tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30632645041399921402024-03-05T06:52:23.187+02:00The Adventures of Maxdog in South AfricaRUFFITWOOD: DANCING SPRING
12 March 2000 - 24 May 2010Maxmomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03352085013260757004noreply@blogger.comBlogger358125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3063264504139992140.post-25042418468673685232014-09-10T16:45:00.003+02:002014-09-10T16:45:59.023+02:00WELCOME TO SOUTH AFRICA, MIMI!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<i>In 48 hours, I finally meet my long-standing blogging friend - Mimi!</i></div>
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<i>This has been an adventure - years in the making.</i></div>
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<i><b><span style="font-size: large;">WELCOME TO SOUTH AFRICA, MIMI!!!</span></b></i></div>
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Maxmomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03352085013260757004noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3063264504139992140.post-48042699809090304592014-01-13T18:57:00.000+02:002014-01-13T18:57:17.739+02:00Run free, sweet Tammy: 2001-2014<center>
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Sadly, we had to say good-bye to our dear, gracious old lady - Tammy - today. She's been ailing for a while now and we could see that she's grown tired. The Rainbow bridge welcomes her as she now runs free with her soul-mate Maxdog, as well as Toffee, Tommy...and all the other furry-friends who are no longer with us. Our hearts are sore, but we are grateful that she could go with dignity.<br />Thank you so much - Dr Colin van Rensburg - for caring so kindly for our Tam'. </div>
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<span style="color: red;"><b>***I am grateful for the amazing life of Aunt Tam'</b></span>.<br /><br />Some photos</div>
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Tammy, in her prime...</div>
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Puppy Tammy 2001...</div>
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Juvenile Tammy...</div>
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Below: Tammy and Maxdog check out the birds in the tree...</div>
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Below: Walks were always Tammy's favourite activity...</div>
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She even tolerated the Christmas hat...at times...</div>
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Below: "Roaching" in the cool of the afternoon shade...</div>
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Below: Tammy welcomes little Lexi...</div>
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Below: Tammy and Max - better days...</div>
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Below: Soulmates - Tammy and Maxdog</div>
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Below: "The cat on the wall"</div>
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Below: "Please get better, Maxdog"</div>
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Maxmomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03352085013260757004noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3063264504139992140.post-7569538317291967892013-03-15T07:16:00.000+02:002013-03-15T07:21:53.056+02:0012 MARCH 2013: MAXDOG REMEMBERED.<center>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Thinking of you still brings tears to my eyes...</span></center>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">But also joy to my heart!</span></center>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It's been three years now and your legacy lives on - in many ways.</span></center>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">You may be running free in the happy pastures across the Rainbow bridge, but your Spirit lives on here with us too. </span></center>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Your voice is heard in your brothers and sisters who have come after you; </span></center>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> <a href="http://www.africanwhitechild.blogspot.com/">Toby, your 'Sprinkling' </a></span></center>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.africanwhitechild.blogspot.com/">little Lexi, our 'little Sunbeam'.</a></span></center>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Tammy, too, although ageing, still sits in your spot in the garden.</span></center>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And me? I hold you closely in my heart...</span></center>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">You taught me so much, my boy...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">about your breed and dogs, in general. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">You taught me about love, compassion, patience, perseverance, hope, tenacity, loyalty, generosity, delight, joy, love...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">the list goes on and on...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I tried to bring you tribute with your book, my Angel. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I wanted it to 'Do good!' - like you did - and 'touch hearts' - like you did. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> I think it has...I hope it has...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Today, as I try and choose a photo for you, I think of you 'amidst everything in life'.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This special photo of you with the toys, I think, does justice:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">You may be one amongst many memories, but wow, you are special!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">...and always will be!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Run free until we meet again...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Your loving,</span></div>
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Maxmomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03352085013260757004noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3063264504139992140.post-91854221998818321872013-01-11T09:38:00.000+02:002013-01-11T09:38:55.307+02:00A TRIBUTE TO ZENA BUTLER (Maxdog's breeder) - in loving memory and gratitude for everything that she did for my Goldens ...<center>
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<span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">No tribute is great enough for Max and Toby’s ‘Granny’ on this sad day…<o:p></o:p></span><u1:p></u1:p></div>
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<span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">My tears fall...<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">...but in the midst of my grief, a new light shines...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 13.5pt;"> encasing memories - each one precious:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">Zena's forceful spirit determinedly lived life to the full;<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">Her charitableness, time and compassion was always available for anyone in need;<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<u1:p></u1:p><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">Her wisdom ; her talent; her advice… readily on call.<o:p></o:p></span><u1:p></u1:p></div>
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<span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">Zena's specific love for the Goldens of our planet had no boundaries<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">...and her dogs shone because of it.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">Her joyous laughter at the end of that telephone line...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">...muffled by the barking of Goldens in the background,</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">was music to anyone's ears.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">Zena always had time for me, and I was grateful.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 13.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span><u1:p></u1:p><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">Her unmitigated pride when I told her about the antics of Max and Toby;<o:p></o:p></span><u1:p></u1:p></div>
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<span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">coupled with her invaluable presence throughout my Goldens' lives.<o:p></o:p></span><u1:p></u1:p></div>
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<span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">Zena's empathy and comfort at the time of my own grief - particularly Maxdog’s crossing - touched me deeply;</span><u1:p></u1:p></div>
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<span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">"Granny Zena" was committed to being present for all our important occasions;<o:p></o:p></span><u1:p></u1:p></div>
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<span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">…and much, much more!<o:p></o:p></span><u1:p></u1:p></div>
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<span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">Gone now – </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">the world, and its 'dog world' is a poorer place with her departure<o:p></o:p></span><u1:p></u1:p></div>
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<span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">… but my fondness and my memories will live on… </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">Rest-in-peace, ‘Granny Zena’. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">May the arms of God embrace and welcome you – with the chorus of all the Golden angels who have preceded you. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">We loved you. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">We’ll miss you dearly.<o:p></o:p></span><u1:p></u1:p></div>
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<span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">My sincere condolences go to the family of Zena:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">particularly Alan, Mark, Donovan, Brenda, Shirley, Eileen, Sue, Steve and her many relatives and friends (both overseas and in South Africa). </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">May you be comforted by the love of your friends at this very difficult time.<o:p></o:p></span><u1:p></u1:p></div>
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<span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">With love</span><u><o:p></o:p></u></div>
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Maxmomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03352085013260757004noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3063264504139992140.post-34375599830589797732012-05-23T12:06:00.000+02:002012-05-23T14:23:30.092+02:00MAXDOG now available as 'Print-on-demand'<br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It is an absolute honour and privilege to finally announce to you that my book,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">After months of hard work, we have finally organised the <b>'Print-on-Demand' option</b> for this book . </span></div>
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<span style="color: red; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>CREATESPACE click <a href="https://www.createspace.com/3641980">HERE</a></b></span><br />
<span style="color: red; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>AMAZON.COM click <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Maxdog-Caryl-Moll/dp/1463659326/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1337774492&sr=1-1">HERE</a></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">As you are probably aware, international postage charges from South Africa are extremely expensive. This has resulted in some readers not being able to purchase their copy of MAXDOG. I have been extremely aware of this fact and also deeply saddened at the same time because MAXDOG was originally written for my international friends. Indeed the book itself is dedicated to my blogging friends who make up "The Power of the paw".</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> From my point-of-view, this has been unacceptable so, in the past 6 months, I have made every effort to secure a more affordable purchasing option for my international friends.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> Thanks to the excellent (and dedicated work) of a blogging friend, we have been able to convert </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">MAXDOG into a quality "Print-on-demand' version through Createspace. </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The version I have chosen is marginally bigger than its South African counterpart and also glossy in finish. </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> This particular edition is also available on Amazon.com.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> In order to reduce costs (and therefore the end-price of the book),<b> I have opted to convert the picture insert - in the middle of the book - into black and white</b> (instead of full colour as in SA edition). A full colour book in 'Print-on-demand' would just be too expensive and would defeat the objective of 'a more affordable option'. The result however, is still high quality and beautiful:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In no way does it distract from the entire 'Maxdog reading experience'. If anything, it is a better quality book. Rest assured, this particular version is beautiful and I am extremely proud of it!</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The original (full colour insert) edition of MAXDOG can still be purchased directly from me - if you still prefer to do so. I</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> will post it to you with the greatest of pleasure! (and autograph it, if you like) Unfortunately I will have to add postage charges which will then escalate the total cost to the original cost of $39.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"></span><span style="font-family: Arial;">Please contact me on my email and I will send you the details of how to go about this process:</span></div>
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Arial;"><a href="mailto:carylmoll@yahoo.com" style="color: #747474; text-decoration: none;"><strong>carylmoll@yahoo.com</strong></a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> please click <a href="http://africanwhitechild.blogspot.com/p/maxdog-book.html">HERE</a> for more information about the book</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Sending lotsaluv</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><i>MAXMOM IN SOUTH AFRICA</i></b></span></div>
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">MAXDOG has been published in South Africa!!!</span></div><span style="font-family: Arial;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Author: Caryl Moll</div><div style="text-align: center;"> Published by: <a href="http://www.porcupinepress.co.za/">Porcupine Press</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-family: Arial;"><strong>ISBN 978-0-9869979-4-5</strong></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-family: Arial;"><span style="color: black;">Autographed copies can be ordered directly from me:</span></span></div><div align="center"><strong><a href="mailto:carylmoll@yahoo.com"><span style="color: #38761d;">carylmoll@yahoo.com</span></a></strong><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Available through all major bookstores as well as online.</div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Price: R160</div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLuZMyzMWbJf5mFQL4t6r9KM_kiGwD-fskUq_2KkRM6s6V9z7TVWJj27GEgy8yc_XeXVYI9_29SqBfna8crezVehG1ZWS9IMCRssipE7nATYY2Qxe4DaVWbvuGfY8ZCkXkTP9IQ1KzzgKt/s1600/1+AAA+MaxDog+full+cover+%2528FINAL%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="275px" nfa="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLuZMyzMWbJf5mFQL4t6r9KM_kiGwD-fskUq_2KkRM6s6V9z7TVWJj27GEgy8yc_XeXVYI9_29SqBfna8crezVehG1ZWS9IMCRssipE7nATYY2Qxe4DaVWbvuGfY8ZCkXkTP9IQ1KzzgKt/s400/1+AAA+MaxDog+full+cover+%2528FINAL%2529.jpg" width="400px" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><em><span style="color: black;">MAXDOG is the story of a Golden Retriever who becomes a rock of emotional support for his owner after she faces a series of devastating life events that plunge her into deep depression. Years later, the tables are turned and roles are reversed when Max is diagnosed with a cancer that will soon take his life.</span></em></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: black;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><em><span style="color: black;">In her journey to personal healing, Max's owner rediscovers her love of writing and begins an inspirational internet blog sharing Max's final months with her readers. MAXDOG of South Africa, the blog, captures a world-wide audience, giving Max's owner new purpose and direction in her life.</span></em></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: black;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><em><span style="color: black;">MAXDOG is filled with laughter, tears and bittersweet moments that will pull the reader into its pages. This heart-warming tale is testimony to the enduring power of the human spirit, and the unconditional love shared between a Golden Retriever and its owner.</span></em><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: black;">Sending lotsaluv,</span> </div><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #38761d;">By Caryl Moll</span></span></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"></span><br />
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<center> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I stood at the edge of the cliff-face that day and looked across the vast landscape of the South African Lowveld. In the distance, the open plains of the Kruger National Park stretched out into oblivion. This was my home, I thought – the place where my heart was always rejuvenated. I sighed in awe.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"></span></center><center><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"></span> </center><center><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">How wonderful it was to finally be there – at God’s window. The name had never been lost on me. I could almost touch the heavens. In the blessed moment, I felt encouraged to ponder the road ahead. Like the distant plains, the voice of my solitary journey beckoned. </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><em>“Write! Write! Write! There’s a story to be told. Tell it well! Make it happen! Don’t, even for one second, doubt that it is your destiny. <strong>MAXDOG</strong> will not die.” </em></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">As I stood at the edge of the cliff, I felt his presence – that gentle golden spirit which, in the past weeks, had continued to reach down and comfort me. He too was affirming my resolve. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #0b5394;"><em>“Our journey was unique, Maxmom,”</em> <span style="color: black;">he seemed to say</span>. “<em>One of a kind. Yet, in it, our story echoes those of others who do not speak. My bond with you is shared by many dogs before me. Their owners ache to know that their own journeys, with their beloved companions,are affirmed. Be strong, Maxmom! I am with you.”</em></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Eventually I hiked back down the forest paths to the valley below. I knew that there was no longer time to waiver. I had to write <strong>MAXDOG</strong>’s book – the story of the small puppy, whose presence I’d resisted for so long. He was a dog who would eventually transform my life and, yes, he’d remain with me forever.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And so the journey began.</span></center><br />
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<span style="color: red; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><em>“As I look to the sunrise,</em></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><span style="color: red; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><em>I now know,</em></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
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</span><span style="color: red; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><em>In its glorious glow.”</em></span></center>Maxmomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03352085013260757004noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3063264504139992140.post-36669074422567408982011-07-15T09:06:00.001+02:002012-01-18T09:52:52.791+02:00'THE ROAD TO PUBLISHING'<center><strong><span style="color: red; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">GREETINGS FROM SOUTH AFRICA!!!</span></strong></center><center><strong><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">MAXMOM here...</span></strong></center><br />
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<center> </center><center style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Hello there to all my friends around the world, Maxdog's friends, readers and supporters of this blog.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I began writing Max's book in February 2010. It was around the time of the diagnosis of his liver tumour - and during his last 107<em> 'Days of Grace'</em>. I can say, with all honesty, that I was emotionally compelled to write his story. I have been focussed on this task, since then, with unwavering determination. It has been a difficult and painful journey, but certainly a worthwhile one. Maxdog continues to impact on my life - even from beyond the grave.</span></center><center><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I remember one particular day - sometime in March 2010. Max was lying at my feet. I knew he was dying but he'd already exceeded the two week life expectancy which had been given to him. </span></center><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY42gRzEm2oLejnOottcvOhotQDCN-OdoErY8PXpJezY48-L7M8EQLdPe18ERGFRV_5tS8DcrZmt3dJeW73K0ULBze36s1i-a2g8ELosFj1ZGokvh_qLFQhT0qpAWqzd5fUdnLtOzH0xOZ/s1600/MAXDOG+SLEEPING+ON+BED+RS.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="303px" nfa="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY42gRzEm2oLejnOottcvOhotQDCN-OdoErY8PXpJezY48-L7M8EQLdPe18ERGFRV_5tS8DcrZmt3dJeW73K0ULBze36s1i-a2g8ELosFj1ZGokvh_qLFQhT0qpAWqzd5fUdnLtOzH0xOZ/s400/MAXDOG+SLEEPING+ON+BED+RS.JPG" width="400px" /></a></div><center style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">As I looked down at this beautiful dog, an overwhelming feeling of love engulfed me. There was no way I could allow him to die and for his story fade into obscurity. Max had done some amazing things in his life - not least of which was his assistance in my recovery from deep depression. He had also touched hearts world-wide. </span></center><center><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I simply had to write his story!</span></center><center> </center><center style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So I got up from my seat and went to my kitchen. In a corner of my grocery cupboard, I retrieved a candle. I lit it and placed it on the coffee table in our lounge. </span></center><center style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It was a somewhat poignant moment as I made a promise - to Max and myself - that the light of the candle would not go out, until I'd finished writing the book. </span></center><center><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span></center><center style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Well, it took many candles!</span></center><center style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"></span> </center><center style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In September 2010, 4 months after Max's death, I completed the first draft of MAXDOG.</span></center><center><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Writing this book has been an amazing journey. Not only has it provided catharcism for both me and my family, but it has allowed us to reach closure on a very difficult part of our lives.</span></center><center><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">With my family's permission, I share my very personal account of my life with MAXDOG in this book. A short life - only 10 years.</span></center><center><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> I believe that MAXDOG does honest and true justice to my beloved Max. It also gives credit to my family and my amazing blogging friends around the world who have supported me along this journey.v I have been blessed so many times, with the uncanny moments, when exactly the right people have been put into my path. I have no doubt that these people have arrived, by the hand of God, to assist me in what has been at times a very difficult journey.</span></center><center><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A basic Internet search will reveal that there are many routes to publishing, which include either mainstream publishing or Self-publishing. I have looked into both at length and have chosen to self-publish.</span></center><center> </center><center><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">My sincere hope in this venture has been two-fold:</span></center><center> </center><center><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">*<span style="color: red;"> I wish to</span> <span style="color: red;">give voice to the powerful bonds which develop between companion animals and their owners</span></span></center><center> </center><center><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">* By telling my personal story,<span style="color: red;"> I hope to assist in eradicating the dangerous taboo's, judgement, preconceived ideas and social isolation, which is directed at people who suffer from depression and anxiety.</span> We need to speak about these conditions - openly and honestly - and share our journeys with the world. Only in this way, will we course a path to aver</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">ting the social stigma attached to anxiety and depression. It is a human condition which affects most people at least once in their lives! </span></center><center><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"></span> </center><center><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Finally, let me say that every word, every sentence, every paragraph, every chapter and indeed the entire book, is backed by my personal prayer:</span><br />
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<span style="color: red; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong><em>"Wherever Maxdog's story goes, let it do good!"</em></strong></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"> I invite you to visit us on MAXDOG's</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Thank you to all my friends for supporting, following and encouraging me: </span></center><center><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">- through your emails, on my <a href="http://www.africanwhitechild.blogspot.com/">new blog</a>, on Facebook and in private messages and converations. I feel extremely privileged to have met so many incredible people.</span></center><center> </center><center><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Enjoy my book!</span></center><center><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Sending lotsaluv to you all</span><br />
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><em><strong>MAXMOM IN SOUTH AFRICA</strong></em></span></center><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"></span>Maxmomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03352085013260757004noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3063264504139992140.post-62944293955530644572011-03-14T11:20:00.000+02:002011-03-14T11:20:57.919+02:0012 MARCH 2011: MAXDOG REMEMBERED...<center style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><strong><span style="color: purple; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">GREETINGS FROM SOUTH AFRICA!!!</span></strong></center><center><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"></span> </center><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc6IGkTE7HeiY6JSOcnM4NQ3-uB0dWkYdAIOJ3Qu5F6rD6jMzHg9DdzlaLZj8mdRKcysXt_RrsyUDbrgQFae7ORIx2YlNGSrm9W_JLeFPi4D-FJlI-Tavk_d0DvYP7h9ksau9wxmCSOuUg/s1600/B.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" q6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc6IGkTE7HeiY6JSOcnM4NQ3-uB0dWkYdAIOJ3Qu5F6rD6jMzHg9DdzlaLZj8mdRKcysXt_RrsyUDbrgQFae7ORIx2YlNGSrm9W_JLeFPi4D-FJlI-Tavk_d0DvYP7h9ksau9wxmCSOuUg/s400/B.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Dear Max, my beautiful boy!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">It was your birthday on Saturday:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><strong><span style="color: red;">12 March 2011</span></strong>.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">You would have been 11 years old.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlVYGpGJAfg8TQMh28bLd3o2fZKBomh_12bGi1R3Yl7M-jqOtaNsdgZPpo65VxJwbMTd1h0XFXdCttMoVSqgiilTS615cxyY4wU4oS76re7vu2rJOcHCNNuINzQIBCYowR7sQ9_FW8epIY/s1600/H.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" q6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlVYGpGJAfg8TQMh28bLd3o2fZKBomh_12bGi1R3Yl7M-jqOtaNsdgZPpo65VxJwbMTd1h0XFXdCttMoVSqgiilTS615cxyY4wU4oS76re7vu2rJOcHCNNuINzQIBCYowR7sQ9_FW8epIY/s400/H.jpg" width="297" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I will always remember you, Max -</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">- the incredible dog, who touched my life so deeply!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">From the day you arrived, through your years as a growing pup.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmXPYDsIC00s_1fl1Ceoa4Y6_6G6AOzjkLM3i7tfP2cEXSjN1BwFl9loX5SK8t3sWIKyqHWW7tWN-6mPVppRTiKW1rD-jWfsQMu_TDsKqYnXsMjQijkqd77Xaqi9i7UnYNYVLV6yFVvhBS/s1600/C.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" q6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmXPYDsIC00s_1fl1Ceoa4Y6_6G6AOzjkLM3i7tfP2cEXSjN1BwFl9loX5SK8t3sWIKyqHWW7tWN-6mPVppRTiKW1rD-jWfsQMu_TDsKqYnXsMjQijkqd77Xaqi9i7UnYNYVLV6yFVvhBS/s400/C.jpg" width="295" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In everything you did, I could only feel pride:<br />
Your training, your activities, your shows...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieEdg2g1qiEFG_hmndznrWI-WoRFqV67c7R2MU9htqZ67X9WrJ43W9aRaw_3Mxk9S7I8jevjd_DFtaFMtpgggE3aCWQ9sJVYfWT-5NzA_kM2xAOi5ZXS22mm86rRiUlwwKHVT-A6WfnGrq/s1600/I.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="282" q6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieEdg2g1qiEFG_hmndznrWI-WoRFqV67c7R2MU9htqZ67X9WrJ43W9aRaw_3Mxk9S7I8jevjd_DFtaFMtpgggE3aCWQ9sJVYfWT-5NzA_kM2xAOi5ZXS22mm86rRiUlwwKHVT-A6WfnGrq/s400/I.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Your special outings...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_pn_xHnbRsGh-bxtUu4m_U5WwC_goGqnwhMEhCUwf9xRbgowSxem1DOEL37cgWbehRnQDII-bUy8ZFLg1776WOodIhebkSmnSOsI9VUYLfKhlXzzWjbkW8Qkoc-QPOTRwW5-12zK4gxIb/s1600/l.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" q6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_pn_xHnbRsGh-bxtUu4m_U5WwC_goGqnwhMEhCUwf9xRbgowSxem1DOEL37cgWbehRnQDII-bUy8ZFLg1776WOodIhebkSmnSOsI9VUYLfKhlXzzWjbkW8Qkoc-QPOTRwW5-12zK4gxIb/s400/l.jpg" width="317" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The way you tempered me by posing for blogposts,</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuo5VkC6UmMZFyzfkqUmodfOVoCdnKwpfdGkRjr2kUsteuXZs3zi-mqYgyaCsKRaHMsmaBYbl69e2dLe3luZrhCUEZIvoWH6yvCtv_xYLcms29yMJr_qu2sejdB3VaViIR_1onLGozSCyY/s1600/G.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="180" q6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuo5VkC6UmMZFyzfkqUmodfOVoCdnKwpfdGkRjr2kUsteuXZs3zi-mqYgyaCsKRaHMsmaBYbl69e2dLe3luZrhCUEZIvoWH6yvCtv_xYLcms29yMJr_qu2sejdB3VaViIR_1onLGozSCyY/s320/G.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Your fun and exuberance when I asked you to retrieve...</span></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi19fx3a7fCf-d1KZfpMLX6mYR1k-JKLiwL3Soe8MLHU6pvuOLD7_AnddSJASO53grv6ix3Dc29wLopysS2C9uNK_MTWgbASAyqheEZZi1C0pbCFmHEfXS2zG20-QnFb_wi4FdFlt-JSryS/s1600/K.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" q6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi19fx3a7fCf-d1KZfpMLX6mYR1k-JKLiwL3Soe8MLHU6pvuOLD7_AnddSJASO53grv6ix3Dc29wLopysS2C9uNK_MTWgbASAyqheEZZi1C0pbCFmHEfXS2zG20-QnFb_wi4FdFlt-JSryS/s400/K.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Your adoring expressions...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8cPZXWgeqJ47kB9ArZlXengjAoYXhMoUfRBk3hL3cMtaHFYF9P1hxVjVV76I9OfD6UeMR5FJATaKkdoE_6rQeRI-LBVdWRu7OUh7BTpff9RPUoVtqL8_GXk0ZobbzOm1-aCDJZrIEtF_E/s1600/J.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" q6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8cPZXWgeqJ47kB9ArZlXengjAoYXhMoUfRBk3hL3cMtaHFYF9P1hxVjVV76I9OfD6UeMR5FJATaKkdoE_6rQeRI-LBVdWRu7OUh7BTpff9RPUoVtqL8_GXk0ZobbzOm1-aCDJZrIEtF_E/s400/J.jpg" width="325" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Your incredible tricks...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikMsmkTtWEt2UvssdORLxWH_EVdJ_3eUt8UXOXAvCFkIc92k1TAp4O0j_Y7RUfDinn51_fNcf_A9Q_mCRUbRGacinquLQjZD1liTBHcupk49g7njQAh3PS90YKds1rEJXTgz6KkDgPKESt/s1600/n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="288" q6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikMsmkTtWEt2UvssdORLxWH_EVdJ_3eUt8UXOXAvCFkIc92k1TAp4O0j_Y7RUfDinn51_fNcf_A9Q_mCRUbRGacinquLQjZD1liTBHcupk49g7njQAh3PS90YKds1rEJXTgz6KkDgPKESt/s400/n.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The special moments we shared...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoDh5n9FsRHadqZliveznwLAEMR0wOxEnMoJ-HEnIdRfVZ7QOcOuIvoFbYZpQ-nzDXOUYECxTX9H3zMXzz8QVPgRQtJ7K0hyiMEPu6ahb_dxcBiNcxKCylCMu90SsiIId6AA5kyeGlza9V/s1600/E.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="257" q6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoDh5n9FsRHadqZliveznwLAEMR0wOxEnMoJ-HEnIdRfVZ7QOcOuIvoFbYZpQ-nzDXOUYECxTX9H3zMXzz8QVPgRQtJ7K0hyiMEPu6ahb_dxcBiNcxKCylCMu90SsiIId6AA5kyeGlza9V/s400/E.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">You were truly an amazing dog!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Especially in the way you fought your illness!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And the way you taught us to</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>LIVE LIFE TO THE MAX!</strong></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMY1o277idui0IEhgMdxvkJPJ3cashhLsME-gPA8Fd-5Q1-jSoVERe54h0jweL5SA0roomhSglCoa_G-VxCwXIBsSSm4eGrXlBDT-0zwRm8hDI1aTZQzPnyAvw1f-gl_DIBZTH88I6jpES/s1600/D.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" q6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMY1o277idui0IEhgMdxvkJPJ3cashhLsME-gPA8Fd-5Q1-jSoVERe54h0jweL5SA0roomhSglCoa_G-VxCwXIBsSSm4eGrXlBDT-0zwRm8hDI1aTZQzPnyAvw1f-gl_DIBZTH88I6jpES/s320/D.jpg" width="234" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Thank you, my dog, for granting me the privilege of witnessing your life.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjENi-Kawobx8YJmo-5znEqPj5Ff7URSlhQfi-XnjPnqu9gNHP06egWUz6DpCJ_u9Ul10habdgU-scWVzffGGOOMmiJxSk0_nWI3yHOr5jOD691u2ijgU6WnTugO1R-9Av_qJl0SOjM_5WK/s1600/m.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="286" q6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjENi-Kawobx8YJmo-5znEqPj5Ff7URSlhQfi-XnjPnqu9gNHP06egWUz6DpCJ_u9Ul10habdgU-scWVzffGGOOMmiJxSk0_nWI3yHOr5jOD691u2ijgU6WnTugO1R-9Av_qJl0SOjM_5WK/s400/m.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>MAXDOG,</strong></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Never forgotten, Always remembered!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">With lotsaluv from your</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>MAXMOM.</strong></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div align="center"></div>Maxmomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03352085013260757004noreply@blogger.com36tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3063264504139992140.post-30868907405196455582010-05-29T09:24:00.000+02:002010-05-29T09:24:03.548+02:00MY MAX<center><strong><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">GREETINGS FROM SOUTH AFRICA!!!</span></strong></center><center><span style="color: red; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><strong>"MAX"</strong></span></center><center><strong><span style="color: red; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">(A Poem)</span></strong></center><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbGfAyhMYXYePM6Yml9_A9RcSryLdz07V3nHOHEt2XQkCO4eB7Ye9MMOi9ujcWtScxapSwQlLxDiwJBG21aPXIo8RPJJHwXi7BOJai6WHrzpuJ6Z0Nv9m3AGSwQa3pJDoKixueffTU17DZ/s1600/Irish+049rs.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" gu="true" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbGfAyhMYXYePM6Yml9_A9RcSryLdz07V3nHOHEt2XQkCO4eB7Ye9MMOi9ujcWtScxapSwQlLxDiwJBG21aPXIo8RPJJHwXi7BOJai6WHrzpuJ6Z0Nv9m3AGSwQa3pJDoKixueffTU17DZ/s400/Irish+049rs.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><center><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">An overwhelming Love I feel,</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">For this manificent creature at my heel.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Golden coat, tail held free,</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Dark, beautiful eyes, all focused on me.</span><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpPwGnkOZKMAC8L_RRCZskhwrkk_kNtQXSCwhNKsIKKeBB94SoikX_rmtuwqsGUms8YfmOcyeLNLfQChehEW5HsU0r_FrvLKAEmJyLDq1_5VJQ-ogSn4ez3wnIr5ZXvsazw4EIitW8vpnG/s1600/19th+May+2010+(52).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" gu="true" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpPwGnkOZKMAC8L_RRCZskhwrkk_kNtQXSCwhNKsIKKeBB94SoikX_rmtuwqsGUms8YfmOcyeLNLfQChehEW5HsU0r_FrvLKAEmJyLDq1_5VJQ-ogSn4ez3wnIr5ZXvsazw4EIitW8vpnG/s400/19th+May+2010+(52).jpg" width="300" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The excitement of his walk, he can hardly contain:</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Pawing every step, his lead under strain.</span><br />
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</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Gurgling with pleasure, as he makes his rounds.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A dart to the stream, a backward stare.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
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</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">His stance so expressive, it almost speaks.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Sticky slush and rotting fronds.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
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</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Knowing full well, the fury in me.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Onto the bank and begins his "shake".</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">To rid him of the gunge his fur had to swallow.</span><br />
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</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Now it's bathtime, for the smell is not fun.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">He's so unhappy, I just have to laugh.</span><br />
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</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and he answers my pleas with a soapy slur.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Finally rinsed out, he's as good as new,</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Running trenches in my passage - the bath was the cue.</span><br />
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</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Innocence again; nothing to hide.</span><br />
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</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The drool from his jowls, just falling in blotches.</span><br />
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</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">His very existence as he trusts in me.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEQyaZuwAVhpJLAjonkX_JDVinjPqlFjFjZ2yS5BaG4MZ3UT53y_qlNqSnBrVGcn9MxOdDb2cGwBHJzyedr7ZgKitbgESC-DRVi0nW_WZrE70AKQ9wVCJn1TgO_k_7IHcQuXjAlFzqAHMP/s1600/010+(2rs.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" gu="true" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEQyaZuwAVhpJLAjonkX_JDVinjPqlFjFjZ2yS5BaG4MZ3UT53y_qlNqSnBrVGcn9MxOdDb2cGwBHJzyedr7ZgKitbgESC-DRVi0nW_WZrE70AKQ9wVCJn1TgO_k_7IHcQuXjAlFzqAHMP/s400/010+(2rs.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">As the night falls, so does he - at my feet</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Our two spirits tied - always to meet.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">His short life; a concept too grim.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">My beautiful dog................</span><br />
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>THAT'S MY MAX!!</strong></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">(Caryl Moll: 2001) </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">I would like to extend my heartfelt appreciation and thanks to all my friends, across the globe, for your unfailing support and love over this past incredible journey of 18 months of blogging.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">In the past 6 months of Maxdog's illness, your love and compassion has strengthened me beyond measure! Your comments, emails, advice, prayers, tributes and messages of support for Maxdog, me, my family and my other furry companions have been an enormous blessing and have helped fortify me as I have travelled this path. It is a chapter now closed, but also new beginning. Our memories will last forever, those moments we will cherish. But It's now time to shape new ones.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">This blog is a tribute to both Maxdog and his beautiful cyber-friends.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;"> If you stay a while and explore you will find their stories in the blogposts over the past 18 months. These tell a tale of phenomenal love and strength and might serve to uplift you in your own journey with your companions. The story of Max's full life, including those 8 years prior to blogging is currently being shaped by me, his sad but strengthened 'Maxmom', in a book which I am working on. I am so much richer for having known him and for having come to know my blogging friends and their powerful support group.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Thank you for your love and for simply being YOU!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">I will be moving my activities to my new blog:<br />
<strong><span style="color: #38761d;"><a href="http://www.africanwhitechild.blogspot.com/">"LIVING LIFE TO THE MAX"</a></span></strong></span><br />
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial;">Please come and join us there...we remain</span><br />
<strong><span style="font-family: Arial;">MAXDOG'S FAMILY</span></strong><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZMdIdstXFBxP8V8PucBisVOvcYnZ89zr90kuMIMOdSmhkXVOhF0kC1wCtH21z_WkDWcH5kYLCW8M6mGoBCIHBPHuArTMSNaqEBnWeztBwN9m-ZcB2LNBH3KrpAbpLr6LV64cRbLXc0-HV/s1600/DSCN3136rs.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" gu="true" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZMdIdstXFBxP8V8PucBisVOvcYnZ89zr90kuMIMOdSmhkXVOhF0kC1wCtH21z_WkDWcH5kYLCW8M6mGoBCIHBPHuArTMSNaqEBnWeztBwN9m-ZcB2LNBH3KrpAbpLr6LV64cRbLXc0-HV/s400/DSCN3136rs.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>HEART-DOG’S-CROSSING by Caryl Moll. </strong></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong></strong></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Ship passes in the night</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">touching dreams. “Behold the Light!”</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Stops only a little while</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">to take aboard a Golden smile.</span><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Sniffing salty air of preservation,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">drops to deck to take his station.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Captain smiles, “Dog’s day is done!"</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"But come, my boy, to another one!”</span><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I feel the weight of a leaded heart</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">to say farewell, for now we part.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Seagulls cry, “Oh! What a glow!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">His brilliant light, don’t we know!”</span><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In the distance, ears alert,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">his eye focussed, away from hurt</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">to a bridge, to be sailed across,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">a rainbow to behold, NOT a loss!</span><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Barks say “Enter!” Up he stands.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Sounds of welcome from distant lands.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The sea sends back his gentle soul</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">to touch my heart, to make me whole.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">---xXx---</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhjmX_vUplSpRQrG9AEl5IS1Y7rttib-0AJ2E3kazk0vDRejoNXbSlKPIJOLChC6cWjig490-Gx-3bw80iNMGNYNj5DQehSRPOjieBRQHw1KLAl-S8XYv3LxEcDWXVUseEzRxkhyphenhyphenKEbAdu/s1600/SUNSET2RS.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" gu="true" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhjmX_vUplSpRQrG9AEl5IS1Y7rttib-0AJ2E3kazk0vDRejoNXbSlKPIJOLChC6cWjig490-Gx-3bw80iNMGNYNj5DQehSRPOjieBRQHw1KLAl-S8XYv3LxEcDWXVUseEzRxkhyphenhyphenKEbAdu/s400/SUNSET2RS.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I said goodbye to my dearest companion at 10.25 this morning.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>"Fly free my darling Max!"</strong></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial;">With love</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Arial;"><strong>MAXMOM IN SOUTH AFRICA</strong></span></div><span style="color: red; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong></strong></span>Maxmomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03352085013260757004noreply@blogger.com196tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3063264504139992140.post-70219043931621694912010-05-23T18:41:00.000+02:002010-05-23T18:41:43.397+02:00OUR 106th GIFTED DAY...<center><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>GREETINGS FROM SOUTH AFRICA!!!</strong></span></center><center><span style="color: red; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>MAXMOM </strong><span style="color: black;">here...</span></span></center><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisMbnUI85Y6X7Ql2ZmjFAqzj2KzBd4GyuUC0ewdGPWOL9UPMDVCVgtqSSLw2CI6LppLOJJyXotywsayXQ8TU3WMJi3SHZVHaU6z-vMVXDTisjBbdNI3UdkghQLswppEuVWL1kWKsR41HdK/s1600/23MAY2010+(41)RS.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" gu="true" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisMbnUI85Y6X7Ql2ZmjFAqzj2KzBd4GyuUC0ewdGPWOL9UPMDVCVgtqSSLw2CI6LppLOJJyXotywsayXQ8TU3WMJi3SHZVHaU6z-vMVXDTisjBbdNI3UdkghQLswppEuVWL1kWKsR41HdK/s400/23MAY2010+(41)RS.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><center><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">As the sun sets this evening I realise that another 24 hours have gone past. </span></center><center><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">What’s in a day?</span></center><center><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"></span> </center><center><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Each day is a new beginning. Each day presents the opportunity of living. Perhaps the difficulties are there so that I am able to appreciate all the beauty, all the love and all the immense bounty of this life. What would life be without hardship? It simply wouldn’t be life! </span></center><center class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXD4xVfK2DNHf0vteLAPmSDh0Z0J4XqesUcsEbx2DZljBPYd4xD_D4_CZ1nRbIwCRKWafMmKmmqS8G7Yn8-Rsz98Uqypw5v4UI7Czz6uqPc7Fvb3MNfLtVLY1QS9SICRxhvX0qFwGqNt5G/s1600/23MAY2010+(63)RS.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" gu="true" height="367" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXD4xVfK2DNHf0vteLAPmSDh0Z0J4XqesUcsEbx2DZljBPYd4xD_D4_CZ1nRbIwCRKWafMmKmmqS8G7Yn8-Rsz98Uqypw5v4UI7Czz6uqPc7Fvb3MNfLtVLY1QS9SICRxhvX0qFwGqNt5G/s400/23MAY2010+(63)RS.jpg" width="400" /></a></center><center><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"></span> </center><center><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Thank you so much to you all for your messages of support, strength, caring, compassion and upliftment. Both the “Boss” and I read your words and we are each able to glean immense strength and guidance from your heartfelt comments. It’s ironic that there is always at least one message that will touch us to the core – the place where we most need it. Thank you, dear friends!</span></center><center class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl18GjGOP9OZUtOCR6M2_ErhbahofaJ8nwt51LHEOUq_9CFyPOkbOfo2wN-b9ALhhfECO0XX-_DQKrD_jTx1uVJhwLoXTOrrSY8iwR93hpbpdgyEoSday5r2qGrielM8Bv6y4pIrd627NA/s1600/23MAY2010+(67)RS.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" gu="true" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl18GjGOP9OZUtOCR6M2_ErhbahofaJ8nwt51LHEOUq_9CFyPOkbOfo2wN-b9ALhhfECO0XX-_DQKrD_jTx1uVJhwLoXTOrrSY8iwR93hpbpdgyEoSday5r2qGrielM8Bv6y4pIrd627NA/s400/23MAY2010+(67)RS.jpg" width="400" /></a></center><center><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"></span> </center><center><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Miss R has gone back to university and the house is still again. </span></center><center><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">(Some photos during her departure...)</span></center><center> </center><center class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ3M09VkDGK-sWmIeql3T3OFDF4VhmWl_8K8XjZgixA1WNSpSarLtCGv-2jJhWAVcaFn6EZFMtvKQPgp_NwoWx4yVBFatSTTFp6P7JvhYFkkGogFJU3Czh8ybJJkDbtspP6I9khZYTZA2T/s1600/23MAY2010+(11)RS.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" gu="true" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ3M09VkDGK-sWmIeql3T3OFDF4VhmWl_8K8XjZgixA1WNSpSarLtCGv-2jJhWAVcaFn6EZFMtvKQPgp_NwoWx4yVBFatSTTFp6P7JvhYFkkGogFJU3Czh8ybJJkDbtspP6I9khZYTZA2T/s400/23MAY2010+(11)RS.jpg" width="300" /></a></center><center> </center><center class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfrbM3m9b2m-y_rC5T92ImGynFaWF0ZPCTX2b5uxVYB15Qo3WIpeSxBOdo1xXi2gSQfLXd718ucX4iWG2F5Ote7wgmImJfqjW3RHrA9-HDZf4WSsiwBzP30njrQu6XoNZVug3UDHgNyUL5/s1600/23MAY2010+(119)RS.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" gu="true" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfrbM3m9b2m-y_rC5T92ImGynFaWF0ZPCTX2b5uxVYB15Qo3WIpeSxBOdo1xXi2gSQfLXd718ucX4iWG2F5Ote7wgmImJfqjW3RHrA9-HDZf4WSsiwBzP30njrQu6XoNZVug3UDHgNyUL5/s400/23MAY2010+(119)RS.jpg" width="300" /></a></center><center class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </center><center class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSOkPuKSpLTFREcr9G-_NMmVsnvUsJ1z_nYiQZywkEzQXaqmHkag0vZSKIMZwtgxEQknAMXWsP7nJkvGMElioL7yfYlg1Gp3rNtdI60Ilh0E-xuX8YnQ7e1sbQW9GWmd04nTtFryhYX6mg/s1600/23MAY2010+(118)RS.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" gu="true" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSOkPuKSpLTFREcr9G-_NMmVsnvUsJ1z_nYiQZywkEzQXaqmHkag0vZSKIMZwtgxEQknAMXWsP7nJkvGMElioL7yfYlg1Gp3rNtdI60Ilh0E-xuX8YnQ7e1sbQW9GWmd04nTtFryhYX6mg/s400/23MAY2010+(118)RS.jpg" width="300" /></a></center><center class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirzWQwYmoTGGsS6Y-tAEpq3pqlPdDhfukuELa4oLfzfA3JoodhmmaSdZBNd1i9GJCE6YhgxY10iTwNjWtBSOGXHtFe89POQBMjjd_pb3zVQKlEiSHe0iQvqmWCx8Zg9nTFyIdsRayU8rDO/s1600/23MAY2010RS.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" gu="true" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirzWQwYmoTGGsS6Y-tAEpq3pqlPdDhfukuELa4oLfzfA3JoodhmmaSdZBNd1i9GJCE6YhgxY10iTwNjWtBSOGXHtFe89POQBMjjd_pb3zVQKlEiSHe0iQvqmWCx8Zg9nTFyIdsRayU8rDO/s400/23MAY2010RS.jpg" width="400" /></a></center><center><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Maxdog has had a comfortable day. </span></center><center><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Our collective decision, for the moment, is to let him be and watch him carefully. He looks pretty peaceful and comfortable despite his general reluctance of food. </span></center><center class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQgNCcVnSNaMaSbZCyDAvL7cTQavi92ETCnVZun2HfNABtp5eHWe6-njLSYAcyO-oldBTWwimurKJSUf-YgWpUZPi4X1gmnSS5P92o4vb0umDbTW8jLcZ6lsXbsRVK2ElAVBPnu5_PYSl1/s1600/23MAY2010+(53)RS.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" gu="true" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQgNCcVnSNaMaSbZCyDAvL7cTQavi92ETCnVZun2HfNABtp5eHWe6-njLSYAcyO-oldBTWwimurKJSUf-YgWpUZPi4X1gmnSS5P92o4vb0umDbTW8jLcZ6lsXbsRVK2ElAVBPnu5_PYSl1/s400/23MAY2010+(53)RS.jpg" width="300" /></a></center><center class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </center><center class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtNt1OlBHsBn_kKdyyzDPLqlnbhZFfiKQc4BpHtWsl21-PCKBQtK4jAZGzkrdn5VSmZMZCazUi6EV2nsWm351s0p3YIAl-5Gg4nhRlA50F13JCutm2LG0PnwWm559QER2zbbZ2gqihyOs3/s1600/23MAY2010+(22)RS.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" gu="true" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtNt1OlBHsBn_kKdyyzDPLqlnbhZFfiKQc4BpHtWsl21-PCKBQtK4jAZGzkrdn5VSmZMZCazUi6EV2nsWm351s0p3YIAl-5Gg4nhRlA50F13JCutm2LG0PnwWm559QER2zbbZ2gqihyOs3/s400/23MAY2010+(22)RS.jpg" width="300" /></a></center><center class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </center><center class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYV8AimFFoAYDdNKBdFUEh1I-xlnNvsUSHV-SdYuCbto9RnkFkBUzLetVo7ARzIyPiKTvB8A5HHjLvraZ1_GeteWL4YWxm8K2qPma2RIOKO8KcOIUWzugGYfwLneyV5gaynvauEJ1FUs8j/s1600/23MAY2010+(80)RS.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" gu="true" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYV8AimFFoAYDdNKBdFUEh1I-xlnNvsUSHV-SdYuCbto9RnkFkBUzLetVo7ARzIyPiKTvB8A5HHjLvraZ1_GeteWL4YWxm8K2qPma2RIOKO8KcOIUWzugGYfwLneyV5gaynvauEJ1FUs8j/s400/23MAY2010+(80)RS.jpg" width="400" /></a></center><center class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </center><center class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirXWQfVfScwRolDrZLlYmT-GK31oxN1Qdk3B_bcuz_O55MMCMbgDx3m9R0yo9qkqzkyLrv_U8h2QshaYOUwT2K5y1U5px7pYbVV__pVXr6KnjXzg9QGhonFg0Q7-T2Kh9THO7sJYaI8Qs8/s1600/23MAY2010+(26)RS.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" gu="true" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirXWQfVfScwRolDrZLlYmT-GK31oxN1Qdk3B_bcuz_O55MMCMbgDx3m9R0yo9qkqzkyLrv_U8h2QshaYOUwT2K5y1U5px7pYbVV__pVXr6KnjXzg9QGhonFg0Q7-T2Kh9THO7sJYaI8Qs8/s400/23MAY2010+(26)RS.jpg" width="400" /></a></center><center><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">At lunch time he did take a few Vienna sausages from me, only to bring them up a little later. The diarrhea however seems to have eased. This is no surprise because there hasn’t been much in his stomach. This evening however, (very surprisingly) he has eaten a bowl of chicken mince. We are holding thumbs that this will stay down.</span></center><center><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"></span> </center><center><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Where he’s getting his strength from generally, I have no idea! When he’s not been taken out of the property for one of his rejuvenating short walks, he is lying somewhere close beside me. He loves being outside our perimeter and still scouts for smells and news. When he’s inside our boundaries however, he sleeps silently, deeply and peacefully. Only the tell tale rise and fall of the fur on his side suggests that he’s still alive. His breathing is unlaboured, very shallow but very comfortable and he doesn’t seem to be in any pain whatsoever!</span></center><center><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">He does have regular moments of liveliness during the day where he’s taken to carrying that horrible raw-hide bone around. </span></center><center class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVSOCkE9uZM0Hp-nT2xFDk8RpGI0ZUAn1ASgukYks5qMD4XOPHhEAyTkr6BdcwkL3Mlh51GPAmfXE2EuAQzLilpKTztz1j3F_BgAfoOdYQPlPyF3R2q4GrGv25fG8_0rb1mdd-NhYJ45O0/s1600/23MAY2010+(97)RS.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" gu="true" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVSOCkE9uZM0Hp-nT2xFDk8RpGI0ZUAn1ASgukYks5qMD4XOPHhEAyTkr6BdcwkL3Mlh51GPAmfXE2EuAQzLilpKTztz1j3F_BgAfoOdYQPlPyF3R2q4GrGv25fG8_0rb1mdd-NhYJ45O0/s400/23MAY2010+(97)RS.jpg" width="300" /></a></center><center class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </center><center class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBM9Ovv28BoMgQ4VFw6uEgb5XyzXb_gvQG3MvQzrsYJdsjMzVInwiGa-F-BAFTrwwVM4V4iRs0Q9WeZnZW-TUYvvW2_JzjLTjPCm3AJLCye3KSwUqMqvw4qf03LoCXkrVX7tTyHuq9zqyf/s1600/23MAY2010+(107)rs.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" gu="true" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBM9Ovv28BoMgQ4VFw6uEgb5XyzXb_gvQG3MvQzrsYJdsjMzVInwiGa-F-BAFTrwwVM4V4iRs0Q9WeZnZW-TUYvvW2_JzjLTjPCm3AJLCye3KSwUqMqvw4qf03LoCXkrVX7tTyHuq9zqyf/s400/23MAY2010+(107)rs.jpg" width="300" /></a></center><center class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">On a lighthearted note:...</span></center><center class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong><span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial;">KING TOFFEE</span></strong></center><center class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial;">was contemplating his own gorgeousness this morning. I think it was during this time that he disbanded his reverie and decided to dig up Maxdog's raw-hide bone...</span></center><center class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </center><center class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiVkQdm95Vw0B2nqdOq28P4BVUzkNoE45KTsaEIvXQP9BIOlrB9DAavTv73R-XPEhi5bgvFsmmSeKU1eNPGKt6NWU6nl7c2ZuJh8OqSC_mgOgjGiF0-JWn8HQ-7jrtiv5OoX-I8eA0Zni9/s1600/23MAY2010+(89)RS.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" gu="true" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiVkQdm95Vw0B2nqdOq28P4BVUzkNoE45KTsaEIvXQP9BIOlrB9DAavTv73R-XPEhi5bgvFsmmSeKU1eNPGKt6NWU6nl7c2ZuJh8OqSC_mgOgjGiF0-JWn8HQ-7jrtiv5OoX-I8eA0Zni9/s400/23MAY2010+(89)RS.jpg" width="300" /></a></center><center><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">He dug it up this morning where Max had buried it on Friday. </span></center><center><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Well it wasn’t in the possession of <strong><span style="color: blue;">‘THE KING’</span></strong> for long! </span></center><center><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong><span style="color: red;">MAXDOG </span></strong></span></center><center><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">immediately emerged from his dreams and retrieved it and he has carried it with him all day.</span></center><center class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUUS6iJhUgJihwTuj9AnqY1CyinV7qsJvtA_uS8B0E-kXndKNIf-MpdECL5m5oC1TOxr1QUpk6PxgRYcrrRD5L-Ie4qtdA4dmzj-_Nf6jIVCNe24DS1d8qFsMuY6KneeL8NQp5nfeSaIY0/s1600/23MAY2010+(102)rs.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" gu="true" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUUS6iJhUgJihwTuj9AnqY1CyinV7qsJvtA_uS8B0E-kXndKNIf-MpdECL5m5oC1TOxr1QUpk6PxgRYcrrRD5L-Ie4qtdA4dmzj-_Nf6jIVCNe24DS1d8qFsMuY6KneeL8NQp5nfeSaIY0/s400/23MAY2010+(102)rs.jpg" width="300" /></a></center><center><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">He doesn’t chew it but just carries it around</span></center><center class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdpPLRuIkeaLn0l9-4cTwbAndj3V0VorAOM8_45-Il8S2GxzGvwyJV3r7TyqfS12kybIOjG-13UV_liyDa6BQRGld9Kcolm3OebnhGWxPvh3GbvkXJjVFzndqhZICWjC5zMlRCOm4k-Xjt/s1600/23MAY2010+(99)RS.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" gu="true" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdpPLRuIkeaLn0l9-4cTwbAndj3V0VorAOM8_45-Il8S2GxzGvwyJV3r7TyqfS12kybIOjG-13UV_liyDa6BQRGld9Kcolm3OebnhGWxPvh3GbvkXJjVFzndqhZICWjC5zMlRCOm4k-Xjt/s400/23MAY2010+(99)RS.jpg" width="300" /></a></center><center><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I don’t have much more to tell you. These next few days are going to be tough. </span></center><center class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUT8o2vyR-KsGbLNxtaQOD9yVhDerk1fEZy3zm1ctKsloAYmZmuN0aJWS7mM-mjYivNTji5MK7LbTEN_LhF_Tydv_rJ2NPNTn8w0INvQWkPp7XeuO2Zrhz-6ZtW1_pSaoN3Cn51YZ_ASaw/s1600/23MAY2010+(91)RS.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" gu="true" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUT8o2vyR-KsGbLNxtaQOD9yVhDerk1fEZy3zm1ctKsloAYmZmuN0aJWS7mM-mjYivNTji5MK7LbTEN_LhF_Tydv_rJ2NPNTn8w0INvQWkPp7XeuO2Zrhz-6ZtW1_pSaoN3Cn51YZ_ASaw/s400/23MAY2010+(91)RS.jpg" width="400" /></a></center><center><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"></span> </center><center><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Sending lotsaluv to all of you...my amazing, special and wonderful cyber friends!</span></center><center><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"></span> </center><center><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>MAXMOM IN SOUTH AFRICA</strong></span></center><center><br />
</center><center><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54488/122/DBA909A6A506FF53CA364B503EB46658.png" style="background: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px;" /></a></center>Maxmomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03352085013260757004noreply@blogger.com40tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3063264504139992140.post-67505480094454569412010-05-22T18:41:00.000+02:002010-05-22T18:41:24.590+02:00THE WINDMILL: DAY 105<center><strong><span style="color: #38761d;">GREETINGS FROM SOUTH AFRICA!!!</span></strong></center><center><span style="color: red; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>MAXMOM </strong><span style="color: black;">here...</span></span></center><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqdiDmKapAKWQETayeaXKx4xasTgNkpmNSo1DcDxo1fI0kna_DyX9R4dMc2xIJG04D37NB9IYKMpsHtrBE3iaua11x7S3cg7vhZFpcdrb4ay22K0ZLs0hiBxDkxNPl1g4GIRpXViROLyDH/s1600/270ars.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" gu="true" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqdiDmKapAKWQETayeaXKx4xasTgNkpmNSo1DcDxo1fI0kna_DyX9R4dMc2xIJG04D37NB9IYKMpsHtrBE3iaua11x7S3cg7vhZFpcdrb4ay22K0ZLs0hiBxDkxNPl1g4GIRpXViROLyDH/s400/270ars.jpg" width="321" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The Windmill</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"></span></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">If the wind doesn’t blow, when does the caretaker of the windmill decide to destroy the windmill? Indeed, is it the caretaker’s role to decide when to destroy the windmill? Surely it is the villagers’ decision (as a whole) to remove the windmill, considering that the windmill affects the whole community?</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Max hasn’t eaten a substantial meal for a while now. To me, he looks gaunt and thin and he has diarrhea. Despite his beautiful, bountiful fur, his skeleton is so prominent when I rub my hands across his back and his sides. I know that the photographs on my blogposts are wonderful and to a large extent evade reality. I choose the best photos that I have – out of the hundreds taken daily - because I am weary of alarming my readers. But the fact is that Maxdog is deteriorating on a daily basis and there’s nothing I can do to stop this heartbreaking process.</span></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This morning, soon after waking, I felt strongly that it was time to let Max go. As a family, we have discussed this at length over the past agonizing months and the general feeling has been that I will be the one to make the call. Despite this, I have been acutely aware that Max is a ‘family dog’, but since he has been my responsibility over the past 10 years, I finally made the decision…it was time...but...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Maxdog is really my husband’s dog. His admission into our family, 10 years ago, was a result of a whole year’s painstaking convincing, on his behalf , towards changing my mind about getting a big dog in our family . I was the reluctant one and systematically fought this for over the year. In the end, I conceded and resolved rather to admit this dog into our household but also committed myself to turn him into the best dog he could be – as a gift to my husband. My resticence however dissolved the day Maxdog arrived. I was totally and wholeheartedly bowled over once the pup arrived on my doorstep.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I am currently writing up the story of the early life of Maxdog. It is a story beyond this blog. I’m telling you this only so that you will understand the fact that Maxdog has a really special relationship with each member of my family both individually and collectively. As his primary caregiver, I have always been very understanding of Maxdogs various relationships and his ability to reach beyond me. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">But let’s get back to this morning and my strong feeling that it was time to let Maxdog go. I took a moment to discuss this with my hubby. He seemed comfortable with the decision. I phoned the Vet and set up the appointment to take my boy in at 11.30am. I then went into ‘automatic’ mode (something I do when there are difficult things to face) and went about my routine –tidying up profusely and finding things in the house to do just so that I wouldn’t have to think about the inevitable. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Maxdog simply slept quietly on his various beds throughout the house. So long as he’s near me, he’s comfortable.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It wasn’t long after this when I realized that my hubby was struggling with the whole thing. Indeed he was a broken man. We sat down together and reopened the discussion. He feels that it’s not time yet for Maxdog.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I have always believed in the value of collective decision-making because it often smoothes over subjectivity. Our home too has always been focused on love, consideration and respect for one another – both human and animal alike. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The bottom line…</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Max is still with us. He’s comfortably sleeping at my feet. I feel absolutely exhausted – like I have gone under a hangman’s noose but haven’t died.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I realize that I am sharing aspects of this process that are extremely personal but I also feel strongly that these things need to be shared. Euthanasia of a beloved companion is not always the sole decision of one person. In most cases animals form part of a larger family. The human animal bond is a complex one – it reaches into dimensions that we don’t understand fully. I am hoping that in the long run me sharing this with the world will serve to help others and provide strength to them in their times of extreme heartbreak.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">When the windmill doesn’t blow…do we remove it?</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The irony of all this…..tomorrow is my birthday.</span></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Sending lotsaluv to you all.</span></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54488/122/DBA909A6A506FF53CA364B503EB46658.png" style="background: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px;" /></a></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Maxmomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03352085013260757004noreply@blogger.com56tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3063264504139992140.post-44903061569175479362010-05-21T15:39:00.000+02:002010-05-21T15:39:13.023+02:00MAX IS A MYSTERY<center><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>GREETINGS FROM SOUTH AFRICA!!!</strong></span></center><center><span style="color: red; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>MAXMOM</strong><span style="color: black;"> here...</span></span></center><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6Zfkd7f2t3IuoPCQXvjuAXL3BbUFAXwy0LvW2ZXlBZloVVN_MnZDOYtEjSzj69PAdqEfiFeq9N7jprP4V2EnxpJ9ZFHs_Uc9oAQiU1ErfEWFdHtwnXG0gYC9mgzho2qdTiecgWEpOJSIw/s1600/21MAY2010+(13)rs.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" gu="true" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6Zfkd7f2t3IuoPCQXvjuAXL3BbUFAXwy0LvW2ZXlBZloVVN_MnZDOYtEjSzj69PAdqEfiFeq9N7jprP4V2EnxpJ9ZFHs_Uc9oAQiU1ErfEWFdHtwnXG0gYC9mgzho2qdTiecgWEpOJSIw/s400/21MAY2010+(13)rs.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><center> </center><center><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Hello there to all our friends across this amazing world of ours!</span></center><center> </center><center><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I hope you are all having a happy day and getting ready for the weekend. </span></center><center><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Miss R is home for the weekend and </span><span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>KING TOFFEE</strong><span style="color: black;"> is besides himself with glee. As far as he is concerned, you can't have too many subjects.</span></span></center><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTydnMxKUWUUpVBRhBNaV0iq0H0u85_PxJxTGkjE1vHPt6PFaQkio5zChX77dMs4_i76HSKvQz83LQll_i1NmUeXuAHDYWPFreb_77kRCTwaevZHudJhXg-75VY6CPlqcEXjIIC0ebv0HS/s1600/21MAY2010+(18)rs.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" gu="true" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTydnMxKUWUUpVBRhBNaV0iq0H0u85_PxJxTGkjE1vHPt6PFaQkio5zChX77dMs4_i76HSKvQz83LQll_i1NmUeXuAHDYWPFreb_77kRCTwaevZHudJhXg-75VY6CPlqcEXjIIC0ebv0HS/s400/21MAY2010+(18)rs.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRXuCjCj_Y9bS57AfyKdhKopGKfck9PyCuvHXDctUvRxprVOmgM0M7nnwS4Yxmq0ougsffB6i2TI-ywUAoviMOJ8XYGFz1BtcF6XH5Q0XpE0d8N3NdUTGpbwK4ugwLdpepD_Kn_lJ7-Cdm/s1600/21MAY2010+(30)rs.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" gu="true" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRXuCjCj_Y9bS57AfyKdhKopGKfck9PyCuvHXDctUvRxprVOmgM0M7nnwS4Yxmq0ougsffB6i2TI-ywUAoviMOJ8XYGFz1BtcF6XH5Q0XpE0d8N3NdUTGpbwK4ugwLdpepD_Kn_lJ7-Cdm/s400/21MAY2010+(30)rs.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><center><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Thank you so much for your continued support regarding Max's illness. It means so much to me to have such a wonderful group of cyber friends who so generously offer their encouragement and upliftment during these trying times. </span></center><center> </center><center><span style="color: red; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>Today is Max's 104th Day of Grace.</strong></span></center><center> </center><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsy5oYJ3mr9L0pWxKRedXZJ8HU6CFF_Hd_4PcL7dr7ntucTDRqCYRJkmCaeOE2qysjfIr9X59EAgPj3GnxlcAzgpa6hYiSlSxIeMVlnAkH9GkSygf3jv6k0QIxhMNo81r9T3FYQ4xc1g10/s1600/21MAY2010+(9)rs.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" gu="true" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsy5oYJ3mr9L0pWxKRedXZJ8HU6CFF_Hd_4PcL7dr7ntucTDRqCYRJkmCaeOE2qysjfIr9X59EAgPj3GnxlcAzgpa6hYiSlSxIeMVlnAkH9GkSygf3jv6k0QIxhMNo81r9T3FYQ4xc1g10/s400/21MAY2010+(9)rs.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><center><strong><span style="color: red;"></span></strong> </center><center><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">When I look at that number I must admit that I am incredibly grateful for this borrowed time, but I also feel saddened by the fact that there are so many fur-friends in the world who have been given less 'notice', about the inevitable rainbow crossing of their companions. For some of my friends, the loss of their canine companion has come along suddenly and without notice whilst Maxdog, on the other hand, has enjoyed such Amazing Grace. </span></center><center><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The answer to 'WHY?" this is, is unfathomable!</span></center><center> </center><center><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">But in all this, I know that there must be a bigger plan...that my role at the moment is to simply tell it like it is. Hopefully others will find strength in the tale of our own journey, as they too confront the realities of the illnesses of the special animals (and humans) in their lives.</span></center><center> </center><center><span style="color: red; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>So here is a MAXDOG UPDATE:</strong></span></center><center> </center><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbYPLRwDujFBCDaPNZFH6pPW-n2LurWH-2mSuATb0P0nCkcJ3dYgSDzJcBKfp9jXUHtAaWbTjXiGK49rN-3rGoDMyYtH_KICJ-jewqoYnqWdGGd76KchRILvakFgn-05JfZ8wyvhLUBEN3/s1600/21MAY2010+(26)rs.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" gu="true" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbYPLRwDujFBCDaPNZFH6pPW-n2LurWH-2mSuATb0P0nCkcJ3dYgSDzJcBKfp9jXUHtAaWbTjXiGK49rN-3rGoDMyYtH_KICJ-jewqoYnqWdGGd76KchRILvakFgn-05JfZ8wyvhLUBEN3/s400/21MAY2010+(26)rs.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><center> </center><center><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It is indeed a rollercoaster. Some days he is not well and other days he displays the energy of a dog who is embracing all that life has to offer. There have been moments during the past three months where I have wondered, "Is this it? Should I put him to sleep now?", only to find that he springs back to life in the next half hour. It is then that I wonder, "How could I have considered to put him to sleep now?".</span></center><center><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"></span> </center><center><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This journey is so unsettling. Like most things in life his condition is unpredictable and I am having to learn how to love in patience and trust.</span></center><center><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"></span> </center><center><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This morning was another of those times when I thought, "Perhaps it's time!?".</span></center><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuajJR-DIY9nn-ZiFqAOVlHENbXsKWcwkx-N92AV4n3_uJeVut7wnFo4CCcRhaxuXnYWDftVyvEbkUldWvP7O6XfJj7DujhsRv_9iSavLs6NnbmHbEu8he4CzG8dh7ghiJXycJGVRr5wYc/s1600/21MAY2010+(14)rs.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" gu="true" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuajJR-DIY9nn-ZiFqAOVlHENbXsKWcwkx-N92AV4n3_uJeVut7wnFo4CCcRhaxuXnYWDftVyvEbkUldWvP7O6XfJj7DujhsRv_9iSavLs6NnbmHbEu8he4CzG8dh7ghiJXycJGVRr5wYc/s400/21MAY2010+(14)rs.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Yes, he buried it again - like he does with most of his food nowadays. He chose a spot behind some plants and shovelled the sand on top of his buried treasure with his nose. It was a personal and private time for him.</span></center><center><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"></span> </center><center><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Obviously he was filthy after his efforts. I left him outside for a while.</span></center><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7BfAYZYQ7ZaTGNLF5YnMzI_0W1v2pvNCNXzXFeuXGSMMQeWUjjLnhu05w1ShkGYR1BW1YpkoeF97_VRRqe1ntTaVNn6rmNGlupE69f_PbxC0yfLhHPVRhL29ACtLOEu7P5eHDDJ_V3VyN/s1600/21MAY2010+(76rs.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" gu="true" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7BfAYZYQ7ZaTGNLF5YnMzI_0W1v2pvNCNXzXFeuXGSMMQeWUjjLnhu05w1ShkGYR1BW1YpkoeF97_VRRqe1ntTaVNn6rmNGlupE69f_PbxC0yfLhHPVRhL29ACtLOEu7P5eHDDJ_V3VyN/s400/21MAY2010+(76rs.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><center><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"></span> </center><center><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I find his behaviour extraordinary. What does it mean? Is this instinctive behaviour to buryALL your food when you can no longer stomach it? </span></center><center><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">(At the moment he is burying everything I give him- his liver cakes and anything he takes from me. Either that or he'll keep it inside his mouth and spit it out later)</span></center><center><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"></span> </center><center><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Anyway, thank you for being by my side as I travel this journey. Thank you for your encouragement and uplifting thoughts. I am sorry that I don't have all the answers. </span></center><center><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Max remains a mystery!...and at my feet.</span></center><center> </center><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcsu58Quz_jjQdXNfU5Y4cwb2RZ3NAxtEHqQ37yGVGoVeCu5q_5stsOjR64gGMYpthprEzaEa2Cv9SuPUvuqa-1B0CKox52ENnmpCr16pyJk5LwTr4Kl5u8vlwi4iO24zUD_uk1U9lfW4U/s1600/02rs.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" gu="true" height="330" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcsu58Quz_jjQdXNfU5Y4cwb2RZ3NAxtEHqQ37yGVGoVeCu5q_5stsOjR64gGMYpthprEzaEa2Cv9SuPUvuqa-1B0CKox52ENnmpCr16pyJk5LwTr4Kl5u8vlwi4iO24zUD_uk1U9lfW4U/s400/02rs.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><center><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"></span> </center><center><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Sending lotsaluv to you all and good wishes for a happy weekend.</span></center><center><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>MAXMOM IN SOUTH AFRICA</strong></span></center><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54488/122/DBA909A6A506FF53CA364B503EB46658.png" style="background: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px;" /></a></div>Maxmomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03352085013260757004noreply@blogger.com43tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3063264504139992140.post-67662119742802155842010-05-20T15:51:00.000+02:002010-05-20T15:51:44.585+02:00DAY 103<center><strong><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">GREETINGS FROM SOUTH AFRICA!!!</span></strong></center><center><span style="color: red; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>MAXMOM </strong><span style="color: black;">here...</span></span></center><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Another beautiful winter’s sunrise!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCIs70sXJkXhWsjOfVLAeTA0d69NzVdztr8B87BShQTtKWgyUmrvzvRZmKhvPRS4zYge9bR2jnJ_dngjJd_FXJopke9h0IjzUce6v819YvrYJrRm41sj_WjiLbTDBQzHl3HyXnO6-RUKOD/s1600/20MAY2010+(3).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" gu="true" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCIs70sXJkXhWsjOfVLAeTA0d69NzVdztr8B87BShQTtKWgyUmrvzvRZmKhvPRS4zYge9bR2jnJ_dngjJd_FXJopke9h0IjzUce6v819YvrYJrRm41sj_WjiLbTDBQzHl3HyXnO6-RUKOD/s400/20MAY2010+(3).jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It's been a glorious sunny day here in <strong><span style="color: #38761d;">Johannesburg, South Africa</span></strong> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and the <strong><span style="color: red;">'Max' temperature</span></strong> has been 20 degrees centigrade.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"></span></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Our evenings are spent together comfortably watching television,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> whilst a gas heater pumps its warmth into the high ceiling of our sitting room. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The dogs are usually sprawled out all over the carpet in a totally relaxed state.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Later at night we settle into comfortable beds donned with the necessary feather duvets to ward off the chill. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The dogs have their own bed in the corner of our bedroom...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8yp5RlZs-VtGurJBpfM1X51AXegviJeig8jYRXUC0Ntu0bMssRXLhWtpSgoqdnTJlJNu5EmNk7QCKt81zbigukCqYLpzM2SQYPofaWXbuKimHCnxWxd6Z0DTAYBuMZcVmleg5VDnLNC-r/s1600/8mAY2010+(8)rs.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" gu="true" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8yp5RlZs-VtGurJBpfM1X51AXegviJeig8jYRXUC0Ntu0bMssRXLhWtpSgoqdnTJlJNu5EmNk7QCKt81zbigukCqYLpzM2SQYPofaWXbuKimHCnxWxd6Z0DTAYBuMZcVmleg5VDnLNC-r/s400/8mAY2010+(8)rs.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It’s certainly not soup weather yet!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> – that is reserved for the months of June and July – but there’s a definite chill in the evening air. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">During the day we dress in layers and gradually strip off as the sun rises and warms the day. </span></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Thanks to<strong><span style="color: red;"> MAXDOG...</span></strong></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> our pool is still in use but we have put our own swimming costumes in the back of the cupboards. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3sxT2A2z93H5rFCYhlzD0PuZcAcF_kxTDa2949FpzWswwtxYnAmIduKXhqhNjc2cqHMsYKTJt5CHldQL6Tc9JdUZvEIXzIrGJy7Co_zJAA5868I2UAZH3bG3LGMzs5PsHk5MIZ42cnqFI/s1600/20MAY2010+(19)rs.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" gu="true" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3sxT2A2z93H5rFCYhlzD0PuZcAcF_kxTDa2949FpzWswwtxYnAmIduKXhqhNjc2cqHMsYKTJt5CHldQL6Tc9JdUZvEIXzIrGJy7Co_zJAA5868I2UAZH3bG3LGMzs5PsHk5MIZ42cnqFI/s400/20MAY2010+(19)rs.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Every time I leave the premises, Max uses the opportunity to have a dip. There must be a degree of separation anxiety with my departure - what other reason would a dog have to climb into a really <strong><span style="color: cyan;">COLD</span></strong> pool? Once I’m home however he’s back at my feet like a leech and follows me around as I go about my homely tasks</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguoRin2qHb_ei0UaJEdT12ISkY_oGLwmVfnlbN_s18mPftlIQfjsWA2mR6pO7OhF8PcOkTm2ANZ6jZ7X_mXCVXD2e5Bp-g7tuFIxDlWh2rJeG2GXvgGgAFkY14eshOWF9Zhdh0sDo79et-/s1600/20MAY2010+(11)rs.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" gu="true" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguoRin2qHb_ei0UaJEdT12ISkY_oGLwmVfnlbN_s18mPftlIQfjsWA2mR6pO7OhF8PcOkTm2ANZ6jZ7X_mXCVXD2e5Bp-g7tuFIxDlWh2rJeG2GXvgGgAFkY14eshOWF9Zhdh0sDo79et-/s400/20MAY2010+(11)rs.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNJfR4j9ud4uuMEY92TvuM6PVrErBXG0CTz1_2c8vzISTFgwbyI3oKF5QKbZUeguQ0LwYMHOmq3O2SPXqjE_MZP0BM0ruojlO1YwhoLMcUGlexQUt0iyykCINtsE8zMiVq1yNiOsV_JBis/s1600/20MAY2010+(17)rs.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" gu="true" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNJfR4j9ud4uuMEY92TvuM6PVrErBXG0CTz1_2c8vzISTFgwbyI3oKF5QKbZUeguQ0LwYMHOmq3O2SPXqjE_MZP0BM0ruojlO1YwhoLMcUGlexQUt0iyykCINtsE8zMiVq1yNiOsV_JBis/s400/20MAY2010+(17)rs.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In this kind of weather, the air becomes dry and soaks up any lurking moisture. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Our pool's water level drops significantly at this time of the year and this is the first evidence of generally dry conditions. Evaporation plays a large role in our increased water bill at month end and we have to fill up the pool on a weekly basis so that the water level doesn’t drop below the mosaics. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig30gtNESpE0DrdcceYrjHJ9V6-j7Q-v2aEWip8rRLP-aQj2cpqHTceRLNAR6oYI6q2d6LwpuDi8njHo3ajtKfAo8wZkHEyil8TDn9kUqsRLmbT4frobvcZWqGerX4emb2XsY3-p928bw_/s1600/20MAY2010+(20)rs.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" gu="true" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig30gtNESpE0DrdcceYrjHJ9V6-j7Q-v2aEWip8rRLP-aQj2cpqHTceRLNAR6oYI6q2d6LwpuDi8njHo3ajtKfAo8wZkHEyil8TDn9kUqsRLmbT4frobvcZWqGerX4emb2XsY3-p928bw_/s400/20MAY2010+(20)rs.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The redbilled woodhoepoes have returned to our garden to taunt our <strong><span style="color: magenta;">TAMMY-GIRL </span></strong>with their cackling laughter. It's quite a site to see. They are cheeky birds with very little fear of canines. They hang into the bark of trees, not far from ground level and announce their presence in the neighbourhood...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7jmjYcJE4sTM4cHAfPo1_3ECCkRh_Sc-zM0DfdOBG8OyxuG9cj3MlUVuMh4J4-K46rc4NzAVU-kTqpCR9Gala90xBg_fTex89hI9nqJbic4zTBxsPJGf9-7s_1hFIovNzehDilPxWrUrQ/s1600/red-billed%2520wood%2520hoopoe.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" gu="true" height="246" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7jmjYcJE4sTM4cHAfPo1_3ECCkRh_Sc-zM0DfdOBG8OyxuG9cj3MlUVuMh4J4-K46rc4NzAVU-kTqpCR9Gala90xBg_fTex89hI9nqJbic4zTBxsPJGf9-7s_1hFIovNzehDilPxWrUrQ/s400/red-billed%2520wood%2520hoopoe.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> Usually <span style="color: magenta;"><strong>TAMMY-GIRL </strong></span><span style="color: black;">is</span> outside on the patio soaking up the sun...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbym5mps5gYTblu4o0j01R59M8dJOH1UC7m5q7XqQYQjgtX5NlwYrTYkjN0RpbhT-vBIAt63MNgHU_0q3EaucZuti7-eSDqK-amqQvymg2U8WJrhCros0BZzaK258GhvVpSnH0xae7YEwb/s1600/20MAY2010+(26)rs.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" gu="true" height="287" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbym5mps5gYTblu4o0j01R59M8dJOH1UC7m5q7XqQYQjgtX5NlwYrTYkjN0RpbhT-vBIAt63MNgHU_0q3EaucZuti7-eSDqK-amqQvymg2U8WJrhCros0BZzaK258GhvVpSnH0xae7YEwb/s400/20MAY2010+(26)rs.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> ...but this quickly changes when the birds are around. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">She takes up a belligerent expression as she patrols the garden in a vain attempt to bark them off the premises. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: blue;"><strong>KING </strong></span><span style="color: black;"><strong><span style="color: blue;">TOFFEE</span></strong> follows suite and attempts a <span style="color: magenta;"><strong>TAMMY-GIRL </strong></span><span style="color: black;">impersonation...</span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMCFymawbKyxJA5hHWOmgkgh-vEcYJhtE54vvpTKsy2_m7cEuQShY6z7L3pRFGVEnAqRzDrFiHWt1G1DEzlbCGaDfr0gzVFoQOXETYNiWEYNrrqjLVDRb5v1D9VmHL5CR8R6hnAOHwBXQV/s1600/20MAY2010+(27)rs.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" gu="true" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMCFymawbKyxJA5hHWOmgkgh-vEcYJhtE54vvpTKsy2_m7cEuQShY6z7L3pRFGVEnAqRzDrFiHWt1G1DEzlbCGaDfr0gzVFoQOXETYNiWEYNrrqjLVDRb5v1D9VmHL5CR8R6hnAOHwBXQV/s400/20MAY2010+(27)rs.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong><span style="color: red;">MAXDOG</span></strong> watches their antics from the comfort of the patio door. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcW9BqqRcVW1InuGSjtwziANMSm9ru1F93zFBIKvntSXKtVvYJRb2OORoNxgJyGe_usX4vlVMcsecVhBycuDk88tydWwFk3PBwBkyE7U8T6TbJdC8fDWAoblA8fNFybcZCNAvmMWhIB-oA/s1600/20MAY2010+(28)RS.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" gu="true" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcW9BqqRcVW1InuGSjtwziANMSm9ru1F93zFBIKvntSXKtVvYJRb2OORoNxgJyGe_usX4vlVMcsecVhBycuDk88tydWwFk3PBwBkyE7U8T6TbJdC8fDWAoblA8fNFybcZCNAvmMWhIB-oA/s400/20MAY2010+(28)RS.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Yes, winter is definitely here!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Some surprises arrived in the post yesterday evening. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">There was a cheerful postcard from<a href="http://rileytheretriever.blogspot.com/"> RILEY’s</a> mom (all the way in New Zealand)....</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>“FOR EVERY DOG AN ANGEL</strong>” by Christine Davis</span></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Thank you so much to my friends for their thoughtfulness.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> It is greatly appreciated!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Sending all our fur-friends lotsaluv with the wish for a happy day.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div align="center"><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54488/122/DBA909A6A506FF53CA364B503EB46658.png" style="background: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px;" /></a></div></div>Maxmomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03352085013260757004noreply@blogger.com33tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3063264504139992140.post-68836550680026559122010-05-19T11:24:00.000+02:002010-05-19T11:24:24.068+02:00Day 102<center><strong><span style="color: #38761d;">GREETINGS FROM SOUTH AFRICA!!!</span></strong></center><center><span style="color: red; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>MAXMOM </strong><span style="color: black;">here...</span></span></center><center> </center><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGTpr_MdcQUhbbbsajRgJiSjr9sYiiMShFDUKhc8q2x_J10RvqVhQl-Q4haHlK7SJZLwi-vIKggKlTSgXv5nbrABZ6JoLCFU8tl2az_0vI8h1hMHrswg0mw9KoRi8InlSjV_wsLIiP-jbe/s1600/058rs.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGTpr_MdcQUhbbbsajRgJiSjr9sYiiMShFDUKhc8q2x_J10RvqVhQl-Q4haHlK7SJZLwi-vIKggKlTSgXv5nbrABZ6JoLCFU8tl2az_0vI8h1hMHrswg0mw9KoRi8InlSjV_wsLIiP-jbe/s400/058rs.jpg" width="300" wt="true" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Another new day...and this one is a ‘hold my breath’ day!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"></span></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">After the wonderful two days over the weekend with fabulous walks, today offers unsettling moments.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSBlj9U_ZCaxorHOCWfHAd4yq5Fo6FSmE2rLe_MnjSEUIONMMrYeEdQE3FD9NbFtp-2EREArl8T-gW7kN04nbmEyuZr0jy0NGs8D1iy-M5hf38e-fQfB0VzMFSSsPMoFTbcG1mt2BCGeKj/s1600/029rs.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSBlj9U_ZCaxorHOCWfHAd4yq5Fo6FSmE2rLe_MnjSEUIONMMrYeEdQE3FD9NbFtp-2EREArl8T-gW7kN04nbmEyuZr0jy0NGs8D1iy-M5hf38e-fQfB0VzMFSSsPMoFTbcG1mt2BCGeKj/s400/029rs.jpg" width="300" wt="true" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> <strong><span style="color: red;">Maxdog</span></strong> </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">is very much off his food. It really is a mission to get him to eat. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Occasionally I am able to sneak a biscuit or some egg in, but generally he scoffs at the food on offer preferring to sleep away the day. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">He has now earned another nick-name<strong><span style="color: #38761d;">...”Thumper”</span></strong> because if you call him or if he is aware that you are looking at him, he thumps his tail hard on the floor in acknowledgement.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">As we have come to learn, the walks tell all and so I took him and Tammy out for a jaunt in the cul-de-sac.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>Yep, all is fine..!!!</strong></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">....he sprinted away to the green belt, marked his territory and scoured the perimeter for those soft strands of green grass.</span></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf0Kaome0NBatcEWPVCcUo_E7lpzEqpuxU3NwwqCwT6bmotJXkniPL0WZjWtiuiw2D9CM_k69r9QIj8AQazoezHFv08qDvY2WpnLhlvWpOK6a9HuO6uYIhIm5cmNDrpzVm9EPQtPHuOihV/s1600/050rs.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf0Kaome0NBatcEWPVCcUo_E7lpzEqpuxU3NwwqCwT6bmotJXkniPL0WZjWtiuiw2D9CM_k69r9QIj8AQazoezHFv08qDvY2WpnLhlvWpOK6a9HuO6uYIhIm5cmNDrpzVm9EPQtPHuOihV/s400/050rs.jpg" width="400" wt="true" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It’s simply another God-granted day with my ailing dog. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="color: red; font-family: Arial;">The 102nd Day of Grace!</span></strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Maxdog seems to be saying: </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>“I just need to rest beside you”. </strong></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And this I will gladly grant.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54488/122/DBA909A6A506FF53CA364B503EB46658.png" style="background: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px;" /></a></div>Maxmomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03352085013260757004noreply@blogger.com38tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3063264504139992140.post-14420527517001232732010-05-18T10:22:00.001+02:002010-05-18T10:25:32.945+02:00A WALK IN THE PARK<center><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>GREETINGS FROM SOUTH AFRICA!!!</strong></span> </center><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Sometimes I think the Vets have made a mistake with Max’s diagnosis. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">After 100 days I think it is obvious that the tumour hasn’t been as aggressive as they have suggested? Maybe Max is merely adjusting to living with it? All these questions continue to play in my mind. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">(But what do I know???)</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Yesterday was another beautiful and brilliant day! </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The test of Max’s condition, I think, is always with his walk. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>Good walk = he’s okay! </strong></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The “Boss” arrived home early yesterday afternoon and we decided to take our two Goldens to our local park. I tend not to go to this park on my own because there have been numerous criminal incidents here...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_CPanveWBQO7tZJQlzHpDoU6Z5_k38DDjW2epkAIM0lwtWhZPak0bc3YMtbKzeLISuvyPH66ORK7CQ4d1NOn0cOcPMzi_oPVPAbglX4Dmi7ChLGUOZQqazW6ahT6eZhrd3QUTlcAl8uL6/s1600/108rs.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_CPanveWBQO7tZJQlzHpDoU6Z5_k38DDjW2epkAIM0lwtWhZPak0bc3YMtbKzeLISuvyPH66ORK7CQ4d1NOn0cOcPMzi_oPVPAbglX4Dmi7ChLGUOZQqazW6ahT6eZhrd3QUTlcAl8uL6/s400/108rs.jpg" width="400" wt="true" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> Being on my own would make me more vulnerable to assault, having my cell phone or my house keys taken or even worse (I dread the thought). </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Crime in our area is rampant at the moment and having two dogs in tow won’t make any difference at all.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Anyway, the “Boss” and I threw caution to the wind and decided that it’s time to take the dogs to ‘their’ park again! </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Life needs to be lived!!!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLGyBqhyphenhyphen43PkCXJVjoPdOuQNlMRrI-p_13OQEFS0pq7abUTiTni-NyV1YkCLpcja_TlacnMptNgKSwQz4faj_rnM91Uypr4vw5_Es_5AGdw8KvSrI8OFwEiXxQ3Qp2UcqLE7rcDx2e3ugF/s1600/092rs.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLGyBqhyphenhyphen43PkCXJVjoPdOuQNlMRrI-p_13OQEFS0pq7abUTiTni-NyV1YkCLpcja_TlacnMptNgKSwQz4faj_rnM91Uypr4vw5_Es_5AGdw8KvSrI8OFwEiXxQ3Qp2UcqLE7rcDx2e3ugF/s400/092rs.jpg" width="400" wt="true" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Max and Tammy absolutely relished the opportunity of simply being somewhere else besides their familiar walking environment.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Max looked totally alive again. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">His ears were perked up, his eyes were so alive and his body language suggested that all is well in his world.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNWqleeguj3INZmxjnlthORhYS0hpMQOGjQlb6C9doLxWGyzi2RvIKWDnDLX7lQ9a2clqTsZY6xAbLk_j9HgqApKYvR14rE1q8E95asf_jKVCDn0NC-9e94SKvFUqsJZ6hJYD6T7gVZG2_/s1600/060rs.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNWqleeguj3INZmxjnlthORhYS0hpMQOGjQlb6C9doLxWGyzi2RvIKWDnDLX7lQ9a2clqTsZY6xAbLk_j9HgqApKYvR14rE1q8E95asf_jKVCDn0NC-9e94SKvFUqsJZ6hJYD6T7gVZG2_/s400/060rs.jpg" width="400" wt="true" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We would so have loved to let the two of them romp “Free”, but the little stream is suspect and one doesn’t know what they will find amongst the reeds. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuWUpquvlGq1PWzqrYYYWt5yLUNXSaOcVIUkNQzjyb2z9k02B_9TxJRxp0LtIJ-suLMvRgnbSLk0m6FR_BiVe-wiDnoXSnEJzB6B03ZmerEATsIiZeyMY8A2O4_YLdJTUAoEbB-bmxXFUG/s1600/090rs.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuWUpquvlGq1PWzqrYYYWt5yLUNXSaOcVIUkNQzjyb2z9k02B_9TxJRxp0LtIJ-suLMvRgnbSLk0m6FR_BiVe-wiDnoXSnEJzB6B03ZmerEATsIiZeyMY8A2O4_YLdJTUAoEbB-bmxXFUG/s400/090rs.jpg" width="400" wt="true" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We know them well...they would storm into the reeds, flush out any birds, water rats or other small animals, romp and bark and return a paler shade of black. So they were kept on lead despite their excited attempts to pull away.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Here are some of the photos taken from our Park excursion. I’m sure you’ll agree....A good walk was had by all...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbkRK7s0_T_8C8xXY9Aw8PsPNw3IH57ezP8i5lRfOdixuZvSrze1FDGgXNwtXAiYrVMIM0wu0fQhCx91wB01ih0Ngr18us-v4fa3hU0Es8WDyPDexCIxtKHoG8BvoxjLBOQkknIhYvfWQ4/s1600/065rs.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbkRK7s0_T_8C8xXY9Aw8PsPNw3IH57ezP8i5lRfOdixuZvSrze1FDGgXNwtXAiYrVMIM0wu0fQhCx91wB01ih0Ngr18us-v4fa3hU0Es8WDyPDexCIxtKHoG8BvoxjLBOQkknIhYvfWQ4/s400/065rs.jpg" width="400" wt="true" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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We have reached this amazing milestone...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong><span style="color: red; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">MAXDOG'S 100th DAY OF GRACE!!!</span></strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">If I look back over the past 100 days, I realise what an incredible journey it has been</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">... and continues to be. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">I have leaned to take each day as the blessing it is but I must admit that at times I have forgotten all the amazing events which have made up the past 100 days.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIOp_s2OqHBx_9fRCveG8lcCX2yiP2U70gjXg4l0ic0sSGRhjKLj8dmAMUgeOb5nNCD7UQGg91kQ9uu2NguJ5Dm8EZqq9fT8pwXfuPOLxnJ-tq00dV0rYdvT4V3Gp2BcJJsjkwFrbZOu00/s1600/17May2010+(27)rs.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIOp_s2OqHBx_9fRCveG8lcCX2yiP2U70gjXg4l0ic0sSGRhjKLj8dmAMUgeOb5nNCD7UQGg91kQ9uu2NguJ5Dm8EZqq9fT8pwXfuPOLxnJ-tq00dV0rYdvT4V3Gp2BcJJsjkwFrbZOu00/s400/17May2010+(27)rs.jpg" width="300" wt="true" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"> Today is indeed a milestone.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Arial;"><strong> Our Maxdog is a living, walking, breathing miracle!!!</strong></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Arial;"></span></strong><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju2lGj6dIJRJH4TJgeDSy5iUinFV15Yp3MipElpSE6-XTyXxlpUR74zBIYaXoiu2Ij5CzCxYfdpu8P8wjiIql0XtqygFZ3vnJJQyIXTLJxRvGTqzGlSN0jFd9Ow1yhdxR7Ze-MBvTc9ml9/s1600/17May2010+(33)rs.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju2lGj6dIJRJH4TJgeDSy5iUinFV15Yp3MipElpSE6-XTyXxlpUR74zBIYaXoiu2Ij5CzCxYfdpu8P8wjiIql0XtqygFZ3vnJJQyIXTLJxRvGTqzGlSN0jFd9Ow1yhdxR7Ze-MBvTc9ml9/s400/17May2010+(33)rs.jpg" width="400" wt="true" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">I thought I'd try and summarise some of the highlights and lowlights of these past 100 days</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">On the 6th February, Maxdog was sent home from the Specialist Veterinary Hospital, together with his distraught Maxmom (me), with the instruction to simply 'love him' and bring him back for euthanasia the minute he starts struggling. There was nothing more that the Vets could do for him as he had been diagnosed with a tumour which occupied 9/10ths of his liver. The general understanding at the time was that Maxdog only had only about 2 weeks left to live!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Arial;"><strong>Little did we all know!....here we sit...100 days later!!!.</strong></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Following this announcement, our cyber-community banded together and we received an overwhelming <strong><span style="color: red;">Tsunami of cyber support</span></strong> from around the globe. Emails, comments and various messages of support arrived on our doorstep. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Over the past 100 days we have received <strong><span style="color: red;">over 4000 comments of support!</span></strong> The world has embraced the plight of my beautiful dog and I am so grateful! Prayer groups were set up and we rode those first couple of weeks on a high of goodwill from people we'd never met. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">It was a heartwarming moment when the family of our little autistic friend, <span style="color: red;"><strong>Murray</strong></span><span style="color: black;"> and his service dog, </span><span style="color: red;"><strong>Clive, </strong></span><span style="color: black;">in Ireland decided to sponsor the training of a service pup by the name of </span><span style="color: red;"><strong>Stan</strong></span><span style="color: black;"> in Maxdog's honor, so I that I would have a pup to follow when Max had finally departed across the rainbow bridge.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">On Valentines Day (14th February 2010), the blogging community gathered their collective creativity and posted a series of <span style="color: red;"><strong>"Max Tour Stories" </strong></span><span style="color: black;">on their personal blogs for our enjoyment. These were embellished with photographs of Maxdog being 'hosted' by their countries, cities and homes. What amazing hospitality came our way as we were able to visit and read every one of those posts. There were 42 bloggers involved in this drive.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Soon after that and unbeknown to me, the blogging community also conspired to commission a beautiful painting of Maxdog by the artist, Kathleen Coy. This was affectionately entitled </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong><span style="color: red; font-family: Arial;">The 'Maxterpiece' and the 'Maxproject'.</span></strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial;">Friends from around the globe collected funds to pay for both the painting and its framing. It was also a great surprise to discover that there were even more funds left over from their gift, so we added our own bit and gave a donation of R1000 to</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-family: Arial;"><strong>The Society for Animals in Distress </strong></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-family: Arial;"><span style="color: black;">here in Johannesburg, South Africa.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Over the past 100 days, we have enjoyed many events in cyberspace including the amazing</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-family: Arial;"><strong>Iditarod </strong><span style="color: black;">in Alaska.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-family: Arial;"><span style="color: black;">Soon after the announcement of Max's illness I became desperate to collect hard copy photographs of Max. I realised I have very few of him and I together. </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVamIfx07qvKRgWiKlYRuS9AYp4Z0riYFX0QRh5qZpFx1SrzdfEUrHXT3w0K_tPWob0Thh-oEuKp6-2qIFJVE80FPUINLmJIJS5clLqJ8iA8TnmYuA8kVI0ui3FNAxo1xR6QoagFH4LHwF/s1600/04rs.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVamIfx07qvKRgWiKlYRuS9AYp4Z0riYFX0QRh5qZpFx1SrzdfEUrHXT3w0K_tPWob0Thh-oEuKp6-2qIFJVE80FPUINLmJIJS5clLqJ8iA8TnmYuA8kVI0ui3FNAxo1xR6QoagFH4LHwF/s400/04rs.jpg" width="400" wt="true" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-family: Arial;"><span style="color: black;">This prompted the</span></span><br />
<span style="color: red; font-family: Arial;"><strong>"Mom and Me photo"</strong><span style="color: black;"> drive</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-family: Arial;"><span style="color: black;"> as I tried to encourage my readers to get that photo of their pet and themselves as soon as they could.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-family: Arial;"><span style="color: black;"> Our blogposts over this time period have also included snippets of the build up to the</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-family: Arial;"><strong>FIFA Soccer World Cup 2010 </strong></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-family: Arial;"><span style="color: black;">which is due to take place in a few weeks in our country. </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7T7ffUawxXqRVggZvjPF3Rro7ll_iXke0p6M-NSVaAsnmiLSWraoQGGEBgUUrJwN6Qv4l_Y0KHe4c-Gn59CXM5BDLzDpFYcRem_Aag1tcq0eI2RYn1_wWc4KzCveww0mGXIMeAgfYVb7J/s1600/021rs.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7T7ffUawxXqRVggZvjPF3Rro7ll_iXke0p6M-NSVaAsnmiLSWraoQGGEBgUUrJwN6Qv4l_Y0KHe4c-Gn59CXM5BDLzDpFYcRem_Aag1tcq0eI2RYn1_wWc4KzCveww0mGXIMeAgfYVb7J/s400/021rs.jpg" width="400" wt="true" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-family: Arial;"><span style="color: black;">I have written various poems over the time and presented many photographs of Maxdog which I have collected. I've included scenes from South Africa and a written about a range of </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-family: Arial;"><span style="color: black;">"</span><span style="color: red;"><strong>Feel good moments."</strong></span><span style="color: black;"> </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-family: Arial;"><span style="color: black;">Maxdog has also shared stories about his </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-family: Arial;"><span style="color: red;"><strong>Golden family, </strong></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-family: Arial;"><span style="color: red;"><strong>'Life lessons according to Maxdog' </strong></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-family: Arial;"><span style="color: black;">and also attempted to introduce</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-family: Arial;"><span style="color: black;"> </span><span style="color: red;"><strong>King Toffee as a potential substitute Tour Guide.</strong></span><span style="color: black;"> </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAj4vkdoxFqbkIiDtvNFBM-qLFIJqFN3d8iRMdyRX8ur5xY8YUG3wlFMjdTDu2BgZbTygr7e7vAzjqI0_39IPxCLO1bRI2AtqRZYy2ydw_D23j_oCcF6KdZWsp4Z6lR4w67OEnq5b0Tm-U/s1600/17May2010+(6)rs.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAj4vkdoxFqbkIiDtvNFBM-qLFIJqFN3d8iRMdyRX8ur5xY8YUG3wlFMjdTDu2BgZbTygr7e7vAzjqI0_39IPxCLO1bRI2AtqRZYy2ydw_D23j_oCcF6KdZWsp4Z6lR4w67OEnq5b0Tm-U/s400/17May2010+(6)rs.jpg" width="400" wt="true" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDW6BDqbafMwP4NxYXQr6Ur7ehyphenhyphenNtpdOcWWEiXdsTHq1Wam0Tivd90PZ4vaTTsr9ipj4oFe0Uu3Qp64tcjb0-bBjc4XvND_KBTVQtOuQnipwDuqkYmJO7WW16nVfG5mnpRCOHcgW1hIOtA/s1600/17May2010+(7)rs.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDW6BDqbafMwP4NxYXQr6Ur7ehyphenhyphenNtpdOcWWEiXdsTHq1Wam0Tivd90PZ4vaTTsr9ipj4oFe0Uu3Qp64tcjb0-bBjc4XvND_KBTVQtOuQnipwDuqkYmJO7WW16nVfG5mnpRCOHcgW1hIOtA/s400/17May2010+(7)rs.jpg" width="300" wt="true" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-family: Arial;"><span style="color: black;">We have posted videos of <span style="color: red;"><strong>Maxdog and Tammy's tricks</strong></span> as well as explained<strong> </strong></span><span style="color: red;"><strong>How we taught Maxdog to talk</strong>.</span><span style="color: black;"> We were also invited to participate in the </span><span style="color: red;"><strong>BBC Programme </strong></span><span style="color: black;">examining the power of the internet (you can see the video by following the links in the sidebar)</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial;">On a sad note, we have seen the passing of our dear friends...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-family: Arial;"><strong>Hamish </strong><span style="color: black;">(in Scotland) </span><span style="color: black;">on the 19th February 2010 and</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-family: Arial;"><strong>Digby </strong><span style="color: black;">(in France) </span><span style="color: black;">on the 10th May. </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-family: Arial;"><span style="color: black;">Numerous other fur-friends have sadly passed on and all these friends have left a big pawprint on our hearts.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">So there has been a lot of water which has run under own own bridge over the past 100 days but the overwhelming thing has been the<strong><span style="color: red;"> incredible cyber-friendships</span></strong> which have come our way. Through your support and encouragement, we keep hopeful and take each day as a blessing it is meant to be. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">After 100 days, Max is still comfortable and painfree. Whilst he is very lethargic and picky with his food, he still enjoys his afternoon walks and simply being in the company of a loving family.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRagnntnmnlfid5Xv6ZR4NY9QxbSC50zL0FUejfYjne-EcqDUiW1J1lE9MwR6DVFE_PxWGgl6cZ0zTRdFaoW6zAZIRkjLRbFhromzltdoH_AggoKzcYavTLFGMCRc4TXNfY6C203EWSAci/s1600/17May2010+(30)rs.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRagnntnmnlfid5Xv6ZR4NY9QxbSC50zL0FUejfYjne-EcqDUiW1J1lE9MwR6DVFE_PxWGgl6cZ0zTRdFaoW6zAZIRkjLRbFhromzltdoH_AggoKzcYavTLFGMCRc4TXNfY6C203EWSAci/s400/17May2010+(30)rs.jpg" width="400" wt="true" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">We have learnt that we should never discount his need to live life to the full. We have also learned that Vets cannot predict when a dog will die. We have learnt too that each dog is unique and each owner's personal paradigm is also unique...that is is impossible really to give advice to or pass judgment on situations which are not our own. We have learnt that with every closing door a new one opens, that in the journey with a dying dog, nothing is guaranteed or certain. Our most important lesson however has been...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Arial;">LIVE EACH DAY FOR WHAT IT OFFERS!!!...</span></strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-family: Arial;"><strong>Carpe Diem!</strong></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVO-ij1GN1F3pQ51NOdZSAoOY8eWDIAn5pKkkJCR0R6txWhhaZneDStW_IDF1Lf4NJhlfMHlEB0Eq_7SFphR_3K47aZ0OB3NLUCm86cZu2SgOQzvYCZIylIRu6wwc5P4yE0ZYMty0s1zqM/s1600/17May2010rs.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVO-ij1GN1F3pQ51NOdZSAoOY8eWDIAn5pKkkJCR0R6txWhhaZneDStW_IDF1Lf4NJhlfMHlEB0Eq_7SFphR_3K47aZ0OB3NLUCm86cZu2SgOQzvYCZIylIRu6wwc5P4yE0ZYMty0s1zqM/s400/17May2010rs.jpg" width="300" wt="true" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial;">So instead of toasting to the next 100 days, let us simply celebrate...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Arial;">THIS DAY!!!...</span></strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Thank you to all our cyber friends for serving to uphold the vision of </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong><span style="color: red; font-family: Arial;">MAXDOG's BLOG:</span></strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Arial;">(SHARING, CARING AND UPLIFTING!)</span></strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">What an incredible journey this is!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">With lots of love and thanks</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>MAXMOM IN SOUTH AFRICA</strong></span></div>Maxmomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03352085013260757004noreply@blogger.com65tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3063264504139992140.post-86000273602406058382010-05-15T18:37:00.000+02:002010-05-15T18:37:47.320+02:00A HAPPY DAY...to say the least!<center><strong><span style="color: #38761d;">GREETINGS FROM SOUTH AFRICA!!!</span></strong></center><center><span style="color: red; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>MAXMOM </strong><span style="color: black;">here...</span></span></center><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzhDVyuOE4NJd1fYoRKbUJ_-3CzSG3HGqb0Lbq3f6KpuF9JSND0Cibnk6c2CcsMRdU1Yf4Fn2019ouncmpKB26cKTZlb20KRSfiazaBnhxvzACqQZtndbpX_EEWih2nssExXjxNXg7SZlD/s1600/019rs.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzhDVyuOE4NJd1fYoRKbUJ_-3CzSG3HGqb0Lbq3f6KpuF9JSND0Cibnk6c2CcsMRdU1Yf4Fn2019ouncmpKB26cKTZlb20KRSfiazaBnhxvzACqQZtndbpX_EEWih2nssExXjxNXg7SZlD/s400/019rs.jpg" width="400" wt="true" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Hello there everyone!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">It's been a relaxing, sunny and beautiful day here in Johannesburg, South Africa. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">We don't always have sunny weather as people might be led to believe. On a few mornings this week we woke up to this...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZwZeLGWu21rIQJRbV2MwQ1qSVp_gdL8FztvJP2HyYxF5GG9j_r5OUz4QnJK2ZqFqn-jY5sottu1JAdQOo4VBhYSQvIaKiwoSmmiD9AWQPz2VOXpnFWtED4XKIc9rjs52D4WHs5YJc7j-v/s1600/010rs.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZwZeLGWu21rIQJRbV2MwQ1qSVp_gdL8FztvJP2HyYxF5GG9j_r5OUz4QnJK2ZqFqn-jY5sottu1JAdQOo4VBhYSQvIaKiwoSmmiD9AWQPz2VOXpnFWtED4XKIc9rjs52D4WHs5YJc7j-v/s400/010rs.jpg" width="400" wt="true" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">But today was the perfect day!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">The family are all home for the weekend and the worries about Maxdog have been put in the cupboard for the moment.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">This is <strong><span style="color: red;">MAXDOG's 98th Day of Grace!</span></strong></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial;">Yes, it's quite amazing! I still believe that he is a living, walking, breathing miracle!!! </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial;">I believe it more so when he has such a good day like today...!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial;">I woke up early this morning and decided to make muffins. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial;">Well as they started baking, his ears and eyes perked up. Muffins have always been a hit with Maxdog and we've regarded them as his absolute favourite treat of all time! Well he demolished two in a row and later the 'Boss' sneaked quite a few to him whilst I wasn't looking. It all seemed to cheer him up no end.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial;"> In addition, Maxdog decided it was time to catch up on his swimming whilst we were out for the day. He had another swim on our return - encouraged mainly by me - just to rid him of the dirt he'd collected whilst running around our house during our absence. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">This afternoon I took the goldens for their walk and Maxdog acted like he had no cares in the world. His 'romp' to the green belt was repeated twice and the plants on the pavement had their liquid nourishment too. This evening he actually came and asked me for food (WOW!!!).</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">I dished him up some of his approved tin food and he ate quite a bit! (YIPPEE!)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">It seems that Maxdog has a new lease of life today, so all is well in this household for the moment.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">This coming Monday will be his <span style="color: red;"><strong>100th day of grace!</strong> </span><span style="color: black;">To us this will be another miraculous milestone! Judging from today, he has excellent chances of making it to at least Monday. </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="color: black;">Each day is a gift and we relish every moment.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">It gets a little chilly now in the evenings and we usually spend our time enjoying each other's company in front of a heater...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1wi9jjKXZsmE5ICwKiyp0JToSRLNBnUJK6yw937xWiFaZhWwaCCOFQMeIcbsCPwj1e309C3Z7W88FzPSYmk4i-4zLIrMc0ciL6TPhZEATu12hPY6Z3alNS3onmi9D55OOZrpi1AteDe88/s1600/002rs.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1wi9jjKXZsmE5ICwKiyp0JToSRLNBnUJK6yw937xWiFaZhWwaCCOFQMeIcbsCPwj1e309C3Z7W88FzPSYmk4i-4zLIrMc0ciL6TPhZEATu12hPY6Z3alNS3onmi9D55OOZrpi1AteDe88/s400/002rs.jpg" width="400" wt="true" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It is really quite cosy...with ALL my loved ones around...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhszwfWTwXJS4BzKzuAucPG9wbwaGwNddfxFFZ1N2DaF8rZzJPS8hdPjOgxsJsqlNo9TLXPz-H53kd6x6uTA186bVGOdT88Ju9gRYgQeV6-Fb3kd2CFlO-s1sK-L9F9vA5FiT4OV6G273mK/s1600/005rs.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhszwfWTwXJS4BzKzuAucPG9wbwaGwNddfxFFZ1N2DaF8rZzJPS8hdPjOgxsJsqlNo9TLXPz-H53kd6x6uTA186bVGOdT88Ju9gRYgQeV6-Fb3kd2CFlO-s1sK-L9F9vA5FiT4OV6G273mK/s400/005rs.jpg" width="400" wt="true" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Today I went out with my family to enjoy some school events. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">One of the excursions was to</span><span style="font-family: Arial;"> watch a rugby match between two fiercely competitive schools. The venue was beautiful...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">This particular school is nestled amongst the beautiful buildings of Parktown Johannesburg.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">I wanted to show you this picture because the buildings in the background are of the</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Arial;">CONSTITUTIONAL COURT OF SOUTH AFRICA.</span></strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em><span style="color: #134f5c; font-family: Arial;">(Set on the hilltop of Braamfontein)</span></em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial;">I just thought the whole setting was so pretty...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixYJ0-AXJbfkibSps_hZ_Xa4QZByiDMunqGJaZFACgqzpBPZHRugGY0bIhjf2nj99oydbNduuHRbGh86-ehiy9pgioZV29Hmrv5pR505ppei70G5mL57j0elMEYJI6aKBbhUQEtFD9ZRGa/s1600/026rs.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixYJ0-AXJbfkibSps_hZ_Xa4QZByiDMunqGJaZFACgqzpBPZHRugGY0bIhjf2nj99oydbNduuHRbGh86-ehiy9pgioZV29Hmrv5pR505ppei70G5mL57j0elMEYJI6aKBbhUQEtFD9ZRGa/s400/026rs.jpg" width="400" wt="true" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We could also see the main <span style="color: #38761d;"><strong>TELKOM TOWER </strong></span><span style="color: black;">from another vantage point</span><span style="color: black;">.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: black;">This tower is to be the main broadcasting tower for the </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong><span style="font-family: Arial;">FIFA SOCCER WORLD CUP 2010.</span></strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Thanks to this tower, the entire world will be receiving coverage of this amazing event -the kickoff in just 26 days time!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">(I just thought it to be a point of interest)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The only remaining news is that </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Arial;">KING TOFFEE HAD A BATH...</span></strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglI5ZcNrdPggQiO8_qfo7wRj0-og3_X5cENUQICQmZ0ozyu5McJz-g1dAxLriM0X-uBvDPg1IbLXNJvvwKrpShj0NY3DeVTz7UUPQJo77tlQSxSiUXh6P6xdbFxxVypkVayQ8vXk0VdfiF/s1600/043rs.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglI5ZcNrdPggQiO8_qfo7wRj0-og3_X5cENUQICQmZ0ozyu5McJz-g1dAxLriM0X-uBvDPg1IbLXNJvvwKrpShj0NY3DeVTz7UUPQJo77tlQSxSiUXh6P6xdbFxxVypkVayQ8vXk0VdfiF/s400/043rs.jpg" width="300" wt="true" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">...which means that his Lordship has even more bargaining power...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhriPZwYSU2ch7L8SzDPxcaprFgE0qxppCtl4npwkgcmq4rhnDTfXbHJFOddptw6WiMdEmShkU-wZp_o-rUu1-uImP60R82XVQg6nxS588g_2ZqiQicLh-T2FlyUKR31DBEFtTsunhEJ3Bi/s1600/039rs.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhriPZwYSU2ch7L8SzDPxcaprFgE0qxppCtl4npwkgcmq4rhnDTfXbHJFOddptw6WiMdEmShkU-wZp_o-rUu1-uImP60R82XVQg6nxS588g_2ZqiQicLh-T2FlyUKR31DBEFtTsunhEJ3Bi/s400/039rs.jpg" width="300" wt="true" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I hate to admit it, but I'm generally bowled over by cuteness!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">That is all my news for today!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Sending everyone all my love and wishing you all a wonderful and happy weekend.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">With love,</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54488/122/DBA909A6A506FF53CA364B503EB46658.png" style="background: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px;" /></a></div>Maxmomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03352085013260757004noreply@blogger.com40tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3063264504139992140.post-44667992913363500142010-05-14T17:03:00.004+02:002010-05-17T13:25:28.937+02:00"THE SOCIETY FOR ANIMALS IN DISTRESS"...YOUR beneficiary!<center><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>GREETINGS FROM SOUTH AFRICA!!!</strong></span></center><center><span style="color: red; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>MAXDOG </strong><span style="color: black;">here...</span></span> </center><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsMH3X8MWWOKiZxBa-Ws7gxEZUt9WlTy9ZxyGfMrluf1UxxRB5gouf99rWGvWbYf8kb0GGPI5qBUARx9psxKMQgc7ABkNWDAmFlzPoentzTZkaT_le_fCc2VqQCi7zIStL1Z0Sl3zMgNgC/s1600/1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsMH3X8MWWOKiZxBa-Ws7gxEZUt9WlTy9ZxyGfMrluf1UxxRB5gouf99rWGvWbYf8kb0GGPI5qBUARx9psxKMQgc7ABkNWDAmFlzPoentzTZkaT_le_fCc2VqQCi7zIStL1Z0Sl3zMgNgC/s400/1.jpg" width="400" wt="true" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Hello there to all our friends across the globe.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Today's post is rather a long one and is all about where </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="color: red;"><strong>YOUR DONATIONS </strong></span><span style="color: black;">have gone.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">It is a kinda 'report back' but really important one!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">So please grant us some lee-way..</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Do you remember this?....</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1CH862-oNUojeoznGz-pFVomb518laLUu7iBRLQgao-uU3Kdqj_28yUKqJsOuQAr86qh68SPf91hV4CWMNWcvemvVGEXI7w1o9pJiuJZ2_Lck1Np_rhE46H0TPOWkMhD3nFp00akwHSnR/s1600/010rs.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1CH862-oNUojeoznGz-pFVomb518laLUu7iBRLQgao-uU3Kdqj_28yUKqJsOuQAr86qh68SPf91hV4CWMNWcvemvVGEXI7w1o9pJiuJZ2_Lck1Np_rhE46H0TPOWkMhD3nFp00akwHSnR/s400/010rs.jpg" width="400" wt="true" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Yes, it is me with my <strong><span style="color: red;">MAX-TERPIECE!</span></strong></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">(You can read all about this amazing gift from our blogging friends by following the leads in the Right Hand Side Bar)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Well, many of you will know that there were additional funds from this in</span><span style="font-family: Arial;">credible gift from my cyber-buddies and that we chose to donate that extra R1000 to the:<br />
<strong><span style="color: red;"><a href="http://www.animalsindistress.ws/index.php">SOCIETY FOR ANIMALS IN DISTRESS.</a></span></strong></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">here in <strong>Johannesburg, South Africa.</strong></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial;">This is an organisation which does amazing charitable Veterinary work in some of the poverty stricken townships around our city.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Well, as a result of <span style="color: red;"><strong>YOUR GENEROUS DONATION,</strong></span><span style="color: black;"> Maxmom was invited to their head office and farm so that I would be able to tell you all about where your funds have actually gone.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">On Tuesday this week, Maxmom went along with a friend and they spent a couple of hours graciously being shown around by the General Manager of this organisation.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">I would love to share some of Maxmom's visit with you all...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">There was a special doggie-buddy there to greet Maxmom on their arrival...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjeI9tZo-c8KRWtJ15KFEN0knNYPBOF371oKMXvqRfxTcHBTVryBnyffDcvo9QqkE4vK3_zg0jwRrWTl3TmZQqlvN8t9VXOgwur4whmbkuYXPVT2GNhU5Qc-ublmEUF-drbxXonj_H4KVy/s1600/2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjeI9tZo-c8KRWtJ15KFEN0knNYPBOF371oKMXvqRfxTcHBTVryBnyffDcvo9QqkE4vK3_zg0jwRrWTl3TmZQqlvN8t9VXOgwur4whmbkuYXPVT2GNhU5Qc-ublmEUF-drbxXonj_H4KVy/s400/2.jpg" width="400" wt="true" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #38761d;"><strong>"BOB"</strong></span><span style="color: black;">, </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: black;">originally came from one of the townships and has turned into the most amazing 'educational' dog for many of the Society's activities.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Maxmom decided that she had to purchase one of the Society's T-shirts. (which you will see in the pictures below). The general manager, Heather Muller, spent a lot of time with Maxmom carefully expaining the Society's activities and vision...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8J4sCtyb1H3y_Nm6DAhUhqCjG3cDvK5IScUKLV4XdWL6cpC6YvCrNZUpgHFCUELOUQUIy0bqBXSzEszLvD6iilnpnsidIyYohYO5qfYdff9IMMtuwPa-3Rx49tmSIvXlIjO4WG0rkloYW/s1600/4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8J4sCtyb1H3y_Nm6DAhUhqCjG3cDvK5IScUKLV4XdWL6cpC6YvCrNZUpgHFCUELOUQUIy0bqBXSzEszLvD6iilnpnsidIyYohYO5qfYdff9IMMtuwPa-3Rx49tmSIvXlIjO4WG0rkloYW/s400/4.jpg" width="293" wt="true" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The <span style="color: red;"><strong>SOCIETY FOR ANIMALS IN DISTRESS</strong> </span><span style="color: black;">has been active since 1958. </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: black;">Their primary function is to provide Veterinary assistance and care to communities who are challenged by poverty and ignorance. The Society has a Mission:</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>"Protecting Animals, Healing their Sickness, Fighting Ignorance, Empowering Others </strong></span><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>to do the same."</strong></span></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">They have a number of mobile clinics which visit poverty stricken townships on a daily basis and they also have an educational programme which has been implemented in 63 schools around Johannesburg. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><strong><span style="color: #38761d;">Their activities rely entirely on donations!</span></strong></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Maxmom's visit to their farm on Tuesday brought a whole new understanding about their wonderful work. Maxmom says that there is an ambience of love and care which permeates the whole facility. It truly is the most loving environment and the animals look extremely well cared for!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Maxmom's first point of call were the horses who come from coal yards in the townships to heal. They are brought to the centre to foal as well as to recover from any illnesses. These horses usually carrying heavy carts of coal. Although Maxmom is generally scared of horses, these were really friendly. This is a mare and her foal..</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFvrbmNVkJSIfxv3jzvWodghc9-ZctVeoLQPhyi5U-XdHwTBdUGPNurEuIZd9dMJ_2ujQBg-GYa8nWMYV8FKq6vWg_7WgmRtSpdPOJD4C0kX_i96xciHVPIDdGNV3FdBat-zk6vYJLXC5c/s1600/5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="306" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFvrbmNVkJSIfxv3jzvWodghc9-ZctVeoLQPhyi5U-XdHwTBdUGPNurEuIZd9dMJ_2ujQBg-GYa8nWMYV8FKq6vWg_7WgmRtSpdPOJD4C0kX_i96xciHVPIDdGNV3FdBat-zk6vYJLXC5c/s400/5.jpg" width="400" wt="true" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Another friendly face...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCMK3w4T6Lof8df-BCf0yk4ZoaDI1oW-pGuVwb9d4eG5kBbvqAglPGu8-0qW0HNALniSHwACz6-qtlgzs014OI8zCwDJK7ZPAKC1xMZq_VQzZSHY2UvwbdSUdGo0UAymt2eWdn2UHvT3TH/s1600/7.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCMK3w4T6Lof8df-BCf0yk4ZoaDI1oW-pGuVwb9d4eG5kBbvqAglPGu8-0qW0HNALniSHwACz6-qtlgzs014OI8zCwDJK7ZPAKC1xMZq_VQzZSHY2UvwbdSUdGo0UAymt2eWdn2UHvT3TH/s400/7.jpg" width="300" wt="true" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Below is <strong>Heather Muller: </strong></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">the general manager of the society, with one of the horses...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJG3WxfjpzCnA-IWxoRTKcTbbCYZfdItSqqUvrpAiEt5HDsJSF5GuOYv1EMxyGFUXIsmUqTvzUG0xfSeydq3qaMKBVn8zeCEw79ergtvmKxOxnpFY9VO82tqjeD-AH5zTypBrqF_5ZMhVR/s1600/8.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJG3WxfjpzCnA-IWxoRTKcTbbCYZfdItSqqUvrpAiEt5HDsJSF5GuOYv1EMxyGFUXIsmUqTvzUG0xfSeydq3qaMKBVn8zeCEw79ergtvmKxOxnpFY9VO82tqjeD-AH5zTypBrqF_5ZMhVR/s400/8.jpg" width="400" wt="true" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Maxmom again...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpltyWYTGa4GCv9FqT_hNzBWParVlvTps_2r4bpCNjeGbaVEDd2K-yAK2wjhAHysCO5AjqR9_Mk4uV1fDPVKJoYthKojzSJe2mIVEawFvNCtzjIVwS0CEGEZr8FdAkhp5wY7TkXa5G38lB/s1600/9.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpltyWYTGa4GCv9FqT_hNzBWParVlvTps_2r4bpCNjeGbaVEDd2K-yAK2wjhAHysCO5AjqR9_Mk4uV1fDPVKJoYthKojzSJe2mIVEawFvNCtzjIVwS0CEGEZr8FdAkhp5wY7TkXa5G38lB/s400/9.jpg" width="400" wt="true" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">There are numerous horse stalls at the facility as well as enclosed areas for the various animals. Some sheep...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAeEFSwuJEv2F-_nZUYl0emPErXyMWT4CWLHkGpENB9gjNBJaA-u8wJNv9y75q9At5tItVX688NUt62QxpQ6_m153RPAFIdpw41hIF05Ox32zuci6ouU5AjE3e257wQYvBuvp4shFOyrAg/s1600/10.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAeEFSwuJEv2F-_nZUYl0emPErXyMWT4CWLHkGpENB9gjNBJaA-u8wJNv9y75q9At5tItVX688NUt62QxpQ6_m153RPAFIdpw41hIF05Ox32zuci6ouU5AjE3e257wQYvBuvp4shFOyrAg/s400/10.jpg" width="400" wt="true" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A resident goat...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBElgWgCBgFlct02V5_WP1UxVpBU8YE4yG46ilu4-f4idDrk6NbNpW-tTOjxz_qio66kiFjPfLfEQzsx17MMgBSuEEtIBVtU7HQoSjRZQPOs6WIns-nO9xOrlrQDm6OVl_eiPTqcaltzkU/s1600/13.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBElgWgCBgFlct02V5_WP1UxVpBU8YE4yG46ilu4-f4idDrk6NbNpW-tTOjxz_qio66kiFjPfLfEQzsx17MMgBSuEEtIBVtU7HQoSjRZQPOs6WIns-nO9xOrlrQDm6OVl_eiPTqcaltzkU/s400/13.jpg" width="400" wt="true" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This was a really delightful character...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLtHh0KqsX4t72dQvDsk_jBVNOwX8iPKVb7gSYW_pWeM5dA6yqDOQhpXtlJDOxkKhqQxW5i5CY8z72JbBNiiMimbHn3zZG9gbZeI3KPg1w5-1V9DznFbfGF9nXmEIMmAdhnH9yQjlk99Aq/s1600/14.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLtHh0KqsX4t72dQvDsk_jBVNOwX8iPKVb7gSYW_pWeM5dA6yqDOQhpXtlJDOxkKhqQxW5i5CY8z72JbBNiiMimbHn3zZG9gbZeI3KPg1w5-1V9DznFbfGF9nXmEIMmAdhnH9yQjlk99Aq/s400/14.jpg" width="300" wt="true" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Maxmom couldn't help a closer picture of his eye...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggGjFlir9aDV4Y2cYtg8kdel9HQVd17dC2nlPLUaGRyBKDQUhNMfhvELVg6fRxPcq5vYGWPDCCxp-PhUG6oeuBtTChZRC5Dr2SGZ5VR1XrIG0qNEjq-smdVmDmmg8R0NFSDZhtQfCyC2bP/s1600/15.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="335" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggGjFlir9aDV4Y2cYtg8kdel9HQVd17dC2nlPLUaGRyBKDQUhNMfhvELVg6fRxPcq5vYGWPDCCxp-PhUG6oeuBtTChZRC5Dr2SGZ5VR1XrIG0qNEjq-smdVmDmmg8R0NFSDZhtQfCyC2bP/s400/15.jpg" width="400" wt="true" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">As they came around the corner, on the way to the centre's hospital, there was a surprise.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Heather told us that they haven't had sufficient funds to build state-of-the-art equine theatres, so the operations have to take place on the lawn next to the hospital. It is important to note that <strong>ONLY </strong>Equine surgery takes place outside. Whilst Maxmom was there, there were numerous operations taking place on the premises. The vets here do many castrations, neuterings and spayings. This was one of the donkeys being attended to...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHgecxzwGzK9sDC0hUH9W9jsvMPxuUW71O2GUgQO1Jl_N3UOPO0r2qCJJdO7mi7YzP8EX7zOGfPtE_9eqnBtNzawqIIsG0-IWNYORbm5h5xaKYAee_SgvFZ4_s7KqSfK8GkerCEzKmtnz4/s1600/16.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="267" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHgecxzwGzK9sDC0hUH9W9jsvMPxuUW71O2GUgQO1Jl_N3UOPO0r2qCJJdO7mi7YzP8EX7zOGfPtE_9eqnBtNzawqIIsG0-IWNYORbm5h5xaKYAee_SgvFZ4_s7KqSfK8GkerCEzKmtnz4/s400/16.jpg" width="400" wt="true" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The girl with the blond hair is a veterinary student from Sweden who is doing voluntary community work. This operation had two vets in attendance, a veterinary nurse and numerous assistants.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_6A2oY8ouGe4ki_H8v1NB89UOqdOlyyWYQyQ3Z6_LJsLT9NL6gtWF_xVwm7T-SFv1C1QnarpOmb_OrMzPhcqPp0X5ib4hhlwTh9QkGG7e0ydwS18F7dJWUcVTQ2DgwVxcloFw7Jxt4hda/s1600/17.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_6A2oY8ouGe4ki_H8v1NB89UOqdOlyyWYQyQ3Z6_LJsLT9NL6gtWF_xVwm7T-SFv1C1QnarpOmb_OrMzPhcqPp0X5ib4hhlwTh9QkGG7e0ydwS18F7dJWUcVTQ2DgwVxcloFw7Jxt4hda/s400/17.jpg" width="400" wt="true" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Heather explained that it was 'operating day' and that she was going to take us to see what was happening inside the Animal Hospital. She also prepared us by explaining that the centre was in dire need of a 'recovery room' for their patients...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQU94PXcqqOF7GfFJF2_ukCG4-DodiFYhj35e1n7jmWS3Z_wUnUqH16B0EEEMBA6LK-HbQByyQKLWG1xFMtMrG2p_SDBxI8C8WJxCWAa8a_ynWrehJnF5ehpQRf13rDPYN4zss7A7yTj9B/s1600/18.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQU94PXcqqOF7GfFJF2_ukCG4-DodiFYhj35e1n7jmWS3Z_wUnUqH16B0EEEMBA6LK-HbQByyQKLWG1xFMtMrG2p_SDBxI8C8WJxCWAa8a_ynWrehJnF5ehpQRf13rDPYN4zss7A7yTj9B/s400/18.jpg" width="400" wt="true" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Inside one of the theatres:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">The dogs which you see on the floor are in the process of recovery. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv1wwmWNUUENDQIS-esw9fDMWYXo9DBlvQBYmLVP4_-u6_mwAwC_McWKZ66tJIRoD97RvBSEUzMvIyenG8Zb2P9K48DS2MMk0puZjSwOq5BQt-0D66pLxyeC2dwAPI1CGNdyg-zUDNh9KK/s1600/19.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv1wwmWNUUENDQIS-esw9fDMWYXo9DBlvQBYmLVP4_-u6_mwAwC_McWKZ66tJIRoD97RvBSEUzMvIyenG8Zb2P9K48DS2MMk0puZjSwOq5BQt-0D66pLxyeC2dwAPI1CGNdyg-zUDNh9KK/s400/19.jpg" width="400" wt="true" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Inside another theatre...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii5VLXsJECNcttCyygyOSzsGbCrOTvMabB2hLo7U-F5IfRuaEqNFgjcaCgqTFOrvW6-beoFOT3gSM2Csye5GjaahW2N3ilrkYTeNFZ9cpLU0h-NCFmQrKBPS26CiQnqFAjzF1uI1M8JpoP/s1600/20.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii5VLXsJECNcttCyygyOSzsGbCrOTvMabB2hLo7U-F5IfRuaEqNFgjcaCgqTFOrvW6-beoFOT3gSM2Csye5GjaahW2N3ilrkYTeNFZ9cpLU0h-NCFmQrKBPS26CiQnqFAjzF1uI1M8JpoP/s400/20.jpg" width="400" wt="true" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This little doggie (below) was waiting for her operation.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">(The hospital attends to many orthopedic cases as a result of animals being run over by cars, etc, etc)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1bxRPIJOLAd74f4PlWF7RnHJeUCdOa7tFUPbyOHlo6LE2-5d10QBULFYGugIUchyU9hFKIRgYjowSV5bZnoW2zWRpWCOEv3iW9ITOP_bIF92z4Iw2WqIiqai8swsTZ8CPmjN0PePg5xnB/s1600/21.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="370" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1bxRPIJOLAd74f4PlWF7RnHJeUCdOa7tFUPbyOHlo6LE2-5d10QBULFYGugIUchyU9hFKIRgYjowSV5bZnoW2zWRpWCOEv3iW9ITOP_bIF92z4Iw2WqIiqai8swsTZ8CPmjN0PePg5xnB/s400/21.jpg" width="400" wt="true" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It should be said, at this stage, that</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>the Society is NOT a rescue facility!</strong></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">All the animals you see actually <strong>belong</strong> to owners who struggle with affordability and who have voluntarily released them to the society in order to heal or to be sterilized. Despite being poor, the owners of the animals do contribute financially to their care.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">This sweet little doggie (below)was waiting for the Vets to correct his inverted eyelids. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">He is a dog who was handed over to a domestic worker whose owner no longer wanted him because of his condition...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWyAc22UFZdOk9yi47yFDynR5qCnoQEEZ_ilFkqRsvjghZBXiArsHctc0DK0mU0CCTJaHeHnIKSncVNySp7O0bWS78uGDbFWd27NxatW50LHIufxkG2Fli3PRs54M-IeE0cEOPMFFUGLyV/s1600/22.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWyAc22UFZdOk9yi47yFDynR5qCnoQEEZ_ilFkqRsvjghZBXiArsHctc0DK0mU0CCTJaHeHnIKSncVNySp7O0bWS78uGDbFWd27NxatW50LHIufxkG2Fli3PRs54M-IeE0cEOPMFFUGLyV/s400/22.jpg" width="266" wt="true" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">When Maxmom came out of the hospital, the donkey (who had his operation) was coming around from his anaesthetic. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Although still very dopey he was being well attended to by one of the staff..</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTQWs4ub6Jl9PSbvj9pJgTSytfkkVALgIRLDWD3JjPSgZBX8FcxUJwBiFt4oig-vM1Q6aYidWJPzkw7ON6jKP-X7n1dwwXypq86m6aplGODSxo9CUFqxTLU9jlA2vTCoHeOOOBr4aDQb-R/s1600/23.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTQWs4ub6Jl9PSbvj9pJgTSytfkkVALgIRLDWD3JjPSgZBX8FcxUJwBiFt4oig-vM1Q6aYidWJPzkw7ON6jKP-X7n1dwwXypq86m6aplGODSxo9CUFqxTLU9jlA2vTCoHeOOOBr4aDQb-R/s400/23.jpg" width="400" wt="true" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Maxmom and her friend were then taken to see the doggie kennels.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Again, ALL the dogs have owners to which they will be returned once they are better. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Maxmom was surprised by how well they were all socialised. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Heather explained that in the townships there are no walls so the animals have learned to get along with each other.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVrCcFED-kEG125Cc4dYxNLGxS3OPetqNl97Fj44asE2ezLFnrCn0WDd7SaXIUPf1xius8fu9KDXThSWMPbnTHHnmI5e7ykaCZs3ilzu3x1d5I9hfCEz_rhfU5k4j-yVJQrJWkIJjutD_y/s1600/24.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVrCcFED-kEG125Cc4dYxNLGxS3OPetqNl97Fj44asE2ezLFnrCn0WDd7SaXIUPf1xius8fu9KDXThSWMPbnTHHnmI5e7ykaCZs3ilzu3x1d5I9hfCEz_rhfU5k4j-yVJQrJWkIJjutD_y/s400/24.jpg" width="400" wt="true" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihHbO2_gJHYvA1pLoG6ZTvLW78h1a5WNh8h_dzR-vy3U0LWlmbW10peyD8vezWqgher0LTJlnUkAZkCLeC1XBwCHQWWEbHzniMFl5KF-67kAjskbOiMiXX2PHNNabx7yoEe0mIgl8Uz6Zc/s1600/25.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihHbO2_gJHYvA1pLoG6ZTvLW78h1a5WNh8h_dzR-vy3U0LWlmbW10peyD8vezWqgher0LTJlnUkAZkCLeC1XBwCHQWWEbHzniMFl5KF-67kAjskbOiMiXX2PHNNabx7yoEe0mIgl8Uz6Zc/s400/25.jpg" width="400" wt="true" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Here is Maxmom saying "Hello" to <span style="color: #38761d;"><strong>"HAPPY" </strong></span><span style="color: black;">- a rescued dog who has turned into an amazing educational ambassador which they now use in the school programme. </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">(The only reason he is confined is because there are operations in progress on the lawn. Usually he is free to roam the farmyard.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDtmVAfgL71SH8Rb0o-HqZEgU1PRdPfeCydkwp9NMWmsEGbG5fZsdoLc2aVYe25b2dn4pJC9RtaAe-GJZ1cpXXME9WK3ipuRZnUp5Bh-F9uYoI9AgRKVaF5zl2pMHjddKDPLnUXIaC7zJX/s1600/26.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDtmVAfgL71SH8Rb0o-HqZEgU1PRdPfeCydkwp9NMWmsEGbG5fZsdoLc2aVYe25b2dn4pJC9RtaAe-GJZ1cpXXME9WK3ipuRZnUp5Bh-F9uYoI9AgRKVaF5zl2pMHjddKDPLnUXIaC7zJX/s400/26.jpg" width="400" wt="true" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This is the 'orthopedic' kennels. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The animals here are all recovering from their operations.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisyYc-Bx2Pn6cfrhLPwDsrCGZxh0psBfBbSe_lH9jiIK3ZdlcPTGms8MLaj3371uQtH4rGzPV0-bxVqacJdkvZxvDqc9zJooiVVtlMd0_sovnPWG98DdfOl4QhiVeT-GaWXeTihKgk29cA/s1600/27.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisyYc-Bx2Pn6cfrhLPwDsrCGZxh0psBfBbSe_lH9jiIK3ZdlcPTGms8MLaj3371uQtH4rGzPV0-bxVqacJdkvZxvDqc9zJooiVVtlMd0_sovnPWG98DdfOl4QhiVeT-GaWXeTihKgk29cA/s400/27.jpg" width="400" wt="true" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The donkey enclosure...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyM5QasFImiKrcTUCsfzkCJqSBNfje0g1rGCYSX2sSmbbWYVjDHjl0STrsvwttLvp_6KeHXsuKGonj-HV8n4XedmSPC3zlagRgjn2RNSFD4H3Tw9J-F8E1hzHQndVliieNwUyWp55Ox_Ns/s1600/28.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyM5QasFImiKrcTUCsfzkCJqSBNfje0g1rGCYSX2sSmbbWYVjDHjl0STrsvwttLvp_6KeHXsuKGonj-HV8n4XedmSPC3zlagRgjn2RNSFD4H3Tw9J-F8E1hzHQndVliieNwUyWp55Ox_Ns/s400/28.jpg" width="400" wt="true" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTfJtHbGf-zcVV0DT8HUNQGnet7u4VqYKDoerP3u7B2oW04iqunA69rnEc9HL-nYiS3BLFhvIyzF33AFsOBEd1WOflXgR6qH7JERBPwuSVtL9k4G9c5sUr5RsrYs73HAO2z9i-th_gYi4R/s1600/29.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTfJtHbGf-zcVV0DT8HUNQGnet7u4VqYKDoerP3u7B2oW04iqunA69rnEc9HL-nYiS3BLFhvIyzF33AFsOBEd1WOflXgR6qH7JERBPwuSVtL9k4G9c5sUr5RsrYs73HAO2z9i-th_gYi4R/s400/29.jpg" width="400" wt="true" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">...and this is <span style="color: #38761d;"><strong>"HEATHER THE DONKEY"</strong></span><span style="color: black;">.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Yes, you guessed it...she is named after the general manager and is a really friendly donkey.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAklG9fYBpHeGwiBf-6epSR6vPsjZ4I7JwyccxtEK_8c-ufK5INMse5CvHXxr37cUSwpJPzF-dFCd-JZ7ZZlwbbt9WUn9yx30bFy6TdtT7GBQyliuxPHKBx8e9o-I1P0wJR_3ZvS5oPPHT/s1600/30.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAklG9fYBpHeGwiBf-6epSR6vPsjZ4I7JwyccxtEK_8c-ufK5INMse5CvHXxr37cUSwpJPzF-dFCd-JZ7ZZlwbbt9WUn9yx30bFy6TdtT7GBQyliuxPHKBx8e9o-I1P0wJR_3ZvS5oPPHT/s400/30.jpg" width="300" wt="true" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Maxmom fell totally in love with her...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh83ZBPZIFYaglkBY8ZoH9CPNDNYUhZeghTZE71nPo7fYi26XorJkMy5Oy_i5GXg50LmkPb46dpzGg85T1U1jDnXm5YAHjMtmsQssu4ZDyRtRhVHrtrJqFOVRk9mUeiiz2bnuEzU_H07ikp/s1600/31.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh83ZBPZIFYaglkBY8ZoH9CPNDNYUhZeghTZE71nPo7fYi26XorJkMy5Oy_i5GXg50LmkPb46dpzGg85T1U1jDnXm5YAHjMtmsQssu4ZDyRtRhVHrtrJqFOVRk9mUeiiz2bnuEzU_H07ikp/s400/31.jpg" width="400" wt="true" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So there you have it!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">This is where ...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Arial;">YOUR DONATION HAS GONE!!!</span></strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial;">Thank you so much again for your generosity. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial;"><strong><span style="color: #134f5c;">"Thank you"...</span></strong></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial;"><strong><span style="color: #134f5c;"> to Heather and the staff for your hospitality and for taking the time to show your donors what you are doing with our money!!!</span></strong></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial;">If you want to know more about the</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong><span style="color: red; font-family: Arial;">SOCIETY FOR ANIMALS IN DISTRESS</span></strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial;">please visit them</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong><span style="font-family: Arial;"><a href="http://www.animalsindistress.ws/index.php">HERE</a></span></strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">(and feel free to contribute in any way you can)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Sending lotsaluv to you all and wishing you a happy and comfortable weekend.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Arial;">MAXDOG IN SOUTH AFRICA</span></strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54488/122/DBA909A6A506FF53CA364B503EB46658.png" style="background: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px;" /></a></div>Maxmomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03352085013260757004noreply@blogger.com26tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3063264504139992140.post-51537799854689258942010-05-13T11:44:00.002+02:002010-05-13T11:53:01.478+02:00MY GOLDEN FAMILY...I LOVE YOU!<div style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">GREETINGS FROM SOUTH AFRICA!!!</span></strong><br />
<span style="color: red; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>MAXDOG</strong><span style="color: black;"> here...</span></span> </div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxfnhOrw8g2AC6rGtqHeWJj3gVqfP6C-SBVvzkvk2GUctES0SdbpZhmHu5jW7y0ZJu9RA2K4Opc0maK2bWCLoXeAoMmA8bGTUdyxdgzO5LC99LvAvtNpDbLJyAu2ZzhncyzMnhf6Vsu2tX/s1600/13May2010+(20)rs.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxfnhOrw8g2AC6rGtqHeWJj3gVqfP6C-SBVvzkvk2GUctES0SdbpZhmHu5jW7y0ZJu9RA2K4Opc0maK2bWCLoXeAoMmA8bGTUdyxdgzO5LC99LvAvtNpDbLJyAu2ZzhncyzMnhf6Vsu2tX/s400/13May2010+(20)rs.jpg" width="400" wt="true" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Hello there to all my furry-buddies across the world!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Thank you so much for all your good wishes, prayers and comments which you have left on my blog. Thank you too for all the emails we have been receiving behind the scenes. Every single one of them is treasured and pasted in Maxmom's heart.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Thank you!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Now, I have something special for you:...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This is the only picture I have of my puppies all together...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCFGTeClrK3mXlFCzlShcDpKFaODxXtLEzb2Jq8n4Clfet_7ZZYf5CJhhi3fIyrfEz9RGpxIPc0bEtFtcOdDFDaPDw1mTZFMnEx9MRJDc_4c3MfwvlRuIUurQiQ8pV3pZxuBEXU_xCHBY-/s1600/13May2010rs.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCFGTeClrK3mXlFCzlShcDpKFaODxXtLEzb2Jq8n4Clfet_7ZZYf5CJhhi3fIyrfEz9RGpxIPc0bEtFtcOdDFDaPDw1mTZFMnEx9MRJDc_4c3MfwvlRuIUurQiQ8pV3pZxuBEXU_xCHBY-/s400/13May2010rs.jpg" width="400" wt="true" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I want to dedicate this post to my entire Golden family,</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">but especially to my human grandmother and grandfather:...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong><span style="color: red;">ZENA AND ALAN</span></strong></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: black;">who helped to 'breed' me into this world.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">You see, I received an email from <span style="color: #38761d;"><strong>POLLYANNA. </strong></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>Pollyanna</strong> belongs to Zena and Alan and is kinda my 'wife' .</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Here is the email:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><em><span style="color: #134f5c;">Hi Max, my boy.</span></em></div><em></em><br />
<div style="text-align: center;"><em><span style="color: #134f5c;">I thought it was time that l put paws to computer. This is your wife, <strong>POLLYANNA</strong> here. I’m doing well. It was my birthday last week, I was 12 years old.</span></em></div><em></em><br />
<div style="text-align: center;"><em><span style="color: #134f5c;">Unfortunately a few of our kids have passed on over the last few months. Our very special girl <strong>INDIANNA</strong> who did so very well in the breed ring passed away after a very short illness in March this year. She was top golden bitch for 2 years running. (I too did this in my younger years). <strong>INDIANNA,</strong> was loved doing her <strong>Paws for People therapy work</strong> with Children and the old people.</span></em></div><div style="text-align: center;"><em><span style="color: #134f5c;">Two off our Boys have gone over the rainbow bridge and both their mum's have now got new kids from our mum's breed.</span></em></div><em></em><br />
<div style="text-align: center;"><em><span style="color: #134f5c;">---XxX---</span></em></div><em></em><br />
<div style="text-align: center;"><em><span style="color: #38761d;">To MAX: (<strong>a note from your mum Sherry):</strong></span></em></div><em></em><br />
<div style="text-align: center;"><em><span style="color: #134f5c;">l am still going strong now in my 13th year. I did attend 2 or 3 shows last year and did well in the Veterans class. I don't do many field trials now - it is bit of a long day for us old ones </span></em></div><em></em><br />
<div style="text-align: center;"><em><span style="color: #134f5c;">I think it is time that l put my collar and lead on and paid you a visit. Mum tells us all about you, MAX!</span></em></div><em></em><br />
<div style="text-align: center;"><em><span style="color: #134f5c;">Hang in there my boy Max we all know you can.</span></em></div><em></em><br />
<div style="text-align: center;"><em><span style="color: #134f5c;"><strong>Love to our boy Max from all the Ruffitwood Golden's</strong></span></em></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This email kinda made me nostalgic again, so I thought I'd show everyone some pictures of the "old times".</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">This next picture features my mother, <span style="color: #38761d;"><strong>SHERRY </strong></span><span style="color: black;">and my girlfriend </span><span style="color: #38761d;"><strong>POLLYANNA...</strong></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAMVNJyV_FWhrq7FBcdIpB1OJd9F3oG5kwbtgmDnRx3Eam6lGn2B7UkUDSX9kO1ftDDcvdSW2BmBWneWDgI-bYDCleyQjrtJQDfyuUQADOEqikjjOgXWN9OBg9PEKWDM-mQxqSMPUILCFg/s1600/13May2010+(17)rs.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="301" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAMVNJyV_FWhrq7FBcdIpB1OJd9F3oG5kwbtgmDnRx3Eam6lGn2B7UkUDSX9kO1ftDDcvdSW2BmBWneWDgI-bYDCleyQjrtJQDfyuUQADOEqikjjOgXWN9OBg9PEKWDM-mQxqSMPUILCFg/s400/13May2010+(17)rs.jpg" width="400" wt="true" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong><span style="color: #134f5c;">(From left to right: MAXDOG, POLLYANNA, ?, SHERRY (my mom) and my TAMMY-GIRL)</span></strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Here we are again...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzmV4Z3Y3q_hB8O3g3Pb5tk7iZ4M9OIOJCkVXexGbm3nBKXKwrP98l1ODP5oUHAJsMQYZvC0MDScDVl7bt07gAlZcQmM-ERARbCMVW6f7thVYLwQxQYr3pFQC8T9KQQs5LqtHziicH9O-Z/s1600/13May2010+(19rs.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="287" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzmV4Z3Y3q_hB8O3g3Pb5tk7iZ4M9OIOJCkVXexGbm3nBKXKwrP98l1ODP5oUHAJsMQYZvC0MDScDVl7bt07gAlZcQmM-ERARbCMVW6f7thVYLwQxQYr3pFQC8T9KQQs5LqtHziicH9O-Z/s400/13May2010+(19rs.jpg" width="400" wt="true" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong><span style="color: #134f5c;">(L to R) Pollyanna(my wife), Sherry(my mom),Maxdog and Tammy-Girl)</span></strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirtyTaNFeN5crXHLHDXse-CIi-06n0xrYvbsPZtDSopE_m5Dz4zltwgCwC27mwkCDxu4NEMNh46Psg35o7hEWFb6y81ESFQLVHvHv_URnWt52uGB96cPH7BfDGSFatCxoByzHUat9RXBBs/s1600/13May2010+(21rs.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirtyTaNFeN5crXHLHDXse-CIi-06n0xrYvbsPZtDSopE_m5Dz4zltwgCwC27mwkCDxu4NEMNh46Psg35o7hEWFb6y81ESFQLVHvHv_URnWt52uGB96cPH7BfDGSFatCxoByzHUat9RXBBs/s400/13May2010+(21rs.jpg" width="300" wt="true" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Yes, we all met together one day to go on the famous</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Arial;">702 Walk the Talk</span></strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial;">in 2003</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOwIsWf-PRvHH0Vs6UFlGwIQQ7GDtfXUqnQWJc9PT1iPAZoFjThOIv5vsxGTyRWJ5JZMIYFFiIl84dAFKu5PzZoEGA6Z1lflbvcevijS7SHQfO-MWIOCoqYv4T1aWtXfHmjubltCUEOpuR/s1600/13May2010+(22)rs.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOwIsWf-PRvHH0Vs6UFlGwIQQ7GDtfXUqnQWJc9PT1iPAZoFjThOIv5vsxGTyRWJ5JZMIYFFiIl84dAFKu5PzZoEGA6Z1lflbvcevijS7SHQfO-MWIOCoqYv4T1aWtXfHmjubltCUEOpuR/s400/13May2010+(22)rs.jpg" width="262" wt="true" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Maxmom and me...at the finish line...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGJzZOMR07Yz9C8GjmBN7RbqDDqeW0FFybcl4Qt0HNOTB7x3gCT1QhQ0_V6yURflFfTili-HRhUfaXKc2tGdsrhkQ9a6Wk6wACvg4eFh2tc3v-Q0ZLlv-WhB8nIheymyTzRfBJOJn55JHM/s1600/13May2010+(23)rs.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGJzZOMR07Yz9C8GjmBN7RbqDDqeW0FFybcl4Qt0HNOTB7x3gCT1QhQ0_V6yURflFfTili-HRhUfaXKc2tGdsrhkQ9a6Wk6wACvg4eFh2tc3v-Q0ZLlv-WhB8nIheymyTzRfBJOJn55JHM/s400/13May2010+(23)rs.jpg" width="307" wt="true" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In my earlier days I was a show dog but Maxmom was really terrified of the ring, so Granny Zena took me into the ring. These are some old pictures of my first show...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8jdQv9S1w-mcCnGmcLmj7T6sMK5fOamdpWJt8Klxam0S5ZYTENDN96UaJw8TFWNkV0QKZfd9aMslp9D67fpFruRvDfPlCdhx7QosQNTxnq36LKnUlebblYUZZPOKETps7Yco3bNzTc1aH/s1600/018rs.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="335" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8jdQv9S1w-mcCnGmcLmj7T6sMK5fOamdpWJt8Klxam0S5ZYTENDN96UaJw8TFWNkV0QKZfd9aMslp9D67fpFruRvDfPlCdhx7QosQNTxnq36LKnUlebblYUZZPOKETps7Yco3bNzTc1aH/s400/018rs.jpg" width="400" wt="true" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Granny Zena: Thank you for taking me showing. I'm sorry that I didn't want to stand properly in the ring that day. I was still so young - only a few months old - but I had a lot of fun sniffing all the other doggies. That judge sure was scary...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlHJAZhjtQ11UrJlvkoHiqWBWAusKib7_4U3mZ5T0PB7OUbbuN0NsPszvIQsq5IJYCK_iuFRWffacVGdNbqMltn01kp9JsCBEXXhixvKHIy3sOr1qKmR3OwjHatmLAXdDn29_uBPSsZasV/s1600/019rs.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="342" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlHJAZhjtQ11UrJlvkoHiqWBWAusKib7_4U3mZ5T0PB7OUbbuN0NsPszvIQsq5IJYCK_iuFRWffacVGdNbqMltn01kp9JsCBEXXhixvKHIy3sOr1qKmR3OwjHatmLAXdDn29_uBPSsZasV/s400/019rs.jpg" width="400" wt="true" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Hey, but I eventually came <span style="color: #38761d;"><strong>THIRD!!!</strong></span><span style="color: black;">(Don't tell a soul that there were only three of us in the ring! BOL!)</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNnPLHq20RwhZV3ATWO3JNkRSnAmxRJGm5vhNmfegO2HpMIL9XVj6gGZNCoLqX8V-J_leCCK8QQ58FLFlMe6nuFHY1KlWOu_H3dpaE8OPtp3Igf6uv1KXnv4tG9P-jNg3xJuLQyHLv1aws/s1600/020rs.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNnPLHq20RwhZV3ATWO3JNkRSnAmxRJGm5vhNmfegO2HpMIL9XVj6gGZNCoLqX8V-J_leCCK8QQ58FLFlMe6nuFHY1KlWOu_H3dpaE8OPtp3Igf6uv1KXnv4tG9P-jNg3xJuLQyHLv1aws/s400/020rs.jpg" width="400" wt="true" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I also want to thank <span style="color: #38761d;"><strong>Donovan </strong></span><span style="color: black;">for all the fun we had together!<br />
<strong>Donovan</strong> and <strong>Zena </strong>became my handlers during the shows.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">(Maxmom was far too nervous of the ring! BOL!)...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj69p1yO01t3rrccRi32A1r9rrsRL4u3Ien52HWiAc4OQmWdSI2iwHjaV9vyDJHqZodV36h16FvX5HaXd3GSP5D4NkTOFe_6BvuBUwXO-DPN2G0brUFyOzpw584oRPw61-iWsP-66lU53n9/s1600/014rs.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj69p1yO01t3rrccRi32A1r9rrsRL4u3Ien52HWiAc4OQmWdSI2iwHjaV9vyDJHqZodV36h16FvX5HaXd3GSP5D4NkTOFe_6BvuBUwXO-DPN2G0brUFyOzpw584oRPw61-iWsP-66lU53n9/s400/014rs.jpg" width="400" wt="true" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #134f5c; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>(L to R: Donovan and MAXDOG, Granny Zena and SHERRY?)</strong></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Granny Zena...did you know that I also did some therapy work for Paws for People? </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">It seems that my daughter (Indiana) and I had common interests...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhomoJakufMLEbLnreblzu3-zaHyi8xSF5COjuNWKXzi6cxI6VZ-fxjdf9YQhxkpRgRPpefwr_ke2LJxVC7wjUJbyDbVQ-if3rayrVhdTFZ6lr6TuX92Fw0XHsLRyW5lCJEdD648wDkJeXK/s1600/13May2010+(26)rs.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhomoJakufMLEbLnreblzu3-zaHyi8xSF5COjuNWKXzi6cxI6VZ-fxjdf9YQhxkpRgRPpefwr_ke2LJxVC7wjUJbyDbVQ-if3rayrVhdTFZ6lr6TuX92Fw0XHsLRyW5lCJEdD648wDkJeXK/s400/13May2010+(26)rs.jpg" width="300" wt="true" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Maxdog demonstrating "Leave it!".</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">(I was only 18 months old)...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu_gJXKJ0ID1LFRE0YC8xVjAgl2VqvbxKz_VbyDmJWUz7ZNIKCrTFgwUo-jejdS9_kUTpoVc2PLK31CUpfAo2QOu0kRV5wbtboUfL8Z8s9RYra6RarqRDU0V_xeaPYV9MBVv_6dTMUT-5l/s1600/13May2010+(25)12.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu_gJXKJ0ID1LFRE0YC8xVjAgl2VqvbxKz_VbyDmJWUz7ZNIKCrTFgwUo-jejdS9_kUTpoVc2PLK31CUpfAo2QOu0kRV5wbtboUfL8Z8s9RYra6RarqRDU0V_xeaPYV9MBVv_6dTMUT-5l/s400/13May2010+(25)12.jpg" width="400" wt="true" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">But I also want to thank Granny Zena for placing me with my forever family.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Maxmom has loved me from when I was a tiny puppy...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">You were so proud of me when I got into the newspapers...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR74EfWJWUDxhN6-crtmnXnLa9Wa_lG_RkXWKlh-3-DCZxpRxcy-TYMVynA3ppoAFMaC3EgGSQL6PvcbmPB1Rf0tNrN5m5dyDupaK6rX_yDBTO3XKRtnlrJMQRWlPB6woW9n2JcyJDyBne/s1600/015rs.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR74EfWJWUDxhN6-crtmnXnLa9Wa_lG_RkXWKlh-3-DCZxpRxcy-TYMVynA3ppoAFMaC3EgGSQL6PvcbmPB1Rf0tNrN5m5dyDupaK6rX_yDBTO3XKRtnlrJMQRWlPB6woW9n2JcyJDyBne/s400/015rs.jpg" width="300" wt="true" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbD2HXlnR4etPLDzixC-WLpSl4-TKSHnmcupGr8OKh0Vl4xP3Hi1INeHdBODjE4YJevjNFcqaCGHQronqTpc0iYrdzG3wRHu1JUW1Dl82hkh9kf5GSofqku3awXit6mRGiefxbXP9pncFN/s1600/13May2010+(36)rs.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbD2HXlnR4etPLDzixC-WLpSl4-TKSHnmcupGr8OKh0Vl4xP3Hi1INeHdBODjE4YJevjNFcqaCGHQronqTpc0iYrdzG3wRHu1JUW1Dl82hkh9kf5GSofqku3awXit6mRGiefxbXP9pncFN/s400/13May2010+(36)rs.jpg" width="400" wt="true" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Thank you also for allowing me to sire such beautiful puppies with </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong><span style="color: #38761d;">POLLYANNA</span></strong>.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">I am so pleased that they have lived happy lives and found wonderful forever homes!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Please tell my puppy, <span style="color: #38761d;"><strong>INDIANNA</strong></span><span style="color: black;">'s mommy - Shirley - that I am very sorry for her loss.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">When I eventually get to the Rainbow Bridge, I will most definitely look out for her.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">She and I will run together in the happy-hunting-grounds.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCFGTeClrK3mXlFCzlShcDpKFaODxXtLEzb2Jq8n4Clfet_7ZZYf5CJhhi3fIyrfEz9RGpxIPc0bEtFtcOdDFDaPDw1mTZFMnEx9MRJDc_4c3MfwvlRuIUurQiQ8pV3pZxuBEXU_xCHBY-/s1600/13May2010rs.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCFGTeClrK3mXlFCzlShcDpKFaODxXtLEzb2Jq8n4Clfet_7ZZYf5CJhhi3fIyrfEz9RGpxIPc0bEtFtcOdDFDaPDw1mTZFMnEx9MRJDc_4c3MfwvlRuIUurQiQ8pV3pZxuBEXU_xCHBY-/s400/13May2010rs.jpg" width="400" wt="true" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And finally...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">To my special human Grandfather, <strong><span style="color: #38761d;">ALAN...</span></strong></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial;">I loved you from the day you delivered me!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">You are a special man and I will never forget how you played with me every time I saw you!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHgFXyLk7psE7VkQdzgOn5HcXr3L6zDF2XnLgMsIZyZ9eyQ9KLkXvS9DU224taRYpX1TRd_rd8H9jJNhdhbQ5cLqA4GJ6i42gEDU3ILQDszSDdSOjI-7QsYMlLnlyBgRXVBtgCtDmEej2j/s1600/13May2010+(10)rs.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHgFXyLk7psE7VkQdzgOn5HcXr3L6zDF2XnLgMsIZyZ9eyQ9KLkXvS9DU224taRYpX1TRd_rd8H9jJNhdhbQ5cLqA4GJ6i42gEDU3ILQDszSDdSOjI-7QsYMlLnlyBgRXVBtgCtDmEej2j/s400/13May2010+(10)rs.jpg" width="400" wt="true" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Sending lotsaluv and lotsalicks to </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Arial;">ALL MY FRIENDS.</span></strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong><span style="color: red; font-family: Arial;">MAXDOG IN SOUTH AFRICA</span></strong></div></div>Maxmomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03352085013260757004noreply@blogger.com45tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3063264504139992140.post-84549368177095140462010-05-12T11:14:00.000+02:002010-05-12T11:14:44.845+02:00CAN WE REALLY ANTICIPATE WHAT LIES AHEAD?<div style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">GREETINGS FROM SOUTH AFRICA!!!</span></strong></div><center><span style="color: red; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>MAXMOM </strong><span style="color: black;">here...</span></span> </center><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcIOt0GkXA_oeJvkmAgAEaBEsctFJxcRUG7k_siK99ibn0i9OBHSsz4HvIQteQk_bpm4e8GYb5KCZbORWPdueOXsXHQhWmhTtdugu4K79bdU92xfwhHgJYx7wcjaJD_t7twNI92qbgYxZL/s1600/005rs.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcIOt0GkXA_oeJvkmAgAEaBEsctFJxcRUG7k_siK99ibn0i9OBHSsz4HvIQteQk_bpm4e8GYb5KCZbORWPdueOXsXHQhWmhTtdugu4K79bdU92xfwhHgJYx7wcjaJD_t7twNI92qbgYxZL/s400/005rs.jpg" width="300" wt="true" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Looking into the future is more difficult than you think!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The daily battle with getting Max to eat continues. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Every morning, I think...”How much longer?” </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I must stress that this is my personal perspective and I accept that Maxdog's might be totally different. But as I look at him sleeping (peacefully and pain free) for most of the day, having refused my food offerings, I am alone in my doubtful thoughts. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This is my dog who has evolved from a vital, vibrant, energetic and communicative dog to a dog who is content to sleep away the hours. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA9c1UKoz3WINJ2bMXkbjIaf8Sgjgqf03RNuKLXP311hh-qc4LhB9EziW74sPOMGmHiRXzVLH7wc8M-xX5KcCCenDXiFFnXyzq8mjhmi9CVGqfPXdYD0OT1iRocAvDagI4Qx8Mj52Oi2pZ/s1600/00rs.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA9c1UKoz3WINJ2bMXkbjIaf8Sgjgqf03RNuKLXP311hh-qc4LhB9EziW74sPOMGmHiRXzVLH7wc8M-xX5KcCCenDXiFFnXyzq8mjhmi9CVGqfPXdYD0OT1iRocAvDagI4Qx8Mj52Oi2pZ/s400/00rs.jpg" width="400" wt="true" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">His eyelids seem constantly heavy and the questions in my mind about his longevity seem to whittle away at my understanding of his condition. It’s the mornings which expose his stark reality.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">One thing I have learnt over the past three months of living with Max is NEVER to write him off! The times where I have felt that it is impossible for him to continue for much longer, he turns around and proves me wrong! If I go back into my personal diaries and read my writings in February, then I realise that I felt exactly the same then – ie “Not much longer!’ Yet he has proved me wrong time and time again.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The transformation from his lethargic demeanour takes place from around 3pm. As the sun starts descending to the horizon, Maxdog comes to life. It’s a slow transition, but steady and firm. By 5pm, I have no option but to accede to his (and Tammy’s) demands, to pick up the leads and to exit the property with two excited Goldens who have their tails held high.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Before we go on our routed walk, I let them loose to run down the cul-de-sac towards the green belt – their favourite part. They wait until I say “Free” and then they fly. To watch Max participate in this jaunt again leads me to question myself, “Where is this energy coming from? That tumour is huge, yet he doesn’t look sick now! He should be dead, yet he acts like a puppy!” It is totally unfathomable.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #134f5c; font-family: Arial;"><em>(Max - last weekend)</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">As the 20 minute walk progresses, I can see that he is tiring. Usually on our return, he is begging, once again, to be let off for another run and I usually acquiesce. The noticeable difference at this point is that once he has been disconnected from the lead, he changes his mind, preferring to remain by my side to walk whilst Tammy disappears to bark and scout the perimeters. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Once home, Maxdog changes back into a very sleepy and lethargic dog and my concerns return.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Max’s appetite eventually becomes workable around 8pm after refusing any food/treats during the day. He has also taken to refusing food from me personally. Instead, the offerings of my husband are greatly appreciated. After another worrying day, we are usually able to go to sleep knowing that Max has indeed eaten something, perhaps not sufficient, but at least he has sustenance.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjepttsiWmffEfTrFV81xqO5S1mHY0jqCPZ7mL1FMnx50_8u4nT4_Btg4DjnMupZW8Of_nK61UVkBOiWKSIdkbN-cVM062YS_2NHUz9RVtIU_CWD7YY6DUylSroQNKFiO813iDau8w4T0q/s1600/017rs.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjepttsiWmffEfTrFV81xqO5S1mHY0jqCPZ7mL1FMnx50_8u4nT4_Btg4DjnMupZW8Of_nK61UVkBOiWKSIdkbN-cVM062YS_2NHUz9RVtIU_CWD7YY6DUylSroQNKFiO813iDau8w4T0q/s400/017rs.jpg" width="400" wt="true" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The departure to the Rainbow Bridge of some of our canine companions in cyberspace has given me unexpected privy to the future for my Maxdog and I am deeply saddened. It’s been immensely strengthening however to have shared their journey and I can’t stress enough – A real privilege! My hope is that by sharing my own reality, it might serve to strengthen others in the same way. But to experience the pain of loss in a premature, prolonged fashion, as I am experiencing with Max, is not something I’d wish on anyone! It is heart wrenching, heartbreaking and saps every ounce of my energy.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I am sorry that I’ve been unable to get to your blogs...sometimes I simply can’t. My heart is not in the right place. But I am very grateful that my friends who have remained with me on this journey with Maxdog. He is a real fighter and I should not judge him by my standards.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXm6XJjPFIDfGT9GtYczMa5Tef5hD_efq2_QGrXB9Utv1LtptBokPOxLqV91cW6rU2F8mFCHACKmF_qknqrtP1TP_ip2Kf9lpen1Fk4uKgOw9Uk_aOGunmTT-rojq62AhV6m3snrahjsJe/s1600/018rs.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXm6XJjPFIDfGT9GtYczMa5Tef5hD_efq2_QGrXB9Utv1LtptBokPOxLqV91cW6rU2F8mFCHACKmF_qknqrtP1TP_ip2Kf9lpen1Fk4uKgOw9Uk_aOGunmTT-rojq62AhV6m3snrahjsJe/s400/018rs.jpg" width="400" wt="true" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Thank you so much for being with me on this journey!</span></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54488/122/DBA909A6A506FF53CA364B503EB46658.png" style="background: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px;" /></a></div>Maxmomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03352085013260757004noreply@blogger.com59tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3063264504139992140.post-24714336139790596742010-05-11T08:58:00.002+02:002010-05-11T09:39:12.087+02:00DIGBY...SADLY MISSED...<center><span style="color: #134f5c; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>A tribute to our departed friend:</strong></span></center><center><strong><span style="color: #134f5c; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">DIGBY....</span></strong> </center><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">As I look to the sunset I now know</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">That you are there...in its glorious glow.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Chasing bunnies, Playing with balls </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">soaking up smells in fields with no walls...</span></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"></span><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I follow your light...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">There is a famous story about an amazing dog of Africa</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><strong>"Jock of the Bushveld"</strong></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">...which was made into a movie.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHyFN8ykoS1F8MrY2Ky8SNsc80fTTr-8cSvHbFBzSoZ7o1vbPxnINO_Wv3ApKOacLb3kk2AeZYod4E6KFxtvW4L3QFmTsBTJMrX0Amin4oZYXBpLCCcJQ2CoLInQijjqmV5hyIL5gN_KiM/s1600/Jock%2520of%2520the%2520Bushveld.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHyFN8ykoS1F8MrY2Ky8SNsc80fTTr-8cSvHbFBzSoZ7o1vbPxnINO_Wv3ApKOacLb3kk2AeZYod4E6KFxtvW4L3QFmTsBTJMrX0Amin4oZYXBpLCCcJQ2CoLInQijjqmV5hyIL5gN_KiM/s320/Jock%2520of%2520the%2520Bushveld.jpg" tt="true" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The theme song, "Brave Heart", by Johnny Clegg (a South African musician) is one of my all time favourites. The lyrics of the song itself remind me so much of the spirit of our amazing dogs who put up such a fight to struggle with these dreadful terminal illnesses.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Please go and take a listen to this video:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5_9xtCbRgH4&feature=related">HERE</a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We send our love and comfort to</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Angus, the "Font", their family and fur-brother Wilf.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">With all our love,</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54488/122/DBA909A6A506FF53CA364B503EB46658.png" style="background: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px;" /></a></div>Maxmomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03352085013260757004noreply@blogger.com30tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3063264504139992140.post-6067466408800762942010-05-09T10:58:00.001+02:002010-05-09T10:59:30.968+02:00A HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY UPDATE FROM THE DOGS IN THE MAXPACK<center><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>GREETINGS FROM SOUTH AFRICA!!!</strong></span></center><center><span style="color: red; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>MAXDOG </strong><span style="color: black;">here...</span></span></center><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeVCMeFnQ96JVi9rMwBXCCYxcS7UX70l5TC-iCdn_WgP8Tp4DOUmZ_HXFUcxT9XjkPUXBYHtO0gOoXlS2HjEpZtr2zWxL4yE89w3-8CGCH6WsjTRdimw7oMdb_xJWzZBuIZEgFwOkd1w7r/s1600/026rs.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeVCMeFnQ96JVi9rMwBXCCYxcS7UX70l5TC-iCdn_WgP8Tp4DOUmZ_HXFUcxT9XjkPUXBYHtO0gOoXlS2HjEpZtr2zWxL4yE89w3-8CGCH6WsjTRdimw7oMdb_xJWzZBuIZEgFwOkd1w7r/s400/026rs.jpg" tt="true" width="326" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A very big "Hello" there to all my friends across the world!!!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">I just wanted to wish all the mommies out there...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong><span style="color: red; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">A HAPPY MOTHERS' DAY!!!!</span></strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial;">On this my...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong><span style="color: red; font-family: Arial;">92nd Day of Grace!</span></strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPdiWyla-1_Tx-ReEAQtsem-KGtlOEutm2nZwOKufBWKGrGjs6wh9KCTHHKpFhpV4ejDC_TJFTGM_aS8ILAPRsvuC2gfh7vHrsPVth1B3j5roR80ZY_m4loC2n1S3e_AG6pCzu8mQlnbyg/s1600/002rs.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPdiWyla-1_Tx-ReEAQtsem-KGtlOEutm2nZwOKufBWKGrGjs6wh9KCTHHKpFhpV4ejDC_TJFTGM_aS8ILAPRsvuC2gfh7vHrsPVth1B3j5roR80ZY_m4loC2n1S3e_AG6pCzu8mQlnbyg/s400/002rs.jpg" tt="true" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">When they told Mom 3 months ago that there was no more hope for me,</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">she would have never thought that I'd still be here today...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">celebrating the day with all the mothers in the world.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Although my <span style="color: magenta;"><strong>TAMMY-GIRL </strong></span><span style="color: black;">has never been a mother herself,</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">she is most definitely the canine mother of my pack...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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Mom has been delighted, because there have been fleeting moments where I have offered to play with her...from my lying down position...</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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