Awww! Ok, I was wrong, I just stared entranced at Minnie too. :)
You people are gonna drive me right to the animal shelter some day!
Many pups need a home and you have a big heart.
A human for Christmas is the greatest present a dog can get!
I've a cat at home (used to have three...but two gave up the ghost just recently).
Now I'm working well away from home and living in a little crappy apartment. I miss having pets around.
So . . . I volunteered my time at the local animal shelter. Let me tell you....if your heart breaks at the thought of having to put down a loved pet....you'd never make it in one of these shelters.
Yes...they need the help...desperately! But it is absolutely heart rending to see the number of fully healthy, loving...and sometimes a bit crazy animals that are put down simply because there is no one to take them home! Yes, I know there are "no kill" animal shelters, but not in the area I am. When you work with these unfortunates, you know...you absolutely know...that they are "aware" of the fate that awaits them...and they will do anything to try to please you to avoid it.
It is heart breaking...I was not able to stand it, so I had to stop volunteering. I still give $$, but that seems such a minor thing to do.