Message from L P King:

Hi everyone,

I'm writing the Column this time because Hannah is not really up to it at the moment. She has been awfully sick and the death of Nooby was a blow to us all. I am hoping she will get better; but it has been a long haul and I feel there is still some considerable distance to go. Here in The Tropics the weather has been nothing short of dreadful this year; and the humidity has played havoc with all of the animals. Hannah has been suffering from skin problems which we think have been exacerbated by Nooby's death and grief. At one point we really didn't expect her to pull through, but thanks to support from our friends and professionals (both Vets and Alternative Practitioners) we have made some progress. The coming of Winter will be a blessing this year!

When Nooby died the rest of The Gang from Hannah's Column were also all very sad. The reaction to the death of a little being as special as Nooby just atests to the fact that people who say animals have no feelings and do not experience grief are as lacking in empathy as they are lacking in intelligence. I have seen animals grieve before but never anything like this. Nooby was a friend to all, and his personality was a great calming influence on the entire household.

I was especially touched by the behaviour of the old dog, Sheba, during this time. I probably haven't told you about Sheba. She is a German Shepherd/Cattledog cross and we took her in on 10th September, 2007, when her previous owners were going into a retirement village and couldn't take her too. I'll give these people their due, they tried very hard to find a home for Sheba but no one wanted a very old dog. So, we said we would help out if they could not find anyone else; and they drove for 12 hours to bring her to us and we have been caring for her since then. She turned 17 on  1st December,  2008. She knew Nooby was sick and the two of them formed a special bond in the last few days. Nooby used to go and cuddle up with Sheba and one night he spent all night sleeping in her bed. For about three weeks after Nooby went Sheba used to come up to me and just rest her chin on my knee and give me a cuddle in her own special way. She had never really done that before, and I don't know how much she really misses her previous owners because they had had her since she was 3 months old. Don't know how long we will have her but she is a good old duck to have around.

Nooby and Sheba

Apart from all that, we are all slowing dragging ourselves back from our hiatus and yes, there are some new plans for Mountain Mist Productions. It would be so easy to go down the rout of thinking there is no point in this Great Global Depression (and I really can't call it anything else) but we are here and so are our animals. We all have some great gifts and we all have a lot to be very thankful for. My hope for all of you is that you can ride out all these terrible things and that your animals continue to be a great comfort to you. And one more thing... what I have learned from the past few months is that we all should really give animals a lot more credit than we do. They are a lot more intuitive and sympathetic than most humans I know!

All the best,

Lynette

PS. I'm busy as all else at the moment but below are some articles I am working on to post here so check back and see what has been added.

Coming soon to Hannah's column:

Sadness for The Gang from Hannah's Column

Animals and Grief

Of Old Dogs and Wisdom

Animal Health - To Vet or Not To Vet

Bach Flower Remedies

Music to Soothe the Savage Beast

Another PS. Now Sheba is starting to fail and we are nursing her too. She is still strong within herself and is still eating like a horse and all bodily functions are normal. She is now 17 and 5 months and she is just very... old; so it is a lot of TLC and that is about it. She has done amazingly well and we are very glad she came to us.

SOME GREAT READING FOR ANIMAL LOVERS AND CHILDREN

Raising Hannah by L P King

Henry's Lesson by L P King

The Embracing Woods  by Richard Lee Fulgham

Tales of the Bush by Lilian White

Pet Food Ingredients Revealed!

Message from L P King:

ALERT - Dangerous Dog Toy

http://www.thechaistory.blogspot.com/
 

This was recently sent to me - please look at it and Pass it on:

"This poor dog lost his tongue because it got caught in a toy ball via a
vaccuum caused by him chewing on the ball.  Please read and watch video.
The 2nd video shows him relearning to eat and drink.  So heartbreaking.  Do
not buy this toy!

If you do not have a dog, or even if you do, please pass this along...".

Another PS...  Grandpa Shelby's Poetry is in PRINT! Fair dinkum... do yourselves a favour...

 BUY IT!

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