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Just wanted to let Abby's tripawd buddies know that it is her 2nd birthday today!!! Hooray Abby!! We are stretching the celebrations out over a couple of days, starting yesterday with an extra long visit to her favorite place, Fiesta Island.
As for the voting results for the local paper's Dog Days of Summer contest... well, we sure appreciate everyone's support and the votes, but she didn't make it into the paper. 🙁
Details about the [stupid] contest and about her fun birthday, plus lots of pics and a video, are on her blog here.
Thanks again for everyone's support. We are off to the pet store soon to pick out a birthday present!
Jackie, Abby's mom
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. Now also in paperback! Purchase it at Amazon via Tripawds and help support Tripawds!
Please tell me that Jonathon didn't win either!!! 
Happy birthday Abby! You are still a star with us!
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.
Oh they don't KNOW what they're missing! Boooo!
But HAPPY BIRTHDAY pretty girl!!!!! You are always a superstar in our world.
Tripawds Founders Jim and Rene
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Happy Birthday Miss Abbey! Hope you have many, many more!
Shanna & Spirit Trouble ~ Trouble gained her wings 3/16/2011, a 27 1/2 month cancer survivor, tail wagging. RIP sweetheart, you are my heart and soul. Run free at Rainbow Bridge.
The November Five - Spirits Max, Cherry, Tika, Trouble & Nova. 11/2008 - 3/2013 An era ends as Queen Nova crossed the Bridge.
happy birthday!!!! sorry you didn't win the contest....if we were subscribers, we'd cancel our subscription!!!!!!! enjoy your day, we'll celebrate for you here in ET!!
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
Well they must not know what a super model they missed out on!
We certainly voted and cheered for her!
Sending her the most hoppiest Bday wishes!
Ahh dang - and we voted a ton!!! I think it was rigged 
Well Happy Birthday anyway Abby !!!! I hope you get some way cool presents...
Your gal pal -
Riley
Happy, Hippy, Hoppy Birthday Abby!
Furget makin' the paper grrrl, you are a rockstar in our world!
xoxox,
Codie Rae and the Oaktown Pack
Woohoo! Tripawds Rule!
Regulator of the Oaktown Pack, Sheriff of the Oaktown Pawsse, Founding member and President of the Tripawd Girldogs With 2 Names ROCK Club, and ... Tripawd Girldog Extraordinaire!
Happy Birthday Abby! And who cares about that smelly newspaper contest anyway? That paper obviously doesn't know a great dog when they see one. I hope you have a great birthday week, with lots of visits to Fiesta Island and plenty of Flying Dutchmans!!
Thanks everypawdy for the birthday wishes. The voting was totally rigged. How could they not pick a super model like me? I think they just didn't want to crush the other dogs' spirits. They needed the ego boost, whereas my ego is FINE.
Yesterday for my actual birthday, my mom took me to Fiesta Island for a nice long run/play session. It was pawsome! I also got some treats from people at the beach when mom told them it was my birthday. And then I got a new toy last night, which I love. Mom says it is shaped like a Y, but I say it is shaped like a three-legged thing.
Today my aunts are coming over to wish me a happy birthday and I know there is another present for me cuz I saw it wrapped up in newspaper like my three-legged thing was. I can't wait to open it!
Mom???? When are we going for my birthday Flying Dutchman!!??
Oh... Mom says when I am a "solid citizen" again... I ate something really gross and stinky at the beach. It was pawsome! But it made my poops not so great...
Thanks again for all the nice wishes. Hope your pawrents all gave you extra treats to help me celebrate!
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. Now also in paperback! Purchase it at Amazon via Tripawds and help support Tripawds!
Jackie said:
I ate something really gross and stinky at the beach. It was pawsome! But it made my poops not so great...
Yum. 
Wyatt can totally relate! Whenever he gets juicy, edible green clay quickly gets things bouncy again.
Tripawds Founders Jim and Rene
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