I finally have a chance to sit down and actually do the 'shout out'.

I've been reading the boards a lot, but been travelling a lot also, so don't post much.

First–Go Trouble. DAMN!  That's the way to kick some ass!

Second–It appears at times the inmates are running the asylum……the word monkeybutt comes to mind.  

Third–To all of you who've lost your fur babies, I'm so very sorry. But trust me, they are in good company.  For those who've just recently joined, I'm so sorry for the circumstances, but its a good group of people here.

So what has the clan been up to? Here's it in a nutshell.

March–Got a new malamute puppy. Named Sitka. Totally unlike Tika. This is good and bad.  She's now 13 months old and starting to settle down.

Most of 2010–Lepto dawg Caya held steady with her kidney values and enjoyed many RV trips and even got on the boat, but quickly decided it wasn't for her.  Took great joy in trying to murder her new little sister, but just in fun.

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Post dog walk Estes Park, and yes. Sitka is peeing in the lake.  

December 2010– Now here's where things get dicey.  The mother-in-law lost her dog, and has been in a funk, and we thought we'd find a dog for her. She needed the companionship and she was completely for it. We were going on vacation in Florida, so we searched for a rescue that we could bring home with us. (We weren't finding a suitable fit in our area for her).

Instead…..I stumble across this picture on Petfinder.

And wouldn't you know it. Spirit Tikaani starts up in my head. 'She needs you, mom.'  (she never did know when to shut up)

So YEP! We adopted Luna. She's approximately 9 months old now, purebred German Shepherd (monkey butt). She has a very similar story to Wyatt Ray . Bought, abandoned in the back yard and wound up breaking all of her toes in the fence.  Luckily for her she didn't lose her foot or leg, however, she was relinquished to the shelter because they didn't want to pay for her care.

She no longer has the cast, she is regaining strength in her noodle leg and learning how to walk properly on it.

So, instead of flying home with a pocket dog, Luna and road tripped home. And she is truly a sweet animal. Simply a happy, happy dog.  Sitka is delighted with her new friend. Caya is more like, meh.  She's also on Adequan because there's indication of some arthritic issues there.

So, Tika, thank you for you influence. You must have have had your paw on my mouse hand the whole time.

So, merrily we have been rolling along, officially a zoo in our house now. Sitka has calmed down after meeting Luna. Luna has become a complete kleptomaniac, and Caya…..

well, Caya decided to go back into renal failure.  Because we ALMOST had our vet bills paid off.  However, she's responding to fluid therapy and we'll start back up with the SubQ injections again.  Sadly though, the doctor thinks maybe a year. Dammit, don't want to do this again.

So here's a portrait of the two new ones (the only time they've been still), we hope to make it back out to Colorado this summer, but it'll depend on Caya's health.  

Take care all of you, I think about all of you a lot.

–Kim