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READ GARFIELD'S FIRST
CHRISTMAS LETTER
HERE!!!!
Praise for Garfield's First
Christmas Mewsletter ....
Please tell
Garfield that his Christmas Letter was one of the most heartfelt I've
ever read. Ed Kostro Dec 2005
CHECK OUT RICKY'S YOGA SESSIONS
HERE:
One cat is
company. Two cats are a conspiracy. Three cats is an attempted takeover.
Four or more cats is a complete coup!o
Shona
Steele (Australia) |
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5 GOOD REASONS FOR
HAVING YOUR CAT NEUTERED
DID YOU KNOW... |
Images brought to you by
'The
smallest feline is a masterpiece.' Leonardo da Vinci
'Dogs come when called.
Cats take a message and get back to you.'
'Of course, every cat
is really the most beautiful woman in the room.' Edward Verrall Luca,
essayist
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A morning kiss, a discreet
touch of his nose landing
somewhere on the middle
of my face.
Because his long white
whiskers tickled,
I began every day laughing.
JANET F FAURE |
| 'Dogs
have owners. Cats have staff.'
'In
the middle of a world that has always been a bit mad, the cat walks with
confidence.'
Roseanne Anderson
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Jimmy, the Resident Daily Mews Feline Columnist has his own place
now:
click here
'Cats make one of the most satisfying sounds in the world: they purr
... A purring cat is a form of high praise, like a gold star on a test
paper. It is reinforcement of something we would all like to believe
about ourselves - that we are nice.' - Roger A Caras
"Of all the [cat] toys available, none is better designed than the
owner himself. A large multipurpose plaything, its parts can be made to
move in almost any direction. It comes completely assembled, and it
makes a noise when you jump on it." -- Stephen Baker
Garfield: 28.03.86 - 12.06.06
Click on the cartoon to take you to
Garfield's tribute pages
GARFIELD and those infamous 20th
birthday pictures. See both birthday hats and more ...
LETTER FROM GARFIELD is a final letter
written with great love to his Mum ...
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BOGIE
2003 - April 2009
"Bogie" was about 6, so I was lucky enough to spend half his life with him. He
was one of the 158 former Canine Angels Rescue dogs I legally adopted
in 2006, thus blocking the State of GA from seizing them and sending them all to
kill shelters. It took a year to successfully place all of the dogs. "Bogie" had
been hit by a truck in GA, causing a spinal cord injury, he'd had his tail
amputated, and he was left completely incontinent. Despite his gregarious
personality - he was always "grinning," - I knew I could never place him as an
indoor dog and I don't place dogs to be kept exclusively outdoors. I brought him
and his very sick best friend, a Great Pyrenees, to NC, and after I got
"Sebastian" healthy, I placed him with a wonderful family. Earlier that year, I
adopted "Zinn," my Weimeraner and he and "Bogie" bonded immediately. I'm wiping
away tears now as I watch Zinn hunting high and low for his friend, and I'm
grateful he doesn't remember the events of yesterday.
Yesterday, due to an error in judgment, human and animal, Bogie was killed.
Despite my best efforts, I cannot supervise them 24/7, but I'm ultimately
responsible for my children and now I'm emotionally worn out from beating myself
up. Despite decades of multiple dogs and animal behaviour studies, I erred on
the side of trusting too much. The few weeks the other dog has been with me has
not yet made up for what she suffered in her past life and the inappropriate
behaviour she learned before she came to me. I've forgiven the transgressor,
because animals should not be held accountable to human standards of "right" and
"wrong." Bogie, being a dog, and an extra magnanimous one at that, has likely
forgiven me. Forgiving myself will come later, I hope. There is a lesson in
everything. Some lessons suck big time.
"Bogie" hated trucks, no doubt a holdover from the one he tried to chase in GA
unsuccessfully. Any time he saw or heard a truck, he barked his head off and he
had a particular hatred of UPS trucks (which made me wonder if a UPS truck had
been "the one"). If his barking interrupted my concentration, I sternly called
him "Bogart," and he'd give it up, until the next truck. Every time a truck has
gone by on the highway this morning, I think I heard a bark from the fenced pet
cemetery here on the ranch. ("Bogie" loved it here, where he had plenty of room
to run on his short legs.) My friend, Joe, was kind enough to bury him for me. I
was crying too hard to hold a shovel.
There's no need for anyone to struggle to reply with comforting words. I know
you all care, or I wouldn't have included you in this mailing, and some of you
knew Bogie. I've written some of the most published tribute poems. I hope
they've helped others more than they've helped the author. If I see a cloud
today that somewhat resembles a truck, I'll expect to see a celestial Bogie in
pursuit, and of course I'll hear his bark.
Jim
HEAVENLY REMINDERS
Copyright Jim Willis 2002
Every bark will have
its reason,
No meow is ever misplaced,
And even when they leave us,
Death cannot erase their place.
We see them in the
shadows,
We feel them in our sleep,
We speak despite their absence,
Their memories alive we keep.
Sometimes still we
hear their bark,
their purrs, their whinnies, their calls,
And we wonder how that's possible,
with their souls in Hallowed Halls.
It's because they've
sent gifts beforehand,
that echo through space and time,
and they send them back to comfort us,
and of their love their Beloved remind.
--
Jim's book "PIECES OF MY HEART - Writings Inspired by Animals and Nature"
benefits animal rescue efforts. For samples, info on fundraising and to download
"HOW COULD YOU?":
http://www.crean.com/jimwillis, or click here to order through Amazon.com:
http://tinyurl.com/9s888j
Celebrate WORLD ANIMAL DAY:
http://www.worldanimalday.org.uk
**Some of the most important things in life are not "things"! Please use
personal pronouns (not "it") when referring to animals.**
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MEGA
THANKS TO MICK, TONY AND KIM of PC HOMECARE for making my
computer better!!!!
http://www.pc-homecare.co.uk/
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Top 10 Cats’ Names
in 2009 |
- Max
- Bailey
- Buddy
- Molly
- Maggie
- Lucy
- Jake
- Daisy
- Rocky
- Sadie
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DID YOU KNOW
... putting your
cat's name on his collar is asking for trouble?
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MEWSLETTER ARCHIVES
is a new section where all the past MEWSLETTERS
are stored. Read through them at your leisure or
better still, subscribe to the MEWSLETTER which
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A
Cat's Prayer'
Lead me down all the right paths,
Keep me from fleas, bees, and baths.
Let me in should it storm,
Keep me safe, fed, and warm.
Let the sun shine where I lay,
Keep me young so I may play.
And most of all ...
Bless the people I adore,
And guard me from the dog next door.
Lisa Malone
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EVER HAD AN ELECTRIC SHOCK OFF YOUR CAT?
Find out why it happens here
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Pet, Skunk, Smoke and Dead
Animal Odor remover by Clear The Air Eliminates smells from
dead mice, skunk spray, cigarette smoke, pet urine, and foot
odors.
For a wonderful website where
animal writers and illustrators are welcome, please go to:
www.iawia.net
The fantastic logo is by Jill
Carpenter
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