Tribute to Sonny

I feel very blue. My brother Sonny had to leave us today. Mom said he went where he would feel better and he would be with his mom Sweetie. I loved my brother Sonny. He was kind and never ever gave me a hard time. He actually taught me how to eat poop. OK so maybe that wasn't the best thing for him to teach me but we are DOGS.

I know he hadn't been feeling well lately and he didn't play much like he used to. I guess that's what happens when you get older and sick. I'm glad my other brothers are doing well. I know that they are getting older too. Moms been kind of out of it. I don't know if she knows but I know that when she was holding me earlier she had tears in her eyes. I think I made her feel better. She did say Thank you afterwards.

We will all miss you Sonny. You will always have a place in our hearts and in our minds. We love you. Your family.

Not doing to good

I know I don't seem to write too offen, I guess a dogs life is a dogs life. I have noticed lately that Sonny has been slowing down. He hasn't been playing much and he's been limping on his front leg. I don't know what that's about. I have been able to steal his cookies sometimes too. That isn't like him. I don't think he's been eating all that well either. I know moms pretty worried.

On the other hand we had a nice little party for Junior on Mon for his 15th birthday. We got to play tug together and I got to give him lots of kisses. Sometimes he doesn't like when I try to give him kisses but this time he sat for me to clean his face. I don't think he knows he's an old man. He likes to run around with me and Buddy.

Oh yeah and Buddy. I tell you he's such a great big brother. I just love it when we play ball. He can't see it as well as he use to so I am able to steal it from him a lot more lately. He then chases me until mom takes it back and throws it to him again. We have a lot of fun playing with the ball.

Mom got me a new stuffed toy last week too. I can proudly say that I have degutted it and pulled out both squeekys. I think I got the first one out the first day but it took me 5 days to get the second one out. I still am the champ at that. Mom of course doesn't see it quite that way.

Well that's what's happening for now. I am going to go take a nap. Have a good week.

Checking in

I don't know where the time goes but it goes. I guess I have been playing with all my chew toys so much that I don't know what time it is. I love to leave chew toy guts all over the floor and watch mom bend down to pick it up. And you know what's even more fun....getting that squeeky thing out of them. Mom gets real excited when I do that.

Now an update with Sonny. Mom was real worried a few weeks ago because he stopped eating. She tried everything even baby food but he wasn't eating. He was sleeping a lot too. I couldn't get him to play with me either. I know mom was really scared that he wasn't going to start eating either. For a few days all he ate was cookies.....lucky dog!! Finally he started to eat a little chicken breast and nutrical. I think he just likes the cookies. Now he's eating again. He's still on prednisone but that hadn't changed. He just wasn't eating and now he is again. He seems to have more energy, though he still sleeps a lot. As mom said we're just happy he's still with us.
I think he's doing ok now. But I know mom still worries about him.

So my brother Junior is going to have a birthday next month. He's going to be 15. I think that's like 105 in doggy years. He's been doing very well too. He's a blast to play with. He just doesnt' hear very well. Sometimes he gets left behind because he's asleep on the floor and we go into the other room. He doesn't know we left.

I guess that's all that's happening around here lately. I have to go back to my Kong toy and bother Buddy.

Just an update

I just realized that I have not posted anything in awhile so I just decided to give an update. We are all doing well. I have been entertaining everyone lately with speeding around the house and dropping my Kong toy by moms feet.

I will say that the squirrel that visits daily in the yard has been a blast to chase after. I think he waits for me until I get a few feet away and then he hauls it up the fence. Usually he'll just sit there flagging his tail at me and going nan nan nan nan nah. OOOOhhh! One of these days he's going to be a little too slow. Well I say that but mom screams at me whenever I run after him. I think she likes him more than me.

Junior and I like to bark at the fence to our friend next door Riley. Talk about a loud time. I just love it. The grass isn't looking so good over by the fence in fact it's kind of muddy after it rains.
Too bad. We love to antagonize Riley.

Well I really don't have much else to say. Sonny has been doing fairly well. I must say I am jealous with the amount of food and goodies he gets over what I get. Mom says if I ate as much as him I'd be fat, but he needs the stuff to keep his sugar up. What ever that is. Well I'm glad he's still around to play with anyway. OK I think it's time to get back to chewing my bone.

So far so good!

I just thought I would up date you on my brothers conditions. Buddy has been his old self again, running around and chasing me around the house. I like that.
Sonny is doing good. He hasn't had any seizures since he started the prednisone and eating more frequently. I'm kind of jealous that he gets to eat so much. But then again he's so skinny lately. You can tell that he still isn't his old self but I guess we are all happy that he is still here with us. We will take everyday we can get because we love him. I guess for all it's worth he has been doing fairly well.
Mom hasn't checked his blood sugar lately. She figures as long as he acts good and doesn't have any seizures who cares what the number is. I think I agree with that. He's still my older brother.
If anyone has any experience with insulinomas in dogs I'm sure my mom would like to hear about what you know. Thanks for the help. And thanks for the prayers.
Shaggy

Sick Brothers Sonny and Buddy

I feel really bad that I haven't told you about what's been going on in a long time. It has been very hectic around the house. My older brothers Sonny and Buddy were very sick. I hated to see them go to the doctors so much and one night both were not home and I got so upset that I didn't eat. It turns out that Sonny was having seizures. He almost died because his seizures it turned out were from his blood sugar going very low. After numerous tests and what mom says a ___ load of money the doctor found out that he has a pancreatic tumor that is over producing insulin. They tell me that is why his blood sugar was so low and he kept having seizures. They have him on prednisone now and held off doing any surgery. Right now he has been pretty much back to normal on the medicine. What a relief that is. Though we don't know for how long it will continue to work. I hope it works a very long time.
Buddy had pancreatitis. Wow both of them had a pancreas problem. I still wonder where is that pancreas. He needed to go to the doctors everyday for a week I think it was to get fluids. They wouldn't let him eat anything. Not even drink water. He also was getting some pretty strong pain medicine. He seems to be eating well lately. I really missed him when he wasn't around the house. He's my best Buddy. I sure hope that neither of them get sick again like that. Especially for poor moms sake. She was a basket case. I am happy that things are getting back to normal.
Keep my brothers in your prayers. Especially that Sonny boy. Thanks, Shaggy

Another Training lesson WHAT!!

OK so now what is my mom up to??? I thought that all this being a good boy was paying off.
So I bark every time she's on the phone. I thought that's what you're suppose to do when you have a phone call....talk!
Well I wonder if this new lesson will work. I am going to have to be a very good student so she'll stop trying all these programs.

If you want to be a good dog too, you may want to try this new program. Or even the last. I wonder when I get to graduate??