I tried to get my dog a bath just before Easter, but the groomer was completely booked. So Molly is a little shaggy and dirty (and her breath smells). I'll get her an appontment this week. Soory your dogs are big and hard to handle, Bigack. When I got my dog, I insisted on a Terrier size. Not a toy dog, but small enough I can dominate her if needed. Last week, Molly was brave and chased off an "intruder". A salesman came to my door just as I was starting dinner. I told him go away, he said "I have important news about your phone" and asked when he could come back. I told him an hour. We ate dinner and were in the bedroom watching TV when he returned. Little Molly charged the door and barked at him. She got a lot of praise and slept in our bed that night.

Lol...he had a smile in the one that I took...Seth hadn't started his fit yet! It got worse! Austin's face never changed! For some reason Ricky had his hand in his pants! I think Santa scared the pee out of him! What a night! BUT I got my pictures!!!

Not a Santa pic, but a 'waiting to see Santa' pic. I have three rescues, and keep my sofas and chairs covered with Sure-Fit covers and a sheet over them, as my dogs only use the floor to get from one seat to another. On Christmas eve, I saw the little bit of Riley sticking out from UNDER the covers in this chair, which was near the Christmas tree. I think he was hiding, hoping to get a glimpse of Santa Claws, later...

Melissa, thank you for asking. I have great news about Sebastian. The reason I felt so terrible about telling you the pain would lessen in time, was that I truly expected to lose my buddy of 10 years on Friday. I was hurting terribly, and waited all day for news. I kept thinking about what I had written to you, never expecting that I might lose my own pet so soon after that. I kept thinking that if we need to put him down today, the pain will lesson with time. Yet, it gave me no comfort in the moment, so I felt hypocritical about my comment. After waiting about 9 hours at home to hear what had been found, I finally heard from my son.( He works at a large veterinary practice) Sebastian had megacolon. The reason he hadn't eaten for three days, was because he was completely clogged up from the the stomach exit to the "final exit point". This had been slowly building up over at least a month, possibly two. He is now doing so much better. He's like a young kitty again. He's taking meds, and this may need to continue if this becomes a chronic problem. That's ok with me. He went from deaths door to feeling great, in two days time. The Vet said he was becoming toxic and would have ruptured or the toxic megacolon would have taken him soon. I'm very grateful that I've been given more time with my buddy. I'm sorry your outcome wasn't the same, really sorry. Here is Sebastian this morning, checking things out in the garden. He's feeling great again. Lisa