The Secret Behind Better Health and Pet Ownership

re: The Secret Behind Better Health and Pet Ownership

Rett — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 16:38:54 GMT

That is so true. My two chihuahua's, Elvis and Priscilla, get me out of the house. They are so happy to be outside walking around the yard and sniffing all the new smells and it makes me laugh out loud when I'm with them outside. It makes me laugh when I say, "outside" and Elvis goes right to where I keep their leashes. Priscilla is a 6+ lbs. black and tan chihuahua. Elvis, her brother from the same litter, is a chocolate brown, 12+lbs dachshund/chihuahua (mostly dachshund). Priscilla is very prissy and Elvis ain't nuttin but a hound dog. Priscilla is a little squirrelly girl and Elvis is a bull dozer. We are 62 and 64 respectively and they keep us on our toes. lol. Hugs from Florida

re: The Secret Behind Better Health and Pet Ownership

Amicus Curiae1 — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 10:34:24 GMT

i was told that my dogs may be a cause of my arthritis, what a load of dooogy doo doo..they suggested i go move into an old folks home, at age 38! i told them to go to hell, if i did,nt have the kids life wasn't worth living! it is now 10 years on ,i have one of the 3 dogs i had then and four more besides, and they are the sole reason i bother being on the planet still. any doctor that says your pets must go , is an outright fool, change doctors, keep the pets. ps what bug did start the RA? bartonella hensellae, aka as Cat scratch Fever, caught while grooming a cat, shaved fur bristle got into soft tissue on a finger and into bone marrow. million to one how unlucky i was.. has made me very wary about cats though:-)

re: The Secret Behind Better Health and Pet Ownership

Eva Lahonen — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 17:35:13 GMT

I don't think I'd be alive if I didn't have my 6 parrots to take care of for almost 16 years now.

re: The Secret Behind Better Health and Pet Ownership

Marilea — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 13:30:48 GMT

There are some things best learned by experience - the bond between pets (especially dogs) and humans is one of those things. It seems most adult pet - dog lovers experienced that bond first when they were children. That is something that lies latent in the heart crying to be nourished once again. Now in our seventies, my husband and I bought an Old English Mastiff almost two years ago. How that fella has improved our lives! He causes us to believe that every day is filled with promise and joy. Both of us had pets as children. Our children had pets as they grew up. Utter delight fills our lives now that we are once again nurturing the bond that existed those many years ago. How dull old age would be without him!