Princess / Tee-Tee

Tommy hanging out on the deck w/ his pal Princess

Victoria, Tommy & Princess - Summer 2009

Fall 2008 - Steve, Nancy, Tommy & Princess

Tommy sleeping on Princess who was sleeping. He was 5 weeks old.

Princess next to Tommy after he came home from the hospital.

I want to remember this morning. Steve let Princess out before he took Jake to school. A little while later, I realized Princess had not returned and possibly left our property (She was not wearing her dog-watch collar). I stood at the front door yelling "Princess!!!!" Then Tommy stood next to me and yelled, "Tee-tee!!!" Each and every time that I yelled for Princess. "Princess!! Tee-Tee!!" "Princess!! Tee-Tee!!". Victoria came quietly up the stairs so she could hear how cute this sounded. I would whistle, and then Tommy would make a sound similar to a whistle. She did not come back. Tommy & I suited up and started walking looking for our dog. Finally, went back to the house, got in the car, and drove around yelling for Princess!! Tee-Tee!! FINALLY, we found her back at our house. Tommy was very excited to see that "Tee-tee is back!!" Then we went upstairs and I told Princess that she really scared me. Tommy said, "Me too. Tee-tee 'cared' me too." He loves his girl.

We all do. We just learned 2 weeks ago that Princesss has a tumor growing in her bladder, attached to her Urethra. She just had a biopsy yesterday and we're waiting on the results. I love that dog. Victoria is beside herself with fear that something is wrong. Princess represents the happiest part of Victoria's childhood, as she was her 8th birthday present. Princess just turned 9 years old last month. She's always been my second child....with fur, walks on 4 legs, but is always my second baby. Praying that God's angels keep her safe and that tumor is benign and shrinks away. I want for Tommy to remember his Tee-Tee.