Thanks so much! She definitely deserves a Sonic Drive-In doggy ice cream!

Unfortunately, the post I wrote to go with this photo disappeared when I had issues posting the pic! I'll try to recap...

Susie's one-year Ampuversary is tomorrow! During the past two months, I have noticed a big increase in her confidence level and playfulness, as well as her satisfaction with life, in general. It's as if she's fully accepted her circumstances, and is determined to live life to the fullest, anyway! What an inspiration she's been to me, throughout the ups and downs of this year!

Last month she had her annual photo taken with Santa Claus at a local Humane Society benefit. The funny thing is that Susie decided she DID not want to sit on the Jolly Old Saint's lap, and made a run for it! It was too funny to see this little three-legged dog leading me, several Humane Society volunteers, and even old St. Nick on a merry chase through a car dealership's showroom!

When we finally caught up with her, I sat beside her during the rest of the photo session, so she could feel at ease.

Last year at this time, Susie's future seemed so uncertain, when she was diagnosed with a rare and extremely aggressive and deadly cancer. I'm happy to report that today she is still happily going on her shopping expeditions! The other day, a dog trainer stopped me in a PetSmart store and told me that his tripawd had actually won agility championships against four-legged dogs. This dog apparently had lost her fourth leg due to injury (hit by a car), not cancer, as a puppy--then she was tied up outside to a tree afterwards, with no veterinary treatment! The trainer took the dog home and adopted her, then started her in agility training. She excelled in all forms of agility and won many medals and trophies. Amazing!

Thank you so much, everyone!

Sally, I have a photo from today:

So...overnight, THIS happened.