Flawed Dogs
Posted: November 18, 2009 Filed under: DRambles on Black Mountain Leave a commentLast night I woke up in the wee hours and finished this book. This morning I had to clean the dried tears from my glasses. Tears of laughter. Tears of joy. And a few tears of… ?? regret ??
From the inside book jacket of Flawed Dogs, The Novel, The Shocking Raid on Westminster:
Keep it quiet, but the world’s most famous dog show is about to be attacked. Who are the daring but atrociously bred commandos led by a suspiciously beautiful dachshund?
Not at all what they seem, that’s for certain.
You may not know it by looking at him – what with his scars and soup ladle for a leg – but Sam was once a stunning dachshund with a girl who loved him and a destiny to dog show glory. That is until Cassius, an ambitious and jealous poodle, sent his life into a wild descent of calamity and sorrow.
Now Sam wants revenge. And what better way to get it than to sabotage Cassius’s chances at winning best in show at Westminster? Sam recruits a ragtrag team of dogs whose flaws are perfect for mischief making, among them gargantuan Tusk, pint-sized Wee Will, and Pooft, whose gastric eruptions flare to the fiery disadvantage of anyone unfortunate enough to be on his wrong side. Westminster has never seen a show like this.
In this heartfelt novel, both tragic and hilarious, from the mind of Pulitzer Prize-winning comic strip creator Berkely Breathed, young readers will be rooting for the underdog. Literally.
Stevie..takes the money and runs
Posted: November 15, 2009 Filed under: FFT Lhasa Apsos | Tags: Julie Timbers Leave a commentOn this snowy Sunday morning in Colorado’s Rocky Mountains I’d like to share about Stevie. Named after Steve Miller, Stevie is a female. She, along with her two brothers, are named after Steve Miller Band songs. Joker is FFT The Joker. Maurice is FFT Space Cowboy (’cause he speaks with the pompitous of love). Actually the boys’ names come from the same song. And Stevie is FFT Take The Money and Run.
A beautiful puppy…
Stevie was awarded Best In Sweepstakes at both the LACCC Specialty in September and the TCLAC Specialty in August…
Shown very selectively, she was awarded her first major at the LACCC Specialty in September by breeder/judge Barbara Schwartz and her second major National Specialty week under Dr. Penta. At the ALAC National Specialty she was RWB, posing like a supermodel…
Happy Birthday Ali…
Posted: November 12, 2009 Filed under: Apso Aficionados Leave a commentSent by Vickie in June
… hard to believe she’ll be 12 in November. She’s been such a joy all these years. Oh, what we would have missed out on had we insisted on a female puppy (well, besides the infamous potting soil incident lol).
Happy 80th Alma!
Posted: November 11, 2009 Filed under: Apso Aficionados 3 Comments
In honor of Alma’s birthday! Her 80th birthday!
We – Alma and I – have never met face-to-face. Wouldn’t that be fun! I admire Alma’s spirit. A business she started years ago, she continues to sell Mary Kay products. She still has some of her original customers. Alma, I’m not sure why you originally contacted me. Or how you found me. The website, probably. Roadie went to live with Alma in December several years ago…the same month Seth went to live with Caroline. Caroline’s former son-in-law was able to fly Seth, in cabin, to Florida. Weather, December wasn’t a problem. Roadie, on the other hand, was flying air cargo to Alma. She arranged a ride to airport with a neighbor and let me know which day and what hours were convenient for her neighbor. Okay. Remember, this was December. Airlines have weather restrictions on flying live animals, which are reviewed daily. I thought we’d be lucky to get Roadie out of Denver before February, given the restrictions. But, I went along with Alma’s plans. And guess what?! United lifted the ‘fly live animals’ restriction for FOUR hours on the very day, the very hours, that worked for Alma’s neighbor.
When I sent Roadie, he was wearing a relatively short coat. He wasn’t in long, show coat. Alma takes him to the groomer monthly and his coat is, once again, long. She’s promised to take recent photos. I’m looking forward to seeing them.
I love that Alma updates me via the blog. My father-in-law turned 81 in April. He uses his computer for card games. That’s it. Alma communicates using the FFT blog. Wouldn’t it be fun to meet Alma! Age is a state of mind. I’ve always said that. Sometimes, especially while driving, I remind myself…don’t drive like an old person, don’t drive like an old person. I also realized, years ago, that as time marches on, as the years go by, I’m still me. I’m the same person I was growing up. I’m the same person I was as a young adult. I’ll be the same person when I’m 80.
Today, Alma, celebrate 80 years of life!
Happy Birthday Alma!
Blood clots and Stroke
Posted: November 10, 2009 Filed under: Apso Aficionados Leave a commentI know this isn’t about dogs. Or dog people. But it’s an important message…one I’ve covered before on the blog. Winston’s owner Ann…if only people realized she had a stroke instead of being ‘clumsy’ while hiking. I want to cover this again, in her honor. Thanks Alma for sending.
STROKE: Remember the 1st Three Letters… S-T-R
It only takes a minute to read this
T- *Ask the person to TALK and SPEAK
(i.e. It is sunny out today)
R- *Ask him or her to RAISE BOTH ARMS.
Kunza at FleetFire Timbers 