Sunday, November 16, 2008

Rest In Peace Maynard Nagel: Feb-Nov 2008




Preparing for the arrival of Ramsay was an exciting and emotionally charged event. Purchasing collars, leashes, chew toys, dog beds, puppy shampoo and stuffed toys was fun and a great way to pass the weeks until the little bundle of joy/bugger could officially be a part of our family. Not only were we adding Ramsay to our unit but we also brought Maynard The Duck into our household.


Maynard was a Homesense Easter special toy who was more humorous than practical. We thought it would be a hoot to use the $49.00 oversized stuffie as comparison to Ramsay in pictures in order to measure his progress as we knew he was going to grow rapidly. Here is Ramsay at 11 weeks substituting Maynard as a litter mate; he was missing his 11 other brother's and sister's warm bodies.


Maynard was loved by all. He was used for a bed, tug-of-war games, slobber bib and a substitute moist towelette for the pugs to clean in between their face folds. Surprisingly, Maynard was never a chew toy; he had earned their respect with his quiet strength.
Sadly, Wednesday, November 12, Maynard passed away suddenly after losing a no-win battle with a 90 lb over-zealous carnivore. Red did indeed take the life of his so called friend due to extreme boredom and frustration. Maynard lost his head, literally. The whole event could not of taken more than 10 minutes as that was all the unsupervised time Ramsay had. I came downstairs to find evidence of the attack all over the front entrance. Cotton batten was strewn everywhere and Maynard lay lifeless on the floor. Brief attempts at CPR proved useless. And strange.
Ramsay only looked at me with his darling eyes as if to say, "what happened?" trying to imply his innocence. Good-bye Maynard, we will miss you.
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Sunday, November 9, 2008

It's My Party and I'll Eat If I Want To


HAPPY BIRTHDAY PRETTY GIRL!!
Calli hit the 5 year mark yesterday and naturally we made a bigger deal out of it than she could care. Gifts included a low-fat treat, big belly rub, and a little bonus kibble to eat for dinner. Mostly, sleep was how she celebrated the big day; snoring the whole day through. Oh to be a dog!
Five is really a milestone for Miss.Calli as her health isn't what we wish it was. We feel extremely grateful for each day we have with her; this birthday was one we didn't feel confident would come around. I truly believe that her failing health has been more significant since the passing of Chubb. I have heard stories of dogs giving up when they lose a mate; I am beginning to believe it. While we hope this isn't the situation, we know that when her time does come, Chubb is waiting for her at the Rainbow Bridge to show her the way. We find true comfort and peace in that. Our hope is for her to live a much longer life as long as she doesn't suffer. Chubb has always been very patient.
So Happy Birthday big girl, only 728 more eats until you are six!
~Traci