Author: Christine

I'm Canadian eh? living in Southwestern Ontario. My crew consists of my sweetie Fred, my son (25yrs) and my daughter (22yrs) as well as our 4 legged kids, Maggie (12yrs) and Wilson (1year). Franklin was my sweet boy who was diagnosed with osteosarcoma in September 2012. His leg was amputated on December 4, 2012. He was the cutest tripawd on this planet. He was happy every day. His tail was always wagging. Lung Mets took him from us on May 15, 2013. Rainbow bridge became a happier place with his arrival. We miss him terribly everyday. We lost our kitty in September 2012. Diesel, who was 18 1/2 years old when he passed at home, was (and still is) the Godfather. He is missed terribly by all. They are curled up together sleeping at the bridge under the stars, happy to be sleeping buddies again.

It’s baaaaaaaaack…….!!!!

It has returned….

It’s been gone for a while now….

and here is the picture to prove it!!

Wilson’s mohawk has returned….. not as long as it was before.. but it’s getting there!!!

We have another grooming coming up on April 1st… I’m going to let the mohawk stay!!

bark atcha later!

This is how you sleep.. on a dog bed!!!

Franklin had it going…. he KNEW how to sleep on a dog bed…. lol These are for you Sally!!!

Franklin’s a tripawd here.. taken in April 2013

This one makes me laugh.. hiding his face as if to say…. NO MORE PICTURES!!!!! lol

bark atcha later!

I GIVE UP!

He just does not get it..

Therapy did not work….

But he is really just dawg gone cute though… isn’t he?

Bark atcha later!

Gone fishing…….

We were fishing this past weekend buddy.,… and you were missed terribly and thought of every day in that ice hut. How could we not think of you? Weeelllll.. when we arrived on Friday.. we walked in the hut and I looked to the left and there it was on the wall!!! Our scoreboard of when we brought you and Maggie up with us in 2009.!!!

As I sat on the other side of the hut.. and Fred was sitting there.. by the door.. jigging in the hole.. I had a flash…. right before my eyes buddy.. I could see you sitting there looking at me… Thank you sweet boy for the visit… it did my heart good!!

And yes.. Fred outfished me again dude!!!

bark atcha later big guy……

One spoilt Tri……….colour!!

I have a tendacy to spoil my dogs.. if you haven’t guessed. Life in our pack has been busy with some well earned vacation taken. Family went to Cuba for a week and moon boy’s girlfriend’s sister stayed at the house with the puppies and kitty. We had a good time in the temperatures of the high 28-30 celcius and the warm sand on our feet and glasses filled with rum punch and margaritas!

But.. as always.. good things must come to an end and it was back to reality… and the Canadian weather cannot end soon enough for me!! I try not to complain about the snow.. cause it is winter and we live in Canada… at least there are two kids enjoying it…. This was our first walk in the bush after we came back from vacation. Wilson was sooooo happy to be off leash running again!!

Maggie was even getting into the snowdrifts!!

Yet I am worried about Wilson. He has shown some signs of mental instability lately….

I mean.. how hard is it to lie on the dog bed properly???????????????????

Obviously.. this is very difficult for him and I think he needs some bedding therapy……

I cannot leave this post without saying…..

Franklin, I can’t believe it has been 9 months on Feb 15th that you have been gone.

But your love in my heart has remained as strong. Miss you big guy….. “smoooooch”

Bark atcha later!

Supporting.. a great cause…

You know.. if it hadn’t been for Franklin.. and that damn cancer.. I would never have ever found this site.. nor chatted to the people here… so I guess you could say.. it’s all Franklin’s fault!!! lol Way to go dude!! So.. I figured I have received so much support from this site and those that are involved here… that I would give something back! So I became a supporter… in Franklin’s memory… and what a great memory it is!!

I haven’t blogged alot lately because I have beeen busy at home and not on the computer much.. I have tried to get into the chat room occassionally at night time.. but there are times where I just find myself tired.. and prefer not to sit in front of the computer. Last night I went into the chat room on my iPhone.. yea… won’t do that again.. lol stupid little screen.. I had a headache afterwards.. lol The last few blogs have had some great pictures.. you really should check out the one with Christmas where I posted all the pictures of Franklin every year in front of the tree…. makes me smile… and miss him. :O)

Our pack is good.. as good as we can be.. Wilson is a smart dawg… and a velcro dog.. loves to chase basicballs and that has been our latest exercising lately. Kicking the ball around the meadow cause the trails have been icy and slippery… he LOVES it!

Maggie.. is having complications with getting older of course…

she has her good days and bad days… and we are just going day by day… trying not to get frustrated with her. lol The reason I get frustrated is that when we take her to the meadow to kick the ball around.. she decides that she has had enough after 5 minutes and takes the ball and walks back to the car with it.. through the parking lot!!!! So the other night.. I put her in the car.. I figured.. if you don’t want to play anymore.. you can wait in the car. Sounds simple right? ummm.. yea.. she howled and barked for the whole 20 mintues I kept playing with Wilson.. lol

I’m a tough love pawrent at times… so I left her.. let her bark.. there was no one else around.. and then Wilson and I packed up and jumped in the car and went home. Last night.. she did the same thing.. so I kept her on the leash beside me. Tonight.. I think I just might leave her home.. *sigh* I think her mind is going.. But she is still the most beautiful dog in Brantford!!! lol

I have been contacted about a rescue dog.. a Springer, female.. I believe she is about 4 years old.. A friend of mine works with a rescue and he messaged me on Facebook to see if I was interested. One side of me says yes… Wison needs someone that he can run and burn energy with.. yet the other side says.. Maggie may not have a good time with it.. and she has priority right now. Will have to think this one out. It could play either way.. it could give Maggie time to chill and just be a beautiful old lady.. or she could have two younger dogs harassing her to play ball… you just never know how it will turn out.

Anyhow.. I just left a message for the girl to call me to find out what the story is with the dogger… who knows.. she could fit in just fine..

Bark ‘atcha later!

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!!

It’s been a while!!!! I have missed everyone.. and have much reading to catch up on in the blogs and forums… I promise I will catch up.. I need to be in the “knowing what is going on ” mode!

I stayed away a little while over Christmas as we were off work for 2 weeks. It was hard… It was sad. .. We had our ups and downs as it was our first without our Mr. Magoo. We missed him… still do.. always will. I can’t believe on the 15th of this month it has been 8 months since you ran for the bridge dude… Love you handsome boy.. always will!!

So our time off was spent spoiling our two doggers with our heavenly presence!!!! We have made some discoveries, some good and some bad…

Good discoveries are…….

Maggie loves to chase basket balls!!! So does Wilson.. and they will do this for hours and hours… great exercise!!

I have a stealth mode dog.. he can camoflauge himself just like a ninja! Unforutnatley, this is not good for the un-suspecting twigs and branches of trees!!

Wilson.. is a goofball.. and loves to hog the bed…. how can you not want to cuddle with a mug like this??

Bad discoveries are…..

Wilson is a stick killer.. doesn’t matter if they are still attached to the trees.. he attacks them, breaks them off and crunches them up. I fear for the new twigs at Springtime!!

I have ordered a boot for Maggie’s paw. The one that has the cycst on her pad. With the snow and ice over the last few weeks, I have noticed that her “cycst” has become raw.. and it bleeds when we are out playing in the snow. I do not walk my dogs on the sidewalk due to the ice and salt so we tend to stick to the meadows and trails.

But… the rough snow and ice is causing her discomfort. I have been bandaging and keeping it clean and not going to play in the snow with her for the last week till the boot comes in… We shall see how it reacts but I think a trip to the vets is due very soon…

I hope everyone had a good Christmas and New Years.. and I am off to read blogs and forums and catch up on news… welcome new tripawds, and maybe (hopefully not if you know what I mean) shed a tear or two and share some heartache with members of our families here in the Tripawd world.

Bark atcha later!

Almost over….

It’s over.. almost over.. the holiday season. I haven’t been here the last few days because it has hurt. I keep looking at all the pictures of “Christmas ‘ Past” that I posted in the previous blog. Although they bring smiles when I look at them, they bring tears and a longing that I wish I could fix. He was terribly missed this Christmas… especially by my sweetie.

Went to make coffee Christmas morning and he pulled down my mug with Franklin’s picture on it.. and burst into tears… that’s why I love him.

My kids.. Jordan and Moon Boy, got him a garden stone… which.. made him burst into tears again…. no explanation needed!

You certainly are buddy… in and on our hearts…

You were missed lying in the wrapping paper this year sweet boy… and the pig ears were not the same today. I hope you had lots of treats on Christmas Day sweetie… I sent you lots of love from my heart!

Merry Christmas sweet boy….. ♥♥♥♥♥

Merry Christmas to all… and to all a good night!

First Christmas without you buddy!! I hung yours and Maggie’s stockings up last night.. I hope you don’t mind if Santa puts Mr. Wilson’s treats in yours? I can’t believe you have been gone 7 months… over half a year!! Time flies doesn’t it… and some days it just feels like last week…. it’s weird not having you in front of the tree for pictures. Yup.. I’m missing ya buddy.♥

I thought I would share the pictures of Christmas’ past.. and present… For some reason I can’t find the pictures from 2005 and 2006… weird. I will have to keep looking cause we did them every year by the tree.. (HAHA!!! I found 2005!!!!!)

Christmas 2005… your first one with us… one month after you arrived!!

Christmas 2007

Christmas 2008

Christmas 2009

Christmas 2010

Christmas 2011

Christmas 2012.. our last Christmas together… (tears up here)

And now.. the finale…… Christmas 2013

I fear that this may be my Maggie’s last Christmas with us. I hope not.. and we all start thinking this way as our furbabies get older. She is having a terrible time with her hips and back end. It seems that she has started to become very frail over the last 2 months. I noticed that she has a hard time getting up off her bed in the morning.. usually she ends up sliding her back end off it and sometimes falling back down on her rump when she tries to stand up. She also does not stand anymore if she doesn’t have to.. she sits.. and to get to you she will shimmy and slide her bum over sometimes. I will have to get this on video. lol

My heart breaks when I think of my girlie who used to chase balls constantly, endlessly, breathlessly… it’s hard to see her this way. Yet.. after she gets herself up.. and she gets to the door.. she sits there just excited to get her coat on and go for a walk! While we are walking.. or in the field.. her tail is wagging. She’s in her glory.. she’s happy for the moment.. and she is young at heart again!