YAAAYYYYY!!!!!!!!!!!!!! You folks ROCK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Thank you!! Please keep voting!! Hopefully we can stay in 2nd and still help the Bahamas shelter a little too!! We're still coming up in the percentage!! You folks are the BEST!!! Just go to www.theanimalrescuesite.com Click on the "Shelter Challenge" tab. Then choose Costa Rica for the country and click "search." That should bring up Lighthouse. Click "vote" and then type in the letters/numbers that appear to confirm your vote. OR, if you want to help the Bahamas shelter win a weekly you click on Bahamas for the country and vote for them through this week. Once you have voted, the next time you log onto the vote site there should be a spot just below the search box that says, "This is the shelter you voted for during your last visit." or something similar. All you have to do is click on vote.
Our guests left this morning. They were GREAT!!! Really nice people who LOVE LOVE LOVE us furkids!! They promised to vote for us too!!! WHOOO HOOOO!! We have another guest coming in tomorrow night. Mom has to pick her up at the airport. I hope she's as neat as Uncle Brian and Aunt Sue!!!
Ol' Spanky has pretty much decided he's an indoor cat now. He thinks he's a dog and he's hogging Dads belly at naptime. bummer........
Sprockett, the beagle we baby sit with should arrive today. He's a fun dog and ral laid back just like us. We're always glad when he comes for a visit.
Oh well.....gotta go fluff the beds!! My work is never done.
Thanks again for all the votes!!! Tailwags, BudBud
We climbed more today!! YAAAAAYYYYY!!!!!!!!!!!!! THANK YOU!!!! Just go to www.theanimalrescuesite.com Click on the "Shelter Challenge" tab. Then choose Costa Rica for the country and click "search." That should bring up Lighthouse. Click "vote" and then type in the letters/numbers that appear to confirm your vote. Once you have voted, the next time you log onto the vote site there should be a spot just below the search box that says, "This is the shelter you voted for during your last visit." or something similar. All you have to do is click on vote. You won't have to search for Lighthouse anymore. The winds are still kicking up here. Our rainy season was late and our windy season was late. Usually the winds stop at the end of December. This year they didn't really start until the end of December!! Sometimes we have to hang on with our toenails on the tile porch!! We like it though. It ruffles our fur up and feels like a million fingers petting us.
Joray, our human sister, left yesterday and we're all missing her!! She just emailed us and told us she is almost to Knoxville and will call us when she gets to Nashville. We found her a nice place to stay, in a private home, for a few days til she can find an apartment. Mom rents our guest room through Airbnb.com and so she looked there for a place in Nashville and found a nice lady who does the same thing. We've met some great folks doing that. If you are ever traveling you might want to check out that site. When people come here they say it's like staying with family instead of the hotel scene. Y'all please say some prayers that Joray finds a really nice place t live please!!
STILL CLIMBING!!! We can do this!!! Thanks to you folks!!! Just go to www.theanimalrescuesite.com Click on the "Shelter Challenge" tab. Then choose Costa Rica for the country and click "search." That should bring up Lighthouse. Click "vote" and then type in the letters/numbers that appear to confirm your vote. Once you have voted, the next time you log onto the vote site there should be a spot just below the search box that says, "This is the shelter you voted for during your last visit." or something similar. All you have to do is click on vote. You won't have to search for Lighthouse anymore. Mom, Dad and Joray went to a party yesterday. A friend got a new house and she was having a house warming. Joray made her a wood burning of a rottie pup for a gift!! Everybody had a good time and Mom got to see lots of friends that she doesn't get to see very often. Mom don't get out much cause she stays here with us most of the time!!
We grow some pretty big stuff here in Costa Rica. Check out the plantain Mom and Joray found in the grocery store!!
Then they went down to our bros' house last night for dinner!! Mom took some pics of all of them with the timer thingy on her camera. So we're sending you some HUMAN pics for a change!! This is the human branch of our family!!
JORAY'S HERE!!! My human sister!!!! We're all REAL happy to see her!!! And today's her birthday!!! We'll make some pics later and send them maybe in the next reminder.
Pogo and Misty are goin' home today but they're comin' back in a few weeks to stay for a couple of months!!! They're cuties. We always enjoy havin' them here!!
Bunny had another seizure this morning but it wasn't real bad and she sees ok once it was over. Not like the other times when she was so disoriented for such a long time. Aunt Sloane sent us some medicine for her so we're going to start her on that and see if that will help. Mom says Aunt Sloane is an angel!! We all agree!!!
You folks are doin' SOOOOOOO good!! THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Just go to www.theanimalrescuesite.com Click on the "Shelter Challenge" tab. Then choose Costa Rica for the country and click "search." That should bring up Lighthouse. Click "vote" and then type in the letters/numbers that appear to confirm your vote. Once you have voted, the next time you log onto the vote site there should be a spot just below the search box that says, "This is the shelter you voted for during your last visit." or something similar. All you have to do is click on vote. You won't have to search for Lighthouse anymore. Some friends sent us a pic of Mom singin' at the benefit so we're adding it to this reminder.
Thank you ALL for all the votes!!! Y'all have a great Wednesday!!! Tailwags, BudBud
You folks are doin' SOOOOO GOOD!!!! Thank you!!!! Be sure to vote again today. Just go to www.theanimalrescuesite.com Click on the "Shelter Challenge" tab. Then choose Costa Rica for the country and click "search." That should bring up Lighthouse. Click "vote" and then type in the letters/numbers that appear to confirm your vote. Once you have voted, the next time you log onto the vote site there should be a spot just below the search box that says, "This is the shelter you voted for during your last visit." or something similar. All you have to do is click on vote. You won't have to search for Lighthouse anymore.
It's gonna be a short reminder today. Mom and Dad have to load everything and get out to the recreation area for the Chili Cook Off!! It's a benefit to help the orphanage here in Atenas! You can go here to read about it! If you live in Costa Rica why not come join 'em!! It's gonna be FUN!!! http://www.atenaschilicookoff.com/
Maggie and Emma spent the night last night and brought their Mom and Dad with 'em!! We all had a good time!! Uncle Ray got started playin' Angry Birds on Moms computer thingy and he made HIGH SCORE on a LOT of it!!
Mom's gotta take off so y'all say a prayer that they raise LOTS of money for the kids at the orphanage.
OH!! And here's another Costa Rica Roads photo for ya!!
It's gonna be REAL busy for the next few days!! Today Maggie and Emma are coming to stay the night with us and they're bringing their humans!!! Their humans are gonna help set up the recreation area for the benefit/chili cook off and, since they live in another town they need to be closer so they can be there in time!! They've gotta start setting everything up at 5:00 IN THE MORNING!!! YUCK!!!!!!!!!!!!! Anyway they're all just gonna bunk in here with us so it's handier for them. Then Mom and Dad have to take all Moms sound equipment over there and set it up for Mom to sing. She's been rehearsin' a LOT.
Then on Tuesday my human sister, Joray, gets here!!! WE'RE ALL REAL EXCITED ABOUT THAT!!!! She's gonna stay for EIGHT DAYS!!!!
Our milk man came yesterday. Mom doesn't like "store bought" milk. She was raised on a farm and she likes it straight from the cow. So this guy delivers fresh milk that hasn't been fooled around with. Mom says it tastes SO much better than the other stuff.
We're still climbing in percentage of votes!! THANK YOU ALL!!!!! Just go to www.theanimalrescuesite.com Click on the "Shelter Challenge" tab. Then choose Costa Rica for the country and click "search." That should bring up Lighthouse. Click "vote" and then type in the letters/numbers that appear to confirm your vote. Once you have voted, the next time you log onto the vote site there should be a spot just below the search box that says, "This is the shelter you voted for during your last visit." or something similar. All you have to do is click on vote. You won't have to search for Lighthouse anymore. Y'all have a great Saturday and pleas don't forget to vote!!
Mom's still rehearsin' for the benefit!! It's not Saturday though. Mom made a mistake. It's SUNDAY!! Here's a link to the info!! http://www.atenaschilicookoff.com/ If you live in Costa Rica BE SURE TO COME!!! It's gonna be fun. Mom says it's a contest to see who cooks the best chili. They have judges but they also let the people vote too!! People get to taste the chili and vote...JUST LIKE WE DO FOR THE CHALLENGE!!!
Us perros don't get to go though cause Mom says she'll be real busy singin' and wouldn't have time to be with us. So we have to stay home. Mom doesn't let us eat chili anyway though so I guess it would be kinda boring for us. Besides, we're still on our "diet" thing and we'd probably be grabbing hot dogs and hamburgers out of kids hands if they were low enough to the ground!!!Heck!!! I bet I've probably already lost a hundred pounds!!! Maggie and Emma, our furbuddys that Mom and Dad baby sit for, are coming Saturday night. They're really nice furkids and we always enjoy having them. For some reason their humans are coming with them this time and staying over night!! I guess Mom and Dad are baby sitting with them too!!! Mom says it's because they live far away and it's a long way for them to drive on the day of the benefit. That's why they're stayin' with us the night before. Us Lighthouse kids will have to see if we can get them to sneak us some treats!!
Y'all have a great Thursday and don't forget to vote!!
Everything is goin' pretty good here 'cept for this "diet" thing. All us perros are thinkin' about goin' to visit Dr. Sharon and explainin' to her that we need MORE FOOD!!! AND TREATS!!! She skinny like Mom so she probably doesn't understand. Mom weighed us all and found out we're gainin' weight on her home cooked stuff so she cut down on portion size. BUMMER!!!! She also cut down on portions for the other dogs now so all of us are walkin' around mumblin' about it. And we're getting NO TREATS unless it has medicine in it!!!
Oh well....I guess Mom and Dad are just doin' what's best for us. sigh.....................
Thanks for all the votes!!! Maybe if our shelter wins Mom will let us celebrate with a COOKIE!!!!!! Our new slogan is VOTE FOR COOKIES!!! You folks are the BEST!!!
We can't seem to log into the vote site this morning. Mom says if you're having problems too just please keep trying. Their site always has a lot of issues. Just go to www.theanimalrescuesite.com Click on the "Shelter Challenge" tab. Then choose Costa Rica for the country and click "search." That should bring up Lighthouse. Click "vote" and then type in the letters/numbers that appear to confirm your vote. Once you have voted, the next time you log onto the vote site there should be a spot just below the search box that says, "This is the shelter you voted for during your last visit." or something similar. All you have to do is click on vote. You won't have to search for Lighthouse anymore. We all had a talk with Mom and told her to stop worrying so much. We'd rather just be happy and enjoy our time. We're feeling ok. We're just getting older and when you do that you slow down a lot and have some health problems. So Mom promised us she's gonna try to relax.
You folks just keep praying for us and sending healing thoughts ok?We love all of you!!!! We did a little video for you folks. Hope you enjoy it!! You can see it here!! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bDClTbxP5Eg Tailwags!!! BudBud
HAPPY SUNDAY Y'ALL!!! Mom says today's gonna be a good day!! Thanks for all the votes!! Please keep voting!!! Just go to www.theanimalrescuesite.com Click on the "Shelter Challenge" tab. Then choose Costa Rica for the country and click "search." That should bring up Lighthouse. Click "vote" and then type in the letters/numbers that appear to confirm your vote. Once you have voted, the next time you log onto the vote site there should be a spot just below the search box that says, "This is the shelter you voted for during your last visit." or something similar. All you have to do is click on vote. You won't have to search for Lighthouse anymore.
Mom says we all have to go on a diet 'cause Dr. Sharon says we're too fat and it's hard on our hearts. You know what that means........NO TREATS!!! BUMMER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Bunny is the only one who's not fat. She's still got her schoolgirl figure!! Mom's busy cookin' up some more rice and chicken for us. She's puttin' green beans in it this time too along with the carrots and potatoes.
We just got done singin' to Mom. It always cheers her up when we do that. We try to sing to her at least once or twice a day.
We should get Delilahs test results back on Monday to see if her kidneys have a problem. We all feel pretty good today. Yesterday Bunny had a couple of seizures but they weren't real bad ones. Mom rocks her and sings to her when it happens and all us other furkids just wait and watch to make sure she's ok. We're a pretty tight knit group and we look out for one another!!
You guys have a great Sunday and please don't forget to vote!! Tailwags!!! BudBud
Sorry we're late with the reminder today. Mom's been really busy with vet stuff. You folks are doin' GREAT!! Thanks so much for all the votes. Just go to www.theanimalrescuesite.com Click on the "Shelter Challenge" tab. Then choose Costa Rica for the country and click "search." That should bring up Lighthouse. Click "vote" and then type in the letters/numbers that appear to confirm your vote. Once you have voted, the next time you log onto the vote site there should be a spot just below the search box that says, "This is the shelter you voted for during your last visit." or something similar. All you have to do is click on vote. You won't have to search for Lighthouse anymore.
Six of us went with Dr. Sharon yesterday to the vet university. We had some tests to see what was wrong. Just like Mom promised...the tests didn't hurt and we didn't have to get stuck with any needles or anything. 6 of us had ultrasounds and three of us had ex-rays. Dr. Sharon says we all need to go on a diet to lose some weight. Mieko, Milana and Delilah all got ultrasounds and checked out pretty perfect except Delilah maybe has a kidney problem. Dr. Sharon did a blood test and we should hear something about that on Monday.
Andre checked out pretty good too except for the collapsed trachea. His heart looks good!!
Juliettes heart problem has not gotten any worse but Dr. Sharon did prescribe something new since she's been coughing more lately. She says I need to take it too.
Dr. Sharon said my heart looked pretty bad. Mom typed in the report and translated it on google translate. Here it is. "Inlongitudinal viewsare observedatrialand right ventricularchamberofnormalappearance, whilethe camerashavelefta slightdilatation.Atrioventricularvalveswithslight thickeningand increasedechogenicity.Closedeficientmitral valvewith mildreflux(determined bycolor Dopplerstudy).The relationshipinterventricular septum (IVS) andleft ventricularfree wall(PLVI) showsslightlyincreased (bydilatationof the ventricular wall) Inthetransverseview, there is agoodventricularcontraction,the relationshipis observed aortaincreasedpulmonary artery(Ao:PA) andleft atrial enlargementand relationaorta:pulmonary artery (AO:AP)preserved.Noalterationsobservedinsemilunarvalves(AOand AP) Conclusions: Degenerativevalve disease(withslightdilitacionmainlyleft atrialchamber)"
Mom's pretty upset. She thinks we should all stay healthy forever. We're all sayin' prayers. Y'all please say some too!! And send healing thoughts.
No baths yesterday. It was pretty chilly and REAL windy!!! Mom says maybe today. We did get our HeartGuard and Frontline stuff though so we're good for another month!!
The lady that wanted us to baby sit brought her dogs over yesterday to see if we'd get along. The shepard seemed to be fine but the black dog didn't seem to be the type who would enjoy it here. She lunged pretty hard at Laika through the fence so we just told the lady we didn't think it would work out. 'Course we were ALL barking but that's just the way we greet each other!! So we told her about another lady who baby sits. With all us older furkids. Mom and Dad don't want to take any chances on anybody gettin' hurt.
Mom called Dr. Sharon yesterday to make us an appointment. She's still not happy with how we're all doin' so we gotta get some more tests. Mom promises they won't hurt. Y'all please say some prayers and send healing energy. We're all sayin' doggy prayers too. We all really want to get better.
THANK YOU ALL!!!! You folks are GREAT!!! We can do this!!! And in the next challenge we can help the other shelter to win!!! Just go to www.theanimalrescuesite.com Click on the "Shelter Challenge" tab. Then choose Costa Rica for the country and click "search." That should bring up Lighthouse. Click "vote" and then type in the letters/numbers that appear to confirm your vote. Once you have voted, the next time you log onto the vote site there should be a spot just below the search box that says, "This is the shelter you voted for during your last visit." or something similar. All you have to do is click on vote. You won't have to search for Lighthouse anymore. Tailwags!!!! BudBud
We've got a lady coming this morning to see if her dogs can get along with us!! She wants us to baby sit them while she goes out of the country. We're lookin' forward to meeting them. Y'all keep your fingers crossed that they're nice to us!!
We're all still feeling better 'cept me and Juliette are coughing a lot and Mom's worried about that. It looks like we'll be seeing Dr. Sharon again to get checked out. And Laikas eye has a problem. A pink thing keeps popping out in the inside corner of one of her eyes. It's done it before but it always goes away. Now it's doing it real often and stayin' out longer so we gotta get that checked out. I'm tellin' ya folks, this "getting old" is not like it should be. Mom says it would be more fair if we just got to feelin' better and better as we get older and then one day just "happy out" like a light bulb!!
We're still looking for someone in or near Nashville Tennessee to introduce my human sister to!! She's gonna be moving there and we want her to have a friend waiting!!!
We're hangin' onto 2nd place!! Y'all are doin' GREAT!!!THANKS!!! Just go to www.theanimalrescuesite.com Click on the "Shelter Challenge" tab. Then choose Costa Rica for the country and click "search." That should bring up Lighthouse. Click "vote" and then type in the letters/numbers that appear to confirm your vote. Once you have voted, the next time you log onto the vote site there should be a spot just below the search box that says, "This is the shelter you voted for during your last visit." or something similar. All you have to do is click on vote. You won't have to search for Lighthouse anymore. Tailwags!!!! BudBud
THANKS FOR ALL THE VOTES!!! We're in 2nd place thanks to you!!! Please keep voting!!! Just go to www.theanimalrescuesite.com Click on the "Shelter Challenge" tab. Then choose Costa Rica for the country and click "search." That should bring up Lighthouse. Click "vote" and then type in the letters/numbers that appear to confirm your vote. Once you have voted, the next time you log onto the vote site there should be a spot just below the search box that says, "This is the shelter you voted for during your last visit." or something similar. All you have to do is click on vote. You won't have to search for Lighthouse anymore.
GREAT NEWS!!! We got news from the other shelter yesterday that they have been accepted as members of Petfinder!!! That means that in the next shelter challenge we can all vote for them!!!! WHOOOO HOOOO!!!! We're SOOOO happy for them!!! We'll be even happier if we can help them win the next challenge!!!
Two more baths yesterday!!! Dad was gone so Mom had to do them by herself. Lluvia got hers first cause she doesn't have to get blown dry. Then Mieko got hers!! She REALLY enjoys her bath and she LOVES getting blow dried!! Her fur is long and silky!! So she looks like a million bucks!!! She stands out in the wind just to show off!!! It's still pretty windy here!! Milana, Andre, Laika, and Delilah still need their baths so Mom says we'll probably do two or three more baths today!! We're all lookin' pretty spiffy!! Especially me!!! Mom says I'm the HANDSOMEST boy in the world!!!
My human sister, Joray, is coming down this month!!! YAAAAAAAAYYYYY!!!!!!!!!! She's gonna get here on the 14th!! We can't wait to see her!! She's gonna be moving to Nashville soon so if any of you live near there let us know!!! We'd love to hook her up with a friend so she'll at least know SOMEBODY there!!!
Do any of you know of a King Charles Spaniel rescue group in or near Atlanta? A friend of Moms posted her that he has a friend who needs to find a home for her 7 year old. Mom emailed her and explained the dangers of giving the dog away and she has asked us to help her find a rescue group. Mom didn't ask the circumstances of why she has to re-home her. If you know of a rescue group or would like to adopt, just let Mom know please!!
Joy is still coughing a lot so y'all please keep saying prayers and sending healing thoughts for all of us. Bunny is doing pretty good 'cept she pees on herself sometimes when she's sleeping or when she wakes up suddenly. She hasn't had any more seizures though and that's a GOOD thing!! Mom's still adding Taurine to her food. We don't know if that's what's helping or not...but she hasn't had any seizures since we started using it!!!
Y'all have a GREAT DAY and please don't forget to vote!!!!
Want a daily reminder to vote? Just email mrbudbud@gmail.com and ask to be added!
Letting Them Go, By Frances Jones
The hardest part is letting them go.
By Frances "Kitten" Jones, 2008
Harder than having to look at the terrified eyes and having to smell the stench of their mange and the poop in the matted fur around their raw and oh so tender backside.
Harder than seeing them cower in a corner because they have been so badly abused in the past they have no reason to expect anything different.
Harder than cleaning up the puddles because they urinate out of fear every time someone looks at them.
Harder than shaving them to the skin because they are so horribly matted they could never be combed.
Harder than finding festering sores or even broken limbs under all that matted fur.
Harder than cleaning their poop off the floor or out of their crate because nobody ever cared enough to teach them about going outside.
Harder than seeing them frightened by grass because they have spent their lives on wire floored cages.
Harder than smelling their rotten breath because their diet has been so bad their teeth are all destroyed.
Harder than watching them bump into walls because they are blind from the ammonia stench in the lower puppy mill cages.
Harder than hearing the vet say, "There's not really anything we can do."
The list could go on forever.
None of this comes close to being as hard as letting them go once they are whole again.
But it is all part of doing rescue. If we kept them all we would eventually run out of space and there would be no room for the next one who needs us. Therefore we have to let go.
Animal rescue is one of the most heartbreaking jobs in the world and there are not enough people doing it. Our hearts will be broken again and again. We are horribly outnumbered by the animal abusers, irresponsible owners, greedy breeders and the like.
But then, there is the reward. Seeing the most disheveled, terrified, emaciated animal blossom into a loving, beautiful, loyal, healthy, confident creature.
They look into your eyes and you know. It is worth doing over and over and over.
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