I love all these stories...  We had a beagle when we lived in calif. She
had puppies and I named the runt, a boy, big-boy, (well, I was 3 or 4 at
the time), I wanted to keep him, but one day, a lady came to the house with
her son. They had lost their dog to illness... I didn't want to give
big-boy up, my mom took me aside and said, that little boy doesn't have a
dog at all, come on don't be selfish... I sadly handed big-boy over to the
boy...but I never forgave my mom.

The mother of big-boy, her name was Boobah, in hebrew it means little girl
or little doll. She was such a garbage hound, the dog catcher would see my
mom and say to her, madame, if i had a nickle for every time your dog got
out, I'd be rich! We had to open our front door, bent over holding onto
Boobah's collar, because otherwise she would squeeze through our legs and
escape. She also dug holes under our backyard fence and out that way. my
father finally poured concrete a foot deep around the fence.

Boobah was a jealous dog, so much so, my parents looked for ways to lessen
it. Finally my dad wanted to try getting a cat. The cat helped a lot, she
was a pretty calico, with black, brown and white... and eventually Boobah
and Henny-penny would sleep together, it would be so cute, because with
their coloration, you couldn't tell at first glance who was who...

The best story about Boobah, occurred one summer when I was away at summer
camp, and my parents had taken the trailer up north to see my dad's sister
who lived in the Oakland hills. Well, it was garbage morning, and Boobah
got out of course, she was 12 or 13 at the time, and had been spayed long
ago, well, the dog catcher finally caught her, along with eight or nine
other dogs, all male, they were following the garbage truck... well, being
a hound, of course Boobah had followed with her nose to the ground, and her
nose and paws were all bloody by the time they caught her. When my dad
finally came to pick her up, they told him, Sir, it would be great if you
would spay your bitch!  She had all these male dogs following her!   lol!
They did not believe him that she was spayed!  Poor dog, we had to care for
her for several weeks, that was the most memorable pick-up from camp I
remember.

Mag

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> [Original Message]
> From: ken barber <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Date: 3/29/2005 1:10:15 PM
> Subject: Re: now pets
>
> well i think most of us at least hope there are
> animals in heaven even if we do know know the answers
> as to souls/no souls/ different type souls.
>
> --- Kendall David Corbett <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
> > Our dog, an 80 lb. Lab/chow cross (a Chowbrador, as
> > we call him) has
> > helped me catch our older cat and bring her back in
> > the house when she
> > got out.  She got between a bush and the house where
> > I couldn't get to
> > her, and he "encouraged" her to go back to where I
> > could reach.  He
> > still intercedes in the cat's squabbles if the
> > hissing gets too loud.
> > Both cats will sleep with him (although not at the
> > same time) if it's
> > cold in the house.
> >
> > Kendall Corbett
> >
> > An unreasonable man (but my wife says that's
> > redundant!)
> >
> > The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the
> > unreasonable one
> > persists in trying to adapt the world to himself.
> > Therefore, all
> > progress depends on the unreasonable man.
> > -George Bernard Shaw 1856-1950
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Trisha Cummings [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> > Sent: Tuesday, March 29, 2005 6:39 AM
> > To: [log in to unmask]
> > Subject: Re: now pets
> >
> > Hi Ken,
> >
> >  Yup, and when it comes to animals - most of us have
> > a really soft spot.
> > We have 6 cats and they all have their own
> > personalities, and one is a
> > great playmate to the dog, and another has a normal
> > cat/dog
> > relationship. And when the kittems where born the
> > father cat was right
> > there guarding the mother cat, he licked little
> > bottoms and took turns
> > sitting with babies. I gained a whole new
> > perspective on animals - and I
> > had had pets for years. To this day the mom cats
> > comes and swats bottoms
> > when the cats play to rough and one squeals. Very
> > much "human" dynamics.
> >
> >                                          Trisha
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: St. John's University Cerebral Palsy List
> > [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of
> > ken barber
> > Sent: Tuesday, March 29, 2005 8:34 AM
> > To: [log in to unmask]
> > Subject: Re: now pets
> >
> >
> >   great trish i was just thinking, i did not know
> > all
> > our theology about animals was going to the list,
> > but,
> > it seemed to stike a cord with some on the list and
> > i
> > was going to change it to a thread of its own and
> > just
> > invite everyone to join in with the few that already
> > have.
> >   it is a whole lot lighter than the other
> > depressing
> > thread  we have going, and we can all use a little
> > lighter mix.
> >   every one?
> > --- Trisha Cummings <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> >
> > > Hi Kendall,
> > >
> > >    Oh I know - our cats are little humans in fur
> > > coats. Winter runs up and greets me and it sounds
> > > like she says Mom. Amber and her friends swear
> > that
> > > cat speaks English. The cats have learned to open
> > > the swing kitchen door and Winter runs up to the
> > > phone and looks like she would answer - as Amber
> > > says if she had thumbs. And Don't they communicate
> > > with just looks - In our house have one cat wail
> > and
> > > the others come running to see what's wrong. And
> > > tell them no and see the dirty look you get back.
> > I
> > > recently read an article which said animals are
> > > smarter than we have given them credit for. I
> > think
> > > any good pet owner knows that. We have taken the
> > dog
> > > to the Unitarian Church where they have pet
> > > blessings.
> > >
> > >                                      Trisha
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: St. John's University Cerebral Palsy List
> > > [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of
> > > Kendall David Corbett
> > > Sent: Monday, March 28, 2005 6:59 PM
> > > To: [log in to unmask]
> > > Subject: Re: Deny Last Rites TO Terri Schiavo??
> > >
> > >
> > > Trisha,
> > >
> > > If that's the Catholic theology, they obviously
> > > didn't see my dog when
> > > his toe got caught in the ramp on my van.  He
> > looked
> > > at me, between
> > > whimpers, as if to say, "Please Dad, get it loose.
> > > It hurts, and I'm
> > > scared."  I've attended several churches that do
> > pet
> > > blessings
> > > frequently.
> > >
> > > This Q&A discusses animals souls vs. human souls
> > > quite nicely:
> > >
> > >
> >
> http://www.ewtn.com/vexperts/showmessage_print.asp?number=3D431500&langu
> > a=
> > > g
> > > e=3Den
> > >
> > >
> > > Kendall Corbett
> > >
> > > An unreasonable man (but my wife says that's
> > > redundant!)
> > >
> > > The reasonable man adapts himself to the world;
> > the
> > > unreasonable one
> > > persists in trying to adapt the world to himself.
> > > Therefore, all
> > > progress depends on the unreasonable man.
> > > -George Bernard Shaw 1856-1950
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: ken barber [mailto:[log in to unmask]]=20
> > > Sent: Monday, March 28, 2005 8:36 AM
> > > To: [log in to unmask]
> > > Subject: Re: Deny Last Rites TO Terri Schiavo??
> > >
> > > well, my logic does not agree with theirs.
> > >
> > > --- Trisha Cummings <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> > >
> > > > Hi Ken,
> > > >
> > > >   The catholic logic is only thing with souls go
> > > to
> > > > heaven, only people have souls - so only people
> > go
> > > > to heaven.
> > > >
> > > >                                Trisha
> > > >
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: St. John's University Cerebral Palsy List
> > > > [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf
> > Of
> > > > ken barber
> > > > Sent: Monday, March 28, 2005 9:53 AM
> > > > To: [log in to unmask]
> > > > Subject: Re: Deny Last Rites TO Terri Schiavo??
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > well, trish. i believe heaven and eart were
> > > created
> > > > perfect. there were animals from the first 6
> > days,
> > > > no
> > > > matter how you interpret "days." if animals were
> > > > part
> > > > of the perfect, why would they not be part of
> > the
> > > > other perfect.
> > > > and the bible itself talks about horses as part
> > of
> > > > the
> > > > new creation.
> > > >   i do not know either way about if there ever
> > was
> > > > unicorns, but, i do know that there are people
> > who
> > > > love animals very much and animals are a part of
> > > > their
> >
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