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Maui : Active Pursuits : Windsurfing | Frommers.com Home > Destinations > North America > USA > Hawaii > Maui > Active Pursuits > Windsurfing FREE Newsletters! Win a FREE Trip! This Island Entire Site Destinations Deals/News Bookstore M. Boards Maui Introduction Planning a Trip For Foreign Visitors Hotels Restaurants Attractions Nightlife Shopping In Depth Walking Tours Driving Tours Active Pursuits Beaches Biking Boating Bodyboarding & Bodysurfing Golf Horseback Riding Kayaking Parasailing Rafting Canopy Tours Hiking & Camping Scuba Diving Snorkeling Spelunking Sportfishing Surfing Tennis Water Sports Whale Watching Windsurfing Message Boards Index Email Print RSS Windsurfing Maui has Hawaii's best windsurfing beaches. In winter, windsurfers from around the world flock to the town of Paia to ride the waves; Hookipa Beach , known all over the globe for its brisk winds and excellent waves, is the site of several world-championship contests. Kanaha , west of Kahului Airport, also has dependable winds. When the winds turn northerly, Kihei is the spot to be; some days, you can spot whales in the distance behind the windsurfers. The northern end of Kihei is best: Ohukai Park , the first beach as you enter South Kiehi Road from the northern end, has not only good winds, but also parking, a long strip of grass to assemble your gear, and good access to the water. Experienced windsurfers here are found in front of the Maui Sunset condo, 1032 S. Kihei Rd., near Waipuilani Street (a block north of McDonald's), which has great windsurfing conditions but a very shallow reef (not good for beginners). Hawaiian Island Surf and Sport , 415 Dairy Rd., Kahului (tel. 800/231-6958 or 808/871-4981; www.hawaiianisland.com), offers lessons (from $79), rentals, and repairs. Other shops that offer rentals and lessons are Hawaiian Sailboarding Techniques , 425 Koloa St., Kahului (tel. 800/968-5423 or 808/871-5423; www.hstwindsurfing.com), with 2 1/2-hour lessons from $79; and Maui Windsurf Co ., 22 Hana Hwy., Kahului (tel. 800/872-0999 or 808/877-4816; www.maui-windsurf.com), which has complete equipment rental (board, sail, rig harness, and roof rack) from $45 and 1- or 2 1/2-hour lessons ranging from $69 to $75. For daily reports on wind and surf conditions, call the Wind and Surf Report at tel. 808/877-3611 . Email Print RSS Source: Frommer's Maui 2006 Sponsored Links: What's This? Save on luxury travel auctions to the U.S.! Exclusive ski offers at Destination: Snow. 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New York City, NY HOME MY MENUPAGES RESTAURATEURS SUBMIT A MENU BROWSE CHANGE CITY LOGIN -- -- Restaurant Name Search Find-a-Food Search Advanced Search How to Use This Site Now Serving: 4540 New York City (NYC) Restaurant Menus Home >> West 30's >> Barbecue >> L&L Hawaiian Barbecue Not logged in Go To >> My MenuPages Cuisine American (New) (3) American (Traditional) (13) Argentinean (1) Bagels (3) Bar Food (8) Barbecue (6) Burgers (5) Cajun & Creole (1) Caribbean (4) Chicken (3) Chinese (20) Cuban (2) Delis (61) Desserts & Bakeries (2) Diners & Coffee Shops (15) Eastern European (1) French (1) Hawaiian (1) Health Food (1) Indian (5) Irish (6) Italian (20) Japanese (2) Korean (15) Kosher (10) Latin American (4) Mediterranean (2) Mexican (9) Middle Eastern (7) Moroccan (1) Noodle Shops (4) Other (2) Pizza (31) Sandwiches (69) Seafood (3) Soups (5) South American (1) Southern & Soul (1) Southwestern (1) Spanish (3) Steakhouses (7) Sushi (13) Tapas (1) Thai (3) Vegetarian (2) Vietnamese (1) Wild Game (1) Wings (2) L&L Hawaiian Barbecue ($) Hawaiian, Barbecue 535 8th Ave, New York 10018 Btwn 36th & 37th St Phone: 212-629-9708 Fax: Menus On Screen Menu Printable Menu(pdf) Add to My MenuPages Email this page Report menu problems -- Report menu problems Menus Not Displaying? More Restaurant Info... User Ratings and Reviews Food Click here to Rate and Review Service Value Atmosphere Posted by Anonymous on 12/21/2005 Perfect Plate Lunch Hawaiian Plate Lunch at its finest. If you have ever been then you would know EXACTLY what to expect - inexpensive, tasty and plentiful portions of Asian inspired dishes. YUM! Posted by Anonymous on 08/17/2005 Ordered Delivery The food was good and the price was great... Posted by ed on 07/06/2005 Just fair Ate at this location july 3. Mediocre at best. This is just a fast food restaurant. Posted by Boy Bunny on 07/05/2005 Paradise Pig Out Don't let the fast food decor fool you--the food is delicious AND cheap! I had the kahlua and lau lau combo--any restaurant that allows you to double up on pork is all right in my book. It was served with rice AND macaroni salad--two carbs instead of just one! Along with the usual ketchup, mustard, and relish, there was a very good Vietnamese hot sauce on the condiment stand. Lest you think I'm totally unhealth conscious, the taro leafs and cabbage that came with the kahlua and lau lau were tender and flavorful. The staff was friendly, helpful, and genuinely concerned about my dining experience. Posted by islander on 06/18/2005 Gotta love it Finally, authentic tasting island style bbq...cheap and does the trick. Having been away from the islands for a while, it's nice to know that I can still get a taste of home here in NYC. BBQ chicken, kalbi and mac salad just as I remember it. I was surprised they even had spam musubi! Read More ... Other Restaurant Info -- www.hawaiianbarbecue.com Map Cross Street Btwn 36th & 37th St General Comments DeliveryTake OutCatering About Us | Contact Us | Advertise with us | Restaurateurs | FAQ's | -- Privacy Policy | Legal Notices 2002-2005 Slick City Media, Inc. All Rights Reserved. MenuPages is a trademark of Slick City Media, Inc. Disclaimer Maui WindsurfingMaui : Active Pursuits : Windsurfing | Frommers.com Home > Destinations > North America > USA > Hawaii > Maui > Active Pursuits > Windsurfing FREE Newsletters! Win a FREE Trip! This Island Entire Site Destinations Deals/News Bookstore M. Boards Maui Introduction Planning a Trip For Foreign Visitors Hotels Restaurants Attractions Nightlife Shopping In Depth Walking Tours Driving Tours Active Pursuits Beaches Biking Boating Bodyboarding & Bodysurfing Golf Horseback Riding Kayaking Parasailing Rafting Canopy Tours Hiking & Camping Scuba Diving Snorkeling Spelunking Sportfishing Surfing Tennis Water Sports Whale Watching Windsurfing Message Boards Index Email Print RSS Windsurfing Maui has Hawaii's best windsurfing beaches. In winter, windsurfers from around the world flock to the town of Paia to ride the waves; Hookipa Beach , known all over the globe for its brisk winds and excellent waves, is the site of several world-championship contests. Kanaha , west of Kahului Airport, also has dependable winds. When the winds turn northerly, Kihei is the spot to be; some days, you can spot whales in the distance behind the windsurfers. The northern end of Kihei is best: Ohukai Park , the first beach as you enter South Kiehi Road from the northern end, has not only good winds, but also parking, a long strip of grass to assemble your gear, and good access to the water. Experienced windsurfers here are found in front of the Maui Sunset condo, 1032 S. Kihei Rd., near Waipuilani Street (a block north of McDonald's), which has great windsurfing conditions but a very shallow reef (not good for beginners). Hawaiian Island Surf and Sport , 415 Dairy Rd., Kahului (tel. 800/231-6958 or 808/871-4981; www.hawaiianisland.com), offers lessons (from $79), rentals, and repairs. Other shops that offer rentals and lessons are Hawaiian Sailboarding Techniques , 425 Koloa St., Kahului (tel. 800/968-5423 or 808/871-5423; www.hstwindsurfing.com), with 2 1/2-hour lessons from $79; and Maui Windsurf Co ., 22 Hana Hwy., Kahului (tel. 800/872-0999 or 808/877-4816; www.maui-windsurf.com), which has complete equipment rental (board, sail, rig harness, and roof rack) from $45 and 1- or 2 1/2-hour lessons ranging from $69 to $75. For daily reports on wind and surf conditions, call the Wind and Surf Report at tel. 808/877-3611 . Email Print RSS Source: Frommer's Maui 2006 Sponsored Links: What's This? Save on luxury travel auctions to the U.S.! Exclusive ski offers at Destination: Snow. 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New York City, NY HOME MY MENUPAGES RESTAURATEURS SUBMIT A MENU BROWSE CHANGE CITY LOGIN -- -- Restaurant Name Search Find-a-Food Search Advanced Search How to Use This Site Now Serving: 4540 New York City (NYC) Restaurant Menus Home >> West 30's >> Barbecue >> L&L Hawaiian Barbecue Not logged in Go To >> My MenuPages Cuisine American (New) (3) American (Traditional) (13) Argentinean (1) Bagels (3) Bar Food (8) Barbecue (6) Burgers (5) Cajun & Creole (1) Caribbean (4) Chicken (3) Chinese (20) Cuban (2) Delis (61) Desserts & Bakeries (2) Diners & Coffee Shops (15) Eastern European (1) French (1) Hawaiian (1) Health Food (1) Indian (5) Irish (6) Italian (20) Japanese (2) Korean (15) Kosher (10) Latin American (4) Mediterranean (2) Mexican (9) Middle Eastern (7) Moroccan (1) Noodle Shops (4) Other (2) Pizza (31) Sandwiches (69) Seafood (3) Soups (5) South American (1) Southern & Soul (1) Southwestern (1) Spanish (3) Steakhouses (7) Sushi (13) Tapas (1) Thai (3) Vegetarian (2) Vietnamese (1) Wild Game (1) Wings (2) L&L Hawaiian Barbecue ($) Hawaiian, Barbecue 535 8th Ave, New York 10018 Btwn 36th & 37th St Phone: 212-629-9708 Fax: Menus On Screen Menu Printable Menu(pdf) Add to My MenuPages Email this page Report menu problems -- Report menu problems Menus Not Displaying? More Restaurant Info... User Ratings and Reviews Food Click here to Rate and Review Service Value Atmosphere Posted by Anonymous on 12/21/2005 Perfect Plate Lunch Hawaiian Plate Lunch at its finest. If you have ever been then you would know EXACTLY what to expect - inexpensive, tasty and plentiful portions of Asian inspired dishes. YUM! Posted by Anonymous on 08/17/2005 Ordered Delivery The food was good and the price was great... Posted by ed on 07/06/2005 Just fair Ate at this location july 3. Mediocre at best. This is just a fast food restaurant. Posted by Boy Bunny on 07/05/2005 Paradise Pig Out Don't let the fast food decor fool you--the food is delicious AND cheap! I had the kahlua and lau lau combo--any restaurant that allows you to double up on pork is all right in my book. It was served with rice AND macaroni salad--two carbs instead of just one! Along with the usual ketchup, mustard, and relish, there was a very good Vietnamese hot sauce on the condiment stand. Lest you think I'm totally unhealth conscious, the taro leafs and cabbage that came with the kahlua and lau lau were tender and flavorful. The staff was friendly, helpful, and genuinely concerned about my dining experience. Posted by islander on 06/18/2005 Gotta love it Finally, authentic tasting island style bbq...cheap and does the trick. Having been away from the islands for a while, it's nice to know that I can still get a taste of home here in NYC. BBQ chicken, kalbi and mac salad just as I remember it. I was surprised they even had spam musubi! Read More ... Other Restaurant Info -- www.hawaiianbarbecue.com Map Cross Street Btwn 36th & 37th St General Comments DeliveryTake OutCatering About Us | Contact Us | Advertise with us | Restaurateurs | FAQ's | -- Privacy Policy | Legal Notices 2002-2005 Slick City Media, Inc. All Rights Reserved. MenuPages is a trademark of Slick City Media, Inc. Disclaimer Hawaiian Music IRH-Amazon BooksSimply the most Hawaiian Music. Pull This Down and Wander Site in frames Listen Live page Making Donations Those who gave Sponsors Our email list Chat & Messages Speak Out! Requests Contact Info Surf Hawai`i Weather Buy Hawaiian Music IRH-Amazon Books Mother Ship (H4) Press to see what's playing Windows Media 20k Stereo Welcome to Listener Supported Internet Radio Hawai`i! Please visit our Donations Page and make one. Make a monthly donation and you'll be sent a special Monthly Donor's Only page where you listen and enjoy our 4 camera webcam system and a Recently Played Page making it easier for you to know what Hawaiian Music to buy from our friends at BUYHAWAIIANMUSIC.COM - see button left of page. More info below right. Donate Here ! buyhawaiianmusic.com If you don't see what you want listed, ask for it. Chris can get 'um. New - Older Photos here See Special Projects here Wanna Learn Hawaiian? Check this out. New Hawaiian Language Electronic Library Online Control Spam and help IRH too! SpamFire is what I use to weed out over 400 pieces of Spam every day and now it is available for Mac & Windows Users! I use it. It works. Before You Fly Webcaster Alliance Hawaiian Musicians can help out here . Some have helped already here . Special projects here The Fight to Stay Alive 2005 - Please Contact your reps and ask them to support legislation to resolve unintended consequences of the Webcasters Act. Latest eMails and Office numbers are at Congress.org Our IRH webcam page now features 4 cameras all peeking outside of the IRH studio. Help us out with a Monthly Donation and you get access to the Monthly Donor's Page with enhanced Playlist features and access to the now 4 Cam, webcam page..... IRH Tees 'n Stuff Tropical Kine Stuffs! Desktop Fotos 1! Desktop Fotos 2! Some of Your Websites TikiSteve.com TheSandalman.com Howard Bartlett Jason Cook panzo.org Dennis Peterson's HawglyDavidson.com theVirtualBarAndGrill.com R.J. Allison My Dad robertkabbett.net Wednesday! Well, so much for my optimism for the year. I heard you saying yesterday that you had only received about one third of what was needed in the way of donations for the month. I can’t imagine your frustration. You work so hard providing a site where people from the world over may drop in and enjoy a slice of paradise. In a time where we are willing to pay significant amounts to have cable or satellite television in our homes, folks now paying to listen to the likes of Howard Stern on satellite radio and we pay for some type of computer bandwidth to send jokes by e-mail, why not give a few bucks a month to keep something as beautiful as IRH alive? As long as you are here, you’ll have our donations. Take care Rab. Greg and Pat Roberts A new camera is enabling me to show you more realistic views of our Hawai'i. Above, Friday morning's sunrise as seen off the garage roof just outside our studio. More below - all shot Friday 1/20/06. I think this camera is gonna work out ;) Kahala Beach to Koko Head. Triangle Park, Kahala-Kaimuki. Inside Diamond Head Crater. Makapu'u. Waimanalo to Kailua. Monday morning's sunrise at 6:50 a.m. HST. The Monster Sea-Based X-Band Radar Dome you may have read or heard about is at Pearl Harbor. It arrived for a paint job last week. it caused quite a stir as it came into view from around Diamond Head unannounced last Monday. I saw it last Tuesday from atop Aiea Heights and wandered down to get closer and ended up down near the Arizona Memorial Museum. It's home port is Adak, Alaska and it will keep the western skies under surveillance when it goes into operations in the Aleutians soon. From a church parking lot you can see this large dome thing is docked down at Pearl. I got down closer to the X-Band and you can see it is loaded atop the 736-foot semisubmersible ship M/V Blue Marlin. I took this shot from the launch ramp down by the Arizona Memorial Museum. The USS Missouri and the Arizona Memorial from the lawn at the Arizona Museum. The new Ford Island Bridge from the lawn of the Museum. The plaque - lower left reads: "Anchor raised from the hulk of the U.S.S. Arizona. Cast in Chester, Pennsylvania 1911. Weight 49,585 pounds. One of many floral pictures captured by Amelia on her hike. Steps along the Maunawili Demo Trail - photo by Amelia Abbett, who is now back at Penn State after her Christmas vacation at home here in Kailua. More photos from Amelia's adventure to come. To follow below, some pictures from my adventure to Arizona. Press the small photo and a big one will open in a new browser window. Carol Schaub writes: I'm so sorry to hear that the station is in need again. Frankly, I don't understand the thinking of some of your listeners. The same people who wouldn't blink at spending $3.50 or more daily on a specialty coffee, can't seem to come up with a piddling donation of $25 a month to support the music that gives them so much pleasure. Even if they listen only twice a week, it comes out to a contribution of a mere $3 and change each time they listen. Now we both know that most people listen much more often than that so it's even cheaper, especially when you consider all the hours that they listen. In any case, I'd like to contribute double my usual this month, and to thank you once again for all you do so that we, your listeners, may experience a piece, and the peace, of the islands. Happy Holidays to you and your family. I hope that this month your listeners will reciprocate and acknowledge just how important Hawaiian music is in their lives. May the new year bring you health, happiness and peace of mind. Aloha, Carol Listeners Ron & Madeline Speak Out. I read your article this morning about the correspondence between you and " Joel ". And having been a supporter of IRH for years continuously, I feel I have a certain right to respond to the matter in question. , Listeners are being urged to donate in order to keep IRH alive and running without you having to beg and plead each month to help out. That being said, by offering 'free' access in the beginning, until IRH had grown to an overwhelming audience of such proportions that it became evident that help was needed in the way of monthly donations. It thus became an absolute necessity in order for IRH to live on because of its own success. Consequently, listeners such as "Joel" are unfortunately just one of many of hundreds if not thousands, of cheapskates that think it is their god given right to take and not give in return just because something is there for the taking. What they don't understand is, is that it is not there for the taking, but for the enjoyment. The listening enjoyment of having a piece of Hawaii there within arms reach . A piece of Hawaii that a guy by the name of Robert Abbett provides for each and every one of us. For those of us who have been to Hawaii one time or many many times, it is a way to re-connect back to that little piece of heaven on Earth. For those who have never been there and only wish they could be, it is a way for them to be there without having to actually be there bodily but in spirit. In any event, the 'little radio station that could', from a house in Kailua Hawaii, needs all our support. If you don't believe it, turn it off and go put on your FM radio and listen to some BS music and a bunch of nonsense commercials for awhile. Maybe then you'll realize how much having Internet Radio Hawaii means to us all. Ron & Madeline Wilson Valrico, Florida Da Mokes, or more properly the Mokulua islands sit off of Lanikai beach. The island to the left is Moku Nui. To the right is Moku Iki. Both are bird conservation areas. You may land and visit the beach on Moku Nui during the day but you are not supposed to land at all on Moku Iki. Landing on and paddling out from Moku Nui can be very tricky and in fact deadly. Waves from both sides of the island wrap around the front and slap together as you make your approach. As happened on Monday 12-05-05 one can be swamped or turtled coming off the beach. A visiting reservist lost his life when that happened. Moku Nui island off Lanikai. Another shot of the Mokulas off of Lanikai. Ever see Kite Aerial Photography? Check out some shots of Haleiwa here . Mahalo to Tom Garber for sharing. Our family has given - how about yours? Press the graphic to go the Red Cross Website . Beware of Spam from sunspots.us - Roadrunner Security sent me an email Monday 8/29/05 indicating that someone in Seattle (not our friend Dennis Peterson) is using my domain irh.com as an "Ad" on spam about visitor destinations and to solicit business for their businesses and rental properties listed at sunspots.us. I know who this person is and I have spoken with roadrunner and some other folks about it. Should you ever get an email other than a personal thank you for your donation or an answer to a question, or a listener page update from irh.com or one of my other addresses then you can be sure it is not from here nor from me. We are currently being included as an "advertiser" via a link on the bottom of someone else's spam without my permission or previous knowledge. I do not spam, I have never spammed and if I did I certainly would not offer you relief from spam by suggesting you try Spamfire like I use - see the Spamfire info to the left. This person is a disgruntled wanna-be-partner who approached me several years ago about partnering up but never got it together (Thank God!). He also sends me $20 bills every once in a while and asks if I am still mad about all the wasted time and energy he caused. I always just mail the twenties back. I sent back his most recent $20 a few months ago and asked that he not call, write or even think of doing either ever again and this is apparently how he responds. This person and his employees even listed several other sites in closing their email as if to make it look like we were all buddies of his. "P.S. If you can't go right away, click below to enjoy some Hawaiian tunes www.kealiireichel.com/ www.e-hawaii.com/iz/izbook/izbook_98-09.htm www.makahasons.com/ www.IRH.com (Internet Radio Hawaii)" I am sure that Keali`i, the Makaha Sons and most certainly my dear friend the late Israel Kamakawiwo'ole would never wish to have their sites or themselves nor their music associated with this person and his spam and business practices. It is very obvious that he simply does not understand the concept of Aloha and has some sort of major screw loose somewhere. One listener wrote me about his troubles with this fellow and how the folks in Washinton State call him "No-Pay" as he never honors committments and seems to forget to pay his bills. Anyhow, again, IRH.com does not spam nor advertise on other's email - period. I do not engage in spamming, have never spammed and never will. You can be assured of that. Should you ever get such an email please forward it to me and I will make sure the proper authorities are again alerted. Mahalo! Rabbett Runs here daily. Your hosts Joel Block & Deborah Byrd always have something intriguing to tell us about our Earth & Sky. I hope you'll enjoy it as much as I do. Please support these fine Hawaiian Artists! Most are available thru our affiliate link with BuyHawaiianMusic.com Special Mahalos to Dennis & David Kamakahi, Mike Kaawa, Keali`i Reichel & Fred Kraus, Iopa Maunakea - Bruddah Kuz, Pali, Bob Rogers ( Coconut Joe), Ku`uipo Kumukahi, Wiki Waki Woo, Keola Beamer, Bill Wynne (no cd yet), Monkeypod Records , Moloka`i, including artists Darrell Labrado, Sterling Kalua and all songs and artists who appear on "Moloka`i Now," Sonny Ching, Na `Oiwi, John Keawe, Leokane Pryor & Weldon Kekauoha, Neosproductions and the Moonlighters ! Mahalo to ALL these folks! Internet Radio Hawai`i is a service of Hot Spots Hawai`i, Inc. © 2005 Saturday morning I was up on Makakilo early for a work appointment. I caught pre-dawn on the way up and sunrise on the way down the hill. Pre-dawn off of Makakilo. Sunrise as seen from Makakilo. Diamond Head Sunrise. Makakilo Hillside bathed by the early morning sun. Santa blessed our Daughter Amelia with a new digital camera for Christmas and on January 4th she and friends went for a hike along the Maunawili Demo Trail from Waimanalo to Maunawili. Over the next few weeks I'll post some of the photos she took from that hike on the page here. Below plants on plants. Parasitic plants grow upon another along the trail. One of many floral pictures captured by Amelia on her hike. Steps along the Maunawili Demo Trail - photo by Amelia Abbett, who is now back at Penn State after her Christmas vacation at home here in Kailua. More photos from Amelia's adventure to come. Christmas Morning Bike Ride Slide Show. Choose BIG SCREEN or SMALL SCREEN Dawn Christmas Day 2005. Sunrise 12/23/05 in Kailua - press for the desktop photo. Ginger grows up near the Pali Lookout. Kane'ohe wakes up. I shot this off the H3 on the way to work Thursday morning December 15th at 7:45 a.m. HST. bath in sunlight is part of the Ko'olau mountain range. "Cool Mauka Cams" http://mkwc.ifa.hawaii.edu/current/cams / http://www2.keck.hawaii.edu / http://www.ifa.hawaii.edu/ Older posts and pictures are now here - IRH Photos, Links and Stuff for your amusement. See this logo? This is an icon for Firefox, the new browser from Mozilla.org . It's free to try and a great way to replace Explorer. I encourage you to purchase an upgrade and support the project if you find it works for you. Somewhere over the rainbow... November 17th, 2003 we said Aloha to Ziggy, our beloved dog. The following Tuesday was very hard for me. Every time I walked through the kitchen ( where Zig lived under the table) or through the big room where she hung out sprawled across the cool tile floor, I missed her terribly. My friend is no where to be seen. I'm crushed. I am so very much alone. Ziggy passed on over the rainbow at around 1 pm HST Monday afternoon at home in her bed under the careful hands and watchful eyes of her vet, an assistant and yours truly. I held her head in my hands and told her how good she was and how much I loved her, over and over. Ziggy was an angel in the body of a female white shepherd who kidnapped all our hearts and quickly became a member of our family. She was 13. Strangely enough, after glancing through her records it appeared that our first visit to the Vet was on Christmas Eve, 1990 and she was listed as being six weeks old. So although I don't remember the date because I wasn't there, she was born right around this part of the month of November. Ziggy was one of the smartest animals I have ever known. She learned tricks and how to use dog doors with ease and loved to play ball! She could catch incredible bounces and when younger would play and chase the darn thing for hours on end. She was obedient to a fault. She would come over and console us when we were down and had an amazing smile that would brighten any gray day. She was a great guard dog but did not just go outside and bark for the sake of barking. She came on command, she came with hand signals, she came to me sometimes with just a thought. Ziggy was a bit annoyed by our recent construction and hated the thumping noises most. She'd often retreat to the quiet of the bathroom in the old house but, she greeted all the carpenters every day with a wag, a sniff and a lick. I'm so glad she got to enjoy the big new room downstairs. I'm sorry she wasn't capable of making it up the 14 steps to the new studio. She would have dug it. I swear, she liked Hawaiian music. I left a radio on all the time in the new bathroom downstairs and I caught her groovin' on more than one occassion. You could tell. It was that special look on her face. Sheer bliss. She really liked Gabby and would react with recognition whenever she heard me rattling on about something or doing a promo. Ziggy went over the rainbow with dignity and class and a full belly of her favorite rawhide treats, a freshly brushed coat of gleaming white fur and a flood of love from a several hour petting and hangin' out session we enjoyed Monday. We also played drop catch with the ball and she never missed, even through pretty heavy cataracts. Dr. Caspar, who she greeted by jumpin' up and wobblin' over to and then licking excitedly, said she also apparently was beginning to suffer liver malfunction as her belly was filled with liquid. That made me feel better about my decision and bad too because maybe I should have done something last week. It was, without a doubt, the hardest decision I have ever made in my life. I agonized over it for the past couple months but finally, Monday with her condition deteriorating rapidly, I decided to call in the Vet. I did this for my dearest and very very best friend who was having real problems with advanced arthritis in her back legs and was hardly able to get around anymore. We exhausted all the heroics - pain pills, pain receptor inhibitors, powder and liquid glucosamines, steroids and prayers. Ziggy resting in the garage early Monday by her Big Water. My Mom and I talked Monday - (she is the dog queen and has a couple grand champions to her credit!) and she mentioned that there is a point where the human tends to go too far to keep the dog around. I didn't want to do that to her and as it turned out what with the liver disfunction and all I guess our timing was bless-ed. We love You Ziggy! We always will. We hope to play with you again one day on the other side of the rainbow. |
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