For The Love Of Dogs

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RadishRose said:
Wonderful man, this doctor. Thanks Diva, you lifted my spirits with this post!
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I'm so glad Rose. I have to say it again....this is one of the reasons I love watching World News Tonight. Each broadcast ends with a heartwarming and/or inspiring story about regular people doing remarkable things. Often it's about the things remarkable children do for their communities and beyond! So after watching the troubling news, I end up smiling, sometimes shedding a happy tear and sometimes even getting goose bumps. BTW, the other reason I love watching is because I love David Muir. I also like the news anchors who cover the weekends...Whit Johnson and Lindsey Davis.
 
I've been a bird guy a lot longer (since the mid-80s) than I've been a dog guy. This one is Papagena, a Solomon Islands eclectus parrot. She's female; the species is sexually dimorphic. The males are mostly green, with red under their wings and a candy-corn colored beak. Very striking.

Papagena is no longer with me. She became extremely hormonal to the point her health was endangered because she kept laying eggs -- not a good thing for any bird, save perhaps chickens. I wound up rehoming her with a person who wanted to give her a chance at breeding -- it was definitely something she wanted to do.

I've had a number of other parrots and we fostered more than a few along the way. Fascinating creatures. Right now, the only parrot in the house is a Congo African grey named Jackie. She tries to talk, but as she was never socialized as a young bird (she's probably about 18 years old now), she doesn't really though she tries. Some parrots will talk your ear off, others won't.

I'll be posting a photo or two of dogs we've had in our lives separately. Right now, I have only Pepper, a female lab mix. Adopted her from the county humane society after I lost Zoey, our AKC registered yellow lab and certified therapy dog back in April. She was on the operating table to remove a mast cell tumor and died on the table.

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This is Zoey (AKC registered yellow lab) after her award of the Therapy Dog certification and Canine Good Citizen Award in 2022. Lost her in April due to a cancerous mast cell tumor. Incredible dog, very much a people dog. There were only two things she absolutely had to have -- food and people and not in that order.

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