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Hondo and Hexe - first time having access to a pond

06/26/2023

Italian diver Enzo Maiorca, while diving in the sea of Syracuse, felt something hit him in the back. He turned around and saw a dolphin.

He understood that he was not playing, but expressing something.
The dolphin dived down and Enzo followed him.

At a depth of 12 meters, caught in a net, was another dolphin.
After managing to free him and his wife, when the two dolphins surfaced, they emitted an almost human cry (this is how Maiorca described it). Dolphins can be held underwater for up to 10 minutes and then drown. The captive dolphin was a female about to give birth.

The male surrounded her and stood in front of Enzo and touched his cheek (like a kiss), a gesture of gratitude. Enzo ended his speech with the words:

"Until man learns to respect and communicate with the animal world, he will never be able to know his true role on this earth."

06/02/2023

HIS GRATITUDE
How closely (perfectly?) gratitude equates with joy! Gratitude is joy. Awareness and appreciation are joy. Joy is gratitude and awareness and appreciation. Everything in our lives that is worthwhile--accomplishments, knowledge, even beliefs make us happy only as we respond to them with gratitude.
Our Savior’s whole life so brimmed with gratitude to his Father that it often flowed over. The great seventeenth chapter of John is filled with acknowledgment of God and with thanksgiving. Christ gave thanks for bread (Mark 8:6, John 6:11) and, on the eve of his crucifixion, he thanked God for the cup (Matthew 26:27, Mark 14:23). His apostles learned and emulated and preached his gratitude. Paul said that we should give thanks always for all things (Ephesians 5:20), and he understood the connections between gratitude and joy (1 Thessalonians 3:9).
Gratitude and appreciation are two of those rare and beautiful qualities (not quantities) of which we have more as we give away more. Our own supply of quantities (material, mammon) decreases as we give of our quantities to others; but our supply of each Christ-like quality (love, joy, testimony, gratitude) increases as we give of our supply to others.
Gratitude is warmth and light. Christ showed it to his Father, aroused it in others, and left it with us all as an example, along with a thousand daily blessings to apply it to.
We are quickly conscious of the lack of gratitude in others (particularly when it is us they own gratitude to), yet sometimes we seem completely unconscious of our lack of gratitude to God. Sadly, it is ourselves we rob—of the joy of gratitude.

04/27/2023

Samantha Spruell, lol

“Grandma you got some pepper?”

“Yea baby check in the cabinets “

02/15/2023

It's important to know the basics of nutrition for yourself as well as your animals if you want to keep the bodies you are responsible for looking, acting, and feeling their best. In the dog food world, labels can be confusing and misleading. Some examples to know about:
1. If a product says "with" real beef. The "with" only requires that it contains 3% of that beef.
2. If a product uses the words "dinner", "nuggets", or "formula", as in "Real beef dinner!", "Made with beef nuggets!", or "Choice beef formula", the product only contains 25% beef.
3. The word "organic", as in "Our organic chicken recipe", only requires 3% of the named organic ingredient.
4. The word "flavor" does not correlate with any ingredient, i.e. "Great beef flavor" may contain no beef at all.

Next time you're at Wal-Mart, just for fun, look at the labels and think about these four points. Are you selecting your food based on pretty pictures and splashy wording? More on this topic next week!

12/06/2022

Hi folks! In the past year there has been an increase in the number of dogs affected with hookworms. According to one study, 70% of dogs who frequent dog parks are affected. Now in prior years this was not much of a concern in adult dogs. The monthly heartworm preventives often have an added medication to combat intestinal parasites. Unfortunately the constant application of this additive has allowed the hookworms to develop resistance to it. This makes it even more important to have a f***l exam done at your veterinarian's office during your dog's (or cat's) yearly visit. If your pet starts to look scruffy with a dull coat, lose weight or develop loose stool, it would be a good idea to have a f***l done, especially if you take your dog to dog parks or sandy areas. We in the southeast are in the favored location of many parasites as it is!
It's important to remember that humans can be affected by hookworms as well; youngsters being more at risk. They creep into your bare feet if you walk outside where affected dogs have p**ped. YUK! Be sure to scoop the p**p from your yard ('scoop the harvest' as my dad always said.) If your dog does test positive for hookworms a medication will be dispensed for several days in a row and you will have a retest in 10-14 days. Most of the time a microscopic exam is a quick subjective evaluation, but now many clinics are offering the more useful quantitative test which makes it much better for evaluating the response to treatment. Hookworms are not uncommon in puppies, but keep in mind that severe infestations can kill puppies or small dogs. Be careful, and keep an eye out. Don't forget to get a f***l check - your vet will let you just bring a sample by. And keep those shoes on in the back yard!