Loving animals, and a give-away

July 12, 2012 by Mary Muncil from White Feather Farm

A couple of times a year, I go through my books and donate or give some away to make room for the new. Instead of putting this one in the donation bag, I thought I’d offer it here as a give-away. Since I really enjoyed these stories, and we are such a community of animal lovers, I thought that you might like it too.

To enter this give-away just post a comment that has a word, which comes to mind when you think about your animal friends. It could be love, comfort, joy, etc., or even a pet’s name or a story. I’ll choose a random winner on Saturday the 14th.

“I ask people why they have deer heads on their walls. They always say because it’s such a beautiful animal. There you go. I think my mother is attractive, but I have photographs of her“. Ellen DeGeneres

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59 Responses

on July 12, 2012 at 4:24 p07 Kathy Ray

Vic and George – unconditional love!
on July 12, 2012 at 4:24 p07 Annette van Pletzen

My furry children.
on July 12, 2012 at 4:24 p07 Juliet Bell

LOVE Ellen DeGeneres. I don’t have a TV so I don’t see her often, but I remember her hilarious situation comedy that got cancelled when she admitted who she really was. I was outraged – and so glad when she was accepted back. It’s a cliche, but unlike we humans, animals are unconditionally loving. I have one dog (lost my dearest pal last January), five cats, eight chickens, a feral feral cat visitor, and a domestic cat visitor who belongs to the whole area. And then there are all the wild animals…Mr. Black Bear was here only a week ago. Some visitors are less loving (like humans) – I’m trying not to kill the deer flies that are dreadful this year.

How I love life – how it make me laugh.

No need to put me in the drawing.
on July 12, 2012 at 4:24 p07 becca's event horizon

Friend
on July 12, 2012 at 4:24 p07 Pam A.

Loyal, loving, smile inducers!
on July 12, 2012 at 4:24 p07 SandyP

Mary, that’s two days in a row I’ve had a good chuckle with your postscripts. I loved Ellen DeGeneres comment on the deer head. I don’t know why people have them either. I wonder if deer would like to have people heads where they live (mind you, they sleep out in the open..they might have a transport problem with people heads). Like you, I’m cleaning out slowly and trying to keep my life pared down a bit. Last night I went through my CD’s and will take some into the Salvation Army today. I think of how much my son would have to go through if I don’t pare down in older age and older age is looming on my horizon somewhat quickly these days. How is it that we end up with possessions owning us? Human folly, I guess. We’re an acquisitive society.
SandyP, in Canada
on July 12, 2012 at 4:24 p07 Carol Furlani

I love the way animals make me feel when I’m around them-peaceful!
on July 12, 2012 at 4:24 p07 Laurie

Isn’t it interesting how the fuller we become in our interior, spiritual self, the leaner we seek to make our exterior world? It doesn’t mean I don’t appreciate the nice “things” I’m surrounded by, but I’m not so attached to them anymore. I lost a watch that was very dear to me a couple of years ago. I went to the store I thought I lost it in but no luck. And then I just thought, “Someone else must need that watch a lot more than I do” and moved on.

I don’t own pets because my lifestyle wouldn’t be fair to any of them – not even a fish. But I do feed a cute little cat who stops by in the morning while I’m having coffee and reading my newspaper on my patio. When she’s finished eating, she walks around and checks out my herbs and flowers and chases a gecko or two while we chat, and then she goes on about her day and I go on about mine. Someone once told me that cats and dogs sweep away negative energy ~ my cat visitor always leaves me smiling … a good start to any morning.

No need to enter me in the drawing, either, Mary. Just stopping by to say hello before heading off to a 5-day silent retreat full of sweetness and light.
on July 12, 2012 at 4:24 p07 Carol E.

My two labbie boys, Tanner and Brady, and my kitty Katie give me unbridled adoration and loyalty. They bring such joy and laughter to our home. I count it a sacred privilege to care for them on their journey through this life.

Since I already have the book, please send it to someone else to enjoy.
on July 12, 2012 at 4:24 p07 Jenn Peek

Peace! The animals in my life have always brought me peace. Now because of my new path I get to spend time with a many animals. I groom dogs and teach riding lessons. Both jobs have brought me peace beacuse of the animals I get to work with!
on July 12, 2012 at 4:24 p07 am432

Happy-gram!
on July 12, 2012 at 4:24 p07 Sue

My animals, Maddie, Lucy, Turtle, Paco and Brother are my family. They keep me going when times get tough.
on July 12, 2012 at 4:24 p07 Mitzi Flynn

The way my big puppy dog greets me at the door – he is literally shaking all over and wagging his tail at warp speed. To me that is the very meaning of love!
on July 12, 2012 at 4:24 p07 Debra Saum

HI Mary. I hadn’t read Ellen DeGeneres’ quote before…..what a great chuckle! She is a wonderful animal advocate. Your give-away is a fabulous idea and what a great book to choose! As an animal communicator, I have so many words to describe these special beings…..mystics, teachers, bringers of light, comedians, lovers, gentle, kind, devotees of nature, companions, enlightened ones…….thanks for the opportunity to express my love and devotion to their presence in my life!
on July 12, 2012 at 4:24 p07 Brooke Burton

Miss Daisy~pistol.
JBB, Asheville, NC
on July 12, 2012 at 4:24 p07 mary in manchester

patience…that is what my dog helps me to learn.
on July 12, 2012 at 4:24 p07 Jackie

not so much a word or a story but rather a wish for my sister…..an animal lover by nature or choice…… her greatest wish, which she shares all the time, would be to have the land to open a huge shelter so she could adopt every critter she sees or hears of that needs a home……tired of dealing with people (working for the sheriffs department) she finds love and comfort in her animals which they return to her twofold…..may her wish come true some
day soon.
on July 12, 2012 at 4:24 p07 Joanne Overton

Aurora…our border collie who got spooked on 7/4 & bolted out of the house. She was missing for almost 48 long hours during a bad heat wave. She was 3 miles from home in a hilly & wooded area. Because she had tags with our phone # on it, she was found & returned to us. Thanks be to God!!! She is getting micro-chipped today and the bandages are coming off her burnrd paws.
- on July 12, 2012 at 4:24 p07 Susan Alcantara
  
  So glad you found your sweet girl, Joanne! Maybe a Frosty Paw is in order! Do they have those frozen treats for dogs out your way? And a nice fluffy pillow and some J.S. Bach! Haha!
on July 12, 2012 at 4:24 p07 carolyn

LOYAL….in the face of everything!
on July 12, 2012 at 4:24 p07 Beth

Cowboy – my mini-dashound… gone 2 years… Try – my corgi… gone one year… Scooter – the corgi/aussie mix who’s worming his way under my skin… Sonny – my trusted quarter horse that carried me thousands of miles for 20+years and still living in my backyard… and Mervin – who’s taken Sonny’s place carrying me on journeys to come. One word? nah… several come to mind… love, trust, champanion, laughter, happiness, sadness, loss, friendship… the list goes on. Love your blog, Mary. Thanks for allowing glimpses of your life.
on July 12, 2012 at 4:24 p07 cathylstewart

devotion
on July 12, 2012 at 4:24 p07 Hwa Su Kim

It comes to my mind, contentment, in union and harmony with life and nature.
on July 12, 2012 at 4:24 p07 Kathye

Whether in the wild or in our homes, God’s little teachers, wise communicators, silent sermon givers…I’d love to hear an animal, any animal, provide the keynote speech at a convention, the graduation address at a top university, the homily at a church…just once…I wonder what they would choose to tell us…and I wonder what we would hear…I believe it would be wisdom for the ages…
- on July 12, 2012 at 4:24 p07 Susan Alcantara
  
  I just love that, Kathye, silent sermon givers! For those who have ears to hear. .
on July 12, 2012 at 4:24 p07 Rebecca M.

My shepherd mix Faye is a steadfast presence in my life, always happy, forgiving (if I miss a walk once in a great while, although she does have a fenced in 1/2 acre of land to explore and and rabbits to chase, she of course loves loves her walks), loyal, and always always always makes me smile when nothing else sometimes can, and a teacher – she shows me how to remain positive and live in the moment. Animals are such blessings to our lives!! I’m so glad you brought this topic up Mary, thank you!
on July 12, 2012 at 4:24 p07 Julie V.

I would have to say that all of my past pets (dogs) have been my loving companions…………….always there for me, never judging or criticing me, just loving me and trusting me.
on July 12, 2012 at 4:24 p07 Mary Ann Hines

My dogs are my teachers. The most important thing I’ve learned from them is always to greet the people I love like I haven’t seen them in years.
on July 12, 2012 at 4:24 p07 greyhounds4me

Contentment…both when I look at them and they look back at me. Or, maybe they are just using mind control, looking for a treat…
on July 12, 2012 at 4:24 p07 jean

thankful
on July 12, 2012 at 4:24 p07 Susan Alcantara

Connection . . . on a sweet and deep level, different from connections with human beings, but no less important or nourishing. My little female dog, Lucky who is 7 years old to my male Dobie’s almost 13, was the little dog we found on the trail hiking five years ago. She has always been a Mommy’s girl ever since and has the sweetest habit, daily! of nudging up to me when I begin to read a book. She jumps onto the chair, sofa or bed, wherever I am, and nudges my hand away from the book, and comes really really close to my face, and stares into my eyes with her beautiful black orbs – it’s just this most precious feeling as if she’s really wanting to connect with me and have my sole attention for just a brief moment – and then she curls up and is most happy for me to stay put and read for awhile. Love those moments of connection.
on July 12, 2012 at 4:24 p07 Carol Geiger

My dog Charlie and I are grateful to each other, I think. I provide the best affection, and loving care within my power. Since 2001, Charlie has been wonderful company, and blood pressure reducer!
on July 12, 2012 at 4:24 p07 wendy greenspan

bliss – heavenly bliss- we have had many animals over the years – all evoke such a feeling of love, bliss, contentment, love
on July 12, 2012 at 4:24 p07 Molly White

Unconditional
on July 12, 2012 at 4:24 p07 CC

Companion

Collette
on July 12, 2012 at 4:24 p07 Susan Alcantara

Love reading these posts – feels like a thousand tails wagging and a happy collective PURR!!!!
on July 12, 2012 at 4:24 p07 Kathi Williams

My life would be so much poorer without my dear pets. My sister was a St.Bernard (title of my blog) and we’ve had a lovely lineage of cats for decades and decades. Now as I volunteer regularly at our local shelter, I am honored to give comfort and exercise for those four-footeds who haven’t found their forever homes yet, or who are healing from bad experiences. I spend most of my time in the infirmary with the new intakes, who are so pitifully frightened, or precious kittens getting over kitty colds, often the result of the stresses even in our loving spot. I come away energized by their sweet love, and we all love the days a dear one goes home to a loving family….
on July 12, 2012 at 4:24 p07 MaryAnne Hagglund

I have two wonderful dogs with very different personalities. Elle – our golden retriever is as joyful/playful as she can be and Iris – our blue-eyed aussie shepherd insists on having a job – something with purpose. Thus, they remind me that life is all about balance.
on July 12, 2012 at 4:24 p07 sherrie

Life completing—What an empty life I would have were I without them.
on July 12, 2012 at 4:24 p07 Marilyn Ritter

My cats teach me to live in the moment and not be concerned with the past or the future. Thanks for the opportunity to win this book!
on July 12, 2012 at 4:24 p07 Bonita Lukinich

‘Stillness’ after all the animals have been feed and dusk is upon us, I take my stool and sit in a corner of the sheep pen. They all gather around pushing up against me and when they finally settle warm sheep breath mingles with human breath and a ‘stillness’ envelops us.
on July 12, 2012 at 4:24 p07 Carolyn Smith

Yeti XXXX
on July 12, 2012 at 4:24 p07 Barbara C-M

Today I came home in the middle of a less than satisfying work day to have lunch with my 2 dogs. I felt worn out, and discouraged so I flopped down on the floor to do a little restorative yoga. Shakti and Siggie, my own personal team of self-appointed therapy dogs came to either side of me, snuggled up and made it better right away. They just knew I needed a hug, and I can face the rest of the day thanks to my loving, furry friends.
on July 12, 2012 at 4:24 p07 Sally Brechbill

Contentment is one of the words that comes to mind when I think of my eight cats. They make this house feel like home.
on July 12, 2012 at 4:24 p07 Suzanne Tate

My sweet Chloe, who died last September, brought me love and contentment from the first day. The big Golden (Poot) with whom I’m involved has enhanced my sense of making things right when you can.

Lessons abound from all the furry beings.
on July 12, 2012 at 4:24 p07 Alexis M.

My cats = calm.
They save my sanity!
on July 12, 2012 at 4:24 p07 Jenna

My dog Jesse [10 yr old English Setter] is constant, devoted, utterly trusting, & a great & consistent comfort to me. .
on July 12, 2012 at 4:24 p07 Joleen Yeanoplos

Unconditional love (oops – that’s two words)
on July 12, 2012 at 4:24 p07 Barbara Rabinowitz

Peace. One word of many. By the way, a wonderful book is Animals as Teachers & Healers, by Susan Chernak McElroy.
on July 12, 2012 at 4:24 p07 Susan Woodward

Bijou = togetherness
on July 12, 2012 at 4:24 p07 Myrna Prins

I’m the lucky one to have gotten my two pups from our spca.
on July 13, 2012 at 4:24 p07 Kate

Deep bond – difficult to describe but we sure feel it!
on July 13, 2012 at 4:24 p07 C.S. Miller

My border collie is my devoted best friend, my constant companion.

I have a story in one of those inspirational books.
on July 13, 2012 at 4:24 p07 PegK

Cruiser (shih tzu) — he’s my lovey dog; Lulabell (schipperke-pom) — the happy pirate. Pets are wonderful. You get to choose your own family.
on July 13, 2012 at 4:24 p07 Terri Brown

i missed the blog yesterday…my dogs have taught me so much, hard to express. Hannah: gone from us: love and acceptance, Maverick, gone now, forever in our hearts: taught me about sweetness and perserverance( can I get a treat now, can I!) Maggie: 12 years of growing together and still walking on the path, new and old. I have this book Mary, but wanted to say something about my canine companions.
on July 13, 2012 at 4:24 p07 melissa campbell

soul mates~
on July 13, 2012 at 4:24 p07 Marilee Grall

My new furry companion,Maggie, helps me enjoy the little things in life!
on July 14, 2012 at 4:24 p07 Christy Wiediger

Toby (cat) – I lost him in 2009 and still miss him everyday. I would enjoy this great book if your gift ends up coming to me!
on July 14, 2012 at 4:24 p07 Ruth Ann Easterwood

Cookie….even though she was 15 and blind she still found her way through the house and into my lap to comfort me during my depression days…