OK - our turn now ......

Ok, we all no that there r sum real unsavory an’just plain not nice peepz around blogville an’we r gonna git tu that in a moment BUTT furst, we iz gonna let our mom haf her say ‘bout sum furry saddening-happy-impawtent newz tuday that we all herd an’she iz really werked up ‘bout – mainly b-cuz it happened rite here in our hometown. Ok mom – go ahead now, the blog iz all yourz (well sorta – at least fer now)-

(By the way, this post iz kinda long so grab whatever u want to make your stay here more comfortable but we wood appreciate it if u'all read thru our entire post)

Mom Beaglebratz here – thank-you Shiloh and Shasta. Today I heard some real distressing news on the radio – made only more distressing by the fact it actually happened a couple of weeks ago here locally and our news station is just now reporting it. One day, our local Highway Patrol made a startling discovery on the side of the highway - a severely  injured Mastiff - she was near death.  You can read more of what I first read HERE
The Highway Patrol first thought when they picked up the dog and took her into a local vet that she had been hit by a car.  They took her into a local vet here in town but it was not until she was picked up by someone from a rescue group in Denver and examined by their vet that it was determined that the dog they named Porsche had been severely beaten in the head by what they believe to be a baseball bat.  After Porsche was taken to Denver, a Facebook page was developed called  
Justice for Porsche  and the rescue group is NSC Rescue in Denver, Colorado.  I am happy to report that Porsche is doing better after surgery to repair the severe head trauma that was so maliciously inflicted on her.  If you go to the rescue's site or the Facebook page you can see updated pictures of Porsche.  She will remain in foster care for a few more months to facilitate her recovery and rehab.  At last report, whatever form of human did this, they have not been caught and because I tend to get a little paranoid, especially since the gate to my backyard was left open this past Friday (was this deliberate - it was done while I was at work and no yard work or maintenance was  scheduled that day - yes, the Beaglebratz did get out since I was totally unaware of the problem and let the dogs out when I got home.  They were caught within the hour and are safe)

Ok - now I turn the blog back to the Beaglebratz -

 Ok - Shiloh'n Shasta bak now an'we iz really ticked off (an'we DON't mean that little bug either) we iz mad az h@!! (U'all can figur out that fer yourselvez)  We iz gittin'REALLY tired of never no-in'when or how, the blogz in out pet community blogville will b attacked next.

BUTT, lettus bak up a little.  Du u'all c that little red'n white sign up there in the center of our blog - rite above this post - among other stuff there is a stop sign.  Stop az in don 't take our pikchurz an'other stuffz frum our blog unless u talk tu us furst - espechally if u iz sumhow makin money frum it.  Now it'z kind of an unnerstandin'here in the blogville pet community that we often swap pikchurz BUTT we no fer shur that we iz all furriendz here an'we iz ONLY  duin'it fer fun - THAT IZ THE ONLY REEZON!  We Beaglebratz didn't use tu haf that little red'n white sign there butt then awhile bak, sumone - there were 2 of them - began takin'stuff frum 
Sugar, the Golden Retriever'z blog an'then claimin'it wuz their'z.  One of them even claimed they "didn't no it was wrong".  C'mon peeple, stealin' iz just that an'no matter where u du it - that duzn't make a difference - IT'Z WRONG! - DON'T DU IT!  

Now this next item we r discussin' iz 'bout what happened at 

Puddlez blog earlier this week.  Now we iz not gonna say much 'bout this, furst the so-called hoo-min duz not d-zerve any more time on our blogz than what he/she/it haz already had an'2nd, b-cuz Puddlez mom haf already sed good stuffz so eloquently in their blog.  Also, 
Miss Minna Krebs sed sum really good stuffz 'bout what happened over at Miss Puddlez' blog  (we want to thank Miss Krebs fer allowin'us tu uze her WhoopAss pikchur - sumhow it addz tu our post).  We just wanna say - if u (the he/she/it) don't wanna take the time tu fully unnerstand an'comprehend what iz bein'blogged 'bout BUTT instead chooze tu comment only, well then u r more than welcome tu just buzz rite on by - we don't want u here.  Just consider any blog in this pet commumity - OFF LIMITZ!

 Ok - the Beaglebratz r all talked out fer now - we will b around, sumwhere.  U'all haven't seen our pikchur fer a few daze so will leave u with that one above.
Shiloh'n Shasta

'Nuther impawtent date

We thought we wood uze this pikchur so 

we iz dressed fer the occazion.

We just wanted tu remind all u 4'n 2 leggerz 

'bout sumthin'-

C that newer banner up there - the one rite above the copyrite sign-

well that iz 'bout the holiday-

Christmas card x-change'n

it iz tellin'u'all that u only haf until 

NOVEMBER 12TH (THIS FRIDAY) 

tu git your 

Name... ADDY... BLOG Name...E-mail ADDY'n

all namez tu b included in card THEN

send that by email tu-

fer thoze who live EAST of the Mississippi-

frankiefurter(AT)wildblue(DOT)net

( Frankie Furter )

fer thoze who live WEST of the Mississippi-

fiestythree(AT)gmail(DOT)com 

( Indiana, Shingo'n Molly )

an'fer thoze who live OUTSIDE the U.S.-

deedeers30(AT)hotmail(DOT)com

( Sprinkles )

 

If u du d-side tu join in the fun, u don't haf tu send a card tu all on the list an'fer thoze of u who r environmentally conscious, u r more than welcome tu send an e-card instead.  BUTT

u will still need tu send the above info in order tu b included.  If u need more info,

just click on the linkz we inluded above

fer the blogz.

A HUGE thanx goez tu them fer 

puttin'this tugether.

 

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PeeS:  

Now we no we haf not blogged 'bout us'n or what we haf bin duin BUTT 

we wanted tu help git out the werd 'bout theze

VERY IMPAWTENT EVENTZ-

The Worldwide Moment'n

The Christmas Card X-change-

we r takin'part in both'n 

haf sent our info in fer 

the Christmas Card X-change.

 

here we were waitin'fer Santa Pawz last year.

Second Annual Worldwide Moment!

Ok - so this event iz not that many daze away (C  that countdown clock up there in the top part of our blog?) an'we want tu git the werd out about it.

Our mom iz gonna b bizy tuday an'we needed sum help gittin'that clock on our blog an'git this post dun in a hurry so we asked her if she wood help us- 

she wuz real happy tu help.

Now, b-cuz we r gittin'close tu the event an'after our travelz thru our neighberhood-WITHOUT MOM 

(may-b we will tell u'all 'bout this sumtime), 

we iz kinda tired SO-

we hopez u'all will follow this link tu 

Jake & Fergi'z place

where they'n their mom haf put tugether a

SUPER-DOOPER post all 'bout the 

2nd Annual Worldwide Moment.

They even haf a link in their post that will show u how tu no when the rite time iz-

no matter where u live.

PLEEZE

there r many doggiez'n kittiez'n other furriez

who need this offer of x-tra support-

we can give them this.

Shiloh'n Shasta

Friendly Friday #4

 

Recently, we vizited an'got kinda reacquainted with a furriend 

who we almost fergotz we wuz followin'

This iz Kirby of Welcome To Kirby's World 

Izn't he just a cutie handsum lil'dude.

Mom insisted we follow Kirby- 

she sed she wanted tu keep watch on 

what he wuz up tu.

Well we like our furriendz  an'we like makin'nu onez so 

we wuz very happy tu follow Kirby.

One of thoze thingz he wuz up tu iz ernin'hiz 

Canine Good Citizen award-

he duzn't just look good butt 

he iza a regular all around good guy.

We also found out that Kirby goez fer 

the squirrelliez like we du.

And he iza good hiker tu-

he haz a most lovely park nearby.

So, what iz next fer Mr. Kirby?

Hiz mom sed they may try sum rally obedience-

bet Kirby will b good at that tu BUTT 

we all will haf tu keep watch on what'z next fer Kirby

Ya'll shood go by an'meet Kirby - 

tell him that Shiloh'n Shasta sent u.

Anipal Photo Hunt #12: All Souls' Day

According to 123holiday.net All Souls Day is the day celebrating all friends and loved ones who have passed on.  It is typically observed largely by the Catholic church altho really it is a Christian day of observance and usually celebrated on November 2nd.  In observance of this special day, the Anipal Photo Hunt blog hop is dedicated this year here in blogville pet community to our beloved pets and trusty companions who have crossed over the Rainbow Bridge.

I have had more than the ones shown here but these are the ones I have either scanned their pictures or I had my digital camera.

Did you ever have a dog or any pet when 

you were in high school (for me - years ago)

that you wish you had now?

(excuse the poor quality - scanned photo)

Kammie is that one for me.

I got her from the pound and she was believed to be a Sheltie mix.

I got her for my high school graduation and

as a bribe to stay and not go to the college I wanted 

for the reason I wanted - a move to a small farm and increase

in my involvement with horses was also part of the deal.

But Kammie was always active - even in her late years when despite 

being almost blind and deaf, she would roam the country side.

She was the one who would always come running and jump into my arms

when I called.  If agility had been as popular then as it is now,

I'm sure she would have been a strong contender.

But when I think of her, I think about the Christmas Eve in 1976 when I

came home from a 6 week hospital stay following a near-fatal surgery-

my head was totally shaved and I didn't look much like the "mom"

she (Kammie) remembered; when I walked in the door, Kammie growled and would not come near me.  But as soon as I sat down and she heard my voice, that was all it took and she came over to me-

we were inseparable the rest of the evening- 

she would not let me out of her sight. 

This next little girl was Kryket.

Kammie was at the farm when Kryket came into my life as a little puppy-

I can't remember what the store said she was 

(this was long before I knew about puppy mills)

but when I think about her I wonder about 

a Border Terrier/Pomeranian mix

(how's that for a mix)

But she had the hair coat and her nose/head looks kind of like Border while she had the short legs/body and tail of the Pom.

Kryket came into my life following the still-birth of my first colt.

I don't remember a whole lot about Kryket except 

she was always around -we never had to shut her in the house-

could usually be found around the house or up at the barn.

In 1990, I was living in a small apartment in town 

(Kammie was still alive and living with my folks in a 3-acre suburban home)

June of that year my mom died then later that summer, when Kammie was found roaming the country roads (this is when she was almost blind/deaf),

the decision was made that instead of risk her getting hit by a passing motorist, (I could not have a dog in the apartment)

it was time for Kammie to cross over to the Rainbow Bridge.

(Believe me, the decision was not totally mine and if I knew about dogs then like I do now, that might have not happened - at least not that year) since Kammie was not really slowing down much in other ways and 

my mom had just died a couple months before).

                                          

                                   

                                        It would not be until early in 1991 when a 

little black puppy with a small white spot on his chest entered my life - this was Oreo,

            supposedly a Yorki-Poo. 

 For the past few years, even before Oreo crossed the Bridge

I always wondered if his breeding was something else 

like Schnauzer and Poodle - he had absolutely no qualities of a Yorki.

Especially when a little older and when groomed, 

his hair quality was more Poodle and 

wirey like a Schnauzer than anything else. 

Living in a small apartment, Oreo was the perfect size for the great companion he became.  In the fall of 2001 - Oreo was 11, when we moved into our house.  A couple of weeks after we moved, I was able to get the backyard fenced - one of my memories of Oreo is when he first experienced being loose in a yard that was good size - he had always had to be on a leash and did not know how to react to being loose with mom not real close by.  At first he would follow me to the backdoor but he soon realized that he was free to sniff and roam til his heart content - I was thrilled to be able to give him some freedom.

I had never had two dogs at one time in the house and Oreo remained my only until May of 2003 when 

Shiloh joined the family - they became best buds and despite the age difference and eventual difference in size,

they remained so until the day I had to make that difficult decision

This time, that decision was the most difficult- 

it was totally mine.  

Before, whenever one of my dogs made that last trip to the vet,

it was more of a family decision and I wimped out going.

With Oreo, that changed and I will never "wimp" out-

my dogs have given me the best years of their lives-

they have so earned my gratitude and respect and 

it is an honor for me to accompany them as they begin their final journey.

I owe them that much.

~Mom Beaglebratz~