Good Bye, Flame.

We lost Flamey this morning. Sometime between 4am and 7:30. She woke me up around 3am and she had peed her bed. I changed her pads and got her new blankets and tucked her in. Gave her some water and chicken broth. She seemed anxious but not sick, not struggling or anything. I did t-touch on her face and ears for a hour and she loved it and did not want me to stop. After I went upstairs, the next thing I knew the dogs were barking because it was morning. I came downstairs and she was gone. I sincerely believe when she went down 3 weeks ago, she had a stroke or seizure and at that time lost her back legs. I know if she could have gotten up, she would have. She was that kind of dog, proud, pleaser, people dog. Loved attention. Drama queen. But drama queen only lasts so long. If there was anyway she could get up, she would have. I sincerely believe that. I guess it was her time. Way too early.

Cancelled-Leash walks in the Park

I'm sorry about cancelling classes. I never like to do that. But if there is not enough interest, I have so much to do, I need to prioritize cuz it's just me. I had many folks ask about the park classes and then nobody shows. It happened in the spring the same way. After about 4 times to both sides of town with only 2 people showing, I decided to cancel it. This time I just did 2 times. I hate to do that because it was going to be a lot of fun and I had a lot of fun things planned. Maybe next spring. You never know.

Howl o ween!

What a great picture! I love this time of year. It's not my favorite, spring is my very favorite but I love fall. I love burning earthy scented candles, walking and raking leaves, pumpkins and mums and all that. My dogs seem to enjoy the cooler weather. Speaking of which, Flame is still not walking. She is half way up which is good I guess. She is pitiful but also plays it to the hilt. I think she likes the extra attention. She's still eating, drinking and whining as much as ever. Is it a dobie thing? That whining, whining, whining. I swore I never get another dobie. Then came Frankie. Another whiner. Oh, great. And she is a diabetic. And as sweet as ever. Never say never.

Flame

I haven't written much on my blogs lately as one of my dogs is sick. Flame is my old red doberman and she hurt a bone in her neck. She is down and not walking. She is on 3 kinds of meds and our hope is that she will be up in a couple days. Till then, lots of turning her over (to prevent bed sores), changing bedding and doggie pads. The pullups did not work well. I'm doing t-touch and massaging and working her arms and legs. She wakes up and barks several times during the night so I haven't had much sleep in a week. She is about 10-12 yrs old. Possibly older as we got her from the SPCA 7 yrs ago. She's a character and a whiner. A drama queen. I just hope we get to enjoy her longer.

A Home for Otis

Some wonderful people expressed an interest in Otis the black and tan coonhound. They already have a redbone coonhound whom they love. We tried them out in a play room and they did great. They took him home for a home visit and he and they did great. Looks like a match made in heaven. They are bringing him to puppy class to pick up where he left off with me. I'm so glad. This little guy deserved a chance at a forever home. This is just the chance he needs. Go Otis!!!!!

Back in the saddle again!

We took my mom horseback riding for her 75th birthday three years ago. It was so much fun we are going to do it again. And family is invited. We are going to Marmon Farms in Zanesville. I enjoyed it but horses are way different than dogs and riding them is such a skill. Maybe I will ride a bit before we go so I don't look like such a doofus. Six weeks till showtime. It'll be great!!!!

Saving Nemo

Ugh. Got a call today on my day off (of which I never hardly take) about Nemo. Snapped at their daughter today so he's gotta go. This is not his picture but looks very much like him. He's six years old and has some food aggression with kids around his food bowl. I don't know the details yet but I gotta wonder what she did or didn't do. It won't matter but she's young, like under 5 so you never know. What chance does he have at 6 years old with some food aggression? I can't even place a 5 month old puppy let alone a 6 year old red husky. Huskies aren't the easiest dog either. He however is a great dog except for the food aggression. That can be worked with and is one of the easiest to deal with as far as aggression goes. I've known this dog for years and it seems like the family is just really too busy to deal with him as far as I can see. They love him, I can tell but just really busy. I guess that happens to a lot of dogs. The families get busy and the dogs are left to do whatever. And they when they have problems, they gotta go. I'd take him in a heartbeat but I have 8 dogs. My guess is if I don't help place him, he'll go to the SPCA. Great.........