I had to put my English Pointer to sleep last September. Her name was Belle and she was just 1 week shy of her 13th birthday. Even though I have another Pointer, Abraham, its been very sad and lonely without her. I volunteer at the local animal shelter, and have been watching an Australian shepherd mix for the last few weeks. I finally broke down and brought him home for a weekend sleepover. Of course it only took 24 hours to decide to keep him, so everyone, meet Isaac.....

(The second collage is Belle...still miss my sweet girl)

so great to see so many animal lovers on here. we have always had dogs, mostly farm dogs and horses. our dogs have lived long happy lives but even at that it's difficult to lose them. it's like losing part of the family. when our last dog died at 16 , he was a blue heeler with tons of personality, was my husbands best pal, my husband was lost . He found a puppy in the woods someone had dumped. brought him home and he is now the most spoiled dog ever. animal lovers are special people.

Lost my yellow lab a year ago. Just kitties for awhile.

Miss my "doorbell alert". A lot. Waiting for a smaller 35-40 lb non shedder. To come my way and love my kitties too Don't know when

Lost my yellow lab a year ago. Just kitties for awhile.

Miss my "doorbell alert". A lot. Waiting for a smaller 35-40 lb non shedder. To come my way and love my kitties too ImageUploadedByBariatricPal1420503685.308785.jpgDon't know when

she has a twin too

she has a twin too

What a beautiful cat.

We buried our dear cat (Scooter) in the backyard too. It's been five years now. I cried so much the next day, I had big circles under my eyes. I really should have called in sick to work. My tears wouldn't quit and I'm sure people thought I was a crazy cat lady. It's hard to explain the deep bond you have with certain pets, no matter what kind of pet they are. It's a personal story for everyone.

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I'm the cat lady. I know how you feel my 20 year old buddy Aloysious passed away a year ago. A month before a tiny white ball of fur appeared in my yard with no mama or litter. I took Stormie in because she was so tiny and look like she only had one eye. I later found out her eye was just crusted shut. She barely weighed a pound. Stormie saved me from dying of a broken heart when Aloysious died. Our furbabies are truly blessings to us. I'm glad you and Isaac found each other.

Edited January 6, 201511 yr by BLERDgirl

I'm the cat lady. I know how you feel my 20 year old buddy Aloysious passed away a year ago. A month before a tiny white ball of fur appeared in my yard with no mama or litter. I took Stormie in because she was so tiny and look like she only had one eye. I later found out her eye was just crusted shut. She barely weighed a pound. Stormie saved me from dying of a broken heart when Aloysious died. Out furbabies are truly blessings to us. I'm glad you and Isaac found each other.

While I was overseas I was nicknamed The Cat Man because of my passion for the cats.

Ivanna coat aka fluffy kitten

TONY HAWK ( he's just here for his wing to heal)

Scooter crunch aka cruncha munch

Bacon Betsey

My emo Alpacas and some of my horses

And Monkey my Brussels griff who was forced upon me and I adore crazy loon

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@@Kindle

I'm actually going to apply to volunteer at our local animal shelter. It was one of my New Years resolutions

Yay!! I love this. Rather you bath a dog or throw a stick it rocks! I also beg of your going to donate donate to your local shelter not the SPCA or PITA so much more $$ Gos to the critters not the people

Yay!! I love this. Rather you bath a dog or throw a stick it rocks! I also beg of your going to donate donate to your local shelter not the SPCA or PITA so much more $$ Gos to the critters not the people

It's also good to go and ask you local shelter what they need. There's big but simple needs you can help with.

Yay!! I love this. Rather you bath a dog or throw a stick it rocks! I also beg of your going to donate donate to your local shelter not the SPCA or PITA so much more $$ Gos to the critters not the people

Exactly! Your money goes directly to the animals (and those that care for them) rather than a CEO and expensive television commercials. And @ is right, a lot of times they could use certain items or even your skills (Computer entry, phone calls, handyman/repair, lawn mowing, snow plowing, cleaning, laundry, volunteering at adoption events or fund raisers, socializing/training animals, etc) if you don't have spare cash.

Edited January 6, 201511 yr by Kindle

Just so you know I not only support my local animal shelter. I'm an activist by heart and have not only supported my local shelter but I support the ASPCA, SPCA International and even PETA. Just say'n.

As a vegetarian I'm not a fan of PETA, but I support my local SPCA. They do wonders in my community. Stormie was spayed & microchipped for free thanks to them. She gets her yearly vaccinations for just $15 thanks to them.

@, I think you should call yourself "catman"!