We've Missed You Too!!!

Ok, seriously...how the hell is it September?!  Sorry to be so blunt about it, but how fast time goes by makes me sad.  I love summer--especially this summer!!  Record setting heat anyone??  The leaves are already coming down in our yard!!!  Noooo!!!  Maybe it's only because it's been so dry--yes, yes, I'm in denial!

 

This summer sewing & dog shows have kept me very busy!  With the heat I've had a lot of orders for the cool collars I make & this year I started making cool jackets too.

They have been very popular!  I was at a show in June & I looked around & there were 7 dogs with my products on!  How "cool" is that?!  I have had a lot of people ask if they work....well, I can tell you first hand that yes!  They worked on Doc!  Doc had an incident one hot night & he really scared me (panting, wouldn't move, wouldn't drink water) & when we got him inside, I immediately grabbed the jacket, ran it under cold water & put the jacket on him & within minutes he was no longer panting!!!  I was shocked how fast it worked on him!

Here is a photo from the show Vivi & I were at last weekend in Lake Elmo, MN.  Thanks Kym for the photo!  We didn't do anything, but she sure is cute isn't she??

Let's see, what else to tell you....hmmm...Howie decided the other day to take a nap with a piggy...what a cutie!

Doc can't believe summer is over either!!  He's just rolling around thinking about it!

Law sends kitty prayers to all of you!

And Pippa sends kisses...errr...bites!

We all hope your summer went as well as yours & you enjoyed yourselves!!

Wow! Where did the summer go?

It's almost Labor Day! That's crazy! How come when the weather is nice & taking the bullies out to empty isn't that awful it has to go fast??!! Looking back, I know we did a lot ...4 different show weekends for Vivi, ACL surgery & recovery for Howie, diet for Doc, swimming for all the bullies...and let's not forget our first heat cycle experience!!

It's been a great summer with the bullies! It's funny to think how much & how fast our lives have changed. It was only a little over a year ago that Doc came into our lives & Vivi has only been with us 8 months, but our routine & our lives have been surprisingly smooth! I guess it helps that all 3 dogs get along well & their personalities offset each other....most of the time of anyway.

I'm excited to see what the (GASP!) fall/winter will bring for us! A few more shows, 2 more bully birthdays, perhaps an obedience class or two. Hopefully keeping busy with my bullies, will make the cold weather go away as fast as the warm weather did this summer!

I'm so thankful everyday for my bullies...even when they're acting crazy. I just remember how awful it was when Ollie was no longer here & that still just brings me to tears. So I thank Steve often for bringing the love of bulldog into my life & I thank Ollie for bringing Howie, Doc & Vivi to me. He would have been a great big brother & I'm pretty sure he does visit each of the bullies in their dreams & plays with them!