Howllo Fellow Hound and calm song lovers: I just thought that you might love it as well.
It is: COLDPLAY LIFE IN TECHNICOLOR
Emma does….
More songs later…Cat, Chaps and Emma living in technicolor smell!
Howllo Fellow Hound and not loving the pill giving procedure, (at all)! I thought that I would share my trick for pill giving with my friends. Emma cannot tolerate protein. She is allergic to most everything so I have to be careful. That means no meat or cheese.
She is on antibiotics and pain medicine after her procedure.
Emma can extract a pill from anything and then hold it in her mouth, while wagging her tail until you walk away. Then, days later, you will find them scattered in the bed. NOT GOOD!
Here is my almost fail safe solution.
Buy a bag of soft white bread and a pill cutter.
These are Emma’s pills for the day. After I cut the big one into 4 pieces, she gets 5 pieces – twice a day.
As you can see, I have the 10 pieces of pill cut for her. 1/2 in the am and 1/2 in the pm. Believe me, I have tried everything and she can spit them out. This is the only method that works for smart girls like Emma.
Place each pill piece into a soft bread square and make a ball. Remember when you were a kid and balled up bread? Well, hounds are just kids and they love it too!
The bread balls are ready for the day, but why are there extra sections needing to be balled up?
Chaps gets the placebo!
More bread balls later…….Cat, Chaps and Emma
P.S. did you notice the star I drew near my thumb? That is how I remember things very important. I need more bread tomorrow.
Howllo Fellow Hound and EBay lovers:
I found this article very interesting, so I thought that you might as well.
AP
EBay cutting 1,600 jobs, 10 percent of work force
Monday October 6, 5:14 pm ET
By Rachel Metz, AP Technology Writer
Going, going, gone: EBay to cut 10 percent of jobs, biggest such move in company’s 13 years
NEW YORK (AP) — After a series of changes designed to draw more people to its online marketplace, eBay Inc.’s latest alteration is aimed at its own employees. The auction site operator said Monday it will cut about 1,600 jobs, 10 percent of its work force, in its largest round of dismissals ever.
Howllo Fellow Hound and Debate Lovers: The big debate is tonight and Chaps was wondering why he did not get a big fancy plane to pick him up and transport him to Nashville, TN! He was already with his witty repertoire.
Here is his slogan…….
More slinging later…..Cat, Chaps and Emma
Howllo Fellow Hound and counting the days lovers: WT Heck? Are you kidding me? 11 more days? It seems like it has been 11 years. Why does the time fly so fast when one is having fun? I guess it is all psychological.
Emma is doing great today. We had a bit of a scare yesterday when she started dripping blood from her nose on the side of the enucleation. Since it was just a drip here and there and it was light red my Vet said that he was not concerned. It took awhile to get a hold of him and that is where the scare came in. He said that this did not concern him. Only if it were streaming would he be concerned.
I am hoping that by recording this event, it might help someone in the future that is going though the same thing.
OFFICE MEMO….
Emma is back at work today with me. She is in her office area. Her work is piling up but Chaps has agreed to work OT this weekend to help pull her weight! LOL
All kidding aside, I love having Emma back with me in my office. I am sooooooo lucky!
More OFFICE MEMOS later…..Cat, Chaps and Emma
Howllo Fellow Hound and itchy neck haters! I had to show you this picture of our Emma. Our girl is allergic to most everything, so her neck is usually itchy anyway. I think the plastic chin strap is causing a reaction, plus the water from drinking is trapped under it so I had to come up with a solution, FAST!
I tucked this white face cloth under the chin strap to keep the plastic off her neck and it also helps soak up the excess water she drinks. I have a zillon of these white cloths which is nice because I change it every time she drinks. I am keeping my paws crossed because so far she has not scratched her neck since I came up with this solution!
I was eating lunch, looked down and saw her looking so cute. I had to take a picture. She was like my little ghost girl. They clipped her toe nails during surgery and I did not hear her come in the room.
Gotta run, she is drinking water. Time for a cloth change!
More cute pictures later….Cat, Chaps and our Emma
Howllo Fellow Hound and steady pace lovers: Yesterday was a very good day for Emma. She had a visitor which improved her spirits greatly. Julian is the best medicine for her. She loves him like crazy. He walked outside with her and helped her soak up some vitamin D.
Then we waited to see if she would come through the doggy door by herself and sure nuff, she is back on track with that.
Today, she is about the same as yesterday, which is fine! We cannot thank everyone enough for all of the support, love, and comments!
More improvement later….Cat, Chaps and Emma
Howllo Fewllo Hound and Emma update lovers:
It is Sunday morning and the kids are still in bed. Emma is progressing. One day down 13 to go before we get the stitches removed. My Vet had a more difficult time with her procedure so he wants to keep the stitches in for 14 days instead of the normal 10. Hey, whatever. I am used to bad news. Chin up and face forward. Emma does not need a sour puss.
I have mentioned that Emma has gone out the dog door a few times but it has been with my help. This morning at about 3:33am (watching the clock) I felt Emma getting up. She walked very slowly over to her water bowl and drank a gallon (a lot). Then I heard her head down the hallway towards the dog door.
Ah, what a good girl. She did it all by herself! It’s funny how the sound of a dog door clicking can make one smile at 3:36am.
She was always a quick learner. Her determination is very powerful.
Oh yeah, the hospital room:
This is what it looked like yesterday and this is what it will look like pretty much all day today. My Mom has been a SAINT through all of these procedures. What ever Emma wants, Emma gets. I am usually back and forth but mainly I get to work in my office during the day.
I could do all of this on my own but……….Oh I shutter to think.
More progressing news later………Love, Cat, Chaps and Emma
P.S. click the picture and see how Grandma has Emma’s favorite toys tucked in next to her. Pretty sweet to have a Grandma like that!
Howllo Fellow Hound and Lily Pad Serina Von Firstenburg Child lovers! Wow, that’s a mouth full! How I ever came up with that nick name I will never know! But something I do know, Lily changed my life forever on this day back in 1994.
I always loved the fact that she came to me on this
St. Francis of Assisi Day!
It was all very meant to be.
I always wanted 2 bassets. I had Chloe at the time and she was in desperate need of a playmate. I was excited about getting a rescue hound so I called Ohio Basset Hound Rescue. I had heard about them through the Bugler I think. I really cannot remember. Regardless, thank Dog I had heard of them!!!
So I called the number and a young guy answered the phone. He asked me what I was looking for and I told him that I was looking for an older female – red and white if possible since Chloe was a tri-color. He told me that his Mom ran the rescue but she was out of town for the weekend at the basset hound nationals which were being held in, of all places, Ohio! She was there trying to raise awareness for rescue hounds!
I thought that was totally cool and made plans to drive over to the nationals to meet her that next day. Of course it was sheeting sideways rain when I picked my parents up! My first nationals still stirs up the smell of wet hound dogs!
We had so much fun. I was in hound heaven being around all of those hounds. At one point we popped into the obedience trials and got a front row seat. A woman was working her hound and she had the entire room roaring with laughter. That hound wanted that little piece of liver in her hand in the worst way! He was doing his sit – stay routine and he would throw his head back and let out the most beautiful howl you have ever heard. He was a real character. I thought it was one of the cutest things I had ever seen. He got extra liver for that one.
I met the rescue woman and introduced myself, but she so busy. That was OK, I was going to call her later anyway.
I got home that night and listened to my messages.
The first message was the rescue woman’s son. He said: Hi Cathy, right after I got off the phone with you a woman from Belleview, KY called and said that she found an older, red and white female roaming in the projects of Newport. (I am thinking, OK, this is about the worst section of any section that is near me.) I told her about you and she said that you live about 20 minutes from her. I gave her your number so you can take a look at the hound. (I am thinking, could this be my hound?)
The second message was Lily’s guardian angel. She said: Hi Cathy, I got your name from OHBR and I was wondering if you want to come take a look at this pathetic hound. She is really skinny, stinky, and depressed however, I have a feeling there is a really good hound inside her soul. (I am thinking, OK this is my hound.)
I still had my rain coat on, I still had the keys in my hand, Chloe still needed a friend,………
I also had a hound who needed her soul to be rescued! Off into the rain with directions in hand I went to get my lost girl. I was really used to the smell of wet hound from the day’s events!
I saw her standing on the porch searching for something. I guess it was me! As I got out of the car and walked towards the porch the lady who saved Lily came out. I smiled at her and said, “Yep this is my hound”! She walked me to my car and helped me pile in my new girl. She had only had her less than a day but she still cried and said she was going to miss her. I totally get that.
My Mom and Dad came over the next day anxious to meet their new grand dog and I had not picked out a name yet. I asked my Mom, and without hesitation, she said, “Lily”. And Lily she was.
It was all very meant to be…..
She went from looking like this the day I picked her up:
To meeting her new Grandpa the next day:
To blossoming into a full blown beautiful Lily in just weeks. Ah, you can’t beat a great love story!
Anyone recognize the background?
More Lily stories later……Cat, Chaps and Emma
P.S. Lily enjoyed sitting on the couch watching me throw Chloe her toys! She was no fool! So much for a playmate! I guess a best friend is better any day!
Howllo Fellow Hound and BOB lovers: Well, the really big show is over and the
BEST OF BREED IS THIS FINE FELLOW!
CH SHOWTIME’S SHOCK AND AWE is also known as “Sarge”. Sarge is one big boy! I would say he is about the size of Chaps. I have seen him show and he is one pretty boy. I had a feeling he was going to win. Here is the listing next to his picture on the BHCA site.
243 CH SHOWTIME’S SHOCK AND AWE. HP097393/02. 3/31/2004. DOG. Breeders: H. Haskell, M. & S. Chryssanthis and C. Wallen. By: Ch Foxglen Special Forces x Ch Rivendell Sanlyn Heaven Sent. Owners: H. & B. Haskell, M. & S. Chryssanthis and C. Wallen.
Congratulations Sarge! You sure shocked and awed the judges!
More about pretty boys later…..Cat, Chaps and Emma
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