Filed under Reviews by luvmyludwig on June 9, 2010 at 8:19 am
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Losing a pet is difficult no matter what the circumstances are leading up the dreaded event especially if your family is like mine. In our family our pets become a member of the family. Even my 3 year old's battery operated hamster has carved out his place in family and in our hearts.
No pet, past or present, has been treated more human like than my canine brother Yoyo. He became a member of our family when my late step dad and my mom married almost 10 years ago. At first he really didn't like any of us, but he grew to love us just as we grew to love him. I even tried to get my little one to call him uncle Yoyo because I thought it was cute.
As most of you know, I lost my step dad 3 months ago, and yesterday we lost his baby Yoyo. Yoyo was almost 13 years old. He was a dappled miniature dachshund and was the most beautiful dog I think I've ever seen. Yoyo was full of personality and he was a pleasure to be around most of the time. Sometimes he'd get mad and chew up anything left on the floor, or snatch a cookie from the hand of an unsuspecting 3 year old, or hide under the bed when he needed to go out, but all those aggravations were worth the company and the happiness he brought into our lives.
This morning Yoyo was on my mind and the pain of his passing was weighing heavily on my heart. I decided to search Squidoo for something about loosing a pet. I discovered that there is a National Pet Memorial Day. Who would have thought there would be such a day? I have to thank awelldressedbullet for sharing this day with me and everyone else.
National Pet Memorial Day is a stunning lens. It is visually appealing and filled with beautiful words of comfort and love for those that have lost pets in the past. There are also many ideas about how to celebrate your pet's life on this very special day.
Visit: National Pet Memorial Day
Image Credit: Dachshund Dog Art Print by mmbenya
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Filed under Reviews by BevsPaper on April 13, 2010 at 8:41 am
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If you are privileged enough to be owned by a cat, you know that your cat speaks to you in many different ways. Sometimes it is with body language, sometimes with a purr, and with a variety of different meows that you, as the human pet, have learned to translate. There is the "I'm hungry" meow which with many cats is one of the first phrases we humans begin to understand in cat speak. Usually the second meow phrase we understand is "Excuse me! I am not a happy cat!" meow. The cat who has determined that we are worthy enough to be a part of their life finds ways to communicate with us using various methods to convey their thoughts and wishes.
At times the cat in our lives does not speak with a meow but uses the tail to communicate. If we return home or enter a room and our cat greets us with the tail straight up in the air with no bends, we know our cat is telling us "Hello" in a happy and enthusiastic way. If the tail is straight with the tip bent, we are getting a hello but with some reservations. If we, the human pet, pay attention our cat owner tells us quite a lot with it's tail. We will know if they are happy, curious, fearful, or down right upset by the way they speak with their tail.
There are a few humans who have become so in tune with the cat or cats that own them that they communicate in cat speak at a much higher level. Take Grannysage for instance, she is so loved by her cats and so adept at cat speak that her cats Lady Ghost Whispurr and Wileykat convinced her to write their stories and to explain about cat rescue, cat behavior, feral cats, and so much more. You will find her stories humorous, informative, and filled with love. In my opinion, Lady Ghost and Wileykat picked the purrfect woman to share their lives with.
Patches and Chessie, the two cats who adopted my husband and I, use cat speak to let us know when they are hungry, when they are unhappy, to tattle on each other, and to shower us with love that only a cat can give. I asked Patches, the tortoiseshell, why she hasn't hired me to write her story. Her response with a little catitude in her eyes, "I'm just not ready to put my paw print on it yet." Chessie, the playful one, spoke up and said, "You can write my story, Mom!" Patches snorted and walked away with the tip of her tail twitching and purred under breath, "Come here, kid. I need to have a little chat with you!"
Perhaps one day, Patches will let me tell her tail or is that tale? In the meantime, I think you will thoroughly enjoy reading about Lady Ghost Whispurr.
Visit Lady Ghost Whispurr Speaks
Image Credit: Bee and Kitty by hallmarkeveryday
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Filed under Reviews by WordCustard on April 12, 2010 at 8:30 am
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Life is full of surprises, isn't it? No matter how firm we are in our plans and beliefs, it has a way of turning around sometimes and challenging us. I guess it's all part of learning and growing as human beings, and it's what keeps life so interesting.
Today I have the great pleasure of introducing you to a story about a surprise that took the form of a small but endearing duck, and how she forced the writer's husband to find a place in his heart for the birds he once viewed only as pests. In fact, I didn't know that Muscovy ducks were so common in Florida that they turn up just about everywhere, and rarely with an invite.
The enchanting true-life story of how one such duck, 'Archimedes', waddled her way into the life of author 4U2C and her orchid-grower husband is told in Archimedes our Pet Muscovy Duck. And what a read it is!
After viewing her husband repeatedly shooing away the local Muscovy ducks in the early days of their relationship, the writer knew he had no love for them other than in the roasting pan. So the last thing she expected was for the ducklings that he had secured in their garage to be a pair of orphans in need of protection, and for him to be their rescuer.
As you read this humorous tale, you'll find yourself captivated by the two heroines: author and duck. Both of them are full of personality! However, it was the husband in this story who ended up with the biggest surprise. As 4U2C puts it, 'God surely laughed…' But I don't want to spoil it for you by telling too much here, so why not head over there and say hello to Archimedes for yourself?
Visit: Archimedes our Pet Muscovy Duck
Image Credit: Female Muscovy Duck by birdersue
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