Wet Nose - www.wetnose.org.za

AdoptAPet - www.adoptapet.co.za

Animal Ambulance - www.animalambulance.co.za
 
HAWS - www.hartebeespoortdam.co.za/haws/index.htm

Information and inspiration for animal-lovers

Canine Commandments

Things we can learn from dogs

Last will and testament of an extremely distinguished dog
 
How to make your dog live longer
 
Caring for cats

Helpful tips

PET-FRIENDLY HOLIDAY ACCOMMODATION ESTABLISHMENTS
Does Fido like to join you on holiday? Contact Sharon Spicer on sspicer@intekom.co.za or 083 244 5054 and find out about the 150 listed establishments where your animals are welcome to join you on your holiday.

HOW TO FIND A LOST HAMSTER
Hamsters have a habit of escaping and they're almost impossible to track down. Here's an easy way to find your missing pet. Place some hamster feed in the bottom of a deep bucket and prop a sturdy piece of wood against it as a ramp. Within a day you will find your hamster waiting for you inside the bucket, unable to escape.

NEED TO RID YOUR ROOM OF DOGGY/KITTY ODOURS?
Wash the floors of the affected area with steri nappi.

DOG CONTINUOUSLY LICKING THAT "HOT SPOT"?
Apply Aloe Powder or Lotion (inexpensive at Chemist) to the affected area. That bad taste stops the licking immediately! Problem solved. This is a truly tried and tested remedy to what Vet's diagnose mostly as an OCD

Inspiring Words

Touch Me

Touch me with your voice as a puppy young and new
And let me know my presence is what is pleasing you.

Touch me with your spirit, for the Creator sent me here to you
To teach you of that precious bond known by the choicest few.

Touch me with your hands as I grow tall and strong
I need you as my mentor throughout my whole life long.

Touch me with your lips and brush them softly on my brow
Please kiss away the fears that I am feeling now.

Touch me with your eyes as I become fully grown
To validate unspoken love that we have always known.

Touch me with your heart as our bond keeps growing stronger
And words need not be used in our language any longer.

Touch me with your breath, so soft and warm upon my face
As I try to bring you comfort in life's never-ending race.

Touch me with your love when my muzzle turns to grey
I live my life to please you, each and every single day.

Touch me with your scent when age has dimmed my sight
To reassure me always that you will be my light.

Touch me with your face when your tears are meant for me
So I may bear your pain and let your heart be free.

Touch me with remembrance when I have travelled on
And I will hold your heart in mine forever when I'm gone.

Courtesy Susan Krauser/Friends in Harness
 

Something to make you smile

FROM THE MOUTHS OF BABES

Dear God, thank you for the baby brother, but what I really wanted
was a puppy - Joyce, 5yrs

I would like to marry my dog, but it isn't allowed, is it? - Melanie, 5 yrs

My cat falls in love and stays out all night and then he brings a lot of
kittens back! - Susan, 6 yrs

True love is when something dies and you still remember it, like my
hamster - Bobby, 7 yrs

My tortoise fell in love but it made him very tired and he went to bed
for about 4 years. I think love does make you tired, especially old women,
they always sleep a lot. - John, 6 yrs

Dear God, please can you send me a pony? I never asked you for
anything before, you can look it up - Bruce, 6 yrs

WHAT IS A CAT? A SCHOOLBOY'S EXAM ESSAY (1903)
The housecat is a four-legged quadruped, the legs as usual being on the corners.
It is what is sometimes called a tame animal, although it feeds on mice and birds
of prey. It's colours are striped. It does not bark, but breathes through its nose
instead of its mouth. Cats also mow, which you have all heard by now. Cats have
9 lives, but which is seldom wanted in this country 'cos of Christianity. Cats eat meat
and most anything, speshuelly what you cannot afford.
That's all about CATS!

DOGS ALLOWED!
A Motel Proprietor, answering a guest's enquiry concerning the acceptance of his guide-dog, replied: "I have been in business for 30 years. Never have I called on the Police to eject a disorderly dog. Never has a dog set fire to a bed with a cigarette. I have never found my towels in the dog's suitcase, nor a whisky glass ring on his dresser. Therefore, the dog is welcome. If the dog can vouch for you, then you can come along too!