I am a Dog Mom

Before I Was A Dog Mom

Before I was a Dog Mom:

I made and ate hot meals unmolested.

I had unstained, unfurred clothes.

I had quiet conversations on the phone,

even if the doorbell rang.

Before I was a Dog Mom:

I slept as late as I wanted

and never worried about how late I got to bed

or if I could get into my bed.

Before I was a Dog Mom:

I never tripped over toys, stuffies, chewies.

Before I was a Dog Mom:

I didn't worry if my plants, cleansers,

plastic bags, toilet paper, soap or deodorant

were poisonous or dangerous.

Before I was a Dog Mom:

I had never been peed on,

pooped on, drooled on,

chewed on or pinched by puppy teeth.

Before I was a Dog Mom:

I slept all night without sharing the covers or pillow.

Before I was a Dog Mom:

I never looked into big, soulful eyes and cried.

I never felt my heart break into a million pieces

when I couldn't stop a hurt.

I never knew something so furry and four-legged

could affect my heart so deeply.

We miss you Molly

Before I was a Dog Mom:

I didn't know that something so small

could make me feel so important.

Before I was a Dog Mom:

I had never known the warmth, the joy,

the love, the heartache, the wonderment or the

satisfaction of being A Dog Mom.

Happy Mothers Day to all the Dog Mommy's out there

Molly

My best friend closed her eyes today,

As her head was in my hand.

The Doctors said she was in pain,

And it was hard for her to stand.

The thoughts that scurried through my head,

As I cradled her in my arms.

Were of her younger, puppy years,

And OH...her many charms.

Today, there was no gentle nudge

With an intense "I love you gaze",

Only a heart that's filled with tears

Remembering our joy filled days.

But an Angel just appeared to me, And he said,

"You should cry no more,GOD also loves our canine friends,

He's installed a 'doggy-door"!

Rest in Peace Molly

Dedicated Sleepers

The Beagles are very dedicated sleepers.

They will let nothing get in the way of gettin' their sleep on!

Molly is home!

Molly is Home. Now it is just a waiting game to see if her kidneys start working on their own.

It is a real canine geriatric ward around here. Jack with his special needs for having no teeth, Sam and her meds, now Molly and her meds and fluids. Molly needs to go out, be fed or have fluids every couple of hours.We are figuring out sleeping schedules as far as Matt and I go. Someone needs to be up with her at all times. It is hard work but I wouldn't have it any other way. We love our Dog Children and will do anything to have them all here with us.

Keep on Praying!

Molly Update

The Doctor called with an update. Molly is doing a little better today.
Her lab levels are down. Her input and output is good. The Doctor wants to continue treatment today, repeat the blood work in the morning. If the levels are still going down, She may get to come home.

She will still be sick and require at home care. There is still a chance that she will go back into renal failure without the IV fluids but at least she will be here with us.

Our Molly is fighting hard to come home. Please keep her in your prayers!

Molly

We picked up Molly from the Emergency Vet today.For those that don't know......she spent the weekend there in Renal Failure. She seemed to be feeling better today and looked much better than when we left her. We came home for a short visit so the other Dogs could say Hi and we could love on her. Then we took her to our Vet. He seemed a little optimistic. He said the good signs were that she was eating and peeing and pooping and still able to get around under her own power.
Matt wants to continue treatment as long as she shows improvement but if she doesn't at least we know that we did eveything possible. Basically....Best case scenario is we get her over this acute renal failure and then she would be able to come home and be on a diabetic diet and we (I) would have to give her subcutaneous fluid injections. She could be here with us until her end of days. Worst case.....she doesn't make out of the acute failure and she will have to be put down. We will make that decision after a couple more days on the IV fluids.

It has been a rough weekend. We were hoping for the best but fearing the worst. Lots of tears to say the least. Matt is a MESS! You know how he loves his Girls! I have been trying to stay strong for him but it has been hard. Most times we just end up holding each other and crying!

So keep our Molly in your prayers and we will keep you updated as we go along.

Carolyn

Molly

Beagle Update

Molly's stitches.

The Beagles are doing much better.

Molly was pretty much back to normal the next day except for the 10 stitches in her head! And that didn't slow her down any!

Mandy was a little slower to recover but she had 7 teeth pulled. We have been feeding her soft for the past couple days but she is back to eating the hard food now.

They are both on antibiotics and will get their stitches out on Thursday.

Portable Dog Crates

You know that Hubs and I are all about Emergency Preparedness and Planning.

We got started talking the other day about what we would do with the Dogs if we needed to evacuate the House either on a short term or long term situation.

With 4 Dogs you have to plan a little. We can't just scoop all 4 and go.
We have to think about traveling and containment for the Dogs.

We needed something that would be easy to store, easy to move, easy to assemble

So we did a little Internet shopping and found these:

The Canine Camper Day Tripper.

As you can see from the above picture, It folds for easy storage.

Then with just a few flips and zips, you have a Dog Crate.

And here is Molly testing out the new Crate.

Thanks Molly!

Sick Beagles

Both of the Beagles had their teeth cleaned yesterday.

Mandy had to have 7 teeth removed. Mandy also had a cyst on her neck that they removed. She has 5 stitches in her neck.

Molly did well with her teeth cleaning but she had a large knot on her head that they removed. She has a shaved head and 10 stitches.

They are both pretty pitiful.

And then they have to go back in 10 days to have their stitches removed and get all of their shots!

Poor things!

On the bright side, we found a really nice Kennel we are going to use while we are on Vacation this year. I was very impressed with it.

Here is a link to their website and pictures: http://countrylanekennel.net/11.html

Molly

Molly

Look at that Beagle Belly!

The Mattress Tester

While I was gone, Matt decided to do some organizing of our Emergency/ Survival Supplies in the Basement. He wanted to test our air mattress to see if was still good and held the air.

Thanks to Mandy we know that the Mattress works just fine...........

Mandy demonstrating proper mattress testing

Thinking of what to say on the report

Still testing........

When Mandy determined it was OK, She invited Molly to join her.

Too Cute!

Thanks Mandy!

Dog Models

Matt's Sister Sara is a Professional Photographer. She needed some pictures of Dogs eating organic Dog Treats for a Catalog. So she used our Super Star Dogs for the photo shoot.

Enjoy!

Molly

Mandy

Samantha

Jack

Jack......showing off!

Now... I am headed out of town. Just wanted to share the pics before I go!

Molly

Molly

The Dogs

We had some doggie cuteness going on yesterday during an afternoon nap.

I thought I would snap a few pics and share the cuteness

Samantha

Molly

Mandy

Jack

Molly

Molly was enjoying some Daddy time last night.

Double Ended Beagle

Our amazing Double Ended Beagle!!

They almost seem to blend together...don't they?

Molly

Miss Molly

Meet Molly

This is Molly.

Molly is a 23 Pound Beagle.

She is the stubborn one!!