Reply To: blessings for animals (in particular, pets!)

Hello HaLeiVi, I am not even remotely sure of the specifics, I am trying to find out more. From the little that I have found online, it sounded like there may be some kind of special service around the Shabbos that centers on this Torah portion. It sounded as if special blessings were given over pets? What exactly happens and when and where is very unclear to me, no doubt because I am very much a newbie (I discuss this in my first thread from several days ago about becoming Jewish after discovering Jewish roots). I am sorry if this answer doesn’t really provide any more clarity regarding the subject…I will try to find out more somehow.