edit: i see we are on a new page. plz see last post on page 13 first? k? k!

hi again, bubba. here are some more that make me smile so big!!!!!
i hope they make you smile, too ...

AWWWWW!!!!!!!!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CXlTW2tW8k0

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RDDs4V7haR8

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MHWxjWwAbwM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uuvxsUvnDKE

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FuDJaggwfqc

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5dVBE1Vy38k

ok - my finger is tired from typing so i will go watch some tv ...
hey! u will plz not 2 disturb me when i am watching this tv show. mmmkay? hahahahaha!!!!!!!!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fUCqcQdW3-Y

bye bye for now, bubba. biggggg hugs to you and yours!

always,
dottie xoxoxox

Hi Dottie-------Thanx for all the vids.It will take me a while to get through them.They are all great!!! Hope yer healin ok with your broken bones and all.Got a rescue Bully a few weeks ago.Was really abused.Her name is Chelsea but we usually call her Chilly.I hope some good news about Alex is on the way.Talk to ya soon,
Bubba................

Hey Bubba, Congrats on Chelsea!. Hope all works out welll. Looking forward to pictures..Ann

oh my gosh, bubba! so dear of u and ur sweet wife 2 rescue chelsea. i cannot wait 2 hear more about her. is truly a special place in Heaven for u and yours!

surgery 2 be soon if is not 2 late 4 them to do it. long story. oy. i am so glad u luv the vids cuz i luv them very much 2 u betcha!

will be back to talk more when am able. k? k!

biggggg hugs 2 you and yours!!!

always,
dottie xoxoxox

Indeed,we got some catchin up to do.have not been at LS much lately.Busy trying to keep up with life and bills.Get that ol arm fixed and we will shoot the breeze.Chelsea is a sweetie.Now that she is settling in,she is becoming very playful and is right at home.She has a spot on top of her head that smells like Willy's old spot.Same location same smell,like purple grape juice.Other likenesses as well.CU soon..............Bubba.........

oh so very wonderful bubba!!! and how does she get along with lily? spill it plz. wow!

biggggg hugs 2 u and yours!!!

always,
dottie xoxoxox

Hey Dottie--------Well Chelsea--a.k.a. 'Chilly', 'Chill' and a few more,is a rescue bully from a friend who manages these beautiful creatures.She was over-bred,physically abused,has a sunken face,TONS of skin issues,lots of facial hair loss,REALLY bad teeth,tumors on her mammary area, is healing on some digestive issues,and her bottom 4 teeth stick strait out like a FORK!Quite homely and we love her to bits.She will need some minor surgery with the tumors and while she is sedated she will have her teeth fixed.We have bonded of course so now I have two daughters.Lily is the little queen and shows her bossiness to Chilly off and on.But overall they get along and play real hard at times and basically do their bully thing.Chilly is a sweetie.
I will be keeping an eye out for your Alex and surgery postings...........God Bless,
Yer ol' pal Bubba..............

oh my gosh, bubba! she sure is lucky to have found you! Chilly has so very many health issues and ur taking care of every single one of them. she is sooooo happy that you chose to be her dad. i do believe i can safely say with utmost certainty that ur both a big time blessing to each other. you betcha! dang, i am so glad you found each other. i can hear, see and feel the love! i sure can. plz keep us updated about Chilly. k? k! you and your dear wife are wonderful people! oh, is so nice of Lily to be sociable, playful alpha doggie with Chilly. Awww! plz say more when u can. k? k!

big hugs to you and yours!!!

Yer ol' pal too, angel xoxoxox

Hey Bubba!

Congrats on Chelsea! That is wonderful!! I'm sure your dear Willy is looking down and is very, very proud!

Hugs
~NM

Hi Bubba

Sorry I missed all your January posts, I was pretty much in a fog in that time, but I do want to assure you about life after death. I wish I could show you all the proof I've seen. I am pretty skeptical in nature, but I have seen waaaay to much evidence that life just doesn't stop because our bodies die. Nor does life end for our fur or feathered friends. The physical body is impermanent, but our souls don't just disappear. I am so, so sure of this...! Now even so, of course we miss the physical presence of our loved ones - that is why I still feel grief about Ziggy and Zita. I miss them dearly. But in truth I believe they are in a more peaceful place than this world, right now. I miss them because I am selfish and I still want them for myself! I realize also that the love and nurturing I got from both cats was very real, whereas what I thought was going on in my human relationship was very false. I would rather love authentically and truthfully and receive that same love back - even with a creature whose time here is short - than have a relationship based on lies and ego. Our furfriends are so real and so full of gratitude for us, and love.

And congratulations on opening your heart to a new rescue Bully! What a lucky girl Chilly is! She will bring much love and many happy memories to your life. I hope she is able to trust again after her previous abuse. My Asha dog was isolated and mistreated, and she is still very shy, but she has a little fox grin that makes me laugh and laugh. She is a silly puppy, and always will be. Good luck with Chilly and let us know how she is doing.

Also, re: panic attacks, have you tried hypnotherapy? It's interesting what you can discover with the help of a qualified, sensitive and grounded hypnotherapist who knows what he or she is doing and that you feel you can really trust... going to that level of the mind that "knows all".

take care

Jan.

Hi Jan -------Yea,Chills is a sweetie.I think she makes a little more progress each day.Impermanence-------You can't name one thing,including the ground you stand on,that is permanent.............AH! so no-thing really is real..........
Bubba.........

Yes, change is the only reality - so let's ride the waves and have some fun!!!

Jan.

Bubba, that's so wonderful! Keep on keepin' on, dood.

Big Hugs to you and yours!!!

Yer 'ol Pal,
Dottie xoxoxox

Glad to hear of your new addition, Bubba. It seems to help fill the holes of loss we go through when we lose a special one.

Hugs to both your sweethearts.
Judy

Congrats Bubba!!! Here's wishing you and Chelsea many wonderful fulfilling years together. There's nothing like the sound of paws pittepattering around again that brings so much joy and happiness into our hearts and homes.

Have fun,
Beth

Yep.

Five years ago today We lost our little bulldog girl, Gimme.Seven months ago this friday(the 3rd of april) my heart dog,Willy(aka 'Bubba") died of old age complications.On August 7th 2007 another baby bully(she was only six) had to be put down.Today it is all coming back in full force.
We now have Lily(just turned two) and Chelsea(aka 'Chilly').Chilly is a rescue bulldog and has a number of physical issues.Sometimes,she will look a certain way at me(she is sort of a tattered,beaten-up version of Willy.Among other things she appears to have been tortured and neglected and seriously over-bred) and she looks like Willy.Kind of eerie and comforting at the same time.

I love ALL my bullies dearly.Willy was the soulmate.Rags,a terrier of mixtures,my childhood pal,was the other soulmate from 40 years ago.
All the pain, ESPECIALLY of the loss of Willy,has come back and it seems new again.

jesus H. christ,I am sick of this F_UCKING PAIN!!!

Are we oddballs and quite eccentric or is this love we profess for our beloved non-human creatures just deeper than it is with 'normal' people?
'Normal' people have it made as they can lose a pet,soon get another and then.........'Move On'.......

Well,SCREW moving on I don't want to.............Shrinks would have a field day with my case............Screw them too!!!!!

Thank you all and especially the people who run this forum for allowing this moment of blather.............

I hope the "Bridge" is real.

Bubba................

Hi Bubba,

Thinking of you today and of Gimme, Willy, Rags, and your baby bully. I know today has to be a very hard day for you.

I think we love our pets so deeply because it seems to me that the love with share with them is just a very pure love. They don't have any of the human issues or baggage that comes along with human-to-human love. They just love, purely, unconditionally, and faithfully. When we have connected with another creature on that level, I think it's truly amazing. The people that just get another pet and don't think about it, didn't connect with their pet on that level. Which is sad, really. To know the pure love of these little angels on earth is one of the greatest experiences we have in this life. Our babies have no motives, greed, or alternate motives when they love us. It's just pure love, uncensored. It's extremely powerful.

I don't think we ever get over these losses, I think we just learn to live with them, our lives having changed forever.

I do TRULY believe we will see them again. I have had so much of what I believe where signs from my babies, and I believe that energy and spirit and consciousness survives after the physical body goes away. We will see them again. I think they can appear to us in different forms.

Here's to you and all your sweet Bullies and the terrier mix, may you be visited by sweet dreams of them with love.

HUGS
~NM

Hi NM----Man, that was beautifully put.You are quite thoughtful and I really am grateful for your kind words.I didn't think I could get through work today but I actually felt a little afterwards.I teach private music lessons and I guess helping someone else got me out of my 'self' and rather than taking I gave and maybe there is a healing component to that.I dunno.Seeing your words after arriving home a few moments ago was the balm I needed to round out and finish the day.I'll deal with tomorrow,tomorrow.
Thank you NM so much.I hope all is well with you.I'll check your thread.Take care,
Bubba...........