As many of you know, Ted E. Bear is at the rainbow waiting for his family. Thankfully his sister, Isabella, is taking care of the family here on Earth. Izzy continues his blog in his memory. http://tedebear.....ipawds.com 

For those of you who never had the honor of knowing about Ted, you can catch up on the blog. Ted was a very special golden retriever. His dad picked him out of the litter when he was 19 days old. Ted was the only male with pink pads. A few days before Ted came home, it was decided that Izzy, the breeders' pick, would come home too. Ted and Izzy had a plan, to become therapy dogs. At the age of 4 months, the two of them began training for this very special purpose. Both goldens were known around town as, "the dogs in training."

As life would have it, "life happened" to the family. Training continued, but the evaluation to be official therapy dogs did not happen as quickly as planned. Ted and Izzy made many friends traveling with their family to various places in their mobile dog house. Their presence where ever they were made a very positive impact, even with out being "Official therapy dogs."

Then January 2011 arrived. Ted's dad had been in the hospital, and had been diagnosed with cancer. Ted's mom had notice he had been limping and talked with the vet. To make a long story short, Ted had a tumor on the bone of his right front leg. The x-rays showed the bone was broken. Needless to say, Ted became a tripawd. The blog gives a more in-depth description of Ted's journey.

On a much lighter note, Izzy is here with us and she is 7 years old today. She is the queen of the house and knows it. Izzy has a sister, Missy. Missy is a 13 year old American Eskimo. She has a brother, Hank who is a terrier mix. Hank is 14 years old. Then there is Mulligan. Mulligan is a year and a half old golden retriever. All four of these dogs travel with their family all over the place.

Ted E Bear is watching over his family. Happy Birthday Ted E Bear.