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Hi Naomi
Was thinking about you just now so here I am to drop you a note and hoping all is well in WA, hope your not going swimming as I heard about another shark attack at a beach south of Perth. Miss having you around but I am hoping you and Oz are doing well. I am sure Fraser is never far from your thoughts and I often think of that tough little boy and smile as he was such a special boy xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Hi Everyone,
Just stopping by for first time in ages to wish you all a Merry Christmas!
Oz and I are doing really well these days, still miss Frazy like crazy and some days are definitely harder than others, but overall we are good. Ozzie got a new sister a little while ago, Marcie, who is now 4 months old. She is a treasure, super smart and he loves her to bits. If he is not grouching at her to leave him alone (he is nearly 14 after all) he is kissing her all over or gaming her and being very vocal in play. He has perked up considerably with the company and is a very good teacher. I'll post a photo in an album in a bit to show you how cute she is. The only sad part is that I know Fraser would have been jealous as hell of her as she is a snuggle bug too, and he wouldn't have liked that, he was the only one allowed to crawl on my lap for snuggles. It breaks my heart sometimes but she is so sweet I can't help but smile.
On a different note, Dad finally had his boy x-rayed to check for that sarcoma, it did come back all clear so that is great news too. Been nice that there has been a few up points in what has otherwise been a horrible year for us.
Rather than dwell though, as I said, just stopped by to wish everyone a fantastically wonderfully MERRY CHRISTMAS! May all your wishes come true and here's hoping 2014 brings nothing but the best! Take care all.
Marcie sounds adorable. I'm glad that Oz has taken to her. You never know how older dogs will react. Merry Christmas!
Marcie is just as cute as can be. Oz Does seem quite taken with her. Whatan adorable muffin. Belly rubs to them both.
I know it is probably still sad times missing Frazier.
Wishing you all the best for 2014 and a merry christmas
hugs,
Sharlene and Molly muffin
Hi Naomi
How lovely to see you!! So pleased to hear all is going well with you!! Marcie is just the cutest little thing!! Marcie is the same as your sister's dog? I remember you showed me a webpage of them once, she is just adorable and I love she is a snuggly girl. Aww I bet Fraser would have loved her too, how could he not! :D Oz looks fit as a fiddle too, his allergies still playing up? I see he has his socks on the grass! Big YAY for your Dad's dog too, so pleased to hear she has the all clear. :) It has been a hard year for you so it is great it is ending on a happier note.
Poor Flynny has had rough month too, but he seems to be coming right I hope. :)
Merry Christmas Naomi, hope you had a lovely day with the family!! xx
She is so sweet. Merry Christmas.
Good to hear from you, Naomi! You are missed, dear! I am so happy to hear about the new baby. :cool::):cool: I'm sure Fraser is happy for you as well...until his lap space is occupied any way. ;):D I can't wait to see sweet Marcie and I am so glad that she and Ozzie are getting along so well. She will help to heal both of your hearts.
Wishing you and yours the very best this Christmas season!
Hugs,
Leslie and the gang
Ah Naomi, Sweet Marcie sounds like just the right tonic to heal your hearts. We love them all so much.
Hi folks,
Just checking in, it's been a while.
So we passed the 6 month mark on saturday - it's hard to think it has been that long since I lost my gorgeous boy. I still talk to him daily and I have his pictures around me constantly, on my computer, and of course his glamour shots on the walls, but I'm now at the point where I talk about him with family and friends and remember the funny things he did. I never did find that sock in the garden!
I still sometimes wonder whether I held on too long, I look back at the photos I took of him in those last few days and think he just looked so unwell, was it me being selfish to hold on so long? I'll never get the answer to that one I know, but he did still enjoy his walks and give me kisses. The last 6 months of his life were just so fast. He went from being a robust demanding snuggle bug to a frail old man. He lost half his body weight during that time and ended up so skinny and fragile it was heartbreaking, but it was so hard letting go.
Last month I had to de-register him with the local council so I could register Marcie. Poor woman on the phone, I broke down completely. She was lovely though. I thought I was past the crying stage, apparently not. (Actually I'm crying now thinking about it, first time in a while but I just miss him so much still) I think the hard part was that it was the final link. That was the last thing I had to do for him, and as long as I held it off he was still around.
I used to hear him in the car, ruffling around on the back seat when I was driving. He hasn't been around for quite a while now though, I know he has finally moved on, hopefully having great fun with all his friends and chasing his ball, shredding toys etc. If we ever went to someones house for a BBQ or something, he would always demand to sit on my lap. I miss that, we had it sussed so completely, I would sit a certain way and he would drape himself over my legs. Every half hour I would swap legs and he would lie the other way so I could work out the pins and needles in my feet, but as long as he was allowed to sleep there it didn't matter. No one else seemed to get the position just right for him so he always looked to me to be the one - though he did love to share himself around and tried as many people as he could. I miss that too, Oz isn't a lap sitter and Marcie is just plain too big for a lap. She will sit next to, but not on.
She is so different from him it is good. I'm not looking for traits that were his, she is her own self and he remains my beautiful Soggy Doggy, never to be forgotten and completely irreplaceable.
Ozzie is doing brilliantly too. His feet and allergies are still an issue, I don't think that will ever change for him now, but he is healthy as ever, loves to play each night with Marcie and enjoys his snuggle at the park. While the big dogs run around being lunatics, he sits on my lap so I can protect him and make sure he doesn't get bowled over in the process, it's the only time I get a good lap cuddle from him and has become "our time". That and when I march him around the oval, that's his "walk time" and he demands it each day. I can tell he is getting older though, he does require a lot of sleep (mind you he's always loved his sleep) but gets very glassy eyed and quiet if he doesn't get enough. Thankfully he has taught Marcie to sleep the day away, and if she wakes up and doesn't want to sleep, she is happy to entertain herself mostly - unless I am around and then she bugs me. I do have to keep her away from him in the morning as she tries to jump over him in her excitement of a new day and seeing him. She is definitely a "Morning person", unlike Oz and I - I have to make sure he gets at least half an hour to wake up slowly which can be a challenge. But barring anything awful happening, I can see Ozzie being around for a few more years yet. He definitely has a spark about him these days and generally looks very bright and happy.
I was given a new toy for Marcie when she was a pup, a buster cube. One of those things that you stuff biscuits and treats in and they bash it around for the treats to come out. Well Marcie took a while to warm up to it, but when she did, Oz discovered what it was all about and realised there was food in it! It was the first time I had ever seen him become food aggressive! I had to go buy a second one. Now that Marcie is a bit older she has considerably more brains, and Oz has chilled in his food aggression, he now has a new system. He waits for her to push it round with her nose and then scoops in and picks out the best treats! Little Rat! And he looks so please with himself in the process, his tail wags and his eyes sparkle. But Marcie is quite happy to let him have his share, with 2 cubes on the go it keeps them both occupied for an hour or so in the morning when I leave for work, then they both settle down for sleeps. It also keeps the destruction of a highly intelligent dog that is teething down to a minimum - though I'm sure my jarrah skirting boards disagree with that statement.
Anyway so that is us for now. Still missing Fraser but progressing generally well. Busy and always occupied with new antics but moving forward one step at a time - I guess I can't ask for more.
Hope everyone else is well and that all the fur kids are staying good (both behaviour and health). Take care and enjoy each day as it comes.
Naomi,
So great to see that all of you are thriving in your new normal routines.
Marcie and Oz sound adorable together.