Hey Everybody!! I haven't forgotten any of you! All is going well just EXTREMELY busy!!! Hope is doing well and is now on the "chunky"side. Now that is "unbelieveable"!! She is having so much fun exploring everything and loves to go for rides in the car and look out the window. She is a true joy and every day that I have her is a miracle! Sugar has improved and is now eating well and not so shy. She follows me everywhere from the time I get home until I go to bed and when I wake up she is right there. I had her at the vet and he says she is in pretty good health and figures she is at least 10 years old. I will have to watch her closely for new lumps that could be a sign of the cancer returning. So everyday I check her and Hope for new lumps and bumps. They think it is a game! Rescue work continues to be busy and is rather slow for adoptions right now so we have alot of animals. Hopefully things will pick up soon. I am working on a new project right now that would help at risk teens by having them help take care of shelter animals. A couple of friends of mine are refurbishing a warehouse with the back of the warehouse being for the animals and the front of the warehouse for the kids. We will be doing several projects to incorporate the kids and animals. If all goes well it will be a great for the community and most of all great for the kids and animals. I hope it will stop the circle of violence between kids and animals. As you all know, it starts with abusing animals and then goes to spouses. significant others and children. So never a dull moment and more than enough to do. But the greatest thing is I love it!! There are many people out there with the same goals and hopefully more people will get involved to help the animals and children. Hope all of you are well. I have not had much time to read up on other topics. Be sure and look up all of my dogs at:

http://community.webshots.com/user/dogresq

Talk to all of you soon!!!