Posted on July 29, 2008 by calsifer
btmao has been bugging me to put up her favourite Rheilly photos recently taken, pleading ignorance of flickr and wordpress for not doing so herself (sluggard).
So here they are:
Truncated. Her ample tummy is so generous it makes her look like she’s missing half her length when she poses just so.
Baby tumtum. Ever since her sterilisation [...]
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Posted on July 29, 2008 by calsifer
This is a 2006 article on the New York Times, a bit old chronologically but content-wise still as fresh. It’s a perfect companion to Japan: The horrors behind your made-to-order best friend, in giving the blunt-honest perspective on the pet-dog arena from a dog-lover in America about the dog-loving population, breeds, and the pooches themselves. I guess in [...]
Filed under: Americas, Animals, Dogs, Pets, Social Commentary | Tagged: Animals, breed standard, defects, Dogs, KERASOTE new york times, pets, purebreds, Westminster Dog Show | 1 Comment »
Posted on July 29, 2008 by calsifer
Sometimes, a seemingly impossible choice presents itself. Sometimes a decision is then made that seem to fly in the face of reason. Sometimes these illogic decisions change lives.
This is the first entry about Zoey’s story, whose handicap reminds us a lot of Remy.
28-JUL-2007
A rough start
We found this kitten sitting in the middle of the road [...]
Filed under: Americas, Animals, Animals with disabilities, Cats, Kitty TLC, Pets | Tagged: Animals, blogs, Cats, handicapped pets, one-eyed cat, pets, rescue, rescued cats, zoey | Comments Off
NYT: Dogs Like Us
This is a 2006 article on the New York Times, a bit old chronologically but content-wise still as fresh. It’s a perfect companion to Japan: The horrors behind your made-to-order best friend, in giving the blunt-honest perspective on the pet-dog arena from a dog-lover in America about the dog-loving population, breeds, and the pooches themselves. I guess in [...]
Filed under: Americas, Animals, Dogs, Pets, Social Commentary | Tagged: Animals, breed standard, defects, Dogs, KERASOTE new york times, pets, purebreds, Westminster Dog Show | 1 Comment »