This is a little late news, but here it is.
In May of 2016 we moved to sunny Arizona! Miss Maddie, my sun worshiper lounged in the sun as much as she could! She was one HOT dog and loved Arizona.
Sadly she did not live the Arizona life long, we had to put her down November 26, 2016. The Saturday after Thanksgiving. She was 12 years 1 month.
She could not get into our SUV, so I hoisted her 60#s in and off we went to the veterinarian and they carried her from the car for us. The vet she had degenerative nerve damage in her back and she could no longer walk or jump well and it would only get worse. She looked miserable and confused when she tried to get around (which is why we took her to the vet in the first place).
I was not sure she would come home with us, so I took some cheese with me just in case because I knew she LOVED it. I told the vet tech and she said lets see what we have in the refrigerator. Sadly, they had cleaned it out the day before, but she found some whipped cream, so Maddie had whipped cream and cheese. I petted and talked to her as she went to sleep. It was a sad day, but we all agreed it was the best thing for her.
In April of 2017 we rescued a little mutt (Chihuahua, miniature poodle, miniature pincher, miniature schnauzer and a "few things" the DNA could not pick up) puppy. We named her Coco (she is chocolate in color) and now she is almost three and weighs 15 lbs. A bit of a change from labs which we have always had, but we knew once we got older, we could have trouble getting a 60# plus dog in the car if she could not jump, so we went smaller. I sometimes post photos of her on my stitching blog: www.suncitystitcher.com
Farewell...
