MONA, WEENIE AND THE MOMMY TOO!!

WORDLESS WEDNESDAY -- WAKING UP THE DAY AFTER THE PAWTY

2012-02-15T05:59:00.005-06:00

1 YEAR AGO -- MY GOTCHA DAY & HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY

2012-02-14T04:08:00.000-06:00

Weenie here.......

A year ago today I started my new life. The nice lady who had been fostering me, while the doctors tried to save my sight, decided she couldn't give me up. She said I was gonna be her Valentine's gift to herself. She said I was the best Valentine gift she had ever gotten. The first thing she did that day was take me to see Dr Briles. The picture of me and Mona below was taken 1 year ago today. I was scared but my new sister was with me all the step of the way. I was dull looking and had terrible dry skin.

This picture was taken Satuday, when I had my second annaul checkup. Sissy was with me again, all the step of the way. I was STILL scared cause I knew they was gonna stick that thing up my butt and suck some of my blood out and give me bunches of shots . I look lots better than this time last year.

It's amazing what one year will bring.

Sissy and I want to wish everybody a Happy Valentine's Day.

To my dearest girls, Milly and Shelby, you know I love you with all my heart & soul. Thank you for understanding why I can't take my girls out tonight.

Last year Sissy gave Tiger this card for Valentin's Day. She misses her Tiger so much and she says she will never love again.
So today she is gonna wear what's left of her little dress, she gave some of it to WRN for the memory quilt, and dream of her Tiger.
HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY .........Weenie

1 DAY UNTIL PAWTY TIME

2012-02-13T05:34:00.005-06:00

QUOTE OF THE DAY:

"Love isn't there to make us happy.
I believe it exists to show us how much we can endure."

Are you ready? Tomorrow is the BIG Day. Time to get down and shout your love to the world.
You still have time to buy kisses and yummers and pick the Queen & King of the big dance.

Don't forget if you want to be in my Valentine's Smilebox, to send your pictures to my Mommy. It will be posted next Sunday, but we will send an e-mail to each of you.
Please send them to redriccaatsbcglobaldot.net.

The Smilbox is being done in memory of Shelby and dedicated to the rest of the Fearless Five and their loves. If you didn't know, all our furfriends had that special pup. This presentation for them too.......

{{{Guero and Halle}}}
{{{{Coco Chanel and Bucky}}}
{{{Lucky and Albert}}}
{{{Tiger and Mona}}}

Papa Ricca & Matisse

2012-02-10T05:25:00.006-06:00

Papa Ricca -- Mommy's Daddy would have been 99 today.

Matisse -- Aunt Paula's little man -- between 14 - 17 today -- ya never know with a rescue.

WORDLESS WEDNESDAY

2012-02-08T04:15:00.002-06:00

ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ

DOGGIE HUMOR

2012-02-07T20:01:00.003-06:00

DOG FOR SALE

A guy is driving around the back woods of Montana and he sees a sign in front of a broken down shanty-style house: "Talking Dog For Sale"

He rings the bell and the owner appears and tells him the dog is in the backyard.

The guy goes into the backyard and sees a nice looking Labrador retriever sitting there.

'You talk?' he asks.

'Yep,' the Lab replies.

After the guy recovers from the shock of hearing a dog talk, he says 'So, what's your story?'

The Lab looks up and says, 'Well, I discovered that I could talk when I was pretty young. I wanted to help the government, so I told the CIA.

In no time at all they had me jetting from country to country, sitting in rooms with spies and world leaders, because no one figured a dog would be eavesdropping.'

'I was one of their most valuable spies for eight years running...

But the jetting around really tired me out, and I knew I wasn't getting any younger so I decided to settle down. I signed up for a job at the airport to do some undercover security, wandering near suspicious characters and listening in. I uncovered some incredible dealings and was awarded a batch of medals.'

'I got married, had a mess of puppies, and now I'm just retired.'

The guy is amazed. He goes back in and asks the owner what he wants for the dog.

'Ten dollars,' the guy says
.
'Ten dollars? This dog is amazing! Why on earth are you selling him so cheap?'

'Because he's a Bull__r (you fill in the rest). He ain't never been outta da yard!'

SMILEBOX FOR VALENTINE'S DANCE and ATDR JANUARY ADOPTIONS

2012-02-05T12:46:00.048-06:00

QUOTE OF THE DAY:

"Death is nothing else but going home to God,

the bond of love will be unbroken for all eternity."

~~ Mother Teresa

"My Dearest Tiger,

though I may love again someday,

you will always be in my heart

until we meet again."

~~ Mona

Well it's almost time for the Pawtastic Blogville Valentine Pawty and Dance and there is so much exciting stuffs going on. Buying kisses from some of the most pretty and handsome pups in the world, voting on who will be the King & Qween of the Dance, buying yummers for your sweeties and so much more thanks to our friends at http://walkingbarefootinthesand.blogspot.com/

and let's not forget the raffle for some really Pawsome prizes. Mommy really wants to win the Hand Dyed Scraf. Have you bought your tickets yet? Me and Weenie broke into our piggie bank to buy Mommy five tickets on it. She really, really, really wants to to win it but she wants lots of raffle tickets to be sold for it and everything else cause all the proceeds are going to help build a much needed fence for a wonderful lady.

Just click on the link above the lips to get to PARTY CENTRAAL http://walkingbarefootinthesand.blogspot.com/p/pawty-central.html

As most of you know, my Tiger, was one of the Fearless Five, who gave their lives to save their family. The thought of going to the dance without my love would be to much to bear so I won't be going to the dance. My dear sweet brother, Weenie, says he won't go without me, says he doesn't want me to set a home alone crying. I tried to get him to go but that's just the kind of doggie he is. He wrote to his true loves, Milly & Shelby to explain, and they understood. They are such sweet girls and I can see why he loves them.

Just because I'm not going, doesn't mean that we don't want to be involved in the excitement. Mommy said we could do a SMILEBOX presenation and dedicate it to my love. This picture was taken of my love and me sharing our first REAL-IN-THE FLESH KISS. It was so,so romantic. This is the little dress, I was gonna wear this Valentine's Day just for my Tiger. Mommy says red was Tiger's favorite color, as you can see and mine too.

"Please excuse me dear friends but I'm getting ready to burst into tears so Mommy will tell you about our idea"....sniff, sniff

The Mommy here.....

Dearest friends,

To help my sweet Mona over her grief, I will be doing a SMILEBOX prsentation
of the Valentine's Dance and it will be dedicated to TIGER. Many of you may have seen the Back To School Bash video I did last year. I will be posting it the weekend after Valentine's Day, BUT, I would to like it to very special and I will need your help. Glacier has given me permission to copy any pictures from his blog which I really appricate BUT please send me your own pictures of you and your date so you won't be left out. My plan is to post it to Mona's blog so all of Blogville can see it but first send it via e-mail to whoever has sent their pictures. If your going stag, that's Ok too. Everybody who sends pictures will be included.

So what do you think? Sound like a fun idea. Then you will have your own e-mail to watch whenever you want to watch it.

OK.......I know its late but here are the lucky pups that found their forever homes during January 2012.

It's me, Mona, back again for one last say. Mommy found this poem by an unknown author the other day and wanted to share it with you. It made her cry but she's crys alot now days. The lose of her dearest Shelby and the other Fearless Five has been very hard to accept. She grieves everyday but not only for the lose of the five, but for Sandra. Mommy talks to Sandra often and sees the family as much as she can but Sandra really does enjoy talking to dog people like all our peeps. She says it helps to speak to real dog people. Some peeps might think it is to soon to intrude on her grief but it's not, it's a pleasure. Please enjoy the poem and it's Ok to shead a tear our two. Mommhy says it cleans the soul to cry.

A Loan From God

God promised at the birth of time, a special friend to give,

His time on earth is short, he said, so love him while he lives.

It may be six or seven years, or twelve or then sixteen,but will you, till I call him back, take care of him for me?

A wagging tail and cold wet nose, and silken velvet ears,a heart as big as all outdoors, to love you through the years.

His puppy ways will gladden you, and antics bring a smile,as guardian or friend he will, be loyal all the while.

He'll bring his charms to grace your life, and though his stay be brief,when he's gone the memories, are solace for your grief.

I cannot promise he will stay, since all from earth return, but lessons only a dog can teach, I want you each to learn.

Whatever love you give to him, returns in triple measure,follow his lead and gain a life, brim full of simple pleasure.

Enjoy each day as it comes, allow your heart to guide,be loyal and steadfast in love, as the dog there by your side.

Now will you give him all your love, nor think the labour vain,nor hate me when I come to call, to take him back again?

I fancy each of us would say, "Dear Lord, thy will be done,for all the joy this day shall bring, the risk of grief we'll run."

"We'll shelter him with tenderness, we'll love him while we may,and for the happiness we've known, forever grateful stay.".

"But shall the angels call for him, much sooner than we've planned,we'll brave the bitter grief that comes, and try to understand."

{{{huggies}}}........Mona

ONE YEAR AGO and A DATE FOR BRINKS

2012-02-04T17:53:00.011-06:00

QUOTE OF THE DAY:

"If a dog will not come to you after having looked you in the face,
you should go home and examine your conscience."
~~ Woodrow Wilson

Mona here......

Yesterday Mommy told you how one year ago she saw my brother play for the fist time. Weenie was so cute playing with toys, once he found them, so Mommy let us pull a bunch of them out of my toy chest. I let him have my bug pillow
but told him........
"It's a bug not a horse, little fella."

Weenie here.......

Did ya know that the weather here in Texas stinks. Well it does, big time!! One year ago the forecasters were saying Houston would be getting 5 to 6 inches of snow so the hospital let the Business Office close at noon the day before and not come back until Monday. There was lots of ice and it took Mommy over an hour to get home. We was so excited to have her home early and get to be home for 3 whole days.

So what did we do all afternoon? We went outside at least a 100 times but just long enough to do our business. Then we'd run back in and want Mommyto pick us up and snuggle. She had a nice round belly and was very comfy to lie on.

So we got up at our usual time, one year ago today, when around 10:30 am it happened. Let me set the stage for you.......

Mommy had been watching westerns on TV most of the morning, between naps that is. Her back and knees had really been hurting so while she took the cure (the heating pad), with one of us on each side, we watched a movie, then took a nap, then watched another movie, then took another nap....you get the picture.

So anyway, it was very windy and Mona & I both started barking. Mona jumped off Mommy's lap and ran around barking. She'd go down the hallway to the front door and then come back to Mommy and try to get her attention but she kept watching her western movie. I just sat in Mommy's lap barking cuase I can't jump down by myself. One thing I have learned in my one year with Mommy is You Do Not bother her when she's watching a western even if your trying to save her life. So after like 87 minutes or so, Mommy gets up and goes to the front door and opens it.

This is what she saw. Our only tree had fallen right accross the entry way and we couldn't get out the front door. Thank goodness it didn't hit the roof and we got a patio door.

I ask you, if you HAD heard a very loud

CRACK

CRASH

BANG

BOOM

wouldn't you have jumped up to see what was going on? I'm telling you the woman is not only a Doffus but deaf too!! She said it was the worse ICE STORM Houston has had in years but no SNOW.

The Mommy here.........

Now that Weenie has talked dirty about his Mommy, let me tell you what has happeded in Texas weather wise lately. It has been HOT. We have had the A/C on for 2 days. It rained all day yesterday, lots of thunder, lighting and some flooding. It rained all night. It was still raining this morning but I had to go out and buy pee pads at Pets Mart. So guess what? By the time I got back home the temp had dropped about 20 degrees. So I turned the A/C off. God only knows if I have to turn the heater on tomorrow. Don't have to worry about it tonight cause Mona & Weenie put out enough heat trying to burrower under me, I don't need heat.

OK......it's Weenie again.......playing matchmaker or Cupid.
My good buddy Brinksy Winksey Puddin Pie is dateless for theValentine Dance, unless he decided to ask one of the available beauties in Blogville on his own but he's kinda shy, so I took it on myself to act in his behalf. His sister Bella is going with Tucker and is trilled. I know he would really like to go so if somebody out there is dateless to please consider Brinks. You won't be sorry. Who could resist this face. Mommy can't!!
From all of us at our house......{{{huggiers}}}, Sniff ya later and God Bless.

ONE YEAR AGO -- LEARNING TO PLAY

2012-02-03T05:46:00.004-06:00

MONA & WEENIE

~~~ picture taken 1 year ago ~~~
Mommy here........

I've been thinking back to a year ago when Weenie came into my life and thought about how it looked like he would never play. I was wrong. Here's how I remember it.

Copied from our post 1 year ago.....

He has started to explore. I was outside watching him and Mona play. You've seen pictures of Mona's hiding place in the planter. Well, he put his front paws on the side and then jumped right in. Mona most have shown him her hidey hole because he went right too it. Then he walked around the planters, sniffing and digging as he went. I had tears in my eyes, he is starting to play like a DOG.

and

If you closely at the above picture, you'll see a plastic rabbit between them next to the bookcase. It was a gift from one of Mona's blogging friends. Earlier this afternoon he found it for the first time. I was fascinated watching him. He was shaking it, throwing it in the air and wagging his tail a mile a minute. It was the first time I have actually seen him play. It did my heart good. I've been shedding tears over him but they are tears of joy. He's supposed to be here with us for at least 3 weeks but I doubt I'll be able to give him up. We'll see.

Well, that was a year ago and we know what happened, don't we!!

Thank you dear Lord for allowing me to have this little fella in my life.

The Mommy, Sarah

WORDLESS WEDNESDAY -- ALMOST

2012-02-01T04:00:00.002-06:00

From Weenie for my girls. I love ya all!!

ONE YEAR AGO

2012-01-31T04:46:00.010-06:00

QUOTE OF THE DAY:

"Some people deserve a second chance; everybody deserves a first."

One year ago a scared little dog was dumped at a kill shelter in Irving Texas by his owners because he was going blind and they didn't want him anymore. The Shelter called ADTR and said he was going to be put down unless someone rescued him, because no one would want a blind dog. ADTR rescued him and he started on the journey to his new life.

A call went out for someone in Houston to foster him for awhile because he was going to be sent to an eye specialist in League City. He needed a name so they called him IRVING. So a scared little black and tan doxie with dry, flakey skin and hardly any hair on his tail end made the trip to Houston, alone in a very big crate, huddled in the corner shaking and crying all the way.

In the parking lot of a PetsMart, the exchange took place. I lady came to take him home with her and she had a beautiful wire haired doxie girl with her. He was terrified but the little girl dog told him not to worry, that he would love it with her and the lady. He thought, is it possible that I'm going to have a second chance even just for a little while. It had to be better than the first 8 years of his life where he was left outside night and day with just enough food to get by.
So off they went and took him to meet the lady who would be taking him to the doctor. He would stay with the nice lady and her little girl but she had to work so the other lady would take him to his first appointment a week later.

From the moment he met the little girl, she took him care of him and made sure he was protected. Her name was MONA.

The lady's name was Sarah and she told the little dog called IRVING that he woud be safe and she would foster him while he was in Houston. This lady took him in her arms and gave him her love.
So the little boy took his first nap, the first of many, on her chest and knew at least for awile he would have the love he desereved.
That little boy was me, WEENIE!!

Sniff ya later......Weenie

PS.....stay tuned for how they figured out my real name.

UNTIL WE MEET AGAIN

2012-01-30T18:52:00.007-06:00

"Lord, you have embraced a good friend

While we mourn what we have lost,

We do celebrate what we had.....

and in saying goodbye,

We renew our pledge to love and care

for any creature you entrust to us for its time of life.

Thank you, Lord, for the joy this loved one gave us

and for making it possible for us to have made such a friend.

MAGGIE
This morning I learned of the passing of a very dear Blogville friend. Our hearts are heavy and the tears are still flowing. So many new arrivals at the bridge, so many be new shining stars in the heavens, does it ever stop? I left a few words for George, Sue and dear Mitch this morning but it just didn't seen like enough to express how I feel.

After work, I went back to Maggie & Mitch's blog and read the words that her Daddy had written about his little girl today. The memories he shared made the tears flow again but this time in a different way. My Samamtha and Maggie have a bond I never knew until today. Maggie loved chasing butterflies and bees and my Samantha's passion in life was chasing butterflies too. Maggie loved to roll and play in hay while she was with her Daddy in the barns the worked on. My Samantha loved to roll and play in the bluebonnets, as long as I was there watching her.

When I did my tribute to my Samantha's passing last week, I said I could see her running and playing with Shelby in her special bluebonnet field and how she was teaching Shelby how to chase butterflies. Now I see 3 beautiful, pain free girls, Samantha, Shelby and Maggie, together forever running, playing and chasing butterflies. I bet there is even a hay stack or for them to roll around in too!

Run free, sweet Maggie......with love......the Mommy

LET THE BIDDING BEGIN

2012-01-29T16:14:00.027-06:00

QUOTE OF THE DAY:

IF you want happiness for an hour, take a nap.
IF you want happiness for a day, go fishing.
If you want happiness for a year, inherit a fortune.
IF you want happiness for a lifetime, help somebody.

http://www.crossed-paws.com/

"Hey Sissy!! What's going on? Why ya and Mommy so excited!!"

"Of course we are excited,Weenie!! It's time to go shopping. You know how much I love pretty things."

"Where ya going shopping, Mona?"

"The Crossed Paws "All IN THE NAME OF LOVE" auction, of course!!"

"Oh ya. It's to benefit The Fearless Five and sweet little Ava who was used for bait just like our hero Miss Shelby was."

"Come on Weenie, lets go bust open our piggy banks. We got some serious shopping to do!!"

The Mommy here..........

In the last week we have posted some pictures of fabric doxies a fellow ATDR volunteer has been making. You all know her as Mona & Weenie's Aunt Judy. She will not be making them anymore but she did donate 2 for the auction. They are actually called "Decortive Doxie Pillows".

"Giving from the heart"
Anybody who has followed our blog for very long has seen many harnesses that Judy has made with all proceeds going to ATDR AND DROH. Many bloggers have bought harnesses, caps, belly bands, etc directly from Judy so Mona & Weenie wanted to donate 2 harenesses, one for a boy and one for a girl.

The good thing is that the highest bidders will get to choose from many different fabrics and designs. Here are some examples for the boys.

Here are some examples for the girls.
Here Weenie s weating his Texas A & M harness & Mona is wearing a harness made from a blue jean shirt of mine. Judy will even make them from your own material if you have soemthibng special you like.
Here are some examples of different harness.
Here is her card.

There are lots of really nice things at the auction s please go over and make a bid or two.

God Bless......the Mommy, Sarah

PUP CAKE ANYONE!!

2012-01-27T21:47:00.004-06:00

On the house. Enjoy.........with love Mona & Weenie

MY ANGEL

2012-01-26T04:00:00.002-06:00

QUOTE OF THE DAY:

"A pet is never truly forgotten until it is no longer remembered."

~~Lacie Petitt

Samantha Ann June 15, 1990 -- Jan 26, 2005 My darling Samantha,

Mommy misses you so much. You have been gone 7 years but it seems like only yesterday that I held you in my arms one last time. Where I see you in my dreams is mostly in a field of bluebonnets running and playing, where sometimes all I could see was the tip of your tail. I remember how much you loved chasing butterflies and how you never gave up trying to catch them. I remember how you, me and Uncle Bennie would drive up to Bryan every April and find the same field of bluebonnets and sit under the same tree and have a picnic of cheese and fruit, and did you love strawberries and apples. I remember how we'd stop in Hempstead on the way home and buy you a cup of vanilla ice cream, me a strawberry cone and Uncle Bennie a chocolate cone from the Tastee Freeze. I remember how we'd stop at the Farmer's Market and I'd let you "TALK" to the horses on the other side of the fence and they'd "TALK" back to you. So much I remember but mostly I remember how much I loved you and you loved me.

Now my sweet baby, I see you in that same field running with Shelby while you teach her how to chase butterfies. There is room in my heart for both my girls and for my other girl, Mona too. Someday we will meet again but in until then you both will be ever in my heart.

Love........Mommy

WORDLESS WEDNESDAY

2012-01-25T05:13:00.002-06:00

The Ricca Family

A VISIT FROM THE BRIDGE & THE PITTIE PACK FAMILY

2012-01-22T15:28:00.053-06:00

QUOTE OF THE DAY:

“One day at a time--this is enough. Do not look back and grieve over the past for it is gone; and do not be troubled about the future, for it has not yet come. Live in the present, and make it so beautiful it will be worth remembering.”

A VISIT FROM THE BRIDGE.
Hi dearest friends,

The Fearless Five or as were once called, The Pittie Pack, are here for a short visit with Mona, Weenie and the Mommy. We are so proud of our new name. THE FEARLESS FIVE!! We are thought of as hereos here at the bridge but we know that isn't so. We just did what we had to do to save our Mommish, Daddish, Grammish and our precious little two legger pup, Joshua, also known as Pookie Bear. That's Mommy & Daddy's pet name for him because they of course are Mama & Papa Bear. Brinks and Bella are still the Pittie Pack and are the brave ones that are having to deal with happened down below.

It is such a wonderful place up here. So many nice doggies, kitties and all kind of animals to play with. Lots of our friends from Blogville were here to greet us and it's been so nice catching up with everybodyWe have everything we want or could ever dream of right here. Shelby is as beautiful as Auntie Sarah and our Mommish ever dreamed she would be. If you've seen the picture Spirit on our blog, you know that's how Shelby looks.

We can't stay long because there is so much to do up here but we wanted to let you know how things are going. It won't take long because Aunt Sarah has lots of pictures to show you of our family. Shelby wants to go first.

Shelby ......

OMD!! Where do I start. The first doggies I saw when I crossed the bridge was my two puppies that died. They were all over me giving me kisses and licks. My heart was racing. Me and my babies together again! But there was someone else with them. The Mommy's Samamtha, who had been watching over them for me until I could be with them again. She was there at the bridge to welcome me in. Then she took me to visit Dakota, Joanie, Snowball and lots of other Blogville girl doggies. Samantha left the Mommy on January 26, 2005. She said she knew her Mommy was gonna start thinking about the last week she was on earth and how sick she was so she was glad I was there with her. She doesn't lik to see her Mommy cry and there is no reason for anybody to cry anymore for any of us because it is HEAVENLY here.

(the Mommy.....this is the face I fell in love with--it was taken 7 days after she was rescued.)
The Mommy's heart, Samantha, my bestest friend up here.

Guero & Coco Chanel........

Boy of boy, are we having fun up here. We get to run, play & sniff around as much as we want and never have to go inside. We have even mastered the art of squirrel catching. We've made lots of friends but me and Coco like to stick together just like we did at home. I, Guero, always had to be with Coco even if I had to go to the Vet, we don't have vets up here cause nobody ever gets sick.

Lucky.....

Oh my goodness. I'm blushing all over. I already have a boyfriend and we've only been here a short time. The first doggie I saw was Samantha and she said she was gonna look after me because I'm a little girl. Not that there is any reason to be scared up here. Everybody is so nice. The second doggie I saw was JODY. For those of you that have followed Mona & Weenie's blog for long know that my Jody, was not the Mommy's boy, but he was her heart and visited with her and the Mommy a lot. He left for the bridge on October 14, 2008. Let me tell you,, he is a real imp and just as crazy as Tiger. Non-stop, running & playing. Tiger and Jody are like 2 peas in a pod. They are best buddies already and I still get to romp with Tiger as much as I ever did.

My Jody (for a better picture see his picture in the right sidebar)
Tiger......

Wow! What a fantastic place this is. I have a new friend, named Jody, whose sweet on Lucky. He's just perfect for Lucky. We are like 2 peas in a pod. All of us, the Pittie Pack or Fearless Five, visit with each other each day and sleep together at night under the watchful eyes of Shelby and Samantha. I miss my Mona so much and she is in my heart everyday until we meet again.

The Fearless Five............

Please do not worry about us. We will be fine and will see you all some day. You'll love it up here.

The Mommy here,

Friday, Sandra, Josh, the baby and I went out to dinner. It was nice to get away for awhile and try to have a little fun. We had a great time. Pookie Bear kept us entertained. He is a beautiful child and thanks to the Fearless Five he is still with us. The following are just a few of the pictures I took at Sandra's MIL's house while I was there playing with Brinks and Bella. Poor Bella is still traumatized by what happened. I thank God that Brinks is still with her. She follows him everywhere.

MAMA, PAPA & POOKIE BEAR

BRINKS, SANDRA & BABY JOSH.

BABY JOSHUA

BIG JOSH AND BABY JOSH

JOSH SHOWING ME HOW HE COULD CRAWL.

ME & JOSH

BRINKS AND BELLA

BELLA
BRINKS

PS...........{{{huggies}}} from Mona & Weenie says Sniff ya later.

COMPANY FOR BREAKFAST

2012-01-19T05:33:00.007-06:00

QUOTE OF THE DAY:

"Life is too short for drama or petty things, so laugh hard, love truly
and forgive quickly."

CHERRIOS =

Our guest
Dang it!! He got away from me but them cheerios he left on the floor was tasty.

Sniff ya later..........Weenie

Wordless Wednesday -- Almost

2012-01-18T05:27:00.004-06:00

Our friend Monday
HELP!! Get me outta this thing.

PUPPIES & WHAT MOMMY DID

2012-01-12T04:00:00.006-06:00

QUOTE OF THE DAY: "Whoever said you can't buy happiness forgot little puppies."
~~Gene Hill

Mona here .........

OMD, It's too bad the "My Peep is a Flake" week is over. You won't believe what our Mommy did at Dr Briles office on Monday when she went to buy me some more medicine. As you know we call Mommy our Doofuss. Believe me!! What she did proves it. This stunt is the flakest thing she has ever done in all of her 64 years. "Well she says she's only 63 but she'll be 64 on Saturday." Of course, you know it's got to have something do with a puppy. So here is what happened.

This is Crystal, she works for Dr Briles and is studing to be a vet tech. This little butterball puppy is her new dog. He is a chow and is 9 weeks old. He was behind the counter when Mommy got to the office and she didn't see him at first. He played a big part in what Mommy did cause he distracted her with his cuteness.

This little fella is Junior, a dachshund mix. He is 3 months old & too cute.
There were lots of folks in the waiting room at the Vet that day, so M0mmy took a seat on the bench next to Junior to wait her turn. Junior kept inching closer and closer, wanting to play. His Mommy and her son were trying to fill out paperwork on the puppy because it was their firt time there. He kept running up and down
the bench and his Mommy kept trying to catch him so he wouldn't fall. Our Mommy being Mommy asked the lady if she could help her by watching him.
Of course, that meant Mommy could hold him and love on him. There's something about a puppy in your arms, like nothing else in the world. So he climbed up on Mommy's shoulder and she starting patting him on his back and he went to sleep.
Mommy could have held him forever. Crystal called Mommy up to the desk to give her the medicine and then asked if Mommy wanted to see her puppy. The little guy had just had his shots and was a little grumpy. But that didn't stop Mommy from kising on him while Crystal was holding him. Somebody else came up to the desk so Mommy said goodbye and went to the car.

She got in and was putting on her seat belt when she saw what she had done. Junior was still asleep on her shoulder. Yep!! She forgot, yes!! forgot she still had him. Thank goodness she had to put her seatbelt on or she would have drove all the way home with him.

Needless to say, she jumped out of the car and ran back into the office with him still asleep on her shoulder. Everybody in the office, including Dr Briles, was laughing. Nobody seemed to be upset about her taking him. It wasn't like she was trying to dognap him, after all. It ws just an oversight on her part. So now Mommy's got a new puppy dog friend. His Mommy told our Mommy she knows who to call when she needs a dog sitter.

Now you decide. Is that not the flakest thing any peep has ever done?

{{{huggies}}}.......Mona

Here's a little treat for all of us who had to many cookies at Christmas. ENJOY!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=FrTbnczYAd4&feature=player_embedded

WORDLESS WEDNESDAY

2012-01-11T05:14:00.001-06:00

Made by our Aunt Judy!!

DECEMBER 2011 ADOPTIONS

2012-01-09T07:53:00.028-06:00

The Animals' Savior

~~~ Jim Willis 1999

I looked at all the caged animals in the shelter...
the cast-offs of human society.
I saw in their eyes love and hope, fear and dread,
sadness and betrayal.
And I was angry.
"God" I said, "this is terrible!
Why don't you do somthing?"
God was silent for a moment and then
He spoke softly."I have done something," He replied.
"I created You."

2011 Adopted Doxies!!! -279- Our best year ever.

ATDR DACHSHUNDS NOW IN FOREVER HOMES!

2011 - 279 adopted!

2010 - 254 adopted!

2009 - 227 adopted!

2008 - 229 adopted!

2007 - 187 adopted!

2006 - 133 adopted!

ATDR was Established -- March 28, 2006

The lucky 22 during December 2011

LINUS.........ADOPTED DEC 3

LEXIE..........ADOPTED DEC 9
FRESNO.........DEC 10
TONY.........DEC 10
BEBE..........DEC 12
TINY..........DEC 12
DASHER..........DEC 13
COMENT..........DEC 13
EDWARD..........DEC 15
PRANCER..........DEC 18
HARLEY..........DEC 18 CHANDLER..........DEC 19
MI'LADY..........DEC 19
HAMLET..........DEC 21
HOBEY..........DEC 21
MAISY..........DEC 21
MAIA..........DEC 21
HARRIS..........DEC 23
MILO..........DEC 30 STAR..........DEC 30
HAYLEE.........DEC 30
CASH..........DEC 31
GOD IS GOOD!!

MY BAD!! BUT SISSY HELPED

2012-01-08T12:17:00.011-06:00

QUOTE OF THE DAY:

"No one forgives with more grace and love than a child or a dog."
Here I stand before you, the accused and already convicted, Wennie Ricca.
Mommy and Aunt Pam went out for breakfast this morning to celebrate to the Texans winning their playoff game yesterday. Me and my Sissy, aka Mona, had our breakfast but it was just not enough.
When she got back from their breakfast, much better than mine I'm sure, this is the first thing she saw. Let me add right here, that the evidence of OUR WRONG DOING was in front of Sissy's bed not mine. So was the tuna fish package, Mona was licking on when Mommy walked in. Of course you know who got blamed!! My sweet Sissy would never do anything bad

I got one word for that......HA!!!

Mommy caught me with my snooter in this pan. Mona ran outside with her tuna fish package between her jaws and hid behind the garage.

This is what Mommy had to clean up. Was she mad!! Even though there were to sets of pawprints all around the garbage can. I got the blame and was convicted without a trial or even a lawyer to defend me.
Just because I have been known to knock over the garbage can for a quick feast before, does not mean I acted alone.

"I PROTEST THIS UNJUSTICE AND WILL APEAL!!
Sniff ya later..............Weenie, convict # 123456789mybad

PS.............all is forgiven.....the Mommy

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LAST MINUTE FLAKE POST

2012-01-07T13:10:00.012-06:00

QUOTE OF THE DAY:

"Yep, she's a flake,
but she's our flake,
Gotta love her"
~~~Mona & Weenie Ricca

OKee DOkee ... We decided that we have one last flakey thing to share with ya that OUR Mommy did and she just did it this morning.

Lookit these cute little footie thingies that Mommy bought herself for Chsristmas.
She decided to wear them today since the ceramic tile floors were a little chilly this morning. This is what happened when she tried them on. Ya gotta understand. Our Mommy is not a little girl. Don't ya think that a woman that's gonna be 64 in another week would know what size to buy?

What a flake!!

This is Joey, who was on our Wordless Wednesday post this week.
For those of you who asked........NO it is not Weenie and we don't got one. Weenie would just do surgery on it. My Aunt Judy made it. She found a pattern and decided to make one. She's gonna start making them along with her harnesses for Dachshund Rescue. Don't know how much she is gonna charge for them but we can find out.
One more thing. Mommy has been so upset lately, she stopped following the Texans or much of anything else for that matter. Every week she would post the logos of both teams and the scores of each game they played. Win or lose, the winning team would always be on top. Today the Texans play at 3:30 pm EST in their first ever PLAYOFF game. We wish them luck.

Back to the flakey stuffs........Our Mommy thinks they lost their last 3 games, because she stopped doing those weekly posts........NOW THAT'S FLAKEY.

{{{huggies}}}........Mona & Weenie say's sniff ya later!!

WORDLESS WEDNESDAY

2012-01-04T04:23:00.002-06:00

OUR MOMMY, THE FLAKE, FROM 5 TO ALMOST 64

2012-01-01T13:28:00.017-06:00

QUOTE OF THE DAY:

"You are in control of your own Destiny"

OK, this is it. Have we got a flake for you!! Take a close look at this picture. It's the wild & wooley Ricca girls from like a 100 years ago. For those of you who haven't seen this picture before, our Mommy is on the left, if your looking right at the picture. She's the one with her head down with her peepers looking down. Remember that look, cause your gonna see it again in just a minute. Mommy was around 5 years old in this picture.

We got 3 FLAKE stories for you. Of course there are hunderds but I can vouch for one because I, Mona, was there when it sarted.

Recent FLAKE happening:

OMD!! She actually wore this thing on her head at work.....all day. Never ever, dare her to not do something stupid. Not to worry, it was at the Thanksgiving luncheon and everybody was acting stupid that day.

Lookit those eyes. hers not the creature's, just like when she was a child.

FLAKE happening......the beginning.

Remember this picture? It was on my 11/28/09 post when Oreo tried to eat me. It's true!! He chased me under the car. I was terrified and Mommy just laughed at me. Angel Samantha was the fearless one and loved horses, not me. I DO NOT LIKE HORSIES!!

OREO, the devil pony

Later on that day guess what? Oreo followed us up on the porch and ate the tip of her tennis shoe off. I told her she deserved it.......God does not like dirty and Mommy was mean to me.
This is what Oreo did to Mommy's shoe.......
Now for the flakey part. She couldn't find her good tennis shoes one day so she wore the pair with the hole to work even though she knew there was hole was in the toe. Well, her excuse was she couldn't go barefoot to work. Somebody noticed the hole and told her about it. She said:

"I know it. It's my airhole because my feet get hot!!"

NOW .....

The third flake...........the biggest of them all. Remember the little 5 year girl above? She had a make believe friend named CLYDE from the time she was 5 until she knew better.

MEET CLYDE...............

she met him for the first time hanging from a tree, when she was crying under thee tree because nobody wanted to play with her. He told her nobody wanted to play with him either. So they became the best of friends. He was her protector too. He would sit under the table curled around her feet when she and her sisters and cousins would play penny-anti-poker with their Grandpa. He would crawl around under the table and slither up everybody's chair and report back to her what cards they had. Most little peeps have make believe friends too but nobody had a snake!!

That's it. Watcha think?

{{{huggies}}}.....Mona

WITH LOVE MY TIGER FOR THE MEMORY QUILT

2011-12-31T15:31:00.017-06:00

Love is when your heart is broken at times…….but also it is a moment to cherish forever…..it may or may not last long…..it will make you cry…..but in the end GOD helps you find THE ONE FOR YOU

MY TIGER

This is the face I fell in love with. The face I dream about at night and will cherish in my heart forever until we meet again. The thought of my leaving this world doesn't scare me anymore because I know that my Tiger will at the gates waiting to welcome me in.

Did you ever wonder how we met? Last year during the spring, Mommy was browsing Blogville and saw a comment on somebody's blog about a little blond wirehair that had been rescued by a lady named Sandra, who had of all things......pits. Being afraid of pits we almost didn't go visit their blog but the thought of a new wirehair on the block was too much to resist. The first picture I ever saw of my Tiger was the one above and he had giraffi just like mine. I knew he was too young for me but Grandma used to say that the woman should always be older than her man. I was hopelessly in love. There will be no other for me.

So Mommy & Sandra became blogging friends and in April of last year, I invited him, Lucky. his Mommish & Daddish to the DROH Spring Fling. He was so handsome, my heart wouldn't stop beating. I asked Mommy, if we could buy a harness for him, that had little black paw prints on plain red material and we did! So that day became our first date. He wasn't a DROH pup but he fit right in and he was a rescue after all. My Tiger was in constant motion and so much fun. The picture below is of Sandra and MY Tiger when he was trying on his new harness. On my December 21st post. I posted a picture of my love and I sharing our first kiss, ya gotta go there to see how cute we were and the beautiful couple we made. I will never wear that dress again, so Mommy let me send a piece of it for the Memory Quilt loveingly being made for Sandra by WRN at Dachsies With Moxie.

MY Tiger's harness burned in the fire but my Aunt Judy had a small piece of the material left and she gave it to me. Mommy can't even sew a button on so I'm hoping that WRN can maybe cut out two small hearts and but them together on my dress material.

“True love doesn't have a happy ending, because true love never ends. Letting go is one way of saying I love you.”

With love.............Mona

THE FEARLESS FIVE AND IT

2011-12-27T22:07:00.011-06:00

THE FEARLESS FIVE........who gave their lives for those they loved.

SHELBY
LUCKY
GUERO
COCO CHANNEL
TIGER

Presented by Frankie Furter in Loving memory, understanding, and friendship for Brinks & Bella and Angels Coco, Shelby, Lucky, Tiger, Guero.

We KNEW that IT was coming. We could Feel IT in the very air. We KNEW we would Not be able to Stop IT, but we Had to Protect our beloved two leggers. We, the Houston Pittie Pack and Wee Ones, Had to make Plans.

From the first moment that we Sensed IT was coming, we were very aware that some of us would need to STAY BEHIND to continue to Love and Protect and Care for our Mommish, Daddish, Grammish , and our Baby Two Legger. That would be a most important assignment. None of us felt worthy. Each believed another possessed the qualities needed to take on the task.

We also admit that we each wanted to take the Easy Path.. The one where we would chase IT completely away... Well beyond the Rainbow.. and then be able to REST on the other side of the Bridge.

Oh the SHAME we felt. WHY? WHY was IT coming to OUR Safe Home? WHY to Sandra's Sanctuary, as we love to call it. And WHY couldn't we Prevent IT's Evil Arrival?

We wanted, but could not find a way to make our people Aware of what was going to happen. WHY couldn't we make the DANGER KNOWN? WHY couldn't we Stop IT? Our saintly mommish had SAVED each and EVERY One of Us. WHY could we not save her from what was going to happen?

OH the GUILT. The Horrible GUILT we all felt. We Should have been able to do for HER what SHE had done fur US. Our Hearts were CRUSHED. We were miserable and felt Useless. OH, the GUILT.

It was Shelby who finally made it clear that we needed to face some difficult facts. We could NOT change the fact that there would be great sadness, but the most important thing of all was to ensure that EVERY ONE of our Humans WOULD SURVIVE and be watched over once we managed to drive IT away.

Shelby made us understand that WE had Mommish, and the other people in our home, to thank for saving US and for showing us such tenderness. It was OUR turn to give back to HER. We, Guero, Shelby, Coco Chanel, Tiger, Lucky, Brinks, and Bella, had known more devotion than any of us ever dreamed possible and it was due to the people who had taken us in and made our lives worth living. Our lives were so wonderful. Not to be measured in the Number of Days ... but by the QUALITY of those days.

There was never a question in our minds.. Mommish, Daddish, Grammish, and the precious baby two legger Must be protected and SAVED. We may not be able to PREVENT, but we Could SAVE, at any cost. SHE saved US we needed to SAVE HER and Her FAMILY.

Who will Go and Who will Stay? We could not decide. We could not VOTE. We resorted to the silly game BONE STUFFIE PAW Bone outweighs Stuffie Stuffie has no Paw and Paw Buries Bone. We had seen people play that with rocks and paper and scissors. Our friends will get a laugh out of that. They will remember how we always Love to have FUN together. Although we enjoyed our game we knew the results would be Serious and must be accepted with Strength and Conviction, just as OUR Mommish has always shown us to do. Yes, we DID enjoy our last game... until we are all together again.

BRINKS & BELLA

The result of the game was that Brinks and Bella would be the ones entrusted to Remain Behind. They would Comfort and PROTECT in our absence. The rest of us would Drive IT away.

BABY JOSH

Bella immediately sensed that the little two legger needed to be very close to Mommish and Daddish...especially at NIGHT.. because we were sure that IT would choose the DARKEST TIME to do IT's DARKEST Deed. Bella worked for two days to make the humans AWARE that the two legger baby... was not feeling well and needed to be watched closely... They finally seemed to understand her looks and body language. Bella was finally able to convince the people to move the baby's bed into their bedroom. Bella proved her skill at watching over our little one with all her power

Brinks would be our Strength.. Our Bone Solid Strength. He would be the one to show Mommish, that all of the days to come, are OUR legacy to HER.

THE ONES THEY LOVED.

SANDRA GRAMMISH
BIG JOSH & BABY JOSH

TWAS THE DAY AFTER CHRISTMAS & A MESSAGE FROM SHELBY

2011-12-26T09:51:00.032-06:00

QUOTE OF THE DAY:

"Christmas is forever,
not for just one day,
for loving, sharing, giving,are not to put away,
like bells and lights and tinsel,
in some box upon a shelf.
The good you do for others is good you do yourself"

~~Norman Wesley Brooks,
"Let Every Day Be Christmas," 1976

Mommy here....

Twas the day after Christmas and all thru our house it was finally quite as every doggie was napping and dreaming of Santa Paws and what he had brought. So much to play with, so much to destuff and still more begging for christmas cookies. No need for snow cause there's plenty of fluff all around. Weenie's first Christmas was a success, even if Mona destuffied his Santa Claus. Even through the sadness of the times, they still had a great time. One last question I have....Who's gonna clean up the mess?

Mona here.......

Oh my goodness, we had a such a good time. Only 1 BIG pressie from Santa Paws but boy did he deliver. Weenie just didn't know what to do. He was in heaven. Santa Paws had already stopped by our house before I decided to be naughty. Mommy said he's already taking names for next year but maybe he'll forget.

I couldn't decide what a wanted .....

the pinquin .....
or the Santa.......
so I just took them both!!
OUR LOOT.......

Mommy said there were two of everything. One of us could have the red stuff and one the green stuff. Silly Mommy....Weenie can't see color!!

Decisions, decisions........

THE MESS

We kinda didn't follow the rules. Mommy was shocked. Me, little sweet old me, destuffed both Santa and the Pinguin. I gave the noice makers to Weenie, that's all he really wants cause he can follow the sound and there are still lots of balls,and candy canes, and bones to make noise.

Wishing you and all your families a blessed holiday season.
from our house to yours. Hope Santa Paws was good to you!!
Gob bless you all today & always........Mona, Weenie & the Mommy too!!

A MESSAGE FROM SHELBY

It's me Shelby looking down from the bridge where it is so peaceful and happy. Everybody is always laughing and kisses on each other. The first doggie I saw when wee got here was angel Samantha who welcomed all us in. Yes I saw her with both my eyes! When you get up here, you are whole again, no more pain and young too. She told me my Aunty Sarah said we needed to stick together up here. She is my best friend already. Coco & Guero are still together, they will never be apart just as they were down there. Sweet little imp Jody & and Tiger are already running, playing and chasing Lucky around. My little puppies, the ones I never got to love, are here too. Do not cry for me or Coco, Guero, Tiger and Lucky We are safe now forever and ever. You will all be in our hearts and we are yours.

Last Christmas was my first ever Christmas being surrounded by love. I came running when Mommish said I had a present of my very own.

I remember thinking......

"i furry much like the way thish twee smells . i close my eyes and take it all in. this is someping i want to weemember for ever and the evers and chwish in my heawt."

My present was from our dear friends the Slimmer Pugs. Everything all in pink for a Princess and I shared with all my sisters because that's what princesses do.
As you can see I really did like my present.

One last thing before I go back to play with all my new friends, lots who are from Blogville. Frankie did a psot this morming about IT and will explain what happened and why we did what had to be done.

CHRISTMAS EVE & OUR CHRISTMAS CARD

2011-12-23T22:35:00.018-06:00

From our house to yours ....

The gift of love.
The gift of peace.
The gift of happiness.
May all these be yours at Christmas

Weenie here.......

Quess what? We got 2 new girls in our pack of friends. Better than any present we could ask for. Some new pups for Mommy to love. You've seen them on our blog before but then they were fosters. They got their new furever homes in time for Christmas. Their new Mommies are called Failed Fosters, just like Mommy was with me.
MAYZIE.....ready for Christmas in her new furever home. She's Aunt Judy's newest rescue. She's failed fosting more times than Mommy!!

VIOLET.......Aunt Brinda failed fostering too.

Here's are Christmas Smile Box. We went totall green this year.

Sniff ya later.....Weenie

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IF TEARS COULD BUILD

2011-12-23T05:00:00.000-06:00

Friends,

My heart is shattered but I still have Mona & Weenie to care far so I must force myself to go on. In all our lives there is somethimg or someone that changes our lives and actions. In my life there have been two. When I lost my Samantha, a new life began called rescue with a new little girl to love named Mona. The second was Shelby. What more can be said about my feelings for Shelby that everybody doesn't already know, so I won't go any furthur except to say I am better for having had her in my life. There are 2 spots in my heart filled with my 2 girls, Samantha & Shelby. Until we meet again, they will be there.
The poem below says it all.~~~ The Mommy

This is Shelby's last picture I took and it will added to the pictures of my girls on my desk at work.

IF TEARS COULD BUILD.

If tears could build a stairway,
and memories a lane.
I would walk right up to Heaven
and bring you back again.

No farewell words were spoken,
No time to say "Goodbye".
You were gone before I knew it,
and only God knows why.

My heart still aches with sadness,
and secret tears still flow.
What it meant to love you
-No one can ever know.

But now I know you want me to mourn for you no more;
To remember all the happy times
life still has much in store.

Since you'll never be forgotten,
I pledge to you today
~~A hollowed place within my heart is where you'll always stay~~

Goodbye dear friends until we meet again.

TIGER

LUCKY
GUERO
COCO CHANNEL

MY SISTER AND MOMMY

2011-12-22T02:00:00.004-06:00

Mona -- Christmas 2008

Weenie here..........

Things are still very sad over at our house, just as it is all over Blogville, for the loss of our dear friends in the tragic fire Friday morning. Mona was looking for a scrap of material to send for the Memorial Quilt that meant something to both her and Tiger. Yesterday we posted a picture of Mona with Tiger on their first date. Aunt Judy made the harness Tiger is wearing and the dress & cap Mona has on. Tiger's harness burned in the fire but Mona still has her little dress so she is gonna send some of it in. If you look at yesterday's post you can see that little dress. Mona said she may never wear thay dress again becuase it reminds her of her fella & how much she misses him already.

Now about Mommy. She loved Guero, Coco Channel, my Tiger and the wee Lucky and grieves for them but she is devestated over the loss of Shelby. Did you know that Mommy was terrified of pits before she met our dear sweet Shelby? The day Sandra found Shelby, she called Mommy and Mommy went right over so they could take a nameless, battered and almost dead pit to Dr Briles. When they got to the Vet the office needed a name. Mommy named her Shelby because if she survived, she would need to be strong like the Shelby in Steel Magnolias. It took all of 1 day for Mommy to fall in love with a nameless, battered pit and she wouldn't change one minute of the last year and half, except to take some of the pain away from our sweet girl. Mommy just can't bring herself to finish a post about the loss of Shelby and the rest. It is too hard. She will but it will take time.

Anyway, we wanted to wish all of you a Merry Christmas and share a Christmas song and video that made her smile. It's called the JINGLE GOATS and we all could use soemthing to make us smile again. Just click on the this link:

http://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/b4_EdJ-XkUA?rel=0

and enjoy!!

Mona & Mommy send their love to all of you and I'll sniff ya later........Weenie, the man of the house.

ALMOST WORDLESS WEDNESDAY

2011-12-21T05:14:00.002-06:00

My love is gone but will never be forgotten. He is waiting for me at bridge where he and Lucky are doing just what these kitties and puppies are. Wait for me my love.
With Love......Mona

Ahhhh!! A BABY NAMED MARGARET

2011-12-15T05:00:00.000-06:00

CHRISTMAS QUOTE OF THE DAY:
"Christmas waves a magic wand over this world,
and behold, everything is softer and more beautiful."
~~ - Norman Vincent Peale

Cnristmas is almost here!! ..........10 days & counting

Brooklyn & Bandit in their Christmas harnesses.
Hi dearest friends,

Here is your AWE moment for today.

"HER NAME IS MARGARET"

Her eyes are beautiful. Most babies measuring 5 ft. would be considered big, but new born giraffe, ‘Margaret’ at Chester Zoo, UK is seen as unusually small for her species. She is one of the smallest giraffes ever born at Chester Zoo, but pint-sized Margaret will soon be an animal to look up to.

Little Margaret, who is the first female Rothschild giraffe born at the zoo, is being hand-reared by her dedicated keepers. The first calf for six-year-old mum Fay, Margaret, who was born two weeks early, tipped the scales at just 34 kilos (75 lbs.) and is a mere 5 ft. tall.

Tim Rowland's, team leader of the Giraffes section, said: 'Margaret is one of the smallest giraffe calves we have ever seen. Fay isn't the largest of giraffes and Margaret was also early which might go some way to explaining her size. 'Margaret was having difficulty suckling so our keeping team are now hand-rearing her.

Her Keeper is hiding her milk bottle.....

Found it!!
More please .........
ummmmmmmm.....
That was yummy .....
Thank you for my bottle!
What a beautiful and gentle little soul, just look at those incredible eyes.

~~ UNTIL ONE HAS LOVED AN ANIMAL, A PART OF ONE'S SOUL REMAINS ASLEEP ~~

Mona here..........

"Mommy has always loved Giraffes and she has passed that love on to me. If you've followed my blog for long, you know that many of my stuffies are giraffes. By know you also know that Mommy's little fella is a master destuffier. BUT!! Weenie knows better than to mess with my giraffes and my pink Elephant."

Time for morning nap........{{{huggies}}}........Mona

WORDLESS WEDNESDAY & VIDEO

2011-12-14T13:00:00.005-06:00

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MONA'S DIRTY LOOK AND MY BAD

2011-12-13T19:36:00.017-06:00

CHRISTMAS QUOTE OF THE DAY:

Christmas is not as much about opening our presents as opening our hearts. ~- Janice Maeditere
Christmas is coming......12 days & counting!!

Don't forget to leave the cookies for Santa Paws & carrots for the reindeer on Christmas Eve!!

Mommy's heart, George
Weenie here........

Before I tell ya what I did at Petco Saturday, "I was bad, very BAD",

gotta show ya some pictures of my Sissy. She got tired of Mommy pointing the flashy at us while she was doing our Christmas Smilebox so she made a face at Mommy.

It started like this..........

and then went to this............
and ended like this!
"You go girl, didn't think ya had it in you!"
OK......now left me tell ya what happened Saturday at Petco. Remember we was supposed to be elfs and help Santa Claus. Well, I got news for you. Santa Claus was a NO SHOW. Lots of upset pups and peeps. What can I say! Mommy said Santa Paws wouldn't have stood us up.

Anyway, this is what happened. I needed to go pee and Ms Susan said she'd take me out. I did my business and that's when it happened. As we was coming back inside, all of a sudden I heard a whole bunch of sqeakers. Of course I had to find out where they were and dragged Ms Susan to where that lovely noice was coming from. I was moving pretty fast and she almost tripped. There was a whole bunch of kids playing with stuffies and I figured I should be able to play with them too. NOT!! Ms Susan picked me up and carried me to Mommy, kicking and barking. Mommy couldn't get me to stay still and as long as I heard them squeakers, I kept being bad. Mommy was so ashamed of me. OK, I admit to. I threw a temper tantrum!

Then Ms Susan's husband went and bought me a hedgehog stuffie. After that played and played with that stuffie until all its guts came out and chewed on the squeaker until it died. It was so much fun.

Then they say I was really bad. Somebody took a dump right under our table. Just because I had been playing under there, doesn't mean it was me. Mona was sitting under there too. What can I say?

Me and Mr Hedgehog.

Sniff ya later.............Weenie

OUR PAWSOME CHRISTMAS PRESSIES FROM THE SLIMMER PUGS

2011-12-11T15:30:00.029-06:00

CHRISTMAS IS COMING!! ......... 14 DAYS & COUNTING

Christmas Quote of the Day:

"Christmas is the day that holds all time together."~~~Alexander Smith

Our friend Hank with ATDR posing for the magazine.
We're back to show ya the great Christmas pressies we got from our
bestest friends, The Slimmer Pugs. Mona.........."Weenie!! Lookit!! It's addressed to Mommy but it's for US, just us.!!"Weenie........ "Or you sure Sissy. I can't see it but I sure smell something yummy!!
"OMD, Lookit all the stuffs. Told ya smelled something yummy. Cookies from Sugar's Bakery"

"Rugs!! I got the pink one Wennie!" Handcrafted Sweater Vests........from http://www.dogsartstudio.com/

My brother is so hansome in red!!!

My Sissy is so prettty in yellow!!!

Our friends were so jelly of us yesterday.
We like our fancy vests so much, Mommy said we can wear them in our SMILE BOX CHRISTMAS CARD she's working on now. If we all say a Christmas prayer maybe she'll finich before next Christmas. She's such a slow poke! HEADING FOR THE PLAYOFFs!!

For the first time in franchise history the Texans are going to the playoffs. It was scary there for a while. They won today in the last 2 seconds of the game.

TEXANS .......... 20
Bengals .......... 19

{{{huggies}}}..........Mona

Sniff ya later..........Weenie

A SNEAK PEAK & HELPING SANTA PAWS

2011-12-10T12:14:00.007-06:00

Christmas is a comin.........if ya been counting sheep in yours dreams,
it's 15 days and counting.
OLEE, Aunt Paula's dachshund wanna be.
(disclainer---no dog was hurt in the taking of this picture)

OMD!! Guess what? ATDR is helping Santa Paws take pictures at Petco today, of naughty & nice pups, and Me and Mona are gonna be some of his dachshund elfs. This picture is us wearing our Sweater Vests that our best buddies over at the Slimmer Pugs had made for us. We'll be back later tonight, for you to see more of our pawsome Christmas gift.
Speaking of counting sheep, the link below is not an advertisement for Brooks Brothers, we just thought it was cute.

http://www.brooksbrothers.com/aholidaymiracle/aholidaymiracle.tem

Sniff ya much later............Weenie

WORDLESS WEDNESDAY

2011-12-07T03:00:00.001-06:00

2 PLEASE......HOLD THE ONIONS

A MONA VIDEO

2011-12-05T21:19:00.005-06:00

CHRISTMAS QUOTE OF THE DAY:

"If you don't have Christmas in your heart,

you won't find it under a tree."

Christmas is coming...........20 says & counting

Have ya been naughty or nice? ............ Our friends Munch & Elliott talking
with Miss Violet looking away......
Let's get our story straight. We've been good RIGHT!! Mona here.......I felt frisky this morning so here's a little video to show ya how good I felt.

This free slideshow personalized with Smilebox

That was fun!!!

{{{huggies}}}.......Mona

MR WEINER, I'M GOING GREY AND ANOTHER TEXAN VICTORY

2011-12-04T15:41:00.021-06:00

CHRISTMAS QUOTE OF THE DAY:

"Gifts of time and love are surely the basic
ingredients of a truly merry Christmas".
~~ Peg Bracken

Christmas is coming.............21 days & counting

Meet ATDR's Mr. Weiner

Sneak peek!!! ATDR's foster, Mr Wiener’s picture in the upcoming December issue of Life+ Dog magazine along with 4 other ATDR fostrs. Life+Dog is now available in not just Houston, but also Austin, DFW and San Antonio!! Be sure to pick up a copy!! They are currently having a subscription sale $12 for 12 issues mailed to your door! ;) they are at http://lifeanddog.com/

Hi friends,

We are sooooo excited!! Mr Weiner, no relation to my Weenie except being adorable like my brother, is gonna be featured along with some other fosters in the December Issue of Life+Dog magazine. He is our friend Jennifer's foster and we've meet in the flesh and played together. Aunt Judy loves pir-balds, has 2 of her own already, wonder if she wants to make it three? Just saying!!

OK now for the bad news. Mommy was looking at pictures today and found this picture of me and it almost made us cry. This picture was taken last year about this time when I was being naughty. Mommy has always said my best feature is my eyes and my thick silver and black furs.
She took these pictures yesterday. Not only am I losing some furs but I'm almost grey.
Mommy says it doesn't matter, that I still have my pretty eyes.
Weenie says it don't matter to him either cause he never could see me anyway and in his mind's eye I am his beautiful sister.
Whatcha think? Do I need a dye job.

Turkey & Tennis Ball update!!

Protecting my turkey from the Master Destuffer.

Mr Tom has joined the other half destuffed toys laying around our living room day beds.. But I still won't let Weenie play with him. Guess what? I was so busy protecting Mr Tom, that I didn't even see that he was a turkey sandwich. Mayor Frankie Furtur Price told me. Sheesh.....Weenie's the blind one, not me.

Mommy found the missing tennis ball hidden in Weenie's day bed in the computer room. Mommy thinks he swallowed some of the skin cause his poopy has been kinda stringy today
.....hee hee!!

OMD......they did it again!!! Playoff anyone?

TEXANS .......... 17

FALCONS .......... 10

{{{huggies}}}...........Mona

BACK TO THANKSGIVING

2011-12-03T20:42:00.016-06:00

QUOTE OF THE DAY:

"Good friends are like stars.....
You don't always see them,
but you know they are always there."

OMD!! OMD!! We are so excited!!!

The day after Thanksgiving, Mommy found a "we attempted to deliver" slip from the post office in the mail box. First off, that is a "CROCK"!! We were home all day, with Mommy, and nobody ever came to the door. It said we could pick it up Monday at ther post office. So she went over to the post office Monday after work and they couldn't find it. They said maybe the mailperson didn't leave it there yet. After some HBO words, to herself of course cause she's too polite to say them out loud, she told them they had better find it. They still didn't find it that day, or the next, or the next, or the next day either. Finally they called on Friday and said the had found it..........a whole week later!! Their excuse was that it was addressed to Mona & Weenie with no last name one it and was put in a unknown misc box. Dah!! There was other mail, with our last name, in the mailbox with the slip! Dah!! Mommy got off early Friday afternoon, and went straight over to get it.

It was from our dearest friends over at "Raising Addie", Addie, Lucie and Hailey.
This picture was in the box. It's Lucie & Hailey. See the note at the bottom of the picture.

Those stupid peoples at the post office was right. It was just for Me & Weenie. Lookit the cute turkey on the outside of the box!
Hey Mona!! Soemthing sure smells good in there!!
OMD!! Foodables and a stuffed turkey and two little tennis balls.
Weenie, hands off the turkey, it's mine!! I don't care Sissy, I wanted the balls anyway!!

The Mommy here.........

These last pictures were taken right before bedtime Friday night. My sweet little Weenie went bonkers over the balls. Angel Zoe loved these balls just like Lucie does now. It was like she was watching him from the bridge and making sure he knew just what to do. I've never seen the little fella have so fun, jumping and throwing them in the air, trying to find them. I cried watching him. They had sweakers in them so he was able to keep track of them. He is such a sweetheart. He even let Mona play with one.

The balls at didn't last long. Less than 6 hours and they looked like this.
I can't even find were Weenie hide the blue one.
Thank, thank you our dearest friends!!

{{{huggies}}}........Mona

Sniff ya later........Weenie

God Bless...............The Mommy, Sarah

AN ULTIMATE DOG RESCUE & ATDR NOVEMBER ADOPTIONS

2011-12-01T03:00:00.009-06:00

CHRISTMAS QUOTE OF THE DAY:

"A dog is for life, and not just for Christmas."
National Canine Defense League slogan

Christmas countdown..................24 days & counting
It's time again to showcase all the ATDR pups that got adopted during the month of November. Unless some more got adopted yesterday, that Mommy doesn't know about, there were 14 all together that got adopted in time for Christmas.

This morning Mommy got an e-mail from the President of ATDR about a rescue that was done earlier this year. Mommy had heard about it when it happened but had never seen the the video about it.

Here is the e-mail text Mommy got and the link to the video:

A research facility in France closed down, these beagles had been there since the day they were born .Rather than destroy the dogs, a beagle rescue out of California paid to have them flown to USA, this is the first time they had seen the sun or been able to walk on grass. If this doesn't make you tear up, I don't know what to say... Volume on... Enjoy!!

http://www.wimp.com/researchdogs/

Whoever sent it was right. Mommy cried with JOY!!

Here are the 14 lucky pups that have forever homes this Christmas.
Katie..........adopted 11/01/11
PeeWee.........adopted 11/05/11.
Monica..........adopted 11/05/11
Rachel..........adopted 11/05/11
Bevo..........adopted 11/05/11
Leona..........adopted 11/07/11
Berta..........adopted 11/07/11
McGee..........adopted 11/11/11
Phoebe..........adopted 11/12/11
Rufus..........adopted 11/18/11
Alexis..........adopted 11/18/11
Tutti..........adopted 11/18/11
Jada..........adopted 11/20/11
Justine..........adopted 11/20/11

Weenie here......."WOW!! All these pups get to celebrate Christmas with their new families just like me with my Mommy and and my Sissy. Life is good!"

WORDLESS WEDNESDAY & A WEENIE VIDEO

2011-11-30T03:00:00.006-06:00

CHRISTMAS QUOTE OF THE DAY:

Christmas, children, is not a date. It is a state of mind.
~~ Mary Ellen Chase
CHRISTMAS countdown............25 days & counting

Meet our new dachshund friend & her girl.

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DON'T JUDGE A BOOK BY IT'S COVER

2011-11-29T05:29:00.008-06:00

CHRISTMAS QUOTE OF THE DAY:

"Christmas is not as much about opening our presents as opening our hearts."

~~ Janice Maeditere

Christmas countdown ..... 26 days to go!Did ya hear?

Miss Shelby is gonna help Santa Paws's reindeer pull the sled this year and fly around the world to visit all of you doggies & kitties and your loving & generous peeps. So ya see, you gotta be really nice for another 26 days. Shelby doesn't like naughty. Mommy can tell ya, Miss Shelby's pittie kisses are the best in the world, except maybe for mine!!

Some folks are scared of pits, their all evil and bad you know, but just click on the link below at the "Bad Ass Pit Bull" and you be the judge.

http://www.castanet.net/news/Offbeat/62184/Pitbull-vs-kitten

Sniff ya later.........Weenie

PS...........OMD ... the sequel was really Pawsome

LAST WEEK OF BOLO'S NOSEVEMBER CONTEST

2011-11-28T05:54:00.010-06:00

CHRISTMAS QUOTE OF THE DAY:

"As we struggle with shopping lists and invitations,
compounded by December's bad weather,
it is good to be reminded that there are people in our lives who are worth this aggravation,
and people to whom we are worth the same."

~~ Donald E. Westlake
Christmas is coming.......27 days & counting
Hi Blogville,

Just wanted all of you to know that this is the last week of Bolo's Nosevember Contest. If your never played, it's a guessing game and is so much fun. Ya have to ID the noses. Sometimes it's our doggie or kitty cat friends noses and sometimes just differet animal noses. We did great in the first week but bombed out last week. This week there are 9 noses to ID and they are tuffies but we sent our guesses this morning. Hurry on over there and check it out. There's even gonna be a prize for whoever gets the most correct at the end of the contrst. Bolo's blog address is below his picture.

http://peiinthelife.blogspot.com/
If your never met my friend BOLO, here is his handsome self almost buried in leaves. I could just jump right in there and shower him with kisses.....blushing. I just can't help it, I've always had a crush on him, but his heart belongs to his Mama.

{{{huggies}}}.....Mona

PIP ACCUSED OF TURKEY DAY CRIME, DACHSHUND FUND RAISERS AND THEY DID IT AGAIN!

2011-11-27T15:25:00.020-06:00

CHRISTMAS QUOTE OF THE DAY:

“The way you get meaning into your life,
is to devote yourself to loving others,
devote yourself to your community around you,
and devote yourself to creating something
that gives you purpose and meaning.”

Christmas is coming...........28 days & counting!
"Are you being naughty or nice?
Remember Santa Paws sees everything.
He's magic like that!"

Hey Blogville,

This naughty or nice stuff is a real tuffie. I haven't destuffed a stuffie since before Thanksgiving. What to do? What to do? Speaking of Thanksgiving, our friend Mr Pip has been accused of a turkey day crime. Yes! He has been falsely accussed of stealing some Yummylicious looking turkey. WE DO NOT BELEIVE IT!! How could his peeps not believe it was the cat, when the proof was right in front of their faces. Bet his girl doesn't believe he did it either. So I have decided to hire the best lawyer I can find, unless, of course, our COP Sarge can get him out of this mess. Thinking about doing it is not a crime! Is it? Anyboby got any ideas who I can hire to defend PIP. I thought about Perry Masin but Mommy said he left this earth when he got cancelled, whatever that means. I have started a defense fund in Pip's name. OK.....During Thanksgiving we all thought about what we are thankful for. I was thankful for my Mommy & my sister taking me into their home and making it my forever home. There are still so many dachshund rescue groups needing help taking care of them and lots of doggies already in homes needing help. Aunt Paula sent us a picture of a little doggie named TULSA being in a contest to help raise funds to pay for pay her brother's medical expenses. He is at the bridge now but his Mom still has bills to pay.

All it takes is a vote. Please see below.
Please take a few moments to vote for Tulsa (aka Dorothy) on the I20 Animal Medical Center's Facebook page. Tulsa's brother (Dickens) lost his battle with two types of cancer recently (he was cared for at this clinic). If Tulsa's photo wins, her mom will receive some much-needed money towards vet bills.

As of this writing, Tulsa/Dorothy is in 2nd place.
Let's help her win!

(Tulsa AKA Dorothy)

**********

We also found out about a raffle that Diamond Dachshund Rescue of Texas is having. Mommy helps do home visit in Houston for them. All us Rescue Groups gotta stick together you know!! The Grand Prize is a one week stay in Florida. Don't know how close this place is from where our friend, Amber DaWeenie at http://amber-daweenie.blogspot.com/ lives but if we win, its gotta be closer than here. Wow!! wouldn't that be terrific to win and get to visit with Amber, Max the other Daweeier and the pack.

**********

Here's one more fundraiser that ATDR told us about.

Almost Home Dachshund Rescue Society is having a fund raiser raffle for this darling quilt. Tickets are only $3 for one and $10 for five. Can be purchased online. Raffle ends 12.5.11 Winner announced 12.7.11. Interested? The link is right below the quilt pic. with all the info on the quilt.

http://www.almosthomerescue.org/raffle/green%20quilt/greenquilt2.htm.

Don't know about you guys but I could do some serious roaching on this quilt.

OMD!! OMD!!

We did it again!!

HOUSTON TEXANS.......... 20

JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS..........10
Sniff ya later........Weenie

OMD!! HOW DOES HE DO THAT?

2011-11-26T16:40:00.011-06:00

CHRISTMAS QUOTE OF THE DAY:

"Christmas, children, is not a date.
It is a state of mind."
~~~ Mary Ellen Chase
29 days til Christmas & counting.

Have you been naughty or nice?

Happy Saturday!!

It has been raining here all day and has been kinda chilly. My silly brother loves to play in the rain. I don't!! I won't even go pee when it's raining. Mommy finally just had to shut the patio door and make him stay inside. Tonight it's supposed to get down into then 30's, it's finally starting look like it's supposed to this time of the year. It's been perfect snoozing weather today and we been doing just that. Don't tell Mommy I told ya but she never got out of her gown today.

Besides napping, we been watching westerns and the ANIMAL PLANET all day with Mommty. Aunt Judy sent Mommy a video you just gotta see. It's long but amazing. We love it!!

Watching this video clip is a once in a lifetime experience.
This man takes his 16 dogs out for a bike ride and swim in a river every day.
Observe how well trained they are and how much they love him.
By the time they return home, they are exhausted and ready for a good rest .

http://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=qFP28ANXLLA&vq=medium

How does he do that?

{{{huggies}}}...........Mona

MEET HOPPY SUE & 30 DAYS TILL CHRISTMAS

2011-11-25T16:07:00.028-06:00

QUOTE OF THE DAY:

Peace on earth will come to stay,
When we live Christmas every day.
~~ Helen Steiner Rice
SANTA PAWS is coming!!
Are you ready? Santa Paws knows whose naughty or nice!! He's making a list just like we are so if ya don't want rocks in your stocking ya better be good.

Happy day after Thanksgiving! It's 30 days until Christmas Day. Weenie didn't even know what Christmas was until I told him.

"My poor brother was kept outside for the first 9 years of his life but now he is with me and Mommy and we gotta make up for all that he's missed."

Weenie here....."I have nothing to put on my list. I've got all I ever wanted, a Mommy and a sister that love me and I won't ever be left outdside in the cold and rain again. My wish is that every homeless pup finds a home in time for Christmas."

Mommy here......."Well said my little fella!"

OK......We had the most exciting and Yummylicious Thanksgiving ever! We went over to Aunt Tina & Chris's house. They said they had a suprise for us. OMD!! They sure did. They got a new pup. Her name is Hoppy Sue. "Are we there yet Mommy?"
Here are a few pictures of us doggies playing outside. The doggie with the butt facing the camera is Hoppy Sue.

Mommy was so happy cause I was feeling frisky and was playing like my old self. Look at my smile!!
Even if I'm kinda losing my hair and going grey all over, I'm still kinda cute or so Mommy says..
My handsome brother in his new T-Shirt. He aint't got lots of hair like me so he was kinda chilly.
His shirt say's "I Luv My Mummy" Just so you don't forget our friends.

Baby Girl Mr Grins
Gordo
And introducing......Hoppy Sue Lookit that tail. Kinda looks like a puggie, so she's gotta be a mix.

OK one last Thanksgiving thing, and then its over until next year.. Mommy don't like turkey much but she loves veggies. Aunt Tina roasted all these veggies........
they ended up looking like this. One word Yummylious!!
We got a little Smile Box of Hoppy Sue doing trick. Weenie said he wishes he could climb too!! We love new friends and she's a keeper for sure.

Customize your own picture slideshow

{{{huggies}}}.......Mona

Sniff ya later........Weenie

GIVING THANKS!!

2011-11-24T09:52:00.001-06:00

This ecard customized with Smilebox

WORDLESS WEDNESDAY

2011-11-23T17:00:00.002-06:00

YUMMYLICIOUS!! What we're taking to Baby Girl's for Thanksgiving Dinner.

OUR WONDERFUL SATURDAY WITH LOVED ONES

2011-11-22T17:48:00.038-06:00

QUOTE OF THE DAY: "Friendship isn't about who you have known the longest.
It's about those who came and never left your side."

Dear blogging friends,

This last Saturday all of us had such a wonderful day spending it with the pups and peeps we love and that love us, even though we started the day with me having to go to Dr Briles for my yearly stuffs.

Mommy loves our family so much, but they aren't dog people like all of our Blogville peeps. The family can't understand the love she has for us and why she spends all her money takig care of us. Without all of you and Mommy's DROH & ATDR friends, the last few months while I been sick, would have been unbearable. We have so much to be thankful this year. First on the list is my brother, Weenie!! Second is all of you & your support.

OK.....enough of all that mushy stuff. Let's go on before Mommy starts crying. Me and Weenie wanna tell ya about the terrific day, except going to the Vet to be poked and prodded, we had Saturday.

First.......Mommy tricked me. As you can see in this picture, I was so excited cause we was going visiting.

Then it happened! She turned left onto Aldine Bender. Right goes to the freeway. Left goes to Aldine Animal Hospital. I love Dr Briles and he takes good care of me but enough is enough!!

"Please Mommy!! Don't make me go in that room."
"Don't worry, Sissy, I'm right here with ya!!"
Misery loves company.
This is how it went..........The waiting is the hardest.

"Hey!! What'cha doing back there?"

I'm kinda losing some of my furs on my chest.
"Mommy!! Please help me!! Here come the shots."
OUCH!!!
Is it over? Can we go now??

Second........We went to get the oil changed in my car at the Toyota dearlership. Do you know what that means? We get to visit with Miss Cindy. She gots doggies too and she loves me. Of course we had to wait until she could take a break but she she's worth waiting for.

We waited.......

and waited.......
and waited.......
Weenie took a nap while we was waiting......
but I kept watching for her and then............
"Hi Miss Cindy!!"

Third.............then we went to Aunt Judy and 8 of our dachsie friends were there with their fosters or Mommies. The peeps were gonna go to dinner that evening as soon as some more peeps came over and they brought 3 more dachshunds with them. So there was 13 doggies all together.

Look who else was there. Tiana, Weenie's little girl. He was so excited. Remember Koya is my baby girl but Tiana belongs to Weenie.

Here are a few pictures of all of us and the peeps.

A lapful of dachshunds......Aunt Judy with her 4 pups and her fostr Mazie.
"Mommy, when can we go visiting again?"

{{{huggies}}}.......Mona

Sniff ya later.......Weenie

JUST US PLAYING AROUND

2011-11-21T20:37:00.005-06:00

QUOTE OF THE DAY:

An optimist is a person who starts a new diet on Thanksgiving Day.

~~~ Irv Kupcinet Kup

Hey friends,

Blogger is a pain in the butt tonight!!

So what's new about that?

We was gonna post about the wonderful day

we had on Saturday with our dachshund

friends even though Sissy had to

go to see Dr Briles but Mommy

couldn't get any pictures to load except

for the mouse up top so here's a little video of

of us just goofing around.

Personalize your own digital greeting

Sniff ya later..............Weenie

TEXAN UPDATE 11-20-11

2011-11-20T15:18:00.004-06:00

Wow!! 6 -3 Wow!! YA GOTTA BELIEVE.
HOUSTON TEXANS .......... 30

CLEVELAND BROWNS .......... 12

A VERY HAPPY DACHSHUND & A SONG FOR OUR OLDER PEEPS

2011-11-20T10:40:00.010-06:00

QUOTE OF THE DAY:

"Thanksgiving dinners take eighteen hours to prepare.
They are consumed in twelve minutes.
Half-times take twelve minutes.
This is not coincidence."

Tom Turkey says:

"Eat more beef!!"

Hi friends,

I'm feeling good today. Yesterday was a busy day. We went to 4 different places and the poor old Mommy is exhausted and like she likes to say
"Ah, to be young again."

The most important thing was that I went to see Dr Briles for my yearly stuffs. He said I looked good, was acting like my old self again and that the medicine seems to be working for now. Now that's something to the thankful for!!

Anyhow....we went to Aunt Judy's yesterday afternoon and there was 6 of us dachsies there and 3 more came later. We had a blast and the peeps went to a place called "Green Parrot Bar & Grill" for dinner. They was gone for hours and hours but had a great time. Then they came back and had some of Aunt Judy's homemade fig cake and pumpkin pecan ice cream. It was yummylious or so they say since none of us got any. It's just not fair, I tell you.

Mommy, Aunt Judy, Paula and Brinda took tons of pictures but Mommy hasn't loaded any we took yet so ya gotta wait to see them.

One of the ATDR foster parents sent a little video of one of her previous foster pups living the good life and the music on it is a very old song some of our older peeps, like Mommy, might like to hear so here goes. Again "Ah to be young again!"

DARBY adopted 2/15/11

For our senior peeps!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=vPjQz1jj8Po&vq=medium

Gotta go....time for a nappie with Mommy. See ya later with Saturday's pictures from "The Day in the life of 2 dachsies."

{{{huggies}}}......Mona & Weenie saqys "Sniff ya later".

THANKSGIVING BLESSING ....

2011-11-17T21:32:00.010-06:00

QUOTE OF THE DAY:

"No matter how good or bad you think life is,
wake up each day and be thankful for life.
Someone somewhere else is fighting to survive."

Great news!! Baron got adopted!! Mommy and Miss Sandra are over the moon.

Miss Shelby, lookit her now. Happy & Loved!!

Shelby here......"I want to thank everybody for all the prayers for my Baron. All I know is that before Rescue Me Week, he was on the available for adoption list but now he is on the Happy Tails list at Brazoria County Human Society.

Love......Miss Shelby

HAVE YOU COUNTED YOUR BLESSINGS?

2011-11-17T05:58:00.006-06:00

QUOTE OF THE DAY:

"On Thanksgiving Day, all over America,
families sit down to dinner at the same moment
- halftime."

~Author Unknown
Are ya ready for Thanksgiving?

It's just not about turkey & football.. It's about friends & family and being thankful for being free. Mommy said she is blessed to have us in her life. Next Thursday is the big day so until then we will be making a list of all we have to be thankful this year. How about you?

OK....now here's a little doxie humor for you.

{{{huggies}}}.........Mona
Sniff ya later...........Weenie

WORDLESS WEDNESDAY -- ALMOST

2011-11-16T03:00:00.003-06:00

Happy Birthday Baby Koya Guess what happened a year ago today? My baby girl got born!!
I am so excited!!! Mommy has being watching her grow since the day she was born.
Koya, my Koya, my very own baby girl, wasn't she the cutest baby ever?

Thank goodness Mommy works with her Granny, Cat, and whenever she takes pictures she always sends them to me, since she is my baby.
This picture was taken right after she went home from the hospital.
Lookit her giving somebody a raspberry. Gotta start them youmg ya know. She learned that from me.
She looks just like a little doll .. lookit her blowing bubbles!!

3 Generations......that's Cat on the right.
Here is my girl today at 1 year old. She's sitting on Mommy desk.

Koya walking!! You go girl! She never crawled, just started walking. Cat sent Mommy this video of my girl when she first stting walking. Can ya see what she's walking to? Her Duckie I gave her at Easter. It's her favorite toy.

I love my baby girl!!

{{{huggies}}}........Mona

THE COUSINS

2011-11-15T05:54:00.005-06:00

QUOTE OF THE DAY:

"Some of us are so self-reliant that we won't ask for help from our family members or close friends. You can't do it all, all the time, by yourself."
~~ Yasmeen Abdur-Rahman

"Family & Friends, God's Greatest Gift"

Hi friends,

Yesterday Mommy posted a quick little video of us and our dear dachsie friends that Aunt Paula took while Mommy, her sisters and cousins went to the bench for a cousin reunion this summer.

It got Mommy to thinking about that trip and how wonderful it was. The only person missing was her sister Frances. You've heard stories of the "Wild & Whooly Ricca Girls." Well here they are in all their glory.

Left to right......the Mommy, Pam & Frances
Here all the cousins on the beach trip. Aunt Frances wasn't with them but she was in their hearts.
{{{huggies}}}.........Mona

GIVING THANKS THIS THANKSGIVING SEASON

2011-11-14T22:24:00.008-06:00

QUOTE OF THE DAY:

"Life isn't about waiting for the storm to pass,
it is about learning to dance in the rain."

Dearest friends,

Mona here........

Me, Weenie and Mommy have been thinking about the things we got to be thankful for this year. So I'll go first.

"I am thankful that I have a Mommy that loves me very much and will do everything it takes to keep me well and that I have a brother again. I am thankful that I have so many Blogville freinds and very dear friends at home."

Weenie here.......

"I am thankful that my Mommy took a little blind boy into her home and her heart. I am thankful that a have sister who makes sure I don't get hurt and lets me share Mommy with her."

The Mommy........here

"Where to start? I am thankful that God has allowed me two furbabies to keep me company and shower me with love. I am thankful that my precious little girl is still with me and if not well at least putting up a good fight. I am thankful that my little fella is with us. I am thankful for all of your the support, prayers and love through thye years mainly during these last several months. It helps
more than I can ever say. One says word it all..........THANKS!! "

Mona here again.........Mommy was messing around trying to get blogger to cooperate a liitle while ago -- we still can't spell check, link, change colors and such -- but low and behold this video took. It was taken the weekend that Mommy, her sisters and cousins went to Galveston. Mommy just saw it tonight for the first. Aunt Judy took real goof care of us. At least she gives us treats.

{{{huggies}}}.........Mona
Sniff ya later...........Weenie
God Bless.................the Mommy

BOLO'S NOSEVEMBER CONTEST, RESCUE ME WEEK SUCCESS AND 4 IN A ROW

2011-11-13T17:52:00.019-06:00

QUOTE OF THE DAY;
"Everyone must take time to sit and watch the leaves turn."
~ ~Elizabeth Lawrence

Hi friends,

It has been a wonderful day with a touch of fall in the air. Me and my Sissy have been sunbathing and chasing lizards and tree rats most of the day, when we haven't been napping on Mommy's lap. She even brought me a lizard to play with cause I couldn't see them. She nice to me lake that! Course he was dead but I heard the crush when she bit him.

There is a contest I gotta tell ya about that Bolo is having. It's his Annual Nosevember Contest. So this is a perfect time to tell ya about Sarge's idea. It's the Blogville Community Calendar. It's over at ............. http://bccalendar.blogspot.com/
Not only is our COP Sarge protecting Blogville but he's making sure we know all about the events. contests and stuffs going on. Way to go buddy!

Can you guess whose Snooter this is?
It's Bolo's of course!~~ Mona said she'd know that nose anywhere cause she's being dreaming of planting some kisses on it every since she met him. But his heart belongs to his Mommy. She can always dream she says. She's kinda between fellas right now. She says she's just gonna look at the boys from afar because Cushings is makeing her lose some of her furs. She still looks like the most beautiful girl in the whole wide world to me. If you'd like check Bolo's contest out he is at
http://peiinthelife.blogspot.com/
Mommy was so excited when she found out today that 2 pups got adopted thanks to Rescue Me Week!! Yep 2! Maybe more. I bet Grampa J is very proud of Mayzie, I know we are.

Run on over to Roo's and check this out: Stella got adopted!!
Maggie Mae gots a new brother named Max that got adopted too!!

These adoptions just made Mommy want to do cartwheels but old Arthur-ri-tis wouldn't ler her. It's the thought that counts.

One last thing. The Texans won again today!! Yes it's true. That's makes 4 in a row.
HOUSTON TEXANS..........37

TAMPA BAY BUCCANERS..........9

Sniff ya later............Weenie

PET ADVENTURE DAY IN DEER PARK AND MONA UPDATE

2011-11-12T19:00:00.001-06:00

QUOTE OF THE DAY: "Winter is an etching,
spring a watercolor,
summer an oil painting
and autumn a mosaic of them all."

~ ~Stanley Horowitz

Weenie here............

Remember Wednesday we told ya about the 5th Annual Barktoberfest in Kingwood being held today? We didn't go because Mommy had to go to the dentist this morning and Dr Briles was gonna call this afternoon with the results of Mona's blood tests. Before Mommy left work yesterday, Judy from Great Dane Rescue said TUX would be going. Maybe he got lucky!! We hope so.

While ATDR was at Barktoberrest in Kingwood, DROH was in Deer Park at Pet Adventure Day. Both them places are on different sides of Harris County with Houston between them. So homeless dachshunds were well represented today.

Aunt Paula and Brinda were at Pet Adventure Day and they sent a few pictures of their fosters cause they were just too cute.

This is Brinda with Princess Violette. She is a very senior dog. She was wearing her tennis shoes but when your a Princess why walk when you can be carried around.

Don't know what this puppy's name is but I guess this is his proud Papa.

OK....NOW FOR THE BAD & GOOD NEWS!!

......the bad news

Yesterday Mona had to go stay with Dr Briles all day. I had to stay home ALONE, all alone, all day by myself. I didn't like it one bit. I cried like a baby! OK, I admit it!! I might be a big boy but I get nervous when I'm alone. So I was a bad boy. I should be ashamed but I'm not. I left little suprises all over the house for Mommy, if you know what I mean. Well at least it wasn't the runny kind!! I pulled the telephone off the table by the cord, pushed the trash can over, tore up Mona's stuffy and best of all.....jumped up on the couch and knokced everythinbg to the floor. Mommy still hasn't figured how I got up there. So I'm in the dog house now. So I'll let Mommy take over now.

MOMMY here......the good news

Yesterday morning, it was in the 50s, too cool for Mona so I bundled her up in her little hoodie sweat shirt and off we went. Weenie was very sad. He has already explained what a naughty boy he was so enough said. Let me say though that I was not upset with him when we got back. He does not like to alone unless his sister is with him. Weenie loves Miona so much. Let me also say that he ignored me all evening until is was bedtime and then he was the first in the bed.

"Let's go Mommy, I'll drive!" "Mommy!! We're going where!! I don't wanna go."

Mona was not very happy either yesterday morning. She loves Dr Briles but not enough to stay at the Vet's office all day. She had to be dragged to the back when I left for work. She did very well while she was there but refused to eat. Dr Briles said she kept pulling her blanket into the food dish and then her stuffy on top of that. These lab tests had to be sent out so good news yesterday.

This afternoon Br Briles called with some good news. The medications she is taking seems to be working. Her levels have gone down somewhat and the medication does not have to be increased at this time. The Cushings will never go away but hopefully will be manageable. She will be retested again in 3 months unless she starts throwing up and has runny stools again.

She is still not as active as before, sleeps at alot but is starting to take an interest again in whats going on. She still continues to drink a lot of water and when she pees it's like a little river that won't stop flowing. Dr Briles says that is normal with Cushings. She also has some hair loss, normal too. She is bloated and her poor little belly looks paper thin where you can see her veins. He said that's normal too. It hard to see her this way but at least she's not in pain.

That's all I know for now

Thanks for all the love and prayers for my baby.

God Bless......the Mommy Sarah

VETERANS DAY TRIBUTE & RESCUE ME WEEK - DAY 5

2011-11-11T04:00:00.003-06:00

QUOTE OF THE DAY:

"This nation will remain the land of the free only so long as it is the home of the brave."
~ ~Elmer Davis

THE GRATITUDE CAMPAIGN

Have you ever seen one of our military walking past you and wanted to convey to them your thanks, but weren't sure how or it felt awkward? Recently, a gentleman from Seattle created a gesture which could be used and has started a movement to get the word out. Please everybody take just a moment to watch....... The Gratitude Campaign..........and then start using the sign.

PLEASE.....click on the link below and lets start showing our vertans the respect and love they deserve. When the link opens up you can view the short video or the long video. I watched both.

God Bless all our vetraans today and always...........The Mommy, Sarah

http://www.gratitudecampaign.org/index.php?c=pages&m=watch_short_video

Today we are posting our final entry for Rescue Me Week. We want to thank our friend, Mayzie, for coming up with such a Pawsome idea. So many posts from some many of us. Blogville should be proud of itself and even if only one dog, kitty, goat, pig or animal gets adopted it will have all been worth it.
Today we'd like to feature a Specila Needs Great Dane named TUX. Mommy works with a lady that helped start their organization. There website is at http://saveadane.org/. Would't it be nice to have a "Honey" in your family?
MEET TUX

Tux is a handsome leggy Merle Mantle male with natural ears, one ear has an adorable flip over the head. He is the sweetest boy who is 5 years old and weighs about 130 pounds. He is a spunky guy who likes to take car rides and and lean on you. He is good with other dogs, cats and kids. He loves water and loves to take an afternoon romp! He is very loyal, great boy who is looking for a couch to call home!

Tux has developed Wobblers, which is being maintained with pain meds and restricted exercise. Tux hasn’t had a good life and his people in his life have always dumped on him, so we are here to take care of Tux now. We are seeking a special home for Tux that would like to give a special needs Dane a forever place to call home. He is active, energetic, clear mind, and loves to snuggle. He just needs help maintaining the Wobblers.
If you are looking for a fantastic boy who is the right age and well mannered, than TUX is your man.

What a fantastic week this has been.

{{{huggies}}}......Mona

Sniff ya later.......Weenie

RESCUE ME WEEK -- DAY 4

2011-11-10T04:00:00.001-06:00

A RESCUE STORY.....

"Hi," I said. She came over, licked my hand discreetly, allowed herself to be scratched for a time, chased her tail in a dignified circle, lay down again. I remember thinking: "There are times God puts a choice in front of you." I often had such thoughts back then. We took the dog."

Stanley Bing
WEENIE here.....

It's DAY 4 of Rescue Me Week. WOW!! What a turnout it's been. I've been so excited seeing all the doggies needing homes and reading their stories. We pray every night that they all get adopted into good homes, but if not, if only one gets adopted DWB will have played a big part in it and we would all be so proud.

Mommy said this could be my post tonight because this post is about 2 special dogs needing homes that are where I came from, ATDR. When my former owners dumped me at a high kill shelter in Irving, I was getting ready to be PUT TO SLEEP when ATDR came to my rescue. My fomer owner didn't want a dog going blind but Mommy didn't care. I've been with my sister and my Mommy for more than 10 months now. I'm a very lucky boy and hope these two find their forever homes soon.

http://www.atdr.org/
CUPCAKE
Color: Red Sable
Sex: Female (spayed)
Current Age: 3 Years 3 Months (best estimate)
Activity Level: Moderately Active
Indoor or Outdoor: Indoor Only
Good with Dogs: Yes
Good with Kids: Yes
Cupcake is brand new to rescue! She is a precious longhaired chocolate dapple female with a missing eye! This beautiful girl somehow lost an eye somewhere down the road, it has been surgically removed. She is perfectly happy and doesn't let it slow her down! She is sweet, calm, loving and a BEAUTIFUL chocolate dapple longhaired baby. Please help this deserving girl find the perfect home!
Cupcake is on the spa diet plan for now - she really wants to lose a few pounds before she finds just the right place to live! She is fully vetted and fostered in the Houston area!

CASH

Color: Dilute red
Sex: Male (neutered)
Current Size: 12 Pounds
Current Age: 2 Years 6 Months (best estimate)
Activity Level: Moderately Active
Indoor or Outdoor: Indoor Only
Good with Dogs: Yes
Cash is a sweet red boy that stumbled into rescue. A friend of ATDR discovered him running through rush hour traffic. She managed to catch him and decided to call him Lucky at first. Cash made it to one of our foster homes and is thriving. Attempts to contact the owners were never successful, they never returned a call! He is approx 2 -3 yers old, healthy and heartworm negative. This love bug wants to snuggle and cuddle as much as you will let him. Cash is an easy going, loving little guy that deserves so much more than he had in the past. Please help him make his dreams come true! Cash is fully vetted, microchipped and being fostered in the Houston Area!

Several months ago ATDR had 130 or so dogs waiting for forever homes. Last month they took in so many puppies, so many Mommy couldn't count, many of which have been adopted. Lots of folks just want puppies but they are so many older dogs needing homes too. I was almost 9 years old when my Mommy adopted me from ATDR and you know how well I turned out.

Please think about adopting a rescue dog, any kind, and help save a like.

Sniff ya later...........Weenie

WORDLESS WEDNESDAY

2011-11-09T04:00:00.001-06:00

Ultimate Rescue Event:

Your new best friend awaits you here.

5th ANNUAL KINGWOOD BARKTOBERFEST......NOVEMBER 12, 2011

Come visit ATDR at Barktoberfest on Saturday, November 12th from 10am-4pm at Kingwood Town Center Park!! Vendors, Food and Rescue Groups all set up in a beautiful location! Come join the fun!!!

Kingwood Barktoberfest
Kingwood Town Center Park8 N Main StKingwood, TX, US 77339281-384-5431jennifer@urbanpawsmgazine.com