10 miles....

Ceilidh here,

Mom has been running a lot lately. so when she woke up at 6am I, Ceilidh, knew she was going to go for a long run. But mom was super slow to get ready and we waited and waited, actually Jack was inside the duvel cover sleeping with his hooman brudder....silly Chihuahua! Well mom finally pulled him out of the duvet cover and got us ready. She had taken velcro and i out earlier for pee and poop time. velcro doesnt go on the longer runs with us anymore-she tops out around 5 miles now. But jack and I are mom's "long distance low-riders" and we were attached to the Buddy System and off we went. It was already after 9am but luckily still overcast and cool.

After the first mile, we were running down the sidewalk and this female Pit Bull pounced on me-I squealed! Mom lifted me up and was screaming at the stupid owner who's dog didnt have a collar or leash on!!!! Mom said some HBO words to the idiot owner...who didnt say anything back to mom but picked up his dog and walked away...mom continued some HBO words and made sure Iw as ok...and then we continued running.

Mom must have had an adrenaline rush, for we raced down the hill!! But that ended shortly, because mom is a slowish runner. But we are ok with that!

The sun started to come out around mile 6..we dont like running in the sun! But mom always has her water bottle and we drink out of it. And she picks routes that have water fountains so she can always fill up!

We originally wer eonly going to run 8 miles, but then mom realized she'd be so close to 10 that she decided she needed double digits! Its been awhile since Jack and I have run a 10 miler. We recently ran 8 and run 3-5 regularly.

It was sunny now...2 miles in the sun when you wear a fur coat-mom doesnt like us running in the sun, so we walked and then ran then walked again and she gave us lots of water. Good thing we were near our house. She also looked for shady routes! We do love our mom because she thinks of us when we run!

We got home and drank water and then crashed....nice time for a nap!

Woof

Ceilidh and Jack Sparrow

Vive La France....

Vive La France! Bonne 14 Juillet! Nous avons célébré en allant sur ​​un pied Jour de la Bastille avec maman! Nous espérons que tous nos amis ont une journée de plaisir!

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Velcro, Ceilidh et de Jack Sparrow

A post 8.2 mile nap

Mom took us little ones on her long run this morning. Velcro came for about 1.5 miles then mom took her home because she doesn't come on our long runs anymore....

But it seems Jack is being super pirate like and has nabbed mom's lap for his post 8.2 mile run nap....

Hmmm I'd be in mom's lap as well if I was small like Jack!

Wood

Ceilidh

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My teeth!!

I'm back to normal!! Or at least that's what mom said this morning when I gave her a morning nose probe!

I thought I'd show you my teeth!!! Mom says she doesn't know where these teeth were in my upper jaw because the roots are so big and I'm only 6.9 lbs..... But they are gone now!!!

I left my teeth under moms pillow.... She said the tooth fairy would come and give me something! She did she did!!! I got two strips of the Trader Joes Chicken jerky!! It's my favorite!!!

Now time to be a pirate!

-Jack Sparrow

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I'm Home!

I was groggy and heard my vet, Dr Evans, talking to my mommy! She told my mommy I could go home at 3pm today!!

When mommy came at 3pm the nice vet tech brought me out and I was so happy to see her!!!! I wiggled all over!!! Mommy was so happy- she gave me lots of kisses!!

Now I'm sleeping on my mommy's chest.... I'm home and I'm happy!!

Wood

Jack Sparrow

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My deciduous teeth are being pulled...

Jack Sparrow here....when mommy got me as a foster I still had my deciduous (baby) teeth...mom and her busy schedule could never find a day when se could stay home and my vet was available. So now that mom has finished her tv show and has time, I am getting them pulled.

Mom fed me lots and lots until 6pm then all the food was taken up! I was ok with that but my kitty sister has been crying since 4am because she's hungry!

I'm writing this from the comforts of my human brudders bed! I'm still lounging. I have to be in the vet by 9:30am so mom is letting me sleep as long as possible.

I know mom will be very worried about me! She was giving me all kinds of hugs and snuggles last nite! She will be hanging around the house until she can pick me up! Maybe she should have found those worry beads she once had....

Bye bye baby teeth..

- Jack Sparrow

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Please check out what mom does on her weekends.....she goes to our local shelter and takes pictures of the dogs, cats, bunnies and others that need furever homes.... we think mom is super cool for caring about the animals that don't have a mommy or daddy!!

Woof

Velcro, Ceilidh and Jack Sparrow

Its my 8th Barkday..

I'm 8! I got to spend my Barkday weekend with mom and my brudder and sister. I chased squirrels all weekend!

I'm so glad my mom rescued me from the shelter!

Woof

Velcro

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Fun times with mom...

We love when mom is home! She takes us running and we get tasty treats. We wish mom could spend everyday with us!! This was taken on our long run this past Sunday. We ran down to the Port of Los Angeles. There were lots of birds and good smells!

Woof

Velcro, Ceilidh and Jack Sparrow

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Benjamin needs his teeth fixed...can you share $1?

Mom is part of a rescue now, and her rescue pulled a 12 yo Bassett/Lab mix from the shelter. his name is benjamin. Benjamin was dumped at the shelter-and mom HATES that!! benjamin is safe now but needs his teeth fixed...can you guys share $1??? Benjamin would really appreciate it!

Benjamin's Chip-in

Silly little dogs

Velcro here... Look at my brother and sister... They just use their cuteness to get mom to snap pics with the flashy box.... But I'm mom's first!

Woof
Velcro

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Unconditional Love Day

That's what we celebrate on Feb 14th! Because our mom means the world to us and we think we mean the world to her!! Spread the word about Unconditional Love day! 24/7 365 days of love is way better than one day!!!!

Woof

Velcro, Ceilidh and Jack Sparrow

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We LOVE these.....

Wer wanted to share a wonderful find mom made!!! She was hunting and hunting for a reflective/glow in the dark collar for all of us and couldnt find one until she stumbled upon these on etsy. Mom bought three of her original ones and has since bought three of these 3/4" adjustable ones....and now she's buying two for our nashville cousins. We wanted to share these wonderful collars.....be safe, be reflective.

DarkDogOutfitters

Woof

Velcro, Ceilidh and Jack Sparrow

While mom works...

We get to go on outings with our petsitter!!! We still wish mom was here!

Wood Velcro, Ceilidh and Jack Sparrow

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We want everyone to adopt a shelter dog

Mom is a blog slacker! We need to get her back to helping us blog! This work stuff really gets in the way....

Mom has started taking pictures again of the needy dogs at our local animal shelter. And it seems every shelter has a valentines adoption event this weekend. And since we are all shelter dogs, we believe in Adopt don't Shop... So spread the word about Adopt Don't Shoo!

Woof

Velcro, Ceilidh and Jack Sparrow all shelter alums

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Mom is running a half marathon for a dog charity!!! She runs it on january 22nd for Labrador Rescuers...and she was given an original drawing by Chris Colfer (Kurt Hummel on Glee) to auction off for the dogs...please spread the word about this auction!!!

Auction for an original Chris Colfer drawing

Tennessee for the holidays

Happy howlidays!!! We've been in Nashville for the holidays! We drove from California thru Texas and we are now driving back thru Oklahoma. Something about mon having to get home the fastest way because she has to get back to work!

We had a great time in Nashville visiting our Nashville cousins Bayou and Bracken and of course grandma and grandpa!! We miss the yard already!!

Woof

Velcro, Ceilidh and Jack Sparrow

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Our heart breaks....

For The Houston Pittie Pack...you are in our thoughts, prayers, woofs and purrs.....


http://pittiepackfirerecoveryfund.chipin.com/sandras-fire-recovery


On December 16th....one of our fellow DWBers suffered a tremendous loss, The Houston Pittie Pack had a destructive house fire....only two of the pack made it out. Their fur mom tried and tried and tried until she couldn't breathe anymore and couldn't see anymore but she just couldn't save the rest of the pack.

On December 16th we lost 5 furbabies to a fire and Sandra and her family lost everything! She is devastated and traumatized as are the rest of the family!!!

A chip-in has been setup to help the fMily get back on their feet! If you can donate even just $1, it would be so appreciated. Please please please share the chip-in and during the holidy season please let's think of Sandra and her Houston Pittie Pack. Let's really show this family the true meaning of sharing and giving!

My heart breaks every time I read an updated blog post......I can't even imagine what they must be going thru.

http://kissa-bull.blogspot.com

Ceilidh's visit to the Animal Emergency Referral Center

I've lost 2 cats in 2 months, so when Ceilidh punctured my asthma inhaler last nite after I got home from work, I about lost it! All I heard was an boom and she raced into my room and under the bed. I coaxed her out from under the bed and onto the bed and she appeared ok, so I went back to the living room. Thats when she came in and she was making noises breathing. I felt her chest and her heart rate was FAST! Felt like her heart was going to jump out of her chest!

I called the pet emergency, and was out the door with all of the dogs in tow around 9:45pm. She was taken into the back immediately and her vitals were taken. I authorized them to call Poison Control. After which they told me her heart rate was 220 and her blood pressure was high. They also wanted to check her Potassium and Phosphorus levels-poison control had told them to watch out for these levels to drop!

She ended up spending the nite at the pet emergency. I had a really hard time going to sleep. I called at 2am, 5 am and 8:30am and each call I was told she had been given a drug to drop her heart rate and that her heart rate was slowly coming down.

10:30am - HR 220
2:00am - HR between 190-200 and she was given a beta blocker
5:00am - HR between 190-200 higher dose of the beta blocker was given
9:00am - HR between 150-180, she was quietly resting and had eaten a 1/2 jar of chicken baby food

I picked her up at 10:30 and transferred her to my vet where she will spend the day being observed, her HR checked again. Her blood work was taken again at 9am and her Potassium and Phosphorus were back within the normal levels, YEAH!!!

I'm so glad she made it thru the nite!!! When I left, I had to sign a CPR code to allow the pet emergency to do whatever means possible to save her life in the case of cardiac arrest. That was the hardest thing to sign! I cried while signing it!

She's just a little over 1 year old and has a MAJOR oral fixation to things that are bad for her!!!! I'm just so glad she is on the mend!!!!

Race for the Rescues 5k

On Sunday morning we all ran the Race for the Rescues 5K at the Rose Bowl to benefit the Rescue Train and 9 other animal rescues! Mom and I have run this before, but it was the first race for my sister, Ceilidh and brother Jack Sparrow.

We raised about $250 and on Sunday we arrived at the Rose Bowl ready to run! There were lots and lots of people and doggies at this event! Ceilidh and Jack has never run a race especially with all the dogs and people. But they were great! Jack barked at many big dogs, but he stopped once we started running!

It was a warm day in Pasadena, so mom gave us lots of walk and water breaks! We have a wonderful mom- she lets us drink water out of her hand held water bottle. As a matter of fact we only drink out of mom's hand held! We are spoiled!

We had a lot of fun. We finished and then had to race Jack over to the costume contest! He was entered along with lots of other dogs! Mom will upload the picture of his costume, but he came in 2nd place! He got a medal and Ceilidh and I were very proud of him!!!

We had a fun Sunday. We were out in the hot sun all day so we were happy to get home and nap!

Woof

Velcro, Ceilidh and Jack Sparrow

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