Tag: pets
group name: animalcrackers
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March 05, 2006 12:28 PM EST --
This is the third and last of my "Distinguished Gentleman" pieces. We have reached the end of the rainbow and there was no pot of gold.
I wrote before about the less than ideal living arrangement . . . more
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March 16, 2006 09:04 AM EST --
I need your help, fellow gatherers.
I have this friend, who shall remain nameless pending court action, who is disgusted by one of my household rules.
Dogs do the dishes. Buddy gets my plate when I'm . . . more
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February 21, 2006 12:43 PM EST --
Next door to me live several generations of Navajo. The comings and goings at all hours bothered me when I first moved here to New Mexico in November. It doesn't bother me at all now.
What does bother . . . more
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February 11, 2006 02:19 PM EST --
Here is an earlier piece I want to publish to the group
As you can tell by my icon and several articles written, I am a dog person. Full-fledged, sleep, eat and pee with the dogs kind . . . more
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August 07, 2007 02:02 PM EDT --
Our dog bit me Thursday. He left three puncture wounds on my forearm and it bled. It didn't hurt that bad. He had reasons which I'll get around to later.
Some people have suggested that we need . . . more
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April 02, 2006 01:36 PM EDT --
On a lazy Sunday afternoon, I call to my two cats, Mao and Cheddar. And they come running.
I called "Baby Fooooood." Sure, they know the words, "Baby Food." They're cats. . . . more
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May 22, 2006 05:06 PM EDT --
My baby boy Buddy is a killer. No tiny bird is safe within the confines of my yard.
In the past week, I have caught him with dead birds five times. Now when I let him and Boopy out the door it's a . . . more
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February 13, 2006 10:48 AM EST --
Anna G. published an article that was written by a man named Richard Biby.
It is called "Just a Dog." This got me to thinking about my dogs, Kira and Sasha.
Are they "Just dogs" to . . . more
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March 12, 2006 09:32 AM EST --
My father-in-law was a tyrant who hated cats. He ruled the household with an iron hand. He wasn't a bad man, just a controlling one, and he felt he knew what was best for everyone. . . . more
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February 10, 2006 02:43 PM EST --
He walks slowly through the wastelands of New Mexico. His eyes, though locked in a gaze ahead, see all. He's constantly poised for his defense. He glances at his watch. Wait, he doesn't have a . . . more
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March 14, 2006 11:48 PM EST --
While I take the time to feed a colony of perfectly sane feral cats - I've noticed that the wild strays are oddly free of neurotic behaviors.
This leads me to believe that our cats pick up all their . . . more
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December 11, 2006 12:04 PM EST --
This came from the website FindOutAboutDogs.
Each year, more than 10 million pets are lost, and, according to the American Humane Association, only about 17% of lost dogs and 2% of . . . more
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September 12, 2006 12:49 AM EDT --
We adopted our second dog Emmy when she was about two months old from our local pound. She is now 2 years old and such a loved member of our family. She is such a sweet, loving girl . . . more
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March 13, 2006 06:35 AM EST --
Ah, this is the life! One daughter off to college, the other getting ready to go. And the house is soooo quiet. I can just sit here and read and write on Gather and.....hey, kids, quiet . . . more
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February 06, 2006 04:58 PM EST --
Ben the Wonder Dog
We got him the year the twins turned three. Lively two were wearing us thin and they needed a wrestlin' dawg. This one was . . . more
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May 02, 2006 04:54 PM EDT --
We took the dogs to the vet today. Only one came home. Skipper is already missing little Diamond, and I waver between tearfilled sadness and relief. Deep in my heart I knew she was edging closer . . . more
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February 23, 2006 12:37 AM EST --
Recently, I published an article about the dog next door. I call him "The Distinguished Gentleman."
A large collie who's owners have chosen not to include in their . . . more
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March 14, 2006 02:56 PM EST --
Spring training has just begun, here in New Mexico, and already we have had our first casualty.
A ninja dog has to work hard to keep on top of their game. My dog Buddy's cat-like reflexes don't . . . more
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March 26, 2006 11:39 PM EST --
Waking this morning I was ready for a new day. The sounds of little feet running about. The whispers of children filling each room of this little old house. I listened as they ran to the kitchen, opened . . . more
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September 12, 2006 10:39 AM EDT --
Your standing in the pet store and your child is yelling at the top of their lungs they don't want a hamster that they want a pet rat. What do you do now. You have heard that . . . more
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