In the beginning....

Welcome to my newest adventure!  I have started a blog.  I'm not really sure that I even fully understand blogs, how they work, how you follow/keep track of them.   But here I am.  It makes me quite nervous that others will be reading what I write and forming opinions.   I'm quite sure that some will be driven mad by my grammar...but perhaps it will improve with time.  So be patient, please.

The reason that this blog was created was because I got my hand smacked. 

As a veterinarian, I find that I see/hear/smell/feel things that others may never get to experience.   I am and have always been in love with science, nature, and all things living.  I find it fascinating to discover nature's accidents, God's special creations, and the unceasingly amazing ability of people and animals to cope with difficult situations/injuries/diseases.  For example, I had a dog come in once missing its tail....and the owner's 3 year old daughter walked in the room behind them wagging the dog's tail...and the dog was still wagging what was left! Or consider the 150 pound mastiff that walked into my clinic after a dog fight.  I stuck my finger in a wound to see how deep it went and touch her heart. Who gets to see/do that often?  Well...me.  I encounter situations daily that make me happy, sad, uncomfortable, excited, and angry...but always fascinated.   Along the way, I began taking pictures of these incredible incidents/pets and posting them on an online networking site.  I was always pleased with the discussions and comments that were the result of these postings.  Unfortunatley, these pictures were deemed inappropriate for the general community and were removed from the site by the powers that be.  The resultant outpouring of comments and suggestions for an alternative method of sharing these tidbits with online friends has prompted me to brave this interesting world of blogging.

In the days and weeks to come, I will try to re-post those interesting cases that were online for your enjoyment.  I will do my best to explain them and welcome your comments and questions.  If you enjoy the site, feel free to share it with others who may enjoy it as well.  Perhaps in so doing, we may all learn a little about our role as good stewards to these amazing animals who share our lives and planet.  Perhaps we will be inspired by their courage, endurance, tolerance, trust, and compassion.  Perhaps we will remember that these, too, are qualities that we share and can cultivate/practice in our daily lives.