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I love how the little black and white one (can't recall the name if I ever knew it) grabs your hand to help guide to her mouth! So cute!!
I got JL some gluten free pasta (heck,... it's for me but I might share). Perhaps we will have a video for later!
Shelby Lynne; Jack Russell/Shiba Inu mix. Proud member of the April Angels of 2014.
October 15, 2000 to April 8, 2014
Our story: Broke rear leg in June 2013 - non-conclusive results for cancer so leg was plated and pinned. Enlarged spleen in September 2013 and had it removed and was diagnosed with Hemangiosarcoma and started chemotherapy. Became a Tripawd January 8th, 2014 and definitive Hemangiosarcoma diagnosis. Three major surgeries in 7 months and Shelby took them all like a champ only to lose her battle to cancer in her brain. We had 8 amazing extra months together and no regrets. #shelbystrong #loveofmylife
THE KITTY CONTENDERS MAY HAVE JUST CINCHED THE TITLE !!! And we got to hear PURRkins purring too! 🙂 🙂
Look at these two sitting us somlroud and pretty.....And trying to make you hurry the hecknup by batting your hand with their paws! ADORABLE!!!! 🙂 🙂 🙂
Okay, Jasper Lily, let's see how yoy like some gluten free spaghetti! 🙂
Happy Hannah had a glorious additional bonus time of over one yr & two months after amp for osteo! She made me laugh everyday! Joined April's Angels after send off meal of steak, ice cream, M&Ms & deer poop!
Alison,
You did not forget;) You did not know 😉 that is Saxton, Purrkins brother😻
Look forward to seeing Miss Jasper with her Gluten free pasta.
Sally, maybe whole foods has some cooked pasta lol I cannot believe Franky eats them that way 
Holly, you just gave me a great "Happy Hannah flashback".
On the RARE ocassions I did "cook", it was usually boiling water for spaghetti. No fancy "pasta", just Mueller's spaghetti! 🙂 Add ketchup and butter and I have a fine home cooked meal 🙂
ANYWAY...Happy Hannah would stand by the stove and wait for me to "accidentally" drop spaghetti as I was breaking the strands in half. She truly loved uncooked spaghetti!
Happy Hannah had a glorious additional bonus time of over one yr & two months after amp for osteo! She made me laugh everyday! Joined April's Angels after send off meal of steak, ice cream, M&Ms & deer poop!
So I present Jasper Lily slurping some gluten free pasta...
It's rather sticky for sure. And I'm not sure she's ever had pasta (at least not w/me since we don't usually have it in the house). But I think she liked it. She was looking for more!
Shelby Lynne; Jack Russell/Shiba Inu mix. Proud member of the April Angels of 2014.
October 15, 2000 to April 8, 2014
Our story: Broke rear leg in June 2013 - non-conclusive results for cancer so leg was plated and pinned. Enlarged spleen in September 2013 and had it removed and was diagnosed with Hemangiosarcoma and started chemotherapy. Became a Tripawd January 8th, 2014 and definitive Hemangiosarcoma diagnosis. Three major surgeries in 7 months and Shelby took them all like a champ only to lose her battle to cancer in her brain. We had 8 amazing extra months together and no regrets. #shelbystrong #loveofmylife
Ugh! I can't upload ANY videos lately. Don't know what I'm doing wrong 🙁 I'll keep trying, but here are some photos!
Momma to the world's most beautiful American Bulldog, Izzy!! Lost her front leg to OSA 9/18/15. Diagnosed w MCT in June 2016. Celebrated her 1 year ampuversary with knee surgery on 9/18/16! MCT recurrence in Dec 2016. Happy & hungry til nearly 14, earning her wings on 7/31/17.
JASPER!!! JASPER LILY!!! You are THE happiest gluten free spaghetti eater on the Planet!!! 🙂 🙂 🙂 Look at that booty wagging that tail!! 🙂 🙂 And look at that tail wagging your booty! 🙂 🙂 You could tell Jasper really likes it!! Don't be surprised is she boycotts her carrots and beans from now on!
Watched her video twice because she's so darn cute! 🙂 🙂 🙂
And then we have IZZY!!!!:-) 🙂 🙂 Look at those exxited eyes!!!! OMD!!!! IZZY IS THRILLED!!! 🙂 A video would be good, but I don't think it could have highlighted how excited she is the way the photo does 🙂 🙂 🙂
And her TONGUE!! Look at her working that rongue better than any human using a fork! GOOD JOB IZZY!!
Amy...post in Technical Sulport and tell the Admin Guy what's going on. I knkw he just "updated the site" znd straaaange things can happen sometimes when he does that!
Happy Hannah had a glorious additional bonus time of over one yr & two months after amp for osteo! She made me laugh everyday! Joined April's Angels after send off meal of steak, ice cream, M&Ms & deer poop!
HOLLY......AWWWW.....THAT WAS SOOOOO SWEET!!! 🙂 🙂 🙂 THANKNYIU!! Warmed my heart with a big smile. Thank you
Happy Hannah had a glorious additional bonus time of over one yr & two months after amp for osteo! She made me laugh everyday! Joined April's Angels after send off meal of steak, ice cream, M&Ms & deer poop!
HOW CUTE IS THAT!!!!????
There ain't no way on God's green earth that I could get any of mine to stay still long enough to get a video.
I'M SO JELLY!!
Harmony became a Tripawd on 10/21/14 (MCT). She left us way too soon on 11/1/14.
"We miss you so much; our love, our heart, our Harmony."
- Pam, Ron and Melody, Meesha, Doublestuff and Mariah Carey
izzysmomma said
Ugh! I can't upload ANY videos lately. Don't know what I'm doing wrong...
FYI: The easiest way to share videos here is to upload them to Youtube first (or Vimeo, etc. - any service that supports oEmbed).
Cut and paste the Share link, and the movie will auto-embed into your forum post.
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Those eyes Izzy!!!!
Around here we call those 'watermelon eyes'. I had never seen the whites all around Obie's eyes until he got his first taste of watermelon! I'll have to cook up some pasta and see what I get with Obie and Elly.
When it gets warmer we will have to have a watermelon contest- Obie is a shoe-in!
Karen
Tri-pug Maggie survived a 4.5 year mast cell cancer battle only to be lost to oral melanoma.
1999 to 2010
Well these are just superb!!!
A very strong entry from the kitties, so strong, in fact, that I heard Elsie and Meg discussing if they could get them disqualified on grounds of doping (apparently they've been eating Canna Pet, or something?). This smacks of sore losing to me, and frankly, I'm a little disappointed that Elsie and Meg would stoop so low...
Jasper Lilly, oh my goodness. Surely a place on the podium is guaranteed for this LA belle! Perfect sixes across the board. Grace and elegance, eagerness, booty, and extra difficulty points for the extra sticky gluten free...
And what a contender we have in Izzy! This girl was born to guzzle spaghetti. What a champion, look at her focus. This is a girl who understands the total commitment it takes to medal. The only question, in such a strong field, what colour will it be?
Ruby, Staffy, born June 2022, became a Tripawd, November 2023, adopted January 2024.
Also Angel Tripawd Meg (aka The Megastar), who died in April 2023, aged 14, after seven glorious years on three, and Angel Staffies Elsie Pie and Bille. In the pawprints of giants...
Only one kitty is on the Canna Companion for now;) I thought Miss Elsie was on CBD anyway so no disqualifying miss Pie 😉
We were just jumping in for some fun😀 I think personally everyone is a winner here🏆🎖🏅
Thank you for these fun posts! We sure need to find the balance on this site and this is just one of those qualifying posts!
I thought Miss Elsie was on CBD anyway so no disqualifying miss Pie 😉
Well exactly! And Meg. In fact, Meg more than Elsie. She hasn't got a leg to stand on... (sorry, couldn't resist )
They're just trying their luck, Holly. Ignore them, I do. I LOVED the kitties video. I loved the crunchy noises and the way Saxton hurries them to his mouth with his paw is ADORABLE!!!! Gold medals both xxx
Ruby, Staffy, born June 2022, became a Tripawd, November 2023, adopted January 2024.
Also Angel Tripawd Meg (aka The Megastar), who died in April 2023, aged 14, after seven glorious years on three, and Angel Staffies Elsie Pie and Bille. In the pawprints of giants...
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