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My Dearest Friend,

I’ve been sitting here fighting with my mind and with my heart trying to find a way to make peace with what is happening to you; but I cannot find a way. I found this song and it expresses some of my thoughts and speaks to my heart so I have started here.

I hope you will forgive me putting this letter on my website, it gets very little traffic and I wasn’t sure a letter could get to you in time as I can’t make it there to you until Christmas so as I can’t keep things concise like in a “text” this was the next best solution to my dilemma.

There are so many words I wish I could speak to you but I don’t know if I have the strength to say them and if we have the time to make it to you before you pass. I don’t know, is it cruel of me to ask you to hear the sadness in my words, to let the illusion of hope fall as I admit the worst is about to happen? I hope not, I only want you to know the extent of my love for you and the impact you have had on my new life since I started over here in Owen Sound over 20 years ago. People mostly don’t take the opportunity to say such things I hope its OK I that I try.
I’m sorry Garry that its come to this, I’m having trouble accepting the time is so near and having to imagine what it must be like for you. I know you had so much more living to do but then when I look back on it all you are one of the people in my life that has done the most. You held so many dreams and you did go after many of them; more than I can say for my own life. You did not let the doubt of others hold you back from trying, you didn’t let the “Long Shot” keep you from dreaming! I admire this you so much. You are in so many of my funniest and craziest memories before age and fear has suppressed my enthusiasm for adventure. Its enough for a life time, those images of you in my head, our stories will still be shared for years to come over a Timmy’s knowing somehow in spirit you will still be there with us.
Loss is not new to me, I’ve been here before but the feeling when I think of you overwhelms my sense of reality. You really helped me so much when my Dad was in hospital a few days before he passed. Its a painful time to remember but you were there when I needed you most. I feel it again, that dark presence of that in between place where I am waiting with you to cross to that unknowable place where my most loved ones have gone. And someday you’ll be one of the faces I expect to see when its my time, if that is how it works.
I don’t even know if you’ll ever read these words or if anyone there with you can read them to you, but I must make sense of them inside and give them life for I fear I’ll be stuck here even after you are gone; so please forgive my indulgence. Even if you never get to know these thoughts of mine, part of me believes that somehow when its time you will, like all things do indeed become one. Having these words out in cyberspace is a bridge I hope, between the physical world and everything beyond, that place where our loved ones go.

My best thoughts of you take me to that parking lot in Tim Horton’s a few days before your surgery when we all met you to say goodbye but deeply hoping it was only a good luck and we’d all be back in that parking lot welcoming you home again. With all of us fighting back our tears and grasping to hope we encircled you with our love and friendship and hoped the fondness of our memories we’d share that night would somehow cloak you in our protection and strength. There you were even with the evidence of the cancer’s invasion on your body, but your eyes still had that wonderful glint that shone out past the pain and the dread. And your mischievous smile is something I could never forget, still handsome and youthful, the years and this illness cannot take away the beauty that has always been you. I cannot think of a stronger person than you, not only in the physical endurance of all you have demanded of yourself in your life but to still hang on to hope and the eloquence in yourself during this battle.
I look around and I see the quality of life you lived, its not measured by possessions or by money or by the success in the typical wordily standards but by the love of those people that surrounded you that night and still now. And of course with the love of your family even through the toughest of times. We have many opportunities through life, some lead us to things, but yours lead to people and into the hearts of those families you have become a part of. I can’t say I know a life better lived.

I still remember when we met almost 22 years ago, little did I know that night that you would become my longest and dearest friend; more like a brother to me, the one I never had. I think back to all the difficult times in my life and YOU were there to lend support and helping with those things that needed fixing or building; you have always been a strong and protective feeling in my heart knowing you were a part of my life even when you were away. You have always been such a good friend, a better friend that I could ever be. I hope someday I can live that gift you have given me, the gift of unconditional friendship. I still cannot wrap my head around the years and their marks on our faces and in our lives, I still feel like that young girl of 21 sitting in that room that night, still full with a hope that life would take us down a different road, but alas we are here.

I’m not good at goodbyes, and I’m still not sure what I believe will happen when we take that last breath. I guess I can only hope there is still more, that our spirits do live on in all that we have touched. I want you to know this Garry, I love you, I always have and I will keep you in my heart for the rest of my journey. I promise to always keep a place for you over a good cup of coffee and even through tears I will continue to tell our stories.
I cannot speak for Dave, he holds his words inside and too often he cannot give them light, but I know in my heart you are his dearest friend and I know he loves you very much and will not be the same without you here.
Someday we hope to move out of our rented house to a place we can call our own and maybe even make it legal and get married, it just won’t be the same without our brother there to help us move… and to share in that joy of graduating to adult hood. I have to laugh when I think of that as it will surly be hell moving us and I know you’d be the first one to make sure you’d be there to help us out and share your happiness with us. You have to know we’ll still keep you a part of it.
Well as is my way, I’ve rambled on a whole lot, but then you and I have shared many deep truths over the years. You know me better than any other man on this planet that is not my spouse and that is a sign of true friendship. I am so grateful that friendship has been unblemished and unconditional. Thank you Garry; knowing you has made me a better person. These are not just sappy words said in tribute, but truly from my heart and with having learned from you and been inspired by your tenacity for life, I also have deep well of the most joyous and crazy memories and they make up all the fun times I choose to keep remembering.
Thank YOU for always being there to help with all the big stuff. A two by four will now hold a place of honor for me as I will not be able to look at one without thinking of all the fun we had building Alora Designs and how much you taught Dave and I about carpentry while you helped to make my dream come true so I could honor the passing of my parents. It was an expensive and laborious gesture of acceptance and forgiveness and I don’t think Dave and I could have done it on our own without your help. Having that store was the biggest leap in healing and forgiveness I’ve ever made in my life, it was a beginning to many changes in me and you were a huge part of it and words come up short to express how much that meant.
I cannot find a way to end this letter, I guess I because I don’t want to let go, I don’t want it to be good bye, I just wish so bad this wasn’t true and that you’ll be with us next Christmas and the one after that. Good bye my friend… xo Laura

I’ve been wallowing in sad songs but this one reminds me I’m never alone

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Fibre is our Friend~

Prevention is totally the way to go with this problem. First thing there is no amount of hay which can be too much. The more good quality grass type hay like Timothy and Orchard grass a rabbits eats, the better. I would go as far as to say that pellets should in most cases be only offered in very small quantities. At our house the young buns get pellets only to a point where they have the adequate body weight and conditioning and then pellets are weaned off over time to ensure the bun is eating lots of hay and  fresh greens.

Grooming~

Two of our rabbits have been pellet free for a few years now and have always eaten copious amounts of hay and have only had a few instances of what I would call “hairballs”.  Even with eating lots of hay everyday and their portion of fresh greens during the heavier sheds they can fall victim to too much hair build up in their gut. The first sign is the stringy poops, where the individual pooh balls are strung together with hair. Regular grooming is really a practise that helps avoid these kinds of events as well has help to socialize your bun and have him comfortable with being handled.

To be completely honest our two mixed breed buns Gracie and Puds really only get groomed during their sheds. But I find that they will need daily grooming over  a period of a few weeks until they are finished shedding. I use a flee comb and I also have a Furminator, but I mostly prefer to wet down the bun with water on my hands and give them a good massage all over, this helps to loosen any fur and sticks to my hand so I can then rub it off. Then I start with the flea comb gently taking out the loosest of the wool. Sadly these sessions can frequently become a bit over zealous and its not uncommon for a bun to have some bald spots when we are done. The key is to not take too much giving them bald patches with sore spots. The hair does grow back and I find during the most severe of shed this tends to happen.

Funny that I find rabbits only seem to go through these severe shed sporatically. There doesn’t seem to be a rythm or reason for these. I’ve had a few buns go years inbetween these major shedding events. For the most part I find bunnies tend to have ligher sheddings that last a few weeks.

~Long haired breeds like Fuzzies, Jersey Woollies and Angora absolutely require regular  grooming. I find with my Jersey Woolly, combing her out really well once a week allows for a light mid week fluff up. So far she has gone through one shed as we’ve only had her 5 months, but we got through it without any major mishap.  

When your Bunny stops eating~ The onset of Stasis

So your bunny didn’t eat any dinner or isn’t taking any of his favorite treats. This is a serious situation. Bunnies need to pretty much continually eat so that food matter continues to ove throughout their gut system. If this slows down it is the onset of stasis (a must read article by Dana Krempels MD) which untreated is life threatening. First thing I do is look for poop. I make sure I clean the littler pan and their hutch so I can make sure what is new and what is not. But I also look to see if I see any of those stringy poops.  I also take note if there is excess hair around their bedding as a sign of shedding I have neglected to detect.

There are few tell tale signs of hair build up in the gut. The stringy poohs, small mishappen poohs, the lack of poohs and a bunny that is figity and unable to get comfortable. Commonly a bun will stetch out funny and keep shuffling their postion because pockets of gas build up in the gut causing pain and discomfort. I’ve also noticed increased drinking during this condition. At this time a bun will also sit with eyes closed and grind their teeth, a sure sign of pain.

At our house we get on this quickly. If a bun is a big pellet eater we take them away for the time being and make sure there is lots of really tasty fresh hay,  the choicest of fresh greens well sprinkled with water and of course fresh water. I clean up their hutch for any hair and stray poops and put in a fresh litter box so it’s easier to monitor. We then get to the fun stuff.

Medicinal Help during Hairballs~

These are the things we always have on hand in our Bunny Medicine cabinet

Gas-x/simethicone~Depending on where you live you will have to look in your pharmacy for what brands to select. Basically its a gas med for babies. I’m currently using Phazyme brand extra strength 125mg softgels. Select a brand that is 100% simethicone.

~Commonly 40 to 60mg is given by mouth every 4 to 6 hours for adult rabbits. (we’ve been using the extra strength 125mg with no adverse effects but smaller doses would be just as effective)

Metacam/meloxicam~I keep a big bottle of Metacam always on hand. Please not this is a drug developed for dogs, it can be used in cats and rabbits, but caution must exercised with cats.* Cats can suffer kidney damange from this drug only use on the advise from you vet.

~Rabbits can have a range of doses from 0.10 mg to 0.30 mg for every kg body weight every 24 hours.*In recent years I have found that Metacam may not always last 24 hours and once a rabbit is back in the pain zone its hard to get them eating and feeling better so its better to keep them pain free. My vet has verified that it can be given every 12 hours, but at the lower dose. So we’ll give 0.10mg twice a day so that the daily dose is still just under their maximum daily allowable of 0.30 mg per kg.     *Again a note of caution with Metacam. It is hard on the stomach so its better to give on a full stomach. When buns aren’t eating this can difficult so I give at a time when I am syringe feeding them or hand feeding some treats. Sometimes a bun will feel better an hour or so after a dose of Metacam and will begin to eat, if not that is when its a good idea to syringe feed a bit.

Multi Enzyme by Natural Factors~ We jokingly refer to this a bunny drano in our house. This is super concentrated full spectrum enzyme that aids in the digestion and breakdown of proteins, carbs and fats, it’s not the same thing as those papaya tabs. Basically papaya tabs are just a treat, there is not enough enzyme in them to have any real clinical effect on a rabbit with build up with hair. We still give them but just one a day as a treat. Giving more papaya tablets is not a good idea as the sugar in them will cause or increase an unhealthy bacteria in the gut causing more gas and pain.

We give the Multi Enzyme to the buns at the first signs of a sluggish appetite or when their poops become stringy. I give one capsule a day sprinkled on my Jersey Woolly’s salad as a preventative but use it therapeutically with the other buns.

~I mix two capsules of the Multi Enzymewith about 1ml of water and mix it together, it then given by mouth via the syringe. Some buns can really struggle but others have come to get used to it and take the syringe with minimal fuss. This dose of enzyme is typically given three times a day when treating for “Hairballs”. I’ll then taper it down to once a day once they seem to be recovering but are still shedding and not producing their normal amount of poops.

*If you can’t get this brand where you live, look for a product with comparable contents and NO sugar.  Each 525 mg capsule contains:
For carbohydrate digestion
Amylase enzyme………….12,600 SKBU…….(Sansted, Kneen, Blish Alpha Amylase Unit)
Cellulase enzyme……………………180 CU……..(Cellulase Unit)
Lactase enzyme ………………….580 ALU…….. (Acid Lactase Unit)
Maltase enzyme………………………60 DP……….(Diastatic Power)
Sucrase…………………………… 40 INVU……… (Inverted Unit)
Hemicellulase……………………….200 XU……….(Xylanase Unit)
For protein digestion
Protease I…………………..44,200 HUTU……… (Hemoglobin Unit on the Tyrosine Basis)
Protease II…………………………4,800 PC………(Proteolytic Activity–Caseins)
Protease III………………………. 60 SAPU…….. (Spectrophotometric Acid Protease Unit)
Peptizyme SPTM…………………200 SPU………(Specialty Peptidase Unit)
Bromelain…………………………..120 MCU……..(Milk Clotting Unit)
Papain………………………………450 USPU……. (United States Pharmacopeia Unit)
For lipid digestion
Lipase…………………………………. 500 LU………(Lipase Unit)

In Conclusion for treating a Hairball event~

Phase ONE

1. Increase Good Quality Hay, fresh greens and water while taking away pellets and any starchy dry treat foods. Concentrate on low sugar/starch foods with high moisture content  like dandelion, romaine, parsley, cilantro, Swiss chard etc.

2. Groom your bunny, get off all the loose fur and clean their hutch area of all loose fur as well as giving a fresh litter box to monitor what they are passing.

2. Give a dose of Metacam, a dose of Simethicone and a dose of Multi Enzyme. This will ease the pain of cramping and begin to minimize gas and begin tweaking the digestion of what they have built up. Repeat the Simethicone and Enzyme dose every 6 hours, give the Metacam once or twice a day at the most (use low dose)

3. Entice eating by teasing your bunny’s mouth with some nice bits of hay, or fresh greens for a few hours after your

4. If things seems like they are coming along, continue this treatment as needed. I’d recommend continuing with the enzyme for 3 or 4 days along with the Simethicone but  continue to give the metacam only if they appear to be in discomfort. Their eating should be improving, if so you are on your way. If not go to phase 2

Phase Two

Treat as phase one, but if bunny is not nibbling on their own within 12 hours begin syringe feeding in addition to the phase one treatment. Take some of their pellets and pulverize them in the blender (or use Oxbow’s Critical Care if you have on hand)

Take one tablespoon of powdered pellets and three tablespoons of water and add one table spoon of canned pumpkin (not pie filling, pure pumpkin) or unsweetened apple sauce, or baby food( pear, banana, apple) Mix this together and feed with a syringe. I also mix a bit of organic ginger tea with some water and syringe this as well. Extra fluids helps to hydrate the food and hair and move it on its way * see my syring feeding video for suggestions on how to do this if you are a newbie which is in my previous post in this category.

A word of Caution~ If for any reason you suspect your rabbit has ingested something he should not, like carpet, stuffing from pet bed or couch or pillow your bunny may very well have a life threatening blockage and your bunny needs to get to a vet ASAP. Do not syringe feed if you suspect a blockage of this sort. X Rays and a vet exam must rule this out to proceed.

Phase Three

If by 24 hours your bunny has not begun to improve with the first two phases of treatment Bunny will need to go to the vet for sub Q fluids in addition to the current phases of treatment AND a gut stimulant drug Metaclopramide only after any risk of blockage has been rules out. Giving a gut stimulant drug to a bunny with a actual blockage is Lethal. Your bun may require a few days of sub Q fluids and the Metaclopramide along with syringe feeding and the simethicone, Gas X and enzyme in order to completely recover to normal. I have found personally if I get onto the first sign of trouble with phase one I don’t need to go to the vet, but there are times when it doesn’t work as a bigger problem is underlaying. Bunnies can develope a deadly cocktail of bacteria in the gut  from too much sugary and starchy treat food. It is really in the best interest of your pet to feed a good diet of mostly Grass Hay, then green, then a small portion of Timothy based pellets for mature rabbits (if you must, rabbits don’t need to be fed pellets, they do great on just hay and some veg) and treats should NOT be a daily thing. Fruits and or treats should only be a few times a week.

~With some experience you’ll come to know if your bun is getting sluggish and offish on its food due to a routine buildup during shedding. Then proceed with the hairball treatment plan. For Novice bun owners I suggest you use this time to get acquainted with your rabbit savvy vet and rule out any complications.

Always continue with the Enzyme for a few days after your bun seems normal. Commonly a bun with have several pockets of gas and matter build up in the gut and as each passes a bun will appear miraculously better, but may suffer from symptoms again  hours later.

Long Haired Rabbits~

On the recommendation of my vet we keep our Jersey Woolly rabbit Tilly on a daily maintenance dose of the Multi Enzyme (One capsule) sprinkled on her salad to help with the ongoing breakdown of excess hairs. If you’ve owned a Jersey Woolly you’ll know why! They always have the string of pooh pearls in the litter box 

We also groom her twice a week and plan on clipping her down to 1 inch of fur for the summer. When we got her just before Christmas, she put the fear of God into me with all that fuzz. She is really beautiful but the idea of an out and out hair impaction that would require surgery really scares the poop out of me! So I am remaining diligent to prevent this from ever happening. I know all the fur kids will benefit from this diligence too.

Kitty Memorial Pendant Urn

I love the little Roman nose and chubby cheeks. This pendant is sizable, 2 inches long by 1 1/4 inches tall. Being hollow with only a bit of ash inside it remains light and is comfortable to wear. I never take off the little rabbit I made with my Trinket’s ashes.

I’ve settled on the idea that the customer will send me a small amount of their pet’s cremation ash or a small wad of fur. Then I can themake the pendant sealed permanetly with the ashes inside in the kiln and forgoing any danger of a clasp that doesn’t hold. A few years back I aquired a small prayer bead which I put the ashes of two of rabbits in and sadly now they are all over the inside of my car   I guess I should have glued the opening but that just didn’t feel right on a sterling silver item.

I am offering these Kitten Pendant Urns on my Etsy site. I hope that by exploring my own emotional loss and creating something that brought me comfort and closure, I can help someone else have that same comfort.

Actually when I think back it all makes sense for me. I remember when my precious “Soul Bun” Mr. B was near his end. He had fought several years with chronic ear infections that spread to his jaw bone and then ultimately to his brain in the very end. He had numerous surgeries and had been on meds almost all of his life. That last day we had taken him to the vet hoping we could conjure up one more miracle for him. All that could be done was an antibiotic injection and wait to see if he could make it. We had him at my store for the day and we had borrowed a small litter box from the vet. He only passed three little turds all day. That night we got him home and sadly he passed in the night. He left behind his mate Minnie who absolutely worshipped the ground he walked on. I took his passing quite hard, it was almost two years I grieved, pouring all my love into Minnie hoping together we could heal. But then Minnie became chronically ill shortly after B and she only survived for two years after him.

For well over a year after B passed I kept that little litter pan with those three turds on a dining room chair. Everytime I went to clear it away I couldn’t. I know its crazy, but sometimes loving a fur baby is like that. Anyway I wish I had them now, I know they’d be my treasured gems in silver.

So here they are. Think of them as “Land Pearls”, Recycling at its extreme

Fine Silver Bunny Pooh Earrings

The little Pooh Balls are coated with Silver Metal Clay that has been made into a paste, lots and lots of layers! I’m finding 15 layers seems to be a good number as I do lose some material with all the sanding and polishing.

Once the balls are completely dried and sanded smooth, they are put into a kiln at almost 1700 degrees Celsius for a few hours. The poop is then completely burned away leaving a small and harmless bit of ash. Unfortunately I find the Pooh Balls impossible to completely dry out as they seem rehydrate with the silver paste. The result is that almost all of the balls split open  in the firing and need to repaired and fired a second time.

Bunny Pooh after a coat of acylic

Bunny pooh after a few coats of Silver Metal Clay Paste

All in all I was pretty pleased with the results and I think they make a fun a quirky gift. Surprisingly I did find other bunny pooh earrings when I started googling it.

I’ve decided to offer these in my Etsy shop and I’ve decided to offer them as a cheaper option in my Pet Memorial Jewelry category as well.  I just hope someone doesn’t try to send me a cat turd for memorial!

Puds regretting all that Nervous Eating

Don’t worry, NO bunnies were harmed in the making of this photograph!

Puds here is a bit of a nervous eater, so on weigh in day she cautiously take a few nibble of carrot while she sits in the roasting pan while we weigh her. Sadly she is too big to fit on the scale so the pan keeps her contained

Peaty "o"

Here is our cute little Peaty (Girl) She came from a shelter meant for dogs and cats. After a little more than a month she was more than ready to get out of there. Little Lion Head girl had Malocclusion and had to have her front teeth removed, but it hasn’t stopped her from really working this ensemble!

I think even Jackie “O” would her the nod of approval

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Our girls Gracie and Puds will do “anything” for their treats! Here they are going for the bunny cookies I make “Tinkies Tasties” Better keep out fingers out of the way too!

 In the right hand corner we have the “Little Princess” (aka The Tilly Dawg) weighing in at 1.2 kg and wearing a fetching pink muscle shirt under her red robe. She likes long strolls in the park and a has a kinky fetish for Ponies!

In the other corner we have “Cuter than Your Kid” (aka Peaty Puff), Weighing in at .9 kg. Don’t be fooled folks, she may be small but she is ALL Muscle! She is wearing a cute little grey number and professes her loyalty to all things small. I see she is psyching herself up for the match, Whatever it takes Peaty, YOU go girl!

So Mama tell us, why are these two worthy opponents are wearing t-shrits of all things, today of all days. “Well Trinket, I had this hope that the girls may be more docile or feel somewhat at a disadvantage to fighting if they were wearing shirts seems either of them have only ever had a little jacket on before.

Well Mama that is a good idea. Are you expecting them to actually bond here today? “No Trinket, this was to be an introduction for them so that they will be aware of what is intended in the near future.

Mama, don’t you think this is an unfair match, I mean that Tilly is much bigger and furrier than Peaty and Peaty hasn’t even been spayed yet. How do you expect things to go today? “Well that is a good point Trinket, Tilly is much bigger, but as you very well know, being small can often be an asset not a disadvantage in the ring, besides Peaty actually has the upper hand still being fully hormonal. She’ll have that well of inspiration if things get too tough for her. At this point I hope to see what each girl is made of and maybe have some idea if they will be willing to become friends. WE are a little worried for Peaty, she may be smaller and faster but she less fur to protect herself from Tilly’s ferocious teeth and well… her teeth will not inflict any damage on Tilly and her massive coat, but then we hope the T shirts will level the odds for both.

Well you heard it Ladies and Gentlebuns, lets not hesitate anylonger. Enjoy the match!!  BTW NO Booing allowed~ be nice!!

 OOh look at that “Cuter than your Kid Peaty” takes the advantage of “Little Princess Tilly’s” first move and manages to get her wedged into the boards. Its a bold move but both opponents seem calm and still hedging each other out.  Oh!!  Oh!… OOh Wow, folks I sure wish we had action replay, I think you may have missed that last move, but now the opponents have separated to opposite sides of the ring. There has been much posturing and and bit of dancing but no fur flying as of yet! AT this point its still any girl’s Match! OOh Mama, I have to say that shirts sure are a great asset to the referees! “Lol, Yes Trinket they sure make a great handle to pull each bun back without having to get out the oven mits!”

Ladies and Gentlebuns! Oh my Goodness “Ding Ding Ding!!” The end of round ONE! I can’t believe we had a camera malfunction at the end of that last round!! Holy Cwap, I’ve never seen anything like it! “Little Princess” has appeared to reach a critical mass when it comes to her temper and her coach has had to call a time out! Owie!!

“Cuter than your kid Peaty” made a wrong move while flinging some Pooh and fell off the table!! Oh MY goodness she is alright but her Coach just got sprayed with pee trying to collect her to get her back into the ring! All the while I see ”Little Princess” being held on her back doing a bit of huffing and puffing while being stroked and calmed down. All seemed well when suddenly “Little Princess” sprang up and sunk her teeth into her coach’s jugular!! Oh my goodness, the paramedics rushed over to ascertain the damage and thankfully it only appears to be a flesh wound! The match will resume!

The referees have decided to bring in a mediator. Puddy has graciously allowed one of her ponies to stand in as a bit of a diversion in hopes to unite each side   Round Two Folks! Well both sides have taken turns to show their gratitude by smooching the Pony, what a lucky boy so far he’s been able to miss any volley of violence between the girls. Uh Oh! spoke too soon. “Little Princess” has taken the pony down pinning him to the ground and is sinking her teeth into his flank, I’m sure its what she wishes she could do to “Cuter than Your Kid” OOh that is gonna sting in the morning.

After several minutes…

Well I have to say its got to be expected, each opponent continues to present their nose in a demand for smooch, and neither side will relinquish dominance. Back and forth and back and forth again, these two girls are both so stubborn, I don’t know how this is going to end.

Oh my goodness, Ladies and Gentlebuns, I am not sure but I think the match has turned. “Cuter than your Kid” has dug deep and become a force to reckon with!  With every move “Little Princess” makes to advance on “Cuter than your Kid” “Little Princess” counters with maneuvers not unlike something out of a Jackie Chan film!!  They both skip and dance, up and down and side to side, Referees are blinded by their blur of action. Hold it, wait for it, these girls have to settle it once and for all!!

OMG I am numb with shock. Never before in all my years have I seen a move like this!! “Cuter than you Kid” has done it, she had delivered the mighty blow to end the match!! And “Little Princess” didn’t even see it coming, she had her eyes closed!  Thank goodness our slow motion camera has caught this play”Crouching Tiger Hidden Bun”. Its the play of the century folks, this will be something your kid’s kid’s will tell their kid for time to come! The day the little bun that could took advantage of all her shortcomings and defeated a mighty warrior!  Jacki Chan could take lessons from her stealth and her agility as she fly over top of “Little Princess” Nails poised and ready to deliver their blow, but its not even over yet!! “Cuter than you Kid” takes the final play of the day to win the match. The dreaded belly bite. Thankfully she can’t deliver a fatal bite due to her malocclusion. “Little Princess will have surely had her life flashing before her eyes today and be utterly grateful to be able to say she survived and to be able to take on “Cuter than your Kid” in a rematch. That is for today folks but lets enjoy the winner’s victory dance! Goes to show it don’t matter how small, she is surely tough and mighty.

Well Mama how are you feeling after all that. “Well Trinket, it could have gone much worse, I am grateful both girls come away from the ring without injury and although I hoped for a short snuggle between the two, I will settle for the fact they didn’t kill each other. I am so proud of both of them. Tilly I thought for sure would have been way more violent, she really restrained herself except for that lash out at her trainer. Peaty I thought would have been submissive and maybe we should have waited until her spay, but I also hope this event today will give her a bit more confidence, now she knows she can take care of herself. We still feel hopeful that in a month’s time we can try again and see if these girls can put aside their differences and become friends. I don’t expect them to fall in love, but I still hope for a bit of LIKE.

an hour after the match…

Ladies and Gentlebuns I just wanted to update you on the status of our “bonders” at this hour. “Cuter than your Kid” was seen laid out in her dressing room, obviously exhausted from the match, but without injury. She was reported to be munching on salad and laying also in her litter box within an hour. Slightly grumpy but I think proud of her accomplishment.

“Little Princess” devastated and embarrassed to have her ass kicked by a munchkin with an oral affliction, retreated to her dressing room where she quickly decided to keep her subordinates in line by humping her pet bunny! Unfortunately he was on her second level which is not so wide and she fell off mid hump, which resulted in an explosion of laughter from the spectators! Poor thing, demoralized and frustrated she retreated to her litter box. Moles behind the scenes report that after several minutes and serious self pep talk, she has recovered from the embarrassment and devoured the rest of her breakfast salad. She states she is looking forward to a rematch in hopes to restore honor to her name.

Well that is for today, I hope you enjoyed Round One and Two of the World Championship Bonding Match!!

Everyone try to be good!! xo T

Hidden Dragon crouching Bun!

LOL, how much can we say, this was Tilly and Peaty’s first meeting. It went pretty good until Tilly closed her eyes, hehe! Yay Peaty!!