Faithful Friends | Martha | Activity https://www.faithfulfriends.com/social/members/msurber15/activity/ Activity feed for Martha. Fri, 07 Aug 2026 19:00:51 -0600 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-US 30 hourly 2 b2f79aae26fefc8e4936523d1b1ac15e Martha posted an update https://www.faithfulfriends.com/social/activity/p/69013/ Wed, 07 Aug 2024 04:18:58 -0600
My pretty Angel crossed the bridge recently. I still walk by the room I had his night cage thinking I\’m forgetting him. Only to not find him there. He was my funny, and annoying Goffin Cockatoo. My home is so silent now. I miss his dancing and random talking.


]]> 1 1940991bedc8a513f8bc70b4405d1c8c Martha posted an update https://www.faithfulfriends.com/social/activity/p/68477/ Mon, 17 Jun 2024 17:23:05 -0600
It is with heavy heart I anounce that Angel our fun loving little white bird has gone over the rainbow bridge. Rest in Peace my noisy, funny pain. Will miss you. Say Hi, to Grumpy, Blue, Sheba and Raina.


]]> 3 83861d44231f3219894376fb2287b036 Martha posted an update https://www.faithfulfriends.com/social/activity/p/61881/ Wed, 20 Dec 2023 16:43:58 -0700
We are preparing for our annual family Christmas Eve party. While we are busy I often think of my girls. Although I have new girls this year deeply miss my Sheba and Raina. I tried to get the annual Christmas tree picture which proved difficult. I picked out an ornament for Mitsy, they had nothing that quite fit her, so I found a plain white dog and tried to color it to match her.
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Well Sheba now has her ornament right next to her sister Raina on the tree
Sheba got her name because she acted like a queen from the very beginning. The first queen name that came to mind was The Queen of Sheba.
Raina got her name with the help of my daughter, she had decided that she needed a good strong Rottweiler name. So after a lot of looking we settled on Raina. I later learned that it was the name of another Queen. Although spelled differently.
We also have an unplanned member of our family. Apparently someone had dumped her on the side of the road. Coming home from shopping I almost hit her with my car. WWE did our due diligence had her checked for a microchip, which she didn\’t have. The poor puppy was covered in mud from recent rains and fleas. I brought her home gave her a bath. She now has a microchip and a name and home. We named her Mitsy, the vet thinks she\’s Collie Australian shepherd mix. We think she\’s cute.
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Sheba was a character, she was definitely one of a kind ,too smart for her own good loved, going for a ride even if it was only 2ft.
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The two sisters, now my angel babies.. I hope they both know how much they were loved,and the pieces of my heart they took with them.
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These are pictures of all the babies that have gone over the rainbow bridge. From left to right top to bottom. Dot, Spud, Mak, Grumpy, and Raina. The last is of only the fur babies Dot and Spud and Raina.
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My daughter picked her for me at the local adoption center . It was about 6 months after our other two dog went over the rainbow bridge. Dot and Spud, she didn’t want me to be rattling around an empty house missing Spud and Dot.
    In reply to - Martha posted an update
    Well, I find myself once more lighting a candle this time for Raina\'s sister. One year and 3 1/2 months after her sister went over the rainbow bridge, Sheba joined her. Sheba was 12 ³4 years old. She was our Pearl Harbor day baby. She was 53 days from her 13th birthday. Unfortunately, Mae played alittle to rough and hurt her back severely. Odds weren\'t good for surgery, and because of where we live a wheelchair wasn\'t feasible. It was so hard seeing her in that much pain. It was a hard choice but the right one. Mae is missing her older sister tonight as are the rest of us. Fly high my baby, no more pain. Three first picture is her doing her favorite thing and going for a ride. She would always be our stowaway.
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    So cute ,praying for a good outcome.
      In reply to - Toni Noel posted an update
      Mac. I\'ve decided to call the little darling Mac after Connor MacCleod from the clan MacCleod - the immortal in The Highlander. If you don\'t know the movie, it\'s filmed in Scotland and is one of my favs. I told the kitten he is immortal to encourage him to not succumb to the panleukopenia that took his siblings. He tested negative yesterday and we have one more week to get through before he is in the clear. Thank you to everyone who is taking this journey with us.🤗 So far, so good.🙌{{HUGS}}Toni
      ]]>             f31f32dfe0ae52f0c037a037df8a4650 Martha posted an update https://www.faithfulfriends.com/social/activity/p/58632/ Mon, 16 Oct 2023 05:42:17 -0600
      Well, I find myself once more lighting a candle this time for Raina\’s sister. One year and 3 1/2 months after her sister went over the rainbow bridge, Sheba joined her. Sheba was 12 ³4 years old. She was our Pearl Harbor day baby. She was 53 days from her 13th birthday. Unfortunately, Mae played alittle to rough and hurt her back severely. Odds weren\’t good for surgery, and because of where we live a wheelchair wasn\’t feasible. It was so hard seeing her in that much pain. It was a hard choice but the right one. Mae is missing her older sister tonight as are the rest of us. Fly high my baby, no more pain. Three first picture is her doing her favorite thing and going for a ride. She would always be our stowaway.
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      Thank you, I cried as wrote the post. Also cried last night. There are times Mae triggers memories, because she will do something that Raina would do, it’s getting better but sometimes it still makes me cry. Mae will try to comfort me having no idea that something she did was the trigger for a memory.
        In reply to - Martha posted an update
        A year ago today I lost my sweet girl. It has been a difficult year. I got a new puppy Mae. She sometimes does things that Raina would do. Today is really difficult though.
        ]]>                 2869bab5d7aac4883648f184d697dfa4 Martha posted an update https://www.faithfulfriends.com/social/activity/p/53965/ Tue, 20 Jun 2023 17:06:56 -0600
        A year ago today I lost my sweet girl. It has been a difficult year. I got a new puppy Mae. She sometimes does things that Raina would do. Today is really difficult though.
        ]]>         9         523d966fafa6a5210d6f2e09837ca1a5 Martha posted a new activity comment https://www.faithfulfriends.com/social/activity/p/52135/#acomment-52379 Tue, 09 May 2023 17:07:13 -0600
        That’s such good news, praying for your Walter
          In reply to - Toni Noel posted an update Good news about darling little Walter. Two weeks ago I had an appointment to let him go but he started acting better and I canceled. He\'s eating, playing and his stool is normal. So far, so good :-). He does have an internal mass but now I\'m wondering if it\'s benign and not growing as fast as it was. We\'re day-to-day but right now he\'s good. I like to share happy news, too. Toni🤗 ]]>                     dbbe0ed0830b6b7d8f50c4b735206600 Martha posted a new activity comment https://www.faithfulfriends.com/social/activity/p/52137/#acomment-52378 Tue, 09 May 2023 17:06:17 -0600
          So sorry for your loss.
            In reply to - Linda posted an update
            This was my Gilly boy got him at 3mons Ana neighbor ran over him. He was only 2and 1/2 years old. Still not over it🐾🐶❤️‍🩹
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            Sorry for your loss
              In reply to - Faith posted an update Jojo passed away in his sleep on April 30 ]]>                             3b8de5635012914df3849aaf17786ec9 Martha posted an update https://www.faithfulfriends.com/social/activity/p/52376/ Tue, 09 May 2023 17:02:53 -0600
              In just alittle over a month it will be the one year anniversary of Raina\’s death. While Mae keeps us on our toes. The night before last, at about 2 am I heard tags jingling in the livingroom. Both Mae and Sheba were in our bedroom. I have to believe that Raina was paying us a visit. Checking and making sure the house was safe.I still find it hard to talk about her without crying.
              ]]>               1               930ccfce96e8b779e1b4015757d6d464 Martha posted an update https://www.faithfulfriends.com/social/activity/p/49964/ Wed, 08 Mar 2023 20:34:05 -0700
              Mae making sure the babies stay while I change the brooder box.
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              It\’s spring so to speak, we\’re hatching chickens and turkeys. Mae is obsessed with the new chick (chicken). I wish I could trust her like I did my Raina. The last photo is of Raina and our chicks. She licked every chick that hatched on our ranch, after we took them out of the incubator. The other photos are of Ma on the golf cart the VA uses to shuttle people to their cars. She did very well.
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              Ashlyn reading with Mae.
              ]]>               2               afec175b0f8d266812677819320f39fa Martha posted a new activity comment https://www.faithfulfriends.com/social/activity/p/48737/#acomment-48789 Tue, 31 Jan 2023 22:28:13 -0700
              He looks so happy!
                In reply to - Toni Noel posted an update
                Big News (and a huge surprise)!! I always say the universe hears us, and look what it delivered to me! This sweet ten year old boy was recently orphaned when his human died and he is now living with me. I am delighted and hope he feels the same :-). He needs lots of attention and lets me brush him, he sits with me, talks to me, and follows me. We\'re seeing the vet tomorrow for a full physical and a \'caticure - his claws are really long and he doesn\'t want me to clip them just yet. I wasn\'t expecting to meet \"Walter\" - I think I\'ll call him Wonder - and I feel so grateful and happy to have a new love in my home and life. I\'ll keep ypu posted about Wonder (what do you think of that name?). And please, let us know how you are doing. Toni
                ]]>                                 ba5519704ed53c30e8ce80b948ca892e Martha posted a new activity comment https://www.faithfulfriends.com/social/activity/p/48483/#acomment-48609 Sun, 29 Jan 2023 00:58:30 -0700
                Mae just got to meet her half brother today. She’s learning words too. Ashlyn has been teaching her.
                  In reply to - Martha posted an update
                  Mak did Fly away almost 6yrs ago. Sometimes in the winter we put them outside especially if it\'s nice and warm so they can have some natural sunlight not just the uvv bulbs. When my husband went to bring him in something startled him and he flew . We\'ve searched and searched but found nothing. Posted flyers as well, we really do believe someone has him, and just doesn\'t want to return him.
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                  Mak did Fly away almost 6yrs ago. Sometimes in the winter we put them outside especially if it\’s nice and warm so they can have some natural sunlight not just the uvv bulbs. When my husband went to bring him in something startled him and he flew . We\’ve searched and searched but found nothing. Posted flyers as well, we really do believe someone has him, and just doesn\’t want to return him.
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                  When we last met I spoke of the others lost. Top is Dot 10 yrs when she left us, left to right is Spud 17 yrs, Mak was lost we hope he still lives and just isn\’t returned, Grumpy 11yrs, and of course my girl Raina 10yrs. My daughter putt the collage together.
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                  Our Granddaughter and Mae, she\’s showing the book to Mae, and trying to teach her words. While this is cute I remember when she would put plates of her toy food in front of Raina and sit and play with her as well.
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                  I made it through Christmas and New Year. I still cry, I also still can\’t talk about her without crying. We are now raising our Granddaughter, she\’s two and I know she doesn\’t understand why I sometimes cry. She was with us the night we lost Raina but I\’m sure she doesn\’t remember.
                  She and Mae play together it\’s funny to watch. The picture is of Mae waiting for our Granddaughter to get out of the bathtub.
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                  This is the ornament I made hun next to her ornament on the tree. I also made one of my in laws
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                  I decided to honor my beautiful Raina with an ornament on our tree.I cried when making it and cried again when I hung it on the tree.
                  ]]>                   1                   94205797e64f9854c46444c87cefccf2 Martha posted an update https://www.faithfulfriends.com/social/activity/p/44868/ Wed, 19 Oct 2022 01:31:56 -0600
                  I\’m dreading this holiday season. While I normally love Christmas I\’m finding myself struggling with Raina not being here.
                  While I do love Mae it just won\’t be the same.
                  Some photos of my girl during Christmas and the snow.
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                  Photos of my beautiful Raina have popped up on my Facebook feed. Even though I have Mae I still cry. I still miss her even after 3 months. These are Mae photos at 4 months old. I just realized that Mae was born in May and so was Raina, only a few days apart. Of course 10 years an 10 days. Raina was born May 27, 2013, Mae was born May 17, 2022.



                  ]]>                   1                   e0c38a5fcba8af1192574c43c3859bd8 Martha posted an update: Here's an update with Mae. She is doing well, we are working […] https://www.faithfulfriends.com/social/activity/p/44130/ Tue, 23 Aug 2022 19:01:40 -0600 Here’s an update with Mae. She is doing well, we are working on leash training, she already knows sit, and drop it. Still having issues with the potty training,so we are trying something different. She’s a handful. I do still think about Raina, sometimes/ most of the time there are still tears. While Mae keeps me busy, when she’s asleep is when the memories of Raina hit.

                  ]]>                   0                   abde548a80fd026f06dc9152e2760c7e Martha posted an update https://www.faithfulfriends.com/social/activity/p/43806/ Sun, 31 Jul 2022 19:54:27 -0600
                  She is also a rottweiler she will be as big as Raina. No broom or vacuum in my house is safe, she attacks them all. She watches our birds with interest, and tackled a chicken today. Neither she or the chicken were hurt.
                  Although I still cry because there are things she does that are so like things Raina did. Like snorkeling in the dog pool.
                  ]]>                   1                   205cfd59b5a8fa3185a63a9826d57632 Martha posted an update: What my husband didn't tell me was our trip was to pick up […] https://www.faithfulfriends.com/social/activity/p/43731/ Tue, 26 Jul 2022 16:09:29 -0600 What my husband didn’t tell me was our trip was to pick up this little girl. Our friends dog had puppies, when they heard Raina passed, they offered one of their females to my husband for me. I didn’t know about it until it we got there, and was surrounded by puppies. Seems she picked me, of all of them she was the one who came over to play with me. She is such a cute bundle of energy. She was born in May so we gave her the name Mae, not original but we thought it fitting. I do still cry occasionally during the day, but my tears are licked away.

                  ]]>                   1                   abfae7d64babeb3c56b45c5c47944a1d Martha posted an update https://www.faithfulfriends.com/social/activity/p/43730/ Tue, 26 Jul 2022 15:55:23 -0600 ]]> 1 23c0a333edf8dbfa13cbfbf51182414d Martha posted a new activity comment https://www.faithfulfriends.com/social/activity/p/43643/#acomment-43646 Wed, 20 Jul 2022 18:45:14 -0600
                  Thank you, yes today is hard. I had pictures as memories come up in my Facebook feed. It feels like my heart is breaking all over again. We are taking a trip this weekend because my husband seems to think it I’ll be good for me. All I can think of is a trip without her.
                    In reply to - Toni Noel posted an update @msurber15 Hi Martha. I know today is a terribly hard day for you. This past month has been so very sad and painful with Raina\'s parting. We are thinking of you with sincere sympathy, and send you our support. Toni ]]>                                         44b785448772a1f83e5ae6adc21677c4 Martha posted a new activity comment https://www.faithfulfriends.com/social/activity/p/43551/#acomment-43614 Mon, 18 Jul 2022 02:54:26 -0600
                    It’s hard, these last couple of days. The 20th is a month since she passed. Seems the closer we get to it the harder it is for me. I have been trying to find another dog to be my service dog. Found one at the shelter, but he has chosen my husband instead. Then there’s the guilt I feel because it feels like I’m betraying her memory.
                      In reply to - Martha posted an update
                      On 6/20/ 2022 I lost my beautiful baby, my heart.
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                      Yes th8s is Raina. I had her since she was 8 weeks old. My daughter brought her home and we fell in love. She was my service dog/ friend and constant companion. When she was 6 months old, I started looking for a service dog, I had multiple back surgeries and stumble when I walk. My Mom picked her for my service dog before she passed because she was calm and well behaved. So, together we made the journey of training, she was so wonderful and easy to train. She had gotten hurt about three weeks before she passed, sprained her ankle. There was no warning that day she went from being normal to panting heavily, to non responsive when we got her to vet. I keep thinking I missed something. She was only 10 we were supposed to have more years.
                        In reply to - Martha posted an update
                        On 6/20/ 2022 I lost my beautiful baby, my heart.
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                        On 6/20/ 2022 I lost my beautiful baby, my heart.
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