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Good-bye My Faithful Friend...
It is with a very sad and heavy heart that I find myself having to type this letter. On November 18th, 2008, I lost my beloved dog and friend, Keesha Baby. I can say that I was so lucky to have been blessed to have her for so many years. She lived to be 17 and she was my companion for 15 of those years.
Keesha lived her life to the very end with love, energy and never once did she seem to complain. She was the happiest, most laid-back dog I have ever owned.
It's weird because that morning everything was fine.
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Night of the Missing Iguana
Loving lizards is an acquired taste. As a child I was always
fascinated with the little creatures. Besides crawling outside
the screened-in porch of my Florida home with their flicking and
bobbing heads, I witnessed spotted geckos sticking to windows and
walls with their suction-cupped fingers. Strangely, they grunted
in a low pitched tone on humid nights.
Growing up, I couldn't learn enough about lizards. To me they were small dinosaurs deserving of respect. Being a female, my interest in lizards often surprised people.
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Lemon the Duck
Lemon is one of four Pekin ducks hatched in a Kindergarten classroom in
April of 2006. Lemon, a crested Pekin, was born with neurological issues which
affect her coordination and balance. She is unable to walk but she has become
quite a little swimmer. She grew up in a classroom and with her teacher friend,
so she is an imprinted duck. She's drawn to the many people she meets, especially
children.
Don't feel sorry for this duck. She has a great life! She goes for rides in her baby carriage, to work every day with her teacher friend and home with her every night. She gets lots of love and attention.
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Prince Duke and His "Kids"
Duke was my gentle as a lamb Rottweiler. While coming home from work one evening,
I saw a dead possum in the middle of the road. It had something crawling on it
so I stopped to take a look. I found 13 teeny, tiny baby possums moving around
on their deceased mother. She had been hit by a passing vehicle. The little ones
miraculously survived the impact. I suppose it was from being well protected
inside their mom’s pouch.
I picked up the little critters and put them inside my lunch pail. They couldn’t have been over two inches each. I took the possums inside and put them on the hassock.
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Superdog Stella
Our dog Stella is a brindle (brown/white) Boston terrier breed. She is the sweetest puppy, always jumping on our bed waking us up in the morning, following us around as we're getting ready for work in the morning, and faithfully waits by the window for us to get home.
We just recently lost her for 2 whole days during a horrible rainstorm and was afraid we would never see her again.
We brought her over to my sister's house because we had to take a trip to NJ for a weekend wedding.
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Felinus Domesticus Unusualus
My wife and I are the proud human parents of two outstanding specimens
of felinus domesticus.
Now those of you who recall your high school biology should know that to really pinpoint the subspecies, one must add a third word or "trinomial." Unfortunately, we simply haven't a clue about our cats' origins. We do, however, have evidence that one of our cats is the sole surviving member of a hitherto unknown breed. In such instances, you may know, the individuals who make the discovery have the honor of creating the trinomial.
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The Cat of Consolation on Chickamauga Lane
I met Pumpkin in 1996. Some people would say he was a "stray" cat, but I've come
to understand that he is actually a "wandering minister" who chooses certain people or
families who need a special gift of love. Folks who live on my street, Chickamauga Lane,
know Mr. Pumpkin the cat because he is a very friendly fellow. He stops by regularly to
visit anyone who welcomes him, sometimes even when they don't!
One summer, Pumpkin sauntered inside my neighbor's house for a "visit" and no one saw him enter. They were packing up and leaving for a 10 day vacation!
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Adventure Dog
"Four days after Hurricane Wilma struck South Florida, I decided to go on a
long run on the beach. It was a beautiful, breezy day, so before I left home I partially
opened the windows to let the breeze in. When I returned about 6 hours later, I noticed
that the living room window was closed, and the fan was on; I didn’t think too much of
it, though, because I had arranged for my neighbor to come in and set up rabbit ears on
my TV while I was gone. I figured he was hot, so he closed the window and turned on the
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Copper's Rescue
"On September 16, 2008 Andrea, Chad and their dog Copper were driving down
an old forest road when an animal, possibly an elk stepped out in front of the car.
Andrea did what her father always told her not to do, she swerved. She instantly
knew her mistake and told Chad, “hang on, we’re going over”.
What they didn’t realize until daylight was that “over” meant a 150 foot cliff. After what seemed like eternity the jeep finally came to a rest upside down.
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Oki, Canine Angel of Felines in Need
We are three kitties: Narkis, Fanti and Maui. Our canine companion Oki the Terrier changed our lives for good. Oki took Fanti and Maui away from the miserable life as feral cats in an abused colony.
Oki's life had not been easy, either. He had been hit by a car and left to die in the middle of a busy avenue. Our Mummy happened to ride past by and stopped immediately when she saw a terrified malnourished canine lying injured on scorching asphalt. Mummy picked him up and took him straight to the vet. He happened to be a blind and deaf senior canine.
