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Cory & Roxanne

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Cory (Falcor) & Roxanne, a.k.a Jake & Elwood Blues

Cory was our second Great Pyrenees, and Roxanne was an Akita.  There were best of friends and kept each other company.

Falcor is from the Neverending Story because he reminded us of the Luck Dragon.  Roxanne was named for the Sting song.

Cory was great with kids, holding perfectly still so they could pet him. Roxanne, on the other hand, was a handful, a super guard dog, a nipper would attack if you stared at her, and not good around people or kids. 

Cory passed away from Osteosarcoma and Roxanne passed away from a complicated infection. We miss both of them.

Chipped, Snipped & Pooped!

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February was the bernedoodles five month anniversary, and they went to the vet for a check-up, neutering, spaying, and chips for both. Both did fine with the surgery and stayed overnight at the vet. When they came home, both developed diarrhea, and Bonnie vomited on day three. I don’t know if it’s a side-effect of anesthesia or what. Today they started on chicken broth and rice to calm down the diarrhea. They both slept more than usual.

Overall they don’t seem to be in any distress with it all. We’ll call the vet in the morning, post-op day six, to see if they know what going on and what’s the best treatment for getting rid of diarrhea. On the vet’s scale, their weights were 33 lbs for Bonnie and 41 lbs for Clyde.

Clyde chilling

Tommy, moved in for a while, might be the father of Sophie Moma’s kittens

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Tommy was our neighbor’s cat, and he roamed far and wide and occasionally went back to his home. We had a dog door, and he came in regularly and stayed for days at a time. When we adopted Sophie, Tommy seemed to hang around more. Then Sophie became pregnant and had five cuties. As the boys grew, they had a striking resemblance to Tommy. We don’t know for sure, but we suspect he is the father of the boys Levon, Mia, and Phatty, and the two girls Bagel and Peggy, who had marked different coloring that found homes with friends.

Zoe kitty

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Zoe was Sandy’s cat. She was our grand cat. She traveled with Sandy from Indianapolis to San Antonio and back. She was blind in one eye, but that never slowed her down. She kept all the other pets in line. She was prone to scratching and biting people she didn’t know. She passed away in 2018. Chase planted a weeping willow tree in her honor.

Airborne!

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The pups were out in the front yard running and playing tag. It was great weather just before the storm came. This is Clyde being chased ‘airborne’ by Bonnie. Can you imagine what it’s like to be sitting on the sofa when suddenly two forty-ish-pound dogs leap from the middle of the room onto your lap?

Bonnie & Clyde posing

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Bonnie (right) and Clyde (left) posing while playing this morning

Bonnie working on her ‘Vantablack’ impersonation.  Aside from being a little dusty from playing outside, her coat is very black and she is hard to see in dimly lit conditions.

Chiquita (chi chi marie)

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Chi-Chi (Chiquita Marie)

Chiquita (Chi-Chi) is Sandy’s Chihuahua that we inherited. She has traveled to Texas and back and has lived in several places. Sandy’s life intervened, and Chi-Chi was back and forth between Sandy and us. Currently, she is back with us.

She is a yapper, and she bosses the bernedoodles around. They want to play with her, but she doesn’t want to play back and nips at them. Frequently she gets clumps of black fur in her mouth but doesn’t ever get down to the skin. She co-exists with the cats, walking right next to them, and they ignore each other for the most part.

Great pyrenees rescued litter mates

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Buddy on the right and Sissy are brother and sister Great Pyrenees, rescued from an owner that didn’t realize how big they would get. They grew to 160 lbs and 130 lbs, respectively. They were seven months old at the time we adopted them.

They were great affectionate dogs, calm and careful with the grand-kids, and other pets, including our cats and dogs. From afar, they looked like large Golden Retrievers that are white. However, up close, they were about twice the size, and their tails were particularly magnificent.

Their breeding was unknown, but we suspect they were from a puppy mill breeder. As they got older, they both developed endocrine problems. They passed away before they were six years old. We have many fond memories of these gentle giants.