Let's Give Thanks

It's easy to see when a dog is grateful. It usually involves copious amounts of full-body wagging and sometimes some tongue sliming action. Dogs are great that way. If you pay attention to them, they are easy to read.

People aren't so easy. It's hard to tell what someone is thinking. That's one of the reasons we are so lucky to have the gift of speech -- we can actually TELL people we are thankful they are in our lives.

This is so especially important since 9/11. Never before, not even Pearl Harbor, has such an event strengthened and brought us closer together not only on a national level, but on a familial one as well.

Regardless what your cultural and religious backgrounds are, you don't have to be a native-born American to appreciate Thanksgiving and the holiday season. It's a time to come together, to help out others, to rediscover, repair, and strengthen family bonds, and to reach out to others who are less fortunate than you. (And when you think you've got it bad, just put it into perspective that at least you can sit at a computer and read this article!)

Just to keep this dog related -- remember to NOT feed your pets cooked bones this holiday season. If you are practicing a BARF-type diet you know how to properly feed raw uncooked bones to your dogs as part of their diet. If you aren't -- don't do it. Also, keep their intake of your holiday meal to a minimum. A little turkey, a little piece of bread -- just enough to taste. Otherwise you might be getting an unwelcomed early "gift" from them!

In the next few articles I'll be going over pet-related holiday gift ideas for not only your pets, but for pet lovers in your life.

Woof. (That means please pass the gravy!)

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