How many of u have pets that brighten up UR day ? Tell UR story!

[nh_user_292332]

I'm curious about the benefits of having a loving pet to reduce stress and for piece of mind.

I know some may be allergic to pets for one reason or another, but I would like to hear how members feel about their pets.

Animal Lovers ....show me your pets... Just a Hug from them brings peace.

I have horses,dogs, cats, SEE PICS BELOW they all bring laughter & joy every day! 

Its easy to enlarge the pics.  Can't wait to see yours!!!! 

Each one has a story how they have saved me from falling or just be my legs for a day. All my beautiful furry angels r here to help us grow and live with what ever our illness. They are always by my side & always add a giggle for the day! Share u story & u precious pet!

      

[nh_user_282269]

thank you for your pics! i do not know how to download pics; i am right now computer illiterate; but if you go to my facebook page you can see them- gloria garringer; i have a 15 yr old female black white brown manchester smooth haired terrier; and a 2 yr old male blond chihuahua;both are so precious; the 15 yr old one was and is my best friend ever; I have lived alone most of my life except for 2 'marriages' one was 5 yrs the other mistake was 2 years; and then the last 5 years moved in to take care of my father...animals are the best; i always wanted to live on some land and have lots of animals; i love horses but they kind of scare me with their big teeth...lol....

[nh_user_292332]

It's easy to dowel load. The fourth square is to download existing pic. 

Thumbs plus on UR comptroller assuming u face thumbs plus .. Then pic a few pic for do on loading just follow the directions or ask google. There's a step by stro video tutorial for downloading pic,

another way is Flickr.. It Kreme and easy stepd to down load and upload, 

it will take practice but it I can do it anyone can.

there again ask goole for instructions if u need help! GOOD LUCK !

it 4am ... Nite nite see ya tomarrow!

PUT UR THINKING CAT ON, see pic...  

[anon87974465]

Good Morning Hope, I'm another one that can barely function on the computer!  I rescued two cats l3 years ago (they are l5 now, and one Zoey looks just like yours!!!) and just 5 months ago I took in a rescue (from Ohio) that is a white poodle, ll years old, l0 pounds, blind and deaf with only 7 teeth!  I knew no one else would ever adopt her so I did.  Of course I thought my surgery was going to be next summer 2015 and expected to have a year to work with him(you can't touch him to clean , trim his nails, do his ears, eyes , NOTHING - he has been so tramatized in the past, I have to take him to a fabulous groomer to get him cleaned up somewhat but even she has trouble and has to use a muzzle....so with the short notice to have my surgery I had to find a dog walker  that would not be put off by Perrys ongoing stomach issues (won't go into detail but only something a mother could put up with)...BUT there are angels out there and Rita takes him out back for his daily walk about (he only stays out 2 minutes) but she treats him like her own.....it has been a hard 5 months with him and to tell the truth on the internet you hear about people taking in rescues and see the smiling faces of the new family with their dog and this can be the case in most instances but in my case the rescue group was not so forthcoming with all the medical issues of this dog, and to date I've had to spend hundreds of dollars for vet bills to try to stay on top of his stomach issues, not to mention grooming to wash him monthly, BUT I'm not complaining I just want to let people know the reality that life sometimes hands you.....all said and done I could never give him up...it is like having children, you try your best but you never know how they will turn out, but they are yours for life....I can see slow progress with perry and that alone brings me joy and just knowing that he has a safe, warm, home and food daily makes it all worth while........

[nh_user_381623]

Hello hope4cure,

I enjoyed reading your post and seeing your photos, especially as I find it important to look around us and appreciate what we have in our lives that makes it richer, even though we may have to cope with debilitating pain and a lack of mobility, etc.

At present, I have just two dogs: a basset hound called Bertie and a westie called Archie. They are great pals together and as Archie is 18months younger than Bertie he has been influenced to believe he is also a hound and not a terrier. Previously, I have had dogs, cats and donkeys and hope one day this may be possible again.

I am happy that it is now six weeks since my hip replacement operation and all is going well. Just a week before I was due to go into hospital for the operation, Bertie got bitten by a poisonous snake which meant he spent five days at the vets with a fifty percent chance of recovery: he made a full recovery, thankfully.

This worry took my mind away from myself and my fear for the forthcoming operation and with positive feedback every day from the vet and watching endless You-Tube videos of basset hounds and their crazy antics, I came through that week grateful that all was well again with my dog and with a positive attitude towards my hip replacement, telling myself that in the few hours the operation would take, my life could revert back to an healthy and active one again, and without the agonising pain. And that is how it has turned out.

For me, animals provide tremendous companionship and pleasure and although they can’t verbally say, Thank You, for caring for them, they show it in so many other ways. To sit outside in the sun in the mornings with a cup of coffee and watch my dogs play together is a great start to the day.

I should mention the turtle who lives down at the pond and also gives me great pleasure to watch as he/she plonks into the water, floats around for a bit and then climbs out onto the bank and dries off, for hours sometimes, in the sun. I live in South West France and turtles are not uncommon here as there are quite a lot of natural ponds and lakes and they travel between them, although mine has been resident for a couple of years. I have tried to create an environment for wild life and am frequently rewarded by a hare(s) running across the grass and deer, who come to graze, almost daily, and to also eat the roses when nobody is looking.

 

 

 

 

[anon87974465]

Do my wonderful house plants count? I have a 10 foot fig tree in my livingroom and i love it....enjoy feeding it and looking at it daily.....got it when it was about 4 feet....

I don't have pets, don't have the patience nor finances to take care of them when needed for their health.

I know how attached people are to pets, my grandkids have a wonderful sheba inyou doggie and they will be devasted when she is no longer and it will happen.... She is pretty easy, but takes a lot of care too.

I have a harder time walking by myself yet needing to walk a dog, can't imagine. Cats are ok, but been there when raising my daughter.

I have a neighbor upstairs and I hear her 2 dogs running, playing ball and making a lot of noise on her hardwood floors, hence my ceiling noise....drives me crazy some days.

A friend on another health board is now dealing with her 3 cats all having health issues and vet bills...they are drowing with vet bills.

Anyway, I've been living alone a LONG time and enjoy my peace and quiet a lot...we all get accoustomed to our lives.....I'm glad people adopt pets etc...there are many out there needing homes.... Enjoy j

[anon87974465]

Hope, you have a LOT of animals....gather you live on a ranch or farm, not in the city.

[nh_user_229092]

I had two cats, Lulu and Pablo.  They were getting old and got sick, the last one to leave me was Lulu.  I miss them every day.  I have photos of them all over the house. 

[anon87974465]

Hope, I just have to add another animal to my collection...it was such a nice sunny day here in Aurora, Ontario that I sat outside..when I went to put my cushions away in my back shed a big fat rat ran out!!!!  Does he count????

[nh_user_292332]

Patricis,

What a beautiful heartwarming story . You are a special loving person to take on a animal with special needs. There's a reason why UR both together. Perry will be a lot of company for u and he has a lot to tell you. Most of all he needs the love and devotion u so freely give. Mabe with a mil tranquilizer you can handle him , bruch and show him UR always gentle. Be a small food reward each time. With in time he will learn to trust. Yes they really are our angels. Thanks for saving such a beautiful pup!

[nh_user_292332]

Joy,

not everyone is at the stage for having pets. Many r a lot of work. Sometimes and someday I know I will get to a place wher it would be better for me to not have a pet if I couldn't take care of them. Like now mu big collie runs oner to help me up . She will sink her feet in the ground an let me push on her back to get up.hey all have something they do every day to help me.  They require lots of Time and more time than we can give as we get older. Joy not everyone has pets for one reason or another. I am slowly downsizing knowing it's just a matter of time before this small country place where I live will be empty and quiet. Only the wildlife to treat themselves to my garden. 

I feel for ya living under noisey neighbors. I used too live under a noisey neighbor , every nite the ceiling fixture above my bed would rattle, rock and roll every night. Newlyweds moved in above...LOL good ole have silicone earplugs they worked like a charm. If the silicone ear plugs can keep the piece and quiet while I sleep next to a freight train now  then maybe u too can have more piece and quiet at naps. Lol...

thanks for for sharing UR story.

 

[nh_user_292332]

Joy we live on 5 acres. I don't think I could squeeze one more critter on this little piece or heaven. Our animals reall gie it so much life . 

Is a lot for us to take care of so we r downsizing the gardens as best as we can. Selling off our collections.Its to much to manage but it's worth every ache and pain! I have hep come and hep too. As long as I can still walk and feed my animals I will be happy. My ole Tenneessee Walker is 33 yrs old, arthritic and he is my ride he's so gentle. At 33 not much time left with him now, but we have the memories of our younger days when we rode with the wind and traveled for miles on the mountain trails.

ain't noth like it ! How lucky am I !

[nh_user_292332]

Kalean..

So very sorry to hear of UR loss. I always think of them as they pass over rainbow bridge to be with their friends and family while waiting and watch over you. That little breeze or that paper ruffling may be UR furry angels letting you know they are watcher over you.the loss of a PT is like loosing a family member. 

Maybe in time another new friend may open UR heart ! There r so many that need a good home! All my pet were all rescur.. They are  the best pets ever...collie, boarder collie, tenn walker.

[nh_user_292332]

YIKES....get out the traps if theres one there's more.or spread out poison pellets between the walls.... Nope they don't count they eat everything insight. We have a lot of field mice, moles and snakes and gophers. Not to mention rabbits. Keeping them and the deer out is a challenge. The horses chase the deer and the dogs chase any thing else that moves. I guess u could say they all are working pets.