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I was looking for Bryce and Mab all over they were napping on my bed i did't have time to get my camera so i took a pic with my camera. They are cute and LOVE each other

My mother Had Breast Cancer and she left this world on Friday. I had a wonderful visit with her on Thursday and i missed her passing by 5 min on Friday.I have so much to do but wanted to take a break from it all. Bryce has taken to following me around every where i go he rests his head on the table and stares at me. When i cry he lays his head on my lap.I see a whole different side of Bryce on Tuesday when i took him to school he was kinda strange when i picked him up his teacher said he did not eat his lunch and wanted to hang out with the small dogs he is such a love bug i am so thankful to have him! Marina

 


Milo's a mess and i feel terrible for him! He has those hot spots and he had surgery on his gum. His gum and a piece of bone were growing over his front fang they thought they might has to take his tooth out but ended up leaving it in for now. He is on 4 different meds and all he does is wimper.He was such a trooper for his surgery the Dr. and the vet tech could not believe how happy he was when he woke up they said Marina we have never had a dog as happy as milo waking up from surgery he is a very good boy! Now when he sees me coming with his meds he runs for it. The pain meds are injected into his mouth and he hates it!
All i can do is pray for his quick healing! [/

 

I came home and found Milo had a huge patch of hair and skin missing from his head.I took one look at it and almost threw up. I called the vet and ask if i could bring himin this was at 4:30pm they said bring him in. I put him in the car and could'nt even look at him . I got him there and said here take him please before i throw up.He was back there for a while Dr. Gaines came out and said he has hot spots they shaved him and he looks worse.I will try and up load some pics don't look at them if you get grossed out easy ! Pray for him to heal quickly Marina

Well i thought i found the perfect Dobie for my ex he was a rescue and i know some about his back ground but not what he has been through in the last 3 months. His 1st owners since he was a pup moved over seas they left him with the owners father. He had a heart attack and passed away not one other family memeber would take this yound Dobie beautiful but small.So a rescue group took him he came from Toronto to Buffalo he has lived in a Kennel foster home for the last 2 1/2 months now he is with my ex he has a forever home.He is VERY timid and shy he has bonded w/the ex but he is starting to have puppy moments out breaks of barking nibbling on the ex and sometimes stalking him is this normal? He wimpers a lot to i have 3 rescues and none of them have acted like this. I guess he has  been through a lot he lost the 2 people that he trusted and now i think he has a hard time understanding that he is in his forever home. The first day i came over after a week of being in his forever home he looked at me ran to his bed and peed. I think he thought i was coming to take him away i have never had a dog react that way to me it broke my heart!We took him to school and another dog bit him in the face when my ex came to pick him up he had 2 holes through his face he had to go to the vet and had to have them glued shut. I am hoping he can work things out with Kingston and that he does'nt have to find him another home. Marina

                       Just A Dog

From time to time, people tell me, "lighten up, it's just a dog,"
or, "that's a lot of money for just a dog."

They don't understand the distance traveled, the time spent, or the costs involved for "just a dog."

Some of my proudest moments have come about with "just a dog."

Many hours have passed and my only company was "just a dog,"
but I did not once feel slighted.

Some of my saddest moments have been brought about by "just a dog,"
and in those days of darkness, the gentle touch of "just a dog" gave me comfort and reason to overcome the day.

If you, too, think it's "just a dog," then you will probably understand
phrases like "just a friend," "just a sunrise," or "just a promise."

"Just a dog" brings into my life the very essence of friendship, trust,
and pure unbridled joy.

"Just a dog brings out the compassion and patience that make me a better person.

Because of "just a dog", I will rise early, take long walks and look longingly to the future.

So for me and folks like me, it's not "just a dog" but an embodiment of all the hopes and dreams of the future,
the fond memories of the past, and the pure joy of the moment.

"Just a dog" brings out what's good in me and diverts my thoughts away
from myself and the worries of the day.

I hope that someday they can understand that it's not "just a dog",
but the thing that gives me humanity and keeps me from being "just a man or woman."

So the next time you hear the phrase "just a dog"
just smile... because they "just don't understand."

summer is here and the ticks will soon be showing their heads.
Here is a good way to get them off you, your children, or your pets. 
Give it a try. Please forward to anyone with children... Or hunters or dogs,
or anyone who even steps outside in summer!!
A School Nurse has written the info below -- good enough to share --
And it really works!!
I had a pediatrician tell me what she believes is the best way to
remove a tick. This is great, because it works in those places where
it's some times difficult to get to with tweezers: between toes,
in the middle of a head full of dark hair, etc.
Apply a glob of liquid soap to a cotton ball. Cover the tick with the
soap-soaked cotton ball and swab it for a few seconds (15-20),
the tick will come out on its own and be stuck to the cotton ball
when you lift it away.  This technique has worked every time I've used it
(and that was frequently), and it's much less traumatic for the patient
and easier for me. Unless someone is allergic to soap, I can't see
that this would be damaging in any way. I even had my doctor's wife
call me for advice because she had one stuck to her back and she
couldn't reach it with tweezers. She used this method and immediately
called me back to say,  "It worked!"
                         
Please pass on.  Everyone needs this helpful hint.