Location: Austin, TX
Supporting Shelter: Austin Humane Society
Supporting Rescue: Charlynes Pound Puppies
Type: Dog | Breed: Pit Bull / Labrador Retriever | Born: May, 1997 | Gender: Male
Pet War Standings: 5 wins | 6 losses | rank: 86850
Description: My parents' elderly pit/lab x who came to us via one of my brother's ex-girlfriends
Posted in Adoptions
Krista joined me on the trek to my parents' house for my birthday yesterday because Dad wanted a calm dog that wouldn't upset Guffy and trigger another seizure. Suzu really wanted to come, too, but we limited it to just the one dog, and I figured that Krista could use the extra socialization. However, this is the first outing to someone's home wh… read more
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Mar '09
30
Posted in Health & Wellness
Guffy is definitely not feeling as spunky as she did before her cluster seizures, but she's also not as nearly one foot in the grave as my siblings would have had me believe. She's simply acting like a nearly 12 year old dog now when before we had a nearly 12 year old dog who behaved like she was six or seven. Is she dying? Well, technically, al… read more
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Mar '09
26
Posted in General
Dad convinced me to go spend some time with Guffy before we reach the end. He keeps wanting me to go see her on a weekend, but weekends are busy for me with dealing with other needy doggies! Yesterday I talked to him about going to see Guff some afternoon this week, so I will probably head over there tomorrow. She'll enjoy the extra attention … read more
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Mar '09
24
Posted in Shelter Makeover
We're coming down to the final days of Phase I of the shelter makeover contest, and my shelter is one of the lucky ones who has made it into round II. At the same time, I'm worn out. I'm tired of struggling to come up with items to review and interesting things to say each day. Then again what ever WILL I do in my free time at work without lurki… read more
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Mar '09
11
Posted in Current Events
I was shocked to see how many people showed up for yesterday's volunteer meeting. I can't think of a time when we had that many volunteers show up for ANY meeting (yes, I'm guilty of skipping most since Sundays are my CPP time). The T-Touch demonstration was fascinating as well especially Orbit, the kitty selected for the demo. He just loved bei… read more
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Mar '09
2