Traces of Love

By Madeline Rosales and Norah Y. Rosas

Have you ever wanted to dig a hole, sneak into the trash can looking for food, probably roll over in the grass or in the dirt, or maybe smell everything around you? Those are some things no one would normally do, but in a dogs world, this is commonplace. Our communication means are shaped by our senses capacity and our level of consciousness. This book will show you the world seen through animals eyes. In four stories rich in experiences both sad and joyful, fun or thoughtful, this book will guide the readers to experience the love pets can give and the way they express their feelings to humans.
Having a pet means knowing fidelity and love in its maximum expression, but you will not know it if you do not experience it yourself.

• Language: English
• Publisher: AuthorHouse
• Release date: Jul 11, 2018
• ISBN: 9781546250081

Madeline Rosales

Born as a Midtown girl in Manhattan, NY she grew in Mexico City metro area in a family who raised animals, that closeness to domestic animals allowed her to establish a special bond with them. Since very young she enjoyed going to countryside to visit her relatives farm where she could ride on donkeys, horses or run after chickens, goats and sheep. During her life, she always has been accompanied by dogs, in them she could find the peace, comfort and love with nothing in return except for a pet and a good snack. In their eyes she could experienced the presence of God. In her late teenage years was living between New York and Mexico City where she could work sitting kids and dogs, thats where she got in touch with different ways of relationship between humans and animals. She studied the first year of Biology at the National Autonomous University of Mexico, to then later get the Bachelors Degree in Optometry. Her interests in telling stories to her children stem the idea to start writing for kids. She currently lives in an Atlanta GA, with her two children and husband and her beloved dog Almendrita.

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Published by AuthorHouse 07/09/2018

ISBN: 978-1-5462-5009-8 (sc)

ISBN: 978-1-5462-5007-4 (hc)

ISBN: 978-1-5462-5008-1 (e)

Library of Congress Control Number: 2018907977

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Contents

Dedication

Acknowledgments

Introduction

Chapter 1 Sparky

Chapter 2 Claudio

Chapter 3 Giacomo

Chapter 4 Thumbelina

Tips For Caring And Making Your Pet Happy

About the Author

Dedication

I dedicate this book to all furry, feathered and woolly beauties of the animal kingdom with their love they come to rejoice the life leaving large footprints in it and which are usually expressed beyond words.

Also, to all those who have sacrificed their lives to save or defend their masters.

Acknowledgments

Thanks to Norah, Demian and Ismael, my beloved family for being always by my side, brighten my life, giving me their love, support, and the time required to complete this book and to be my source of inspiration.

Introduction

Through the evolution of the world there have been changes of all kinds, our way of thinking and our relationships have also changed, not only among human beings but also between humans and animals. Just a few decades ago, many pets were suffering terribly from negligence, abuse and exploitation, among other things. There were places in which the families didn’t have a clear sense of responsibility, these people only thought how to get economic benefits with animals. Some owners do not use preventive cares such as sterilization, vaccination and deworming; because, in those times, veterinary care costs were very expensive and there were just a few of them, especially in communities with medium or low incomes, so it was hard for them to spend money in pet’s health because it was not a priority choice, those are things for rich people they said.

They also believed that animals did not have emotions, feelings, intelligence, or even soul. This way of thinking procured to these lovely creatures much suffering in their lives. On the other hand, the great use and abuse in their bodies forcing them to procreate as many times as possible to make great business with puppies, the lack of attention and no periodic medical reviews culminated in the development of diseases that ended with their lives, most of the times at an early age.

As the years have passed, fortunately we have seen noticeable changes in the way we see and treat a pet. This is very good because it means that we have been sensitized and we have taken the time to look at them closer and realize that they are neither insensitive nor irrational not without mentioning that they have great intelligence and personality.

It is well known today by professional coaches that the development of intelligence in any animal is a result of a loving foster care by the owner; that is, when you are treated with dignity, respect and love. This also strengthens the ties between the human and the pet, and creates confidence, security and the development of a unique and own personality.

However, there are cultures that simply do not conceive that the behavior of an animal could be out of the standards considered as normal. This can lead to some degree of fear, which creates reactions of aggression and violence.

This book intends to show four lives from different pets that lived at different times: Sparky lived at the beginning of the 80’s, Claudio was born in the middle 80’s, while Giacomo lived at the end of the first decade of 2000’s and Thumbelina was born in the middle of the second decade of the 2000’s.

In each of the stories we will see very different ways of treating a pet and you will be able to appreciate different behaviors, emotions and characters in each one of our protagonists. The only constant in all of them: the gratitude and loyalty to the human being.

Regardless of the gender, breed, size or shape of an animal, we could look into their eyes and discover the purity of their souls and feel their unconditional love, we could write an entire book for every one of them, full of teachings for us humans. Animals can give us lessons on how to go about live without complications, and drama. No matter how hard live experience may be, they will always face challenges with great attitude towards live.

I am sure that, if you’ve ever had a pet, you also have a great story to tell the world.

Sparky

My story begins when I came to this world; I don’t remember my mom,