Dogs are from Mars; bitches are from Mercury

The bitch's strength's like that of ten because she is obsessed

with cat alerts and puppy poop and who is least and best.

But dogs are aimed at larger goals, like food and food and sex

and walks and quiet thoughts and time to be perplexed.

Light of life

As the light of life grows dim,

And I slowly slip away.

I hear my loved ones crying,

Wishing for one more day.

 

With my last breath of life,

I look around and see,

My toys and bones and things,

That meant so much to me.

Energie- und Nährstoffbedarf eines Hundes

Ich bedanke mich bei futalis.de für die freundliche Genehmigung, die folgende Grafik auf meinem Blog veröffentlichen zu dürfen. Der informative Artikel zu der Grafik ist hier zu finden.

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Der Energie- und Nährstoffbedarf eines Hundes verhält sich nicht proportional zu seinem Körpergewicht. In der folgenden Abbildung lässt sich am Beispiel des Energiebedarfs und des benötigten Ca-Gehalts erkennen, dass ein kleiner Hund ein ganz anderes Verhältnis der Nährstoffe zueinander benötigt, als eine größere Rasse. Je größer und somit schwerer die Rasse ist, desto größer wird dieser Unterschied. Schwere Hunde benötigen daher eine vollkommen andere Zusammensetzung des Futters als kleinere Rassen.

In Abhängigkeit vom Körpergewicht entwickelt sich der Energiebedarf nicht proportional zum Bedarf an anderen Nährstoffen wie Kalzium. Nur die Menge des Futters anzupassen reicht darum nicht aus.

An angel came to me one day

An angel came to me one day,

A ball of fur in hand.

The angel gave the ball to me,

As we stood there in the sand.

She said to me, "It's just a loan,

For only a short time."

And she would surely return one day,

For the ball of fur wasn't mine.

The shy one (by Terri Onorato)

Hidden deep within her soul

a best friend lies in wait,

[...]

Unfortunately I have no authorization of Terri Onorato to publish her texts on my blog (for a few years she no longer issued permits to anyone). But it’s possible to read the text here.

 

Leider habe ich keine Genehmigung von Terri Onorato, ihre Texte auf meinem Blog zu veröffentlichen (seit ein paar Jahren erteilt sie grundsätzlich keine Genehmigungen mehr). Es ist aber möglich, den Text hier zu lesen.

 

Isa of Mayflower

Übergewicht bei Hunden

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Dogs are great in many ways (7)

Important Differences Between Service Dogs, Emotional Support Dogs, And Therapy Dogs

Do you know the difference between a service dog, an emotional support dog, and a therapy dog? Can they all get into the same places? Do they all have the same rights? These 3 types of helpful pets have different roles, rights, and responsibilities in the lives of the people they help. Here are the differences between the designations.

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Heatstroke

(© Lili Chin)

 

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Ich bedanke mich bei Lili Chin (http://www.doggiedrawings.net) für ihre freundliche Genehmigung, ihre Zeichnungen auf meinem Blog veröffentlichen zu dürfen.

I would like to thank Lili Chin (http://www.doggiedrawings.net) for her kind permission to publish her drawings on my blog.

For Hanna

What morning when you waken

Is the right one to decide

That this dog will be forsaken

And no more with you abide?

 

A dog like this, she'll find a home

And what will be the harm

In telling all the children

That she'll be living on a farm?

I didn’t think about you today …

I didn’t think about you today …

Till I didn't feel your warm fuzzy body next to mine when I first woke up and stretched in the bed.

I didn't think about you today ...

Till I went into the bathroom and you weren't there for morning pets and cuddles while I tinkled.

I didn't think about you today ...

Till I got out of the shower and sat on the bed to finish drying and you weren't there with your little paws on my shoulder licking the shower water out of my ears.

How do you mend a broken heart? (by Terri Onorato)

There is an ongoing trend with regard to people suffering the loss of a pet. It's nothing new nor will it come as a surprise to most because I believe [...]

Unfortunately I have no authorization of Terri Onorato to publish her texts on my blog (for a few years she no longer issued permits to anyone). But it’s possible to read the text here.

 

Leider habe ich keine Genehmigung von Terri Onorato, ihre Texte auf meinem Blog zu veröffentlichen (seit ein paar Jahren erteilt sie grundsätzlich keine Genehmigungen mehr). Es ist aber möglich, den Text hier zu lesen.

 

Isa of Mayflower

Wrongly-fitted harness

(© Lili Chin)

 

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Ich bedanke mich bei Lili Chin (http://www.doggiedrawings.net) für ihre freundliche Genehmigung, ihre Zeichnungen auf meinem Blog veröffentlichen zu dürfen.

I would like to thank Lili Chin (http://www.doggiedrawings.net) for her kind permission to publish her drawings on my blog.

Memories

Oh, little friend, do you recall,

When you made this house your home?

You were just a ball of fluff,

Not even halfway grown.

You stumbled when you learned to walk,

It was hard to steer four legs;

You learned to sit, and stay, and come,

And, of course, you learned to beg.

Dog loves his automatic ball launcher

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Der Europäische Gerichtshof (EuGH) hat 2014 entschieden, dass im Regelfall keine Urheberrechte verletzt werden, wenn Website-Betreiber sogenannte framende Links setzen. Dies geschieht zum Beispiel, wenn YouTube-Videos auf einer Internetseite eingebunden werden. 

In 2014 the European Court of Justice (ECJ) decided that normally no copyrights are violated if website operators use so-called framed links. This happens for example when YouTube videos on a website are included.

Please don't let my feet get burned

(© Lili Chin)

 

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Ich bedanke mich bei Lili Chin (http://www.doggiedrawings.net) für ihre freundliche Genehmigung, ihre Zeichnungen auf meinem Blog veröffentlichen zu dürfen.

I would like to thank Lili Chin (http://www.doggiedrawings.net) for her kind permission to publish her drawings on my blog.

Her journey’s just begun

Don't think of her/him as gone away - her journey's just begun ...

Life holds so many facets - this earth is only one.

Just think of her/him as restingfrom the sorrows and the tears

in a place of warmth and comfortwhere there are no days and years.

The judge

A judge's life

Is the life for me,

Picking the winners,

One, two, three.

 

Flying here and flying there,

I'll fly first class everywhere.

The best of food, the finest rooms,

Wealth and fame, overhead it looms.

 

I'll make new friends,

By the score

They'll all come running

When I'm on the floor.

Close your eyes now my longtime friend

Close your eyes now my longtime friend and let this time of suffering come to a peaceful end. We'll walk together soon, I'm sure, as winter turns to spring when snow gives way to budding leaves and birds begin to sing, the gentle breeze shall call your name along the water's edge. For what we shared and what you meant shall never be forgot. Your friendship spans the years behind your memory ahead. You'll always be there next to me companion and good friend.

(Author unknown)

(Source)

Time to say goodbye

You lay in my lap with your amber eyes looking up at me.

We both knew this day would come.

As I run my hands through your coat, you let out a low sigh.

Don't cry, don't ask why, it's time to say goodbye.

You've been my best friend, the one who has seen it all with me.

You've been there through the goo and the bad.

You were there to stand with me when I felt tall,

and there to comfort me when I felt small.

Don't cry, don't ask why, it's time to say goodbye.

A day at Rainbow Bridge (by Terri Onorato)

It's about time ma got to workin' on this page. Well, alright, so maybe I threw a few curves in the process but I finally had to sit on her keyboard and say,"just do it!!" [...]

Unfortunately I have no authorization of Terri Onorato to publish her texts on my blog (for a few years she no longer issued permits to anyone). But it’s possible to read the text here.

 

Leider habe ich keine Genehmigung von Terri Onorato, ihre Texte auf meinem Blog zu veröffentlichen (seit ein paar Jahren erteilt sie grundsätzlich keine Genehmigungen mehr). Es ist aber möglich, den Text hier zu lesen.

 

Isa of Mayflower

Space etiquette for dogs

(© Lili Chin)

 

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Ich bedanke mich bei Lili Chin (http://www.doggiedrawings.net) für ihre freundliche Genehmigung, ihre Zeichnungen auf meinem Blog veröffentlichen zu dürfen.

I would like to thank Lili Chin (http://www.doggiedrawings.net) for her kind permission to publish her drawings on my blog.

One final goodnight

One final goodnight - then released from the pain -

The anguish of spirit - the dreams dreamed in vain.

Though brief was your time here, you captured my heart

That vowed not to love you, but now breaks apart.

From you I've learned patience and courage and trust;

That loving brings pain, but love we all must.

From you I've learned strength of the spirit, and then

From you I've learned not to say "never again".

Fun in the sun

(© Lili Chin)

 

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Ich bedanke mich bei Lili Chin (http://www.doggiedrawings.net) für ihre freundliche Genehmigung, ihre Zeichnungen auf meinem Blog veröffentlichen zu dürfen.

I would like to thank Lili Chin (http://www.doggiedrawings.net) for her kind permission to publish her drawings on my blog.

The lonely on the Rainbow Bridge

But then, there are some at the Bridge who are different. These are the animals who were beaten, starved, tortured and unloved. They watch wistfully as their friends leave, one by one, to cross the Bridge with their special person. For them, there is nobody special ... no special one. Their time on Earth did not give them that.

Yet one day, as they run and play, they notice somebody standing by the road to the Bridge. This person watches with longing the reunion of friends, for during life, this person had no pet. This person was beaten, starved, tortured and unloved.

Heaven's Castle (by Terri and Luci Onorato)

High above the brilliant sun

a castle lies in wait

[...]

Unfortunately I have no authorization of Terri Onorato to publish her texts on my blog (for a few years she no longer issued permits to anyone). But it’s possible to read the text here.

 

Leider habe ich keine Genehmigung von Terri Onorato, ihre Texte auf meinem Blog zu veröffentlichen (seit ein paar Jahren erteilt sie grundsätzlich keine Genehmigungen mehr). Es ist aber möglich, den Text hier zu lesen.

 

Isa of Mayflower

The angels came

My angels came today to take you Home.

I saw them at your side as you slept.

They were singing and smiling,

their eyes brimming with tears.

They have been watching over you for so long

and now it's Time to go Home.

Godspeed dear friend.

Farewell Master, yet not farewell

"Farewell Master, yet not farewell!

Where I go, ye too, shall dwell.

I am gone before your face.

A moments time, a little space ...

When ye come where I have stepped,

Ye will wonder ... why ye wept."

 

(Edwin Arnold)

Kampagne "Wühltischwelpen - nein danke" (2)

Quelle: TASSO e.V.

Info für Gewerbetreibende / Aktion "Hund im Backofen"

Quelle: TASSO e.V.

Pet safety travel tips

(© Lili Chin)

 

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Ich bedanke mich bei Lili Chin (http://www.doggiedrawings.net) für ihre freundliche Genehmigung, ihre Zeichnungen auf meinem Blog veröffentlichen zu dürfen.

I would like to thank Lili Chin (http://www.doggiedrawings.net) for her kind permission to publish her drawings on my blog.

Who’s that?

Who's that person

That runs behind me?

He'll never catch up

Any idiot can see.

 

His face is red,

His eyes are set,

His forehead drips

With tons of sweat.

 

Who's this person,

Flicks a leash on my back.

"Think your so smart,

Just watch this Jack"!

Heaven’s castle (As told by Luci Onorato)

It was a day pretty much like any other. Emily, Socks and I were napping in the office while ma typed on the computer. [...]

Unfortunately I have no authorization of Terri Onorato to publish her texts on my blog (for a few years she no longer issued permits to anyone). But it’s possible to read the text here.

 

Leider habe ich keine Genehmigung von Terri Onorato, ihre Texte auf meinem Blog zu veröffentlichen (seit ein paar Jahren erteilt sie grundsätzlich keine Genehmigungen mehr). Es ist aber möglich, den Text hier zu lesen.

 

Isa of Mayflower

Take me to the bridge

Take me to the bridge

Where the fresh clear waters flow

Take me to the sunshine

Show me the virgin snow

 

Take me to a new place

Where I can feel no pain

My body be renewed, reborn

My spirit whole again

All pets go to Heaven

Can you imagine a heaven without pets?

 

There is a very special place where beloved pets go after they die. This is only a temporary location. But there are trees and grass and lakes, and everything they love. Here they can play and eat and sleep, even better than they did, before they died. Now, there are no aches or worries or dangers of any kind to trouble or threaten them. The only joy missing is their beloved human companion, you.

 

All health is restored completely, and all injuries are healed. Dogs and cats play with each other like youngsters, and they do not have time to feel lonely for you. They miss you, and with the special wisdom that animals have, they trust that this condition will get better. And they confidently wait as they frolic.

Aktion "Hund im Backofen" (4)

Quelle für Grafik und nachfolgenden Text: TASSO e.V.

 

Rechtliche Tipps

 

Wenn ein Hund im Auto in akuter Not ist, kann sein Leben von der richtigen Reaktion abhängen. Feuerwehr oder die Polizei dürfen in solchen Situationen in jedem Fall eingreifen. Aber auch verantwortungsbewusste Mitmenschen sind ausdrücklich aufgefordert, sich für das Leben des Tieres einzusetzen.

 

Für das Verhalten in einem solchen Ernstfall gibt die für TASSO tätige Rechtsanwältin Ann-Kathrin Fries Tipps: 

Hier weiterlesen

I wish (by Terri Onorato)

I wish I had a daisy

or each time you've crossed my mind,

[...]

Unfortunately I have no authorization of Terri Onorato to publish her texts on my blog (for a few years she no longer issued permits to anyone). But it’s possible to read the text here.

 

Leider habe ich keine Genehmigung von Terri Onorato, ihre Texte auf meinem Blog zu veröffentlichen (seit ein paar Jahren erteilt sie grundsätzlich keine Genehmigungen mehr). Es ist aber möglich, den Text hier zu lesen.

 

Isa of Mayflower

They're only ours for a little while

We humans are prone to chase rainbows,

always wanting that pot of gold.

But the wisest of us remember the joy

of just a small creature to hold.

Allow yourself to accept their great gift,

and know what devotion is worth.

Heat pet safety

(© Lili Chin)

 

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Ich bedanke mich bei Lili Chin (http://www.doggiedrawings.net) für ihre freundliche Genehmigung, ihre Zeichnungen auf meinem Blog veröffentlichen zu dürfen.

I would like to thank Lili Chin (http://www.doggiedrawings.net) for her kind permission to publish her drawings on my blog.

Pip

I left you

Too soon

It seems.

But not until I was sure.

Not until I saw you

Move

From fear

To mastery

To strength

To majesty.

 

That is why I came.