http://thoughtsfurpaws.com All Pets Go to Heaven Fri, 30 Jul 2010 19:21:03 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 http://thoughtsfurpaws.com/dogs/a-pit-bulls-prayer/ http://thoughtsfurpaws.com/dogs/a-pit-bulls-prayer/#comments Fri, 08 Jan 2010 05:42:33 +0000 JL Smith http://thoughtsfurpaws.com/?p=2191
I found this on a blog called Everyone Deserves a Special Friend and had to share it with you all. This should be posted in every shelter, pound, city council building, police station, dog park, pet store, pet rescue, library, and utility pole across the country. Sure puts BSL in its place…  A Pit Bull’s [...]]]> http://thoughtsfurpaws.com/dogs/a-pit-bulls-prayer/feed/ 20 http://thoughtsfurpaws.com/dogs/an-abandoned-dogs-rainbow-bridge-story/ http://thoughtsfurpaws.com/dogs/an-abandoned-dogs-rainbow-bridge-story/#comments Thu, 16 Jul 2009 17:59:01 +0000 JL Smith http://thoughtsfurpaws.com/?p=1529
This is borrowed from my favorite dog rescuer’s blog: A Dog Rescuer’s Life. It talks about how vital animal rescuers are in our pets’ lives. Prepare to need Kleenex… ——————————————————————————— It is said that when animals die they don’t go to heaven, they go to the Rainbow Bridge where they wait for their owners. The [...]]]> http://thoughtsfurpaws.com/dogs/an-abandoned-dogs-rainbow-bridge-story/feed/ 21 http://thoughtsfurpaws.com/dogs/dog-logic/ http://thoughtsfurpaws.com/dogs/dog-logic/#comments Mon, 19 Jan 2009 14:49:52 +0000 JL Smith http://thoughtsfurpaws.com/?p=843
I got this in one of those adorable email forwards but it was so cute I had to share it with everyone here… DOG LOGIC -The reason a dog has so many friends is that he wags his tail instead of his tongue. -Anonymous -There is no psychiatrist in the world like a puppy licking [...]]]> http://thoughtsfurpaws.com/dogs/dog-logic/feed/ 7 http://thoughtsfurpaws.com/dogs/a-pets-ten-commandments/ http://thoughtsfurpaws.com/dogs/a-pets-ten-commandments/#comments Mon, 12 Jan 2009 15:41:06 +0000 JL Smith http://thoughtsfurpaws.com/?p=821
I got this from Braodview Kennels yesterday when I went to pick up a new foster dog with my sister (that story coming later this week so stay tuned, it’s exciting!)… 1. My life is likely to last 10-15 years. Any separation from you is likely to be painful. 2. Give me time to understand [...]]]> http://thoughtsfurpaws.com/dogs/a-pets-ten-commandments/feed/ 28 http://thoughtsfurpaws.com/dogs/rainbow-bridge/ http://thoughtsfurpaws.com/dogs/rainbow-bridge/#comments Wed, 17 Dec 2008 14:10:50 +0000 JL Smith http://thoughtsfurpaws.com/?p=741
Please everyone send your purr-rayers and good thoughts our way. My family (my sister) has lost their 10-year-old beloved Pit Bull mix, Tux. “Tucky” was a sweet, sweet dog who loved to play with sticks bigger than he was, go for fast walks and sit right on your lap. He had to be laid to [...]]]> http://thoughtsfurpaws.com/dogs/rainbow-bridge/feed/ 9 http://thoughtsfurpaws.com/dogs/the-forgotten-dogs-christmas-poem/ http://thoughtsfurpaws.com/dogs/the-forgotten-dogs-christmas-poem/#comments Tue, 16 Dec 2008 15:15:32 +0000 JL Smith http://thoughtsfurpaws.com/?p=738
Author Unknown Everyone take heed…and please pass this around to everyone thinking of getting a puppy or dog this holiday season… ——————————————————————————————- Twas the night before Christmas when all thru the house Not a creature was stirring not even a mouse. The stockings were hung by the chimney with care In hopes that St. Nick [...]]]> http://thoughtsfurpaws.com/dogs/the-forgotten-dogs-christmas-poem/feed/ 5 http://thoughtsfurpaws.com/dogs/more-dogpet-loss-poems/ http://thoughtsfurpaws.com/dogs/more-dogpet-loss-poems/#comments Fri, 05 Sep 2008 14:47:19 +0000 JL Smith http://thoughtsfurpaws.com/?p=399
Losing a pet is a situation that no one deals with well (no one that I know anyhow). Oftentimes it helps to read soothing pet loss poetry to help you through your grief. It helps to know that someone else has been down the pet loss road before and thought enough about it to leave [...]]]> http://thoughtsfurpaws.com/dogs/more-dogpet-loss-poems/feed/ 23 http://thoughtsfurpaws.com/dogs/rescue-dogs-poem-dog-poetry/ http://thoughtsfurpaws.com/dogs/rescue-dogs-poem-dog-poetry/#comments Thu, 07 Feb 2008 14:49:54 +0000 JL Smith http://thoughtsfurpaws.com/?p=18
This poem was given t0 me by the owner of Russell Rescue and Multiple Breed Rescue at Crazy W Farm in Elyria, Ohio. It’s source is anonymous. —————————————————————- Once I was a lonely dog just looking for a home. I had no place to go, no one to call my own. I wandered up and down [...]]]> http://thoughtsfurpaws.com/dogs/rescue-dogs-poem-dog-poetry/feed/ 5 http://thoughtsfurpaws.com/dogs/losing-a-pet-pet-loss-poetry/ http://thoughtsfurpaws.com/dogs/losing-a-pet-pet-loss-poetry/#comments Tue, 22 Jan 2008 20:07:18 +0000 JL Smith http://thoughtsfurpaws.com/?p=10
Coping with the grief after losing a pet can be a difficult thing to do. Those experiencing pet loss need to arm themselves with their toughest defenses because outliving a pet is a heartbreaking situation. The loss of any type of pet – guide animal, police animal, companion animal or other, is a devastating loss [...]]]> http://thoughtsfurpaws.com/dogs/losing-a-pet-pet-loss-poetry/feed/ 13 http://thoughtsfurpaws.com/dogs/the-rebellious-bassett/ http://thoughtsfurpaws.com/dogs/the-rebellious-bassett/#comments Thu, 17 Jan 2008 21:01:31 +0000 JL Smith http://thoughtsfurpaws.com/?p=6
Henry is a wayward Basset Hound.                                                His nose is always to the ground.                                                                He feels the need to announce himself,                                                                  to other dogs on a walk, to people, and himself. Henry prefers to spend his days lounging around.                                                        Henry’s nose is long and stout.                                                            It frequently steers him about. He loses all control When chasing [...]]]> http://thoughtsfurpaws.com/dogs/the-rebellious-bassett/feed/ 9