Wags&Whiskers Pet Sitter

10/03/2025

Beautiful Macy, tired out from all her adventures. Love this doggy

31/12/2023

20/04/2023

Shelby morning walk

15/04/2023

This wild Kingfisher's grandparent, I found in the garden, nearly dead, some years ago. Nursed him back to health, and set him free. The next morning, the family swooped down, past me, in gratitude.
A couple of years later, I awoke to find the next generation, a parent of this bird, waiting for me on the terrace, his wing seemed broken. I picked him up and examined him. He never flinched, and stared deeply into my eyes. A thorn had locked his wing from operating. I pulled it out, and set him free. Without fail, he passes my window every day at the same time, crying out to me.
This baby, sat in the tree, eye to eye with me, then flew directly to my hand, and sat there for several minutes, before flying away.
Intuition, compassion, good intent, those essences of love, was all we had. Pure, unspoken.
An energy that has no end, and passes silently onward, much further than we can imagine.

16/01/2023

16/01/2023

I can't take him to the beach for a walk because it annoys you and disturbs the vacation... I have no right to rent a house if I have a dog, nor can I take him on public transportation.

However, I can take it to the rubble to find you after an earthquake, in the woods after you got lost in the mountains and had no map or gps; under the snow because you took a detour forbidden off the track; in the water because despite the red flag you have entered the sea, and your life is in danger!

And finally ...

He is just a dog, but he or she will find you. And it will save you!!!

Dedicated to all who DO NOT love dogs!

©️Nicolas Alarcon

23/12/2022

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SWEDISH CHIMPANZEE DRAMA

The more I hear about the escape and death of chimpanzees in the Swedish Furuvik Zoo, the more upset I get, because it all seems so unnecessary. At least three, perhaps four of them lost their lives on Wednesday.

The zoo spokesperson says that the apes were “euthanized.” But why use this term, which sounds benign, when we know that the zoo called in hunters with loaded guns to shoot and kill the escapees.

But it gets worse, the reason given is that “chimpanzees are strong and dangerous animals and the zoo's main focus is that no human gets hurt." This sounds good until one learns that the zoo was closed for the winter, hence no visitors were roaming the grounds. There was no imminent danger.

Further, among the chimpanzees shot was a three-year-old, which is a baby in chimpanzee terms, and absolutely harmless. Who in his right mind would shoot such a little ape?

I myself have been among escaped chimpanzees multiple times, and they are almost never in an aggressive mood. They seem lost and hesitant outside their territory, and are usually eager to return to where they came from. I have seen animal caretakers take them by the hand to lead them back. I am not saying that there is no danger, but nowadays many zoos show outsized panic.

The procedure should be as follows:

1 - Watch the escaped apes to see in what kind of mood they are. Most of the time they are just curiously walking about.
2 - If aggressive, you may need to dart them with a tranquilizer.
3 - If non-aggressive, bring in people they know and trust. This is usually not the veterinarian, and most certainly not hunters or police. Bring in animal caretakers whom they know, who will often be able to lead or lure them back.
4 - Shooting should always be the last resort.

Among the chimpanzees killed at the zoo was Santino (see photograph), who by now is 45 years old. Santino had become famous for giving a clear demonstration of planning for the future by apes, which was studied and written up by Mathias Osvath in Current Biology
(www.cell.com/current-biology/pdf/S0960-9822(09)00547-8.pdf)

The killing of these apes was horrendous and unnecessary. I don’t agree that this makes all zoos bad, because I do know quite a few excellent ones, and feel that urbanized humanity does need places to connect with and get educated about the last remnants of the biodiversity on earth. It’s not zoos per se that are the problem, but the fact that zoo administrations are often taken over by people who have no background in animals or biology, and are in it only for business reasons. They have no affinity to the animals they care for.

On the other hand, I have known directors who knew their zoo’s animals individually and by name, and would explore every possible option before “euthanizing” any of them.

17/12/2022

“So this happened in Montana. I'm on my way to go to my interview this morning when I get pulled over by a police officer.

I am native American and my friend that was with me is black. Just saying.

Both brake lights decided to go out this time.

As he walked to the car and I was pulling out my stuff, he quickly said,

"Don't worry about pulling anything out. I just want you to know that your brake lights are out."

So I'm immediately upset, because I just got them replaced like last month.

So I explained to him how Firestone wants to charge me $600 just to run a test on the wiring of the car.

He looked at me like 😨 and told me to pop the trunk.

He checked the lights in the trunk and tapped them, but they didn't come on.

So he told me to pop the hood to check the relay box then asked me to get out to check the other one.

Then worked on the wiring under the dash.

He could've easily given me a ticket, but Officer Jenkins stepped out of officer role, and into mechanic role, and human role to make sure I was straight.

By the way HE FIXED THEM. Not everyone is racist, or a bad cop.”

17/12/2022

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Owned from 6 weeks of age - and dropped at the shelter at 9 years. A couple divorced - and neither wanted her.
Dropped at the shelter blind (severe bi lateral cataracts) she had emergency surgery due to life threatening Pyomentra. At the same time a mammary mass was removed.
There are more....

Her mouth is so infected the stench stays in your clothes. And she has forgiven all with the sweetest nature, in pain, and clearly ill she loves everyone - even though she was scared in the shelter - and her family disowned her.

I know what you're going to say - and I don't know the reason either. All we can do as a group is care about what happens next.

Little Bea came to us this afternoon. Not one more day in the shelter said Foster Mum Sarah - she needs out.

And so little Bea is now at home, comforted by the other dogs, in a soft bed and is going to Dylan tomorrow. Her surgeries are scheduled for Tuesday.

We will love you, care for you, treat you, heal you, and watch over you.

Welcome Little Bea.