Comments on: Please Meet The Beasts

By: Sayward Rebhal

Sayward Rebhal — Mon, 24 Feb 2014 20:08:00 +0000

Hi Andrea, thank you for sharing your story, and I’m so sorry to hear about what your Leo is going through right now. You are right, they are a gift and a treasure. You’ve reminded me to give some extra doggie love today, so thank you.

♥

By: Andrea

Andrea — Wed, 19 Feb 2014 22:07:00 +0000

Just happened on this post as I’m making your Matzoh Ball Soup tonight. I tear up every time I read other people’s rescue stories. It’s especially tough today because my amazing standard poodle woke up today unable to walk. I rescued him when he was about a year old, I was volunteering in rescue back then (over time, it’s what got me veg/vegan) Anyway, Leo is a god and now about 14 and having trouble with his back legs for months. He’s lost a ton of weight and I guess his time with us is nearing an end. Dogs are such a gift, the very best part of life. Knowing we’ll outlive them is the painful deal we make every time we adopt one I guess. Enjoy every day we have them….

By: kate

kate — Thu, 21 Feb 2013 02:44:00 +0000

My husband and I have a hurricane named Oppenheimer…wouldn’t have any other dog in the world! Love this post!

By: Sayward Rebhal

Sayward Rebhal — Sat, 24 Sep 2011 21:44:00 +0000

I just use plain Dr Bronner’s castile soap. Works great!

By: Lou-Lou

Lou-Lou — Mon, 19 Sep 2011 05:59:00 +0000

You’re puppies are gorgeous!! I’m looking for a natural dog wash, I’m a “no pooer” myself, is it ok to use on dog skin? Both of mine get allergies and I don’t want to hurt them if the BS is too harsh??

By: Sayward

Sayward — Thu, 14 Oct 2010 20:35:46 +0000

@ sarah – What a menagerie! I love it!! (and Xander!!! awww <3 )

By: sarah

sarah — Tue, 12 Oct 2010 04:06:40 +0000

Aww love this. Read my mind again too apparently… I was just thinking last week, “Wait, does Sayward have one or two dogs? I know about Harley… but isn’t there another…” Animals are such an important part of our lives it’s cool to hear about yours… especially Harley’s story. I’ve “rescued” all of ours off Craigslist so that’s a little different, not as romantic ;) (And as a side note I COMPLETELY understand about losing your first pup… we lost our baby in a really bad way a month before he would have turned one… most awful thing I’ve ever had to go through).

Now we have Kademos who is 1 yr and 3 months and sounds pretty much just like Crash. He’s a purebred Siberian Husky… “chaos on four legs” is so very appropriate. He’s very smart but hard to train due to his ADHD and spazziness but he’s growing up… slowly. He’s definitely my husband’s dog.

Last week we made a new addition – Aelo (pronounced “EEl-o”) who is 8 weeks, and half German Shepherd, half Siberian Husky. We got him as a buddy for Kade (and because we need a dog with some practical intelligence ha), but we also have 3 cats so he has to be young enough to be raised with them. He looks and, so far, acts like a German Shepherd, which is what I wanted – he will definitely be “my dog”.

Cats are Moses (a girl – long story) who is about 5, twin brothers Jaeger (mellow chunk) and Jasper (onery cuteness). And I also have a leopard gecko, Xander, who chills on my computer desk and waits for his crickets to appear. He’s actually older than any of the other pets except Moses (almost 4 years) which is kind of funny.

Now you know why we don’t have any kids lol…

By: Sayward

Sayward — Mon, 11 Oct 2010 19:56:55 +0000

Loving all these stories!

By: Kate

Kate — Sun, 10 Oct 2010 01:06:12 +0000

Oh Sayward…I have the opposites in dogs. Rusty, my first, is your Crash, although our problems are fear aggression and an extreme mistrust of new people, and my second is a pseudo Harley. An ultimate snuggler, but much younger, Maverick is definitely the easier of the two.

When I write the long, loooong stories of both my dogs, on their own blog ultimately, I will share here :)

By: Kaye

Kaye — Sat, 09 Oct 2010 03:17:29 +0000

Crash sounds like my Beagle/Border Collie mix (a match made in hell). Oreo is definitely still a work in progress. She has infinite amounts of energy and she listens really badly. =/ We’ve been able to put a stop to some of her habits, but some of them are a little tougher to quell. We’ve had her for less than a year, so far.