Hi everyone! Welcome to Day 3 of the Paws with a Cause Donation Event! Today, my guest is PG Forte!
I hope you enjoyed the last two day’s posts and if you didn’t see them, just scroll down when you’re done here and enter to win some more prizes! Then hop over to all the other blogs for even more fun and games. There are 59 Blogs most of which have multiple bloggers, so for eight great days, you can hop around and read stories about pets, discover books about pets, and generally have a great time. Blog posts here at Beautiful Boys Books so far include me, Cat Cavendish and today, PG. Each of us is awarding a prize at the end of the week, so enter to win on each day!
Today, i’m delighted to welcome my friend, PG Forte. Writer of paranormal, psychic fiction, romantic suspense, and general yumminess, PG is giving away a copy of A Taste of Honey. She says it’s her most pet-centric book! But first, a great story about a remarkable doggy love affair. —
I’ve always loved animals—pretty much all animals. I’m not big on choosing favorites. Questions like ‘coffee or tea?’ ‘Wine or beer?’ leave me thinking, uh…yes? Please? All of the above? But I’d have to say that, overall, I’d always considered myself more of a cat person than a dog person. Just in a general sort of way, you understand. I had a dog and a lot of cats when I was a kid. My kids had a dog and a lot of cats when they were kids too. And I loved them all. My kids’ dog was scary smart sometimes. But, for all of that, cats just always seemed superior.
Think about it. If they’re not the most perfect land animal, I don’t know what is. And anything dogs can do, cats can do better. They climb higher. They jump farther. They’re more independent and they always land on their feet. In the documentary Life After People, it was made really, really clear that cats will do just fine without us. Dogs…not so much.
And then my son grew up and got a puppy. A pit bull, to be exact. To say I was less than thrilled is an understatement. I knew very little about the breed and what I did know—or thought I knew—wasn’t good. I had two cousins who were attacked by a dog they were boarding and one of them died as a result. I’ll give you three guesses what kind of dog that was.
Well, I argued, I worried, I made myself sick…and then I did what writers do. I picked up every book I could find on the breed and educated myself. Research: it’s not just for sex scenes any more.
The more I learned about this remarkable breed, the more impressed I became and the more heartbroken I was whenever I heard stories about all the torture and abuse these creatures must too often endure at the hands of humans. But it was getting to know one firsthand that really opened my eyes…and get to know one we did because only a few months into his puppy parenthood, my son’s living situation changed. He ended up in a “no pets” apartment and we ended up raising our grandpuppy.
Well, let’s be realistic here. He was our grandpuppy, once upon a time. He’s my dog now—much to my husband’s ongoing displeasure. He was kind of looking forward to being an empty-nester and that’s not happening any time soon now. I baby this dog so much more than I ever did our kids…mostly because he lets me.
Because, let’s face it. Once they’re out of the baby-stage, kids are a lot more like cats. They’ll climb higher and go farther than you ever thought they would. They’re very independent. They usually land on their feet—thank god. And, eventually, they’ll do just fine without you. Dogs, on the other hand? Yeah, still not so much.
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PG Forte is giving away a copy of A Taste of Honey so be sure and leave a comment with your email on this blog! And nscroll down to enter the previous day’s contests.
And here’s all you need to know about the wonderful organization we’re supporting with this Hop!
Paws With A Cause® enhances the independence and quality of life for people with disabilities nationally through custom-trained Assistance Dogs.
PAWS® increases awareness of the rights and roles of Assistance Dog teams through education and advocacy. Founded in 1979, Paws With A Cause is dedicated to helping its clients who are challenged by many disabilities, such as Cerebral Palsy, Muscular Dystrophy, Seizure Disorders, and Hearing Disorders to name just some. Each of our dogs are trained to meet the specific needs of our clients. Tasks may include opening and closing doors, picking up objects, pulling a wheelchair, turning lights on and off, and alerting a person to particular sounds like a telephone, doorbell, smoke detector and many others. Our dogs change lives by enhancing the independence of our clients. By just opening a door, a dog opens up the world for a person with a disability and your donations will go to making that happen. PAWS thanks you so much for your donation and allowing us to open more doors.
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