Mr. Giraffe's Funeral

This Tuesday, we had a funeral for Twilight's favorite toy ever. Mr. Giraffe. She would gnaw on his eyes while snuggling him. If anyone took away her Mr. Giraffe, she would be mad. We weren't sure how long he'd last, but we thought he'd last a while. The other day, I walked into the living room to check on her. She was quietly gnawing on his eyes and I thought nothing of it. As I sat down next to her, I noticed that there was stuffing all around Mr. Giraffe. Twilight was very upset that I took him away. He had a gaping hole in his arm. I said to her "I'm sorry that I took Mr. Giraffe away, but you killed him!" Everyone in the kitchen laughed. We all felt bad that we took him away, so we let her have him for another day. My brother found his arm in one corner of the room and the rest of Mr. Giraffe's body in the other the next day. He had a hole in the other arm and one in the leg. So we buried him in the trash. Twilight seemed pretty lost after that. We'll all remember you Mr. Giraffe!

Do Eagles Eat Vampires?

Twilight was spayed this past Thursday. She spent the rest of the night and the next day moaning on the couch. She only got up to go outside and do her duty then couldn't go any further. She would just plop down and fell back to sleep. She had to be carried back inside.
However, Twilight was all better by Friday night and ready to play. The kids took her for a short walk on Saturday and she snuggled with them that night. Even tucked herself under the covers after they had fallen asleep.
Today, she went on a longer walk. As we were walking, we heard the calls of bald eagles. Then suddenly from overhead swooped a big eagle close to us. Twilight thought that was great and tried to run after it. The eagle didn't stick around. Probably realized Twilight was too big to eat. Now I see the advantage in getting a larger dog.

First Day Home

This is Twilight on her first day home with us - Dec. 29. 2009. Twilight is a rescue puppy. She came to us through Victoria Adoptables from the Alert Bay Pound. She was about 2 months old when she became a part of our family.
Twilight's first night was spent under Mom's bed. She decided that was the most comfortable spot to sleep. There wasn't any whining or crying. She was so happy to be a part of our family!