tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-80105308639744225592023-11-16T01:33:42.475-05:00Heartbeats"I have cats & dogs & to me that's so important in order to make a house a home. I have heartbeats in it & that's my dogs, my cats...
---Paula Deen (April 7, 2010)The Heartbeatshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10963502233093341605noreply@blogger.comBlogger114125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8010530863974422559.post-72241835555825502402013-05-09T11:54:00.004-04:002013-05-09T11:54:55.791-04:00We're Baaaack! Busy Busy Bees!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Well well well! We've been busy little bees lately! We've been around to comment so we've kept up. We hope y'all enjoy the pictures!!</div>
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In honor of April being Autism Awareness Month, I headed up an event for my beloved charity, Dogs for Autism! We brought Palmetto Dock Dogs to our town for a Dock Dog Diving competition. We hosted dogs from ALL over the southeast for a weekend event. It was SO much fun and we are planning to do it again next year!</div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8010530863974422559.post-46236950111913308912013-02-15T15:23:00.003-05:002013-02-15T15:23:55.310-05:00Maybe not... and a happy birthday headlockYou can skip the words and get to the bday if you want!!<br />
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So last time I wrote, my mother had been told she had Alzheimer's... now we aren't so sure!<br />
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We visited the neurologist yesterday and he had better news... sort of... I guess.<br />
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My brother and I went with my parents which was good because it became very evident that my father has become somewhat of a crutch for my mother. I also realized that my father is getting older and more emotional as well. I suppose now is the time that the tides start to change. The future will require my brother and I taking a much stronger role in our parents life.<br />
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I'm pretty sure that by the time we left, the neurologist wanted to give all of us a brain wave test! Although it was a very serious reason that we were there, my family still laughed and cut up which was very comforting. My father cried twice which sucks, then my brother or I would crack a joke. We were all there to support my mother and determine the plan of action.<br />
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We all agree there is an issue and the neurologist feels it is one of three things:<br />
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1. Multiple Sclerosis which normally presents before age 40 but also causes confusion and other brain issues. These days MS is treated very well with fantastic medications.<br />
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2. Primary Progressive Aphasia which usually presents in men but is rather uncommon in either gender. PPA is a form of dementia that, unlike Alzheimer's, only impacts the language center of the brain. Unfortunately, PPA is a progressive disease and is treated the same as Alzheimer's.<br />
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3. Multiple Strokes which originate in the heart. Her MRI scan is showing some clots on both sides of the brain. If the strokes started in an artery, then they would most likely be contained to one part or one side of the brain.<br />
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Testing for all of these issues will include:<br />
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B. a spinal tap with results in 4 weeks<br />
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D. sonic ultrasound of the heart- basically they go down your throat and ping waves off of your heart<br />
E. finally, if we get no definitive results, then we head up to Duke University Memory Disorder Clinic for a fancy PET scan<br />
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So all of that being said, I am so very thankful that my parents have decent healthcare and have lived a responsible, thrifty life and can have the very best of healthcare. Most people are not so lucky.<br />
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<b>And FINALLY I want to wish Lucy the happiest of birthdays. She was about 8 months old when I rescued her goofy Boxer butt. So I decided that would put her birthday right around Valentines Day! So yesterday we celebrated Lucy's 5th Birthday with a headlock! She has been rescuing me everyday since I brought her wiggly self home! </b></div>
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8010530863974422559.post-90993070577563660412013-02-07T10:51:00.004-05:002013-02-07T10:51:50.049-05:00Alzheimer's SucksMy mom is 58 and has been diagnosed with Alzheimer's. She will receive the results from her CT scan that she had yesterday.The scan was basically to rule out tumor or stroke. They expect to put her on medications today to slow the progression of the disease.<br />
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My father finally convinced her to get a physical by agreeing to one for himself. She told the nurse she was 39. My mother has been an elementary school art teacher for over 25 years. She taught me to be an independent woman even though my level of independence and outspokenness has offended her delicate southern sensibilities! She's always been the most caring mother and is now showing the same love and compassion to my brother's children, aged 18 months and 3. They ADORE their Mimi.<br />
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I don't know what to say or do right now so I'm doing what she always taught me to do, write. When I was mad at someone or frustrated about a situation, she taught me to write a letter with all my thoughts and then put it in a desk drawer. And voila! Suddenly I felt better!<br />
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Unfortunately I'm still not really sure how I feel right now. I think I'm angry that for a few years now I've not been able to have a normal conversation with my mother. She always seems lost or confused or addled.<br />
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I think I'm sad because I don't have children yet. Will my future children ever know their Mimi? Will my mom ever know them? When will my mom forget my name, my face? When will she forget our Christmases or our family vacations? Will she be angry? How will my dad handle this? How will this impact her physically? How does she feel right now knowing what is ahead of her?<br />
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The ONLY thing that I know right now for sure is that I LOVE my mother with all my heart. I am a fixer, a do-er and NOT a wallower. I will put my brave face on for my family. I will do anything and everything to help her and my dad. Because I worked in the medical field during grad school, I have many contacts and I've already called them all in. I need resources and information.<br />
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If any of you have experience with this awful disease and have advice, I need it. Now is the time.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8010530863974422559.post-91733595006438902232013-02-04T14:29:00.004-05:002013-02-04T14:29:49.922-05:00Memories Y'all may remember me talking about my grandfather breeding, raising and training clydesdales and belgians as I was growing up. He is my mother's father and we lived across the street. When a foal was born, we got the phone call, usually before school, to come see the new arrival.<br />
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We lived in the city limits but on the edge of town and on several acres between their property and my parents. He was often seen driving his team through the "neighborhood" in his green and yellow wagon.<br />
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I had the opportunity to visit the brewery in St. Louis but I didn't get to see Grant's Farm. The stables at the brewery were AMAZING! It gave me goose bumps being there. I probably would've cried at the Farm! LOL<br />
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Needless to say this commercial about killed me last night. Absolutely beautiful. A horse of that size in a full gallop is truly something to behold. It makes my heart sing!<br />
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By now another deputy with blue lights was on the scene. This lasted for about 30 minutes and the little, young female decided the highway was too scary and ran to the woods. We hung out for a bit longer but she never came back. I hope she decided the woods were safer until she can find her family again or they find her. </div>
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In the end, we didn't catch her BUT I learned that humans still have good hearts and want to help. I was so shocked to see the kindness of strangers. A lot of people were probably late for work today (and with nothing to eat for lunch!) but that's ok. Not one horn was honked! It actually made me teary eyed!</div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">My dear friend, Julie, rescued this guy the other day. He is living in our Dogs for Autism kennels with several German Shepherds. Julie has years of training under her belt and really likes this guy but he really needs a proper forever home. Below is her description and some pictures. <br class="webkit-block-placeholder" /><br /><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; border-collapse: separate; font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #330033;">Neutered male, under 1 year old. Red and white. Has been very gentle with all people and all animals so far. No microchip. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: #222222;">I found him on the road trying to get killed in traffic. He had a ratty collar on and apparently had been tied up with a wad of hay twine that he'd broken loose from and gotten away. He was skin & bones--and very worried that somebody was going to be mean to him--submissive crouching, etc. I would guess his age at about 10 months, based on the incomplete state of his molars.</span></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;">We have been calling him Juneau.</span></i></span><br />
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Most of us have maxed out on pets in our homes. If my life were a little different right now, I would take her in a skinny minute!</div>
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I cannot believe we kept this surprise a secret for like almost a whole day. Lucy & I knew just what Mamma wanted- her being from backwoods SC anyway. We kept it in the backyard until she went out to collect our toys. We watched out the door as it came into her view. She was so excited she about jumped out of her skin! She hollered and danced. We just know Puddles heard her across the 'hood.<br />
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OMD OMD OMD!!! Can you believe it?!? WE got us a possum!! Puddles, are you proud? We do our part for neighborhood watch!!</div>
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I'm just thinking about some possum pizza. Yummy!! Or maybe we should get the crock pot out? We could have a tailgate party this weekend?</div>
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Mamma did you like your pressie?</div>
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Mamma Heartbeat here. My little precious perfect angels were just exhausted after their mighty hunt. I can't tell if it got rained on or if they tried to lick it back alive for another play session. </div>
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While I didn't use salad tongs, I did pick the damn thing up with shovel and sling it over the fence. What should I do with this thing seriously? Do I need to bury it? I'm hoping it was just playing possum and will wake up and walk away!</div>
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We'll post ALL about it tomorrow because Mamma says she needs time to process the whole thing!<br />
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She is THAT excited about it. Oh boy! I can't wait to tell you all about it!!<br />
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Mamma, Lucy and I are so very sad. Though we'd never met, I always felt a kindred spirit with my slobbery, jowl-y, relentlessly huge friend. We share crazy mamma's, silly siblings and the same general outlook on life. We were super good with the ladies, too. Lucy liked his studly ways. And Mamma? Well Mamma has a big heart for the big, lovable guys which is why she loves me so much. Mamma is terribly heartbroken for Mango Mamma. She is very leaky in her eyes. </div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8010530863974422559.post-20160454884056045592012-09-11T14:25:00.002-04:002012-09-11T14:26:05.330-04:00POTP is working in an amazing wayOn this September 11, my city is praying for one of our own. As detailed in the previous post, one of our longtime firemen had a stroke while on vacation in Mexico. I reached out yesterday and asked all of you for the POTP since he loves dogs, especially our city fire dog, Lola. He is her daddy actually. Together they provide fire prevention & safety education to our youngest citizens.<br />
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As usual, the POTP is working. Originally we heard that it might be a month before he came out of the medically induced coma. Well guess what, he's opened his eyes and is making amazing strides.<br />
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He has a caring bridge site so if you'd care to read the story, it will make you realize what an amazing country we have.<br />
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Feel free to leave a comment and tell them Lola sent you... :-)Unknownnoreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8010530863974422559.post-77308707489043460112012-09-10T10:00:00.001-04:002012-09-10T10:00:07.119-04:00POTP Needed<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
This is really about a fireman who works for the same city that I work for. He was on a cruise in Mexico with his family and had a stroke. The POTP qualifier is that he was our firedog handler. He and Lola have been together a long time. </div>
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The stroke was in the front part of his brain that impacts speech and motor skills. He is in a drug-induced coma. He returned back to our area Friday while many members of the fire department waited at the municipal airport. He is a much loved employee. Recently, he and Lola have been running and have both lost weight! </div>
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Lola is having a very hard time. She used to crawl in bed with her mom & dad and wake up together. Now she crawls in bed with her mom and puts her head under her daddy's pillow and cried. As soon as he is moved out of ICU, Lola's official title will no longer be firedog but therapy dog. She will be able to be with her daddy everyday until he gets better. </div>
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We are kinda back to normal around here. Shawn proved to be a LIVELY addition. He's in that really mouthy adolescent stage. He likes to bite everything including my hands, arms, LUCY! And he is incredibly vocal as some of the dogs in his line tend to be. A squawking GSD at 6AM is just not appealing!</div>
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Hi everyone! Calhoun here and I realize it's the Olympics and all but I gotta get this off my chest! </div>
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She got suckered into another PUPPY!!! </div>
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I mean, yes- it's another Dogs for Autism puppy and he's really nice but GEEZE woman! </div>
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His name is Shawn and he only needed a home for about a month. He's gonna live with a DFA intern while she is living in a dorm at nearby Furman University. I am kinda jealous that he will be living with a bunch of girls that will probably oohh and ahhh over him. Anyway he is bonkers and has so much energy. He even got by Mamma and STUCK HIS HEAD IN MY BOWL WHILE I WAS ENJOYING MY DINNER!! WTF!?! </div>
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I just looked at Mamma like WTF!?! At that moment I knew he was crazy! But I let him get away with it- just this time... Take a gander at this crazy beast...</div>
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So what do you think? He looks awful right? Can you believe he can go to work with Mamma? I think I need to go to work with her too. I can stand guard at her door and keep people outta her office!</div>
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<b><i>OH yeah and this is our 100th post. I am so sure y'all have enjoyed our AMAZING blog for 100 episodes- right? </i></b></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8010530863974422559.post-32145835346420439482012-07-17T09:30:00.002-04:002012-07-17T09:30:53.506-04:00Mourning K- Run Free Gorgeous Girl<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Y'all don't forget about us! We will be away from Blogville next week. We hope everyone has an amazing and very safe July 4th! Please stay cool and drink plenty of water!<br /><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8010530863974422559.post-31234616698765333332012-06-13T12:51:00.001-04:002012-06-13T12:51:32.473-04:00Hi everyone! It's been raining like crazy here the last few days. Mamma makes us stay inside when it rains... something about muddy paw prints and stuff. Anyway, I got attacked by the blanket monster and Lucy says she was trying to help me but I'd like to know what you think?<br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8010530863974422559.post-30068400277496099692012-06-04T12:06:00.000-04:002012-06-04T12:06:27.233-04:00Calhoun's BirfdayWell for Calhoun's 6th birthday, he got..... an ear infection! Actually, I'm not sure what we are dealing with but it's not good.<br />
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My precious baby Calhoun celebrated his 6th birthday yesterday. We were very lazy but took a trip around the block and ate some cheese.<br />
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So after a great day, I awoke at 2AM to the sound of tags rattling over and over again. I got out of bed and found both dogs freaking out. Calhoun was clearly distressed and Lucy was distressed because he was upset. She was trying to lick him. So sweet but he had heavy breathing, panting and drinking water. I walked up to him and put his head in my hands. I felt it immediately. His ear was red hot, swollen and he was clearly in pain. <div>
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He's never had an ear infection before so I'm still not convinced that is what it is. Nonetheless, I always get a Cephalexin Rx when I go to the vet- just in case! I do the same thing for myself... just to have it for emergencies. I hate taking medicine unless it's absolutely necessary. So I dosed Calhoun up with that and put some Neosporin & Cortizone cream on the ear- not in it. Then I realized I had no Benedryl!! <div>
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So I tossed Calhoun in the back seat and I go to Walmart in my pajamas at 2:30AM and get the last bottle of it off the shelf. I pretty much maxed that dose out too. I called work and told them I'd be late. He got two big doses of medicine before I needed to get to work. So hopefully he'll be feeling a little better when I get home. I'm still leaning towards a bug bite because it came on so suddenly and we've never had ear issues before. But alas, there's always a first! </div>
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I worked in a doctor's office during graduate school and came to the conclusion that we as a society use the doctor WAY too much and overmedicate too much so we can't fight things off. I adhere to this philosophy for myself and my dogs. BUT I cannot stand to see my babies in pain like that!! </div>
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We may need some ear drops but I will wait to see when I get home. Any advice- Do's or Don't's??<br /><br /></div>
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So most of you know that Mac lives with my friend Julie. Julie had to visit her Mom in Michigan and due to Mac's "finicky" nature, I am his only other option for care. So I can make it work for a couple of weeks. It takes a lot of crate juggling and a super watchful eye but I love him.<br />
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We are fortunate to live in one of the MOST beautiful parts of the world with gorgeous lakes surrounded by amazing mountains. Since yesterday was rather warm, Mac & I hit the lake. There is a special place that I take my pups. It's a mile or so hike in to our county park but then there is a fabulous sandy beach where they can run off leash. The only reason I know about it is that I used to work for the county! ;-)<br />
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I threw the stick for a solid hour while McIver had the time of his life. When it was time to dry off, McIver sat by my feet. He also did the hike off leash because he didn't leave my side! It was a time that reminded me how much I love my life and my dogs! I wish I had time to do it every day!<br />
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Here are my pictures...he is such a hunky dog!<br />
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Almost certainly every single person reading this has a special memory of a special person—or many of them—to remember on Memorial Day. It’s especially weighty to me as it’s very close on the calendar to the anniversary of my father’s death, and he like many in my family, was a veteran (in his case, WWII).<br /><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
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But what is a proper tribute from a “dog organization” on a day designated to remember the importance of those now gone from us? Dogs for Autism is about people—no doubt. But we USE dogs to be about people. And in at least this small way, I’d like to remember a special dog who undoubtedly came to DFA for a very special purpose.</div>
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Many dogs have played their roles and are now gone: Asko, Sonja, Cora, Degen, Avanti, Joss—in time perhaps each of them deserves to have their own story told. But for today, I want to tell you a little about the surprise role that one little dog played in the development of our current program.</div>
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Back in the early months of 2008, those of us out here at what is now the DFA Resource Center (kennel, grooming, Pupstart) began another episode of something that is all too common—someone dropped off three strays here on the little farm. Three female mixed breeds. All friendly, varying degrees of energy, probably related despite their different colors (red, black and white, and solid black).</div>
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Well. What fun. This was getting beyond quite far beyond “common”….we’d just found the owner of three footloose Labradors less than a week before. (A friend of mine was having such a rash of drop-offs a few years ago that she started naming them for the day of the week!) So what would become of these girls? For starters, we popped them into a separated kennel run and started feeding them in hopes that their ribs wouldn’t burst through the skin. There wasn’t much hope for advertising, but we tried anyway. No luck. Eventually it became a choice to drop them at the animal shelter or attempt to find homes for them. But that’s a slow process with dogs of unknown background when the shelters and breed rescues are bursting. Weeks passed and we found no homes. But we did find something else…suspiciously widening flanks on the black and white dog. <i>Oh no.......</i><b>oh YES!!!</b>. Definitely pregnant.</div>
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Hard choices! Had we known sooner, we might have spayed her. But by the time you can see that kind of development, a canine pregnancy is pretty well advanced. Two of the dogs went into a temporary foster home and we settled ourselves in to await the arrival of puppies from a stray. Surely we could find homes…right? Puppies are much easier to adopt out than adult dogs….RIGHT?</div>
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But Murphy’s Law wasn’t done with us. The anticipated day arrived. Labor began….and it was evident almost from the start that this little girl was in trouble. We waited, hoped, timed, tried all the normal things, then bundled her off to our wonderful vet (North Greenville Animal Hospital). They tried several options, but nothing worked. The puppies were there and ready, but far too big to be born normally.</div>
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Come ON!!!! (Imagine my thoughts.) C-sections are expensive. The launching of DFA from the former program, Dogs for Disabled, was very new. We were scrambling for every penny to meet the needs of our dogs. Nobody was being paid any wages at all. Here in front of me was a pregnant stray that would never be a service dog. We hadn’t been able to find a home for any one of the three. What in the world would we do with another whole litter…and a huge vet bill on top of it? Cold hard common sense said to euthanize her and save the money for dogs with a more realistic chance to help people.</div>
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But I knew that couldn’t happen. I sat there on the floor with her and watched this trembling, stressed, frightened little girl strain and work to no avail. She was already the victim of someone’s carelessness; she never had any choice. No, no breeder, no rescue, no volunteer can save every dog, but this one was given to me, no doubt, and it was not in me to turn my back on her.</div>
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With a deep sigh, I dug in my wallet for the plastic. “One thing’s for sure,” I muttered to the vet tech, “I just decided on a name for her: Visa!” And Visa it was. Surgery was swift and soon I was the proud owner of five enormous “little” newborn mutts. Their names came automatically: Dollar, Buck, Penny, Cash, and TwoBits. Very logical, yes?</div>
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I threw the receipt away….didn’t want even to look. I knew I’d being seeing the credit card bill soon enough. With all medical matters under control, I bundled up the new family and headed home. Things progressed uneventfully for a few days….but only for a few days. The C-section happened on June 26. One week later, DFA’s “L” litter arrived, and we were in trouble again.</div>
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By the end of the L litter whelping, again, it was clear that we had a momma dog in big trouble. But this time no surgery was going to fix it. For reasons nobody was ever able to determine, our lovely little sable girl, Joss, was crashing into kidney failure, and nothing was going to save her for long. To our great sorrow, we lost her. And we lost seven of her eleven puppies. But what of the other four?</div>
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Visa’s own pups were just eight days old when we knew Joss was failing. With difficult decisions ahead, we decided to see if Visa would adopt them into her own family. She did. With never a second look, and instant mother-concern, she started right in on the feeding and cleanup, and she never doubted for a second that they were rightfully hers.</div>
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Thus followed a few weeks of some very interesting photo-ops! Of course the first-born part of the family rapidly outgrew the second-born. By four weeks or thereabouts, they had to be separated, but see here some of the wonderful photos we were able to get of Visa and the mish-mash of puppies around her!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />It was still a long haul to find appropriate places for all the mixed breeds….but as a wonderful example of what can work out, one of the first adult three (Bess) is now near the end of her training as a clinical therapy dog. And almost all DFA “fans” know about Cash! He was possibly the most popular item both at Furman University and HopeReach Clinic during this past year. All because of little Miss Visa. But wait….those L puppies? All four of them are currently with clients, doing advanced training and hopefully will certify before the end of 2010. You’ve read stories about them on FaceBook. You’ve heard from the parents and seen pictures of the children: Leo, Logan, Lucy, Leroy. They are a magnificent quartet. At the time I sat on that cold tile floor with Visa, facing hard, expensive decisions, I could not possibly have known the huge need barely a week in the future. And yes, I’m grateful that I made the right choice for the sake of the L pups. But I’m even more grateful that I’m sure there was never really a choice. In the face of suffering and need that is flung into your path, what else can really be done?</div>
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I wish that I could introduce you to Visa today. I wish that I could bring her to a DFA fundraiser and re-tell the story and let you see her cute colors and her silly “smile.” And oh my…she could SMILE like no dog I’d ever seen. All teeth exposed….tail wagging furiously…..entire body from the nose back one large wiggle.</div>
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But those of you who have followed DFA’s progress for a while are also aware of the huge, frantic, lost-dog hunt that happened some months later. An inexplicably open gate (we never found out how it happened) and suddenly two dogs were missing. Many people searched many hours in the pouring rain. Multiple TV stations ran spots about the dogs. Calls poured in. We found Jethro, but were too late finding Visa. A speeding car, a screech of brakes, and the little black and white charmer was gone from us forever, her combined families of pups not yet six months old.</div>
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Visa is buried on the high bank above the creek in which she loved to “hunt.” She was never discouraged because she never caught anything, the tail-wagging search was a primary joy, right behind petting and dinner. She had no choices in life, no choices in death. Few, if any, domesticated dogs do. Their well-being, their quality of life, their very lives themselves are all determined by people. Which failure is the greater shame to people—that they make poor choices on behalf of the animals, or that they never realize the choices they are making—I am not altogether certain. Regarding Visa, I am sure only that those of us here who knew her briefly made the correct choice and did the best by her that we could. I'm also sure Visa was sent to us under special circumstances, for a special reason—several special reasons. I will think of that little stray dog every time I see Leo, Leroy, Logan, or Lucy for the rest of their lives. But for her, none of the impact they are having on their current families would be possible. But for Visa, their lives, also would have ended before they had hardly begun.<br /><br />Sleep well, Visa. You are not forgotten. Thank you for what you gave us....<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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