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Angel Animals Story of the Week, 2-4-07, "Howie Accepts the Deal"
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Allen Anderson
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Feb 06, 2007 04:41 PST
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Angel Animals Story of the Week
February 4, 2007
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Dear Friends of Angel Animals,
Welcome to the Angel Animals Story of the Week.
This week, we are marveling at and being grateful for our yellow
cockatiel Sunshine. In Minnesota today, it is 35 degrees below zero.
But in our home, it is always spring.
This is because Sunshine sings such lovely songs. His compositions
cause the imagination to trip off to sun-drenched fields, warm breezes,
and flowers blooming. When you have a bird who is as operatic as this
little fellow, your home is blessed with perpetual springtime.
Many of you may have heard or read the news story this week about the
German shepherd dog. He pulled a woman out of a wrecked car, dragged
her to the highway, and held her upright so she could call for help from
passing motorists. The woman renamed the dog Hero.
The story seemed appropriate on the weekend that we are announcing a new
contest to search for hero, service, and working dogs that could be
honored. See the announcement below and begin writing your stories to
send them for the contest. We are so excited to be reading about dogs
who have found their purpose in life.
Also, please notice an announcement below about our publisher, New World
Library, offering a 20 percent discount on ALL of their books. We are
mentioning it because New World Library has been wonderful about
publishing and promoting our series of books for all of you.
We hope you enjoy this week's story about a kitten who chose to accept
the deal that a loving family offered to him.
Email this newsletter in its entirety to your animal loving friends and
encourage them to sign up for our weekly publication. They will be
joining a terrific community of thousands of like-minded from people
around the world.
Animal blessings,
Allen & Linda Anderson
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STORY OF THE WEEK
HOWIE ACCEPTS THE DEAL
By Sandra Dudzic
Howie, or as my husband and I call him, Howie Monster, chose us in a
very unusual way. He was left in a tomato box outside my place of work
one morning in September 2006. When my coworkers and I opened the box,
we found a black kitten who could fit into the palm of my hand.
Being a lover of cats, and already having nine at home who we rescued, I
knew immediately that I needed to help this kitten. I took him home as a
foster kitten, promising my husband that he was only temporary. After I
nursed him back to health, we would find a good home for him.
Our vet told me that the kitten was only about three weeks old, weighed
thirteen ounces, and was very sick. The vet could not figure out what
was wrong with the kitten and told me not to get my hopes up for the
little guy's survival. The kitten didn't know how to eat and would not
even suckle from a syringe. I had the vet show me how to tube-feed to
give him the best possible chance at life.
Two weeks of getting up every two hours and three trips to the emergency
room later, the "temporary kitty," as my husband called him, was finally
given a chance of survival. Almost three weeks into the routine of tube
feeding, the kitten started to move his mouth in a chewing gesture. I
immediately put kitten food around him, and he chowed down as if he had
been eating normally for years!
Over the next few weeks, he steadily grew stronger and "temporary kitty"
became Howie. One night when my husband and I were watching Deal or No
Deal on television, a show that Howie Mandel hosts, the kitten was
staring at the screen. So we named him Howie.
He earned the nickname of Howie Monster because after he was given a
clean bill of health and his personality began to show, he became a
lunatic. He bounced around the house and jumped on everything, having
to explore the whole world around him. He loved to play with my dog and
other cats and never stopped getting into trouble.
Howie Monster is now six months old and going strong. His perseverance
taught me never to give up hope and to persevere over the odds.
BIO:
Sandra Dudzic lives in Hamden, Connecticut with her husband Steve and
their nine cats and one dog. She is 29 years old and was a teacher for
five years before deciding to leave that profession to dedicate her life
to working with animals.
SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT
What animals have taught you the value of perseverance?
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ANGEL ANIMALS QUOTES OF THE WEEK
"We can judge the heart of a man by his treatment of animals."
--Immanual Kant
"My little dog -- a heartbeat at my feet."
--Edith Wharton
"Dogs have owners, cats have staff."
--Anonymous
"In a cat's eye, all things belong to cats."
--English proverb
"A horse gallops with his lungs,
Perseveres with his heart,
And wins with his character."
--Tesio
"An animal's eyes have the power to speak a great language."
--Martin Buber
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ANNOUNCEMENT:
NEW CONTEST
Do You Know a Dog Who Has Found a Purpose in Life?
Do you have a dog who demonstrates what it means and how fulfilling it
is to have a life's purpose? Have you lived with a dog who performs
some type of physical, emotional, or spiritual services for you or
others? Have you had a miraculous or mystical experience with a dog who
teaches others how to give without expecting a return?
Submit your maximum 2,000-word true story to the 2007 Angel Dogs at Work
Contest. Allen and Linda Anderson, authors of God's Messengers, Angel
Cats, Angel Dogs, Rainbows & Bridges, Rescued: Saving Animals from
Disaster, and Angel Horses offer this contest to honor the spiritual
connection between humans and dogs who give service to life.
The Andersons are sponsoring this contest to help them find potential
stories for publication in their upcoming book, Angel Dogs at Work:
Divine Messengers Who Found Their Life's Purpose. One grand prize of
$250 will be awarded to the first-place winner. A second-place prize of
$25.00 will be awarded to an additional five contestants. There is no
entry fee. The contest begins on February 15, 2007, and submissions must
be postmarked on or prior to July 15, 2007. Complete contest rules and
entry form are at www.angelanimals.net/awards.html
NEW ANNOUNCEMENT
New World Library is offering a 20 percent discount on ALL New World
Library titles ordered through its website by February 28, 2007. The
address is www.newworldlibrary.com. The discount code is ALLBOOKS.
Please enter the code on the order page
New World Library has always been proud to bring vital new voices it
feels counterbalance an increasingly homogenized corporate publishing
world. Through the years reader support has helped propel many of its
authors and titles to the bestseller lists -- authors such as Eckhart
Tolle, Dan Millman, Deepak Chopra, Shakti Gawain, Richard Carlson. The
success of its books has allowed the company to do exactly what
publisher Marc Allen set out to do in 1977: "Publish books that change
lives."
A HOT READS FOR COLD NIGHTS EVENT
Allen and Linda Anderson will discuss heart-rending and inspiring rescue
stories of animal survivors of Hurricane Katrina. They will also provide
suggestions on how to keep your pets safe from natural disasters. As
founders of the Angel Animals Network, the Anderson's have written
numerous books on the deep connection between humans and animals.
Date & Time: February 13, Tuesday, 7:00 - 8:00 pm
Location: Galaxie Library, 14955 Galaxie Avenue,
Apple Valley, MN, Info: 952-891-7050
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BOOKS by Allen and Linda Anderson:
RESCUED: Saving Animals from Disaster
(www.rescuedsavinganimals.net)
ANGEL HORSES: Divine Messengers Hope
ANGEL DOGS: Divine Messengers of Love
RAINBOWS & BRIDGES: An Animal Companion Memorial Kit
ANGEL CATS: Divine Messengers of Comfort
GOD'S MESSENGERS: What Animals Teach Us about the Divine
ANGEL ANIMALS: Exploring Our Spiritual Connection with Animals.
All of Allen and Linda's books are available at online or regular
bookstores, some Costco stores, and at many gift shops that sell animal
books, and through www.newworldlibrary.com, which offers discounts for
purchasing multiple books. Angel Horses, Angel Dogs, and Angel Cats are
also available at One Spirit Book Club.
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OTHER INFORMATION
The Angel Animals Network is devoted to collecting and disseminating
original, true stories about the spiritual connection between people and
animals. You can learn more about the Angel Animals at
www.angelanimals.net.
If you send this newsletter to others (and we hope that you will),
please don't change it in anyway and include the information above about
the Angel Animals Network. Thank you.
This newsletter is sent to you by the Angel Animals Network. Copyright
2007, Allen and Linda Anderson, Angel Animals Network. All rights
reserved. Nothing in this newsletter may be reproduced or published
without the written permission of the individual authors and/or
copyright owners. Angel Animals(r) is a registered trademark.
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