My Other Best Friend Just Died!

[Michael Alexander]

Well.... Me is bending towards shadow.... 2morrow, when we see the mutt 4 the first time... we will know...

[Diana Rudd (Boehme)]

Of course Zack is the best name Koos,thats what my German Shepherd is called.

SHADOW    mmmm I like that,and it's NOT a mutt.

[Michael Alexander]

I just rediscovered this topic...... wow! guys and gals! how time flies..... dollar is but a memory, a good one at that..... shadow sits right now, next to me, with that bloody orange bone in his mouth......,,,, come play, come play..

but above all... with the age of this topic, the path We have followed.... we have that Oranjemund spirit here.... that Oranjemund support.....

I thank you all..... I owe you all a hug.... and yes! plenty of beers.... and a 5lt for auntie diana....

[SandyB]

I echo that ... just spent the birthday   with my  oldest bro Peter .. he now 66 ...  he a tricky bugger emotionally  quiet withdrawn and not able to express  joy or pain  to others .. .. not quite like me .. open and to the point .//  but  with me he can  and yes we  love each other ..  him oldest .. staunch conservative .. me youngest .. totally different and a free thinker ..  strange but true .. it boils down to a mutual respect for each other ...  we always share a fat cigar  before parting ...    I got home and theres my two furry children ..   Tina .. then  Morag  scotty  teenage slut  at the moment ..  I just  lay down on the carpet in the lounge  and allowed them to  run all over me  lick me and  fight over  attention ..   crooning   .. moaning  ..  all the noises of appreciation that our animal children can  emanate .. I feel whole again ... the dollars .. the  patches , the  jessicas ..  the Byrons  ..  the so many  names of pets that pass .. . there is a story of a vet who was called upon to help a family pet pass on ..  he arrived at the house ..  did the deed .. the parents were  distraught .. but  their son was quite composed.. the vet asked him why he was  so calm about it .. so the boy  matter of factly told  the vet  that  human  beings have to live a long life on this earth  to enable them to learn the true  meaning of love .. whereas  our animal friends  know from birth the meaning  of love  therefore  they  dont  have to live that  long  on the face of this earth ... oops lump in throat ,,,

[Michael Alexander]

Thanks Sandy......   

[Delia]

@ Sandy - you right, BIG lump in throat..........wise boy that - reading a book at the moment - channeled messages from spirit guides - when asked re the purpose of the human/animal relationship - the guides' reply?

"animals have such a loving and accepting way about them and they are given to you humans to teach you about true unconditional love and respect because in having a 4-legged addition to your family, regardless of what kind of 4-legged addition, it brings another dimension of love, understanding, patience and respect for other individuals than just humans.  So there is a great reason for them to be part of your human life".

[SandyB]

Too true ... 

[Cherry (Alcock)]

Anybody in Cape Town interested in a new best friend?  I'm helping to look for a good home for a (SPCA) St Bernard called Max; 8 years old a real sweetheart.  His owners are relocating to the UK and are desperate!

[Diana Rudd (Boehme)]

If I didn't have my Zak...yes.  I'll ask around.   

[Michael Alexander]

Old Oranjemunders, Ken and Maggi Dixon, who now reside in Rosh Pinah are looking for a new dog to adopt, there one died recently, however a St Bernard would not agree with the hot temp in Rosh Pinah....   cuqui

[Cherry (Alcock)]

Thanks all; much appreciated!

[John Haycox]

Cherry,

Which branch of SPCA, we are well known at Grassy Park.

[Cherry (Alcock)]

Hi John,

Sorry should have been clearer; he's ex-SPCA and not a pure breed.