If you had your ideal pet what would it be? Why?

[horse_1987]

I know who Monty Roberts is... hes a horse trainer! one of my favourite trainers is Chris Irwin, i have read all his books.

[AmberLee]

Dear Eudora,

This isn't exactly an answer to your question , but I've signed up at Amazon.com to be notified when they start taking advanced orders for Harry Potter #5; it should be soon. They project the actual publication date as July 2002. It seems like a long wait.

When I was younger among my imaginary playmates were three elephants. Roger was blue, Rover was green, and Fifi was pink. Also a pair of palm sized polar bears whose names escape me now. Both had 26 names in alphabetical order. example: Adam Brian Cedric ... Zebulon and Annabelle Bonnie Cara ... Zarina. It feels like my imagination has atrophied since. I once dreamed of writing books. At anyrate I can highly recommend elephants and polar bears as imaginary animal companions!

[Daisy's Mom]

LOL AmberLee that is the cutest thing I've heard all day I used to have an imaginary Cocker Spaniel named Pepper. I had her for about 5 years, and then in third grade, she "ran away." I cried for days! LOL.

Leslie and Eudora... I think the Harry Potter movie comes out this fall!!!

[crow_noir]

Eudora: you have to have seen the Tv specials or actually have met him to get the full effect. i seen a half hour special and cried my eyes out. (i had only been told of the breaking methods of horses, but i knew there had to be a better way.) he is a person who can actually talk to horses. he uses their language to tell them what he wants from them and to find out how they are feeling. one of my most favorite books is one written by him called "Shy Boy" named for the horse it is about. a wild mustange he had ridable in six days. that's from the starting point of choosing the one he wanted on the plain. (this came up upon a challage that there was no way someone could tame a wild mustange by talking to it. so history was made.) i'd have to say Monty Roberts is my #2 hero.
have you tried looking anything up on him on the internet?
i cried when i hear his life story. his dad had beat him because he refused to break horses and suggested that it wasn't right.

why do i get caught up in these things. i suggest people look up something and then i go looking myself.
www.montyroberts.com/
a nice quick summery on him. (great picture too.)

across seas www.montyroberts.co.uk/
starring Kelly Marks
www.petloveshack.com/MontyRoberts.html

another view (hey, there are two sides to every story. i try to be fair even when i don't agree.) www.geocities.com/scratchbottom/montyroberts.html

another positive one www.bookpage.com/9906bp/monty_roberts.html

Wow!!!! *huge sigh* i am not going to edit any of what i just wrote! i have just had my heart torn out and stomped on, spit upon and scraped into a trash barrel. and am so on the edge of tears. http://citizensforjustice.org/monty/

still, at any rate, the world is alot more aware about more humane ways of treating horses. that is the bright side. well, my whole existance just became a shade darker. ok, if anyone wants to start comforting me now would be a good time to start. this is one of the worst moments in my life.

[sammi]

I don't know anything about this man or horses really but, what devastating news is it true for sure??

[horse_1987]

crow_noir, i TOTALLY know how you feel,how can they suspect him as bad trainer!! i have been around horses all my life. I have met some horse people that are only in it for the money, and could care less about the animals and how they are treated. When i bought my filly, i was aware that i would need a horse trainer. The lady i hired, many people had suggested. she highly beleives in "understanding" the horse, thinking like they would in certain situations. I think you should also do some research on Chris Irwin.

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[Jessi]

Well Hi everyone!!!
I already own my ideal pet!!!

She is a 7mth old Ferret...
Sable in colour...
Her name is Weasel !!
She is the sweetest and cheekiest and sometimes does things that drive me
But i love her just the same!!!
Love Jessi & the cheeky Weasel

[Daisy's Mom]

Hi Jessi and Weasel! Welcome to Pet Talk! You'll love it here

[Eudora]

Oh. My. Gosh! He seems like a nice guy, what on earth happened? crow_noir, I know what it is like to have your dreams and your heart trampled and chewed and spit out, believe me. I have had my share of heartbreaks. Anyway, I hope everything will turn out OK.

[Jessi]

Thanx Daisy's Mom....
Its nice to feel welcomed!!!
Weasels into the cordial (again)

[Eudora]

Huh? What do you mean by weasels in the cordial?