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It Was He Who Rescued Me
Most people are honest when they rescue a stray. But...not many say that their stray actually rescued them. That was exactly the case with Billy. But...I feel like I am getting ahead of myself. Let me take you back to when this sad...yet comforting story began.
By Katie Pridemore4 years ago in Petlife
Gee-ja-mo
This is Gizmo. He's a freakin' good boy. Photo of a Good Boy To be very frank with you, he is probably something like Gizmo the 4th, because all of our dogs have always been named Gizmo. As Korean immigrants, my parents had very limited English, and the name “Gizmo” was peculiarly very easy for them to remember but horribly difficult for them to say, funnily enough. It sounds more like “Gee-ja-mo” when they say it. I don't quite know where or how they first learned of the name, but it seemed to have really made an impression on them. Nonetheless, that’s how we arrived at this Gizmo, my best friend Gizmo.
By Christina Jeong4 years ago in Petlife
EmPAWyee of the Month
I have proudly raised children who grew into amazing adults. I have carried the weight of giants on my shoulders easily. Choosing who my FURever sidekick would be, not such an easy task for me. Spending nearly a year researching and debating, frustration was getting heavy. Mentally smothered by the "what if's" that had overtaken me, I started to give up my search. Sadly, I chalked it up that the timing wasn't right to add a PAWtner to my writing team but possibly, I was anxious for the wellbeing of my first sidekick.
By KB Shinez♠️✨4 years ago in Petlife
Fishing Paws
FISHING PAWS By Roberto Alago It is common to see a lonely fisherman fishing next to a bored dog or a cat. What is not common to see, is a furry creature working at a commercial fishing outfit. Which makes me feel all the more privileged to have experienced this.
By Roberto Alago4 years ago in Petlife
The Goodest Co-workers
I was sent to work from home very suddenly near the beginning of the pandemic. Like many people in similar situations, I had to make adjustments to become more comfortable with my new work environment. At first my girlfriend was also working from home, but after a while she was sent back to the office. So, there I was sitting in my home office by myself, which for the most part was fine by me. Then we decided we should look into getting a dog. We started looking on the Petfinder app for dogs in our area that we available for adoption. Eventually I stumbled on an adorable little corgi mix that was named Taz. I am not kidding when I say I fell in love with the little guy right away from that single photo. We put in an application immediately. After a brief scare where the shelter took him and the rest of his litter off the app temporarily because they were being treated for ring worm, we got word that we were approved, and he was still available if we wanted him.
By SirCrispix4 years ago in Petlife
Trusting Again
Jr is a rescue studhorse who was mistreated severely. Someone beat him with barbed wire to the point that the barbs were broke off into his side. Blood was everywhere, when I got to him it was so bad that in a matter of minutes my shirt was covered. The vet was called and I was advised to put him down. I refused and told the vet to do whatever needed to be done to save him. Jr had this look in his eyes that broke my heart, it was like he was asking me not to give up on him, and at that moment I knew we would make a difference in each other's lives. The vet told me I was crazy and I just sort of laughed and told him to save him. Almost 3,000 later he was okay physically, emotionally he was not, and neither was I.
By Stacie Graham4 years ago in Petlife
Leading from the Brink
On an early November evening, the weather had begun its shift to the wrong side of the thermometer. Our prior attempts to hire for this position had come up short. We had been through dozens of applications, toured multiple facilities and been outbid by a couple of other employers where we felt we had found our dream candidate. Our search committee had grown weary, like we had been looking at the same type of candidates, with the same type of experience, and the same background. We were about to put our search on hold when our HR Manager stumbled upon a pair of dark horse candidates.
By JJ Sandler4 years ago in Petlife
Puddles
We very rarely, if ever, take into account a dog's name. I remember growing up with Snickers- and of course, after that, we had Rolo and Reese. They were the sweet snacks of my life. Dogs whose name as a kid I thought was so clever I was proud to announce my new dog Snickers. Only to learn that mere weeks later one of my friends adopted a dog with the exact same name.
By A.R. Zeller4 years ago in Petlife
Dora the Explorer
April 2011, my life changed forever. That was the year my mamma passed, and I was left in this world with what it seemed to be, nothing. My mamas favorite time of the year was Christmas and since the moment she left this world, I hated for Christmas to come. I had stopped celebrating and shut completely down around Christmas time.
By Teela Darden4 years ago in Petlife
