ASPCA commercial

Yesterday I was moved to tears by a TV commercial. It was an ASPCA commercial showing abused and rescued animals. It was not a long commercial and I think I saw no more then half of it before I had to walk away and hug my big goofy dog. This dog is the bane of my existence. Oh he's pure love but he is also stubborn, willful and frequently in trouble. There has been two times in the past year that I was considered re-homing him (a practice I strongly believe against) but decided to see it through. It has not been easy. But I think he's slowly turning into a great dog.

My second hug went to hubby's baby girl. My 4th cat, and the most stubborn. She was injured at 2 months old, and it was predicted she would not live. Hubby and I nursed her back to health, she went EVERYWHERE with us. That girl was at our wedding! We forced water and liquid food down her for days. I remember the exact moment she started acting normal again. She's so precious, even if she's quite an ornery snot. I hugged her next because she was mad at me, and getting a big mommy hug didn't help her mood any! Why was the darling kitty mad? Her dinner was 45 minutes late. I'm watching images of animals without limbs because of abuse and my girl is angry her dinner is late? Wow.

Besides making me sad the commercial, made me grateful for the animals in my life. For our ability to pamper them with a special canned dinner every night, high quality food, toys, cat stands, blankets, play time, chews and all the love they want. When we moved and our cats hid upstairs in their carriers for days the things that comforted them most were each other, things that smelled like us, and most of all us. Our animals are strongly bonded to us, and I consider it an honor to have earned their love. I think its so important to really commit when you bring an animal into your home, its not always going to be easy or convenient but the pay offs are huge.