Thanks for a great social event.

[Laurie]

Thanks Claudia for organizing the Scoop get-together at the Dog Park. What fun! It was wonderful to meet everyone. Take care, Laurie (and Rio and Henry)

[William E. Hill III]

I missed being there, too. I really wanted to go and my flight was allowing it. But, my son was in town for the rest of the afternoon, which I didn't know until I landed. So we went to SF Bar & Grill where my daughter works and the three of us got to hang out for quite a few hours before he drove back to Golden, Colorado, where he lives. It was a nice homecoming. But, I hope we do the dog park again. Sure sounds like fun. And Julie, my gosh, I agree with Cindy, you must be a saint!
Ben, I like Pandora for a name. Unique.

[Lisa]

LOL.... I had a beautiful horse named that once upon a time. :)

[Ben Swan]

Now that's funny. I wanted to name Beta, my heart-dog, Tuchas. Ricky wouldn't let me ...

[Lisa]

Hey Ben, Try this name, it is Cherokee, I believe, for Desert Flower, "Tookas".

[Ben Swan]

Now we are trying on Star. Seemed like a better fit ... we'll see. Thanks for the input ..

[caril]

Ben... Panda might be a fun option as well....

[Julie L]

I like the name Lily too. It's sweet and gentle. I actually assumed Bear was a boy because to me it sounds like a boy's name, but Pandora is cute and unique. She does look like a panda. Very cuddley! I also thought it was sharpeis or chows who had entropion and asked the Shelter if maybe she had sharpei in her, but she really looks 100% yellow lab. The surgery has done WONDERS! Even with stitches she's more comfortable now than before the surgery. Ben - that's the first time I heard that entropion can lead to trust issues but it makes sense. She really couldn't see well and was constantly agitated, jumpy and nervous all the time. It would slowly drive me crazy to live with that irritation. She's wagging her tail now and licking my hand. She's on her way to being a happy, trusting dog!

[Claudia Inoue]

Arielle,

Thanks for the great photos!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[caril]

Sorry I missed teh outing... it was thundering here in Nambe and looked stormy toward Santa Fe... my Aussie Shepherd, which is the one who needs an outing the most, is really frightened of thunder... but was the weather okay? Next time I need to get a cell phone no. of someone ... sounds like you all had a good time.

Ben... my cousing had the sweetest female black dog named Lily when we were growing up... I think it's beautiful and sweet. Just my 2 cents.

[Ben Swan]

Zach and I had a great time; we hope to do it again. (I hope my other children can come eventually) Thanks for the suggestion, Claudia. Julie, I thought only Shar-peis suffered from entropion. It's what Pandora/Bear had for the first two years of her life. I understand it's very painful and may have something to do with trust issues. Would love to hear updates. Missed you, Julie, at our get-together. BTW. What do people think of Lily for Bear's new name? (Our animal communicator suggested changing Bear's name to something else. Bear comes from my thought that she looks like a Panda Bear -- and I wanted to call her Pandora. Here's a photo that Leta took of us after our wonderful session.