As I look back on my life, I can honestly say it wasn’t always easy. I mean I was abandoned by my first family when I was just a pup. I had a big sister who was always biting my head. I got cancer and a bad back later in life. And I inherited an annoying little sister who also tried to bite my head. So I could have spent a good part of my life whining about something.
Read full post...There are more victims in the recent economic and housing downturn and they’re buddies of mine: the family dog. You see, as houses are foreclosed, people are being forced to either move in with other family members who cannot accommodate dogs or relocate to apartments who don’t allow pets. Some of these folks are under so much stress that they wait until the last minute when they do not have time to think about what to do with their pets. In many of these cases, these pets are simply left in the abandoned homes where they will starve to death if not discovered.
Read full post...I don’t think of myself as a crazy person when it comes to my dogs. I don’t push them around in a little stroller and I don’t dress them in little outfits (though before we had a child, I did put birthday hats on them for a picture.) Still, when we had to put our 12-1/2 year old Airedale Terrier down, I did feel compelled to mark his passing with a little ceremony for our family.
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