Dealing with the New's of Bone Cancer.

       This is a Post from My Other Blog, but I thought it may Interest other Dog Owners who have not gone through this, but would like to learn more about My Fizzly and her Brave and Courageous Battle with Bone Cancer, Please use the Link on the Side of the Page for My Bone Cancer Blog if you would like to read more Post's about Fizzle's 

When I decided to start this Blog , I did it for many reason's, I want to help people,as I have said in my first Post. I wanted to try to be that place that I was hunting for when I got the New's that Fizz had Bone Cancer.

                  

               It's more than that and to be honest it is a little selfishness on my part ..........as I also did it to try to get my head around the LOSS of my Best Friend. Even though it has been just over a year since Fizz passed, I still have not recovered and if I'm honest I don't think I ever truly will. 

                       

                The idea that I would try to be a place where, when you are given the new's that your Pet is very very ill. That people will have somewhere to come to and this is my main focus at this time. I want to start a big family here, so when people are feeling down they can come here and just write their feelings down and know that everyone here is there for you, and here for the very same reason. You can read up on thing's that have worked for other's, and what they would suggest you try and how to best help your Pet. Or maybe you will just want to try to make sense of what is rolling around inside your head and heart, and believe me I know how that feeling goes.

                

                I think that there is one thing that we all have in common ?? that's LOVE and Love for our Pet's as you would not be here without it !! It's also something that I tell all my new Puppy Families which is the belief that we know our own Pet's better than anyone !!! Better than the neighbour down the street and even better than your own vet !! It is this knowledge that make's the decision making process your's, so don't be pressured into anything. 

              Always go with your Gut instincts, It is your gut instincts that brought your dog to your vet ........ didn't they ?? You knew that your pet was ill before anyone and it's this knowledge that is going to make you survive this. I know when I got the new's everything that I thought about or knew about the   
BIG  C  WORD !!! CANCER came flooding into my head and the first thing I wanted to do is stick my head under the covers and pretend it wasn't happening. Then after denial come's total panic and then heart break and eventually come's OK let's sort this .............. ! 

               So the let's sort this is where you must be now or else you would not be here !!  You would still be hiding under the covers and pretending it isn't happening, so what now how do you deal. Well my way of dealing was trying to find everything about Dog's with Bone Cancer and just got myself more confused ?? This is where I could have used a Sounding Board such as this, firstly you know your pet and you know how much they themselves can cope with. 

               This is one of your deciding factor, do you think you could cope with a Dog with an Amputation ?? 

I will go into ways to help when your dog has an amputation in another page. Now my Fizz was a Rottweiler so I needed to be sure that her personality, would be suitable to deal the testing and treatment. This is where your own knowledge of your pet come's into play ?? 

                There is a lot to cope with and with Bone Cancer the main starting point is the Pain ?? Now removal of the leg will remove the PAIN part so that is a good place to start, You have to take into consideration of what breed your dog is, Which leg is affected as with Fizz if she had, had Cancer in one of her front leg's then as a very heavy boned Rottie, she would not have been able to cope with a front leg removal as her weight was mainly in her chest ??

                No matter how much you love your dog the pain part must always play a bigger deciding factor than your own personal feeling's. This again is where the bond you have with your pet come's into play ? your pet will let you know when they have had enough. Do not let the thought of how you yourself would cope with an amputation as animals do not have the Hang Up's that we as human's have !! They do not worry about the emotional side, they don't feel sorry for themselves they just deal with it and HOP on !!

                I will explain through my Fizzly as to what I mean !!! The night before Fizz was due to have her leg removed I was in complete emotional wreck !!! I sat in her bed with her next to me and I was just holding her, I started to cry with tear's rolling down my face, Fizz got up and literally sat on my lap facing me all 10 stone of her !!! She went up to my face and started licking my tear's away !! She then looked me straight into my eye's and it was like a Slap in the Face !!! She looked at me eye to eye and it was a Look of            

       For God's Sake Mother ??? Pull Yourself Together !!! 

                That's when I knew she needed me ............ simple as that !! but she didn't need a complete emotional wreck, she needed someone who would be there next to her to hold her up when she fell. But more than that I knew that together NO MATTER WHAT we would deal. Nothing would come between us not even Bone Cancer and together we would cope with all thing's and we would do it really WELL !!

      So what I'm trying to explain is that between you and your pet you both will be able to deal with anything ......... and this is just another hill to climb and it will be hard but it's something that will make the bond you have with your dog , move on to something even more amazing and in my mind SPIRITUAL and something that you can actually come through and believe me or not SURVIVE !!!

                

            I would never claim to be a Psychologist or an expert in any field ?? but I do know how it feels and I have lived through the decision's that run along side of this terrible illness........... Fizz had the Amputation and she had 3 Bout's of Chemotherapy and even though she fought and stayed with us a lot longer than any Vet's Prediction. Even though we did lose her in the end her Spirit and Zest for life never faltered and she passed when she decided she had, had enough and I don't think anyone could give or ask more than that, from their Pet and their best friend.

And She never lost her SMILE !!

Tango's Fighting Battle for a much Better Life !!

           When I first started my Blog, my hope was to help people if they had problems, with their pets or just needed some advice as to how to deal, with any animal issue that had arisen in their lives. I wanted to be a place where people could come, and we could help people together, and through all of you reading these Post's, we could help other's when they needed a helping hand.

         Now this post is something different, this post is me asking for all of you to help me !!  Now,  I don't have a problem pet 
 ( well I do in Milly, but she's a total lost cause    )  

           But enough of my problems, and back to the serious business of           
Me  asking  We  for  Help  :)    Before I ask you all for your kind help, I want to introduce you to a Dog who has caught my Heart Strings and he's not planning on letting go, and here's hoping by the end of this Post, he will have caught a few of you as well !!!

     Introducing  Tango  the  Orange  Bear  !!!    

                This Dog is my main reason for bringing Pen to Paper, or in our case Finger's to Lap Top !! Tango is a True Survivor in every sense of the word, and he had Survived with an Unbelievable Acceptance and a Total Forgiving Nature and its more than that ............ Tango has been through a Terrible Time, 
       
            What is more amazing that anything, Is That Tango still has the 
                                         Capacity to LOVE  !!!  

                       Tango has probably had one of the worst times ever, he has come from Turkey, where he had been used as a fighting dog, Tango also has had his Ear's Cut Off , they think using scissors, but definitely without anaesthetic, and when they had finished with him, they threw him into the streets ........  

      Where he was then,  Hit  By  a  Car  ..........  and with his leg badly broken and infected, the Place that rescued him decided to remove his Leg, so he was then left at the rescue place, and all the while he was, trying to heal up and get healthy.

                Tango was left in the Rescue Centre for over a year,  but  No~One  offered him a Home, Because in Turkey,  A Disabled 3 Legged  Dog  is...... Worth  Nothing  At  All ...... So one of the Rescuer's decided to try to find him a Home Abroad ??  

This is when Tango was seen by Caroline,  and Tango was Finally Homed   :)  
                                                          

    Finally Safe and Finally Home !!!    

        This is the Link for all the information about Tango and how his wonderful new home, found out about him and what Caroline, who is Tango's New Mummy and Biggest Fan. Caroline wants the very best for Tango and this Link show's us how she is hoping to achieve, them and .......... 

   All of  Tango's  Goals of  Life and More   :)  

                        http://pet.pn/TripawdRescue 

Tango  The  Orange  Bear  also has his own Facebook Page !!  

     
  The Link for that is ~   http://www.facebook.com/TurkishTripawdTango

This is Tango and his new brother Vader who also has a Minus Leg !! 

              So now I come to the reason behind this posting and Why I need 
                                               YOUR  HELP !!

        If you have read the Link then you will basically know, what I'm after and why ....... But for those of you who jump over Links then your very naughty  :) , but I will let you in on the secret. and the reason behind my Story. While Tango looks to us all to be totally happy, and in the most Idyllic home imaginable !! You would be right as he has definitely landed on all 3 Paw's when he was taken in by Caroline  :)    

           But Tango's Suffering is far from over, and he is about to face one of his biggest Fights Yet ....... and this Battle that Tango has to win is the Courageous Battle to be able to Walk ......... and walk without Pain and Walk  Easily and in  COMFORT !!  This amazing Boy has had to fight for every part of his life and so far he's not had a perfect life or even a  Semi ~ All  Right  Life !!!  But  now he has the Home, that such a courageous and forgiving Dog Like Tango, should have had, from the time he was born.

    This  is  Tango  the Orange  Bear  Living  the  Hard  Life  !!    

               Now Why do I need your help ??  Because of Tango's Past and His Obvious Injuries, Caroline can not get Insurance to help pay for his Surgeries and Tango is going to have a  LOT  of Surgeries,  if he is ever going to walk Unaided, and more  Importantly Walk  without  PAIN  !!! Tango will  Firstly need a Cart with Wheels to help him be more mobile as, His remaining Front Leg has been  healed  Crookedly, so he can't use his Cart properly yet without the Surgery.
       
        This is Caroline's Post that can be found on Tango's Facebook Page, explaining what Tango needs to have done, and what Surgeries are needed for this, Incredible Dog to live his life to it's full Intention :- 

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So... Tango's vet visit:

Teeth: Tango's teeth may be removed when he has surgery as they are badly damaged but they are not causing him any pain. They estimate him to be a young adult and not quite middle aged, so 4 is about right.

The MRSA scare: Wound has healed nicely and he has been given 10 more days of strong antibiotics, they don't think it's MRSA. After that it's a waiting game, if the wound reopens and the infection looks to have come back then he will need a swab to test it, and if it's a superbug that antibiotics cannot kill then he will need an operation like a tumor removal to cut out the infected skin. The chance of this happening looks much less likely with the success of the antibiotics, the wound is gone and there is scar tissue but this doesn't mean it's gone from the inside.

The surprise....: Whilst in the waiting room I noticed a large lump on Tango's left side, just as well we were at the vets, the vet said it looked like a non-descript fatty lump but to keep an eye on its size and to bring him in if it gets any bigger, this literally popped up this evening very quickly. If it gets any bigger or is still there in 3 weeks they will inject it to take a sample.

Tango's foot: Tango's cart is the next step and they will splint the leg so he cannot use it while he's on wheels. It will take 6-8 weeks to heal and they want to refer me to somewhere else to be sure they can do it with as much support as possible for his weight, they may need to put a metal cage around the outside of the leg as well as plates inside the leg. The operation cost for this is estimated between £1000 and £1500 pounds but this was a guess, and may be much more. I will phone Noel Fitzpatrick (the bionic vet) tomorrow to get an idea of what will be done and what the price will be but it won't be cheap! Tango is uninsurable so I will have to come up with the money for that myself as well as the £600 (again a rough estimate) for his cart, and xray costs etc. When Tango has got his cart they will bring him in for xrays to assess the damage, we may be lucky, it may look worse on the outside than it is on the inside but we won't know until that's done. I spoke to them about all of the options, removing his entire leg (not a great quality of life, he would have to be nursed 24/7) and the fusing operation and cart. I am happy I've made the right decision for him, and if at any point he begins to look unhappy (crying as I type this) I will have him put to sleep, but not without a chance of happiness.

Thank you once again for all of your support, I have a lot more research to do and phone calls to make now but I hope in the end it will be worth it for him. Please excuse me if I don't reply straight away tonight, I am exhausted from the stress of all of this and want to just cuddle him in bed tonight.     
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   Tango's Showing his Love  <3   

  How  Can  We  Help  Tango  to  get  Him  Mobile and Well  !!! 

           
           This is what I am asking all of you , If any of you have any idea's as to how we could raise Fund's For Tango's Wheels / Cart and his further Surgeries. With any other Cost's that run along, when you bring yourself to take in an Injured Dog, who has been Traumatised and Abused. How can we help Caroline in her Quest in Making Tango's Remaining Time, as Wonderful and Active as Possible, while showing him the abundance of Love. that His Life had so far been without !! 

          Caroline is not asking for anything, as she feels that she brought Tango into her Home so she should take on the Financial  Burden, But my thoughts are that Not all of Us can bring in a Disabled Dog and Open your Home and Heart, as most of us have Busy Lives, and Normal Life Worries ............ So I wanted to help Caroline as I feel that we should all feel Part of Tango's Treatment,  Hope and Love. If thinking up way's to raise Money or Kindly Offering a Small Donation .............

          Then we will all have SAVED  a  Disabled and Abused  Dog Who Deserves a 2nd Chance, and then we will all own a Small Part of a Truly Amazing Dog, and Have the Undying Gratitude of a Wonderful Lady, Caroline who is also Tango's Devoted Mummy  :0)

          If you have any Idea's then please Post them in the Comments Box, or Contact Me on My FaceBook Page or Use the Link for Tango's Facebook Page which is Above ........... 

         Any Donation's then Please Contact Caroline on  Tango's FaceBook Page.

        Any Small amount will be more than willingly received, and More than Likely With Tears from Caroline, and a Big Thank you from Tango xoxox

          Caroline who is not in Good  Health herself  has Taken on this Huge Challenge of Bringing Tango from Turkey and the Taking  Him  into her  Family and Home. Without any thought for herself, she did this with only One Loving  WISH ,

       Which  is  that  Tango  the  Orange  Bear  would  have  the    

         Chance  Of   Happiness ,  and  give  him  the  Life,   and         

   Total Love ,    that  this  Incredible    Dog   Deserves, and  who   

   even   after  all   his,   Pain  and  Torture  from   his   Past   Life  

   ~  This  Amazing   Animal  still  has  this  Ability  To Carry On   

                        With  A  Wonderful  Zest  For  LIFE  !                    

      The  Continuous   Fogiving    Spirit,  and    to  Show  us  the     

            Never   Ending   and   Enduring  Power  of   LOVE !!         

 This is a Link to A Film of Tango and other 3 Legged Dogs  :0) 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zTD0uLQvXAw&feature=channel&list=UL

My Blogging Experience ..... so far !

            For those of you who know me, You will be totally surprised, by my even starting a Blog, as I'm known by my friends to hate everything computer's.  I'm also not normally known for my keeping in contact, with people and I'm normally a nightmare to get hold of ....... so spending time on a Computer. Especially with the fact that I have to keep in regular contact, on a form of Social Networking. Will completely astound everyone who I know !!

          But as I told you all on the beginning, when I started this Blogging Life I did it to help people, and if I'm honest, it was also a way of getting over my own loss of my Rottweiler named Fizz. 

The big question is ? 

In these few weeks into this Blogging Business is ..... have I helped anyone or have I overcome my loss ??

     Well the asking if I have helped anyone. is down to all of you who have come and read my stories. So my next question should be to all of you ...... 

Have I helped any of you ?
Have you found my blog interesting ? 
Has this Blog been helpful in any way ?
What can I do differently to help you more ?
Would you like me to discuss something that's worrying you ? 
Is there a topic that you would like me to discuss ?

      With regards to whether this Blogging has helped me to recover from the Loss of Fizz ? Well I would say that I don't honestly think that I will ever get over her passing. But I have found talking and writing about Fizz, has sort of given me a purpose. Though I have found myself sometime's crying as I write which I think worries my Family a bit ........ and I get a lot of Don't do it if it Upset's You or Don't read about Cases if it's going to make you cry  :)  

      I know it upset's me and I think her life story Parts are going to get harder the further I go into Fizzly's Life, and her Battle with Cancer and Her Incredible courage, and then her Last Battle that she couldn't win. When I get to these stages, I feel I will be spending quite a bit of time Crying,  especially when I get to her passing as I haven't ever written about her Passing. I do find that I can hold it together, until I actually get to write it down and actually, see the words in whatever colour I picked for the Last Battle. 

     What has surprised me more is the differing opinion's, depending on which Site I post my  Blog's On. I can post exactly the same article and not mentioning any site's by name :) But the differing opinion's for the very same article's I find totally astounding, and some of them I find really upsetting. with the callous way they deem to reply to my post ?? Especially when I talk about Bone Cancer and the fact that I had chosen the path of Amputation and Chemotherapy.

     I realise that everyone has a different opinion and you can never please everyone, all of the time ( No Matter How Hard You May Try ) But one particular site seem's to have people who will always judge, before getting the full story, or just claim that what I'd done is unethical, and cruel and how could I allow myself to be pushed into thing's, without giving my dog any thought at all  :(  

             Those of you who have read some of my post's or those who actually know me, would laugh at such comments :)     But it still is upsetting and unfair especially when, there are other site's that are amazing out there !

          

            Now these two Sites, I am going to name, as they have been absolutely wonderful and I'd recommend visiting any of these  following Sites  :) 

            

          Tripawds.     http://tripawds.com/  

           
            This Site is specifically made for Furry Friend's with only 3 Legs, who have lost a limb to a variety of Diseases and others that have been Injured in Accident's. The Site was started by a couple in America who had a Alsation named Jerry who had his leg removed like Fizzle's due to bone Cancer. His family started Blogging and so the Site Tripawds was made and the rest as they say is History.        
           
              My only wish is that I had found this site, when my Fizzly was first ill and Still with me ;)  This is an incredible family of friendly and helpful people, who know how it feels to have a Pet with an Amputation :) The wonderful reception that this site, gives people in need is a amazing thing to behold.

          If you love animal Stories of Courage and Survival then this place is a definite Place to visit, and you will be welcomed with open arms and lots of hugs :)  The people on this Site are definitely My Sort of People,  they don't judge anyone, they listen and give advice without being over ~ Bearing or Sarcastic. It's more than that,  though  they CARE I mean Really  CARE, they love their Dog's in the True and Proper Way.
           
          They certainly don't let a Small Problem of Cancer or Accident's, Slow them down or allow the fact that their Pet only has 3 Legs  to hinder their Pet's Life and Goal's. Even when in Grief as a lot of these people are, as they have lost like me their Beloved Pet, to the diseases that their Pets were suffering from. But even then they have the capacity in their hearts, to help others, even when in their own Darkest Moments.

           These amazing people have the capacity, to put aside their own Grief or Suffering, to spend time offering support and help for others.  Who are in the beginnings of their own Battle with diseases, or accidental Injuries, that have led to their Pet either losing a limb, or some massive hurdle of life. But these new people will find Hundred's of people willing to offer support, advice or just a friendly ear. It's these people who have gone through these Dark Moment's before, that will help others when they themselves are suffering.

          Now that I think is worthy and totally amazing and these people who have lost their own Best Friends. I want them to know now, how totally amazing I think they are, and how immensely proud their Dog Angels must be of their owners. Who will follow on their pet's Story and help other's in their Best Friends name. 

         I think this is the most wonderful gift, and I think anyone would find this Site to be a benefit, and a wonderful Place to be, my only suggestion is remember to bring the Tissue's ?!? 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=_tyPZ5hdCZg 
     

Use the Link Above to see " Jerry Living It Large "  and Putting two Paw's up to Bone Cancer and Time Frames !!!

Jerry 

          This is another Site that I would highly recommend,

      

      BlogPaws.           http://community.blogpaws.com/ 

       
             This is a Place for like minded people, who have started Blog's about Anything Animals, when I decided to start my Blogging experience I was a complete novice and as anyone who know's me, will know !  
( I'm a total Idiot when it comes to anything Technical !! ) 
       The whole idea for this Blog was to try and help people, but to help people you have to get People to see your Site ?!? 
       
        This is where BlogPaws came into my Life, it's a site where you can add your Blog to and then, more people will be able to see and Visit your site.  Which for me I felt was a perfect place to start, I didn't know what to expect from my time, on this new BlogPaws Site especially as my beginning of my Blogging world, had been slightly knocked by other site's.

       I was very shocked by one site, that I'd added myself to as the whole Idea was be a place, for people to come to if they were going through hard times. I noticed that the Site was not printing any of my posts, or well wishes to other's, going through tough time's like Fizz and I.  So as I said they had not posted any of my answers to people ?? 

               So I emailed the main person as I thought I was probably not doing it correctly as I was a complete novice.         I received a Curt Reply from the main man !! Who claimed that as I had put my Blog Address on some of my replies to people, so therefore My replies were not allowed to be published ?!? 

       His actual words were " Why would I post your answers to people, with your Blog Address , Why would he want to send People to another BLOG  !!! "

        Firstly I was shocked and then bemused and then angry !! I have a variety of Link's on My Blogs and I want to help people, So if I can help people and send them on to another Site then I am more than willing to do it. I just didn't believe that this Large Company would feel threatened enough, to not allow anyone to Place their Blog Sites on his Site ???  Personally I also couldn't believe how someone, could feel threatened of my Teeny Tiny Blog ???

        So when I joined Blog Paws I was slightly scared of doing the wrong thing and being told off again  :) But I need not have worried this Site has greeted me with open arms, and more than that they have bent over backwards to support me. They are all so pleased to help and have allowed me to put 2 Blogs on their site which had not been tried before and I managed to do it 
( On MY OWN !!! )

        See I'm getting better with the Technical ~ So Proud of Myself.

        If you ever decide to write or Start a Blog about animals, then this site is amazing and more than that they will help you with any problems or Questions that you may have. I have found the people on Blog Paws to be talented especially the Photo's some of them are amazing. But it's more than that these people have the same spirit that I love, they love their animals with a passion, and some are so passionate they dedicate their entire Blog to their Pets.

       But they also are welcoming and will get involved with your stories and will talk about them with everyone. They seem to be the most gracious hosts and show no sense of rivalry which is a big quest in the Cyber World . They are just Like ~ Minded people who love their Pets and show it through their Blogs and they all do it with Great Style and a Total Sense of FUN !!! 

      Could you ask for anything more !!!

                      So here I am a few weeks into my Blogging Experience and I must admit it's A lot More Work than I thought it would be ! But to be honest it's been a Great Time and I have Loved the whole experience and I hope some of you have enjoyed reading my Posts and Pages as much as I have writing them :) 

           All I have left to say is a  BIG  THANK YOU !! 

     To everyone that has helped me, 

     To those of you who have Taken the Time to read My Post's and Pages,

     To TriPawds and all the amazing people, dogs and stories,

     To Blog Paws for all the help, and Letting me do my Thing !!! 

      To My Family who have put up with all the CONSTANT story telling and for putting up with the Tap Tap Typing, the Crying and the General Intrusion into our lives with My Mind Set being all  THING'S BLOG'S !!!

     My Biggest Thank you goes to MY FIZZLE'S for without her, I would never ever have been here, she is my Inspiration, and                          The Total Love of My Life ! 

 I never knew how Lost I'd be, without You in My Life, until you continued on your Amazing Journey.       

      

Picture's and Film's of My Fizzle's

 Picture's and Films of My Fizzles, Just because I Don't like leaving My Post's on Post 13 !!

My Fizz.

Fizzle's and Emma ~ Total Love 

Fizzle's and Ben were always Best Mate's 

Fizz who never lost her Smile.

Fizz and Jet from our 2009 Litter 

                              Fizz and Ruby Roo.

                           Fizz and the 2009 Litter of Puglet's

Fizz and Mitzi Mooz.

Fizz and Emma.

Fizz and Ben.

My Beautiful Girl.

Fizzle's with Babies.

Fizz, Ben and Mitzi. 

Fizz and Tiggy in Fizz's First Snow. 

Fizz and Emma. 

Fizz at 5 months old 

Kisses 

You's Stinky !!

 

My Best Friend.

Second Half of the 2010 Puglet's

       Firstly I would like to apologise for the fact that this Post has not been available till now !! But with one thing and another, I have fallen behind due to the chaotic issue's of life in General !!!

    So back to the important things !  Here are the Second Half of the 2010 Puglet Babies, and these puppies are some of the most Travelled Puglets of all time. They also include my Son Ben's favourite's who among other's included Leo and Oscar.  It was also the half where two of the puppies were actually born into the second day, these were Bert and Phoebe. A couple of the Second Half section of the 2010 puppies, have also travelled across the world from a tiny village in Wales, across the water's to France and then America. 

The Complete 2010 Litter !

Puglet Number 6 was  Tai.   

          This Little man was one of the sweetest, handsome and most travelled little Puglet that I have had the privilege to breed. He was born at 8~45pm and weighed in at 6 ½ oz ,  Tai was called Tai as he had a white stripe on his chest in the shape of a Tie !! See there is a method to Ben's slightly unusual naming prowess ? Tai was chocolate in colour with two back feet which were white, and two lil white toes on his front right paw and he was gorgeous. Tai's name was changed to Leo by his new owner to be who is Flora who was just 5 at the time.

          Flora picked the name Leo was she wanted everyone to know that Leo was King of all the Dog's !! Flora and the rest of her family lived in Paris in France, so we had Leo for longer than normal.  As Leo needed to have his Rabies shot's so he could live in France Safely especially as he would also Travel to America. Flora's Mummy who is Leslie come's from America and her Family still live there, so Leo would be travelling with them when they visited. They have all since moved to New York City, and managed to Brave out  " Storm Sandy "  which they survived,  and more than that they all did with style !!

                  While Leo stayed with us he became very close to Milly and of course was loved by his devoted Mummy Mitzi Moogle's.  Leo also became very interested , and fell totally in love with,  our 2 Pond's much like our Fizzle's !!  His fascination in both pond's was a source of laughter as he would insist on putting his entire head into our shallower pond and then blow bubbles into the water, and start eating any pond weed he could get his teeth into, hence his renaming by me of Leo~Potamus !!  

                    On one occasion a source of total amazement when Milly came to his rescue ! We have 2 pond's in our garden, one is shallow where Leo would   " Blow Bubble's "  and another which though it looks shallow is actually 6 foot deep !! Leo and Milly were playing about the garden when Leo jumped straight into the deep pond .......... Just as I was about to grab him out ( he's not the 1st Baby to fall into our Pond ! ) 

               Milly ran across to the edge of the pond , placed her front paw's on the side of the pond. Milly then dunked her entire top half of her body into the pond, while she was under the water, she grabbed Leo by the Scruff of his neck, and pulled him out of the Pond to Safety. Milly then spent over a hour licking Leo~Potamus dry !! It was one of the most amazing thing's I have ever witnessed,  and showed us a completely different side to our normally Bonker's Miss Milly Mooz.

                                    Leo~Potamus at 4 weeks old.

Puglet Number 7 was  Boots. 

Oscar and Ben (  Best Bud's )

               This little man was born at 9~50pm and weighed in at 6 oz, he was Fudge in Colour, and had two white sock's on both of his front paw's. So Ben decided his name should be Boot's ! this sweetie Pie was also Ben's favourite ..... not that it showed ???  

         Boot's new family had actually met Mr Alfie Moon from Mitzi's 2009 Litter, the same litter that gave the World Milly Mooz !!  But even meeting Alfie Moon did not scare off John and Linda, as you all know that Alfie Moon was probably one of the most cheeky of all Mitzi's Puppies !!

      The fact that even after the meeting of Alfie Moon, John and Linda still wanted a Puppy, for me was a testament, that they would be a perfect Puggly Family ! They decided on changing Boot's name to Oscar, and personally I think that the name Oscar was perfect choice for this little man.

                  Oscar was a quiet little boy and would stand and watch from the sideline, taking everything in with a gentle attitude and demeanour. Even though Oscar was quiet he was not shy or nervous, he was just happy to watch and then he would creep up on his Sibling's or people and  Pounce !!    Oscar was a Cheeky Chappie, with a sweet nature and would look after his smaller sibling's,  he was also firm friend's with his big sister Miss Milly Mooz.

                                Oscar and Big Sister Miss Milly Mooz !!

Puglet Number 8 was  Tiger Lily.

                   This teeny weeny girl was the last puppy to be born on the 8th February, she was born at 11~40pm and weighed a tiny 5 and ½ oz. Tiger Lily was Silver with Black Stripes and a white Bib, hence Emma calling her Miss Tiger Lily. Her new owner is Claudia and she kept her name as Tiger Lily, which pleased Emma immensely as she had really thought, about the right name for this little Girl. What was more surprising was the fact that Claudia used to call her younger sister by the nickname Tiger Lily. 

Miss Tiger Lily !

           Tiger Lily was one of the most beautiful puppies I have ever seen, and if Big Eye's appeal to people then this lil lady would be top of the class and beyond !! Miss Tiger Lily was a really sweet baby and Claudia asked for a loving puppy and a puppy that just wanted to be loved. 

          All of my puppies follow these guideline's but some of them like Tiger Lily, take the wanting to be cuddled for 24/7 to a whole other level !! In fact this litter the two most Cuddly Babies, who were Fudge and Tiger Lily and they were bought by people who asked for Cuddly Baby Puglet's. 

            But I always say that my  puppies seem to  become what the new family requests and everything is for the right choice and right reason,. Even though I have been doing this Puppy raising business for years it still, never ceases to amaze me. As to how my puppies seem to pick their new owners, instead of their owner's picking them !!!  

           Tiger Lily was not only a true poppet, but she was also one of the cheekiest puppies from this 2010 Litter. Tiger Lilly would spend time either running around like a Speedy Weedy, with her sister Jammie and her brother Bert. Or she would be barking and spinning around like a nutter !! So her new mummy Claudia had the cuddles and the rest of the family had the laugh's at her antic's. 

                                                     Miss Tiger Lily !

Puglet Number  9  was    Bert.

               This Puglet was the first puppy to be Born on the 9th February, Bert was Born at 12~15am and he weighed 5 and ½ oz, he was Fawn with a big white blaze on his chest.  Bert's left foot was a white sock and he had two white toes on both of his back feet. He was also seriously cute, and stunning to look at, Bert was also very very Naughty but always in a cheeky way !

           Bert's new owner was Kim and she and her family decided to keep his name as Bert ! I think that Bert was the only name that this lil monkey could be, as he was a proper Geezer so Bert was the proper name !! Ben love's it when people keep his name's, even though he may pick some really weird names. He always does it through a serious thought process, even though most people wouldn't get why or how, he could possibly decide on the name's he pick's !!

           Bert was probably one of the fastest Puglet's in the West, and from the East, South and North for that matter !!  Bert had a best buddy and his Buddy was our own little Jammie, these two were the funniest puppies to watch. They would run around everywhere and bang into slower moving Sibling's that would dare to get in their way !! No matter what time of day it was we would always find these two stuck together, either playing, running, eating or Sleeping these two always did it all together.

                                      Bert and Jammie at 3 week's old !!

The Last Puglet Born was   Tinkerbelle.

                  This puppy was the last puppy to be born out of the 10 Puppies, she was born at 1am exactly and weighed in at 6oz. Tinkerbelle was a Tri ~ Coloured puppy and she had a white front foot on her left front foot, just like her older brother Bert. Tinkerbelle had a double blaze on her chest, and her back feet had two white toes exactly the same as Bert !! Tinkerbelle also had two brown eyebrow's and she was the first puppy that Mitzi had, that showed us the link that Mitzi had, with her King Charles Spaniel Root's !!

           This lady was a cheeky monkey and liked nothing better than rolling around with anyone who felt up to a wrestling match with our Tinkerbelle. This girl is probably one of the most spoilt puglet that was have had and personally I blame her owner, Yes that's you Felicity !!! and she know's it's TRUE ! Felicity decided on the name Phoebe for Tinkerbelle and I think it's a wonderful name for this little madam !! I told Felicity that Phoebe would be a total madam, and would need to have a firm owner or she would cause total chaos ??

           When Phoebe left us to go to her new home in London and when Felicity came to pick up this lil lady, I reminded her once again that without proper control Phoebe could be very Naughty !! Now those of you who know me will know that I am very rarely away from my home ........ But this day I had been out for a few hour's. When I got home I had a WHOLE lot of messages from Felicity, so I was about to ring her up when Felicity rang again ?? I almost asked her what was wrong ......... but then I heard IT ! Phoebe !!

          All I could hear in the back ground was this Barking well ........ Screaming, it was a complete Temper Tantrum and it was Phoebe !! I asked Felicity how long has she been doing THAT !! Felicity told me for Hour's !!! I told her to go to Phoebe and give her a little smack on her Bottom, and then come straight back to me ...... she did this and Phoebe continued barking, I told her to go and tell her to be quiet and MEAN IT ! She came back and sat down with me still on the phone and we waited.

          I could hear that Phoebe was calming down so I told her to just ignore her, I continued to listen ans I explained after each Yap or Squeak what they actually mean't in a dog's conversation. I then sat on the phone for over an hour telling Felicity to either ignore her or when to tell Phoebe to be quiet. This is where experience and a good Dog Knowledge come's into play, and as with all my babies Homes.  I always tell them that I'm always here for them, when they need a helping hand when dealing with Puglets !!

           Phoebe and Felicity have since moved to America, so Phoebe is another of my world travelling Puglet's !! They now live on a Golf Course in Florida and apparently Phoebe has settled in better than Felicity had coped, and everyone that meet's Phoebe instantly falls in love with her. When they have asked Felicity the  " What breed of Dog is she question out of the way ?? "  

           Apart from the awful life of Wonderful weather and perfect family life, that Felicity and Phoebe must suffer ???   (  Any time you want to swap Wale's weather ~  for Florida then I'm your girl Felicity !! ) All of this also come's with price and for Felicity it's Phoebe who has decided that she would love to spend her sunny days running over the Golf Course. I know your thinking What's the Price in THAT !! I need only say one word and everyone will get what I mean !!!  ALLIGATOR'S  yes that's right Phoebe has taken to chasing ALLIGATOR'S !  So maybe wet Wales may have some Bonuses !!

                                             Miss Phoebe !

   These are a couple of film's when the Puppies were 5 weeks old !