Northeast Gardening: NE Forum Pets 2!, 1 by bbrookrd

bbrookrd wrote:
DonnieBrook, I am just so happy that you and Hank have two new tailwaggers to keep you company again. What a double joy. But I know, sadly, like most of us know, that there is always that special one pet pal who never is replaceable. The good thing is that the new ones usually find a new nook in our heart to fill and become irreplaceable too. So the cycle goes on. Life is good when accompanied by at least one 4 legged pal.

I had a much loved 3 legged dog as a child that has never been "replaced", but she would have appreciated all the ones who have tried and who have won a new spot in my life. Puffy was an outside dog, so I never had as much time with her as I would have liked. Mom wouldn't allow pets in the house, so Puffy never got to sleep inside. I finally told my mother recently that I once brought my horse into the house just as a joke and to break her "rule". Needless to say she wasn't home at the time. But Dad was, and he took that secret to his grave. The wrath of Mom's "rule" about no pets in the house was just too great. She actually laughed about it when I told her. Here was my horse and best buddy growing up in Oklahoma that broke Mom's "rule". He was a little spooked by the red couch in the family room and the TV.

My Winnie dog is curled up on the bed with me now for the night. Little Nell sleeps in her "own" bed. She claims the guest room bed as hers. She consents to visitors if they acknowledge that that bed is hers.

My Mom has mellowed over the years and now our dogs are given free rein of her cottage, except that they are not allowed in her room. At nearly 95, I think we can still change her mind about pets in her bedroom and if she lives to be 100, I think they will be sleeping on her bed. Pats to your new fur balls. Patti

This message was edited Dec 21, 2009 10:42 PM