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It's 10 months now!

11 December 2011
9:22 am

Dakota Dawg

Colorado

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My good buddy Dakota is celebrating his 10-month ampuversary today! I know there are several of you right now who are struggling with recent setbacks with your dogs. Please, for Dakota, try to put aside that worry and fear for 30 minutes (or the whole day!) and celebrate with us. It won't hurt and it might help, and it'll give you a good excuse to eat something without guilt! Dakota's preferences for ampuversary parties run toward rabbit poop and rotting carcasses he finds in the woods, but I will understand if you'd rather have ice cream or cheese. I'm sure he will, too. Pawty on!

One of the 2011 February Furballs, Dakota's thoughtful and erudite blog is at http://shari.tr.....pawds.com/

11 December 2011
10:03 am

fightingforsammy

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What a handsome boy, Congratulations Dakota! 10 months is really incredible. We will celebrate, since I just got back from grocery shopping, with some home made stew and we will call it "Dining with Dakota" :) Here is to an all day celebration!!!!!!!!!

Elizabeth, Sammy and Titan

Diagnosed with osteosarcoma in the right front leg 8/23/10, leg fractured 8/27/10, leg amputated 8/30/10 http://sammyand.....pawds.com/ I couldn't begin to say how special Sammy is to us. Living and laughing with and loving this wonderful boy is priceless.

11 December 2011
10:33 am

AngelAbbysMom

San Diego, CA

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Hooray, Dakota! You are such a gorgeous dude!

I am going to celebrate your special day with a trip to the beach and some extra treats!!
KISSES!
Abby

Abby: Aug 1, 2009 – Jan 10, 2012. Our beautiful rescue pup lived LARGE with osteosarcoma for 15 months – half her way-too-short life. I think our "halflistic" approach (mixing traditional meds + supplements) helped her thrive. (PM me for details. I'm happy to help.) She had lung mets for over a year. They took her from us in the end, but they cannot take her spirit! She will live forever in our hearts. She loved the beach and giving kisses and going to In-N-Out for a Flying Dutchman. Tripawds blog, and a more detailed blog here. Please also check out my novel, What the Dog Ate. Purchase it at Amazon via Tripawds and help support Tripawds!

11 December 2011
12:28 pm

riosmom

Washington

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Love that happy face!!! Hoppy ampuversary Dakota. We'll be going for the ice cream and cheese instead of the poo and carcasses, but wouldn't want to influence your decision on your special day!

Congrats on the double digits, D-Dawg!

Rio and Micki

~ ~ Rio ~ ~
Forever in my heart...
April 2000 – January 20, 2012
Diagnosed with Mast Cell Cancer in June 2007. Left rear leg amputated Feb. 8, 2011.
Mets discovered Aug. 31, 2011. Read more of Rio's story here.

11 December 2011
1:10 pm

jerry

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Today is your special day Dakota Dawg, congratulations on the big ampuversary! What a long road you've traveled. We love ya!

It's better to hop on three legs than to limp on four.™
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11 December 2011
1:45 pm

chilidawg

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Hoppy Ampuversary, Dakota! I don't think Finchy will go for poop or rotting carcasses, but he'll have some puperoni for you :-)

Jenna & Spirit Chili Dawg

Diagnosed with Osteosarcoma: 5/2/2011 Ampuversary: 5/11/2011 OSA returned in hip: 8/26/2011 Chili Dawg crossed the Rainbow Bridge on 8/30/2011 & is now pain free.

11 December 2011
1:56 pm

cometdog

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OH! Rotting carcasses, rabbit poop, homemade stew, cheese, ice cream and puparoni! What a dog's delight!!! (I wonder if it has to be in that order?)

Dakota,

We are beaming with delight for you on this big double digit day!!! I hope it brings you lots of smiles!!!

I've said it a million times before and I'll say it again…you can never have too much rabbit poop! big-blink

Here's to lots of rabbit poop!

Comet - 1999 to 2011
She departed us unexpectedly January 23, 2011 at the age of 12 1/2.
She was born with a deformed front leg and a tripawd all of her life.

11 December 2011
2:43 pm

Lylee Girl

Sebastopol, CA

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superstar Dakota Hoppy 10 months Ampuversary!!!!!!!!!

Absolutely Fabulous Fantastic!!!

Eat all the smelly stuff you like!

Huggs & Wags to you all

Lylee & Joanne

xoxo

http://lyleegir.....ipawds.com

11 December 2011
4:14 pm

krun15

Livermore, CA

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Happy 10 months DD!!!

Maggie was quite the rabbit poop connoisseur- and they were just the right snacksize for pugs!! But alas, no opportunity where we live now for the pugs to forage.

So- they will celebrate with some extra treats (real treats, not just Trouble beans!) and I will celebrate with homemade Christmas cookies a friend just dropped off.

Karen and the poop-less alooza

Karen and the Pugapalooza: Spirit Tri-Pug Maggie, Forever the Leader of our Pack, and the Quad pugs Tani & Obie

11 December 2011
5:12 pm

kbryant

Los Angeles

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Whoo hooo! Another double digit ampuversary we all get to celebrate! Probably can do without the rabbit poop and rotting carcasses on this go around but we'll be right there with you celebrating with lots of treats, cheese and ice cream! Way to go Dakota! You rock! cool cool cool

Kami, Angel Mackenzie, Kobe and Scarlett

My sweet golden Mackenzie. She became my angel on Dec 29, 2010 at the age of 8 1/2 although she was always my angel from the time we brought her home. She was diagnosed with osteosarcoma in Sept 2009 and officially became a tripawd (front leg) on Nov 5, 2009. She will be forever in my heart and now she's running free with all of our other tripawd heroes. I love you Mackenzie!

11 December 2011
6:27 pm

Riley

California

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HAPPY AMPUVERSARY DAKOTA. HOPE ALL THE RABBIT POOP AND DEAD CARCASSES DON'T GIVE YOU A BELLY ACHE.

11 December 2011
6:59 pm

maximutt

Orange County, CA

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Congrats Dakota Dawg! I hope you enjoy your special day!!!

11 December 2011
7:09 pm

etgayle

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we'll celebrate for you here in ET – way to go dakota!!!

charon & gayle

Life is good, so very, very good!!! Gayle enjoyed each and every moment of each and every wonderful day (naps included). She left this world December 12, 2011 – off on a new adventure. Love Never Ends http://etgayle

11 December 2011
8:58 pm

Chloes mom

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Hoppy 10 months Dakota! 2 months to go and you hit the big ONE year!!!! Keep it up!

-Chloe's mom

P.S. does chewing mussels off the exposed low tide rocks count as a celebratory activity? Chloe also tries to scarf cat poo if she finds some on our walks… if Dakota likes that "celebration" more.

Chloe was diagnosed with spindle cell sarcoma and had her amputation 7-29-10. Chloe's blog Inspawration comes standard

12 December 2011
10:19 am