In Memory

We are sorry that there haven't been any new posts but this past month we have been very busy. I have been visiting my out-of-town grandparents and they have been visiting us. Of course we have also been busy with school but the most difficult thing of all is that our lovable puppy dog, Toby has died. On Monday, February 25th, our Toby was hit by a car and immediately died. The day that we got Toby was on August 25th and just the other day I realized that we had had him for exactly 6 months. For me, those 6 months were the best of my life. We all loved him very much and miss him very much. We are thankful that God brings us comfort even in the midst of heartbreaking circumstances.

Farewell!

I may have mentioned in other posts that my best friend, Ri, was house-training a dog named Rose. We called her Rosie and she was so adorable, fluffy and soft with big brown and white spots and brown freckles on her nose. Rosie is Toby's "aunt" - her sister, Sadie, is Toby's mom. You can see from the picture that Rosie and Toby actually look quite a bit alike. When Ri first got Rosie she was so excited because now we both had dogs and we walked them together and let them socialize with each other. After a month and a half, the time finally came when Rosie was ready to be sold and her last day with Ri came. I had wanted to take some pictures of them together so before she left I took Toby over to Ri's house and tried to get a picture of them together. I say "tried" because they were not cooperating and it took one of us to hold the dogs and the other to take the picture! Here is the result. Aren't they cute?

Keeping Warm

On these brutally

cold days,

even Toby knows

where to get warm!

Toby

Today I played assistant vet and dog groomer to my mom as we gave our dog, Toby, a bath. Toby is a Cavalier King Charles Spaniel and fairly small - about fifteen pounds. He is a sweet, cute little dog who will keep intruders away by licking them to death. Anyway, today was Toby's time to take a bath and he also needed some stitches taken out. Mom and I trooped down to the basement and proceeded to start by taking out his stitches. Let me tell you, that was not an easy task! Toby was a little apprehensive and did not like what we were doing to him. My job was to restrain Toby and mommy took the stitches out. Once finished, we proceeded on with his bath. Lots of warm water, calm reassurances, and nice smelling shampoo made for a clean dog. After we had semi-dried him with a towel, we took the brush and blow drier to him. By this time, Ri had come over to visit and ended up helping trim some of Toby's hair. In the end, the white of Toby's fur now looks very white and he smells much more respectable. Hanna