Comments on: Journey With Animals: A Memoir

By: Wendy

Wendy — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 16:24:57 +0000

You’re welcome, Serena. I understand your reticence! *hugs*

By: sagustocox

sagustocox — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 16:06:25 +0000

Thanks for pointing me to this post. I think that this will help. I’m still not sure I’m ready for another dog.

By: Caribousmom

Caribousmom — Sun, 10 Oct 2010 14:28:02 +0000

Maggie: Thanks for stopping by and leaving a comment! I used to live in San Rafael and I frequented the Book Passage…love that little book store! Glad you enjoyed this memoir – animals are a huge and important part of my life!!

By: Magatha

Magatha — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 15:59:45 +0000

Hi! This is a beautiful little memoir. I hope to read the long, unexpurgated version one day, in book form, held in my grubby little hands (which I will wash for the occasion), with one of my temporary furbabies close by.

We “met” via LibraryThing, where you kindly commented on a comment I posted. My actual name is Maggie, and I live in the SF Bay Area. I’m not married, never have been and since I’m kind of old, there will be no babies.

I’m also kind of poor (in a lower middle class American sort of way, i.e. I have a small apartment all to myself, and when I turn the tap, fresh cold water comes out, and look! I has the internets) and have no animal companions of my own. (I had to qualify the “poor” part, having just finished “Everything Is Broken”, about Burma, which you reviewed.)

So I glom onto OPAs (Other People’s Animals). I house-sit a lot, almost always in order to care for the animals, and I walk an assortment of dogs. Very shortly I will be headed out to do just that. First up are two rescue dogs who live happily together but despise all other dogs, so I have to hold on tight. I keep telling them that I will not be able to walk them if they pull my arms off, but it’s an impulse control thing.

Next are another pair of dogs. One is a happy-go-lucky but not super well-trained Golden; the other is a small black rescue dog with major fear aggression. But she likes me now. Yay! Having a troubled dog like you feels so good.

I am already combing through your LT library, and I am trying to push myself into writing more reviews than I have up till now. If your dog events ever bring you to SF (just north, across the bridge), I would be happy to buy you a refreshing beverage of your choice.

We have an excellent independent bookstore in the area (Book Passage), and this Friday evening Mary Roach will read from her latest, “Packing For Mars”. It’s free! Even though I am almost exclusively a library rat.

By: Caribousmom

Caribousmom — Mon, 31 May 2010 16:10:39 +0000

Ilona: Thank you so much for your kind words. The animals in my life have added so much to it…I think people who love animals all feel this way.

By: ilona

ilona — Tue, 25 May 2010 21:45:19 +0000

Well written. You’ve expressed wonderfully what so many of us with a long lineage of fur children have ourselves experienced. I very much like the idea of a brief history of all our companions throughout our lives. They flow into our lives, share life with us, and depart. And we repeat the cycle for the many joys it brings our life and theirs.

By: Caribousmom

Caribousmom — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 01:38:09 +0000

Sheri: THANK YOU! Clint was a great cat – he had so much personality And I agree – Caribou’s greatest contribution to my life was introducing me to my wonderful husband!

By: Sheri

Sheri — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 23:11:51 +0000

This page is awesome!

I love Clint! What a great cat!

You are so lucky that Caribou found Kip for you. That’s a great story to tell.

By: Caribousmom

Caribousmom — Sun, 28 Sep 2008 15:22:43 +0000

Diane: Thank you…it was easy to write because my heart was in it

By: Diane

Diane — Sat, 27 Sep 2008 11:58:04 +0000

What a beautiful tribute to the animals that touched your life. This was really beautiful.