September 2007

HI DEBBIE

 
GRACIE IS DOING FINE AND SHE IS VERY HAPPY.  SHE LETS ME KNOW WITH KISSES EVERY DAY.  I AM SENDING 2 PHOTOS OF HER, TAKEN THE END OF DECEMBER.  SHE WEIGHED ABOUT 7 POUNDS.  I HAVE CURRENT, WHICH I WILL SEND IN A FEW DAYS.  SHE NOW WEIGHS 12 POUNDS .  SHE IS ABSOLUTLY WONDERFUL AND ADORABLE AND VERY, VERY SMART.
 

 

HI DEBBY, I WAS GOING TO WRITE YOU AND TELL YOU HOW MUCH I APPRECIATE EVERYTHING. I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE THIS PUPPY.  SHE IS SO CUTE AND SMART AND DOES SHE LOVE TO PLAY.  I DON'T THINK I'VE EVER HAD A CAT OR A DOG THAT LOVED TO PLAY.  SHE AMUSES HERSELF BY DRAGGING A STUFFED PUPPY AROUND THAT IS LARGER THAT SHE IS.  SHE HAS LOTS OF ATTITUDE WHICH I LOVE, BUT IS SO EASY TO MANAGE.  I CAN TAKE THINGS OUT OF HER MOUTH.  SUCH AS PEE PEE PADS THAT SHE HAS TRIED TO EAT.  I DO WATCH HER ON THIS AS I KNOW ANYTHING PLASTIC IS NOT GOOD.  AS YOU CAN TELL WE ARE HAVING FUN.  SHE KNEW HER NAME, GRACIE, BY THE SECOND DAY.  I WAS SO AMAZED WHEN A FRIEND LOOKED AT HER BITE,  I JUST AUTOMATICALLY ASSUMED SHE WOULD HAVE CROOKED LITTLE TEETH.

HER BITE IS PERFECTd!!!!.  SHE IS EATING WELL AND I WILL TAKE HER IN FOR HER SECOND SHOT SOON BY YOUR AND JULIE RECOMMENDATIONS.  YOUR WEBSITE IS MY RESOURCE AND GUIDANCE .  MY FRIEND WHO IS A VET WAS SO IMPRESSED WITH YOUR WORK WITH RD.   GOTTA GO.  LOVED HEARING FROM YOU, THANKS
 
NAMASTE
 
MARYANNA
 

 

HI DEBBY, YES, I WOULD LOVE FOR YOU TO INCLUDE GRACIE.  I WILL TRY TO TAKE PICTURES THIS WEEKEND.  PEE PEE PADS ARE WORKING KINDA SORTA.   SOMETIMES FRONT FEET ARE ON PAD AND HINEY IS OFF BUT SHE TRIES.   I MAY GO TO NEWSPAPERS,  I JUST HATE THE NEWSPRINT ALL OVER HER,  BUT AT LEAST IF SHE EATS A BIT IT WOULD NOT BE SUCH A DRASTIC THING.   I HAVE ONLY  BEEN ABLE TO QUICKLY JUMP ON AND OFF THE WEBSITE RECENTLY.  I PLAN ON COMING IN ONE FRIDAY THAT WE ARE NOT WORKING AND REALLY CHECKING OUT EVERYTHING.  I WOULD BE HAPPY TO GIVE YOU FEEDBACK.  HOWEVER, I DO THINK YOUR WEBSITE IS SO HELPFUL AND INFORMATIVE AND I MIGHT ADD THAT ALL OF YOUR MUSINGS AND QUOTATIONS, FOR ME, GAVE AN INSIGHT INTO YOUR DEPTH OF FEELINGS FOR THESE WONDERFUL LITTLE DOGS THAT ARE SO HUMAN.  GRACIE IS ALREADY UNDERSTANDING WHAT I AM SAYING TO HER, AND I MIGHT ADD, SOMETIMES CHOOSES TO IGNORE, AS I MIGHT ADD, I DID TO MY MOTHER ALSO.

WE ARE KINDRED SOULS, SO I UNDERSTAND HER PERFECTLY.  TALK TO YOU LATER.        

 

 

HAPPY, HAPPY NEW YEAR, DEBBIE

 
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE BEAUTIFUL EMAIL.  IT WOULD SUIT ME TO BE RIGHT THERE IN THAT BEAUTIFUL SCENE.  GOT SOME CUTE PICTURES OF GRACIE OVER CHRISTMAS.  WILL SEND YOU A COUPLE.  EVERYONE HAS FALLEN IN LOVE WITH HER.
HER PERSONALITY IS SO CUTE..  I KNEW THIS WAS A MEANT TO BE WHEN SHE WAS BORN THE DAY AFTER MY BIRTHDAY.  HER FIRST VISIT TO THE VET WAS UNEVENTFUL, EVERYONE THERE LOVED HER.  SHE WAS SUCH A PERFICT LITTLE LADY.  SHE CHARMED EVERYONE  SHE HAD GAINED A LITTLE OVER 2 LBS.  BUT THE VET SAID SHE WAS JUST FINE.  NOT FAT.  IT'S NICE TO HAVE THIS LINE OF COMMUNICATION,  I HAVEN'T HAD A CHANCE TO GO TO THE WEBSIDE LATELY, WE HAVE BEEN SO BUSY.  I LOOK FORWARD TO COMING IN A FRIDAY WHEN IT IS QUIET (NO PATIENTS) AND CATCHING UP.
 
NAMASTE,
 
MARYANNA

 

HI JULIE, I THINK SHE WILL OUTGROW THE CAR SICKNESS.  THE LAST FEW TIMES SHE HAS BEEN IN THE CAR, I HAVE GIVEN HER A HALF GINGER SNAP(WHICH SHE LIKES) AND THIS SEEMS TO HOLD HER.  WE GO FOR RABIES VACCINE THIS FRIDAY TO A NEW VET.  I'VE BEEN CONSIDERING THIS ONE FOR A WHILE.  THEY ARE NOT TOTALLY HOLISTIC BUT ARE IN AGREEMENT WITH THE NEW PROTOCOL FOR VACCINES, AND I'VE HAD LOTS OF GOOD FEEDBACK ABOUT THEM.  EVERY NEW EXPERIENCE SHE HAS HAD, SHE HAS COME THROUGH WITH FLYING COLORS.  SHE WAS GROOMED BY A WONDERFUL NEW GROOMER FRIDAY AND SHE WAS SO GOOD AND COOPERATIVE.  SHE IS TOTALLY AMAZING.  SHE IS DOING  REALLY WELL WITH HOUSE TRAINING.  SOME ACCIDENTS BUT NOT A LOT,  I STILL DO THE PAPER BECAUSE IN THE WEATHER WE'VE HAD IT IS JUST MORE CONVENIENT. I'LL DEAL WITH GETTING HER TO GO OUTSIDE WHEN THE WEATHER BREAKS.  WHAT A WONDERFUL LITTLE PUPPY SHE IS.
 
MARY ANNA
----- Original Message -----
From: TmbrLhasas@comcast.net
To: maryanna@drjimsexton.com
Sent: Wednesday, January 31, 2007 11:09 AM
Subject: gracie

 
You wrote:
 
HI JULIE,  YES, GRACIE IS  TEETHING, BUT I BUY LOTS OF CHEW STICKS THAT ARE CALLED BULLY STICKS.  THEY ARE VERY HARD AND DON'T GET THAT MUSHY.  ALL IN ALL, SHE SEEMS TO BE DOING OK WITH IT.  ANOTHER THING IS THE PUPPY TEETHING KONG THAT I FILL WITH PEANUT BUTTER.  SHE REALLY LIKES THAT, BUT IT DOESN'T TAKE HER THAT LONG TO GET ALL THE PEANUT BUTTER.  SHE IS EATING A CUP OF FOOD IN THE MORNING AND ANOTHER IN THE EVENING THAT I ADD A COUPLE OF SPOONFULLS OF MEAT AND  CARROTS(WHICH SHE LOVES)  THOUGHT I WOULD TRY SOME APPLE NEXT.  
 
MARYANNA
 
Maryanna,
I would cut back on how much food you are feeding her, 2 cups a day seems like ALOT!!  As puppy's they do go through periods that they eat more than they do as an adult.  Once she hits full height, maybe about 8 months old she should be eating just about 1 1/4 cup of food per day (that is that little dish I sent with you full to the top). 
Watch her weight.  I would guess she should be eating no more than 1 1/2 cup of food per day, especially with you adding canned to it and I am sure she is getting a couple of treats a day also.
How is the car sickness going?
 
Julie
THANKS, DEBBY, I ALMOST CALLED YOU A FEW WEEKS AGO.  I SO WANTED TO TELL YOU HOW MUCH I APPRECIATE YOUR TRUSTING ME TO HAVE ONE OF YOUR PUPPIES.  AT THE RISK OF SOUNDING TOTALLY SILLY, SHE IS AMAZING.  SHE IS LOVABLE, MISCHIEVOUS, VERY GOOD (MOST OF THE TIME), VERY, VERY SMART.  SHE WINS THE HEARTS OF EVERYONE SHE MEETS.  PEOPLE LOOK AT HER WHEN WE ARE WALKING, AND MUST SMILE OR LAUGH.  SHE KNOWS EXACTLY WHAT I AM SAYING .  IN SHORT, SHE IS INCREDIBLE AND I ADORE HER.  OF COURSE SHE HAS ALL THE OTHER APSO TRAITS, BUT THEN, I ALSO HAVE A FEW APSO TRAITS, SO WE UNDERSTAND EACH OTHER TOTALLY.  MANY, MANY, THANKS   
 
MERRY CHRISTMAS,
 
MARYANNA AND FLEETFIRE TIMBERS JOYOUS GRACIE
 
OH YES, SHE IS STILL A VERY HAPPY AND JOYOUS LITTLE GIRL. 

 

   
   
   

 

 

             

 

6/23/2008
HI DEBBY, JUST TO SAY HELLO AND TELL YOU THAT GRACIE IS THE MOST AWESOME LITTLE DOG I HAVE EVER HAD.  HER POWER TO REASON THINGS OUT ALWAYS AMAZES ME.  TRULY, SHE IS SO INTELLIGENT AND SO FUNNY AND SO CUTE AND SO SWEET.  TRULY, AM I NOT DISGUSTING.  HE WEIGHT IS HOLDING FIRM AT 14.2 SO TELL JULIE THAT I HAVE NOT OVER FED HER.  SHE ACTUALLY SEEMS TO SELF REQULATE.  ANYWAY, THANKS SO MUCH FOR TRUSTING ME WITH THIS VERY BOSSY AND VERY SWEET LITTLE BALL OF FLUFF.