tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-59756849200635572342024-03-08T03:34:19.915-08:00rottroverButt it's really all about ME - Ottorottroverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12040584911302243673noreply@blogger.comBlogger257125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5975684920063557234.post-37284879456972271722016-11-28T17:51:00.000-08:002016-11-28T17:51:33.634-08:00Allow me to introduce myself....<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Hi Everybody! I'm Osa. My new brother Otto talked a bunch of smack about me, so I thought I should do my own post. First of all, it's nice to meet you! And thank you all for being so welcoming. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">My coming here was a complete surprise to me. I am a year and a half old and my previous owner had to move away to someplace called Wyoming. I couldn't go, butt no one told me. Last week a lady came to my house and dognapped me like that Cruella de Ville lady. She brought me to a strange house with a strange man who was very nice to me, and a big brother. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Otto can be a little touchy about new little doggies trying to take a cookie out of his mouth or scoop up crumbs he's dropped. I mean SHEESH! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I have already had a litter of puppies, so soon I'm going to be getting my big girl surgicals. I also have something on my eye that needs to be fixed. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">After one week, I think this might just be a pretty good place for me. Butt they don't like it when I put my paws on the kitchen counter. C'mon. Really?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Nice meeting all of you. I hope to get to know everyone better. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">First of all, HI!! I'm not going to make excuses. BUTT, I HAVE to share this news with you all. There is a long tedious back story to all of this, but suffice to say (did I just say that??) The most important thing is I HAVE A NEW SISTER!!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">So, last Sunday I went to the beach with my pals Macy and Wizard. Big event. Nice day. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">On the way home, we stopped at some house. There was this tiny female rottweiler on a pink leash. I didn't growl at her. She didn't growl at me. She was nice to a dog on the walk we took. OK. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">All of a sudden, she's loaded into MY OttoMobile and taken to MY house!! O. M. D. !!! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">She thinks she OWNS my male human, she growls at my mom, and she's TEENSY!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Her name is Osa which means BEAR. She is bossy and possessive. She's hyper and tries to mount me. ME!!! I weigh 115 pounds. She weighs 58 pounds. Please. She paces. She's hyper. BUTT, she is learning to sit, go outside and walk on the leash. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Why am I thankful for Blogville? Who else would understand my dilemma. Thanks for listening.</span></div>
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rottroverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12040584911302243673noreply@blogger.com26tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5975684920063557234.post-17126135102897713452016-04-05T17:54:00.003-07:002016-04-05T17:54:39.401-07:00At Last....<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Sheesh, mom, you coulda adjusted the contrast a little bit. Anyhoo, we ran, and fetched and went in the water and chased each other and ran some more. It was waaaay fun. Check this out:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Despite my sad postie last time, I really do get to go for a lot of walks. Just not on Wednesdays. Or Thursdays. SHE says she has to pay for my food whatever that means. Here's me closer to home:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">This is me enjoying our El Nino-fed stream on Monday. Life is good for the Otto. Still no sibling. That's OK. You should SEE the treats I get. Can you say LUNCH MEAT??? OMD!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">SHE works on Wednesdays away from home. I'm SO bored. Dad thinks I need a buddy. SHE is still really sad. It's been a year this month since Bart went to the Bridge and 3 months since Ruby joined him. So, sorry you're sad, mom, but dad's right on this one. I need someone to play with - especially on Wednesdays and Thursdays. Just sayin'...</span></div>
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rottroverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12040584911302243673noreply@blogger.com31tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5975684920063557234.post-55089487929846583182015-12-20T17:22:00.001-08:002015-12-20T17:22:52.218-08:00Run Free, Ruby!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Ruby was rescued at 4 or 5 and this became her Forever Home. She was loving, sweet, gentle and had the softest fur of any rottweiler I've ever met. She held her own with Otto who outweighed her by at least 30 pounds. She loved her mom. She refused to be trained. She was a very good girl anyway. I miss her. I miss Bart. I am enjoying spoiling Otto, spending more time with him and training him. It will be nice to have an 'only dog' for a while. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">We hope you are all well. We visit you all, butt don't always comment. We saw some really delicious-looking tacos this morning and were extremely impressed that <a href="http://bouncingbertie.blogspot.com/2015/10/the-five-year-wait-for-real-taco.html" target="_blank">Bertie</a> found tacos in Aberdeen, Scotland!!</span></div>
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rottroverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12040584911302243673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5975684920063557234.post-68719358726657535692015-08-19T20:16:00.004-07:002015-08-19T20:16:55.351-07:00wordless wednesday<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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rottroverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12040584911302243673noreply@blogger.com27tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5975684920063557234.post-30593382991764889362015-07-27T10:26:00.000-07:002015-07-27T10:56:19.797-07:00Sunday Selfie on Monday<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Hi Everybloggy! Otto here...Sorry we've been MIA. I've been really busy going to the beach, going on my Jungle Cruise hike, hanging with my girls...Butt you know, it's just never enough. Somehow mom thinks she should be working and that makes me SO bored! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The other stress for mom is that our vet, Dr. Sarah, left the practice right near our house and so we've been seeing Dr. Ann who comes to our house!! Unfortunately for us and fortunately for Dr. Ann, she is on Vacy up in the Peuget Sound cruising around in boats visiting with ORCAS!! How cool is that? Well, not very, in case Ruby needs IV meds or fluids or something. I'm telling mom to get in touch with Dr. Sarah, and that maybe Ruby is going to have to leave the 'hood to get the care she needs right now. Sheesh, mom...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Well, mom says I barfed all over the blog, butt I just wanted to tell you all what's been going on. I'm great - no more visits from the seizure monster, and I'm getting to have lots of fun. If you can send some POTP to Ruby, we'd really like it, cuz our house smells like barf. </span></div>
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rottroverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12040584911302243673noreply@blogger.com40tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5975684920063557234.post-84678129105564912152015-06-12T13:58:00.000-07:002015-06-12T13:58:36.438-07:00{this moment} See Beautiful<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Happy Sunday everybloggie! My Auntie <a href="http://creekhiker.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Creekhiker </a>took this picture of me while she was tossing me treats for a <a href="http://chewy.com/" target="_blank">Chewy</a> Review. Aren't I the cutest??? I'm not licking my nose because of a facial focal seizure though. Dr. Sarah started me on a pill called zonisamide. I have been completely seizure-free since starting the full dose. How totally pawsome is that? I'm in excellent health and have been walking regularly with either my girl Aria, the 10 month old rottie girl or my girl <a href="http://creekhiker.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Macy Blue</a>. I'm a pretty happy guy. I have also taken over Bart's spot on the bed!!! Life is good for the Otto.</span></div>
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rottroverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12040584911302243673noreply@blogger.com33tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5975684920063557234.post-91185442074026438422015-04-08T17:24:00.000-07:002015-04-08T17:24:10.082-07:00wordless wednesday<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I'll write more in a day or so and do a proper tribute to this beautiful dog. In short, Sunday night I found a huge lump on his chest. Monday he was diagnosed with malignant melanoma. His chest cavety was full of fluid around his heart. Tuesday I took him for a visit to his stream which he loved. He declined rapidly. Last night he could not get comfortable, was having trouble breathing and stopped eating. The vet came to the house this afternoon. Ruby and Otto both got to say good by to him. I'm a wreck and I'm relieved that he's no longer so uncomfortable. He told me with his eyes that it was time. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I know it was the Power of the PAW from all my Blogville friends that did the trick. I even heard from some new friends I haven't even met yet, and some kitties!! And guinea pigs!! And of course a bunny!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Thank you, thank you, thank you. It really helped mom feel better, too. She saved all your comments in her phone, even though they're all on the blog, she looked at them all day yesterday. Dork. </span></div>
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