Rainbow Bridge...

My life was untimely brought to an abrupt end... A nasty disease was detected by my owner, less than a month ago, that caused me a great discomfort. Very suddenly I hardly could stand up, my owner had to carry me up the stairs, and I frequently tumbled and fell when I was going down.
I was taken to the vet and made several exams that only confirmed my owner's darkest suspitions... An ugly beast called cancer had spread all over my tummy!...
I was in pain and, even if I was never one to complain, I couldn't help frequently yelping.
My owner tried to keep me as comfortable as possible and I was given several shots and pills to ease my suffering, but nothing seemed to have much effect.
A decision had to be made... And my owner took it! I know he wanted me to be with him for many years more but he realised it was not fair to prolonge my pain... After all I was allways a very sweet dog and I certainly didn't deserve to be suffering like that.
So, I laid my head on my owner's legs, who was sitting on the floor by my side, and I gently fell asleep, while I felt his hands fondling my head for a last time... I could swear I felt some salty tears falling on my nose but I must have been mistaken because my owner is a man and men don't cry!
I'm asleep now, free of pain. I'm hoping to find my sweet friend Claudia and little Ralph in dog's heaven...

...and I will be waiting my owner by the Rainbow Bridge!

[Toby, 15 Oct 2007 - 21 Apr 2018]

A dark gloomy day...

This was a very, very sad day... My dear sweet friend Claudia has left to the rainbow bridge... She was the first to make me feel welcome to this home and she helped me to grow and taught me so many things... She was the sweetest dog I ever met! I guess part of my sweet temperament is due to her example... And she was my playmate... I miss her so, so much... Till we meet again, my sweet blonde lady...

[Claudia: 17/10/2001 - 16/08/2010]

Father and Child Reunion…

…is only a motion away, says the song (yes, I know it’s mother and not father, stop nagging). Well, in this case it wasn’t even that, it was reality!
Let me explain. This last weekend, I went with my owners in another of those long trips, where in the end we meet a lot a dogs and people all assuming those weird positions and doing little runs around tiny yards. It seems to be all a bit stupid… With all the free space outside why do they insist in using such small areas to play?! I’ve given up trying to understand humans…
Anyway, to cut a long story short (actually, it isn’t that long, but I happen to like this expression), amongst all those hundreds of dogs, there was one very special to me (even though I must confess I had no recollection of him). My father!
It was funny to meet the old guy! Well, he isn’t that old, but he certainly is older than me. He is a very friendly chap and we had a nice little time and we even took some photos together! Hope you enjoy them.


Toby and Dad (Ch. ElAmigo aus dem Elbe-Urstromtal)

See you next time!

Another year!

Life goes on and I completed 2 years old on the 15th October. And my good friend Claudia turned 8 years old on the 17th.




Of course Ralph was also thereabout.

Sad news...

After such a joyful occasion, we received the sad news that a friend of ours had passed away.

Her name was SeaLords Back to the Future, but we all knew her as Nana.
Nana was a sweet and beautiful old lady that I met several times whenever I visited her place with my owners.

She was already over 13 years old, which I understand is a lovely age for our breed, although, for our owners, we always leave too soon... Unfortunately, seems that’s just how we were created by nature and there’s no way around it. But I know she lived a happy life, always surrounded by the love of her owners, right until the end.

These photos were taken one month after she turned 13

[photos: Isabel Alves - SeaLords OES]
Wasn't she beautiful?...

I will surely keep Nana’s remembrance with great fondness.
Rest in peace, sweet lady…

CHAMPION OF PORTUGAL!

Hi everyone! It's been a while since I've been here last, but I just wanted to share with you that, this last weekend, I obtained my Champion of Portugal title!
Seems like it was a big thrill for my owners. For me, it was just like any other day... Actually, I don't understand very well all that champion stuff, nor what have I got to gain from it! So far, the food is the same... Anyway, everyone around me seemed very happy and you know I'm a sucker for happy people. There was even this couple, speaking this strange language, that somehow looked slightly familiar, although I have no idea who they are. I think I overheard from my owners something like them being my breeders. Well, whoever they were, they looked happy too!

Here is a photo of me in one of those strange positions I told you about before... This can be very tiresome, mind! It's not easy to be a show dog...

But, this time, I didn't even mind much because there was this nice girl, called Greta Garbo of Bushy Bear, by my side! Ain't she the cutest thing?...

OK, gotta go now! Take care and see you soon!

A little fun in the garden...

Hi all! Just to show you a couple of small movies made by my owner, where I appear playing with my ball and with Claudia, in our garden. Ralph didn't want to come out so it was just the two of us... and our young owner too, of course, who always likes to defy me for a little race... Hope you enjoy!