Pawsitively Wild Pet Show

We attended the Pawsitively Wild Pet Show. They announced the Canine Idol Winners there. We were late for that, but just as well, because Emma was unfortunately not one of the top 5 winners. Too bad. But she is still a winner in my eyes.

You can see the winning idols here. A couple of the stories just break my heart. Maybe I should've tried to gain sympathy votes by telling the story of Emma's docked tail! But seriously, congratulations to all the winners!!

The Pawsitively Wild Pet Show wasn't very wild at all, but it was a good opportunity for Emma to get out and be around other dogs and people. She is not used to crowds and decided to be a suck. Here's how she spent most of the time there:



Yes, That's right.... She's clinging to Mommy and Daddy. In fact, she was trying to climb up into our arms! I have never seen her like that before. But I gotta admit, it felt nice to know that she wanted to be with us!

Several people stopped us to ask us what kind of dog she is, and I noticed several more looking at her and saying "aw, look at that dog!" Lip Reading really comes in handy sometimes!

There were several vendors representing pet items and/or services. We got a few free samples.

We noticed a couple 1st Place ribbons up on the stage as we walked by. Emma jumped up all on her own, so I decided to take some photos of her near the ribbons. My camera does not take very good indoor photos. I can't seem to figure out the best setting. But, anyway, here's the best shot I could get that wasn't too blurry! Hopefully next year the photo will be legit!

Thank you again to everyone who voted!!! We appreciate your cheerleading and support!

Last Day To Vote

Today is the last day you can Vote For Emma!

Winners will be announced on September 14.

Keeping all fingers, toes and paws crossed!!

Update on My Husband

The surgeon came to see my husband around 8:00 this morning. I had called at 7:30 (after getting to bed after 2:30 am and waking up every few minutes) and he had not seen the surgeon yet. Anyway, they decided to do the surgery right away. At the time I talked to my husband, he was about to go for xrays and EKG. Following that he was going to the OR. I just spoke to the nursing station and they said he has gone in and that he will probably be in for a few hours at least. Depending on what they find, what needs to be done, and how long it takes for him to recover. So, they told me to call back later this afternoon and they will let me know if I can come see him.

I took the day off work, though I do need to pop by the office to renew my supplies, get my schedule for next week and my pay cheque. It is hard being home alone right now. Emma knows something is wrong. She is also really tired because she was worried yesterday that we left her alone at night, which is not a very common occurrence for both of us to be gone at night time.

When I came home at 1:30 AM, I let her out to potty, and she ran outside and started looking for her daddy. She was so upset that he wasn't home too and she had to chew her bone for over an hour to settle down. She has been sleeping most of the day so far.

Anyway, if you're the praying kind of person, please pray. I wish I knew how to pray. I only know how to beg and to curse. Both of which I've done in the past several hours.

You can still enter my giveaway. You can still vote Emma for Canine Idol. It's good to have some distractions.

Vote For Emma! PUH-LEASE!

As I mentioned in this post, We have entered Emma in our local Canine Idol!

It turns out that ANYONE can vote, not just locals as was the case last year. So, if you would like to vote for Emma, please click here. You can vote once a day until September 5th.

Many thanks in advance!

Canine Idol

Our local newspaper started a contest called Canine Idol last year. We entered Emma in the contest but did not win enough votes. This year we have entered her again, and below you can see a couple of the photos we submitted. We were allowed to post 15 photos but I only posted six.

If you live locally, and want to vote for Emma, let me know, I'll pass along the website to you. Voting starts August 23. Last year, people who lived outside the region were unable to vote, so I assume the same is true again this year. Too bad, we might have won!

Keep your paws...er... fingers... crossed for Emma to win the Idol!