Tori is a 5 year old mixed breed. We adopted her in February, 2004 after she was found in the streets. She is absolutely the best dog ever. We treat Tori like she is a member of the family and we often talk about her when we are not with her. Tori has provided so much joy to our family and we love her very much.

By the way, Tori is a republican and does not like Hillary Clinton.

Kathi, Tim, Matthew and Lindsay from NJ

At 45 years old, I have a few sad stories of former pets that have been either put down or found dead. I choose not to concentrate on those stories. I’ve never owned a dog. I am allergic to them. For some reason, I can have cats.

After Fuzznuts was put to sleep with thyroid problem, and Panther was put to sleep a year later for an illness that escapes me at the moment… I couldn’t have another cat for almost a year afterwards. Even then, I didn’t want to “own” a cat after 16 and 13 years of Fuzznuts and Panther.

I heard about a Siamese cat rescue organization, purrssiameserescue.com in my area. Apparently Siamese cats do not do well in traditional animal shelters and either become withdrawn or hostile.

I volunteered as a “Foster Family” for cats. Sometimes I would bring a cat to Detroit for an older lady, sometimes I’d pick up kittens in rural areas of Michigan. Most of the time, people would come to my house and adopt cats. In 8 months of fostering I had about 10 foster cats adopted.
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Mark: I love your passion about the Constitution, the culture, and dogs.

I am 61 years old and I had three dogs as a child. I think about all of them to this day.

Dog 1: a chocolate brown Dachshund that I got on my birthday, Columbus Day. I named her Princess Nina Maria for an obvious reason. She died young of a brain problem and I was crushed.

Dog 2: Buzz, a black “lab” and my best friend. We had to give him up to my grandparents because there was not enough room on our property for him to be Buzz. He got hit by a truck. I was again crushed.

3. Nina 2nd: she lived a long life and was again a dachshund. It crushed me when she died of old age. She was such a great part of the family that she knew who the good guys were and who the good guys were not. I remember the night that she left a “calling card” in the shoe of one of the not-so-good guys in our family. It was a message that only she could send so well and we still talk about it today.

Love ya Levin.

Douglas from CA

1st of All ive been a fan of Mark Levin since the days when He was doing Sunday mornings on WABC. I enjoy listening to him, he is the smartest person on the radio. Heres a picture of my dog Sasha. No matter if I have a good day or a bad day, She always puts me in a better mood. Thanks Dr Levin for allowing us to express ourselves like this

Adam from New York

I was recovering from cancer and was out walking to get strong again after chemo. I looked behind me and saw this darling dog following me home. I shooed him away and told him to go home but he continued to quietly follow me even though I passed a school with children outside. I didn’t like dogs but I was attracted to this dog and felt love for him right away. When I got home I put him in the back yard and called the pound in case he belonged to someone. A few days later I called them and no one had claimed him so I took him to foster. I was questioning myself because as I said “I don’t like dogs”.
Well no one claimed him and at first I kept him outside and then maybe a week later he got to sleep in the garage and a week after than he was in the house. Now this sweet thing is sleeping with us and is our child.

He is so smart he learned all the tricks in a day or two and today 8 years later he understands me when I tell him to do something. My husband and I are amazed. I think he would have been a good therapy dog to know when someone is about to have a seizure because he is so intuitive.

I believe God sent him to me and I was attracted to him because God wanted me to have this gift. I didn’t even like to touch dogs. Strangely I fell in love with this funny looking year old puppy. I can’t imagine living without him.
As I said he is 8 years old but he still plays like a puppy and walks with us for up to 3 miles.
I love all dogs today and feel like they are very special. Did you know that dog spelled backwards is God?

Linda From OK

Mark,
I listen to you on a daily basis and was quite touched by your story about your dog Sprite. While story is not about a dog, it is about a pet that was very dear to me. As an 18th birthday present, my parents bought me a rabbit, whose name was Sandy.

From the time I was a small child, I wanted a rabbit, but my parents did not want to be bothered with another animal. At the time we had a Shih Tzu that was the family pet. Around my senior year in high school I began going through a deep depression. My parents learned of my suicidal thoughts from a friend that gave me an ultimatum of either allowing me to inform them or he would. After my parents learned of my self-destructive behavior they became more opened to the thought of a rabbit in the house. On 8/31/1996, thirteen days after my 18th birthday, we went to a pet store where I found Sandy.

She was a fairly large rabbit, even at ten weeks of age. I brought her home where we spend the rest of the summer together. At that time, I had isolated myself from any social activity and only went outside for a cigarette. (I no longer smoke) Since I spent so much of my time in my room, Sandy became my best friend. During that time, I learned something about rabbits. They are quite bright and trainable. She would jump on my bed and just lay there with me while I watched television or a movie. I remember vividly, promising on Sandy’s life that I would not kill myself. Fortunately, I kept that promise.
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