PRAYING MANTIS WISDOM
My cat and I found this praying mantis on our front porch. It shares, “Be still. I am not much different then you. My leg is injured and it is hard to walk my path. Be still with me and we will find a new way.”
KYLIE THE CATTLE DOG
This is young Kylie. She lives in a home with Zip and Kiwi, who are both experienced agility athletes. Kylie looks up to her older siblings and says with confidence, “One day, I am going to be the biggest agility champion in the world!”
ZIP THE ATHLETE
This is Zip. His mom is a positive dog trainer. He says, “I love to run fast and earn titles in agility. When running the agility course, I would like it if my mom could visualizes the next obstacle in her mind sooner. I get a lot of my cues from the pictures in her …
INTERVIEW WITH BEAN THE BUNNY
This is Bean. I found her hopping down the sidewalk of a main road. I was unable to locate her owners so Bean traveled cross country on an airplane to live with my friend. Laura: What was your life like before your present home? Bean: I use to live in a cage. It was a …
BIRDIE BY THE OCEAN
I met this birdie down by the ocean. I asked her if she ever felt life was hard. Birdie said, “I try to have a routine and stick to it as much as possible. That makes my life easier.” Then I asked her what she would like more than anything. She answered, “I would like …
LUNA
Luna says, “Tell my mom (person) I feel just as lucky to have her as a mom as she feels lucky to have me. I have seen other dogs’ mom and I certainly got lucky!”
EMI ON DOG AGGRESSION
Emi says,“I growl at other dogs because I cannot read them anymore. My eyes are blurry and sometimes, especially after my morning medicine, my reaction time is slower. I feel safer if the dogs stay away from me. They don’t understand what is wrong with me. One dog tried to attack me because I scared …
FRANKLIN
Franklin says, “I like the way my mom pets me and how she talks to all of us cats the same way. I like the way she tells people stories of our adventures. It is nice to know that you are understood so well. I like her slippers. I am very happy. The scariest thing …
CAT POOPING OUTSIDE LITTER BOX
Dear Laura, I have a severe problem with my cat Ziggy. In the last two weeks she has crapped on my bed twice, crapped on the kitchen floor, and peed on the kitchen counter. She has access to outside 24/7 by way of the dog door. Here’s the deal—-I’m not interested in working with this …
RICKY THE CAT & SUNNY THE CONURE
Sunny says, “I was never scared of Ricky. He was my friend and I knew that he only wanted to sniff me.”