I am soooooo glad I have a private backyard. You all would have laughed your butts off if you had seen this. I take the dogs out the back door, from the laundry room. Well, I put Miss Gidget's leash on first, and I wasn't watching her as I put Mike's on. After his was on, I opened the door, and here comes the Queen prancing outside with a pair of Mommies underwear!!! :-o She was literally prancing like a show horse... dangling her prize of prize and shaking her head for the whole kingdom to see her "wears". LOL It seems when I wasn't looking, she just reached right into the laundry basket and helped herself. I tried to get them from her, but of course, she thought I wanted to play tug-0-war. It was just too darn funny.

I put a call in to the vet on Friday night about possibly getting something to help hold her bladder. She's great at night or when she's in her room, but it seems like during the day she goes every 30 minutes or less. I was giving Mike Bladder Strength when he first got sick. I'm going to ask her about it for Gidge. In the meantime, about an hour or two ago, I'm trying something else (by the way, she only had one accident in the house yesterday). I've heard that you can hang a bell on the door as an aid to help with house training, and since she does manage to get to the door (if she doesn't tell me she has to go), I know she knows where to go. Well, I keep forgetting to look for a bell when I'm out, I took a cylindrical shaped cookie can, put some pennies in it and tied it to the back (laundry room) door. Of course, I knew this was going to double as a new toy for her (and I was right), but everytime I hear her play with it... we go out. She's actually started to bark at it as well as play with it.. and that's a good thing. So, needless to say, in the first fifteen minutes or so, we went out at least 8 or 9 times (even if she didn't have to go) so she learns that if she plays with it... she's going outside. Well.. so far so good. After the initial fascination of it, she's slowed down playing with it, and everytime she's gone to the door to play or bark at it since then... she's gone out and peed. HOORRAYYY!!! Maybe I don't need the vet and the Bladder Strength after all. (I wish there were icons on here so I could put a smiley face clapping on here.)

Oh.. before I forget... I weighed Gidget today... SHE WEIGHS FOURTEEN POUNDS!!! I guess she really is growing before my eyes. She was only six pounds when she came to live with us on February 19th... The little pigger is heavy. It's funny... she really doesn't look that heavy, but I'm glad to know she's healthy and growing.

Sir Michael is doing great. I had a little (tiny) concern this morning though. When he woke up, he was sniffing where he had been laying, and I saw that he leaked a little bit. I'm not concerned with it though.. he slept really heavy last night, and I'm thinking this was just a natural thing. It wasn't very much.

I was a bit concerned when he went to bed last night though. His breathing sounded kind of rough and labored. I listened until he was totally asleep and it finally evened out. It didn't take long, but I guess I'm just watching so closely because he's been doing so well lately, and I'm afraid it's going to change any minute. Right now, he's barking his head off at kids walking their bikes on the street....... ohhhhhhhh... how happy I am to hear him bark.. it's a loud, strong, healthy, (manly) bark.. and even though it can get on my nerves when he does it constantly... it's so good to know that he feels good enough to bark. Keep barking my love.

I still haven't gotten to the store to drop off the film. Hopefully in a day or two I'll get there.

I pray everyone had (and is still having) a beautiful weekend. Thank you all so much for all of your love and prayers. God Bless You All.

Love, Blessings and Belly Rubs (to all our fur friends)