Chief

please, come visit Chief and/or pup pal us :o)
He likes to share his photos with you.. He is kind of lazy with the writing, you know ;o)
Happy woofs from all of us!
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our little brother

has his own page and his diary entry!
Check it out...........
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Hugs and kisses to you..

those puppies keep us on our feet!

Like 30 aeons back I wrote about the puppies, right?
Momma Jetta was dumped at the ACC here in SF, because she was pregnant. Well, we took them in and are raising the little monsters. Man, they are so so so cute. Mom is addicted to them! Really.
Their names are Chief, Juno, Jerome and Ben. I will post an album at the end!! You must check it out ;o)
They got teeth now and they do try them out - trust me.....
Here a few little stories:
The pups had a really exciting playtime a few days ago. All halligalli and fun. We explored the sunshine and checked out the outdoors through the baby gate.. very cute. I was hanging out in the sun in the kitchen and so was Jetta. Beauty time..
Well, the pups started to bite me all over. I hopped up, went somewhere else, pups chased me left and right. They always do, cause it's so much fun to harass me, apparently.
Then Juno got all brave, all the pups in shlep, and jumped on my head to bite my nose! I was in disbelieve, jumped up and let out one of my famous barks! Boy, the pups peed their pants.. Then they ran to mom, who was still on her sunbed, tried to convince her that I was so so so mean to them. I expected some comforting, but instead they got another chase by mom! Benny ran straight for the cupboard, Juno ran into her bed, Jerome jumped on top of our mom and Chief disappeared into one of our shoes! This was so funny (poor pups), but this was an agreement between Jetta and me - well, yeah.. we are both mommas, right? The pups had to listen.
They recovered quickly. Chief and Jerome were already playing again and Juno chomping on her I-am-pissed-nylabone ;o)
Mom had to fish Benny out from under the cupboard, which she did not want to do, but we had to go.. Well, mom held him with Jerome, he fell asleep quickly and we put him and the others back into their bed. I even gave Benny a lick, cause all was not his fault.
One lesson for the little monsters.. They all got razor sharp teeth, which they never use on our human mom - but on us furries...... Well, except for Chief he still only has two canines ;o) So cute..♥

one day later:
you would think that after that day's lesson Juno would have figured that there are certain boundaries..
Nope ;o)
The next day, Jetta, Jojo and me were hanging out in the kitchen to enjoy the sunshine. The pups were having a good time and us old girls watched them play.
Juno got bored at some point, cause her brothers were done romping and hung out with our mom for some cuddles.
Oy, Juno is so sneaky - adorably sneaky ;o) - she did the soldier's crawl to sneak up to my butt. I saw her come, but did not move. The moment Juno leaped up to attach herself to my "tail", I jumped up and moved about an inch away, which was enough to let Juno jump into nothingness. She could not believe it..
Then she planned another attack by crawling under the shoe shelf to sneak up from there - unseen, unheard ;o)
She did not realize that leaping up from under the shelf might be more challenging. When she leaped up, she banged her head *clong*
I rolled my eyes and turned my head away..
Then Juno did some thinking and realized that mom was snoring. She crawled up to her, did her butt wiggle bounce and landed on top of mom, who nipped her. Juno let out a *huff* sat in the middle of the kitchen and did some more thinking. Then she discovered Jojo :D
She walked up to her, the pups respect Jojo, did some nice wiggle and submissive flirt, turned around, crawled up to Jojo's tail and grabbed it with her sharp little teeth. Jojo looked up with the crabby look, got up and moved. Juno then made a mistake. She came from up front, like she tried with me and jumped into Jojo's face. Boy did Jojo let out a snarl. Juno ran for her life and Jojo closed her eyes again like nothing happened. Juno ran into her bed as always and gnawed her I-am-pissed-nylabone.. that is my favorite part - her face when she does it is priceless!
I am 100% sure she will try it again and again and again..............
I love this little mischievous girl. I so hope she finds an active home, who appreciates her intelligence and fun loving energy ♥ *sigh*

Other than that we take momma Jetta on our walks, which she truly enjoys. She came to us undersocialized, but we helped her overcome lots of her challenges.
Mom helped her to housetrain, which she learned in 2 days, she can heel beautifully, can stay, ride the car, jump on and off, she is very playful and loves romping wherever she goes. She knows only one speed - run!
The Italian Greyhounds is so very obvious. She has such a sweet disposition and is one funloving active girl. She can be lazy, too!
Just wanted you to know that we are alive and well, having a good time with the little family and enjoying every moment :o)
Hugs and kisses..
Here the photos and videos - enjoy!
2012-02-03

Jetta :o)

ohoh.. I think we are so much behind - don't even know where to start!
I will just pick something and go from there..
Some of you might remember that mom was planning for a weeklong hospital stay. Well, she skipped once and Friday she skipped the second time. For next time we will have a strategy in place to get mom to the hospital ;o)
In the mean time I had another surgery. Same procedure as always - fatty lump removal. They were bothering me since they were at really nasty places inbetween muscles! No fun. Well, all was unspectacular, the incisions are healing well and life is good again. Back to bouncy old self in 2 days ;o) Surgery was Tuesday. The vet did a fine job as always.
Jojo is doing ok, she has a few tests coming up tomorrow. It's an eight hour blood test to see whether she has Cushings. We will see. We are out and about as always, meet up with friends, went to the dog show where we met up with friends, too! Then the other day we went to the Bay Area pet expo. Mom and dad went, Jojo and I and Jetta stayed at home!
Now - here come the drums....................
We got a momma dog with 4 wee puppies at home! We are fostering for the ACC, because the pups did not even have their eyes open when we got them. Momma dog, which mom named Jetta, is what humans call undersocialized. Well, I call it - just had her babies weary. Fully understandable :o)
She settle in quickly and feels very comfortable around us and the humans and cats. Jojo helped her a lot on the first day. When we picked her up at the shelter, we went with to make sure she knows that we will be there for her, too. She liked us right away and so did we.
I go check in on them once in a while, sometimes I hang with the pups and comfort them when mom is bouncing around ;o)
Jojo likes hanging out with Jetta and playing with her. We got her on Friday? Thursday?
Her pups have since opened their eyes :o)
When you get a insecure dog, you got to set a structured routine, which makes you predictable, you know? Also she needs room to explore on her terms. She has a bunch of proper babies after all. I think her benefit is that she is very curious! She is not even afraid of the vacuum. She is fine with all sorts of stuff as long as she can hang out with us.
After one day she knew where the door is. When she has to go, she does her business outside, she trusts us around the pups completely. Dad has done lots of socializing with the mom and the pups, since she was a tidbit weary of him, first. No one has to be weary of dad! He is super cool. We told her and she understood quickly. Now she likes to follow him around, and really likes is famous cuddle fun!
Mom and her have been working on recall yesterday and today. Mom is easier accessible for Jetta, so mom works on a basis, which will make bonding with others easier. She is so smart! She comes flying when called now.. We even went outside without her being on a leash - on the property. She was with us, came when called and zoomed around out of joy.
Fun girl. She attends her pups so well. Her favorite though is to hang out with us in her spare time. Mom and her even worked on stay and she can stay for a real full second! Well, ok, Jojo and I stay with her, but that's fair ;o)
She will take a while to let go of insecurities, but she is on the way and she is eager..
Ok, enough of the talking - here are a few pictures:

2012-02-03

enjoy!!

New Year

It's my little boys birthday today - all my kids' birthday in fact :o)
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One of our friends is dying. It's a matter of hours. He hung in to greet 2012 with his family. He is such a spirit and such a wonderful friend, father, husband, grandfather and teacher. May you always be remembered as that - we love you Terry.

Our New Year's Eve and New Year's Day has been tremendously unspectacular :o) Not all of it..
We spent our New Year's Eve day at the Crissy Field with our pal Becker and his family. It was beautiful. The sun was so beautiful, it let the city appear golden!! Wow. After the walk we went to a cafe for some hot chocolate and some more chatting.
Then we drove home, went to bed early, watched James Bond, looked out of the window and watched the fireworks in the city. We really don't care about the fireworks, but then, when all was quiet, our neighbors let 2 M80s go off about 20 feet away from our beds. Despite the door and window between our beds and the cracker it was so so loud. We jumped up on the bed to curl up with mom and dad and mom almost fell out of bed ;o)
But that was the most spectacular thing..

Today we are lame. I spent all morning in the sun with the cats, Jojo checked out the lot to see what happened this night. Nothing to be reported, really. Mom and dad are getting ready to take us to the Fort Funston and then we will drive very far to go meet with more friends for dinner. Mom is not really in the mood, but well, we promised *sigh*

Mom has only one resolution for the rest of her life - just do it.

Other than that - happy New Year to you all. May you all be happy, healthy, at ease, without pain and suffering. Love from all of us to all of you..

Jenga, the birds and squirrels, the week with dad

Some of you might already know that "we have" two feral cats, Jenga and June. June came to us with our boy Justin. One day mom came home and Justin was on the couch with June. June was a skinny, filthy little thing and shy. Over the years she got used to us, though. At some point mom could pet her and clean her up, too. She could also give her a de-worming pill and flea medication. She was really good. After that she gained weight and looks really pretty now. She likes to come when it's quiet here. She started coming in 2005 and is still alive and well :o)
In the beginning of this year, we found a fluffy cat sneaking around our house. She looked skinny and not well taken care of. Mom named her Jenga. She seems to like the name, because she responds to it. Jenga is missing the tip of her right ear. I told mom that she was a feral. For about 6 months now she has been coming regularly. We can hear her sneak in the cat door at night. We know it's her, because Jojo always lets out a very quiet grunt. If it were an intruder, she would growl and get up to check. But Jenga belongs to the family, kind of. So, a little grunt will do, Jojo says.
Mom is fine with June and Jenga coming in at night or when we are not home, because they need to rest and re-charge, too. These guys are always on the run, get poisoned, run over or chased away by dogs and people. No one misses them. They are feral. They are welcome here and we miss them when they don't show up for a few days. We don't even chase the skunk away *sigh* what a zoo.
For two weeks now Jenga comes in the house when we are all home. She even eats when we are here, and she talks, too! She got used to us walking around and peaking around the corner. When she is in the kitchen, we are not allowed to be there. We get to watch her from a distance. I usually hang out on the armchair and Jojo in front of it.
Yesterday was a real breakthrough. Dad was sitting on the ground with Jarah, mom was sitting right next to the food bowls. Jojo and I on the armchair. Jenga walked in, hesitated a minute, but then came to her bowl and ate! She was totally fine. She stayed for a good half hour, stretched out on the floor even! Jarah's presence helps, because she is so very trusting and zen.

Here are few photos:
2011-12-27

Dad feeds the squirrels and the blue jays in the winter time. They get fresh nuts of all sort. This morning dad was a little late with the feeding routine. They were already waiting in the feeding area. All of a sudden one of the blue birds came to the kitchen window, sat down on the window sill and screamed his beak off!! He really wanted to tell us that we were late! Unbelievable.. So mom took the nuts, all with shells, and went to distribute them. We don't make it easy for them, they all have to work to get them :o) Apparently they like it this way.
Mornings are always busy here......

Our week and weekend were very nice. Dad has a few days off :o) We spent lots of time on trails and at the beach, with friends and pals. It was nice. Jojo is in good shape with the Rymadil and is fine walking 4 - 6 miles a day with no problem. Mom is glad. Jojo is so happy and even gets to carry her ball around during our hikes. What a lucky dog she is. I don't need to carry a ball, I rather sniff :o)
I haven't worked a whole lot either. Mom said it's the holidays and I can kick back a little. Nice :o)
Today I will have to work, though. We are meeting up with a friend to go to a restaurant for a snack and then to the movies. Looking forward to that..
It's great hanging out with dad. It's rare. We could go on like this forever *sigh*
A few photos:
2011-12-25

Ok, got to go.. love and tail wags to you all :o)

all about the beach

today's day was all about beach.
But the morning was all about crazy people. Really.. somehow people must have eaten some food to make them go nuts around this time of year. But you know what? It's not worth writing about ;o)
Like I said, today was all about beach.
We drove to the Fort Funston and went all the way down to the beach. Not only that, we walked all the way from the fort to the very south little boot of the rocks. This is very far and we spent about 4 1/2 hours down at the water. Jojo was in a good mood and felt like walking.
Fritz and I found a crab - and guess what? Yes, we ate it! The gulls already injured it so bad, we could not save it :o(
It was yummy, though.
We are going to pick up dad in a very short while. Mom even cooked for dad - can you imagine??
We took a few pictures for your. Mom is really excited with the camera and had a good time experimenting :o)
Enjoy!

2011-12-23

Finally we got the regular rimadyl for Jojo. The chewy one gives her an "open" nose. The ridge of her nose just breaks open. She is allergic to something in it. We had this a few times before and it takes forever to heal. This time we were more pushy and got the regular one from 1800Petsomething. Forgot the name.
However, life is better now and we all look forward to dad coming home :o)
Mom said that we will go see our pal Becker tomorrow for hot chocolate and cookies! Boy, this is awesome :o)
Happy woofs and remember - stay cool in traffic and don't let this hurry and rush impact your calm. It's not worth it.

emotional support service animal......, is she adoptable,- fritz in trouble.

Yesterday was a busy day. We met so many people, who made us roll our eyes and triggered for our neck hair to stand up. Mom's mainly. Not mine or Jojo's.

Human number one:
"Oh, I had a dog just like that - pointing at Fritz - he was my best guard dog. He bit more than 20 people and almost killed a mailman. Is he for sale? I need a new one. They destroyed mine."
Mom:
"Someone has boiled your brain a little too hot, right?"
We moved on..
Mom felt awful to have said that. But sometimes mom carries her heart on her tongue..

Human number two:
I think I wrote about that before, but here again. Fritz gets bored easily, so whenever he is with us, mom practices guide work with him. He just loves working. This training keeps his mind busy. After three years, he manages to guide mom, who has her eyes closed, from the beach at Fort Fun, all the way back to the parking lot, but going through the woods instead of on the trail! This time he managed to guide mom including getting her through the roots on the ground and through all the sniffing dogs! He is brilliant. Fritz loves learning tricks. At least mom knows how to train a Guide dog, now ;o) We spend lots of time watching the GDBs at the Crissy Field or in the city.
However. A woman with a nasty doxie stopped us.
"Oh, this big dog is so cute! Mine is going to be a blind dog, an emotional support service animal, too. I just have to train him something. Can you train him something? Doesn't matter what. Just so he can do something. (she talked with no stop) I just want to take my princess anywhere I go and I am not going to pay $150 for a plane trip in a carrier. She is so sweet. It really doesn't matter, your know? My Dr filled out papers for me, so I can take her anywhere I want. He really doesn't care, cause he has doxies, too and does it, too. And come on, no one cares. Just get a vest and a tag from the city and that's it." and so on and so on.
Mom went:
"oh, you are disabled?" woman declined.
"give me a second, I am going to call the police, so we can sort this out. Since you and your Dr knowingly committed a crime, we should get this straight."
panic in woman's eyes.
"ok, dialing now." (did not dial)
Woman ran away. Mom called after her that if she will ever see her anywhere with this dog, she will file a report.
Mom moved on.
You can not believe people's ignorance and rudeness. Mom would like to talk to someone at the ACC about the application process for the SD tags. Right now everyone can get one.
My take on this - just make it legal for dogs to walk into stores and restaurant and you will have less people, who make a joke out of the SD community.
I like the German attitude in this regard:
In the first place dogs are allowed in to restaurants and stores, which sell no food or drugs.
A Disabled person gets a disability (DA) passport. The SD's name and use will be added to your passport. In case a question comes up, you show the passport - your DA passport - and all is fine. There is no certification for the SD needed in Germany since they have no common agreement either. But it works! With the official DA passport, which counts all over Europe, you are on the safe side. No passport, no SD. As simple as that.

Human three:
Jojo tends to lack behind. Usually about 10 - 20 feet when we are at the Fort Funston. She got her ball, chews on it, meets and greet people. It's her walk and people know her.. Mom is like a hawk and always checks in on her. So does Jojo. Then mom saw someone grab Jojo's collar, and attached a leash. Mom said - "I am here, please take the leash off" - mom was about 10 feet away. People told the man to let the dog alone, her mom (meaning mom) is right there (pointing). The guy said that he was going to call park services since Jojo was more than 6 feet away from mom......... I know that some of you know the Fort Fun and therefor you might have figured out quickly how mom's face looked like and people's responses were.. I saw a big question mark on her face.................... mom walked up to the man, who requested a reward since "he found" Jojo. The guy did not want to take Jojo off the leash, so mom very calmly told Jojo to "back out". Jojo did back out of the collar and trotted alongside mom away from the man. The guy was furious. But with people like this, try to stay calm and talk as little as possible. Avoid eye contact and move on. He was very angry, took the collar off his leash and threw it after us. Mom picked it up and put it back on Jojo. There was a crowd of people, standing around Fritz, Muf and me to protect us, and telling the guy to go back home and get off his drugs. He pulled this stunt with 3 other dogs, but I think someone might have called the police. We did not stay. Just wanted to go home. Mom was crying a little, because some people are threatening. But a few min later mom could let it go.
What an awkward walk...........
Nevertheless, the rest of the walk was beautiful and the dogs we met were all very nice and playful :o)

We drove home, had some lunch, hung out on the couch for a little. About an hour later, mom and I had to go to an adoption event. We drove to the ACC, picked up a little dog, which I liked even though she was quite a feisty little thing. She is not too excited about other dogs, but she liked me right away. Us bitches have to stick together, right? But I am easy going, you know? Usually dogs feel comfortable around me. This little girl did, after the initial arf arf arf on her side. But since I did not respond, nor cared, she gave up and trotted alongside me. I ended up being her safe zone.
Most people were interested in me, though, because I was so cute and cool. So so so many people asked whether I was adoptable. I could have gone to at least 8 new homes! Wow. One person offered $2000 for me! Others cuddled me, but I had only eyes for mom and my new little girlfriend, who needed my help. I was on duty and took this very seriously. Eventually mom put a sign on me, which said "sold" - no more bother ;o)
The adoption event was stressful for the little girl, since there were many dogs to bark at. Mom ended up putting her under her Jacket to keep her safe and warm. We ended up taking her back to the shelter early. She was tired.
On the way out of the shelter then, we met a young couple, who was interested in a dog. Since mom had some time left and nothing else to do, she asked what they were looking for and introduced them to a little dog by the name Chrissy. They fell in love right away. We all went on a walk and it clicked. Mom loves to couple dogs and people. So far no complains :o)
Unfortunately it was too late to start the adoption process this night, but they will be at the shelter today a bit before noon, so they can start the adoption process then ;o) How wonderful!
They are a perfect match.
Finally we went home to Jojo and Fritz and Muf. We had our dinner and drove to the Marina for a nice night walk. We walked for a very long time. There were lots of stars out and the yachts were all pretty with their little Christmas lights on!
Once done, we drove to the Trader Joe's and then to the Christmas "village". Some people decided to totally over decorate their street and have services and free gifts and and and. They are hardcore Santa Claus-ers.
Jojo and I had to walk around with mom. Mom said that this is so different from Christmas in Germany. Here it seems to be all about Santa and the lights and kitsch and not about the Jesus or the silent times. In fact, mom asked a few people, if they knew why we celebrated Christmas.. 2 out of 12 people knew about the bible and the story of the man named Jesus.. etc. That was very surprising to mom.
But well, as long as everyone is having a good time..

here a few pictures:
From 2011-12-22

However, the lights were pretty. Some were a bit on the kitsch side, but altogether we liked those people's effort and the fact that they had a preacher there, who tried to tell people a little about what Christmas is all about :o)
Merry Christmas.

This morning Fritz got in big trouble. He decided to chase our boy cat and grab it..... oh boy, Fritz - don't mess with the boy, cause then mom will mess with you. Mom did. What a thunderstorm swooshing through our house. Jojo, Muf and I just sat there with a big smirk on our faces and watched the storm unfold ;o) Ever since, he hasn't even looked at the cats. Good boy. Rule number on in this house - no messing with the cats. So far, so good :o) The only one, who is allowed to have her moments with Justin is Jojo, cause he has his moment back with her outside. These two grew up together and know each other well. But they are getting older and less spunky, too. Kind of sad ;o)
However, have a lovely and silent holiday - happy woofs..

the holiday lights, cards and donuts, ACC, holiday party,- adoption event, muf and fritz

what a week..
last weekend mom and I went to a very interesting place. A holy place! No kidding. Our friend Becker showed us around at a temple. We saw lots of beautiful lights and mom learned a lot about another religion. That was interesting. We do this a lot - visit churches, temples of all kind, moschees, etc and learn about different kind of religions. It's interesting. Sometimes we are invited to join a service. It's great.
Then we went to our pal to make Holiday cards. Becker's non furry brothers helped mom to make them. That was great help :o)
We also went to our favorite doughnut store, which is called Psycho Donut. What a fun place :o)

We also spent time at the shelter, where mom and two dogs were filmed for a movie! She had to do some obedience with one dog and walk around with another :o) That was fun. Once the movie, documentary is out, we will let you know!
We supervised the whole thing very thoroughly.

A few days later, dad, a friend of ours, mom and I went to the ACC holiday party at the City Hall. It was very nice. Mom even wore a partly self made cocktail dress! Can you imagine? She looked pretty in it.
Mom and I participated in a photo contest and almost won, but another dog and his dad took the lead at the end. That was cool since we voted for them, too. The whole evening was fun. I really enjoyed hanging out there. At some point we went to check out the Christmas tree in the entrance hall. What a beautiful tree. The ornaments were paper cranes with wishes on it just like the ones Sadako Sasaki made in the process of fighting her cancer.. Sadako lost her battle, but she folded 1000 cranes before her death. These cranes still exist. Beautiful. We went to visit her statue and her cranes in Japan a few years ago. Very moving..

Again a few days later we went to an adoption event at the State building here in SF. We met with Fiona Ma. We adopted most animal out that day!! Mom did the "PR work" and made sure photos were taken. Also mom did lots of chatting with some of the humans there. That was good. We can't wait for the next event!

Then the drama unfolded. Mom, dad and I had tickets to go to NY for a week. Dad is invited for a talk. Once his talk was over, we wanted to spend time in the city and meet up with some of our friends there. We even wanted to meet up with the East Coast SDs..
Jojo and a friend of ours wanted to stay home at our house. Our friend was planning to move in with another friend and spend her time with Jojo. All was set and prepared, the house blitz blank and the suitcases packed. Dad set the alarm clock so we could get up in time.
Sure enough no alarm clock rang and no Jojo got up for her breakfast dance!! This never ever happens in our house. Every morning, just like clock work, Jojo gets up at the same time and starts her musthavebreakfast routine. This time she slept and woke up, when mom rolled out of bed......
We overslept! Like really overslept.
Long story short. Mom and I are not going to NY.. We missed the plane, which was very upsetting since we live 5 min from the airport!!!!!!
On top of that there was absolutely no other flight for the next few days. The guy at the counter spent 30 min trying to do the best humanly possible to upgrade us, find another flight and airline even to get us there....... Nothing. Not even first class. He put us on the stand by lists, but even with Hendrik's status we were 10th in line on overbooked planes with waiting lists of about 20+. Horror. Why do they do that overbooking shit? Either give those open "overbooking" seats away to people, who buy tickets, or don't. It's challenging to find two seats for standby anyways..
Well, we ended up switching Hendrik's flight to Tuesday til Friday. Luckily he got a good seat there.
How sad.. After some sobbing (mom), we eventually drove back home. Jojo was happy, I got her breakfast, and mom and dad some early lunch.
I am sure we can take a trip next year..

What now? Mom and dad had a great idea.. You know that Muf's and Fritz's family is doing a road trip right now? They left the day before we were suppose to leave. Unfortunately our dog swapping plans did not work out this year, which is a long story. Muf and Fritz ended up being boarded. Muf hates it. Fritz doesn't care. He goes with the flow..
We got in the car, drove across the bridge and picked them up! Wow, that was absolutely awesome :o) They were so so so so so happy to see us and so were we. Fritz could not stop doing the zoomies, which looks ridiculous given his size and awkwardness ;o)
After lots of zooming we all got in the car and drove over to the Point Isabel. We spent all afternoon there. It was beautiful. Jojo was happy with her ball and some occasional dogs to say hi to, Fritz loved playing with me and his ball and Muf was busy socializing left and right :o) Dad and mom talked and walked and really did not care a whole lot about what we were up to. Well, you don't have to, cause we just walk along. What a great time, the weather was perfect and the dogs were all in a good, cheerful mood.
Now we are all home and everyone is happy. Kind of like an unexpected happy ending :o)

Here a few pictures mom took over the week. Just click on the gray link and enjoy:

2011-12-18

Jojo and the meds, neuro clinic, tech museum, pre-holidays- eat, the dress for the event and the point

At first I want to say - mom you stink!!
so many of our great dogster pals have sent us beautiful holiday cards - and us???? We haven't even started to make them *double huff* and *mean look at mom*. I am so ashamed for her. Seriously. Mom promised to do them on the weekend and send them out.. Well, I bet a paw on it that they won't be at your house before next year! Same story as every year.. Shame on you mom!

Ok, now my real entry.
Have you seen the full moon? We will have an Eclipse tomorrow at 6am! Get up early and check it out. Will be the last before 2014..

Jojo had a hard time with her new medication - gabapentin. We discontinued it. Now she got a new one, which I can't remember. It think it will be better than the gaba. Right now she is on Rimadyl only and she does very well. Mom says we will see how it goes on the Rimadyl and then go from there.

Dad, mom and I went to the Neuro Clinic. Remember, mom was accepted into their program? They are very nice there. They like me :o) Well, now mom has to do a MRI first, which is ok. But then she and I will have to go for an "in-house" study! That means 7 days in a hospital room prison, under 24/7 audio, video and brain-io surveillance in January. The good thing is that I can prove to the world that I am a really cool SD :o) They are using the stuff for research purposes and to share with students. What better education on SDs could we do, right?
You can imagine how mom looks forward to that stay? o_O
I am a little worried that she will not pull through. We will see. They know and said - let's give it a shot anyways. We need for friends to come and pretend they come visit us at home. They want a as-home-as-it-can-get routine in this room! Well, here is the thing:
MOM CAN HARDLY MANAGE TO STAY HOME DURING THE DAY.........
So, if you want to come visit, come!!
More later..

Then there was the Christmas Tree exhibition and Tech Museum's day with two of our SD pals. Mom took really pretty photos :o) Nice day..

Also we went for our traditional pre-holidays dinner with our friends. Remember how we all order a cow each year and share the meat? We have "community meat", which are the roasts pretty much. Several times a year we all meet up and eat it. It's like a pot luck. There were many people, which was awesome. Aki, our Skippy friend was there, too :o)
We even got pieces of the beef roast. I have a tummy ache now, but it was well worth it ;o) The evening was very nice. Jojo and I got so many cuddles. These people are the best cuddlers ever. It's a fairly international group, which makes it always attractive.

Then mom ordered a dress for the ACC thank you party at the city hall. It's a cocktail party and mom has no cocktail dress. So we ordered it, they custom made it for her (!). It came yesterday. It's a fantastic dress - really.
If you ever want to order a custom made dress, go here:
http://www.lightinthebox.com/A-line-Straps-Knee-lengt h-Chiffon-Satin-Cocktail-Dress_p180148.html
it is a very pretty dress!! (make sure you close the gaps)

Then we went to the Point Isabel a lot since we had a few things to do in the East Bay for the last week.

Tomorrow one of our SD pals and his mom, mom and me will do an East Bay neighborhood lights tour! Can't wait, because this is always nice..

The most exciting thing is coming up in a "few" days. Dad, mom and I are going to NY for parts of Hanukkah. We will also meet with the East Coast SD pals. Can you imagine? This is very exciting and we will sure post photos ;o)
Here the ones from this month so far. As always at the moment - not many, but hope you will enjoy.

(click on the gray link)
4th and tech

Ok, so far this is it. Have a happy night, you all..