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A tribute to our friend

February 9, 2017 Elizabeth

On February 9th we said goodbye to our girl Quincy. It was a heartwrenching decision to make.  We had watched her health deteriorate.  We didn't want her to experience immense pain. We didn't want her to be in a crisis situation. She was having breathing spells that were scary … [Read more...]

Dogs Quincy

Family Photo Day

December 2, 2016 Elizabeth

We met with our local vet about Quincy's cancer diagnosis.  We were fortunate in that she had an additional option for us. We started Quincy on a pain drug that also has the side effect of sometimes preventing the growth of soft cell cancer growth.  We are happy with the results … [Read more...]

Blogging, Dogs Chip, Quincy

A sad day

November 23, 2016 Elizabeth

Today, we found out that Quincy's cancer has recurred. We knew this was a possibility but we were so hopeful for the best outcome.  She has had a bit of a sniffle for a while and nothing else was helping. We took her back to the Animal Surgical Center for a CT scan and her … [Read more...]

Dogs Quincy

A story of a basset hound that fought cancer & won!

March 9, 2016 Elizabeth

Beat Cancer one basset hound's story

  My poor neglected blog.  Let me start out by saying that this *might* inspire me to post photos from the last 2 years to "catch up", but it also may not.  Too much has happened to even get started, so let me just tell you the story I came to tell today about my girl … [Read more...]

Dogs Cancer Sucks, Quincy

2015 Wrap Up

December 30, 2015 Elizabeth

Well, apparently I didn't blog AT ALL in 2015! Here's a review of some of our best photos around here in 2015. With no commentary because clearly I wasn't blogging in 2015! … [Read more...]

Blogging, Cat, Dogs, Insects, Toads, Wild Turkey Chip, Quincy

Sleepy Friends

March 3, 2014 Elizabeth

I was going to title this post, “Fast Friends”, but really there is nothing fast about these two. They have become good buddies though! … [Read more...]

Cat, Dogs Basset Hound, June, Quincy

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