8/19/07:
Gunner has long since had an adoption (on 7/4/07). If you have not seen his adoption pics yet, access his page!
Sammy is doing GREAT since her surgery and is looking good, feeling healthier, and growing in hair to cover her shaved spots. Check her out here.
Nancy's two great danes stayed here while she was on vacation & here are a few pics of her special boys.
As usual, I continue to care for the crew, work on the organization, and have taken on another foster dog: a puppy named Paizlee. I am hoping to find a special home for Paizlee soon.
I said I'd give you some pics of Cruiser - here she is! She will get her spay surgery in the end of September and will not be available for adoption until then.
I am hoping to update you with a picture of me with the entire Canisolida Crew, but I am loking for someone to take the picture. The next time a friend comes over, I will try to convince them to take the camera in hand :)
Ta ta for now, Cindy
6/17/07:
It has been a while since I have notified you of any news. Busy is not the word; how about swamped?
New lingo: "massive resistance" and "hip prop thingy." Can you guess what they are? Check to see if you are correct at the lingo page!
Since last update, a few dogs have been listed up for adoption or need. Currently, Gunner is staying here at Canisolida and he awaits joining a family when his they move into their new home. The crew and I (except Lawrence) are enjoying having Gunner stay with us & look forward to when he can thrive with his own forever family. Gunner came a bit scared of his new situation, but has come a very long way. He has met and played with all of the dogs, except Lawrence. (Big Lawrence ain't havin' a new kid on his block.) Since arriving, Gunner has put on 10 pounds and has received his neuter. I'm proud of this boy & grateful to my WONDERFUL volunteers for coming to visit with him & help me out with him. Gunner's page
Sammy, just like her sister Marley, had numerous cysts and papillomas that needed surgical removal. So, recently, she had the surgery done & it was a great success. She goes to the vet tomorrow, actually, to get the stitches removed. Way to go Sammy! Sammy has presurgery pics up and I will be posting her postsurgery pics later at that page if you wanna check it out later...
Our memorial page includes three mastiffs whose lives will be forever cherished ~ Boni, Titan, and Goliath. It is so hard to say goodbye, but just as hard to realize when a senior mastiff is experiencing pain and suffering that you must enlist the help of your vet to release them from their pain. I often hear potential adopters deny the opportunity to adopt an older mastiff because their experience with the mastiff will be short lived. But there are some very special people out there who entered an older mastiff's life in their golden years - the enrichment of lives becoming a mutual thing. Andrea had Goliath for two years before he passed away & she never regretted once welcoming him into her loving home.
I was out playing Frisbee with the young mixed breed dogs. I heard a kitten cry across the road. My inclination was to think it was an abandoned kitten responding to my voice - so I went out the fence & crossed the road. I called & the kitten meowed back. She was at the base of a lilac bush at the edge of the road. Just a little baby ~ I took her into my arms and brought her inside to safety. I set up a spot for her. I will get her completed on vet care & offer her for adoption. I have named her Cruiser. Pics later...
The nonprofit stuff is coming along. We got an EIN number and I am excited about that. I continue to work on preparing things for sale at eBay to benefit the rescue. So far, that is going slowly and I hope to pick up the pace on that as things all come together.
I know it has been a while, but know that I am still alive here and very much taking care of my crew of dogs and working on the organization.
~Cindy
2/6/07:
New piclingo, guys! I think you'll get a laugh out of the newest terms (Teddy Bear & Road Block) and pictures (a few new Oldsters, Head Hug, Mastiff Mountain, Couch Protector).
Spencer is our latest adoptable mastiff. He is actually a mastiff mix. He is being fostered at AnnDees Mastiffs - a brand new site in our network!
Kirbyland Mastiffs has activated a new link called "Mastiffs Need Us" at their page- very touching stuff about what happens in mastiff rescue - can bring one to tears as well, but this page is meant to educate and hopefully effect change in our society as far as the treatment of all dogs.
Not much else is going on. We patiently wait for our Nonprofit Status to be approved by the IRS.
I appreciate all of the emails and support! Thanks!!
~Cindy
12-30-06:
I am excited to announce the selection of our Person of the Year for 2007. You'll have to visit the page to see who this special individual is!
There's new lingo...ever wonder what a butt puncher is? How about a couch protector or a ride junky? Those are a few of the latest updates at the Mastiff PicLingo Page! There are a few new pics there as well. Enjoy.
Welcome Canisolida Mastiffs Foster and Retirement Home, Inc. to the world of nonprofit corporations in America! Now when anyone accesses canisolida.com or canisolida.org, they will see this page. I decided to keep using my old webpage builder software to make it, as it is so easy & quick. (Updating the other product proved to be difficult. I am still very grateful to J.J. for the WebEasy software.)
Did you get to see Kirbyland Mastiffs yet? I think it is a beautiful site & look forward to more updates on it from its webmistress, Lana. We're also not going to forget Moistmugs Mastiffs...Lisa's gearing up to do some updating on her page as well, so we look forward to sharing these updates with you when they are ready.
I had a few pictures of Morgan stored from way back when Lois went to go visit her in her adoptive home & so I uploaded a couple new ones of Morgan with her dad. Here's the link to Morgan's page if you wanna check them out: Morgan
Sometimes I get really backlogged with making pages and it has been over a year in the waiting for Lois's Visit to Canisolida Mastiffs. Lois came in October of 2005 and the visit was a spectacular one. I am very glad to have finally completed this page :)
I also finally got new seasonal pages up: one for the summer of 2006 and one for December of 2006.
At the rollcall page, I inserted a few images of Prissy, the little boerboel pup that stayed with us for a week. You'll see a link there to more pictures of her playing in the snow with the gang.
As ever, Cindy
12-3-06:
A few things are new at the site right now.
Teensie had a few new pictures put up at her page.
Cubby has her page up, as well as Gypsy and Jenkins. Yogi was adopted and is enjoying his new home immensely! Our Gone but not Forgotten page has five additions, unfortunately: Harley (Nancy's harlequin great dane), Pooh (Lois's faithful and stoic English mastiff gal), Skippy (Cindy's little man), Ollie (Nancy's big mastiff boy), and Ashton (Sherry's sweet Neapolitan boy).
Once the rescue becomes incorporated and officially a nonprofit entity, a new home page will go up. If you'd like to have a sneak preview at the new home page to come, click here. I want to thank J.J. for the software used to build that page. I plan on using that software to develop the new homepage and its links.
Meanwhile, Droopy's situation is urgent. She has only had one person inquire. She needs a loving caretaker and is waiting...
I recorded a new song this morning & loaded it up to the soundbytes page. Can't you just hear a seasonal melody in there somewhere?
Brydie's adoptive family (formerly called Bess while she was with Canisolida) has sent wonderful pictures of her enjoying the good life, so I created a page featuring her beautiful pictures.
10-30-06:
Hello, it has been a while since I wrote anything here. It's been busy. It was a busy summer. I do have a collection of pictures from the summer and fall of '06 to load, links to update, and existing pages to update, but when I get to that - anyone knows :) :)!! Here are a few things going on at Canisolida:
1) I am working now on establishing Canisolida Mastiffs F&R Home as a nonprofit 501 c3 charitable organization. Wish me luck! I look forward to future activities that will enable me to help more mastiffs in need.
2)Teensie had a major knee surgery (TPLO) and is requiring extra special care. Thanks go out to Lana for helping out with the Princess Royalty Herself!
3) Some sad news: Skippy and Oliver have passed over the bridge, awaiting their owners to come join them some day. I shall put up their images at the gone but not fogotten page as soon as I am able.
4) I've had numerous requests to help out dogs in need in my immediate local area. Although these dogs are not mastiffs, I am happy to assist. Yogi, the black lab, is the most recent adoptee. Look for pics of him in his new home soon.
Thanks for coming to this website! I appreciate your support.
~Cindy Wieland
5-21-06 Updates:
All listings have been updated (necessary stuff); added a new page: Mastiff Tattoos; Roll call was updated, but I do not have active links yet for Cubby, Gypsy, or Jenkins (all in good time...) Piclingo page STILL needs updated & it is very much on my mind to get it done. When school is out I will have a lot of time to play around with the web site and get some great new stuff up for everyone. In the mean time, sit tight...
3-15-06 Updates:
I added Fudge's site. She became our newest family member on 3-10. And can you believe it? I actually changed the soundbytes page & now you can hear an interesting song starring Teensie and Sammy (mostly Sammy). I still need to update the piclingo page. Might that be this weekend????? Stay tuned......
2-27-06 Updates:
I tried to do a couple necessary things (updated Riley and Jack & Jill). But I still have a lot of other things to do, like change the soundbytes page and the piclingo page. I guess that will have to occur at another time.....until then, ta ta!
12-30-05 Updates:
The Mastiff PicLingo Page has received many updates.
Maggie is now featured at the "We've Been Adopted" page.
Goliath's page has been updated.
Coco's page contains some updated pictures of her.
A listing of all of the individual web pages on this site can now be found in alphabetical order at an index page. There are 106 pages total comprising this web site.
12-27-05 Update:
Please visit our 2006 Person of the Year Page. Our person of the year for 2006 is Lana Kirby!
12-23-05 Updates
I've added the "We've Been Adopted" page to begin showcasing foster mastiffs in their forever, adoptive homes. Morgan is featured there now.
Rocky passed away & has been added to the gone but never forgotten page.
I updated the Roll Call page.
I've gone "dotcom" now. Now you can type in "www.canisolida.com" and access the home page.
10-29-05 Updates
Ashanta passed away on 8-25-05 and has been added to the gone but never forgotten page.
Sherry and Tom's visit can now be viewed.
I have a new mastiff available named Morgan.
I updated the Roll Call page.
Hear a song lead by Ashanta in her honor at the soundbytes page.
8-12-05 Updates
Nancy and her boys came to visit.
The mastiff lingo page is now a picture dictionary!
8-2-05 Updates:
A term and a phrase were added to the mastiff lingo page.
A new page called Roll Call was added...check it out!
Welcome Marley to Canisolida!
Welcome Gwyneviere to our New Additions Page and know that your family keeps you in their hearts every day!
Tannor, my nephew, came to visit me and the dogs in July with his mom and his Aunt.
Tons of new pictures to see taken over the month of June, 2005!!! So if you are tired of the same old pictures..here are some new ones for you.
Sorry, we did not have a soundbyte for July, but a new one is up for August.
How is a new mastiff introduced to the Canisolida family? Click here to our Introductions Page to find out.
Ten more images of ANGUS appear at his page!
Finally, a new web ring called Mastiff Compassion Web Ring has now begun!
5-21-05 Update:
Added the "Mastiff Lingo" Page where you can nominate your own mastiff terms or phrases. Have fun & hope to hear your unique terms and phrases!
3-7-05 Update:
Added the Canisolida Soundbytes Page. Check it out for unique recordings of the mastiffs singing and in the future, making other wonderful noises!
2-19-05 Update:
I added the "Gone But Not Forgotten" page to memorialize those who are here no longer.
And you will want to visit this NEW mastiff rescue-oriented site: Moistmugs Mastiffs
If you regularly visit this site or are an occasional visitor, I really appreciate you stopping by. If you are familiar with the site and do not want to figure out where all of the newly loaded images and other things are, here is a list of the newest additions as well as their links.
New additions to our Seasonal Events page: Spring 2004, Summer 2004, Autumn 2004, January 2005
Teensie now has a page 4
Titan now has a page 4
One more image of a mastiff that was rescued (scroll to bottom)
A "New Additions" page was added for new canine family members (Harley, Princess, Rocky, and Nash)
Our Person of the Year page is new
Two new images of Bessy Jean were loaded to her page
More info. at the "About Us" page
I think that's it. If you notice any of the links not working, I'd love to know so I can fix it. Please email Cindy about it or anything else.
THANKS!