Posted by mark on August 29, 2000, at 12:57:23
In reply to Pets and depression, posted by stjames on August 28, 2000, at 20:26:54
After seeing the "Thin Man" series of movies I decided that I had to have a
Wire-hair Fox Terrier. After checking a few breeders we found that a "new" one
was too expensive - $500+. So we started looking for a used one. The Wire-hair
Fox Terrier Club of America put us in touch with a man who needed to get rid of his
because he was moving. We went and met "Happy" and fell in love. If a name ever
suited anyone or anything it was this dog and Happy. She was 1 year old when we
got her and ten years later she is still a loving, rambunctious, pain in the neck,
that has helped me tremendously.After a couple of years we decided that the dog needed some company so we got her
a cat. We went to the animal shelter and they really didn't have many kittens. We
walked by this one cage and as I was passing this little ball of fur rushed to the
front of the cage and grabbed my shirt. I was hooked in more ways than one. 'Muffin'
had been abandoned and had a badly infected eye. We took her to the vet and got it
cleared up. As a result there was some scarring in one eye and she has some resperatory
problems. She is a true cat - she only comes around when she thinks it's her idea. But
when she does she is one big bundle of love. Her purring and rubbing always puts a smile
on my face.Naturally a few years after that we decided that the cat needed a pet. So we got the cat a
cat. Talk about as different as night and day. "Burdeau" is an Ocicat which means he was bred
to have spots like an Ocelot. He's the social director. In the middle of everything, always in
your lap wanting to know what's going on. And what a talker! The other cat opens her mouth
but most of the time nothing comes out. Burdeau walks around the house talking up a storm.We're a dysfunctional family. But we put the FUN in dysfunctional!
Mark
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