Puppy Gal Welcomes You To
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 had a wonderful day....we left early to make a 200 mile round trip on the pretense of buying bedding for "our gang" and dog food, actually we just needed to get away by ourselves. Of course we did stick to our plan and purchase the above items, but mainly we just enjoyed the peace and quiet, kinda like getting away from the kids. (lol lol)
Judy
Mortymer owned by Matthew & Stephanie of Indianapolis, IN, certainly looks like a Super Puppy, who is very serious about his work. Smile at the camera Mort!!! (lol lol) Mort is Jeb's brother, son of PepperJack & Miss B.
Now Leo, a.k.a. The Stinker ....
came by the nickname because he's gassy. He is owned by Kim Bell of GA and is Jeb's half-brother. I think they look very much alike and we are hopeful that we can get the two together soon to see just how much alike they are in personality. His parents are PepperJack & Miss Sleepy Lady.
- 6:00 AM CST
Yesterday afternoon I went to Corinth, Mississippi 30 miles away to get Bob's medicine and just to do a little looking around. My thumb still isn't well so Bob thought getting me away from the house so I couldn't work might aid in healing. My smile being an invitation to start a conversation, it was one of those days when I kept running into strangers who just wanted to "talk a little". Most were elderly and I listen well.
While standing in line to get the medicine, a 73 year old lady told me that her medicine for a month totaled $400 and her husband's were $800 because he is diabetic, etc. Their combined Social Security checks go to pay for medicine. The medicine that keeps them alive takes all their income. When their modest home and the 11 acres of land they worked a life-time to obtain are gone, they will no longer desire to live . . . . . Please say a prayer for "the lady from Iuka, MS". - Thank You, Judy
I finally got all those peppers cooked up. I made what I call Fire & Brimstone, a tomato pepper relish that lives up to it's name. It's way too hot for me to even taste and it took my breath away if I stood too close to the pot while stirring it. Of course Bob loves it!!! Silly Bob!!!!
I also made Plum Hot Pepper Jelly, Hot & Mild versions, plus Hot Raspberry Pepper Jelly, really hot! I have what was supposed to be Tomato Catsup on the stove cooking, it tastes more like Tomato Jam, I think I must have doubled up on the sugar when I was interrupted by the puppies. It's an interesting concept but I just don't know how I would use it, certainly not on French Fries (lol lol lol)
Got to run...Judy
If you haven't seen the front page of the website today please do so!! LOL LOL LOL
Click Here - Halloween Is Near!!!
- 8:00 AM CST
Smart Cookie's Puppy Pickup Pictures - Click Here!
The Bullies love these lower temperatures, especially Jeb. You should see him run!!! Go Jeb, Go!! It's enough to make us cry with joy just to see him run flat out and as fast as the other Bullies. He was injured on 11/16/02 and was laying flat on his belly unable to walk when we got him back. His front feet are still flat from having pulled himself around by them but other than that he looks good and is in GREAT physical shape!! Everyone who comes here wants to take him home with them because he is so sweet and lovable!!! Although of late he has been showing out for male visitors when we're showing them female Bullies, displaying his stud mentality, if you know what I mean and of course they laughed which made him do it again. Don't ever laugh at a misbehaving Bully, because they will do it again, and again, and again.
Oops puppies are calling very loudly all of a sudden. Jump & Run Time - Judy
I hesitate making an entry today because I don't want anyone to miss yesterday's entry. We're doing fine, bringing in the plants from the porches because it has turned winter for at least a few days. It's suppose to be in the 30's tomorrow night which means it just might dip into a surprise "freeze" so we decided to bring most of them in today. Now we have no room for the furniture from the Memphis House. (lol lol lol) I'll try to get Bob to take some pictures. We had to postpone the move because we were supposed to have t-storms today, but we didn't.
Hope you are having a great day!!!! - Judy
What a wonderful happening!!!!
A hardworking young couple bought an elderly English Bulldog and cherished her until the
day she died, three years later. The young man's father saw Mr. Big Stuff's offspring Brutus who now lives
in PA with Allen & Brenda, then the Mrs. of the couple was introduced to Brutus. The young couple
submitted an application for a puppy but after much thought and financial consideration
decided to delay getting a pup.
Later I was contacted by the Mother-In-Law asking about the possibility of getting them Ginger Snap as a surprise Early Christmas present. They told their son of their plans but were determined to surprise the Daughter-In-Law. (What wonderful In-Laws!!!)
To: Judy Cooksey-Cowling
Sent: Friday, October 24, 2003 7:44 PM
Subject: Pictures
Bob & Judy,
Here are the pictures that we promised. We went to Darrell and Jess's house, Don went in first. He told Jess to sit down I walked in and we started to sing Jingle Bells (the only song I could think of). Jess was like what is going on, and then the blanket in my arms started to move. She started to cry and said, "no you guys didn't."
She just couldn't believe that she was holding her little Goosy. Enjoy the pictures. By the way there wasn't a dry eye in the house, even Andy. Goosy has met her entire family, now. All uncles, her aunt and both grandmothers.
Thank you for making it happen!
Carol & Don
We are extremely busy!!! Bob is getting everything ready to move in furniture on Sunday. We have a female Bully who will be ready to breed any day so a lot of time will be spent on trips to the Vet. The temperature is suppose to go down to 35 degrees Tuesday night which means we "batten down the hatches", make sure the heaters work and bring inside as many of the 79 hanging baskets and 44 LARGE pots of plants as possible. On Saturday we have people coming to pick up puppies.
Hope you are having a Good Day and will have a Glorious Weekend!! - Judy
Jeb says, "We are having a Halloween Costume Contest and I Won, I Won, I Won". He thought he was 'oh so special' when Bob dressed him up. 85 degree weather is just too hot for wearing this costume, but he didn't want to take it off ... wanted to keep "showing off".
GOOD MORNING!!! "Our Gang" has decided to mutiny!!! Their playtime yesterday was canceled due to a leaking 250 lb propane tank, 'scared the dickens out of me'. When we got in from our late lunch I thought I smelled 'cat urine' when I got out of the car but didn't hear the hissing of the propane tank since I had the water spraying on the greenhouse. All three of our tanks had been filled yesterday morning and evidently the gauge on the tank beside the greenhouse was faulty resulting it an over fill. When the temperature got to 85, the gas expanded and the pop off valve started spraying propane. The propane company was very responsive and all ended well but "our gang" missed their exercise time so they are on the 'wild' side this morning, even Jeb!!!
The Dingo has been spending a good amount of time around the house of late probably staking out his claim for a warm bed and winter food. We would like for him to stay, but he's still the loner who takes to the cover of the woods whenever our environment changes.
Got to run... Judy
This day has flown by ... we had lunch with a great group of people and now we have to make up for the time missed doing chores. Thought you might like these pictures of Ozzy, one of Amber & Mini-E's offspring:
Have a GREAT Day!!! - Judy
Goodness!! It is chilly out this morning, but Jeb grabbed a toy on his way out to potty and didn't want to come back into the house. He was 'king of the hill' sitting about 5 feet from the back porch in the middle of the drive facing the house with his toy in his mouth. As each of the other 'big pups' came out the back door he made sure they saw him and wanted his toy, which he wasn't about to give up, around and around the yard they went!!! We hated to do it but we had to take the toy away, they were forgetting the purpose of their early morning outing.
We can tell that all of "our gang" are tired of us giving so much attention to the "babies" and they have really started to be demanding. This morning Peanut is a bit more rambunctious, Kate is "talkin" more that usual and Sweet Tater Pie has started pouting. She's so funny, just like some teenage girl wanting attention "right now". I could almost see her bottom lip stuck out. LOL LOL
Ooops, I just heard Jeb get into the puppy pool, that little critter is always wanting to love on the babies. I've got to run get him out before he accidently hurts one. - Judy
Three of Smart Cookie's babies went to their new homes on Friday. We got up at 5 AM and rushed to make our house presentable and get the morning chores finished. Regardless of how positive I feel about the people who are getting the pups, it makes me sad when they leave and I become emotionally drained afterward. About 4 PM, I crawled into bed and didn't get up until 7 this morning. Bless Bob's heart he cared for the puppies and "our gang" ... he tries so hard to take good care of me. Some would say we are co- dependent, making it seem the wrong thing to be but we think of ourselves as "split-a-parts" who found each other and became whole again.
Hope you are having a Good Weekend!!! - Judy
I'm too excited to contain myself .... Bob has finished the trim around the windows and doors in the Living Room and it is beautiful!!!
We can now move part of the furniture up
from our Memphis house! Also I will be able to start moving in some of the house plants
which are now on the porches,I've been holding by breath hoping he finished before we
got our first freeze. I feel like it's Christmas and I've been given the best present ever!!!!
- 8:30 AM CDT
What wonderful weather we are having today, presently it's 52 and the high will be in the lower 70's. Bob has gone to get Smart Cookie's pups their 'well puppy check up' and one of them is having hernia surgery -- don't worry it's small (it's called a belly button hernia) and she'll be just fine. I had to stay here because I have too much to do. Three of the pups will be going to their new homes tomorrow so I have to clean house, etc.
** If any of the people coming to pick up puppies have old sheets, blankets, comforters, sweats etc. that they would like to donate to "strays", please bring them. It's turning off cold and people will be dropping off dogs and cats on our dead-end road. Our county does NOT have an Animal Shelter!!
Bob bought Jeb a Halloween Costume, but Jeb is too chunky to wear it. I suggested we rip open a seam because it will be so cute on him!!!! Speaking of Jeb, in Miss B's litter of three there are two which I believe are going to be 'little Jeb's', both a male and a female. I'm still holding off allowing people to choose their puppy until they are a bit more mature.
While shopping recently Bob pointed out that most of the customers in the store looked grouchy. Then he went on to tell me it was my smile that he first noticed and he very much appreciates the fact that I smile most of the time. What a nice compliment!!! During a time of great hardship, I learned that if I put a smile on my face, even if forced, that it brightened my world...so please don't forget your SMILE today.
I'm off to mop floors. - Judy
I thought you might like to start the day with pictures of Smart Cookie's Pups!!!
And now the older siblings that we kept from the prior litter: Sugar & Peanut
Have a Great Day!!! - Judy
You ever have one of those days when you would have been better off staying in bed? What a crazy day we had yesterday LOL LOL
I had to make the hour round trip to Corinth, MS because we were out of Yogurt, which we are adding to the puppies softened Purina Puppy Chow. My first stop was Kroger where after I paid for the groceries, I couldn't find my credit card. With my sore thumb I had decided it would just be easier to take my credit card and leave purse, etc behind. After several attempts to find it, I called home to ask Bob to call the credit card company and report what happened. I rushed home, in case they needed to speak with me before canceling further purchases.
I found Bob unable to continue working
on the window and door trim because the air compressor would not run. Back to Corinth we
went to purchase a new compressor and get the Dannon Yogurt at Wal-Mart, the only place around here
which stocks plain yogurt that is not "fat free". So went the remainder of the
day!!! Finally we just had to start laughing.Dingo, the wild dog, is here for a visit this morning.... he smelled the pork roast cooking in the crock pot overnight, also he is a little more than interested in Miss Kate, who loves his attention. She's coming into 'season'.
We love our naughty, comical Jeb, whom Bob taught to walk again after an injury to his spine!! For a long time, he has lifted his leg "kinda" when doing his business and marking his territory, but now he has attained great balance on both his back legs and we are so proud of his progress!! His front feet are still flat as a result of pulling himself around by them when his back legs wouldn't work, and unfortunately we are doubtful any significant change will be gained. Here are pictures taken this morning.
More Pictures!
Good Morning!!! We're bright and cheerful this morning!! The puppies have given me kisses galore and all I want to do is sit in the pool with them and play. Imagine a 56 year old woman sitting down in the pool letting puppies crawl all over her!!! lol It's gonna be fun!!
Bob is going to work on window and door trim today and I'm going to clean on the house. Everything is out of place - we could have a bottle of catchup in our hand when a puppy started to squeal and that bottle could end up anywhere, whatever flat surface we passed on the way to the puppy. So now everything is out of place plus there's sawdust and Bully hair everywhere!!!
Have a wonderful day and if you have one, be sure to kiss your SourMug today!!! - Judy
Phillip (of Gina & Phillip) came all the way from Memphis this morning to help Bob with some chores. In return I sent him home with a giant casserole dish of Chicken & Dressing (Cornbread Dressing with a generous amount of cooked chicken added), Hot Pepper Jelly, Sweet & Hot Pepper Relish and Cranberry Hot Pepper Jelly which is divine. It was a true creative flash when I decided to mix the two tastes. Bob said the dressing was a real good excuse to eat the Jelly!! I also made Plum Pepper Jelly which Bob eats with his breakfast along with the Sweet & Hot Relish he puts on his eggs. All that is a little too much for me. I can't tell you the number of times I've accidently set dinner guests on 'fire' because I forgot not everyone can handle the heat!!
Got to run, babies are calling.... Have a Great Day - Judy
Here is a picture of some of Smart Cookie's "babies".
You can view all the 10/8 pictures by "Clicking Here"
We had the Bully Mothers with milk playing 'musical puppy pool' and Happy ended up with Miss B's babies. All of our Bullies are good mothers but she is the only one who is extremely protective. Let another animal so much as look at the babies and she starts a low growl ... I don't know if she would actually "fight" for them but we surely aren't going to push the point. We move her to an outside exercise pen and then let the "big puppies" come in, hang their heads over the edge of the pool and give them kisses.
Sweet Tater Pie evidently got bitten by a snake a few days ago because the right side of her face and neck were really swollen, but she's fine now. Peanut has the sniffles again so he's getting antihistamine twice daily. A few days ago, my thumb became infected, how I do not know. You should have seen me this morning trying to get the toasted bagels out of the oven before they burned!!! Goodness, we seem to be going from one crisis to another, but are managing to roll with the punches.
On a more positive note:
-Wednesday I spotted a large area of 2 foot tall native ferns so I just pulled into the nearest driveway and asked about them. Met a wonderful lady who told me they were on her land and I could have all I wanted. She also told me she had other native plants and would be glad to let me dig up the saplings which grow from the roots, etc.
-Thursday I went the local publishing company to get bundles of newspapers destined for their trash, but are so useful to me for lining the puppies pools after they are 6 weeks old. While there I got to talking to some of the men on their lunch break, we somehow got on the subject of hunting dogs and I asked the men if they hunted deer, OH YES!!!! Since I'm trying to cook for "our gang" as much as possible, I asked what they did with the liver, hearts, etc. .. these parts are thrown away!! Before long I had extracted promises from them to toss these parts in a zip lock bag and call me to pick them up. Also they promised to clean out their freezers and give me last season's deer meat. When I told Bob, he just laughed and said, OK Lucy, you'll probably end up with a 100 lbs of deer meat which has to be cooked 'right now'.
The puppy food is about ready so I must run. Have a wonderful weekend!!!! - Judy
Dang what a busy day!!!! - Judy
Gina's Father was buried today. I went to the funeral home and when I embraced Gina she lost control of her grief and started to sob, I held her ... that should be we held each other and let the tears flow disregarding the large number of people who were witnessing our grief. To me Gina is one of the daughters I never had, the other one is Denise, a niece by a previous marriage. They are so easy to love!!!
- 8:00 AM CDT
Yesterday, Bob & I took time out to count our Blessings. Doing this makes us aware that the sad part of life is a small part ... unless a person can't move forward, then it will becomes the only part. We are determined to be happy and enjoy every moment that life has to offer!!!!
Bob woke me up with a cup of coffee and when I reached for it, I noticed the wild flowers he had put in a vase beside the bed. The note said, We love you, from "your gang".
I'm going to follow Bob's example and do something extra nice for someone I care about!!! - Judy
We're up and going this morning ... but emotionally exhausted. A Great Big Thank You, to all the nice people who have send emails of condolences. They really help!!! Today is a busy day but tomorrow we will try to take pictures of the puppies. Every time Bob picks up the camera, he turns it toward Peanut. Have A Good Day!!! - Judy
About Grandpa Elvis Dying
To make us all smile, pictures of Peanut, Grandson of Elvis, taken this morning at the "barn". He doesn't have a sore on his head I don't know what that is in the picture. Isn't he beautiful!!
Elvis, The King Bully, who had been ill for about a year, passed away last night. We have 8 more Bullies, retired breeders and rescues, who are 9-13 years old. The life expectancy for a Bully is 9 years, so we have a lot of care giving to do and many tears to shed in the coming months. I'm good at care giving but not with tears, once started I can't make them stop ... I finally cried myself to sleep at 5 AM and just woke up.
- 3:30 AM CDT
Priscilla, our friend is owned by Fatima, Pearl's Great Great Granddaughter, here is an email we received yesterday:
Hi Judy and Bob,
I hadn't written to you in awhile and just thought I'd drop you a note. Yesterday was Fatima's 3rd birthday. She came to Home Depot to pick me up when I got off work. Everyone there loves her and thinks she's beautiful. From there Alex and I took her to Three Dog Bakery for birthday treats. We got a bunch of her favorite treats with icing on them. She growled and barked at a Doberman who was there. I think she was just getting her bluff in first since that dog was so big.
Alex bought Tima a new raincoat for her birthday. Her old yellow slicker is too tight around the neck now. This new one is red and black and white and we got an extra large so it would close around her chest. I'm going to have to take the legs up tho as they are way too long.
We also got her a ball about the size of a soccer ball that is fluffy and velcroed together in segments like an orange. We pulled the segments apart and put treats inside and stuck it back together. I wish you could have seen her. She knew they were in there, grabbed it and ran thru the dog door to get outside, then ran around the yard with it held up so high. She shook it and pushed it all over the yard. Then finally she put her foot on it and took a big bite of it and pulled straight up...and it came apart and she got her treats. It only took one time. The next time she knew exactly how to attack it. She was so cute.
She has been on a little diet. She had gotten up to 67 pounds...or more....and is down to around 64 now. She is short like Elvis and she's pretty stocky looking. Right now I'm on my bed and she's piled up on the head of the bed on pillows snoring. Oh yeah...I got a new mattress and box springs and they are taller than the old ones. For 3-4 nights she would stand next to the bed and cry. I knew she could jump up cause I'd seen her do it but she didn't seem to want to and everytime I'd get out of bed to help her up she'd run away. Finally I got 2 boxes of clay pigeons...chosen cause we walked thru WalMart looking for something the right height and fairly heavy.....put them side by side next to my bed and threw a blanket over them. They make a perfect stair step for her and are heavy enough not to slide when she jumps on them. Once again, she only had to be shown one time that they were there and she's been using them ever since. She really is a smart little girl.
Hugs and pats all round, Priscilla
Pearl, Pearl, Mama's Little Bully Girl passed away peacefully in her sleep tonight, she was 12 years old. She was strong, loving and beautiful up to the moment she took a nap and never woke up. I hope Bob and I are so fortunate. With her goes a piece of our hearts.
- 5:00 PM
Gina's husband Phillip called to tell us Gina's Father passed away earlier today. Phillip is a caring, kind-hearted man, Gina is Blessed to have him for emotional support at a time like this.
- 4:00 PM CDT
Please say a prayer for my friend Gina and her family, her father is dying. The children were called to the hospital at 1 PM yesterday because the nursing staff thought he "was going", but he started doing a little better. The doctors say it could be at any moment. Our hearts really go out to Gina and her family, they are such "good people"!!!
We've had a very busy day... I stayed here to take care of "our gang" while Bob went to the vet's to have 2 females bred. Upon his return we went to the Fall Fund Raiser for a local school, where they were raffling off items, selling baked goods and having a giant yard sale. It was fun, people were nice, etc.
I'm off to unload the van, wash/dry dog beds and finish the evening chores. I hope you have a Wonderful Weekend. - Judy
I just had to share the below email with you. Brutus is always getting into something.
----- Original Message -----
From: Brenda & Allen Becker
To: Judy Cooksey-Cowling
Sent: Tuesday, September 30, 2003 8:12 PM
Subject: Brutus update
Well, the monster has done it again. Saturday he started throwing up...I mean massive amounts. He would sit on the floor, look up at the ceiling and stick his tongue out as far as it would go...like he was trying to lick his forehead. He would then cough and projectile vomit. Allen and I were in the other room and had only been gone for about 5 minutes, I went into the family room and could hardly see the floor. I didn't know that a little dog could get so sick. I of course called the vet he told me to give him a little bit of Pepto and see if that did any good. Well, I wish you could have seen me trying to get the Pepto into him. Allen's arms were pink, the wall got some, my hair was sticky and Brutus had a pink face. I do, however think that he got a small amount. I never realized, bullies do not have a nose to grab onto to open their mouth. This is a problem. So, I called the vet back like I was told to do. I told him that I just did not know what it was but something was not right. He asked us to meet him in the office. So, here we are at 9:30 on Saturday night we are taking him to the vet. I explained to he was acting like something was stuck in his throat. (Oh, I forgot to say...right as we were walking out the door, he coughed and out popped a piece of bark mulch. It was probably an inch and half or two long). The vet attempted to open his mouth, again...no handle. He ended up having to put Brutus under to fully examine him. Even while under sedation, Brutus put up one heck of a fight. For a 50 pound dog, he can put up a fight like you have never seen. Well, they did not find anything in his throat, they did the tube down his throat to see if there was anything stuck...of course not. They gave him the shot to wake up (should have taken 10-15 minutes to work) the vet left the room to make his notes and when he came back Brutus was sitting up on the table. The vet said that he had never seen such a thing before. It could have only been 4-5 minutes and he was wide awake.
The only thing that we can figure is that the piece of mulch was stuck in his throat and gagging him. Well, yesterday he got sick again couple of times. We took him back to the last night and they think that he is eating grass, etc because his throat is sore and he is trying to scratch it. He is now only getting the canned ID food for the next couple of days and has to be supervised every minute. (Not that he was ever unsupervised). I think that he has an identity crisis. He thinks he is part goat. He will eat anything that will fit into his mouth. My house is completely puppy proof and he still manages to get ahold of things. I have never seen anything like it.
The other day, we were watching TV and he saw a cat on the screen and ran right smack dab into the TV. He was going to catch that cat. He turned around and gave me a dirty look like I had done something to him. He is ROTTEN!!!If he had to be compared to a person, it would definitely be "Dennis the Menace".
I told Allen, "Welcome to the world of parenting!".
He is fine now. Did not get sick at all today and is just his normal self. You would have thought he would learn...no, as he was going out the back door, he reached down and grabbed more mulch. I chased him for 5 minutes. He really enjoyed that game and now I know just how out of shape I am!! - Talk to you later,Brenda
Late yesterday afternoon, grief over took me and I headed for bed... I slept 14 hours. Up early this morning, I was full of energy and got a good bit done before we left to go shopping late this afternoon. I had gotten two cheapy baker's racks from Fred's to hold some of my plants when I moved them in for the winter.... I have way too many and will have to make some hard decisions. I tried to put them together while Bob was at the Vet's breeding Kate to Pepper, but the threads were not drilled correct therefore the screws would not go in. I had decided I needed a file, maybe there were some burred edges which a file would correct, but it had to be a tiny file. Bob to the rescue, he found just the right little 'gizmo' to fix the problem at Lowe's, tap & die maybe. Don't you love my TECH Talk!!! At any rate, the little Baker's Racks are now together and surprisingly I found I need at least forty of them. lol lol lol
Hope you have a wonderful night!!! - Judy
Sad news ... we lost both of Happy's "babies", one late yesterday afternoon and one in the middle of the night. Bless Bob's heart, he was taking care of them and decided not to tell me until this morning. He said after the first one died he realized the second one was fading fast and he wanted to spare me grief as long as possible, since there was nothing I could have done to save the second pup. He's my hero!!!
Charlotte was actin' a clown this morning. She was in the pool to let her Precious & Smart Cookie's babies nurse but after a very few minutes she rolled over on her back and went into a deep snoring sleep. You should have seen those "babies" trying to climb up on top of her to nurse. I was in the process of cooking breakfast but had to stop just to watch and when I started laughing it woke her up, so she carefully rolled back over on her side. Next she was trying to get the pups to play tug with baby rattlers and little stuffed animals. She's a very loving mother and never plays rough games with the pups. Smart Cookie on the other hand is just about to the point where she will teach them to play rougher than I want, so we will probably just let Charlotte finish nursing since in a week or so either mother would start weaning them.
Have a Good Day and sing along with me - Judy
Song: Keep on the Sunny Side
[cho:] Keep on the sunny side, always on the sunny side,
Keep on the sunny side of life
It will help us ev'ry day, it will brighten all the way
If we'll keep on the sunny side of life
The Latest Adventures of Peanut
Jeb, The Champ
Bob taught him to walk again!!!
Jazzman Pictures
Our Daily Summer Activities!!
Short Story - The Big Con!!
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Why I'm Nicknamed PuppyGal
"We have one mission in life, and that mission is to love" - Mother Theresa
Judy is a PuppyGal and always has been -- bringing in strays, thrown away puppies and other creature for the last 50 years, we will have to assume she was five years old before she brought in her first one. When she was four years old she went missing and hours later they found her under her Grandparent's old country farmhouse. She had snuggled up next to their big white dog and fell asleep. She and their eight yard dogs roamed the 100 acre farm, everyone contend that the dogs would protect her. While other little girls played with dolls, PuppyGal and the dogs followed behind her Papa as he plowed the fields, feed the goats or milked the cows. Life changed, Papa passed away, she lived full time in the city, got a good education and became an executive for a National Corporation. One day she decided they were robbing her of her life so she told them "I'm Through Now" and returned to the country and her first love dogs… smashed faced, snorting Bulldogs.