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| I MAY BE 11 YEARS OLD BUT I STILL LIKE TO PLAY |
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| 3 YEARS OLD WATCHING THE BOATS GO BY |
My
name is Bitsy. I’m the senior citizen of this group. I turned 11 years old on April 2nd,2007. Supposedly I am a *mixed
breed* but I can see myself in the mirror and I think that I am prettier than many purebred dogs. My Mom was white with tan
patches and looked like the dog on the tv show Frazier. That was a Jack Russell. Now come on, I look nothing like a Jack Russell
Terrier so I must look like my Dad. Nobody knows for sure who my Dad is because my dog Mom escaped one day and there were
Shitzu and a Llasa Apso boys at the neighbors ranch and I guess one or both of them decided to be her new boyfriend for a
week. I have an underbite, I’m what is know as a tri color (black, tan & white). My coat is long and silky with an undercoat.
I have long ear fringes and I carry my blonde tail over my back . I’m 12” tall and 14” long.
My Mom says I’m a rescued dog because the young couple that had my Mom left us outside until we were all adopted. I
had mosquito bites, worms, a horrible infestation of fleas and I was anemic. I didn’t even know how to eat. I only knew
how to nurse. I was 5 weeks old when I was rescued.
My Mom took me to the vet and they said I was in the best shape of the entire litter. Mom gave me a bath and I fell asleep
on her tummy in the hammock by the ocean. That night I got to sleep in the bed, not outside. No mosquitoes, no fleas, it was
great.
I learned to eat real fast when Mom made some chicken breast for me. I liked that but I didn’t like dog food very much
and I still don’t. I eat it if I have to but I try to hold out for some of their food. They say I’m a picky eater,
but I just want the good stuff and they worry when I don’t eat so it increases my chances of getting something better.
I had a sister in my new home. She was a Springer Spaniel. I liked her a lot and we played
together. She was a lot older than I was and when she was 11 she was blind, deaf and sick so she crossed the rainbow bridge.
I missed her a lot. She always took a late morning nap on the rug by the front door. I always joined her. After she was gone,
for 6 months I waited there for her every morning, hoping she would find me and come back, but she never did and I finally
gave up. I never lay on the spot anymore. I sort of miss Rudy too. He was our cat. He is with Chelsea now. He was 12 years
old when he crossed the rainbow bridge to be with Chelsea, so then it was just me.
I
understand almost every word that humans say, so watch what you say around me. Don’t try to spell it either, I’m
pretty good at spelling too. I know that G O means go.
I ‘m very laid back and I have always loved to cuddle. I’ve never snapped or growled at any person. I love them
all, just some more than others. I think that they all come to see me and after the initial snuggles, I’m ready for
them to leave. I pout when we have house guests that stay for a while. I get tired and I miss the attention from my Mom and
Dad.
I don’t really like it when guest bring their dogs to stay here. I don’t like other dogs to touch me, jump on
me, or take my toys. But I do like one of them, his name is Cosmo. He’s a blonde Cocker Spaniel and I think he has always
had a crush on me. He’s nice.
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| A HURRICANE EVACUATION IN THE KEYS MEANS A HOTEL IN MIAMI SO HERE I AM ZZZZZZZZZZZZ |
I
love to travel. Hotels are fun. New beds to try out, new people to meet, different foods to try out, I always look forward
to G O I N G. I don’t even mind going to the vet. They all love me and know what I like and what I don’t like.
I really like Shirley. She’s there just to love the animals that are sick and she’s really nice. I love puppet
toys. Mom puts her hand in the toy and I get it. Even though I’m 11 I still play a lot. I growl a lot when I play. Mom
says that’s the Terrier in me. Some people think I’m really mad but I just make lots of mad noises when I play.
I’m a very sweet, gentle dog. Chelsea used to nip at kids, I would never do that. I wouldn’t bite anyone. If kids
pick me up, I just yelp real loud and someone comes running to rescue me or they put me down. I learned this trick when I
was a baby. I try it at the vet when they clip my nails( I really hate that) but it doesn’t work.
I don’t like bugs of any kind. If a fly or moth gets in the house, I will bother Mom until she gets rid of it. I don’t
like the strange squeaky noise that the tv makes when rain hits the satellite dish. I come tell Mom and she knows exactly
what I’m telling her so she fixes it. I have my ways to let her know what thing is bothering me. I don’t like
firecrackers either. Rain and thunderstorms don’t phase me, but firecrackers I do NOT like. I don’t like hermit
crabs, lobsters or flopping fish either. Hermit crabs scare me because one pinched my nose when I was a baby. I don’t
run from them, I just avoid them. I love to go to the beach and I’m not afraid to walk in the water but I don’t
like to swim.
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| EVEN A WINDY BEACH DAY IS A GOOD DAY |
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| I EVEN HAVE MY OWN PILLOW AND I LIKE TO SLEEP LATE. DON'T WAKE ME BEFORE 10 AM PLEASE |
Last November when I was 10 years old, I got sick. I was throwing up and I was really sick for the first time in my life.
The vet said my blood test showed elevated kidney levels. I was very sick. They said it was acute, chronic kidney failure.
I will let Mom explain all of this to you because I don’t really know the details. Click on the link below to read about
this. I was very sick until January then I began to get better. By the end of January I was pretty much back to my old self
but I have to get stuck and get fluids under my skin every other day FOREVER. I don’t like that but I’m getting
used to it now. The vet doesn’t know what caused it, was it dog food? Or something else. I guess we will never know
for sure.
Bitsy's Kidney problems and link to kidney forum
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| MACY AND I. SHE LOVES ME AND I LOVE HER |
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| WHEN MACY WAS SMALLER SHE FOLLOWED ME EVERYWHERE. CAN YOU TELL HOW THRILLED I AM? |
In
February I got a new sister. Her name is Macy. Her sister Coco lives with another family but I see her all the time and we
go to the beach and other places. I really didn’t like Macy at first. She chased me and I saw how she played with her
toys and no way was she doing that to me. she followed me everywhere. I taught her lots of things and she was a fast learner.
I liked watching her learn from me, that made me happy. Macy is a climber and she learned to jump in the couch and bed really
fast so there was no espcaping her so we reached and agreement. No biting, no jumping on me, play nice and we can be friends.
She agreed.
She had a puppy pen and she slept there at night. One night Macy wanted to sleep in the bed. OH NO!! She tried to jump on
me and I growled and barked at her. She stopped and went to sleep. Hmmm. Maybe she’s okay after all. From then on Macy
always slept in the bed with us. I started to like her a lot. She stopped trying to get my food and she didn’t chase
me anymore. Now I love her and she’s my little girl. She knows I don’t like to be touched by other dogs but she
still wants to touch me. She licks my ears and eyes and I let her do that because I know how badly she wants to. If she does
it too long I do a little growl and she stops. She always gives me one last lick after the growl, just to make sure I’m
mot mad. She also sometimes lays her head on my back when I’m sleeping at night. I pretend not to notice because I think
I kind of like that. I really do love her and I think she knows it.
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| COCO & I AT THE BEACH. WHAT CAN I SAY? ALL 4 OF THE LITTLE ONES LOOK UP TO ME |
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| RICCIE AND I. THIS IS A VERY RARE PICTURE UNTIL SHE GETS OUT OF HER PUPPY STAGE |
In
April Riccie arrived. Macy and Riccie play non stop. I don’t like Riccie. I run from her like I used to run from Macy.
She makes growling noises, like I do, when she plays.
Macy is a quiet player. She really wants to jump on me and I’ve having no part of it. Mom wanted a picture of Riccie
and I together so I agreed to let her lay beside me in the chair for a few pictures. She was nice and didn't try to get me.
Maybe we will be friends after all.
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| MACY AND I GETTING READY FOR BED |
I was mad at Macy for a while because she was playing with Riccie all the time.
I think I was a little jealous and it disrupted our routine.
Macy got spayed and she didn’t feel good so I’m not mad at her anymore.
I was worried when she was acting sick. I kept checking on her a lot. She liked that and she would lick my ear. I know when
Riccie is housebroken she’s going to sleep with us in the bed. She can’t do that until she learns not to jump
on me. I think she’s starting to learn now. But I’m still afraid of her. I’m a lot bigger but I don’t
bite so I have to run and jump up on things so she can’t reach me. It’s my way of telling her “HAHA, can’t
get me now”.
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| ME, LOOKING AT MOM AND LETTING HER KNOW THAT I HOLD HER IN A VERY SPECIAL PLACE IN MY HEART TOO |
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| MY FAVORITE CHAIR TO LOOK OUTSIDE AND MAKE SURE NO CATS COME IN MY YARD AT NIGHT. |
My
Mom calls me her ‘Once in a lifetime dog” and I’m not sure what she means. I don't think it means that she
loves me more than my sisters, just that she keeps me in a very special place in her heart. I'm teaching Macy and Riccie how
to be *once in a lifetime* dogs too.
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