We made another visit to the Land of Scottie Pups tonight. I decided to put the money down for Macalester tonight too, before anything else in the house breaks and we can’t buy her! The breeder has already introduced Macalester
Working for the Pup
After Sarah’s hyper performance at the home of Baby Macalester’s breeder, John sat down to give her a long talk. (She’s already at the stage where she won’t listen to her mama…) She is so excited and anxious to have
PupDate
We got to see the puppies again today, after missing a week. They were outside playing in their pen when we stopped over. Another gal was there, looking for a boy-pup for her friends in Seattle. They may have made
The New Addition
Born July 23rd, the only girl in a litter of five puppies — here’s Baby Macalester! Rachel and I went to see the pups for the first time tonight. Sarah has strep, so I made her stay home with John.
Scotties DO Shed
I discovered yesterday that Scotties DO shed — I have all these short, black hairs on my floor. They’re too short to belong to Sarah or Rachel. Sydney is the only culprit. And speaking of the culprit — here she
Macalester’s Rose
As I mentioned in a previous posting to the list, we buried Macalester’s ashes between her two favorite roses. One of the roses, a Henry Hudson, was dying — I noticed it the week Macalester started to fail. At the
Macalester’s Last Hurrah
We had Macalester’s burial Sunday afternoon, 5 weeks after her death.Her ashes were spread between her two favorite rosebushes in ourbackyard. I read “Supplication of the Aberdeen” by Kipling and thestory of how Macalester came to our family. Sarah, my
Macalester
Merry Macalester Muffin Wall: April 2, 1993 – April 15, 2005
Ode to Macalester
Late Friday afternoon, Macalester was helped to cross the Rainbow Bridge to a land free of pain and suffering. Macalester had just celebrated her 12th birthday on April 2nd — which was her last extended recovery period from pancreatitis. We
Macalester is 12 years old! April 2, 2005