Happy 90th

My dad is 90 today. I've been thinking of things to say, but that is pretty terrific considering he is still going strong. I know he has problems, but I have friends 20 years younger that have health issues he doesn't have. I have been posting on this blog that I am going through his house and getting things ready to sell the house since he has moved into senior living. Very daunting task, but found so many pictures had to ask him about today. We went to lunch and I caught him off guard as I showed him pics I'd never seen.

Asked him about this....his high school basketball team(6th from the left) he was fifteen . He remembered every guy on that team....that was 75 years ago!!!
So this one....

My dad went to basic for the Navy at 17....WWII... they needed bodies. His basic was outside Chicago and then he went  to school to be a radio tech. This was taken by his mom before he was shipped out to the Pacific. He was shipwrecked not long after, everyone survived!!! His motivation was the GI Bill....his parents had grade school educations and he wanted to do something better for him....he did get a PhD in chemistry thanks to that. Smart man!!!
Last pic for today....

1955...back from the war...married to my beautiful mom. They were a beautiful couple!!
Dad...I know we have had issues, but those are long gone....I love you and am so glad you are happy....see for your party you have no idea is happening Saturday.
Have a wonderful afternoon, I had a great day with my dad....
Happy Cinco de Mayo.....

Keep Your Fingers Crossed......

Adam....our beautiful big boy, finally had a great family send in a foster application for him. We have been taking him to shows trying to get him some attention....don't know if that was it , but that's the story I'm going with. They came to see him last Friday and just fell in love. He is great with small kids, not all larger dogs are, and their one year old and three year old had a great time!!! I think they really wanted to adopt him on the spot....but he has one small problem. He's very storm phobic. We were going to have another round of storms that weekend and wanted them to be able to deal with that. The great thing is that the mom works from home so he will always have someone around. Haven't heard anything so hope no news is good news......

This beautiful picture was taken by one of our volunteers after she took Adam for a  walk....

Have a wonderful evening and keep good thoughts for our boy!!!!

A Lot of Work.....

This last week has been so busy. First cleaning up after that terrible storm.....some of my friends had flooded houses....and we were really close ourselves. I have been getting my dads house ready for an estate sale and then house sale and planning his 90th birthday party for next week. But when those things weren't happening we did manage to get some dogs out to a show or two.
We have been taking Onyx, Liesl and Adam out....they get along pretty well together. We have gone to two shows with these guys and they sure had a lot of fun and so enjoyed all the human interaction....but pictures speak louder than words!!

Onyx getting a  friendly pet.....

Liesl and Onyx having a conversation....

Adam getting some love....

This young man loved petting Onyx....

Dogs make good pillows too!!!

Adam on the way home....

Such a cute pic of Onyx I couldn't resist!!!

I'm hoping we will get in some applications for these sweet kids.....they all deserve wonderful forever homes!!!!
Keep us in your thoughts , seems we are going round 2 with Mother Nature this weekend....just what we need more rain!!!
Have a wonderful evening.......

A New Definition of Crazy....

I figure everyone now knows that Houston is screwed. 16 inches of rain in some parts of the city....where I am in the northwest part of the city I have about two square miles I can drive , everything is completely covered. I can't get to my rescue dogs to help and worse I can't even get to my Dad to visit him. The pictures I have are from my general area....the sad part is it's supposed to rain again today and the creeks around me are continuing to rise...after more rain I don't know what will happen.

The street my Dad just moved from....

From the driveway....

Grant Road.....

There has never been water on the streets of my Dad's old subdivision.....that's with about 5 hurricanes and tropical storm Allison......
The worst for me personally is that my son came to visit on Thursday from Michigan. We had a great evening and he left to visit some friends in Austin Friday but was coming home for the next few days yesterday. Of course he couldn't make it and there might be a chance that he will just have to go straight to Michigan without coming home again.......damn rain.......
Please keep a good thought for all of us stuck in this mess.......

Bittersweet......

I've been MIA the past couple of weeks......very busy. About 3 weeks ago my Dad decided to move into an independent senior home. He's been living in that house for 42 years....but in the last few days since he's moved he seems very happy. I know he hated living in that big house by himself....since my Mom died ten years ago he had the place to himself. We spent the last two weeks packing and getting ready to move and now I get to figure out how to get all the furniture and other things out of it and then sell it. I was happy he had no problem just walking away.....thought I was going to be ok too.....till yesterday. I realized I have spent every Christmas there for those 42 years as well as birthdays, thanksgivings and every other holiday and fun time imaginable. It was strange to think that all we will have now are the memories. I know change is good....this one for my Dad especially...we will all move on to a new phase in life.....
I wanted to post a pic I found just last week when I was cleaning out some drawers.....

This is a pic of my grandma, me , my son and my dad about 25 years ago. Those blinds and wallpaper are still there!!!
Here's to moving forward.......

Now I've Really Done It........

A couple of weeks ago I was walking to the grocery store when I heard a voice call out to me.....please come over and take a look , my adoption fee is half price today. I have a real thing for bulldog's and that's what it was. I decided five really isn't too many and decided to adopt. Here is a first picture of Joe with the kids.....

He fits in great with everyone else....actually Faith would like to love him to death!!! He eats very sparingly and really is no trouble at all.

He's just so cute!!!! He'll work out great here!!!
So I just want to know who said it could be 35 degrees here this morning.....it was 85 last week.....
Have a nice evening and we'll see you soon.....

Well......

     I was so excited a couple of weeks ago to start year number five with my blog......then a lot of things happened. My dad is nearing ninety and was having a lot of recurring health issues....took him to a million doc appointments in the last couple of weeks....cleared most things up, but he has also decided to go to senior living....such a relief to me....24 hour monitoring....I get a bit of a break.....don't have to worry every minute of the day.
     So you know I told Lizzy a couple of weeks ago that I would devote more time to her....so that's what I'm going to do. Pretty sure she will be very unhappy when she reads this....she truly hates her baths. Since she's been sick I haven't bathed her as much , but with the weather getting warmer (it was almost 90 in Houston today!!) , and the fact she can't handle most flea meds, the bath will be the thing.
    Denise and I took her to Earthwise.....very cool pet store...we will be doing some adoption events there. They have a combo shampoo/rinse system so you don't have to bring shampoo with you and you don't need to pause between the shampoo and rinse...a plus for my girl!!!
     Started out ok.....like this....

     Then it went to this......tried to get a video on this blog since 3 am this morning...after two or three hours I'd try again....never worked....I think my computer is dying.....
     No video...but suffice to say Lizzy was crying so much the whole store had to find out what horrible things we were doing to her. Poor girl.......just trying to keep you clean!!!!
Have a wonderful evening and keep your fingers crossed I don't have to get a new computer just yet....

Four Years Ago.......

On February 29th , 2012 I started my blog. It's been a lot of fun....had it's ups and downs. I was talking to myself the other day and lamenting the lack of stories from Husky Haven when Lizzy walked up to me......

Mom we have to talk.........

She reminded me that it's really her blog and that the rescue would be secondary........but that's not how it turned out. As I walk into year number five with my blog we will be changing a bit. My four beautiful kids will be the focus...they are my babies. Their lives will be what is primarily in my blog....Husky Haven will be there , but not at the top anymore. As Lizzy especially goes through her journey......I want to blog every minute. On to year five....I hope my girl is happy now!!!!
Thanks for reading....
Have a great evening....

Happy Birthday!!!

So today is my birthday.....not gonna say which one. Yesterday my girls, Barb and Becky, got me a beautiful gluten-free cake. Had some people over at the rescue so we had a little party....thank you girls and the rest of the volunteers!!!

The important birthday today is Miss Lizzy's. As in my last post I really wasn't expecting to reach this day with her. She is ten years old today!!! Of course I don't know if that's her real b-day , but she was born in February so close enough. Now my girl always gets some of the birthday goodies...here she is waiting patiently for her slice of cake......

Well kind of patiently.....she was pretty bummed when she knew I was going to take a video....

And a picture of the aftermath.....

She loved the cake and I am so glad we are both together this birthday....many more!!!
Happy Valentine's Day everyone!!!

20 Months Ago....

In July of 2014 My Lizzy Girl got very sick. Took her to the E-Vet and tried to determine the problem. She had a tumor in her gut....like five inches long. Took her to Texas A and. M two weeks later to have that tumor removed. Tumor was benign....but cultures told me she had pancreatic cancer. She had 3-6 months to live. 2014 scared me to death....figured she wouldn't make it to 2015. Was so happy last February 14.....both of our b-days that she made it to nine years old. I think she will make to ten on Sunday. Don't know how....maybe good thoughts from all of you.....but 20 months.....

My girl today.....

Texas Wolfdog Project

This last Saturday got to visit the Texas Wolfdog Project. I have been wanting to check it out, but my schedule is usually pretty crazy....so this was the first time I made time to make it happen. My friend Denise and I went....meeting with my friend Elsie to attend a presentation. I really just wanted to see what my friend, Austin, had put together. A couple of years back he bought the five acres that the TWP sits....he also lives there to take care of the wolfdogs personally.
When you drive in it's absolutely beautiful....so peaceful!!

As you can see the enclosures are huge and have usually 2 wolfdogs together.....they have a large covered area inside and lots of room to roam around. I actually did learn that there are high content and low content wolfdogs.....with the low content , of course, being closer to dogs. In fact many of the low content wolfdogs reminded me of Huskies or Mals.

These guys just wanted a ton of love!!!!

There were so many people on Saturday that they didn't want people just wandering.....I understand...and we really couldn't stay for a tour.....but I hope to go back soon and spend more time checking out the wolfdogs. If you are interested in more info go to Texas Wolfdog Project and check it out.
Have a great evening....
See you soon.....

Hi I'm Miss Baci.....

So Beth let me take over the blog just for tonight....I know she wanted you to hear what I had to say. I am Baci....a ten year old girl. I was left in Giddings Texas just running around. Actually don't know how I got there....I know I had a family at one point...but didn't know where they were. So some guys from Austin picked me up and I thought......I'm safe!!! They contacted Pat...I had a microchip from Husky Haven. But what they told her made me question....if I wasn't picked up within a couple of days they would move me to another place on the EU list. What is that...I knew it was bad.
I know I was there too....
Oh hi Kaila....you were also in Austin....how was it for you???
Same ....I was also on that list....old girls usually don't make it out.
Girls...Beth speaking....both of those girls would not have been alive without microchips and a determined group to get them back. I know old dogs don't get adopted but they are the best....please consider....
Hi Baci back....man that Beth....I want to thank Miss Elsie for picking me up to safety....
Hi Kaila...want to thank Lee Ann for helping me....
Do you think Beth will let us show some pics???
Go a head girls......

Miss Baci

Kaila

 Please consider older dogs ...they need love too

The Good and Bad so Far......

My goal this year was to write more.....here it is the 18th and my first post of 2016. In my defense,I had a very sick client's dog to take care of and was spending a lot of time there......much to my dogs unhappiness. I plan on doing a post on ailments in older dogs and what happened to this sweet girl...but that is for another time.

The bad started out the year.....on January 1st beautiful Albus had a series of seizures....he seemed to come out of it but was going to the doc on the 2nd. Sadly, when Ron his foster dad came to get him that morning he had died in his sleep. I know Ron was very upset, as were we all...Albus was a young boy...probably no older than four....we will never know what happened so fast...just hope he is running and playing on the Rainbow Bridge with all of the great dogs and cats that have passed before......all love to you Albus.....you will be missed.........  

Albus with his buddy, Ron

On the good side a few things since the beginning of the year.....
Miss Kaila got to have a few week in a foster home...we love it when people can foster. Gives the dog a break from the rescue with more attention!!!

Miss Kaila....

Our boy with the skin problem also got some good news. Malbec was taken to foster by our good friend Elsie....but she and her husband decide to adopt and he got his new home this weekend. We know Shiloh...yes, he already has a new name...will be well taken care of and his mange will eventually go away with the TLC he will be given!!!!

Shiloh and new mom Elsie!!!

I hope you are having a good new year.....Miss Lizzy is doing well....I am so glad to report!!!!
Have a wonderful evening......