Well, I have good news and bad news. In this post I will share the good news... time for the other later.
Today I went to the Motor Vehicle Office and took the Knowledge Test to get my Class 6 Learners License. I don't know about other places, but here in BC Canada a class 6 is for Motorcycles. The MV Office is in the Access Centre, a government office where there are lots of things done... property taxes paid, ummmm, I don't know what all. When you go in there is a place for you to line up and wait.... and wait.... and wait. Then you get called to the next available agent. The agent I talked to took me to an area where my vision was checked. I have worn glasses for a long time, many years, and it has never been a restriction on my license. Now it is... restriction number 21.
Next I was told to go to booth #2 to 'write' my Knowledge Test. It is all computerized, of course. There were 35 questions, each with 4 answers and I got to choose which was the right or best answer. I found that some of them were not even in the manual I was given to study for this test. I guess they want to make sure nobody gets 100%. So, it took me 12.5 minutes and was over. Out of 35 questions, I got 32 of them correct... 91%.
Back to the line up which was even longer by this time. Wait.... wait.... wait. Finally "I'll help the next person here." So up I go as I was the next person by this time. I stand there and she keeps typing away at her computer, not yet finished the last job she was doing. The next agent then calls the next person in line and he's being helped while I still stand and wait. Grrrr. Can't say anything though. Then she finally got done with that and did what she had to do for me. By the time I left I was carrying my yellow slip of paper (Learner Driving Permit) for my class 6, a computer print out of my test score, and a bag containing my new manual I have to study for the next test, a driver's log for keeping track of the hours I spend practicing (each time has to be signed by my 'supervisor', and a big red letter L which must be displayed on my trike at all times during my learning period.
Oh ya, the bag also contained a long LONG list of fines and points I will get if I violate the laws and restrictions, such as not displaying the L, going over 60K/h (40 mph), riding without a supervisor, riding other than from dawn til dusk, etc etc etc etc.
No, to some of you funny people like Thom, this does not mean I will be taking out a life insurance policy. I know I will be a safe driver and besides, I have no one to leave money to, haha.
Anyway, the good thing is I now can start learning to ride my trike... just as soon as my trike is finished being built. I sure hope that's soon. It seems that every time it gets close there's another problem to slow things down.
Rabu, 31 Maret 2010
Rabu, 24 Maret 2010
Three Word Thursday
- cromack n. a staff, stave or walking stick.
- accidie n. sloth, tupor
- fissiparous adj. tending to break up into parts
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Drew
My friend Drew has left the area to return to his 'real life'. He & his wife live up north and a few years ago they purchased a piece of land here to build a house and move to... then she changed her mind and doesn't want to do that. He has the house partly built and loves it here. From what he's told me, and I know it's just one side of the story, it sounds like a very unhappy marriage, yet one he feels he can't get out of. Old fashioned religious ideas seem to be what is keeping him there. I don't doubt he loves her, but I know he's not happy too. He says he tried to leave once, after she told him she doesn't even like him, and she was 'devastated', so he felt he had to stay. He told me lots of other things too, though I won't go into that here.
I met Drew at Toastmasters and I became his mentor as I needed credits for mentoring a new toastmaster for their first 3 speeches. Through this, we became good friends. Yes, friends. No sleeping together. I know he cares a lot about me, though, and I do about him too. My friend DJ asked me one day if he was single, or if he left his wife, would I want to be in a committed relationship with him. I don't know for sure what the answer to that is... though I know there is no point in finding that answer, or at least not at this time.
So, why am I telling you this?? Well, because, today I received 2 phone calls from Drew. I will miss the time we spent together, talking about Toastmasters and everything else under the sun.... driving around in the bush just enjoying nature with his dog and mine both in the back of the truck... seeing him at Sunday Service each week. I will miss much about this kind and wonderful man who greatly deserves better than he's getting out of life at this time.
I met Drew at Toastmasters and I became his mentor as I needed credits for mentoring a new toastmaster for their first 3 speeches. Through this, we became good friends. Yes, friends. No sleeping together. I know he cares a lot about me, though, and I do about him too. My friend DJ asked me one day if he was single, or if he left his wife, would I want to be in a committed relationship with him. I don't know for sure what the answer to that is... though I know there is no point in finding that answer, or at least not at this time.
So, why am I telling you this?? Well, because, today I received 2 phone calls from Drew. I will miss the time we spent together, talking about Toastmasters and everything else under the sun.... driving around in the bush just enjoying nature with his dog and mine both in the back of the truck... seeing him at Sunday Service each week. I will miss much about this kind and wonderful man who greatly deserves better than he's getting out of life at this time.
Dropping Pounds
Many people believe in using weight loss supplements, and that's okay as everyone has the right to their own opinion. I have, in years past, tried this method and for me it didn't work, though for others maybe it does, I don't know. I only know that for me, there is only one way to go... eat less, move more. Or at least, less calories in, and burn more calories. Skipping meals doesn't seem to work, but eating smaller portions and/or eating low calorie foods does seem to help a lot. In my TOPS groups, I have been learning to substitute low cal for high cal... like yogurt instead of sour cream, broth soups instead of cream soups, etc etc, as well as no butter on bread or toast when using something like jam or peanut butter. You don't need it all and leaving off the butter can save you calories.
I have recently been voted in a Assistant Leader in my TOPS club. Should be an interesting year. This program is working for me and last night at Toastmasters, I was given a nice compliment... in a humorous way. I had worn a red blazer that looks great on me and it was too hot (wool), I was sweating so had to take it off. Underneath I had on a nice blouse and was wearing black slacks and black heels. Sheila told me that I am now slim enough to start tucking in my blouse, I don't have to wear it out any more. I like that and will now tuck them in.
I have recently been voted in a Assistant Leader in my TOPS club. Should be an interesting year. This program is working for me and last night at Toastmasters, I was given a nice compliment... in a humorous way. I had worn a red blazer that looks great on me and it was too hot (wool), I was sweating so had to take it off. Underneath I had on a nice blouse and was wearing black slacks and black heels. Sheila told me that I am now slim enough to start tucking in my blouse, I don't have to wear it out any more. I like that and will now tuck them in.
Eating Healthy
I tend to do a lot of 'surfing' around the net, checking things out, reading about various different topics. I have not yet been to www.quickweightloss.org, but I do like the idea of weight loss, and who doesn't like to think they can do it quickly?
The latest thing I've been researching, when I have a minute or two to read, is Raw Food Diet. I have purchased 2 books as well as been reading on the internet. I don't know how quickly one would get healthier or slimmer eating this type of diet, though I do believe that one would achieve these goals in a fairly short period of time. I plan on finding out. Oh, I don't think I can or will even try changing over 100% right away. For one thing, I have food in the house that needs to be used first before I go to new stuff, but I think that as I use it and need to purchase more groceries that they will be geared towards my new way of eating. I've been reading some very interesting recipes that I will enjoy trying out. I've never been one to cook for myself... and now I won't have to, lol. I will still have to prepare, just not cook. I used to think that an all raw diet would mean you could just eat some apples or bananas or pears or such fruits as well as carrots, or cucumbers or other various veggies. Well, I see now that when you mix some of these things together you can have a very delicious and varied diet, as well as a very healthy one.
Oooops
Today I went to the Centre and did my programs, for what I believe to be the last time. I know that Dale has not bothered to find someone else to do the job and seems to think he can get me to continue it even though I said I'm resigning. Oh well, not my problem.
Next, I went to Tim Horton's for tea with a friend I haven't seen for awhile. Don was in Hawaii for the greater part of winter and just came back a couple weeks ago so this is the first I've seen him since he returned. He called this morning and asked if I wanted to get together as he was coming in to town. He lives about 40 minutes from here.
While we were sitting in Tim's, there was suddenly a loud crash!! A car had hit the side of the building and pushed part of the wall in. She hit just under a very large window, managing to not break it while pushing it and part of the wall in some ways. An older couple was sitting right there and got quite a shock, though didn't get hurt, thankfully. That kind of shock can be a real natural fat burner, as well as being hard on a person's heart, especially an elderly person. I think they were somewhere in their 80s, maybe early 90s... it can be very hard to judge age. Apparently the driver, a woman that I guess to be in her 60s, had hit the gas peddle instead of the break. I'm not sure how one does this, though apparently a short while ago there was a young fellow who had just gotten his driver's license and did the very same thing at this same Tim Horton's. (We have 4 Tim Horton's in our small city.)
The ambulance came to check out the elderly couple, the fire department came to check out the damage to the building and put up their yellow tape to keep people away from the now unstable area, and finally the police showed up. One would think that being as Tim Horton's is a doughnut shop the police would have been there first! I took some photos to share here though now my camera is still in the truck and I'm here, so will have to share later.
Next, I went to Tim Horton's for tea with a friend I haven't seen for awhile. Don was in Hawaii for the greater part of winter and just came back a couple weeks ago so this is the first I've seen him since he returned. He called this morning and asked if I wanted to get together as he was coming in to town. He lives about 40 minutes from here.
While we were sitting in Tim's, there was suddenly a loud crash!! A car had hit the side of the building and pushed part of the wall in. She hit just under a very large window, managing to not break it while pushing it and part of the wall in some ways. An older couple was sitting right there and got quite a shock, though didn't get hurt, thankfully. That kind of shock can be a real natural fat burner, as well as being hard on a person's heart, especially an elderly person. I think they were somewhere in their 80s, maybe early 90s... it can be very hard to judge age. Apparently the driver, a woman that I guess to be in her 60s, had hit the gas peddle instead of the break. I'm not sure how one does this, though apparently a short while ago there was a young fellow who had just gotten his driver's license and did the very same thing at this same Tim Horton's. (We have 4 Tim Horton's in our small city.)
The ambulance came to check out the elderly couple, the fire department came to check out the damage to the building and put up their yellow tape to keep people away from the now unstable area, and finally the police showed up. One would think that being as Tim Horton's is a doughnut shop the police would have been there first! I took some photos to share here though now my camera is still in the truck and I'm here, so will have to share later.
Life These Days
For very close to 4 years now, I have been on the Board of Directors at the Okanagan Centre for Spiritual Living. April of 2006 joined the Board, having already taken on the job of creating the weekly Sunday Programs. Shortly there after, I stepped up and took on the roll of Treasurer as someone had to. I had no experience in this field though over the months that I did the work I learned a lot and I was very grateful when someone with more knowledge and experience, a former book keeper, took over the Treasury job. That is when I took over as Membership Director at the Annual General Meeting (AGM) in March of 2007. Since then I have continued to do the programs as well as to do all jobs required to fulfill my part as Membership Director, and other various jobs as needed. I've never been as quick at saying "No" as I have been at saying "Yes". I have to learn to change that, lol.
Now, this coming Sunday, March 28, is our AGM and it is the end of my time on the Board. Though I joined the Board in 2006, I did not become "official" until the next AGM in March of 2007, and each term is a 3 year term after which the member must step down. If I so choose, I can return to the Board at some point in the future.
At this time, I am really looking forward to being FREE!! I have given notice that I am not only stepping down from the Board, but also from doing my other volunteer jobs there. I know some are sad to 'see me go', and that's kind of nice. I feel it is time for a change and though there is a small part of me that would like to stay "in the know", I am mostly just happy to have a break from it.
Now, this coming Sunday, March 28, is our AGM and it is the end of my time on the Board. Though I joined the Board in 2006, I did not become "official" until the next AGM in March of 2007, and each term is a 3 year term after which the member must step down. If I so choose, I can return to the Board at some point in the future.
At this time, I am really looking forward to being FREE!! I have given notice that I am not only stepping down from the Board, but also from doing my other volunteer jobs there. I know some are sad to 'see me go', and that's kind of nice. I feel it is time for a change and though there is a small part of me that would like to stay "in the know", I am mostly just happy to have a break from it.
International Speech Contest
I competed in a Toastmaster Speech Contest in my club last night. While practicing my speech in the afternoon I sat outside in my truck as it was far too nice a day to sit in the house. Sitting there with the door open, I saw a mosquito fly into the cab with me. This is the first one I've seen this year and it is very early to have these nasty flying blood suckers around, though this year everything seems to be a month or more early. I was wondering if giving it an effective diet pill would help it to 'waste away to nothing'... and take it's friends and family along too.
As for the contest, I came in second. In our area each club gets to send 2 speakers & 2 evaluators on to the area level, the next phase of the contest. I have a LOT of practicing to do if I hope to win there. Only one from each area goes on to division.
As for the contest, I came in second. In our area each club gets to send 2 speakers & 2 evaluators on to the area level, the next phase of the contest. I have a LOT of practicing to do if I hope to win there. Only one from each area goes on to division.
Rabu, 17 Maret 2010
Reba... and Me
Well, my dear Reba does not seem to be getting better. I have been putting the Colloidal Silver on each morning and it has not seemed to help much if any. She licks it off as soon as I put it on so one day I wrapped her foot up with a cloth on the toe that had been wet with C.S. I left it on all day. It didn't seem to make a difference and the next day she yelped when I went to wrap it again so I didn't do it.
Yesterday I phoned a Naturopath who was very nice & gave me suggestions over the phone. He said to get some Tissue Salts... #12 Silica which comes in tablets. Make a paste of 26 tablets & put it into her raw meat at 6pm, then do this again at 9pm. Also, make a poultice of liquid honey, cover it with plastic wrap to keep it in place then wrap it with cloth. This has to stay on her for 2 days. He suggested that I use iodine on the bandage to stop her from licking at it and removing the bandage. If all this does not work I have to tie her leg against her body so she can't move it. I forget but think he said for 2 days... if need be I will call and ask him to make sure and to see if honey needs to be applied during that time too. The Tissue Salts come in bottles of 500 or 1000. Erwin said to get the 500 but don't throw away the left over tablets, use them for me. He talked about how what is happening in my dog can be a reflection of what is happening inside me, not the first time I've heard this idea, and he talked about the liver. He recommended I get & read the book The Liver & Gallbladder Miracle Cleans by Andreas Moritz, stressing the importance to taking care of the liver and telling of all its hundreds of functions in the body as well as how drugs, yes prescription drugs, hurt the liver.
So, in order to help my dog heal and all my animals be healthy, I guess I better take better care of myself. Reba is currently out enjoying the sunshine so I must go put honey on her foot and head off to town to do my volunteer work.
Wishing you a most wonderful day!!!
Peace & Love!!
Yesterday I phoned a Naturopath who was very nice & gave me suggestions over the phone. He said to get some Tissue Salts... #12 Silica which comes in tablets. Make a paste of 26 tablets & put it into her raw meat at 6pm, then do this again at 9pm. Also, make a poultice of liquid honey, cover it with plastic wrap to keep it in place then wrap it with cloth. This has to stay on her for 2 days. He suggested that I use iodine on the bandage to stop her from licking at it and removing the bandage. If all this does not work I have to tie her leg against her body so she can't move it. I forget but think he said for 2 days... if need be I will call and ask him to make sure and to see if honey needs to be applied during that time too. The Tissue Salts come in bottles of 500 or 1000. Erwin said to get the 500 but don't throw away the left over tablets, use them for me. He talked about how what is happening in my dog can be a reflection of what is happening inside me, not the first time I've heard this idea, and he talked about the liver. He recommended I get & read the book The Liver & Gallbladder Miracle Cleans by Andreas Moritz, stressing the importance to taking care of the liver and telling of all its hundreds of functions in the body as well as how drugs, yes prescription drugs, hurt the liver.
So, in order to help my dog heal and all my animals be healthy, I guess I better take better care of myself. Reba is currently out enjoying the sunshine so I must go put honey on her foot and head off to town to do my volunteer work.
Wishing you a most wonderful day!!!
Peace & Love!!
Sabtu, 13 Maret 2010
A Sunny-Day Ride
Today Reba & I took a run down to Lake Country to pick up some meat from the butcher there. I feed Reba raw meat and this is a good, ground up mix. If I buy 100 pounds or more I get it for $1 per pound, less than 100# is $1.19 per #. It took a lot of work and skill to fit all this meat into my freezer once I finally got home and packed it all inside the house. I only have a tiny apartment size freezer which has a big turkey and some free range beef in it, so not much room for another 100# of meat. The last 5 or 6 pounds had to go into the already over full fridge freezer. I think I need to go through that one day and clean out all the too-old stuff that got lost in the shuffle and not used. I am fairly sure there must be some of that in there.
While on our trip there & back, I saw 16 motorcycles and 1 trike!!! I soooo envy all those people out riding on such a beautiful sunshiny day!! I am grateful I was out driving in my truck, and I soooo look forward to when I too will be running down the road on my trike. I can hardly wait until it is on the road.
While on our trip there & back, I saw 16 motorcycles and 1 trike!!! I soooo envy all those people out riding on such a beautiful sunshiny day!! I am grateful I was out driving in my truck, and I soooo look forward to when I too will be running down the road on my trike. I can hardly wait until it is on the road.
Reba - Update
Lois asked if I could use a cone on Reba to stop her from licking her sore toe. I don't have a cone, nor do I like the idea of using one if not totally needed. Some say it's good for them to lick their wounds while others say it's not good. Yesterday I tried to wrap her foot and it didn't work. Today I tried again and managed to succeed. I help a small cloth on her toe, wet with Colloidal Silver, and wrapped a bit of cloth around to hold it in place. Then I pulled an old sock of mine over it all and ran some masking tape around the leg a few rounds to hold it in place. It stayed on fairly well. I haven't yet gotten a good look at the toe this evening, though I did unwrap it for her some time ago as it was very wet from her licking at the sock.
Jumat, 12 Maret 2010
More about Reba
Things seem to be going well with Reba. She still has the open sore on her foot and still is favoring it somewhat, though she has high spirits and the sore does look a bit better than it did. Each morning I irrigate the wound with Colloidal Silver and try to distract her for a few moments, with food of course, so she will not lick the Silver off right away. It does not ever get to stay on long, but I look at it as a good day when it gets to stay more than 2.5 seconds or less.
I wonder if they have disability insurance for dogs, lol. With her foot like this she can't work as a guard dog or any thing else, and it would be really nice to have an extra income to pay for her food bill and other such expenses. Okay, I am just joking.
I am almost out of the raw meat I bought for her a few months back, so today I phoned and ordered another 100 pounds of it. I need to go there tomorrow to pick it up. It's about a 25-30 minute drive but worth it as I get the meat for $1 a pound if I get 100 pounds of it. She loves eating raw meat and it's so much healthier for her than that processed stuff I've always fed her, the bagged dog food we buy from the store. Being as healthy as she is I know she is better able to fight off whatever the problem is with her foot.
I wonder if they have disability insurance for dogs, lol. With her foot like this she can't work as a guard dog or any thing else, and it would be really nice to have an extra income to pay for her food bill and other such expenses. Okay, I am just joking.
I am almost out of the raw meat I bought for her a few months back, so today I phoned and ordered another 100 pounds of it. I need to go there tomorrow to pick it up. It's about a 25-30 minute drive but worth it as I get the meat for $1 a pound if I get 100 pounds of it. She loves eating raw meat and it's so much healthier for her than that processed stuff I've always fed her, the bagged dog food we buy from the store. Being as healthy as she is I know she is better able to fight off whatever the problem is with her foot.
Senin, 08 Maret 2010
A Gift of Kindness
Further to my last post about the hope I have been given regarding Reba, I want to tell you about the gift I was given. It's not a personalized gift, though a gift none the less.
In my experience of late, the veterinarians are not in the business because they care about animals. They are in the business because they love the big bucks they get paid by people who love their animals. Vets will not even look at your animal unless and until they are sure you will in fact be paying the bill in full and they will make sure it is a large bill. It now costs very nearly $75 just to have the vet take a look at your animal, then tests and treatment on top of that, costing hundreds and thousands of dollars.
On Friday, I took Reba to Carol, as I told you below. She did not charge me one red cent. She did the muscle testing, put on the oil, granted only a few drops were in that Q-tip, but still... she also gave me a bottle of Colloidal Silver that she had made herself... and she gave me a "dog lover to dog lover" hug. She did not even charge for the Silver. All Carol asked is that I let her know how it works out. She truly wants to help heal my dog.
To me, this is a wonderful gift. A gift of kindness and love to & for the dog I love.
In my experience of late, the veterinarians are not in the business because they care about animals. They are in the business because they love the big bucks they get paid by people who love their animals. Vets will not even look at your animal unless and until they are sure you will in fact be paying the bill in full and they will make sure it is a large bill. It now costs very nearly $75 just to have the vet take a look at your animal, then tests and treatment on top of that, costing hundreds and thousands of dollars.
On Friday, I took Reba to Carol, as I told you below. She did not charge me one red cent. She did the muscle testing, put on the oil, granted only a few drops were in that Q-tip, but still... she also gave me a bottle of Colloidal Silver that she had made herself... and she gave me a "dog lover to dog lover" hug. She did not even charge for the Silver. All Carol asked is that I let her know how it works out. She truly wants to help heal my dog.
To me, this is a wonderful gift. A gift of kindness and love to & for the dog I love.
Reba - Don't Give Up Hope
Hi All... fire up your netbooks and read the (hopefully good) news!!
Thank you so very much to all who have sent Reba & I such kind words regarding my last post.
My friend Wendy gave me Carol's phone number. Carol does Muscle Testing and works with Essential Oils and Colloidal Silver. I took Reba to see her last Friday afternoon & she did some Muscle Testing and said she doesn't think it's cancer, that she thinks it's infection. She said "Tangerine Oil for the inflammation, then Colloidal Silver every morning." Together we put the Tangerine Oil on right then, first I tried holding Reba but she would not allow Carol near her foot, so Carol held her & she let me put the oil on, gently touching the open sore area with the oil on a Q-Tip. She had lots of her old energy back that day so was a handful, lol.
It's really hard to tell for sure, but I think it's getting a little bit better. Reba doesn't like it when I put the Colloidal Silver on her toe but we get it done every morning anyway. I put it into a syringe and just squirt it onto the raw flesh. It's still raw & open, though doesn't seem to be oozing like it was before.
I am still giving Reba some Asprin most days, though not as much as I was before. She is still limping and favoring the sore foot, though doesn't seem to be in as much pain now as she was. I was thinking I needed to put her down and was hoping I could dig her grave soon, that the ground would be thawed out enough. I wanted it to be over as soon as possible so she wouldn't have to suffer. Now, I think she just might pull through all of this!!! I sure am hopeful anyway and know there are people praying for her recovery as well as the physical work I am doing with the 'alternate' treatment.
I am now very interested in learning more about Muscle Testing and using Essential Oils & Colloidal Silver for myself and my animals.
Thank you so very much to all who have sent Reba & I such kind words regarding my last post.
My friend Wendy gave me Carol's phone number. Carol does Muscle Testing and works with Essential Oils and Colloidal Silver. I took Reba to see her last Friday afternoon & she did some Muscle Testing and said she doesn't think it's cancer, that she thinks it's infection. She said "Tangerine Oil for the inflammation, then Colloidal Silver every morning." Together we put the Tangerine Oil on right then, first I tried holding Reba but she would not allow Carol near her foot, so Carol held her & she let me put the oil on, gently touching the open sore area with the oil on a Q-Tip. She had lots of her old energy back that day so was a handful, lol.
It's really hard to tell for sure, but I think it's getting a little bit better. Reba doesn't like it when I put the Colloidal Silver on her toe but we get it done every morning anyway. I put it into a syringe and just squirt it onto the raw flesh. It's still raw & open, though doesn't seem to be oozing like it was before.
I am still giving Reba some Asprin most days, though not as much as I was before. She is still limping and favoring the sore foot, though doesn't seem to be in as much pain now as she was. I was thinking I needed to put her down and was hoping I could dig her grave soon, that the ground would be thawed out enough. I wanted it to be over as soon as possible so she wouldn't have to suffer. Now, I think she just might pull through all of this!!! I sure am hopeful anyway and know there are people praying for her recovery as well as the physical work I am doing with the 'alternate' treatment.
I am now very interested in learning more about Muscle Testing and using Essential Oils & Colloidal Silver for myself and my animals.
Kamis, 04 Maret 2010
Reba - Very Sad News
It's hard to believe the time is flying by so quickly. Here it is already March 2010!! The long awaited Olympics are now history and spring is just around the corner. It soon will be time to think about what one should get for mothers day gifts. I usually get my Mom a plant, to be more specific, a chrysanthemum. A mum for Mom.
It also will soon be time for motorcycles to hit the roads. This has been a very unusual winter and some people have actually been riding their motorcycles for some weeks already, though it must still be rather cool for that. My trike is coming along very nicely and I hear the drive shaft is very nearly done. The machinist that did the work only charged for the materials and not for his labour. How cool is that!! So $50 got me a special made drive shaft.
As you may know, a large part of why I am converting my motorcycle into a trike is so I can pack my beloved dog Reba along with me. As she is a large Rottweiler, this is only possible with a specially built machine. Well, the sad news is that by the time my trike is on the road in about a month, my dog will be no more.
Reba appears to have cancer in a toe on her left front foot. The vet said that the toe can be amputated (at the cost of $400 plus any medications needed) and would "likely" get all the cancer though there is no guarantee of that. From everything I've read, the lift expectancy of a Rottweiler is 8-12 years and Reba turned 11 on December 14, so is in her 12th year now. I have to consider what is best for Reba and that, I am coming to believe, is to "do the humane thing"... I think you all understand what that means without me putting it into specific words. Just the thought is hard to think, never mind to say, and yet I love my dog enough to let her go... to let her be free of pain.
I have had Reba in my life since she was about 7 weeks old, just over 11 years now. When I went to see the pups available, I decided that I did not want to choose a pup, I wanted the pup to choose me. 2 beautiful females chose me and nothing we did would get these 2 girls to change their minds and only 1 choose me. Ultimately I had to make the final choice and I have often wondered what happened to the other girl. Reba & I had a bit of a rocky start in some ways, though we have had a wonderful 11 years together. I am making sure her last days/weeks with me are very happy for her. I am still holding on to some hope that she can stay with me a while longer, though if I can keep her comfortable and well for just 2 - 3 more weeks I will be happy. You see, I already have a Pet Cemetery here on my property, and I will lay Reba there too. I just have to wait a little longer so the ground will not be frozen & a grave can be dug.
It is hard to believe 11 years has passed so quickly and it is already time for Reba & I to part ways for awhile. I always thought that with her being such a healthy dog she would out live the 12 years, and I am sure that if she didn't have the "big C" she would have.
It also will soon be time for motorcycles to hit the roads. This has been a very unusual winter and some people have actually been riding their motorcycles for some weeks already, though it must still be rather cool for that. My trike is coming along very nicely and I hear the drive shaft is very nearly done. The machinist that did the work only charged for the materials and not for his labour. How cool is that!! So $50 got me a special made drive shaft.
As you may know, a large part of why I am converting my motorcycle into a trike is so I can pack my beloved dog Reba along with me. As she is a large Rottweiler, this is only possible with a specially built machine. Well, the sad news is that by the time my trike is on the road in about a month, my dog will be no more.
Reba appears to have cancer in a toe on her left front foot. The vet said that the toe can be amputated (at the cost of $400 plus any medications needed) and would "likely" get all the cancer though there is no guarantee of that. From everything I've read, the lift expectancy of a Rottweiler is 8-12 years and Reba turned 11 on December 14, so is in her 12th year now. I have to consider what is best for Reba and that, I am coming to believe, is to "do the humane thing"... I think you all understand what that means without me putting it into specific words. Just the thought is hard to think, never mind to say, and yet I love my dog enough to let her go... to let her be free of pain.
I have had Reba in my life since she was about 7 weeks old, just over 11 years now. When I went to see the pups available, I decided that I did not want to choose a pup, I wanted the pup to choose me. 2 beautiful females chose me and nothing we did would get these 2 girls to change their minds and only 1 choose me. Ultimately I had to make the final choice and I have often wondered what happened to the other girl. Reba & I had a bit of a rocky start in some ways, though we have had a wonderful 11 years together. I am making sure her last days/weeks with me are very happy for her. I am still holding on to some hope that she can stay with me a while longer, though if I can keep her comfortable and well for just 2 - 3 more weeks I will be happy. You see, I already have a Pet Cemetery here on my property, and I will lay Reba there too. I just have to wait a little longer so the ground will not be frozen & a grave can be dug.
It is hard to believe 11 years has passed so quickly and it is already time for Reba & I to part ways for awhile. I always thought that with her being such a healthy dog she would out live the 12 years, and I am sure that if she didn't have the "big C" she would have.
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