My Dog Stanley's Dogster Profile - Now Updated!
I finally got round to updating my beloved Stanley's Dogster profile, so here's the link - check it out! You can also find links there for the profiles of my deceased dogs Daisy & Rollo (who was only 10 weeks old when we lost him.) I love all my dogs, regardless of whether they are in this world or the next!
Hammy The Hamster Goes Organic - So Cute! [VIDEO]
"What could be a more honest taste test than to give a hamster his choice of various fruits and vegetables, conventional and organic, and see which he prefers? Any guesses?"
Great news for proponents of organic food and ultra-cute as well! I had a big smile on my face while watching this!
My Gorgeous Dog Stanley!
Funny Cavalier King Charles Spaniel Photo!
My Last-Ever Pet Rat Has Died - It's The End Of An Era...
Everyone who knows me knows that I have a passion for rats, and since 1994, I have kept pet fancy rats, who have all given me great enjoyment. We got our latest lot of rats, Arthur Teddy and William, at the end of 2008, and they were just adorable. However, rats are very short-lived creatures, and in mid-2009, Arthur died in his sleep after a short respiratory illness. Teddy and William soldiered on, but at the beginning of 2010, Teddy died naturally too - again from respiratory disease.
We had already decided that these would be our last rats, as I can't clean out the cages because of my health problems, and as she was getting older, and her arthritis was worsening, my mother was finding the job was getting more and more difficult for her to do. This meant that William would be left as a single rat, whereas we normally got bereaved rats new cagemates. William hated being on his own, and it didn't help that he had always been unhandleable for some reason, so we couldn't really give him cuddles or hands-on contact to ease his distress - in fact it would probably have stressed him out even more if we had somehow managed to keep him still in our hands. He missed his cagemates a great deal, and spent most of his time huddled in the corner of his cage asleep. After a few months, his breathing started to become difficult, but he kept on rallying. Every morning we'd check to see if he'd died overnight, but he never had, and it was awful to watch him suffering. Eventually, yesterday, he was gasping for breath, and while he clearly still had an appetite, as he kept trying to eat, he couldn't manage it because he was breathing so badly. We immediately rang the vet, and my mother took him to the surgery (I couldn't go due to my agoraphobia - I've only left the house 7 times in the last 4 years) where the vet gave him anaesthetic gas, then when he was unconscious, she gave him an overdose, and he passed away. It's always sad when you have to have a pet put to sleep, but there was absolutely no doubt that William was suffering badly, both mentally as well as physically, so I'm confident the right decision was made. If anything, I wish we had taken him to the vet sooner, as it may have saved him from suffering earlier. Anyway, we laid him to rest in the garden, wrapped in a rat hammock, next to the bodies of Arthur and Teddy, which I felt was only right and proper. We will eventually get a nice plant to place over the grave, like we have done with all our buried pets. So no more rats. I will miss having the little critters, but I know it's the right decision to stop now. Who knows, maybe in the future I'll be in a situation where keeping fancy rats becomes a possibility again, but for now, I have to concentrate my all attention and affections on my dog Stanley and my snake Gerty. We've already decided that when Gerty passes, which will probably be in a few years time, we won't have any more reptiles either. It's the end of an era for me.Incredible Pencil Drawings of Animals That Look Like Photographs
You simply MUST see this guy's drawings of animals. Yes, they really ARE drawings, though they are so realistic, you'd be forgiven for mistaking them as photos. Simply awesome!
"No More Mr Brown Eye" by RearGear - Madness!
Well, I first heard about Rear Gear via a tweet from the guys at Dogster.com, and I genuinely thought it must be a hoax. But no! This product is for real, and can be purchased from http://www.etsy.com/shop/RearGear
So what is it? Well, apparently, the makers of RearGear find that when they walk their dog, the fact that the dog's anus may be exposed is embarrassing, especially for dogs with upwards-curling or stubby tails. The solution? A RearGear butt cover of course!
The cover consists of a flap with a picture on, hanging on a loop. Hang the loop over your dog's tail, and - voilà - your dog's bottom is covered with a pretty flower! Of course, the flap can be swung to one side when nature calls - RearGear have thought of everything!
Personally, I've never been embarrassed by my dog's bottom, and walking my dog with a picture of a flower hanging over it's bum is far, far more likely to make me blush!
Dog profile for Stanley, a male Cavalier King Charles Spaniel
Yes, my Stanley has his very own profile, at the wonderful canine social network Dogster! Scroll to the bottom of his profile and you'll find links to my two late dogs Daisy and Rollo's pages - they may be gone, but they'll never be forgotten!
Swarovski Crystal - Feline Favourites - Crystal Cats
This is such a wonderful little animation depicting the cat characters of Lovlots City - a neighbourhood whose residents are the crystal creations of Swarovski. Watch the animation, then - if you have the money! - buy the cats in their original faceted crystal forms - genius!
About Me
RosaHi, I'm Rosa! My full name is Rosalind Hughes, I'm female, 31 years old, and I live with my parents in the 'red rose county' of Lancashire in England, UK.
OK, boring stuff out of the way first. I am registered disabled due to several illnesses, including chronic severe pain, asthma, type two diabetes, hypothyroidism, (underactive thyroid gland) osteoporosis, Raynauds syndrome, non-epileptic attack disorder (NEAD), borderline personality disorder, depression, agoraphobia, obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) & poor mobility. (I walk - badly - with a stick.) The problem with having so many illnesses, is that if you have a good day with one, you'll probably be having a bad day with something else!
I have only fairly recently come to a firm and final conclusion that I am attracted to other women, and now I am quite happy and proud to say that I am a lesbian. I have left it until now to 'come out' because I wanted to be absolutely sure, and now, after many years of confusion and eventual acceptance, I feel comfortable in my own skin.
I have two pets: my gorgeous Cavalier King Charles Spaniel boy Stanley and my grumpy corn-snake, Gerty! Stanley is simply adorable, and Gerty is a very crotchety reptile! I used to keep fancy rats (since 1994), but the upkeep of cleaning cages was getting too much for my mother, and I couldn't do it because of my problems, either, so after our last rat, William, was put to sleep on the 30th June 2010, we decided not to get any more. It feels like the end of an era.
Since mid-2006, I have lived my life following the path of the Solitary Eclectic Wiccan, and I very much enjoy it. I love all the stereotypical 'witchy' things - divining with angel cards, a pendulum, 'witches runes', and scrying with a crystal ball - but sadly, I am unable to turn people into frogs - never mind, eh?!
Last but not least, I am vegan, which means I don't consume, use, wear, or have anything to do with animals, so no meat, fish, eggs, dairy, honey, etc or leather, wool, silk, bone - if it involves the use of living creatures I avoid it! Being vegan is naturally healthy, so I should keep losing weight - fingers crossed!
