pet | pet
Feb.25.2013
I can only just now bring myself to write about this as my feelings are still very raw and sore, but five weeks ago today the vet came to our house and put down our dear old dog Polo. It was the most painful decision we’ve ever had to make as a family, however, without doubt, it was the right one....
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Dec.22.2012
Photo: A pile of confiscated guns in Kenya, soon to be set ablaze. From Wikipedia's "gun control" page. The caption with the photo is interesting:
"Pyre of smuggled weapons in Uhuru Gardens, Nairobi, Kenya. Original caption states, 'A cache of more than 5,000 smuggled...
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Oct.30.2012
Our dear dog, Polo, has entered the sunset of his life. Although he’s been suffering with arthritis for some years now, over the past few months it’s really been taking its toll. It breaks our hearts to see him shrinking and deteriorating this way. He’s always been such a… well… such a dog.
He came...
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May.08.2012
“I do this because…plain and simple, the need. There are so many unwanted pets that if not for transport, they would be destroyed- when all they need is moved to organizations with resources to place them. I think that without all volunteers that there just would be a lot of good animals...
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Apr.30.2012
On our last walk
You stepped slowly,
In stride with my limp,
The pace uneven,
Destined for where?
Down our long driveway
Unwilling limbs veered
In and out of grass;
Tail wagging in spurts,
Nose poking known spots.
Up your head tilted,
Weary and wary,
'How far will we go?'
I paused not...
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Apr.02.2012
If your pet has gone missing it is crucial that you take immediate action to find him/her in a timely manner. There are many dangers that exist for lost pets including traffic, ill-intentioned people and high-kill county pound employees. It is important that you take the following steps towards...
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Oct.19.2011
Betty and her son Chris, who live in Michigan, have a dog named Brady. When he disappeared for a week, they placed an ad in the newspaper with a $50 reward.
“At about 11:00 one evening,” Betty wrote us, “I received a phone call from a man who was sure he had Brady. He gave me instructions to...
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May.18.2011
I’m a man – well, I’d like to think so. I have desires as other men do (particularly those heterosexually inclined), but I always blink in surprise at the emails I end up netting in my junk email folder. Today, I got an offer from the bra boutique for the bra styles that I want, giving me the...
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Apr.20.2010
This is my third blog about my Kindle-ization journey. The feedback has been incredible. And some of y'all had the nerve (pronounced "noive") to say, "Publishing with Kindle is easy!"
Well excooooooose me! Perhaps for those with text-only content, I agree. And for those...
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Dec.02.2009
The month of November had me running , and I'm still playing catch-up. First, the BIG NEWS--
I've a new book contract! This is a breed book on the American Pit Bull Terrier, and is due January 1st, so I'm typing like the wind to meet my deadline.
I spent the weekend before Thanksgiving in White...
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