Smiling Cat

Part 1: What Has Your Pet Taught You? by da-AL

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Smiling Cat
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Happiness was mine…

My loved ones were all content and healthy, I lived in a beautiful home, and I had just married an incredible man.

Little did I know…

I could be even happier! Moreover, my happiness teachers would be furry!

The cats were my idea…

My husband has every reason to loathe cats.

  1. They make his eyes run.
  2. His throat gets scratchy whenever they’re too close.
  3. If he pets one, his nose itches and worse.

Wonderfulness that he is, he agreed to adopt some. He even quickly fell in love with our felines!

Back then, while all animals charmed me, but…

I was an avowed cat lover. Cats are gorgeous, and better yet, they require minimal attention.

Dogs, I thought, were cute, but didn’t merit all the bother that owning one comes with. They need to be walked daily. They chew valuables and slobber. If you don’t train them, they’ll jump passersby and bark way too much. Some are biters!

Black Kittens
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Cat hater?…

In my experience, cats are terrific!!! They’re lovely, low-maintenance, and fun! Sure, one out of a million is neurotic, but those are in the minority.

My husband loves dogs best!

Given that he had agreed to our two cats, perhaps it was only right to get a dog.

*** Here’s part two and part three to this post. ***

What, dear reader, has your pet taught you?…

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Happiness Between Tails speaks to and from the heart. It connects lovers — of pets, authors, books — and of my still-unreleased novels, “Flamenco + the Sitting Cat” and “Tango + the Sitting Cat.” The stories are my love letters to all who fear they're too odd, too damaged, too old, too whatever to find happiness. ContactdaAL@gmail.com • BuyMeACoffee.com/SupportHBT

72 thoughts on “Part 1: What Has Your Pet Taught You? by da-AL”

  4. Unconditional love towards animals. I never thought that I could feel love for a pet as I feel for my dog. It awakened my senses to love ALL animals to a point where my tears flow when I see any cruelty towards them. The other day, my neighbor’s dog was barking like crazy and when we went out to check, there was a possum on top of the fence trying to get from one side to the other with her baby possum holding on. Before, it would’ve been a “let her deal with it on her own” thing. But no, not now. My son and I quietly reached the fence opposite from where the possum was going and successfully lured the dog towards us so the possum could continue getting across. So, I’d say that my dog taught me to love all animals and I wouldn’t change it for the world.

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