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Animal Antics and Interactions

Viewing comments for Chapter 1 "Perils of a Pet Owner"
Animal that inspire me to record their stories.

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Comment from royowen
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Apart from a few folk on-site who seem to have talented pets who can read and write and use a word processor, most of us have animals who've never read the Bible, so they don't know we have dominion over them! Heh heh. Yes we've had, as you put, legions of pet, they were regarded as family members, but all were unique, loved and missed when the crossed that supposed "rainbow bridge" beautifully written Beth, loved your story,

 Comment Written 02-Jul-2021


reply by the author on 02-Jul-2021
    ;Thank you for reading my story about my pet who didn't acknowledge that I was their boss. I'm glad you liked it.
    Betj
reply by royowen on 02-Jul-2021
    Our dogs always were compliant, not so the cats, I think they think we were here for them..
reply by royowen on 02-Jul-2021
    Well done
Comment from lyenochka
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Lol. I loved your humorous recounting of all your many pets. Oh my goodness, I was wondering how you and your family could tolerate that much! And your ending was perfect - running out of country friends to give a dog!

 Comment Written 02-Jul-2021


reply by the author on 02-Jul-2021
    Thank you Helen, I'm so glad you liked it. Would you want me writing your cat column to ask about any one of the crazy pets?
    Beth
reply by lyenochka on 02-Jul-2021
    I think you have a year's worth of fabulous stories to share on any of those pets. The clothes-eating gerbil, the bike-attacking dog, the undertaker-dog who buries everything...! Yes, please share! 💖
Comment from Elizabeth Emerald
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A tour de force of hilarity! So glad you dug this treasure up--priceless anecdotes wittily rendered in wry humor. Cheerssssss. LIZ


snaped=>SNAPPED and growled
bearing=>BARING his teeth

 Comment Written 02-Jul-2021


reply by the author on 02-Jul-2021
    Thank you Liz. I'm glad you found this funny. I like to read humor so sometimes, I try create it but sometimes just telling it like it was is funny enough. I really appreciate the six stars.
    Beth
Comment from Begin Again
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Oh my goodness, Beth... You certainly have had bad luck with dogs... I can't say I've ever had that much trouble. I had one who was jealous of the guy I was dating sitting next to me (so Spunky claim the spot in between us) actually I should have listened to the dog. And I had one who dug under the fence (a German shepherd Malamute) and then traveled to the next block to wait for us to pick him up at the curb so he could have a ride in the car. Other than that my pups have been spoiled babies....

By the way, I just was told yesterday that none of the reviews I received for my reposts count toward my standings.... So I have been spending lots of money to reward people for reading and I don't get any credit. I noticed this is a repost and I wondered if you were aware of that rule. I asked Tom where it was posted but he never answered.

Smiles, Carol

 Comment Written 02-Jul-2021


reply by the author on 02-Jul-2021
    Thank for the review. I thought that was the case about no credit for reviving one. However, if you have one that didn't make best of the best the first time around, you can get that rating but by getting review up to 26. This last one I posted already had that rating so I'm not sure why I revived it.
    Beth
Comment from Judy Lawless
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Great story, Beth. We lived on a farm and were among those who accepted just about anything that was offered to us, but most of them dwelled outdoors, sheltering in the barn, or in a couple of cases a dog house. They had 35 acres on which to roam.

One spag that I found: "(which)that found their way into our lives" - remove "which"

 Comment Written 02-Jul-2021


reply by the author on 02-Jul-2021
    Thank you Judy. Dogs that live on a farm are the lucky one. They get plenty of exercise and probably are healthy than city dogs. For that matter, so are the people who live in the country. I grew up on thirty acres so I was a country girl too.
    Beth
Comment from barbara.wilkey
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I am sorry I missed this the first time around. I did enjoy reading.

I had a gerbil one year in my classroom and he escaped and got into the office files and chewed them up, student records. For real, and then he returned himself safely to his cage. I got rid of him.

which had been used more than once, and showed her disapproval, with whoever happened to be on her lis, by seeking out their personal belonging on which to defecate. (lis??? list???)

His toys were were tree limbs that he drug up on the deck to do battle with. (too many were's and you don't need the that)

 Comment Written 02-Jul-2021


reply by the author on 02-Jul-2021
    Thank you, Barbara. I was new on FanStory when I posted this one. Your story about the gerbil was funny, and hard to believe that he went back into his cage. I appreciate you seeing my errors.
    Beth
reply by barbara.wilkey on 02-Jul-2021
    I have no clue how it got out or back in, The door was till shut and locked.
reply by the author on 02-Jul-2021
    Maybe you had some students who wanted their records destoryed. LOL
    Or maybe the janitor found it out of the cage and put it back.
Comment from Ben Colder
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Outdoor cat! Perr-fect. I can see your friends in the country hiding. "Don't open the door, Mildred! They have another dog, and we still have the last three they left.
Good one, Beth.

 Comment Written 02-Jul-2021


reply by the author on 02-Jul-2021
    Thank you Chuck. I hope you got a laugh or two from this story. I really do like animals, so I keep trying.
    Beth
Comment from Pantygynt
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Your author's note probably explains why, despite all these adventures you persist in trying to be 'pet friendly'. Perhaps a goldfish or two might be the answer.

'Nick is a name, which some use when referrring to Satin.' => One 'R' too many and I think you mean Satan not 'Satin', which is an expensive soft material!

 Comment Written 02-Jul-2021


reply by the author on 02-Jul-2021
    Thank you for the review and comments and for noticing the errors. I could have written about the goldfish disasters, but they are flushable temporary pets, at best. There was the time my two-year-old twins turned a twenty gallon aquarium over on top of themselves and had the poor fish flopping among kids, gravel and broken glass.
Comment from RenieReader
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This is a fun read, Beth, and a lot of us can relate to several of these four-legged members of our homes. I love your sense of humor--and you've definitely needed one from the sounds of things.

four[-]legged

None of them [have==>has] ever appeared to regard us as more than a meal ticket.

Of course, it's possible(omit comma==>,) by some cosmic coincidence, all the lesser life forms that found their way into our lives were hopelessly retarded[.] (omit==>and) [Therefore, they] can't be held responsible for their strange behavior, thereby excusing us as well.

I guess you can't expect much from a gerbil[,] so I won't dwell at length

(don't overdo using 'that')
felt (omit==>that) my skirt pocket was a more suitable home than the multi-level plastic dream

Despite her impressive pedigree and the fact she had been de-clawed and had been served on a silver platter by her previous owners this disgusting behavior earned her the title of Outdoor Cat.

It seems to me(omit comma==>,) you should be able to expect a little more from a dog,

We had high hopes she would grow up to love (omit==>us) and (omit==>to) protect us from all things that go bump in the night.

would teach a fourteen-year[-]old responsibility.

the time had come to build that fence(omit comma==>,) he'd been wanting.

Renie

 Comment Written 10-Apr-2009


reply by the author on 11-Apr-2009
    Thank you for reading and commenting and for your suggestions.
    Beth
Comment from Sasha
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While I am an animal lover, I too have had moments of doubt about the common sense surrounding why we have pets that often think of us as the pet. Very cleverly written taking me on a pleasant trip down memory lane. Very well done.

 Comment Written 09-Apr-2009


reply by the author on 09-Apr-2009
    Smurphgirl, Thank your for your review and kind words.
    Beth