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Video and pics: Blessing of the Animals service, Christchurch, Dublin
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susandavis1
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LOL, I'm imagining Jaspar with his back pack, so cute. I would love to bring Darcy along but at work today so cannot make it. Sometimes our local church does this also so I will keep an eye out. Have fun 
Charlifarley
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Our local church has a special pet service every year, it is lovely to go to it with the two dogs - we also get cats, rabbits, hamsters, lizards etc and last time, a little girl that doesn't own a pet brought along a worm in a jar
There is always a special speaker from an animal related area, such as Peata (therapy dogs) the zoo, the DSPCA etc.
There is always a special speaker from an animal related area, such as Peata (therapy dogs) the zoo, the DSPCA etc.
The blessing was for all animals so think we are all covered for a blessing! Dogs in poor health or homeless were specially mentioned. :flwr:
Here's a video -- you can see Jaspar. You can't see her but Connie, a B&T who belongs to my neighbour Nellie, was on the right and is a qualified therapy dog now (so she was in her PEATA jacket like most of the dogs there -- PEATA's the Irish organisation of therapy dogs) and is one of my rescue dogs. You can hear the dogs joining in with the singing! At the start you briefly can see a huge Leonberger to the left on the floor -- there were two and just one of them was about the same volume as 16 cavaliers... :lol:
Dogs in poor health or homeless were specially mentioned. :flwr:Here's a video -- you can see Jaspar. You can't see her but Connie, a B&T who belongs to my neighbour Nellie, was on the right and is a qualified therapy dog now (so she was in her PEATA jacket like most of the dogs there -- PEATA's the Irish organisation of therapy dogs) and is one of my rescue dogs.
You can hear the dogs joining in with the singing! At the start you briefly can see a huge Leonberger to the left on the floor -- there were two and just one of them was about the same volume as 16 cavaliers... :lol:
susandavis1
Well-known member
Aw, thanks for sharing Karlin, lovely to see. Glad all our cavaliers were blessed in spirit
And here are some pics:
Connie (one of my rehomed rescues and a PEATA dog!) next to owner Nellie (in wooly cap, who owned Jack, people may remember from our In memoriam section as she lost him last year):
Connie:
Jaspar chills out for the service with his head on my lap:
A little guy in the next row back:
Visitors enjoying mince pies and tea after the service:
And dogs and people departing at the end!
It was a really lovely service and packed out -- all the people with dogs were called to the front of the church for a special blessing for all our companions to have long and healthy lives -- with special thoughts for the dogs with no homes.
Connie (one of my rehomed rescues and a PEATA dog!) next to owner Nellie (in wooly cap, who owned Jack, people may remember from our In memoriam section as she lost him last year):
Connie:
Jaspar chills out for the service with his head on my lap:
A little guy in the next row back:
Visitors enjoying mince pies and tea after the service:
And dogs and people departing at the end!
It was a really lovely service and packed out -- all the people with dogs were called to the front of the church for a special blessing for all our companions to have long and healthy lives -- with special thoughts for the dogs with no homes.
Charlifarley
Well-known member
Karlin;37694 It was a really lovely service -- all the people with dogs were called to the front of the church for a special blessing for all our companions to have long and healthy lives -- with special thoughts for the dogs with no homes. :)[/QUOTE said:
emmastewartliberty
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Blessing of the animals
That just looks wonderful, thank you so much for putting up the video and pics. There is normally a blessing here in Ballyvaughan also, but the parish priest is on a sabbatical. If it still goes on I'll let you know in case anyone can make it. All animals are welcome, last time we had rabbits, dogs, cats, a ferret and the stars- twin calves! (they had to stay outside)
That just looks wonderful, thank you so much for putting up the video and pics. There is normally a blessing here in Ballyvaughan also, but the parish priest is on a sabbatical. If it still goes on I'll let you know in case anyone can make it. All animals are welcome, last time we had rabbits, dogs, cats, a ferret and the stars- twin calves! (they had to stay outside
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I love the idea of a worm in a jar myself! :rotfl:
Jaspar was so good -- he just lay on my lap or on the chair or I held him so he could watch when we stood to sing some belated carols. I brought along a piece of cow's ear (chew) to keep him busy just in case -- you can see it to the right of him in the pic -- but when I went back to my seat after the blessing some other dog had snitched it!! :lol:
Jaspar was so good -- he just lay on my lap or on the chair or I held him so he could watch when we stood to sing some belated carols. I brought along a piece of cow's ear (chew) to keep him busy just in case -- you can see it to the right of him in the pic -- but when I went back to my seat after the blessing some other dog had snitched it!! :lol:
Nicki
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Have you seen my thread about posting parcels? :-D
My Mother's favourite story was from when I was about 4 and she caught me sneaking in with a worm in my hand - "But Mummy he was cold outside so I brought him in to play"
This little girl is obviously related to me!!!
Thank you so much for sharing the photos and video - so glad that Jaspar enjoyed himself and lovely to see wee Connie and Nellie - we do of course remember Jack
What a wonderful idea - it sounds a lovely thing to attend. I did try to get one organised at a church in the village where I lived some years back, but the Rector wasn't happy about doing it :sl*p:
My Mother's favourite story was from when I was about 4 and she caught me sneaking in with a worm in my hand - "But Mummy he was cold outside so I brought him in to play"
This little girl is obviously related to me!!!
Thank you so much for sharing the photos and video - so glad that Jaspar enjoyed himself and lovely to see wee Connie and Nellie - we do of course remember Jack
What a wonderful idea - it sounds a lovely thing to attend. I did try to get one organised at a church in the village where I lived some years back, but the Rector wasn't happy about doing it :sl*p:
Chamberlain
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Thank you so much for sharing that with us!
GoodDoggie
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Wow all the dogs were very well behaved.