~ ~ They Wiggle Into Our Hearts & Lives ~ ~
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My
"PRINCESS" 1987,
'90 my "TRUSTY-Boy",
and my
"DUTCHESS" 1979.
"They bark, they whine, they jump all over!
They tear up shoes and chew on chairs,
and dig holes all over the yard. Yet, they
look to us for food, shelter, companionship,
and most of all, love. They are the animals
that come into our hearts and lives to live
and romp and play. Little puppies and kittens
seem to "wiggle" and "waggle" and lick their
way into our hearts.
Kids
with Sheba, 
Dutchess (on pillow),
John with Trevor & Lady, and Baby
(Trusty across his lap), 1991.
Trevor and
Trusty, 1992.
My "TEE-KITTY" watching
TV-'83.
Oh, they can really upset our plans and wreck
our house. But, they accept us for WHO we are,
and LOVE us just as we are and never try to
get us to change our ways, for them.
It doesn't matter if we are 4 foot tall and
weigh 200 pounds or six ft. tall, and only
ninety pounds! If we are short or tall...
fat or skinny...bald as an onion or a big
bushy-head...or if we are red, white, or black..
it makes no difference to them. You can be
snaggle-toothed, or look like "bucky-beaver"
or have no teeth at all...it still does not
make them love us any less...but they are
still loyal to us till the end and their love
remains for always. This is called
UNCONDITIONAL...whether it is their Love or
their Companionship...they give it to us freely.
Five'lil'beggers, 
Smokey (kissing me)
and Velvet licking my fingers...1983.
& Teddy
1994 in the snow.
Yes, these four-legged creatures enter
our lives at some point...and they can
leave many paw-prints throughout our
heart and life. They are the only beings
that do not ask for anything in return
for their loyalty and love to us. Think
about it. Even a "best-friend" wants a
little or a lot of our time and attention.
But, these little guys, they're content
just to sit by our side (or lay all over the
couch or bed...hey, who cares)? I mean,
after all , your "best-friend" isn't going to
be content with just THAT! *S* They look
to us for their food and care...and in return,
they give us hours, months, and YEARS of
pleasure, and joy and companionship.
Sara,
Only 4 weeks old...
and sitting pretty for me. One SMART Puppy! (12-98)
Sara in 2000, still sittin' pretty for me!
Below is Tessa, at about 8 weeks old...cute! '92
Tessa 'n' LADY 
94.
Just think about what all they do for us. We
can sit on a couch or in the yard and they are
content just to sit with us...not saying a word!
They may "nuzzle" at our hand, or lick us a
few times, just to let us know that they are
still with us. When we are sad, they seem to
"sense" our sadness...why I have had my
Chihuahua's sit on my lap, and sometimes lay
their little heads on my chest and just "cry"
with me! Their little eyes will be filled with
tears and they have the saddest look on
their little faces! It is like they know I am
hurting, and they are trying to make me feel
better, by showing me that they care, too!
Even when my little pup, Sara, was only "seven
months old" she sensed my feelings of
sadness...and now it is like we are "connected
mentally" because she knows if I even "look" at
her while she is sleeping! She will immediately
look up at me in question...or run over to me!
they especially sense your anger or fear!
When you are excited and happy, they bounce
and jump all over the place in their joyful
exuberance and act like a bunch of "nuts"! *S*
Missy 'n' Joey, 1988.
Lady,
1992. 
Blue, 1997.
See why we named her "blue" ? Those eyes! *S*
This is "Ebony"...she
looked like a small dobie, but she was a "Chihuahua"!
and
Belle, the "dobie"
we rescued & gave to some people in Columbus.
They were going to train her to be a
"search & Rescue" Dog! *S*
So, whether you have a big dog, or a little
one...or maybe you are a cat-lover...
it doesn't matter. Just give these little
creatures all the love that you can give them,
because it is "they" who love "us" just as GOD
loves us...unconditionally! This is in
NO WAY putting them on the level of GOD's love for us;
so I don't want anyone saying that is what I said!
but I am sure that you "animal-lovers" KNOW
exactly what I am talking about! It takes
"one" to know "one", as the old saying goes.
So let us give our beloved pets the care and
love that they so honestly deserve from us.
Because I have lost a few pets over the years.
I lost a really "beloved" one (my "Princess") to
pneumonia, in 1990...On Friday she was fine.
She got sick on Sat. eve; I took her to Vet on
Sun. to see what was wrong. She died Monday!
oh my, how smart she was! Her registered name
was "PRINCESS CHULA MARIA BOLERO" (which was
Princess Beautiful Mary (of the) Dance).
And she loved to "show-off" her walking skills!
She loved to try to see what was on the coffee
table, so she would stand on her hind legs
and walk over to see what was there.
If I scolded her and said "Get, over here."
She would turn around and walk over to me!
Then she tricked Trevor when we got him.
He was just a puppy and she would take his
toys, bones, & whatever! If he chased her
she
would run upstairs...
he couldn't climb them, so he stood at the
bottom and cried til she came back down!
One day I told her. "PRINCESS...you show TREVOR
how to go up those stairs! She turned and
looked at me, as if to say: "Oh brother! Now I
have to show him that too!" Then she "pranced"
over to the stairs and looked at him...he was
right behind her, eager to learn...she looked
at him then went up a few steps...then turned
and looked at him again and went up a few
more...and repeated the same thing and he was
watching her...she came down and did it again.
Trevor was "all eyes" watching her. He then
"ventured up" a few steps and then a few more.
He was all "happy" and she kept repeating her
instructions...then when she got him half-way
up between the top and bottom...she took off
running up the stairs and stood at the top
looking down at a "whining Trevor", as to say:
"HA-Ha...now let me see you catch me!" Oh, She
was a conceited little PRINCESS! And I loved
her for all of it and for her undying loyalty.
One time when I had an acute kidney infection in
Las Vegas, I laid in bed for nearly a week and
taking the pills the dr. gave me made me sick,
so the only thing I could eat was lettuce and
eat ice ...and she stayed right there with me
on the bed and did the same! *S* She was a
very precious doggie and I shall never find
another precious one like her!
This is "Trusty-boy", we had to put him to sleep
in Dec. 1997. He was a little "Dauxie" who just
LOVED everybody (And of course everyone
loved TRUSTY)! *S* Only one person I remember
he growled at and that was a cable man who
came to our house hook up the tv cable in Ky...
and TRUSTY did not like that man at all!
He probably "sensed " something "not kosher"
with that man, I'd say! When he was only about
8-10 weeks old in Vermont (where we got him),
I had him outside going "potty" and he started
snooping over by a big tall evergreen tree
and I followed him and that is where he led me
to find the little baby robin that had fallen
out of the nest. I raised it for nearly three
weeks, before it died. We were down in
Connecticut visiting Johnny's sister and I didn't
have any worms to feed it...Joan didn't have ANY
worms in her backyard! Imagine that! It was
crazy...besides you can't go around digging
someone's backyard for worms! So she took me
to a bait shop and I bought some worms. I fed
the little guy some before we ate supper. They
smelled really terrible...not like a regular
earthworm! But who would have guessed
that it would kill my little bird!? Well that
night he got sick and just died! Anyway, Our
"TRUSTY boy" found him and we had several
weeks of pleasure from that little guy!
The little thing thought I was "it's mommy"! *S*
TRUSTY's given name was "MIEN TRUSTY RED-
BARON". I will never find another TRUSTY either!
The terrible emptiness that their loss leaves
in your heart and life, is akin to a precious
relative dying. They become very close to our
hearts and I should know because I have had
animals in my life from the time I was born, & I
have had my own for nearly thirty-five years
of my life...I love my doggies! *S*
Here is the latest pic of five of my six doggies!
Taken in 2000. I will have another one this year!
The "Leader of the pack" of course, is TREVOR!
He will be 15 years. old in October! *S* They
are each "special" in their own way. ONE will
never replace ANOTHER...but will be just
as precious in our heart, in their own way! *S*
(An update: TREVOR has since gone to Rainbow Bridge on Oct. 31, 2003. He was 17 yrs. old. LADY-GIRL went to join him in July 2004 at 14 yrs of age and TESSA left us 17 days later (of a broken heart I believe) at 11 yrs. 8 mo. old. Then this past June, 2006, TEDDY-Boy went to Rainbow Bridge too at the age just shy of his 18th birthday! I now have BLUE who will be 10 years old in Feb. and SARA, her daughter who is will be 9 yrs. old in Dec., JUDE who is going on 4 years next Feb. 29 (a LEAP YEAR puppy) and PIXIE who was be 3 yrs. old in July. I sure hope & pray I don't have any more leave me for Rainbow Bridge anytime soon!
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