Time heals all

From Reese,

I did a very bad thing but I am back where I am safe now. The foster Mommy and Daddy decided to give me another chance but says that I don't get anymore chances with other doggies.

When they came to pick me up after I was put in that nasty cage I was really skinny and hungry. I didn't want to eat while I was there because I missed them too much. They had left my favourite blanky and my ducky but they got taken away from me.

I've been a better girl since I came back here. I'm trying really really hard to be a good dog. I don't whine when Daddy has to leave me, at least not as much. He can even put me outside in the backyard on my own and I stay nice and calm...as long as I can see him through the door anyway. I'm so happy to be back here and I try to show them that by giving them lots and lots of love. I even give kisses now, but not the really yucky crazy kind. Just little soft kisses on the nose. I think they like that.

I love my Foster Daddy so much and I am so happy that I am here and not at that bad place!

Reese

From Noelle,

Yeah yeah, that's enough out of you! I just know that Reese is one lucky dog that it was MY Mommy and Daddy who rescued her. I know I wouldn't be giving her anymore chances!!

Anyway, enough about HER. I have a little teeny scar on my temple and another one by my mouth from the first fight, but other than that I am doing okay. I hate that I have to spend so much time by myself, but Mommy says that my attitude scares her and she doesn't ever want to break up another dog fight. That means that I don't get to spend a lot of alone time with the other buddies because I get too "snippy". Plus, The Princess has been really mean to me lately and I'm not too sure why. Sometimes it isn't really my fault, like today when Freckles would NOT leave me alone. You know, sometimes you just have to put the other dogs in their place! But...Mommy says that's not allowed at all anymore. I don't bite them, I just make really mean noises and chase Freckles sometimes. So unless I can be supervised I have to stay in the bedroom. It's okay because there's lots of nice places to lay down and Valhalla, my kitty, likes to come in and sleep with me, but I can get pretty lonely sometimes.

At night Mommy brings me out into the living room with her after Reese goes to bed in her cage, and that's my favourite time! I climb up on the lazy boy with Mommy and get to cuddle and get lots of petting. Sometimes she'll play tug with me and she likes to work on my "training". I think "training" is just a new word for playing and it's extra special because there are treats and prizes when I do the right thing.

From The Princess Fiona,

All I know is that I had better start getting my fair share of The King and Queen's time. I am the best behaved dog in the whole universe but I am getting the least amount of time being worshipped and loved on. Does that sound right to you people???

I do get a nice comfy couch to sleep on and neither Noelle or Reese gets that so that is alright. I have to share with Freckles but we get along quite well, she knows that I am the boss and as long as she never forgets that we will do okay.

I have been a little cranky with Noelle since the whole situation with Reese. She was part of hurting my Daddy and the whole thing made my Mommy cry so hard that she fell to her knees. That just is not acceptable to this Princess!

So while I have the keyboard I will just send out a reminder for Mommy and Daddy to not forget the good girls in the house, myself and Freckles!

Love from The Princess Fiona

from freckles

yeah yeah, what The Princess Fiona said! dont forget about me and her. we're really really good girls and need love too! the couch thing is really cool. i would never get up on one and then the one day i was pulled up on the couch by the mommy person for some cuddles and guess what? i liked it a whole bunch.

i really like being with The Princess Fiona because she doesn't get mad at me like noelle does or try to cuddle too close like the kitties do. i wish the mary person would try to spend more time loving me since i am supposed to be her dog, but she always says she is too busy with school and work so i have to rely on the mommy and daddy people. it makes me very sad when she forgets about me but lucky for me i always have The Princess Fiona and the other people around.

Help needed immediately!

Calling all rescues or rescuers!!

Reese needs a new home within the next week or she will end up being PTS. She needs to go to a home with NO OTHER DOGS!! We tried a second introduction after 2 months of walks with Noelle and contact through the gate and it did not go well at all. She got ahold of Noelle's face and would not let go and unfortunately Charles had to get between them. Noelle ended up biting him trying to get away from Reese. Now both dogs are in quarantine, Noelle at home and Reese at the Humane Society but there is just no way she can come back to our home at this point. We have to think of our own animals first.

Reese is one of the sweetest and most people friendly dogs I've EVER met. She is good with cats but obviously not dogs. She needs to go to someone who knows what they are doing and will give her the chance that she needs. Please help us keep this sweet baby girl alive!!!???

Sue (The Buddies' Mom)

Replaced

Hello to all my followers. This is, of course, The Princess Fiona.

I am very sad and depressed.

As you all know by now, we have a new foster dog named Reese. She is alright I suppose. I get to go on short walks with her and Daddy and we get to know each other a little bit. We actually just got back from a walk. That part is nice.

But, I am not getting enough time from my Daddy. We have a gate set up to keep the other Buddies and I out of the living room...which is where Reese is with my Daddy. I sing and cry and look through the bars but I cannot get to my Daddy. He says that he is trying to spend time with me, but the Reese dog makes it very hard for him. He asks me to be patient and to understand that I must share. Does he not remember that I am a Princess? Princesses do not share their Daddies. Besides, I am so well behaved and it is insulting that they think I may get into a fight. Remember....the whole Princess thing?

Last night I got to be in the living room for a while with my Daddy and the Reese dog. That was nice but not nearly enough time. I want my Daddy all to myself, all the time. He is my Daddy and I love him more than this whole wide world (my kingdom).

So you see, I have every reason to be sad. I am afraid that the Reese dog will replace me in my Daddy's heart and he will forget me forever.

Reese's Piece

Hey y'all!

Just thought it was time to come on here to tell you all about ME! You already got Noelle's version, which wasn't right. I mean, c'mon now. I should have been allowed to introduce myself before that DOG had a chance to.

I don't like to talk too much about where I've been in my other life so I'll just give you a quick rundown. I was used as a breeder. I was left alone far too much and I have a lot of scars around my face from other dogs. When I was born I had my ears cut completely off to make breeding easier or whatever else my old owner had planned for me. I didn't have a lot of love given to me so I just held mine inside. Before I got to leave that place I got a bite by a big bug with 8 legs (now that's just crazy) and couldn't walk on one of my leggies. It was very swollen and it leaked nasty stuff. Okay, enough of that! Let's move on to my new life.

I was rescued by a lady outside of a bar. She brought me to a house where I was going to stay awhile but they left me alone. I escaped out a window and these people with a stinky truck picked me up and brought me to The Bad Place.

There were bars and cold floors and lots of other dogs crying to get out. I didn't have to stay there long though. The day after I got there my new "foster" parents came and got me. The Mommy cried as she sat in the cage with me and The Daddy went to get the paper stuff the man wanted in trade.

I was really scared that The Mommy was going to pick a different dog so I stayed really close to her and tried to show her that I was a very calm and well behaved dog. IT WORKED! It was raining as we drove away but to me it felt like the most beautiful spring day you could ever imagine.

The Mommy and The Daddy told me that I was a foster dog and that as soon as I was all better and "spayed" (whatever that is) I could find my forever home.

Uh huh, whatever! I've already decided where my forever home is going to be and let me tell you, you don't have to drive anywhere to get there! I'm working my magic on the Daddy the hardest because I get the feeling that he usually gets the Last Word on things. I figure that if I can make him love me the best, there's no way he'll let anyone else take me.

I am really learning to play and now that my elbow is all healed I love doing zoomies through the house or the back yard. The Mommy let me out with the other buddies but a fight happened (all Noelle's fault) so now we are kept separated. That's okay, as long as I have one of the people with me at all times I am very happy. I do not like to be alone and I make sure EVERYONE knows it.

I absolutely LOVE all people, although The Daddy really is my favourite. When they take me places I walk around very proud and try to allow everyone else to give me some love. I am a very generous dog! I don't really pay attention to the cats. They don't bug me and they don't give me love so I just ignore them.

I have an appointment to get "spayed" on November 18th. Again, I am not too sure what this means but it seems to make The Mommy happy so I suppose I will allow it. It's at a place called PETS and we went to visit it today and talk to Leslie, the owner. She was really nice. I got to have treats and lots of love from all the people there. I got to meet some dogs and cats that were in cages but The Mommy said it was okay because it was for the "spay". Oh! And Leslie is pretty sure that I can get mine For Free. That made The Mommy even happier so I have to remember that. I will do things For Free too, and then everyone will love me the very best! Right?

Note from Noelle: That fight was totally NOT MY FAULT.

Note from Mommy: It was actually my fault. I was looking at things through rose coloured glasses and gave them more trust than deserved. Hopefully down the road we can try again but for now it's separation and SMALL meetings on leash or through the gate. Lesson learned!!

Reese

Hey Everyone! It has been SOOO long since I got to talk to you! But today I had no choice because Mommy and Daddy did something that I am not sure of and I don't know what to do about it.

Apparantly I have a new "foster sister" whatever that means. She's got a pink nose, which I do not have, and a completely brown body, which I also do not have. But Mommy says that she's the same type of dog that I am. I don't think so! She is really whiney and won't let my Mommy be in the same room as me because she gets too lonely. So instead I am stuck on the other side of a gate and kept out of my living room and away from MY Mommy. I am very sad.

Me looking "very sad"

Mommy promises that it won't be like this all the time. She says that in a few days if we have all been good girls we will try and have us all in the same room. She also says that when Daddy or someone else is home they will take turns so none of us will be left alone.

The new dog ate my crate already and she was only in it for a little bit of time. Mommy just went to drop Daddy off at some fire place and when she came back there was a hole in MY crate! I know I don't use it anymore but it's still mine.

Anyway, I don't know how this foster thingy works. I just hope my Mommy doesn't forget about me! Here are some pictures of Reese, that is what they are calling her. As you can see, she is not as pretty as me. We'll see in a couple days just how nice she is.

From Mommy,

Hello blogger buddies. Yes, it's true. We've taken on a foster and OMG has it ever been full of drama. First of all, I found out about this poor girl through a freecycle group. A lady had gotten her from a man who was giving a BUNCH of them away outside of a bar the night before last. She took her home because she felt sorry for her but knew she couldn't keep her. So she posted that she was going to be giving her away as well. She took the little girl to a friends' house overnight and agreed that I could pick her up the following day (yesterday) after work. Well, yesterday I was so excited that I could hardly function. I went through the day bouncing off the walls and FINALLY at 6:00 I finished work. I got out to the car and Charles told me that the foster would not be happening because at 5:00 o'clock she got out of the persons' house and Animal Control got her. Well, I called Animal Control and told them we'd be there today to get her. So, after spending $100 to get her out of that horrible place we got her home.

She is not what I would get if I was looking for a pet. Her ears have been cropped, extremely short. She has scars on her face that we think was from breeding and her nipples are swollen. She has what we think is a spider bite on her elbow and cannot support any weight on it at all. BUT, she is so sweet and loving. She does not want to be left alone and can be heard crying from the sidewalk outside of our house. So, while Charles is away I am torn between my dogs, one of which is very sad and jealous, and staying with her. We had her in a crate while I dropped Charles off and yes, she bent up two of the bars within about 20 minutes. So I have no clue what we are going to do with her!

But we're going to try everything we can to get her healed and adoptable and then hopefully we will find a GREAT home for her. I'm a little nervous about that because of the ear cropping and her scars. I'm afraid that she will not be wanted. But I'll deal with that when the time comes. Right now we just need to show her that she is loved, get her trained, figure out her complete temperment and get her to the vet so she can get on the road to recovery.

And no, I did not forget about Noelle or the other girls. They will always be my best babies!

Nice People

Hey Everyone! It's Noelle. I know, I know, you've all been just DYING to hear from me haven't you> It's been a long long time.

I have discovered that there are some really nice people in the world. There is a lady that is sending us a Petco card because she's just really awesome. I've never met her before and neither have Mommy and Daddy but she heard that we were having some difficulty so she jumped on her computer and sent us a card to get us some FOOOOD! She is very nice and I hope that someday someone does something really special for her.

Things have been really crazy here. I can't deal with heat or fleas very well so I have been stuck inside the house A LOT! I really want to go walking but it just makes me not feel very well. I hate this summertime thing and wish it would go away!

Vet visit and AWARD!!!

Hello everyone.

Today I had another appointment with the vet. I got a different man this time and I liked him much better. He did not seem afraid of me like the other one did, which is just silly because I am a Princess. I might send one of my servants after you, but I would not dirty my own paws or mouth by doing anything to someone!

He said that my pyoderma looks like it is getting better but it is not quite there yet. Soooo, I have to go ten more days with the antibiotics, which is alright since it is given in a treat. But I also have to go two more weeks with the stinky spray which is not alright because it is stinky! I also have to keep getting it wrapped whenever I cannot be supervised because licking it is not allowed. (Which just does not seem right to me!)

I am just trying to catch up with my friends blogs and I have realized that I got a new award from Mina at http://minacelestechronicles.blogspot.com/ which is very very cool!

This information is included with the award.

*As a dedication for those who love blogging activity and love to encourage friendships through blogging.

*To seek the reason why we all love blogging.

*Put the award in one post as soon as you receive it.

*Don’t forget to mention the person who gives you the award.

*Answer the Award’s question by writing the reason why you love blogging.

*Tag and distribute the Award to as many people as you like.

*Don’t forget to notify the Award receivers and put their links in your post

I love blogging because it lets me vent about my sisters and their silly ways. I also love blogging because I really hope that I can reach at least one person in the world and get them thinking about the Bully Breeds and maybe, just maybe, decide that they should look into the truth behind what the media portrays. I would LOVE to change minds, but even if all I did was get someone to think than I would be doing some good. I also love blogging because it lets me make new friends from all over the world and show off how beautiful and regal I am when I post pictures.

Thank you again MINA!

And this award will also go to...

the people and dogs at Bad Rap http://badrap-blog.blogspot.com/ because they do a lot of work with educating the world about us.

And also to the amazing people and animals at Vick Dog Blog http://vickdogsblog.blogspot.com/

because they took in dogs when the rest of the world wanted to kill them.

Thanks so much for all that you do!

Love always,

Princess Fiona