Animals to love...and hate...

We all love our animals. But sometimes they drive us crazy with the things they do. Take for example, Leah's little dog. Here is what he did to her bamboo needles recently when she left them within his reach. Chewed off the entire needle on one end! Boy, was he is trouble. I remember several years ago my little Maltese was lying on the floor by my chair while I was knitting a pair of socks. I looked down to see him chewing on something. Upon further inspection, I found him to be chewing on one of my double-pointed needles that had fallen to the floor. I felt like killing that little dog. Yes, it was my fault that the needle was within his reach...but come on, it wasn't like he doesn't get big juicy dog bones to chew on all the time. So Leah, we feel your pain at having lost your needles.

And then there are cute little animals like Frodo...Patricia's little pigmy goat that came to visit with her to the Sit 'N Spin last Saturday. Frodo was so cute sitting in Patricia's lap while she was spinning. It's not every day you get to see a goat in the shop. But even Frodo had his moments of being naughty. Although you can't really blame him for getting so excited. Lots of us get excited to be around all the yarn in the shop!

In the end, the love we feel for our pets is very real and sometimes overwhelming. They become a comfort to us as they snuggle up next to us. And they bring us great joy as they run to greet us when we come home. So...I guess we'll keep them and just hope that they stay out of trouble...at least for a day or two.