the end... continued? What the heck?

I know that nobody asked me, but hey, nobody asked me before, right? Since I had all these lovely wolves, I figured that I should make them into a wallpaper! The background is a stock photo from Deviant ART, the wolves belong to Kay Fedewa, but were recolored by me, as the Kenshin pack. Kenshin doesn't belong to me either... To see who everyone is, either look at previous posts, or bask in your own knowledge of already understanding who they are. No skin off my nose. It's been a great break, but the fruit bat and I are being summoned back to active learning- the dreaded halls of schoool.

Seventh Day... the end

The seventh day of the seven days of the wolves. Hate to spoil the song for anyone, but the band that wrote it wasn't actually talking about wolves, they were talking about death- like the seven riders of the apocalypse. So on the seventh day, there are two wolves.
First wolf is Kenshin, the title character of the series, a generally sweet-natured guy, formerly an assassin, and now trying to atone by refusing to kill anyone and helping people.
For his canine form I chose a red wolf- I'm aware that actual red wolves aren't THAT red- but again, I'm warping reality. He's going to be really short for a wolf, and will often be mistaken for a dog- in the series, he was usually mistaken for a girl but somehow, I don't think that dogs make that mistake. Like Aoshi from the first day, he has a few scars, souvenirs of past fights.
And for the "death" wolf... which gets weirder the longer I think about it... Battousai. Also known as Kenshin. Battousai is sort of a split personality from Kenshin, and was the one that was in control during the war and was more than willing to kill those who crossed him. During the course of the show, when Kenshin gets very angry or those he cares about *coughKaorucough* are in mortal peril, the Battousai persona comes to the forefront, signaled by a switch in eye color to yellow (though in the Jineh episode we saw red) and the use of the word "I" when refering to himself. (Kenshin's other personality, nicknamed Rurouni, uses either "this one" or "sessha" which translates to "this unworthy one").
The Battousai wolf just looks cool to me- he's probably one of my favorites, and I'm sorry to say that he looks cooler than Kenshin. -_-;
As always, the drawings belong to Kay Fedewa, I just recolored them.
Well, here's the end of the the seven days, about a month later. Now what will I do with my free time?

Sixth Day

Welcome to the sixth day, brought to you with far less delay! Yes, I am a dork. The sixth day is Kamiya Kaoru, the female lead of the show. Kaoru works as the assistant master at the dojo started by her father- in actuality, she's the only one still there. When she first confronts a stranger in town, then invites him to stay at her dojo, the story begins. Kaoru is headstrong and tough, an able fighter in her own right- though she is somewhat lacking in "proper" skills such as cooking, remaining calm and looking elegant. Megumi never fails to remind her of this, often causing explosive arguements. Kaoru is very much in love with Kenshin, and is very open-minded and forgiving.
Choosing a canine for Kaoru was easier than I thought it'd be. In the manga/anime, she is given the nickname of tanuki or raccoon-dog, which is an actual animal! I was so suprised, but was delighted to have the quandary taken out of my hands. In real life tanuki's don't look quite the way I made Kaoru, they aren't as big for one thing- but since I'm altering reality anyway I don't think it matters. As always, the original art belongs to Kay Fedewa, and Kenshin doesn't belong to me either.

Dakota Update

Dakota was taken to the vet last Saturday to get his staples taken out. Unfortunately, the vet couldn't remove them yet because the incision hasn't closed up completely in the lower area. On the bright side he no longer has to wear the E-collar, and he's gained almost ten pounds! He looks MUCH better! :D He's a handful at home but we've discovered that he doesn't like compressed air being sprayed near him. I thank dog trainer Victoria Stilwell for that one. Her show "It's Me or the Dog" has helped much.

Dakota doesn't know what to make of Angelo. Food? Friend? Toy? LOL! XD Luckily he figured out that she wasn't food or a toy.

Bringing Others Together: A Miracle Dog

Dakota is doing well though he's a bit tired and out of it. I had to go buy an E-collar for him because he was pulling the staples out of his leg. I then had to take him to the vet due to the incision leaking blood and pus. My vet told me that she didn't like it that the vet's near my college (about 4 hours away) used staples to close the incision up. She said that they should have used stitches or something more secure. She didn't put anymore staples in his leg. She said that it needed to drain. They also didn't give me any antibiotics for him at the clinic near my college, so my vet here gave me some. She didn't understand why the vets over there didn't give me antibiotics either. I can't complain though. Those vets did a wonderful thing for Dakota. Poor Dakota was exhausted afterwards. He didn't appreciate being taken to the vet clinic. The little guy slept most of yesterday.

Good news! He's been putting weight on his left hind leg. He has even been walking on it! Hopefully he'll get full use of it back. I start physical therapy on him next week. He also gained three pounds! He now weighs 58 pounds instead of 55!

The only problems we're having with him right now is him pushing Toboe-chan around. He growls and snarls at him when he comes over to be petted by me. I'm trying to teach him that he can't do that. I have two hands and I am quite capable of petting them both. He also tries to steal Toboe's food. He needs to learn that it's not allowed. Luckily, he doesn't try to take food away from people in the house. Dakota doesn't even seem to notice or care. When we take his food away from him he let's us and doesn't cause any problems. I was worried that he might since he's been starved. He also thinks that he's allowed on the couch. I've been working with him on that. LOL!

Yesterday Dakota and Toby got into a fight. I had to break it up. Dakota discovered how much fun toys were and decided that he wanted the ball Toby had. Toby didn't like that. No one was hurt but they can't continue to fight over toys.

We had to take him to the vet again today because his leg was leaking blood and pus REALLY bad. They put two more staples in his leg and cleaned his right ear because he still has a bit of an infection in it. They left room for it to leak out because again, it's good for it too. We are just trying to keep him from laying on the carpet and getting blood on it. He's been pretty good about staying on his blankets. There was a sweet lady that overheard Dakota's story at the vet clinic and when we went back to the exam room one of the vets came in and told us that the lady had paid for his visit to the vet. We didn't have to pay anything. I can't believe that she did that. I wish I could have told her thank you but at least my mom got to. I had to stay in the exam room with him. My mom said that when she thanked the lady that she had said that she'd hoped to escape before we realized what she'd done for us. The lady had tears in her eyes and said that she felt the need to help because no animal deserves what he went through. She told my mom Merry Christmas and my mom did likewise.

The vet fell in love with him as well and told us that he'd only charge us for the exam. Nothing else. Dakota is bringing strangers together and showing everyone what miracles are by surviving against all odds. He's received the name "Miracle Dog" by us and others. Along with "Christmas Puppy." Absolutely amazing! God has a plan for him, I can see it. There's a reason he was meant to live.

That's pretty much it right now. I'll keep everyone updated on his progress.

I can't wait for you guys to meet him!

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He's being a dork in this pic! He was lying on his back. LOL! XD

Dakota

Alright, here's the pictures of the pup that I promised to post. We've named him Dakota which means 'friend, ally, forever smiling.' Suits him well I believe.

His surgery went well if not a little more difficult than the vets originally thought. There was a lot of scar tissue and muscle damage from the initial trauma. Right now he's doped up on a LOT of pain meds and sleeping. He can walk around but he refuses to use his left hind leg. It's sore and he doesn't realize that he can. I'm going to have to give him physical therapy for several months before he gains confidence in that leg again. My brother and mom will have to take over the physical therapy once I leave and head back to college. For now, I'll be doing it.

He's still REALLY underweight. He weighs 55.2 pounds. He should be at least 100 pounds. When he's full grown he'll weigh WAY more than that.

And even though I’m walkin’ through The valley of the shadow I will hold tight to the hand of Him Whose love will comfort me And when all hope is gone And I’ve been wounded in the battle He is all the strength that I will Ever need And He will carry me

Divine Appointment

Today I had a divine appointment. Yes, I really did. Only I didn't know about it until I was called into the office. Literally.

Basically my room mate and me needed a vacuum to clean our dorm up. So, I called my Granny and asked if I could borrow hers. My room mate and I didn't want to go out and buy one. I told my Granny that I'd come get it after 1pm because I had an exam at that time. Suddenly I said, "No, I'll come get it now." As soon as I said it I was annoyed. I didn't understand why I had just blurted out that I would come get it immediately when I needed to be studying. What the heck? I'd just go get it. Normally when I go to their house I take a quick way that involves fewer lights. Well, as I was waiting to make a right onto the road, I suddenly found myself going straight. I was like, "What the? Why the HECK did I go straight?!" I sighed and decided that I'd just take the long way to their house. What did it matter?

When I turned down onto the street that lead to the main road I was complaining aloud to myself about taking the long rout and not understanding why I had done so. All of a sudden I saw a dog. He was lying in a church parking lot on the grass off to the side of the road. I drove by and saw that it looked like something was wrong with him. I made a U-turn and went back to him. As I pulled up and stepped out of my truck he stood up and stumbled/walked away from me, holding his left leg up. I gasped when I saw that he was REALLY skinny. I could see all of his ribs, his hip bones stuck out, and the vertebrae in his spine were easy to count. I cooed to him and talked sweetly. He stopped gave me this look that said, "You're not going to throw something at me?" wagged his tail a little, and laid down. He looked abandoned and I figured he'd been hit by a car.

I walked up to him and started petting him. When I touched his right ear he whimpered and moved away. I was scared when I saw dried blood and thought that when he'd been hit by the car he'd been hit in the head as well. I tried to put my necklace around his neck as a leash but he freaked and took off in his stumbling walk again. I calmed him down by talking softly again and he laid back down. I then began asking God what I was supposed to do when a guy working for Direct TV drove by. I flagged him down and he turned down the ally-way that I was on. I explained to him that I needed rope or something. He asked if cable would work and I said yes. He then pulled a whole bunch out and asked how long I wanted it. I told him and he gave it to me. I then put it around his neck and tied it. He began freaking out again when I tried to pull him to my truck. He was yelping because it hurt to walk. I asked the guy to hold him while I ran and got my truck.

I came back and tied my necklace around his muzzle so that he wouldn't bite me. Then I picked him up and put him in my truck. Dang was he heavy for a starved dog! My Granny and I rushed him to the vet clinic and they did X-rays to see what was wrong.

Apparently, his left hip bone had been knocked out of its normal place. They said it was an old wound from several months ago and were surprised that he had survived as long as he did with it that way. They are going to give him surgery to help him be able to walk without so much pain. They plan on going into him and shaving down the ball part of his femur. Then they're going to put it back in it's socket. Cartilage will build up and his muscles and ligaments will support it, and help him to walk again. He'll be able to walk eventually but he'll always have a strange limping gait.

The blood on his head was from an ear infection. They think he had been in a fight because he has a puncture hole on his ear. The wound became infected and swelled up.

He is also extremely malnourished so we will be working on getting weight put on him. Poor baby. He has no name yet but my mom said that we are going to be keeping him. I'm bringing him back with me Thursday.

The x-ray is of his left hip. You can see that the femur is trying to fuse with another bone. I'll post pictures of him Wednesday if I can. No promises. I will say that he appears to be a German Shepard mix. He's bigger than Toby if that helps. LOL! XD

Vul says that it sounds like my Guardian angle took the steering wheel from me. LOL! I can believe it. She says that my magnetism is growing and surpassed the level of animals being drawn to me. Now I'm being drawn to them when they're in need.

OH, and when I backed out of the allyway I hit a huge metal green dumpster and majorly dented the back end of my truck! Drat! My dad is gonna be SOOO angry when he sees that!

Give me your eyes for just one second

Give me your eyes so I can see

Everything that I keep missing

Give me your love for humanity

Give me your arms for the broken hearted

Ones that are far beyond my reach.

Give me your heart for the ones forgotten

Give me your eyes so I can see