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<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" rowspan="2" width=210 BGCOLOR="#99CC99" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="0968dfc3.jpg"> <div> <B>Unless otherwise noted, all images and text on this site are my own creations.</B></div> <div> <B>Please do not infringe.</B><B><IMG SRC="318960f0.png" border=0 width="150" height="15" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B>Please sign one of our Guest Registers </B></div> <div> <A HREF="http://pub39.bravenet.com/guestbook/show.php?usernum=3286124372&cpv=1/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://pub39.bravenet.com/guestbook/show"><U><B>Bravenet Guest Register</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="http://htmlgear.lycos.com/guest/control.guest?u=thisildorealm&i=2&a=sign" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://htmlgear.lycos.com/guest/control."><U><B>htmlGear Guest Register</B></U></A><B> <IMG SRC="314960f0.png" border=0 width="150" height="15" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <A HREF="id43.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="First Day at The Realm"><U><B>First Day at The Realm</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id44.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Buffy"><U><B>Buffy</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id46.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Billie"><U><B>Billie</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id87.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Maxs Letter"><U><B>Max's Letter</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id5.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Purrbie Village"><U><B><IMG SRC="cb9af820.jpg" border=0 width="175" height="130" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></U></A></div> <div> <B><IMG SRC="7c264b30.jpg" border=0 width="100" height="179" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> </td> <td valign="top" colspan=2 height=116 BGCOLOR="#CCCC99" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="0978dfe1esnpes.jpg"> <div> <FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#336633" FACE="Arial" ><B>Thisildo Realm</B></FONT><B>     </B><B>|</B><B>     </B><A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Thisildo Realm"><U><B>home</B></U></A></div> <div> <B>Fur Kid Village</B>   |   <A HREF="id5.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Purrbie Village"><U>Purrbie Village</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id286.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Village Betta Pond"><U>Village Betta Pond</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id327.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="The Gerbil Burrow"><U>The Gerbil Burrow</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id23.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Foster Village 2001"><U>Foster Village 2001</U></A></div> <bR> <div> <B>back to   </B><A HREF="id325.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Realm Animal Kingdom"><U><B>Realm Animal Kingdom</B></U></A><B>       </B><A HREF="id42.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Map"><U><B>Site Map</B></U></A></div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" height=364 colspan=2 BGCOLOR="#CCCC99" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="0978dfc3.jpg"> <div> <I>Fur Kid Village</I></div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <IMG SRC="8a9a0740.jpg" border=0 width="416" height="116" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="2" WIDTH="654" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 204 WIDTH="646"><div> <B>Welcome to Fur Kid Village</B></div> <bR> <div> If you've reached this page through the Cool Mutts Club, Welcome to Thisildo Realm ~ we love visitors! </div> <bR> <div> Thanks so much for coming - enjoy your visit, and please don't forget to sign one of our Guest Registers - we'd love to know you've been by! </div> <bR> <div> These pages are all about the</div> <div> Life with Buffy and Billie Adventure</div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="2" WIDTH="654" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 626 WIDTH="646"><div> <IMG SRC="1152ee20.jpg" border=0 width="302" height="226" ALT="Billie & Buffy ~ June 1998" ALIGN="RIGHT" HSPACE="10" VSPACE="0">     </div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> These girls were headed for the shelter, no doubt. Their previous home was, at best, unhappy.</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div>      Because Keisha was the favored dog in the family, Buffy bore the brunt of mistreatment and getting pregnant only intensified her dismal situation. When her family moved to a new home, Buffy was soon chained up as a result of neighbors complaining about her. Then it was discovered she was pregnant and she fell into further disfavor.</div> <bR> <div>      She was brought into the garage a couple of days before delivering the puppies (delivered 01 May 1998) and as soon as the pups were actively moving around, the entire family was relegated to the back yard and Buffy was chained up again. Buffy was going to the shelter as soon as her pups were weaned, and the pups with her if they couldn't be "gotten rid of". (Shudder)</div> <bR> <div>      After much soul searching and praying and sore ankles from jumping between "Yes! :D I'll take them!" and "No! :( I can't possibly take them!", the decision was finally -much to the relief of everyone involved- made. ;D </div> <bR> <div>      I've never regretted the decision. Oh, yes! To be sure there have been plenty of times I've heard me saying "My God! What were you thinking?!" LOL </div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="2" WIDTH="654" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 1504 WIDTH="646"><div> <IMG SRC="1162cca0.jpg" border=0 width="300" height="202" ALT=""Den" for Buffy & Billie" ALIGN="LEFT" HSPACE="10" VSPACE="0">    Can you tell this "den" was built by someone who had absolutely no clue about canines?! :D</div> <bR> <div>      All my efforts were pretty much destroyed before sundown the first day! :D  All the fencing materials were removed, giving The Girls an 8' x 10' covered area. The blankets, meant to provide a dry sleeping area, proved to be a treat for puppy Billie's need to put everything in her mouth. She learned how to strip duct tape really fast! The blankets were drug into the yard and ignored.</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="117c82c0.jpg" border=0 width="200" height="300" ALT="The Run" ALIGN="RIGHT" HSPACE="10" VSPACE="0"></div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> The runway to the back yard opened to what I considered a<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#336633" FACE="Trebuchet MS" > </FONT>"huge" (7,000 sq. ft) playground they'd be thrilled to stay in!</div> <bR> <div> (Isn't that <I>just like</I> a human?!)</div> <bR> <div>      I was determined that I would not have dogs if I could not keep them safe; and that (to me) meant fencing them in. Through much groveling and begging, the funds to purchase the materials required to build a fence around the place came and the manual labor began in heat of early June 1998. </div> <bR> <div>      Of course it didn't work out exactly as planned! Buffy took being confined for all of one week and then began digging her way under the fence and taking her daughter with her for romps in the woods!</div> <bR> <div>      It only took a week before *pop* and yet another fantasy bubble bit the dust. I wandered around the fence, filling in holes Buffy had dug to escape, wondering how I could have let my mind ever grab onto that idea as being anywhere <I>near </I>rational. I could almost hear Buffy saying "Oh <I>sure</I>, mom, we'd just be tickled pink to stay confined to a lousy 7,000 square foot yard for the next couple of <I>decades</I>!"</div> <bR> <div>      Then Billie learned her long legs would take her over the 4' high fence and promptly taught her mom how to do it! </div> <bR> <div>      The joy and blessings I've received from these two cherished fur kids is beyond measure and so incredibly difficult to put into mere words. Together they have shown their loyalty a hundred fold and actually saved my life, twice! My only hope is that I can be as good as they think I am.</div> <bR> <div>      Buffy and Billie arrived at Thisildo Realm 20 June 1998. Buffy (b. 24 May 1997) was just over a year old; Billie (b. 01 May 1998) was only seven weeks old. Thisildo Realm is Buffy's third (and forever!) home and Billie's second (and forever!) home and it's with an Alpha (er... ah... that would be <I>me?!</I>) who'd never been responsible for a dog before. We've all learned a lot about each other!</div> <bR> <div>      Funny how time seems to flow differently when you're living with the wolves -especially when you're outdoors with them. Oh yes indeedy, each and every dog -be it a wee little Chihuahua or massive St. Bernard - has the way of the wolf about them. Look into their eyes; watch them run; feel their excitement, anxiety, joy, fear as you listen to them sniffing the air currents and dashing off to follow a scent... yep, there's a wolf in that fur kid. No doubt. </div> <bR> <div>      When I'm walking in the woods with the girls is when their heritage shows through. Sometimes I wonder if there's some rabbit in them -their noses are <I>always </I>twitching! They stop suddenly and gaze off into the tangle of trees, their bodies tense with the moment, their noses tasting the air to determine if it's friend or foe. Their thinking processes are amazing! Their determination, fierce.</div> <bR> <div>      In just three short years, I've learned a lifetime of living through the eyes of my girls. They taught me about absolute trust, unconditional love, and unwavering loyalty in the face of all odds. They've given me the Life With Buffy & Billie Adventure!</div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <div> <IMG SRC="11889110.jpg" border=0 width="393" height="273" ALT="Billie & Buffy ~ September 2000" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <TABLE BORDER="4" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="2" WIDTH="664" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#336633" BORDERCOLORDARK="#336633" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 816 WIDTH="646"><div> Before I was a Dog Mom: </div> <div> I made and ate hot meals unmolested. I had unstained, unfurred clothes.<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#336633" FACE="Trebuchet MS" > </FONT></div> <div> I had quiet conversations on the phone, even if the doorbell rang.<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#336633" FACE="Trebuchet MS" > </FONT></div> <bR> <div> Before I was a Dog Mom:<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#336633" FACE="Trebuchet MS" > </FONT></div> <div> I slept as late as I wanted and never worried about how late I got to bed or if I could get into my bed.<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#336633" FACE="Trebuchet MS" > </FONT></div> <bR> <div> Before I was a Dog Mom:<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#336633" FACE="Trebuchet MS" > </FONT></div> <div> I cleaned my house every day. I never tripped over toys, stuffies, chewies; </div> <div> or invited the neighbor's dog over to play.<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#336633" FACE="Trebuchet MS" > </FONT></div> <bR> <div> Before I was a Dog Mom:<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#336633" FACE="Trebuchet MS" > </FONT></div> <div> I didn't worry if my plants, cleansers, plastic bags, toilet paper, soap or </div> <div> deodorant were poisonous or dangerous.<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#336633" FACE="Trebuchet MS" > </FONT></div> <bR> <div> Before I was a Dog Mom:<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#336633" FACE="Trebuchet MS" > </FONT></div> <div> I had never been peed-on, pooped-on, drooled-on, chewed-on, or pinched by puppy teeth.<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#336633" FACE="Trebuchet MS" > </FONT></div> <bR> <div> Before I was a Dog Mom:<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#336633" FACE="Trebuchet MS" > </FONT></div> <div> I had complete control of my thoughts, my body and mind. I slept all night without sharing the covers or pillow.<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#336633" FACE="Trebuchet MS" > </FONT></div> <bR> <div> Before I was a Dog Mom:<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#336633" FACE="Trebuchet MS" > </FONT></div> <div> I never looked into big, soulful eyes and cried. I never felt my heart break into a million pieces when I couldn't stop a hurt. I never knew something so furry and four-legged could affect my heart so deeply.<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#336633" FACE="Trebuchet MS" > </FONT></div> <bR> <div> Before I was a Dog Mom:<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#336633" FACE="Trebuchet MS" > </FONT></div> <div> I had never held a sleeping puppy just because I couldn't put it down.<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#336633" FACE="Trebuchet MS" > </FONT></div> <div> I had never gotten up in the middle of the night to make sure all was well.<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#336633" FACE="Trebuchet MS" > </FONT></div> <div> I didn't know how warm it feels inside to feed a hungry puppy.<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#336633" FACE="Trebuchet MS" > </FONT></div> <div> I didn't know that something so small could make me feel so important.<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#336633" FACE="Trebuchet MS" > </FONT></div> <bR> <div> Before I was a Dog Mom:<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#336633" FACE="Trebuchet MS" > </FONT></div> <div> I had never known the warmth, the love, the heartache, the wonderment or the satisfaction of being<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#336633" FACE="Trebuchet MS" > </FONT>a Dog Mom.</div> <div> ~Author unknown </div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="4" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="2" WIDTH="389" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#336633" BORDERCOLORDARK="#336633" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 153 WIDTH="371"><div> <A HREF="http://www.theanimalrescuesite.com" TARGET="_blank" TITLE="http://www.theanimalrescuesite.com"><U><IMG SRC="7ae783c0.gif" border=0 width="120" height="60" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.theanimalrescuesite.com" TARGET="_blank" TITLE="http://www.theanimalrescuesite.com"><U>Please click here to feed an abused, neglected or abandoned animal. Each click provides food for an animal in a shelter or sanctuary.</U></A></div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="0e690100.png" border=0 width="400" height="16" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="2" WIDTH="380" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 261 ><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="5b1e3fc0.gif" border=0 width="227" height="252" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://www.angelfire.com/ky2/mysite/index2.html" TARGET="_blank" TITLE="http://www.angelfire.com/ky2/mysite/inde"><U><IMG SRC="3827b3e0.jpg" border=0 width="123" height="62" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="0e690100.png" border=0 width="400" height="16" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="2" WIDTH="606" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 507 WIDTH="272"><div> Introducing...Bailey!</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="11aa5a50.png" border=0 width="165" height="165" ALT="Bailey" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> Isn't he just the sweetest little pupper you ever saw?! <vbg></div> <bR> <div>      Chilady send a delightful note with Bailey ~<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#336633" FACE="Trebuchet MS" > </FONT></div> <bR> <div>      "Well, Bailey finally woke up & when I told him he was going to a new home where he'd have lots of friends to play with, he got really excited...so much so that he didn't mind his morning bath. *vbs*"</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="320"><div> 27 January 2002</div> <bR> <div>      Bailey arrived at The Realm this morning and we're so thrilled to have him with us!</div> <bR> <div>      Billie and Buffy are delighted to have another buddy to play with! Billie towers over him but is really gentle with him, Buffy can't seem to make up her mind if she wants to play with him or just *stop* him! He's a very active pupper!</div> <bR> <div>      The purrbies, however, are not so easily impressed!</div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> ;o)</div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://www.geocities.com/momtochis/pound.html" TARGET="_blank" TITLE="http://www.geocities.com/momtochis/pound"><U><IMG SRC="11b96700.jpg" border=0 width="150" height="112" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A></div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <div> <IMG SRC="0e690100.png" border=0 width="400" height="16" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div>   <CENTER> <TABLE height=205 cellSpacing=2 width=405 border=0> <TBODY> <TR> <TD align=middle rowSpan=2> <P align=center><FONT face=arial size=2><A href="http://www.ringsurf.com/netring?ring=coolmutts;action=home " target="_top" my_onclick="null"><IMG height=200 alt="Cool Mutts Club" src="http://members.shaw.ca/coolmutts/bvmutt.gif" width=135 align=left border=0></A> </FONT></P></TD> <TD align=middle> <CENTER><BR><B>Fur Kid Village is a proud Member of the<BR><A href="http://www.ringsurf.com/netring?ring=coolmutts;action=home " target="_top" my_onclick="null">Cool Mutts Club</B></A>. <BR><BR>[ <A href="http://www.ringsurf.com/netring?ring=coolmutts;id=541;action=prev" target="_top" my_onclick="null">Prev</A> | <A href="http://www.ringsurf.com/netring?ring=coolmutts;action=rand" target="_top" my_onclick="null">Random</A> | <A href="http://www.ringsurf.com/netring?ring=coolmutts;action=index" target="_top" my_onclick="null">List</A> | <A href="http://www.ringsurf.com/netring?ring=coolmutts;id=541;action=next5" target="_top" my_onclick="null">Next5</A> | <A href="http://www.ringsurf.com/netring?ring=coolmutts;id=541;action=next" target="_top" my_onclick="null">Next</A>] <BR><BR>Want to <A href="http://www.ringsurf.com/netring?ring=coolmutts;action=addform" target="_top" my_onclick="null">join</A> the club?<BR>Get the <A href="http://www.coolmutts.com" target=_top target="_top" my_onclick="null">info</A>.</CENTER></TD> <TR> <TD align=middle> <P align=center><A href="http://www.ringsurf.com/netring?ring=coolmutts;id=541;action=next" target="_top" my_onclick="null"><IMG height=27 src="http://members.shaw.ca/coolmutts/bvnext.gif" width=200 align=middle border=0></A> </P></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></CENTER></FONT></DIV>  </div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id5.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Purrbie Village"><U><IMG SRC="894f1a60.jpg" border=0 width="241" height="166" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A></div> </td> </tr></table></body>