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Am HOOTING with laughter! Sally, you are just so fab! Turning in now, but will fall asleep grinning tonight!
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...
I love it Sally. Although MM looks like she is helping you by being a goat eating the grass LOL. Great costumes. I think your 2 Megstamum wanted to keep summer around longer. "We don't want fall or winter" love it.
xoxoxox
Michelle & Angel Sassy
Sassy is a proud member of the Winter Warriors. Live long, & strong Winter Warriors.
sassysugarbear.tripawds.com
07/26/2006 - Sassy earned her wings 08/20/2013
05/04/2006 - Bosch, Sassy's pal, earned his wings 03/29/19 fought cancer for 4 months.
"You aren't doing it TO her, you are doing it FOR her. Give her a chance at life."
Well I knew it would happen. Hank is just too curious. He stuck his head in an evil pumpkin and it ate him. The second picture is what is left 
Hahahaha that is a good one Penny.
xoxoxo
Michelle & Angel Sassy
Sassy is a proud member of the Winter Warriors. Live long, & strong Winter Warriors.
sassysugarbear.tripawds.com
07/26/2006 - Sassy earned her wings 08/20/2013
05/04/2006 - Bosch, Sassy's pal, earned his wings 03/29/19 fought cancer for 4 months.
"You aren't doing it TO her, you are doing it FOR her. Give her a chance at life."
I tried to dress Murphy up as a nurse
Donna
Donna, Glenn & Murphy
Murphy had his right front leg amputated due to histiocytic sarcoma at 7 years old. He survived 4 years, 2 months & 1 week, only to be taken by hemangiosarcoma at 11 1/2 years 6/12/17
Read about Murphy's Life on Three Legs
Murphy you make a great nurse 🙂
xoxoxo
Michelle & Angel Sassy
Sassy is a proud member of the Winter Warriors. Live long, & strong Winter Warriors.
sassysugarbear.tripawds.com
07/26/2006 - Sassy earned her wings 08/20/2013
05/04/2006 - Bosch, Sassy's pal, earned his wings 03/29/19 fought cancer for 4 months.
"You aren't doing it TO her, you are doing it FOR her. Give her a chance at life."
PENNY!!! OMD!!!' BRILLIANT!! Got some severe belly laughing going on over here!
Your creative at Halloween never ceases to amaze me!
HANK.....as with Elsie earlier...speechless!!!
NURSE MURPHY! You look soooo focused and sooooo intent as you listen for your patients' heartbeat! It looks like you were able to bring the...is it a monkey......the monkey back to life with a jolt! Not so sure about your patient with the yellow head! Kinda' hard to resuscitate when there is no nose or mouth! If anybody can domit, Nurse Murphy can!! 🙂
Maybe NURSE MURPHY can put the HANK back together again!!
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!
What great ideas everyone! Here is Austin Ray in his Haunted Harness. Bats and skeletons and black widow spiders, Oh my
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!
OK- I haven't worn a costume in, well, decades! And the pugs never would wear clothes of any kind. I'm not sure what got into me...
I got invited to a Haloween party with lots of friends from where I used to work- so I decided to go for it. And what better accomplice (unwilling!) than a little Tripuggle?
I went with a Tripawds classic- what I call 'The Unlucky Surfer'.
The first picture is from the party I went to, I couldn't bring Elly so I used her stunt double. I made a shark head but it was really hot inside and I couldn't eat (and more importantly couldn't drink!).
The second picture was from the Tripawds Foundation Fund Raiser in SF on Saturday. I went with the shark hoodie. Elly was not at all into wearing anything and certainly much happier when I took it off. Thanks to Codie Rae's mom for the picture.
Tri-pug Maggie survived a 4.5 year mast cell cancer battle only to be lost to oral melanoma.
1999 to 2010
Austin Ray, that is THE CREEPIEST HARNESS EVER!!! Ewww! Very well done though! 🙂 🙂
And up at the Bridge, Stubborn Pug Maggie is sayin','"Nope! That's NOT my mom! I've NEVER seen that woman and I certainly wouldn't pick a dog like that who rides surf boards in silly costumes!" GRRRRRREAT costumes Karen!!
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!
You guys are all so creative! Loved all of them both dog and people costumes!
Do we have room on this thread for a quadpawd???
Introducing "Bat Dog"
Using her own ears, au natural
The ears that came with the costume!
She was a really good sport! My friend lent me the costume when her dogs weren't into it (they went as something else). It was super fun and Jasper's ears were meant to have her be "Batdog"!
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
KAREN! That is so awesome!!! You should totally wear that Saturday!
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
I love these costumes. Everyone is so creative 🙂
Sassy is a proud member of the Winter Warriors. Live long, & strong Winter Warriors.
sassysugarbear.tripawds.com
07/26/2006 - Sassy earned her wings 08/20/2013
05/04/2006 - Bosch, Sassy's pal, earned his wings 03/29/19 fought cancer for 4 months.
"You aren't doing it TO her, you are doing it FOR her. Give her a chance at life."
ALISON!!!! I CAN'T STOP LAUGHING!!! PERFECT!!! JASPER LILY WAS BORN TO BE BAT DOG!!
Jasper Lily and the camera are DEFINITELY BFF's! This girl really know how to work it!! The expression on her face in the au natural photo....the look in her eyes...HILARIOUS!!! OMD! These photos are so funny!
Shelby coukd nit have sent you a better Soul! You two are perfect for each other!! 🙂 I'm so happy! And I'm so happy we get to follow you and Jasper Lily on your journey of growth and love and joy 🙂 WE LOVE YOU BOTHS!!!
Okay...gotta scroll back up so I can laugh again! 🙂 🙂
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!
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