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Toni Noel posted a new activity comment 4 years, 11 months ago
Not all of us have the same skills or capabilities. Even Canine Companions for Independence – CCI.org – has some dogs that aren’t cut out as service dogs. But every dog is capable of loving and that’s the best skill any of us can have, don’t you think? 🙂 -
Toni Noel posted a new activity comment 4 years, 11 months ago
Dana, you are a fabulous story teller. I feel as if I know Bear and Grunt-Grunt. Can’t wait to see more pictures. Oh boy, Grunt-Grunt is soooo cute – that face! I can’t even tell she’s blind in one eye. You are very special to give her a loving and happy home, and to open your heart again after such painful losses. I think we all have special bonds with certain pets, just as we do with certain people (pets are way better than most people). 🙂 Please stay in touch and have a great holiday season! -
Elizabeth Nadine McFarland posted a new activity comment 4 years, 11 months ago
Evangelina is doing fine, and hopefully going to be welcoming a part Husky, part German Shepherd into our home in January. I know how hard it is for you after going through all the things with my Angel, and I know she is better off out of her pain, but she is irreplaceable. Evangelina needs a buddie, as she missed Angel and Gabriel also. I will be training this pup for mobility service work also like Angel was trained for, but know no matter what Angel will always have my heart, I just have to add heart space for this little one, Evangelina has tried to fill the void and is so sweet and loving, just not apt for service work. -
Dana posted an update 4 years, 11 months ago
Wow, was surprised to hear from you so soon, but very pleased. I agree animals are amazing in what they can deal with, and how well they deal with things that would break most humans. Each one of my fur-babies has been an absolute inspiration to me in so many ways. Bear is the only dog that I have been able to have in my life from beginning to end. His mother was my roommates dog so I was there through the entire pregnancy. In fact he and his siblings were actually born in my lap. Momma was fine with the whelping box until the contractions really started, then she ended up in my lap. It was a good thing I was there as Bear was nearly twice the size of the other puppies and Sheila was having a great deal of trouble birthing him. I ended up helping her by pulling him out. When the pups were only 10 days old Sheila for some strange reason brought him out to me, placing him in my lap for a couple of minutes. She did this every so often until he was old enough to run around and find me himself. I never quite understood it until Bear was about 4mo old and I had my first seizure, and I had vomited and aspirated. He went through the screen door over to the neighbors getting his head stuck in the cat door attracting her attention. She knew something was wrong because you never saw one of us without the other. By the time she got to me I was already turning blue. Thank god she was a nurse and knew what to do. So I am still alive today because of him. I truly believe that his mom knew that there was going to be something special between us and tha\’ts why she brought him out to me. He saved my life more than once, protecting me for the 5 yrs that we lived on the streets together. In fact there came one of the darkest days of my life, I considered suicide, but couldn\’t do it because I couldn\’t leave him alone in the world to fend for himself. I just couldn\’t do that to him. He was the most incredible soul that has ever touched my life. He made me a better person. He is my soul-mutt. Of all the dogs I\’ve ever loved I loved him the best. Not more, just so differently. He was Queensland Bleu Healer (mom) and Flat coated Retriever (dad) 105lbs of the longest blackest, softest fur. And he really did resemble a bear when you looked at him walking from the back. He had the sweetest personality, loved almost everyone. But there were those few that he would place himself between them and me and let out a little \”burf\” just so I could hear it. I learned quickly, especially on the streets, to trust his judgement. Itkept me safe moe than once. He had a thing for little dogs. He loved them. The last 3yrs of his life his \”girlfriend\” was a little Chihuahua named Tee-Tee. She lived across the street and they would lay by their fences and actually \”talk\” to each other. She could take his favorite baby from him, or even take treats right out of his mouth. She cried out for him for months after he passed. Ah, I have such amazing memories of him. I do of all my dogs but he was so special. I;m including pics of Grunt-Grunt this time. I just got a new computer and haven\’t been able to transfer my pics of Bear and Ladiebug over yet. When I do I\’ll share them too. I have to share this story, it was so funny. Tonight we had a really bad winter rain storm come through with wind gusts over 55mph. My little Grunt-Grunt was sleeping soundly on her perch, (the arm of the couch that\’s next to the wall) and we had a super wind gust that hit the side of our trailer so hard it sounded like the walls were going to come down. Well this woke he up with such a start that she jumped up off the perch and let out the biggest grow and barking she\’s ever done and i don\’t think her feet touched the couch as she landed in my lap at the opposite end. She buried herself under my arm and was letting the wall have it. Poor baby, that wind gust really got to her. she\’s been attached to me at the hip ever since. Ilove her so much. When I got her she\’d been used as a breeder, physically abused, never even had a toy. Nor was she allowed to go outside to play or go potty. She had a horrible ear infection that had been neglected for months the vet said. It was so bad she\’d scratched a hole in the cornea of her eye and is now blind in that eye. She was lucky not to lose it. She\’s so amazing, it took me about 24 hrs of taking her out every couple hrs to potty and praising her when she did to train her to ask to go out to potty. It didn\’t take long for her t figure out what tous were for, even though she doesn\’t play with them a whole lot, she does play with them. Within the first 3 or 4 hrs of having her she decided I wasn\’t allowed out of her sight. Her owner died and the lady\’s daughter was going to put her down rather than try to find her a home because she was almost 8 and because of her eye. The woman figured no one would want her. I couldn\’t believe it. I got her the day before they were going to put her down. At first I was only going to foster her because we\’d just lost Ladiebug 13 days before. It took less than 24hs for me to decide that I couldn\’t give her up. She was just so precious, so willing to love after coming from such tragic circumstances. She gives me strength. If she can go through what she did and still have such a loving personality, learn so fast, I can face anything I have to as well. Well I\’ve run on long enough for now, next time stories of Ladiebug. Enjoy the pics. Take care, stay safe and give your babies schritches from our house.-
Dana, you are a fabulous story teller. I feel as if I know Bear and Grunt-Grunt. Can’t wait to see more pictures. Oh boy, Grunt-Grunt is soooo cute – that face! I can’t even tell she’s blind in one eye. You are very special to give her a loving and happy home, and to open your heart again after such painful losses. I think we all have special bonds with certain pets, just as we do with certain people (pets are way better than most people). 🙂 Please stay in touch and have a great holiday season!
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Toni Noel posted a new activity comment 4 years, 11 months ago
Hi Elizabeth. What a charming image you have shared with us. Thank you for that, and for sharing again with us. Your story about Angel and her seizures, and how Gabriel went to join her, still touch me. How is Evangelina doing? I hate to say this but my old girl (she’ll be 18 in March) is now blind and deaf. It makes me think of Angel. Every day I wait and watch for the signs that it’s time to say goodbye but she is eating and seems happy so, while it’s devastatingly hard to see her decline, I am happy she is not suffering, and I cherish every minute with her. Elizabeth, please don’t wait so long to share with us, and please reach out to others here if you like, It means so much. I am delighted to hear from you again, and I hope you and yours have a happy holiday filled with joy, and LOVE. -
Lori posted a new activity comment 4 years, 11 months ago
Thank you so much. It has been a very rough year still missing my little princess Snowball -
Toni Noel posted a new activity comment 4 years, 11 months ago
You are so kind to share your sympathies while dealing with your own loss, Dianne. I think it helps us to reach out to others who are also grieving, and your words of understanding mean a lot. I think of you and George all the time, so I am glad to hear how you are doing. Let’s try to have a nice holiday, Dianne. We’re always here so let us know what’s up. Toni -
Toni Noel posted a new activity comment 4 years, 11 months ago
Wow Lori, it’s been awhile and I am so glad to hear from you. I remember you lost your brother and shortly after, had to say goodbye to his dog – is that right? Gawd, what a terrible time that was for you. It’s nice that there was a happy event with a wedding for you all to enjoy. I know it’s been several years since you and Snowball parted, and I know the holidays bring back memories of all our loved ones. Holidays are a mix of happy and sad times, aren’t they? Well, I certainly hope THIS season is filled with happy times and joy, Lori. It’s so nice to hear from you, please join in with us more often if you can. {HUGS} Toni -
Toni Noel posted a new activity comment 4 years, 11 months ago
Dana, it is so good to hear from you. Don’t be a stranger. I’ve read and reread your message and am very touched and encouraged by it. When my mother died, my sister and I both saw the beautiful bright light of her energy leave her body. It is beyond comforting to think her energy is still circulating. We can learn a lot from non-human animals: they stoically carry on against what some people would whine about. Little Grunt-Grunt is an inspiration. Would you share some pictures, please? We like to support non-profits that do good works for animals, and I am glad you shared High Rollers Club with us. We’re all thinking of you, Jim and Grunt-Grunt, and know Ladiebug and Bear are too :-). HUGS all around! And best wishes for this holiday season, Dana. -
Toni Noel posted an update 4 years, 11 months ago
@melodytigressgmail-com Jakesboy – what a unique and cool name, Melody. Please tell us about your lives together. We love to see photos. Are you doing alright, Melody?
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Toni Noel posted an update 4 years, 11 months ago
@myarberro1 Welcome to our community of pet lovers, Marlena. I am so sorry you and Penny parted and wonder how you are doing? What kind of pet was Penny? How did you meet? May we see some photos?
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Toni Noel posted an update 4 years, 11 months ago
@rosiegirlandsalem Karen, I am sorry for your loss of Guias and hope you will tell us about your lives together. In Italian, Guia means Guide. What did your pets’ name mean? How are you doing, Karen?
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Toni Noel posted an update 4 years, 11 months ago
@mollienholly69 Hi Erin, and welcome to our community of caring pet people. As you can see by reading the comments, we share and care together. I invite you to tell us about your story, and show us some pictures. I hope you are doing okay?
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Martha posted an update 4 years, 11 months ago
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This touched my heart. I pray it might help others:
There’s a chubby man in our living room
And he’s happy as can be
Drinking milk and eating cookies
And leaving packages under our tree
Oh no I’ve just been spotted
As he he motions for me to “COME HERE”
Then he says hey boy take a look outside,
Oh my gosh the yard is covered with deer!
I slide out the doggy door
Like I do most every day,
While the chubby man finished up inside,
He says I must be on my way!
Now it’s all making sense to me,
That’s no regular guy at all,
He’s the one mom had me take a picture with,
In that large chair down at the mall!
He asked me if I had been good,
As I replied YES SIR!
Then he laughed and gave me a treat,
He was the nicest man in the world!
He told me to get back inside,
After his reindeer I did meet,
Then he pulled out a handkerchief
To wipe the mud off of my feet,
The hardest part is hiding the evidence,
But I’ve been doing this for years,
Then he said he had been watching me,
As I licked… -
This is just charming, Martha. Thank you for sharing it with us. I do hope it helps. This is really weird because this past week, I started writing a little poem for my cat and I’d like to invite all of our community members to share their own original or inspirational poetry with us. Hugs, Toni
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It touched my heart when I saw it. I have shared it here and on several FB groups.
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Martha posted a new activity comment 4 years, 11 months ago
I am so sorry that your kitty isn’t doing well. I am praying.
The closer it gets to Christmas, the more difficult it is for me. I did get out Sunday afternoon to volunteer at our local Museum for the Christmas Train Wonderland. Most of the time I can stay busy during the day. My worst time is the long evenings and nights. Today, the tears just will not stop. I try to comment on other people’s posts but that brings tears too. I keep praying that I will get past the worst of this terrible pain. -
Elizabeth Nadine McFarland posted an update 4 years, 11 months ago
Tomorrow will be a year since my Angel left me. I still miss her as much as if it were yesterday. There is no way to stop missing my best friend, loyal loving companion. Nothing fills the gap she left in my heart.-
Hi Elizabeth. What a charming image you have shared with us. Thank you for that, and for sharing again with us. Your story about Angel and her seizures, and how Gabriel went to join her, still touch me. How is Evangelina doing? I hate to say this but my old girl (she’ll be 18 in March) is now blind and deaf. It makes me think of Angel. Every day I wait and watch for the signs that it’s time to say goodbye but she is eating and seems happy so, while it’s devastatingly hard to see her decline, I am happy she is not suffering, and I cherish every minute with her. Elizabeth, please don’t wait so long to share with us, and please reach out to others here if you like, It means so much. I am delighted to hear from you again, and I hope you and yours have a happy holiday filled with joy, and LOVE.
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Evangelina is doing fine, and hopefully going to be welcoming a part Husky, part German Shepherd into our home in January. I know how hard it is for you after going through all the things with my Angel, and I know she is better off out of her pain, but she is irreplaceable. Evangelina needs a buddie, as she missed Angel and Gabriel also. I will be training this pup for mobility service work also like Angel was trained for, but know no matter what Angel will always have my heart, I just have to add heart space for this little one, Evangelina has tried to fill the void and is so sweet and loving, just not apt for service work.
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Not all of us have the same skills or capabilities. Even Canine Companions for Independence – CCI.org – has some dogs that aren’t cut out as service dogs. But every dog is capable of loving and that’s the best skill any of us can have, don’t you think? 🙂
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Yes I agree, and Evangelina is good a loving and shaking her little stubby Rottie tail which shakes her entire body. She is very loving to me, but also thinks I am suppose to share all my food and snacks with her, but she has learned when I tell her it is not good for her to stop trying to get me to give her something. She knows that chocolate is something she can not have, and several other items, so she now just lays down and does not beg for them. She does have a big obsession with Vanilla Wafers and I have to watch or she would steal the entire package and eat it all. Not sure what it is about them but she thinks I hung the moon and stars if I give her some vanilla wafers.
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My dog, Prince, with whom I grew up (we got him when he was six weeks old and I was six) lived to 16 on Oreos. Now, some people would be appalled by that, but hey, it worked for Prince, so I am not one to judge Evangelina and Vanilla Wafers 🙂
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Dianne Kurtz posted an update 4 years, 11 months ago
Hello to all of the new pet parents who are here.I am so sorry for your loss,and I completely understand how you feel
My 15 year old mama cat got out of my house and was struck and killed by a car on the 11 of November,so I completely understand your heartaches.
I am taking the death of my mama cat better ever day,but in baby steps.Welcome,and I am sorry for your losses.-
You are so kind to share your sympathies while dealing with your own loss, Dianne. I think it helps us to reach out to others who are also grieving, and your words of understanding mean a lot. I think of you and George all the time, so I am glad to hear how you are doing. Let’s try to have a nice holiday, Dianne. We’re always here so let us know what’s up. Toni
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Lori posted an update 4 years, 11 months ago
Nothing new here been super busy my brother passed away July 29 we are trying to sell his house my niece got married in November
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Wow Lori, it’s been awhile and I am so glad to hear from you. I remember you lost your brother and shortly after, had to say goodbye to his dog – is that right? Gawd, what a terrible time that was for you. It’s nice that there was a happy event with a wedding for you all to enjoy. I know it’s been several years since you and Snowball parted, and I know the holidays bring back memories of all our loved ones. Holidays are a mix of happy and sad times, aren’t they? Well, I certainly hope THIS season is filled with happy times and joy, Lori. It’s so nice to hear from you, please join in with us more often if you can. {HUGS} Toni
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Thank you so much. It has been a very rough year still missing my little princess Snowball
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Dana posted an update 4 years, 11 months ago
Well it’s been awhile since I.ve written. Been busy. Grunt-Grunt’s hind legs are getting worse, but she still does her best to maneuver around. I didn’t have to build her wheelchair after all. I found a charity online called High Rollers Club that caters to Pugs who need wheelchairs and can’t afford them. I just have to promise to return the chair when Grunt-Grunt can no longer use it. It recently arrived and we’re getting her used to it now. I’ve spoken to the vet and she said that as long as she stays a happy dog, eating and drinking there’s no reason she can’t live to a ripe old age even being paralyzed. This was a comfort to me, as she is my sanity, my best friend. without her i’d be so vey lonely. My fiancé is battling lung cancer and has a spinal disease that leaves him bedbound much of the time, leaving me alone much of the time, except for my Grunt-Grunt. Aug 26th was the 5yr anniversary of my Bears passing and itnwas awesome, for 3 nights before I would be having a nightmare and suddenly I would turn around to see that great big black ball of fur standing there barking and wagging his tail at me. The sight of him changed my nightmare into a much more pleasant dream. The first night seeing him was so real that I woke up and actually looked for him for a minute, until I woke up completely and realized that it was just him visiting me to say hello and that he loved me still. Then when Jim got his cancer diagnosis he was sleeping on the couch having a nightmare, (you could tell, he was moaning and crying out) I saw our Ladiebug standing next to the couch, her nose almost touching his, and I swear I heard her do her quiet little burff and he seemed to calm down, then she was gone. I truly believe that our pets come back to see us from time to time, especially during times of great duress. Ladiebug and Bear protected us while here, and they continue to do so now. God I miss them.
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Dana, it is so good to hear from you. Don’t be a stranger. I’ve read and reread your message and am very touched and encouraged by it. When my mother died, my sister and I both saw the beautiful bright light of her energy leave her body. It is beyond comforting to think her energy is still circulating. We can learn a lot from non-human animals: they stoically carry on against what some people would whine about. Little Grunt-Grunt is an inspiration. Would you share some pictures, please? We like to support non-profits that do good works for animals, and I am glad you shared High Rollers Club with us. We’re all thinking of you, Jim and Grunt-Grunt, and know Ladiebug and Bear are too :-). HUGS all around! And best wishes for this holiday season, Dana.
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