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ANIMAL RESCUE QUILT OF HOPE

Hi all,

I am helping support rescue by selling raffle tickets for a chance to win a full size 8′ x 5′ patchwork quilt.  Every square represents a homeless animal from the state listed on their square.  Each animal has been hand painted!

Tickets are $2.00 each or 6 for $10.00.  Checks should be made payable to me.  When I receive your money, I’ll send your tickets…  Raffle will go until Easter.  $1 from each ticket will go to DAR&E (Doberman Rescue) and $1 will go to Special Needs Animal Sanctuary.

Evan…

Last night two friends came over with their baby, Evan, and after all the hellos, Charlie decided he wanted to get up close and personal…  he jumped on on the couch, squeezing his way between Andy, Evan and Kate, kissed Evan hello, then flopped down and immediately asked Kate to pet him!  In case you were wondering, Charlie is good with babies….

If anyone is looking at the Lindy x Charlie Brown litter and wondering about temperament….

January 11, 2010

2010!!!!  OMG… how did that happen???

The year is beginning on a “curious” note….  Zelda broke her toe!  “How?”, you ask.  I reply, “I donnnnnn’t know.”

Unlike people who go to the doctor and get the broken toe taped to an adjacent unbroken toe and go merrily on their way, dogs feet bear all their weight on their toes, especially Dobermans, with their tight cat paws…  so Zelda is in a cast for 10 weeks or so. 

Zelda is being quite a good girl… she does not (knock on wood), lick, bite or chew on her cast.  She must be leash walked without her silly son, Charlie Brown, bouncing around next to her… so two walks for me each time they go out!  Charlie gets the standard half hour and Zellie gets a quick up the path, do what ya gotta do, and back home. 

I live with my water gun in hand to stop their play in the house when they begin to rough house with each other…  and I’m monitoring Zelda’s food intake to make sure she does not gain weight.  Her next visit to the vet will be in two weeks to see how her toe is doing and to ensure we don’t have any new issues with the cast in place.  Zelda is also beginning acupuncture to see if we can manage her arthritis pain a bit more than we are doing currently with her more traditional meds.

Stay tuned!