HAPPY ANNIVERSARY SAM!
13 years ago today, I adopted Sam from the Humane Society of Charlotte. He's plugging along at 15 1/2 years. On days like today when it is so nice, I think we will give Sam I Am so extra time outside which he will love.
If pets could talk
If dogs and cats could talk, this is what I imagine they'd tell me they are thankful for this Thanksgiving holiday: Chester - belly rubs
Bailey - tennis balls
Sparky - breakfast... and dinner.. and the outdoors
Sweetie - long walks
Lucky - chasing sticks in the yard
Rocky - sniffing around in the yard
Maddie & Cotton - when the pet sitter comes and feeds us
Turkey Lurkey - her cat door
and my crew:
Willow - long walks with her dad and stuffed toys
Sam - going for walks and having a storm door to look out
Buddy - I think Buddy is most thankful for me and that is the best feeling in the world :)
HAPPY 15TH BIRTHDAY SAM!!
Sam is 15 today. I can't believe it and other than the scare we had several weeks ago, he is doing just great. He is LOVING his daily walks and he still GOBBLES down his breakfast and dinner. Life is good for Sam Sam!
PS Birthday party with Frosty Paws later today :)
Vacation
Video of the dogs in Hilton Head Oct 2012
Sam, Buddy & Willow - we took the dogs with us on vacation and here are a few of the pictures I took. All of us love vacation! Click the link to watch a video of us trying to get the dogs off the golf course as some golfers are coming through.
update on Sam
Sam - Sam got pretty excited this morning before our walk. He even barked b/c he was so excited and I wasn't getting the leashes out fast enough. He's walking pretty slowly and we're not going far but he seems to love his walks as he always has. He is still eating well too. I can tell that he doesn't feel great so we'll monitor him closely. He goes for another acupuncture treatment tomorrow. What I didn't mention when I posted yesterday about him (and I'll try to make this short.) This was my Friday: left for work about 10am concerned about Sam. At 11am, found a nail in my tire. Talked to Don at noon to meet me at tire shop around 1pm so I could use his car. He told me Sam wasn't doing well. I stopped by the house and he was right, Sam wasn't doing well. My tire looked fine so I decided to finish all of my dog walking visits and then go to the dealership and I left a message for my vet to call. I finished my jobs and asked Don to take my car to the shop. I couldn't stand being away from Sam. I got home around 2:30pm and Don took my car in.
My mom was on her way to my house to be here because ALL OUT CHIMNEY SWEEP was coming at 3:30pm. Don was gone so I'd asked a neighbor to help me put Sam in my car. He couldn't walk and I can't pick him up. When Kerry from ALL OUT CHIMNEY SWEEP gets to my house, I explain my situation and he immediately asks if I need help putting Sam in the car. He and his co-worker very gently picked up Sam and put him in the car. Don got home while I was at the vet with Sam and as it turned out the bill from ALL OUT CHIMNEY SWEEP was less than what they had quoted. AND to top it all off, they called us on Saturday to check on Sam. I am still unbelievably impressed by them. If you need your chimney inspected, I highly recommend them. 704.553.1908