Halloween 2011

Not sure what they want me to be. I'm pretty sure this isn't suppose to go around my neck, but instead, my butt. I think I look like a retard but Mommy says I'm cute. I like this holiday. There are tons of new kids ringing the door bell and my family brought me all kinds of new candy to try. I like wearing people clothes. Keeps me warm and makes me look extra pretty.

A few more photos...

This is the saddest photo for Mommy. I was laying in front of the kennels where we spent our days when everyone was gone. Sprinkles had an anxiety issue when Mommy and Daddy would leave the house and she'd pee in the house. I have a chewing problem so it was best to kennel us I guess. The morning after the accident, I just laid on the floor in front of the kennels, starring at the empty kennel. Sprinkles scent was strong up there and it gave me comfort.



This is grandma's finger after Sprinkles bit her right before she passed away, moments after the tragic accident. Her jaw clamped down around this finger and the tooth went all the way through the skin to the underside of the finger. Grandma went to the ER afterwards but is having alot of pain and even numbness in her thumb on that hand. Monday, after seeing her doctor, she was admitted to the hospital to be on IV antibiotics. On Wednesday morning, Grandma had surgery on the finger. She is having alot of problems. I hate that she had to experience the events of that morning and then end up with an injury like this.

Recovering

I'm doing well since the accident just a short 3 days ago. I'm leaving the staples alone so I don't have to wear the cone. No one's left me alone yet. That happens Tuesday when Mommy has to be at work. They have it set it up so that every 3 hours or so, someone will be coming over to check on me. They just want to ease me into having to be at home alone for long stretches of time, like when they goto baseball games or work. I got to come to baseball practice last night and did really well. Most of my days are spent laying in my favorite spot by the window on a bunch of comfy blankets. Mommy still is getting up in the night to medicate me with pain pills. My hind legs are more swollen as the days go on. I'm able to go up the stairs and climb onto the bed. The first night home was rough. Mommy and Daddy got to pick me up from the vet at 6:30p and were instructed to watch for me to urinate. I couldn't help it but I was whinning the whole way home and for the next 4 hours off and on. At bedtime I still hadn't urinated. As soon as all the lights were out I quietly climbed the stairs to go up to Jaelyn's room. I laid by Jaelyn's door, with my front paws under the door and my nose up to the crack under the door. Mommy left me in and I jumped on the bed, in my spot, and fell asleep. I just wanted normacy and to be with my sister Jaelyn. That next morning I finally urinated and Mommy was able to take out the saline lock IV that the vet left in "just in case". I was starting to perk up and wag my tail a little more. 3 days later and I'm having a hard time eating my own food and go out into the backyard alone. I usually stand by the back door but won't go out unless someone goes out with me. I won't pee however unless I'm alone. A girl needs privacy. It's getting out there that is difficult. It's because the whole back yard smells of my best friend, Sprinkles. I'm sure over the next few weeks, that will get better. I just pray as time goes on, my emotional pain will subside just as my physical pain. In the meantime, I'm getting people food, tons of treats, and their undivided attention. I'm gonna be one spoiled doggie but they don't care because I was given a second chance at life on Friday and I'm so grateful.

Worst Day EVER!

Today was a terrible day. It started off with Mommy waking up late and getting to work and hour late. Only to get a phone call from the neighbor telling her there was a terrible accident with Sprinkles and me. Grandma was bringing us over to her house for the day to play so we wouldn't have to stay home alone. She does this from time to time and we love it. We usually run right out and jump in the back seat. Today, however, we both ran out into the street and both got hit by the same car. A man was bringing his kid to school and the sun was in his eyes. Never even saw us. Sprinkles laid in the street for a minute and Grandma went to touch her, she bit her finger and wouldn't let go. Grandma had to goto the ER to have it looked it. Once she got her hand out of Sprinkles mouth, she said she knew Sprinkles didn't look right. She was panting heavily and was dying. Meanwhile, I also got hit and was so scared I hid in my neighbor's garage. Grandma started screaming and the neighbors came out to see what was going on. By the time two neighbor men got there, Sprinkles had passed. I pray she didn't suffer long. Mommy left work and called Daddy who was in Austin at a conference, telling him he needed to come home right away. She couldn't imagine telling the kids and dealing with their grief alone. She pulled up to the house and saw neighbors standing by the garage and I was laying in the back corner, panting heavily. I had tire track marks on my back, she could see her left leg's tendons, and my abdomen was bloody, like road rash. I had other lacerations as well. I guess I was going into shock. My eyes were not focused on Mommy. I wasn't moving around. I knew Mommy was there but she was really afraid I would try to bite her. Her sister in law, Christine, came over and had a muzzle in her car from her dog and they put it on me. Then 2 of the men in the neighborhood helped move me onto a blanket and lift me up into the back of Daddy's truck. I hardly moved. It hurt too badly. Mommy took me to the emergency vet and they x-rayed me, confirming there were no broken bones. They didn't have an ultrasound machine to see about internal bleeding but all my organs were in the right places so that was a good sign. I started getting pain medications right away and IV fluids to help with any blood loss and to help with the shock I was going through. Avery's friend drove by and saw that we got hit and told him at school so he started texting Mommy. Mommy had her friend Megan go pick him up and bring him to me at the vet. After they left there, they picked up Jaelyn and Braden. Telling Jaelyn was the hardest thing she has ever done. When Mommy saw both Braden and Jaelyn crying, all she could do was say, "I'm sorry". It was tearing her heart out. Daddy got home just 20 minutes after Mommy told them. They took the older kids to the vet to check on me and to say goodbye to Sprinkles. Sprinkles looked like she was sleeping peacefully. There wasn't any blood on her. All of her injuries must have been internal. They all kissed her and said their goodbye's. Evan and Braden stayed with grandma. Today we lost a family member. I lost my best friend. Sprinkles was a wonderful friend and pet for my family for the last 10 years. She was a fantastic dog. She will forever be missed. Rest in peace sweet girl. We love you! 1/2001-10/21/2011