My Fur Babies

Good morning!

I love blogging, I love

sharing my adventures,

my babies, their activities 

and my photos.

Someone on my blog 

http://pam-lifethroughmyeyes.blogspot.com/

suggested that the name

Lily's Blog would be a great

name for a blog. That got

me to thinking that maybe

Dakota and Lily needed

their own blog since I seem

to have no life these days and I

talk about my fur babies

all the time!

If you have not met them yet let

me introduce them to you.

This is Dakota

AKA THE KING....

Why that nickname?

Before Lily he was the 

KING!

He acted like a KING.

Now a days though he shares

that throne with his 

new sister 

Lily.

This is Lily

AKA the Princess.

HAHA

Dakota is a 10.5 year old Rat Terrier

that came into my world when I least

expected it and did not want it!!

My daughter thought my grandson needed

a dog, Caleb at the age of 6 could

have care less about having a dog.

Dakota was high strung and did 

not do so well with an active 6 yr

old boy who chased him with bats,

threw balls at him or chased

him with remote control cars.

Six months down the road they are

moving and they can not have

animals." Mom, can you watch him

till we find him a home"??

Oh that went over well, everyone 

kept saying that I just needed to keep him.

They were not looking for a home for

him so I started....cause I did not want him.

It was not him per say it was I did not

want an animal. I had Amber

and Caleb living with me till 

Caleb was 6, when they moved out.

I had just been reclaiming my home

for that six months when I inherited 

Dakota. 

I started looking for a home for him.

Only to find something wrong with 

the person that wanted each time.

Finally five months later I

gave it and decided he would 

stay....haha! I would not own up

to it till then. 

I am so glad I kept him cause he has

brought me so much joy, love and 

laughs that I will share on this blog with

all of you. 

Why did I get Lily?

Dakota went to my mom's house

everyday for 9 yrs. and played with 

her dogs during the day. My own 

dog sitting company!

When I retired 1.5 yrs ago I noticed

that Dakota was becoming a 

grumpy old man. So I struggled

with getting another pet for him

to play with. I struggled for months.

I knew he needed it and I wanted to do

what was best for him but at the same

time since I suffer from Fibromyalgia really

bad I was against getting something else

for me to care for. 

I finally decided he needed a pet.

Yes, him, not me. 

I did not want a puppy to house

break, or have to take out on 

a leash since Dakota goes out on

his own. There are just those days

I can't do it. 

Mom suggested a cat.

I thought about it but being I was

NEVER a cat person, I kept pushing 

that aside. Finally deciding against 

a dog or puppy I thought hard about 

a cat. But I heard all my life

that cats have a 

cat-a-tude.

I knew with the KING

that would not work well. 

So then I started thinking kitten.

That struggle I was under finally

settled for a kitten. I figured

as it grew into a cat-a-tude, 

Dakota would have a better chance to

adjust. It was a great time of the yr also

for my choice.....kitten season.

I contacted a place called Country 

K-9 Rescue, they mainly deal with 

dogs but they take in kittens at this

time of year and foster them. They would

go out and trap Feral cats to have them

fixed. It was not till the other day

that via their fb page they told me

that they had trapped Lily's mom

in a cage and that night, unknown

to them, she gave birth to 3 girls and

and 3 boys. 

This mom with her babies. 

She is a tortoise shell. 

I understand from my contact that

she was a firecracker when they caught

her, my guess cause she was about

to deliver. Anyway, she was fostered

and apparently they were able to 

adopt her out. My contact is 

double checking on that, I hope

that was the case. 

Anyway, Lily has been an amazing 

addition to my NO PET home!

HAHA...she fit right in and Dakota

and her love each other.

They chase each other, they

wrestle together and they sleep

together. 

Lily picked a good home....yes, she 

picked me to bring her home

to be Dakota's pet!

More on that later.

Share your story of how you 

came to have your fur baby in my comments,