On 12/28/2010 10:54 PM, Carol Shenkenberger -> Jim White wrote:

 CS>>>>> I'm alive and well! Just too any groups to read so wasnt here
 CS>>>>> xxcarol

 >>>> I was missing your smiley face. :) Nice to know you're still around
 CS>>> though.

 CS>>> Been busy adopting a new to us pooch. She was an abandoned heartworm
 CS>>> positive 10-12 year old beagle mix (spanish cockerel might be the
 CS> other
 CS>>> part)
 CS>>> who's deaf as a doornail now due to ear infections. She's
 CS> learning ASL
 >> now.

 CS>>> Her name, is Mabel Anne and she's a sweetie!

 >> Bless your heart for taking in a senior pet. They have so much to give!!
 >> Guess I'm gonna have to add you to my dog lovers list!

 CS> What, you didnt know this? LOL! I lost a 17yo rescue a bit ago (we knew he
 CS> didnt have long but needed a final home). I've been doing cats since 1978.
 CS> Dogs only since retirement from the Navy.

 CS> Current denizns:

 CS> Daisy-chan, cat, feral estimated 6 years feral of her estimated age.
 CS> She was 18 months in 5 fosters and of that 18 months, at least was 2
 CS> months in
 CS> a cage at petsmart. Behavior rap sheet a mile long. REad 'unadoptable'.
 CS> Now, she's a lap kitty. She LOVES dogs. Convinces them to sleep in sin with
 CS> her.

 CS> Cash-pup, major bad case of heartworms. Systemic damage from them and
 CS> arthritis. Spine issues. Now aged probably 4, was over estimated on age
 CS> because he looks like a beagle but he's really big. Looks like a Bull
 CS> Mastiff
 CS> and a Beagle fell in love/lust (I know, the mind boggles!). Perfect weight
 CS> for him is 52-55 lbs. Sleeps in sin with the cat.

NOW, I remember him!!

 CS> Mabel Anne, like Cash an abandoned heartworm victim. She's also deaf.
 CS> Appears recently deaf. Age 10-12 believed. Beagle mix (this one looks
 CS> like a
 CS> spanish cocker fell in love/lust with a beagle). She's not much bigger than
 CS> the cat Daisy-chan. Insists on being in the middle when sleeping in sin
 CS> with
 CS> Cash and Daisy but Daisy is getting used to not having the preferred spot.

We had to let out 14 yr old Rott(Titan) go back in OCT08 due to his age and
mobility issues.  Arthritis and muscle weakness was taking him down, so we
let him go to his rest.

We still have "The Boys", our 7-1/2 yr old
Boxer-Rott(Buddy/Buster) brothers from the same litter.

And in October, we took in an 8 month old female Pit-Boxer mix(Rylee) from
a neighbor.  The couple broke up and the dog was too much for her to handle
along with 3 kids.  She had some serious fear issues, leading us to believe
that some man had abused her.  She's coming along very well and is becoming
Dad's girl!

So, now you're updated and have been added to my Dog Lovers Distribution List!!

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