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Happy Gotcha Day!! She is just beautiful. ~Kelly

Thanks, everyone! Sydney sends many licks your way. Sandra, it is amazing how their tails fluff up once they are not eating garbage! heh. Yeah, we have been a bit busy lately preparing for the baby (I'm due in 3.5 weeks!). Sydney has been my shadow since we found out I was pregnant. I do still pop in from time to time to read up on everyone though. ~Kelly

It was two years ago today, that Stu, Sarah, and I took a roadtrip to meet Sydney (who was then known as "Misty"). We met a scared, scarred, dirty, submissive, and unloved young dog who we took into our family and hearts that day. Here was Sydney that first day: Although it took a lot of work to help Sydney get through a number of issues, she flourished into a beautiful, sweet, and snuggly dog. Here was Sydney just a year later: We love Sydney with all our hearts, and we are so glad that she is part of our lives. We can't imagine what we would do without her! ~Kelly

Sarah was a very picky eater too. She acted like I was torturing her by asking her to eat two small meals a day. We adopted Sydney and voila! Sarah eats like a champ. You just need a 2nd hungry dog around, and your dog will eat when you want her to. lol. ~Kelly

Sarah - 3.5-year old Aussie (?) mix - We adopted Sarah when she was 2 months old, and her foster mom warned me that she may be too much for a 1st-time dog owner. Sarah was extremely submissive as a puppy, and there were concerns of her developing separation anxiety. We trained each other as she grew up, and I have learned so much from her. She is my heart dog. Thankfully, she did not develop SA, and it has been a long time since she has submissively urinated. She knows more words than a 5-year old person, and she always knows when I need her. She will seek out and retrieve any toy that I name. Sarah loves to play fetch, whether it is with a tennis ball or frisbee. Although she is the fuzziest and most wonderful snuggler, most of the time, she lays in the bay window keeping guard on our house and the neighborhood. Sarah is also the most gentle dog I've ever known. Sarah is happiest meeting new people; new dogs make her a bit nervous. If Sydney is not listening to me, Sarah will let her have it. We went through 20 week of therapy dog training together, but since she can be unexpectedly submissive (and a tad neurotic), we have delayed our certification. However, I think the training was so good for both of us. I fear the day that Sarah leaves our lives because she has such a hold on my heart. Sydney - 2.5-year old BC mix - We adopted Sydney when she was about 9 months old. She was an owner surrender due to the fact that she was herding/killing chickens. The first time we met her, she was thin, scraggly, scarred, and skittish. She would throw herself down on her back (to submit) so hard that she would yelp. Although she had never been in a house before, once we managed to get her inside, she quickly became accustomed to our couch and has not left it since. Sydney alternates between sprawling out on the couch next to me and becoming so anxious that she must have a toy in her mouth as she zooms around the house crying. She will chew on a Nylabone for hours, but she has little interest in playing fetch unless I really provoke her in to chasing the ball. She usually wants to please me, but if I ask her to do something and she is feeling anxious, she will talk back to me. Sydney is happiest meeting other dogs, and at times, it can be distracting to her. Sydney is very different from Sarah, but I have slowly fallen in love with her too. ~Kelly

In our city it is $7.00 for altered dogs and $13.00 for unaltered dogs. The license is good for two years. Our city also imposes a 2-dog limit. ~Kelly

SO cute!!! ~Kelly

Wow, I am so sorry for what Solo has been through (and you!). Your boyfriend sounds great, and I'm glad Solo is feeling better. ~Kelly

I just bought a hard plastic kiddie pool yesterday at Kmart for $10.99. I checked Target first, but all of the ones there were inflatable. ~Kelly

Oreo is beautiful and looks BC to me! Also, just to warn you, she may perk up more once she is settled in to your house. When we brought Sydney home, she was skinny, scared, and neglected. It was many months before she would run around and play. However, there definitely are mellow BCs out there. Anyway, thanks for adopting and welcome! ~Kelly

http://www.menufoods.com/recall/product_dog.html If you go to this link, you can click on each product line of dog food to view which specific foods/dates/UPCs are part of the recall. There are an awful lot of foods on the list though! ~Kelly

Congratulation! He is so handsome. I like the name Diesel. ~Kelly

I think maybe a BC/hound mix of some sort. The shot that shows his muzzle in profile makes him look like some kind of hound (beagle or other). ~Kelly

I heard about this on the radio when it happened here. It is SO tragic. I'll try to find the article from last week. That one was really upsetting because the police who originally responded to the call and came to the house were laughing. The police department is reprimanding those officers though. I thought the other disturbing thing from the first article I read was that the only reason the police were looking into this was because of the implied threat on the humans (not because the dog was killed). I'm glad to hear the HS is offering a reward now. ~Kelly

The square muzzle makes me think a bit of a bully breed, but the ears say spaniel to me. I just wish you much luck! Hopefully Toby will settle in to your routine pretty quickly and chill out a bit. ~Kelly