The Circle of L♥ve - my family of animal lovers - right from the get-go

Jan, over at Jan's Funny Farm, is recognizing that pets play an important part in the lives of children. How in the world could I pass that one up - nope, not me!

Joshua and Cody, 2008

The last little boy born into my son Jeff's family meeting the first dog he's ever known from a puppy. Joshua had just been instructed how to greet and meet a puppy when you want to make friends. Needless to say, Cody, is now a treasured member of the family spreading joy and fun wherever his four paws take him.

Ben, the grandson that is more me than I am at times. This is the little boy who will kiss a snake right on the lips and not think twice at what he had just done. This is the little boy who will bring his swim trunks over to his Mimi's house when the dogs need their Saturday night bath. Ben hops into the tub, grabs a sponge and scrubs one side of a dog while his Mimi cleans the other. Animals instinctively love Ben. They know he is their friend and someone they can count on no matter what.

Ben and Scout, 2009

One of my great joys was finding out that Ben's parents would be getting a German Shepherd pup and a Golden Retriever pup to liven up their family of three, little boys. They sure did it right! Both puppies were adopted into their family within two weeks of each other. One puppy to house-train is work - two is insanity in my opinion but with the addition of a doggie door that led to a large kennel off the side of their house the job got done and the carpets are now dry - well, most of the time unless Cody grabs his water bowl and carries it into the living-room.

Head on over to the fambly kittens blog to see more sweet photos of children and pets.

PeeEss: Digby is feeling a teeny, tiny bit better today. Miracles do happen - just ask our dear Maxdog in South Africa. When word gets out that one of our kind needs us we are there encircling them in prayer, purrs and paws. Keep up the good work!