Happy Birthday to my boy Bacchus. He was 7 on the 15th. He has been the best boy in the whole world. He is a joy in our life every day and I thank Cindy DeGidio and Mary Townsend for allowing this boy to be a part of our lives.
We are so grateful for the love that this boy has given us. After our scare last year....I have looked at him in a whole different light. And I thank those who helped give me strength as I went through what we all go through when we think our babies are at the end. Thankfully, after seeing the specialist, what we originally thought was osteosarcoma was "just" a build up around the arthritic elbow. I am so grateful that it was nothing more. But I do know enough about our breed that I fear the worst always. Bacchus is a great boy.......he has turned out to be the best. We had a difficulty when he was 9 months old and standing ringside for his first show. We got yelled at from someone [I won't mention her name here] but she yelled at us from in the ring to keep him quiet. Sorry, C, his hormones were raging....and we were new in the breed. But you know what? He is the best boy ever!!!! We have gotten his CGC and he has passed the TT. That is what is so important to me. We volunteered at a nursing home and heard a 90 yr old man speak about his dog that he had when he was 16.....I found out later from the family that he hadn't spoken for 3 years....he has Alzimers and hadn't spoken to his family. But when he saw Bacchus....he spoke about Spike...the dog he had when he was 14.....and HE was the best dog in the whole world. This is why I loved doing the nursing home visits and why we have these wonderful babies. They help people "open up". Bacchus......I want you to know you have also opened up a whole new world for me, too. If we had never met you, well.....we never would have met all the wonderful people we have met on the berner-l. And BEHAF might never have become an entity. If I could....might I give our sweet boy the credit? He deserves it. Thank you Bacchus, and a happy birthday to a wonderful boy........you gave me the drive to do something for the breed.....and I love you! Cathi visit BEHAF www.BEHAF.com or see our babies at http://community.webtv.net/bernerlover/LANDSLIDEBERNESE
