Moo & O update

 Labor Day Weekend '10

O's foot healed quite nicely and she has been very sound since the surgery.  She continues to love life and manages to get herself into trouble every day.  Unfortunately, we can't help but laugh at most of it.  The 2 commands we need to teach and be consistent with are "leave it" and "drop it."  We'll get there, I'm sure :)

Molly has had 2 real good weeks.  Prior to that she had us both nervous.  About a month ago now we were at the vet having blood work done.  Her appetite and drinking had significantly increased and we couldn't seem to keep her poop under control.  She does not have diabetes but we confirmed that she wasn't regulated in regards to her cushings.  We increased her trilostane to 15mg twice a day and added flagyl to the regime as well.  We're down to 1/2 tab in the evenings and this combo seems to be working well.  We were able to finally get Molly back on her regular home cooked diet which has allowed her to gain just a little bit of weight back.  (she only lost 1/2 lb since Feb but it looks like so much more!)  While she tires more easily, the spark is still in her eye and she seems to still be enjoying life here with us.

Molly and Ori really seem to enjoy each others company which was really exemplified this weekend.  We typically bring 1 bed out by the campfire for the girls.  The first time we brought them both up they typically didn't lay together.  This time however, they snuggled up together more often than not.  Others noticed too and commented on the difference.  Things take time and I was happy to see the gradual change that has been going on with these 2!

Molly, despite her ups and downs, continues to blossom with us.  It's been so neat to watch her personality grow.  She jumps up on our bed on nights that she feels like sleeping up there and pretty much refuses to take "no" for an answer.  She likes her routine and she likes to snuggle more and more.  We've been taking each and every day we have with her as a gift. 

Moo was with us for an entire year on Aug 15th.  We celebrated her 12th birthday on Aug 29th with some yummy treats for the girls and an order of things to chew from onlynaturalpet.com which should be here any day now.  It amazes me where the time goes.  As we watch Molly gracefully slow down I am reminded of Tinker in so many ways.  I try to think of the positives, but I see what is happening and I'm doing my best to treasure the little things like Moo's singing and snuggling and her chewing on bones and playing keep a way from Ori with the Kong.

Molly did lose her bottom left canine tooth this past week, root and all.  The vet has checked her mouth on several occasions (including the last visit we had) so I'm not sure how crazy to get by it.  I know the signs and we're just taking things 1 step at a time.  For now Molly is happy and pain free so we take each day for what it is.  Nick suggested adding more calcium to her diet though.  I think it's a good idea and we'll get it rolling just in case.

This has gotten long!  We had a beautiful time at the cabin and both girls are tired!  Ori was a great snuggler in the evenings under the blankets and she snored beautifully too!  Molly decided to snuggle up under some covers and chew on a bone last night : ) When we came home this evening, everyone got a bath and is shiny clean again.  All the blankets and towels are clean as well and as much as I hate to say it, it looks like we're ready for the week ahead of us : )

Fall is coming and change is in the air!

Over a month?

Where does the time go?  These pics are from my phone from the LAST trip to the cabin we took in JULY with Linds, Jason, Christina, Ben, & Nate.

They really do love each other!

sniffin' around...

my pretty girls 

Linds and I worked hard to get this shot!

Doing exactly what the cabin is for.... a whole lot of sleeping!

Cabin Flash backs

As I mentioned in a previous post, there were several moments at the cabin where I felt like I was watching Tink or hearing Tink again. When I took this photo of Molly, I thought of my darling Tink in the photo I posted below.

May '10

Both days were bright and beautifully sunny.  

Of course I couldn't go wrong with either subject....

labor day weekend '06

Glory Glory Here Comes Ori

Ori's a ham and loves to be the life of the party!  However, by the time we got to taking pictures, she was tuckered out : )

Ahhh....

Was that a squeakie?

sigh...hmmm....

back to sleep....

this is the life guys....when do we come back?

I know I'm biased, but we have such beautiful little girls!  The family loved Ori.  Most hadn't met her before.  She snuggled up with many over the 2 days and with that sweet face, I know why : )

The many faces of Moo

I love this little girl.  Here are some pictures of the many beautiful faces of the darling Molly Wigglesbottom!  She definitely has a photogenic side which I'm glad we found this weekend!

Oh please, I'm too shy...

Enjoying the sunshine

Give me a cookie or else look : )

 Profile shot

so sweetly interested in what's in your hand look

dejected.  no cookie for me

lizard lips.

Yes, I love this girl.  I think she has finally made our family her family.  She now wants to be a part of the things we do.  I think she truly loves us completely and understands that we love her and will always love her.  Looking back, it's been an interesting process with her as she isn't always the cuddly snuggly type.  I am so glad that she is part of our family. 
I was thinking of her life as I was bathing Moo this evening.  What one family viewed as a burden, another family now views as treasure, which she always has been.  I think she feels better now, despite her medical stuff, she feels the love and care.   She is patient with me as I gently bathe her and get her squeaky clean again.  She's a funny little gem and fits beautifully in our family. 

A trip to the cabin : )

The family spent some time cleaning up at the cabin and trailer and of course the girls came along.  They helped Nick tend the fire and turn old clothes into toys : )  We had beautiful weather with some nice time with family and sitting outside in God's beautiful creation.

We took the opportunity to take pictures of the girls this morning.  There are lots of pics so I'll be posting them throughout the week : )  It was Ori's first (of many) to the cabin, and our first trip with all 4 of us.

The girls really do love each other but took turns sleeping on the bed outside all weekend long.  1 would get off and the other would immediately take her place.  They were cute and funny!

Overall, Ori did very well.  She didn't play with Zoey (Dan and Christy's Boxer) very much and got defensive when Z came up behind her and/or cornered her.  I don't blame her as we figured this may, in part, be baggage from her puppy mill days.  She got better being around Zoey so we figure in time, as she has with so many other things, she will get better.  Part of the beauty of rescue animals, for me, is watching them grow and blossom.  This often takes months and months and can continue for years.  It's beautiful, but requires patience and love.   I am so thankful for both of our girls.

I didn't realize how expressive Molly's face was until we were taking pictures of the girls today!  I want to do a whole post on each girl individually to highlight all the pictures of them.  Molly was fabulous up at the cabin.  She stuck close by to us and was allowed a bit more freedom than Ori.  I loved watching her trot along side Nick and Zoey and a crew coming to or from the cabin to the trailer.  She loved to canter or trot along side so happy to be a part of the group.  I think this weekend up there helped me to realize more clearly just how much I love this girl.  I was so proud of her and loved watching her sleep or run or just be her goofy "give me food now" girl.

Molly jumped up in my lap this morning and was in a snuggly mood.  I needed photographic evidence! The girls did great outside, but we could tell they were missing their soft comfy furniture.   I guess this morning each girl found a couch or chair and at least 1 person to snuggle up to before the rest of us woke up.  Smart little girls for sure!

Of course the first thing each girl got upon arriving home was a BATH!  Ori apparently loves to roll in spots that dogs peed on and well, she was kinda stinky!  Both girls look so beautiful and shiny and smell oh so wonderful!  I love clean little dogs : )

It was a fabulous weekend with the family and with the girls.  I really enjoyed the time to relax and snuggle with my little ladies.  It was my first trip up without Tink and I found myself missing her a lot...I was thankful for Ori snuggling on Saturday evening and Molly snuggling this morning as Tink was my snuggle buddy everywhere but especially at the cabin.  I was inside the trailer cleaning saturday morning and looking out I saw Tink in Ori as she laid there in the grass with the sun shining around her.  Ori's head was slightly tilted up with her nose towards the sky, ears perked on top of her head.  I stood there remembering the same picture in my mind's eye with Tink instead of Ori.  Moments like those still take my breath away.

Overall it was a very happy and relaxing weekend.  Only a few moments of brief tears while I listened to O snore in my lap as Tink so often did.  I love my Ori and Moo so fully and completely too, just differently from my little Heart.

Tinker & Molly

So Miss Tink has been doing fabulous lately (minus a few "accidents" in the house!) She's been alert, walking well, good appetite and looking good! Miss Molly has been showing more and more of her personality. She has been sleeping on a bed in our bedroom at night rather than in her crate and she is loving it (and doing very well!) We realized that she likes to sleep under a blanket so i've been tucking her in at night too : ) It's definitely cute and she looks so comfy. She usually makes it to about 6:30 am before she's gotta go potty. At that point she looks at Nick with a small whimper and he take her out. She then jumps into bed and if we're lucky, we all sleep for another hour snuggled up together ; )

We just finished reading through the BT Happy Tails book and the last few nights we had both of the dogs in bed for our bed time story. It makes me smile so much to have 2 bostons in our bed as we read some amazing rescue stories! Unfortunately for Molly, after the story is over, she has to sleep in her own bed (blame Nick for that...something about not having any room to sleep. Whatever!)

Molly has learned that Tinker leaves food in her kong and usually in her crate and she makes it her mission to clean it all out to the point that she rushes outside to get back in (which can be annoying quite honestly!) So, I've been making sure she doesn't get a hold of Tink's kong or get in her crate in an effort to stop the 1 way track mind.

After having her here for almost 2.5 weeks, I'm wondering if her meds do need to be upped at some point. She acts a bit more hungry than I would like to see... we'll definitely see what the holistic vet says next friday before we do anything of course.

Right now I have a BT on either side of me on the couch! One of my favorite ways to take a break! We're getting ready for another weekend at the cabin this weekend....should be a blast!

Cabin Pictures!

So the 2 girls made the trip to the cabin with us and some of our life group this past weekend. Both were dolls, minus Tink going into Molly's crate and immediately peeing on her bed. They both enjoyed the R & R up there so much that they came home and promptly crashed only for a brief dinner break!

Tink nested into Molly's crate

Tink had no idea where she was at first....

Molly had to get herself in the picture

Tinker working hard to get her bed just right

Chewing: One of Molly's passions in life

Molly & her buddy Nick

Sleeping on the job

Molly seems to really like this guy....

Yup, good buds

Nick is sad...Molly left him, for a BONE!!

Tinker butt! Can you see her stately peppering?!?!

Snuggling!

Ok, so as close to snuggling as Tink will probably get

Yup, just hanging out

Pretty Molly face! (begging of course!)

I will will you to share that cookie....

Sleepy Tinker

mmm, so soft and comfy...

The epitome of the cabin....lots of R & R

So it was a fabulous weekend filled with good food, fun, and friends. And of course our 2 little Golden Girls!

Penny comes to town : )

Mom, Dad, Larry, Katie, & Penny came down to visit and spent Labor Day weekend with the Rowe family at the cabin! It was a wonderful time with everyone (and I forgot my camera!) We came back and Penny enjoyed Tink's toy box. Here are some pics of Penny enjoying a bully and an old marrow bone!