Sunday, June 14, 2009

My friend Reuben...

Meet my friend Reuben. He lives in Delmar, NY with his mom Judy, his brother Archie and the kitties Iris and Leo.

His mom sent us an e-mail in August 2008 telling us that she liked my blog. The next e-mail we got, she told us about Reuben not feeling well. He had a herniated disc and he had his back end paralyzed. He had surgery and we were hoping everything was going to be ok but to this day he still can't walk pretty well. His mom does everything in her hands to help him. And he is a fighter and tries and tries. I wish with all my heart that he improves soon. Would your please cross your paws for him?



Months ago, he and his mom sent me pawesome presents....


A ball where you put treats inside and you have to take them out. It was not easy but I did it!

An this thing with a big treat...


I have been licking it for several days and the treat is still almost intact! But I am going to get it... promise!
Thanks Judy and Reuben!
*************************

Have a nice day
Besos
Lorenza

58 comments:

Gus, Louie and Callie said...

OH we are so sorry about Rueben we hope he gets better soon.. We do not like to hear of our doggie friends suffering..

Big Sloppy Kisses
Gus, Louie and Callie

Rufus and Indie said...

Great presents Lorenza! We hope Reuben is OK now!
Kisses
Rufus and Indie

The Army of Four said...

Lots and lots of paws crossed here for Reuben!
Play bows,
Zim

SEDONA said...

Hola linda Lorenza,
Your poor friend Reuben...he is so handsome and I feel bad that he's hurting. I'll cross my paws for him.
I loved watching your waiting video clip...your tail looked like my human's windshield wipers on high speed :-)
Your pal,
Sedona

Anonymous said...

Hi Lorenza - poor Rueben. I feel bad for him, but dogs are pretty good at making the best of things.

I was wondering... with the extremely hot weather where you live, do you have air conditioning in your house? I hope so!!!

Martha said...

Hi Lorenza
We are sorry to hear about Reuben. We will keep our paws crossed for him - we dont like to hear of any doggie in pain.
He sent you some lovely presents - we hope you enjoy playing with them!
lots of love
Martha & Bailey xxx
PS Tell your mom ours was pleased she had noticed how good it was that Martha is now being a bit naughty!!!

Taffy said...

Hi Lorenza, Reuben is lucky to have a friend like you. I will definitely keep my paws crossed for him and I'm sending him some doxie healing sun rays! I hope the weather is cooling off some and you get a long walk today. ~Twix
PS: sometimes when it is really hot here and I get too tired when walking, I just lay down and refuse to get up....hehehe!

The Oceanside Animals said...

Delmar isn't far from where we used to live in New York! Hope he recovers fully.

Lucia said...

Ciao bella Lorenza!

My paws are crossed for Reuben and I am sending lots and lots of Aire-Zen his way, too! AND ... this big smoochie: MWAHHH!

Tanti baci!
Lucia

Abby said...

Hi, Lorenza...

Oh...We are sooo sorry to hear that Rueben isn't feeling well..

Me & my Mom are sending our thoughts & prayers to Rueben...

I'm sending some extra Good Lhasa Vibes, too...

Abby xxxooo

Mason Dixie said...

My thoughts are with your little buddy. What great gifts he sent you. =)

NAK and The Residents of The Khottage Now With KhattleDog! said...

Woo got it!

My paws are khrossed!

He sent woo some furry khool stuff!

I hope he will improve so he khan run and walk like a normal khanine!

Hugz&Khysses,
Khyra

Stella said...

Rueben is a very handsome guy and I will cross my paws for him and think good thoughts for his recovery.

Thanks for telling us about him,Lorenza!

Kisses,
Stella

Lucy-Fur, as typed by Dr. Liz said...

Sorry to hear about Rueben - hope he feels better soon!

BTW, I have that same blue treat ball, and it is YUMMY!

*kissey face*
-Fiona

Bijou said...

Hi Lorenza,

We will cross our paws that your furiend Rueben gets back to normal soon!

That was very nice of them to send you those pressies. The blue ball with the treat inside looks like special fun.

Wags & wiggles,
Bijou

AppleDebbie said...

Hello Lorenza... I'm so sorry to hear that your friend Reuben isn't feeling well. I hope he feels better soon.

Your Pal,
Trooper

P.S. Would you like me to help you get the big treat out of the blue ball? :)

Golden Samantha said...

Lorenza; I'm so sorry about your friend Rueben. I'm keeping my paws crossed that he will get better. He sure sent you some lovely pressies - it looks like you are loving them! We're thinking about Reuben and his family.
Hugs xo
Sammie

Eric said...

Got my paws crossed for Rueben Lorenza, that's very sad. Isn't he handsome? And how kind too,sending you all those great presents.

Wiry wags and get well wishes for Rueben. Eric xxxxx

Morgan in Pittsburgh said...

we hope your friend Reuben is feeling better. he sent great presents to you.
your pal, Morgan

Mack said...

We are crossing our paws over here for a speedy recovery for Reuben!

Snowball said...

Those are really nice pressies. I have one of those treat ball once. Nasty jie jie tried to make me exercise as I eat my treats.

Luv
Snowball

Thor and Jack said...

Lorenza
Minhas patas estão cruzadas para Rueben. Eu espero que ele se recupere rapidamente.
Já estou fazendo o tratamento para minha alergia, logo ficarei bom.

Thor xxx

Chef said...

My paws are crossed for your friend Reuben, Lorenza. I hope he'll soon be ok. He's a very nice boy to send you presents. Please send him our hugs.

xox
Chef

Mochi and Bali said...

Crossing my paws for Reuben!

Those are great gifts! The ball with treats sound fun! :)

Mochi

Selba said...

We all are crossing our paws for Rueben!

Licks,
Adele, Vincent & Bella

Suzuki said...

I will keep my paws crossed fur your friend Reuben :)
Big licks to you
Suzuki
xxx

Teddy Bear said...

Reuben sounds like a very special friend. We will be crossing our paws for him.

Love,
Teddy Bear

Molly the Airedale said...

We will keep our paws crossed for Reuben!
What nice gifts he sent you, Lorenza!

Love ya lots,
Maggie and Mitch

Liffey said...

I have one of those blue things too- but I ate my treat from the middle in under 2 minutes- I'm clever like that!!! (mummy says it's not clever- just big jawed!!) And it's the only toy that I cannot destroy- and boy have I tried. mummy puts peanut butte rin it smetimes- yummmy!
Hope your friend feels better,
Liffey's licks to you

Teddy Westlife said...

I hope your friend Reuben will be okay! You got some great presents there Lorenza.

Huffle Mawson

Anonymous said...

Hi Lorenza! Reuben sure is a nice friend and we hope he's doing okay.

See ya!
Joey and Zeke

JB's Big and Small Worlds said...

We will pray and purray that your friend will get well soon. He is one handsome woofie.
Purrs,
JB, Chester and mom

The 'splorin' Wolfies said...

ouch--herniated discs are beyond painful. keep us posted!

Dewey Dewster said...

Gee Lorenza...

Poor Reuben....we'll keep our paws croseed that he gets better and can run like all the other doxies...

It was sure nice of 'em ta send ya all those pressies....I got one of those everlastin' balls in the international goodie exchange....and I can tell ya it's super special.....enjoy....

Dewey Dewster here.....

♥♥ The OP Pack ♥♥ said...

That is so sad for Reuben and his Mom. We are pawing some good sibe vibes for him to feel better.

Woos, the OP Pack

Fred said...

It is getting to close to 100 degrees here! Oh no! Meanwhile, I'll definitely cross my paws for your pal Reuben.

Emily and Ike said...

OMD! A treat ball! My favorite toy in the whole world!
Ike
Pee s - I'm heading over to Reuben's to see how he's doing.

Emily and Ike said...

Does he have a blog?
Ike

Petra said...

Reuben sounds like a great friend, and I'm praying that he'll get well very, very soon.

Ruby and Penny said...

Hi Lorenza
Poor handsome Rueben. We have our paws crossed for him. You tell him us Canadian doxies say hi and get well soon.
Love Ruby & Penny

Martine said...

We hope Reuben starts to feel better. What a brave doggie!

You look so cute Lorenza when you play with your toys!

xo sugar & martine

koko said...

My paws are crossed for Reuben and my prayers are with him... nice gift from Reuben.

Princess Eva and Brice said...

Of course we'll keep our paws crossed for Reuben and hope he feels better.

princess eva

Coco Bean - The Princess said...

I'm going to keep my dewclaws crossed for Rueben.

Tail Wiggles & Puppy Kisses,

Coco The Princess

Sarah K. said...

Poor Ruben. Good thing he has a nice mommy - he has also has good taste in toys!

Amber-Mae said...

He is definitely in our prayers. Hmm, interesting new toys. That thing with the treat inside, I think I would have given it up many days ago. Hehehehe!

Smoochies,
Solid Gold "Actress"

♥Mona + Prissy + Angel Weenie♥ said...

Mommy and I are so sorry about your little friend. He is a handsome fella.

Do they have a doggie cart to help him walk. Teddy, my Uncle Ron's dachsie using one and he can more just as fast as my brother Peanut and he is very happy.

{{{huggies}}}...Mona

Chloe e Fujiko said...

Hola Lorenza! pero tienes un gemelo??
Ronroneitos!

Pipa said...

We have our hearts and our prayers with bootiful reuben, for him to feel better!

Those were wonderful gifts, lorenza-Guapita!


PAWS CROSSED!


Love

Pipa

Dexter said...

Poor Reuben! That must be so painful and difficult. I hope he will find a way to get better.

You sure are enjoying his nice presents.

Slobbers,
Mango

Noah the Airedale said...

Oh dear poor Reuben. We hope they can help him.

tailwags
Noah

Girasol said...

I will cross my paws for Reuben.
The presents looks like very fun to play.

Two Schnauzers from New England said...

Hi, Lorenza -

We will keep our paws crossed for Reuben to get better soon!

Love -

Hershey and Kaci

Guardian Angel Ziggy said...

Hi Lorenza,

Sorry I haven't been around much again.... I really need to think about a new secretary! I'm so sorry to hear about your nice friend Ruben. He really is a fighter! And his mom is so nice to send you those gifts. I will keep my paws crossed for him! Hopefully he gets better very soon!

Happy Trails
Ziggy Marley

Simba and Jazzi said...

We are keeping our paws crossed for you friend.

Simba and Jazzi xx

Astrid Keel said...

Hope Reuben keeps getting better! Those are some pawsome presents you got! :)

Niamh said...

I hope Reuben feels better soon. His mom takes great care of him.

Your friend,
Niamh

Joe Stains said...

What COOL pressies, that Reuben sounds like a cool dude!!