How Much More Can I take?

I wonder if I upset the man above. First I lose Tressy on August 24th. On September 27th at 10 am, Toto went to Rainbow Bridge and joined Tressy, Tuaca, Trooper. I sobbed after getting home from work. He led such a short life, I can only hope and pray that I made the short time onlife that I had him happy. He deserved to be loved and spoiled. I'm now going to be suing the breeder and trying to do all I can to get him shut down. Toto I owe you that much to make sure he doesn't hurt anymore pups or break anymore human's hearts.

Learning about Parvo

I learned a lot in the last 2 days about Parvo. When I bought Toto I was guaranteed verbally by the breeder that Toto had been given all his puppy shots and was only 11 weeks old. He in his ad said Toto was 9 weeks old. I found out by email from his girlfriend he was 13 weeks when I bought him and too old for ears to be cropped. I talked to the vet the day after I bought him and the vet said he was in good shape. He said Toto would get another Parvo shot at 16 weeks but this was before I found out Toto's true age. Toto was doing great running up and down the stairs, chewing on everything.. being a typical puppy. He was fine yesterday morning but suddenly within 3 hrs after being awake, he got sick. I called a vet at Pet Smart since I was new here to Colorado Springs and talked about Toto's symptoms. They said just make sure he gets water and bring him in on Monday. I messed up by not getting a written contract nor copies of his pedigree and shot/medical records. I'm just hoping and praying that he'll survive this bout with Parvo. I don't think I could handle the loss of another pet especially this soon after losing another one. I'll also be checking a breeder before buying another pet and not buying on a spur of emotion and so soon after the loss of one.

Moving Adventures

Maybe I should just find a nice covered wagon to live in since I seem to have moved so many times in the last 7 years. Or better yet, maybe invest in a nice RV that I can just live out of and pay rent in a park in between moves. Since December 2000, I've moved from California to Maine, Maine to Nevada, Nevada to Arkansas, Arkansas to California, 2 additional moves in California, California to Colorado and now on my second move in less than 3 months to another city in Colorado. The last 2 moves were fast and not expected. A rush job transfer from California to Denver area on July 1st. Company then closing the office down a month later, finding new employment in Colorado Springs and now moving there. The old Willie Nelson song "On The Road Again" sure seems to fit me. Hopefully I won't be moving for a while. I do want to buy a place so that hopefully will be my next and last move.

Toto's New Friend

I decided to name the pup Toto for a couple reasons. One is I've always said I was going to get a doberman and name it Toto so when people ask me "where's Toto" I could call out my doberman to shut them up. Another reason is he was born in Kansas and the phrase "we're not in Kansas anymore" fits him too. This morning, he saw himself in a mirror and I had to record it.