It's been a month since I last posted to Annie's blog. So much has happened and I noticed that the majority of what I wrote in her last entry, I some how managed to delete. No idea how that happened and even worse, I can't remember what I wrote about other than her needing to lose weight.
Well, a lot has happened in since the last entry in Annie's blog. Her sister Ginger turned 15 on March 12, 2010. I am happy that she is still a part of our pack. She is a wonderful dog and the entire reason why Annie came to live with us. I was hoping that some of Ginger's good doggedness would rub off on the new dog.. who turned out to be my Annie. Ginger's Birthday was great, all the dogs feasted on nice juicy filet's with mashed potato's and gravy, some steamed veggies and capped off with a piece of cake and some vanill ice cream. Good times to celebrate Ginger's 15th. They had a blast, so much for Annie's weight loss.
A couple of weeks later, I found the right mini van for Annie's rescue missions. It's a Honda Odyssey, dark gray with a light gray interior. Somehow, I think she know's that I bought it for her and to rescue other dogs like her. So far, I've made a few rescue runs and saved 37 dogs to date. Good times and the mini van performed nicely. Even the gas mileage was better than I expected. More importantly, in honor of little Annie's story, I'm out rescuing other dogs with stories like her. Too sad, really. I wish we were more humane. Some of these dogs stories are just sad. If you are interested in volunteering or rescuing a dog, read about www.petfinder.com. It has all kinds of good information there.
On to the story of Pugcasso.com and my artist friend David King. I commissioned David to do abstract portaits of all the dogs and cat. Annie's is posted here. I think he did a great job. He has a website at www.pugcasso.com. If you are interested in having one done to immortalize your pet,contact him, it wasn't expensive at all and I will have it to remind me of her forever. The process was easy and he accepts payment in paypal.
So, back to Annie's weight loss. Wow, my little one has lost about half a pound between cutting back on snacks and increasing the length of her walks. Poor dog. I feel bad since it's my fault she's gained the weight. Anyway, taking her in the Swagger Wagon or Chan Van as I call it, is a blast. When we leave for her nightly walk at the lake, she sits on my knee up front and looks out the window, on the way home though, she lays in the back seat .. all the way in the back, stretches out and relax's. If I make a stop at store on the way home, she stays in the back but when I come out, she's sitting in a middle row seat looking out the window for me. She's hysterical on walks, she likes to dart all over. I don't use the Bark Busters collar because I want her to enjoy her time and not focus on training. We save traning for other times. Here's a picture of what she looks like on our walks, yep.. she's a blur..
Until next time...........
