Peaches and Cream

31 May, 2012,  Peaches first date of record at Union County Humane Society, Maynardville.

Union County Humane Society
P.O. Box 625
719 Hickory Star Rd.
Maynardville, TN 37807
Phone: 865-992-7969
uchs.org@gmail.com
unioncountyhumanesociety.org

31 May 20212, Heartworm test negative. 6:17 pm She also had Bordetella, Da2PP+PV and Rabies vaccinations. 

Rabies tag Pet ID #307347. 

Chip # 0A107D565A

27 June, 2012, after seeing Peaches on petfinder.com, I sent an email to Janet, Union County Humane Society to see if they would allow me to adopt Peaches and bring her to Nova Scotia. She said yes and I was so excited. It was hard to believe that Peaches was still available after being in the shelter almost a month before I emailed them about her and hard to believe they would allow her to come to NS. 

1 July, 2012, Peaches was given Heartguard  and Panacur (parasites) 

16 Jul 2012, $130.81 sent US money order to Humane Society for adoption of Peaches. 

17 Jul 2012, I sent the $15 US money order for Peaches Health Certificate. Little did I know then it was only the interstate Health Certificate and not the international one that was needed for Peaches to cross the border.   

I had trouble arranging transportation, Tammy didn't want her to go using volunteer transportation and I tried Peterson's Transportation the one they use and they leave Tenn on a Friday but don't have a license to go into Maine. Then Thanks to Sandra, who suggested I try Don's transportation and he went into Maine but only into Tenn every other week and this was the off week.

18th Jul, 2012, Janet sent an email saying they were concerned that getting transportation set up was taking too long and emailed me to say that they had another application for Peaches. I was horrified because I was afraid that they would let her go to someone locally. 

25 July, 2012, finally it was time for Don to pick her up but about an hour before Tammy called and said that she didn't have the international paperwork. She called Don and cancelled the transportation. I had Dot all lined up to meet him on Thurs nite at Calais Maine and bring Peaches across the border. I had my ferry reservation booked for Friday 27 Jul, 2012, exactly a month since I had first emailed about Peaches, I was suppose to leave Digby at 8 and arriving Saint John at 11 to meet Dot with Peaches and back to Digby leaving at noon and home by about 4:30. Then everything was cancelled. I was horrified, I thought I would never see Peaches. I kept calling Tammy to see if she had received the paperwork from Nashville and she didn't. Finally I found one on line that she could download and she did and had it signed by the vet. Now we were on the off week again with Don's transport so another week to wait. 

1 August, 2012, Heartguard. 

There were many emails back and forth about other ways of transportation. PilotsNPaws was contacted and a trip for her planned as far as Bangor and Dot was going to pick her up there on Sunday afternoon. Then Tammy said they didn't have room for her. 

http://pilotsnpaws.org/

I also contacted Craig of Happy Dog Transportation. He leaves on Monday and arrives Thursday morning, Calais. Same price as Don's only wouldn't be good for Dot. 

http://www.happydogtransportation.com/

 

Peaches was micro chipped #0A107D565A. Date of birth, 8 Aug 2009. Three years old.

Peaches arrived at the Union County Humane Society Shelter, Maynardville, Tennassee, USA,  31 My 2012 and  left the Union County Humane Society Shelter, Wednesday, 8 August, 2012, 8am by Don Seeley's Animals Transport, Animals on Board.http://www.animalsonboard.com/

Peaches was due to arrive at Calais, Maine, around 1am, Friday 10 Aug, 2012 but was about 2 hours late in arriving. Dot picked her up, paid the $400 US for transportation and then drove to the Canadian border around 3am and was held up there for over an hour because there was no receipt or bill of sale to prove that I had paid $125 for her. Finally after emailing a copy of the money order and a copy of an email the customs officer agreed to let them go through into Canada. Paid $16.16 for Customs. Dot arrived home very late just in time to get ready to go to work. 

Dot dropped Peaches off at a friend's day care for the day, Fundy Trails and picked her up after work and drove to meet me at the Saint John, NB ferry at 7. 
Paid $20 for boarding kenneI.  I crossed the ferry from Digby at 4. Tracy had agreed to check in on the 3 at home around 7-8. 

I first saw Peaches in the arms of Dot at the door of the Saint John ferry terminal at 7pm . She was being patted by some kids and seemed to be enjoying herself. 
We took Peaches for a walk in the grassy area outside the terminal which was obviously used by other dogs before and after their ferry experience. 
44 days after applying for Peaches the end of June, I was finally holding her in my arms on my lap in Dot's car. Paid Dot $600 to cover transportation, customs, boarding for 1 day and any other expenses that Dot encountered such as gas, etc. 

Peaches had a purple collar on with the name "Peaches" printed out and taped on it. 
I brought a new red harness and one of the leashes with me so when we got in Dot's car we changed over to the harness and Dot said she could use the collar so we were happy to see it go to a good home. 
Dot took us for a tour of the city, it had been a long time since I had been to Saint John, many nice improvement to the waterfront area. 
We stopped at Reversing Falls and ate our lunch in the car. Peaches ate her chicken and carrots in three different intervals and didn't finish all of it. She drank some water I had brought from home. 

Then it was time to go back to the ferry terminal and for Dot to start her drive home. 
At ten pm we said our good-byes and had a walk around the doggie park again and into the terminal to check in and get our boarding pass for our trip to NS on the ferry. 
I carried Peaches on board in the large carry bag I had taken the lunch over in and we found a secluded spot to sit. For the first couple of minutes Peaches was restless and wanted to get on the floor. I could see that the carpet hadn't been vacuumed lately so I didn't want her on the floor and I also thought she might be more visible by being there as well. I didn't want her to have to travel down in the car area in a kennel. 
She finally fell asleep and we left the Saint John harbour headed for NS and home. I fell asleep a few times for a few minutes at a time. Soon we were docking and anxiously waited at the ramp to be allowed to depart the ship. Peaches wagging her tail the whole time at the strangers. 

Sat 11 Aug, 2:30 am, when we finally set foot on NS it had just begun to rain. After a couple of quick pees, we went to the waiting car and into the doggie crate and were on our way at 2:20. 
The rain didn't amount to much as we drove along our hours journey to Kingston. Arriving home we had a quick jaunt down the street for a few pees and into the house to meet the new sisters. $57 for return trip ferry.
I took the other three girls out and we headed for bed at 4am Sat morning.
Peaches is a wonderful little girl full of love and kisses. 

Up again at a little after 7 and down the road to explore the new surroundings. We met a neighbour and his very large dog and all she did was wag her tail, no barking.
Breakfast in her new home. 
After realizing Peaches had picked up fleas somewhere along her journey I quickly gave her a bath which she enjoyed but not so much the dryer. It is obvious she has never seen a blow dryer. 
Now her coat is shiny and silky. 
She immediately ran to the kitchen door to go out. She is so full of energy now that she has had her bath. 
She plays with toys, loves to play soccer with a ball and chews her chewy. She is not afraid of the other dogs but commands a presence that keeps them away from her without any barking necessary. 
She has made friends with my neighbour's already. She loves people. 
I held her upside down in my arms like a baby and rocked her in the rocking chair and she fell asleep. 

She doesn't mind it if I wipe the tears off her face. Her left ear is more waxy than it should be and reminds me of how Sugar's always was.
Appointment to see vet Monday aft. Dr Bruce thinks Peaches is around 4 yrs old.  Eye drops,
Fucithalmic and ears drops, Surolan. Having a lot of trouble getting the drops in her ears and her eyes. Most of it goes elsewhere. 

She enjoys sleeping in the clothes closet at night where I have a big cushion with a nice soft blanket on it. She has carried a few toys in there as well. She also likes to guard chewy toys. Not so much chew on them, although she did get one of the small flat ones caught in her mouth and so I had to give her a bigger one and then got the ones with the knot on either end of them. Shirley and Trixie chew better on chewies. She is starting to bark when other dogs bark while she is on the deck. She also chases cars, buses, motorcycles so I got a Petsafe   to see if that will stop her from chasing. I think it is the noise they make.

24 Sep 2012, 7 mths  to the day we buried Sugar:  I was taking a few things out to the line this morning and Peaches got through the door between my leg and ran away from me. I tried calling her but she kept running down our street. She went in to neighbour's but heard a car and then chased it down one of the Old Brook, she ran through the back yards and out a driveway again when she heard another car. I thought he would get hit by a car on main street but she turned and went on the sidewalk. She was nearly to Kingswood Lane when a kind woman got out of a car and went over to her and she stopped.  All this time I was running after her I was in my slippers. 

Peaches chases cars, trying the ultrasonic device on her doesn't seems to work. Can Tire, $57.49 but it does work on Lola to stop her from barking at dogs on the street. Lola is very nervous of noise. So I still need to find something to help me stop Peaches from chasing cars, especially trucks and motorcycles, school buses.

28 Sep, 2012, just discovered that Peaches has tape worm, called Berwick vet for pill. Dolpac, 1 tablet, $8. Gave it to her at 7:30 pm. Seems better this morning. 29 Sep. I have seen no further evidence of rice bits clinging to fur on the back end of her. 

Peaches makes friends with everyone she meets. everyone loves her back. 

                                                 Lola, Peaches and Shirley on deck

                                                            Peaches loves to sit in chairs.


23 Oct 2012, scheduled to have her teeth cleaned. She lost one tooth, I had noticed there was one small one behind one in the front on the bottom. This was loose so they took it out. She had blood work done and they were excellent. The vet checked her ears and they were good but her eyes are watery but healthy. When I went to pick her up she was coughing. She continued to cough and gag so on 26th took her in to see vet, it wasn't Dr Bruce, she said there was likely irritation due to the tube, they try to get it tight fitting so nothing gets into the lungs. There was no fever, so she got 14 Clavamox tablets, take 2 a day and Metacam for 3 days. 
31 Oct she was still coughing first thing in the morning. I called and spoke to Dr Bruce, he said he would make a note of it on her charts. 

Nov,  I noticed chaffing under her 2 front arms so I changed her red harness to large black one that Lola had been wearing and gave Lola her old one back. Gave the smaller red one from Peaches to Trixie, she had been wearing the one she had chewed twice. She is shedding a lot and she also needs to have her gland done at least once a week. I noticed the bottom eye lids in the corners have lots of hairs sticking into her eyes. I am using the eye gel that I got for Sugar to keep this area lubricated so not to damage the eye. Dr Bruce mentioned the eye specialist in Moncton.She is so good to let me trim the hairs in the corners of her eyes. I use the blunt scissors but could do a better job if they were finer and I could get closer to the bottoms eye lids without fear of cutting the skin on them.

Peaches in her HO HO HO

shirt

Dec, Peaches featured in Union County newsletter.They mention how long it took to arrange her transportation to NS and used the picture of her on the deck enjoying a relaxing moment. 

20 Dec noticed more rice like particles on the her back fur. Got more dolpac 10 pill to give to her on empty stomach so gave it after night of not eating and no breakfast. 22 Dec noticed the dead worm, 23 Dec noticed dead worm. Hope we got it this time. Do not like giving her all these chemicals. She seems to have stopped shedding. Thank goodness, the weather is cold now and snowy and she needs all her fur to keep her warm.

Merry Christmas from Peaches

Peaches donated $50 to the shelter for the dogs in the shelter over Christmas.

Peaches heath is improving, her eyes are much darker in colour, a real dark brown, when she arrived they were a light blonde colour. Her skin is loose, it was very tight before and the front chest bone was very pointed and now seems to have rounded out. Her coat is growing but very slowly, but you can see the long guard hairs so there is hope. On cold days she wears her red sweater. It use to be Lola's but Lola doesn't like it and Peaches does.

Peaches likes my gf bread spread with peanut butter and they all like the pumpkin cookies I made.

She still wants to chase cars, and she also likes to sit in the living room chair and watches for cars and barks when she sees them. She is very protective of her things. Sometimes she sleeps overnight in her chair.

18 Feb 2013, Peaches has to be corrected when we walk, I usually use the noise control with negative and positve buttons. She chases school buses, snow plows, garbage trucks, trucks and cars that make noises, especially in slush or on gravel. She also barks when on the deck when she sees the vehicles go by on Balser or hears them on highway 101. If I use the noise control when she is on the deck and within range of Lola then Lola is very upset. I had to stop allowing her to sit  in the livingroom in a chair looking  out the windows, she constantly was jumping  down going to the window and barking at whatever she say on the street. She now has to stay in the computer room with the rest of us. She sleeps on the floor on a blanket and it is much better for everyone. Especially Trixie who barks everytime Peaches barked. If she wears the collar she is good.

This is a major problem, if she ever gets away again, she will chase a car and likely be killed.

Peaches Feb 2013

Peaches modeling her new short shorts.

When Peaches is feeling happy she rolls on her back and kicks her legs around. She also rubs her head along the side of the kitchen cupboards. Now she has realized that I think that this is cute and she does it longer.

1 May, new pink step in harness that I ordered for Peaches arrived from California, Earth Soy, made from soy and natural dyes. Seems to fit her perfectly, nice color and soft but made in China. I  had originally bought her one from Pet Value but it had refector tape on it and when you made it smaller to fit her the tape  moved to the inside and rubbed on her body. They couldn't get this Earth Soy harness so had to order it on line and paying for shipping which doubled the price of  it.

May, 2013, New bed from Winners, New Minas, it is square, the same color that she is and very soft and cosy. Sometimes Lola sleeps in it and she doesn't seem to mind.

29 Jun, 13, Sat morning, I went to dog show in Canning to see Mildred and her Pekes, returning home I stopped at Scotian Gold and bought a squeekie toy in the shape of a small ball. Thought Trixie would like it but Peaches loves it. She bats it around, chases it when I toss it down the hall, chews on it and obviously it is her fav thing. Bought her Pet Greens Dog Jerky – Roasted Chicken Recipe from Winners, she loves them, can't get them at Pet Value only Global in the city.  

Trixie

Trixie

2009, Trixie was born in Saint John, NB. She was sold to a young couple who had her for almost two years. They sold her to an elderly woman who was terrified of her and had locked her in the bathroom. She attacked the woman and her dog. She was told that she had been spayed and vacinated. She then put an ad on Kijiji and was given to Wendy, the sister of Tammy who was a friend of Lynne's, a groomer on the island.  They IMMEDIATELY took her to the vet clinic and had her vaccinated for rabies tag # 4304, Atlantic Veterinary Hospital, Rothesay, 12 Mar 12. Not a good thing!! At that time her name was recorded as Mylie.  She also was given vaccinations for distemper, Cav2 Hepatitis, Parvoviris. She attacked their other Pom and bit a man in the house when he was plugging in his cell phone. She was there only 2 weeks. Then she was in foster care with Shari on Prince Edward Island for 51 days minus the eleven days that she survived in the woods on her own.

Trixie arrived from Atlantic Small Dog rescue cross posting on Saturday, 12 May, 2012. I paid $200 for her. I went right to the Pets Unlimited in New Minas and bought her a red harness for $22 and within less than 24 hours she chewed through the neck piece. It wasn't on tight enough. The girl in the pet store fitted her for it. So I bought her a new one, a smaller one, a cat harness at Can Tire $9 and I bought her a black leash from Can Tire for $20 and she has the leash half chewed through. As soon as you put it on her she grabs it in her mouth and chews it. I am working on trying to train her not to do that but sometimes she still does it.

She was very thin and has started to put on some weight. She can jump on and off the bed and the living room chairs and go up and down the stairs with no difficulty. She unfortunately is a barker, every sound she hears she barks at and every movement she sees. She makes a funny growly sound when the other dogs are around me and she wants to scare them away. She gets very excited very easily. She hoards her toys, cookies, etc and puts them on one of the living room chairs that she likes to sit in. She walks well on her leash and eats very well.
She has been here over a week now and has learned not to be so loud and jumpy. She likes to sleep on the bed at night. She jumps all around the car and ends up on my lap so I have to put her in the crate so I can drive safely to our destination.

23 May, 2012, 3 months to the day that I took Sugar to the vets and she later died the same day. Trixie's first visit to see Dr Bruce, she was aggressive and tried to bite him. She has a kneecap problem and was given Dolpac dewormer, 1 tablet. $8.17.   Later the tapeworm was evident.

Trixie Hoodie 2012

Trixie is shedding her undercoat, along with she has dandruff that really shows on a black dog.I have been giving her peanut butter and the dandruff has gone away.

She isn't one to stay on the deck, like Ceilidh she sits and looks in the house and barks. Sugar loved to sit on the deck and look around.

She has to be taught not to bark at the neighbours.I have been using water mist. Helps a little.

Bath 14 Jun, 2012

Trixie likes to roll on her back along the side of the road or on the lawn.

18 June, 2012, Trixie now plays with Shirley on the deck.

Have to continue to spray in face with water because she barks at every little noise and movement.

Trixie attracts flies likely because of her black colour, but she knows to roll over on her back and try to flatten them into the ground.

She is very fond of chewies. 

I bought her a squeeky toy and the next day she had it broken no squeeky.

Trixie is a very needy dog. She wants to be the center of attention all the time. She barks way too much. I got a antibark collar for her from Can Tire, $68.99  it seemed to be too big so I returned it and got a smaller one but it didn't work too good so I go the same one backand so far it has made life a bit better around our house.  

I had the first harness repaired, $2 and she chewed through that, then I sewed it and put it on her and it has held. The small cat one I bought was choking her. I also bought a more elaborate style of harness from the dollar store but it doesn't fit properly. 

She also chewed the antibark collar the part where it was too long and  I had it doubled over  so I sewed it and now have two twisters holding it on to the collar so she can't get it in her mouth to chew it again. I need to be able to use it on a bigger dog if I want to. 

She also chewed the training collar that I bought for Peaches and it barely fits Peaches. 

I changed her harness, she now has the red one I was using on Peaches.  

Trixie continues to be a terrible barker, when the other dogs bark she barks, she barks to get in the house when she is on the deck, she barks when I get her leash out. She is driving me crazy. The only time she doesn't bark is when she has the collar on. I don't want to keep it on her all the time, I am afraid of the radiation from it might give her throat cancer. 

Merry Christmas from Trixie

She loves to roll in the snow. 

18 Feb 2013, Trixie still continues to bark all the time, when anyone comes in the house, everytime Peaches barks, she growls at the other dogs, every noise she hears, she barks when she is on the deck to come back in. She needs to wear a collar all the time.    She still chews her harness and leash and when I am sitting at the computer she wants to be on my lap the whole time.  I have had to mend her harnish many times. She also chews the plastic off the dog tag that I put there to absorb the sound of the tag when we are walking.

Trixie Anti Bark Collar

25 June, Trixie had her spay surgery. She was there all day and for the next couple of days, very drowsy. She didn't eat for the first 3 days and lost some weight but she went for her walks as usual. She didn't have stitches on the outside, she was glued and didn't  chew at them at all although I did get a plastic colar just incase she did. Returned the colar and was given the credit on a bag of TD cookies for the teeth.

July, bought a cute sun dress for her at Frency's. It is green and white and has a nice ruffle.

Little Red Riding Hood

Shirley

This was Shirley's ad on Petfinder.com, the first time I saw her.

http://www.facebook.com/HHDogRescue

http://hopefulhearts.ca/


She was likely born sometime around the middle of June in Que, and was about 3 months old when she was rescued. 18 Sep, 2011, Que, Shirley was examinded. She has a tattoo in her right ear likely put there by Paws R Us.  She was given worm medicine Sep 24,25,26.  9 Oct 2011, Canine distemper type 2 vaccination and Revolution Mauve. 13 Nov, 11, Shirley was 6 pounds and was given Revolution Mauve and Canine Distemper.

Thanks to Happy Hearts Rescue Shirley was given a foster home in Napean.
In 18 Jan 2012, she was spayed. When she was 7 months old, she had a problem with her eye in Feb 2012, and was treated for that with Fucithalmic eye gel. 

Shirley arrived in Kingston,Tues evening, 17 Apr 2012. She flew from Ottawa Airport in the cabin of Air Canada to be with us in NS.

In this picture, Shirley is nervous, her ears are back. Halifax Airport.


She is a tiny little girl who is very nervous and hides under furniture when you approach her. Lola likes her and welcomed her into the house just like she was always here.


Her first night, she slept good in the playpen and didn't cry or bark but was awake at 6.

1st day, Sugar's harness fits her. I am surprised. She walks good but she prefers to be on a long leash and not on a short one or she will drag her feet.

I had to comb out a mat under each ear and she didn't say a word or squirm, she just sat there until it was done.

She ate chicken and carrot, egg and carrot, salmon and carrot and beef stew. She likes milk and ate her cheese treat. She chews on the milk bones that Dee sent along in her carrier. She also likes pork and sweet potato.

She keeps looking at me as if to say who are you and am I suppose to know you?? Where am I, what am I doing here??

She hides under the deacon's bench in the front hall and under the chairs in the office and dining room and is very nervous when I try to get her out and pick her up. She is more comfortable around Lola.
She knows that we relax in the computer room and will come in and be with me and Lola when I am on the computer.
I showed her a bed in the computer room and now she knows it is her bed.

18th Apr 2012, Second day in Kingston.
She isn't hiding so much and is almost getting use to me picking her up.
She wagged her tail when I came in the door from being out running erands.
Shirley is scratching all the time, maybe it is because her puppy coat is coming out or the new harness or food.
She ate pork today.

Lola seems to be a bit upset and needs extra attention.

I had her in the little pen on the deck and she got out of it. Good thing I didn't just have her on the lawn in the little pen.


Shirley doesn't like popcorn. She tried it but didn't finish it. Update she now will eat a couple of pieces of popcorn. Tues 23 Apr.

Friday, 3rd morning she woke at 6, up tail waking and ready to play with Lola who was still asleep. Today I tried her with yogurt and she liked it. She tried to push her cookies around with her nose just like Sugar use to do. She hids her cookies under blankets.
I had forgotten how much the young dogs follow you around the house. Sugar and Lola use to but then they got so after their meal and their walk they just went to bed.
Shirley doesn't like the sound of the vacuum cleaner.
Shirley can open doors that aren't latched. She saw herself in the mirror today for the first time.
After supper she washed her face on the mat, just like Sugar use to do and she likes to sleep in the closet just like Sugar use to do.
Shirley no longer will stay in the playpen overnight. I brought her pillow bed to bedroom and some cookies.

Fourth Morning: Shirley reached up on the side of the bed to come up and cuddle. She had peanut butter for a treat after breakfast and she sort of likes it. She played with a tennis ball after the walk. I will look for a smaller one for her so she can carry it around. She is good to do her business, gets it done right away.

She scratches on her bed to get it just right. She hid under my bed last night and was pecking out from under the blanket that is nearly touching the floor. Reminds me of when Missy Gold use to play with Cindy that way. He would hid under the bed, just peeking out and she would bark at him.

Unfortunately she has peed in the house 4 times.

22 Apr 2012, weighed Shirley she is exactly 10 pounds.

Shirley has been well loved by her foster family, it shows, she loves to cuddle and be patted. She is a very loving little girl who wants to be loved and who will give 100 % back to you. She gives kisses to your nose.

Mon, 23 Apr.
Shirley is eating so much way more than Sugar ever did and that is saying a whole lot. Her coat is coming out still and I think she is going to be more blonde than red. She is so smart and has learned so much about our daily routine. She is so loving, really knows how to cuddle and pushes her head in close to mine and kisses me on the nose.
She doesn't drink very much water.

Tues, 24th, out in the car to the mall. Got her a little pink dog toy and a few plastic golf balls that make a nice sound on the floor. They have holes in them, are lightweight and are the right size for her to carry around. She really likes them and has learned to play soccer with them.

Shirley and Lola playing

25 Apr 2012, Wed, Shirley is now starting her first week. This morning when I put her and Lola on the deck and went out to check on them and Shirley was off the deck and running around the backyard. Thank goodness she came to me as soon as she saw me. If it had been any other dog she would have been long gone. Not sure how she got out. Took her for a walk around the block, first time, she did well. Left Lola at home, she doesn't do the block walk very well any more.

27 Apr, 2012, Fri, Had Shirley out in the car and when I came home she hoped out of the back onto the driveway before I could lift her out but as luck would have it she ran to the front door and sat there until I picked her up.

Shirley likes to play with her ball, she chews her chew stick and she carries little twigs when we go into the woods for a walk. She is a ball of fire and would play 24 hrs a day with Lola if only Lola could stand it. She goes to bed at 9 and is up at 7 and hardly closes her eyes in the daytime. She still continues to eat me out of house of home, I don't know how many plates of food she would eat at one time if I put it in front of her.  This morning, she grabbed a dandelion that was going to seed and had to spit out the seeds.

Unfortunately when she is on the deck she barks at the neighbours.

Shirley seems to have lost most of her puppy coat. She plays very well with Lola. They play tug of war with an old sock, Lola's fav thing to do.

She chews on a chew toy by holding it in her two hands like Missy Gold use to do. She chews on the wicker bed like Cindy use to.

She walks on top of me in bed like Ceilidh use to and quickly kisses me on the nose or mouth like Ceilidh as well.

She scoots her two paws in front of her to get you to play like Sugar use to do.

She is very good when you take her for a walk, she will go away off the beaten path to do her business.

Shirley has become a mini-me for Lola, unfortunately she gets in a huff when she hears other dogs and becomes chargie, she barks at people she sees on the street.

She scratches her ears, and licks and shakes herself just like Lola does. All these things I would rather Lola didn't do now Shirley does them as well.

She has been here a month and is a sweet little dog but doesn't seem to like Trixie, the black Pom who is growly and barky.

Trixie is starting to growl and bark less but Shirley will bark at noise and strangers especially when she is on the deck.

Shirley's fav toys are her golf practice ball and her chewy.

23 May, 2012, 3 months to the day that I took Sugar to the vets and she later died the same day. First visit to see Dr Bruce in Berwick, was given Dolpac dewormer, 1 tablet. Later on the worms were in evidence somewhat like spaghetti as Dr said they might be. 

She loves to pick up things in the woods or along the road and carry them in her mouth. She pulls the tops off grass and weeds. She loves to go for walks but when she walks she pulls to walk faster, making a problem as far as I know for her trachea. She loves to roll in the grass and sometimes lately after a walk, Trixie will play in the grass with her.

15 Jun 2012,Today I gave Shirley her first bath, she was nervous in the water but then started to enjoy it and then she was terrified of the hair dryer but after holding her on my lap close to me she started to relax and I was able to continue using it on her. She looked very pretty when I was done.

18 Jun, 2012, Shirley and Trixie are now playing on the deck.

Have to spray Shirley with water to keep her from barking at everything, especially at the neighbours when she is on the deck. She is learning much faster than Trixie.

Today she found a baby's toy rattle in the park and carried it all the way home.

I think I spotted dark spots on her tongue like Lola has.

Sugar really enjoys the popcorn treat now, when she hears the corn poping in the microwave she gets excited and then follows me into the computer room where she has here share.

Shirley is really afraid of the vacuum cleaner. I don't know if she got this from Lola or not. I use to put her in her crate when I vaccumed but now she goes into  it by herself.

Had her out in the car for groceries and when I came back, I put her on the ground and she ran right into the house. 

Shirley is a high energy Peke, when she isn't eating, which is her all time fav, or walking or running I should say, she is playing with toys, especially those that make a noise and that she can chew. She also loves to play with her ball. 

She picks low bush blueberries and eats them.

She had a feed of fresh caught Mackerel given to me by  neighbour and loved every bit of it. 

September 2012, Shirley actually seems to be improving when she is approached by a stranger. She doesn't bark or back up as much.  

Shirley digging for hidden cookie in flower pot

Sunday 4 Nov while walking down Philips Ave, Shirley was attacked by same dog who attacked and mauled Larkie. She had bites around her front leg where she was grabbed but she was able to walk and ate her supper so I didn't take her to the vet. I did call the police and animal control. The police started a file. Animal control said they would issue two fines over $500 but after a month still haven't done anything except put up 3 signs in our area.  

Noticed Shirley has yeast in both her ears, been trying vingar and water solution like they suggested on line.  It seems to have worked. 

Shirley came out to the kitchen and sniffed the stove when the turkey was cooking on the day Todd and family came down to celebrate Christmas with us. Sugar always use to let me know when the turkey was cooked. I never had to worry about it being over or under cooked. 

Shirley is a very good little girl, a good walker, she does what she needs to do when she goes out. She is always ready to play or go on the deck. She eats good and is easy to brush or do anything for. Her biggest problem is the chewing. She got one of the plastic icickles off the Christams tree and had the top chewed off it before I realized it.

11 Jan 2013, Surolan, $40 for her ears. She has the same yeast infection in both ears that Peaches arrives with in the summer. No problem putting it in her ears or cleaning them. I previously tried cleaning them with vinegar but it didn't help.

Shirley has a light colored spot on her nose, right in the middle, just like Sugar use to have. I wonder if it has anything to do with Cushings Disease. She also sheds a lot and eats and plays a lot.

18 Feb, 2013, Shirley's nose is a lot lighter now that she has gone through a winter. She is still chewing on wood, she has ruined the dog bed that was Frosty's and Sugar's and did not have a mark on it when they  both had it. I had to take it away from her, should have done so when she first started. I will have to sand and fill and paint the corners on the woodwork that she has chewed but will wait until the dogs can be out  on deck for long periods of time before I do so. Then I will put hot sauce on the spots to keep her from doing it again.

Shirley barks a lot when she is on the deck. She has to wear the collar and then she stops immediately.

The most common cause of a fading nose is called “snow nose” or “winter nose,” because the dog’s nose will fade to pink or white during the winter months, and return to black once summer arrives. Some dogs  have noses that change from black to brown or pink as the animal ages. The cause is thought to be a breakdown of a certain enzyme called tyrosinase, which is responsible for producing pigment. Apparently, the enzyme becomes less efficient as the dog ages, causing the nose to fade from black to brown or pink. Tyrosinase is also temperature sensitive; it works more effectively in warmer weather, which explains the fading of the nose during winter months.

Physical ailments and medical conditions may also cause a dog’s nose to fade from black to pink. Sometimes, the dog will lose pigment due to an illness or trauma, and then recover the pigment once healed. If your dog’s nose is scraped or suffers abrasion, it will usually turn pink as it heals, then to black once the scabs are gone. Contact dermatitis can also cause loss of pigmentation in the nose. Certain dogs are sensitive to plastics in food dishes, and the continual irritation will cause the nose to turn pink; the lips will also become inflamed. Switching to stainless steel food and water bowls will eliminate the possibility that your dog is suffering from contact dermatitis.

I also notice this on dogs that have a lot of red in their coat.

Shirley needs to wear a collar when she is on the deck to stop her from barking.

13 Apr, 2013, Shirley had a tick on her head. I found it in time and pulled it out with the tweezers and put some rubbing alcohol on the spot.

Jul 2013 Shirley likely is now 2 years old.

 

Shirley and Lola play on deck, Jul 2013.