I DIDN'T DO IT!

I swear I found it like this...

SUSHI, YUMMY

I just grabbed 2 of mom's sushi before she caught me! Yummy! I think she should buy sushi for me instead of dog food. Sushi is so gooooood!!!!

Woofs, Casper

CASPER IS RECOVERING WELL

Casper is in the Vet Hospital and is recovering from emergency surgery for a bowel obstruction. Two days ago he became ill. He started vomiting, wouldn't eat or drink and was whining with pain. In all the years I have had him he has never once refused to eat and he has never ever whined. I knew he was quite sick.

An ultrasound showed a foreign body lodged in his intestine. He had surgery to remove it and is now on the way to recovery. They removed several chunks of white plastic, a length of a black leash (or collar) and a clump of hair. He had gotten into some garbage 2 nights before so that explains the plastic however I am not missing a black leash or collar so that is a total mystery...

I visited him today and he is sore and looking quite sad. He is still not keeping food down and is a little dopey from the pain meds but he is getting better. He should be able to come home in a day or two once he can keep some food down and is weaned off the IV pain meds.

He will have to take it easy for 3-4 weeks as he has a long lengthwise insicion all the way from his chest on down. That will mean no agility, no doggie daycare, no off-leash park, no wrestling. Nothing but rest and relaxation.

I am so relieved and happy that he is well on the way to recovery. My dogs are my family and this really had me worried.

Casper wants all the doggies in Blogland to know that it is not worth it to get into the garbage. And he advises all doggies to only eat actual food and never ever eat any plastic or any other non-food stuff!

Dog Adopts Monkey

Take a look at this- adorable!

You just have to love how animals care for each other!

(PS- It's an eskie not a pom)

HOW MANY PEOPLE DID IT TAKE TO RESCUE ME?

I'm Cotton a rescue dog. Here is my rescue story. How many people did it take to rescue me?

There was the kind girl who took me in after I had been running loose in the small town for over 3 weeks. I was only using 3 legs because the other one was really hurting me. She took me to the local Vet who was also the animal control for that area.

That small town Vet who kept me for 3 days waiting for my people to come and get me (they didn't). It is believed that I was 'dumped' there by my people who likely live in another town.

The kind girl took me back so I wouldn't get PTS. She contacted a dog rescue.

A volunteer at the dog rescue took the message and contacted other volunteers at the rescue who found me a foster home. Of course my foster home is a volunteer too.

The kind girl from the small town also drove me 3 hours out of her way to get me to my foster home. Then she had to drive 3 hours back too.

My foster mom took me in and feeds me lots of yummy food, since I am skinny from my time on my own. She lets me cuddle on the couch with her and sleep in the bed with her too! The dogs who live with her have accepted me and one of them will wrestle and play with me whenever I want.

The wonderful volunteers at the dog rescue who have given their time to do the fundraising needed to pay for my vaccinations, microchipping, neutering, hip surgery and the rehabilation swimming that I do 2 times a week.

The wonderful Vet who gives the rescue a significant discount. She totally loves me and gets down on the floor and plays with me and pets me everytime I see her.

The friendly dog rehabilation lady who works with me at the the dog pool and has me do the swimming and exercises to strengthen my leg. Also my foster mom who does home physio exercises with me to help improve my leg.

And finally my new forever home who has adopted me even though I will propbaby always have a limp.


And guess what?

My new forever home is:


(drumroll)


My foster home where I have been living for the last couple months!

Yup, it's true. My foster mom can't bear to part with me.

My official name is now:

Cottonball Clouds Of Joy
"Cotton"

Also affectionately nicknamed
Mr. Cottonhead


Woof - Life is good

Love Cotton

COTTON VISITS THE VET

When Cotton came into rescue he was walking on 3 legs and holding up his right back leg. We are not sure what happened to him but the Vet said on the x-ray his hip was "a mess". He had pain if I tried to move his leg. However he could get around amazingly well on 3 legs.

Cotton visited the Vet last week where he had surgery on his right hip and he got neutered at the same time. Poor guy. He was a bit sore afterwards even though he was on an antibiotic, Metacam and a opiod painkiller.

He definately did not like his cone, but he did not have to wear it for long as he has been very good about leaving both areas alone. This past week has been all about rest and pain control for him and he no longer appears to be in pain although he is still on Metacam.

He has the funniest haircut from the surgury. Almost looks like one of those show poodles with his new shaved area. LOL






Unfortunately he is not yet using his leg as much as the Vet and I would like. Mostly he still does the 3 legged hop when walking and running and only puts down his leg very tentatively when standing still. So now onto the next step- rehabilitation. Twice daily I do warm packs to the muscle, followed by massage and then gentle exercises and ending with massage again to the leg muscle. Cotton loves the leg massage. He actually fell asleep during this morning's massage.

He's a real sweetheart! I don't know if I will be able to give him up fo adoption...

MORE COTTON!

Cotton hanging out in the yard.

Cotton escaping the heat by hanging out under the steps.

Cotton giving a bow while showing off his toilet paper shredding handiwork!

Oh, what a goof Cotton is!

MEET OUR NEW FOSTER ESKIE

This is Cotton short for "Mr Cottonhead" and sometimes "Mr Cottonball".

Momma says he is a total goof and a ball of fuzz. Momma says he is the nicest Eskie she has ever met.

UMMMPPHH! Nikki and I are not too sure what to think about that!!!

More about Mr. Cottonhead later.

Woofs from Casper

MMMM... Another Foster Eskie???

We overheard Momma on the phone talking about fostering another Eskie. What does this mean ? Are we getting another foster dog?

We thought momma said she wasn't 'ready' to foster another dog yet. Stay tuned. We will report back once we know more.

Woofs Casper

MOVING BACK HOME AND MISSING JAZZY

We moved back home last week after 4 and 1/2 months living in a motel. It's good to be home. Boxes are being upacked. We are trying to get used to the new slippery laminate floors.

We are missing Jazzy. Wish she was still with us.

ERU ADOPT ME COMMERCIAL

OMD! This is a great commercial. Gotta love a singing Eskie!

Ten Resolutions For 2010

Our Momma says she doesn't do New Years resolutions anymore so we decided too do some instead. Momma has brought to our attention a few things that we need to improve upon in this next year. Here they are:

From Casper:

1. In 2010, I Casper will take my Momma to an off leash park at least 2 times a week. She really needs more exercise. Buddy and Nikki can come too.

2. In 2010, I Casper will lose some weight and help Momma lose some weight by taking Momma on a leashed walk at least 3 days a week even if it is just a short one around the block.

3. In 2010, I Casper will not eat frozen poopcicles and then come in to the house and try to kiss Momma. I will also tell Buddy not to do this either.

4. In 2010, I Casper will not eat holes in Momma's jacket or pants pockets in an attempt to get that last kibble, kibble crumb or treat if Momma happens to leave her jacket on the chair.

5. In 2010, I Casper will stop counter surfing for food- No No, I really can't promise this. I take it back - this is just to hard for me to do.... (sorry Momma)

From Buddy:

6. In 2010, I Buddy will not escape the yard and go on a mad dash running around the neighbourhood endlessly, dashing in front of cars and worrying Momma to death that I will get run over or lost forever.

From Nikki:

7. In 2010, I Nikki will not bark endlessly in that high pitched bark when I think it should be supper time.

8. In 2010, I Nikki will not bark endlessly when outside and I see a person or another dog.

9. In 2010, I Nikki will finally learn to heel so I too can do Rally-O too.

And from all 3 of us doggies:

10. In 2010, we Casper, Buddy and Nikki promise that if we happen to break any or all of the above resolutions, we will look really really cute right afterwards and then give Momma lots of kisses and cuddles so she doesn't get too mad at us. ;)

Did any other doggies make any resolutions?

Yay!! Bailey Gets A New Family For Xmas!

Well our little friend Bailey (Bay-Bay) is officially adopted! He has settled in well into his new home. He has been on trial adoption for about 2 weeks now and it has gone well except for a few little housetraining problems (oops). Luckily his new people love him so much that they are willing to continue working with him on this.

Momma went and visited him last night and he did remember her, but he has clearly bonded with this new family and that is great!

Bye Bye, Bay-Bay. Maybe we will see you again someday as you live in the same city as us.

Woofs Casper, Buddy, Nikki and foster doggie Jazzy

Our Two Foster Doggies- Jazzy and Bailey

This is our foster dog Bailey. He is a real sweetie. Bailey is an American Eskimo cross. He is quite a small dog. Bailey has been staying with us for about a month now. Momma sometimes calls him Bay or Bay-Bay. He loves to wrestle and play with us and Jazzy. He also loves to cuddle with our Momma. He is very attached to Momma.

Here is his Petfinder link http://www.petfinder.com/petnote/displaypet.cgi?petid=15085632 Bailey went on a trial visit for adoption. Hopefully it works out for him. Here are some pictures of Bailey.

Below are pictures of Jazzy, our other foster dog. Jazz has been with us for about 3 months. She is a bundle of energy. She can run circles around us all. Jazzy can manage a day at doggie day care and then have tons of energy left for the Off leash Dog Park or a run with her volunteer jogger.

Here is her Petfinder link http://www.petfinder.com/petnote/displaypet.cgi?petid=15087528

Here are some pictures of Jazzy:

Here are Jazzy and Bailey together in the yard.

Last week I noticed Jazzy walking on 3 legs, holding her left hind leg up. Then she started sitting in the yard and refusing to walk. So into the Vet we went. Turns out she pulled her Achilles tendon at the insertion site to the calcaneous (heel).

She had surgery on her leg a couple days ago. She is now sporting a lovely bright red wrap on her leg to hold the splint on and a lovely cone on her head. She is getting medication for pain and to decrease inflammation. Vets orders are to also decrease activity. No running, no jumping, no wrestling. Lots of crate rest. FOR TWO MONTHS!

Oh my dog, it's gonna be a long two months!

Woofs from Casper, Buddy, Nikki and foster dogs Jazzy and Bailey

Happy Tails- Our Dog Rescue Video :)

Momma volunteers for a doggie rescue and we also fosters dogs. She made this video to show stories about some of the dogs that have been rescued and how their lives have changed.

Some of the doggies in this video are ones that we actually fostered ourselves: Meeko the American Eskimo, Winnie the German Shepherd cross, Joey the blonde mixed breed dog, Sunny Bunny the yellow lab cross and Ditto the German Short-Haired Pointer.

There are also other dogs in the video that stayed at other foster homes too.

When Momma becomes sad or annoyed or disillusioned with the frustrations and politics of dog rescue, she watches this video a couple times and she feels it's all worth it.

Turn on your speakers so you can hear the music and enjoy!

Wasn't that cool? Doesn't it make you happy that all these beautiful dogs were rescued and their lives were saved.

Woofs from Casper, Buddy, Nikki and foster Eskies Jazzy and Bailey-yup we are a 5 dog (nut)house for awhile!

PLEASE HELP US FIND THIS DOG- LOST IN PORT ORCHARD, WASHINGTON USA

Hi everyone, We are trying to help one of our Eskie friends to find their lost female American Eskimo Dog. Her name is Nemisis (Nemi). Please crosspost or send this to anyone who may live in the area. Everything possible is being done to get Nemi back home.

Lost American Eskimo Dog

Our little girl was lost on 10/26/09 and we are still looking for her. She is a Standard sized American Eskimo, approximately 20 lbs. All white fur. She was last seen a little south of SW Andrews Rd and Glenwood Rd SW in Port Orchard. If you have any information please call 206-445-2587 or 425-443-2101.

Run Free, Dear Hana

We are stunned and deeply saddened to hear that our Eskie friend Hana has unexpectedly crossed the Rainbow Bridge. Please visit Hana's blog to give some support to Hana's family.

We would like to share our favorite pictures of Hana:

Hana wearing her Ribbon Necklace and driving her bright red sports car .

Hana wearing her ButterEskie wings
Run Free At the Rainbow Bridge
We will miss you, sweet Hana

Casper The Friendly Dog Wishes You A Happy Halloween!

Wordless Wednesday

A New Foster Dog named Jazzy

Oh my dog - it's been more than a month since we last posted. So much has happened. We will try to do some regular updates over the next while.

We have had some foster dog changes. Our foster dog Pixie attacked Nikki a few times and Nikki said enough of that @%#*%! So then Nikki decided to attack Pixie at every opportunity. Needless to say it was not a good scene.

So Pixie has now moved to another foster home where she is doing well. Thanks Joanne - you are awesome!

Momma then decided to take a break from fostering, but that only lasted 7 days as another Eskie was in need. Momma can say 'no' to fostering other dogs but to say 'no' to an Eskie in need is pretty hard. So after an entire 7 day fostering break (LOL) we took in our latest foster dog.

We have named her Jazzy (aka Jazz, Jasmine the whirlwind and Jazzy's hurricane). I think you get the picture... She is a 15 month old Eskie with a ton of energy. Definitely the most active dog we have ever fostered or owned and cute as a button.

See...

Momma has a number of things to work on with her as is not unusual with rescue dogs.

See ya soon

Woofs Casper , Buddy, Nikki and foster dog Jazzy