Comments on: Video: Full Episode

By: Matt

Matt — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 07:53:55 +0000

This show, as with most pbs shows was excellent. I do think there should be a follow up, if only to address some of the more in-depth subjects involved with human/animal interactions. It seems to me that in our relationships with animals, animals often get the short end of the stick. While pet supplies and toys constitute a multi-billion dollar industry, we still euthanize millions of pets every year. It’s refreshing to see a program that highlights those of us with a connection or bond with our animals. Having a deep bond with an animal does not make us goofy or weird, insecure or weak. It gives us a wellspring of strength and resolve, perspective and sensitivity that those without that connection will never comprehend and in many cases don’t deserve. Even so, there are millions of fuzzy critters out there willing to give you a chance.

By: Tana

Tana — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 06:43:03 +0000

I LOVED this show- am emailing it to friends- THANK YOU!

By: Ally

Ally — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 12:36:07 +0000

fantastic show!!! I love my pets and i can’t bear to live without them… My pets watched this video with me on the internet!!!

By: Jessika

Jessika — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 05:16:40 +0000

My pets, Shadow, Jack, Belle, and Tiger are probably the best friends I’ve ever had, and will have. I don’t know how I’d live without them. They love, encourage, feel, speak to us. I don’t know what they do, but whatever they do, I hope they keep doing it.

By: Steph

Steph — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 19:37:10 +0000

Not all PBS stories have to be so sanitized. I loved the emotion of this show and cried when Jerry got his diagnoses.

By: Ellen

Ellen — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 16:54:22 +0000

That was the best…
I am homeschooled and i watched it during school,
I was very moved by Jerry’s story… i cried.
Our family’s dog whome we’ve had for almost my whole life, is having problems and that was really a great story for my to watch.
thank you PBS

By: Laura

Laura — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 21:12:30 +0000

As a woman who cannot have children I consider my pets my children. My husband and I each had a cat when we married and then 5 years into our marriage we adopted 2 kittens from a litter of 7 that had been abandoned at the doorstep of the animal hospital that he works at. Watching them interact with our first two has been an interesting ride. The older cats hated them at first, but now they routinely nap and play together. I think that it’s true that our pets reconnect us with the natural world that we humans like to pretend that we aren’t a part of. It’s a link that is very important and interesting. Oh, and no, you don’t have to be kooky to be a cat lady.

I think that Mr. Negative Rick needs to explore his connection to the natural world. There is no point in denying our links to the animal world, which is in part what this program was about.

By: Shina

Shina — Wed, 27 May 2009 07:34:18 +0000

beautifully made film!

By: Donna

Donna — Wed, 13 May 2009 01:28:28 +0000

Loved the story, well done! Loved the guy who kissed his dog on the stomache!! Shared that with a few co-workers . .. said they wouldn’t go THAT far. Very heartworming and posted on my FB for animal lovers to see.

By: cyn

cyn — Sun, 26 Apr 2009 06:24:47 +0000

RE: comment #27
I work with Feral and Hard Stray cats doing TNR. Many times we are needed to help “tame” a kitten or young adult. Stress and environmental factors come into play all the time. Cats scratch and bite too, and decide to “pee on the bed from now on”. As for dogs and the increse in dog bites as it is related to human stress, i would also think with our added stress we are more distracted and therefore not as “in control” or observient to our dogs reaction to things…would love to see a show on this subject though subjective and objective