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Saturday - 03/08/03 - 6:00 AM
Up for a 2 AM feeding puppies, I checked my e-mails before crawling back to bed. There I
found an emotionally distraught e-mail telling me in graphic detail that a 3 year old male
Bully Bred By PuppyGal had been hit by a car and killed. This intact male had gone out
to go potty - running free in a new area without a fence or anyone watching him. Every
time I closed my eyes this scenario played out in my mind so I have been unable to go back
to sleep.
These people expect sympathy, but I am so mad at them for allowing this to happen and
then making me suffer by sending me such an emotionally wrenching e-mail that there is no
kindness in my heart. Please do not allow an animal that you care about to be outside without
being on a lead or in a fenced yard - they can get killed by another animal, stolen, poisoned or run over by a car,
just to name a few of the hazards.
We were up for a long time in the wee hours of the morning feeding puppies, etc. so when I finally got back to sleep, I slept like a dog, Bulldog that is!!! (little attempt at humor)Can you tell I'm on the verge of a "Bully Butt Wiggle" attitude.
I e-mailed McDonald's to tell them about the wonderful attitude the lady who works the drive-in window displays to all of her customers, the operative word here being "her". Please take the time to compliment upper management on good service and positive attitudes. Most of the time they only receive complaints about what is wrong, not comments on what's right.
Peanut is such a stinker!!! At a point in time if he continues to make progress, he will be placed in a loving, protective home but that decision is several weeks away. Click Here - To Enter Peanut's World!!
I told Bob he should try to get Peanuts stories published, then he and Peanut could go visit with lots of children and make them smile. I call him "little goober" when he does something cute. If only you could have seen the look on his face when all the puppies were getting under him "trying to find dinner" he kept going higher and higher with his feet off the ground and since there were so many of them they kept him level. He looked at me like "look what they're doing". I just reached over and picked him up. When I've put the little pups in with him, to clean their box, he just licks and licks them. He loves them so much...or maybe he just tastes milk on them!! I want to believe he loves them.
Have a wonderful day!!!
Judy
Here at Dogwood Pond, we are ready for Spring! I told Bob, the Buttercups were blooming so we needed to take the snowflakes off the website! The time has arrived for new beginnings, elimination of irritations, spring house cleaning and making plans for the future!!
Can you tell I feel better!? An enlarged heart is a wicked thing but I can now breathe deeply without my heart hurting and I can do some work without getting too exhausted due to lack of oxygen. My meds need to be tweaked, but I'm getting there.
I made a promised to myself - I will NOT be subjected to situations or people that cause me stress.
Judy
W E L L ! ! I have certainly been busy and I suppose I need to make an announcement prior to me answering the telephone which would go something like this: "You are about to speak with a gentle, courteous lady but if you irritate her too badly, she will hang up on you."
Life is too short to interact with ugly, or stupid, acting people!! Bob said, these people think I'm trying to "sell puppies" but I'm trying to "place my babies", so we have conflicting attitudes.
Whew!!! Naming, taking & editing pictures and creating web pages took me all day yesterday!!! I have to be feeling better or I could not have accomplished that goal.
I had everything posted on the web site at 4:30 AM. The day will prove to be interesting, we've already reserved 4 puppies!!
Judy
The Champ's Great Chase - we let him outside to do "his business" occasionally checking on him. This morning his free spirit took over and he led Bob on a chase, down the drive almost to the mailbox, 1/4 mile away from the house. At first he was following Boomer, then Fluffy sped past so he got his motor running and was good for the chase. He can't run but a few steps, but he had his whole heart into the race so he would bunny hop a few times, switch to his newly acquired run, then do a fast walk. Finally, he was just doing a fast hustle. He heard Bob calling, looked over his shoulder, decided Bob had joined the game and since Fluffy was long gone, his goal was to stay ahead of Bob. At least that had better be what he was thinking, instead of just being a stubborn teenager!!
Finally, Bob overtook him. Look at the picture below. The Champ was in about the same position as the Dingo, when he joined the game. Then notice way down on the left side of the drive, before the last curve there is a black stump. That is how far he went!!!
All this from a Bully the vets wanted to "put down" because he was cripple!!!
Updated This Morning - Adventures of Peanut!
Written By "Mama Bob" Especially for Bronson & Alec!
Click Here - To Enter Peanut's World!!
Birth Announcement
Amber & Mini-E had a litter of 4 - 3 males & 1 female.
Absolutely gorgeous, short, compact, babies. Poor Mama Bob isn't going to get any sleep for another two weeks, but Amber is a very good mother which makes it easier!
So much for avoiding stress, but I am much better. I will admit however that we are seriously considering no longer raising Bullies. If after a couple of months, I haven't made major improvement we aren't going to breed any more period. Today, I declined to take a Rescue, I just couldn't!!
Wednesday night, I went downstairs to check on Bob because he had been gone for a long time. Here's this 65 year old man sitting cross-legged in a child's wadding pool with a big pouty mama, Gabby, half on his lap, with one puppy nursing. He has a turkey sandwich in one hand, he takes a bite, then tears off Gabby a hunk. She was afraid of her puppies so he decided it was time to hug her up tight and give her maximum comfort. He did this same routine through 4 puppies. It worked, she is much much better now although he still has to have his bare feet in the pool, she rests her head on one and he rubs the side of her head and neck with the other.
8:00 AM
The Champ has the Bully Butt Wiggle almost mastered!!! This morning he started doing it!! Only if you have a Bully can you truly know what this is all about. Basically, the Bully's posture is stiffer than normal with a very firm stance, the tail starts to wiggle - only the tail, the hips engage and start moving in joy, then total happiness takes over, spreading that wiggle down to their back feet!!
I cooked chicken all night in the crock pots so The Dingo came by to eat breakfast. I'm sure he isn't too far away, not with lots of chicken to be eaten. He's probably laying out in the underbrush waiting to hear me call "Kitty, Kitty", then he'll come running.
Thursday - 02/27/03 - 8:00 AM
The Dingo is ALIVE!! Early this morning when Bob was walking Happy, he appeared. Not close enough to see his eye, but Bob said he appeared to be physically strong. I wish he would just stay here, so he would be safe, but there is no way to contain a "wild dog".
If I can just get my hands on him, Bob has a antibiotic shot ready. Goodness, I hope he won't bite.
Another Birth Announcement!!!
Yesterday, 02/24/03, Gabby, bred to Elvis, had a litter of 4 gorgeous puppies - 1 male and 3 females. One pup is brindle with a white flame and the others are fawn with white markings.
Poor "Mama Bob", my appointment with the doctor yesterday resulting in me crawling into bed, so he has had to care for all the puppies, "our gang" plus me. He's wonderful, as I've said a million times. I got lots of meds so I should be up and in the race by tomorrow, but I'm to avoid stress so please be patient in regard to reserving a puppy.
The vet's office called to tell me they have a one year old German Shepherd mix that the owners dropped off and told them if they couldn't find a home for her to put her down. She's friendly, but hyper and a digger. Fences won't hold her. I told them we would be there tomorrow.
Last Friday 02/21/03, Miss B, bred to Mr. Big Stff, had a litter of 8 puppies, 2 females and 6 males. All are fawn brindle with white markings. Mom and babies are doing GREAT!!! We won't be accepting deposits until individual pictures are taken and posted the early part of next week.
8:30 AM
New Feature - Adventures of Peanut!
Written By "Mama Bob" Especially for Bronson & Alec!
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Sunday - 02/23/03 - 8:00 PM
If you haven't already read our new feature, Spotlighting, on the front page, please do so. We're now featuring "Miss Blossom" brother to Ozzie. I love these two dogs more than I can express. They are just like my Sassy T, their Mother, who owns a big chunk of my heart. We argue like kids. I tell her no, and she gives me a look like, humans are so difficult, impossible to train!!!
6:21 PM
A lady called this afternoon about Daisy and the first thing out of her mouth was "Why hasn't she been sold?" I said there is a better question, "Do you have children?" She did extremely young children. When we finished our conversation she understood I'm an overly protective Puppy Mama.
Saturday - 02/22/03 - 4:00 PM
Dingo, is running around in the woods with a half shot out eye and I can't catch him. I had my hands on him and
told Bob to hurry with the leash, it scared him half-crazy so he took off.Dingo's doesn't belong to anyone...he's a wild dog but he loved Angel so he hung around out in the underbrush for 5 months before we finally made friends. It took a lot of work to get him to trust me and I believe "the lead" destroyed the trust. If you saw Dingo hanging around your house you would probably get frightened. I can see where someone would be scared of him and if they had children be afraid for their safety... but I'm afraid he's going to die. I'm blaming myself for not being more careful, it just scared me so bad when I called him to me and his eye was hanging open. I wanted to get him to the vet's quickly. I forgot he was wild and always would be.......
Friday - 02/21/03 - 10:30 AM
Good News! The Champ has started to run! Just 2-3 steps yesterday and this morning, but we're sure he'll continue until he can keep up with "the love of his life", Fluffy our spayed Miniature American Spitz.
He loves to bury his face in her long white hair, but she just views him as an ugly, mashed faced, juvenile pest, with buck teeth and a tongue that quivers when he gets near her. When he comes close she teases him by allowing him to rub his face on her once, then she looks at him in disgust and scampers off...nose high in the air.
There Bob and I stood, with the pride of breeder, parenthood and therapist swelling our hearts!!! It's moments like this that make it all worth while.
Champ now has a "teenage attitude" - I'm a big boy and I'll do what I want. We just laugh at him!!! It's great to see him like he is now instead of how he first arrived!! He wants to stay outside with the "strays that came to stay" as shown in the movie clip, but we're afraid he will get off into the woods and we won't be able to find him.
Looking to the future when Champ will be able to run too far, Bob put a British Training Lead around his neck to get him use to being lead. Well, he just turn his little "attitude" on and gave Bob a look of defiance! I could see this spoiled brat was going to be a challenge so I just got down in his face and gave his look right back to him!!! What a stinker!!!
Thursday - 02/20/03 - 1:00 PM
This movie clip of The Champ is remarkable, especially if you view the earlier clip first.
I'm guessing he has recovered 90% of the movement he formerly had. When we got him back, 5
weeks ago, from the former owners, he was pulling himself around by his front legs, the
other part of his body was flat on the floor and his bladder leaked all the time.We are truly amazed at the positive results of his Physical Therapy and Vitamin/Mineral Regiment. These clips are proof positive of what determination can achieve. I would love to show them to every kid in America!!!
02/22/03 Click here to view movie clip "The Adventures of The Champ".
Download time is 30 minutes.
We had to run the camera longer so you could get the full impact of his progress
01/24/03 Click here to view movie clip of The Champ "barely walking".
Download time 20 minutes.
Wednesday - 02/19/03 - 7:30 PM
We haven't seen Dingo, but the one time since Angel died. It's been 7 days now, I even cooked 20 lbs of chicken in the crock pots overnight, but Dingo wasn't waiting by the door this morning. I hope he's safe and has just found a home he likes better!
Someone is always asking, "Are all Bullies laid back?"
My response is, "Click Here!!"
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