What I have learned from my pets

-  There's always time for a nap.

-  If you're happy, show it.

-  Snuggling is good.

- how to create a secret entrance to the house using a motor vehicle
- the correct way of sitting on a cat as to extract the maximum sound from it
- please, please remember where you left your shoes and keys on the beach, and remember to stop back by there before you get all the way back to the car. Actually, never mind, I haven't learnt this at all--Lisa Labradog still has to remind me
- the best way to make the cats eat out of their own bowls (as opposed to sticking their heads in the dog's bowl while she's trying to eat--a risky venture at best) is to STEAL THE BOWLS. The cats go crazy trying to get them back
- how to trick someone out of a whole piece of chicken instead of just getting bits or a bite from it
- the only condition exceeding the sheer, unadulterated joy of peeling down a deserted beach at midnight under the light of a full moon is ... running into some piglets who want to lick back.

That was last month. Stay tuned for the next instalment

Always turn around 3 times on your bed before lying down for a snooze

A cold, wet nose pressed anywhere on my face always makes me feel happy.

Just in the last month, I've learned an important lesson from two of the elder statesmen of the animals around here.  Skipper (horse) is 32 and Falstaff (cat) is 16 and both have had health scares this month.  We've definitely learned that when the old guys don't look so good, PAY ATTENTION!  Watch them carefully every day for an little change.  I've also learned that when you're elderly like these two, you pretty much get what you want.  I hope I have it so good when I'm their equivalent age. 

1) There is no such thing as to much snuggling and cuddling.
2) Loves multiplies the more you give it away.
3) Long walks with friends are the best, Long naps in the sun are almost as good.

If you can't eat it or hump it, pee on it and walk away.

-eric

--playing is fun, flies are bad
--quiet is better than loud
--naps are good
--everyone deserves treats
--loyalty and love come in many ways

These are the things I have learned from my dogs

- Whine relentlessly until you get what you want - you deserve it after all.
- Good buddies are hard to find, so when you do find one let them know you like them.
- Grandma's house is the best place to be in the world.
- Clothing is definitely optional.

My cats continually remind me that if they can't have my warm lap they'll take whtaever clothes I leave around to lie on.
Lying in a sunbeam is the best thing in life......next to feeding time or a warm lap.
Be clear about what it is you want.  Oscar kitty won't lie on the couch unless we have a pillow just for him to perch on.

.... I can't pee and poop on the carpet ?

My dog has taught me a lot about forgiveness.  He needs it often, accepts it joyfully, and is in turn unfailingly willing to extend it quickly.  I'm striving to follow his example.

When you fart, act more surprised than anyone else in the room...and then sniff it....

All these posts without a single mention of the virtues of being able to scratch (and lick) oneself whenever and wherever one pleases.

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Hello

Buddy my new best buddy has taught me
1. That there is forgiveness.  He has learned to love and forget the as---les who mistreated him.
2. Family times are always fun.
3. Big guys can enjoy little dogs
4. Riding in the F-250 is fun for the both of us when we are both driving.
5. Cute one eyed dogs are chick magnets.

 Buddy and I Geo-caching




Kevin

I've learned that we must have ghosts in the house cuz the cats constantly do the 'stop everything and gaze upstairs move' a lot.
I've learned to enjoy those hugs and snuggles like theres no tomorrow.
I've learned to embrace smells no matter how pungent or how lovely as ways of experiencing life more fully.
And that silence can speak volumes. 

Hubby is 6'7" and 280lbs and he is going in to pick up our dogs from the groomers at the pet store.  Two groomers bring out different sets of dogs.  One has a big beefy rottweiler and the other groomer is bringing out two little pomeranians.   When my hubby takes possession of the two pomeranians, another customer just bursts out laughing.  She was completely expecting the rottie to go with my husband, and thought it was hysterical to see the two pommies on his arms (he carries each like a football).

Sorry for the thread hijack, but he never thought he would like little dogs until the pommies.

LOL!!!

I've learned from my dog

a)Only eat when you need to
b)Sleeping a lot is apparently good
c)The daily run/walk is ALWAYS the most exciting thing in the world(not counting treats)