Friday, May 14, 2010

A Package Arrived

We won the GABE give-away from Sally Ann and Mack and these beautiful Georgia Bulldog collars arrived! Sally Ann says they're the PAWTY collars so this means that they are just perfect for us! We love to pawty!Many of you don't know this but before I, Miss Maggie, was born, mom and dad owned an English Bulldog.
Meet Bubba Louise~Bubba was born in 1985 and she lived until February 1998. She was 13 years old when she passed away. Mom often times feels very badly because Bubba didn't have the same comfy and spoiled life-style that Mitch and I have. They also didn't have a digital camera back then so we don't have many pictures of her. She was an absolute sweetheart and stubborn as all get-out! And you're probably wondering how the heck mom and dad went from a Bulldog to an Airedale, because we are totally opposite personalities! Mom and dad wanted a breed of dog that could walk a 2-mile walkie with them and not appear to be near death's door when the walk was over! Don't laugh - it happened and it scared the crap out of mom and our sissy, Melissa, one day!

So in the autumn of 1998, I came into mom and dad's life and walkies were fast-paced and mom and dad had to yell at me to "slow down, Maggie!"Bulldog paraphernalia you ask? We don't have as much Bulldog stuff as we do Airedale stuff but what we do have is very special to us.The Georgia Bulldog collar looks great on our Christmas Bulldog who sings and rocks!Thank you so very much for these awesome collars, Sally Ann and Mack! They are very special to us and now you know the real reason why! And who knows, there could be another Bubba in mom and dad's life one day and we would be more than willing to share our special collars with him or her! Life is full of surprises that way, isn't it!So until next time....................

Love ya lots,
Maggie and Mitch

39 comments:

  1. Woohoo! Congrats on winning the cool collars!

    We always wonder why peeps choose to switch to Airedales afer some other breed. What a cool story. RIP, Bubba!

    Aire-hugs,
    Penny & Patches

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  2. Great story and great collars. You were such a cute puppy.

    XXXOOO Daisy, Kendra & Bella

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  3. Yay for winning the collars!
    Thanks for sharing Bubba Louise with us, she sure was a cutey patootie. Luvs your puppy pic too.

    Woofs and Licks,
    Maggie Mae

    PeeS - We has Santa and the Bulldog at our house too!

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  4. Congrats!!

    There's a Bulldog in Ruairi's Puppy Kindergarten! Mom has to smile every time she sees him. He wears a Virginia Tech collar.

    Have a great weekend.

    XOXO
    Lilly, Piper, Carrleigh and Ruairi

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  5. Hi Maggie and Mitch
    Many congratulations on winning the prize and on your wonderful new collars.
    Double nice cos we got to hear all about Bubba Louise.
    We confess we don't know too much about English Bulldogs but they look very cool!
    As for being stubborn.......well we can't compare to bassets cos we never knew a bulldog.
    The main difference would be in the walking as we were bred to track scents for hours.
    People often confuse bassets with being an inactive breed but that is not the case.
    We loved seeing Bubba's pics - she looks a real character!
    love
    Martha and Bailey xxx

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  6. Nice to meet Bubba. She was very pretty and had a good life I am sure. Must have been quite a shock though to have your lively wee terrier self after a well mannered pup like Bubba.

    Slobbers,
    Mango

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  7. You two could be good role models for a little Bulldog pup. Think of all the fun things you could teach him or her.

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  8. Hi Maggie! I like your new collar!

    Bubba was a real cutie! I can relate to her lack of... umm, athleticism. My walks are just twice around the block, and when we get home I have to lay on the tile floor for an hour to cool down! hehehe! I guess us smoosh-faced dogs have other endearing traits.

    xoxo
    Pearl

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  9. Great post! Love your collars! Have a fun weekend!

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  10. Congratulations on your new collars! Very pretty! Thanks for sharing Bubba with us! She was adorable! Lots of love, Debbie and Holly

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  11. Bulldogs! Baby Maggies! All the things we love!!

    And those collare are pawesome!!

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  12. Khongrats!

    Those are pawesome and oh so fitting fur your furamily!

    Thanks fur sharing the story of pre-Maggie!

    Hugz&Khysses,
    Khyra

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  13. You guys are ready for the weekend with those cool new collars
    Benny & Lily

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  14. The collars look fantastic! And I'm sure Bubba would be proud! Show your bulldog pride Mitch and Maggie!

    xoxo, Scout

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  15. Congrats on your new collars, they are very cool.
    Thanks for sharing the pictures of Bubba(lots of bulldogs just look like they are a Bubba to us!) Seems like the pawfect name for one.
    Maggie as a wee one. Adorable!
    Thanks for the cool pics. We too have lots of pics that are not digital.(Mom kinda misses the old way to do pics she says)
    We digress as usual.
    Have a great weekend. It is all stormy,and rainy and thundering, and blowing today and supposed to keep it up for the weekend. That means only quick trips in and out for us. Bummer
    Hugs
    Sunny&Scooter

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  16. Those are very much great collars, Maggie and Mitch. And I SO luved to hear about Bubba! It looks like Bubba was very luved and very special.

    Dogs with squishy faces definitely gets most hot. My cuzin Phoebe one time went for a walk with my mom on a hot day and all of a sudden she laid down IN THE STREET and refused to move another step. Mom had to carry her all the way home.

    Wiggles & Wags,
    Mayzie

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  17. Hey!Thank u for sharing this very touching bit of memory.Bubba must have been a pawsome dog.
    Please ask ur mummy not to be sad that she wasn't pampered. if by pampered u mean all the fancy stuff we enjoy today, it doesn't really mean much.We are sure Bubba never was without heaps of love and that is all that matters.
    and hey!u were such a CUTEY puppy

    wags, bud n Gin

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  18. Congrats on your beautiful party collars, Maggie and Mitch. Bubba was a beautiful girl. Are you giving us a little hint that you might be getting a new pup?

    Woos - Phantom, Thunder, and Ciara

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  19. Well done on your win maggie and mitch. Thats very kind of Sally Anne and Mack.

    Fancy your leggeds having a bulldog before you, lloks a cutie. but you maggie as a pupper..adorable!

    Wiry love Eric xxx

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  20. You both look great in your new collars. Bubba sure was a beauty. We just loved the baby pic of Maggie.:)

    Love,
    Teddy Bear

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  21. We are so glad the collars are loved. Mommy had never really bought collars that big. So, she is glad they fit. Bubba looks very happy in the pictures, and I know she is looking down watching her family.
    Sally Ann

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  22. Awesome story! Bubba sounds like he had a great life. Bubba was a very handsome dog! Love your new collars.

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  23. That is a sweet walkie story about Bubba Louise, thus I gather that breed is not built for long walks!

    Sweet picture of little wee Maggie! Hope you have a lovely weekend and enjoy your new collars! xoxoxo

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  24. Hi, Maggie and Mitch!
    Your collars are pawesome!
    Sure Bubba was adorable!
    Kisses and hugs
    Lorenza

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  25. Congrats Maggie and Mitch!!!! What a gorgeous collar!!!!!

    Tobester

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  26. Bubba was a cutie patatooeie alright. Looked so loving .
    Congratulations on those awsome collars.
    Your very right, we never know what the future will hold.
    love
    tweedles

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  27. oh my dog! oh my dog! that puppy photo of you, Maggie, is so incredibly cute! what an adorable baby you were! we are wagging our tails and drooling at the sight of your adorable puppyness!

    we didn't know there used to be a bulldog in your family. we're glad you aire-kids are there now.

    woofs.

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  28. Woof Maggie and Mitch,

    Tell your Mom not to feel bad about Bubba Louise. We know that she gave her a good home. We love the Georgia Bulldog collars, they are pawsome. We have Tenneessee Volunteer leashes. Mom says you can see that bright orange a mile away. Hope all is well you with pups.

    Desert Pups,
    Toby, Norman, Keiko and The Ghost of Scuba

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  29. Hi Maggie & Mitch
    Congrats on the collars. They look really good on you.
    Bubba was a sweetie. We love his wrinkled up face.
    Love Ruby & Penny

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  30. Hi Maggie and Mitch,
    Congrats on winning the contest!!
    Your both are a lucky bunch!!
    Airedales are a very special breed I've learned from you guys.
    Thanks for your story about Bubba.
    I like to know about other pets you had in the past. My Bruce didn't get the great care that Joker, Amanda, and Bambi has gotten and I feel really bad about that too!!!!! But Bruce taught me and I wish I had him again. I am too old now for a big dog. Bambi, she is too big for me now, but she wasn't 12 years ago.
    I don't like getting ticks either, but what am I going to do about it???
    XXOO, Bambi & Fern

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  31. What a cutie! We loved hearing all about Bubba. Oh and seeing your baby picture made momma ohhh and ahhh!!!


    Wags and Licks,
    Mollie Jo & Bobo

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  32. Bubba Louise was a beauty! And Congrats on the collars- ya'll look wonderful in them. Have a great weekend!

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  33. Hello Maggie and Mitch! We didn't know your mom and dad had a beautiful English Bulldog sissy. Bubba was absolutely gorgeous girl.

    Momo & Pinot

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  34. What great collars. Those colors look very good on you and Mitch. I like the photo of you as a puppy, too, Maggie. You are so cute!!!

    Happy Tails,
    William Tell

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  35. What a sweet gift! And wow, Bubba was so beautiful! Thank you for telling us about her!
    Love,
    Ammy

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  36. hi m & m!
    oh we love your new collars! you two are lucky charms i tell ya!
    bubba was a beautiful girl!
    thank you so much for sharing her with us!
    xoxoxo
    m & e

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  37. What snazzy collars you got there.
    Maggie, you are the cutest pup ever. So adorable!

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  38. Hi, Maggie and Mitch -

    Congratulations on winning the collars. Mama enjoyed reading about Bubba. Maybe Bubba and my older sister Bosco have already met in heaven.

    You were such a cute puppy, Maggie. Now you are a beautiful dog.

    Love -

    Hershey and Kaci

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  39. Those collars are awesome! Bubba Louise looks like a great dog. We are very sad about Mack going over the rainbow bridge.

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