My new pinstripe says, "Whats my name?" Help!!!

[LooptyLoo]

Thats good to hear. I'm just taking it one day at a time, ya know? I was in a total of 3 large IED blasts. I begged to stay in country on my last tour after the first.. and then the second... The third one not only put me out of commission, but a few of my comrades as well. (It was an E.F.P.) I consider myself lucky to be here and thank God and my wife for it. (Not to mention all the government provided healthcare.) I find solace in my pets. I got Conrad, my shepherd, a couple weeks after I was released from the hospital to stay at home. My wife is a pharmaceutical technician and works a lot. So my councilor had recommended pet therapy to me. The big theory behind pet therapy and soldiers with cases of PTSD is that.. Firstly, the pet and you have an unconditional bond. Secondly, with PTSD, there is depression. Having a pet that relies on you for care and his health redirects your mentality away from that stage. I can honestly say pets do make it feel better. I had always wanted to get into reptiles but never found the time being active duty for so long. Glad to now be a part of it. The only downside to it is... I wish they would digest faster because now.. after feeding her... I can only look at her. Although, Conrad never allows a dull moment in the day!

As far as the expo goes, I hope you guys make it! It will be my first, and I know its going to be super hard to not buy something there. HAHA! Not only do I want more snakes, I want a tegu with a passion. I'm thinking of just getting a hatchling because if I tell my wife how big it gets beforehand, I don't know how that will pan out. She will just have to grow to love it!


Isn't it sad that now Barack Obama cut back military funding.. The VA will no longer support financing pet therapy animals. And yet, we still have plenty of money to go to war with Syria... -________- Thats right Mr. Obama... THATS a whale face.

I am so sorry to hear of all that you have gone through and continue to go through You are a hero in every sense of the word. I am so glad to hear that you are finding solace in your pets! My husband's therapist recommended the same thing for him, as only 3 of them survived on the day that he was wounded, which has resulted in various PTSD symptoms here at home. (Dreams and depression, mainly.) He was going to head towards getting a dog, but now is thinking more along the lines of a Boa. Thus our trip to the Sac Expo, which will also be our first time attending a reptile show!

lol, now I have to look up a Tegu! I don't know what that is. And yes, perhaps play dumb as he/she gets way bigger than you planned on?

And I just finished my 48 hours of snake-staring. Sooooo hard! Can't wait to hold her today, lol.

Obama and his cut backs.... I'm not sure I can find a forum-appropriate emote face for that. So I think perhaps, I will +1 your whale face. -__________-