Has anyone seen the show Miracle Pets??? They have some of the most amazing stories about animals who act in some "miraculous" manner, often forseeing disaster, detecting the onset of an epileptic seizure, saving their peoples' lives, etc. It was on last night and it was a killer!! Remember when we all talked about how human tragedy made us sad, certainly, but stories about animals and their plights could send us sobbing??? One of the stories last night was about 2 inseparable "street dogs," Arthur and Annie, a GSD and a Yellow Lab. Inseparable were they, even after a kind family temporarily took them in. He just wouldn't let her out of his sight, ever!! She was struck by a car outside their home, and Arthur dragged her by her collar out of the road. Turned out she was "with puppies." All survived and it had a happy ending. Tried to adopt them out separately, but Arthur would just "dig out" and find Annie. Finally they found a forever home together. But their devotion to each other sent me sobbing into the kitchen! It was just too much!!! Another great story was about a kitty who belonged to two older people who were recovering from surgery, and were relatively immobile. More than expected after surgery, they were soooo tired and slept most of the day, every day. The Dr. said it was just post-op exhaustion. Well, the kitty tried like crazy to get them out of bed every day. The woman finally got up and opened the door for her, but kitty wouldn't go out. Kitty kept this up till the woman finally followed her outside. The cat ran to a spot in the driveway and started digging like crazy and hitting the woman on the leg. Finally, the woman smelled gas. Turns out there was a major gas leak in the house that the slightest spark could have ignited into a major explosion throughout the neighborhood. She was awarded the ASPCA award for pet bravery for 1997. Anyway, lots of neat stories like that if anyone gets the PAX channel. I think many animals are undoubtedly angels sent to watch over us. At least, they are incredible creatures who function on a plane unknown and mysterious to us. To me, its what makes them so special and a daily treasure to ponder!