And the Winner is.....

ALEX HINTON

But wait - I'm getting ahead of myself. 

Today started out to be pretty normal.  I'm feeling more and more comfortable here every day, and I'm starting to explore the outside a little bit (though I still won't go out alone) and  I was even RUNNING.  Then I decided to have a Sno-Cone - it was scrumptious!

 

I also checked out a couple of different fields today, and woofed at several shadows (they looked pretty dangerous to me) .  After yesterday's semi-drama with the Nylabone Edible, the FM decided to give me something small to occupy me while she worked on organizing a raffle to help one of my fellow foster dogs, a poor guy down in North Carolina.  He's even worse off than I am - I feel SO bad for him.  The FM was busy all afternoon working on raising money for him, and it seems like it was a BIG success.  How do I know this?  Because she asked ME to be a stand-in for Gus and select the winning raffle ticket!!!!  Can you believe it?  Me!  It all happened so fast that nobody was prepared, and it was too difficult to get things coordinated with Gus's FM (plus he was really tired today after his adventure at Petsmart, and he went to bed early) so I got to do it.

Look at me - a study in concentration and earnestness.  I couldn't believe the FM had such faith in me - I hoped I was ready for the task.  After I had my dinner, I spent a lot of time planning just how to make a fair choice at the appointed drawing time - 10 PM. 

The FM made the tickets and then sprinkled them with garlic powder and some Parmesan cheese (yum!) and I got right to work.  I examined every ticket very carefully, and then I picked one.  When the FM took it from me, she realized that it was one of hers!  Uh -oh - looks like a fix!  She only bought tickets because Gus was supposed to draw.  But I fooled her!  She wanted me to try again, so I snuffled around and lifted my lip and she saw a little bit of yellow sticking out.   I had already pulled two tickets and was saving the right one to surprise her! 

Here it is - a little soggy and scrunched, but clearly Alex's ticket!!!!

I know she's going to LOVE the quilt.  I hope she lets Winnie share it.  Then Winnie will be really, really grateful and send me more love notes, and leave comments on my blog.  I hope to meet her really soon.  

Tomorrow I'm going to the vet to have my eyes done (me and Joan Rivers) and have my really stinky ears cleaned (the FM has been working on them, but they're really painful, so she'll leave the rest to the vets), and get my skin assessed.  I'm looking forward to making even more new friends at the clinic.  I know they'll love me.  Magoo and Timmy the Tank had nothing but good things to say about everybody at the vet hospital.  They were so lucky to get such good care and find families of their own.  I hope I'm that lucky too. 

I might not be up for posting tomorrow, but the FM will send a little note to let everybody know that I'm doing OK!  I hope there are lots of mirrors around when I get home so I can admire myself!  I bet Winnie will find the new me irresistible!

Love, Magee