No more all night party's for me. I promise.
Thanks Dee

Every dog must have a soul
Somewhere deep inside
Where all his hurts and grievances
Are buried with his pride.
Where he decides the good and bad,
The wrong way from the right,
And where his judgment carefully
Is hidden from our sight.

A dog must have a secret place
Where every thought abides,
A sort of close acquaintance that
He trusts in and confides.

And when accused unjustly for
Himself, he cannot speak,
Rebuked, he finds within his soul
The comfort he must seek.

He'll love, tho' he is unloved,
And he'll serve tho' badly used,
And one kind word will wipe away
The times when he's abused.

Altho' his heart may break in two
His love will still be whole,
Because God gave to every dog
An understanding soul!

Author Unknown

Thanks Scott

The Best Part About Owning A Dog...

... is the way he will come over to see me, for no reason,
  just to let me know I'm important to him...
... is the way he is always ready to lick the jelly off my nose...
... is the way he looks into my eyes and finds contentment in
simply being near me...
... is the way he will run all over the yard, fetch a soggy tennis
ball and bring it back to me as if to say "look mom, it's all
I have, but it's yours...
... is the way he wakes me up in the morning by pushing his
cold wet nose in my ear and snuffing loudly...
... is the way he shreds toilet paper all over the house, because
it's fun even though he knows he shouldn't...
...  is the way he comes over to me when he is sad...
... is the way he wedges himself near me when I am sad and push
all others away, to console me with his love...
... is the way he pounces on crickets in the backyard...
...  is the way he doesn't care about bad hair day or overdue bills...
... is the way he loves you, even when you are impatient with him
and have no time this morning for a game of tug-a-war...
... is the way his coat feels like liquid silk under my fingers...
... is the way he finds wisdom beyond words.

Author Unknown

Beware Of The Dog!

A stranger stopped at a little country store by the side of the highway one day, and on his way in, noticed a prominent sign reading "DANGER! BEWARE OF DOG!" posted on the door.

Thanks Jan

~~~Bad-Day~~

Cats

1.  After dark, all cats are jaguars...

2.  Never *ever* try to baptize a cat.

3.  Cats are smarter than dogs. You cannot get a cat to pull a sled.

4.  A cat knows your every thought. It doesn't care. But it knows .

5.  If I want to hear the pitter patter of little feet, I will put
    shoes on my cat ...

6.  Most people with cats, know they are being controlled. That's the
    horror of it ...

7.  Never try to out stubborn a cat .

8.  Thousands of years ago ,humans worshiped the cat .
 They have not  forgotten this . . .

9.  Whenever I bathe my cat, it takes an hour to get the fur off of
    my tongue.

10. I prefer to live with Feline Sapiens, thank you very much.

11. Picture of a fat tabby on a couch , looking at his owner,
    "My species domesticated your species... "

~~~A PIG OF A STORY~~~

A farmer had five female pigs and, as times were hard,
he had determined to take them to the county fair and
sell them. While at the fair, he met another farmer who
owned five male pigs. After talking a bit, they decided
to mate the pigs and split everything 50/50.

The farmers lived sixty miles away from one another
and so they agreed to drive thirty miles and find a field
in which to mate their pigs. The first morning, the farmer
with the female pigs got up at 5 am., loaded the pigs
into the family station wagon, which was the only vehicle
they had, and drove the thirty miles.

While the pigs were mating, he asked the other farmer,
"How will I know if they are pregnant?" The other
farmer replied, "If they're in the grass grazing in the
morning, then they're pregnant. If they're in the mud,
then they're not."

The next morning they were rolling in the mud, so he
hosed them off, loaded them again into the family
station wagon and proceeded to try again. The following
morning, MUD again!!!

This continued all week until one morning the farmer was
so tired that he couldn't get out bed. He called to his wife,
"Honey, please look outside and tell me if the pigs are in
the mud or in the field."

"Neither," reported his wife. "They're in the pickup truck
and one of them is honking the horn."

Thanks Iz

A Dog Owner's Prayer

O Lord don't let me once forget
How I love my trusty pet---
Help me learn to disregard
canine craters in my yard,
Show me how to be a buddy
even when my sofa's muddy,
Don't allow my pooch to munch
postal carriers for lunch,
Shield my neighbor's cat from view'
guide my steps around the doo,
Train me not to curse and scowl
when it's puppy's night to howl.
Grant I shan't awake in fear
with a cold nose in my ear'
Give me patience without end---
Help me be "A Dog's Best Friend"!

Author Unknown

Thanks Scott

THE CATS MEOW

Thanks Izzy

DID YOU EVER?????

A guy was visiting his friend in the hospital who was "all torn up."
"What happened?" he asked.
"Well, we were hunting the Mumba snake. It has yellow and black
stripes. It likes to sun itself lying across a pathway in the jungle.
You catch it by grabbing the tip of its tail with one hand and
quickly
running your other hand up the length of its body so you can grab it
behind the neck."
"Go on". the friend said.
"Well, I stealthily sneaked up to the tail laying across the jungle
path,
grabbed it by the end and rapidly moved my other hand upward ...
just as the procedure goes."
"So why are you so beaten up?" the friend asked.

"Did you ever *goose* a tiger?"

Thanks Scott

I AM FAMOUS NOW?

I was born today. One of ten.
My daddy was very famous. I have lots of half brothers and sisters.
My mother is very famous. Since she got famous, she only has puppies.
No more loving hands. No more fun trips...just puppies.
She is always sad when they leave her.

I left home today. I didn't want to go,
so I hid behind my mama and my 3 litter mates that were left.
I didn't like you. But one day they said I would be famous. I wonder --
is famous the same as fun and good times? So you picked me up and carried me away,
even though you were concerned about me hiding from you.
I don't think you liked me.

My new home is far away. I am scared and afraid.
My heart says, "BE BRAVE". My ancestors were. Did they go to "good homes", like mine?
I'm hungry because I can't eat too much because it will be bad for my bones.
I can't bite or snap when the children are mean to me. I just run and play
and pretend I am in a big green fields with butterflies and robins and frogs.
I can't understand why they kick me.

I am quiet but the man hits and says loud things.
The lady doesn't feed me good things like I had with my mother.
She just throws dry food on the ground,
then goes away before I can too close for touching and petting.
Sometimes my food smells bad but I eat it anyway..

Today I had ten puppies.
They are so wonderful and warm. Am I famous now?
I wish I could play with them, but they are so tiny.
I am so young and playful that it is hard to lay here in this hole under the house,
nursing my puppies. They are crying now. I am so hungry. I scratch and worry at my fur.
I wish someone would throw me some food. I am also very thirsty.

Now I have eight puppies.
They got cold in the night and I could not make them warm again.
They are gone. We are all very weak.
Maybe if I take them all out on the porch, we could get some food?

Today they took us away. Someone grabbed my puppies.
They cried and whimpered. We were put into a truck with boxes in it.
Are my babies famous now? I hope so because i miss them.
They are gone, and this new place smells of urine, fear and sickness.
Why am I here? I was beautiful and proud like my ancestors.
Now I am hungry, dirty, in pain and unwanted. Maybe the worst is unwanted.
No one came although I tried to be good.

Today someone came.
They put a rope on me and led me to a room that was very clean and had a shiny table.
They put me on the table and someone held me and hugged me.
It felt so good!!
Then I felt tired and laid down in the arms of someone who cared.

I AM FAMOUS NOW. TODAY SOMEONE CARED

Author Unknown...

****Note from Tom: A very sad story but oh so true. If you know of anyone****
who is planning to buy a pet copy this and give it to them.

Thats it for Tid-Bits 52. I hated to end it with that sad story.
But it is a "Cold hard fact" and we should keep it ever present
in our minds. I posted it outside of 3 pet stores. The devil
made me do it though.

I want to give a great big

to all the MOM'S out there. Take the day off,
lock the house and CRASH. You deserve it Mom.

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