I always think that the relationship between my cat and dog is unusual, but in reality – I have seen cats develop relationships with other non-felines. When I lived on several acres in the woods there was an old fox and cat “couple” that used to visit us. On a fairly regular basis I would see the 2 frolicking in my yard while standing at my kitchen sink first thing in the morning. My son, who was 4 at the time, and I would watch with fascination as these 2 potential enemies played as if it were the most natural thing in the world.
Yesterday my father shared with me a viedo clip that someone forwarded to him. It combines 2 of my favorite things- the song “What a Wonderful World” by the great Louis Amrstrong, and a clip of another unusual pair. Check it out.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rooyt3ptNco
I hope you enjoy it as much as I did.
Tags: cats, dogs, louis armstrong, pet blog, pets, Whales & Friends, what a wonderful world
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Hi Whales and Friends person;
Pete Dowan here !
I realize that there is very little chance that this e-mail will result in anything, but that’s better than the zero chance if I didn’t try. I was googling for Dog related blogs and I came across mention of your site and visited … then thought I’d contact you. This is not a comment on this entry, so please forgive me.
I am a medically disabled songwriter from St Catharines, Ontario, Canada, and have written many songs about many different subjects and in several different styles.
One song in particular was a personal thank you to my dog. The song is called “Good Friend”.
I mention my disability because various factors of my condition stop me from being able to use professional studios to record my songs, so I have to do them here, at home, in my basement, on donated equipment from musicians I used to work with. For the same reason, I also am unable to perform my music live.
HISTORY OF THE SONG::: For the first few years that I had my current health condition I had a very difficult time walking. One of my doctors figured out the reason, and when that was dealt with, it was up to me to get myself “going”. That’s where our dog, Scuttle, came in. He bugged me daily to take him out … wouldn’t let up until I did so. His determination was catching, and within a year we were both going on outings that I never dreamed I’d be able to do again. As a thank you, I wrote the above mentioned song for him. (R.I.P. my boy)
If you know it’s about a dog, the lyrics jump out at you as being obvious, but if you don’t, there’s only one line that definitely points to it.
I was wondering if you’d like to hear the song, since your blog includes dogs and is for dog people and animal lovers in general, and you did mention a song in this latest blog entry. I can send you an MP3, a short term link or it can be heard on my “MySpace” page … which is myspace.com/petedowan … the second song on the list. If you would give it a listen, I’d love to get your opinion on it.
I DO understand if you’d rather not.
Have a great day, and keep smiling.
Musically Yours,
Pete Dowan [pronounced like plowin' ]