tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4059405974935898986.post1531032853364287433..comments2008-05-15T10:18:42.895-07:00Foothills Animal Rescuehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11445347845385392447noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4059405974935898986.post-55474192121383778272008-05-15T10:18:00.000-07:002008-05-15T10:18:00.000-07:00Nothing can compare to that bond. Mine have been primarily with deer, but I understand. Thanks for taking Renty Cat. I hope she is doing well. Keep us posted. She is missed here.sunny48http://www.blogger.com/profile/14281413256193821396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4059405974935898986.post-26120968151094732262008-04-11T18:13:00.000-07:002008-04-11T18:13:00.000-07:00Oh, I can't read that without bursting into tears even though I've read it a hundred times before!!!<BR/><BR/>When I began volunteering with Foothills, I was drawn to the raccoons. The way Piper hugs you and just shows you this amazing affection; almost as if she is thankful that you'd saved her life.....Ms. Khaki's funny antics and how she could sleep through the noisiest festival with her hiney stuck in the air without a care....how she would "steal" twizzlers and keys and shiny things off the tables, how she would "goose" anyone who stood too close to the cage.....I was just getting to know her, but I miss her dearly none the less.<BR/><BR/>Then, I was given the chance to raise our first baby raccoon and as the mother of two human children I can honestly say that the bond I had with our little Abigail was one I'll never forget! Letting her go was the happiest and also one of the saddest days of my life! I'm so thankful that she's healthy and able to resume her life as she should, swimming in the river and just being a raccoon, but the selfish side of me misses her kisses and how she would grab my feet on the way down the hall, etc.<BR/><BR/>And then came Panda Bear....I thought the bond with Abigail was like nothing else I would ever experience and along came Panda Bear. Because she is not developing mentally or physically the way she should she is truly like having a human baby in the house....I love her more and more each day and I don't want to imagine life without her. <BR/><BR/>I now GET your relationship with Piper and Khaki and I now understand why it's so important to educate the public and allow them to see these guys up close because until you see it with your own two eyes, how amazing these animals are, even if you think you know, believe me you don't! <BR/><BR/>Foothills has become such a huge part of my life and I'm thankful to you and John for doing all the crazy things you do in order to make this possible.Foothills Animal Rescuehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11445347845385392447noreply@blogger.com