Welcome home Major

WELCOME MAJOR

He made it home safely and is settling in nicely.

Pede is getting her head around having a new brother from another mother and the chickens now realise they are not ruling the roost after the husband laid two of them to rest yesterday afternoon (R.I.P Shina & Lady Zen)

Claw and Avi (the bunnies) are happy tobe friends with our new big boy and most importantly Major love the kidlets to bits.

After a visit to the creek , we have noticed Maj is a swimmer...woo hoo!

you may notice he is rather lean and we are doing our best to get the muscle on him and a little fat, otherwise incredibly healthy.

We will let him enjoy the scenery and get his bearing and then Ill try my hardest to tap into the awsome sarcastic voice I beleive all danes have. Yay!

Thanks Paul & Jessica for allowing us to have Major. Hes a gentleman. He spent last night sleeping on the floor of our living room while we watched a dvd. What a sweetie he is x

In memory of Braise

Im going to keep the blog going.
A little update...
*The baby was born 3 weeks later, a week overdue, thank goodness, I dont think I would have managed if she were (its a girl!) early.
All went well, born at home in a pool in our bedroom, the whole family were present and the husband and SIL were hands on involved with the little ones in awe of their sissys birth. It was lovely. This baby has helped to mend my family's broken hearts:)

Braisey was laid to rest in a beautiful garden the husband created and I spent a day planting velvety soft flowers (like Braseys ears)with my little Sister. A place I can visit when Im remembering my boy x
So!
With Christmas ahead, the busiest time of the year, especially in our family, we have birthdays either side, you would think Im crazy if I revealed their is a new family member arriving soon...?
Another big boy is coming to join our family in the early new year...stay tuned !

last day

Saying goodbye to my baby boy was one of the hardest things I have ever done in my life.
The two years that Braise was with our family will be cherished and remebered by us all.
My almost 7 year old daughter has had a hard time letting go of her big friend and I feel shes gained a maturity above and beyond what I had at such a young age. Her little sisters are talking about him like he's still here, so time will tell, but I hope they will remeber our boisterious boy.
My husband suprised me with his raw emotion over our loss. Since being pregnant, he has formed a close bond with Braisey, taking him out and about and playing rough and tumble games. I know hes so saddend also.
And lastly our dear old Pede who we intended to play big sister , but her role developed into much more of a mother figure in Braise's life. You can see in the photos how worried she was. Shes slept inside ever since we lost our boy and is close by to us all, all the time.
Ill update again when baby arrives, but for now all I can say is our home feels very small. xx

From a friend

Just this side of heaven is a place called Rainbow Bridge.
When an animal dies that has been especially close to someone here, that pet goes to Rainbow Bridge. There are meadows and hills for all of our special friends so they can run and play together. There is plenty of food, water and sunshine, and our friends are warm and comfortable.

All the animals who had been ill and old are restored to health and vigor. Those who were hurt or maimed are made whole and strong again, just as we remember them in our dreams of days and times gone by. The animals are happy and content, except for one small thing; they each miss someone very special to them, who had to be left behind.

They all run and play together, but the day comes when one suddenly stops and looks into the distance. His bright eyes are intent. His eager body quivers. Suddenly he begins to run from the group, flying over the green grass, his legs carrying him faster and faster.

You have been spotted, and when you and your special friend finally meet, you cling together in joyous reunion, never to be parted again. The happy kisses rain upon your face; your hands again caress the beloved head, and you look once more into the trusting eyes of your pet, so long gone from your life but never absent from your heart.

Then you cross Rainbow Bridge together....

Author unknown...

my best friend

Just wanted you to know Braise has had complete kidney failure. He'll be sleeping forever by this afternoon.

Two short years, this hurts so much, I cant write any more right nowxx.

Trying to be positive

But its so hard.
I much prefer when Briase is voicing his blog and not me and Im praying he will again, but...
At the moment he has a kidney infection. The vet has called to tell me that we will have more results by friday and all we can do for him is keep his fluids up and give him high doses of antibiotics.
xxx Mumzy