Is that a Greyhound?

Cyrano's Skip A Beat SC NA NAJ CGC AGI

2008-12-13T08:01:00.000-08:00

Baci and I had a very successful Agility weekend. He received both his Novice Standard and Novice Jumpers with Weaves title at the ICDOC trial last weekend. He was a little trooper.

Photo credit goes to Sheryl McCormick.

Very Nice Tibetan Singing Bowls

2008-12-12T20:08:00.000-08:00

Obama Tax Calculator

2008-10-28T05:43:00.001-07:00

Who needs a Uterus?

2008-04-25T04:44:00.000-07:00

Beebe came home on Wednesday a lot tired and groggy, but otherwise in good spirits. The surgery went very well and she is already back to her normal roooing self and doesn't seem to be in any pain, although I'm sure she has to be a little sore. She definitely likes her pain pill at night, although I'm not sure if it is because she is a drug addict wannabe or because it tastes like beef.

Beebe

2008-04-12T08:19:00.000-07:00

My cute sweet girl is getting older now, she's seven and a half, and so when I was talking to my vet at her check up this spring we made the decision to have her spayed. It was really a difficult decision to make, not because I necessarily wanted another litter of puppies, but because I don't want her to be in pain after the surgery and because I don't want to think about the possibility that she'll have trouble with the surgery. Luckily Beebe did have Willow, so the line can continue on beyond Beebe. Her surgery is April 23rd so if you can keep her in your thoughts I would appreciate it.

Is he still alive?

2008-03-20T15:33:00.000-07:00

Hey Everyone. I just wanted you all to know yes I am still around and can I say thank goodness that spring is almost hear?? I am SO tired of cold, snow and ice. Maybe it is because we are only 3 inches away from the all time snow record, which we may get tonight, but I am ready for spring and the gardens.

Devon at 5 Months

2007-12-10T17:07:00.001-08:00

Devon and Vinnie turn 5 months old in just 3 days and to commemorate their Birthdays I thought I would post some pictures that I took yesterday. Isn't he a hansom young man?

Devon 17 Week Pictures

2007-11-10T12:15:00.003-08:00

Here's some pictures of the little guy at 17 weeks. What do you think?

House Painting Picture

2007-10-08T06:47:00.000-07:00

Here is the start of my new house color trend. What do you all think?

12 Week Puppy Pic's

2007-10-07T19:37:00.000-07:00

Here are some new Puppy Pic's. Can you believe that they are 12 weeks now? It really is amazing isn't it!!! These pic's are a lot better than the 11 week pic's. What does everyone think?

Vinnie

Devon

Jeremy Picture

2007-09-30T20:19:00.001-07:00

Hi Everyone. I thought that I would post a picture of Jeremy. He really is amazing and I can't believe that I met him. He is so kind, smart, articulate, has a good sense of self, is funny and he makes me so happy and makes me feel so good about myself. Simply put...He is just amazing. I thought I would post a picture so that you call can see what he looks like. Night all.

Puppies and Boyfriends Oh My

2007-09-29T06:26:00.000-07:00

I have a busy morning so I thought I would quickly say that my new boyfriend, Jeremy, is amazing. I'll type more about him soon I promise and maybe even try to get some pictures for you all to enjoy. He is a hottie!!!

So who wants their puppy fix for the week? I know you all do so what better way to do that than to see some puppy pictures?

I Love My iPhone

2007-09-20T05:22:00.000-07:00

Ya ya...I know...You're all thinking that I bought into the hype and I never should have purchased an iPhone. After all they are just going to release a new iPhone with more memory, gps, etc, etc. Even though you might be right, I still love my iPhone. I love the ability to not have to carry a phone and my mp3 player. I love touching the screen. I love being able to actually surf the web on my phone. I love that I don't have to charge it every 24 hours like my old "smart phone"...which wasn't nearly as smart as my iPhone. Email has never been easier and texting is fun again. I certainly couldn't watch youtube video's on my old smart phone and as for watching a music video? Yup...couldn't do that on the old phone either.

So all you jealous people out there stop over and touch my iPhone...you'll love it too...I promise. :)

Devon & Vinnie

2007-09-05T20:02:00.000-07:00

Wow...It's been awhile since my last post. What can I say...I've been a busy Tim. The puppies are almost 8 weeks old now. The two boys are looking great and have names. Puppy one has the new name of Devon and puppy two is Vinnie. It really fits their personalities very well. They both had their first visit to the vets office to get shots and a check up. Both are doing great although Devon has a bit of a sore spot where he got his shot. Poor guy.

Broc was diagnosed with Pancreatitis about 3 weeks ago. So it has been a bit scary for him for a bit. He was in the vets office last week for IV fluids because he was vomiting and not keeping down enough fluids. He's down to about 30 pounds now which is about 20 percent below where he really should be. I'm hoping that he has turned the corner now though and will start getting picking up weight now that we have him on a low fat diet and pepcid twice a day. If you have a moment try to keep him in your thoughts.

Baci and Beebe are doing great...although Baci has been naughty and took a pee in my room. Naughty boy. So now when I'm not home he has to be in his kennel...no more free roaming for Bud.

I'll try to get some puppy pictures posted soon. Till next time peace out!

2007-07-13T02:38:00.000-07:00

The puppies are born. Both are male. The first at 3:27am the 2nd at 3:45am. Both puppies and Beebe are doing great.

Puppies are coming SOON!!!

2007-07-12T10:27:00.000-07:00

Beebe's temp has dropped so the puppies should be here anytime within the next 24 hours. I've set up the puppy cam. It's on the Puppy Page. Enjoy!

Pregnancy Update

2007-06-21T08:46:00.000-07:00

Ok it has been a while since I've posted. So lets see if I can get you updated on all the happenings.

First, Beebe is pregnant. The ultrasound show at least 4 puppies. YEAH!!!! The puppies should be due sometime around July 14th. :) Beebe has been very maternal as of late and nesting in the bed, on the couch, on her dog beds and licking and cleaning everything. Her feet, her belly, my hand, my ears...She is a funny one. So I set up her whelping box on Tuesday evening. That way she can get use to her new puppy place and nest all she wants. Check out the puppy ultrasound pictures.

So now on to this morning. Just before going to work I always let the dogs out one last time to go potty. Well today Beebe decided to try to catch a ground squirrel and got a nice big cut under her eye. So off we went to the vet. Of course we can't put her under anesthesia because of the puppies, so the doctor tried to use some surgical glue to put the pieces back together. I'm hoping she won't have a scar. I'll keep you all updated.

Two Words

2007-06-14T21:23:00.000-07:00

Ultrasound Tomorrow!!!!!!!!!!!

Beebe Pregnancy Watch - Week 2

2007-05-30T05:02:00.001-07:00

We are officially complete with week two of the pregnancy watch. Of course I can't say for sure if she is pregnant or not, but I'm pretty sure that she is. She wants to eat everything in sight, of course she wanted to do that before as well, but she's a little more pushy about it now. She's also more cuddly which is always nice.

I've scheduled the Ultrasound for June 15th at 4:30pm. So hopefully I'll have pictures of little squishies to post that evening. Yeah...That's only 2.5 weeks ago. WOOHOO. And of course her due date should be anytime after July 11th.

2nd AI

2007-05-17T13:01:00.000-07:00

Well...Beebe's 2nd AI went without a hitch on Tuesday. Yeah!!! Now I just keep thinking to myself. Go little swimmers go!!! Around June 13th we'll do an ultrasound to see how things are going and how many little squishies there are. I have a feeling that there will be 8 though. Keep your fingers crossed.

FedEx Nightmare

2007-05-13T06:52:00.000-07:00

Wow..It's been awhile since my last post. Let me catch you all up. For the last 6 months or so I have been planning on breeding Beebe to Mork, which is a fantastic dog that lives in California. From the beginning I really didn't have a desire to fly Beebe to California to breed her because I would have to take connecting flights and it would just be a big pain. So we planned on Artificially Inseminating her. (Artificially Inseminate = 'AI') So for the last week or so we have been doing vaginal cytology and progesterone tests to find out when she would ovulate. So Wednesday rolls around and her progesterone level is at 2, which means that she should be ovulating somewhere around Friday or Saturday. No normally you want to inseminate 2 days after they ovulate, which would put it on a Sunday. But of course FedEx doesn't ship on Sundays. So we planned on having the Stud Dog owner to ship semen on Friday, for a Saturday delivery and then again on Monday for a Tuesday delivery. So the semen is sent FedEx on Friday and all is good. I'm super excited and can't wait for Saturday morning to pick up the "liquid gold" and take it and Beebe to the vet to be inseminated. So I wake up Saturday morning and check the tracking number and it says that it has left CA, but there is no new information. Now you have to understand that it should have been in Cedar Rapids already by this point. So I'm about to call FedEx when my phone rings. Who is it? The stud dog owner. She tells me that FedEx's plan broke down in Memphis and that it is sitting in Memphis. Of course at this point I'm starting to freak out because chilled semen is only good for so long. So I then get on the phone with FedEx and talk to Francis. After several calls she tells me that there are no FedEx flights into Cedar Rapids on Saturday's and she can't put it on a commercial flight because my Shipping # is not approved because of 9/11. So now I'm really upset, because this shipment of semen was not cheap and it is going to be wasted if it isn't delivered until Monday. So then I ask her if she can get it anywhere close to me at all. So after a lot of checking she says that she can get it to Chicago by 7pm. No remember that this should have arrived in Cedar Rapids by 9am. So I tell her that is fine that I will drive and pick it up because at least then hopefully some of the sperm will still be viable. So off I go to Chicago and pick up the "package" and drive back to Cedar Rapids. Luckily my vet, who I love to death, was willing to come into the office at 10:30pm to inseminate Beebe. So we go through the whole insemination process, which I won't describe here, and then look at the sperm. Luckily the little swimmers were doing pretty good and hopefully all is ok. Now I just have to talk to FedEx and figure out what they are going to do to make what happened right. They said that they would refund the shipping charge, but I think they're going to be doing a lot more than that. So that was my Saturday. AHHHHH.

New Look

2007-04-11T05:21:00.000-07:00

Ok I just couldn't take it any longer and had to switch the website to the new look and feel. I love the way it looks. Although I have noticed that on some computers the text can look really large, and then on others really small. Not quite sure what is up with that but I'll check into it and try to resolve it. I suspect it is because I used em for the size instead of pixels or something. Not all browsers do the same thing with cascading style sheets. At any rate let me know what you think about it or if you notice any problems with it.

Of course it is still a work in process, so check back every once in awhile for new pictures and pages.

http://www.isolabellawhippets.com

Website Redesign

2007-04-09T08:17:00.000-07:00

Hi Everyone...Well I figured it was about time to update my very out of date web page. Of course I'm just in the beginning phase of changing it, but the template is up and working. If you're interested in seeing the new version you can check out the below link, which will work until I publish it as the new version of the site.

New Version of IsolabellaWhippets.com

OFA Clear

2007-04-03T05:31:00.000-07:00

Just got back from Kansas City, to have Beebe's heart checked at the Whippet National. I was nervous that since her dad was found to have a heart problem that she might have one as well. I am very relieved and happy to report though, that her heart is a happy little heart and she's all good. In Vet speak that means she's OFA Clear. So yeah for Beebe's happy heart!

Before and After - Bathroom Edition

2007-03-03T08:07:00.000-08:00

Yeah...The bathroom is done. Are you all excited for the gross before and fantastic after pictures? Thanks to Jimmae for being my sounding board and giving me ideas during the process.

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