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Friday, December 31, 2010

Moo and Ori are getting a cousin!


Lindsay and Jason have been officially approved to adopt Curley, a 3 year old poodle mix from the Almost Home Rescue!  They're making their plans to travel to Maine this weekend to pick up their little bundle of joy!  Congratulations you two!  Ori and Molly are excited to be gaining a new cousin!!!

Rescuing a dog rather than buying one makes such a difference!!  You guys are doing a wonderful act of kindness and Curley will repay you in ways you never imagined!

Happy New Year Lindsay, Jason and Curley!!!

Christmas Wrappings

 and Christmas unwrappings!  It shouldn't have been a surprise to either of us that Ori LOVES to unwrap gifts and shred wrapping and tissue paper.  She helped us unwrap our gifts at home and proceeded to make the entire living room a Christmas mess : )  Nick and I just laughed at our silly little girl.
 After she sufficiently shredded one piece, she would come back over to us for another!

 She knows what she loves to do, that's for sure!

We had to keep a close eye on Moo or the wrapping paper wouldn't have needed to be picked up!

Yup, that's our little girl!


The girls opened their gifts the next day (we do gifts up here before we go to MA) and while I don't have any pictures (it was a circus to say the least) the girls were spoiled with Zuke Z- Ridges, stuffies, squeak toys, hooves, another wubba, knuckles and cuzes.  Ori was in heaven destroying the paper and trying to get to the next gift.  Moo was thrilled with the hooves and knuckle and has been enjoying the Z-ridges for some time (much to Ori's dismay!)

Our girls have been spoiled by so many people this Christmas!  Kristin, Spencer and Cincy gave the girls 2 packages of Cincy's favorite treats Nutro blueberry and apple cinnamon!  The girls have been enjoying those yummy snacks for a few weeks now!  Thank you!

Gram and Pap gave the girls Pur Luv dog treats which both girls love as a yummy treat!  Thank you Gram and Pap!

Granna and Grampa gave the girls some jerky type treats and some ziwkipeak treats which neither of them would ever consider turning down!  Each girl got another kong or kong toy and after Christmas I picked up 2 beds for their crates at a fabulous price! Auntie Phyllis got the girls some squeak toys and a rope toy which Ori LOVES playing with! Thank you!

We had a beautiful time in MA for 5 days.  A total reprieve from reality.  We were snowed in Sunday into Monday and while Dad was called in to work, Larry, Katie, and Penny stayed Sunday into Monday at our parents' place with us.  It was perfect to say the least.

Ori and Molly amazed us up in MA.  Ori was shy and withdrawn at first, but true to form, she watched the other dogs and was following them around and playing by Saturday!  She learned how to bark at nothing (thank you Jazz and Penny) and was less submissive with Jazz and Penny by the end of the stay as well.  She began asserting herself and tried to work her way up the pack order (not so successfully but I was glad to see she was trying).  The girls worked it out just fine and Ori looked like she had a blast being "one of the dogs."  

Both girls loved the freedom to go outside without a leash.  The fenced in back and front yard made life so easy!  Ori would wander around checking all the corners of the yard out, loving the freedom!  Moo was less enchanted, but thankful we opened the door as soon as she wanted back inside : )  Both our girls just want to be where we are.  While we were at the table eating or playing games, both girls were by our side snuggled in a little bed (1 too small for the 2 of them, but it didn't seem to matter) on the floor.

 My cute little Ori snuggled up with Nick


 Moo comfy on the bed too

This little face just melts my heart (and gets her out of trouble too!)

Sigh, miss Moo resting

So yeah, a beautifully wonderful Christmas season filled with family and friends and reminders of the real reason for the season.  It's been a time to reflect and be thankful and to look forward to a fabulous 2011!

Monday, December 13, 2010

Miss Molly Moo

Miss Moo's been giving us a little scare these past few weeks.  I took her to Dr. Haver on Friday to speak with him, to have him look at her, and to hear his expert opinion.  All in all, given what we're working with, Dr. Haver is very, very pleased with how she is doing.  She hasn't lost any weight which is fabulous.  Color, skin, and coat look great.  She has her faculties for the most part and we're just to take each day as it comes.  Her heart is strong and her lungs are slightly raspy due to age rather than the Cushings.  We're upping her omega 3s and increasing her MSM, condroitin, and glucosamine levels.  Thank heavens for Springtime Inc and their products!  We're doubling her longevity dose and ordering the Omega 3-6-9 supplement to add to her program.  She's still on flagyl and trilostane and we're doing ok with those levels.

We ordered zuke z-ridges for Moo for Christmas and since every day is a gift, we decided not to wait until Christmas for Moo to enjoy them : )  She got the cranberry flavor and she absolutely loves them.  They're a bit softer than say a bully stick so it's nicer in her mouth.  We gave 1 to her on Friday night and bully stick to Ori.  Ori wanted NOTHING to do with the bully and layed at Moo's feet for almost 30 minutes while Moo chewed and chewed and chewed until her little heart desired.  Ori tried to entice Molly with the bully and other toys, but to no avail : )  Moo chewed half one night and then the other half while Ori and I were at agility on Saturday (Nick said Molly looked relieved to have a little free time without Ori on Saturday : )

Since Friday, Molly's eye's have been consistently bright overall and she's actually been howling at us for snacks which she hasn't done in a long time.  Of course we oblige her and give her a snack (or 2 : )  She's been dancing on her back legs which we haven't seen either.  I love our snuggle time and am so glad she's doing well!