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Judy's Journal....
I started this feature for friends and family to answer their
"What's going on?" emails, therefore, I probably tell too much, but you are
welcome to laugh, cry and sigh with us.
"Life is too short to deal with ugly acting people!"
"We have today but we're not guaranteed tomorrow."
Picture: Judy Mixing Soil, April, 2005!
I've lost 10 lbs since then!!
Monday - 08/01/05 12:30 PM
Saturday - 7/30/05 11:30 AM
Whew!! Things have kind of leveled off so we're going strong this morning trying to get the "place" in order, especially for Millie and husband who are coming to get Lou Monday morning. They will be so pleased with her she is a DOLL!! and she's gonna be the smaller size Bully.
REMINDER: To those of you who got Carlotta's puppies their 2nd shot was due yesterday!!!
Have a Good Weekend!!! - Judy
Friday - 7/29/05 8:00 AM
We're about to settle the lawsuit I ended up having to file in order to get a clear title to the land upon which we built the house. It has been horrible but needless to say we were not going to put more money into the house until we had the actual deed in our hands. Don't be as trusting as me, make sure you have everything in writing and that you've dotted every "i" and crossed every "t", I don't care who you are dealing with!!
We're having a real hard time taking pictures of Sweetie Pie's puppies, since they are basically white their wrinkles and other detail are not showing up well at all. Some of the pups are going to look like Sweetie and some are going to look like Jazzman in regard to the shape of the face. My favorite, yes I have one, is the smallest female she is just too cute for words. The largest female is a total "I have to have it my way cry baby".
Sun is just about to come out so we've got to move all "our gang" into a/c quarters.
Remember:
Confuse your enemy, put a smile on your face and a song in your heart. - Judy
Wednesday - 7/27/05 5:00 PM
Lord Have Mercy!! We just had the most gosh awful storm roll through here. When it started, I ran out in the rain, snatched up this Brugmansia brought her onto the porch and repotted her in a big ole pot I had just bought. I was determined she was not going to hit the ground again. About the time I finished, the thunder and lightening were something to behold.
The rains were so heavy within minutes we had a flash flood, the electricity went off and
didn't come back on for 3 hours. The water was risin' and I was the only one here. Bob was
gone to the big city. Actually I'm small so I don't have much muscle power, but I knew the
ditches around the house had to be dug a little deeper, at least in places, or the water
was gonna come in the back door. I ran into the house, found Bob's bottle of blended sippin
whiskey, put a shot in a glass and filled it the rest of the way with water. I gulped it
down and ran back outside with a hoe, there is no way I can use a shovel. I would just
have to rake them down. I scrapped off as much as I could and the water started gushing
down hill. Meanwhile, the lightening was popping all around but I figured if I was gonna
mean My Maker he would understand. Exhausted I pulled my wet clothes and shoes off at the back door, went upstairs, lit candles and crawled into bed. Two hours later, Bob arrived home and called out from downstairs. He hadn't been in the storm but had seen my clothes, brugs outside that had been laid down, lots of standing water, realized there was no electricity and figured we must have had a bad storm.
Huggin' me up tight he said he was sorry he wasn't here to help me.
Tuesday - 7/26/05 2:22 PM
It's 99.1 degrees, with a Heat Index of 111. I took Bessie out to potty just now and almost the moment I stepped outside I was covered in a film which felt like oil but it was only humidity, what a nasty feeling.
She's getting pretty good about letting me know when she has 'to go' which I think is remarkable since she's had very little training, we just have not had the time. This time, I think she just wanted to go stretch her legs but she was smart enough to squat for a few seconds so she would get her "Good Girl".
When I tell her she is a "Good, Good Girl" she
comes running for me to squat down and give her a little lovin'. She's gotten too big for me
to pick up so this is the next best thing to do for a reward. Afterward I like to have never got
her back into the house, she picked flowers, got in the azaleas, found a very small puddle of water
from watering plants to roll in and ran, ran, ran. Finally, I scooped her up in my sweaty arms and brought her
into the house. I had these articles on the website once before but they were not restored when the Forum software program was causing the website to fail. If you have an English Bulldog or other large boned dog, please read these articles, regardless of if you have had it "fixed" or not. - Judy
- Neutering Males, Concerns About Early Neutering
- Spaying, Reasons For Not Spaying Early
Monday - 7/25/05 7:30 AM
I decided after an exhausting 2 weeks that I needed a personal day off, but there is no doing that until after this heat wave has passed. The good news is I've worked/sweated off 10 pounds so I'm back down to what I like to weigh, but the older I get the harder it is to get rid of the belly!!
I've got to take updated pictures of the puppies, so I'll ask Bob to take some pictures of me holding them, so you can see the hair cut I gave myself as well as the puppies. I'm off and running, hope this Monday is a good one for you. - Judy
The high temperature for today is supposed to be 97 degrees with a heat index of 109. We kicked it into high gear this morning and were up taking care of puppies, walking Bullies, washing down dog runs, washing and hanging out to dry the dog beds at 5, at the vets for a breeding at 8, then stopped by Wal-Mark for milk and ice cream. Got home at 9:30, cleaned and fed puppies, hung up the load of sheets that were put on to wash before we left. Now we sit here exhausted, to tired
to even think about breakfast!! Oops Bob just asked if I wanted a bowl of ice cream and it
sure sounds refreshing after all the sweating I've been doing out in the sun, it's already 91
with a heat index of 102!! Well I'm off and running I have many things to do before it gets any hotter outside. The main thing left to do is water my plants. This is an Angel's Trumpet (Brugmansia) and you can tell how large it is compared to my hand. - Judy
Fats (New Name: Tyson) is going to his new home on Sunday, meanwhile he's a eating, pooping machine. I have he & Lou in crates by themselves because Lou has stitches and he might pull them out.
Mr. Cat and Miss Kitty, lay around on the porches so when she finally takes her eyes off my feet long enough to notice them, she zooms to where they lay dozing in the sun. Miss Kitty is kinda skittish anyway so she always hears Bessie headed her way and disappears. Not Mr. Cat he's a tad too lazy to move unless it is absolutely necessary. He'll roll over on his back like he wants her to rub his tummy and Bessie comes to a full stop, looks at him wondering what kind of game he wants to play, then does her bouncing routine that is a signal to other puppies to play chase. Meanwhile Mr. Cat is doing a slow tummy up wiggle which totally confuses this active puppy. She sniffs his bottom, his nose and gives him a puppy nudge. His patiences are about to wear thin and since he has extremely sharp claws Mama Judy ends the interaction before she pushes it too far and Mr. Cat takes a swipe at that beautiful face of hers.
Smart Cookie doesn't have any milk this morning so I've been trying all the tricks I know to
have her produce milk; my special recipe mother's milk shakes, yogurt, cottage cheese, letting
the puppies cry, all of which did no good whatsoever. (Some milk cows don't have milk until they
heard the bell ring which signifies it's milking time. The bell triggers milk production,
likewise crying puppies triggers milk production in doggie mamas.)Bob was busy so I kept lifting her up on the bed where she will lay flat on her back for the puppies to nurse but it didn't help. Next
I tried Sweetie Pie, she would let them nurse because I wanted her to but her milk would not come
for them. By this time the puppies and I are exhausted. I made up a special emergency formula and hand fed them both. How I did it was to dip my finger in the milk, get them to nursing on it them let the formula dribble from a syringe into the side of their mouths. I sure hope Smart Cookie gets milk real soon.
PS Started this at Noon but didn't get to finish it until 3 PM
Whew!!! We've been having heavy rains, then the sun comes out and it's like being in a sauna. We've overslept this morning so we've been rushing around trying to get everything done that must be done outside.
Some of you I know have read this before but it made me chuckle when I read it just now, so it's worth a repeat, especially since it includes Angel, our wonderful stray that came to stay, who has now passed away.
Of course, someone was stranded with car trouble and seeing all the lights at our house had come for assistance and Angel, My Guardian Angel, had gotten after them so they had jumped into the safety of my van. Or maybe it was someone with evil intent. I ran into the bedroom and told Bob to wake up and put on some clothes because someone was in my van blowing the horn. I ran back to the backdoor of the house. I looked out and noticed Angel and Boomerang, by the van driver's door. The hair was not standing up on her back like it does when she's "after something". I then decided, whoever was in the van was afraid of the dogs so I called them to me and together we walked back out to the van. Sitting in the driver's seat was "someone's throw away cat" who lives under the porch, comes out to eat, but will not allow anyone to get within 5 ft of him. Then I noticed a moth on the windshield. The cat had evidently been jumping on the steering wheel (horn) attempting to catch the moth. Bob arrived, adrenaline pumping, just in time to see the cat (Mr. Cat) bolt from the car.
Up with puppies
I wish for you lots of giggles, laughter and smiles, for truly these are the things that make our heart sing. When our heart sings, everything becomes right with the Good Lord, nothing else matters. - Judy
This is Lou -- a very beautiful English bulldog with a brand new tail!
She is from Jazzman and Carlotta and is available...
Marty is taking Dakota back to Illinois
Sunday - 07/17/2005 - 4:00 PM CDT
This is Gladys -- a very beautiful English bulldog
She is from Jazzman and Carlotta and is the first of the litter to leave the nest...
Mark is taking Gladys back to Virginia
He is planning to spend the next two weeks bonding with her and picking out an appropriate name.
Sunday - 07/17/2005 - 2:00 AM CDT
Up with puppies....
You have to understand that I used to rescue many dogs...
that being said some had behavior problems
so we really didn't want any other animals around. A feral cat took up residence under the
porch. Late at night she sneaks onto the porch to eat out of the dishpan of food I always
have full for the “stray dogs that have come to stay”. A few weeks later, she is coming
out from under the porch to attack the Bullies that I’m taking on their morning potty
break. This simply will not work. I bought a live trap, caught her, took her to the vets,
had her fixed and then took her way out into another area and set her free, the local “cat
rescue person” had assured me there was a feral community there. Now we have the babies,
live trap again and we take them to the vet’s to be neutered, one male and one female. At
the vet’s one of them gets loose and “Katie bar the door” madness resulted. My vet ended
up having to catch them, with gloved hands and a big bath towel. Neutered and back to our
house, I ask Big Daddy (Bob) to just ignore them and maybe they will go away.Gracious he is making cat noise to get them to approach when he feeds them. The 'strays that came to stay'; hate the cats so we feed them up high, on the porch table or the wooden workbench I have for potting up plants.
Fast forward if you will, the strays are getting older and won’t even get off the porch when it’s raining. They don’t want the cats to get something “good” so we still fed up high. Sweet Tater Pie, who had puppies a few weeks ago, goes out the backdoor to potty. First she sees Dumpy (someone dumped him out) in the dirty clothesbasket outside the door and then she has to step over Mr. Cat as she goes out into the yard to potty.
The last time I was sick, Mr. Cat climbed up to the roof to look for me, spying me lying in bed on the 2nd floor he talks to me through the open window. I know things aren’t right so I pull myself up out of bed and go downstairs. Mr. Cat is right, things are a mess and Mama Judy is very much needed.
Meet Mr. Cat, he follows me everywhere. Most of the Bullies ignore him, one would like cattails for breakfast and a couple he rubs against purring.
Photos of Smart Cookies new female puppies born July 3, 2005
This is Liberty at two weeks!
And this is Freedon at two weeks!
OH MY!!! Yesterday I immediately started work on the Questions & Answer Function I had described to you all and was taking more care in my response to the first question. My mailbox is normally so packed, I'm speeding through the emails and responding, meanwhile I'm having a hundred distractions; mailman honking his horn to let me know I have a package, UPS delivery, one of 'our gang' barking to go potty, yarddogs barking an alarm, the telephone ringing, washing machine and dryer buzzer, puppy crying because it was asleep and another one was pulling on it's leg...
This is the email I was trying to answer and it doing so I became very much enlightened about human nature and how our society has evolved.
Friday, July 15, 2005 at 07:00:25
Hi Judy, - My wife and I have a beautiful 8 month old baby female bulldog. She is so fun, nice, pretty, and energetic. She is our little princess. My question is about her chewing and i wondered if you have ever seen this in your bullies? she seems to go for my feet at weird time...if I'm on the phone or getting ready fo work...she goes right for them and wants to bite them. Just playing of course but still it's persistant. Also she loves to chew everything but her toys at random times. We think she is chewing when her belly is upset. It's the only thing we can think of. Any suggestions or have you ever seen this before?...I give her a tums every once and a while and it seems to help. Thank you and your dogs are beautiful
Why don't you give this situation some thought and I'll give you my answer tomorrow. Meanwhile have a wonderful day, I hope it's not raining where you are. - Judy
After morning puppy & big Bully chores, washing 4 loads of dog beds and hanging them up to dry in the enclosed dog run area, all the Clorox must have cleared my brain, because just now I looked at my email inbox and there was a request for assistance from someone I didn't know. It dawned on me I could create a function within PuppyGal which would allow me to post their email, my answer and invite comments from all of you who have Bullies and may have encountered the same problem. What a great way to pool the resources of everyone. Now I'm really excited, what a great learning experience this has the potential for being.
Hope you are having a good night. It's just started to storm here so I may not get this
posted until in the morning. I spent yesterday afternoon holding Lou, she was being a baby
after her surgery, but today has been very productive. We're trying to catch up on chores,
it's hard when we're spending so much time with the puppies. One thing about all this summer
activity and working out in the heat, work hard enough and you'll lose weight! I'm working off
all the time I spent last winter sitting at this computer snacking. lol lol I took the month of May off for some down time and enjoyed planting flowers, etc.. That is how I hurt my back, tugging on those big pots. The reward I got for my efforts are amazing but I'm truly have too many.
I'm off to catch a nap before it's time to feed the babies again. - Judy
Whew!!! I'm so absolutely busy that I think I slipped a gear!!! We're doing fine stronger winds tossed things around and actually uprooted some 5 foot trees in containers, but nothing major. We're getting Carlotta's puppies ready to go to their new homes, well puppy checks and health certificates. Lou's tail is having cosmetic surgery, lol lol. She has PepperJack's tail, an extra little tag.
My friend, Lynne, who was diagnosed with cancer and told she had 6 months to live without treatment, 1 1/2 years with threatment and occasionally remission, has fought a strong battle. The chemo treatments have reduced the tumors and she went today for another scan, the results of which she will know Monday. We are holding our breath. Before the first treatment she kept saying, Call Me 'Occasionally'. We are all praying for a miracle. Her cancer was more advanced but in the same place as mine, I keep telling her I'm still here Fat & Sassy and she will be also!!
Have a good day and tell your friends, you love them. - Judy
All around us on the weather maps is orange and red/orange, but we're just getting mild wind and rain. I'm so hopeful that this continues. I'm fuzzy tree itching so I'm awake but Bob and the Bullies are asleep. The meds for itching don't last long - Judy
I just woke up from a long deep sleep, itching like a man on a fuzzy tree!!! (whatever that means) I'll allergic to everything and I was just plain stupid when I went into the woods to fetch Jeb, I don't know what has gotten into him. He's just being really stubborn.... probably jealous of the attention I'm giving the puppies. I got bit in places a chigger should have more decency than to go. Then I was working outside pulling weeds, I disturbed fire ants which bit the "do wa ditty" out of my hand. I thought I took care of the problem by putting salt on the bites, but now I'm really itching. Oh well give this a week or two and it will be history.
My mind is on Dennis (hurricane) and wondering what potential damage the high winds we are to get here will do and how it can be prevented. I only have about 300 pots of plants on the porches and in the yard. I don't know where in the world I could put them where they would be safe, maybe under the porch... that just came to me as I was typing.
More tomorrow... - Judy
Friday - 07/08/2005 - 11:15 AM CDT
If it doesn't burn out and follows the chart on the above link, it will come right through our house which is located at the MS/TN stateline. I just can't believe at this point that it will make it this far inland. - Judy
Between the heat and stress, I got one of the worse headaches I've ever had. I was forced to ask Bob to go to the 'big city' to get me some wine since we don't have any kind of strong pain medication and BCs were not doing any good. Late yesterday afternoon I drank a big glass full and went to sleep for several hours and when I awoke, no headache. Sleep was what I needed badly. I'm bright and sassy this morning!!! - Judy
Heavy Sigh!!! I'm handling some pretty heavy issues at present, plus working super hard out in the heat. We were so tired from being up so much during the night that we slept in until 7 AM. We've just finished up most of the morning outside chores and decided the remainder will have to wait for tonight when it cools down.
Seems everyone is tired from 4th of July activities, we of course didn't have time to do anything but Thank The Good Lord that we were born in the USA. - Judy
May You Have A Safe & Happy July 4!!
Enjoy your 4th of July Celebration, but be careful with fireworks. - Judy
Sunday - 07/03/2005 - 10:30 AM CDT
From: "Deb W."
Sent: Sunday, July 03, 2005 10:01 AM
You have probably warned people a dozen times; but, I thought I'd mention, too. Watch your bullies around bees. We let our Winston out on the deck to play in his wading pool for just a short time -- maybe 15 minutes or so. We were all out and about working on the house. Anyway, he came bolting in when I opened the door. Didn't think much about it until about 3 or 4 hours later -- all of a sudden he couldn't open his mouth. Thick, egg- white looking stuff was coming out of his mouth instead of his normal (almost no droolies!). We hauled him to emergency -- about 6:15 p.m. 3 shots later -- including pain killer, cortisone(with I think an antihistimine???) and some antibiotics . . . Then -- "Go to your own vet tomorrow morning." Next morning, more shots. . . Looks like a bee bit him on the chin then he snapped at it (or another one??) and got bit inside the mouth.
He's fine and fit now; but, we sure had a scarey couple of days!!
Sunday - 07/03/2005 - 4:00 AM CDT
Have you ever just taken the scissors to your hair? No I didn't know what I was doing and when it dries I'll probably have to go get someone to straighten out the mess, but I was sick and tired of having a blanket on my head in this heat. I've only had short hair ONCE many, many years ago. I like my hair long because it's easier for me to take care of and Bob loves long hair, don't most men, but I was HOT!! lol lol
Have a good Sunday. If you are a praying person, please remember Lynne & Cindy, friends of mine who were diagnosed as having cancer. Their prognosis is 6 months to live with no treatment, 1 1/2 years with treatment and occasionally remission. Lynne said, just call me "Occasionally". Both are in the mist of chemo and radiation treatments, both were smokers!! - Judy
Saturday - 07/02/2005 - 5:45 AM CDT
I remember years ago a breeder telling me, "you gotta be tough to be a breeder" and I didn't understand what she meant, but I surely do now for death and dying become all too familiar.
We have several old Bullies, both pets and rescues, and I'm afraid this summer is going to be so hot that just going for potty breaks will be too tough on them. We have them all under a/c during the day, most are then moved to covered dog runs with giant fans late at night after the temperature falls for exercise. The real old guys are under a/c 24x7 except for potty break walks.
I just received an email from a person living in Clarksville, TN who left his Bully outside Wednesday and when he got back home it was dead. He wanted me to keep warning people.
We off and running this morning for walks and moving the Bullies before it gets too warm. It's already 71 and the sun is just now coming up.
Take care and have a good weekend. - Judy
(Sassy T owns a large piece of my heart)
Miss Blossom & Mia
Mia is the 20 month old granddaughter of our friend Brenda who wrote, "They are closer than Madolyne and Miss Blossom. I never thought that could be possible."
Picture Received 6/30/05
Miss Blossom & Madolyne
Picture taken Feb 2003
Click Here For More Miss Blossom
Thank You, to all of you who send emails of condolence. Yesterday was a sad day for us so
we weren't very productive, just did what "had" to be done and last night we didn't get
much sleep because Sweetie kept barking to be with her puppies, although we had just had
them with her. Finally we realized the reason she was barking is because one of them kept
whining in his sleep. Having read that, it should come as no surprise that we are headed
back to bed. We’ve been up and working since 5, ate breakfast on the run and decided it
took too much energy to make and drink coffee, now aren't we pitiful!! We're trying hard to look on the positive side of life and be thankful that Pepper didn't suffer, but sometimes tears get in the way. It's a good thing we have the Bully pups which make us smile, through the tears.
Hope you are having a good day!!! - Judy
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