Category Archives: Animals

Sunday Pause (Paws): Keeping Up With The Kattarshians

It’s Sunday and YES you read the title right!

https://i0.wp.com/nutiminn.is/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/0A3A2513-1.jpgNutiminn

There is a new hit reality tv show in Iceland called “Keeping Up With The Kattarshians.” This is a live-stream show following four kittens that were found abandoned in a factory. They are Guoni, Briet, Stubbur and Ronja. A local animal shelter nursed them back to health. Continue reading

Sunday Pause (Paws): Birthday Fun

It’s Sunday! Time to kick back & relax!

I thought I would pause for a thank you. Thank you for all the birthday wishes. It’s been fun celebrating with my favorite Olive Garden dish…Fettuccine Alfredo, some homemade carrot cake, and even a trip to the movie theater to see Beauty and the Beast.

https://lumiere-a.akamaihd.net/v1/images/eu_batb_flex-hero_header_r_430eac8d.jpeg?region=0,0,1536,691&width=1200Disney

Continue reading

Are Animal Advocates Judgmental?

https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/30/ac/de/30acdeca847f4aeb91b863be9b935878.jpgPinterest

I’ve heard people say animal advocates are “judgmental.” So, I look at myself and I think…am I? Let me tell you a few stories.

Years ago I worked at an animal hospital. It was a weekend job caring for the animals that were boarded there. I was so excited! I was still trying to figure out where I wanted to put my passion for animals to use. I was so excited to learn and see if this might be the type of business I would want to be in. But I didn’t like the veterinarian and in the end, he said I was always asking questions and “suspicious.” Well…you be the judge. Continue reading

This Tuesday Tale: It’s My Birthday

Today is my birthday so I thought I would do a little bit different kind of tale, a tale about me. This will be my first “Tuesday Tale” about a human. But hey, as I always say, we humans and animals are all living, feeling beings…so why not?!

At church this past Sunday, the sermon was about fear. In this sermon and the one before the topic of being frozen in life was spoken about. When you’re fearful, you become frozen. They go hand in hand.

What does this have to do with me? Well, here I am another year older and I have been thinking a lot about my life, especially the last few years. Continue reading

Sunday Pause (Paws): Playtime

It’s Sunday! A time for kicking back, relaxing, and playing!

Below I have put together some pictures of Cino playing. I also added a few videos. The second video is from my first year with Cino. I hope you enjoy them and Happy Sunday! Don’t forget to play a little yourself. 🙂

Cino=tissue-play Continue reading

Service Dogs, Do We SEE Them?

I‘m a “people watcher”, but I’m also an “animal watcher.” I always notice when someone has a service dog. I tend to watch them to try to pick up ques to see if they seem happy. I wonder if anyone else notices them. If anyone else worries about their well-being as much as the person’s well-being.

https://www.servicedogcertifications.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/training-service-dogs.jpgService Dog Certifications

This topic came to me when I was at the grocery store tonight. I passed a woman with a service dog. I watched him. It’s probably because they are working, but they always look sad to me. Continue reading

This Tuesday’s Tale: Lucky Waffle, Lucky Lisa

tuesday-tales-little-pic

The tale of Waffle (& Lisa)

The Huffington Post

I found this story and it brought tears to my eyes. Here is a paragraph from it.

“The shelter said police had rescued this rat terrier from an abusive situation in Virginia. Most of his teeth were missing; he had a benign tumor, cataracts, and what was described as “an incompetent heart.” There were also scars on his cheek and jaw, and he couldn’t stop shaking. As my daughter put it, “That dog is a scaredy-cat.” We kept walking. I kept circling back. I mean, Harrison Ford has a scar on his face, and who doesn’t love Harrison Ford?”

Continue reading

Sunday Pause (Paws): Enjoy Some Conversation and a Cup of Whatever With Me

Hello fellow bloggers.

It’s Sunday and you know what that means. It’s time to kick back & relax.

This Sunday I…

https://scontent-ord1-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t31.0-8/17015716_942536299182476_180954222284683069_o.jpg?oh=48ff65ea5ab809372781ab89b0d87299&oe=597045D0Facebook

Continue reading

In Their Hooves

The rodeo…when I was a teenager I thought the idea of animals and cowboys seemed so exciting. I thought I might grow up to marry a cowboy one day. The movie Urban Cowboy was one of my favorite movies. Who could resist the cool Bud played by John Travolta?!

Urban-CowboyHoustonPress

Continue reading