tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2487616434221255778.post7739728978318804531..comments2024-03-18T22:57:04.768-04:00Comments on HEY NATALIE JEAN: A LITTLE UPDATE FROM PETER PANNataliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13698804808966036834noreply@blogger.comBlogger88125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2487616434221255778.post-85465955751201786642015-01-28T14:13:57.499-05:002015-01-28T14:13:57.499-05:00Oh Peter Pan! He looks good but I feel so sad for...Oh Peter Pan! He looks good but I feel so sad for you....it must come with a tear and a sigh, those emails! I just know he still loves & remembers his mommy Natalie.good_to_be_homehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16211543583811944880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2487616434221255778.post-78377167615831311042012-10-03T12:01:49.971-04:002012-10-03T12:01:49.971-04:00This was hard for me to read as I DID choose to be...This was hard for me to read as I DID choose to be a 'responsible' person and adopt through a rescue. I went through my local humane society and got an adorable mini lemon beagle. She was my world at the time as I had no kids. However, soon after we got her she started having seizures. I was pregnant and had a baby all the while care for an epileptic dog who kept getting worse and worse. My son got old enough to understand and we ultimately had to put her down. I have had 3 experiences from rescues as such. we finally paid the good money and went through a reputable breeder and had the BEST healthy dog. No problems. for me it's not worth it. I want to know the history. A pet is a member of your family and when they suffer you suffer.Pepper Lovin!https://www.blogger.com/profile/15391681384707337439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2487616434221255778.post-67954306011655176172012-05-05T13:12:48.152-04:002012-05-05T13:12:48.152-04:00ugh, I just started in on your blog and I am sure ...ugh, I just started in on your blog and I am sure it was for me to read this this morning. My husband and I are packing up to move overseas (Israel) and we don't know how long we will be gone. My heart is breaking breaking breaking thinking of my sweet dog, Lucy, not being mine. I can not imagine her belonging to someone else? I have thought it would be better to have never had her, but then I can't imagine these past years without her either? We have a family that loves her, but I am sure they can't love her as much as I do. It was so good to read this and know I'm not crazy for loving my dog as much as I do, we don't have kids yet but I know that she has made me all the better for them.Maggyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00683230237361140455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2487616434221255778.post-69293326003706944872012-04-18T15:38:07.647-04:002012-04-18T15:38:07.647-04:00i'm just catching up on your blog today. i wa...i'm just catching up on your blog today. i was curious about the comments since i remember the ones when you were considering giving up the pups for adoption... i'm glad you decided to let us in on the update even though it would spur on a lot of personal opinions.<br /><br />my persoal opinion is that i really enjoy your writing and your pictures. i think you seem like a really nice gal. i don't share the same religious beliefs as you and maybe sometimes we would make different decisions...but i don't really think it's my place to criticize you on your blog for those differences.<br /><br />i think as readers we are guests here. if you would like to promote a particular agenda, write it on your own blog.Stephanie Robertshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00584320738891981145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2487616434221255778.post-15007211904810971882012-04-17T12:26:14.928-04:002012-04-17T12:26:14.928-04:00I'm truly baffled that respectful debate makes...I'm truly baffled that respectful debate makes people so uncomfortable that they must label all dissent as "haters". I cannot imagine having such an aversion to any confrontation/disagreement that someone expressing an opinion different from my own would lead me to flip out and brand them all "haters".<br /><br />There is a lot of appalling internet bullying going on, and nothing on this thread is even close to it. I wish women were more comfortable with respectful disagreement, instead of just wanting everyone to "shut it!" or "mind their own business" or "keep it to yourself, haters!" Overblowing every little dissent into some kind of jealousy fueled hater fest is demeaning.Gadget Cathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12971024177627139486noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2487616434221255778.post-7810097221339126032012-04-15T21:27:48.303-04:002012-04-15T21:27:48.303-04:00THANK YOU for that last note. We work with dogs fo...THANK YOU for that last note. We work with dogs for a living, that is our family business. It is so heart breaking when people move or have their first kid and decide to give up their dog. People need to consider what it does to the poor dog and that with some training and help they can make it work! Even with kids!<br /><br />Sometimes like in your case it was the right thing to do to give him up in your move...but you took him to a breed rescue, you made sure he went to a BEAUTIFUL family. That is being very very responsible. That is how it should always go. <br /><br />When people take their poor dogs to the pound or just lazily give them away to anyone who will say yes on craigslist....it just is really mean. <br /><br />So thank you for that last part.Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06325947321117305000noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2487616434221255778.post-2429139946692559812012-04-15T14:05:10.110-04:002012-04-15T14:05:10.110-04:00Aww, this made me tear up! He looks happy :)Aww, this made me tear up! He looks happy :)sweet harvest moonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17694857926050552450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2487616434221255778.post-68519213167202794062012-04-15T09:39:18.041-04:002012-04-15T09:39:18.041-04:00Oh he looks so happy! That picture of him in mid-a...Oh he looks so happy! That picture of him in mid-air is pure joy!Jessicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07234441631153853528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2487616434221255778.post-16811501029836829922012-04-14T18:56:19.507-04:002012-04-14T18:56:19.507-04:00Natalie,
This is so sweet. My husband and I too ha...Natalie,<br />This is so sweet. My husband and I too had to rehome our beloved first pet Albert a sweet mini long hair doxie. I can't picture him without tearing up but I know he went to a very loving home where he has acres to rome!!!! I actually thought of you the night we rehomed him, I remembered your post about when they left and felt even more empathy for you. You did the right thing for him and sometimes that hurts but just know you helped me when i went through it!!!Marisa Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17825809602514106114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2487616434221255778.post-42600298342846092362012-04-14T14:36:47.897-04:002012-04-14T14:36:47.897-04:00I wish there was a like button on here. LIKE!!I wish there was a like button on here. LIKE!!Claudia EscareƱo-Clarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12725204150932952701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2487616434221255778.post-5403727480449596732012-04-14T13:01:14.331-04:002012-04-14T13:01:14.331-04:00you're kind of nuts, eh?you're kind of nuts, eh?Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04058515063570980693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2487616434221255778.post-35037902878566661492012-04-14T08:39:59.121-04:002012-04-14T08:39:59.121-04:00I am so glad that Peter is doing well with his new...I am so glad that Peter is doing well with his new family. He looks resplendent running around that yard. What a great decision you made for him and for Barney. Hard though. Crushingly hard. I know what you mean about your emptiness. My dogs died 4 years ago and now I am left with a poodle shaped hole in my heart that still aches and causes me to weep heavy salty tears. You are so talented at expressing exactly and succinctly what I also feel.Shontellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02628498735665684509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2487616434221255778.post-3951244868236753732012-04-14T01:02:15.130-04:002012-04-14T01:02:15.130-04:00Do the above debates remind you of people who crit...Do the above debates remind you of people who criticize adoptive parents for selecting a girl or boy from China when there are perfectly good kids here at home (especially minority kids) that need a family? "They just want to raise themselves an Asian prodigy who plays the violin and gets a perfect SAT score. Why can't they adopt an African American kid? Are they too good to raise a black kid?" And then, oh joy!, parents who DO adopt black kids are criticized because they're "removing those kids from their culture and raising them to fit into neither." Hey, guess what? These people are providing loving homes for little boys and girls whose own parents can't. Who cares why they select their kids? Who cares why you selected Peter Pan? They and you are doing the best to find optimal love and care for little ones (furry or not) that need it.<br /><br />Haters: mind your own effing business.Meganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11200518427119344743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2487616434221255778.post-30770285806693378502012-04-14T00:44:57.502-04:002012-04-14T00:44:57.502-04:00The greatest love a parent can show is to put the ...The greatest love a parent can show is to put the good of their child above their own wants/needs/hopes/plans. And that's what you did for Peter Pan, Natalie.Meganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11200518427119344743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2487616434221255778.post-19357333327326397932012-04-13T23:20:25.961-04:002012-04-13T23:20:25.961-04:00Now I know I'm not the only one feeling the ex...Now I know I'm not the only one feeling the exact same way for doing the exact same thing. Really tears me up inside.. but you're right a yard to roam free in is where it's at.Lila.Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10716514523739426631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2487616434221255778.post-45224301924475743082012-04-13T19:28:20.190-04:002012-04-13T19:28:20.190-04:00you know about your puppy lovin' and my tear d...you know about your puppy lovin' and my tear ducts, lady. every time!marissa (stylebook)https://www.blogger.com/profile/16171018063305747803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2487616434221255778.post-12602017107020034492012-04-13T17:54:01.398-04:002012-04-13T17:54:01.398-04:00Oh gosh, Nat, this made me cry... happy tears and ...Oh gosh, Nat, this made me cry... happy tears and sad. I can only imagine watching my furbaby belong to someone else, but the new family sounds and looks wonderful. He seems very happy and I know part of that is because of all the love you gave him.Erinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08523500655144296158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2487616434221255778.post-53340882329645673392012-04-13T16:58:39.233-04:002012-04-13T16:58:39.233-04:00Hey Nat, I am so happy that he looks so happy. And...Hey Nat, I am so happy that he looks so happy. And that in turn makes you happy. Sorry some people seem to be giving you a hard time. I know how hard it was to give them up. It's great he went to such a good home. He's now had two great homes. Some dogs don't even get one. In the end this was your family's decision. I'm glad you decided to share this with the rest of us. I know it's changed my perspective with our two cats and two dogs.Claudia Escareno-Clarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04397125482187139815noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2487616434221255778.post-82849324541704391402012-04-13T16:10:48.885-04:002012-04-13T16:10:48.885-04:00And sometimes adopting is not possible. When my hu...And sometimes adopting is not possible. When my husband and I decided to look at adopting a small dog we found adoption fees in our (urban) area >$400, required home inspections and income statements and a professionally installed fenced yard. We live in a rental house, no fenced yard and we didn't feel comfortable being required to disclose our income. We ended up buying our puppy from a breeder even though there were adorable long-haired chihuahuas we would have loved to rescue.Aletheahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17056863610469196748noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2487616434221255778.post-81623648021112005742012-04-13T09:35:13.148-04:002012-04-13T09:35:13.148-04:00I don't even like dogs, and this made me teary...I don't even like dogs, and this made me teary eyed. So sweet!a little black cloud in a dresshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12556462156829059742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2487616434221255778.post-69886518761101130552012-04-13T02:39:54.212-04:002012-04-13T02:39:54.212-04:00You were and still are an amazing fur mommy to you...You were and still are an amazing fur mommy to your furbabies. You did what was best for you and your family AND the dogs. I can't believe people get so upset at you on your own blog leaving angry comments.<br /><br />::START RANT:: Personally, I don't see why they are getting mad at YOU for buying or adopting from a breeder that these people know nothing about. I understand that they are angry at all the irresponsible dog owners/inexperienced breeders that let their dogs reproduce like rabbits and never get them fixed/and or sell these dogs to OTHER irresponsible owners, therefore causing what I believe is the vast majority of shelter dogs here in the US. Because in the end, if we were some how able to get rid of ALL breeders (keep dreaming), there would still be a problem, and there still wouldn't be enough demand by people for the incredibly high volume of animals that need homes. I highly doubt that the real problems within the shelter system is due to people like Natalie. She did not drop her dog off at a shelter. She cared for her dogs for 6 years, loved them to pieces, and had to make the very hard decision to leave them in the hands of a responsible breed rescue, where in turn the dog gets an awesome life riding on the back of a little girls wagon (awesome picture btw). Don't get me wrong, the idea of a dog being euthanized makes me really upset, I love animals. But is writing a mean comment on HER blog really going to stop it? Go volunteer for your cause or something, go picket outside of a puppy mill. How is leaving a negative comment on her blog and putting her down for the decision that she made helping anyone? If anything I feel more educated about becoming a dog owner from her posts, and no, none of that knowledge came from the negative comments. Leave Natalie alone.::END RANT::Liz Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06843012774032217710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2487616434221255778.post-57160554462542467752012-04-13T01:45:28.275-04:002012-04-13T01:45:28.275-04:00The adoption vs. Buying debate isn't even rele...The adoption vs. Buying debate isn't even relevant. Who the eff cares what term is used? And as someone who runs a dog rescue with her mother and who has a collection of shelter mutts and a soft spot for the little dogs with birth defects and health issues (and I work at a vet clinic who serves to most of the dog breeders within 200 miles of me AND my bosses dog won Westminster last year) I can say that there is nothing wrong with buying from a dog breeder. Yes, I would prefer if everyone would run to the shelter and adopt the little unwanted mutts, but if that isn't for you, then responsible breeder is the way to go. I can attest that most of these breeders don't make much, if any of a profit from breeding. And most of the breeders I do know rescue their breed as well. And the point of breeding for most of these people is to create the ideal form of their breed and to represent their breed to their best. Every breed has a purpose, whether its duck hunting or just being a professional cuddler, and if you want a dog with certain standards, then it probably is best to go for a certain breed you have researched and thought about rather than adopting something that may be too wild, too lazy, whatever, that may not be a good match and lead to a bad situation for you and for the dog. I used to be one of those people that thought breeders were all just crazy money hungry jerks and they needed to be stopped, but once I started working with them I realized that's not true at all. Besides, its not all the breeders faults that animals are in shelters, its the irresponsible owners who dump the dogs at the shelters, and the people that are too ignorant to get their pets spayed and neutered so they just keep reproducing unwanted dogs. And pure-breds are going to continue to be born, they need loving homes too :)Briannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11582387671623270827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2487616434221255778.post-78892643229459908092012-04-13T01:30:40.410-04:002012-04-13T01:30:40.410-04:00Just beautiful. So happy to see Peter Pan happy. A...Just beautiful. So happy to see Peter Pan happy. And especially that YOU got to see...what a lovely life you have given him. Hugs.Chandra - Now This Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09546529131864266617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2487616434221255778.post-58527064419250993722012-04-13T01:29:16.044-04:002012-04-13T01:29:16.044-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Chandra - Now This Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09546529131864266617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2487616434221255778.post-48794373078406841652012-04-13T01:28:20.465-04:002012-04-13T01:28:20.465-04:00As I read this blog, my thoughts turned to the bir...As I read this blog, my thoughts turned to the birth mothers of our two adopted sons. It took great courage to place their infants in a home that could give them more than they were able to give. I know they suffered greatly in their difficult decision making, but both have told me that they know they did the right thing. I do not judge the birth mothers. I hold only love, appreciation, and eternal gratitude for their courage and their gift. <br /><br />Once when one of my sons was wanting to locate his birth parents and I felt a bit anxious, I had a friend who told me, "They can never have too many people to love them." Your Peter Pan has many who love him. Good for you, Natalie, you did the right thing. Do not look back in regret. Look ahead in peaceful joy. That's what his now family is feeling too.Jan and Carol Van de Wetering Familyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07043899042006466317noreply@blogger.com