Thanks Christina V for rescuing Jay! I am almost crying.. I have a disability that makes walking difficult, and those sad days when I looked at his picture maybe Jay was telling me to hang in there..

Do consider therapy dog work, I think he has the personality for it! And he looks so happy to be alive that he can inspire the same feeling in others..

About the chronic UTI’s: I also have that problem, so why dont you try D-mannose if he gets them again? It works for me.

Papillons are the cutest breed of dog in the universe! This picture supports that claim, which I have been making since I got mine 12 years ago! (And everyone still asks if he’s a puppy!) It’s a little tragic that we can’t see the fabulous ears in this photo, but I just know they are there! Give him a few extra kisses from me because I know exactly how soft the top of his little domey head must be!

Christina V.–Thanks for sharing so much about this adorable dog. So glad you and Jay found each other.

Katrina- Yeah I love that quote, glad you do too! My dogs are my family and my goal is to make them as happy as they make me! I also have a lot of my other favorite quotes listed under one of my earlier blogs….if you’re interested…I love cool quotes!

Jay eats Science Diet Naturals lamb and brown rice dry food (I know, with only 5 teeth, he actually prefers the dry food over the wet!!). He loves it, and is finally at a good weight (he was pretty skinny when I found him).

He’s on a Synovicre glucosamine supplement for his deformed legs, and even though he doesn’t have any arthritis (I’ve xrayed him from tongue to tail!) I have no idea how old he is, and I don’t want any more issues then he already has to develop later on.

He’s also on Wellactin canine, an omega-3 fatty acid supplement, to help his coat fill in a little….when I found him he was so muddy and matted and covered in fleas and sores…that he had to be shaved down to the skin. But routine grooming on my part and proper nutrition has really helped.

He also is on incontinence drugs (proin) due to his urinary issues probably from previously untreated chronic UTI’s. But he hasn’t had an accident since I started him on the Proin and cleared up his infections! I’m so proud of him.

He also (I know…he’s a lot of work, but he means the world to me) gets his remaining 5 teeth brushed at least 3 times a week with a special CET doggie toothpaste.

Jay is a lot of ‘upkeep’, but he’s so sweet about everything and is a wonderful patient.

After some investigating shortly after I found him…. I had discovered someone else had “found” Jay and decided he was too much work and was going to have him euthanized at the shelter later that week….”if the coyotes don’t eat him first” was her exact quote…she had been leaving him out in the cold rain hoping he’d just wander off and be hit by a car and “put out of his misery”…..which is what made me want to stand up for the little guy after I almost ran him over that morning and keep him…now he just LOVES life and is spoiled to no end….just the way it should be!!

Everyone says he couldn’t have picked a better car to run out in front of…and that I saved him…but honestly, this little dog has done SO much for me, and for that I’m so grateful I found him!

Hi Christina – I grew up in Olympia, WA (went to Thurston) and your pics remind me both of my youth and the great love dogs have! What a great find
Wish I had known you back then

“Be the person your dog thinks you are”. Your website Christina is going to be quoted to 26 Youth Orchestra members and their families this week in our Weekly Newsletter, Christina V. thank you. What do you feed Jay? He has such a loving look on his face, he does indeed love you very much.
Floppy tongues- a new category, mayhaps…

fssst
fssssst sf
sssf ftt

That’s the sound of tears of joy extinguishing the hot coals I was about to chuck. Because Jay’s story is so sweet it makes me want to “get along” with people. Dang.

okay so Jay’s other entry on this website is from Feb 16th 2008, with the title “How a lack of teefs can boost cuteness factor”….just look it up under the ‘pups’ archive if you haven’t already seen the previous redonk tongue pics!

and Jay says “thanx for all teh luv” :p

what a doll jay is, christina!
you’re wonderful to care for him so well…

PS thanks for saving jay:]