Do Over! (Again)

Here is to starting over yet again...

Story of my life.  It WILL be better this time.

Here We Go Again!

Bindi is back to her rather horrible self again, A LOT of crystals in her urine, high pH.  This evening started diet change.  She got approx. 1/2 can Avoderm canned vegetarian diet (not ideal, but our aim currently is to put her on a cooling diet and it was the only thing we could find on short notice without a warming ingredient high on the list, we'll be modifying that shortly)  also got 1/2 t apple cider vinegar, and 1T mango yogurt.  The canned food in her Kong was a big difficulty for her and she picked the Kong apart some, which I believe contributed significantly to a calm demeanor for the remainder of the evening.  After significant stress and vocalization throughout the morning and afternoon it was a welcome relief.

These snow puppies aren't exactly "brown dogs" but aren't they cute?

This is Trudy and Cooper, both rescues and a part of our extended family.

Thankful Part II

Today I am thankful for old friends.  My life has changed a lot, I have changed a lot, but you are the people that I'll always carry with me where ever I go.  I'm so glad that we got to spend a couple of hours together and laugh.  I think of you often, I'm sorry for my mistakes (which are many) and I hope it's not years before we get together again.

Thankful

Thanksgiving is coming up, temperatures are dropping, snow is on its way, and I've lost 6 pounds.  I don't always spend enough time thinking about all the good things in my life, I've never been an optimist, but lately I can't help but think how lucky I am.  The knowledge that I've gained just because we happened to adopt two dogs with problems has changed my entire life, and while those two problem dogs cause me frustration still on a daily basis, I can't help but be grateful for that.

Bindi was, as I've said so many times before, an impulse and a mistake, but without Bindi there would be no Gus, I would never have worked at a vet clinic, and then there never would have been a Toes, or a Rooney, or a Joba, or a Shy, or a Reggie, or a Jack (the Whippet), or even a Melky, our little monster kitty.  I wouldn't have found my calling in life, I might not have realized just how special dogs really are, and a would still live in a world where punishment was a "first and best" option for every problem I had with people or pets.

I am in so many ways a different person than I was just a few years ago, some good and bad things are still the same, and I know that I've missed some opportunities and screwed some thiings up, but I'm here, and I learn something new every single day.  In the past year I've learned a lot about myself, I've been happier in my marriage, and I've been able to help people and dogs, all because of our first two little dogs, who were in every way a mistake.

So there you go, today I am thankful for my Bindi and my Gus, who have brought me everyday headaches and a lifetime of wonderful.

Isn't he pretty?

Don't you love the new background picture?  Joba is such a beautiful dog, this is from our hike today.

Halloween Puppies!

Gus

Shy

Bindi

Joba