Good news and then some not so good news.

When I set out to start writing in the blog I found that it is much tougher to do these things when you sit down to do it. It starts to really hit home what is going on as you write it out. This past Sunday I had a wonderful one on one visit with Cathy. The Chemo has really been taking it out of her and she was exhausted so we just laid in her bed and had a few giggle's and then some tears as we talked about how things are going for her. She had a CT Scan this last week as it was her mid Chemo treatment and we were anxious to hear the results. Unfortunately the news is not at all what we had hoped for. The good news is that they feel this Chemo has slowed how fast this Cancer is growing, the bad news is it is still progressing. As you can imagine this has been taken pretty hard. They are going to start a new Chemo treatment this next Tuesday for 3 treatments. It will be only a One day treatment instead of 3 long days in the hospital which will hopefully be easier on Cathy as well.
Please continue to keep Cathy in your thoughts and prayers. She loves the notes and cards she has been getting to. Her and Kim are spending a few quiet days away from home to themselves right now and Alecia and Aron are up watching the pugs.
I will write more as we learn more. Also, I have 3 retired bitches of Kim and Cathy's to place in great homes if you know of any awesome people looking for adult pugs. They are 3, 4 and 5 years of age and Spayed, UTD on vaccinations and housebroken. i will have them here and do the placements from here as well.
If you would like to send a note or Card to Cathy here is the address again:
Cathy Moore
11637 NE 112th Street
Kirkland, WA 98033
Thank you for keeping her in your thoughts and for all that so many of you have done.

Living in Pug Heaven - Sticks and Stones

It seems apparent that my mother and I are both quite horrible at keeping things updated!

All 17 pugs here in Pug Heaven are doing just fabulous! Vanilla Bean has started to eat again, which is fantastic! In previous stays she had been quite picky and getting her to eat was like trying to get a pug to move off the couch. Sir Claude the great is still off at the dog shows, seeing the nothingness that is Montana.

Sunday my mom and I made a trip up to the Norton's (that is a vet clinic, for those of you who don't know), and decided we wanted to see Cathy as she got home from Wenatchee. My mom suggested we go to Shari's for coffee seeing as how Kim and Cathy were an hour out, and I decided I would rather take the time to mop Cathy's floor! All of the dogs were with them, which made it a breeze. A clean floor, 3 pug puppies, a pizza, and some cookie dough later, mom and I finally left. Today's picture and blog title were inspired by the letter Z, for Zac Attack. The one pug responsible for the 10 pinecones and 3 rocks under the couch. Here he is eating a stick!

We will be here through the weekend, where I plan to undertake some other projects. Updates to come!
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Living in Pug Heaven - "And you have to eat this!"

Aron and I arrived here at the Taylor Moore house just after 10pm on this fantastic Labor Day. I had an absolutely fabulous long weekend, and I hope everyone else did as well!

Cathy is going back in for chemo tomorrow, so Aron and I made it here just in time for dinner! Kim was more than willing to let me take over the feeding ritual, despite having just walked in the door.

I should be able to do a bit more blogging this week, as I don't believe there is anything special going on such as a BBQ or our Summer's biggest local show. This weekend, of course, is the Puyallup Fair! I will be volunteering on Saturday and Sunday night in the Pug booth for SPR.

Having been here for only two hours or less, I have learned two amazing facts about our younger pups... Alexander is turning out just like his mother, Peanut. When he is done eating he just bails out of his crate like he has nothing to lose. The only downside to this is that his crate is not a Third Story High-Rise, but a Second Level Sequester... And try to catch a little launching pug is like trying to catch a greased pig.

Kim also told me that Vera is talented enough to poop IN her food dish.

What a fantastic week we have ahead of us!
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