Badger - sad to read about Sandy. Standard poodles are incredible dogs.

Aerwin - so sorry about no pups.

Dogs aren't supposed to eat candy especially chocolate although Sandy loved it. He was a large dog though and could handle it, but it can be extremely toxic to the toy breeds.

FWIW, he didn't just steal "people food". I remember he also found a stash of doggie treats - he and Lily got one every morning after going outside -- and ate the entire bag.

Here's a funny story about Lily the rat terrier and Morris the cat. Morris gets dry food but he also gets 1/3 can of moist cat food every morning and every evening. In the morning after he finishes eating the moist food, Lily gets whatever he leaves in the bowl. Morris is fed on the bathroom counter since the dogs steal his food if it's put on the floor. Anyway, if you wait too long to let Lily have Morris's leftovers, she'll actually growl and bark at you until you let her have them.

Aw, cute stories! Pets are really special!

My 2 peach faced lovebirds (I lost my sweetest one a while back) really do evolve. They are about 8 years old now (will live for 15-20 years), a girl and a boy, brother and sister. They live, when I am not around, in separate cages. When I am around I take them out and let them fly around the big hallway they live in and play on a birdie playground and perches. Plus I let them climb all over me.

The girl bird was always a pretty dangerous biter.

Who knows why, but in the past month or so, she completely gave up biting! Now she snuggles and kisses and gently nibbles me.

She must have had an epiphany of some sort, all on her own.

Maybe she has accepted you as the leader of the birdie herd! That is cool.

Aw Frazz, what a sweet and beautiful visual of you with your little birdies

Nice to read about how well the bird has taken to you, fraz!

WOW! This is such a beautiful story and video! I am still in tears from watching it. Happy lovely tears!

http://www.snopes.com/photos/animals/christian.asp

I received this one in my email last week. It's truly incredible isn't it? Such a happy moment, you can't help but shed a tear.

Awww, that really is sweet.

Did you guys see this? What an amazing story!

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25681756/

Cockatoo Roller Skating

http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/stadium.weblogsinc.com/tmz/images/2008/10/_0011_13043501_H6212422_full.jpg