I'm sorry to hear that you've been sick. I hope your health improves every day and that Schultz can be home snuggling with mama soon.

I hope you're feeling better every day. You must miss your little dog so much. You're lucky that your daughter can take care of them for you.

Sorry to hear you've been so sick, AAA. Hoping you're feeling better soon. I'm sure Schultz is missing his mama.

I was wondering where you have been. Sorry about your hospital stay. Hopefully all will be back to normal and you can be together.

Here's a picture of my girl, Sissy. We were visiting with other KTers

Photo credit-murraysmom :)

Get well soon, AAA, so you can get your li'l darlin' back!

Take care of yourself, Audrey, & don't push yourself too hard; "stamina" is, I think, the hardest thing to recover, & if you push yourself too hard, it seems like it sets you back.

Your dog is just beautiful!

Since yesterday was Dog Day, can you stand a dog story?

a Schnauzer story in fact?

Years ago a matted, dirty, scared little male black Schnauzer showed up at my door. He was grown-ish but obviously young, maybe less than a year.

I took care of him, bathed, fed, calmed him down...

but I couldn't take on another dog, in fairness to the dog if nothing else.

This was years ago, before facebook or online groups;

all I had was craigslist, but it was long before craigslist had been discovered by charlatons & dog fighters, so I put an ad on craigslist.

got an email from a young woman who said she wanted to visit the pup;

she was from a town about an hour north, & she met me at a Wendy's just 10 minutes north of me.

It was as though she & that dog recognized each other.

They smiled, they wiggled, they wagged their tails.

They were smitten.

She wanted to be sure, though, so we agreed to a trial period (unheard of in those days).

She told me that she had just gone through a break-up, & the partner kept the house, the Schnauzer, & the Siamese cat.

She had lost everything, & she was starting over from scratch.

All she had left was her job & a heart full of love (she didn't tell me about her heart; I could just tell).

never heard back, couldn't find where I'd written her phone or email info, so I just hoped for the best.

One day in December I got what looked like a Christmas card, with a return address I didn't recognize.

opened it up, & a photo fell out.

a photo of the young woman cheek-to-cheek with "Max", now groomed & beautiful.

Once again, both of 'em were smiling.

There was a note scribbled on the back of the photo.

It said,
"This dog saved my life."

Thanks for sharing that story, Sylvia.

Get Well Soon, we need you back with us. Thanks for the story ,too!

Loved the story!! Thanks everyone for all the well wishes. I am taking it slow as the doctors instructed. Hoping that it makes for a better recovery.

As Schultz pointed out to me many many times...I am lost without him. I've sadly had to endure many hardships without him here to help me. I've had to bathe totally alone, scary because now I fear being attacked by birds or some nut with a butcher knife. I have had to check the inside of the toilet for monsters before sitting...all by myself. What will I do if I ever encounter one. I've made my bed without his help every morning. Leading to my sheets and blankets looking like no one even sleeps in the bed. It's spooky! There are no new noseprints on my phone or on any windows in the house. And the birds have taken over my small yard without him here to scare them away. Sadly I've had to watch TV with an empty lap too. And sleep is hard to find with his pillow empty beside me at night.

Come home, Schultsie, Mama is lonely. (((((HUGS)))))

Sylvia, thanks for sharing that. Hey....aren't you having another canine guest in your house now? Seems like you rescued "someone" recently, right?

yep, she's a little Rat Terrier, howled for a day or so. She's the cutest thing, spayed, house-trained, leash-trained, sleeps on my pillow.

What did you name her?

AAA…………Don't forget, you are amazing! So sorry to hear you've been ill. My best wishes for a speedy recovery and an even quicker reunion with Schultzie. I am sure he misses you, too.

P.S. every day is National Dog day around here!

This isn't the most glamour shot of her, but...I couldn't get her to sit pretty for a glamour shot!

edited to add photo:

She's just precious!

AAA, get better soon so that Schultz can come home!