GOOD EASTER NEWS!!

Mommy's eyes started leaking this morning because the man with the long coat called real early in the morning to give her good news. He told her all the poky's he gave me came back good. The treats I get each morning are still working good inside me and nothing has to change. He said the red stuff inside of me is even better than before, so I dont have to go visit him for a long time. And he told her that if I my leggies move slower I can start getting some more treats called TRAMADOL which will make the hurties a lot less. Mommy was so impressed that he took the time to call her on this special day to give us the news. And that he talked about my visits being over a year, which means I have a lot more time to spend with Mommy and daddy.

After they got home from their Sunday home, they gave me big hugs. They told me that today is a special day because of a man long time ago who came from a Rainbow Ridge to visit us. He was a really good man and people were mean to Him and hurt Him a lot. He went away for a little while, then came back and invited all His friends to come back to a  Rainbow Bridge for hoomans where they will always be healthy and happy, like the place us furries go when we leave our forever homes. Mommy told me that today was a good day to hear the news that I will live longer, because today is the day that hoomans celebrate new and eternal life.

 

 

Then we went to play outside.

I showed them what a healthy active princess I am, by searching out a crawly thing.

They thought I was just being silly, then daddy saw the stripe on a crawly thing. Mommy got nervous that I would fall into the big water bowl, so she made me come inside. Mommy's are always overprotective!

HAPPY EASTER EVERY DOGGY AND HOOMAN!

HE HAS RISEN!

BARK INDEED!

SASHA, THE PRINCESS

IT'S ALL GOOD!

This morning when daddy took me out to go potty he did a weird thing. When I skawted, he tried to put something under me. That scared me so I stopped. Then he looked inside and didnt look too happy. But mommy took the few drops and put in another bowl and put in the cold box in the smelly room. That was real odd!

Later Mommy and Daddy took me for another ride. When we got there, I knew something where we were because I smelled all the other furries. I heard mommy tell the lady at the window that we were following up and she gave her the little bowl they had this morning. They had me walk onto a big shiny thing and mommy said I lost weight. Last time i was there, I was 145 pounds, and today I was 135. Do I look skinnier?

We went into a little room and mommy and daddy sat down and seemed real relaxed, so I layed down too.

Then a man came into the room with a long coat. He petted me all over and it felt real good. He said I was pretty healthy for an old lady.   He said my teeth were pretty clean and he was happy with how well I was doing. Mommy was really glad he didnt have any concerns. Mommy and daddy told him about my late night accidents.She had him explain to daddy why they are out of my control. I am so embarrased, but he told them that is had something to do with age and my knee's hurting. So he is going to give me some more medicine to help me feel a little bit better. I try real hard to be a good girl and go outside, but sometimes it just surprises me and pops out. He said that will happen more when I am sleeeping or relaxed since my brain doesnt talk to certain muscles during that time. I was taken away from mommy and daddy so the man could poke me with something and cut my nails. He told mommy he would call her later to tell her if the inside of me was still doing good. But mommy seemed real happy when we left.

While we were there, mommy got real sad when she saw some hoomans crying. She said that their furry was going to rainbow bridge and the hoomans were very sad. And then another lady outside was crying by her machine and we saw some people come get something out of her car. Mommy told daddy there was so much sadness that we should just sit outside and be quiet. Daddy petted me a lot and told me that he and mommy will be sad too when I go to Rainbow Bridge. But until then.... we will play, sleep and love!

BARK!!! Sasha the Princess

We're Home!

We are home now. Man, is it hard being a good Princess for all my fans. I have slept straight through the last two days. Even Mommy said she has bliss tears on her paws and walks funny. I am glad mommy and daddy took me with them on their adventure.

Note from mommy:

We are used to getting a lot of attention having the princess with us, but it was CRAZY for those two days. So to fill everyone in... Sasha stayed in the Disney Kennels, while we hit the parks. We went back every 4-5 hours, and took her out for a walk around the entrances, rested for a bit, pottied and fed her. She seemed to adjust well inside the kennel, despite the much barking going inside. She had a small caged area and her own bed to sleep on. The potty area behind the kennel was astro turf, which Sasha snubbed her nose at, so we had to find little dirt area's around the entrance for the princess to utilize. Because of her knee arthritis, she gets herself up by her front legs only. When she is tired, she struggles and usually ends up scraping her "heels" and making them bleed. So we put tissue around the scrapes and then wrapped her ankles with some leopard print duct tape. And of course, she wore a rubber bootie on her right paw, to protect against dragging and making her nails bleed. She was geared up for safety, which led to many questions.

We had to practice our graciousness by smiling and answering the same questions over and over...
Yes, she is a Great Dane. No, she is not as big as most, she is smaller.
No, she is not hurt, she just has duct tape bandaids on her heels to keep from scraping them
Yes, she is older and no she does not have hip dysplasia, she has arthritis
Yes, we know a Dane's life is short, but she has made it to 10 1/2 and is still going strong
No, she wont bite you. Yes, you can pet her
No, we dont put a saddle on her
No, she doesnt sleep with us or between us, she has her own bed
Oh, how nice, your aunt, uncle, neighbor, sister, grandparents (fill in the blank) had a Great Dane too.

We totally accept the fact of having a large dog will gather attention and will NEVER be rude when people want to meet her. But I have to admit, sometimes you just want to be invisable. Especially when we are trying to get her to "go potty" or eat without distractions. However, she was very well behaved and took it all in stride. She loved walking at the same pace as the crowd entering the gates. I had to laugh, as she just looked around as if to say "Im with the pack... we are  migrating... what a pack!". So cute!

aaaaahhhh... WHAT IS THIS?
they r cheating on me?

people watching w/ daddy
not many furries here
mommy says people act like im a didney ride 2.

here again

day 2--mommy said 2 watch out 4 a mouse! im going 2 sleep & ignore all the barking!

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i even got 2 sleep in the same lair w/ mommy & daddy!

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i havent seen Mickey yet...but people keep asking me 4 plutos pawgraph

guess where we r?

-Mindy

We r going somewhere. mommy

We r going somewhere. mommy said its a surprise. my bed came 2.
-Mindy

Bad giirrlll...

I haven't heard mommy call me "Baaaad giiirrlll.." for a long time. This time I didnt care, because the floor was moving and mommy had a couple heads.

Do I look wobbly?

All I remember, was that mommy said "You'd better eat this before it goes bad" and pointed at the green beer bread she had made for their special sait padriks day. How was I suppose to know she was talking to daddy...

Yep, the evidence was left behind. I was not sure if she was unhappy that I didnt share, or that didnt eat it all, and left crumbs on the floor.

But was RRRRREEEEEAALLLYYY made her madder, was when she discovered her very special home made rye bread gone too!

She had just made a new loaf and had only a couple bites. How was I suppose to know that she wanted to eat it all herself?

The problem is, this new "Pretty Lady" she talks about in the smelly room, is my nose height. Of course if she leaves things here on my table, I am suppose to eat it, rnt I?

BARK! Sasha the Princess

Note from mommy: Before anyone reports the princess momma to PETA, no alchohol was left in the bread after it was baked. :-)

I is a BUNNY RABIT!

I love the orange sticks mommy shaves in the smelly room. Whenever she is working on them, I come and stand politely at the door to the room. She will always give me one. Some times I eat it real neatly (like in these pik chores) and other times I leave little orange bits all over the floor, which annoys mommy a little.Mommy says I will be able to see better at night because of this. Im glad, since lately I have to make a lot of visits outside late at night in the dark. Mommy wants you to note how gently I take my food. Mommy is very grateful for the first peoples that I lived with who taught me this. She never has to worry about me biting her fingers. When she give me my morning pill treats, because they are so little, I take them with my tounge then pull into my mouth. I dont want to ever hurt mommy when she is feeding me yummies!

BARK! Sasha the princess

Backyard chores

Just another day of supervising daddy in the yard

Making sure he doesnt miss any weeds.

Hmmm, think I need to look a little closer

I think you may have missed one, here let me get it.

Good job Daddy. I think you got them all!

Supervising is a hard job, but someone has to do it.

BARK! Sasha the princess

The Wonderful Thing About Tiggers

THE WONDERFUL THING ABOUT SASHA...

SHE'S BOUNCY, TROUNCY, FLOUNCY, POUNCY...

FUN FUN FUN!!

BARK!!!

I lernt a new trick!

To get mommy to speed up the walkies, I have started showing mommy exactly what she needs to get going. Mommy thinks I lernt a new trick, so I will let her think she is a smart pack leader.

I know this is kind of dark, but in the corner in the leash thing mommy puts on me for walkies.

This is for the peoples who dont like to turn their heads. It took a little extra time on this one.

SASHA The princess.

Santa Came!

Mommy and daddy slept late, but I found my own toys under the tree in the house and played all by myself. Then mommy and daddy woke up and teased me. Where did my toy go? I like my toys. Mine all mine. I dont have to share with anyone.
What did you get daddy? Can I help you unwrap?

This looks like something I might like.

I like playing with the toys that hoomans throw away

The next day we went on a road trip to Grama and Grampa's house in Area zona. Santa left me a stocking there too. I showed gramma and grampa what a good doggie I could be. It was very hard work being cute the whole time. Today mommy and daddy got ready to go in a hurry when all the white stuff fell from the sky. I couldnt get a smell from it, but it was sure cold.

Now we are home safe and sound again.

Happy New Year from Sasha and her family!

12 Hours of Christmas

You might have heard about the rains in Sunny Southern Calee Forna. The water kept leaking from the sky for a long long time. Nothing for a doggy to do but...

Sleep... Sleep...Sleep...Can Santa get here is all this water? Is he coming in a boat?Sleep...Sleep...

Sleep...

Sleep...

Sleep...

Sleep...

Sleep... Ok, I can't stand this anymore...

My eyes are closed Santa...

You can come now. I promise not to bark!

Merry Christmas everyone!

Love Sasha the Princess

and her hoomans!

I've been good!

Just waiting for Santa to come!II've been a good girl... honestly... no really, I have... ask mommy. No wait.... ask gramma!

Mommy said to never play in yellow snow...

Is this yellow snow?

Is it Christmas yet?

BARK! Sasha the Princess

On the Road Home...

By the end of the trip, mommy got creative protecting my pawzies. Don't worry, they werent as tight as they look. On the last morning, we all woke early to watch the sun rise. First mommy and daddy went to the place where they had their first kiss. A new bench was there this time. Mommy remembered that this sad thing happened shortly after her and daddy started liking each other.

Then they went to sit on a bench and wait for the big light to come into the sky.

Then it started peeking out.

Finally it made it's appearance!

After that, mommy and daddy took me walking around to contemplate life, walkies, bones and sniffies.

Then we loaded up the big green machine and hit the road again. I was pretty excited to be on the move...

until we started going around and around. Mommy kept telling me to lay down, but I was afraid I would slide, so I stayed stiff. We kept going up, down and around. This doesnt feel good.

Finally mommy asked daddy to stop, so I could walk around and get some fresh air. Isnt this a pretty place? This is big rock in the water is called Big Sir.

We stopped again to watch the funny looking animals. They smelled awefully bad and make a lot of odd noises.

But I was more interested in this bush. I just have a thing for bushes these days.

Mommy said we were going home, so I finally settled down for the ride.

Home Sweet Home!All tucked in for the night.

zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz....

Sasha the Princess!!