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Hey! Those Monkeybutts are MY Monkeybutts!
(That picture is from the Colorado Springs Tripawds Pawty earlier this year, before Buddy - on the left - went to the bridge)
5:05 pm
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25 September 2009
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Heh heh! Sure are!
Ted, thank you and Mary so much for helping to make this happen!
Tripawds Founders Jim and Rene
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7:53 pm
12 June 2010
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AWESOME news on the transport! I'm so thrilled and relieved that he is out of the shelter, out of Taos, and out of New Mexico!!
Keep those updates coming. I'm checking frequently. Can't wait to hear more about Baggins.
What a beautiful blessing this is.
Beth
Beth with my beloved Tshuvah, 10 year old "TaosDog". Provisional diagnosis osteosarcoma on 6/10/10, amputation of left foreleg same day, firm diagnosis of hemangiosarcoma 6/24/10. Set free on 9/9/10. Treasured forever.
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10:23 pm
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25 September 2009
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labradorim said:
Keep those updates coming.
This just in from the rottie pack in CO Springs…
Baggins is home with us!! He is SUCH a sweet boy!! You are getting a very special, sweet, kind, loving boy!!! He is very well mannered…he was very quiet and calm in the truck on the way home…just laid very nicely in the back seat (wish ours rode as nicely), and he is very much the gentleman around the girls!! We gave him some dinner…and he just played a bit with the girls and is now laying at my feet !! We took some pictures and Ted will be posting them to the tripawd site shortly!!
How exciting!!
Mary Malone
Exciting indeed. We'll hook up in the morning for a handoff and be on the road all day tomorrow. Will report back in from Salt Lake City. So glad to hear he's such a good boy… 
Tripawds Founders Jim and Rene
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I've posted an update with photos to Nikkis blog, here: http://nikkithe.....onpaw-run/
10:43 pm
14 August 2009
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This is swell!
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.
THAT is a cool picture, knowing what the guys been through, what a great story!!!
My buddy Gus had a left front amputation on April 7, 2010 and lived a great life until July 26,2010
6:28 am
31 July 2009
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Thank's for the update. I have been reading this topic all week. Baggins is an amazing guy. I can't wait for Dawn to meet him. I know they will be soulmates. (Well I think they are already).
7:41 am
28 October 2009
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Mary and Baggins (maybe we should call him Roady?) are on the road again. Headed to Ft. Collins to meet up with Jim. 🙂
Dawn
Rottie Raven, osteosarcoma at 8-1/2 years old, amputation in October '09 and in February '10 due to liver mets he went back to heaven where he came from. raven.tripawds.com
Now I have Miles, rottie mix amputee from a shelter and traveled 1500 miles to find his way here through the Rescue Railroad thanks to tripawds.com. miles.tripawds.com
7:58 am
Rachel, Major's mom, posted on Nikki's blog and suggested Barney as a name because he is logging miles like our little purple friend!!
Can't wait for the next update!
Karen and pugapalooza
8:19 am
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25 September 2009
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dsimas said:
...maybe we should call him Roady?
I like Roadie! Great name. 
Hiitin' the road now to go meet Mary. Will update this evening from SLC.
Tripawds Founders Jim and Rene
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9:37 am
28 October 2009
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Oh, and BTW: Did you all notice no MB (monkeybutt)???? He ha a tail! I haven't had a dog with a tail in 25 years!
I just can't name my dog after that horrible purple dinosaur. Ha, ha! 
They used that song to torture terrorists in interrogation you know! Too bad the name is ruined for me, otherwise I would really like it. I like Roadie and Miles. Heck Baggins is growing on me we've been using it so long, hard to change if I use one too long... A shelter employee gave it to him, as he had no dog tags, so he really doesn't know it probably. Baggins? I wonder if that's from the Hobbit? Is there any other Baggins?
Dawn
Rottie Raven, osteosarcoma at 8-1/2 years old, amputation in October '09 and in February '10 due to liver mets he went back to heaven where he came from. raven.tripawds.com
Now I have Miles, rottie mix amputee from a shelter and traveled 1500 miles to find his way here through the Rescue Railroad thanks to tripawds.com. miles.tripawds.com
10:41 am
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25 September 2009
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Admin Guy just called, he's got Baggins and is on the way! Says he's a pretty cool dog! We expect him to be in SLC between 6 and 7 tonight, depending on traffic.
As for Baggins' name, Wikipedia says:
Bilbo Baggins is the protagonist of The Hobbit and also makes a few appearances in The Lord of the Rings, two of the most well-known of J. R. R. Tolkien's fantasy writings. The story of The Hobbit featuring Bilbo is also retold from a different perspective in the Chapter The Quest of Erebor in Unfinished Tales.
In Tolkien's narrative conceit, in which all the writings of
Middle-earth are 'really' translations from the fictitious volume of The Red Book of Westmarch, Bilbo is the author of The Hobbit and translator of The Silmarillion.
And here's a little tribute to Baggins . . .you might like "Roadie" better after seeing this!
Tripawds Founders Jim and Rene
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2:21 pm
23 December 2009
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I think Baggins to be quite appropriate; after all, Frodo Baggins (main character in The Lord of the Rings) took an epic journey.
Amputation on 11/10/09, due to Histiocytic Sarcoma in left elbow. Angel Harley earned his wings on 06/24/10.
2:35 pm
28 October 2009
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Did Bilbo also journey to Middle Earth? Gosh, I was a kid when I read the Hobbit... Frodo took over, right? Well, if it is about them making incredible journeys and being heroes, maybe it is appropriate!
That video was hilarious. 
Dawn
Rottie Raven, osteosarcoma at 8-1/2 years old, amputation in October '09 and in February '10 due to liver mets he went back to heaven where he came from. raven.tripawds.com
Now I have Miles, rottie mix amputee from a shelter and traveled 1500 miles to find his way here through the Rescue Railroad thanks to tripawds.com. miles.tripawds.com
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