Goodbye, little Oreo

After a tough fight with age-related illnesses, little Oreo went on her journey this afternoon to Rainbow Bridge. She was such a special bunny to us and it was especially tough to lose her because she was our vey first rescue. When we found her at a high-kill animal shelter over 9 years ago, she was placed in a holding area dubbed "death row" and was only given one week to live due to over population at the shelter. She was an abandoned bunny, only about 3 months old when we got her and we are lucky to have found her at the right time.

Tank was a great supporter for Oreo when she was sick. Whenever we gave her medicine, Tank was there and ready to cheer her on. They even got to take a picture together for our holiday photo card.

Goodbye for now little Oreo. Run free and do bunny twirls under the rainbow. We all miss you terribly.

“Every Dog Has His Day”

Update: We tried to register Tank several times for the Dog Show USA Contest, but unfortunately the website only gave us error messages. Oh well, Tank will always be our winner in all categories!

Pedigree papers? Finishing School? Who cares! The Dog Show USA Contest applies even to mixed breeds like Tank! Please vote for him! Link for voting will be provided soon.

To enter your pup, please note that all online entries must be submitted by January 3, 2007. Mail-in entries must be postmarked by December 29 and received no later than January 3. Good luck! Enter the contest here.

Happy Holidays!

From our home to yours!

Waiting for Santa

Silly Tank!

Loves his new Aloha-print squeaky toy.

El Tanko Libre!

When we're not home, we have been crating Tank mainly for a few reasons: 1) to provide a haven of security for him while we're away; 2) not knowing his past history, we were unsure of destructive habits (although he hasn't shown any signs); and 3) possible separation anxiety and potential results (injuring himself, damage to furniture & objects around house, etc.).

After a series of test runs, we are happy to say that Tank is crate-free and is just a big lazy, sleepy dog on the couch while we're away. The crate is still accessible for him with the door open in case he chooses to hangout in there, which he does most nights to snooze, like in the picture above.

Goodies from Three Dog Bakery!

We took Tank to Three Dog Bakery today in Newport Beach and the folks there were touched by Tank's story and absolutely adored him. They were so kind and gave Tank all sorts of goodies: a giant peanut butter bone-shaped cookie, carob and peanut butter cookies and a nyla chew toy. We also bought him a new leash and a couple of squeaky toys. Thanks again to the kind folks at Three Dog!