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Hi Geri. Just wanted to let you know that Boss is doing well and he
and Prissy have really adjusted to each other. Steve and the dogs
were down at the water's edge yesterday and he said Boss kept
staring at his reflection in the water and finally jumped in. He said
he swam about five feet out and then came back. Said he was
really frisky afterwards. I weighed him last night and I think he
weighs close to 18 pounds now! He has really grown. Were you
able to place all of her siblings?
Thanks!
Susan U. Jarrett
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Hi, Geri!
Just a note to wish you Happy Holidays and to tell you that I love my
new home with Cathie and Bob. We get along great, and they have
learned to obey my every command. We take 2-mile walks almost
every day, and I enjoy my freedom in the back yard during the day,
followed by good food and lots of snuggling time with my family on
the sofa at night. In fact, attached is a recent picture of me in one of
my favorite poses.
My Mom and Dad have said that they plan to send a donation to
Animal Angels during the holidays.
Hope all is well for you. A big ruf-ruf-ruf (ho-ho-ho) to you and your
family.
Katie Gleaves (as dictated to Bob)
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This is a picture I took fathers day in the Mountains of NC. Phil with
his daughter, Toni and 2 sons, Ben and Rufus-tee hee. Phil's
children flew in from Ft. Lauderdale and we spent a long weekend
in the mountains. Rufus has been to grandfather mountain and to
Tennessee now. He was a good boy. He spent a weekend in
Hilton Head a couple of month ago with us and is spending the
weekend with my son, Jimmy, this weekend when we drive Toni
back to Florida. Its a very long 10-12 hour trip each way. Jimmy is
taking him to "the river" with him-he can't wait. He really loves
Rufus, too.
When Rufus went to have his pedicure a few days before father's
day he weighed 67 lbs. Of course he is with us at all times. He
stays on the screened in back porch or in the house at night and if
we have to go somewhere without him during the day he has a
nice size shaded fenced in area with a dog house Phil built for him
and his swimming pool. We sure do love him. Feel free to give our
email address to Rufus' brothers and sisters.
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Just wanted to let you know that we are alive and well. The fence
around the entire back yard was finished yesterday so today Harley
got to explore his new domain. I have a glider in the back yard and
I sat down and of course he is right there. Gradually, he wandered
off to explore, marked everything in his path. He was about 200
feet away and I called him. He looked up like "oh my goodness"
and came running back. He is so graceful when he runs...more so
than just walking. He has had a good day. Yesterday, I got a new
runner for the hall and put it down when I got home. That really
threw him a curve. Wasn't sure that he was supposed to walk on it
and didn't want to come out of his bedroom. Today it's fine. Just a
rug. He has also learned that you don't run on hardware floors and
take a turn at the same time. Lord, he is a sight.
He seems to be doing fine but still has his moments of uncertainty.
He does that shy thing. He is such a wonderful creature, and
believe it or not I think he is getting used to the garden hose. He
doesn't totally freak now. He doesn't like it but it doesn't seem to
spook him. That's a good thing because one of these days he is
going to need a bath. We are walking a mile every night and he is
doing better with that. He walks great on a leash and if we don't
run into anyone he just keeps right on walking. But he is so funny
because when we get back home he can't wait to get in the house
and it's like Oh thank God I got through it one more time. That crazy
woman makes me do that."
Hope you, Norm and the Kidz are doing well. Hope I didn't bore you
with Harley stories. He is just so comical.
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Red has the downstairs office, that she shares with Anna (the
Cocker). We are still walking Bell on her leash around the property
lines 3 times a day. I think she is getting a very good idea of the
lay-out, and we will probably let her run off of the leash this
weekend. The only reason that we are taking such care with Red is
that we have a herd of deer living in the woods between the lower
pasture fence and the creek. Red would love to give chase, but I
think that she is getting the idea that the deer live in an
out-of-bounds area.....I will let you know how she does this
weekend.
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Hi Geri,
Bella is doing fine. She is very smart and has a unique personality.
She is not as large. I suspect she is about 60lbs, if that much.
She is a very dedicated puppy and we all love her. She looks very
much like a lab except her ears.
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Hi, Just wanted to drop you a little note and let you know how Star
is doing. She's really starting to adjust to my dad. She was at the
vet's today and her eye is all cleared up and the incision is not quite
healed. My dad has a medication that he has to put on it a couple
of times a day. The vet does not seem to be very concerned about
it. My girls and I were just at my dad's and we were on the floor with
Star. As soon as my dad got down on the floor she went right over
to him and climbed up on his lap. He is enjoying her company,
she goes for two or three walks a day. We are trying to teach her to
play with a ball. I don't think she was ever played with one. Poor
thing, she just doesn't know how to play. She is becoming
acquainted with the dogs in the neighborhood. My dad's neighbor
has a Mastiff that visits them and he has been over to see her,
there were no problems. I am going to introduce my dog to her in a
couple of weeks once she really knows that my dad's house is
hers, plus my dog injured his leg and is hobbling around. I will
take my camera to my dad's and send some pictures of Star to you.
Thanks again! I think Star will do my dad a world of good.
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Hey Geri....
As I type, "Cody" a.k.a.Conan, is snuggled up into a ball with Chris
in the recliner and her majesty "Lady" is sleeping on the floor next
to my feet. Both are worn out after "beating each other up" in the
middle of the living room floor. Their brothers and "the kitty cat
brats" are used to them and now play, eat, and even sleep
together. Teddy Bear (my "special yellow school bus boy") sneaks
into the cage with Cody whenever he can and the two will sleep
together (with the cage door open) when we are all watching TV.
Chris is head over heels in love with Cody and I think the feeling is
mutual. Lady is practically surgically attached to my butt (which is
too cool). The doxies live on the couch, Lady sleeps in my recliner,
and Cody has claimed Chris' really big recliner. I guess Chris and
I will have to sit on the floor.... :)
Oh yeah, Cody rides everywhere with "Daddy" and Lady hops into
the vehicle with me whenever I have an errand to run.
The biggest fear I have is that they will become extremely spoiled
and rotten to the core..... There is no hope.
By the way, I was at the pet store the other day and got a sample of
a new dry dog food called "Smart Balance" and it was the Duck and
Potato flavor. It's all natural with Omega 3 and other vitamins.
Well, you would have thought I put wet food into the bowl.
EVERYONE loved it!!! It even smelled good to me. So, I'm going to
try mixing some of it with their Iams Senior. I have no clue how
expensive it is, but if the kidz like it and it is good for them, well I
guess I'll have to get it for them.
Thanks so much for letting us be their new humans.... If you ever
get anyone who is EXTRA special (blind, deaf, physically
handicapped, or very old) let us know and we will give them a very
good home. We understand what it means to be "different" and
especially love those who need a place where it's okay to not be
perfect.
Take care, write when you can, and please stop by at any time.
Lisa
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Hey Geri- Lucille is doing great. She is getting the hang of the potty
training and is learning how to sit right now. We took her to the dog
park in winston salem today and she got to interact with some
other dogs. She was definitly scared at first, but seemed to get
used to it. Lately we have been taking her to a soccer field and
letting her run and play fetch. I am so glad that we got her, she
makes everyone so happy! Winston salem is good but I agree that I
miss the winter and the snow. I was wondering if you could send
me your address so I could send some things for you and the
dogs. If not that's ok too, I just made some homemade dog
buscuits that I thought the dogs would love. Have a great weekend.
Jacquie
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