Absurd and Askew

This is a news story from MSNBC.com
A perfect example of how sometimes dogs are better people than some people are.
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They are calling her "angel baby" a newborn abandoned in the Lenana forest on the outskirts of Nairobi, Kenya last week.

The 7 pound 4 ounce baby girl had been placed in a plastic bag and dropped in the woods without nourishment or water. There she lay for perhaps two days, starving, her umbilical cord infected. She must have cried out, but along the busy road that bordered the forest, no one was listening, nobody heard. Well, almost no one.

"I had just reached the Lenana forest," local Stephan Thoya told a Kenya daily paper, "When I heard the sound of a baby crying. I looked closely and I saw a dog carrying a baby wrapped in a black dirty cloth as it crossed the road."

The dog - mixed breed, no name, probably a stray- was likely out foraging for a meal. She'd just given birth to a litter of puppies and they were hungry.

Now, this story could have taken an unfortunate and grisly turn but, remember, we're talking about a dog. These are creatures who have shared our lives for at least 12,000 years. There is a bond.

Was the canine mother moved by the plight of this human infant? Was it just blind instinct? Whatever the case, she carried the little girl back to her own litter, caring for her as best she could. That's where the child was ultimately found: nestled amongst a pile of puppies under the watchful eye of the mother dog. She was taken to a local hospital and is now doing fine.

And the dog? Well, dozens of Kenyans are visiting her home, bringing food and medication. One person has even offered to feed the dog until the day she dies.

However skeptical you may be about the intelligence of non-human animals, it would be hard to argue that, in this case, a dog - and a hungry stray at that - acted more responsibly than at least one human.

Going to the dogs? Well, maybe... if you're lucky.

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I want to share this with you. I wrote it a little over a year ago. I hope you enjoy it!

Imparting Hope, an essay by Jill Cape

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I just wanted to share some recent pictures of the official "4 Crazy Dogs". Hope you enjoy them!

This one is Chance, begging for food from my sister. She can hold this pose for a while.



This is Nuno with his "what was that?" head tilt going on. He's a cutie. The most recent addition to our family.



This is Taylor, the oldest of our dogs. Since her eyesight isn't so good anymore and she has thunderstorm anxieties, I can't take pictures of her as often as I used to. She's afraid of the flash on the camera now. She thinks it's lightening.



And finally, Vai...the most majestic looking dog I know. He reminds me of a deer. Do you see why he's the official 4 Crazy Dogs poster child? I use him a lot because he's so photogenic and he's also a camera hog. I think he knows he's handsome.



I also wanted to share this picture of a recent sleepover guest we had. His name is Tot and he was the sweetest dog. My husband picked him up coming home from work at nearly 2 AM one morning. We kept him overnight until we found his owners, a neighbor a few streets over, the following morning. He was a great houseguest! Made himself right at home and was very happy to socialize with our dogs. He can stay over any time he wants!



And just for kicks (and to give you something to laugh at), here's a picture of me modeling one of my shirts. My sister took this and I was goofing around and did the "Bend and Snap" from "Legally Blonde"...just in case you're wondering about the pose. LOL

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