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Infections are not funny.....

It's a milestone in my life...

because tomorrow I will turn 9 years.....
I have the strange feeling that my proud mom is gonna spoil my tight ass to bits... but I am not going to show her that ;-)
I know she went to the butcher allready to order something for sunday (when it's the last day of the course and hopefully I will pass my exam...)
but I don't know what will happen tomorrow...?
will I get a big bone, a new pillow, some new toys... man, I can't find it in the house so it must be big (I think???)
actually it's the first time I can't find the presents she got me...

or didnt she get me any?????????????


(this is mommy breaking in :-D
I wouldn't dare to forget my precious little angel and he is going to get what he deserve's for... which is a new pillow, new toys and that really big bone together whit a special 9th anniversary cake with cream!!!!!!)
so he has nothing to worry about.)

I couldn't believe it..

In the Netherlands we had a law for the last 15 years that forbid all dogs that looked like Pitbulls.. if you didn't have a proper pedigree the cops could come by and lock you up untill the judge desided what should happen with you?
mommy told me that was the worst place on earth you would go if it happend to you..!
she told me that all dogs that were in one off those shelters were neglected, received no love or attention and even medical care was not given properly :-S
so my mommy lied to some cops that live nearby our house telling them that i had a pedigree.. (which i had, but unfortunatly not the right one..)
in the years that followed i stole a lot of hearts with my big smile and loving temperament.. and I was an example for 1 cop!
(recently he told my mommy that everytime he had to seize a dog he thought of me and instead of seizing them, he warned the owners..!
saving many lives with that.. I think he is a Hero because he could so easy lose his job.)
and THANK GOD some wise men desided that it's not the dogs that you should be afraid of, but the owners that mess them up!
SO I AM FREE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! because the got rit of that law!

so a week ago something strange happend...
on saturdaynight mommy took my Sissi and My little mummy out with the car.. and I was left all alone at home..
I felt so sad and thought she was going to abandon me!
(I knew she never would off, but hey I remember the horrible things that happend to me when I was a Puppy :-S)
within half an hour she was back and I was so happy.. but confused..
why was I all alone in the house, where are my friends..?
Mommy said something about them having a sleep over at her brother? because WE had to leave really early that next morning..?
damn, it's allways good fun at her brothers.. well let my friends have some fun then...
that next morning we woke up real early for a sunday.. 6 am I had to get out of bed and mommy was very busy packing this and putting a lot of cookie's in a little sack... a bottle of water and my vetbed...
then we took a really long walk and got in the car...
after 10 minutes she allready stopped and unpacked the car??
then I saw another car with a brown lab in it... man, she is full of energy in the morning.. and I looked up and begged my mommy to take me away???
luckely she knows me so damn well.. and I could sit in the front with her...
after what appeared to be a couple of hours we got to our destination..
and I was even more confused..?
Where the hell are you taking me mom!
so many dogs at the same place and so many owners as well...
mommy started to talk to me again.. that we were at a districts office from the Dutch aspca to do a course????
and i thought WHY? she had done a great job in teaching me sit, stay. paw and offcourse kiss.. damn she even tought me how to walk next to her.. so why did I need a course..?
she started laughing and said it was a course for proud mommy's that wanted to becaume doggy trainers at the dutch aspca (Dierenbescherming in dutch)
why me.... was the next thing that crossed my mind and she said;
well baby... because you are my best friend and best friends work together... and besides.. she wants me to be an example for other Am. Staff owners.. and now I finally had the change to go to school for the first time in my life.. so I would graduate as well...
Man, I love my mommy so much, ISNT SHE GREAT!.. I will get my Good doggy exam before the end of june and then my mommy will be able to teach other doggie's some good maners as well...

she is so proud of me because I am allready 8½ and my health aint all that (HD-C, Artites and due to that I tend to put to much pressure on my frontlegs to cause limpin on those...)
she massages me everyday, gives me Shambhala and loves me with all her heart, I can't do anything else but to give her back anything she ever gave me... 200% PURE LOVE.
next sunday will be our next trainingday and we still have some homework to do.. but for mommy I will do it.

see you next time.....

Infections are not funny....

yesterday I coulnd't use my front left leg anymore....
it was painfull and than god my mommy is very aware if I am not feeling well... or even just slight changes in my behaviour she notice's off.... (aint she great!)

so she didnt think twice also because I am starting to show off signs of atritis....
so we went to the vet this morning and he thinks i have an infection in my elbow...
he gave my mom some infectionkillers and i have to lay back even more then i allready do.. for 10 days...
if it is still there then they will go and take a picture of my leg...
silly isnt it because my head is so much prettyer.. but hey it's theyr party...

mommy sayd I should start to safe my pocketmoney because I am getting really expensive ;-)

she sayd it with a smile so I hope she I joking me....

so now I relax and hang out even more on the sofa....


well, keep you posted if anything change's....


UPDATE:

well last year Tommy was diagnozed with HD-C and sever artritis..
he is on a special dieet now to create some underweight.
so he can carry his weight around without to many problems..
slowly he is losing weight and getting there..
I hope it will make his life a little easyer... but only time will tell.