Tuesday, November 23, 2010




The moral of this story is the best part!!!

Finnegan The Squirrel;


Debby Cantlon, who plans to release Finnegan, the young squirrel, back into the wild, bottle-fed the infant squirrel after it was brought to her house ...



When Cantlon took in the tiny creature and began caring for him, she found herself with an unlikely nurse's aide: her pregnant Papillion, Mademoiselle Giselle.



Finnegan was resting in a nest in a cage just days before Giselle was due to deliver her puppies.



Cantlon and her husband watched as the dog dragged the squirrel's cage twice to her
own bedside before she gave birth.



Cantlon was concerned, yet ultimately decided to allow the squirrel out and the inter-species bonding began.



Finnegan rides a puppy mosh pit of sorts, burrowing in for warmth after feeding, eventually working his way beneath his new litter mates.



Two days after giving birth, mama dog Giselle allowed Finnegan to nurse; family photos and a videotape show her encouraging him to suckle alongside her litter of five pups..

Now, Finnegan mostly uses a bottle, but still snuggles with his 'siblings' in a moshpit of puppies,
Rolling atop their bodies, and sinking in deeply for a nap.



Finnegan and his new litter mates, five Papillion puppies, get along together as if they were meant to.



Finnegan naps after feeding.



Finnegan makes himself at home with his new litter mates, nuzzling nose-to-nose for a nap after feeding.

Send this along to brighten someone's day!
Wouldn't it be nice if we could all get along like Finnegan and the gang?

MORAL OF THE STORY: Keep loving everyone, even the squirrelly ones ...

Wednesday, November 17, 2010

Purple Pages 4 Pets Issue 1 is being distributed


Our first issue of the Purple Pages 4 Pets directory has been printed and is being distributed in Marion County and surrounding area. We are very excited with this venture and can't wait to put out an issue in a neighboring community.

Our advertisers in this issue are:

Animal Care Center Veterinary Clinic 503-371-1988
Bowsers Grooming 503-363-5410
Claws and Paws Grooming 503-749-2400
Companion Pet Clinic 503-588-1603
dogsRealdogs@aol.com
Friends of Felines 503-362-5611
Gail's Grooming 503-585-4208
Happy Tails Grooming 503-371-4500
Life Source Natural Foods 503-361-7973
Marion County Dog Shelter 503-566-6966
Mutt Hut Grooming 503-581-5657
Natures Pet Supplies 503-362-4555
Peaceful Paws Dog Massage 503-581-3375
Santiam Equine 503-763-0983
The Pet Nana Pet Sitter 503-409-8211
Whole Pet Veterinary Clinic 503-363-6465
Willamette Humane Society 503-585-5900
Your Best Friend's Best Friend pet sitter 503-580-4017

Copies of the directory are being distributed by the Willamette Humane Society, Marion County Dog Shelter, Friends of Felines, various Realtors, rental agencies, senior housing complexes, and anywhere else we can get them into the hands of pet lovers.

Our web page www.purplepages4pets.com is under construction and will soon have these and other advertisers linked on the page.

Any pet services who did not get into the directory can put an ad on the web page for six months for a one time fee of $50.

The above listed advertisers will be in the directory for one year. However, if there is enough interest by other advertisers, we may do a second printing (six month version) where those of you who missed out can advertise along side the current advertisers.

If you are interested in having a copy of the directory mailed to you, please write to us at purplepages4pets@gmail.com

Thank you and congratulations to all the advertisers.