1,000th blog entry

Believe it or not, this is my 1,000th blog posting.

My first post was March 19, 2007. How time flies.

What have I learned in the 3+ years?

I dunno.

I know that people are crazy about their pets.

I know that people spend money on their pets, more than ever before.

I know that I love my Kate, more than I did before I started this blog. If that's possible.

I know that Kate will not be here forever. And that is something I have to deal with.

I know that on Friday, Kate, who was diagnosed with renal failure in October, became disoriented, for lack of a better word, stumbling and flailing, and, if I hadn't been there, would have fallen to the floor. But I was there and was able to cushion her fall.

She recovered, only to relapse later in the evening. Same scenario.

On Saturday, I stayed close to her. She slept, drank water, didn't eat, but seemed to rally.

By the evening, she was her own self. Her own older self. She is, after all, 15 year old.

Yes, she sleeps. Yes, she has slowed down.

Yes, she is still the dog I love so much, who has given me 15 years of happiness.

She is looking at me now, as I type this. She stares at me with those big black eyes, with the touch of blue obvious at her age. Not to mention snoring.

I want her to live forever. I want her to always be there when I come home from work.

I know that isn't possible.

But I can hope, can't I?

Blogging bulldogs

Believe it or not, Dogs, Cats, Etc. is 2 years old today.

The very first post — called The very first post — can be seen here.

And, also believe it or not, this is the very first time (out of 694 postings) my Woyton has allowed me — Kate, with the cheekbones — to write an entry.

Woyton is usually gone during the day, and he always leaves his computer on. So I spend a little time when I'm not sleeping on the Enterwebs.

I just discovered that Martha Stewart's French bulldogs have entered the world of blogging.

That's right. The Domestic Goddess's two pooches — Francesca and Sharkey — now have a presence on the WWW.

Called The Daily Wag, the dogs' effort showcases the life they lead. Recent entries had them flying to St. Louis, Mo., for the day and a face-off with Rufus, one of Stewart's donkeys.

I think there is a bit of deception here on the part of Stewart. The blog entries, while entertaining, are labeled as being "posted by Francesca" or "posted by Sharkey."

Come now, Martha, something doesn't smell right here. And it's not just the March 15 entry where the dogs got skunked.

I talked it over with my Woyton and we both agree. Francesca and Sharkey are not really writing the blog.

This type of amusing fraud has to stop. And if the dogs are going to write about something, at least have them include some recipes for dog treats!

Signed,
Kate, with the cheekbones

P.S.: Martha, please don't anthropomorphize animals. They hate that!