Life Perspective: Reviews & More

Here are photos of Jacthe puppy and Annabelle the rescue cat taken between April 23, 2012 and July 23, 2012. Jack wanted to be friends right off the bat but Annabelle was a little skeptical for the first couple of months. See more of Jack and Annabelle at: Also see: Photo Collages of Jack the Puppy

After having 3 1/2 really bad weeks since losing my little dog Katy (I have cried every day since Katy died), yesterday I was covering the MTAC Anime Convention , and one of the ladies I had done some PR work for mentioned Katy, and I started weeping on the spot. The house has just been so empty and quiet without her, but I have business meetings and life to attend to, and even though I have taken my B12 vitamins every day,  jogged almost every evening with Shelby, and prayed, I just wasn't moving past the grief like I should. So, on the way home from the convention, I saw a Cat Rescue and paid $20 for a slightly homely adult cat no one wanted. She had been on her last day at the pound several months ago, and a group rescued her, but they couldn't find anyone who wanted her. Poor cat had been shuttled from foster home to foster home. Since we were both sort of shell shocked and at loose ends, I figured we would be good company for each other. I can never replace my Mi...

Pet Nazis: Turning Dogs into Dogma When Man's Best Friend Becomes a Fanatical, Controlled, Dogmatic Industry, Man and Dogs Both Lose PETA has had an unfortunate influence on the pet industry by helping to introduce the pet Nazi into our culture. When I recently stated on a dog owner's list that I thought some of the procedures involved in pet rescue/ pet adoption were intrusive and invasive, you would have thought I had just said I slit puppies' throats and drink their blood for breakfast the way some people reacted. You can read my original experience with pet adoption in my 8/9/08 post "The High Cost of Doggie Adoptions."

A couple of years ago when my precious Papillon turned 11, I began to think about adding another Pap to the family. Miss Katy has been the BEST little companion I could ever have hoped for, and I don't want to wait until she's gone to try to "replace" her. She can NEVER be replaced. But it would be nice to grow to love another dog who will already be here on the sad day I loose my Katy, and it would be nice for Miss Katy to have a friend her size. There is enough love in our home to make sure a new papillon never lacks for loving care or companionship. Due to financial constraints, purchasing a Papillon is out of the question right now. I have to work a second job as it is to support Christian Activities, so a couple of years ago someone suggested I look into finding a rescue dog. I began to Google "Papillon rescue," and I found several organizations devoted to helping these lovely small dogs find good homes. Wonderful, right? Not so much. Adopting a...