SKYLER 9/13/03
#036
Adopted
10/03/03
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Skyler's Foster Journey - Rainbow Bridge 2/5/05
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3 to 5 yr. old 40 lb. Flashy Fawn Female
Cropped Ears and Docked Tail
Shelter Surrender
UTD
Being Fostered in the Ithaca/Binghamton NY Area
Adoption Donation $175
2/6/05 - It is with sadness that I write to tell you that My Sky
Girl passed away last night. It was quick.
She got up from her dog bed near the fireplace, coughed two times, got
over to me near the couch, looked at me,
lay down, and she was gone. She wanted to be close to me. I am so
grateful that I was home to be with her.
Her heart just finally gave out. Skyler, as all our babies, was so very
special. She will be missed so very much.
I feel so sad that there will be no more "Skyler's" stories. She had
quite a last 14 months with me. Bugsy and
Hunter are saddened also. They keep looking around for her. They were
here, in the room, when she passed on.
Mary Cleet-Skyler's Mom
10-03-2004 Hello from Sunny Florida...It's been one year since my
Foster Mom, who is now my
Mom, adopted me. I just wanted to write and tell you all how well I'm
doing. We just came back from a two
hour play time at the doggie park here. A lot of dogs were there
today...I had so much fun. I run and run.
You'd never know I have a bad heart. We met another white boxer boy
named Toby. He looks just like my
brother, Hunter did when he was a year old. He's big too. He's going to
be as big as Hunter. I have a best
friend, named Yukon, who is a Shepard/Husky mix. He's about 2 yrs old,
and we love each other...We'll
run all around, then lie down together. It's cooling down here, and the
park is all shaded so it was really
a nice morning there. Well, I'm going to lie downnow and rest. I've had
a great year with Mom...We've
gone camping, traveling all over when we were upstate NY, and then down
to Florida, and then back
upstate, and now permanently here in Florida. I love it, as my brothers
do too. We can go out in the yard
and play when it's not too hot...Especially in the evening when it cools
down. I'm eating great now too.
I've gotten used to the rain, even though we've not had too much lately.
I'm not as nervous anymore.
I'm allowed to be out with Mom in the front off leash too, as I really
listen well, just like my brothers.
I used to like to run away a little, but now I stay real close. I've
settled in. It takes some time with some
of us. Mom is now a volunteer for FLBR and we get to do our first home
visit this week. She'll take all
three of us. I can't wait. I met the boxer lady who came to meet Mom,
and she let me sit on her lap...Boy,
do you know boxer humans.....I'll write again in a few months....Mom
says she'll buy us something
special for my "Birthday" today......Skyler.
9/4/04 - Hi everyone...It's Skyler here! Well, a lot has happened
in the past few months....We moved to
Florida! Mom drove down in the RV with the 5 kitties and us 3
boxers...All went well...UNTIL!....We got
in our home, and the next day we got Hurricane Charley...I was
scared...I don't like rain and wind and
thunderstorms, really get me upset. We are doing very well here, and I
love it...I get to go to the doggie
park, which is fully fenced in, and there's watering holes, and a place
for Mom to rinse us off if we get
too dirty...I'm a love, and everyone loves me...I just like to sit on
peoples laps and be petted....Mom took
me to the vet the other day to have my heart checked, and he says I
sound really good...No problem at
all...So, I must be doing good...I am so happy we moved here....I miss
my one kitty, Corona, who went
back to Mom's step daughter. She lives close by and wanted him back
after 5 years...OH well, that's the
way it goes... Anyway, I'll be here with Mom for 1 year next week, and
she adopted me in October....I'm
one lucky girl, as I was to be euthanized if no one got me out of the
shelter....I am so happy....Mom loves
me and calls me her Little Girl....Talk to you again..
7-6-2004 - Hi Everyone...Mom has been bad and not let me on the
computer to do an update on me. A
lot has been going on since I last wrote in December. Too much to write,
but I'll do my best.
I've had some adventure in my new home. What a life. We went to Florida
with Mom in March in the
motorhome for a month and had a great time. Doggie beaches, Doggie parks
and a lot of dogs. We saw
Britty, a friend of Mom's friends from the Northeast. We played with
her, visited her at her
house and we got along just great. Well, it seems that we're moving. To
Florida...It's been crazy
here at home, selling a lot of furniture...All my doggie places are
leaving...I don't have my
favorite chair anymore. But Mom is putting blankies all over the place
for us. I was a little mixed up
for a week, but now I'm settling down to all the people in and out of
the house. I was peeing and
pooping for a while in the house, because I was confused, but for the
past couple of days, I've
been really good. Mom has to be across the street in the barn, selling a
lot of stuff, but tries to
come back and forth to see how we guys are doing....When people were
coming in, she'd have to put
us outside, not that we'll do anything, we just love having new people
to meet, but now she can
let us stay. I just love to climb up on people and just hug
them...Everyone says I'm
beautiful...That I am. I've been very happy here. What a
life...Exciting....Not like the one I had. I have
only one flaw...I am so frightened of thunder...I'll shake a lot and get
real nervous. In March, I
was really sick, and Mom had to rush me to Cornell, thank God, it's only
20 minutes away. I was
there for 5 days, being watched. I have bad cardiomyopathy. I came home
with a holter on for
monitoring, and now I'm on medication for the rest of my life. I didn't
like taking the pills at
first, but now I know I need them. I went back in April for a checkup
and they said I'm better...I
guess the trip South did me some good...Mom worries about me all the
time, but I'm doing just fine now.
12/6/03 - Hi, It's Skyler here....Mom just realized how bad she
has been and not doing an update on me.....So, I had her write....I'm
doing very well....In fact, the obedience thing has to be put off until
the spring..But Mom has taught me to sit, and stay...And I'm real good
at it...I get to go to the dog park practically every day, and run and
run with the dogs there.... I love them all.....I'm good with big ones,
small ones, and boy, do I love kids......Mom wishes she knew more about
my past...I also gained weight...I'm now 59 lbs. I'm in tip top
shape....From the running.....I'm looking forward to Christmas at my new
home....The tree is up, and Hunter and Bugsy told me to expect a lot of
toys......This is a great year for me......More later
10/21/03 - Hi...It's Skyler here. I'm in a campground in Pa. with my new
Mom and brothers, Hunter and Bugsy. This is my third camping trip with
them. But this one, I'm being a nudge...I'm nervous, and Mom can't
figure out why. Maybe I'm scared that I'm going to be left somewhere. We
went to Mom's hometown and stayed at the park where she used to go with
her first boxer, Caesar. She even took Caesar's ashes with us so he
could be with us. We walked on the beach and I met all her friends. I
had a lot of fun. They let us stay in the park overnight, which was nice
of them...Then we took a long walk along the running trail and met
everyone. Boy, was everyone surprised to see Mom and three
boxers.....Well, we're going home later and I'll settle in again. Mom
says she's got to get me to obedience, because I'm not too good at that.
I love my new family and I get to do a lot of neat things, like travel
in the RV. But I miss just laying around the house with the kitties, and
I'm able to run loose in the fenced in yard. I'm happy in my new home, I
gained weight and my fur is getting real shiny. Last week, we went to a
Halloween camping weekend, and I was dressed up as a Princess, because
that's what I am. I'll write again in a few weeks to let you all know
how I'm doing......
10/03/03 - Sky has been adopted by her foster family.
9/24/03 - Hi, It's me, Skyler again.....Wow! Did I have a nice
day today. I'm so much better, so I got to go for a nice walk along a
long trail in the woods with Hunter and Bugs today. Foster Mom bought a
new retractable lead for me to walk with. Hunter and Bugs can go loose,
so we all walked for a couple of miles. I was so good. I don't pull, and
stay right by Foster Mom. I may go a little ahead, but I don't go too
far. Foster Mom wanted to see how I'd be to jog with, and I was
great...Just went along with her for a little while. I even got to see a
deer very close to us...It just looked at us in the middle of the trail.
This was my first outing since I've been here, since I have been
recuperating. My coat is getting much better, and I'm not coughing at
all anymore. I like it up here in the country. It was a beautiful day.
We went to a nice clean creek, and Hunter and Bugs went in and splashed
around. Foster Mom picked me up and put me in, but I don't think I like
it too much. But the water tasted very good. We came home and had
dinner. I'm eating a lot and putting on weight very fast. My ribs don't
show anymore, and my hip bones don't either. I got leftover spaghetti
too. The boys didn't have any...Ha Ha...They are on diets. Then we all
got some yogurt. I'm eating very good here. Well, I'm tired, and want to
go to sleep. So I'll keep you all posted on my progress. I should be all
better in a couple of weeks and ready for a forever home.
9/21/03 - Hi, It's me, Skyler. It's been pretty quiet here. I haven't
done too much as I'm being kept quiet until I get better, which I am
doing...I'm feeling much better...Not coughing as much, and my skin has
lost all the redness it had from the mange...That's getting much better
too....Foster Mom is real pleased with me and keeps telling me how much
better I look, in a short time. I'm pretty much kept in my room, and
Foster Mom doesn't like that and feels bad for me...She lets me come out
from time to time for short periods of time. I get to sit by them while
they eat, and I'm not a beggar, which surprises the skin people. Bugs
and Hunter are terrible beggars. So Foster Mom isn't getting me into the
habit, and gives me scraps in my dish after dinner is finished. I've
picked up some cute boxer traits too. I love to pick up a toy when
Foster Mom comes home, or lets me out in the morning from my crate. I
run all over with it in my mouth. I like these things.
I get to go outside with the boys in the nice weather for a little time
too. I was running back and forth yesterday, and Foster Mom thought it
was the greatest thing to see me happy. I've really changed a lot in a
week. I love to sit on her lap, and try to get even up closer. I've
started giving kisses too. It was hard for me to do, but I like it. I
strut about like a princess now, with my head up...No more feeling sorry
anymore. I've got a warm, loving,, foster home for now, and can't wait
to get better to give someone special who wants me a lot of Boxer love.
And I've got a lot of it to give. I guess I didn't have much of a chance
before..... Oh. And a stranger came in yesterday, a friend of Foster
Mom's and Dad's. I was allowed to meet him, and come downstairs to see
him...I ran right up to him and sat on his lap.....Foster Mom told him
my name was Skyler, and he kept petting me and saying my name over and
over again...I'm beginning to respond to my name....I like it.....
9/17/03 - Hi, It's Skyler again....It's been a lot of fun here,
but I'm a pretty sick little girl. I went to the vet's today, and I have
a 105 fever, pretty bad kennel cough, and mange.....I'll be fine in a
while, as I'm getting medications to help all of this and a lot of TLC
here in my foster home.
I have to be kept separate from the resident boxers, and I was just
getting to like being near them...But just for now, until the meds kick
in. I've had such a bad cough, and have been not letting Foster Mom
sleep too much. She stayed up with me last night, on the recliner and
let me stay near her.....But now, I'm going into my crate to sleep. I
have my own room, with my own couch to sleep on too. Oh, and Foster Mom
gave me a new toy today, a silly octopus that makes silly noises...I
really don't know what to do with it yet. I like the Ducky that quacks
that Bugsy got, and I heard Foster Mom, say she'll give me the spare one
that she bought to give to Foster dogs in the future. I guess I'll get
it tomorrow morning. It Quacks. She was so happy today, when I was going
outside, and I picked Bugsy's up and wanted to take it outside. It looks
as if I really want to play with them....But I really don't feel so
good, so I'm just going to get a lot of good food, water, and rest. The
resident kitties don't care about me either...I can walk right by them
and they do nothing. I think they know I don't feel so good. They do run
when they hear me coughing....It seems to be better tonight, so maybe
the meds are kicking in.
Well, Foster Mom has put a lot of nice blankets in my crate, another
nice one on the couch for me, so it's really comfortable...But I'm going
in my crate to bed for now. We'll just have to wait for a couple of days
to see how I'm feeling....Oh...And the other night, I was in the
computer room with Foster Mom, and it started to pour cats and dogs...I
got frightened, and just went to her and put my two front legs on her
lap and looked at her and sat there...I was telling her, I am so happy
to have a nice warm home to be in and not out in that rain anymore.
My favorite position is sitting on her lap, just with my legs on
her....She told me that is the reason she decided to adopt a rescue
boxer a long time ago, when her girlfriend's Boxer did this to her...She
asked her if this is what all boxer's do. Because that is exactly what
Comet did...That's her girlfriend's boxer girl who is at the bridge now.
She thought that this was so cute....Well, that's my favorite thing to
do....Sit on her lap.....I also love to give kisses....And hug me? Oh my
goodness....I just love that too.......I'm real grateful to BAR for
taking me in and making me better.....Ok...Good night now...
9/15/03 - I just wanted to share something about this wonderful
girl that was transported to me on Saturday. If you remember, how she
looked, sad eyes, crouched over a bit, just a mess. Well, in a short day
and a half, little Sky's eyes now have a sparkle in them. I noticed last
night that she doesn't have that sad look anymore. I was amazed...I keep
looking at her, and she looks really happy. She's also walking about
erect and not crouching anymore. What a transformation in such a short
time. She's even getting a bit feisty.... She's still coughing, not as
much coming from her nose anymore, in fact, it's just a bit watery, and
her skin is still a mess, but she REALLY does look better...I think
she's also beginning to put on some weight.....
This is what Rescue is all about.....Seeing poor little babies such as
this one blossom into a dog....
Gary, Thank you so very much for springing her....To think that she was
going to be put down tomorrow....I shudder when I think of it.
She's going to make some forever home very happy.....
She's truly a Boxer Angel.........I am so proud to be a part of this
group and have the opportunity to help one so much in need....
9/14/03 - Well, it's my second day here in the country...I was
very good last night and slept in my crate without as much as a peep.
I'm getting closer to the resident boys, Hunter and Bugsy, and I like
them, and they like me too. I've been walking around the kitchen with
them at times...Foster Mom wants to keep me pretty quiet, as I have a
pretty nasty cough. Ok, Here's the good part.....I came face to face
with the princess kitty here, and I did nothing at all...Neither did
she, which is surprising for this spoiled little furball. She's a real
senior...So, apparently cats don't bother me, and I don't bother with
them....Phew! Another obstacle over with.... I got my bath, and now I
smell pretty. I also got some new toys, and the best of all, a pretty
pink collar, and a pink leash to match. I really like it here.... Don't
be alarmed at my pictures....My skin will be all cleared up real soon,
I'm sure of that, with all the hugs, love, attention I'm getting here.
Ok...Foster Dad is finished working outside, so now I'm going to get to
go outside with the boys for the first time. I'm pretty sure it's going
to be just fine....Stay tuned for the next update...... Skyler aka "Sky"
9/13/03 - Hi everyone....My new name is Skyler "Sky" for short. I
came from a shelter, so I didn't have a name, so Foster Mom gave me this
beautiful name. I'll get used to it...She keeps saying it over and over
again, and Good Girl, Skyler, when I go out and do my business. And Good
Girl, Skyler again when I took my pill. I just arrived here today, and
am in a really nice room with a couch and a big crate with a dog bed and
blankets in it. It's real comfy. I love it...I go in the crate and lie
down. I got some good food with hamburger in it, then some rice later in
it. I also ate a huge scoop of yogurt. Foster Mom gave me a couple of my
"Foster brother's" toys to put in the crate with me...I didn't know what
they were at first, but when she squeaked one, I picked it up and walked
around with it in my mouth. This is really neat....I heard her say she'd
get me my own toys tomorrow. I'm pretty skinny, and a little messy
looking right now, because I have demodectic mange, which is curable,
but I'll have to get shots and dip baths for it. Foster Mom will give me
a regular bath tomorrow so I'll be nice and clean. I'm a flashy girl,
with cropped ears that didn't stay up. But the way then bend over make
me special and very, very cute. I've also got sad, woeful eyes. They are
really big and make me adorable. She's giving me a new collar too. A
Pretty one with lots of colors in it. She says a pretty girl like me
deserves the best. I think I'm going to like it here. I met the boys,
and they seem to like me, but we haven't been together yet. Just see
them through the gate. I've been outside twice, and did my business.
Foster Mom says I'm housebroken.....Phew! That's good.....I did see a
kitty, but not too close and was just curious. We'll find out how I feel
about those furry little things in the days to come. There's 5 of them
here... So far, Foster Mom says I'm pretty near perfect.....I'll get
cleaned up, fattened up, and be ready for that forever home. It may take
some time, but I'll be patient and enjoy my stay here..... More to come
from me tomorrow.......When I've been here for a day......
