You'll never guess what I've been doing

No, I am sure no one will guess what I have been doing. Especially not Rachel Pie! She won't guess *this* because she HATES it when I do this. Ha!

That means I have been looking at the local Siberian Husky Rescue sites again. I can't help myself. I love my Husky so much and I would love to have enough of them to pull a sled. My own little dog sled team! Wooo Hoo!! Of course I would have to have wheels on my sled since there is never any snow here. Why do I find myself looking at those sites? It's like I am drawn to them. Someone on the outside just looking at this might say something insane like "LisaPie, why on earth don't you just go rescue a Husky and enjoy it?" To that person I would have to come to my senses and tell them that in addition to the beautiful Husky I already live with, the Princess Nikita Babushka, there are 2 other dogs and 5 cats. Only a certifiable person would actively seek out MORE pets!

In my defense, Princess Nikita Babushka is the only one of this herd that I went looking for and actually paid good money for. Well, that's almost a lie. I did go look for and pay way MORE money for Maxwell Banks II, the old grouchy Schnauzer that is Mr. Big Ed's dog. He was a birthday gift. But all the others are foundlings. We have acquired pets in 4 different countries and if we had lived in 5 or 10 different countries, I can take a wild stab in the dark as to how many MORE pets we would have acquired!

So, this dropping off of pets on my doorstep or near my home is not limited to the current home, this happens everywhere. People need to get over thinking of pets as disposable items and not as living, breathing beings. Jackasses! This is something that I just can't abide. You take on a pet and it is exactly the same as having a 2 year old toddler in your home for the next 20 years. Be prepared for that responsibility and don't take it lightly! I can't stress that enough.

I know most houses look better and more homey with a cat or a dog draped over something, but seriously people! if you can't deal with the feeding, the vet bills, the walking, the interacting and exercising part of it, then you are not a good pet person. Get a plant.

And so I keep looking at the Husky rescue sites wondering how can there be that many people in the world who don't understand what it is to take on the care of another living creature and then just give or throw them away. All these Huskies deserve better. If I won the lottery I am afraid I would buy a lot of property and end up with my little wagon/sled team of rescued Huskies with my Princess Nikita Babushka as the lead dog. I think she would love to be the lead dog in charge of a bunch of other dogs since she is quite the bossy little Princess who always has to have the last word.

I do love my Husky. Instead of adopting another one right now I think I might just make a donation to a rescue group so they can keep doing the good work they are doing. Rachel Pie, never fear, I have not turned your room into a Pink Princess Palace for Nikita yet. And I will do my best to just look at the pictures of the rescued Huskies and pray for them and their foster families. And I will make that donation.