tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7128708840799747320.post812577028149150313..comments2023-10-28T10:48:17.186-05:00Comments on Renie Burghardt's World: How About a Cat Story For a Change?Renie Burghardthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02660484248593903002noreply@blogger.comBlogger44125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7128708840799747320.post-88822635554582774082009-03-24T21:21:00.000-05:002009-03-24T21:21:00.000-05:00Oh Renie! What a heart warming story!! You each br...Oh Renie! What a heart warming story!! You each brought joy to each other through love and caring! <BR/>I love this story.<BR/>~Hugs<BR/>BarbThe W.O.W. factor!https://www.blogger.com/profile/18262478798908787803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7128708840799747320.post-62342776404503298382009-03-22T00:43:00.000-05:002009-03-22T00:43:00.000-05:00This is a moving story on the power of love and ki...This is a moving story on the power of love and kindness. You were very brave to sleep with Beast in the same house when Beast entered for the first time =)audrey`https://www.blogger.com/profile/07794666789389658646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7128708840799747320.post-52306920928561010032009-03-18T22:22:00.000-05:002009-03-18T22:22:00.000-05:00hi miss renie...nice one, i love cats!hehehehehi miss renie...nice one, i love cats!hehehehechadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15422358181342788558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7128708840799747320.post-72210344499727814832009-03-18T12:00:00.000-05:002009-03-18T12:00:00.000-05:00Meow Hiss! xoxMeow Hiss! <BR/><BR/>xoxJmkdreakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00611329925817120160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7128708840799747320.post-52098678211810239622009-03-18T08:44:00.000-05:002009-03-18T08:44:00.000-05:00Beast sounds like a wonderful cat.... I'll bet he...Beast sounds like a wonderful cat.... I'll bet he was left by a previous owner and all he needed was a reminder that their is love out there. Thanks for the story...Lucy Sternhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15551301072676727397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7128708840799747320.post-49750839734590236562009-03-17T13:59:00.000-05:002009-03-17T13:59:00.000-05:00Oh my! Miss Renie that is the best story!!!!! I ...Oh my! Miss Renie that is the best story!!!!! I love it!! So glad you were able to tame the Beast and make a nice housecat out of him. It gives me hope that I will be able to tame Barnie at some point. He is doing fine living in the barn but I still worry about him when it's storming. I know he is snug as a bug in a rug or hayloft but I would much rather he was in the house with us. Thanks for sharing that lovely story with us!!!Midlife Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03531655128417397650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7128708840799747320.post-45987689512663032132009-03-16T19:07:00.000-05:002009-03-16T19:07:00.000-05:00Renie, that was such a touching story, I love cats...Renie, that was such a touching story, I love cats and have had many over the years, they are all at Rainbow Bridge now waiting for me. I really shed tears at the end of your story, when you said he passed away, bless you for taking good care of him, he also knew you needed someone for company also.Margaret Cloudhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01193782261129586110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7128708840799747320.post-74028196344698953472009-03-16T17:52:00.000-05:002009-03-16T17:52:00.000-05:00Renie, I loved this story about your "beast" and I...Renie, I loved this story about your "beast" and I am sending it to some friends who will also love it. <BR/><BR/>Now on to reading your other posts... what fun blogs you write.<BR/><BR/>Angel Hugs, Jean MaurieJean Mauriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14704780953012404161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7128708840799747320.post-90672609834902402842009-03-16T15:19:00.000-05:002009-03-16T15:19:00.000-05:00Renie,This is a marvelous story. Of course I would...Renie,<BR/><BR/>This is a marvelous story. Of course I wouldn't expect anything less. I always enjoy your stories and am glad that this one was published in Chicken Soup.<BR/><BR/>Hope you are doing well. It's been a while. Spring is in the air here and we have very little snow. Just a bit along the fences.<BR/><BR/>Blessings,<BR/>MaryMaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08175754179624182953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7128708840799747320.post-72968329681957640602009-03-16T09:54:00.000-05:002009-03-16T09:54:00.000-05:00What a delightful story!!! While reading your sto...What a delightful story!!! While reading your story I kept thinking of my son's "beast" he rescued as a baby. This cat lives indoors, sleeps on his bed, but she is not to be touched except when my son comes home from work. Then it's only a couple minutes.Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03150759324714163516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7128708840799747320.post-21795701894671540842009-03-16T07:51:00.000-05:002009-03-16T07:51:00.000-05:00Good Morning Mrs. Renie,"THANK YOU" for dropping b...Good Morning Mrs. Renie,<BR/>"THANK YOU" for dropping by yesteday. Well, we didn't have no Sunny sunday after all. It ws cloudy all day and even tho the tempeature was like 5 degrees. it was still on the chilly side. It is still cloudy here this morning as well. Hopefully the clouds will be movin out later this afternoon. It's suppose to be in the 60's here today and in the 70's tomorrow. I'm so ready for them. Hope you had a Blessed Sunday. Me and the girls went to Church yesterday also. Take care my friend and have a great Monday. May GOD BLess you and Yours.<BR/>Love,<BR/>Karen H.Karen H.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02296807307750567830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7128708840799747320.post-88298438499250853552009-03-14T23:18:00.000-05:002009-03-14T23:18:00.000-05:00Do you think Beast had been a house cat before and...Do you think Beast had been a house cat before and was abandoned by the previous owners? I thought that since she came in and snuggled on your bed. Lovely story. Thanks for sharing.Gutsy Livinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02226653890127738115noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7128708840799747320.post-62539687470415534992009-03-14T11:27:00.000-05:002009-03-14T11:27:00.000-05:00That is a sweet story. We have five rescued cats. ...That is a sweet story. We have five rescued cats. Well, they have us. We are their slaves, and they so enjoy it.<BR/><BR/>I am like you. There is no cat that can not be taught love and give love in return. I hear people say you can't tame a feral cat. How untrue that is.<BR/><BR/>I once drove 30 minutes twice a day to an old house that was passed down to my aunt. My sole purpose was to capture a feral cat who, somehow, had managed to live about five years, which is a pretty long life for a feral cat. <BR/><BR/>Neighborhood kids would steal her kittens, and who know what they did with them?<BR/><BR/>Anyway, I fed her twice a day, taking a cage with me so she would get used to seeing it. <BR/><BR/>It took her about a week to come near me, and one day I was able to touch her. A week later I put a can of cat food in the cage and captured her.<BR/><BR/>I locked her in a bedroom where she hid under a bed for about a week, not coming out when I came into the room.<BR/><BR/>One day, she came out, jumped upon the nightstand that I had sat down beside in order to dish out her grub.<BR/><BR/>I looked at her and told she was a good kitty. She swatted my face with a painful slash of her claws, and dashed under the bed. <BR/><BR/>I held very still and remained quiet.<BR/><BR/>I told her she was good kitty and left the room to access the damage to my face.<BR/><BR/>I went back a few hours later and lay on the bed; she jumped up on the bed and looked at me again. I was expecting another slashing incident. As she came closer to me, I treid not to tense up, and told her she was a good kitty again. <BR/><BR/>I was shocked and amazed when she lay down beside me and started purring. <BR/><BR/>She had tested me, and knew that I would not harm her. The next night she slept in the bed with us.<BR/><BR/>She lived another 10 happy years.aurbiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04234712574405718245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7128708840799747320.post-3411525936295453002009-03-14T07:05:00.000-05:002009-03-14T07:05:00.000-05:00Dear Renie ~~ I so enjoyed your story about Beast ...Dear Renie ~~ I so enjoyed <BR/>your story about Beast and how he changed after you fed him. I think you have a great way with animals because you are so kind to them. Thank you for your kind words about my friend<BR/>Gwen. She will be dearly missed. Glad you enjoyed the jokes including the School answering machine message. Take great care, dear friend, Love, Merle.Merlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05763778255535640633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7128708840799747320.post-11994747672469835232009-03-13T23:57:00.000-05:002009-03-13T23:57:00.000-05:00wow!!! great story... I love cats...and I love see...wow!!! great story... I love cats...and I love seeing raccoons but they are sooo alert...i cant just simply enjoy watching them as soon as they feel someone is around they evaporate hehehe..ohhh possum i dont like much...but raccoons are soo cute...hehehehe!!!zuveenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11669151446164085354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7128708840799747320.post-66393694243022196252009-03-13T21:51:00.000-05:002009-03-13T21:51:00.000-05:00Hello Renie,That's an old picture of the yucca flo...Hello Renie,<BR/><BR/>That's an old picture of the yucca flowers. Last fall my husband cleaned out that corner. We cut all the old yucca down (still have little ones coming) cut the big old half dead azalea out, left the little dogwoods that are coming up, cut a cedar tree out of that corner, left a flowering vine, and a catcus. I hope to get out there soon and finish cleaning it up. That corner was our rock garden when it started and we had a wooden barrel planted with lilies among the yucca. Birds planted us a nice dogwood tree as well as a small red cedar. We planted the azalea and some daffodils along the fence. That corner has changed many times over the years...<BR/><BR/>Thanks for coming by and commenting on my "four".<BR/>~annancient onehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12996555276368371467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7128708840799747320.post-58973735489335680472009-03-13T21:18:00.000-05:002009-03-13T21:18:00.000-05:00Great story, Renie. I've always had a cat, they we...Great story, Renie. I've always had a cat, they were with me for many years. The only wild one I had was Betsy, I'll have to tell her story soon.<BR/><BR/>It's cold and rainy here this weekend, I guess I'll stay inside. But I can see the flowers.Deborah Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05874951426927082730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7128708840799747320.post-2320481643420678212009-03-13T20:19:00.000-05:002009-03-13T20:19:00.000-05:00You know, Renie, that you touched my heart AND sou...You know, Renie, that you touched my heart AND soul with this story! I have never hidden my love for animals. I have been trapping ferals and taming them for almost 9 years now, and they CAN be tamed, as you and I have both proven. I think strays and ferals makes the best pets. It's like they know you have saved them and given them a second chance at life. I love each and every one of my 33 and wouldn't part with one of them! They are here to stay!!!<BR/><BR/>Thanks so much for sharing this story with all of us cat lovers out here! It was so touching...I had tears at the end...sorry you lost him 3 years ago, but you know that he loved you and his home there with you.<BR/><BR/>((( HUGS )))Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11388218387599733572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7128708840799747320.post-74782074645897492222009-03-13T19:30:00.000-05:002009-03-13T19:30:00.000-05:00I loved this Renie! I think most wild animals can ...I loved this Renie! I think most wild animals can be tamed with a little TLC. Your writing talent is fantastic.Janice Thomsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02506920585319893814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7128708840799747320.post-38016869697292551032009-03-13T17:08:00.000-05:002009-03-13T17:08:00.000-05:00Beautiful Story Renie, made me laugh and cry all a...Beautiful Story Renie, made me laugh and cry all at the same time.<BR/><BR/>A couple of years ago I was able to tamed a wild street cat...he even got brave enough to come into my home and yet he wasn't still quiet sure if he ought to trust or not...for a good many months he wouldn't let me touch him, then one day he just vanished.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13640362402042596214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7128708840799747320.post-3569528594230761682009-03-13T16:47:00.000-05:002009-03-13T16:47:00.000-05:00That was lovely Renie. Quite a few years ago we ha...That was lovely Renie. <BR/><BR/>Quite a few years ago we had a big tomcat wandering around the garden and he fought with our cat until sadly little Tom was run over. <BR/><BR/>I inherited three cats after this and one day I found the poor old cat lying in the garden with a huge abscess on his face. I got him to the vet who treated him. Eventually we decided to keep him and get him neutered as he had become very friendly. I called him Dudley becuase he was cuddly my husband called him Roger the Lodger!<BR/><BR/>He was the friendliest of all our cats (apart from little Tom)and like Beast he followed me everywhere. I always fell over him if I turned quickly. Like you say love and kindness can achieve miracles. Sadly we lost him after about three years, we had no idea how old he was but he looked prety old. Like you I still miss him.Winifredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12415302188575538163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7128708840799747320.post-18476206603447103322009-03-13T10:36:00.000-05:002009-03-13T10:36:00.000-05:00Miss Renie,I always love your stories.. Thanks.. P...Miss Renie,<BR/>I always love your stories.. <BR/>Thanks.. Please come and visit my site, I have an award for you. It's a FRIENDSHIP AWARD that I hope you'll like. Thanks..<BR/><BR/>Care,<BR/>LoidaLoida of the 2L3B'shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13021591376131650627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7128708840799747320.post-72895021585296100722009-03-13T10:11:00.000-05:002009-03-13T10:11:00.000-05:00I'll bet you miss Beast. What a surprise that he ...I'll bet you miss Beast. What a surprise that he just wanted to be a regular old housecat! Those big old orange tabby tom cats are usually so cool.<BR/><BR/>I loved this story.kkrynohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07727264476742817993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7128708840799747320.post-84993416546025634892009-03-13T09:18:00.000-05:002009-03-13T09:18:00.000-05:00Good Morning Mrs. Renie,I enjoyed the story abut B...Good Morning Mrs. Renie,<BR/>I enjoyed the story abut Beast and how you took him in adn tamed him. It was as if he was a liitle child that needed some TLC. Sorry he is gone and I know you have fond memories of Beast. "THANK YOU" for sharing anothe one of your wonderful stories with us. YOu and Mary are so talented and I love reading both of your stories. YOu don't have to visit my blog since you have beenhving troule gettin on there. I juwt wanted to come visit you and see waht you had posted. You can keep posting on my Facebook. Take caer my friend and ahvd a great day/weekend. May GOD Bless you and yours. Be careful and safe goint to town today.<BR/>Love,<BR/>karen H.Karen H.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02296807307750567830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7128708840799747320.post-48645308196385395132009-03-13T09:08:00.000-05:002009-03-13T09:08:00.000-05:00Hi Renie,What a great story!! I can certainly see...Hi Renie,<BR/>What a great story!! I can certainly see why you've been published all over the place!!flydragonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10561665960229511333noreply@blogger.com