Happy Birthday to you know who!

Dear Rachel!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!

LOVE,

Ely & Gina,

Uncle Bob & Aunt Edith 

Happy 14th! 

XXXXX

OOOOO

5/25/2009

Happy Memorial day to all !

More updates soon...

Expect more updates on Maggie in the coming weeks. Meantime, we suggest you get outside & enjoy the great outdoors. One suggestion : Erie Basin Park in Brooklyn. Designed by IKEA, it is a lovely waterfront park with lots of interesting seating , great scenic views (bring your camera) & best of all - it seems to be very underused. There is a nice mix of remnants from it's historic shipyard past , flowers and urban park layout & you can even go fishing! 

Puppy picnic!

Maggie had lunch   "in plein air "(fancy artist term for "out of doors"). 

When she takes her show on the road (so to speak)

Maggie spent most of today going into and out of her cage. She did very, very well  . The red curtain is for her traveling shows. When she is ready to perform-curtain goes up! When she is done, curtain goes down! Very handy! And as you can tell, she is ready for Memorial Day with her red, white and blue color combo . Smart dog! 

Maggie makes new friends!

In Queens today Maggie meet Bob & Edi for the very first time!

Dog helps dog in NYC accident

Late today a dog was hit on a highway here in NYC. Another dog came to it's rescue and "protected" the injured dog from police. Police were finally able to place the injured dog onto a sheet and take it for medical care. The other dog gave chase and police  followed. It sounds as if there is a happy ending: the hurt dog has a broken leg and she was being protected by her "son". The owner saw the news and has come forward. Sad but amazing at the same time.  

Funny puppy moment #1

"Cat? What Cat?"

Funny puppy moment #2

"I swear-a BIG Doberman ran in here and tore the place apart!"

Funny puppy moment #3

"Help! Someone call 911! I am being mauled by a troll!

Trip back to NSAL / first vet visit

Update:

some new news about Maggie's first week with her adopted family-

Maggie likes ice cubes. She likes to sleep. A lot. She is smart. She has yet to figure out screens and glass and mirrors. She likes to be around people. 
Today Maggie & family returned for her check up visit . North Shore Animal League was very quiet compared to the crowds of last weekend! 

Maggie has a new and terribly cute collar and tag. 

She has gained some weight  .(She has a very good appetite as you can see)

Medically, Maggie checked out just fine but for some bacteria in her right ear. Vet's gave heart worm and flea treatment along with something for her ear. 

Maggie did a very nice job of proving she can piddle with 4 people intently watching, one of which was capturing each move with a camera . Guess she is not shy!

Maggie's next visit for her s-h-o-t-s is the week of the 18th. 

Happy Mother's Day!

P.S. Happy Mother's Day! 

All is well

An update: all is well with Maggie and she goes in for her follow up vet visit on Sunday. (Photo is from the night before Jenn's shower)

P. S. Someone in our building works for North Shore Animal League and he told Ely that over 700 animals were adopted during last weekend's adoption event. Pretty amazing! 

A name ?

A little birdie told me "Maggie" might be the newest member of our family's name. 

"Maggie": short for Margaret  (Greek) pearl, from the 19th century. 

Let's see: 

Here Maggie! Maggie, SIT! Good dog, Maggie. Maggie, fetch! Roll over Maggie. Shakes hands Maggie. Maggie! No eating the cat food! 

Hello & welcome

Hi all!

This blog has been set up to allow you to view my photos and come up with a name for me, the new dog in town. 

The blog will be dismantled-erased from the face of the earth -once the dog has been named. 

For those of you new to the world of blogs:

they run backwards. This means post #1 is at the end-often under"older posts"(you'll find this "older post" to click on the the lower bottom of the web page-right hand side) 

The newest post will always be at the top. 

So if you like chronological reading start from the bottom and work your way up. 

XXX

OOO

your blog master for this brief moment-Gina

P.S. This is a photo from Easter and has absolutely NOTHING to do with the dog. I just find posts without photos to be boring. 

P.P.S. Of course, if you all like this as a way of staying in touch, we could use this as a family blog. It simply involves an email and password. For those of you IN THE KNOW the password is a phrase often used by Joey & Peter when they really , really love each other. 

Help me find the perfect name

Forgot to tell you this : 

Rachel had to beat off several other well meaning families who had an eye on puppy Jane Doe.  Also-no animals names. Like "Cat". 

No names like "Woof". Or "Woof Woof". Or "Woof Woof Woof".  

Buttercup/nick name Butter-out

 Black Beauty-out 

Midnight-out

 River Phoenix - out  

And no naming the dog after family members . Alive or dead. (like Ely did) It is very bad Karma. 

Oh-Joanne-how about a yoga name? Shanti...Lakshme....or Arda Sala Basana............ 

One last question-don't you think this dog needs a blog? I think every living thing should have a blog and if puppy Doe has one we can sit back and watch it grow via the internet. 

 P.S. North Shore Animal League is fantastic and Joanne said they did 500 adoptions Saturday alone. Worth a mention.

Puppy "Jane Doe" needs your help...

(In case you are wondering-puppy Doe had it paw printed in yellow to raise money for some worthy cause. Thus the photos depicting yellow paws - so, no, the dog does NOT have dreaded yellow paw fever. Or swine flu)

I think it is safe to say no to all food names. Even if they are family favorite dishes. 

You might want to think Italian. Romantic. Bell and then Bella did not get immediately shot down. 

No recession names will be considered. Ex:"clawback" and so forth No "Lindsey" and no "Hanna" Nothing overtly religious. No saint names. We did not get to flowers so you might want to go there.(We did cross  Rose off the list) Perhaps "Poppy"? Or maybe that is too close to....

Stay away from names that rhyme with "NO". Unlike the Obamas we will not be making THAT mistake.  You might want to think Southern as the puppy might have come from Tennessee . (Joanne knows more about the puppy's dark past than the rest of us do. I prefer to be kept in the dark when it comes to the pain filled 8-9 weeks this poor dear spent searching for the perfect home.) 

Oh-one last thing-puppy wears contacts. (try not to stare when you meet her as this makes her self conscious) She has one (left) baby blue eye and one (right) brown eye.  If I think of an other info., I'll let you know.

And, again, she is really , really CUTE.  So come up with names and email Joanne-(Since this is an open blog I am not publishing the address here.) 

Operators are standing by just waiting for your calls.  

Help us help puppy Doe . Now. Thank you. God bless you . (pause) And God bless America.

Email text # 3

("She  Wolf"  is a typo-ignore that) 

(Jean-pass these on to Robert-he is not on the Ondik family email group so as to maintain his cover-thanks!) 

Other names that were shot down: 

Mush Mush 

names that have to do with #1 & #2

 names that are politically incorrect (sorry Nancy but we had to limit your access to this wealth & minefield of name possibilities) 

Hillary ,Sasia ,Sasha ,Cricket, Dopy, Bonkers, Bingo, Lady, Lassie, Princess, Claire ,Sarah Palin, Sarah ,Sandi ,Nicki ,Monica , Max (short for Maxine) ,Annette

Alice (as in Wonderland)

Annabelle

No land mass names / Continents / 7 wonders of the world and so forth 

email text #1 & 2:

Hi all, Just got in from picking the newest member of the Ondik family:a border collie and lab mix (correct me where I go wrong Rachel) and here are the first photos. Look closely and think hard: they need a name. 

 Stats: She is between 8 & 9 weeks old. She is mainly black with small bits of white around the neck and a white diamond on her forehead. She is mega cute.  She has yet to bark. She is, as the shelter puts it, intact. (Ask Uncle Peter to explain)

EMAIL TEXT #2: 
Also:she likes to sleep and she likes to eat her new bone and she sometimes licks Joanne in the face.......and she has sharp nails....did I mention she is cute?
Send your name ideas to :
Some ideas that were tossed around:
Molly
Bonnie
pee pee
she wolf
Annie
Lexi

Cha Cha 

Name contest

Help name me! 

Here are the rest of my photos from day one-originally sent via email. View them and then send your name submissions  to Joanne's email address. 

Name update:

No :  Lola

No : Lolita

No : Maggie

P.S. Do not get attached to this blog as it will be taken down in a few days. It was created to enable everyone to view the photos and share in the fun. 

My first ride home! My first yummy bone!

A quick update: on the way to my new home I learned I love smelly bones! I also got to nap some and spent some time with my new family, taking in the view from the car. This was the most excitement I have had so far. 

A new member of the family comes home

This blog is devoted to our family's newest member. So new she does not even have a name yet! She is sweet  and soft and between 8 & 9 weeks old. She found us at a animal shelter and something about her made us say- " You are the one!" She is a Lab, Border Collie mix and she is a mystery-we don;t even know what her bark sounds like! But we all agree, she is as lucky to have found us as we are to have her.  She can't wait to meet everyone and when next we write, we hope to be able to introduce her by name!