Friday, February 8, 2013

Our sweet lady!


Madness... early!


After school...


If you look really closely...

Her Dr. Mommy and Dr. Daddy highlighted a lipoma that just popped up on her so that Dr. Henry could see what/where they were concerned about.  So smart.  I am going to start drawing on my dogs.  Turns out... she is just fine so no worry.

So cute!



Cat Survives 35 Minutes Inside Washing Machine Cycle : People.com

What?!

Cat Survives 35 Minutes Inside Washing Machine Cycle : People.com:

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All 3 Suspects in Garden District Rape Arrested | NOLA DEFENDER


All 3 Suspects in Garden District Rape Arrested | NOLA DEFENDER:

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Pulling them forward!



Come over!
Hermes @ 6, D'Etat & Morpheus! 
Swear you will have fun.

LOL


8th & St. Charles was on last pm...

I am pretty sure these guys are still sleeping and have massive hangovers.  They were wonderful entertainment during parade stops.  Boys.  

Parades are hard work...


Love!



Thursday, February 7, 2013

One of us is way more serious.



Dressed & Ready!

Henri (blissfully unaware) & Isabelle (the serious one)

This PM!

Come over!
Babylon @ 5:45,Chaos @ 6:30
Muses @ 6:30!

WWL - AM870 | FM105.3 | News | Talk | Sports - Garden District Suspect In Kidnapping And Rape Arrested

Bless his parents for doing the right thing... It can't be easy to turn in your child.

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My eye ball hurts Mommy!


Rockin it all day!


Look what I got!

I missed my wonderful client and friend last night so... she brought me the purse that she made for me today and we had a wonderful visit.  I even got to meet X!  Thank you ever so much.  I love it.

xo Del!

Come over!

Babylon @ 5:45, Chaos @ 6:30 & Muses @ 6:30! 
Text me!

Time to walk Megan!


Good walk Bradley!


Look what I got!

Two of the most wonderful clients in the world make me a shoe every year.  I LOVE IT!  Thanks y'all.  I love you both.  Enjoy your ride Muses ladies!





Rock on Mother Nature!



From Project NOLA


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Earlier today, the NOPD announced that the Honda carjacked from the Garden District rape victim had been recovered on 800 N. Dorgenois. Now, detectives seek your assistance in identifying this unknown subject, who is a PERSON OF INTEREST, and asked to contact Sex-Crimes Detective Derrick Williams at 658-5533 or deawilliams@nola.gov . As a reminder, Crimestoppers may also be reached at 822-1111 , and their is reportedly an unusually large reward being offered regarding this matter.

From Pit Bull Awareness of TN

Rescues Beware! PLEASE Share! remember the "gay dog" story these were the owners

We rarely put up notices about individual adopters because a lot of times, there is not concrete evidence of their wrongdoing. This is not the case with these two. They are on record on video saying these things, so we are spreading the word in the hopes it reaches rescue and shelters and others so that they do not adopt another pit. Please share far and wide!

These owners in Jackson, TN gave up their family pet to a high-kill shelter because they thought it would not be able to protect THEM. Now they are looking for another (pit bull) puppy so they can train it to be more aggressive. (Luckily the word got out fast enough and the dog was adopted before it could be PTS) This is the same dog that was reportedly given up because the owners thought he was gay!! Now the owners are denying that they ever said that.

Jackson TN seems to be in comfortable driving distance of MO, AR, KY, MS, so rescues in those states close to the TN border should also be advised.

Here is a link to the video interview from teh local news station in Jackson TN, http://www.wbbjtv.com/news/local/Former-Dog-Owners-Claim-They-Never-Said-Dog-Was-Gay-189471141.html
Great parade Nyx ladies!

Wednesday, February 6, 2013

Who did it?

Thank you so much but please - who did it?

Saint update from Mommy!


On the mend!

So pretty...


A bit early but okay !!



Some people are so dumb

Really?  Put it in the trash lazy!

That was good!


Police are looking for this idiot... Help spread the word.


BATON ROUGE - Investigators are searching for a man who posted a video to Facebook Monday showing two dogs fighting while a group watched and cheered for one of the dogs.
The video is extremely graphic.
Spectators can be heard saying one dog is "old enough" and "ready." Another repeatedly cheered and yelled, "he gonna take that ear off."
The condition of both dogs is unknown.
The video was posted Monday on Kendrick Drummond's Facebook page, but the page has since been deleted.
Shortly after the video was posted, Drummond responded to negative comments about the post saying, "There never catch me" and "I gotta killa that needs ah contract.... Unlike lebron he leave no witnesses."
Drummond's Facebook information said he is from Amite, currently lives in Layafette, and goes to Baton Rouge Community College.
The Tangipahoa Parish Humane Society started investigating the video Monday night, and other law enforcement agencies from Lafayette to Tangipahoa Parish got involved earlier today.
If you know anything about this video or the people involved, contact the Tangipahoa Parish Humane Society.


LOUISIANA DO YOU KNOW THIS MAN?? Kendrick Drummond. Police are looking for him after he posted a FB video of a dog fight. http://www.wbrz.com/news/police-investigating-dog-fight-posted-on-facebook/


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Pamela...

Put her slippers on her 19 year old little girl and I can't stop laughing at the photo!

Made me cry too...




This is a great story…worth reading. Made me cry.

They told me the big black Lab’s name was Reggie, as I looked at him lying in his pen. The shelter was clean, no-kill, and the people really friendly. I’d only been in the area for six months, but everywhere I went in the small college town, people were welcoming and open. Everyone waves when you pass them on the street.

But something was still missing as I

attempted to settle in to my new life here, and I thought a dog couldn’t hurt. Give me someone to talk to. And I had just seen Reggie’s advertisement on the local news. The shelter said they had received numerous calls right after, but they said the people who had come down to see him just didn’t look like “Lab people,” whatever that meant. They must’ve thought I did.

But at first, I thought the shelter had misjudged me in giving me Reggie and his things, which consisted of a dog pad, bag of toys almost all of which were brand new tennis balls, his dishes and a sealed letter from his previous owner.

See, Reggie and I didn’t really hit it off when we got home. We struggled for two weeks (which is how long the shelter told me to give him to adjust to his new home). Maybe it was the fact that I was trying to adjust, too.
Maybe we were too much alike.

I saw the sealed envelope. I had completely forgotten about that. “Okay, Reggie,” I said out loud, “let’s see if your previous owner has any advice.”
____________ _________ _________ _________

To Whomever Gets My Dog:

Well, I can’t say that I’m happy you’re reading this, a letter I told the shelter could only be opened by Reggie’s new owner. I’m not even happy writing it. He knew something was different.

So let me tell you about my Lab in the hopes that it will help you bond with him and he with you.

First, he loves tennis balls. The more the merrier. Sometimes I think he’s part squirrel, the way he hoards them. He usually always has two in his mouth, and he tries to get a third in there. Hasn’t done it yet. Doesn’t
matter where you throw them, he’ll bound after them, so be careful. Don’t do it by any roads.

Next, commands. Reggie knows the obvious ones —-“sit,” “stay,” “come,” “heel.”

He knows hand signals, too: He knows “ball” and “food” and “bone” and “treat” like nobody’s business.

Feeding schedule: twice a day, regular store-bought stuff; the shelter has the brand.

He’s up on his shots. Be forewarned: Reggie hates the vet. Good luck getting him in the car. I don’t know how he knows when it’s time to go to the vet, but he knows.

Finally, give him some time. It’s only been Reggie and me for his whole life. He’s gone everywhere with me, so please include him on your daily car rides if you can. He sits well in the backseat, and he doesn’t bark or complain. He just loves to be around people, and me most especially.

And that’s why I need to share one more bit of info with you…His name’s not Reggie. He’s a smart dog, he’ll get used to it and will respond to it, of that I have no doubt. But I just couldn’t bear to give them his real name. But if someone is reading this … well it means that his new owner should know his real name. His real name is “Tank.” Because, that is what I drive.

I told the shelter that they couldn’t make “Reggie” available for adoption until they received word from my company commander. You see, my parents are gone, I have no siblings, no one I could’ve left Tank with .. and it was my only real request of the Army upon my deployment to Iraq, that they make one phone call to the shelter … in the “event” … to tell them that Tank could be put up for adoption. Luckily, my CO is a dog-guy, too, and he knew where my platoon was headed. He said he’d do it personally. And if you’re reading this, then he made good on his word.

Tank has been my family for the last six years, almost as long as the Army has been my family. And now I hope and pray that you make him part of your family, too, and that he will adjust and come to love you the same way he
loved me.

If I have to give up Tank to keep those terrible people from coming to the US I am glad to have done so. He is my example of service and of love. I hope I honored him by my service to my country and comrades.

All right, that’s enough. I deploy this evening and have to drop this letter off at the shelter. Maybe I’ll peek in on him and see if he finally got that third tennis ball in his mouth.

Good luck with Tank. Give him a good home, and give him an extra kiss goodnight - every night - from me.

Thank you,

Paul Mallory
____________ _________ _________ _______

I folded the letter and slipped it back in the envelope. Sure, I had heard of Paul Mallory, everyone in town knew him, even new people like me. Local kid, killed in Iraq a few months ago and posthumously earning the Silver
Star when he gave his life to save three buddies. Flags had been at half-mast all summer.

I leaned forward in my chair and rested my elbows on my knees, staring at the dog.

“Hey, Tank,” I said quietly.

The dog’s head whipped up, his ears cocked and his eyes bright.

“C’mere boy.”

He was instantly on his feet, his nails clicking on the hardwood floor. He sat in front of me, his head tilted, searching for the name he hadn’t heard in months. “Tank,” I whispered.

His tail swished.

I kept whispering his name, over and over, and each time, his ears lowered, his eyes softened, and his posture relaxed as a wave of contentment just seemed to flood him. I stroked his ears, rubbed his shoulders, buried my
face into his scruff and hugged him.

“It’s me now, Tank, just you and me. Your old pal gave you to me.” Tank reached up and licked my cheek.

“So whatdaya say we play some ball?” His ears perked again.

“Yeah? Ball? You like that? Ball?”


Tank tore from my hands and disappeared into the next room. And when he came back, he had three tennis balls in his mouth.

With all due respect...

I did not even realize they still deliver mail on Saturday.  Post Katrina we must have been the test neighborhood for non Saturday delivery.  justsayin.

Please never leave me...

How could you not love this face?

I am trying to pay attention to a conference call...

She is punching me.

It is on...

Here we geaux again! 

Druids @ 6:30 & our Nyx girls step off at 7!
enjoy your rides!

Come over! 

Mornin NOLA!


Tuesday, February 5, 2013

Saint update from Mommy!

"The baby is out of surgery and doing well!"

Update - Saint!

"Sir Saint is going in for surgery now. Keep him in your thoughts and/or prayers. I'll post an update when they call me."

Walked Erin!



Unconditional love feels so good...


Pamela's bug is hunting!



Hi Daddy!




Black Lab day!



I want to get it...


I love this old face...



To early Bradley!



Garden District woman kidnapped at gunpoint by three men, raped and beaten » Uptown Messenger

Without saying more...  keep Elizabeth and the girl (whom I met last weekend) in your thoughts.

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Foul play suspected as City Park's lone black swan injured, eggs broken | wwltv.com New Orleans

Makes me sick...

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Monday, February 4, 2013

One more thing...

I heard this today...  

"Saving one dog may not change the world but for that one dog...the world will change forever."

Last note from Mom... #6


"ok, just got off the phone. she explained it a little better
they only want to collect up to the low end of the estimate because they don't want to deal with refunding money to people
so, if you have anyone that wants to donate, there probably will be more expenses, but we just don't know yet
I'm going to tell my friends that are still asking, to just wait and I will let them know, but THANKS"


Okay - so... hold on for us and we will update tomorrow!

Thanks again y'all!

This made me cry...

This was a Facebook post from today...  

"Just pulled up the NOLA PetCare website photos just for a little Diamond fix....made me think of everything you guys did for us....love you Nicole!! So good to catch up the other day."


Our sweet Diamond...  I miss him like it was yesterday.  Y'all can not imagine how attached we become to our babies.  I am amazed at the number of calls, emails, etc. that I get from y'all when we need help to save a life.  Bless all of you...  Love you Diamond's Mommy!

Last Update #5 from CT!

"Ok they said there was 2300 last time I got the update. Surgery tomorrow afternoon! Your dr friend messaged me. She's really nice. Thank you for getting involved. I will probably go in before work tomorrow. He is HW negitive, his bladder was full when I called after work (Doctor was worried about that) thought there could have been damage but thinks he was just holding it."



Please keep his angel in your thoughts and "Saint" in your thoughts as he moves forward tomorrow.  Our final financial push is tomorrow.  We can do it y'all!  


Update #4

Waiting to hear from CT and the Vet!  I sent her a text and will update as soon as possible.  Paws crossed y'all!

75% of the money has been donated (thank y'all) and so the deposit is taken care of.  Still some work to do and we will keep our shoulder to the wheel!  

The loud people have left the CBD...


Brrrrrrrrrrraaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaddddddddddddddllllllllllllleeeeeeey

My foot hurts... can we cuddles?

Update #3

Here he is...  Dr. Rose made it happen!

If you can donate anything at all please email info@svsvets.com

We have to save his life!  

"SAINT"... PLEASE HELP US FIX HIS BROKEN LEG.

Update #2...


Dr. Rose is an owner of SEV...  Working on the best way to donate.  

Update #2:  Dr. Rose just posted on my FB post

 Hi Nicole. I'm off today, so didn't know about this. I'll see what we can do to help. Do you know who she talked to at the hospital? Dr. Rose Lemarie

Update on hurt puppy...

Update:  SVS just phoned Carolyn and they can't keep taking donation calls due to staffing issue.  If you will, please hang on... Carolyn is opening a chip in page!

Mission...