The stop gap years-part three-Animals
The stop gap years- Animals
Both of us love animals- we got together because Karl offered to show me his guinea pigs and his cats (not a euphemism!). The day I moved my guinea pigs in was the day we knew it was a relationship for keeps!
Looking back, our love of cats seemed just a little bit kooky and mad but nothing harmful- but what it was really was another filler in our lives. A lovely filler, but a filler all the same. At one point we had 8 cats, though that lasted a short while as the cat was only with us a night that was not as the vet described 'placid and loving' but instead feral and violent. He escaped and never came back.
Over the years many have stolen our hearts and ended up with us in pairs as I was a sucker for 'we can't find them a home'. We are now down to a normal two cats who are 13 and 11. Byron loves to be outside and Cobweb loves to roost indoors and only goes out if the sun is out and all the planets are aligned correctly and the the breeze is exactly in the right direction (read- she is fussy).
Then came the dogs- first, inspired by the sitcom 'Spaced' we lusted after a Miniature Schnauzer. Gus came home 10 years ago and has been the most wonderful delight in our lives. He is loving, friendly, calm and adaptable. We both love him dearly. Later, along came Spike, a friend for Gus. Gus was not overly pleased with this and their relationship remain a close disdain with occasional love and friendship. They get on with each other, sit near each other, but Gus eschewed Spike trying to cuddle up to him as a puppy. Spike, a Boarder-Jack cross (now 7) is lively, a little mad, obsessive and very, very loyal and loving.
They are our boys, our babies, our little men. They have gone someway to fill the family gap. They are companions, know when you are upset or ill or excited and love being with us. They are my little family. They have helped a great deal.
They are both good with children and visitors and I cannot explain the panic we had that they might play up and not impress our social worker- but they were always both awesome and on the last couple of visits didn't even bark when she came in- Spike, in fact, very much wanted to sit with her!
These are the most worthwhile of our stop gaps- and will remain in our lives through the process and hopefully becoming a family. They are our family. We know they are dogs, not children, we might call them our doggie babies, but we know they aren't- but in their own doggy way they our in our pack and we love them dearly (don't get me wrong, we love the cats but they are somewhat ambivalent to anything! unless it is dinner time, they love us then!).
Both of us love animals- we got together because Karl offered to show me his guinea pigs and his cats (not a euphemism!). The day I moved my guinea pigs in was the day we knew it was a relationship for keeps!
Looking back, our love of cats seemed just a little bit kooky and mad but nothing harmful- but what it was really was another filler in our lives. A lovely filler, but a filler all the same. At one point we had 8 cats, though that lasted a short while as the cat was only with us a night that was not as the vet described 'placid and loving' but instead feral and violent. He escaped and never came back.
Over the years many have stolen our hearts and ended up with us in pairs as I was a sucker for 'we can't find them a home'. We are now down to a normal two cats who are 13 and 11. Byron loves to be outside and Cobweb loves to roost indoors and only goes out if the sun is out and all the planets are aligned correctly and the the breeze is exactly in the right direction (read- she is fussy).
Then came the dogs- first, inspired by the sitcom 'Spaced' we lusted after a Miniature Schnauzer. Gus came home 10 years ago and has been the most wonderful delight in our lives. He is loving, friendly, calm and adaptable. We both love him dearly. Later, along came Spike, a friend for Gus. Gus was not overly pleased with this and their relationship remain a close disdain with occasional love and friendship. They get on with each other, sit near each other, but Gus eschewed Spike trying to cuddle up to him as a puppy. Spike, a Boarder-Jack cross (now 7) is lively, a little mad, obsessive and very, very loyal and loving.
They are our boys, our babies, our little men. They have gone someway to fill the family gap. They are companions, know when you are upset or ill or excited and love being with us. They are my little family. They have helped a great deal.
They are both good with children and visitors and I cannot explain the panic we had that they might play up and not impress our social worker- but they were always both awesome and on the last couple of visits didn't even bark when she came in- Spike, in fact, very much wanted to sit with her!
These are the most worthwhile of our stop gaps- and will remain in our lives through the process and hopefully becoming a family. They are our family. We know they are dogs, not children, we might call them our doggie babies, but we know they aren't- but in their own doggy way they our in our pack and we love them dearly (don't get me wrong, we love the cats but they are somewhat ambivalent to anything! unless it is dinner time, they love us then!).
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