Molly

 Some pictures taken in the past week of my dog, Molly.  One of these days in the near future I will get another dog, but I am still grieving over the loss of my other dog, Duffy, this past May.

Remembering Tony (1996-2010)

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Tony (1996-2010) was the first dog I ever had as an adult. A Lhasa Apso, he was from Maryville, Tennessee, and he had been owned by my ex-brother-in-law’s daughter, who didn’t want him anymore. The ex-in-law and my now-deceased sister brought him out west when she had asked me if I wanted a dog. I said yes, and of course I ran it by my landlord in Reno. I received him on May 9, 1999. He passed away at age 14 on August 23, 2010. He had suffered from a seizure, plus he was very old and was almost totally blind by then. His death hit me very hard.

A few pictures of this wonderful dog, who was scary smart:

Sam and Duffy: Together Again

 This is about my favorite picture of Sam (passed in July of 2017) and Duffy, who passed yesterday.  Sam was cremated with the Snuggy in the picture, while Duffy is being cremated with the dark blue donut toy (which I had bought for Tony, my first dog) in the background on the left.

Duffy 2009-2022

 Today has been one of the hardest days of my life because I had to have my beloved Lhasa apso, Duffy, put to sleep today.  He had massive heart failure and was still not able to breathe very well outside of  the oxygen cage.  He was feeling very depressed.  He died in my arms.  Sheryl, Rob, and Molly were there with me.  Molly had tears in her eyes knowing what was about to happen.  She never left his side when he was doing poorly yesterday, and I had to take him to emergency.

The vet didn't think he had CHF, that something else was causing it, but so many of the symptoms were like what Sam had.  I think if I had gotten to him a year ago, I could have had him on the cocktail for at least a couple of years.  However, I wasn't sure he was suffering from the early effects of it.

The following are the last photos of Duffy, and he is with Molly:

Sunday Dog Pictures

 I haven't put up dog pictures in a long, long time.  Duffy is the Lhasa apso, while Molly is a chihuahua-dachshund mix.  Duffy is 12 years old, while Molly is 4.

At the Dog Park

My dogs, Duffy and Molly, really enjoy their trips at the dog park.  Later on, they visited other dogs in the section for larger dogs.

Dog Pictures

Molly and Duffy:

Some Pictures of Molly

Last week, the first day of spring in fact, marked the first anniversary of my adopting Molly.  She is now a year-and-a-half old.  She has mellow out a lot since I got her fixed last December.

Last week I received a 50mm lens for my Canon Rebel T5 camera.  I decided to practice using it on Molly.  I like the results:

Dog Pictures

Molly beating the heat:

Duffy and Molly

Eight months after my beloved chihuahua Sam passed, another dog came into my life last week.  A co-worker of mine had saved a chihuahua mix (she's probably mixed with dachshund because her body is a bit too long to be a purebred chi) from being within an inch of her life near the courthouse in Medford.  She was nearly hit by an RV, and then the co-worker and her son spent two hours trying to coax the dog from under a car.  She spent four days with her family, but her dogs were throwing a fit, so she had to give the dog up.  She had advertised her on Facebook and Craigslist, but nobody ever came to claim her.  I ended up with her last Wednesday.

She is cute, but since she is likely under a year old, she still has chewing on her mind.  She went through five toys, a harness that had been Sam's, a leash that had been Tony and Sam's before I realized I needed to get her only rubber toys and chewable/edible ones.

Here are some pictures of her as well as a couple of Duffy taken a few minutes ago.  Sorry the floor is dirty:

Chinese New Year's Parade, Jacksonville, Oregon

I took my dog, Duffy, to the Chinese New Year parade in Jacksonville, Oregon, which is sponsored by an association of Chinese-Americans in southern Oregon.  I parked a little bit too far from downtown, and it was like pulling teeth to get Duffy to walk a mile or so both ways.  He is a Lhasa Apso, which means he is a breed of dog who likes to do things on his terms whenever he feels like it.

Because of this, I missed the first part of the parade, but I did get a few pictures of the parade:

 After the parade, which honored the Year of the Dog, a photo booth was available for people with their dogs, and with a donation, they could get a download and a free print.  Duffy was not a willing participant, so he got a photograph in profile.  During the wait in line, there were other dogs he paid attention to. 

 I love this Go Pro camera on the back of this pointer.