A friend recently sent me this link to this article about traveling with cats. It reminded me of how many people who live with feline/felines tell me HOW much their beloved four legged one/s DO/DOES not like the CAR. I have heard more stories about crying, screaming cats in...
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Heartfelt Loss Speaks To Depth Of Human-Animal Relationship
I recently came across an article that was written by a man, a Portland writer, activist, and musician. The title of his article was “In The Trenches-Grief. It’s What’s For Dinner.” It was an all-consuming article. By that I mean, it consumed me, captivated my emotions. His beloved Pomeranian...
Experiment in Communicating with Animals
petsweekly.com/index…/736-a-story-of-animal-communication Written by Stacy Mantle Sunday, 19 August 2012 18:25 When I was a little kid about eight or nine years old (yes, I was actually a little kid once), I had a best friend named Niki. She was a year older than me, which means that I...
Butterflies Visit After Family Member Dies
was recently visiting with a friend in Janesville, Wisconsin at a Perkins Restaurant. There were four of us enjoying conversation over lunch at Perkins Restaurant. My friend’s daughter and her almost two year old daughter were also there. We hadn’t seen each other in about three years so...
Unfolding Dog Story At Portland Airport- Seven Year Old Dog goes To New Home
Yesterday, I was n the Portland, Oregon airport waiting in line to go through security check. It was about 8:45 in the morning and it was busy. It seemed that everyone must have decided to take an early flight, because I have never seen the lines that long and...
So Your Pet is Chipped –MICRO
Both of my cats are chipped. This made me feel secure until I thought about it. If my cats were to escape, which some cats love to do. if found someone might not bother to see if the animals were chipped. Secondly, the chips can be dislodged, at least...
So Much For Training!!
My experience with people and their pet stories is that they speak for themselves. Observe the behavior and there isn’t much to say. Today was just another example. I was standing outside a neighbor’s house carrying on a conversation. This neighbor went to school with my brother and I...
Talking Football
It never fails. Just when I am wondering what to blog about, ideas pop out from the most unexpected places and people. I overheard a conversation that wasn’t intended for me, but it wasn’t private either. It was in an office where I was working on a project for...
Sweet Animal Story
Most people have many more stories about themselves or others than they ever share. There are no shortages of stories. They are created everyday. Most folks don’t even have to listen very hard or long, because people love to talk and share about what excites, wows, hurts, disappointments and...
Yesterday, I was at a pet store in Salem, Oregon for a Valentine’s celebration for dog lover and a benefit for the Salem Willamette Humane Society. Ten percent of sales were given to this humane society. Many people brought their dogs, and there were two cats present to join the celebration. The cats’ presence wasn’t voluntary. One was there because the Willamette Humane Society left one of the cats at this store to find a forever home and the pet store was his new home. The other cat was a regular at the store, accompanying her human who worked at the store.
The celebration was a good reason to meet and give out pet food samples and discounts. Pet lovers are suckers for sales and pet samples and benefits animal groups. Attendance is a decision as there are lots of events being held most weekends. And, of course there is AND, It was cold and damp. I know was inside the store sitting by the door waiting for people who wanted to talk to me. I couldn’t keep warm.
This pet event was a little different. It was the first time that I witnessed two dogs, chihuahua and some other small mix breed, getting married. It was officiated by minister who asked each dog if he/she was willing to accept the partner no matter how flea ridden it became. The minister also asked each dog not to flirt too much with other dogs. Yes, of course, the dogs were dressed up. Yes, they exchanged rings. The dogs were given a treat and there were look alike oreo cookies for both dogs and humans. I tried one. They were quite tasty. I had two more. Imagine serving cookies at your party for both your guests and your dog??! If you decide to try this, please film it!!