Story archives - tag: "animals"

City Girl

A man was abusing his dog so I stole the dog, got arrested and fought a legal battle, and now every night when the dog jumps in bed with me I know it was worth it.

tags: animals abuse happiness little mutt dogs understanding judges [add]

2009-12-07 16:50:52 / Rating: 1655.75 /

Dianne

Two weeks into my convalescence I realized that the animals I watched daily in the back yard -- birds, squirrels, bunnies -- led a secret life that included not only a daily search for food, but also expressions of love, caring, and mischief.

tags: animals convalescence [add]

2009-09-24 15:34:55 / Rating: 286.25 /

amused veterinarian

Pointing to the penis, I assured my client that her dog was, in fact, a male not a female, and encouraged her to forgo the bedtime kiss on his "belly button."

tags: humor animals dogs [add]

2009-08-20 10:13:09 / Rating: 715.5 /

Stacy

"Whoa" means nothing to a Swedish horse.

tags: animals humor travel [add]

2009-07-10 11:12:59 / Rating: 510 /

Annie

I've been pooped on by a hawk while wearing a $10,000 Oscar de le Renta gown.

tags: animals people [add]

2009-01-28 16:25:03 / Rating: 324 /

Arktoi

With a melodramatic sigh, she declared she was a "bad vegetarian today" and wolfed down a double bacon cheeseburger, and I wondered how I could be so vehemently opposed to violence against animals and still want to punch this human in the mouth.

tags: vegetarian bad vegetarian food animals random violence [add]

2008-12-04 13:14:27 / Rating: 526.25 /

incitemaybe

My cats and I slept through the afternoon with limbs askew like old forgotten puppets.

tags: animals cats puppets naps time [add]

2007-11-07 16:31:31 / Rating: 535.5 /

Miss.NoName

Though I was only 6, I knew how wrong I was to let my grandparents dog rapidly hump my pelvis, behind his dog house that spring.

tags: childhood regret animals kid hate [add]

2007-04-25 15:55:07 / Rating: 633.25 /

dotmatrix

When I asked the cat to let us know he was ok, my husband gave me the look, but the next morning he admitted that the cat woke him by walking on his pillow.

tags: spirit death animals pets love connection [add]

2007-03-13 12:47:17 / Rating: 593 /