Twister hs passed on

Today (Sept 24, 2011) Twister was put to sleep. It is a very sad day, he was my little baby. I feel guilty that I could not take him myself but I said my good byes before he left and our roommate Len took him for us. He stayed with him and said it was quick and painless. Twister will be going for cremation and his ashes will be sent back here, my plan is to put them next to grandma's ashes. It was not an easy decision, but it was time. The peeing had started years ago and we did everything we could to help him and it just wouldn't stop and it changed from a couple times a month to 4-5 times a day. The vet said he was in pain. I wish there was more I could have done for him. I am going to greatly miss sleeping with him every night and his kisses and cuddles, and just him being here. He was my cuddle bug. Today has not been an easy day with Ruffles going to her forever home which is happy yet sad, and with Twister gone. I have been a bit of a basket case.

I greatly miss Twister but now he is in no more pain, there will be no dogs bugging him and he will be at peace.

Ruffles ADOPTED

Today (Sept 24, 2011) Ruffles was picked up by her new foster family. I sent them on their way with food for two days all measured out in baggies, cookies, and the new leash and collar that we got for her. The family that picked her up were wonderful they have three kids and Ruffles took to them right away they held her leash and just walked around with them it was cool to see how much she enjoyed them. I am very sad to see her go we didn't have her here long but she is such a doll I am going to miss and I think Ace is too hes been really moppy since she left. I hope she does well in her new home and I can't wait until our next foster baby comes.
When she left here she weight 35 lbs which means in the short time she was here she gained 5 lbs which I am very happy about. Her and Ace spent her last day here playing outside all day while I did homework outside with them. I am glad that it was such a nice day that they could enjoy their time together!
 For each dog/puppy that comes into our care I am getting and ID TAG done with their name and our address on it and once they leave for their forever home I am going to put them into a box as a keepsake memory of each wonderful baby we helped along its way!
This picture is from today:

Memory Box Blanket

I finished the first blanket for the memory boxes on Tuesday I have been just so busy I have not had the time to blog about it. The pattern I used was out an old crochet world magazine. It is a simple small pattern and the border I got out of my crocheted border book. I am excited to have the first one finished and can't wait to do more. I also pulled two other small baby blankets out of a tote one is yellow and one is green I can not remember what patterns I used for them. Got some different shades of green and yellow I am going to use so I am not using the same colours over and over again. Also I think I am going to stick with the simple pattern and just do a fancy border for each one, but I am not sure yet

RUFFLES (our first Foster)

Ruffles like most rescues has a sad story to ago along with her. I will start with her sad story and move onto the good stuff.

Ruffles was from a drug house.  The people there decided to breed their standard poodle with their mastiff.  They had a litter of 8 puppies and sold all of them for what we assume was drug money.  The only puppy left was Ruffles.  They were going to drown her since they could not sell her, so FGDR went to get her. 

Now on to the good stuff :) As of tonight she Weighs 30LBS, She is 4 Months old. She is very very skinny and needs to put on some weight poor thing. She is very pretty her pictures do not do her justice. To be honest when I first saw her pictures on the website well I was pretty sure she needed a good grooming which if you ask me she does and will be having one this weekend. We got her home while Ace was still at the office visiting with Rylee and Sadie. She got to explore the back yard, and doggy pool without Ace here to bother her. As soon as Ace got here and came into the back yard they were playing and having a blast running and doing well dog things. After about 30 mins of play I brought them in to have dinner which she gobbled down, but only after she seen Ace was eating and not playing without her. The foster family who had her before that will not be fostering anymore had kids and cats and she said Ruffles did very well with them. She didn't make a single sound until she was here for about 3 hours and then we got to hear her voice :) I was starting to worry lol. She loves treats but is grabby. She needs puppy training and someone with the patients to take the time and work with her. I have started tonight working on being gentle when taking treats. Whoever choices to love this wonderful puppy will have to keep in mind she is just that a puppy! When she came in the house she found the cows foot and the meaty bones right away and loved them. She was fed table food from the last foster home and we will be working on getting rid of that habit while she is here. I hope that she finds her forever home soon as she deserves so much love. It is raining out tonight so there will be no walk but we will walk a few times tomorrow and see how that goes.

To view her adoption information or to will out an application please visit http://www.friendlygiantsdogrescue.com/

Friendly Giants- Approved to Foster

I know this is a little late but better than never I guess. Well we got the email stating that we have been approved to foster for Friendly Giants just as soon as our fence went up and we had that completed Monday which was a ton of fun for three people who had never build a fence before and about a million trips to home depot lol. Well we got full approval on Tuesday morning which was a very good thing because we got a call Tuesday afternoon to pick up a rescue from a foster home that was no longer going to foster dogs, and was asked to pick her up today which is Wednesday. I am super excited about being approved, and can not wait to get our first foster dog.

Baby Blankets for Memory Boxes

A high school friend Amanda has started a program to create memory boxes at the hospital for moms who lose a child. These boxes are a very special wonderful idea and I am very honored to be able to make the baby blankets for these boxes. It is a very sad reason for these boxes to have to made, but at the same time its something special for the moms/dads to take home with them. I did not "lose" so to speak my son; however, leaving the hospital without him in my arms was one the hardest things I have had to do, so in a way I understand their grief. The staff at the hospital here in Sarnia when I had my son had no idea how to deal with adoption even the hospital social worker I had to teach her about adoption and to me she was more curious and interested in everything that was going on than really caring about how I was feeling. I am hoping these memory boxes not only help the mothers/fathers but also help bring awareness to Amanda's cause, more understanding, and patients. I know she has said she had wonderful nurses and support at the hospital. I am hoping that all moms/dads who are unfortunate to be in the situation of loss has the support from the staff and everyone around them to slowly wade through their sea of grief.

Friendly Giants Home Visit

We had our Friendly Giants Home Visit which is the second step in the application process to become a foster home for dogs that re in need until they find loving forever homes. Our visit was moved I think three times lol because the lady who was coming had thrown her back out OUCH!!!! Once Linda and Christina came though I was so nervous, but they were very nice and easy to talk to. They took a look around the house and asked a bunch of questions most of which I can't remember because I was so scared that I was going to mess something up to ruin being approved. They a beautiful puppy with them named Presly such a sweety about 12 weeks old and waiting for his forever home, he was good at giving Ace the what for lol. I am just waiting to hear back weather or not I am approved I am hoping from the bottom of my heart that we are approved!