to sit here an play dogster on their puter. Please tell everfur we luv em and hope to be back soon.

This ol dog when to the kennel with Mom again today. I had some trubble gettin started up the stairs to the training room but Mom give me some help an then I was fine. She gonna let me keep doing that while I can cuz I love to go up there with her. today I hung out with the choccie lab pup again plus a 10 yo doggie what was ever so nice.

I did not get up for Dad this AM for breakfast but then when Mom did get up I did eat then. She noticed that I looked pretty stiff. I gots a good appetite and is eating all my meals. She gonna talk to the Vet still about the test for Cushings Disease and whether we wants to do that or not. She is sad when she look up and see me watching her. I wish she would not be sad.

We luvs all our furriends and hopes to be back soon.
BB

Ol Dog Diary: Puter Crash

Hi Furriends, we so sorry we not out to play but Mom puter crashed she at a furriend getting her email. Probly not back til Monday at least. We luf hearing from ya all and thanks for pmails and kind words as always. Prevacox seem to be helping me good and I pretty comfy right now Mom think. Went to work with her at the kennel today an barked at a choccie lab puppy she working with. he a nice pup.
We sure do miss everfur.
Luv BB

Ol Dog Diary: Boys Only Bunker

I forgot to say what a good time I had last night re-connecting with some old pals from the Boys Only Bunker; had a great time and they were so welcoming to this ol dog, felt like a homecoming. I used to go there all the time and somehow got away from it. Going back tonight when Mom done working! Sorry I cant remember all the names right now but I is old and Mom is delirious! They say we gonna have a pawtee whens I turn 15!
Luv BB

OL Dog Diary: No More Tests

Geez oh man, is Dogster grreat or what? We continue to marvel at the candles being lit, pawrayers said, loving messages, guestbooks signed and POP. As I say, I really feel the love, an Mom so appreciates my furriends.
Monnie pmailed an I is tagged but I gotta take care of that a bit later.
Been out with Mom today and the Prevacox keeping me comfy she says, moving really good today. Boy I sure is tired now after being at the kennel, the bank and the pet store. Loved every minute of it though. I rest for the rest of the day.

Mom not gonna make me do the day long test for Cushings disease. Say I nearly 15 and she not going to put me through it. Even if they could treat that, I already got the liver yucky c word most probably, plus the other stuff. She done consulted with her dog trainer furriends to get their thoughts, most feel the same way. Why puts a sick ol dog through more stuff. She feel like she making the right decision. She was so happy to see me acting younger today.
I am blessed to have all my furriends and a loving best ever family.
Luv BB

Ol Dog Diary: Page for Dixie

This here is the page for Dixie, who is very ill and will need our love and support. http://www.dogster.com/dogs/894499

Ol Dog Diary: Blessed to Have Furriends

Well, since Bridgey spilled the beans about my ol dog health issues, there has been an amazing flood of support, kind words and prayers, that have left this ol dog feeling grateful and feeling the love. I thank ever single doggy for taking the time to pmail, sign my guestbook, and for your lovely and thoughtful POPs, rosettes and stars. I never did expect all that and I was surprised, so thank you very much. I hope we got to everyone with our thanks. My family is very grateful as well. They love that I am loved. I heard from my longtime pals Zak and Cosmo, Buddy, Cody and Alabaster, and so many others. Furs that dont even know me sent support!

I had every intention of telliing about every new furriend we made, but there is so many! A whole page of new furriends! That is the best thing in the world, to have furriends. I will mention a few things, that our new furriend Dixie, who is a Rat Terrier, is very sick and needs support too. I believe the info was on AFF but I am going to check that. I am in awe of Sharpei Libby, cuz she caught a squirrel! Can you believe that. Our furriend Godiva is a way cool mix of Catahoula/Hovawart. She belongs to DC. Lexy is Papillon/Phelene, and she is in the milkbone contest and we hope she wins. We joined some new groups too: Rex Mi Amor invited us to Paw It Forward, a way cool place. Miss Dixie Monroe invited us to.....Dixie Land! Folks there are really furriendly. Minister Misty made a candle page for me- that Bridgey again!

Better get off here so we can play! I rode with Mom alot today, love that. She has me on Prevacox right now and I seem pretty comfy, but she has strong medicine too if we need it. Next week I am scheduled for a test for Cushings Disease. Mom wonders if she wants to put me through that. She will talk to the dogter. Anyways, I am not panting like I was, so that is a good thing. Thanks again good furriends. Mom gotta go and do some dishes and stuff, we be back to play.
Love BB

Ol Dog Diary: Happy Sunday

Mom figured out she could get into my page from my account, the thingy right on the page is in time out or something! Beautiful day here, good day to patrol the yard, my favorite thing. Dogster is so special, all the furs here really care about one another. Response to the news of my health issues just overwhelmed Mom with the kindness shown by so many. She definitely does not feel alone. I am her very special old dog, and it means so much to her that so many furs and families are reaching out. I guess you see I now have not one but two photo albums. Mom killed the first one last night, then panicked and put up another one, then figured out how to get the old one back! Now the new one has special furs in it, so it has to stay. Our good furriend Cody, who is already 15, told Mom how to find the old guest book.

Mom drove me up to the doc this AM and we got some extra pain meds in case I need it. They both dont want me to be painful. There is a lot of stuff going on. Doc thinks we can get some of it to resolve, like maybe the Cushings (gotta have a test) and that will help. They are taking good care of me. Mom says she just going to hang out today with us and not go anywhere, we play in the backyard. We have lots of trees and it is really pretty. Talk to you all later, Mom gotta give me and Bridgey our medicine and stuff.
Luv BB

Ol Dog Diary: I was Tagged!

Hey here is the list of furriends that I tagged:
Zak, Darby, Scrappy, Smooch, Buddy, Vern and Delilah.
Have fun! BB

Ol Dog Diary: I was Tagged!

Hey I was tagged by my furriend Maddie, and then I am going to tag 7 furriends.

1. I really loves getting into the trash! I know how to lie down and play dead when Mom says :Did you get in the trash again? Bang!
2. I am a world class dedicated and tireless varmint patroller and have my own business 1-800-call- varmint
3. Kids of any age are completely safe with me.
4. I have been back and forth to Canada a number of time over the years, and love to swim in Georgian Bay where Mom grew up.
5. Me and Mom used to go birdwatching all over the place together.
6. Back in the day, when I was a young dog, I won Grand Champion at the local fair for dog obedience and handling.
7. Mom says I am the BEST DOG EVER.

I will come back and say who I tagged.

Ol Dog Diary

Me and Mom just got home; I got to ride with her to a doggy appointment. I love to ride. Had my dinner and believe I am going to settle in for a bit.
Mom waiting to hear back from the dogter cuz he is going to give me some pain medicine. They been playing phone tag since this morning. Mom says I have not done any heavy panting since this morning, so that is a good thing. I have been healthy all my live and Mom cannot reconcile with me having serious stuff wrong with me. She knew it was coming, with my advanced age, but you can never be ready she says. Thanks for the swell messages and cards from my furriends,
Love BB

Old Dog Days: Got My Own Diary

Hey furriends, now I can talk right to you, makes more sense huh? Some of the stuff is copied from where Bridgey was telliing about what is going on. She likes to keep folks in the know. I am a little more laid back about that stuff. But, since the cat got out of the bag, read all about it BOL. Old dogs sure can get a lot of stuff wrong with them. I have been lucky to be very healthy all my life. Mom is waiting to hear back from the dogter on pain medicine: she wants me to have it even if it is bad for my liver. I am nearly 15 after all. Thanks for all the kind words. It does mean a lot.

>>The dogter called this AM and says it likely that BB gots early liver cancer, and it was so inflamed that why they did nots do the needle biopsy yesterday. We gonna treat what we can and Mom called dogter back just now and say she wants him on pain medicine. If his liver enzymes goin up anyhow it dont matter. She just want him comfortable and not panting so much of the time. That kidney stone thing gotta hurt too. He such a stoic ol dog. I am like a baby when I get hurt. It hard for Mom to concentrate, but she gotta go see someone. I think she gonna let BB ride along in the car! That ol dog luvs to ride.


gotta tell ya about the ol dog Billie-bob my great older bro. We took him to a special Vet today for an ultrasound of his liver an we came away with a whole laundry list of things wrong. He is nearly 15. We thinks we be able to treat the wrong things but Vet says good thing we got there to find out. Here is what they founded:
1. Infection in his liver.
2. Great big adrenal glands that might mean Cushings disease.
3. His right kidney is tender.
4. He got some stones in his bile ducts an they is mineralized, we not sure what that mean.
5. He got high blood pressure.
Probly he gotta go back and have a needle biopsy of his liver too. Wow, and Mom though I was sick! I know he might preciate it if you send him a word or two. I reeelly hope he win a prize in the Cool Dog cause he deserves it.