I have gotten so many great
comments about the picture of our dog, Jack, that we have on the
website, that I wanted to have a page were people could send in
stories and pictures of the fur-babies that help fill their days
with unconditional love! Send your stories to
info@magicalomaha.com
Our Guard
dog Jack- If he barks we know there is nothing to fear. This is our
sweet, silly English Pointer, Jack, that we rescued from the Humane
Society. He had been abandoned as he was not the hunting dog his
original owners had bought him for (Jack hides behind me when the
cat across the street is out and about). Jack will howl when Charlie
and I hug because he is not getting the attention! He stares at me
when I am sitting on the couch because I am in HIS spot! He is fun
and goofy and has filled our lives with love. It amazes me how much
we love something covered with fur!
Billie Sent us this picture of
lovely Katse, Billie writes,
"We adopted Katse about 2 yrs
ago. She was not treated very well by her previous owner. We had to
have her teeth removed due to them being broken. Now she is one of
the best cats ever, but very demanding. She owns us, we also have 2
other cats that she plays with, but still her fav toy is my
husbands arm. We have enjoyed her being in our lives, we hope you
enjoy meeting her as well. Billie"Roger, from Omaha, sent us
this picture of his new cutie, Lucy. Roger writes:
"I adopted an Irish Wolfhound from the humane
Society Her name was "Candy" and she was 10 years old she
died this year in May 5th .She was 18 years old . A month
later, we were visiting the humane society and I fell in
love with a little golden retriever/black Lab mix she was 4
months old Boy get ready for puppy hood. Her name is "Lucy"
and She owns me completely, and Runs me ragged and I love
her to pieces. She is extremely smart and loves to take the
cushions off the couch pillows as well hope you enjoy the
photo
Roger"
I love this picture, he looks like he's winking!
Jaci and Wes from Montana sent us this picture of Buddy.
"We've had him for 4 years now We adopted
him from the Greenbay Humane Society. When we looked at his
records, we saw another couple had decided to adopt him but then
decided against it. The humane society was going to put him to
sleep in 2 days, because nobody wanted him. Buddy had no
training.
He has been with us for 4 years now, and
has earned a nickname. "Buddy" is his given name, but we also
call him "Meathead". He is a very silly German/Short-haired
Pointer mix. He is now around 8-9 years old, and very smart in
most cases, unless there's food involved! LOL But, he's our boy
and we love him "
Erika adds a new member to her family :
Adding one to the lineup-
This is Bam Bam, a couple of you may recognize him, I hope one
day he will be a good ambassador for his breed (he's a papillon).
He definitely adds a spark of life to my household and a sense
of spirit that we've been missing... I've already learned many
great lessons from him (dogs do fly- or so he thought as he
leapt from the cat tree). I can't wait to see what all is in
store for us, it'll surely be exciting!
Erika, Papillion, NE
Kelly
sent us pics of her cute kitty, Jade:
Kelly wrote:
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This is my baby, the one thing that makes me
truly happy. Her name is Jade, and my name is
Kelly, and although I chose her name because I
liked the sound of it, is interesting that both
of our names are shades of green and green
happens to be my favorite color!
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Karen B sent us these pics of her cat,
Sir Ewok.
Karen writes "I
thought I would send you photos of my Himalayan Ragdoll mix cat.
His name is Sir Ewok! He came with the name Ewok and I just added
the Sir but we just call him Lil' "E". We ended up getting him
because he was the runt of the litter and well....to be kind.....not
the cutest kitten on block. Nobody wanted him. But hey just look
at him now!! He's really gentle and cuddly and he ended up being
the cutest little dude!! I'll even include a copy of his baby
picture along with what he looks like now.
Yes, Sir Ewok is a great looking cat!
Michele,
From Omaha, sent us these pics of her pretty kitties!
Angela,
From Manitoba, sent the below pictures of her sweet dogs:
Angela writes:
I blush, but I found your pets page,
and I wanted to post pics of my babies. The little (55 lbs
little) white one is Galahad. The bigger fawn one is Oberon.
They are two fantastic purebred great danes who make my busy
life tolerable, and my sleep intolerable (I've lost much of my
bed to them, and Galadad is going to be a pillow hog - who knows
what will happen when I get my third, in a couple years). But I
love them to a fault. They are spoiled, and each has such a
different personality - Oberon is stoic and reserved, but still
smiles when he has had a good run - he stays up with me all
night if I'm studying, but then is cranky in the morning.
Galahad is a little clown, he is chatty and talks back,
especially when you get mad at him, and definitely knows how to
pull Oberon's strings.
Thanks for letting me get in my two
cents!
Deanna sent
us this pictures of her beloved pets:
Deanna writes:
these are my best buds ever... the large dog is my 8 year old
American Stadforshire his name is Falco, the small mostley black
little dog is my magic buddy Pocket he is a 2 year old Long Haired
Chihuahua, the mostly white with brown spot little dog is my sweetie
pie Basil she is a 5 mnth old Long/smooth coat Chihuahua and lastley
the small white/black spot little dog is the baby of them all Ireland
she is the baby at 4 mnths old an she is a Long Haired Chihuahua. I
love it when they all are laying and sitting and playing around me
they all bring me such joy. When I am feeling sick they know and
they all gather around and when I am feeling wonderful they are all
scampering and playing and they all love to give kisses.
Pocket loves to always be in my lap no matter what I am doing, even
now as I write to you all he is in my lap.
Falco is the jungle gym for the two babies Ireland and Basil whenever
he is laying they are jumping up on top of his back and either
sitting or laying on him and he is such a gentle dog with them.
Basil she is my spoiled baby she will cry tears if someone else is
holding her and she cannot get to my arms. And then when it is just
her and I she loves to yip and talk to me.
Ireland of course is the baby of them all at 4 months old, she is
just my little la-la baby nothing bothers her and she loves
everything.
Down Under
Kittie!
Trisha,
from New Zealand sent us this picture of her beautiful cat, Willow
Trisha
writes:
Willow is the youngest of three cats
who live at our home in Auckland,
New Zealand. He is now three years
old. He came to us through the force
of his sheer will and determination!
A friend of mine used to live at a
small farm. One day she woke to
hearing a yowling cat cry coming
from the bottom of the fields below
her house - quite a long distance a
way. She went to investigate - but
everytime she came close to the
sound it would stop. So she called
me and my partner - knowing we were
major cat lovers - and all three of
us took to trying to find the
creature that belonged to the very
distressed cry. The place he was,
was near a river stream - covered in
wild blackberries and brambles, and
tree matter - next to a shingle
covered country road. It was
mid-summer and very hot. The three
of us coaxed him and coaxed him, and
had to shimmy through brambles
-scratching ouselves up in the
process - until he finally let us
get hold of him. We were surprised
to find that this huge cry, had come
from a wee wee kitten no more than a
week or two old. He was in bad shape
- but a real survivor. He had been
abandoned by the side of the road,
we assume with the rest of the
litter he came from - but he was the
only one that had made it. We called
him Willow - after the biggest Tree
near where we found him which was a
weeping Willow. We loved him back to
health - and he has grown to be the
most rascally, loveable, playful,
and personality-filled member of our
clan. Allthough he is fairly small
in stature because of his hard
start, his spirit is as big as they
come. His bravery and sheer force of
will is a constant reminder to me
of what we can achieve if we never
give up.
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Lori (AKA
Sophie) from North Carolina sent us these pictures of the special
animals in her life:
This little doll is Lori's
daughter's blue Pit named Karma, he was stuck in the picture!
Lori writes-this is a dog which was in
rescue.....we had just lost our mastiff of 9 years and then along
came this one...for free!!!!we call her "Chopper"...she is
beautiful, my husband loves her.
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and Lori's last but
not least picture-" ...my baby girl from the
shelter.....her name is patches and she is
soooooo sweet......"
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Heather from
Mahwah, NJ sent us these
pictures of her two beloved Cats, Jezebel
(below) and Caterina (further down)
 
Jezebel
these pics are of my cat jezebel. i
found her at my job under the loading docks with
three other kittens. i picked her out because
she just clung to me like she didn't want me to
let go. also, that beautiful stripe on her nose
caught my heart. her mother, at the time, we
all had thought at work, had abandoned her.
turns out a week later we saw her mother in the
road. that was really sad but made me even more
glad i made the choice to take her home. i took
her to the vet as soon as i brought her home.
she was two and a half weeks old! so young!
she was held a lot and cuddled and very
spoiled. she was bottle fed with mother's milk
substitute till she was old enough on top of all
the other "nature" necessities! at first some
of the other things such as the bathroom stuff
was not easy but i got used to it really quick.
i loved this little girl and nothing was gonna
stop me from taking care of her and watching her
grow up. my parents helped to care for her
while i was working. my father never liked cats
but he developed a bond with this little tyke
and to this day loves her to death! who would
have thought! i had a feeling, at the time and
since i'm pretty good at that stuff, that she
WAS a girl and i was so happy when the vet
confirmed that! i had her name picked and i
didn't want to change it.
the worst part of all of it was at about
six months to have her fixed. i didn't want her
to go through that but it was necessary. she
handled it so well. right after the surgery the
vet assistants said she was up and about in her
cage standing on her back legs ready to play!
she came home like nothing happened. a few
hours later she was groggy and slept under the
christmas tree a lot. i had brought her home in
August and by December the vet decided it was
time for her to be fixed.
by that time she was already trained for
the litter box and eating regular food. since
then she has grown! she is a good eight pounds
or so! she has this cute little belly on her
and she is spoiled. every day around lunchtime
she has to have her fresh turkey meat and cheese
and she gets it!
she does not "meow" very often unless
she wants in a room where the door is shut but
she makes the cutest quirky kitty sounds i have
ever heard. when she runs, if you are
downstairs, it sounds like an elephant running
around! she loves high places and when she gets
hyper she goes crazy. this was all before
catnip of course!
this august she will be three years old
and she is a bunch of fluff. our vet said she
was not a long haired cat but medium hair. her
tail is all fluff and her back legs with all the
fur make her look like she has fuzzy pants on.
it has been and was a very rewarding experience
to raise and nurture her into the adult she is
today even though she goes totally crazy and has
an unending obsession with water!
 
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Caterina
this is caterina.
may she rest in peace. we
got her in the year of about
1988 when i was in second
grade. she was a beautiful
kitten. i watched her grow
up and get older as the
years went on. she was very
special to me as she was my
first cat. when i was a
child i used to put her in
my basket on my bicycle and
ride around with her. i
even used to dress her up!
that poor kittie! she used
to sleep on my bed every
night too. for a while she
had this attitude of "leave
me alone!" but one time she
got very sick but she did
recover. after that she
always wanted attention and
needed to be in someone's
lap. she ended up having a
heart condition and we did
not think she was going to
make it but she kept going
strong for nearly two
years. i think at the end
she gave it her all for us
because she knew we all
loved her and wanted her to
be better and be happy. i
was with her the night she
let go. it was a very sad,
hurtful, words almost can't
describe, moment for all of
us but she was at peace.
her last weeks i held her
close to me to keep her warm
and so she knew that she was
loved. i think she did. we
had her nearly 17 years or
so and she was treasured for
every moment and remains in
our hearts.
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Erica, from Papillion, NE has three pets
she adores. Erica writes:
My sidekicks, Bojack, Jasmine and Mandy, they’re
the best. Bojack is always wanting to help out,
as you can see from the picture, he found the
catnip all by himself! Jasmine is the sweetest
little thing, she always knows when I need a
little friend to cheer me up or a funny perfect
picture moment. Mandy is the greatest companion
dog. She is so well behaved and always ready
for tricks and to just “hang out.” I cannot
imagine my house without them, they would
brighten up anyone’s day. I rescued them from
the Humane Society, and they rescued me in
return.
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Susan Elizabeth in Washington wrote about
her dog Rosie Tank-
Rosie Tank is half-Shar Pei and half-Labrador
Retriever, a Sharprador. She is 9-months-old
and is training to be a service dog. Originally
it was thought that she was male since she was
the largest in the litter, so she was named Tank
by the breeder. My daughter liked the name Tank
but also wanted to name her Rosie. She is very
smart and very, very silly - rightfully earning
her nickname of "Nuttbutt", which she also
responds to as well as her "real" name. She
loves playing in pools and streams but doesn't
like getting her feet wet or going out in the
rain. She also has lots to say, especially when
sent to time out, when she always gives a speech
on what she thinks of her punishment, the
longest being 8 minutes, without pause. One of
her favorite games is to pin down the cat and
lick him until he is soaked and squeaking to be
released - then she curls up and uses him as a
pillow to sleep.
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Scott, from Eureka, CA tells us about his
beloved cats:
I was
raised with a dog and had no desire to ever have a cat! or cats! My
wife and I were both in the Marine Corps and stationed at Quantico,
VA and in 1989, she began wanting a cat, for five or six months I
opposed this as I could never think of owning a cat! I finally gave
in and we found a seven month old kitten we named Tigger (yes, after
the Whinnie the Pooh friend!) she was shy and hiding in the back
behind her brothers and sisters and she's the one my wife picked
out! I didn't take to her right away, but as with time, I came to
love this cat, born in 1989 and she came across country with me in
the largest Ryder Truck after we both were discharged from the
Marine Corps and by this time, a bond was formed between Tigger and
I. Of course having a dog, I never knew how to tell a female cat
from the male, so when we took HIM to the vet, we no more walked in
the door when the vet called and told us HE was a SHE and did we
still want her fixed and declawed? We said yes, I for one played
with Tigger all the time and at night as I came to find out, cats
love the nights, if my foot moved under the sheet in the bed, Tigger
was always there to claw my foot up! Imagine a U.S. Marine limping
to work because his foot is bandaged after being attacked by his own
cat! When our son, James was born, Tigger didn't know what the new
smell was we brought in the home, she cautiously sniffed our son
over and over. Of course the first time James began crying, Tigger
took off thinking she was in trouble, in no time James and Tigger
became good friends except for those teething times when our son
would chew on Tigger's ears and she had a rather, well, "help me!"
look on her face! When James was four he wanted a cat to take care
of and then I would never say "No!" and our son picked out the
"runt" of the group left outside a local Rite Aid and a woman
decided to take them to her home and run an ad so they could be
adopted. Our son, James named his cat, Pepper, and I came to
discover every cat has their own unique personality except Tigger
and Pepper almost look identical, other than Pepper has spots on her
tummy which is why James named her Pepper! And to this day, James is
the only one and he's 15 years old now who can pick Pepper up like a
baby and cuddle her and she will let him. Pepper also keeps me
company while I am one the computer, she sits to the right of me
now, I really believe she is a spell checker!!! Pepper also will
eat anything, if it moves she will try it once! In many ways I think
Pepper believes she's a dog as she doesn't "meow" but sort of
"barks" both of our cats are girls and every night it is a battle
for me to go to bed as Tigger is the rightful Queen of our Home and
she knows it! And Pepper has a habit of sleeping on my leg and most
mornings she will get up before my alarm clock goes off and as I get
up, the first step I am always on the floor having not realized that
my leg is numb and now with pins and needles as I lay face first on
the floor, but Tigger comes to my rescue or perhaps to laugh as I
always "fall" for Peppers trick! Pepper also enjoys the DVD-The
Cure's Greatest Hits while Tigger is more of a drama DVD kitty! I
have also come to realize as these years have gone by life is so
much more enjoyable with a cat by my side and while Tigger is very
old now and rarely comes out of the bedroom other than to eat, drink
and use the litter box, my cats have taught me they are smarter than
most human beings and in the next life perhaps I may return as a
cat! It can be said that Tigger and I are in a way-married! I know
it sounds strange, however, she and I have been together since 1989
and at night when the lights are out if I turn over to sleep on my
right side, well, within ten seconds Tigger is coming over to sleep
by my head on my right side and if I change sides, she's coming
across my leg to be with me and that is unconditional LOVE! As I am
a 100% disabled veteran and have gotten older, I've seen Tigger get
older as well and slow down compared to 1989! She can no longer jump
up on the window perch to look outside, so when I get a new bed, I
keep in mind my best girl still loves to smell the outdoors and look
at what's going on next door and at night I keep the window slightly
open so Tigger can smell the night air and here in Northern
California our winters are windy and lots of rain and if by chance
rain is coming in the window, Tigger and Pepper will head butt me
until I wake up to close the window! I also have Obstructive Sleep
Apnea and have to use a C-PAP Machine when I sleep, sometimes I
knock off the mask in my sleep and when Tigger and Pepper hear the
rushing air of the mask, they know that's not right so they head
butt me until I wake up and realize what's going on and put the mask
back on! One time when this happened Tigger even put her paw in my
mouth and to this day I haven't figured out if she was trying to
wake me up? or just do me in? And living in California also means I
live in, yes, Bigfoot country, but also, earthquake country as
well. My two girls are my Early Warning Radar System when it comes
to earthquakes! All I have to do is watch them because at the same
time, they will raise their heads with ears pointed in the same
direction and I watch the clock and within 15-20 seconds, the mobile
home I live in will roll a little, and now an earthquake needs to be
over 5.0 before my two ladies will scatter under the bed and yet
leave me to fend for myself! And many say, "cats aren't smart!" They
can fit under the bed! Why do I love these two furry girls? They
have taught me what unconditonal love is and Pepper enjoys Friday
nights as I watch a DVD with popcorn and yes, Pepper loves popcorn
(no butter though!) Tigger is content to sit tall and noble as only
she can to let me know she's still my best girl and Queen of the
home and what is supposed to be my bed during the day is Tigger and
Pepper's napping bed and many will say I should toss them on the
floor but Tigger and Pepper are family and I wouldn't toss them
outdoors as both are strictly indoor girls and have no desire to
venture outside! I have many converstations with my two cats and I
know they understand me, all I have to do is watch the movements of
their tells, I know my talking is boring them when Tigger lets a
loud "snort" through her nose and well, Pepper just rolls over and
goes to sleep anyway, but I wouldn't want it to be any other way for
me and the two cats I love! Even when I'm outside the home I look in
the window and speak to my cats and my neighbors laugh and have a
chuckle as I do voices for all the neighborhood cats, I never knew
the life of a cat until I had two of my own! And when I go to San
Francisco for my appointment at the VA Hospital every six months,
yes, even I call home just to leave a message for my two best girls
to let them know I'll be coming home soon! I feel that 2007 might be
the last year for Tigger here and while it makes me sad, I also
think about all the joy she's brought me and no, I haven't forgotten
her in her elderly cat years, if she needs help she knows I'm here
for her! And Pepper, no longer a kitten, but a fiesty cat with the
sound of a dog is no longer roaming constantly, I know too, she's
getting old and I will be here for her as well. After all, Tigger
and Pepper have helped me quite a bit as well and brough me many
hours of happiness and laughter and that is why I love my two girls
so much! I'm sorry I don't have a picture to send, I still haven't
gotten used to this computer or purchased a camera for it, my son,
James is the computer genius, no me! Pepper is letting me know that
it is time to close and if anyone should say a cat can't tell
time-they haven't met mine! So this is a brief story of why I love
my two cats along with the fact I can get Pepper, all I have to do
is hold a mirror in front of her just as she comes in the door or
around a corner and she sees herself and thinks a new cat is
invading our home! Thank you all for reading and yes, Pepper is
asleep and letting me know it is late! Good nite! Scott, Tigger and
Pepper, Eureka, CA
