Pets heal your soul

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I love riddles! Are you ready to play a guessing game with me today? If your brain is warmed up, here is the riddle:

What question can you ask all day long, getting a different answer each time, and yet all the answers were correct?

Wow, this is a hard one!  Actually, I am just pretending this is a hard riddle, because I already know the answer. Please think your very, very hardest, okay?

Have you figured out the correct answer yet?  If you tried your very best, you may press the answer button below to see if you guessed correctly. good luck!

Press the answer button, please!

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My family has had a loss this week: my sister Lois went over Rainbow Bridge.  Rainbow Bridge is a place between here and there, where the animals go to wait for their human companions to meet them and go on the rest of the way to heaven together.

Lois was much older than me.  My pawrents adopted her from rescue twelve years ago, so she could have easily been fifteen years old or more. This is Lois that first Halloween, wearing a pink ballet tutu that mommy made for her costume.  She was always very athletic and loved to run and jump.

Lois had been rescued from the animal shelter where she had been picked up as a stray, and a rescuer concerned get her out before she met a awful fate.  My pawrents were searching for a Pomeranian and they don’t remember quite how the connection was made, but they adopted Lois. because of that good lady that rescued her, and because my pawrents were there to adopt her, Lois was able to live the next twelve years in the embrace of love with a family.   This is a picture of Lois just before she passed:

She grew older and her face grew much more white, and she slowed down just a little but always chased the birds in the yard and barked at the garbage trucks every Monday.  Old age and old bones caught up with her and we had to let her go, but we are very sure that there was a huge welcoming committee waiting for her at Rainbow Bridge.

We will miss her tossing her toys around just before mealtime, and hearing her snore under the big bed where she loved to sleep.  Her long life is really a tribute to the people who do the work of rescue everywhere, saving animals from being disposable too soon.  We are taking a look at the bigger picture that she was an example of, and encourage people to adopt their animals from rescue.  because of dogs like Lois, I am so fortunate to be the Pombassador for southern California Pomeranian Rescue.

We animals don’t make out wills, but if I could, I would want my pawrents to get another canine from rescue best away.  saving another life would be the best way to honor mine after I have gone to Rainbow Bridge.  I will be waiting for them along with all the animals that came before me and will come after me, and together we will finish crossing Rainbow Bridge over to heaven and this is what we will see:

Bella

I have a buddy who likes her pet dog extremely much, however her pet dog is at least 20 pounds overweight.

He’s a middle-aged, large-breed dog, as well as all of us understand larger dogs normally don’t online as long as smaller dogs.

When I see this dog, I think, oh, if you might just lose the weight I understand you’d be around a log longer.

But exactly how do I state this to my friend?

I don’t. however must I?

What would you do? Do you comment on your friends’ or household members’ fat dogs?

I don’t, since it’s not truly my business.

People as well as dogs are overweight for a range of reasons. It’s not always a matter of eating less as well as exercising more, although that nearly always helps.

[quote_right]There are other aspects like side impacts of medications, thyroid issues, diabetes …[/quote_right]There are other aspects like side impacts of medications, thyroid issues, diabetes, etc. It’s not always black as well as white.

I keep in mind when one more buddy embraced a pet dog who was already overweight, as well as random strangers would criticize my friend while she was out walking her dog.

People would say things like “How can you let him get so fat?” They would suggest she was a poor pet dog owner without understanding any type of details.

Only, my friend wasn’t the reason her dog had gained so much weight. She was the one assisting him lose the weight with diet plan as well as exercise.

Sometimes people need to just mind their own business.

I have never damaged the news to any type of person I like by stating something like “I care about you. I want you to be around a long time. exactly how can I assist you lose weight?”

And I have never stated anything similar about somebody else’s pet. however I have believed about it lots of times.

All I truly do is lead by example.

My own pet dog (below) is lean. My cats might stand to lose a little amount (couldn’t we all?), however they are thinner than a lot of indoor cats.

I walk as well as run other people’s dogs with my pet dog walking business.

A couple of these dogs are seriously overweight as well as I flinch when their owners shower them with additional treats just since I took the dogs walking. They end up getting a lot more calories than if we hadn’t walked at all. Sigh …

You might nearly suggest that the most typical type of pet dog neglect in the united states is overfeeding!

So anyway, I’m curious …

Do you phone call people out on their fat pets?

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My Mommeh has an account at PetMeds so she can purchase us stuff. The other day I discovered we were getting low on cat treats, so I chose to log into our account to help myself. Well, I made a shocking discovery: Harley’s photo is bigger than mine!!!!

Kitties, this is not acceptable. everyone knows that I am the most essential cat in the household and Harley is the sidekick. Come on, I’ll show you how to fix this up in no time.

All you have to do is step on a bunch of keys on the keyboard.  If you want to do it correctly, just follow these steps:

Log into your PetMeds online account

To Add, Remove, or edit the pet info, go to My Pet info located in the left column

We’re just going to make some changes to the photos, so we will go to the My animals column on the right

For this little project we will only need to click on the update photo and Make primary links

In case my instructions are not clear,  this arrow points to where you need to go.  That’s what arrows typically do, by the way.

This image is much better, don’t you think? Please do not tell Harley on account of he does not need to know.

Now just one final change… “Make Primary.”  All is as it ought to be now!

minimized adoption fees, special feline events as well as humor

all of us understand it’s simple to discover a complimentary feline on Craigslist, in the classifieds or even just by asking sufficient people.

In buy to contend with this, animal shelters must also look for methods to offer complimentary feline adoptions.

The cats don’t have to be complimentary all the time, however using minimized adoption charges every now as well as then can go a long method as far as drawing in prospective adopters.

It’s not sufficient to just sit back as well as hope a lot more people will go to the shelter – they won’t. Not unless there’s a reason to visit, such as a fun neighborhood event or a special adoption event.

People normally don’t want to go to shelters since they view them as depressing as well as unwelcoming. Plus, it’s more affordable as well as much easier to get a feline somewhere else.

Shelters requirement to work difficult to draw in adopters, as well as the complying with are some excellent concepts different shelters are already using. These would be extremely simple for any type of shelter or rescue group to replicate.

10 methods shelters are promoting feline adoptions

1. Austin family pets Alive’s “Single as well as Loving It”$14 adoptions on cats that would do finest as the only pet in the house. A innovative method to bring a lot more interest to these a lot more “challenging” cats.

2. SPCA of Wake County’s “Almost Home”(also see extremely top photo) complimentary adoptions on long-lasting cats that have been at the shelter a bit longer than a few of the others.

3. Nevada Humane Society’s “Super Pets”Reduced charges on all adult dogs ($18) as well as adult cats ($3) just in time for the incredibly Bowl.

4. Nevada Humane Society’s “Furry speed Dating”Obviously a fun method to draw in new people to the shelter. as well as holding the event on Valentine’s Day will motivate couples to go to the shelter together.

5. The feline Adoption Team’s “Catzilla versus Diva”Adopters can pay whatever they select to embrace one of the a lot more “feisty” cats.

6. Nevada Humane Society’s “Great Orange feline Rescue”This was a discount from a few years back when the shelter took in a number of orange cats from an alleged hoarding situation.

7. Rancho Coastal Humane Society’s “Better with a Buddy” programAn continuous special to motivate people to embrace two cats. The second feline is always $25 off.

8. Norfolk animal care Center’s “Black Fur-iday”Half off adoption charges on black as well as mainly black animals.

9. Montgomery region animal Shelter’s “2-for-1 Kittens”This shelter likewise uses $25 adoptions on long-lasting cats in addition to complimentary adoptions with its “seniors for seniors” program. Adopters 55 years as well as older can embrace a senior animal at no cost.

10. Houston SPCA – $5 feline adoptionsJust a basic method to draw in new adopters.

What are some methods your regional shelter is promoting feline adoptions?

happy new Year, everyone. It’s my very first publish of 2017, as well as I’m sharing a few of the goals I have for Baxter as well as myself for the year ahead.

1. Take a dog training class.

Ongoing training is valuable for our dogs, ourselves as well as our bond. classes are a method to try something new as well as have fun. It’s been awhile since Baxter as well as I did formal classes together. I don’t understand precisely what we’ll try, however I’m looking ahead to discovering something new for us to experience together.

2. much better dental care.

The finest technique we have for taking care of Baxter’s teeth is providing him a soup bone every so often. Chewing the bone chips the tartar off his teeth as well as keeps them nice as well as white. However, there are a few teeth where this doesn’t work rather as well, as well as I’ve noticed a few of his gums seem a bit discoloured.

Teeth health and wellness is important to general health. This year, I’m aiming to do a much better task of routine tooth brushing, together with the bones.

3. go back to basics.

Off leash hiking is one of Baxter’s as well as my favourite activities. However, as I’ve written before, dude has a extremely huge comfort zone as well as sometimes ventures farther away from me than I like. On our final hikes of last year, he would sometimes select his own experience for as much as 15 minutes at a time.

Even though I’m proud of exactly how he would ultimately come back to me, it always made me anxious when he disappeared. as well as for the other people we’re hiking with, standing around waiting on him to catch up or even walking back along the path with me to discover him isn’t the most fun.

We’re going to begin this year by focusing on fundamental obedience. costs time on recall, leash dragging, rules, limits as well as limitations will assist to enhance our bond to ensure that when we return to off leash activities, they’re enjoyable for both of us.

I enjoy setting goals at the begin of each year. They assist me to prioritize what’s most important as well as provide a focus the rest of the year.

And what’s most important is great deals of time with my dog, experiencing as much as possible as well as doing fun things together.

Do you have any type of goals or new Year’s resolutions for your dog?

What would you like to focus on with your dog over the next year?

Any recommendations of fascinating classes I should investigate?