When I was young, I had an Alaskan Malamute, named Nanook. She was the sweetest thing ever, though people were afraid of her howl, just because she was big. Nanook would never hurt anyone, and she roamed free on our 80 acres of land. Once, she wandered off to the neighboring property and was shot, because someone thought she was “running deer”. She managed to make it back home, her face covered in blood, and we rushed her to the doggy hospital, which was several hours away at that time.

She didn’t make it, and we were all devastated. She was only a few years old. I found out later, through my Dad, that she had been shot at several times. He could tell this, apparently, from the marks in the snow. Someone shot at her with a rifle, from a distance, and then finished her off with a shotgun blast to the face.

This video reminds me of that awful event, and I really hope this guys dies a slow, horrible death, after he is convicted for several felonies for shooting these dogs. The laws really need to change in this country, to eliminate low lifes, such as this guy.

As you may or may not know, we lost our Beagle, Lilibeth, back in November of last year. She was an important part of our family, and was with us for most of the years that we have been married. During the time Lilsy was with us, we lost Emily (a Beagle/Bassett mix - to bone cancer at 10 years old), Jake (our only boy Beagle - hit by a car while running off with Lilibeth), and Lucy (a Bassett Hound - due to her body’s red blood cells attacking themselves).

Lilibeth outlived them all, and was an amazingly tough Beagle. Due to my wife’s amazing animal communicatons ability, we have been able to be in contact with our deceased pets, making it a little easier to deal with their passings, although we still really miss their physical bodies.

Recently, Lilibeth told my wife that she would be returning to us in July, in another dog body. Little did we know that it would be early in July. My daughter and I were driving down the road and spotted a young female Beagle running in the street. Of course, we had to stop and pick her up. She was very young and we wearing no collar. After taking her home and attempting to find her owner (to no avail), she has become the newest member of our family. Please welcome Be-bit to our family!

UPDATE: Be-bit had an owner and they came and got her today (Sunday the 13th). They had advertised in the newspaper, on Craigslist, at the local Petsmart, and at the dog park. They were really trying to find her, and we had to do the right thing, though we were all very attached to her and loved her.

Yesterday, I had a photo shoot with Emma Lou and Sarah. As always, they put up with me and the camera. Be sure to check out the new photos here. And feel free to leave some comments if you’d like.

If I Could Speak

I’ve always known that a pet, such as a dog or a cat, can really help people. Those of us who have pets are typically in better health, happier, more calm, …etc. I have always wondered, however, what do the pets get in return, other than food and a place to live. Are we humans that special to our animals?

Well, apparently we are. I just read a great article from Best Friends, and it shows us how we people are really helping the animals. The story is about a college student and her relationship with a terminally ill cat. Have a read. Oh, and have some tissues handy…Technorati Tags: best friends, cats

I don’t remember exactly how I found the pioneer woman’s site, only that there was a mention of the site in a comment on a blog that had a post about a Bloodhound. The post mistakenly had a picture of a Bassett Hound attached to it.

If you know what blog I’m referring to, please let me know.

Anyway, I’ve been following the Pioneer Woman’s blog with my Bloglines feedreader, and I find it offensive that she thinks her Bassett Hound, Charlie, is all that. I mean he is, but Emma is SO MUCH Prettier! And she is SO SWEET!

I’d like to challenge my loyal readers to decide who is the better Bassett. Take a look at the pictures of Emma, and then come back here and let me know what you think, by commenting on this post.Technorati Tags: bassett hound, emma lou, flying beagle, photos

I just found a great pet adoption site, in a very roundabout way, but hey, it’s cool. They are called Used Dogs, and they are pet rescue and adoption organization. They led me to the Petfinder site, which is also really nice. Check out all the great pets that they have available for adoption.Technorati Tags: used dogs, pet adoption, pet rescue

It’s the annual CSS Naked day. Today, I have disabled my CSS on this site, with the use of this plugin, that will automatically disable all CSS on your wordpress blog. Just download, unzip, and upload to your plugins folder. Have fun and don’t be ashamed about being naked. It’s perfectly okay.

Most times we run around with just collars on. Today is the day to remove those collars. C’mon, let’s have some fun!

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Listening to: Leona Graham - see our website for last ten songs played
via FoxyTunes    The town that I used to live in is making an area that will be used just for a dog park. They had been using a baseball field by the Boys and Girls Club as a temporary place for people to go and play with their dogs. That was really nice of the town to let them use that area, but kids used it too, and they smell bad.
Anyway, I’m glad they will finally have a place to call their own. The park is now fenced, and they will be working on getting it seeded and set up so all the doggies and people will have a nice area to hang out in. Hopefully, the park will be ready by this June. If you would also like to see this happen, you may make a donation in my name to those in charge by clicking here, or going to Igive.com and searching for the Cottonwood Riverfront Dog Park.
Please give, and help my friends have a great place to play safely with their people. Thanks. ~Emma

Technorati Tags: cottonwood dog park, dog parks