Saturday, February 16, 2008
Loving animals is worth living…
… also in the Philippines
Before I had plenty of canaries in Germany. One was silent for more than year - I didn’t like him. One day he suddenly landed on my shoulder and tried to give me peck on the cheek. Then the canary whistled a happy tune - enough to lighten my heart. A cat was curled in my arms, contentedly purring.
Step by step after moving to the Philippines i started watching animals in a very different view. I see a dog crossing a street and guiding a blind man… . And, one more thing, since we are living here, we got the chance to keep a lot of dogs, several aquariums, a small fish farm (with Lapu-Lapu), many different canaries and many more. Come, and think about it. We must admit they are good company. All they also need is “Tender-Love-Care” and in return they will offer us their own “Tender-Love-Care”.
So if you have a pet, keep looking after it. But don’t forget your real human friends in the meantime.
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# 1 Harvey said:
Hello Klaus,
In my view, people and relationships are complicated, animals are not. I saw an adage the other day that pretty much sums up my thoughts on this subject: ‘the more people that I meet, the better that I love my dog!”
regards
Harvey
# 2 Klaus said:
Hi Harvey, it sad to say, but you are right. On the other hand I do value those very good friends I have got the more and keep them as a big treasure. Thanks for stopping by…
# 3 Tina said:
Hi Klaus,
I’ve always been an animal lover - dogs, especially. We have Toby, a beagle, who I sorely miss whenever I travel. I have his picture on my cellphone and share his picture to whoever cares to look. Whenever I call home, my husband puts me on speaker phone so I can “talk” to Toby. When I’m stressed, I just hug Toby and I instantly feel better. I’m not kidding!
Whenever I go visit family in the Philippines, I always have “pasalubongs” for all the pets in the family. Sometimes I feel guilty as I buy the pet pasalubongs before I buy the people pasalubongs. 
You’re right, we should not forget our human friends. I have to admit though that Toby has a special place in my heart, just for him alone. 
# 4 Klaus Doring said:
Hi Tina, thanks for your nice comment. In many things we are the same. One of my dogs “Honey” also has a very special place in my heart. She is pregnant for the second time, and we hope everything will be fine. I can ‘talk’ with her - or she even understands talking with the eyes…