doggonecarl

"...at least she shows me how to live in the moment."

You are so right.

I don't always catch on to the lessons my dogs are trying to teach me, but I am grateful when I do. For instance, the Walk lesson. My oldest dog, Sandy has been on thousands of walks. Yet she will be just as excited at today's walk as she was on the first. Same with all the other dogs. You'd think they had never been walked they are so excited.

So when I don't feel like walking, because I'm busy, or lazy, or its cold, I just try to remember how much joy they get out of it and think, "Who am I to withhold something that makes them so happy." And then I usually get some joy out of it too!

least

When we're walking and my dogs are sniffing every bush and tree and telephone pole I call it "checking their peemail"! Then after checking their peemail they'll often 'send a peemail' themselves.

Sneezy

peemail

Love the pics! Beagirl and the mitten kitty look like the best of friends, and Elvis! The most relaxed cat in the world!

My Lacy sends peemail too, and she likes to send it as HIGH as possible. Like "my peemail is taller than yours"

least

Grateful for my dogs' ability to "think" me awake when they have to go out. I wake up out of a sound sleep to find them looking at me. They don't make any noise, just 'think' at me and I wake up. Beagirl's done it for years, and the other two do it also. I love being so 'connected' with my dogs.

ItWillBeWorthIt

Love the pictures everyone... will have to get some downloaded on my computer to share with you.

Grateful for the love animals share with the world.

least

Must admit I'm not really grateful that Jack (ffd) has started his 'spring shed-athon' already!! Everytime I pet him my hand looks like the Wolfman! Little tufts of his undercoat are sticking out all over - looks like he's been in a fight, very ragged. Better get out the brush already...

Rusty Zipper

ame,

love Elv's lounging

Impurrfect

(((Least))) - ever since Mots got "fixed" his coat has come in SO much thicker and I have to use a comb on him...I could make another CAT with all that darned hair.

All cats/dog are still in hibernation mode. I could finally get out, a bit, today, but the roads are still wet and it's going to be 19 degrees, so I'm staying in. None of the cats have shown the first inclination towards going outside. In fact, Elvis and Mots are camped out on my bed...got the electric blankie on for them

Hugs and prayers,

Amy

nogard

well if I did it would be cheap

nogard

nice pic of elvis

Fandy

Fandy (the 1/2 siamese on my avatar) woke me at 4 am by flicking the big bushy tail in my face and biting me....he wanted an extra can of Fancy feast...they cannot lap up the gravy-lovers chicken fast enough...fat spoiled creatures...and i give in every time...

snowing up a storm here, we must have gotten 7 inches already by me looking at the lid of the trash can.......

i cannot believe that someone just started the Roomba...argh!

LaFemme

Grateful I took my dogs to the park today where they had soooo much fun in the snow. If I'm feeling brave tomorrow I might try and post a video

Now they are passed out

Fandy

i am taking a moment to keep a good positive thought for all of the poor animals in Australia who are displaced by the horrific flooding.

Dee posted a number of pics that are better tp explain the devistation there for both animals and humans.... i know we all care.

at least i am putting my insomnia to good use tonight.

Rusty Zipper

i saw a photo of someone carrying a drowned Joey,

was real sad

least

Many prayers going out for the critters in Oz.


Couldn't sleep last night til late. Jack kept me company in my den til I went back to bed. But the little silly boy didn't get right up on the bed, no, he laid on the floor on his back and rolled back and forth, sticking his paws in the air and acting silly. Rolling back and forth out of sheer delight. Made my heart sing with joy and gratitude that my dogs are so happy. And all because I take such good care of them and love them so much. I get more joy out of their happiness than I do out of my own.

This is my best reward for staying sober!


How come every time I get out of bed one of the dogs moves over right into my spot??

nogard

Yep very sad for the animals but the rain also brings new life too, justr getting to much of it at present. We have a large fir tree in the garden and there is either a huge bird or a huge bat living in it., It talks to me when I get up for work in the morning

Bamboozle

I love my little cat baby Isis. She is always so happy to see me and greets me when I come home. She constantly gets my attention to play. I think I'll go play with her now.

least

Grateful for the happy tears I get from looking at my doggies loving their lives. Grateful that they are spoiled healthy happy dogs.

Fandy

grateful that i have patience in my sobriety...because the cats have been tryig to tell me just how much they HATE the new expesinsive healthy kibble i bought them....they have woken me up between 3-4 am for 3 days running.

finally i figured it out....i will go and purchase the old stuff today and see if i understand what they want.

however, the dog LOVES his new toy-breed Pro-plan kibble...so at leasti got it 1/2 right!

Sneezy

Shhhhhh........I'm taking my girl to the P-A-R-K in a few minutes..........she doesn't know it yet

Love to see that little body start wriggling when the leash comes out