Hi Julie, Sorry about your back. We are able to understand just a bit of what you must be going through as hubby developed a bulging disk just a couple of weeks ago. We know right when it happened and after a very difficult night ended up at the emergency where he was given pain pills... now it is still pills and PT... and seems to slowly be coming around ... pretty horrific.
Travel would sure be hard with a bad back and your animal friends. Goodness. We will probably travel with our Benji as she is so small and easy and sweet and besides we'd miss her <G> mj and benjigirl in AZ -----Original Message----- From: Julie Gleason <threadsgreyfeath...@yahoo.com> To: Chihuahuas <Chihuahuas@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Sun, Feb 6, 2011 11:29 am Subject: Re: [Chihuahuas] New to group MJ Thanks MJ for the nice welcome. I wish I could travel again but, with multiple dogs and a very messed up back it's no longer possible. Julie www.myunrultstitches.blogspot.com From: MJ Turner <zzzgyp...@aol.com> To: Chihuahuas@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sat, February 5, 2011 2:00:26 PM Subject: Re: [Chihuahuas] New to group Hi Julie ... What a lovely pack you have! I'm MJ and live in AZ with Benjigirl and hubby. Our children are grown and we are retired. Love to travel in our little camper van and walk in the mountains nearby. I look forward to seeing your photos and getting to know you. all the best.. you joined a wonderful group. mj & benjigirl -----Original Message----- From: threadsgreyfeathers <threadsgreyfeath...@yahoo.com> To: Chihuahuas <Chihuahuas@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Sat, Feb 5, 2011 10:01 am Subject: [Chihuahuas] New to group I just joined this group and thought I would introduce my three chis and chi mixes. I have two chi mixes and one full blooded chi. I got Sweeny first, he is a 1/2 chi, 1/4 rat and 1/4 fox. Can't see the Ratty in him but he is such a showy dog. Last time I weighed him he was 7 lbs and I think most of that is hair. Such a feisty pup, he is just about 1 1/2 years old. My next chi is a full blooded chi. Cricket is a long haired very lanky 4 1/4 lbs. Full of beans and looks like he has a couple of black eyes. Such a pretty carmel and white and he is coming up to 10 months old. My last chi is the brother of Sweeny. Beasley will be five months old on the 16th and is the brother (not litter mates) of Sweeny. They have the same parents and are quite different in apperance and temperment. Beasley weighed in at 2.7 lbs when we first took him to the vet after we got him on New Years Day and he weighed a whopping 2.8 a week ago Thursday when I got his last distemper. I asked the vet about not gaining any weight in a month and he checked him over real good and said well, it looks like you've got a 3 lb dog. I hope he does get a bit bigger because the others tend to stuff him in a snow bank from time to time. I do watch out for him really close as we have three other larger dogs (Min Schnauzer, Lhasapoo and Rat Terrier) also we have a lot of owls and hawks around our place. I live with my hubby in Iowa. I haven't been able to take Beasley over to our local dog park but, the others go a lot when it's warmer. I will be going today and tomorrow as it will be in the upper 20's. Beasley really needs to be socialized. I have set up a album in the groups photo section under Beasley, Cricket and Sweeny. Looks like a great goup and I will enjoy reading and getting to know every one. Julie in Iowa