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Looks like I'm going to foster Snickers.....until we leave for the Oregon coast April 1. Snickers has cataracts and was owned by a senior with Parkinsons. No longer able to care for him, he was surrendered to a rescue I work with. Peace of Mind Dog Rescue works with seniors who pass away, go into nursing homes or can no longer physically or financially care for their dogs. They also pull seniors dumped in shelters. http://www.peaceofminddogrescue.org/index.php Snickers has cataracts and now glaucoma and will need to have his eyes removed. We have been through that with our Boxer Lulu

Have any of you seen this before? It keeps popping up in my facebook newsfeed....makes me wish I wore Tshirts, cuz its supercute! http://www.sunfrogshirts.com/Pets/I-Shih-Tzu-Not-HotPink-5699101-Ladies.html?12338 I don't know if the link will work or not...maybe copy/paste it if you are interested in purchasing. But, if not...i did attach a pic of the shirt!! (they have many color options!) Enjoy!

Mmmmm now that does sound yummy!!! Set another place at the table, I'll be round for supper with Crystal ;)

How cute! I don't wear t-shirts either but live in sweatshirts when it's cold. I don't like Hoodies though........wish they offered a crew neck. LOL - back to edit....I typed t-shits!

Marlene, you don`t have to say "please" welcome Snickers......can`t wait to see more. Thank you so much for giving him a fur ever loving home where he will be safe. you are an angel, just like Crystal said.

Angels so walk the earth and you are certainly one of them. Snickers has found his angel and it warms my heart it's You.

We are in for some COLD weather the next few days......so I put a pot of soup on the stove today and thought I would share.....it is yummy!!! Zuppa Toxcana Soup 4 slices of cooked bacon, cut into small pieces 1 pound of sweet Italian sausage, ground or link with casings removed 1 large onion, diced 4 cloves garlic, minced 4 Cups of chicken broth or stock 3 cups cubed red potatoes 1/2 Cup shredded carrots 1 can (15.8 ounce) Northern White Beans, rinsed sea salt and fresh black pepper to taste 2 loose packed cups of Kale, in bite size pieces 1 Cup of heavy cream Parmesan chee

Sweet tea of course....and I'll bring the blueberry cobbler, Julia can bring the vanilla ice cream Ooohhh what a meal that would be

I will leave the porch lite on.......you need to bring the cornbread......sweet or unsweet?

Sounds yummy, Being a southern girl I'd have a slice of hot cornbread with it....mmmmm...I'll be there for supper lol

you will truely be blessed for helping this baby! sheila-shih tzu dreamer

Bless you for helping the old ones! There used to be (maybe still is) a very good Yahoo group for people with blind dogs. One of the best tips I know of is to scent different areas of your house using food flavoring (vanilla at the back door, lemon at the top of stairs, etc., etc.). Makes it easier for the dog to navigate safely.

How I admire your huge heart.

Aww bless your kind heart, so happy for snickers to have such a warm loving home to go to, can't wait to see more piccies of him, he is lovely xx Well done you xx

Ummm blueberry cobbler! Sheila-shih tzu dreamer

Marlene you crack me up .....laughing my butt off If I saw it on the rack it would be mine!

Thank you for all the thank yous Snickers will be in my care as a foster - we're not adopting him. His situation is so much like our Lulu's was......it just seemed he belonged here until he is adopted. We spend most of the summer in Oregon (we live in CA) so he can stay with us until the end of March. I DO belong to the Yahoo Blind Dogs group but never found much good info there. Most of the dogs there went "suddenly blind" and have a very hard time adapting. Sinckers, like our Lulu has had very little sight for a long time so has learned how to navigate through a home. I am told he

Bless you Marlene for caring so much. It's just wonderful you've decided to welcome Snickers into your loving home. Without you, where would he be? Vicki

Oh Marlene Snickers is such a doll baby, I just Love his pic!!! Bless you for rescuing Snickers and for working for such a wonderful group, you are an answer to prayer for so many. Can't wait to see and hear more about Snickers!!!

So nice he found a new home. He looks adorable.

Okay another soup bowl is set........the more the merrier.......I must say I just tasted the soup and it is wonderful. Blueberry cobbler sounds yummy with vanilla ice cream......I can smell it baking in the oven. Crystal I was asking if you make sweet cornbread or unsweet cornbread......I have had both and love the sweet cornbread. We have a resturant here that makes fried white cornbread cakes and they are tasty. I am not a born and raised Southern girl but one thing that I do like is fried apples......my friends from the north would always take a case of Lucky's fried apples back home with t

Yes, what a meal that would be

Well he is having fun, lol.

That's Great, thanks for sharin!!!

I like it

bahahahahahah.... T-shits!!! I love it!!! lol I know!!! I don't mind hoodies....but i don't want a light grey one, an orange red one, or a white one!! lol such strange color options when they have great colors for the t-shirts!! maybe i will try to find this as an iron-on myself, and get my own sweatshirt!!! hmmmm....

That is as precious as it gets! I know he's shredding paper, but look at that adorable expression! Sheila-shih tzu dreamer

Awwwww bless him I wouldn't be able to stay upset with Riley for long, not with that gorgeous face Sorry to hear you've had a pretty stressful day I love it when i return home and they're so pleased to see me... The best feeling in the world. As for the newspaper, I'm not sure...

Still laughing at your cheeky monkey' He's just so darn cute doing it

You are Snickers guardian angel........he will give you such rewards. Love his picture......be sure to post more as Snickers is now a part of the family here.

Love your new pics babnaw!

Well, she's peed outside several times now and she's pooped out there a couple times too. The temps are dropping drastically again, so I'm definitely thankful for the pads right now. The kids laugh at me when I'm telling her "good girl" with a sing-song voice through clenched teeth because I want to encourage her to use the pads but she's currently peeing off the edge of one lol. Little stinker irritated me tonight when she ran around on her pad a few times and then walked two feet away from it and proceeded to pee! Still, I think she's doing very well for being a tiny little thing and new

That is exactly what I do, I have a pen on my decking in the garden and no pee pads in the house, Molly has already started scratching at the back door when she needs to go... :)

I certainly wish you the best of luck with her. My car is small and I just don't have the room for five car seats! Vicki

Thanks Vicki, I'm sorry to hear you go through this too. We're doing the retraining to make the car her 'friend' again and looking at getting her a car seat now instead of the beds. So far the special 'car' cookies she gets are a hit but that only lasts till she finishes eating it! I know it's waaaay too soon to see any changes and it's gonna take time so I'm packing exta patience each time we practice visiting the car. Will keep you posted how it goes.

LMAO! How funny Missysmom... I better let Riley know that Santa Paw is watching over Riley to see if he's been naughty or nice He's currently snoring his little head off by my feet babybluegirl 1:43pm

Hi Julia, I saw this post a while back and was going to reply saying that as I've been home quite often, Riley hasn't had the opportunity to destroy the newspaper down that is there for his toileting. However, on the occasions that I have had to go to work, I do sometimes come home to a bit of newspaper tearing. Obviously, if I see him tearing newspaper at the time, i.e. in the evenings when we're at home, I will say "NO" in a low voice, but I'm helpless in doing anything during the day if I'm not there. However, these past few mornings, say for the last four days or so, we've come

That really is a GREAT idea! Thanks for sharing! Vicki

You guys are always so GREAT and putting a smile on my face! Vicki

I LOVE IT! Very good advice from everyone too! Catching them in the act is best way to (maybe) get your point across to them. Vicki

Pip use to do that to his pads. Time I caught him doing it I was on it. Telling him no very mean like, over and over....He knew by my voice I was livid as I picked it up.....it lasted a few more times till he finally gave it up all together. Catch him in the act...then pounce, otherwise he wont know why your mad. . Then theres this week....hubby thought he was doing something funny by letting him grab the junk mail through the door and shred it. I told him in no uncertain terms he was back sliding what I had taught him awhile back and one day its going to be something important and then he