3 years: Biskit

This day continues to be so very hard for me....I do OK some days and then I can be crying hysterically the next when I think of her...But today knowing it's been 3 years since I said bye to her just continues to break my heart...I'm doing better knowing that we gave her a great life...I know she wouldn't have lived as long as she did if we didn't take her in...So I'm thankful for the years we did have her...She was the best dog and my heart has had a hole in it every since she passed away...Kresee was just 5 months old and will never remember her...Looking at these pictures in her final days are hard, but I love seeing her... 

 

 

But today can be a happy day for me as well...We have decided to officially adopt Ellie...Since Biskit, I've not had that dog that loved being with me..Loved snuggling with me and just love me no matter what...Parker and Hunter are just different; they kind of do their own thing...I love them both very much, but they aren't Biskit....Having Ellie around has really helped heal my heart in a good way...I didn't realize how much I missed all that until her....She is so good with the kids and I think she is liking being in our home...Someone wanted to adopt her and I just knew I couldn't give her up...I felt we rescued Biskit from a not great situation and Ellie sure fits that as well...Makes me so happy knowing that we really saved her sweet life...She was scheduled to be euthanized on July 15th, so we made her bday July 15th, 2009...She just turned 3:)

 Isn't she the sweetest thing ever...And Kresee will get to grow up with her and will remember her unlike Biskit....

Feeding the Horses

Kerry and I, with a few others, headed out to my dad's to shoot some guns...The kids love going out there b/c Grandpa Randy and Sallye are fun...They also have chickens, ducks, a cat and dog, four-wheelers and horses next door...So those horses were the main attraction this time...They were some hungry horses and the kids loved pulling grass and feeding them...

 Then Kohen got a hot red pepper from the garden and fed it to the ants...They swarmed it...Not sure if they were happy or not about it!

More Ellie:)

The kids continue to really enjoy this sweet girl...I think she doesn't mind them either:)

 I caught her smiling--haha

 Neither kid realized I was taking their picture and so they werent smiling...Thought it was pretty funny

 Kresee was playing vet...Ellie was getting lots of shots...

 When I'm on the computer she loves laying on the wood floor underneath me...It is a great little spot down there....

 Hanging out before Church

 Snoozing---what she does best

 Sleepy girl

1st Lake Trip

We headed down Friday to the lake...Ellie didn't eat breakfast that morning (no hamburger meat/rice) and she sure didn't act herself much that day...She is a pretty laid back dog, but you could tell she was extra lethargic...She even started coughing/hacking on the drive down...We arrived and played awhile...Had dinner...She still wouldn't eat anything and wouldn't drink any water either...So I started getting really worried about her..I called my sister and she didn't help by saying all these things that could potentially be wrong:(...I knew that there was no way I could wait until Monday to take her to the vet...If she did indeed having kennel cough or something like that, she needed some medicine...I did not sleep well at all Friday night...I was just worried sick...I woke up at 6:45...I let her go potty and she did drink a little water, but still refused any food...Even table scraps or cheese...We loaded up, just her and I, and drove the 1 hr 45 mins to Dr. Tammen's vet clinic...She looked like this the whole trip there...

She checked out great physically...And she had lost a whole pound from not eating much this past week at all...She thinks she has an upper respiratory infection/cold...Gave her some meds and coughing tablets...We ran back home so I could get some chicken...I hadn't tried boiled chicken yet...This dog doesn't take medicine...My sister suggested hot dogs and she scarfed those pills down when I put them in the hot dog...We then drove back to the lake and were there by lunch...She basically did nothing all weekend...She did eat a little boiled chicken...

  

Hopefully she starts eating better and feeling better soon...Poor thing didn't even get to enjoy the lake....Someone did inquire about taking her...A lady I know whose daughter in Houstin is interested...I told her that I wasn't sure I was going to be able to do it...But I would let them know...Ellie won't be getting spayed on Tuesday...We will have to wait until next week on the 31st...These people won't be able to get her until August 14th at the earliest either...So I'm not sure how strong I will be after having her an entire month since I know she will be with us several more weeks...

Ellie Pictures

I've been taking lots of pictures of sweet Ellie so I can post them on FB and people see her...She is a very calm little thing...She is obviously potty trained...Does great in the crate....Eventhough she's already sleeping in our bed...Tuesday night (the 2nd night we had her)...Hunter needed out at 2:45 am...So we let all them out and she dove on the bed when she came in...We left her alone and she didn't budge the rest of the night...She sleeps great...She rides in the car perfectly...Does well walking on the leash...Still not eating...I've had to resort to hamburger meat/rice mixture, but she didn't even eat that this morning for breakfast...She is adjusting nicely...We had a potential adopter want to come and see her on Wednesday, but they backed out last minute...They weren't quite ready for such a big responsibility since they had never had a dog...She will get spayed next Tuesday at my sister's PETS clinic....We are heading to the lake today...I think she will do great down there:)

 She loves beig where we are...And those kids love her....

 She is always wanting you to love on her...So sweet

 And if someon is laying down, she is all about snoozing beside you....

 The kids fight over her already...I made them sit like this so that she could be between them

 She doesn't like having her picture made, so its rare I get her to look at the camera...

 Giving Kresee some sweet kisses

 She just loves plopping down in the yard and laying there

 More hanging out with Kresee

 I was reading a book yesterday and she shoved her whole head in my arm pit...She was perfectly happy and so was I:)

 She loves rolling around on her back in the yard...She is getting more lively...Mainly in the evenings...

 The kids love walking her...And she does well...

 We took her over to Mimi's house (the kids old babysitter that kept them while I worked) to play with their 4 mos old beagle puppy...Ellie wasn't too sure at first and wanted nothing to do with her...After about 15 mins, she got over it and they played and had a great time....

 She slept well that evening...

 I love watching her sleep...She is so stinking cute...

 I went to grab dinner and Kerry and Ellie caught another quick nap....

 Ellie hanging out with Kresee while she watches TV

 We are really loving having her at our house....

Little Swimmer

Last Sunday (July 8th), Kresee learned how to swim....This girl was still not even putting her head in the water...She wouldn't go under...She wouldn't jump off the side...She barely stuck her mouth in the water to blow bubbles...But Sunday we were at Maw and Papa's house...Shellie got in the pool with the girls while I changed....By the time I got out there, Shellie had her putting her whole head in the water...She did this over and over and over...Dunking herself and she thought it was great...Before long, she was kind of swimming across the steps from side to side where she could still touch...I got her to get her bottom up and she floated really well when she took a big breath...Within an 1 1/2, this girl was swimming off the steps out to Shellie or I...Over and over again...She can sure hold her breath...Before long, she could go the length and Shellie would just touch her belly long enough for her to come up for air and then back under she would go...I was just so shocked and surprised!!!

Wednesday we went over to our friends house and she did more great swimming...She is loving it and doing an amazing job...She can now jump off the side and get up to the top without my help...I'm there to hold her when she comes up for a breath...Great job Kresee!!

The boys playing Star Wars that day...They had a great day sword fighting with the water guns and noodles...