Animal Love

These are all my animal friends that have come into my life and left their paw print.
*Friends that have gone on to the Rainbow Bridge. They are loved and dearly missed!

~ Read the Rainbow Bridge Poem ~

Pepper ~ Bengal kitty my bf got me for my bday when I came back from Japan. We moved into an apt that didn't allow pets so he is now with my bf's family.	* Playdough ~ my cuddly pidgeon-toed dwarf hamster	* Charcoil ~ "brother" dwarf hamster of Playdough
* Dwarf Hamster bunch ~  our many generations of dwarf hamster babies	* Oreo ~ Black/White Short Hair Guinea Pig I had adopted in Japan	* Sydney ~ Grey/White Bunny I adopted from the school where I worked in Japan
* Thumper II ~ Tan/White Bunny I adopted in Japan	Kitty-Kitty (nickname) ~ the friendly neighborhood cat I befriended in Japan	Kombu ~ my first Red Eared Slider Turtle
* Dobbin ~ Greyhound my sister adopted	* Mozart ~ my first gerbil I've had	* Bunny-Bunny ~ Black/white minituare bunny which actually grew to be quite big
* Pekochan ~ my aunt's Persian Cat I always played with in Japan	* Chibi ("little one" in Japanese) ~ Orange/White Short Hair Guinea Pig, runt of the litter, my first one	* Rupert (on the left) ~ my sister's Black/White Long Hair Guinea Pig, same litter as Chibi
* Thumper (1st) ~ abandoned baby cottontail bunny we rescued after a bad rainstorm	* Spanky ~ Black/White mouse	* Nikki ("Cinnamon" in Japanese) ~ Yorkshire Terrier my family had when I was a kid, named "Nikki" because of his color when he was a puppy
* The many goldfish that have come into my life, too many to name separately

Rainbow Bridge

Just this side of heaven is a place called Rainbow Bridge.

When an animal dies that has been especially close to someone here, that pet goes to Rainbow Bridge. There are meadows and hills for all of our special friends so they can run and play together. There is plenty of food, water and sunshine, and our friends are warm and comfortable.

All the animals who had been ill and old are restored to health and vigor. Those who were hurt or maimed are made whole and strong again, just as we remember them in our dreams of days and times gone by. The animals are happy and content, except for one small thing; they each miss someone very special to them, who had to be left behind.

They all run and play together, but the day comes when one suddenly stops and looks into the distance. His bright eyes are intent. His eager body quivers. Suddenly he begins to run from the group, flying over the green grass, his legs carrying him faster and faster.

You have been spotted, and when you and your special friend finally meet, you cling together in joyous reunion, never to be parted again. The happy kisses rain upon your face; your hands again caress the beloved head, and you look once more into the trusting eyes of your pet, so long gone from your life but never absent from your heart.

Then you cross Rainbow Bridge together....

Author unknown...

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