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Tribute to Foxy Cleopatra
First of all, thank you to all of you that helped us financially with donations to help cover the costs of keeping Foxy alive for as long as we did. We really appreciate the support. We had to put Foxy to sleep last Saturday, due to her physical condition being so poor.
I'd like to let you know about how Foxy came to us, and what she meant to us and our family. It's quite a story, so find a comfortable spot and sit down and listen to the story of Foxy Cleopatra, wonder dog. For more pictures, click here...
Foxy came to us by way of a stray dog, that just "happened" to appear when I was working at the Boys and Girls club in Sedona, AZ, about six years or so ago, just after or around the same time that our two Beagles Jake and Lilibeth decided to go under our backyard fence and explore the desert for two weeks. We found Lilibeth, eventually, but Jake was killed by a car.
When Foxy showed up at the club, the kids reported that they had seen her earlier, crossing a busy street (at the crosswalk), and they all immediately liked her. I asked all of the kids to contact their parents and see if they could take Foxy home with them. Many kids were interested, but none of the parents said yes.
One little girl, Stefania, took it upon herself to call my wife and ask if we could take her, since she knew we had dogs, and she wanted to make sure Foxy found a good home. I will never forget that call, nor Stefania, and will always be thankful for her insight and the conversation that followed.
Stefania called my wife and asked her if we could take Foxy. After some hesitation, my wife said that we probably could, even though we were still in the middle of the Jake/Lilibeth saga. As it turns out, that was just what we and our Bassett Hound Lucy needed at the time. Foxy came in and took over caring for everybody during that very difficult time. The universe had sent an angel in doggy form to watch over us. And she did, for many years to follow.
Foxy also, more recently, kept our new Bassett Hound, Emma Lou, in check. Whenever she got even a little "out of control" according to Foxy, she would bark at her, and Emma would cower and stop doing what she was doing. Then she would slink off somewhere away from Foxy. Now, Emma has the run of the house, and she has been being very fresh lately. She keeps all the toys for herself and is constantly taunting her sister, Sarah the Beagle mix.
Foxy, we really miss you, but know that you had to go, and your body could no longer function as it used to. We thank you very much for the short time that you spent with us on this earth, and look forward to seeing you in the afterlife.
I'd like to let you know about how Foxy came to us, and what she meant to us and our family. It's quite a story, so find a comfortable spot and sit down and listen to the story of Foxy Cleopatra, wonder dog. For more pictures, click here...Foxy came to us by way of a stray dog, that just "happened" to appear when I was working at the Boys and Girls club in Sedona, AZ, about six years or so ago, just after or around the same time that our two Beagles Jake and Lilibeth decided to go under our backyard fence and explore the desert for two weeks. We found Lilibeth, eventually, but Jake was killed by a car.
When Foxy showed up at the club, the kids reported that they had seen her earlier, crossing a busy street (at the crosswalk), and they all immediately liked her. I asked all of the kids to contact their parents and see if they could take Foxy home with them. Many kids were interested, but none of the parents said yes.
One little girl, Stefania, took it upon herself to call my wife and ask if we could take her, since she knew we had dogs, and she wanted to make sure Foxy found a good home. I will never forget that call, nor Stefania, and will always be thankful for her insight and the conversation that followed.
Stefania called my wife and asked her if we could take Foxy. After some hesitation, my wife said that we probably could, even though we were still in the middle of the Jake/Lilibeth saga. As it turns out, that was just what we and our Bassett Hound Lucy needed at the time. Foxy came in and took over caring for everybody during that very difficult time. The universe had sent an angel in doggy form to watch over us. And she did, for many years to follow.
Foxy also, more recently, kept our new Bassett Hound, Emma Lou, in check. Whenever she got even a little "out of control" according to Foxy, she would bark at her, and Emma would cower and stop doing what she was doing. Then she would slink off somewhere away from Foxy. Now, Emma has the run of the house, and she has been being very fresh lately. She keeps all the toys for herself and is constantly taunting her sister, Sarah the Beagle mix.
Foxy, we really miss you, but know that you had to go, and your body could no longer function as it used to. We thank you very much for the short time that you spent with us on this earth, and look forward to seeing you in the afterlife.
I've Been Tagged
I was tagged by Cashmere, via Tiara Zakaria, and I would like to share with you what it is all about. So without further ado:
A. Attached or single? — Attached
B. Best friend? — Ronni
C. Cake or pie? — Both
D. Day of choice? — Sunday
E. Essential item? — Laptop
F. Favorite color? — Blue
G. Gummy bears or worms? — Gummy bears
H. Hometown? — Prescott Valley
I. Favorite indulgence? — Hazelnut Mocha
J. January or July? — January
K. Kids? — 1 Daughter
L. Life isn’t complete without? — Chocolate
M. Marriage date? — 11/18/1989
N. Number of magazine subscriptions? - 2 or 3
O. Orange or apple? — Apple
P. Phobias? — ?
Q. Quotes? — "Wherever you go, there you are".
R. Reasons to smile? — You need a reason?
S. Season of choice? — Fall
T. Tag 5 people -
- The Pioneer Woman
- Larissa Meek
- Marjie
- Mostly Lisa
- Justine
U. Unknown fact about me? - I can juggle
V. Vegetable? — Eggplant
W. Worst habit? — Procrastination
X. X-ray or ultrasound? - X-ray
Y. Your favorite food(s)? - Lasagna
Z. Zodiac sign — Aquarius
A. Attached or single? — Attached
B. Best friend? — Ronni
C. Cake or pie? — Both
D. Day of choice? — Sunday
E. Essential item? — Laptop
F. Favorite color? — Blue
G. Gummy bears or worms? — Gummy bears
H. Hometown? — Prescott Valley
I. Favorite indulgence? — Hazelnut Mocha
J. January or July? — January
K. Kids? — 1 Daughter
L. Life isn’t complete without? — Chocolate
M. Marriage date? — 11/18/1989
N. Number of magazine subscriptions? - 2 or 3
O. Orange or apple? — Apple
P. Phobias? — ?
Q. Quotes? — "Wherever you go, there you are".
R. Reasons to smile? — You need a reason?
S. Season of choice? — Fall
T. Tag 5 people -
- The Pioneer Woman
- Larissa Meek
- Marjie
- Mostly Lisa
- Justine
U. Unknown fact about me? - I can juggle
V. Vegetable? — Eggplant
W. Worst habit? — Procrastination
X. X-ray or ultrasound? - X-ray
Y. Your favorite food(s)? - Lasagna
Z. Zodiac sign — Aquarius
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Whatever Happened to Michael Vick's Dogs?
UPDATE: Be sure to check out the "Dogtown: Saving the Michael Vick Dogs" special today on the National Geographic channel, at 12 p.m. (see your local listings for times in your area).
Have you been wondering what happened to the dogs that survived their stay at Michael Vick's home? Me too. You can see how some of them are doing on CNN's Sports Illustrated site. The photos are great, and it's nice to see that these dogs are doing well. But, I really wonder what message is being sent by having the pictures on Sports Illustrated. Are they implying, "Hey, it's okay to mistreat your animals, they'll be fine"? Or am I reading something into this.
But I do know that I would feel totally different if the photos were posted on, say, the Humane Society of the United States' website. And maybe they are. The point is that you are exposed to Vick's name again, but this time it's more of a positive feeling. Well, guess what? Just because these dogs are doing well does not mean that what Vick did was okay, and I don't think SI should have had anything to do with publishing these pictures.
The real heroes here are the people working behind the scenes to make these photos possible. Let's start with Best Friends Animal Sanctuary (donation link) in Kanab Utah. These guys are awesome! By the way, the picture of the dog when you follow that link above may be one of the rescued Vick dogs.
Anyhow, back to the story. The Pit Bulls that survived Vick's horrible abuse were sent to Best Friends, so they would have a fighting chance (in a good way this time). Best Friends is a no kill animal sanctuary, and they rehabilitated these dogs so that they could be adopted out to good homes. They do this with all the animals, though most don't get such great celebrity-related publicity.
Best Friends' staff did a wonderful job, and I'm sure that there were numerous humane societies around the country that were involved in finding homes for all the dogs that found homes. Take a look at the video about this story on the Ellen show.
There is also a National Geographic show, called Dogtown, that chronicles the lives of the dogs that Best Friends takes in. I'm really glad that the sanctuary is getting the publicity that they are now, but I know it's mostly because they took in these dogs. And even though the court order against Vick provided funds to care for the dogs, there are many other dogs, cats, birds, rabbits, horses, reptiles and other assorted beings that continue to need care on a daily basis.
So, my challenge to you, the readers of this blog, is to figure out a way to help Best Friends in return for doing such great things with animals. Here are some ways you can help:
If you are a member of Entrecard, I will give each person who donates $25 to Best Friends 500 Entrecard credits. For the rest of my readers, I will give you one free hour of my time, either as computer consulting or web design, in return for any donation to Best Friends. Let me know in the comments who you are and how you helped. Thank you very much.
Have you been wondering what happened to the dogs that survived their stay at Michael Vick's home? Me too. You can see how some of them are doing on CNN's Sports Illustrated site. The photos are great, and it's nice to see that these dogs are doing well. But, I really wonder what message is being sent by having the pictures on Sports Illustrated. Are they implying, "Hey, it's okay to mistreat your animals, they'll be fine"? Or am I reading something into this.
But I do know that I would feel totally different if the photos were posted on, say, the Humane Society of the United States' website. And maybe they are. The point is that you are exposed to Vick's name again, but this time it's more of a positive feeling. Well, guess what? Just because these dogs are doing well does not mean that what Vick did was okay, and I don't think SI should have had anything to do with publishing these pictures.
The real heroes here are the people working behind the scenes to make these photos possible. Let's start with Best Friends Animal Sanctuary (donation link) in Kanab Utah. These guys are awesome! By the way, the picture of the dog when you follow that link above may be one of the rescued Vick dogs.
Anyhow, back to the story. The Pit Bulls that survived Vick's horrible abuse were sent to Best Friends, so they would have a fighting chance (in a good way this time). Best Friends is a no kill animal sanctuary, and they rehabilitated these dogs so that they could be adopted out to good homes. They do this with all the animals, though most don't get such great celebrity-related publicity.
Best Friends' staff did a wonderful job, and I'm sure that there were numerous humane societies around the country that were involved in finding homes for all the dogs that found homes. Take a look at the video about this story on the Ellen show.
There is also a National Geographic show, called Dogtown, that chronicles the lives of the dogs that Best Friends takes in. I'm really glad that the sanctuary is getting the publicity that they are now, but I know it's mostly because they took in these dogs. And even though the court order against Vick provided funds to care for the dogs, there are many other dogs, cats, birds, rabbits, horses, reptiles and other assorted beings that continue to need care on a daily basis.
So, my challenge to you, the readers of this blog, is to figure out a way to help Best Friends in return for doing such great things with animals. Here are some ways you can help:
- Donate directly to Best Friends, by giving a cash gift or providing something that they need on their wish list.
- Visit Best Friends and help walk somebody or sign up for a volunteer program, or take someone home with you.
- Find a local animal rescue organization near you and help them out.
- Buy a reading from my animal communicator wife and donate it to an animal at the sanctuary, to help the staff better understand the animals and their history.
If you are a member of Entrecard, I will give each person who donates $25 to Best Friends 500 Entrecard credits. For the rest of my readers, I will give you one free hour of my time, either as computer consulting or web design, in return for any donation to Best Friends. Let me know in the comments who you are and how you helped. Thank you very much.
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My Top Ten Posts of 2008 (by comment count)
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- Why I am Not Pro Life (9 comments)
- Anti-Palin Rally in Alaska (8 comments)
- Parenting Teens (7 comments)
- Link Love (4 comments)
- Christopher Comins is an Animal (4 comments)
- New Template Being Added (4 comments)
- New Artist Monday (3 comments)
- Birthday Math (3 comments)
- Help Your Brain Help You (3 comments)
- Free Entrecard Credits (3 comments)
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Do You Have Family Movie Night?
Watching movies as a family is an important part of our weekly schedule. There is nothing better than curling up in front of the wood stove or fireplace, and watching a great family movie with a good messaage. It seems that movies that contain positive messages and encourage healthty values are harder and harder to find. Some of my favorites that have strong postive messages, and that I would recommend are: Antwone Fisher, Secondhand Lions, Stand and Deliver, and Field of Dreams.
I think it is very important to watch movies like that, that convey to our children what types of behavior are appropriate, as opposed to the kinds of behavior they see in most movies, where the kids are in gangs and on drugs, and treating others poorly. They will see enough of that in real life, as they see friends make poor decisions.
A great movie that has come out recently and portrays great family and personal values is All Roads Lead Home The Movie. It is a heartwarming story about a girl that experience the loss of a family member, and ends up living with a grandparent who teaches her a thing or two about life. In the process of grieving her loss, she learns to love others and becomes part of a family. It is also based on a true story. Be sure to go see it with your family. 
Fixing the Fox
Our red dog, Foxy, is suffering from renal failure again. She almost died from it this summer. Now, she is very lethargic and not eating much. But, she is alert and wanting to eat this morning. We took her to the vet yesterday for x-rays, to see what was going on, since she did not exhibit the signs we save last time of the kidney failure.
They didn't find anything on the x-rays, but the blood work showed elevated levels of creatinine and BUN (blood urea nitrogen), and she was very anemic. We were going to have her stay there and get some IV fluids, until we saw the estimate for the overnight visit and supplies. Plus, with the holiday coming up, and the office being closed on Thursday, we decided on home care. Foxy is much happier and home.
Anyway, my wife just found a great resource on the web, and I'm going to check it out right now. It's a yahoo group about Kidney disease in Dogs, and has information on diet, fluid therapy, and charts for figuring out everything you need to know to help your pet through. Stay tuned for updates...
Oh yeah, the group may be found here, or through a search for K9KidneyDiet on Yahoo groups.
They didn't find anything on the x-rays, but the blood work showed elevated levels of creatinine and BUN (blood urea nitrogen), and she was very anemic. We were going to have her stay there and get some IV fluids, until we saw the estimate for the overnight visit and supplies. Plus, with the holiday coming up, and the office being closed on Thursday, we decided on home care. Foxy is much happier and home.
Anyway, my wife just found a great resource on the web, and I'm going to check it out right now. It's a yahoo group about Kidney disease in Dogs, and has information on diet, fluid therapy, and charts for figuring out everything you need to know to help your pet through. Stay tuned for updates...
Oh yeah, the group may be found here, or through a search for K9KidneyDiet on Yahoo groups.
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