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Tempus Fugit

Time really does seem to fly. Today is Rudy and Wyatt’s second Gotcha Day. It doesn’t seem possible that two years have gone by since we adopted them and brought them to live in their forever home with us. They … Continue reading

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Six-Month Gotcha Day Anniversary

Rudy and Wyatt came into our live six months ago yesterday. We absolutely love the dogs they are becoming. These six months have gone by pretty fast, despite the summer being marred by extreme heat in June and two big … Continue reading

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Settling Into Their Forever Home

Rudy and Wyatt have been with us for a little over two months now. They’re adjusting beautifully to living in a home, and are becoming wonderful companions for us and for each other. The biggest challenge was dealing with Wyatt’s … Continue reading

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Rudy and Wyatt

We welcomed these two beautiful creatures, Rudy and Wyatt to our family on March 21. They are helping our hearts heal after losing Truman, Campy and Tiger all in the last 18 months.  Rudy and Wyatt are only 2-years old … Continue reading

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~ Tiger ~ January 23, 2009 – February 23, 2021

Your wings were ready, our hearts were not. Tiger – AHK Poppa’s Tiger – came into our lives on March 7, 2012.  Tiger was a ‘Bama boy. He ran 30 races in his career, all of them in Mobile, AL, … Continue reading

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~ Campagnolo ~ May 23, 2015 – November 2, 2020

I haven’t been able to bring myself to write these words until now. We got some devastating news about Campy in late October. I took him for a follow up lung X-ray on October 27, which happened to be Campy’s … Continue reading

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Making Antibodies

Making antibodies. The two most beautiful words in the world to the dog parents whose fur babies are enrolled in the Yale Canine Cancer Vaccine clinical trial. Campy and I got the good news in September, about 10 days after … Continue reading

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Clinical Trials and Tribulations

Campy has now had his two Yale Canine Cancer Vaccine injections. The first one was on July 14, and Campy showed no reaction to it at all. His second injection on August 5, is turning out to be quite eventful. … Continue reading

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I Got My Dog Into Yale

Campagnolo had his sixth and final chemotherapy treatment on June 10. He came through it like a champ, as always. And, as always, he charmed our vet and the entire staff at Cascade Veterinary Clinic. I had our vet take … Continue reading

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Saving Campagnolo

It’s been nearly three years since my last Dog Blog post. Here’s the Cliff Notes version of those three years: We bought a house and built a garden on our property that’s bigger than the house. Thanks to my wonderful … Continue reading

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