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This is my new computer. Well, fairly new. I bought it last October. When I left the house Saturday to take the kids and their friends out to lunch, I assumed (yep, I said it) that everything would be okay. I have four dogs who I love very much. One drags cereal boxes out the doggy door to munch on outside. One escapes from the back yard about 5 times a day to run amuck around the property. One eats butter off the counter, and one, well he just lays around and sleeps a lot. When something happens in the house, I’m never sure which one is the guilty
party.

This particular Saturday, I came home to find my laptop in disarray. The monitor was lying flat against the desk, all the way open like it was flashing me or something. Keys were popped off the laptop keyboard - some next to the computer, and some just plain missing. What the heck happened?!

I know not to leave food on the table. I know not to lock the doggy door with the dogs inside the house. I even know that trash left in the laundry room will surely be ripped into if given the opportunity. But now I have to remember to shut my laptop each time I leave too? This is getting ridiculous!

Lucky for me, I bought Dell’s complete accident protection plan (highly recommended), so my “incident” was completely covered. They shipped me a new keyboard overnight, and I installed it myself today with a little help from tech support. Yay! I’m back up and running. Word to the wise: Leave those laptops closed when they’re not in use!

This is our sweet Molly.

Molly is recovering from a scary few months.

While boarding with us at Christmas, we noticed significant blood in her urine and rushed her to the vet. A raging UTI was suspected, but when Molly’s mom and dad got her home, they also noticed some severe bruising on her belly.

A trip to Central Texas Veterinary Specialty Hospital revealed that Molly had a rare condition called Thrombocytopenia. Her platelet count was drastically low and her life was in danger. As the days and hours passed, Molly’s fragile condition kept her in a state on the edge of life and death.

Steroids seemed to help her platelet count, but within a month of treatment, they induced Diabetes, and her weight had dropped significantly. Poor girl! Allison & Charlie (Mom & Dad) spent hours a day testing her blood, and treating her Diabetes, and with each day she continued to get stronger.

We got an invite to visit her at home in Bastrop and we jumped at the chance to say hello and give her some love. Thinner than normal and definitely less energy than we’re used to seeing, Molly still greeted us with a bark and lots of tail wagging. We all sat on the floor and tossed the ball to her, giving her time to lounge in between rolling the ball back and forth. Her spirits are good, her symptoms are improving, and it looks like Molly will be getting a second chance at life. We couldn’t be happier to hear the news and see her in person.

Allison has been sending the staff and her friends and family regular email updates, which we have coined “Molly Mail.” We look forward to more good news and hope to see her out at DogBoy’s again when she’s stronger. Love you, Molly girl!

Wow! Building our Training & Wellness Center is finally starting to get exciting! Our Builder, T.A. Todd Construction has our final plans and is getting ready to break ground.

We are actively seeking out people who want to use our facility for pet related workshops, shot clinics, adoption days, and more. If your interested, drop me a line!

The building will hopefully be complete late summer of 2009. Send in your dog-related movie favorites, as we will have movie nights with your dogs invited! Popcorn and dog treats provided! Stay tuned for more info -

Today, we got a visit from two ADORABLE puppies from Lucky Mutts. China and Java are Border Collie/Cattle dog mix sisters.

They are only 9 weeks old. They are the last two from a litter of seven, but Lucky Mutts must have saved the best for last, because these two girls are adorable!! Their foster mom is already teaching them how to sit and they’re catching on fast! If you would like more info on China or Java, just contact Lucky Mutts!

Lucky Mutts

PS. For those of you in the “business” of fostering animals, please take note that DogBoy’s gives a discounted rate for all foster dogs!