I have been a Pet Talker since June 29, 2000. Honestly if anyone would have told me two years ago that I would become addicted to a web site I would have said they are crazy. Then one day I stumbled across this site and found the most friendly people people here just having fun talking about their pets. I honestly don't know what puts the magic in Pet Talk except it has the nicest people you could ever want to meet and two very special moderators. Thank you Karen and Paul! After all of the reading and yacking that I have done I am still learning new things and still laughing (and occasionally crying) at the predicaments that our pets can get themselves into. One of my early memories is about the original Bella here at Pet Talk (a toy poodle who was tragically mauled by a couple of very large dogs and eventually died.) The lengths that her human went to in order to try and rehabilitate her (she was paralyzed) were to me some of the most noble reading I had ever done. It made me feel that here was a group of people who were serious pet owners as I was and I was proud to be a part of this group. Though my Bella was not named after her, when my husband came up with the name Bella I immediately thought of this sweetie at the RB and quickly agreed to the name. Her story, and so many others since, has touched me beyond words! I hope to be reading and yacking for a LONG LONG time in the future!