Thursday, September 25, 2008
Apache cont.
"He wants to go home with you." Oh, how many times have I heard that. This was a purebred litter and the asking price although not unreasonable was more then I could pay. "No" I said. "I do not need another dog." This was indeed the case. I was married at the time and my house overflowed with four...
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Wednesday, September 24, 2008
Apache
I have never been extremely compatible with people. I don't hate them, but prefer to keep my contact to a minumum. Animals on the other hand, I never get tired of. O'kay now and then I have a day when every other one tries to kill me and the rest poop and pee on me that I have been known to say " I...
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Tuesday, September 23, 2008
Gentle Ben cont.
A couple of weeks later I let Ben out into the yard. He went with his usual zeal carrying his favorite toy, then collasped. My heart broke that night, I was losing my best friend but just as he had stood by me all those years, I now had to be there for him. It was as if heaven mourned with me,...
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Monday, September 22, 2008
Gentle Ben cont.
I was blessed with thirteen years of experiences with Ben, some positive some not. He jumped every fence that ever tried to keep him in often taking the dogs of friends and family with him and returning without them causing us to search for them for hours. But he made up for this by laying quietly...
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Sunday, September 21, 2008
Gentle Ben
This scared me what could have happened. I told her that I didn't understand. I had just got a job but still needed time to get a place. "I will give you two dog crates." she said. "Put them in the back of your truck and park in the shade. These dogs would rather be in a cage with you then in the...
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Saturday, September 20, 2008
Gentle Ben
Let me tell you about a hero of mine, Ben. He got his speed, hyperactivity and color from his mother, a black Labrador retriever. His kind and gentle ways came from his father, a Golden retriever. He came into our lives at about seven weeks of age, my daughter was just learning to walk well. I...
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Friday, September 19, 2008
My first animal friends cont.
The ravens of Alaska were intimidating to say the least. The first physical harm I ever received from an animal was from one of these very large and frightening birds. I was only about four, on my way to the outhouse ( a place that turned out to be the center of many animal encounters ) and heard my...
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Thursday, September 18, 2008
My first animal friend cont.
When we were not playing with squirrels or dodging moose our attention would turn to the sky. Daily, dad took me out to watch the eagles hunt on the river near our house. Imagine living before Bald eagles become so dangerously close to extinction. Eagles by he dozens could be seen perched on top of...
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Wednesday, September 17, 2008
My first animal friends cont.
The moose around our place provided hours of entertainment and danger for a small girl as well. One in particular was always there. Junior. For some reason our garden seemed to be his habitat of choice. Dad spent one entire day chasing him far back into the mountains behind our house only to...
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Tuesday, September 16, 2008
My first animal friends cont
Fish were plentiful in Alaska and when the freezer became too full Dad and I would select some special ones and head for the Alligator Swamp. There were, of course, no alligators in Alaska but the backwash from the river formed something similar to a swamp and the kids felt that the logs floating in...
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