I'm the worst Mommy ever...

Everyone knows I'm a little OCD when it comes to Jayda. I'm a little nuts with collars, coats, toe nail polish. The dog has her own "diaper bag" she takes with her on overnights to Grammy's and Aunt Min's. I'm the worst with Jayda and the Vet. If she gets a runny nose I think she needs to go to the doc. Most of the visits are usually needed as Jayda has had her share of trauma, but I admit I take it to extremes at times. Thus, last Thursday when she came home with her ear bugging her I decided I needed to let her tough it out. Well...my Mom had to persuade me to let her tough it out. I was all for calling off the SFO trip so I could rush her to the vet. I realized that was nuts even for me. So, off to SFO we went while Jayda stayed home. A day or so later she was fine...or so we thought. I woke up this morning to Jayda shaking her head uncontrollably and pawing at her ear. I looked in her ear to find a bunch of gunk draining out of it. Of course I freaked and called the vet. Buzz took her in this afternoon and guess what? Jayda had a grass seed stuck inside her ear. It was so deep she had to be knocked out in order to get it out. Plus she has to be on two different medications. I let my sweet puppy walk around with grass stuck in her ear for an entire week. I'm the worst Mommy ever. Good thing I don't have human children to neglect.

San Fran

We ran away to San Francisco for a quick mini vacation over the weekend. It was so much fun. I love San Fran, but I'm still a Cali girl at heart. The best part is Jason and Cami went with us. We did all sorts of cool stuff like a Bay cruise, Alcatraz, and Go-Cars through the streets of San Francisco. The cars are by far the funnest way to see the sights of the City. Especially, when Buzz and Jason have to push the cars up the hill! I haven't laughed that hard in a long time. We also had lots of super yummy food. If you like seafood you have to eat at Scoma's on the Wharf. THE BEST SEAFOOD EVER.!! We also did the Hard Rock Cafe which is always a vacation must. I can't wait to go back. 2 1/2 days is just not enough time to see and do everything San Fran has to offer. We had a few minor set backs along the way from lost hotel reservations and over-sold flights, but all in all it was a fun time. Thanks Jason and Cami for going with us and being such good sports ;) Sorry for those super AM airport showtimes...and BART rides.

Happy 8th Birthday Jayda

We love you Peanut!!

4 Years ago today we adopted our beautiful "dogter", Jayda. Our lives have never been they same since. We don't know her official B-date, so we count it as today. We are very lucky she picked my Dad's truck to run in front of that day in Hyde Park. My Dad being the worlds biggest dog lover, slammed on his brakes and rescued Jayda from the on-coming traffic. He put her in the truck next to a terrified Mindy who feed her doughnuts until they found Jayda's home. Fate had it that they were looking for a new home for Jayda because she had issues with getting out of her kennel. They never mentioned that she was the Great Houdini and no kennel on earth would hold her. That would have been nice to know before we bought a $800 dog run that turned out to useless...but that is another story. Buzz had always wanted a Boxer, so my Dad took him to see Jayda...and it was love at first sight. Jayda came to live us a few days later.

Jayda made us a family and we don't know what we would do without her. She is truly the center of our universe and our pride and joy. I know we are a little dog crazy, but we couldn't love her more if she was was an actual child There has never been a dog with so much personality and feeling as Jayda. She is truly more human than dog. Not to mention smart. It is a little freaky at times. Unfortunately, now she is getting to be a little older she is starting to slow down a tiny bit, but thats okay with us. That just means a few less dog fights to break up...Thank goodness. We hope we have many, many more years to spend with her.

Enjoy the Jayda slide show. I had to share some of my favorite Jayda pix from one of my many Jayda photo files. There are a ton more, but I didn't have time to go through them all.

Hapy 4th of July!

The 4th of July is my favorite holiday. There is always so much fun stuff to do. I love fireworks! I hope everyone has a fun weekend! Poor Jayda will be home hiding under the desk. She doesn't take after her Mommy. She HATES fireworks. Poor thing gets scared to death. So much for the big, tough boxer.