death of a pet – Amateur Parenting

For the Dead Bird I Found on the Patio Today

Kristen King April 7, 2009 1 Comment

(www.meowbarkblog.com) — It caught me off guard when I looked outside and saw your broken body with perfect feathers rippling so slightly in the wind. I locked the dogs inside before I donned rubber gloves to investigate. My breath stuck in my throat as I turned you over, bird, and saw the unfortunate angle of your neck. Snapped. Your eyes… Read more »

Cat Catastrophes: Farewell, Julius

Kristen King January 28, 2009 10 Comments

(www.meowbarkblog.com) — I’ve been putting off this post because I didn’t know how to write it. Julius is gone. He was missing for about a week when we took fliers to all the neighbors, searching for any news of his whereabouts. Julius had always been an adventurer, but when it got to be four, then five, then six days with… Read more »