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Courtney Bolin-Walker

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Oreo was saved from a puppy mill. She was Fun Size! Now featuring Winter, adoptable through @wamalrescue Oreo 🌈 1/22/23 Hoshi 🌈 11/18/22

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2 months ago

I have to take Winter to Bend, OR on Winter Wonder Wednesday. It is going to be a very long drive on a very hot day, and I have misgivings about the trip. We will do our best to travel swiftly and safely, though. I would really appreciate it if you could send up a supportive thought for Miss Winter Bella for a relatively tolerable trip. All those helpful vibes make a big difference!

Thank you so much for caring about my little Grumblebee!! 🐝 by @funsizeoreo

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I did a thing today! I told Winter I want her to stay with me forever! It isn't an April Fool's joke!! I have failed as Winter's foster, and I couldn't be happier. 🥰 by @funsizeoreo

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It's been a while since I've had a #WinterWonderWednesday post since Princess Feather Fluff's story wrapped up. I've got a BIG one today!! That shadowy silhouette in the distance isn't Bigfoot. This is a far more rare (far rarer? 🤔 Neither one feels right! 😅) sight!! It's a wild Winter casually exploring OUTSIDE* her universe!! I might have to ask @wamalrescue about changing her name to Explorin' Lauren! That probably makes me Edwardo, and I am just fine with that so long as somewoo keeps coming to visit me! by @funsizeoreo

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10 months ago

Look woo's back where she belongs! 🎉

Winter has been home for several hours, but she trapped herself on the landing until she felt calm enough to come up the stairs. I encouraged her, but she ultimately came up all by herself and took a detour into the living room before returning to the Big Bed.

I am so proud of her, I could burst!!! by @funsizeoreo

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We made it to the vet! Winter's inside now. She 💩 in the crate as she was being hoisted down the stairs. Poor girl! The vet said they will clean her up, so she's not stinky all day. Good thing, because I have no idea how I would be able to bathe her! 😖

Mission Half Accomplished!! by @funsizeoreo

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Winter has a big adventure on Thursday. We're going to the vet. When you are so afraid of people that you cannot be touched, it's really hard to do "normal" things like have a doctor examine you. Winter has been here over a year, and I still can't touch her, much less put a leash or harness on her. That means I haven't taken her to the vet even once. 😕

She's been seen by a doctor. From a distance. And over Zoom. But that's a far cry from a comprehensive exam.

To the best of our (WAMAL's and mine) knowledge, the last time she had any medical attention was in May 2024 when she was spayed. For some unknown reason, they didn't microchip her at that time. I can't begin to tell you how thankful I am that Winter hasn't shown the slightest inclination to bolt for a door! 😬

This is what happens to dogs who are used for breeding at puppy mills. 😡 They are strongly conditioned against connecting with anyone, against forming bonds of trust and affection.

Winter has been receiving veterinary care, even if she hasn't been fully examined. We've been trying for months to find a single medication or a combination that lowered her anxiety and inhibitions enough for a doctor to approach her. So far, nothing has worked. We're on our last-ditch attempt, which I will give her early Thursday morning. Pray🙏, perform rituals, sacrifice your morning coffee ☕ to the Snooze Button gods, cross your fingers 🤞 that this one makes her drowsy enough to easily get her into the car and that it's not raining on us!! We need all of that and more!!

Getting back into the house afterwards is going to be an adventure all on its own... by @funsizeoreo

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I saw the Aurora Borealis from my deck tonight. There is a popular belief that the Aurora Borealis is a sign that the snowdogs who have crossed the Rainbow Bridge are playing and having a grand party.

I wonder who was visiting me on these dancing lights? It isn't very cold here, so I don't think it was Oreo. Miso is too busy watching over her favorite person, my brother. If it were blue, it would definitely be Kita.

That leaves the boys. Jasper always looked dashing in red. Maybe this is a message from my Little Jasper Buddy. It could be Hoshi since next week will mark three years without him. Or maybe it's from both of them to tell me how much they love being brothers in the Great Snowfields because they never got to meet each other on Earth.

Whoever it is, it's fun to imagine the possibilities! by @funsizeoreo

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#WinterWonderWednesday

The first thing Feather Fluff did when she got home was place the teleport rug in a cozy spot in the family room. It didn’t take long before she discovered that this new aspect of her magic alerted Yume when a traveler was coming in from the Great Snowfields or the princess when her distant family started thinking about her. There were no awkward surprises with this feature.

The princess didn’t waste any time before she started making toys again. She also used her new crafting skills to make other useful things for the adults in her community. With some concept testing, the distance communication that was part of her magical development could be imbued into anything that was made with her fur. Now, every hunter, traveler, merchant, shepherd, and many others wore a felted garment when they left town so they could alert someone at home with a companion item if they were in trouble. Consequently, they were toasty warm and safer when they were away from their families. Feather Fluff made sure every child she gave a toy to understood how to call for help if they ever needed it. All of those messages went straight to her heart. She was thankful there weren’t many.

Feather Fluff visited her second family often. Sometimes, Winter just popped in because Ambrosia whipped up something supremely delicious that she insisted was shared with them. While the time the princess was separated from her malamute kin didn’t haunt her, the lessons she learned were never far from her mind. She took great care to ensure nothing like that happened to anyone else. Together with her family in the Great Snowfields and those abroad, Princess Feather Fluff lived a long, joyful life keeping everyone she loved warm and safe forevermore.

The End!
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It worked out kind of perfectly that the story ended at the same time we celebrated Winter's Fosterversary. As you can see, she got a new toy and a really special treato yesterday to mark the occasion. Her big present hasn't arrived yet. 🙄 Most of it is supposed to be here tomorrow.

This year hasn't gone the way anyone expected, but I am thankful she's been here just the same. 💜 Happy 1st Fosterversary, Winter!! by @funsizeoreo

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#WinterWonderWednesday

“It won’t transport you if you’re not focused on your strong desire to travel. So you can just snuggle into the rug whenever you want to.” The princess spun around a few times on the rug before curling into a ball on top of it. It didn’t activate. Yume lay down next to her and whispered, “Thank you! This is beyond my wildest dreams!”

The time came for the malamutes to return to the Great Snowfields. Winter leaned heavily on Auntie and Uncle as she bid them farewell. “I will see you again soon! Thank you so very, very much for rescuing me! I love you!!” They gave her a hug with the reply, “You are welcome for that, and you are welcome forever! We love you too!” Yume stepped forward to nuzzle his face against Winter’s. “I am so happy you have your family back!” Winter stepped back so they could look into each other’s eyes. “You are my family. We will see each other often.” Windracer whipped up a breeze to lift them off the ground, and they were on their way. Auntie, Uncle, and Yume stood outside together, gazing into the sky, sending their wishes for safe travels behind the team.

Everyone in the Great Snowfields was buzzing with excitement as they awaited Feather Fluff’s return. They were ready to throw a party grand enough to make up for all the festivities she missed while she was gone. Her first glimpse of the town filled her with a swirling mix of emotions, many of which she was not expecting. The last time the princess had been there was the day she was taken. With her family around her, Feather Fluff shook out all her fear and anxiety. Her friends, who had missed her dreadfully, instantly recognized the white tufts falling from the sky. Cheers rose up to meet the malamutes as Windracer brought them safely down to the ground. The princess had returned. by @funsizeoreo

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#WinterWonderWednesday

Morning brought a chorus of stretching and shaking to the cottage. Their hearts were heavy with the knowledge that the malamutes would not be able to linger long. Only Feather Fluff was bright-eyed and chipper. After Ambrosia’s superb breakfast buffet, the princess gathered everyone together. She had an astonishingly beautiful rug draped over her back, and an equally lovely smile on her face. Then she found Yume in the sea of fur and made her way toward him. “Yume, you have been my savior and my best friend. You are my brother.” Winter bowed to him. “I had a dream that I should give you a special gift when it came time for me to go north with my family.” Feather Fluff placed the rug in front of Yume. It was oval in shape, and the perfect size for Yume to curl up comfortably and take a nap. Her fluff fuzzed out all over the surface, adding an extra layer of coziness. When she placed her foot on it, a sparkling glow radiated from its circumference.

“There are two of these rugs,” she explained. “In my dream, I left one here with you, and I took one with me. They hold a unique version of my magic that connects me to my family, wherever they may be.” Yume’s head tilted to one side. He was perplexed. Auntie and Uncle held their breath while Winter finished speaking. “The rugs in the dream were portals. They activated when someone stepped on them with a strong desire to see their loved ones. If they have the other rug...” She dashed out of sight. A moment later, the rug lit up again. The princess rose up from the rug as if she were on a platform beneath it. This had been her first test. To her delight, it worked! “They will be swiftly transported into their company!” She finished speaking with great swishing wags of her tail.

“Where is the other one?” Yume asked. He was excited to try it out. When Winter said it was in the bedroom, he ran out of the room and reappeared from the rug moments later. Auntie and Uncle were encouraged to travel through the portals also, with resounding success! Everyone was relieved and thrilled that it wouldn’t be very difficult at all to visit each other.
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The end? Winter doesn't think so! by @funsizeoreo

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The malamutes all threw back their heads and howled, carrying their whole-hearted support of JD’s sentence to the greater powers of the universe. Yume joined in the howling while Auntie and Uncle hollered for all they were worth. At that moment, the man fell to the ground. He was in the family’s storehouse with his brother, the merchant. Suddenly, he could not see anything around him, and all the common sounds of life were muted. It was as if he had been shut in a box at the bottom and back of a stack. The merchant saw his brother fall. When he looked at his brother’s face, he saw confusion and fear. There was no sign that the man recognized either the merchant’s face or his voice. The man cried out in desperation, “Help me, brother!! Where are you? Why have you forsaken me?” He had no idea that his brother was next to him, trying to help him stand. He wept in panic and trepidation. Recognizing magic at work, the merchant whispered, “What have you done?” His brother's clothes became ragged before his eyes, though still substantial enough for adequate protection without a thread to spare. The rest of his brother's life would be just that - adequate without a sliver of excess.

The reunion party drifted off to sleep. Everyone except Auntie and Uncle heaped themselves in the middle of the living room. The humans, while sorely tempted to engage themselves in the canine cuddle puddle, chatted quietly as they climbed into bed. “How long do you think they’ll stay?” Uncle was the first to broach the subject. “I imagine Iron Claw is needed in the Great Snowfields. They might just leave tomorrow.” Auntie agreed that their time together was short. It was some comfort that so many of Winter’s fluff-based creations were already in use around the house, but she knew they would all be very sad for some time. “We can’t hold her back. She needs to be with her family again.” They curled up in each other’s arms and slept deeply, though not necessarily peacefully.
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Almost done! 🥹 Are you ready for the ending? by @funsizeoreo

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