"Emergency" transport and some of my pups!

Sometimes a rescued dog just doesn't work out, and has to go back from whence he came. This is one such situation, and we put together a transport in a few hours, in the opposite direction.

What The Dogs Loved About Christmas!

I think what they loved the most was getting to spend plenty of time outside playing. Since we had our pre-made dinner, I had plenty of time to head out with them. I wish there'd been more snow to play in (they do love it so), but it wasn't a big deal. I'd be more caught up on posts, but I seem to have been hit with some nasty germs, and am feeling pretty crappy. The Mate has his Esophageal Dilation tomorrow, and he has been scheduled for neck surgery on the 18th. So I'm going to be way busy over the next few weeks. Right now all I want is to be able to get more than 30 feet away from a bathroom. *sigh* Back to the dogs.  Take the leap and see how much fun they had.

Finally, Holiday Pictures!

I guess it's time for me to get my butt in gear and post the pictures from our lovely holiday dinner for two. We had a pretty low-key holiday, and it was wonderful in it's own way. I'd have gotten this up earlier, but I seem to have been struck with some kind of stomach bug and am feeling pretty rough. So take the leap, and check things out. There are LOTS of pictures to see.

Last of the Dog Beach Pics!

Are you relieved? Muahahaha! I've got tons more work to do, but I wanted to get these up for now, and later I can post more stuff. I've got to redo a section of my fence because the neighbors don't want the fence touching theirs or something, and I'm going to rearrange how it's set up. Then I've got to keep plugging away at laundry, work on the living room, and try to get ready to paint. Anyways, now that it's nice and cold, let's look at the last pictures I've got of Jupiter and Missy at the beach.

Random Tuesday Thoughts

I put a fence up for a nice area for the dogs in the back yard. I'm awfully proud of it, even if it is a cruddy fence. Sure, I'll have to be out there with them, because they aren't trustworthy enough not to jump it, but not having to leash them to get them out is a huge thing for me.


I know a lot of people don't like winter, but I actually do. It's just that it also makes me more sore. But I love snow, and I'm ready for it. The rainy junk hurts me a lot more than steady cold and snow. 

I still really wish I could get more people to vote for Grayson in the video contest. http://www.igive.com/videocontest/?vid=5 Seriously, the other places are using contests and such to get votes. It looks like some of them may even be submitting invalid votes. There are over 100 people in our yahoo group, we should be getting at least 100 votes a day! Not only that, but almost 400 people like it (via Facebook), and we're still in 5th and not gaining much at all? It kinda feels hopeless. I can't imagine what the volunteers are feeling, as hard as they work, and people won't even take the time to vote for something like this, so simple.


I lurve Bo, but we can't keep him. I really really want to find him an awesome place to go. 

I can't wait to have a huge turkey all to ourselves. No fighting over the drumsticks!

What is it about 'Black Friday'? I absolutely HATE it and will do everything I can not to have to leave the house at all.I don't care how good the deals are. 

Bo The Wonder Saint!

Okay, since I sorta blew off coming back to the blog (but I have a REALLY good reason!), I'm finally going to show off pictures of Bocephus, the lovely Saint Bernard that I'm fostering for a month. Plus, a few pictures of our dogs, and transport pictures. If you wanna know why it took so long, you'll have to click and read.

Bo is HUGE!

So let's look at some more beach pictures while I give him a few minutes to check things out before I start flashing pictures at him over and over. LOL

While I Catch Up, MOAR Beach Dogs!

I'm uploading and editing transport pictures, so while I get that done (in between the chores and such), how about a whole bunch more beach dog pictures? We really had a blast that day, and I went so totally camera happy. So let's get to the pretty pretty pictures!

More Beach Pics!

I'm just feeling like posting some more beach pictures to share with you. I had so much fun, and the dogs totally enjoyed themselves. I usually don't take a lot of pictures when I take the dogs out to get exercise and such, so when I do take the camera, I go a little bit overboard. Muahahaha! Enjoy!

Life Is A Beach!

And I mean that in the good way! As I may have mentioned, I took a WHOLE BUNCH of pictures of the dogs at the beach, and I'm going to share a few more today.

Good News / Bad News

Sometimes I hate hearing somebody say, "I've got good news and bad news." But when the good news outweighs the bad news, it's not so bad. So, here's my bad news: The Jeep has blown a head gasket. That's WAY more than $387 to fix. But, here's the good news. It's covered under warranty. On top of that, the rest of the damage has been determined to have been cause by the head gasket, so we aren't going to have to pay the $387 either! We'll only have to pay a $25 deductible, and we'll have our Jeep back in a few days (instead of today). This is excellent news, because I just checked my bills, and somehow I didn't pay the electric last month, so I need to pay double to catch up. Ooops.

Let's celebrate by enjoying a few pictures of the dogs.

Missy graduated!

Okay, so it was just Doggy Manners One, but it was still an accomplishment. I'm pretty capable of training my dogs myself, but having a professional trainer not only helps me key in on the best way to work with each dog, but also gives me an observer who can help me fix the little things I'm doing that make it all harder. 

Random update time.

This is a random post, so it's just full of different things. There's a link to a give-away, assorted thoughts, and whatever else enters my head. So take a peek if you'd like.

Just have to try a little longer.

We have decided that we just cannot take Missy back at this point. She isn't a bad dog in any way, and we are figuring out how to keep them separated so that she and Jessie can't fight. It'll be a lot more hassle for us to keep them completely apart, but it will give us more time to work on things, and so on. So, I'm about to embark on attaching the X-pen panels to the walls so that there will pretty much always be two barriers between them. I can live with hassles to keep a dog we love.

A sad day in our home.

Well, the decision has finally been made that Missy is probably going to be better off in a new home. As much as I hate to admit it, the stress of her fighting with Jessie is affecting everybody, especially her. So now the search will begin for a reputable rescue that can take on a lovely dog who apparently hates black fluffy dogs. Or maybe just this one black fluffy dog. Some graphic pictures are in the rest of the post.

Dog pack issues

Having four dogs (all female) can be it's own special challenge, especially when two of them are breed mixes that can tend to have dog aggression issues. Yes, the two I'm referring to in this case are Jessie, and Missy. Jessie is a Chow mixed with who knows what else, and Missy is a Pit/Shepherd mix (we're guessing). I'd love to have them DNA tested for breed, but that's probably another post, and isn't going to happen right now.

Introducing... Missy and Krissie!

We're all the way at the end now... these are the most recent additions to our household.