tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-288700882011-04-21T21:17:58.708-07:00Susan Westhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03808772218894205334noreply@blogger.comBlogger91100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28870088.post-58740093638943835222008-01-03T22:46:00.000-08:002008-01-03T22:52:23.770-08:00<div align="center"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_I4Ki0nG7950/R33WgGOxmRI/AAAAAAAACZ8/qC9vT4GzWdg/s1600-h/SPANKY+waiting+for+the+ball00013.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5151509395698456850" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_I4Ki0nG7950/R33WgGOxmRI/AAAAAAAACZ8/qC9vT4GzWdg/s400/SPANKY+waiting+for+the+ball00013.JPG" border="0" /></a> Mast cells were forming tiny bumps all<br />under his skin - as if he had hives all over.<br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_I4Ki0nG7950/R33WgWOxmSI/AAAAAAAACaE/DiOkx1oh-ws/s1600-h/SPANKY+waiting+for+the+ball00014.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5151509399993424162" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_I4Ki0nG7950/R33WgWOxmSI/AAAAAAAACaE/DiOkx1oh-ws/s400/SPANKY+waiting+for+the+ball00014.JPG" border="0" /></a>Of course it was obvious that Euthanasia would truely be the last gift we<br />could give him.<br /><br />He is flying after balls in warm summer fields now, and I know he will wait<br />for Eddie and me at the bridge.<br />Kati<br /><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/28870088-5874009363894383522?l=absetterspast.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Susan Westhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03808772218894205334noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28870088.post-76366800504866879852008-01-03T22:39:00.000-08:002008-01-03T22:45:59.759-08:00<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_I4Ki0nG7950/R33VFmOxmPI/AAAAAAAACZs/7M9POzzYnc8/s1600-h/Hayden1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5151507840920295666" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_I4Ki0nG7950/R33VFmOxmPI/AAAAAAAACZs/7M9POzzYnc8/s400/Hayden1.jpg" border="0" /></a> Hayden was pulled as an abuse case, in Kansas, he had been beated repeatedly wih the buckle end of a belt, Neighbors said they heard a dog screaming, .....Hayden made it into rescue, but suffered a ruptured mass cell, the resulted in his death,...<br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_I4Ki0nG7950/R33VGWOxmQI/AAAAAAAACZ0/3DCxt1llzA0/s1600-h/Hayden2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5151507853805197570" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_I4Ki0nG7950/R33VGWOxmQI/AAAAAAAACZ0/3DCxt1llzA0/s400/Hayden2.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/28870088-7636680050486687985?l=absetterspast.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Susan Westhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03808772218894205334noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28870088.post-14580216965069597642007-03-04T08:08:00.000-08:002007-03-04T08:17:09.745-08:00<div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_I4Ki0nG7950/RerwVIIRa0I/AAAAAAAABSI/TQNO8SUgAC4/s1600-h/l-4.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5038103378917419842" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_I4Ki0nG7950/RerwVIIRa0I/AAAAAAAABSI/TQNO8SUgAC4/s400/l-4.jpg" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:180%;"> Your Spirit will live forever,.. in our Hearts</span> </div><div align="center"><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_I4Ki0nG7950/RervQIIRazI/AAAAAAAABSA/GEQ0toh2Mxs/s1600-h/l-10.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5038102193506446130" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_I4Ki0nG7950/RervQIIRazI/AAAAAAAABSA/GEQ0toh2Mxs/s400/l-10.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/28870088-1458021696506959764?l=absetterspast.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Susan Westhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03808772218894205334noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28870088.post-80693708330872089702007-01-05T07:57:00.001-08:002007-01-05T07:57:54.627-08:00<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_I4Ki0nG7950/RZ51eqY2VkI/AAAAAAAAAVs/ZPtlOGgjLDY/s1600-h/linus1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5016576204572350018" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_I4Ki0nG7950/RZ51eqY2VkI/AAAAAAAAAVs/ZPtlOGgjLDY/s400/linus1.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/28870088-8069370833087208970?l=absetterspast.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Susan Westhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03808772218894205334noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28870088.post-44539684444197958122007-01-05T07:54:00.000-08:002007-01-05T07:55:22.535-08:00<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_I4Ki0nG7950/RZ50zaY2VjI/AAAAAAAAAVg/Pir72-hhTZ0/s1600-h/PICT0222.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5016575461543007794" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_I4Ki0nG7950/RZ50zaY2VjI/AAAAAAAAAVg/Pir72-hhTZ0/s400/PICT0222.JPG" border="0" /></a> The worst nightmare that I could ever imagine happening to me occurred today. It appears that after I left for work Elton found somewhere to get under the fence and got out on the road. When I came home from work I found his cold little body laying in the grass in front of the house.<br /><div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/28870088-4453968444419795812?l=absetterspast.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Susan Westhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03808772218894205334noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28870088.post-1149357351721984412006-06-03T10:54:00.000-07:002008-01-03T22:54:27.830-08:00<div align="center"><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1480/538/1600/lady%20of%20the%20ouse.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1480/538/400/lady%20of%20the%20ouse.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Lady Couturier<br />1992 - 2004</div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/28870088-114935735172198441?l=absetterspast.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Susan Westhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03808772218894205334noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28870088.post-1148807562901118372006-05-28T02:04:00.000-07:002008-01-03T22:59:04.303-08:00<div align="center"><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1480/538/1600/buddy%202.0.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1480/538/400/buddy%202.0.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1480/538/1600/buddy%201.0.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1480/538/400/buddy%201.0.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Buddy Alderfer, who died 12/24/05. His life was way too short, and we miss him terribly. He loved to run, and was poetry in motion. He was also very smart, patient and gentle, without a mean bone in his body. He seemed to have a wisdom and appreciation that was born of sadness from a troubled past yet full of joy and gratitude for the love and life he had finally found.<br /><br />Erin <p></p><p></p></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/28870088-114880756290111837?l=absetterspast.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Susan Westhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03808772218894205334noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28870088.post-1148806952605465092006-05-28T01:58:00.000-07:002008-01-03T22:59:33.457-08:00<div align="center"><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1480/538/1600/ShilohParentsA.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1480/538/400/ShilohParentsA.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Shiloh became a permanent resident of the Catskill Mountains in October 2005. He is loving the life of a beloved family member who gets to spend plenty of time in the fields and woods</div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/28870088-114880695260546509?l=absetterspast.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Susan Westhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03808772218894205334noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28870088.post-1148806679340146322006-05-28T01:55:00.000-07:002008-01-03T23:01:29.321-08:00<p align="center"><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1480/538/1600/JohnHenry.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1480/538/400/JohnHenry.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />John Henry Principati</p><p align="center">July 2005<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1480/538/1600/BaileyCouturier.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1480/538/400/BaileyCouturier.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Bailey Couturier<br />December 2005<br /><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1480/538/1600/CharlieCoururier.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1480/538/400/CharlieCoururier.jpg" border="0" /></a> Charlie Couturier </p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/28870088-114880667934014632?l=absetterspast.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Susan Westhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03808772218894205334noreply@blogger.com0