The Dog Lived (and so will I): A Holiday Tradition

Thursday, December 15, 2011

A Holiday Tradition

The Mary S. Roberts Pet Adoption Center here in Riverside has a "Pet Pictures" with Santa fundraiser event every year. We take Seamus every year. And every year he does this:

Christmas 2007

Christmas 2008


Christmas 2010

That's right...every year he hates it! (2009 was my cancer year... I thus call "chemo brain" on the fact that I can't find that photo).

So...aren't you dying to know how 2011 went? Here he is:


Christmas 2011

Hey, at least Santa didn't have to put him in a headlock this time.
But then look what happened...

I guess Seamus didn't want to wait for Christmas morning to get his treats. He hit up Santa when Santa was trying to take a break. Santa obliged and just happened to have some dog treats in his pocket.

And now we all believe.

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tubby3pugDecember 16, 2011 at 3:21 AM
Seamus does look a bit nervous. Some dogs love Santa and some are alittle unsure. Norbert needed to have his dad stay in this picture with him one year
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BeckyWDecember 16, 2011 at 8:21 AM
and every year I find this as disturbing as the famous beagle does...
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ChrisDecember 16, 2011 at 12:44 PM
Nice to see it's the same (genuine) Santa too!

Absolutely great pictures Teresa!!
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JimDecember 16, 2011 at 2:13 PM
We did this with Sophie a couple of years ago! She LOVED it! We were nervous wrecks!
Thanks for dropping by today, Teresa.
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John Going GentlyDecember 18, 2011 at 1:22 PM
love that he has the SAME expression in every photo!!!
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Sara LouiseDecember 19, 2011 at 4:01 AM
Since he got the treat... maybe he'll pose better in 2012!
He's still adorable though :-)
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TeresaDecember 19, 2011 at 11:59 AM
@Sara--I think Santa will need to give Seamus the treat BEFORE the photo--then Seamus will like Santa much better.
@John--yes, the same "get me out of here" expression. It doesn't help that there is a bake sale going on right next to the photo area. There are places he'd rather be... (and he did snag a slice of carrot cake off the table later.)
@Jim--of course Sophie loved it! She's gorgeous and she knows it! (Plus she's also extremely well behaved. Seamus is...um, Seamus.)
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TeresaDecember 19, 2011 at 12:01 PM
@Chris--it is the same "genuine" Santa every year. And it used to be the same background! Still, we take him every year.
@Tubby--we tried staying in the picture but I worry about ending up in one of those "Awkward Pet/ Family Photo" books!
@Becky--Seamus has done more disturbing things than this. ;-)
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MandiDecember 19, 2011 at 8:38 PM
I so love that you take him and get santa pictures! How awesome. :)
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fromsophiesviewDecember 20, 2011 at 4:11 PM
Yes...at Chapters Book store...Sophie managed very well...so proud...missed it this year...keep eyes open for an email card acomin'!
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The Little Red ShopDecember 27, 2011 at 11:28 AM
God bless you!
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Why The Title

I hate and refuse to read/ watch/ acknowledge any story involving a dog--because I love dogs and the dog in a movie/ book/ whatever always dies. I can't handle that.

When I found out I had cancer I said to Chris (writer, significant other; in case there is a soul reading this who doesn't know that) "If I die, given that Seamus lived, you have to write the memoir "The Dog Lived." I love the irony. Seamus (our beagle) was diagnosed with cancer more than 3 years ago and was told (okay, right, I was told; Seamus still doesn't know) that he would live maybe a year. Instead he's cancer-free and well into remission. That would be the great irony of my life story--the dog lives. I don't.

Not surprisingly, Chris was not amused and did not want to write that memoir. Oh, and my prognosis is not at all that grim. So instead, in a rare mood I'm attempting to just put a positive spin on things. The Dog Lived...and so will I.

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Thursday, December 15, 2011

A Holiday Tradition

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