I was reading the newspaper today and came across an article about how a couple lost their children in some sort of accident and they found comfort/love in the form of two dogs they had acquired soon after. So - I thought I would flip up a picture of the two cats we had for many years - Cleo (the black one) and Tony (the orange one).We lost Cleo when we moved out to Mississauga - and then we lost Tony (our favourite) last summer. I am not a huge pet person - but I can totally see how people can get attached to animals (some more so than others). As to the medical benefits of having pets - of that I am certain - lonliness is one of the worst diseases we as humans face. We NEED each other in so many ways - and when that's not possible, certainly an animal "stand-in" will do.
But on the other hand - pets can be a real pain in the ass. My neighbours have this little dog they leave outside most of the day. Whenever I go outside the thing runs up to the fence and barks its head off...this makes working outside (which I have a lot to do today) very aggrevating.
This picture was taken around 1994 - we had just moved into our first home in Oshawa (you can tell its new - very little furniture and no paint on the walls). We loved that house, but it was just too far away from everything.
Ok - I am off to be a carpenter for the morning...wish me luck!
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