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A puppy’s world
I’ve often wondered what puppy’s feel what they think about, and so on. Sometimes they act as if they are partial human they are so intelligent and interesting. How do they manage being down so low and everyone else walking around above them sometimes stepping on them, poor little guys? I have two little yorkies that I love dearly and I often wonder what they must be thinking when they do that little growl when we’re eating or when they go get their favorite toy for you to throw. They often wrestle with one another and sometimes it gets nasty ,especially when the oldest one is tired and doesn’t feel like playing. I am still debating on if I am going to breed the female that I have. She is a very feisty puppy and always mischievous, so I’m curious if she can carry puppies safely without something happening. She will do most anything when it comes to playing. She is one silly puppy. I often wonder how I got so lucky to have her. Originally she was my granddaughters and my daughter couldn’t deal with the care so she let me take her. My oldest is 7 and he has been nutored so it will be a change to breed her. I am curious to see her puppy’s and witness their personality to see if they are like her. She has the most fun and playful and realistic character I have ever seen. In a puppy’s world it has to be different, they are so small and everything to them probably seems so big. I love puppy’s and wonder a lot about them. I hope I don’t sound favortistic but yorkie is my favorite. They are to me the most intelligent puppy. I have so many questions about them. They never seize to amaze me. Sometimes I feel like the oldest one I have is trying to talk to me. Yeah, talk to me! I know right! That puppy is so very smart, and the other one is as well. She’s just the most mischievous thing ever. Just wow. She does things I am dropping my jaw at. And they both never can get enough attention. As with any puppy. So I will conclude this with curiosity about puppy’s all around. What are they thinking? What are they feeling? Who are they thinking about? And so on. I will be doing more research , but until then, take care and especially take care of your fur baby!
By Gina Lawrence6 years ago in Petlife
ALL MY KITTENS
As Sable begins to work in The Hidden Valley General Veterinary Hospital Lab she hears paw steps and she begins to panic! She fears that someone knows what she is doing. And she fears that the police are here to arrest her! Sable can't go to prison. She doesn't look good in those orange outfits that all of the prisoners are required to wear. Sable attempts to hide and prays that no one sees her!
By Billy Ehrlacher6 years ago in Petlife
Food for dogs
Hands up if you have a dog. For a long time, I wish I had my hand up with this crowd. Then there was a time when I accepted that I wouldn't get one, and that was okay with me. So, I hadn't had a dog before this year. I always wanted a pal, but it just hadn't worked out before. The reasoning was nobody would walk, feed, bathe him/her etc. I didn't grow up with a dog as much as I wanted to have that happen. I would go over to friends' houses and meet their dogs, and my father even had dogs himself when he was younger. Some friends said dogs were fun, others said not again. I just wanted to make that choice on my own and face reality and difficulty through my personal experience. I had heard stories from other people and I thought I was ready. What happens in life is, you're either ready or not. And when you desire something, even if you do everything right, it leads to nothing. We have to learn that we can't do everything right - we can't control everything. This makes us upset and frustrated at times. Experience teaches us lessons, but I've learned to be ready for any moment and accept when I need to move on. I can't stay upbeat and happy if I'm always sticking to a petty thing or a fairy tale. That's not to say we shouldn't chase your dreams, but I'll save that for another day.
By Peter Mason6 years ago in Petlife
International Dog of Mystery
April 15 2004 to April 27 2018 Gilda Radner Baggott died after a brief illness on 27 April 2018 at the age of 14. Beloved dog of Kate, Brian and Mary, Gilda was a dog of unprecedented calm and awareness who came into our lives in September 2011. We arrived at the rescue shelter just a few minutes before another family who had been attracted by the adoption profile with the line: “Gilda loves children above everything…”
By Kate Baggott6 years ago in Petlife
Irresponsible Pet Owners
Tell me people, why do you think that we appoint people to make laws and rules to live by. I will tell you why, because if we didn't there would be utter chaos. For people that don't know I am a huge animal lover and I have no respect for people that treat animals with cruelty. There is no reason for it! I can't stand people that don't put their dogs on a leash just because they don't want to be bothered and think it's uncool to use one. It's the frigging law for a reason. It isn't just for the safety of other people, but more for the safety of the animal. I also can't stand people that hit animals with their vehicles and then drive away like nothing ever happened. First off, for those that don't know it is illegal to hit dogs and not report it. Secondly, for all you know that animal could still be alive and could be someones pet. Like it would kill you to take 5 or 10 minutes to check for tags or notify the police. Now most of the time these types of accidents can be prevented just by simply paying attention and slowing down especially when driving in town and where there are a lot of houses. Yes, I also understand and know that sometimes accidents happen and it's unavoidable. If people stop to think about it, it is not really that hard to keep your pets safe from getting hit by a vehicle. Keep them properly secured on a leash, harness or chain. Keep them in a well fenced in yard making sure the fence is tall enough and not falling apart. Make sure that it is being supervised by a qualified person. By qualified I mean some one responsible, mature and that the animal listens to. Don't be letting kids ages 7 and below watch them. It is all about responsibility! If you have or think you want a dog or animal of any kind then you need to treat it with the same love and respect that you would an actual child. I truly believe that if your the type of parent that lets young kids go out unsupervised then your also the type of person that would allow your pets to run free as well. If that is the case then you should not have children or pets. The other day two innocent 5 month old puppies got hit by a vehicle in front of my house. One died instantly and the other just got banged up pretty good. It was a terrible accident and could have been avoided. See I live on a main road right near town and people have a tendency to drive down it fast sometimes. Now there is no front yard really where I live so it's not really a place for kids or puppies to be playing. Now I don't feel sorry for the adults who own these puppies, but I do feel sorry for the puppies themselves and for the two little boys that witnessed it. Yes, that's right two little boys maybe first grade age were the only ones outside with the two puppies when they got hit. NO adult supervision whatsoever. Real smart people! Now the puppies had no collars, tags or leash on them. The kids weren't paying attention because hell they are little boys and are too busy playing when the puppies ran right out in front of oncoming traffic. It was so sad and makes me want to punch the frigging adult. Get this, six frigging adults in one damn apartment and not one of them was outside with these kids or animals. That is pathetic and down right stupid as far as I am concerned. They should feel lucky that one of those little boys didn't run out into the street to save the puppies and get hit as well. Crazy ass shit! I just don't understand people these days. With all the accidents that are taking young kids lives these days and children getting abducted, why would you allow little kids outside to play without supervision especially on a road that has heavy traffic. Then to allow these little kids to take pets out without leashes and expect them to be able to control them is ridiculous. I truly hope that these people don't get anymore pets for awhile. The owners of these puppies are the ones truly at fault because they are the ones that did not have them properly leashed or secured within the property. They are the ones that are to blame and yet they are saying that the person that hit them did it intentionally. I honestly don't think that someone would hit two puppies on purpose. It's just the owners way of taking the blame off themselves where it belongs. So I say this to all the people out there that don't obey the leash law, SMARTEN THE HELL UP!!! Put your animals on leashes or keep them in a properly fenced in yard for their own safety.. Just so sick of defenseless creatures dying due to the lack responsibility of people..
By Melissa Meade6 years ago in Petlife
ALL MY KITTENS
"I'm your worst nightmare! I remembered when we were married and you wanted me to sign a prenuptial agreement. I am glad that I didn't because I promise I will be your messiest divorce yet! I am taking the house, our vacation homes, the cars, and I am taking this company too. God knows that it's time someone with a brain was in charge."
By Billy Ehrlacher6 years ago in Petlife
Why Artificial Animals Can Never Replace In-Person Encounters
Melanie Langlotz, a New Zealand-based tech entrepreneur and vegan helped her Chinese business partner build a lifelike, but creepy looking robotic bottlenose dolphin puppet after they were asked to build a suitable habitat for an aquarium that would house live cetaceans. The puppet, which has a 10-hour battery life and can last in saltwater for a decade, attracted the attention of theme park operators about possible mass production of the puppets after hearing a word about it from volunteers who swam with it. They claim that they were unaware that they were swimming with the puppet, which is a prototype by the way, until they were told the truth.
By Jenna Deedy6 years ago in Petlife
The Elephant
The Elephant Once I had finally persuaded my father to take me to the zoo, and as soon as we had stepped down from the front step of the trolley, which kindly stopped right in front of the gilded and ornamented gate, I stomped my little five-year-old foot on the floor and demanded that we go at once to see the elephant. He smiled in his acquiescent and gentle nature and bent down offering me a privileged view from the seat of his shoulders, and we marched imperially under the ornamented arch that spelled-out “Zoo”, a name which represented then, to me, a wonderful and undiscovered land.
By Shanta Navvab Walker6 years ago in Petlife
