Faith, the Amazing Two-Legged Dog

If you saw Sunday's News Journal, you might have read about Faith, the two-legged dog. What's even more amazing is to see her in action.

Seeking Wonderful Quote at Talleyville Vet Clinic

My friend Jean, who used to live in Wilmington with her partner Dan and her beagle Joe, is trying to track down a quote that was hanging in the Talleyville Vet Clinic. Dan even called the clinic, but no one there remembered it. Maybe someone else will. Here's what she e-mailed me:

"In the early part of the decade, Talleyville Vet Clinic had a wonderful quote in a frame in the waiting area. It posed a rhetorical question of what wonderful act we humans had committed in our history to have been blessed with the animals in return. That's all I recall of it. I have searched and searched and cannot find the quotation anywhere. Does anyone remember it?"

Post it here it you remember what it was, or e-mail me at jfredel@delawareonline.com.

Thanks!

A Real Peep Show

I got this in an e-mail from a friend and just loved it. What does it have to do with animals? Well, the Peeps are in bunny and chick shapes, for starters. And they sure are having fun, for another thing.

Just enjoy. My favorite details are the pasties on the one bunny and the tin dollar bills stuck in the G-strings.

Celebrate Your Pets With Us

Meet Brad and his dog Doozer. They are the perfect symbol for how so many people feel about pets and animals in their lives.

Delaware will celebrate it's first Week for the Animals from April 19-27, all coordinated by Patricia Haddock of Georgetown, who is the Mid-Atlantic Regional team leader for Best Friends Network, a national group which works to support the bonds between humans and creatures. During the week, a variety of animal-related events - from an adoption fair, to a walk at the beach, from lectures and workshops, to a party at the pound - are all meant to celebrate that special connection.

As part of the event, Delaware Pets wants to celebrate your connections to your pets and other animals. E-mail us photos of your favorite animal - from a pet dog, cat, snake, mouse or bird, to a cow or sheep on the farm, or even a backyard squirrel - to pets@delawareonline.com.

Include your name, the animal's name (if it has one) and a contact number in case we have any questions. We would love to have photos of you with your favorite pet or animal, so identify any humans in the photos, too.

We will include as many photos as possible in a special April issue of Delaware Pets and at www.delawareonline.com/pets.

For more information on the week, go to the week's Web site.

Celebrate Your Pet

Patricia Haddock took an idea - and with a lot of hard work and help from others who care about animals - is well on her way to making the first Delaware Week for the Animals a reality from April 19-27. That's Patricia in her Georgetown home with two of her dogs, Basil (left) and Jetty.

Patricia is the Mid-Atlantic Regional team leader for Best Friends Network, a national group which works to support the bonds between humans and creatures. During the week, a variety of animal-related events - from an adoption fair, to a walk at the beach, from lectures and workshops, to a party at the pound - are all meant to celebrate that special connection.

As part of the event, Delaware Pets wants to celebrate your connections to your pets and other animals. E-mail us photos of your favorite animal - from a pet dog, cat, snake, mouse or bird, to a cow or sheep on the farm, or even a backyard squirrel - to pets@delawareonline.com.

Include your name, the animal's name (if it has one) and a contact number in case we have any questions. We would love to have photos of you with your favorite pet or animal, so identify any humans in the photos, too. We'll include as many photos as possible in a special April issue of Delaware Pets and at www.delawareonline.com/pets.

For more information on the week, go to www.delawareanimalweek.org