Introduction

[mickeymoto]

I have been reading this forum for many many years, but just recently started posting. I wanted to introduce myself. I live in Norco, CA. I know there is at least one other member here from Norco. I used to have horses, but now only share my home with rescue birds and dogs. I found your forum literally by mistake one day,. and intrigued I started to look around. Have been hooked ever since. This is also how I found out about Bonnie, who helped me tremendously over the past couple years with a couple of my dogs. You all seem to be a great bunch of people, who are passionate about many different things.

Happy to join you all on your journey

 

[Reignmaker Miniatures]

Welcome to the forums mm, its always great to have new people here

 

[Jill]

Welcome here!

I would love to hear about your birds and dogs. I bet almost all of us would. I bet there's not even 1% of horse people who are not aslo dog people.

Bonnie helped me with something about 5 years ago. It was actually for a dog my parents had lost, but he was my "fur brother". Just a sosoul-mate for our whole family and out of a storybook special. What Bonnie shared with me after he had passed, just before my parents were getting a new puppy, is something I won't ever forget. It just confirmed a spirituality that myself and my parents have felt as long as I can remember. Bonnie doesn't just have a gift, but is one. I cannot explain what she shared with me in anyway that doesn't include that she was in touch with the spirit of "Ollie". And what a gift -- we and our animals do go on after we are right here.

If you do ever have time and would be willing to offer your insight and would spend the time, I would like to bend your ear regarding large birds. Having one in our lives is something my husband and I have read about and really wanted to do for about a decade, but we both have concerns about the temperature we keep our house, and the amount of time we both spend doting our our dogs when we are home. The bird could actually go to the office with me, but it's the things that take up our time when we're at home that worry us. We have nephews and nieces that we think would love an "inheritance" if the bird outlived us, so we are lucky in that way but we don't know who to talk to impartially to give us hands-on advice. If I could turn back time, I do think that we might have picked birds as our "animal kids". We both have read so much and change our minds so often. It's a huge responsiblity to take on something as smart and social as one of these birds.

Anyway, I'm happy you are posting here. I have noticed other posts from you and I think we probably have a lot of common ground when it comes to some of the things that are most important (the "P" word aside).

WELCOME from Virginia!

 

[Lil Eowyn]

Welcome from MN! The dog in your profile pic is so cute! =)

 

[Riverrose28]

welcome from Maryland, I've seen your posts and really enjoyed the one you posted about bird advice.

 

[Hosscrazy]

Welcome from the high desert of Southern California! I'm down in Norco a few times a year - LOVE the town! Welcome to the forum!

Liz N.

 

[Boss Mare]

Welcome!

I too had a reading done by Bonnie to help with a GSD I once owned.

 

[mickeymoto]

Thanks for the warm welcome Jill I would be more than happy to give you some insight into the larger birds. You can email me at doveflyer@gmail with any questions you may have.

Hi Liz Glad you like my little town. I have been there for over 20 years and love it. It is great to live somewhere where you can have any creature that walks and squawks, and your neighbors will not complain.

 

[REO]

Hey!

Welcome!!!!!!! I'm from CA myself

 

[misty'smom]

Hi, Welcome from Virginia!! I have dogs and a Quaker Parrot besides my minis!!

 

[SampleMM]

Hi and welcome from Pennsylvania! I'm glad you decided to join us and start posting. We 're cyber-family.

 

[Carolyn R]

Happy to have you here in case I haven't mentioned it. The bird info you shared with me was extremely helpful. You'll fit right in here. Many of us that have cut back on our equines, stopped breeding or got out all together still love coming here to share day to day life with our forum friends. As Debbie said, we're a cyber family.