tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-42079352152010636722024-03-08T19:27:14.083-05:00Poodle Muffin and FriendsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger55125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4207935215201063672.post-36991548495941657382012-04-24T06:15:00.001-04:002012-04-24T06:15:55.275-04:00REAL WOLVESwe visited the "Wolfscenter" nearby Bremen ....<br />
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they had REAL wolves.... amazing!!!!!!!<br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4207935215201063672.post-72284745163713166162011-05-18T06:56:00.002-04:002012-01-26T06:17:08.086-05:00<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-clDg-plxfto/TdOl0zPGDTI/AAAAAAAAB8g/hcFBOj40VJQ/s1600/IMG_0074.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-clDg-plxfto/TdOl0zPGDTI/AAAAAAAAB8g/hcFBOj40VJQ/s320/IMG_0074.JPG" /></a> </div>see Lotte's waggling tail? Think she understands what the stones show....<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">can you find the egg in the picture?</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4207935215201063672.post-60501325091190614202011-04-21T05:14:00.001-04:002012-01-26T06:17:08.098-05:00training a dog like Lotte?yes! Not only that it's necessary -<br />
it's POSSIBLE :-)Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4207935215201063672.post-55676915774330871932011-04-09T15:27:00.010-04:002012-01-26T06:17:08.098-05:00I'm walking on sunshine....:-)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-C13zkUGIXlg/TaCxQuV6szI/AAAAAAAAB6U/FTl_I9ewR0A/s1600/DSC02906-1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-C13zkUGIXlg/TaCxQuV6szI/AAAAAAAAB6U/FTl_I9ewR0A/s320/DSC02906-1.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-BzWYtBKwXNI/TaCxsbD8utI/AAAAAAAAB6Y/r4jadFB1lck/s1600/DSC02917-1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-BzWYtBKwXNI/TaCxsbD8utI/AAAAAAAAB6Y/r4jadFB1lck/s320/DSC02917-1.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-NJWIhRK5dRo/TaC3IC597yI/AAAAAAAAB6k/900bGPG8EDA/s1600/DSC02940.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-NJWIhRK5dRo/TaC3IC597yI/AAAAAAAAB6k/900bGPG8EDA/s320/DSC02940.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-P9tF7K7ESvo/TaC1i52ZK2I/AAAAAAAAB6g/chqj1aEvP_Q/s1600/DSC02960.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="190" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-P9tF7K7ESvo/TaC1i52ZK2I/AAAAAAAAB6g/chqj1aEvP_Q/s320/DSC02960.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4207935215201063672.post-59117038789217478972011-04-05T11:03:00.004-04:002012-01-26T06:17:08.098-05:00Lotte's breedpeople keep asking me (Tina) about Lotte's breed.<br />
My guess would be: probably Dackel (Wiener Dog) -long back and short legs) and Prager Rattler (huge ears).<br />
Some people guess that Chihuahua might contribute to her genes as well but since she has a great social behavior with ALL dogs we meet it seems more likely that it's Prager Rattler - just google them and see the pics - but anyway, every other guess is WELCOME :-)Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4207935215201063672.post-68601687564343171602011-03-28T07:27:00.005-04:002012-01-26T06:17:08.099-05:00she is so sweet......<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">....tiny little LOTTE...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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Tina thought that just because I am not living on earth anymore I'd stop blogging....NO I don't! I'll keep on posting, right here from doggies heaven...<br />
So, what happened? I could see that Tina and Poldi were quite sad that I had to leave them. Especially Poldi behaved way differently than I knew him: he didn't want to go for walks anymore and didn't know what to do without me when they met other dogs...poor him.<br />
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I then made a plan and, guess what, it worked out: I telepathically sent Tina to a shelter where I knew, a little female dog was waiting for somebody to take her home. Her name is LOTTE. Lotte is already an adult dog but is even smaller than I was, and seems to be around 2 years old. <br />
So Lotte now lives with Tina and Poldi and Poldi is sooooo happy again!<br />
Yes, and I am very happy that my plan to get Poldi a new friend worked out!<br />
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Of course, they don't have any idea that I do observe them here from doggies heaven, but, you know me, I always did what I want...:-)<br />
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</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4207935215201063672.post-91527958536984518412011-01-31T06:45:00.009-05:002012-01-26T06:17:08.099-05:00GOOD BYE BRAVE LITTLE MUFFIN!<div style="text-align: center;">Today, January 31st, 2011, little Muffin started his last journey - </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">After a week of almost no eating and getting very weak the last two days, we've been to the vet, today. </div><div style="text-align: center;">The blood values showed that the kidneys probably have stopped working at all. He suffered the whole night from muscle contractions and this morning, he was somehow not himself anymore.<br />
It was time for him start his last journey without us - so I decided to let him go...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4207935215201063672.post-89818140984952627942010-03-18T16:39:00.001-04:002012-01-26T06:17:08.099-05:00Arrived in Europe!We arrived at Frankfurt Airport yesterday morning. All three of us were on the same planes and we got our connections in Toronto easily. Muffin behaved well in his bag. Only when he couldn't see me being around, he got upset. Probably that was because of his separation anxiety that he still seems to have when Poldi is not around. Anyway, no accidents in any of the creates.<br />
So, I am happy that everything was so easy. More the next days...TinaUnknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4207935215201063672.post-17550414450318275342010-03-13T16:07:00.002-05:002012-01-26T06:17:08.100-05:003 days to go<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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Tina will be on a good bye party this evening and Poldi and I might just sleep. Last night, Poldi slept in his traveling kennel with the door closed to get him used to the kennel again. I slept in my traveling bag with the door open since I like it anyway. Tina keeps pretending she wouldn't be nervous but I could bet she is....she never before said "everything will be fine" like 10 times a day...I am only concerned about the fact that Tina said I won't get supper on Tuesday since dogs should not eat while flying. Maybe I could put on my "poor-little-doggie-look" so that other people give me something to eat - Tina said there will be a lot of people at the Airport and in the plane...so let's see, I still have hope that there will be supper for me on Tuesday as well!<br />
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Yesterday, I found out that both dogs were booked only for the second part of the flight - from Toronto to Frankfurt - but not for the first part - Halifax to Toronto. (?!?!)<br />
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I really wonder how something like that could happen. Even if someone would consider them purely as baggage - it doesn't make any sense to book in a suitcase only for the second part...nobody could check it in....????<br />
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Anyway, after several calls with Lufthansa and Air Canada everything is fixed now and the dogs are booked for the first half of our journey as well.<br />
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So if anybody of you out there ever plans to travel with pets - call your airline and make sure that everything is allright and that they really SEE your reservations in their computer system....Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4207935215201063672.post-11240062446834213782010-03-04T19:37:00.001-05:002012-01-26T06:17:08.100-05:00countdown to Europeit's only 12 days until Tina, Poldi, and I will be leaving Canada.... and we already sold our car.<br />
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Today I got groomed. I was scared and the groomer told Tina that I shivered the whole 2 hours! Tina said she was really surprised since I am normally such a brave little guy, she thinks maybe I am traumatized since my last grooming was during my hard times in summer (even though the groomer was such a nice lady).<br />
The good news is that the groomer estimated my age to be around 6 years! Wow maybe I am still that young! Would be great!<br />
I totally look like a poodle now look at the picture:<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The picture below shows me in my new travel bag that we will use for the flight to Europe. I think it's more like a doggy bed and Tina seems to very glad that I like it soo much...<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ONO4UQXikGE/S5BSF4_KkhI/AAAAAAAABz0/ETQ4iJD89h4/s1600-h/DSC02027.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ONO4UQXikGE/S5BSF4_KkhI/AAAAAAAABz0/ETQ4iJD89h4/s320/DSC02027.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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> his blood values are much better - only 4 are (slightly) out of range instead of 7 in the beginning<br />
> he is not underweight anymore<br />
> he is energetic enough to do even long walks of 2-3 hours<br />
> he shows no separation anxiety anymore<br />
> he became fully housebroken within the first 2 weeks<br />
> he learned commands like sit, down, stay etc.<br />
> he nicely walks offleash and does well on recall - improving day by day<br />
> he learned from Poldi how to play ball and also brings the ball back to me most times<br />
> ground pumpkin seeds helped with the first signs of nightly incontinence - no accidents anymore<br />
> he learned to travel nicely on the backseat of a car<br />
> I learned to not leave any food on the kitchen counter while leaving the house<br />
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in short: he is a great example showing that also older dogs adapt very quick and well to a new home. As I got him last year, I was not sure if we will be able to publish posts with the date of 2010. Would he still be alive then? Well, we do have 2010 now, he is here and in great shape!<br />
He has definitely the nature of a little fighter, knows no self-pity and literally runs full speed into life. I am so glad that nobody gave up on him as he came to the shelter! Honestly - how many shelters would have put down a dog like him? Old, skinny to the bones, not willing to eat, smelly like a rotten fish, black teeth, infected eyes and ears, not housebroken. I am so grateful to the folks of the LA Shelter in Amherst - they did not even think about that!<br />
Since the first day I learn from this old little guy that you can enjoy each single moment, independently from your past and without worrying about the future. Is there something better a pet could do for you?Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4207935215201063672.post-69185744842955939332010-01-23T08:19:00.002-05:002012-01-26T06:17:08.101-05:00Europe!Hi, it's Muffin. We've been a the vet yesterday. I got treats there but also something that Tina called a rabies shot. I didn't really realized the shot since I was so busy with grabbing treats from Tina's hand.<br />
But then I heard Tina telling the vet that I will need the shot since we will go to a place called Europe and live there for a few years!!!<br />
Hey - My blog is called "Poodle Muffin in Canada" and now we are moving to Europe???<br />
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Anyway, Tina said everything gonna be ok and it's gonna be nice there and we will live on an Island with a large sandy beach! And as you might already know, I love <a href="http://poodlemuffin.blogspot.com/2009/10/beach.html">the beach</a> ! And I think I will be happy everywhere, as long as I am with Tina and Poldi.<br />
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Temepratures were around -12 and it was windy so that we left the car only for short walks. Anyway, dogs and humans all had lots of fun!<br />
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Hi, it's Muffin,<br />
my cookies & chips plan did not work out. Our dog sitter somehow knew which food we get and also how much.<br />
Tina is back since almost a week now and stays at home all day since she catched a cold and is totally sick. It's nice to have her around so much, but it also means 100% supervision. No chance to steel any food from the kitchen counter...Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4207935215201063672.post-70328374697056326612009-12-12T20:24:00.002-05:002012-01-26T06:17:08.101-05:00dog sitter<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ONO4UQXikGE/SyXjGv2Qk_I/AAAAAAAABt4/fr_RiqZQWPc/s1600-h/DSC01446.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ONO4UQXikGE/SyXjGv2Qk_I/AAAAAAAABt4/fr_RiqZQWPc/s200/DSC01446.JPG" /></a></div>wow, Tina is gone for 3 days and Poldi and I have a so called "dog sitter". It's one of Tina's friends and Poldi knows her since he was a little puppy, he said.<br />
Anyway, I will try to convince her that little doggies get cookies for breakfast and like chips while watching TV with their humans. I hope my plan will work out.<br />
We still have snow, it's about 20 cm high and I loved it as long as it was like powder. After we had some rain the snow is now rock hard like ice and sometimes I have trouble to make my way through it. The icy crust doesn't always carry me and then I break through. For Poldi it's worse since he is heavier than I am.<br />
I am wearing two sweaters now when we go out since it got really cold and windy.<br />
Ok, I'll go back to our dog sitter now to work on my plan....cookies and chips....Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4207935215201063672.post-934572031488414612009-12-06T13:15:00.001-05:002012-01-26T06:17:08.102-05:00let it snow....<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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Tina sagt heute Nacht soll es anfangen zu schneien und erst morgen abend wieder aufhoeren.<br />
Dazu wird es wohl sehr windig und deswegen nennen es die Kanadier snow storm.<br />
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Ich weiss was Schnee ist, aber Tina sagt hier kann der Schnee manchmal so hoch liegen dass ich nicht mehr rausgucken kann....ich bin soooo gespannt!<br />
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Yeah, and I, <b>Muffin</b>, don't like it too much. As a Canadian, I am used to it. I am a poodle and snow gets trapped in my fur and I would look like a snow ball...se let's see how much snow we really gonna get tonight.<br />
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We will post pictures.....Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4207935215201063672.post-67013207569669340722009-11-28T12:22:00.003-05:002012-01-26T06:17:33.443-05:00Good news!Muffins blood work resulted better values than in September!<br />
Still, they indicate kidney failure but it seems to be stable.<br />
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Mainly BUN (blood urea nitrogen) and creatine are elevated. BUN is at 15 mmol/L (should be between 2-9) at was at 29 in September.<br />
Creatine is stable around 180 (should be between 27-124).<br />
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His blood globulin concentrations are too low and decreased since September. From what I understand, it means that his immune systems isn't the best and I wonder the immune system fails to come up after the antibiotic treatment he got in September.<br />
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His urine was less concentrated than last time but that might be a result from all the water he drunk the day before since he found the can with instant hot chocolate powder on the kitchen counter....(* I should write an extra post about which kind of food Muffin would "steal" without supervision)<br />
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And, eventually Muffin gained weight and is not underweight anymore. This last point means a lot since ongoing kidney failure is often associated with weight loss. So it's a good sign that Muffin is able to gain weight.<br />
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Now, we are all looking forward to the snow that is not yet forecasted...YIPIEEEEEEEEEEEH!<br />
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