Lucy was my beloved Muscovy duck. I rescued her from a livestock auction. Lucy was more like a dog..when I came to the yard she greeted me at the fence with tail wagging, eat out of my hands, loved to be held and petted. I lost my beloved friend on 10-31-06 to a raccoon attack. I went out early to let her out of her duck house and I saw her sitting out in the icy morning by the door (like a loyal dog) to the chicken coop. I thought “Oh my gosh, I forgot to lock her up last night”..It was then I saw her bloody, shredded back. The guilt and anguish I felt was heart wrenching…it was my fault ! I drove her to the vet. It was a severe injury ..she would not recover.
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Meet Cooper, my 2 year old norwich/carien terrier mix. I adopted Cooper from an animal shelter in June of 2006 and it was the best decision I ever made. He has brought such joy and unconditional love to my life and I’m so thankful. Unfortunately, because of my long hours at work he is left alone for many hours a day, but after a long hard day at work, nothing is nicer than opening the door to Cooper who always greets me with kisses and excitement. We go running together, swimming together, lay on the couch and watch tv together and ride in my convertible with the top down together. He’s fanstatic and I can’t imagine my life without him!

Amy from IL

I hope to meet you some day, I appreciate your intelligence and your great humor. In the past I have had the great fortune to work as a registered veterinary technician. Those ten years were some of the most wonderful years as I was able to work with dogs and cats every day. In my wanderings in the veterinary field, my wife and I were able to save, rescue, or adopt out upwards of 20 to 25 dogs. There were years when my wife and I spent roughly have of my wages on other peoples pets to help pay veterinary bills and to rescue these fine critters.

We have been blessed with the company of some very special dogs. At this time we share our house with 8 dogs who were all rescues. We have knuckleheaded huskies, a sweet bull mastiff, a terrier that runs the house and a goofy golden retriever mix. In the past year we have lost 2 wonderful huskies and a hounddog that was irreplaceable. As I tear up thinking of my hounddog, Samson (aka:loaf), it is very difficult to describe. He was the best friend I ever had. Samson was a dog my wife and I resued in Soldotna, Alaska. He had a terrible fracture of one of his rear legs. Surgery was performed, but the leg never fully healed. This did not slow him down in the least. After years he developed problems with the leg with signs of cancer. We had the leg removed, but this still didn’t slow him. He lived for truck rides. I can remember days when I would load him in the truck, lifting him, as he couldn’t jump in the truck any longer. He would ride 500 miles round trip and love every minute of it. Oh, the stories I could tell of my wonderful loaf. I am sorry for being so long winded. Years ago I read a book, I don’t recall the authors name, but I do remember how the lady talked about the day when she went to heaven and was able to see all of her dogs again. When questioned how she knew there were dogs in heaven, she responded “It wouldn’t be heaven if there weren’t any dogs!” That’s exactly how I feel.
Thank You for your time

Rick from Alaska

10 years ago my wife brought home a dog from the pound. She told me she had a surprise for me and she let the dog out of a cage. Here comes a black dog with short legs. It was a half lab, half basset hound. I always had dreams of a registered champion black lab. I was so angry that I made a total fool of myself. I told her she was taking the dog back to the pound. I could not believe she did this. A day went by and I was in the back shop and the dog came in and looked at me. Right then I knew I could not take the dog back. My wife told me the dog was two years old and was tied up in the yard 24 hours a day. I started to feel sorry for the dog.
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I have never grieved as much when any human being has died as much as I have when I lose one of my pets! It is a loss to the soul. All are such unique, pure creatures! I know they have a special place in Heaven.

Shann from NM