OT: Worrying about the Sophster

I know exactly how you feel. And, to top it all off, she probably will be very angry with you, indeed. She probably won't talk to you for days afterward.

She'll get over it, though. They always do. ;-)

Arondelle

vj found this in rec.crafts.beads, from Kathy N-V :

]I know that she looks like she's just a dog, but to me, she's just ]a hairy little short person that smells.

i agree with you, Kathy. i'm the same way about my dogs. my cats, not so much, but almost.

]Every dog I've ever ]had has bitten my father at one time or another.

LOL. now THAT has to tell you something!

]It's very weird not to have Sophie here with me - she's always at my feet ]while I'm at the computer or when I'm in my chair, beading. No one barked at ]the mailman today, either. I don't like this at all. ] ]Waiting anxiously for a phone call,

waiting right there with you. i know how miserable it is. hang in there - she'll be back soon!

----------- @vicki [SnuggleWench] (Books)

(Jewelry) ----------- It's not what you take, when you leave this world behind you; it's what you leave behind you when you go. -- Randy Travis

{{{{{{{{{{Kathy and Sophie}}}}}}}}}} Hope things go well and she is home with her mommy very soon!

Carol in SLC My newest creation (12/5):

care of his problem.<

Roxan, my DD's Chihuahua had a stroke a few years ago and has had seizures since then. She takes phenobarbital and doesn't have anything but infrequent petit mal seizures as long as her phenobarb levels are adequate. We get it checked periodically and her meds get adjusted accordingly.

Carol in SLC My newest creation (12/5):

Would it help if one of us sat at your feet and gazed at you adoringly? I do hope your little girl is home soon. A house can feel so empty when any of the loved ones are gone. Diana

Sending doggy healing vibes your way.

LMK if you need baby food coupons - got a bunch and I don't use them. Happy to send them your way.

On Tue, 9 Dec 2003 17:35:56 -0500, Barbara Forbes-Lyons wrote (in message ):

Thank you so much, but the vet says she'll only need baby food for three or four days. After that, she can go back to eating kibble. Apparently, dogs have hard gums and can "chew" kibble even without teeth.

BTW, she had eighteen teeth removed and has eight remaining. I'm glad they left her bottom two fangs: they stick out at a weird angle, but they give her character. I like to tell people that she's part werewolf.

Kathy N-V

Oh man, I miss Muffy. My sister Barb used to hit me, and if she hit me then Muffy would bite her, LOL. The funny thing is that if I would hit Barb, Muffy would still bite Barb. It pissed her off to no end and amused me completely. We would sit on the floor and hit each other so that Muffy would go for Barbi, LOL. (Yes, not much to do in Ohio in the winter). She would always say, "That is YOUR dog." Becki "In between the moon and you, the angels have a better view of the crumbling difference between wrong and right." -- Counting Crows

GOOD dog, LOL!!!

Carol in SLC My newest creation (12/5):

LOLOLOLOL -- thanks, Carol. It was really funny to watch this happen (that is, unless you were Barbi!)

Becki "In between the moon and you, the angels have a better view of the crumbling difference between wrong and right." -- Counting Crows

On Tue, 9 Dec 2003 20:36:25 -0500, BeckiBead wrote (in message ):

Good for Muffy! I hope Barb treated you with great respect and gentleness from that time forward. (or else)

All the dogs have been MY dogs. If my father raised a hand to me (who am I kidding "if," we all know I mean "when"), the dog would always bite him in the back of the leg. Of course, I've had dogs for many years after I moved out of my parent's homes, yet both Buckie and Sophie have bitten my father.

Sophie bit my Dad the first time she laid eyes on him - he went to grab DD to give her a hug, and suddenly an eight lb. puppy was gnawing on his leg in a fury. To this day, Sophie has to be restrained when my Dad is coming by. She paces back and forth by the door, growling, and hoping to find some way to escape and presumably bite him again.

Viciousness aside, Sophie is still MY dog and no one elses. When Bob tells her to do something, she looks at me as if to say, "Do I really have to listen to him?" If I nod, she'll do whatever he said. If I don't do anything, she'll come over, sit next to me, and glare at him. Drives Bob wild. heh heh heh.

Sophie also knows a whole bunch of odd commands that I taught her when she was a pup. She knows to go in the next room and lie down if I tell her "we're eating." If I ask her who is at the door, she'll run to the door, and respond with a distinctive bark for each family member. "I'm taking a nap" means just what I said, and causes Sophie to race to my bedroom and jump onto her bed. "You little Perv!" means get out of the bathroom, because I'm in here. Need I tell you what "Here's a quarter kid, go to the movies!" means? :-)

Tonight, she's doing quite well. She had a good drink of water, which stayed down, and jumped into the basket of dirty laundry in front of the washing machine. Now and again I hear a little cough from out there, and she gave her distinctive "Daddy's Home" yodel when Bob got home from work. She's still looking pretty rugged, but I hope that passes tomorrow when she is allowed to have a little food. (Gerber, Stage II, chicken and rice)

Friday, we go back and have the stitches removed from her left eyelid, so she won't look so much like a blind pirate. The little warty stitches will be removed at the same time, and if there are stitches in the mouth, they come out in ten days.

Thanks for all the kind thoughts and healing vibes. The only great side effect of all my nervousness was that I managed to make a bunch of necklaces and bracelets for friends while I was too frantic to sit still.

Kathy N-V

THAT is a great story, as is the rest of it. I am so glad she is feeling better, Kathy. Jumping in the dirty clothes is a good sign of that. You must be feeling better also?

Becki "In between the moon and you, the angels have a better view of the crumbling difference between wrong and right." -- Counting Crows

In article , Carol in SLC writes

:-)

In article , roxan writes

I'm sure he will be, we'll all keep our paws crossed for him though.