Four-Legged Corner

Princess

By Rebecca

Posted on Thursday September 02, 2010 12:38 am

Princess was abandoned here 3 yrs ago around the same time that my husband passed away. We became inseparable. She is the love of my life and my best friend. She is somehow psychically connected to my thoughts and moods. She is just pure love and loves everybody. She is great with kids and often does therapy with me as she is a great ice-breaker!

Miss Cheevus and Orsen

by Alison Brown

Posted on Thursday August 26, 2010 8:52 pm

While on a break at work one evening, I crossed the street to the convenience store and what did I happen upon but two small puppies next to the sidewalk! Some people were looking at them, contemplating what to do about the situation. I spotted what I thought was the mommy dog, skinny and scraggly, looking on from far away. I continued on my way, unconcerned, but when I returned I found the larger of the two puppies attempting to walk - straight into the busy street! This was unacceptable, so I promptly scooped them up, took them back to work with me, and put them in a box for all to see. I was hoping someone would see them and want to take them home. This did not happen, so I took the puppies, fleas and all, home with me. The fleas were taken care of, but now the puppies needed names. The larger and fluffier of the two was named Orsen, which means bear. The smaller little lady was named Miss Cheevus because of her tendency to get into mischief. That was nearly 10 years ago, and I have only regretted picking them up and taking them home with me a time or two (just kidding!!).

They have been vegetarians for about two years.

The Story of Whippersnapper

by Peggy Farrar

Posted on Saturday October 10, 2009 5:26 pm

Multitudes of starfish washed up on shore. A young boy started picking them up and throwing them back into the ocean. Someone saw what he was doing and told him that it was pointless, that there were too many to save, that it wouldn't make a difference. Throwing another starfish into the sea, the little boy responded, "It makes a difference to this one."

I was working at a fund-raising bingo game for a homeless, no-kill, animal shelter in rural Kentucky when a man approached me and said, "I gotta ‘get rid’ of this dog I got at home." I nervously explained to him that the shelter currently had no space for canines (all the cages were full). He glared at me and said, "Well, I guess I’ll have to go on and drown ‘it,’ then."

I was horrified—the thought of someone drowning a dog just cut me to the core and I knew I had to do something. I quickly said, "Sir, I think I might be able to provide a foster home for this dog if you could bring him to the shelter tomorrow."

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Posted on Friday October 09, 2009 10:05 pm

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