From commentor Maody: She arrived in the middle of my flower garden during hot August, 2003 when I was 48. __ At the time of Mao Mao’s homecoming, our Ma was still alive, though moving slowly and with a walker. All day long this little tiny white and black kitty was yelling MAO MAO MAO …
Pet Rescue
Early Morning Open Thread
From commentor Donnah: We share our home with two cats and a dog, and two years ago our beloved tiger kitty Jingles passed away at the age of thirteen. She was a charming kitty, and I was her main squeeze. When she died, we were left with the cat who mostly hung out with my …
Early Morning Open Thread: A Life in Dogs
From commentor Stuckinred: My wife and I started dating in the mid 90s and in 1996 she went to her home in Virginia to see about getting one of the cocker spaniels from the line her family had bred for many years. She came back with this funny looking little black fur-ball and I thought, …
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Early Morning Open Thread: A Work in Progress
From commentor Gus: I’ve decided that you need a counterbalance to all the heartwarming stories of good rescued pets. This is Sherman, our rescued cockapoo. We were looking for a dog to assuage our guilt at leaving our other dog home alone (or with just the cat who has no interest in him). We saw …
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Early Morning Open Thread: On the Road
From commentor Luci: I have always had cats that have come to me in some fashion or another. Either I found them on the street, I’ve gotten them from someone who has found them, or they are cats I’ve gotten from my family farm. Willi, the black/orange/butterscotch furball came to me one day as I …
Ollie aka Mr. Kitten Mittens Found a Home
A Bit of Good News on This Awful Day Remember the dog I rescued from death row last month? Well, he found his forever home1 today. (And I found my sanity.) A woman and her 12 year old son came by to pick him up. The boy fell in love with the dog and Ollie …
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Early Morning Open Thread: Dog in Black
From commentor Rob!: Attached are pics of our dog Johnny, who is a Pomeranian/American Eskimo mix. __ She just turned five a few months ago, and we got her when she was 4 months from an older couple who adopted her and her sister and came to the conclusion that two dogs like this were …