It occurred to me that I had not posted to the community in a while...

And, I just know that each and every one of you wants to know what stellabellablue has been up to! *LOL*



More of stellabellablue's adventures here.

long time no see! This is Elliot, he is now 6 and a half years old!

It is with heavy heart that I regret to inform you all that Lainey is no longer with us. I will spare you the details as it hurts to recall them, but, know she lived a great 11 years on this earth and had a family, and two boys that loved her very much.
I stayed with her until the very end, and, as if she was telling me it was okay, she let out one final snort/snore as a parting gesture.
Thank you all for the love and laughs you shared with me and Lainey over the years, she was insanely popular on the internet...way more than I ever expected. People I never met in person knew who Lainey was just upon mention of her name. I never had to say "my dog Lainey", I just said Lainey and people knew here on LJ, Myspace, Facebook, and just about anywhere else you can imagine.
Loyal to the very end, she will be missed. She was my little girl and I know there will never be another like her. Again, thank you all for the love and laughs over the years. It gives me a good feeling to know she touched your life in some capacity.

So I went around 7pm to pick up Emily. There was a lot of talking and a lot of tears.

Emily warmed up to Sue more than she's warmed up to anyone. A lot of the time I was there, she sat with Sue and licked her face.

Sue doesn't talk about her personal stuff much. Just her kids and her dogs. Tonight she opened up and I totally understand why she couldn't keep Emily. She's not well, she's never been really healthy, but she's been given a time frame(between thyroid issues, COPD, aneurysms), she's having black outs and is about to get her drivers license taken away. She's taking about 40 medications a day to keep going.

She said she didn't want to say anything, but she needs me to know not keeping Emily is more than guilt.

So I told her that if she ever wants to take her for a weekend, or if she wants to watch her while I'm at the police academy next month, she's more than welcome. Just let me know if she needs a dog to hug and I'll bring her over.

So after a few hours of visiting, Em and I headed home. We stopped at the store and I got her an ice cream. Right now she's curled up with Bunny in his crate.

I snapped this pic when we stopped at the store. She's a good riding buddy.

Apparently it's not working out. So I'm going to go pick Emily up tonight.

I appreciate the offers for help with the vet bills. We went today and covered them and got her truck title back for her.

I'll make a point to post more, since I'll have a Boston once again.

So today I said sort of goodbye to one of my pack(I had a group of six. The Boston, a Pit Bull, an American Bulldog, a Border Collie, a Catahoula, and a Pug).

I re-homed my Boston Terrier girl, Emily.

I have been flooded with messages from online and IRL people asking if I'm okay.

I've had Emily for 4 and half years. We met when she was less than 24 hours old and due to certain circumstances, she came home with me when she was 4 weeks old. I got her from a waitress named Sue, who I met at my old job. Sue is a very sweet lady. She loves her dogs, they're her world and why she breathes.

Late last year she lost one of her two Bostons, Sadie. She was PTS after a long illness. Then about a month or so ago, Roxanne(her remaining Boston) passed away in her sleep. Sue gave up. She just couldn't find the strength to do anything but work two jobs to pay off vet bills from Roxanne(she had a brain tumor). The vet still has the title to her truck until the remaining balance is paid.

Sue reminds me of my grandma(who passed away in 2009). She needs a dog. She can't just not have a dog. So after a bit of thought, I felt like the only right thing to do was give her Emily. Emily was born in her livingroom, she helped pull her out. So I called Sue last night and told her it was what I wanted to do. I wanted her to have Emily. They have a bond, despite some distance. She needs Emily and Emily needs her.

So today I took her over to Sue and we sat and visited for a while. Sue spent a lot of time crying. Emily jumped up on her bed and licked Sue's face. Whenever she cried, Emily would be right there to help. When we were just chatting, Emily was laying next to her with her feet on Sue's leg.

If you know Emily, she's a freakin' nutcase. She doesn't have an off button. When I try to hold her, she'll jump up and bite/lick my face. She leaps in the air and bites at my face(not mean, just excited and crazy dog). As soon as she was with Sue, she was totally different. She was so gentle and calm. She turned into just what Sue needed, like she knew Sue was hurting and needed a friend. I knew I made the right decision for sure.

Sue is only reluctant because she feels she's taking Emily from me. I'm trying to convince her that isn't the case. We also sort of all freaked out when we looked at pictures of Roxanne and realized Emily looks EXACTLY like her.

I told Sue, "How can you say no, when you lose your girl and one shows up that's the spitting image?"

So here's to you, Emily. You're making a difference for someone who really needed you.

So back when I was a new Boston owner I learned that all dog foods are not created equal. I bought my boston Kermit NutroMax and she was eating that for years. I recently learned that even NutroMax was not as highly rated as I previously thought and gradually switched her over to Blue Buffalo brand dog food. She made the switch with no problems. However we are now on our second bag and she has been passing gas like something terrible! (I know, I know BTs are always stinky) but this a great increase. (After spending weekends with my in-laws who feed their dogs not great food (which Kermie eats when we are there) she has horrible gas) So I am just wondering what is up? Anyone have any thoughts? We don't really give treats so all other things are the same. (Kermie is 7 if that helps anything)