Some Good News on the Ledge...

[DrummerDeanna]

Alright Pattie - since you say we need good news on the Ledge...lol..I'm come up with some..

Well the fact that both Alex and I are still around...good news ;)


Also I filed another story for NPR - which is good news for me AND I get to go to an NPR conference next week in Connecticut then I'm going to New York City :blob1:

AND...here are some pictures of my dawgie..I SOOO LOVE her...:D

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v703/DeannaRG/IamMushy.jpg She is Mushy.

[DrummerDeanna]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v703/DeannaRG/bedtime.jpg

This was bedtime - I think she's a little bitter that I stuck a camera in her face as she was trying to sleep - but oh well...she's just SO cute...:]

[DrummerDeanna]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v703/DeannaRG/RubmyBelly.jpg
Rub ma belly!!!!

[WelshWitchPMD]

You know Deanna you might have to start paying Clancy some kind of "modeling fees" :lol: She is always posing for your camera. She is adorable. :)

[ryan8472]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v703/DeannaRG/RubmyBelly.jpg
Rub ma belly!!!!
Love the smile :lol: :thumbsup:

Great pics of Clancy!

[HomerMcvie]

Deanna, she's SO beautiful! :xoxo:

[DrummerDeanna]

You know Deanna you might have to start paying Clancy some kind of "modeling fees" :lol: She is always posing for your camera. She is adorable. :)

I know...she's a total ham :laugh:

I got her with my SLR last weekend - in the snow - I can't wait to get those developed..she was hilarious!!

[DrummerDeanna]

Deanna, she's SO beautiful! :xoxo:
Thanks....how's Cash??

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http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v703/DeannaRG/bedtime.jpg

This was bedtime - I think she's a little bitter that I stuck a camera in her face as she was trying to sleep - but oh well...she's just SO cute...:]

OMG, your dog is beautiful. That pic alone made my night, it's so cute. :D

[DrummerDeanna]

OMG, your dog is beautiful. That pic alone made my night, it's so cute. :D


aww..thanks :xoxo: I do so love my Clancypoo

[SuzeQuze]

Love the smile :lol: :thumbsup:

Great pics of Clancy!

:laugh: Me too! Clancy looks so happy. :D

[GateandGarden]

Cute, cute pics, Deanna! :nod: :)

[HomerMcvie]

Thanks....how's Cash??
We leave for U of IL at 7AM for his third radiation treatment. His final radiation will be next Tuesday. He'll still be doing chemo with my local vet for 11 - 17 more weeks(every three weeks, 4-6 treatments total, depending on how good his white cell count is holding up).
But, for the most part, he's still his same old self. I've never seen a dog that likes to play as much as he does. :woohoo:
I dread tomorrow though. It kicks his ass(I guess it's the anesthestia(sp). He'll be a zombie til Wed night.

[DrummerDeanna]

We leave for U of IL at 7AM for his third radiation treatment. His final radiation will be next Tuesday. He'll still be doing chemo with my local vet for 11 - 17 more weeks(every three weeks, 4-6 treatments total, depending on how good his white cell count is holding up).
But, for the most part, he's still his same old self. I've never seen a dog that likes to play as much as he does. :woohoo:
I dread tomorrow though. It kicks his ass(I guess it's the anesthestia(sp). He'll be a zombie til Wed night.


oooh...good luck - that just breaks my heart....Clancy and I will send good vibes your way...I'm really glad he's holding up so well!

[SuzeQuze]

I don't have a digital camera but I do have a Polaroid Joycam :D. So here is a picture of Mufasa today. When I am on the computer he loves to sit up on the scanner which is on top of my computer, on top of my desk. He's got to be as high up as possible because he is the boss. So the good news is he is still happy, healthy, and bratty. He had some Kookoomunga catnip earlier, hehe. He loves that stuff.

<img src="http://tinypic.com/21sy39" alt="Image hosted by TinyPic.com">

[SuzeQuze]

We leave for U of IL at 7AM for his third radiation treatment. His final radiation will be next Tuesday. He'll still be doing chemo with my local vet for 11 - 17 more weeks(every three weeks, 4-6 treatments total, depending on how good his white cell count is holding up).
But, for the most part, he's still his same old self. I've never seen a dog that likes to play as much as he does. :woohoo:
I dread tomorrow though. It kicks his ass(I guess it's the anesthestia(sp). He'll be a zombie til Wed night.

I'm glad to hear that the radiation is almost over. It must be so hard to watch him go through that. :( Mufy and I will also send our good thoughts your way.

[DrummerDeanna]

I don't have a digital camera but I do have a Polaroid Joycam :D. So here is a picture of Mufasa today. When I am on the computer he loves to sit up on the scanner which is on top of my computer, on top of my desk. He's got to be as high up as possible because he is the boss. So the good news is he is still happy, healthy, and bratty. He had some Kookoomunga catnip earlier, hehe. He loves that stuff.

<img src="http://tinypic.com/21sy39" alt="Image hosted by TinyPic.com">


OMG...he looks like such a diva up there :laugh: SO cute....

[Merf]

This is Marissa and I goofing around yesterday.... Lux, we think you will especially enjoy the last picture. ;) Don't be skurred.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v493/merfdawg/DSC00801.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v493/merfdawg/DSC00802.jpg

[SuzeQuze]

OMG...he looks like such a diva up there :laugh: SO cute....

Nice description. :nod: The scanner is exactly his size. He likes to act all aloof like he's not there because I'm sitting here. :laugh: He has his pride after all. His new nickname is Looney Coon since he is part Maine Coon (looks just like them just a bit smaller, still a moose).

[DrummerDeanna]

This is Marissa and I goofing around yesterday.... Lux, we think you will especially enjoy the last picture. ;) Don't be skurred.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v493/merfdawg/DSC00801.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v493/merfdawg/DSC00802.jpg


lol...to cute!!! love the second picture :laugh:

[HomerMcvie]

oooh...good luck - that just breaks my heart....Clancy and I will send good vibes your way...I'm really glad he's holding up so well!
Thanks guys. I appreciate it!!! For me, the worst thing is that he feels bad, AND is mad at me for a day, for putting him thru this. I just hope he's in the lucky 10%....take care, david

[DrummerDeanna]

Thanks guys. I appreciate it!!! For me, the worst thing is that he feels bad, AND is mad at me for a day, for putting him thru this. I just hope he's in the lucky 10%....take care, david

I hope he's in the 10% too...he's lucky - he's got lots of love and strenght - I think there's a good chance he will be :nod:

[WildInTheWind]

Nice pictures guys!! The smiling dog is adorable :D Cute cat, too. I love cats. I think I am getting a kitten in April for Olivia's birthday. Hopefully she doesn't try to love it to death this time!

[Mari]

Very cute doggie, but it's your banner that cought my attention! I love that show! :thumbsup:
Staying on topic, kind of.. the good news is that The L-Word will be on dutch tv soon.. so no more downloading of huge movie-files;)

[cliffdweller]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v703/DeannaRG/RubmyBelly.jpg
Rub ma belly!!!!


Awwwwww!!! She's smiling! How adorable. I want a dog soooooo bad, but it'll have to wait until we move.

Congrats on all the new developments Deanna!! :woohoo:

[DrummerDeanna]

Very cute doggie, but it's your banner that cought my attention! I love that show! :thumbsup:
Staying on topic, kind of.. the good news is that The L-Word will be on dutch tv soon.. so no more downloading of huge movie-files;)


:nod: I'm SO hooked on this show lol....glad you guys will get it soon - now will you be getting season one or the current season 2?

[WelshWitchPMD]

I don't have a digital camera but I do have a Polaroid Joycam :D. So here is a picture of Mufasa today. When I am on the computer he loves to sit up on the scanner which is on top of my computer, on top of my desk. He's got to be as high up as possible because he is the boss. So the good news is he is still happy, healthy, and bratty. He had some Kookoomunga catnip earlier, hehe. He loves that stuff.

<img src="http://tinypic.com/21sy39" alt="Image hosted by TinyPic.com">


He is so darn cute. I love cats and their know it all attitude. :laugh: I wish that I could have one. Darn asthma. :(

[Mari]

:nod: I'm SO hooked on this show lol....glad you guys will get it soon - now will you be getting season one or the current season 2?

Season 1 first, which I downloaded already last year, (yay for adsl connections) but hey;)
I heard it was a close call whether they would continue it.. phew!
Just downloaded the first two episodes of season two, will be watching them tonight with some fellow fans :thumbsup:

[irishgrl]

lookit those slanty green eyes on Mufasa~ and that smile of Clancy's is too cute! She IS a ham!
I myself am a cat person, but when the right time comes, Im going to get a dog for my little boy

[DrummerDeanna]

Season 1 first, which I downloaded already last year, (yay for adsl connections) but hey;)
I heard it was a close call whether they would continue it.. phew!
Just downloaded the first two episodes of season two, will be watching them tonight with some fellow fans :thumbsup:


Really!?! OMG --I'm glad they continued it - I don't have Showtime - but luckily I met a girl right in time who likes the show - so I go to her house to watch it - or she records it for me :p

BUT sadly I totally developed a crush on a guest star and she's no longer on and it SUCKS....it's Robin - the chick Jenny meets at Dinah Shore lol....LOVE her character (Robin...NOT Jenny :p )

[eclipse]

You know---it is all in the eyebrows----
Dogs have eyebrows (cats don't), so their faces are much more expressive, that is why we always think they know what we are saying to them!
Think Gary Larson Comics-

Either pet is a joy, but I love the doggies best (it's the eyebrows, I'm tellin ya :blob2: :blob2: )
hugs,
~~eclipse~~ and Diego the Black Lab eyebrow wonder _sorry no pics :distress: :distress: , I am lucky I can use a keyboard, forget about a camera haha

[DrummerDeanna]

You know---it is all in the eyebrows----
Dogs have eyebrows (cats don't), so their faces are much more expressive, that is why we always think they know what we are saying to them!
Think Gary Larson Comics-

Either pet is a joy, but I love the doggies best (it's the eyebrows, I'm tellin ya :blob2: :blob2: )
hugs,
~~eclipse~~ and Diego the Black Lab eyebrow wonder _sorry no pics :distress: :distress: , I am lucky I can use a keyboard, forget about a camera haha


Huh - I never even thought about the eyebrows...

I'm partial to dogs for sure- but I'm really allergic to cats :( My grandma also used to tell me that cats are evil lol...AND you animal lovers will HATE this story (it's awful...)

My grandpa was so annoyed with the many cats that were coming into his yard and using it as a litter box - then they got a pool and it was causing some cat issues...well - he then started sitting on the back porch with a BB gun...and he'd just peg cats as they came into the yard :distress: ahh..my family...gotta love 'em......

Anyway - I love dawgies - if I Could have cats I would because I find them amusing :nod:

But for now - I'm SO happy with my Clancypoo...she's really made a huge difference in my life :D

[HomerMcvie]

My grandpa was so annoyed with the many cats that were coming into his yard and using it as a litter box - then they got a pool and it was causing some cat issues...well - he then started sitting on the back porch with a BB gun...and he'd just peg cats as they came into the yard :distress: ahh..my family...gotta love 'em......
My neighbors shot one of my cats in the head last year, with a BB gun. She died a couple weeks later.
I know several guys who hunt, that tell me they shoot any cat they see out in the woods. :( I just don't GET how they can have no empathy for them. Snakes are the only thing I kill.....and moles!

Anyway - I love dawgies - if I Could have cats I would because I find them amusing :nod:
Cats are okay, and I........errr.......love my cats, BUT, dogs are just like people to me, BETTER than many people to me.

But for now - I'm SO happy with my Clancypoo...she's really made a huge difference in my life :D
They make such wonderful companions. I don't know if I'll ever have another
one after this one, though. It's just too heartbreaking to lose them. I swore after my previous one (a dachshound I had for 17 years), that I'd never have another. Cash kinda came to me on what I thought would be temporary basis. Temporary turned into forever. :)

When a cat dies, shed a tear, dig a hole, get new cat. Lather, rinse, repeat.(NO offense to the cat people- to me, a cat is a pet, a dog is a child)

[DrummerDeanna]

My neighbors shot one of my cats in the head last year, with a BB gun. She died a couple weeks later.
I know several guys who hunt, that tell me they shoot any cat they see out in the woods. :( I just don't GET how they can have no empathy for them. Snakes are the only thing I kill.....and moles!

I know - I was always so appalled that my grandpa did that - but he's one of those people you just can't say anything to - think Frank Barone (Everybody Loves Raymond)

I can't imagine harming another living creature (except bugs :p)






Cats are okay, and I........errr.......love my cats, BUT, dogs are just like people to me, BETTER than many people to me.


They make such wonderful companions. I don't know if I'll ever have another
one after this one, though. It's just too heartbreaking to lose them. I swore after my previous one (a dachshound I had for 17 years), that I'd never have another. Cash kinda came to me on what I thought would be temporary basis. Temporary turned into forever. :)

When a cat dies, shed a tear, dig a hole, get new cat. Lather, rinse, repeat.(NO offense to the cat people- to me, a cat is a pet, a dog is a child)


I guess that's the difference between cat and dog folks - I'm pretty sure cat people feel the same way as dog folks about their dogs - you summed it up nicely though - I totally feel like Clancy is my little adopted kid lol.....

We lost our family dog last year and it was horrible....but I just love having them in my life - it's SO hard losing them - but I feel like the time I get with them - and the memories are totally worthwhile :D

[HomerMcvie]

I can't imagine harming another living creature (except bugs :p)
Well, I have snake ISSUES! My Mom always said it was her fault, that I learned to be terrified through her. I mow 4 of my 5 acres, so I see several every year. Although, 2004 was the YEAR OF NO SNAKES!!! I usually see 5-6 a year, and I saw NONE last year! I can't TELL you how happy that makes me. Maybe the word is out in the snake community, that this David guy mows with a handgun, so stay the hell out of his yard. :rolleyes: :lol:



We lost our family dog last year and it was horrible....but I just love having them in my life - it's SO hard losing them - but I feel like the time I get with them - and the memories are totally worthwhile :D
When we lost our dachshound, my Mom and I were bawling like babys, on our deck(she had a heart attack, and died in front of us). I remember, in between sobs, us hoping the neighbors weren't home, to hear us.
I know that they are worth the heartbreak of losing them. I met two women yesterday at U of IL, both of whom had pugs with terminal cancer, just hoping to buy a few more months with them. One of the ladies and I cried when we started talking about her baby. :(

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When we lost our dachshound, my Mom and I were bawling like babys, on our deck(she had a heart attack, and died in front of us). I remember, in between sobs, us hoping the neighbors weren't home, to hear us.

:distress: I have a mini and *I* will die when she passes, dear.

[DrummerDeanna]

Well, I have snake ISSUES! My Mom always said it was her fault, that I learned to be terrified through her. I mow 4 of my 5 acres, so I see several every year. Although, 2004 was the YEAR OF NO SNAKES!!! I usually see 5-6 a year, and I saw NONE last year! I can't TELL you how happy that makes me. Maybe the word is out in the snake community, that this David guy mows with a handgun, so stay the hell out of his yard. :rolleyes: :lol:



When we lost our dachshound, my Mom and I were bawling like babys, on our deck(she had a heart attack, and died in front of us). I remember, in between sobs, us hoping the neighbors weren't home, to hear us.
I know that they are worth the heartbreak of losing them. I met two women yesterday at U of IL, both of whom had pugs with terminal cancer, just hoping to buy a few more months with them. One of the ladies and I cried when we started talking about her baby. :(


Oh my - that is heartbreaking - I've never had a dog die in front of me.

The dog we recently lost - I was watching her once weekend when her back legs completely went out - she needed thousands of dollars worth of surgery -and that wouldn't have fixed her joint problem so she would have a miserable existence....we decided to put her down....it was so heartbreaking...

My whole family went to the vet's office and she was SO happy to see us all - happy and wagging her tail and licking us all - but she couldn't move - and we were all bawling like babies too.....only my brother-in-law stayed with her until the end - we couldn't take it and left.....but I'm so glad that we got to be there with her at th end.....though it was so hard....

I've only had Clancy for a little under a month now - but I'm already SO attached to her....she's such a little lovey.....

[HomerMcvie]

:distress: I have a mini and *I* will die when she passes, dear.
"Brandy" was a mini, too, although SOMETHING went wrong somewhere. Her Mom was 12 lbs, and her Dad 14, and she was 22! Not really fat, either. Just bigger than a mini was supposed to be. She was such a sweetie(aren't they all?).
I have wondered if I can make it without Cash.....

[dissention]

"Brandy" was a mini, too, although SOMETHING went wrong somewhere. Her Mom was 12 lbs, and her Dad 14, and she was 22! Not really fat, either. Just bigger than a mini was supposed to be. She was such a sweetie(aren't they all?).
I have wondered if I can make it without Cash.....

Mine is 16lbs and I've been trying to get her to lose weight. So far I'm just putting less food in her bowl and it's working, I just don't want her to have back problems. It doesn't help that she thinks she's a cat and jumps up and down everywhere, though. :laugh: Her favorite thing to do is sleep in my bed. She'll jump onto it, get under the covers, roll onto her back, and put her head on a pillow. It's a riot. She evens sleeps with her paws up in the air.

I feel your pain, though. I've gotten three sick animals from shelters and they've all died on me and it's devastating.

[HomerMcvie]

Oh my - that is heartbreaking - I've never had a dog die in front of me.

The dog we recently lost - I was watching her once weekend when her back legs completely went out - she needed thousands of dollars worth of surgery -and that wouldn't have fixed her joint problem so she would have a miserable existence....we decided to put her down....it was so heartbreaking...

My whole family went to the vet's office and she was SO happy to see us all - happy and wagging her tail and licking us all - but she couldn't move - and we were all bawling like babies too.....only my brother-in-law stayed with her until the end - we couldn't take it and left.....but I'm so glad that we got to be there with her at th end.....though it was so hard....

I've only had Clancy for a little under a month now - but I'm already SO attached to her....she's such a little lovey.....

I'm glad everyone was there to see her. I've made my mind up, that when the time comes(hopefully a long time off, but...)that I want to be there holding him. God, I dread that day.
With my dachshound, we "maybe" should have put her down in her last year of life. She lost most of her eyesight, and her appetite for dog food(she ate nothing but cooked hamburger, and lemon cookies for the last year- she NEVER lost her appetite for these two things. She loved them both!). But, she wasn't in pain. She'd be bed bound for a week, but then get back to running around for a week. But, we finally knew the time had come. I moved back home for the last three days, and slept on the kitchen floor next to her(do I have dog issues, or what?). I called our vet, right down the street, and told them I didn't want to make her suffer through sitting in the waiting room. They told me to bring her in in 20 minutes, and they'd put her right down, without waiting. I laid down on the deck with her, and she had her heart attack about 5 minutes later. It was like her final gift to me was saving me the pain of putting her down.

[DrummerDeanna]

Mine is 16lbs and I've been trying to get her to lose weight. So far I'm just putting less food in her bowl and it's working, I just don't want her to have back problems. It doesn't help that she thinks she's a cat and jumps up and down everywhere, though. :laugh: Her favorite thing to do is sleep in my bed. She'll jump onto it, get under the covers, roll onto her back, and put her head on a pillow. It's a riot. She evens sleeps with her paws up in the air.

I feel your pain, though. I've gotten three sick animals from shelters and they've all died on me and it's devastating.


I took Clancy to the vet withing seven days of getting her- and she seems fine..I'm hoping she's still got some good years ahead of her....she is a bit overweight too though - so I've been feeding her less and walking her more....

However, in the short time I've had her she seems to already be spoiled lol - and I'm pretty sure that she thinks she's the Alpha Dog - so I've been trying to set up who's in charge....lol....dogs are great..

And I've always wanted a Daschund....they are SOOO cute.....I can just imagine your little mini curling up in bed...too cute :lol:

[HomerMcvie]

Mine is 16lbs and I've been trying to get her to lose weight. So far I'm just putting less food in her bowl and it's working, I just don't want her to have back problems. It doesn't help that she thinks she's a cat and jumps up and down everywhere, though. :laugh: Her favorite thing to do is sleep in my bed. She'll jump onto it, get under the covers, roll onto her back, and put her head on a pillow. It's a riot. She evens sleeps with her paws up in the air.
Can she cover herself up?
Does she sit up, begging style, for hours on end?
Brandy would sit like that so she could see out the door, for hours like that!
We were so lucky that Brandy never had the back problems dachs have, especially given her size.
I feel your pain, though. I've gotten three sick animals from shelters and they've all died on me and it's devastating.
It's like losing a child(to me).

[Mari]

Really!?! OMG --I'm glad they continued it - I don't have Showtime - but luckily I met a girl right in time who likes the show - so I go to her house to watch it - or she records it for me :p

BUT sadly I totally developed a crush on a guest star and she's no longer on and it SUCKS....it's Robin - the chick Jenny meets at Dinah Shore lol....LOVE her character (Robin...NOT Jenny :p )

I just watched eps 1 and 2 from season 2 this night with two friends (and they come over to MY house to watch it because I download it, lol!)

Robin, I know who you mean! Hmm, not bad;) She looks so familiar to me.. I kinda liked Bette, but she turned quite evil lately.

[wondergirl9847]

I'm going to Oklahoma City tomorrow with my mom to see Keith Urban baby!!! YEAH!!!!! We're gonna hang out with Brian (estrange4life) and Debbie too! :)

:blob2: :blob1:

[DrummerDeanna]

I just watched eps 1 and 2 from season 2 this night with two friends (and they come over to MY house to watch it because I download it, lol!)

Robin, I know who you mean! Hmm, not bad;) She looks so familiar to me.. I kinda liked Bette, but she turned quite evil lately.


Robin...sigh lol...she is also in Mad About YOu - she was Lisa - the sister of Helen Hunt's character...and she's in A League of Their Own as Helen Haley...AND she's my new avatar ;)

Bette pissed me off....the third ep though - I started feeling bad for her ...just a little though - she totally F***ed up...!

[Mari]

Robin...sigh lol...she is also in Mad About YOu - she was Lisa - the sister of Helen Hunt's character...and she's in A League of Their Own as Helen Haley...AND she's my new avatar ;)

lol! that's a crush, alright! Ah but now I know, I recognise her from Mad About You, thanks


Bette pissed me off....the third ep though - I started feeling bad for her ...just a little though - she totally F***ed up...!

hmmm, just downloaded ep 3 last night, maybe that will make things better then;)
I thought the scenes in jail in the last ep of season 1 were hilarious though! Hilarious and HOT.

[DrummerDeanna]

lol! that's a crush, alright! Ah but now I know, I recognise her from Mad About You, thanks



hmmm, just downloaded ep 3 last night, maybe that will make things better then;)
I thought the scenes in jail in the last ep of season 1 were hilarious though! Hilarious and HOT.



LOL...you did? I didn't like the jail scenes actually - I mean I was mad at the construction chippy because of her complete and utter lack of respect for the fact that Bette was in a relationship (self control people!!!) - and Bette also screwed up by giving in to her attraction to that chippy.....makes me mad :mad: :laugh:

Ep. three was okay -there's a great moment between Tina and Alice that's hilarious.....:D Let me know what you think about it :)