The Basket and Nails

This basket usually sats in my

bedroom but I brought it down 

stairs for some reason. 

I sat it up on Lily's cat tree 

and she seems to love it there.

She is so well behaved. This evening

I sat her up in my lap and clipped

her nails. She just sits there and lets

me do my thing. I tell folks that have

cats that I do this and they are

amazed that she lets me do this.

She is so good.

Chey and Molly will get theirs

done tomorrow. Dakota

has his done when he had surgery.

All My Dogs in A Row

The Tail

Lily loves this time of yr

when she can lay around

on the deck and talk

to the birds.

The other day after hanging around

on the deck she came in and 

went under the cover on the 

couch. She normally don't do 

this. A little later

Cheyenne jumped up between

Lily and I. Cheyenne

had no clue that Lily was

laying under the cover next

to her until I heard

Chey yelp, she jumped

and I realized that Lily 

stuck her paw out and was

messing with Chey!

Sometimes she can be a 

bottom end!!

Yesterday in the Critters Life

Lily was chilling  napping

on the table on the deck.

Dakota and Molly

was napping on the couch.

Waiting to be Fed

Oh my gosh.....

I was in the kitchen cooking 

and baking today and these

two hung with me the whole

time.

They knew I was cooking their

meals for the next few days.

Cheyenne was the only one in 

the living room being respectful

and not under my feet.

About 30 mins before dinner

time Lily ran in off the deck

and jumped up on her

stool, waiting to be fed!!

I finally gave in and fed

early.

Got a text from sis in law 

Lori the other day with 

a pic of Khloe.

Lori said she was proud

of herself while running

around carrying the 

cat dish. 

She is working out really well

at Ray and Lori's and 

the stress at my home

has gotten a lot

better.

April 20, 2011 - Cheyenne

April 20, 2011

Cheyenne

The day my daughter got her.

Cheyenne

today.

She is chiuhaua and jack russell mix.

Curled up / Molly

The other night I looked

over and noticed 

Lily

all curled up!

With her faced 

turned

up!

I had to sneak over and 

get even a closer pic. 

Missy Molly May.

Khloe and the Reason

I was asked why I gave Khloe

to my older brother.

There were several reasons.

One being that she did not trust

me. You could see that she

wanted to cause she would

come over to me to be petted

but if I walked up to her she

would run.

Reason for this was that mom

stopped taking her dogs to 

the vet to have nails clipped.

So I started doing it.

K held that against me for 

about a yr now. 

When I would go to moms both

her and Molly would get

under the bed.

Molly however has gotten over it.

Next, it was just way to many

pets in my small home. I was 

totally stressing out really bad.

K seemed to have developed this

thing where she would go out and pee,

and not 10 mins later, crap in the 

house. I keep pee pads down 

for the older dog, Molly but

K refused to use that for crapping

on. Even peeing on it, she would 

pee 1/2 way on and off so that the 

pee ran under the pad. 

Then came the fight.

Yes, Cheyenne started it but 

K got the best of C. Leaving

a couple of puncture marks and 

C having to be put on meds

for a strained neck. 

But with C not feeling well

K decided to start acting like the 

Queen Bee.

She would go over to where

C was laying and try starting

something. She started two fights

with Dakota. 

Like I said, I was STRESSING 

to the max. 

Ray and Lori had showed

interest in K and said they would

take her right from the start. I 

told them, no that I had promised

mom they would be cared for.

What I meant when I told her that

was I would take them.

I tried really hard but it 

was way to much on me. 

I hope mom is okay with it.

K will eat dry food, that is what

Lori feeds her dogs. C will not eat that.

Mom cooked for her dogs and I 

am having to do the same.

I however have started mixing

dog food with their cooked

food cause I really can't afford 

chicken thighs everyday. 

I knew that K would be the easiest

to break of the home cooked

meal. So I asked Lori if they

still wanted to try.

They have two labs and a 

sheppard that are the most

accepting dogs. You can bring

any animal in there and they seem

to take them under their arm and 

love them.

They have a Chloe also and she

is a lot older. She is like the mom of

the group so Chloe now has

a Khloe of her own and she is doing

GREAT.

My heart is happier and the stress

here at the house has gotten better. 

Khloe

I tried really hard and I hope

my mom is okay with what

I had to do.

When mom past my brother said he

would take Khloe. I said, no. I made 

my mom a promise that I would care

for her babes if anything 

ever happened to her and

I did not wish to split

them up.

Its been really hard.

# one, my mom cooked 

for her dogs and yes, I 

am still cooking for them.

If I put out dry food they

walk away. 

Khloe on the other hand

will eat it.

I knew she would be the 

easiest to change over.

# two, they showed an

interest in her.

# three, there big labs are always

so accepting of other 

animals brought into the house.

I knew they would accept

her. 

 # four, she don't like me

or trust me cause I 

cut her nails. 

She has done great so far.

Been 24 hours.

I just want her to be happy. 

The Fight

Interesting morning...

it actually started Sat. night

when I was met at the 

door with bags in my hand

and four dogs greeting me.

However, someone must have

stepped on someones paws cause

all of a sudden there was a

free for all.

Cheyenne bring Queen Bee

jumped

Khloe.

There was growling, biting and 

I could not get them apart.

Hands were full and they were

going at it so bad I was

afraid to get in the middle.

When I finally managed (after

the worst) got them

apart Cheyenne I realized

got the worst of the beating.

K managed to put a hole in C's

ear, and cut the edge. I thought 

that was it but I guess not.

C acted strange all day yesterday 

and when we went to bed last

night she got under the bed

and stayed all night, not coming

out at all.

This morn, I had to move the 

bed and get her out.

We just came in from the vets.

She apparently strained her

neck. We left with 

antibiotics andd anti-

inflammatory. Dr. King

found a wound on the back

above the tail also. 

Needless to say, I am going to 

work late. But right now, sitting

here chilling and going with the flow...

waiting to see what life and 

the universe has in store for

me next.

Took Dakota to the vet

also and he got 

his stitches out. 

Places to Sit

Some evenings finding a place

to park my rear in the living room

is not all that easy.

The dogs normanlly take over the

couch.....all four of them.

Keep in mind, I have an extra

long couch that is also extra

wide. But when the dogs

crash, they spread out.

Now, Lily has started taking over

my chair.

What happen to animals

laying on the floor?

Tonight

Looking at the pics you would

think that these critters

had a rough life or

at least a hard day.

Walking in my living room at this

time...that is what you would see.

Test Results

My bud....

Test came back from lab as not 

being cancer.. however, they take 

fluid from one spot in the glands 

and that one spot could have just 

been void of cancer cells. There was 

one thing that read high and that usually

 points to cancer. My vet, Dr. King is 

pretty sure that it is cancer even though 

cells are not showing up yet. The plan is 

to treat it like it is, with steroids until he 

starts downhill.

My bud has been with me 12

yrs. He has set with me

and kept me under his

watchfull eye when I have

had surgery. He has comforted

me when I cried.

He has made me laugh.

He has pissed me off.

He has loved me and 

all he ever wanted in return

was his tummy rubbed....

and to be fed.

Lets not forget the 

feedings, Dakota 

loves his food.

I will be totally lost when

he is gone but with the 

steoids I am shooting for

his leaving me down

the road, not anytime soon.