Hope

She's our friend's brown spotted Dalmation.

Getting a haircut

Well, I finally got around to giving Mya a haircut. Her hair was so long over her eyes that she couldn't even see the cats in the yard!

At the old house, I built my grooming table right into the wall, so when I moved, I couldn't take it with me. My father in-law built me a beautiful grooming table but my grooming arm doesn't fit on it. My husband said he would fix it for me...tic, toc, tic, tok.....still waiting!

So I went ahead and groomed her anyway. Not bad I must say! However, whenever I groom her I have trouble with her tail and her rear. She sticks her tail flat over her butt and I can't groom under it. No matter what I try I can never do the tail properly. Then there is her rear! The hair must grow in 100 different directions there. She ends up looking bald there for a week until it grows in a bit. I guess I should only be using a 7 blade there.

Ahhhh, when am I ever going to get this grooming thing perfect????????????

Who Me?

For those of you who think you know me, I thought I would share a few little facts about myself, nothing too personal but enough to make you think about how well you know people you met through Yahoo groups or over the internet.

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Well, you missed it! If you read this blog often, you would have known all about me.

Mya's New Toy

Mya's Grampa spoils her rotten. We had to make a special trip to a pet store to find her a new toy. We already know that she can rip through any stuffed toy in 2 minutes flat. I had never bought a Kong for Mya or Jasper because I always thought they were kind of expensive and I could never decide which one to get. I told Grampa that we should try a Kong this time. I remember Lee had this cool Kong toy for Nitro with a rope attached to it and Mya loved it. She kept stealing it away from Nitro that day. So that's what we bought. She LOVES it! She's been swinging it all over the house and hasn't broke anything YET.

Now I have to figure out what to get her for Christmas?

My Grandpa

Tomorrow is Remembrance Day. My great grandfather was in WWI and my grandfather was in WWII. I lost my grandfather 2 years ago to lung cancer. He was one of the strongest men I knew. He lived 6 years after being diagnosed with cancer, and still played golf until a month before he died. I wish he would have shared his war stories but it was too painful for him and it was rare that he ever spoke of it. I can only imagine what these men had to endure, both mentally and physically. I am proud of you Grandpa and I miss you!

Satelite Maps

I found our cottage using a satelite map. I think that's just too cool!

1 = Cottage, even showing pathway to front door

2= Parent's trailer

3= Peddle Boat on shore

4= Spot where my trailer is now

5= Boat

6= Floating raft at our beach

It's a good thing this doesn't pick up anything too close or you may have found me peeing in the woods!!!!!!

Teddy

This is Teddy when he was taken home by his new foster parents Bob and Candace almost one year ago! Teddy was our first and only Rescue from Giant Schnauzer Rescue Canada. Teddy was adopted but later returned to his foster home. He has several behavioural problems and will not be adopted out unless the PERFECT home is found for him.

This is Teddy in his new kitchen. His toy was on top of the fridge and he could get it if he tried hard enough.

This is Fletcher, Teddy's foster brother. He is 10 and from Liefhond. He's about 30 inches tall and such a gentle boy.
This is Teddy with his other foster brother Nash. The dogs loved playing with Avery, especially Nash who was a puppy at the time.
This is Dee. She is "Bigfoot's Afternoon Delight". The funny thing is that she was Jasper's Grandmother! What a pleasure to have met her. What a gentle, loving girl. She couldn't see or hear at the time but still enjoying burrying her head in my lap to get a scratch. Dee passed away in the spring of 2006.

Barf Bag

After Avery threw up, I thought it would be a good idea to bring him outside and get some fresh air while I cleaned up the yard. It turned out to be a fun afternoon.

Avery wearing his barf bag!

Love this picture! Guess what's in the bag?

That's what was in the bag!

Another Kitty

This new neighborhood is full of cats and dogs. Today, Mya met a new cat on the other side of the fence. I think she was disappointed that he didn't want to come over and play!

See the cat? It's between Mya's front feet, but on the other side of the fence.

(The pictures were taken with the zoom as she was really far away. I didn't want to get close and scare the cat. So the pictures are not very clear)

Where's that thing going?

Stop moving!

Watch me dive head first into the leaves. Are you impressed?