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A lovely award

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Posted on September 14, 2012 by ourfureverfamily

It’s been a tough week, but we’ve ended on a bit on sunshine. We won an award! We are honored to accept the One Lovely Blog Award, given to us by Easy Blog (easyweimaraner). When we started our little blog … Continue reading →

Posted in Awards | Tagged adopt, award, dog, pets, puppy, rescue | 12 Replies

Pink’s memory lives on

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Posted on September 11, 2012 by ourfureverfamily

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We are slowly adjusting to life without Pink. Even though she was such a small cat, I am surprised by how much I notice her absence. Matt confesses to missing Pink most in the mornings. This is when he would … Continue reading →

Posted in Health, Meow!, Woof! | Tagged adopt, aging, cat, death, dog, pets, puppy, rescue | 5 Replies

Letting go with love

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Posted on September 6, 2012 by ourfureverfamily

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Tonight we lost Pink. Her illness was brutal and swift. Within days she went from a robust cat, to one in multiple organ failure. The veterinarian told us there was nothing we could do. So often, kidney and liver failure … Continue reading →

Posted in Health, Meow!, Videos | Tagged adopt, aging, cat, death, dog, elderly, kidney failure, pets, puppy, rescue | 29 Replies

Comforting Pink

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Posted on September 5, 2012 by ourfureverfamily

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UPDATE: Pink died this evening (Sept. 6). For more information, please read this blog post. After revealing Pink’s new svelt figure last week, she took a sudden and stunning turn for the worse. Her appetite quickly slowed, and she withdrew. … Continue reading →

Posted in Health, Meow!, Woof! | Tagged adopt, cat, dog, ill, pets, puppy, rescue, sick, veterinarian | 11 Replies

Boot camp

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Posted on September 2, 2012 by ourfureverfamily

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Pink Floyd is looking good. For the five years I’ve had her, she’s been known as the big kitty with the teeny-weeny head. Since our border collie puppy Charlie arrived on the scene, Pink has transformed herself. Between the Charlie … Continue reading →

Posted in Health, Meow! | Tagged adopt, cat, cat food, pets, puppy, rescue | 1 Reply

‘Eat your nummies!’

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Posted on August 31, 2012 by ourfureverfamily

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The menu has been impressive. Hand-made meatballs and spaghetti. Barbecued buffalo burgers. Flank steak and au jus. Sauteed shrimp. Food fit for a queen. Queen Lexie, that is. Ordinarily, this food would be off limits for a dog. And for … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged aging, appetite, dog, dog food, hunger, pets, puppy | 3 Replies

Water games

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Posted on August 26, 2012 by ourfureverfamily

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As summer winds down, Charlie is busy learning new tricks. I taught him the most recent one. It involves chasing a ball over to a small wading pool, then dipping his nose deep enough to grab the ball. Yes, riveting … Continue reading →

Posted in Videos, Woof! | Tagged adopt, ball, command, dog, logo, pets, pool, puppy, rescue, trick | 7 Replies

Hunger strike (over)?

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Posted on August 24, 2012 by ourfureverfamily

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I’ll cut to the chase. Lex is eating again. It started a couple days ago when she snuck into Charlie’s bowl of puppy chow, and she ate the whole thing. Then yesterday morning, she ate seven slices of deli turkey, … Continue reading →

Posted in Health, Woof! | Tagged aging, dog, health, hunger, Iams, pets, puppy | 8 Replies

Early morning wrestling

Posted on August 22, 2012 by ourfureverfamily
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Posted in Videos, Woof! | Tagged dog, pets, puppy, wrestle | 11 Replies

Close calls

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Posted on August 19, 2012 by ourfureverfamily

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Death is fickle. I learned this last year while caring for my grandfather. For the last several months he was alive, I experienced numerous close calls in which I was sure he would die. My colleagues were more than gracious … Continue reading →

Posted in Health, Woof! | Tagged adopt, aging, death, dog, granddad, grief, kidney failure, pets, rescue | 13 Replies

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