Nov/Dec 2021

All Creatures

The Animals Who Share Our Lives

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Editor’s Note
HERE IT IS, I think as I pull the ornament from its special silk pouch. It’s the first one I look for every year when I open our container of Christmas decorations. The paw print-shaped ornament frames a photo of me holding Charlie as a puppy. My hus
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Paw Prints News, Expert Advice, Fun Facts And More
On the twelfth day of Christmas my true love sent to me Twelve drummers drumming, Eleven pipers piping, Ten lords a-leaping, Nine ladies dancing, Eight maids a-milking... ...Seven swans a-swimming, Six geese a-laying, Five golden rings, Four callin
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Unexpected Friends Diesel & George
Derward Mose of Sharpsburg, Maryland, saw a runt poult being picked on by bigger turkeys at a poultry swap meet and decided to take him home. It turned out George, a heritage turkey, wasn’t a fan of the other turkeys on the farm. Instead, he liked to
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Going Beyond
SIX YEARS AGO, beneath the surface of the Caribbean Sea, Rodolfo “Rudy” Reyes’s life changed. The former Recon Marine went scuba diving in the Cayman Islands with friends and seasoned recreational divers Jim Ritterhoff and Keith Sahm. Reyes was a tra
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Creature Comforts
“HOP IN THE TRUCK!” Dad called to my brother, Gordon, and me. It was a Saturday morning in early December. Most eight-year-olds were probably still in their pajamas, but I grabbed my winter coat and rushed outside. Dad worked for a furniture company
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A Light From Within
Had I made the right decision getting these horses? I paced in our home near Norfolk, England, waiting for the horse whisperer to pull into the drive. I’d found his information in an equine magazine. He claimed to help people with difficult horses. I
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I’ll Never Forget You
CLYDE WAS SUPPOSED to be a temporary pet. A friend called one day to ask if I could foster a one-and-a-half-year-old wolf mix whose owner was diagnosed with cancer. I thought, We can help out, but we’re not keeping him. But when Clyde stood on his hi
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The Joy of Alpacas
On a small farm in Stone Ridge, New York, the Quiet Moon Alpacas are happily grazing and greeting passersby. For more than a decade, Bob Trismen has been caring for these gentle creatures with his neighbor, who didn’t have space for them. “They’ve be
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Their Mysterious Ways
PING! MY PHONE CHIMED. I swiped open Letgo, an app for buying and selling used goods. Someone was interested in the car sunshade I’d posted. I coordinated a time and place to meet the buyer. Meanwhile my mind wandered to my father, Adolph—or Molly, a
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How I Met My Pet
“LOOK, ED! THERE HE IS!” I said, pointing to a cat walking slowly up the sidewalk in front of the motel. My husband and I were spending a week on Chincoteague Island, Virginia. I’d spotted the cat—a skinny white and brown creature—our first day there
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Saving Wildlife Saved Me
Every time I hold a baby squirrel in my hands, I feel a sense of wonder and gratitude at what I’m being entrusted with, at what God is asking me to do. I’m 27 and I volunteer as the squirrel team leader for Tri-County Wildlife Care (TCWC), a nonprofi
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Why We Love…
EVERY TIME Paul Johnston of Lehigh Acres, Florida, starts up his lawnmower, 16 of his rescue dogs come running. They know what the sound means: a ride through the neighborhood on an eight-car homemade barrel train. With one dog in each car, half the
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A Moment In The Barn
I was determined to make Christmas perfect. Our home, an old stucco farmhouse, looked like something out of a magazine—from the red-ribboned wreath on the front door to the row of hand-knit stockings hanging from the mantel and my best china on the t
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Debbie and Jorge Garcia-Bengochea Gentle Carousel Miniature Therapy Horses
It all started in Debbie and Jorge Garcia-Bengochea’s barn, where special-needs students stopped by to interact with two friendly miniature horses the couple had as pets. Debbie, a school principal at the time, invited a few students and their famili
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Is This for Real?
Imagine being a child, unable to see well. Your eyes are tested, dilated, puffed with air or squirted with liquid, and now you’re told you’ll need to wear glasses. Or perhaps, an eye patch. It can all be very scary. Enter master optician Danielle Cru
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Grateful
’Tis the season to count our blessings—including our pets that provide companionship and improve our quality of life. Over the years I’ve had many different pets, including dogs, cats, rabbits, guinea pigs, gerbils, goldfish, turtles and a hermit cra
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Letting Go
I WATCH AS A RED-TAILED HAWK SWEEPS across the azure sky. Two dots follow its every move. It swoops. They swoop. It glides. They glide. Binoculars reveal the dots are its young. The hawk is teaching them the freedom of the sky. One dot veers away, th
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Color Me!
FUN FACTS: Alpacas communicate with each other through humming and other sounds. A male serenades his mate by “orgling” to show affection. When a baby is born, the mother hums to reassure her young. Alpacas also use their tails to express themselves.

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