TinysMom wrote:
Elf Mommy,
I never knew you'd had a flemish. No wonder you were able to capture Tiny so well! You did an awesome job with his drawings....I should've known that you knew the breed firsthand!
Unfortunately, I had her for less than a year before she passed due to someone mistreating her while my family was on vacation in Florida.
We had two different families pet-sitting for us, so we could never pin down who had hurt her. ...sigh... I know there was nothing that we could do about it, but it was tragic for me. I lost a huge piece of my heart the day she died in my arms. It was almost as if I distanced myself from the loss of anyone else (people and animals). Although my only wish in life was to have rabbits as pets, after Brindy died, my father refused to get me another rabbit. Instead, he got me a dog. Now, I loved my dog, but I KNEW that I would get another rabbit someday, when I had a choice.
This is going to sound very bad, I'm sure, but here goes... I married a man who is not really an animal person. He loves Elf. I know he does. I see him talk to her all the time, give her treats, pet her, etc. She will come up and nip his ankles to make him pet her all the time. BUT! He will not agree to me getting any more animals in the house. Right now we have a dog and a rabbit. He is being practical, I know. With 2 kids and 2 animals, we have to be aware of evacuating for a hurricane (which we've had to do before), and our options when traveling with a crowd like that.
Here's the part that's going to sound horrid. My hubby is not the healthiest of individuals. He's in the doctor at least once a month for one thing or another. They never find anything conclusive, but as he tells me, he lives in pain every day of his life. I know that he won't live as long as I will, so I cherish every day I have with him.
BUT
When my husband passes, I WILL be devoting much more of my life to animals. I am determined to be on a foster list for buns in Florida, and I'll buy a trailer or some kind of transport so if there's a hurricane headed my way, I can load them all up and move north. Does that sound heartless? sigh, it probably does...
I KNOW that I will have another flemish. It's almost a mission for me, to have one that I can take care of for all of its life. I have to prove to myself that I can do so. I WILL have another mini rex. I WILL have a Dutch. There are so many breeds that I've "met" through these boards, that I have BIG plans for my future.
OK, ranted long enough here. LOL sorry about the hijack!
Minda
