My German Shepherd Family: December 2011

Oh my...In my cold stupor, I guess I forgot to tell you WHERE the vet's office is!
Sheesh.
Here is a link to the office:
http://www.vcahospitals.com/college-hill
They are located very close to the intersection of Winton & North Bend Rds.
I go over Cross County (Regan) WEST to the Galbraith Rd exit and turn left. Go up the hill and turn left on Winton Rd. North Bend intersects about a mile (?) up and turn right. White Castle will be on the corner. JUST after turning right, they sit back a little off the road on the LEFT. It is just past a dollar store.
My vet, that I've been taking my Shepherds to, as well as my grand"puppy," is Dr. Joseph Smith. Some of you already know him, as 2 of the puppies are going to him now too! :)
I can't say enough about his expertise. He will be there for the Pics with Santa CLAWS so if you happen to get there, please tell him Bev sent you. And if you have one of Megan's babies, tell him so because I know he'll want to see them.
Remember the pictures are only from 1-4 but I wouldn't wait until the last minute to get there if you can help it.
Their number is 681-9223 but I have a feeling they may turn their phones over after hours so I'm not sure if anyone would answer or not.
Sorry about the lack of info yesterday.

Hi everyone!
Sorry I've been behind in sending any new updates your way, but I've been crazy "busy" with lots of things...mainly my back.
If I haven't talked with you lately, just a quick note before I tell you what I came here to tell you... for whatever reason, my back got REALLY bad back in mid November. Even had to miss going out to dinner with my daughter for my birthday :( as I couldn't even raise my leg up to get into the car!
Anyway, I finally got to a pain management doc on Tues & he immediately scheduled me for an epidural yesterday. I was sedated (so forgive me if I'm still a little "off") I wish I could say I was much better today, but unfortunately I'm just in a fraction less pain today.

SO WHAT IS IT THAT WAS SO IMPORTANT??

I wanted to tell you about a cool thing that my vet's office does every year.

Pictures with Santa CLAWS !

Usually I know about it well in advance but this year they didn't get their scheduling done early enough to send out in their newsletter.
In years past, and I've been going there for years, they donate the proceeds to the SPCA. This year, they've teamed up with S.A.A.P. Stray Animal Adoption Program, a rescue organization out of northern Ky. If you are interested, their number is 859-391-1234.
   It has been, and I'm assuming will be, $20 and you get several pictures of your baby with Santa!
The clinic will be closing for regular patients at 1, so there shouldn't be much of a line to wait for pictures. They usually give you a goodie bag of doggie stuff to take home too :)
   IT IS *THIS SATURDAY,* DEC. 10th from 1:00-4:00
From what I understand, this year will be a MUCH better camera than last year and there will also be an ELF to help Santa. Depending on how I feel, I'd love to get Megan there again. If I do, of course I'll share the picture with you.

I have her Santa pics every year, as well as past (and some current ones too) that I'll share with you (below).
I hope to see you there, but even if I don't, I'm hoping that you'll send me some pictures.

                                       MERRY CHRISTMAS!!

This is Megan last year, 2010 (2 yrs old)

haha this is actually my doggie scarf that she is wearing.

2009 below. Meg was 14 mos old here. Notice the "puppy sit" (sprawl!)

This was my precious "Ria" (Tamarack's Special Delivery)

Ria was an old girl in this picture, taken in 2004.

She was Chopper's sister, out of my first Shepherd,

"Raffie" (Clayfield's Raphael von Zinne)

This is my darling "grandpuppy" Maya who lived with me for quite some time.
She is living with her mommy, Jenny, and daddy Matt. Maya is the best dog ever.
Ria & Maya were great buddies, and now pals with Megan. Taken in 2004.
Santa, do you think you could've mustered a LITTLE smile??

This was Jackson. He was almost 7 months old here!

Again, it appears that Santa is having a lot of fun

This is Megan's half brother, Beau.

This is Megan's pal "Rider" who is away this Christmas working on getting his Championship! He is a beautiful boy bred by my dear friends, Kay and Don Miller, DONKA Kennels in West Virginia. Rider lives with my friend Naomi and comes to play with Megan every chance he gets!