http://community.local12.com/blogs/fur_and_feathers/archive/2007/09/10/1958675.aspx September 11, 2008: Love Leaves a Memory Death leaves a heartache no one can heal, love leaves a memory no one can steal.  (from a headstone in Ireland)   When I think of the term, "loved one", I thinken-USCommunityServer 2.0 (Build: 60217.2664)http://community.local12.com/blogs/fur_and_feathers/archive/2007/09/10/1958675.aspx#1990278Sat, 22 Sep 2007 14:07:56 GMT5074a148-d78c-4002-9893-e3ddfe53ee9d:1990278janlee38This person is a true pet lover........she lives for her dogs and conducts her life with love, truth and faith.  http://community.local12.com/blogs/fur_and_feathers/archive/2007/09/10/1958675.aspx#1999575Tue, 25 Sep 2007 13:55:45 GMT5074a148-d78c-4002-9893-e3ddfe53ee9d:1999575janlee38/this "pet lover" must have zoom zoom zoom in her body also.....good weight loss program.http://community.local12.com/blogs/fur_and_feathers/archive/2007/09/10/1958675.aspx#2573759Thu, 21 Feb 2008 20:03:33 GMT5074a148-d78c-4002-9893-e3ddfe53ee9d:2573759wakemeupwho wrote the entry about the mother in the hospital? you need to be writing books not blogging. that was very touching!!http://community.local12.com/blogs/fur_and_feathers/archive/2007/09/10/1958675.aspx#2578577Fri, 22 Feb 2008 14:11:16 GMT5074a148-d78c-4002-9893-e3ddfe53ee9d:2578577bimbam55We have fur and feathers in our home.  I agree that more dogs equals more love.  We adopted a beautiful male red golden retriever in '01.  He was sweet, loving, funny.  Don't tell me they don't have a sense of humor.  He would wait for "daddy" to get up then hop on the couch in dad's place and wait for dad to come back...tail waving back and forth and I swear he had a smile on his face because his dimples would show and his eyes would twinkle.  He passed away in '06 at only 5 y/o of a tumor or anuerism, it was very sudden, not even enough time to get him help.  We will always miss and love him.  We adopted a female black lab to keep him company in '05.  She's a nervous overeater like her "mommy" but sweet and loving as ever.  We adopted a 2y/o choc lab.  He's as big as she is small.  But he's very, very loving, a little neurotic and as our vet says "a little pushey" about getting attention.  We thought we were done until God sent us a really small female red golden retriever who needed a home.  Against my better judgement, my heart melted and that loving, happy little girl now sleeps in our bed with us and carries on a flirting relationship with the male lab.  I love being greeted by them after work.  I love laying around with them watching tv or studying.  They calm me, warm me, love me and none of us can EVER imagine our house without dogs.  I have feathers too.   Several parakeets as two had a family last year, two cockatiels, and a lovebird.  One cockatiel and the lovebird are tamed and loving.  They love to ride around on my shoulder and be snuggled and scratched on the top and back of their head which they can't reach with their feet.  The are also funny and can crack us  up with their antics.  I financially cannot feed any more or I'd still be taking them in, I love them all so much even if it requires sweep every day to keep up with the hair, feathers and seed hulls!