Welcome to Cuddles'  Website

Cuddles came into our lives on April 15th in 1999 she was 9 weeks old that day. She has, in her 5 years with us, brought so much love and pleasure that all others are measured by the "Cuddles Factor". She is my heart. The aspect of losing her to her illnesses is almost too hard to bear sometimes.

Cuddles is the product of a back yard breeding program born in the city one of 10 puppies. By the age of 9 weeks there were 3 pups left, her and 2 sisters. I had just put down our first APBT for temperment issues and my husband wanted another. I happened to buy a paper that day and was reading the classifieds. Pit Bull puppies FREE no papers ready to go. For the heck of it we pulled into a store and called from the pay phone. I put the quarter in and called. It was 11 AM and I was the first call! The paper comes out at 5 AM how could that be? I asked what they had. 3 females. Colors? 2 fawn no white 1 brindle and white. Could I come by and see the brindle please? Sure. OK at 2pm? Sure.

We ran our errands (tax stuff ick) and headed to Manchester. Following the directions we climbed 3 flights of stairs to the top floor. There wer e Beware of  Dog signs everywhere. We knocked on the door. Who is it? The Frenettes. Who? We are here to look at the brindle puppy? Oh yeah she's on the bed I'll get her. Mind you this was taking place through a closed door. I just looked at Manette and shrugged.

Footsteps come back and no less than 3 locks and a chain are undone. The guy opens the door and thrusts  a warm blinking pup at me and says here she is hope you'll enjoy her and shuts the door! I was floored. Of course this perfect bundle wasn't getting handed back in there. The guy's wife says maybe they want to see the parents? YES I immediately said.

The door opens and there are 2 fawn dogs staring back at us. They are reserved and on the larger size. The wife was on the phone and says there ain't no guarantees on the pup or papers she ain't had shots that's why she's free. You want papers that's $250. Uhhhh no thanks I'm not going to show her I'm spayng her anyway, can I see the papers though? To read them? Sure thing.

Both parents were Colby bred dogs so that's basically all I bothered with, I had no idea what that meant. We brought the puppy home. We tried name after nae after name. She wasn't having any of them she had picked her name and was sticking to it. On the way home she crawled into my lap and cuddled. I'd put her back on the seat and she'd try to get into Manette's lap. I'd pick her up and she'd burrow into my arms. She sure is a cuddlebuns isn't she?

The name stayed. At 8 months old she was a bit off in her movement so I took her to the vet. She squealed during the physical exam so we left her to have films taken. This is what we found.

She was basically handicapped. The vet wanted to euthanise her as he said the dogs were a dime a dozen we could just get another. Besides she'd attack us from pain as her hips got worse. I refused his callous advice and the rest is history.

Cuddles is now 5 years old and her health is deteriorating at a rapid rate. How empty our lives will be without this gentle old soul. For that's what Cuddles has always been. Looking into her eyes you can see she's been around a long, long time. Hopefully her next life will be pain free. She deserves it.

My businesses, both Cuddlebun's Creations and The Lilac Pit Bull Boutique are based on Cuddles. She's my inspiration and my heart. She has never given up once in her 5 years with us. She has taught us all so much and touched so many lives we feel blessed to have had her. My only regret is she will not have been here long enough when she leaves us.

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Cuddles has recently been diagnosed with Addison's Disease
Through her battles and recovery from her Addison's problems I will document what was done with her and for her. She was started on emergency treatment on May 2, 2005.