Great Pet Net

Watch all the little ‘dear’ ones gather ’round.

There is a touching story in the Boston Globe about a group of incredibly kind-hearted people who banded together to transport two Manx from certain death in a West Virginia shelter to a loving home in New Brunswick, Canada. The trip was coordinated through Catster, an online social network for cat lovers. (It’s equivalent for dog lovers is, appropriately enough, Dogster.)

Photo courtesy of Sally Holland.

This place is nicer that a lot of hotels I’ve stayed in over the years!

I think the answer is yes. Here is a video clip of a woman in Russia that lives with 130 cats in her two room apartment.

Click here for the story from Reuters.

Blogger Alicia Morgan shares a sweet story of her Burmese, Mercury, helping to guide their blind dog back to the house. Read the entire post here for a smile. Mercury is shown here with his pal, Venus.

Erin Ryder at BloodHorse.com writes about John Henry in Hoofing It with John Henry

If you’ve visited the Kentucky Horse Park sometime in the past few months, you might have noticed a small, dark brown gelding, utterly unremarkable apart from his obvious age, walking with purpose with bright eyes and pricked ears among the sleek and shiny show horses. Step a little closer and read the engraved plate on his halter: you’re looking at John Henry.

John Henry was twice Thoroughbred Horse of the Year (1981 and 1984), won $6.5 million, and is still the richest gelding in Thoroughbred racing history. He’s also known as a difficult character around the barn.

What’s different about John Henry now from a few months ago, when the world wondered if he would actually make his 32nd birthday?

He has been going for morning walks around the park (see video). Given his head, he drops his nose like a bird dog, picks his course, and is off. His “mystery excursions” might take him to the lake, for a tour of the cross country course, through the hustle and bustle of whatever show is running that day, or sometimes right through the middle of the Parade of Breeds to revel in the applause he clearly feels is still his due.

Make no mistake, he has earned his notoriously nasty reputation. Cathy Roby, who manages the park’s Hall of Champions, John’s home for the past 22 years, said she bears 16 years worth of scars that prove he’s a tough charge to handle. However, she reported John has mellowed–a little–with age, and that his improved attitude since his daily excursions began has changed the whole dynamic of the barn.

Below are some videos of this great horse.

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The Arabians at Bound for Glory farm feeling frisky.

My friend Karen Clegg sent this photo of her two-day old Arabian colt Mimi enjoying her first time outside. Karen and her husband Steve are breeders and own Bound for Glory Arabians in Bowdon, GA.

Don’t watch this if you are prone to nightmares.

From Yahoo videos.

Steve Smith of Rolling Dog Ranch captured little Widget the blind beagle in a moment of bliss.