Dexter - Always Willing to Lend a Helping Hand

While we were decorating the Christmas tree Dexter decided to get all tangled up in the lights.  For some reason he thought this was a new kind or toy that I got for him.  He would just roll around in them and bark at the strands.  Unfortunately I had to take them away from him because they are electric and I do not want a bar-b-queued dog this year.  He had fun while it lasted though.   

Christmas Tree Outing

Every year I go with my parents to cut down their Christmas Tree.  Some people don't like cutting down trees for Christmas but my sister made a good point the other day.  These trees are essentially a crop that farmers grow for this purpose.  Its not like going into the woods and cutting down a random tree... anyways I always love doing this and its not the same unless we bring whatever monsters are living with us at the time.  This year we had pretty good weather, usually it is raining or snowing and by the end of the trip we are all usually pretty grumpy and dirty.  This year it was sunny and cold, I can handle that mix just fine.

We all bundled up and bundled the dogs up, Dexter ate his sweater on the way to the farm so he was a bit cold.  Within 15 mins he had to be wrapped up in my coat, silly dog.   Winston of course embraces his sweaters, the boots he is not too fond of so we left those off this year.

After going back and forth and trying to decide on a tree we ended up going with one of the first ones we saw.  It always seems to happen like that I guess its best to always go with your first instinct, even when xmas tree hunting.

We (Dad) carried the tree all the way back to the car and it was so big it didn't fit!  Luckily we live close by so I ran home and got my car so we could throw it up on the roof racks.  Volvo to the rescue again :)

Decorating the Xmas tree is always fun to watch, I usually don't help out much.  There is a very precise way the tree needs to be decorated.  Ornaments that the dogs might eat need to be up higher, they love anything that has fluff or that is soft.

As long as we can keep the dogs from peeing on or eating the tree it will be a successful Christmas.  Wish us luck.

My Oh My - Benji and Sammie Both Adopted

Our boys sure lucked out last weekend.  They have been with us since our Greenville, SC trip in June.  Their foster mom has been working so hard on trying to find them the perfect home and she did just that.  They have been adopted together and will always be able to be best friends.  They were adopted by an amazing family in Houston where they have acres to run on and behave like puppies they are.

RIP Chance

Chance came to us from Greenville, SC back in June.  When we first saw him, his name was Nappy and he was in very bad shape.  We immediately knew we wanted to help him and try to give him a good life.  Laurie, in Texas, drove 16 hours to go pick him up and take him to his new foster home in Houston, Texas.

Chance was seen by multiple veterinarians and specialists who all worked very hard to help him get healthy.  He had very good days when we thought he was going to pull through, his skin started to clear up and he felt better.  Those days were very few and far between.  Chance's quality of life was not a good one at all.  He rarely wanted to come out of his crate and when he would he would run right back in.

While he was with us he was a very spoiled little man.  He dined on filet mignon and would get some sun lounging by his pool.  He was surrounded by people who loved him and catered to his every need.  We did not get to spend much time with Chance,  but while he was with us he knew what it was like to be loved and cared for.  His favorite person was with him when he passed to comfort him and we hope he is now in a much better place.  We miss you Chance and will always remember you how you were on your best days.