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We are in the process of adopting Barney. Met him today for the first time, part of the process.
Barney.
This is
Lula, our Giant Schnauzer.
CHLOE!!! so much personality
Too cute, love the floppy ears!
My dog, Tessa.
Interesting colors on that Tessa. Has she always been like that? Is she a mixed breed?
Tessa is beautiful.:thumb2:
Chloe looks like one of those dogs that wouldn't stand out in a pack but gentle, loyal and smarter than most of your friends.
Lula looks like a party animal.....fun galore.
chloe barks like crazy at anyone she doesnt know but would never bite them. scares the shit out of people though.
Tessa is beautuful She looks like a bird dog? Herding dog?
Chloe looks like a fun dog!
Lulu looks like a great friend.
Great Pups :)
This is mo mo. That is japanese for "peach" I call him 'mo mo the mighty peach. He was given to me as a pomeranian but he is big at 7 months. Too big for a pom.He looks like an american eskimo? Or Japanese spitz? not sure what he is.
My three sons, when they were young. Bodhi:
Gromit:
and Zeke:
an action shot:
This robin has taken up living under my deck. It's very good at giving you the evil eye for having the nerve to walk near its nest.
Actual pet, Pearl the all white Boston Terrier, here copping an attitude.
Clyde
Tilly
nice looking pets 'round ere
I used to raise Emperor Scorpions until I was too ill to do so. This is Ra' as a teen, my last one.
He, & most, are at the Lowery Park Zoo, though some are at Disney and Bush Gardens.
Closer Pic of Ra'Interesting colors on that Tessa. Has she always been like that? Is she a mixed breed?
Yeah she is. When we got her we were told she was a Stabyhoun (Dutch breed) but when she grew older we realised she wan't 100% that as her coat is too curly and thick to be a pure bred. We think she has Wetterhoun (another Dutch breed, related to the Stabyhoun) in her as they are somwhat similar in general build and all, just a bit thicker and much more curly. The colouration though, is normal for a Stabyhoun. They are generally black & white; either in bigger spots or miced like this, while Wetterhoun tend to be brown and white.
The other doggies in here, love them!
9 of 10 sleeping under the stove.
Since I haven't attached an image before I hope this works...
DucksNuts, that picture of Clyde and the boy is adorable. Is that your boy? he's oblivious of Clyde's single pointed stare.
...thinking "can I have a bite of that? just one bite? how 'bout a bite for me? just a bite. I only want to taste it. Hey! I know, how about a bite for me?...
Holy shit, Smillie! 9 or 10? Does that mean you don't know how many you have or not sure they were all in there? :eek:
3foot - He's my nephew. I was waiting for Clyde to just up and take it, but it seems he listened and has some manners.
I need to take another pic of Tilly, she was only 6 weeks old then and being an Irish Wolfhound x Great Dane...she's changed a tad.
Normally, it's vermin that bed under a stove. But I see you gave them a blanket, so they must be pets. What are they?
Holy shit, Smillie! 9 or 10? Does that mean you don't know how many you have or not sure they were all in there? :eek:
9 in the pile (did you find them all?) and one was else where.
9 of 10 sleeping under the stove.
Since I haven't attached an image before I hope this works...
I've fallen in love with every single one of them smillie. :luv:
I adore Ferrets !
This robin has taken up living under my deck. It's very good at giving you the evil eye for having the nerve to walk near its nest.
At one of my work places a robin made a nest in the glass corner of a building. It was visible from the hallway. way cool UT.
Caught her resting on the dog's x-pen the other day. She needs a toenail clipping.
9 in the pile (did you find them all?) and one was else where.
Yup :D
Yup :D
Almost everyone misses the one you labeled #2
To answer someone else's question, these are domesticated ferrets as opposed to the wild Rocky Mountain Black Footed ferrets. They are cute, playful, time consuming and expensive (vet bills).
Well, I can't really top nine ferrets, let alone the one elsewhere, but nevertheless...meet Anu, as in "A New" Kitty (and also the name of an ancient Sun god). As my wife lay in bed at her grandparents' house while her grandfather was crossing over into the next world, little Anu mewled pitifully beneath the window. He was the abandoned runt of a litter of kittens born to a deaf mother cat that had given birth in the neighbor's boat, and he was cold, wet and hungry when Mrs Elspode bundled him in.
As Pagans, we believe that things happen for a reason, and finding a new life on the cusp of the passing of an old life, especially one as significant as her grandfather, was sort of a no-brainer.
Plus, he's really cute.
Good story , Cute cat , Reincarnation ?? Could be , who knows for sure .
what i cute cat! i just wanna gouge out the eyes and make rings out of them.
Mortimer, and Jasper and Maurice.
Aw! Jasper and Maurice are so cute together!
10 ferrets? Oy. my brother had 2 that were supposedly de-scented, and they still stunk. Egad, you must either really really love them, or have no sense of smell! :greenface They were totally fun and playful though. Such personality.
My uncle has four... fun to play with, would not want to live with them.
Mortimer is beautiful!
We get a lot of red rat snakes here, sometimes I have to save them from weird situations (stuck in stuff like pipes or jars). Other than that, I try not to harass them. I take the opportunity to try to undo my Dad making my son afraid of them (my Dad is afraid of snakes).
They are amazingly beautiful!
It has done something cool... my Dad has started to save them too!!! You have no idea how huge this is... never underestimate the persuasive powers of a two-year-old. If you are campaigning for office, get some!
They are the dufuses of the snake world, getting stuck a lot and the birds will get them.
10 ferrets? Oy. my brother had 2 that were supposedly de-scented, and they still stunk. Egad, you must either really really love them, or have no sense of smell! :greenface They were totally fun and playful though. Such personality.
People get used to the smells they live with but visitors have told us the house doesn't have that ferret smell. Most of these were given to us by people who didn't want them any more (or they stunk). Some came in smelling pretty bad but after we changed their diet most of the smell goes away. We bath them only once a year. I do run a fancy hepa + charcoal filter in their cage room and I clean the potty trays every day.
The ferrets got along nicely with my kid's dog. They would bite the dog's toes to get him to play. The dog would get upset when they stole his dog food out of the bowl while he was eating.
I can see how a couple ferrets and a hyper dog would be bedlam.:lol:
This is Archie,our resident Headcase
Tony, Logan & Pagoo all in my laptop bag
Whaddya think YOU lookin' at?
Teaching my dog to trade stocks.
Joelnwil--did he ever learn?
Not exactly. But she has had a lot of fun.
We now have 3 dogs.
http://www.actwin.com/kalostrader/AboutTheDogs.htmGreat dogs, joelnwil! I esp. love Casey.
My mutt looks EXACTLY like joelnwil's Bryon, but starting to go gray on the muzzle and with a white ankh-shape on his chest. He's eight or nine, a stray we got from a humane society.
We get our new Bassett tomorrow.
We have
Bhodi the Bassett (renamed him, he likes it). Resued early, the foster family went on vacation, so we are the foster family until his heartworm treatments are done then we own him. Kinda' a trial, but we love him already, so he is ours.
This is Petrie (on the right), who's lived with us since October. His whistling repertoire includes We Sail The Ocean Blue from HMS Pinafore, All I Want Is A Room Somewhere from My Fair Lady, and the Imperial March from the Star Wars movies. (To the left is Katie, a friend's budgie whom we were bird-sitting for.)
In sadder news, these are our former goldfish.
The kids won them at a school carnival Thursday and since we'd talked about setting up a real fish tank we decided to at least try and do it right. I thought once we got past 2 or 3 days we would be fine (it was a surprise so we weren't able to let hte tank settle as long as they recommend), but one died yesterday and one today. We're just going to leave the tank running a couple days, do some water tests, and go from there before trying any more.
Bhodi looks like a great pup, though he could really use a manicure. I love seeing everyone's well loved pets, unforunately my allergies have gotten to the point we probably won't ever get a dog. :( This really stinks because I had several while growing up and would love for my daughter to have the fun we had.
How about a poodle? :confused:
Bhodi looks like a great pup, though he could really use a manicure. I love seeing everyone's well loved pets, unforunately my allergies have gotten to the point we probably won't ever get a dog. :( This really stinks because I had several while growing up and would love for my daughter to have the fun we had.
Soft Coated Wheaten Terriors (like Darla) have hair, not fur, and no dander. They are hypoallergenic, and they don't shed.
Edit - and they're real dogs, not like poodles, which are for punting.
Quick google of above: Cute, but too much hair for me. I'm more of a lab gal. My pets shouldn't need more personal care than I do. :D I can only imagine what a wet one of those would smell like...
Standard Poodles are real dogs with bad haircuts. Miniature and Toy Poodles do not have room enough for brains.
Poodles also have hair and not fur, and are hypoallergenic. I think the same may be true of Bedlingtons, but their showcut is so ridiculous that other dogs laugh at them and they have a self esteem problem.
Man!! I really want a dog now, can't have one though. For different reasons than LabRat. I would feel bad leaving tham alone all day while I work and I really don't have room for them to run. Since I rent a townhouse, there's nowhere for them for run around free. :(
My parents are going to get one of those new laberdoodles (sp?), the hypoallergenic dogs.
Amazing what people will try to do to profit from the unintentional mating of two purebred dogs.
Roxie (female Bulldog) & Care Bear
Care Bear( my daughter named her)
This is Tank and his ball bag. I actually took this picture to incorporate into a birthday card for my brother-in-law
Man!! I really want a dog now, can't have one though. For different reasons than LabRat. I would feel bad leaving tham alone all day while I work and I really don't have room for them to run. Since I rent a townhouse, there's nowhere for them for run around free. :(
I want a capybara, the world's largest rodent.
Several breeds are non-allergenic. Shih Tzus are; they don't shed, but they need haircuts every 6 weeks unless you're into endless brushing.
+1 on standard poodles. Great dogs; super smart.
I want a capybara, the world's largest rodent.
Speak!
Um, I think I'll just stick to dogs. If I could choose any, it would be animals that it would just be too cruel to keep, like a giraffe, gorilla, tiger, you know, that stuff :D
Several breeds are non-allergenic. Shih Tzus are.
I would disagree with you. My in-laws had one, and it drove my allergies nuts. It's been gone for several years now, and I
finally can go over there without drugging my self into oblivion.
I was bitten by a capybara once. Like raccoons, they are cute as all hell but they are definitely not nice animals.
My dad, as a kid, had a raccoon as a pet. A housepet.
...Yes, he did grow up in rural Fayette County, Alabama.
I would disagree with you. My in-laws had one, and it drove my allergies nuts. It's been gone for several years now, and I finally can go over there without drugging my self into oblivion.
I stand corrected. I was confusing that with hypoallergenic...
http://dogs.about.com/od/dogbreeds/a/hypoallergenic.htmI was bitten by a capybara once. Like raccoons, they are cute as all hell but they are definitely not nice animals.
Okay, now, damn it. You cannot just say, "I was bitten by a capybara once" and not give details. I mean, you might be up to your tuckus in capybaras on a daily basis, but I've never even been remotely close enough to one that it would have had an opportunity to so much as nibble me.
Give?
It's not such a dramatic story--they have them at the zoo here. We were there recording interesting animal noises to turn into dinosaur noises for a certain videogame. I wanted to get closer so I first stuck my microphone through the cage, and then got bolder and stuck my whole arm in. The little punk dove for me as soon as flesh was accessible. He was totally waiting for it.
Did your resulting scream make it into the videogame anywhere?
Ha--no, but probably only because I cursed and we wanted a T rating. :) My screams were actually in that game already though, because I voiced a minor character who was also available in multiplayer mode, thus she had to have death and pain screams.
ooh, thats not a bad game. Good work.
EDIT: wow, scathing review on wikipedia though. Either I remember bad or I didnt play long enough...
Thanks. Wiki is pretty harsh, but we all knew it was far from great... You should have seen what it was supposed to look like, before we ran out of money and time. :) If you played at least to the first flying level, you heard my voice.
I enjoyed the Turok series, but never played evolution. Now I may have to.
You can definitely get a copy pretty cheap these days. I still have a bunch of cheesy PR materials that I'm hoping I can one day sell on ebay as ironic nostalgia items. :)
Acclaim did the South Park games, right? Those might get some bucks (Incidentally, I always loved the tricks with the lizard in the logo).
Yes, though I never worked on any of them. Unopened copies currently have Buy-It-Now prices of $4.50 on eBay... it'll be awhile before any of them truly gain the notoriety necessary.
It's not such a dramatic story
Drama isn't required. But you have to admit, 99 out of 100 people are probably *not* going to have a story wherein *they* were making audio recordings for a videogame and were bitten by a capybara. So that makes you unique, at least, it does on the Cellar.
I'm sure that somewhere online, there is probably a Yahoo E-Group for support of the game-designing victims of capybara attacks, but at first blush, it seems a rather rare set of circumstances, and therefore interesting.
:blush: Self-deprecation always was my strong suit.
I thought it was a cool story. I only get bit/peed on by mice and rats at my job.
Bhodi is a juvenile delinquent.
I thought it was a cool story. I only get bit/peed on by mice and rats at my job.
I would probably prefer to get bit and peed on by rats and mice.
Ah, if only I had not been bored to tears by experimental psychology ...
I only get bit/peed on by mice and rats at my job.
Nowadays I only get bitten and peed on by my offspring. :)
Already complaining?
Wait another 13 years, THEN you'll have a right to complain.
If he's still biting me and peeing on me by then, I'll be doing a lot more than just complaining. :)
It'll be kicking and cussing instead.
Bhodi is a juvenile delinquent.
Details please ...
No capybaras here, just dogs.
Idol, who will be 9 in a couple weeks:
and Pumpkin:
Cool shots of your dogs, windhund. Were they former racers?
Cool shots of your dogs, windhund. Were they former racers?
Yes. Pumpkin was a brood mama as well before we got her. Most of her kids are enjoying retirement now too.
How many years do they usually race? :confused:
Beautiful dogs. Thanks for sharing!
How many years do they usually race? :confused:
Depends on how fast they are. They start racing at about 18 months of age. Some of them wash out immediately - they are slow (relatively speaking), or they don't care about chasing the lure. Others will race for several years - most tracks have a requirement that a dog must retire if it reaches 6 years of age, but for a dog that old to still be racing is a rarity. Kind of like human athletes - it's not common to see a professional athlete over the age of 40 or so. Also, some get hurt. Pumpkin broke her hock (which is actually a collection of small bones in the rear leg), and she couldn't race anymore after that. Doesn't keep her from zorching around the yard at alarming speeds, but her career was over.
Thank you, windhund. Yeah, kind of like retired hookers, they still do it for fun. :D
ms. mischa (2 year old chocolate point siamese)
RIP ~ Margaret (1993-2006) :sniff:
They're very cute! Sorry to hear Margaret passed away this year.
thank you. couldn't exactely replace her with another dog, so i opted for a kitty this time.
margaret would approve. . . got ms. mischa from a cat rescue. :thumb2:
This is my horse, Q. (Querida de Holandes, translations: Darling of Holland)
These are our kitties:
We have a total of 11, 8 are permanant indoor cats, 1 indoor/outdoor and 2 outdoor barncats.
All were rescued or trapped/spayed/tamed.
hh
I love looking at all your beautiful creatures. I had to give my cats back to my ex when I moved from my apartment into a small house. I miss having pets...but I sure do have some nice plants now!
I really want a pet cow but I don't think my municipality would approve. Of course, where I live maybe no one would notice.:p
Pumpkin-doggie reminds me of Santa's Little Helper! So cute! All the pets are cute, cute, cute how lucky we all are to have the furry critters in our lives. :apaw:
Wow, that's a bunch of cats. I love my cats, although today, I had to briefly love my youngest, Anu, just a little less.
We're painting trim. Anu found some paint somewhere...and tracked it all over the wood floors, which we are *not* redoing. I was not amused.
Gromit likes the new helmet.
Squirrely-Jo is the guilty party, Marmalade was an innocent bystander...
Anu enjoys lying on top of the bird cages, but he doesn't seem inordinately interested in the birds somehow.
Squirrely-Jo is the guilty party, Marmalade was an innocent bystander...
The looks on their faces are priceless. :lol:
Squirrely-Jo is the guilty party, Marmalade was an innocent bystander...
That is just toooo cute! And I have seen that look on my cats face's too many times to count. :lol2:
A friend wanted to lend us a dog training collar, as we have a puppy.
I think it's a bit on the big size for Clover.
Good for training Clover not to run away....or stand up.:lol:
11 years yesterday, still rotten.
OK what happened? I clicked insert image and it gives a link.
Damifino, but give Dotty my best. :birthday:
Oh, my Giant Schnauzer is Lula, she is eleven and nuts.
The delinquent, two-years-old, is Bhodi.
Cute pets. :) What kind of dog is Atla? She is so pretty!
And Happy belated birthday to Dotty!
She is an American Eskimo with a smidge of Chow
I have just adopted two 1 year old neutered male Singapuras. They both come from the same breeder and are related somewhere along the line.
I brought them home Friday night and we are beginning to settle down together. They are incredibly active, fast and inquisitive. In fact it's difficult to get the toys out of the box before they're on them!
Diz - first pic, with rounded head and large eyes - hasn't fully engaged with me yet. He spends most of his non play time curled up under my dining room table, where I set up a den with a faux fur throw, cardboard box and storage heater. He does allow me to stroke him, but cries every night at about 22.00. Am hoping we will get to know eachother better.
Dylan - second pic, pointy ears and face - seems happy to be with me already. He spends non play time on my lap if I'm watching tv or reading, and on my shoulder if I'm moving about. He will also play fetch 7 times out of 10 with a catnip mouse.
Am waiting for my cat tree to arrive and I should be able to get some better shots then.
Another close up, and one to show the body shape.
Those eyes! I been hyp-no-tized!
Adorable kitties, Sundae! May you have many hours of napping and chasing string together! Cats are so great-and you've got two handsome boys there. Really beautiful faces on those two.
Jebediah, what a shapely Shadow :)
Has he been poking his head into dusty spaces in that picture?
Sundae, your kitties are beautiful! I've never seen that breed before.
I'm sure Diz will adjust. His crying is because he is in a new place, just talk to him and reassure him when you hear him cry. Maybe you could try hand feeding chicken pieces to him to 'win him over'? Cooked chicken in cream of chicken soup always works for me with the rescued ferals.
I also like the pic of Shadow...Shadow looks like my Inky. We have a long-haired Shadow here at home, I call her Sombra del Gato...
Bosco, a couple of years ago. He still looks about the same, except his kitten-sized head and body have caught up to his cat-sized ears.
Jebediah, what a shapely Shadow :)
Has he been poking his head into dusty spaces in that picture?
Thanks :) He's a stray (working on converting him to partial indoor) and thus gets into all sorts of stuff.
He looks like a sable burmese. I had one years ago, Wheatie...
He looks like a sable burmese. I had one years ago, Wheatie...
Thanks! Until now I figured he was just a DSH. Reading up about Burmese explains some of his behavior now. There are other sable burmese around... I suspect he was from the same batch. Wheatie looks adorable too.
My cat tree (blood sweat & tears assembling I can tell you) with cats.
Nice job, Sundae. :thumb:
Those eyes! I been hyp-no-tized!
Another musical crossroads? "You must have put voodoo on me..."?
Belle, unfortunately we lost her last year. Bone cancer.
...awww I'm sorry about Belle, Jilly. Such a pretty puppy-face.
Thanks Flint. Glad to have her while we could.
I kept meaning to link to the pictures of my kitties, but I never got around to it. So here it is!
balls of cutenessI realize I've been negligent. Many of you may remember Petrie, on the right. He now has a new friend, Piper. Piper is about 3 months old and is from a "surprise" clutch of eggs from a couple cockatiels friends of ours have.
How about a couple shots of the bird crap on the furniture. :worried:
Once I taught her how to read, it became a race to see who could get to the paper first in the morning. The dog usualy won. I hated to put her down, but I couldn't teach her about sharing. You would have thought that if she could learn to read, she could have learned to share.
This is my dog Vesta; the name is one my wife came up with, it was the goddess of the Roman household and she is our goddess. She is a yellow lab and is my best friend and my wife know it. She travels with me and is now in Atlanta, she has been to Arizona and California twice, she is great in the car.
She has this kong ball toy that we treaded with heavy braided rope and she likes to have battles with it, I'm surprised she hasn't gotten a concussion yet!
...I'm surprised she hasn't gotten a concussion yet!
She looks like she's
getting a concussion in that first "play" pic. What a cutie-pie! Hello to her (and you) from about 40mi East of Atlanta! <waves wildly>
This is Lady aka Lady Bird , Bird Dog, Lady Bird Johnson...She is an awsome very loyal dog.
This is my dog Vesta...
Is she a virgin?
Here is our english mastiff, Bogie. He weighs about 160lbs so you can't ignore him. :p
My parents came to see me this weekend, and met my boys for the first time. They got on fairly well.....
Mum with Diz
Dad with Dylan
Here is our english mastiff, Bogie. He weighs about 160lbs so you can't ignore him. :p
After my first wife divorced me she got the idea to raise English Mastiffs. She bought a male for one of our sons and a female for the other. The male eventually reached about 220 lbs and the female was somewhere around 160. They had 2 litters but many of the pups died in birth, apparently not too uncommon with big breeds I was told. They ended up keeping 3 of the puppies so then they had 5 at a gross weight of over 1000lbs! They would go through a 40 lb bag of dog food in about 5 days! She gave up on the idea of raising Mastiffs for money.
:3_eyes:
[KingMastiff] You will keep breeding and feeding Mastiffs, until I have an Army capable of humping every leg in the World. (maniacal laughter) [KingMastiff] :D
After my first wife divorced me she got the idea to raise English Mastiffs. She bought a male for one of our sons and a female for the other. The male eventually reached about 220 lbs and the female was somewhere around 160. They had 2 litters but many of the pups died in birth, apparently not too uncommon with big breeds I was told. They ended up keeping 3 of the puppies so then they had 5 at a gross weight of over 1000lbs! They would go through a 40 lb bag of dog food in about 5 days! She gave up on the idea of raising Mastiffs for money.
:3_eyes:
He isn't too bad. We go through the 40lb bags every week and a half or so. He is only a couple years old, and we are taking care of him until we can get him to Texas (his new home). They (my SO's parents who had him to begin with) had to keep him somewhat skinny because if they gain too much weight too fast when they are growing they will have joint probelms, back problems, and arthritis because their growing body can't handle that much weight. Once he settles down (he is pretty hyper) he should get to be at least 220. His father was 250 from what I heard. We are letting him bulk up now. :D i am guessing the 160... the last time he was weighed he was 149, but we have been feeding him more since then and you can tell he has gained weight.
SG, those cats are cute! They look like they climb the walls though... :D
Updated pictures of Banzai, 14yo(!) red point siamese. I missed the good teeth shot...
Beautiful cats SG, and they look like they are a lot of fun.
sundae, what kind of cats are they? dylan is a total pear head. balinese?
Bunyip is very shy.
Jinx, That cat almost looks human! But those were good pictures. :)
sundae, what kind of cats are they? dylan is a total pear head. balinese?
They're Singapuras - I adopted rather than bought them and I suspect Dylan's bloodline isn't pure. But I love them equally. Except when they are being monsters.
Jinx that's a great set of photos of Banzai. Did you have to wait a long time to get them or was there a fair amount of luck involved?
A little of both. I took a lot of bad pictures for a while and then caught him yawning.
I like his freckle-y nose, though I notice he has no freckles in his ears. Does he have any freckles on his footpads or in his mouth?
I think only orange kitties get freckles. I have three orange kitties with freckles.
hh
On his toes and in his
eyes. I think its cute too.
Those are fabulous eyes... I have never seen so vivid a blue for a cat's eyes! You are lucky.
On his toes and in his eyes. I think its cute too.
Wow! That is a VIVID blue!
I decided to try and get into a Christmassy mood. To which purpose I furnished myself with a bottle of wine and a box of Mr Kiplings Christmas slices.
As some of you may know, Pilau (my clever but slightly demented bearded collie) has become very interested in the goings on on my worksurface, ever since it started miraculously sprouting cooked sausages:
In the final picture he's doing a good impression of a dog who isn't remotely interested in the bright, happy, treaty looking box.
btw, those were some beautiful cats!
How do I know this took place last night?
I had Bruce Almighty on too :)
I came home from work on Saturday via the mini-supermarket on my road. I left one of the bags on the side, lazy I admit, but it was full of non-perishables.
Sunday morning, my first morning of a three day break, I got up and fixed breakfast for me and the cats. I was padding about happily and only took my earplugs out when I switched on the radio. Now, I wasn’t about to leave my earplugs lying around, so I put them in the bag that was still on the counter. I figured they would be safe in there, as the boys know they are not allowed on the kitchen counters, and in fact I never leave anything of interest there for them.
Come Sunday night – Christmas Eve! – I am a little merry, and finally decide to stumble to bed around 00.30 after figuring Father Christmas isn’t going to visit me this year. I go hunting for my earplugs, pretty pleased that I have remembered where I left them.
I find one. In the far corner of the kitchen. On the floor. Covered in fluff.
My strange boys are so enamoured of wax plugs that smell like my ears that they will jump on a kitchen counter, fish through a carrier bag containing tomato soup and raisins, get out the only two items that interest them and managed not to disturb the rest of the shopping.
I applaud their skill. Well, I do today – I entered the early hours of Christmas morning swearing and cursing to an extent that would definitely have made the baby Jesus cry. Hmmmmm, perhaps that’s why Father Christmas didn’t come this year. I guess having a foul mouth puts you on the naughty list.
But two pics attached to show that they can be angels. When they are asleep.
Mine is a...big cat! A bigredcat! :D
Welcome to the Cellar snowman. :D
Sundae, how are you going to hear me tapping on your window with ear plugs in? :blush:
Sundae, how are you going to hear me tapping on your window with ear plugs in? :blush:
I need my beauty sleep in order to look my best for you. And don't worry, the second you set foot on my road I would hear it...
Our good pet succumbed to the Hematoma/mass growing inside. The vet said it would cost 9000 dollars. He couldn't even open him up for 200. I guess that is code for 'it's hopeless'
I won't forget you buddy- October 1996 to December 28,2006
Do not stand by my grave and weep.
I am not there. I do not sleep.
I am a thousand winds that blow.
I am a diamond glint of snow.
I am the sunlight on ripened grain.
I am the gentle autumn rain.
When you awake in the morning hush,
I am the swift, uplifting rush
Of quiet birds in circling flight.
I am the soft starshine at night.
Do not stand by my grave and cry.
I am not there . . . I did not die.
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http://www.cellar.org/showpost.php?p=228636&postcount=5the grief one suffers on the loss of a pet is indeed a heavy load.
my condolences.
You have my complete sympathy. Poor little puss.
Poor kitty. Very sorry to hear that, skysidhe. :(
My 2 year old yellow Lab, Otter...
What a cutie! Otter's otter chew toy is a classic!
Welcome to both of you.
I'm sorry about your loss, skysidhe. I'm sure you gave him an excellent life.
My condoleances Skysidhe! I try not to think that my big red one could die some day... I ll dont know what to do! I guess grieve is thesame everywhere!
U had a dozen of great years ..... u can always remember nice times! Best wishes and a better 2007!
Thank you everyone for the condolences! I keep sending out my love to him just in case there is someplace after death he is frolicking in.
The one thing that keeps me believing in heaven is that I will see my pets one day even if it is just some fabrication of a dying brain.
He was so scared and in pain. It is a very haunting memory. I felt so powerless.I could offer no comfort. When I would talk to him he would talk back in little whimpers. I don't know what he was trusting me for when all I could do was to end it for him. I have alot of guilt over that. :sniff:
now that has got me grieving again :mecry: I miss him so.
Its sad.....there are people who live a life like that and decide to end it...
A pet cant talk so we take the most important decisions for them.
Im sure that living in pain also is too much for an animal and that the owner takes the right decision. I think you did that, so you dont have to feel guilty bout that... We all feel powerless in such a time... But death is a part of life, you keep sending out your love and memories and he will always live!
I don't know what he was trusting me for when all I could do was to end it for him. I have alot of guilt over that. :sniff:
He was trusting you to give him what he wanted....what he needed. To stop the pain....end his suffering....give him peace.
You're feeling guilty because you couldn't do what you wanted....keep him alive.... and instead did what he wanted.... give him peace?
Hell, don't feel guilty about doing the right thing....about doing the best for him, as always.
Be glad you were there when he needed you. You done good. :notworthy
Hell, don't feel guilty about doing the right thing....about doing the best for him, as always.
I agree
Bruce always knows two things--#1) what is right
#2) to say what is right.
My condolences, sky. May your kitty be purring in heaven.
Guys, Your props to me are heart felt and so I actually feel lighter of heart! Your sincere support is greatly appreciated. I really needed to hear the voice of reason so thanks!
Big bear hug for all of you.
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My condolences Skysidhe. I know how hard it is to have to put an animal down, but as Bruce said you were doing what was right and what your kitty needed. As long as you remember him he will live on. *sends warm wishes*
Anyone read the "Rainbow Bridge". Beautiful thought for those who are not atheists.
Anyone read the "Rainbow Bridge". Beautiful thought for those who are not atheists.
Some one at work mentioned Rainbow Bridge. I did go there. It is nice. I chose to do an in house memorial.
I've been looking for cats here. Not a one to be found in the paper. I was thinking something exotic but I might have to settle for a mutt kitty.....
The only cat's I have appreciated so far are Jinx's cat's and this white tiger.
Your "in house memorial" reminds me that I have a memorial coming soon...
I lost my favorite horse in 2000. I'd had him for 18 years and he lived to be 29. There is a company that makes plastic horses and I have paid a person to paint one of these models to match Cochise. She boxed it up last week and has sent it on it's way...I'll post pics when it arrives (next week?) to show.
I also lost two horses in 2004 within months of each other. A friend took some of their tail hair and had a memorial made for me. From the black tail, a vase-like container was made and from the gray tail the person is having a lid for the container made.
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I don't know what to do.
My pain level is much worse and Bhodi has been reacting to it poorly.
He is going in the house, chewing my son's toys and getting into garbage. It is like he is a puppy again.
Problem is that I could slip on urine and fall very easily. In a lot of ways the walker is more dangerous than a cane and I have to use it now. If I break my hip, I will not walk again and it could kill me.
I do NOT want to have to get rid of him, but do not know what to do. I love him
very much. His affection helps me deal with my condition a great deal. I spend a lot of time alone.
Lula
Your "in house memorial" reminds me that I have a memorial coming soon...
I lost my favorite horse in 2000. I'd had him for 18 years and he lived to be 29. There is a company that makes plastic horses and I have paid a person to paint one of these models to match Cochise. She boxed it up last week and has sent it on it's way...I'll post pics when it arrives (next week?) to show.
I also lost two horses in 2004 within months of each other. A friend took some of their tail hair and had a memorial made for me. From the black tail, a vase-like container was made and from the gray tail the person is having a lid for the container made.
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That is a simply beautiful thought.Thanks for sharing. I had horses as a child and teen. I'll be waiting to see the pictures!
[QUOTE=rkzenrage;305089]I don't know what to do.
My pain level is much worse and Bhodi has been reacting to it poorly.
He is going in the house, chewing my son's toys and getting into garbage. It is like he is a puppy again.
Problem is that I could slip on urine and fall very easily. In a lot of ways the walker is more dangerous than a cane and I have to use it now. If I break my hip, I will not walk again and it could kill me.
I do NOT want to have to get rid of him, but do not know what to do. I love him
very much. His affection helps me deal with my condition a great deal. I spend a lot of time alone.
Can he be trained? There are those places that train dogs to do tasks.Companion dog training? What is your option.
It sounds like Bhodi wants attention, any way he can get it. Sorta like kids, even bad attention is still attention.
My only suggestions are to keep garbage and toys out of his reach. Frequent trips outside for bathroom visits and high praise for when he 'goes' correctly outside. Perhaps he can be baby-gated into a particular room?
Otherwise...outside dog with limited amounts of time indoors under constant and vigilant, supervision.
Here is a pic of Cochise when he was about 22 years old.
This is the model that was modified (roman nose) to look like Cochise and will be painted to match:
Here is a pic of the vase shaped container made from Poquita's tail hair. A lid will be made from Dulcinea's gray tail hair.
Those are lovely memorials. And if I dont miss my guess, your plastic pony is from Breyer?
Our boys:
Here is a pic of Cochise when he was about 22 years old.
Beautiful appoloosa.:)
Our boys:
How are siamese? Do they need another cat as companionship? Not because you have your boys together. I am thinking of getting a siamese.
I don't know what to do.
My pain level is much worse and Bhodi has been reacting to it poorly.
He is going in the house, chewing my son's toys and getting into garbage. It is like he is a puppy again.
Problem is that I could slip on urine and fall very easily. In a lot of ways the walker is more dangerous than a cane and I have to use it now. If I break my hip, I will not walk again and it could kill me.
I do NOT want to have to get rid of him, but do not know what to do. I love him very much. His affection helps me deal with my condition a great deal. I spend a lot of time alone.
I've hung a bell by the door here and am teaching the new pup to ring it to get let out.
Do you have a pet door?
Beautiful appoloosa.:)
How are siamese? Do they need another cat as companionship? Not because you have your boys together. I am thinking of getting a siamese.
Past Siamese haven't needed company, but this guy craves it. He's amazingly friendly, and social toward everyone and anyone. I have never had an animal that was this loving.
A meezer will typically only latch on to one person; but not this lil fella.
-kris
Kris, is your meezer a young kitty? Or is your orange-guy just HUGE?! (polydactyl, too)
My memorial arrived today!
I loved this horse. He was given to me by an Okie neighbor (who I also loved, am still very good friends with his widow) when I was in High School. I had Cochise for 18 wonderful years and many hours/miles of riding all year round, right up to the day before I had to have him euthanized at the age of 29.
Spot on, Wolf! It is a Breyer (San Domingo) model I had re-painted by an artist. The SD model has much better conformation than Cochise ever had, but the head-tilt is all Cochise! I have collected Breyers since 1974 and have nearly 400 of them.
I think the artist did a fabulous job!
hh
Past Siamese haven't needed company, but this guy craves it. He's amazingly friendly, and social toward everyone and anyone. I have never had an animal that was this loving.
A meezer will typically only latch on to one person; but not this lil fella.
-kris
:)
I've hung a bell by the door here and am teaching the new pup to ring it to get let out.
I've heard of that.
I've hung a bell by the door here and am teaching the new pup to ring it to get let out.
Do you have a pet door?
We have a door and he used to use it all the time, he is doing ok now, but still slips-up. Does not make any sense.
Might be a good idea to have the vet check for trouble. :cool:
How old is Bhodi? Sometimes bathroom troubles can be age related..but for some reason I'm thinking he is a younger (under 6) dog?
Any major changes to the household he may be "protesting" about?
hh
Anyone who has owned a long haired pooch in a snowy locale can relate to this. Not my dog, but reason #47 why I want a short haired one someday...
Oh,wow...that is great, labrat! :)
LabRat, is that dog's name "Snowball"? :D
How old is Bhodi? Sometimes bathroom troubles can be age related..but for some reason I'm thinking he is a younger (under 6) dog?
Any major changes to the household he may be "protesting" about?
hh
My condition is getting a lot worse, the last couple of months has been very bad. He is visibly worried about me. I'm pretty sure this has something to do with it. Hounds are very sensitive.
He gets lots of attention, he spends all day with me.
Edit:
We are pretty sure he is about three, we know he is less than four.
rkzenrage, have you tried keeping some areas of the house off limits to him? That way you can have a clear idea of where the risk is likely to be, of slipping and take extra care in that area;p alternatively, could you possibly ensure that everywhere is carpetted? that way the floor won't become slippy if he has an accident/fit of pique.
I suggest this because I know from experience that getting rid of a much loved pet, for health reasons feels horrible. It leaves you feeling very at odds with the world and (bizarrely) can leave you feeling guilty as well. If there is any possible way to avoid it, it really is best. I think if you felt you had to get rid of him, the repercussions state of mind wise, could be unpleasant.
They make doggie diapers...since I know that keeping him away from you isn't in either of your best interests.
For the love of g*d, the smell that carpet + pee makes would make even rkzen bolt out the door. barf.
No carpet in our house and he is being good now, unless it rains... too bad we live in the damn sub-tropics.
Anu on the left, Maya on the right, taking a break from a mutual grooming seesion on the dryer yesterday.
Those are really beautiful cats Elspode.
And good luck rkz. Hopefully your dog is picking up that his behavior was really hurting you and will stop now.
Here 's my biggie again...the cat that is! :D
(sorry , couldnt find one without my infant! :blush: )
Nope he isnt! He's daddy might been....;)
Anyway, he has to much hair....:D
Good Lord! Its Cat Kong!!
Caution ~ Do not watch this clip if you are diabetic or prone to cavities. ~ Caution :D
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I'm pleased to introduce you all to our newest fur child, Rocky. He is a two year old miniature Pinscher/wire haired somethingorother mix. He's sharp as a tack, terribly obedient, and responds to the following commands: sit, lay, speak, and give me five/ten. He is also keenly aware of the meaning of the following terms: outside, cookie, walk and baby (which I discovered, completely by accident, is his idea of what his stuffed fluffy toy dog is called).
Selene found Rocky on craigslist last week. She's been convinced for some time now that Bridgid, the dog we've had for five years now, was lonely during the day while everyone was at work and school, and thus needed a companion. I had argued that this was unlikely as Bridgid has, up until now, been utterly unaware that she was in fact a dog in the first place. She simply considers herself the shortest, least employed member of the family. She's *never* socialized well with other dogs, but we gave it a try anyway.
So far, so good. She's still a jealous animal, and commands the first and best of everything (such as position in the bed, food, attention, etc), but they are adapting well to each other.
Rocky is great. So great, in fact, and so obviously loved by the man from whom we adopted him, that we're not quite sure why he was let go in the first place. We are the fortunate beneficiaries of someone else's misfortune, I suppose.
You've got a little star there Spode! Maybe you should, pack up and move to Beverly...
He does sort of have that Benji vibe...only with longer legs.
He looks like he could be a buddy...... and a chick magnet. Did the guy say how old he is? :question:
Very cute. Can you ask the former owner why he got rid of Rocky? I just hope nothing bad pops up with him (health problems being the number one thing I would worry about). Good luck with getting the doggies acquainted! :D
He looks like he could be a buddy...... and a chick magnet. Did the guy say how old he is? :question:
Rocky is two. The former owner took him to the vet the day we adopted him. Rocky has some meds for an allergy that makes him gag and yack clearish to milky fluid...not stomach contents, just...yak. Otherwise, he's very healthy, very active. Cool guy.
The owner just said he couldn't keep the dog at his parents' house, but I don't think the father was the issue. I'm guessing mom was a bit too fastidious or something.
And the cats love putting themselves right in the middle of whatever you're doing.. especially when there are new soft things involved.
Ah, my kitties love hot laundry. I pile it on the floor in the LR and yell "Hot laundry! Fresh, hot laundry!" like a person selling hotdogs at the ballpark and I've got 3-5 cats come a runnin' to pile into the laundry for a hot-me-up. I pull the clothes out from under them and fold until they're on the floor, warmed of course, by the hot laundry.
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This could be a picture of my cats on my bed
Not my pics, but I ran across these. I will warn, they may make you break a tear!:sniff:
:worried: Perhaps you have to be a dog lover to find this cute :worried:
Not sure if this will work but if it does, this is a pic of my Nephew and his wife' dog Archie. Taken 3 days ago for a Valentine card.
I love those pics BW!!!!
Tazzie - 8 weeks Irish Wolfhound x Great Dane
Ming - Irish Draught x Thoroughbred
Ming is gorgeous.
@Gromitspapa, the B&W of the girl and her dog is gallery worthy. No kidding, that's a salable picture.:notworthy
They both have the same fur.
Ducks...I love Wolfhounds!
Great pics. That Golden looks just like Zeke, my brother's dog. He is an awesome dog, that's for sure.
Thanks for the compliments! BTW, the mostly white dog is Zeke, too. The orange one is Gromit and the black/white is Bodhi.
Ming - Irish Draught x Thoroughbred
So you have a horse that can pull a plow at breakneck speed? Cool.
Here are my babies cici and ming.
:)
Yikes! Trouble with Tribbles, much? :)
Heh, duck_duck... I totally misunderstood what the first Chin was sitting on for a second.
They're adorable.
Heh, duck_duck... I totally misunderstood what the first Chin was sitting on for a second.
They're adorable.
They are sitting on my knees in both photos. :)
Ohh...ahhh..yeah baby...keep doin' it like that! Oh yeah.. Oops!!!
I thought this was the "Pet your Post" thread. Sorry.
hehe
This is my "puppy" Speck. She's 16.
The animals were having a lazy day... as shown by their I-just-woke-up-get-that-out-of-my-face look goin on.
For Mother's day I asked for a pet. Unfortunately, a dog is out of the question right now, due to our lifestyle. I thought it would be a good idea for all of us, especially my 4.5 year old daughter who is dying for a sibling/playmate.
Please give a warm Cellar welcome to Miss Piggy (resting on Mr. Rat's chest, her favorite place to chill)
I love her little mouth...
If I get about 30, I'll never have to mow again!!
Guinea pig lips are precious*.
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Your daughter's adorable, LR!
And, uh, your rodent is okay too I guess. :)
Guinea pig lips are precious*.
Omg they really are... I had no idea. I've led a very guinea-sheltered life.
This is my guard cat, Shadow. He watches my booze for me. ;)
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At our vacation house in TN, this fella guards MY booze.
I think your bear trumps my cat. lol
Very nice kitty, very nice bear.
What sort of chow do you feed the bear? Little kitties, maybe?
And what do you say to the bear when the tequila is down a pint?
And what do you say to the bear when the tequila is down a pint?
I ask him if he would like another.
my clowderette:
This is Ivan, the thug:
and this is Miles, my S.O.:
will try to take some better pictures soon
Oh meow!
Beautiful, Cloud
Looks like my boychiks are moving to London with me, so I'll post pics from there, with their new house-sister Trifle
great! I'm glad that's working out. Cat interaction can be soooo tricky.
Labrat--the guinea piglet is sooooo cute!
but they bite, don't they?
Looks like my boychiks are moving to London with me, so I'll post pics from there, with their new house-sister Trifle
Super good news.
Super good news.
I know it sounds like that... And it is (selfishly) good news. But my Mum has been looking for nice, settled, retired people who want two attention seeking boisterous cats to love on my behalf. She has friends in the age group that is more likely to offer a settled home.
My problem is at some point in London they will have to go outside. Trifle does, and there's no sensible way you can maintain a 3 cat household where 1 is indoor/ outdoor and 2 are indoor cats. I worry so much about this, I agreed if Mum could find someone suitable I'd consider giving them up.
Well then, whatever is best for the kids.
Wow, I had no idea Guinea pigs were so cute!
This is a glimpse of my menagerie.
Hope this pic comes up right.
oh, well done! and quite a handful!
I think he'd have to use both hands...
Oh wait, you're talking about the pets!
I know it sounds like that... And it is (selfishly) good news. But my Mum has been looking for nice, settled, retired people who want two attention seeking boisterous cats to love on my behalf. She has friends in the age group that is more likely to offer a settled home.
My problem is at some point in London they will have to go outside. Trifle does, and there's no sensible way you can maintain a 3 cat household where 1 is indoor/ outdoor and 2 are indoor cats. I worry so much about this, I agreed if Mum could find someone suitable I'd consider giving them up.
I hope it works out Sundae Girl.
So you let one cat out and keep the others in? I was thinking of allowing on of mine out and not the other. This is a silly question but do the other cats don't find it mean? :o I don't want the one I do not allow out to be sad. :o
You see I got two kittens. One good thing that happened because of my X. They are a sister and brother. They are almost 4 months old now. One is a tom and the other is a little princess.
Their names are Tommy Pickles (Sawyer) and Princess Zowie aka Gizmo.
sorry for those huge photos.
after my pc crash I no longer have a program to modify them either.
OMG
I prefer cats to kittens (and perhaps am alone in the world in that?) but A GINGER KITTEN! Almost enough to make me believe in creationism - surely nothing that cute could be the process of random evolution...
Anyway, cute-overload aside. In my situation I don't necessarily think it's unfair to have two cats indoors and one out, but it will be very, very difficult. My boys have never been outside. They are very small cats with very fine coats. They have only ever encountered cats from their own (extended) family as I adopted them from the breeder. And they are now 18 months old.
It seems cruel to me to let them out into a London urban location teeming with cats that have scratched and bitten over territory since they were weaned. One bite from a natural tom (they are neutered) will go straight through their fine pelt and probably end in an absess. And even without that - can I in all conscience introduce two madly inquisitive cats who love humans into an uncaring world?
If we did it, it would be very carefully managed, but even then, it is fraught with worry. Sigh.
As you were.
Why do you want to have one go out and one stay in?
I used to let my cats outside, but no more. Too many dangers to them, and they are a danger to critters. Fierce little omniverous hunters they are! I want to build them an indoor/outdoor enclosure, but my access to the outside isn't quite right.
to you both
ah yes that ginger kitten is a character! He was very random and my X was the owner of both the father and the mother. Only one born Ginger color. ...He was the last and biggest to be born stuck high inside the cavity of the mother here plopped out this orange kitty amongst the other black ones. Since I lost my cat back in December I knew it was only fate bringing me what I so wanted.
I can say this becaue there wasn't a kitten to be found in the papers or at the pound or animal shelters.
So anyway he seems to want to go outside. The small female is happy with her place inside.
They are both beautiful in temperment.
If I thought I could pull it off SG I would try but since it's a work in progress with you then perhaps I won't.
@cloud... I was just exploring the idea for the future because the little tom seems to find the outiside to appealing. I don't want to be cruel either way.
I'm really into the idea of outdoor enclosures for cats. I think more and more people will be constructing them.
Here's a very good run down of how to provide a rich home environment for indoor cats; includes description of refuge and perches and interesting checklist on how to determine toy preference:
What Indoor Cats Needbut they bite, don't they?
Yes and no. If you stick your finger in through the bars, she will first give you a test nibble, then full blown chomp. If you are holding her, she usually will just nibble your fingers. Occasionally she has gotten ahold of my nail, and takes a stronger pinch on that, but has only drawn blood once, on my thumb. It was totally my fault because I let her nibble a little too long before moving my finger.
The best though is her little tongue. Betcha didn't know that they have the softest little tongues. If I have been exercising and my arms are a little sweaty, she will lick the salt off of them.
I'm going to try to get a shot of her reaching up to eat her parsly, but we'll see. My camera has a good bit of delay between pushing the button and the actual pic, so it won't be easy. You guys are worth it though :D.
Oh, I guess she also bit me in the knee last night when I was kneeling too close to the bathtub for her to scoot through. No blood, but I did make sure I left her room after that. Impatient little bitch. :lol:(I let her run free in the bathroom for exercise while giving my daughter a bath. Easier to clean up linoleum than carpet.)
thanks very much for the answer, Labrat. --well, my cat bites, so it doesn't disqualify one as a pet. Somehow the thought of being bitten by a gp scares me a bit, though.
very, very cute, though!
one of mine - Boots
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Boots looks like a nice kitty :)
Boots looks like a nice kitty :)
he is, thank you
however, he is also fat & lazy. he uses all of his energy to eat. he might every once in a great while break out into a jog, for about 2 seconds.:D
:lol: 'for 2 seconds'
funny visual there
Boots looks like my boo boo! (she's fat & lazy too - but she hides it well)
Boo Boo Kitty Fu** is the black & white and Peach Pie is the orange one - they are very good girls.
Bah - I can't get them to attach - so here is the link for them:
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This is Peach
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And this is my Boo
how very cute - i hope to have a picture of boots' mother in a couple of days.
Our three dogs. From Left: BeBe, Elle Belle, and Jr.
BeBe is a Miniature Schnauzer, and the other two are Snorkies (Miniature Schnauzer & Yorkshire Terrier mix).
Jr is 6, Elle Belle is 5, & BeBe is 4.
Sweet. You can really see the breed mix in Elle Belle.
yeah, it's like a continuum or a blended photo. Bebe looks like a Yorkie, except for the too-long legs. How funny. And they are cute.
But I'm afraid of little dogs like that.
. . .
okay, I'm afraid of big dogs too sometimes.
Here is The Princess (aka - The Queen of the World). She's the smallest and lightest of my 8 cats and takes no crap from anyone.
She had a very bad encounter with fire, hence the lack of ears. This is her "kiss-my-furry-gray-butt" look. I get it often.
Sorry for the huge picture....I'm not that great with picture attachments!
Remember Shelia, the hole digging dog? I let her off the running wire for awhile today. Came back with this stinking dear squrrel, I guess. Hung up in chain collar. Yuk.
Thats a squirrel? How can you tell?
It looks like an old banana skin with leg bones. Eww, I bet it smells really bad.
Probably got hooked in her collar while rolling in/on it. Bet she was quite pleased with herself, too.
wow, that's a really disgusting looking pet there, you have Buster. Live next to a cemetary by any chance? :D
Let's step away from the dead stinky squirrel...
Here's Bosco, all comfy and tuckered out.
For some reason this just felt like the place to post this.
Two days ago my mothers dog died. He was kind of the family dog. We had him for 13 years. He was a loving mutt who protected the children, warned us of snakes in the yard, did regular patrol duty of his domain and took no shit from any squirrel.
He was taught this by our dog that died ten years ago. She looked just like him but they were different breeds. What she taught him I watched him pas to our younger dogs. That sounds hokey but I use to watch him do the whole running/bark at the empty tree routine. Then he would stop and bark at the puppies till they came and did the same. In the last year he would simply sit on the porch and bark for a minute and all the other dogs would run out to bark at the trees.
For a Rottweiler/long-haired Dachshund mix, he was pure gold.
In the fashion of dog lovers I would bestow on him the highest honor. He was a "GOOD DOG" and will be missed. :sniff:
Bandit sure does look like a good dog. I'm sad to hear he's gone, Nightsong.
The only good bug. Much like the poor squirrel.
*Raises a glass to Bandit* To a GOOD DOG.
My heart felt consolation on losing Bandit. He does look like he gave you Lots of Memories. A good dog.
one of our dogs.. smidget
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Top - the boys have a discussion on top of the plasma screen TV. I wanted to include the TV in the pic so you could see how thin it was, but it was switched on at the time and there is glare from the screen in the uncropped picture.
Bottom - Dylan finds another use for one of my HM's guitars.
A saucy Dylan (again) shows how clever he is by getting up on the top of the cupboard and showing me his class.
I keep hoping someone will post a picture of their beaver. :D
I keep hoping someone will post a picture of their beaver. :D
:D
Yeah....but is that really your beaver, be-bop?
Yo, this thread is for pets. There are several other threads to post yourself.
Yeah....but is that really your beaver, be-bop?
:rotflol:
Just helping old Elspode out twas the only beaver picture I was posting :D
Posted a picture earlier of our Belle, who we lost a couple of years ago. Welcome to the newest member of our family. Here's Chino.
Ohmigod what a cutie....I want to kiss him on the nose. I like that he already looks supremely confident.
Goofy Pearl.
What a great picture, UT. It just made me grin!
Does Pearl look like the happiest little thing in the world, or what?
Monster, LOLcellardog needed on aisle 8. You must do something with that great pic of a smiling dog!
Good call, Shawnee, but I don't know if she'll be checking in from the road. If not, we'll have to make sure she sees this in a few weeks.
A few weeks? Maybe someone else can take it on? I know there are some talented peeps around here somewhere! :)
I am awed before monster's greatness, and make this humble offering only as a stopgap measure until she returns.
I took a shot at LOL-ing the First Dog of The Cellar, myself, but it's not up to par with Clodfobble's fine job. Good work there, Mrs. C.
My wife and I do Great Dane Rescue in Arkansas (in our spare time...he he, yeah) and i thought this would be a great place for me to put up my first post.
These are the three that have "adopted" us. It really was quite the chore for us to not keep more than that!
I'm not too sure if this worked, but here goes... from l. to r. Grover, Tigger, and Gisella. All full blood Great Danes.
Welcome to the Cellar claynjen.
Normally links are not allowed in the first post, but considering the size of your kids, we'll let this one slide. :thumb:
I'm gonna keep trying till i get it right!
Gisella on top. Grover on bottom.
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This is Tigger playing hide the bone!
And this was our beautiful Sky....she passed about 3 months ago. She was 13
years old. What a wonderful life!
Thanks for letting me share.
Hey Claynjen. Nice to meet ya!
Beautiful dogs! I mean absolutely gorgeous. Wanna swap one? I have a really rubbish Bearded Collie I want to offload. He is very badly behaved with a penchant for stealing sausages. Oh and his hair is long and he really needs a bath, so he's quite smelly.
This is my Tigger dog....
And me with all three at a city park event for the Humane Society.
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Thanks for your patience!
Clay
No, dana....no trade.....especially with the long hair and all. Three danes and a half mastiff/lab mix, we have our hands full as it is....But thanks for the thought!
Bah. I suppose I'll just have to keep hold of him for now.
Whats a little Tigger without a little bounce?
Her Royal Highness ~ Miss Liberty ~
Aaaawwwww. She's wonderful.
I was doing a bit of a tidy-up (my house has basically fallen to wrack and ruin) and had stripped the bed ready to put on new bedding. I went downstairs and came up to find Pilau helping out.
The second is him on the way downstairs having been lured by the prospect of snacks. Very difficult to get Pilau to appear facing a camera. He almost always looks away just as it snaps. Coming downstairs, preoccupied by the thought of something crunchy he isn't bothered about the camera.
beautiful dog claynjen!
Hi Pilau! :)
Dana claims Pilau is a bearded Collie, but the truth is now clear. Pilau is really a Goateed Collie.
Here's a collage pic I made for my wife showing all our creatures great and hairy:
Top left: Oscar/Felix (red eared sliders) and Murray (plecostomus)
Top middle: Kaetu (mostly Llaso) and Molly (semi-terrier)
Top right: Hershey (generic cat in standard pose)
Bottom left: Boo Boo (eclectus parrot in colorful shower scene)
Bottom middle/right: Molly/Kaetu again
love the parrot! great pics. :)
Ohh.....mind very much if i break into your house one night and steal your dogs?
Have no place to put these, as she is not my pet. However, she has taken up residence outside my bedroom door. I think I'll call her Charlotte.
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nice doggy
We have three. I can't post them from work so I posted one that looks just like one of them.
ah. I wondered about the posing.
a LOT better than the spider, thanks!
Har! Time for another Pilau pic....Introducing Pilau, the amzing, Pilau the Marvellous, Pilau the Dog and his Biscuit Balancing Trick:
I should point out that the bits of white bfluff all over my carpet are courtesy of Pilau and a newly killed soft toy.
That's an adorable dog you've got there, Dana.
This here is Clementine and Einstein in my obligatory camo truck. Unfortunately Clementine is no longer mine (nor the truck, actually), she was not so suited for my lifestyle, so I gave her to a hunter with 15 acres of land... a little better for a coonhound.
This here is Einstein just after taking a bath, screwing up my couch. He's not a big fan of baths.
As you can see, calling him Einstein is kind of like calling a big guy "Tiny."
Oh they're lovey dogs. Einstein is adorable. Is he a collie?
Some variety of monster. The vet thinks that he has some collie blood, but as for the rest, no one's been able to more than guess. He was a stray that followed me home.
I was walking down Greene St and I turned around at one point to see this little mongrel right on my heel. I walked another block and he was still there. I'd stop and turn and he'd stare at me. Finally I took off running and he never faltered for a second, playing a little game I guess. So, when we got to my place I asked him if he'd like some food. He seemed interested.
I walked into the corner store, bought a can, and he was still outside just waiting patiently for 5 or 10 minutes. He followed me to my door, walked right in and ate the food. I've had him ever since. Aside from some initial flea problems, and a loathing for leashes, he's been great.
Some variety of monster.
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Everytime I see this thread, I always think of Garfield mailing Nermal to Abu Dhabi.
(post = mail to most Brits)
Definately got some collie in him. I recognise a collie snout when I see one!
And so Charlotte set to work weaving a very special web
Dana, I was just browsing through this thread again, your dog's name is Pilau? Is there some significance to that? Or is it the rice dish, because I think that's fantastic.
It's the rice dish :)
Most Bearded Collies are two tone colours, but they can also be tri-coloured. Tri-colours are rarer and quite prized amongst beardie owners (apparently). We picked him out 'cause he was cute as a button and fell asleep in my hands when we were looking at the litter. After we'd chosen him, the breeder pointed out his colouring, which she was very proud of :P
Pilau rice often comes with three colours (white, yellow and red/pink) hence the name :)
Razz, your dog is gorgeous. I love the pic where she's sniffing the flowers:P
Thanks Dana! She is the sweeeeetest dog you'll ever meet too...Can you believe she was on death row when we got her from the SPCA? (Actually 2 weeks past death row...but they didn't want to get rid of her because she is such a great pet!)
Quick clip taken a few minutes ago to show the boys with their new collars
They are now microchipped and their collars tell people who to complain to when they find a cat in their living room (all efforts to teach them manners currently a failure)
Excuse the poor quality, I wasn't sure if I had any battery left so it was off the cuff filming
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They are gorgeous cats. Really friendly they are! Though I think Sundae can probably confirm that they're only half-cat. The other half is pure Raptor!
Tht middle pic looks like the front cover of The Call of the Wild:P
She's so beautiful.
My Three Rhodesians Ghurka, Congo, Simba.
Ghurka
Congo, the third addition to the other two. Don't ask why we got a third. It is a long story.
Our latest addition, a rescue dog, owned by my oldest college student and now boarding with us long term, Osa:
Gorgeous dogs, Merc! Animal pics always make me smile. :)
Pearl suckles like a little baby. She has this ratty old crate pad that she's always had, and she gathers a corner of it, stuffs it in her mouth, and suckles, while kneading with her paws. There's no real need to watch past the first 30 seconds.
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Was she taken from her mother quite early UT or do you think it's just a comfort thing?
My boys are the first cats I've ever known who don't knead. With Diz I assumed it was because he was neutered early and stayed with the queens (and consequently his mother) but that doesn't work with Dylan who lived with the studs. Maybe it's a consequence of them growing up in a proper cat community.
Oh Grandma, what big ears you have! Diz giving me the chance to look and see if his brains are in place:
Oh now that is a beautiful cat.
Pearl was taken from mom at the right age (although I forget what that is), but she's always been an anxious dog. She usually retreats to the wooly if there's nothing else to do, but she'll head for it when things are a little unusual, too, like if there's another person in the house or if somebody is acting strangely.
My dog does that with cloth toys sometimes. Not often, just occassionally. I've seen my bro's dog (a bitch) do the same. PIlau was taken quite late (in doggy terms) from his mum, because he and Dante (mum's dog, Pil's bro) were the last two pups to be collected. We were told we could pick him up the week after we chose him, but weren't able to get up there til the end of the week rather than the beginning. So, I think he was close on 9 weeks when we collected him.
[eta] Sundae's cats are absolutely adorable. They are fascinating to watch. That beautiful colouring and sleek build makes them look like some kind of wild creatures when they are in motion. Also, very friendly and inquisitive, nce they've settled down to the idea of you being there.
That cat is MOST awesome! *jealous* :)
The other one's just as beautiful too.
Your cats are pretty, SG. I must get a camera so I can post my kitties (Taj and Gaines the devil cat.)
And Dana? I saw Pilau pics in the other thread. Why is it that Pilau always makes me happy? He's just such a happy looking dog (course, I can't blame him in the gorgeous environment in which he romps!)
Long Live Critters! :)
Could someone please remind me how to post a pic? thank you
Advanced option
go to Manage Attachments
Browse for pic on your computer
upload
If pic is too big compress with Picture Manager. You may need to write something or use a "." in text box
thank you Shawnee will give it a try
And Dana? I saw Pilau pics in the other thread. Why is it that Pilau always makes me happy? He's just such a happy looking dog
*grins* oh yes, he's a happy dog alright. Warm sofa to sleep on, green valley to romp in and a a live in servant to prepare his food. Whats not to be happy about? :P
Pilau was who they had in mind when they coined the phrase "it's a dog's life"
Wouldn't it be great! :)
Goofy Pearl.
What a cutie!
Neat tortoise, binky! He looks huge though - how big is he?
Dana - How exactly do you pronounce "Pilau"? Is it "peel-ow" or maybe "peel-ah-oo"? Maybe it's a silly question, but it's been keeping me up at night. :confused:
[QUOTE=Chocolatl;406622]Neat tortoise, binky! He looks huge though - how big is he?
He is actually about 18 inches from tail to head or a little more- he is only little compared to the other one the tortoise rescue lady offered us-that one was about 50 lbs
Cute tortoise:)
Gots to do it I'm afraid. Anyone already bored by pics of Pilau, look away now:P
In the second pic... I get the impression he's humouring me. This whole balancing a biscuit on his nose is starting to wear a bit thin with him....
Thanks Dana, your pet is really cute too, but mine sheds less :p
Following the pig IOTD I just wanted to show them sleeping together
This is on the sheepskin bed suspended from the radiator - HM's cat rejected it ages ago but a couple of washes brought it up good as new and my warmth-hounds love it.
If I can get a vid of Dylan doing his karate move on Diz, where he knocks him off his feet I will, it make me laugh out loud every time
oooooooh!
I wish my cats would cuddle with each other.
The mother of the cat (boots), I posted previously
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I'm a fan of Pilau.....Pilau is awesome!!!
Cute photos guys!! I want a dog sooo baaaad!
My cats on catnip
They've always responded to catnip, but this stuff is 100% catnip (large pet chains usually "cut" it in their toys). I didn't buy it online but it's
Ducky World Green Fish (a link to one of the sites that sell it Stateside).
Get one per cat - this one has been slobbered all over by 3 cats in just a few days.
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That's comedy! *voom* at the end.
What amazing long tails these two have.
Love the catnip film, SG.
I got a nippy toy the other day to show Homeless Guy how my cats respond to it. I think my dealer at Kroger sold me some real crap, because they weren't very interested at all. Off to petland for the good shit!
regular.joe, is that the cat from outerspace?
Our 14 year old toy poodle, Lambi.
all those cat videos are great, SG.
I loves me my kitties. Meow!
Our hedgehog, Bailey. Photo by Kitsune.
A few more pictures can be found over in the
A Pet You Cannot Pet thread from a while back. (For the record, you
can pet him, just not against the grain.) ;)
The original link for the video in that thread is broken, so here's the "OMG Hedgehog" video on YouTube.
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Love the catnip film, SG.
I got a nippy toy the other day to show Homeless Guy how my cats respond to it. I think my dealer at Kroger sold me some real crap, because they weren't very interested at all. Off to petland for the good shit!
I think the prepackaged toys at the store have gotten really stale-Our cats really prefer some of the loose stuff just sprinkled on the floor or sewn into a homemade toy
I think you're right, though it seems as though Gaines got something out of it yesterday, he was tearing around the house like a maniac! I think I'll get some loose nip and one of those little balls you put it in.
While not technically my dogs, I still love them like my own. They are my parents' dogs.
First up is Maggie, the queen of the house (the sheet is a sad attempt by my parents to control hair. I told them not to let the dogs on the furniture!!)
Next is Monk, gigantic mutt galore. He would definitely not be this big if my brother had been able to keep him. For size, the clean(ish) white in the background is the dishwasher. He is about as wide as that. This was a top down view to show is massiveness. Sweetest dog EVER, though
Wow Maggie is beautiful
Thanks, she's a bit of a brat, though. She has been getting snappy with anyone that isn't my mom lately.
Oh they're both so lovely!... I'd like to kiss monk right on the nose.
Oh they're both so lovely!... I'd like to kiss monk right on the nose.
He is like a big old teddy bear :)
The best was when I still lived near my mom, I wasn't feeling good and went over for some mommy comfort. I went to lay down and they must've known something was wrong because I found myself in a dog sandwich.
Dog, Me, Dog is not fun when you are under the blankets and can't move.
Awww. That reminds me of the part in Marley & Me, when the wife lost their first child. Marley sensed it, and wouldn't leave her side. Dogs are really cool that way!
Here is Gaines, at rest, and play-fighting with The Homeless Guy.
I need to work on settings and lighting...he is a beautiful gray (like a russian blue) and has dark green eyes. He is devil spawn. Love him to death!
Here is Tajjy, at rest and waiting to be fed some turkey or something from her little kitchen island perch. She is a striped, with some calico, and has bright green eyes which don't easily photograph with my limited knowlege of settings and lighting. She's quiet, shy and very loving.
Shawnee is posting pictures!!!
Wooohoooooooooooooo! (Don't expect one of me anytime soon. When I try to take one I look at it and want to throw up!)
Would like to photo my livin' space this weekend.
I usually find that turning some lights on helps!! (Actually the photos are quite cute)
:)
Look once she starts taking photos she's not going to stop......she owes us a couple of years worth anyway.
Cute Kitties............I like gaines.
Yes, that first picture is awesome.
I like pic #3.
"I am goin to pounce on you if you move one inch. Try me."
Verrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrry nice.
Shawnee it's so good to see your babbas! Well, your cats anyway ;)
They are so beautiful, I'm not surprised you missed them so much.
I take it when you lose Homeless Guy you lose your feline company too? :(
Jasper likes to keep an ear out for trouble ...
Shawnee it's so good to see your babbas! Well, your cats anyway ;)
They are so beautiful, I'm not surprised you missed them so much.
I take it when you lose Homeless Guy you lose your feline company too? :(
I thought I had replied to this. Duh.
But, no, the cats are me and my ex-husband's cats. I had them for 3 years in my apartment in the sky, then moved in with the artist formerly known as The Homeful Guy and my ex took them, then when my ex and his roommate had a houseful of fleas (from the dog who has since passed) I took them while he "bombed" the house. We decided I'd keep them. I'm home more, and I do love them, even if sometimes they drive me bonkers! I walk into the house at night with a "Hi kitties, how are you today, huh?" Silly, huh? :blush:
Not at all. Pets are for talking to.
It's when they talk back that it's time to worry.
It's when they talk back that it's time to worry.
:eek: :worried:
very cute, what breed is she?
German Shepard and No Idea
Right on, mutt's rule. Papers are for peeing on.
Oh. My. God. Look at the little nose! And the cute little pads on the paws! Awwww. I want it. I want to take it home and throw pilau away, he's got way boring now ;P
So cute, Bullitt, and so kind of you to give her that special chew-toy that looks just like a pair of shoes. I'm sure she'll love that.
Oh. My. God. Look at the little nose! And the cute little pads on the paws! Awwww. I want it. I want to take it home and throw pilau away, he's got way boring now ;P
Woof, woof, Grrrrrrrr, bark, bark, bark.
hahaha. Oh dear me, that made me laugh til my sides hurt!
[eta] If you really are Pilau (aka PilauDog, Mr P., Browndog, PilauPudding, The Pud) then you should know the answer to this question: On finishing your dinner, how many biscuits do you get as your after dinner treat? (Answer in number of barks please)
Pilau, you can come stay with me! ;)
These are picture of our cat Pandora. we got her as a kitten, only a few weeks old and raised her for two years... she passed away today after fighting a long illness. My wife cried for three and a half hours and is finally asleep. I had a good weep myself for her and miss her a lot.
The top picture is a motivational poster I made a while back, so you can see how small she was then. the others are pictures my wife took last christmas (2006) of her with a Santas' Elf hat curled up and (mostly) asleep. She was an adorable kitteh and she will be missed greatly.
Cat Poem
They will not go quietly,
the cats who've shared our lives.
In subtle ways they let us know
their spirit still survives.
Old habits still make us think
we hear a meow at the door.
Or step back when we drop
a tasty morsel on the floor.
Our feet still go around the place
the food dish used to be,
And, sometimes, coming home at night,
we miss them terribly.
And although time may bring new friends
and a new food dish to fill,
That one place in our hearts
belongs to them. . . and always will.
- Linda Barnes
Sucks to loos them ,
Rember the good times !!!!
That's so sad. My condolences.
Condolences to you and yours. Losing a familiar is a lot like losing a piece of yourself. I've been through that. Have a read if you like, and know that there are kindred souls out there who know what you're feeling.
http://www.lunalushede.org/tc.txtBummer, xhaos01, that sucks bigtime. I sincerely hope you, and everyone, will read the link in Elspode's post.
:grouphug: from the cellar
really sorry to hear about her passing, but after a long illness perhaps she's finally at peace or chasing mice in the kitty afterlife
I'm sorry about your kitty, xhaos. She looked very sweet.
I can't bear to think of my little furboys passing on. I actually think this is an excellent use for postyourpet--allows and allows the grieving furparent to share, and lets us all to do a little memorial thing.
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Gus, our new dog (not actual size lol)
any guesses on his breed? We got him from the animal shelter, and our guess is chihuahua and dachshund
looks like an opossum from here...
true especially the ears :eek:
chihuahua and beagle maybe?
Long eared rug soiling ankle biter?
just the long eared part, although he is pretty fierce
Looks a little Welsh Corgi-ish to me.
Ya know what...Cellar won't let me load the pic I wanted because it's also somewhere else the site. ? And three other pics are 'too large'. So you don't get to see. Yes, I could fix the pics, but after four tries to load a pic, there's a principle involved. I'm a complicated person...
So, :comp1:
Here is a pic of the new addition to our family: he joins Google (the minipoodle) and Junior, the canine patriarch.
How long you had the weim? He's beautiful. Looks very comfy with the other dogs too!
He's new, only four weeks. He was five and a half weeks old when I adopted him from a truck stop in Ohio. I couldn't leave the poor guy. I see strays and unwanted doggies all the time and, if I had my way, I'd load 'em ALL up and take them home.
The wife does NOT agree.
She doesn't want to live on a "dog ranch" and my pit bull would have a nervous breakdown trying to maintain control over so many other dogs.
Toby is still finding his place in the pack; I think he'll capture the #2 spot, behind Junior and Google in the last place, due only to his size. Google otherwise tries his darndest to bully the Weimie but fails.
They can be so CUTE when getting along and annoying when they don't.
Ya know what...Cellar won't let me load the pic I wanted because it's also somewhere else the site. ? And three other pics are 'too large'. So you don't get to see. Yes, I could fix the pics, but after four tries to load a pic, there's a principle involved. I'm a complicated person...
So, :comp1:
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I've had the one n the right about 6 months, it was the same size as the one on the left (which I've had 6 days) then.:eek:
The two blackskirt tetras kinda behind the large angel are at least 6 years old.
the one in the middle is a head an tail light tetra it has highly reflective patches above it's eye and at the case of it's tail.
Sorry, about the blurryness, fish won't sit still and pose:headshake
Beautiful, beest! I've been thinking about getting a small fishtank, see how I do.
This is the whole thing, 30 gallons, a small tank by most hobbyist standards.
(crappy pic because I was in a hurry and used flash)
I think it's the perfect size, like looking at a large widescreen TV.
(did Monster tell the story that she bought it me for Christmas, and hid it behind the sofa for a month and I didn't notice it :rolleyes:)
you didn't notice a 30 gallon fishtank? funny!
It looks great. Love the decorations inside (what do you call that...the interior design?)
you didn't notice a 30 gallon fishtank? funny!
Men :rolleyes:
It looks great. Love the decorations inside (what do you call that...the interior design?)
Furniture
you didn't notice a 30 gallon fishtank? funny!
honestly, I stuck it (and the stand) behind the sofa that's angled across a corner -it was about the same height-, draped a sheet the same color as the wall over it and just left it there. I could not believe he didn't see it -the room wasn't even messy then, either. Frankly these days we could lose a live elephant in there for a week....
It looks great. Love the decorations inside
Thank you ;) (I made 'em, they're ceramic)
Very cool, monster. Your fish are artsy!
Me playing Kamikaze Death Cat with Diz.
Our unnamed kitteh:
He/She's gorgeous Jinx.
Im not happy with my fish at the moment. I spent a small fortune on fish yesterday and my fuckers ate the most expensive one and the tetras. Turds.
it's a boy. the name would appear to be Dennis. seems to have stuck. monster is all pissed off about it.
Hèhè, sharing the territory or just because the kitten is there? :D
It looks great! What a nice color...;)
What a beauty!
Anyway, nothing wrong with Dennis.
Dennis the menace.
When there are so many cool names out there...... *sigh* ;)
hugest paws evah! :D
Yes, but you bagged them all for your children :)
:lol: -we gave the coolest to our cats (who we had first) sadly. My best advice for new couples it don't use up your best names on your pets. Of course that doesn't count for people who've already had their kids or know that they never will.......
I tried to put them off Dennis by posting pics of Dennis Healy and Dennis Thatcher, but to no avail, so I have to admit defeat -the cat must be a true Dennis for the name to make it through all those trials of fire..... :D
Cute Kitteh!
Time for another Pilau pic....or two
1st one is just as I am about to cut him (hence the stoic but worried demeanour) 2nd is just after.....(hence the affronted look)
Grrrrr [SIZE="1"]winter[/SIZE] growl [SIZE="1"] snow [/SIZE]woof [SIZE="1"]freezing my butt[/SIZE] bark snort grrrrr.
That picture needs to go in the dictionary to illustrate the phrase "hang dog look". Bless him - I'm sure he appreciates it really.
- I'm sure he appreciates it really.
:headshake
Imperial Star's.... Dennis, and his big brother Banzai.
Just one more...
oh, look at the little pink feetsies!
I see the telltale kitten marks on that hand!
Hi new kitty! :)
Kitten marks?!
I still get those!
Lovely pics as ever Jinx - pleased to see they have settled down together well.
My two not being settled:
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Aaaw! I just saw those of Pilau!
Very Dapper and handsome Pilau! Very nice.
:)
Good Pilau, noe go get Dana's tart off the counter, you deserve it. Good Pilau!
This is Harvey
I took this pic about 30mins ago as he was sleeping at the bottom of the stairs. I adopted him from the RSPCA 2months ago.
He's so cute I could eat him!
So great you gave him a good home!
This is Caesar. He runs the house.
what is that--the mote in god's eye?
Heres the Kona'na'na
shes a rescue mutt, of the shepherd/cattle dog type. Shes kinda like glue.
V - what a beauty
I'm not surprised he bestrides te world like a colussus.
Floatingk - welcome
And what a smile to introduce yourself!
Link.
I left him with my parents in Atlanta a month ago, and therefore miss him terribly.
I should have cleaned his dirty ears and taken the black fuzzy off his nose...
Posing...
We have cats, too. Two cats. Who sit at the dining room table. (photo credit: Tink). Caesar in the foreground and Cleopatra behind him.
And there's Andy, the Puerto Rican Wonder Dog. Sometimes I wonder if he's a dog or that cartoon character whose feet are an oval blur while the body remains stationary. He needs a couple of sandbags to get traction from a standing start on our floors. What a goof. (photo credit: SonofV)
A few pics of Hershey who was featured in a
collage previously, but she prefers the spotlight (which she also shared with Layla in
Funny Cat Pix). She's turns 17 this year (that's about 78 to you and me).
She has rarely cared for cat treats but has always liked human treats (crunchy/salty and sometimes sweet). While I know we shouldn't, we do let her indulge every so often (and in this case they are baked chips at least). Besides, how do you say no to a 78 year old lady? :)
This is a series of pics I call
The Investigation,
The Attack and
The Cleanup Of All The Yummy Salt Particles.
Oh bless!
I hope my mad boys live to be old men.
Kona and Harvey look like great dogs! :)
Here are my kittens one year later.
umm...( after thought ) my son would be very annoyed if he knew his bedding was shown on the global internet.
.
Cats cuddling and kissing is a great start to my day!
Makes me feel evn guiltier about kicking mine out of my bedroom last night :(
Well it was gone 01.30, I had killer indigestion and my tablets were at work and they were playing Mad Cat Scramble all over the bed.
I said sorry this morning. They'll be in my room in the heated bed right now I expect.
:biggrinlo
Ohhhhhhhhhhhh!
@ Ducksnuts - beautiful! not sure she looks like a cuddler, though . . .
@ Jinx - oh, that pic is so cute!
Ducky--what is your new baby's name? what a Q-T!!!!
OMG <squeeeeeel>!!!
More details ducks!
Thanks guys :)
Registered name is "Danika Jungle Gizmo". He's 12 weeks old and a real smooch.
Mum is a deep ginger with dark rosettes and Dad is white with black rosettes, looks like he is starting to turn ginger.
The name dilemma is annoying me, I cant decided what to call him.
well, don't call him Danika--that's why I thought he was a she. What's wrong with Gizmo?
I had a Gizmo a few years back that died of spider bite.
He was introduced to me originally as *Danika Boy*...hence the Danika comments earlier :)
Kids suggestions was *Underpants*
LOL @ underpants. Just say no! How 'bout "Spot"? --would be cute for him.
I like Spot.
Is it true that bengals like to swim?
I recently missed the opportunity to name our cat 'Grimley' I regret this. perhaps you could use that, and I could take some vicarious joy in it.
I had a Gizmo a few years back that died of spider bite.
He was introduced to me originally as *Danika Boy*...hence the Danika comments earlier :)
Kids suggestions was *Underpants*
Grimley's cool. Not sure why I think that. :neutral: But I do!
How do you know your Gizmo died of a spider bite? I never heard of such a thing.
'tis true, Jinx. Not all of them, but they all enjoy water to differing degrees.
This morning I had a visitor in the shower, some will paddle and play in water bowls, others will paddle in a creek or stream.
I kinda like Grimley too...will see what the kids think.
@Sky....I came home to find a near dead Gizmo, by her symptons....I thought snake bite, but the snakes locally will kill a cat in a few minutes. I didnt take her to the vets straight away, because I believed it was snake bite Giz lasted over half an hour before I took her to the vets. We found a bite mark, which when shaved and swabbed....turned out to be a
Red Back Spider, which can be deadly to humans.
I like Grimley too - especially because it's shortened to Grim, which strikes me as funny
However why not stick with Danny Boy?
...why not stick with Danny Boy?
you read my mind, you gorgeous creature.
I do like Grimley though.
If I ever get matching cats I have a few names picked out:
Tate and Lyle (winter bee food) or Tea and Crumpet or George and Clooney...
A friend of mine named his cat Catastrophe. Cute, huh?
Tea & Crumpet :)
How about Slap & Tickle?
Friend of HM's has a cat called Atticus
I love it
From Richie UK's youtube - his dog Harvey (from previous pic)
Well, someone has to look after you dog lovers...
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I'm completely head over heels for DucksNuts new kitty! What a beauty.
I wouldn't be surprised if he can swim. I never knew tigers could swim, and very well, until I read The Life Of Pi. If Richard Parker can do it, that little cutie can.
My son's new dog, a cross between a chihuahua and a jack russell - he has a novel way of carrying around his toy duck - for some reason he keeps bumping into things...
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This is my Kali cat. She is a Humane Society rescue I got on my birthday 7 years ago. She was meant to be mine. She was spoken for a couple of weeks before that time, but got exposed with other kittens to distemper and had to be quarantined. The people didn't want to wait for her. I happened to check back one day and took her home with me two days later.
Tabitha was adopted last winter. She was living with her siblings on a porch in a box in 20 degree weather. They were next door to a friend and she knew I wanted a tortoiseshell kitty. I couldn't resist even though she wasn't exactly the color pattern I wanted. She proceeded to give me ringworm, which I passed to my husband and all the other pets. So our free kitty cost us over 100.00 in medical treatment including having to have liver tests because of the meds we had to take.
Oh pets bring us such joy.
This is Darby my Papillion mix. I got him in February from an animal control near my home. He was found running loose and no one claimed him. He is quite smart. He gets along great with Dazzle my remaining Yorkie. She was a breeder rescue and was passed along to me to keep my other Yorkie Sami company. My ex has her now :( .
They are dressed in cold weather gear and their matching raincoats. We were at an Earth day bon fire.
Tree Fae--one of mine looks almost exactly like that!
Which one Cloud? We have been trying to figure out what Darby is mixed with.
I noticed when the dog picture posted that Sami is in it as well-- under the other two and on the left side of the picture.
the Kali cat. Mine (Ivan) is a mutt siamese and looks pretty darn close to that, giant flat paws and all.
Kali is the only Siamese in a litter of tabby cats. I didn't know she was a ragdoll until i mentioned to a Siamese rescue lady about the white spot on her belly. She said that was a common trait in the ragdolls. She also always sleeps on her back feet in the air. She also thinks she weighs nothing, but in actuality is over 20 lbs. Which she knows how to stragetigically place for the greatest discomfort factor when she is climbing over me.
My new addition, Hely.
She was left behind when her owners moved in January.
She's lived in the same block of flats since then, scavenging from bins and sheltering in the underground carpark.
A couple next door to the empty flat were allowing her in for a couple of hours in the evening, but the man wouldn't allow the woman to feed her because he thought she belonged to someone. He also wouldn't allow her to stay in overnight.
So she is rail thin - you can feel all her bones. She was only in the rescue centre for 4 days, so hasn't had time to put the weight on yet. That's my job.
She's very friendly, followed me round the house within an hour of coming home. We have a couple of stroking sessions last night, and she made it up onto the bed when Diz was downstairs. Mostly she hid under the bed though. Diz is very unsure of her so far - lots of growling and yowling, but I expected that. No fighting or biting. I have high hopes.
The shaved patch is obviously where they neutered her.
Brits - she looks so much like Bianca from Eastenders... I was tempted...
She's gorgeous, Sundae.
I'm glad she has found such an awesome carer. Cant wait to see her progress.
Oh she's adorable Sundae. She looks a proper little princess, despite her time sleeping rough!
but the man wouldn't allow the woman to feed her because he thought she belonged to someone. He also wouldn't allow her to stay in overnight.
I can understand and apreciate that logic, but didn't the gradual appearance of her ribs kind of give the game away on that?
From the sounds of it he just wasn't a cat lover and didn't want his GF getting too attached.
Poor baby - she's going to get plenty of love to help her forget being lost and starving I can promise you.
Good job, SG. Someone needs to take care of critters like her. She is beautiful, too.
aw. congrats and good luck and good loving.
I like cats. I owned one when I was very little and don't remember what it was like before we had to give her away.
What are they like? Similar to dogs?
They taste better.
Gorgeous cat you have there Sundae.
One of my boys loves "his" catmint plants.. :rolleyes:
Dontcha just want to scratch that belly!!
Aw Bullitt! What a sweetie.
My catnip (cat mint) is doing very well in the containers in my garden.
I'm hoping it will flower soon so that it pretties up the yard as well as being there for the cats.
They pretty much ignore it at present, but then someone told me recently that cats don't develop a yen for it until they are a couple of years old. Not sure I believe that, as diz went mad for the catnip toy I bought them last year. Still, it's given it a chance to grow, that's the main thing.
Fresh are you serious? You might be if you don't know anyone with cats I suppose.
My cats have many dog-like qualities. Diz always wants to be in the same room with me, comes when called, loves attention and demands to be played with. He wants to "help" with everything I do from going to the toilet to going online. Hely is already shaping up to be quite similar - curious, people focused and friendly.
My cats are not typical at all!
The shaved patch is obviously where they neutered her.
Brits - she looks so much like Bianca from Eastenders... I was tempted...
Can't believe no one picked up on the shaved pussy thing.
I read 6 months-ish for the catnip thing. Surprised the govt haven't interfered, set an age linit and taxed it to hell... ;)
Catnip and catmint aren't the same, I thought?
Just a quick post to report that our dear
Bailey died last month.
He got suddenly ill over the weekend, and by Monday morning he was gone. Kitsune and I think it was probably something like kidney failure.
I hope he's having a nice time in hedgehog heaven.
I'm so sorry Chocolatl, and Kitsune.
It's good to have you back, despite this very sad news.
sorry to hear that. glad to see you back in here though. you were just mentioned in the cellarites missing thread.
I am the (proud?) furfather of four little Shih-Tzu pups.
I originally thought they were a hybrid of Shih-Tzu and Boston Terrier, but upon further research into the likely father, it looks like Shih's only. They were born this morning between 0630 and 0900 MDT.
Enjoy!
Choco, I am so sorry for you and Kit! :( I am happy to see you in the cellar again, though.
Sundae, Hely is gorgeous! She sounds like such a sweet little thing, too. I am happy for you and Diz to have found a new friend.
Brian, those puppies are so sweet. My mother has 2 shih-tzus. They can be the nicest little dogs. They certainly love being spoiled, anyway.
Bad news: early this morning, we lost one of the pups.
I believe that the mother slept on one and smothered it, but it's only a guess.
So far, the rest of the pups are doing well, growing fast and their eyes should be open around Friday, more pictures then
Look deeply into my eyes... do you see any sympathy in there? I thought not.
I love my doggies, even the little sissy one. And the puppies are the cutest things! I have to restrain myself from picking them up all the time and watching them snuggle into my hand and doze off.
It's bad enough my wife is always cuddling one or another, but my SIL even comes up and takes one or even all three to cuddle. If I joined in, the poor pups would hardly get a moments' peace!
So anyway, stay tuned. More puppy pictures will be in as soon as I find the camera cable.
Brian
Sorry bout the smothered pup. Here's to the rest of them having fulfilled and well loved one - as they have so far.
I'm not a dog person, but even I'm not immune to teh cuteness of puppies. Moar please!
The puppies are beginning to see! The surviving male has one eye open now and is looking around, seeing the world for the first time!
Now where did my digicam get to?
Good God, man find that camera! This is an emergency! We need cute puppeh pics!
our eyes are beginning to open!
Hello world!
Brian. Perhaps you should have had an eye opener after the 4th.
Jinx that's gorgeous!
I am so jealous that your cats get on - Hely & Diz spit and youwl and growl and are no nearer recognising that they are adopted siblings :(
Same to you Pico - cat & dog co-existing more happily than my two cats - sigh. What type of dog is that btw?
Pico is a Chihuahua. At least thats what I was told. We got him from a pet rescue when he was one. He definitely has terrier in him though. I like that he looks a bit more like a fox than a Chihuahua and that he is bigger than what is popular with the breed right now. He weighs 13 pounds and the trend is a lot less than that...Im thinking around 6 - 8 pounds. Turbo and Pico are evenly matched in that regard and often tussle with each other or play chase games.
He still is a barker when we have visiters and although my husband hates that part, he really still likes Pico.
BTW, Jinxs photo really needs a caption. Something like..."Noooooooooz...I didnch. He wuz like thish when I wokes up." Or..." oh stop with the dramatics already"
Jinx's "bat kitty" is a laugh a minute!
The continuing adventures of Hershey. She's 17 and suffering from kidney problems, which means she gets fluids under her skin (subcutaneous for you fancy folks out there) three times a week and has a restricted diet plus some drugs to protect the kidneys and hopefully help her gain some weight.
She's down to 3 pounds, but even at her peak fighting weight she was never more than about 4.5 (doesn't seem like much of a difference, but it's still a 33% drop).
The docs recently held her overnight for a steady IV flow of fluids and this shaved place (which is growing back embarrassingly slowly for her, especially when I point and laugh) is her souvenir.
She's holding her weight and being herself, so that's great.
gtown, as a cat lover and with all due respect - isn't it time to let her go?
I'm sure you love her completely, but 17 is very old for a cat and I question her quality of life.
Obviously you know her far better than me, I'd just feel a hypocrite if I didn't post my feelings.
Not the best pic, but the only one I have on this comp. The one on the left is Bitsy, she died this past June 28th. She was my first dog, I had had her since 3rd grade. She was 12. Her favorite toy was a little stuffed chicken and she loved to hunt, would even chase frogs into the pond.
The one on the right is one of her pups, Daisy, poor thing is dumber than the rocks she finally(!) learned not to eat. She's really greedy and lazy, doesn't play or hunt. We love her anyway.
They are Chihuahua/Rat Terrier mix.
There is also a black cat named Kitty, we never could agree on a name, and a black lab named Buddy, his meth-dealer former owner named him that. I'll try to get pics to post soon of them.
Jinx that's gorgeous!
I am so jealous that your cats get on - Hely & Diz spit and youwl and growl and are no nearer recognising that they are adopted siblings :(
Bazai got so sick the week after we brought Dennis home, I really think that helped, as awful as it was. He just didn't have the energy to hate.
SundaeGirl: A good point and something we think of often. Despite her pathetic look in these pics, she still has a good quality of life. She's not a big fan of getting the fluids, but it's really helped her out.
morethanpretty: Sorry you lost your Bitsy, she and Daisy are too cute!
The pups are now officially three weeks old.
Their eyes are wide open, they are getting along pretty well but cannot quite yet walk...they crawl everywhere.
The mother has taken to hiding them (thus only two in pictures...I dunno where she hid #3) under couches, chairs, between boxes and anywhere she thinks they can't be found. She's wrong though...the other dogs usually watch her hide them and even if they miss the move, they certainly can sniff the pups out. I wonder if dragging a puppy by the tail or hind leg is safe?
Those are some darling pups. I hate to ask, but are they destined to become slippers like the previous litter??? :D
Only if they keep pooping on the floor...
gtown, as a cat lover and with all due respect - isn't it time to let her go?
I'm sure you love her completely, but 17 is very old for a cat and I question her quality of life.
Obviously you know her far better than me, I'd just feel a hypocrite if I didn't post my feelings.
We have 2 cats, one 15 and one 20 yrs, still hanging in there, so as long as she is being herself, I say let her hang in there.
I wouldn't even raise the question if she wasn't ill.
But she's on medication, terribly thin, spending time at the vets.
Hanging in there is different than being stretched out.
However, thanks gtown for accepting my comment in the spirit it was made and not taking offence. It's not up to outsiders to make decisions about other people's pets' lives.
Speaking of pets' lives....
We have a pup that may not make it through the night.
The male managed to squirm out of my hand while I was carrying him to another room and fell.
He's at the animal ER now, on Oxygen. He has cerebral swelling and pulmonary edema. He was spitting up blood and I saw some in his stool as well. The vet is doing everything she can and hopes to be able to discharge him tomorrow.
If he doesn't respond to medication soon, however, his chances go from 50-50 to 20-80 against. They'll call me immediately if there's any change.
I'm back to religious again...
the puppy didn't make it.
We will bury him in the yard in the morning.
The poor little guy barely had a chance at life, now he's gone. His mother is very anxious and is looking all over for him. She misses him as much as Mary and I do.
He was her sister's favorite too. I do NOT look forward to telling her...she will go into hysterics, I'm sure.
No sleep for ME tonight.
Sorry to hear that Brian.
Oh Brian, that's so sad. Poor little guy.
Sorry to hear about the pup, Brian. Best wishes for y'all and the puppy's mom.
So sorry to hear that Brian...
Sorry about the pup, Brian. So sad.
That's the poor little fella in the first picture in post #580.
We all miss him. He was the cutest of the litter and his favorite sleeping position was always on his back.
Puppies started walking two days ago...well, one anyway. The other is much larger and is still crawling, sluglike, along. It should be walking in a few more days though.
I have video for awwww factor but cannot get it off my camera and onto YouTube.
Stand by....
Bimbo the Wonder Dog
Look away now if you're bored by pilau pics ;P
I heart Pilau. Pilau is sweeet! Dana will have to tell Pilau that he's a, sweet doggy, for me.
I am looking at a puppy that is turning three weeks old on Sunday. I'm trying not to get my hopes up. My ladlord said no puppies, only dogs older than 4 months. My husband is going to talk to her today about it and maybe sweeten her to the idea. We have decided on one and all she has to do is say yes! (Then we have to wait weeks to pick her up)
Of course, Brian's story has scared the hell out of me now. I'm sorry for your loss Brian! How sad for you guys.
Well, we are going to "critters and me" to do some preliminary shopping. (not getting our hopes up of course) :D Gotta goo!
Pilau likes you Cic. You sound to him like the kind of person who'd give him sausages.
Hahaha. Oh dear, poor Pilau. The nose-biting, the ritual humiliation, the paucity of sausages.....no wonder he's mad:P
Cicero...why should that story scare you? Just don't drop the little critter.
If it's a puppy you want, I have two cuties to give away!
Five weeks old on Monday, ready about Labor Day. Interested? You can visit them and their mother if you like...
Brian
Great. Now I'm going to be paranoid. (too late actually) Don't drop it...don't drop it. I was at "critters and me" today and looked for a pack. I found a pack that I can carry with the puppy strapped in. Like a papoose. Great for hiking!
I've got my mind set on my own little sweetheart, but thanks Brian! I would post the photos, but I'm not going to get my hopes up.
Aww, Juniper, they're lovely. What're their names?
Look at the size of the alsatian's paws lol. I love alsations.
I had to play judge in a community dog show the other weekend. There was the most adorable alsatian, called Maverick. The final prize (After Dog with Waggiest Tail, Nicest Eyes, Best handler etc) was Dog the Judge Would Most Like to Take Home.
Maverick got that prize:P
I got the videos off my camera but DAMN YouTube takes forever to upload. I leave it run overnight...like a virus scan.
click
here for a puppy video. Spike Lee has nothing to worry about!
...and I will call him George, and I will hug him and squeeze him and hold him and pet him...
I used to like Elspode. :(
Cute dogs Juniper!
We lost our Hershey this week. She had been hanging in there like a trooper for a long time but went downhill quick. She was not herself and was uncomfortable and we decided it was best for her to put her to sleep. We had a very nice vet come out to the house and it went as well as it can.
Not totally unexpected, but we are just heartbroken. She was the sweetest little cat.
Previous posts of Hershey are here:
In funny kitty pix with Layla, who we had to put to sleep in 2003, also because of kidney disease.
Sleeping in the family pic
Having a snack
Most recently...
And two more pics, one early sighting, going a little nuts hopped up on catnip, and a more recent one, trying to nose in on my dessert (she does love redi whip).
Sorry to hear of your loss gtown. She looked like a great cat and thanks for sharing her with us. She put in her full time, and you did the best for her.
Sorry gtown, she looks like she was a bundle of fun.
Here's one I took a while back (black hair!) of Hely.
I didn't really have a chance to review it at the time as the battery ran out, so it's quite dark. I'll replace it with a better one at some point, but for the time being:
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Thanks all...
Good video SG, and quite a fancy collar. If you've explained before, I missed it, but what's the origin of the name Hely? If it's Brit slang I've somehow missed it in all the Britcoms I've seen. Or is it some version of Hell-Cat or Helicopter-Cat? :)
Hely has since lost her fancy collar - but as she's not allowed out yet it's somewhere in the house. Diz still has his, which is more important.
I've no idea where Hely comes from. I just liked the sound of it. And yes - I call her Hel-cat. Shhhh, don't tell her.
OOk! The puppy has been approved by the landlord.....Here is the puppy I get to pick up in 3 weeks! My puppppy!!!
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Congratulations, Cicero....ENJOY!:D
Oh Cic! How absolutely marvellous! He's beautiful, utterly adorable (look at those paws! awwww....and those dinky little eyebrows lol)
God that takes me back. I can remember how long that couple of weeks was after we'd chosen Pilau, before we could go pick him up.
Bloody good show Cic:)
I saw in the Happy thread that Cic was getting a doggie, and rushed right over here to see! OMG how cute is that little puppy wuppy muppy?
Now you can keep your mitts off Pilau because Pilau and I are very close and I get a little jealous when other people covet him. ;) Dana is allowed, I guess.
Nice doggies, juniper!
gtown, I'm so sorry about your kitty. I know how hard it is.
I love Hely too. (SG you look so cute in that hair, btw.) I think orange tabby cats are such lovers...my Maddy was.
Hats off to all the lovely critters.
Congratulations on the puppy! cic is that one of Brian's?
Everyone needs a puppy. I wanna puppy too but I can't have one in a small apartment with 2 cats. boo-hoo
juniper...It looks like you have a couple really nice dogs there.
not mine! That pup looks like a German Shepherd cross to me.
sky...my pups do extremely well in an apt. They are small, quiet and do not require a lot of exercise. They eat small portions and can be litter-trained.
sky...my pups do extremely well in an apt. They are small, quiet and do not require a lot of exercise. They eat small portions and can be litter-trained.
aww maybe in another year when my son goes to university. I appreciate the offer. I really do! I don't know though. I wasn't suppose to have two cats. My apartment manager sent me an angry letter when he found out but I squirmed out of paying extra somehow. I think on the account of my black cat dying a while back. He is a softy yet has a hair trigger temper. Kinda like Bruce I would imagine.
I'll post a picture to show you how small my apartment is in another thread. I have a favor to ask everyone.
Bruce? hair-trigger temper? Nah! Not him!
He's a big sweetheart.
I went to check on my sweetheart again! Everyone that goes by this guys house seems to want mine instead of the rest of the litter to choose from. :) Hah! Miiine! All mine. :p My sweetheart is a Rottweiler and Blue Heeler Mix! She is now 24 days old! I hope she can come home soon!
What do you guys think of the name Osa(O-suh)? (female bear in Spanish) Well I'm pretty dead set on the name already, my husband mentioned it, and I actually like that a lot better with what I came up with.
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Isn't she a sweetheart? I miss her already.
She's adorable! I like Osa quite a bit -- what was the other name you thought of?
That is one cute little doggy Cic, congrats.
Poor dog is going to be flash blinded by the time you get it home. :haha:
My sweetheart is a Rottweiler and Blue Heeler Mix!
Ooooh, big dog. I'll cancel my plans to come to your place for the summer ;)
Very cute as a puppy I have to admit.
When it comes to doggies, the bigger the better, imho! Cic, she's a sweetie. I like the name Osa!
Yea. Well this dog won't be as big as other Rott's. If you look at the little paws- well that's usally a good indication of the size it will be. Small paws- small doggy. I like larger dogs but well, I'm smitten. It's just too late to turn back now!! I think she'll be stocky with the coloring of a bear-hence the name bear. Small for a Rott- but stocky.
:)
Who cares? She's a sweetheart!!!
I like the name Osa- you guy's don't see it there but she has a circle on her belly like the letter O. It's a little white o that takes on the shape of a spider as it moves up her neck.
It's pretty cool!
I'll try not to go too crazy with the photos. But this is just too much. I just have to share it!:D I got to go see the sweetheart yesterday...She went outside for the second time ever, was scared of it all, and took to hiding by my husbands legs. I think my husband found a little friend.:p
It's funny that out of all the people around, and never really being around my husband, the puppy went right to my husband to hide when she was scared, not the current owner, or the other strangers around. She stuck by us. Huh? How does that little puppy know who to go to already? Well I guess we know who she favors, it's a good thing we're the ones taking her home someday!:p
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Hiding from the crazy lady with one eye? :lol:
That about sums it up! :) lol!
Of course I have little "clinging to" the "crazy lady" tiny claw holes in my shirt. I don't mind....
Maybe your hubby's body language communicates an alpha male status. She may believe him most capable of protecting her. Or, was he the one that stayed most still, or had the slowest movements? that usually reassures an anxious pup.
She's absolutely frikkin gorgeous btw.
That's a super-cute picture, Cic.
If that were mine I'd definitely frame it.
Time to address the dog/ cat balance.
Popped into work last night to pick something up and the Diz cat followed me.
As he was being pretty talky I decided to film it.
As usual, nothing much happens - it's just me an' ma boy :)
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Back in The Great Depression?
Lovely photo (sweet looking dog too)
Hehe. Taken with my Minolta 35mm film, using really good Ilford B&W film.
She's a sweetie, yeah. Ornery as hell. :redcard:
But I'd never give her up.
Our distinguished elder statesman cockatiel, Petrie (foreground) with his cage-mate the young whippersnapper Piper (back right) and Piper's brother Piccolo (back left), who's visiting while his family is on vacation.
Oh they're lovely Steve! Really bonny birds.
FStop, that's a very beautiful dog! She has bags of presence on camera.
Never give your dogs cooked bones.
The steak bone Pearl ate is quite visible in the upper middle here.
The good news is that Pearl has entirely digested it.
The bad news is that the heart murmur they found in the process of checking her, means she's a heart patient for the rest of her life. It's level 3 - out of 6, I think - and they say this is what'll probably get her, in the end. They say it'll take 2-3 years, cutting her life expectancy in half. Meanwhile she is now on blood pressure medication.
Aww, Juniper, they're lovely. What're their names?
Look at the size of the alsatian's paws lol. I love alsations.
I had to play judge in a community dog show the other weekend. There was the most adorable alsatian, called Maverick. The final prize (After Dog with Waggiest Tail, Nicest Eyes, Best handler etc) was Dog the Judge Would Most Like to Take Home.
Maverick got that prize:P
My German Shepherd Dog - that's what the folks over on this side of the pond call Alsatians, of course - is also named Maverick!!! We didn't name him, previous owners did. He came to us when he was four, and he'd had a tough life. I think he'd been abused as he was afraid of me (not DH - probably a woman was mean to him) and he just cowered around a lot, was scared to come inside. He's been with us for two years and WOW has he come a long way! He's a total sweetheart.
The black dog, who is some kind of black lab mix, is Rocky. He's a great dog too, not too bright, but very nice. If I could just get him to stop licking, licking, licking!!!! (sigh) Dog can't hold his licker.
We also have five cats and four chickens. WAY too many animals at this place. :)
Congrats Cicero! Widdle puppeh looks so adorable!
And I'm so sorry, gtown. Hershey looks a lot like one of my kitties.
Never give your dogs cooked bones.
Glad to hear she digested the bone... I didn't know about the cooked bone thing.
Sorry about the news about her heart. Not evenly remotely the same, but my cat Bunyip lived for 15 years with a congenital kidney defect.
I believe they can actually digest raw bones, if their teeth are in good enough condition to reduce them. Still somewhat dangerous though.
(Same goes for cats of course)
My cats eat canned tuna, salmon, and chicken. The only bones they get are in the salmon, which is cooked, but they're mushy enough even for people.
Oh, sometimes sardines too...
I believe they can actually digest raw bones, if their teeth are in good enough condition to reduce them. Still somewhat dangerous though.
(Same goes for cats of course)
Well, even if they can digest the bones, I don't know about all that fur. Or do you skin them first?
Diz gets raw chicken, bones and all. The bones are an essential part of his diet.
I've read up on the pro and anti, but given that the bones are so small and they are a natural part od a wild cat's diet I am happy to include them.
I was always wary of HM's assertion that they could eat cooked bones however. Especially following the Spicy Chicken fiasco.
my dogs get cooked shank bones all the time and they love them. Of course, I make sure the bones are larger than the dogs' throats. Really, only cook them (I simmer them for two hours) because the wife hates the bloody mess on her floors/bed/sofa etc.
Once upon a time, Junior (the pit bull mix) was given a six-inch shank bone and he spent the next four hours chewing away happily...outside in the yard.
This is our black lab who would not look at the camera. So I tried to hold his face towards the camera, that didn't work out very well either. You get the idea I'm sure.
lol. Ihave similar trouble trying to get Pil to look at a camera these days. For every one I post there are another 15 blurred as fuck pictures of pilau avoiding the camera. Beautiful dog btw.
Playing with the Diz Cat.
It's usually more varied geographically - involves the stairs and the hall to give us both some exercise, but I wouldn't be able to film that.
He's both intelligent and energetic, so I have to make sure he gets a good amount of play time with me as he's not going out at present. I try to make it about an hour a day. When he was a house cat previously he had Dylan to play with, and the two of them used to racket about constantly. I know he misses that, so it's up to me to do what I can.
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sry about quality, they're rarely still for long enough
Oooooooooooooooh!
Gorgeous.
We do need a closer shot though.
This is "Killer" my miniature dachshund. I had to find him a new home when I deployed. Gosh I miss him
You might have been able to put a false top on your canteen and stash him inside... He's pretty darn tiny. No chance of getting him back? We've seriously considered (when we've had a few) of kidnapping one of our cats back from the person who adopted him.
awww Big Sarge. So sorry.
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they are sooooo cute
edit: and the little dog too, omg!
I like the turtle in the middle picture. That one looks... angry. Do they have names? (When my stepmom got turtles, we named them Myrtle, Yertle, and Jimmy.)
The turtles are cute! As far as my "Killer" goes, he has a new family (with kids). He's probably happier, plus I'm stuck living at this medical facility for awhile longer
The turtles are cute! As far as my "Killer" goes, he has a new family (with kids). He's probably happier, plus I'm stuck living at this medical facility for awhile longer
PM me, which one and what for? Hell, for all I know, you could be down the street from me.
Any LOLCAT ideas? I'm not good at those, but appreciate it if someone would.
His name is Kitty, he is a 13lb warrior. We discovered him as a 4lb kitten fighting for his life against our full grown black lab. Can you imagine? He was up on his hind legs batting our black labs nose for all he was worth.
This is Jake my bro's and wife's dog. I have no idea what type he is for sure. He's about a year and we all absolutely adore him.
Hely on my boss's chair (she's in a meeting)
(a) Well, as a human who has been servant to several cats, Hely obviously IS your boss, so this is appropriate.
(b) Hely is gorgeous - what colour are the pads on her paws?
(c) Make damn sure you get the cat hair off your boss's chair before said boss sits on it.
Hely is more like my PA to be honest. She doesn't even let me go to the toilet on my own! Her pads are a dark pink. I had a struggle to get her to let me see them - I manhandle Diz regularly, tipping him upside down to check his belly for fleas for example, but Hely - despite adoring me - is more wary.
Ha - Julia's from Adelaide. If an animal can't kill you it's no problem! Good point though :) She's gromming herself on my desk at the mo (Hely I mean) so I'll take the opportunity to run my pet hair roller over the chair.
I love this thread! Cicero, the puppy is puppypower cute!
Hely being an office cat.
Sorry, I have to stop posting photos of everything.
Well - let me have one more after this (I want to capture Hely's gentle grunting sound when she is excited and post it here)
Is that her portfolio she's leaning against? Pest Prevention Services?
Is that her portfolio she's leaning against? Pest Prevention Services?
Heheeee!
How fun to have an office cat!
Hely has fantastic eyes.
Here's a few I just took of Dennis...
Oh I was all excited when I saw your name as the last poster in this thread Jinx - you didn't disappoint.
Dennis is absolutely gorgeous, and I love the action shot. Do you have telltale cat scratches up both arms like I do?
Ahhh, I love Dennis on the beam. Quintessential kitty!
Hely looks so ridiculously comfortable and, dare I say it, in charge!
Dennis. Wow. What a handsome cat. He has a very intelligent expression on his face in that top shot.
We're all glad Dennis is part of our family now...scratches and all... he's incredibly sweet and snuggly unless he's being a terrorist.
His eyes aren't nearly as large as Banzai but they're almost as blue.
Beautiful. Absolutely beautiful. I love cats like that. The really angular, ancient looking breeds. I was blown away by how striking Diz (and Dylan) was too.
He really does have an intelligent looking face. Bizarrely, given he's a cat...he reminds me a little of Pilau. The expression on his face and the way he's lay.
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Dennis is absolutely beautiful, he looks very regal. Perhaps the reincarnation of an Egyptian pharaoh or Cesar.
Dennis is a pretty kitty! Very distinguished features...Not bad for a Kitteh. :)
This is our dog Sheba on the back seat of the car on a recent trip to my Dads' place. Sally also features, but it's mostly a picture of Sheba. She's 11.
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Wow, they're so big now! And pretty too...
I read Dennis the responses to his pictures, he says thanks to all.
Sheba looks like a big softy. A bit big for my liking, but I'm sure she's lovely.
Now onto the kittehs (sorry, will always be my preference)
My word Monster, isn't the cream one glam!
You can tell they're not fully grown though - look at the big paws!
They're gorgeous. And probably a whole lot of trouble too.
Sheba is beautiful, I love big dogs.
The kitties look like trouble and tons of fun monnie! Kitties are so evil.
I don't have children except for my fur babies. This is Mr. Mazel. He's currently on chemotherapy for lymphoma.
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This is Miss Mitzvah. She's in renal failure.
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Here she is, as an infant:
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To this day (14 years later) she still likes to sit on my shoulder and is there while I'm typing this right now.
Mitzvah and Mazel are the only things in my life that give me joy.
Kitteehs! TG for Kittehs.
Im lovin these pics.
Impress!
You're a lady! Hello and well met, especially as you are a cat loving lady.
You have beautiful cats and I'm so sorry to hear they are both ill.
My very best wishes to you and both of them.
And I hope the Cellar gives you just a little bit of joy too.
You certainly bring it here.
Beautiful kitties impress... do you have to give Mitzvah saline injections? We did that for one of ours (congenital kidney defect) for quite some time...
Beautiful kitties impress... do you have to give Mitzvah saline injections? We did that for one of ours (congenital kidney defect) for quite some time...
Not yet. I'm monitoring her closely, and praying that her condition doesn't worsen anytime soon.
Impress!
You're a lady! Hello and well met, especially as you are a cat loving lady.
You have beautiful cats and I'm so sorry to hear they are both ill.
My very best wishes to you and both of them.
And I hope the Cellar gives you just a little bit of joy too.
You certainly bring it here.
Thanks, Sundae Girl, for all your kind words.
Yes, I'm most definitely of the female persuasion.
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And boys, I'm newly available!
*is crushed under the stampeding feet of male dwellars*
Now was there any need for that?
*smiles* nice to meet you impress! And lovely pet pics!
Hi impress! Thanks for sharing your cat pics. Kitties rule! :)
Holy Moly! I thought you were a nasty looking guy. Wtf? Well this a news flash!
Impress is a hot momma to two kittys....
Wow. Holy Shit. I feel like I've been played somehow. Well, I'llll be.....
:)
Good to see ya impress. I hope no one sees this, too many hot women around here lately...I am rapidly becoming an extreme minority.
Raise your hand if you like ugly chicks!! :) I need to know who I am talking to from now on!! heh. :)
Thanks, everyone. You all are just the shot in the arm I needed today. :)
Your calico is just beautiful, my ex kept my Tortie/calico because she likes to go out in the yard, Shes a cutie too
Impress you and your kitties are adorable! I'm "impressed":)
Our new dog observing the pelicans that winter in the lake. Seconds later, the pelicans lifted off with loud wingbeats and louder complaints, and the little dog ran back inside. Some bird dog! :)
So many birds, so little time.
Our new dog observing the pelicans that winter in the lake. Seconds later, the pelicans lifted off with loud wingbeats and louder complaints, and the little dog ran back inside. Some bird dog! :)
Freaking adorable! The dog looks like it's plotting the best way to attack.
Little dog, big pelican.
We've seen what they do to pigeons.
Little dog is wise.
Cute!!!
I just put my shoulder wrap on my puppy so she would look pretty for the camera. She's growing up so fast!!!:sniff:
She starts puppy training on Thursday....This should go, uh, well. If they can train owners quick. :) I'll spare you the video, everybody hates it, because I baby talk to my puppy. :cool: So here's just a photo.
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Oh no you don't! Get that video uploaded! We certainly want to see that.
Oh! Oh she's soooo cute! Look at that nose. I want to kiss her on the nose.
Video please!
These are my two youngest Chihuahuas they are 8 months old, Frenchie and Bossy, litter sisters. They are playing with a toy that is supposed to resemble a tree stump. It has 3 holes that hold 3 stuffed chipmunks. They always take out the chipmunks and then stick their heads in the hole and blindly run around. I must be easily entertained because I think its hysterical! No matter how many times I take their heads out they immediately fight over who will get to put their head in this thing and run around!
That really, really made me laugh.
And each time I read it, it makes me laugh again.
Our new dog observing the pelicans that winter in the lake. Seconds later, the pelicans lifted off with loud wingbeats and louder complaints, and the little dog ran back inside. Some bird dog! :)
That's what bird dogs are supposed to do, wait for the order to fetch the bird, never spook the flock. Good dog. :D
Now see, my dog would have been in that water and paddling towards the birds sooner than I could say "Pilau, NO!"
We have another cat, but she wont sit still at the moment, so I'll have to add her later.
Impress: good to see a you! and your kittehs
SW: He was just there guarding them. What a cutie (from that angle atleast)
Cic: I think you're in puppy love!
Nirv: Those babies look like fun, make me miss my little brat. I have one still but she must be 75% pig.
Ali: You're Shadow looks like my Kitty (also once known as Shadow). I think Kitty has a bit more weight on yours tho, he's 15lbs, although vet says he's not fat for his body.
I don't know what he weighs, but he's not fat. He's a pretty big cat though. Probably twice as heavy as any of the other three.
Shadow is my kitty. Dolly is Dazza's (used to be my mums), Gizmo is my son Adens, and the other one is my son Mavericks.
They're all so gorgeous!
Dolly looks like a lot of work though :)
And doesn't Gizmo have gorgeous eyes?
Are they simply divided up by human choice, or are these the affiliations they choose for themselves?
Shadow is my cat because he picked me. He's a friendly animal, but he prefers my company in general.
The cat not pictured here is called Skinny. She seemed to be Mavs cat because he's the only one that can get her to just sit still and be patted without her trying to escape.
Dolly is Daryls cat because he seems to love her most, and she's too dumb to really care who's loving her.
Gizmo is Adens because he felt left out because no cat loved him the best, so we got Gizmo. Problem is, she seems to love me most, but I think that's because the boys are away during the week and she spends more time with me.
My mom and I caught this stray at the office. It's part feral though so we had to trick it into the building with chicken, and then trick it into the cage. Yes we used string-tied-to-stick-propping-up-a-box method. Except in our case the "stick" was a gatorade bottle, and the box was our office door. I basically had to chase the kitty into the carrier, which I felt bad for. The thing is in my bathroom, hasn't let me pet it, but I used a big sweatshirt to pet it some why it was in the carrier still. I even have cat-nip out for it, doesn't seem to care for it. A lady who is in an office in our building wants the kitty so I'll take it to her tomorrow. Although its been mean to me, I still am sad it has to go. If I just had a bit more time....
When I was a kid we lived next to a lot of bushland, and there were quite a number of ferral cats. My brother and I started feeding them, and then we came up with the bright idea to try and trap them. We used a similar technique you did where we looped a rope around a door handle and wait till they'd come onto the porch to eat the food we'd started leaving out for them.
Each night we'd sit there and catch kittens and the mother even and we called the RSPCA each time and they came and picked them up.
Finally the big tom cat (and when I say big I mean the most massive cat you've ever seen in your life. Think of a maine coon gone wild and you're getting close) poked his head onto our porch. We slammed the door shut, then slammed the window we'd been hiding behind and I swear this cat ran around the walls horizontal to the floor in a mad rage, hissing and spitting to get away. He was wild in every sense of the word.
Me and my brother were only about 8 or 10 at the time and decide this one was a bit beyond us to catch and box up, so we called Dad to come catch him. In the end, Dad threw a drag net over him and stuffed him in his fishing creal then took him swimming. There really was no other option at the time, and it solved our ferral cat problem in the end.
We kept one of the kittens, but she was never really friendly to anyone but me. That was probably because I was the one that used to spend all my spare time with her.
Finally had a chance to get a pic of our last little fleabag.
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Are those Go-Faster stripes on her cheeks ?:P
Skinny is another beauty.
And another shedder I guess :)
I'm trying to get Hely adopted (put the word out among the artists here). Having her away from me will upset me enormously. But given that HM does not want to look after her I have very little choice. She deserves a home, a proper home. And while she lives anywhere near here she will cleave to me. The only thing to do is to break the connection. I'll grieve for her longer than she will for me. I hope. because I'll miss her long-time.
Awww, Sundae...that's so hard to do. I know you have Hely's best interest at heart, but I'm sorry you have to let her go.
When my buddy Gaines was out for three days I wondered if he wondered about me: did he wonder where I was, did he think I'd abandoned him? That was harder than worrying that a coyote got him.
When I found him, it was obvious he missed me: I know he wouldn't have come to anyone else...he is a one person cat.
Hely is very social, from all indications, and will be happy in a good home. But I believe she'll remember you, and remember that you made her happy too.
SG - I'm confused here. You had two cats - lost one, got another and you are now looking for someone to adopt one of them?
In short, yes.
I had Diz & Dylan. Dylan went missing. I tried everything I could to find him, but there has not been one word of him since the day he went. As Diz was visibly unhappy, I asked HM if he would consider adopting another cat. He was very enthusiastic about it, seeing it as a positive step for both me and Diz.
I adopted Hely. She fought with Diz. I didn't see this as a real issue, because I believed at some point they would settle down together, or at least work out a cat version of time-share for my attention.
However before this could happen, HM told me he wanted me to move out. He offered to take Hely, knowing it would be hard for me to find a new place to live with two cats who didn't get on.
After I had moved out, I was in the yard one day and Hely came in. Of course I petted her. This was the only encouragement she needed. She worked out where the front entrance to the office was, and sat and cried until she was let in. She's been coming in here every day since.
I can't have her in my house - her and Diz will fight again. I would love her to stay here but it's not fair on her to only have a home in office hours (even if some people work until 23.00). HM has come in here to suggest we adopt her because she prefers it here to his place, effectively leaving it up to me again.
So yes. For a person who believes a cat is for life I am facing the horrible scenario of having to pimp out a cat who has never done anything but bond with me and adore me. I'm not proud of this. If I'd had any indication I wasn't in a secure environment I would never have adopted a cat.
gotcha - I was confusing the names. I have 3 myself.
So yes. For a person who believes a cat is for life I am facing the horrible scenario of having to pimp out a cat who has never done anything but bond with me and adore me. I'm not proud of this. If I'd had any indication I wasn't in a secure environment I would never have adopted a cat.
This is heartbreaking on many levels.
My two cats can't stand each other. One day when Mazel was only about a year old, I came home to find the walls splattered with blood. Mitzvah nearly tore Mazel's ear off and decimated the pads of his paw. He required plastic surgery and recovered well. But to this day, they fight on a near daily basis. Sibling rivalry is not just relegated to humans. That's why yesterday, when a stray, unfixed male cat came over to me looking for some attention, I had to walk away. I hated myself for it but I justified it as being protective of the welfare of my babies.
My heart goes out to you.
SG, why couldn't the office adopt the cat? At least in the short run, it sounds like Hely would be happy with it. Cats can tolerate a lot of alone time. And this would give you plenty of time to find someone who can give her a good home.
She'll be cared for here until we find a home for her. The issue with officially adopting her is that she will be locked out every weekend and holiday as we have an alarm set on the building. I'm sure she's adjusted her waking hours to suit, as she sleeps pretty much all day beside my desk, only moving when I get up to go to the kitchen or toilet, when she'll accompany me. That was fine in the summer, but in the Winter she'll be out in pretty grim weather.
Again, we could accept it when we thought she had a home to go to, but if she is solely our responsibility it will be very hard on her. She needs someone to love and care for her and a home to be available 24 hours a day.
Awww...I forgot about the weekends and holidays. I hope you can find a good home for her soon.
Cute!!!
I just put my shoulder wrap on my puppy so she would look pretty for the camera. She's growing up so fast!!!:sniff:
She starts puppy training on Thursday....This should go, uh, well. If they can train owners quick. :) I'll spare you the video, everybody hates it, because I baby talk to my puppy. :cool: So here's just a photo.
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That is one cute doggie. And I hear she is doing pretty good in doggie school as well. Good job mom.
That dog is so cute I could eat her! (Well, it is Friday.)
Puppehs and kittehs make me happy.
lol!! You think she is now, but you are going to vomit because I got her an angel costume today!!! So she'll be my "angel" for once.......Heh. I bought a toddler costume, I hope it's canine friendly. You poor people...I will be posting the photos.....
Only doggies dressed up for Halloween will get treats this year, in my house. :)
Experimenting. I haven't figured out how to fix the pet eye thing yet. Miles, my lover is on the right--he's a Siamese/Birman mix. Ivan, the thug, is on the left, and he's a mutt Siamese. as you can see, they are squared off over their favorite toy from Met Pet.
Experimenting. I haven't figured out how to fix the pet eye thing yet. Miles, my lover is on the right--he's a Siamese/Birman mix. Ivan, the thug, is on the left, and he's a mutt Siamese. as you can see, they are squared off over their favorite toy from Met Pet.
Very handsome family you have there.
On a rare occasion, I am able to get shots of my cats without the laser eye effect.
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Pico dressed for the the cold.
Pico is adorable in her little outfit! Does she wear it patiently or try to get it off like some dogs?
He's pretty patient, but he doesn't like it. The first time he had it on outside, he wouldn't even go down the deck steps. I didn't use this last year, but decided to give it a go this year because ChiChi's really don't tolerate the cold very well.
Cicero, your pup is adorable. I love his coloring. BTW, did you get a haircut?
That's not me, that's my husband...heh...silly. ;)
Thank you for the go ahead to get my dog a ridiculous sweater. Everyone around here is going to hate it..but I want to. So I'm going to do it.
They also carry pasties to stick to the pads of your pups feet so their pads don't get so cold...still thinking about it... :)
They also carry pasties to stick to the pads of your pups feet so their pads don't get so cold...still thinking about it... :)
Okay, I'm in major need of psychiatric attention because when I saw that you're going to get PASTIES FOR YOUR DOG my mind went straight to the freaking GUTTER.
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Reminds me of a special election several years ago when I was married to my ex-husband. He was very much into politics. I went to vote and obtained two of those small oval "I Voted" stickers. I visited the restroom at the polling place to apply the stickers before heading home. Finding my husband on the couch, glued to the election coverage, I stood in front of the tv screen, unbuttoned my blouse, showed off my new stickers, and in my most sultry voice purred, "Hey, baby, wanna watch the returns?"
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He was neither amused nor interested.
WTF is wrong with men? Now lemme ask the men of this auspicious cellar, if your woman did that for you, wouldn't you at least be amused, if not aroused?
PASTIES FOR YOUR DOG my mind went straight to the freaking GUTTER.
I didn't say pasties for my dog I said pasties for my dogs feet.
Because that's what they are called. I'm sorry if you can apply sick humor to pasties because so can I, but in this scenario, don't, because it lacks all good form or class.
That's funny because you also compared it to an anecdote that doesn't even work. What's wrong appears to be you.
I don't like sexual innuendo about my dog. Because I don't think it's funny. I really fucking don't. I'm tired of hearing it. That's like making sexual innuendo about someone's kid. Think about that, while I think about not posting my dog's photos anymore.
Joke not well met, nor story well received. *sigh*
Pasties pasties pasties, hard de har, tee hee hee. I'm getting pasties for my puppy...lol hahahaaa. Get over it. I don't want to hear it. Get all the laffs out now while I still have a scratch of patience with this.
.........ok
I've over-reacted here...Please just make sexual remarks in the other threads, and pose the questions about your breast stickers in the relationship or sex thread, I don't like them brushed up next to my puppy.
Decaf is a much better product nowadays, not the horrible stale version of coffee that it used to be even ten years ago.
I would post puppies. But that would be appropriate. :)
Pico is adorable! My Chihuahuas hate clothes LOL!
Your sweater puppies? We have another thread for that.
The Pinto Pups want in! :D
Bimbo left, Scholar right. Scholar was clipped prior to his arrival here. His coat will grow out again and he'll look like his old glorious self once more.
Your sweater puppies? We have another thread for that.
Darn it I thought this was the pink nosed puppy thread!;)
This would be my bitzer, Cassia (pronounced KAH-shah). She's just over a year old, and that leopard is her favorite chew toy EVAR!!! Cassia was a rescue pup that I got through the dog rescue I worked for in North Carolina. She and her three siblings were in a laundry basket in the gas chamber at the pound, ready to be put down, when they were rescued. Only Cassia and her sister survived; the two boys in the litter were too weak to handle the residual gas in the chamber and passed away shortly after being rescued.
Sweetheart!!! What a sweethead! Hello Cassia...What a sweet dooogggyyy! Yes!
We can't handle a house without kitties any longer so we headed to the animal shelter this weekend. We've put our names down on these two runts, so hopefully we'll get them. Our previous cats were calico and black as well, so I guess this only makes sense :)
put your names down? couldn't you take them on the spot?
The calico kitty is in the "stray" section, meaning it just came in and hasn't been fully processed yet so they can't release it. That should just take a few days.
The black kitty is too young to be released and is in foster care for a few more weeks.
Rules, rules, rules...
They do have a "ready for immediate adoption" area, but unfortunately this is not a no-kill shelter (so much for Austin being so progressive, eh?) so the ones in the "stray" section only make it to adoption if there is space and they pass the health/temperament tests. "Stray" in the shelter's case means stray or owner surrendered. Our dog Molly was an owner surrender from this shelter.
There were great ones ready for adoption but we figured they were already safe so we looked for ones on the bubble.
We also noticed lots of Chihuahuas (Chee Hoo-Ah Hoo-Ahs to you Les Nessman fans) at the shelter, so I can only assume the fad of buying little dogs to carry in your purse like Paris Hilton is waning and now the dogs are being surrendered...
I see; thanks for clarifying. will keep my fingers crossed for ya!
I took this pic with my mac's camera so its not so great - but you get the idea.
Tony (santa) and Logan (elf) posing for a "do not want" picture. :)
I love the way the ears poke through the elf-hat!
What exactly is Bitsy?
This was Mr. Crabs, RIP.
Awwww..bye bye Mr Crabs. :(
Deep snow is not Bodhi's specialty.
Awwwwwww lol. Look at him! He looks well miffed!
Not my cat, as many Dwellars will know.
But a lovely, friendly ball of fluff I encountered on one of my walks.
My guess is a ginger tom got at someone's prized Persian once upon a time, and this is one of the descendants. Even given the huge dandelion coat, the poor mite is a fatty. I told him (her?) "You wanna get out on a series of long walks, like me." At which he lost interest and strolled off. Cats, eh?
Posting here because it's not RFN.
The Diz cat snoozing on my bosom.
I was on the internet (yes, yes, The Cellar) and he wanted company and warmth. He started off draped over my left shoulder (all the better to feel your heartbeat my dear) then snuggled down until I was holding him, all curled up. Not ideal for two finger typing.
aww cute cats and Diz looks so precious.You can tell he loves you so.
#1) the second shot of that orange cat is pornographic. Thanks!
#2) agree with Sky - Diz is head over heels in love with you! He's so sweet!
#3) :apaw:
Gromit is a coffee hound.
and a very cute one at that.
Yeah, Gromit looks like something out of a children's picture book. Simply irresistible.
You nailed it Bruce.
As a non-dog-lover I couldn't work out why the chap looked so cute to me.
But I can see he works completely as an illustration for a child's best friend. And very kissable
(FTR, I have loved individual dogs, even some bigguns, I'm just not sold on dogs as an animal).
You just made Pilau cry.
Oh and I want to steal Grommit. He's adorable.
What exactly is Bitsy?
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He's a crayfish. sorry for the delayed reply
Ok, Monster, if that's Bitsy, where's Itsy?
eaten by bitsy? - they are cannibals ya know...
My dog Vesta is a yellow lab and about 9 years old. But she is still a puppy! Her favorite toy is a KONG thing we bought her and put some braided rope through the hole in the center. She likes to have make believe battles with it out on the lawn after dinner.
After the play time she likes to lie on the lawn watching the neighbors walk by. All in all she is a very friendly and mellow dog. She is my best friend and lived with me while I took care of my parents in their last years. She sleeps at the foot of my bed and sometimes when I get up to got to the pee at night I stop by and sit with her and pet her. She looks at me like, "What the Fuck? It's 3am now go back to bed!"
She looks like a great dog chris! I love those action shots, looks like a legendary battle.
SG, I don't know how much experience you've had with dogs, but the big ones are usually the sweetest, and least likely to bite you when you get near their "person." That said caution doesn't hurt, fear/panic can cause a problem though.
that's quite a noble beast, chris!!
Gromit in the snow is very cute indeed.
Great dog pic Chris. The last one. Makes miss my buddy.
What a great dog Vesta is! I bet she is great to snuggle with.
Okay, here is another good one of Bosco when he was enjoying the festivities at my friend Jon's birthday
And here is Katie
Bosco's waiting for instructions, but I can almost see the wheels turning in Katie's head. :haha:
she looks like her head's about to spin round like an owl.
cute pups. Very cute.
Tiki's cat needs a beer and a remote control.
she looks like her head's about to spin round like an owl.
cute pups. Very cute.
Yeah, that's about right with border collies
Two of the Diz cat yesterday. Interrupting my SIL's attempt to read the paper, and using my bro as a thoroughfare.
He slightly resembles a lemur in the last pic. Cool cat.
Diz is truly a distinctive looking cat.
Even more so in the flesh. He is utterly fascinating to watch. He moves like a wild animal. Sleek and rippling.
Even more so in the flesh. He is utterly fascinating to watch. He moves like a wild animal. Sleek and rippling.
I think I know that guy!
Did you get his address? and does he have a straight brother ?:P
Ah hell..... he's a pussy.
Dennis doing his vulture routine while I cook dinner again....
He loves being a cat.
How does he get up there?
Yup. He jumps off the top of the cabinets and velcros himself onto the beam with his claws. I imagine he'll only fall from there once... at least that's what I keep telling him.
Dottie is on sick call today. Late yesterday she , I'm guessing, found a little bird on ground at courthouse. She lost. Two bad pecks on side. Photo later maybe. Trying to fix garden.
My dog wasn't killed on 9/11, but sick and you bunch of insensitive folks don't care!!
Please make a prayer for the aggravating bitch. Thanks.
This is officially done sir. Best wishes for Dottie.
Courthouse? Fix garden? What the hell? You're sueing poor Dottie for digging in your garden. I hope you have a frost, ya meanie. :p
Yo Dottie, get your shit together so you can taunt the old fart. :haha:
Best whiskers to Dottie - Let's all paws for her for a moment.....
Awww. Will be thinking of your little aggravating bitch. Pil sends his 'prayers'
That's not a cat that's a goddamned alien, admit it.
[eta] any news on Dottie?
Something about him reminds me of Crash Bandicoot.
hey, that's great! i just replaced that screen today~!
yay!
it's supposedly 'pet resistant' we'll see how that goes. ..... so far i'ts holding up.
I've been away for a bit. Omar the cat missed Dad.
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He's about 9 years old.
Meet Frank's soulmate, Trixie. They have been together for about 5 yrs. Trixie is about 7.
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And finally, Frank and Tixie having pretend sex. (She's spade & Frank has never 'done the wild thing'. Poor guy.
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I want to steal Frank. He's adorable. Want to swap him for a very smelly, very hairy, food thief called Pilau?
cute dogs capn. They look very happy.
Nice pecs Joe :D
Nice pets too peoples.
We have rats, two pet ones....Squeaky and Manny. Im not fond of rodents, mice scare me shitless...but I seem to have conquer the rat fear.
Will take pics of the little blighters and their palace.
I love rats. Domestic ones, I mean. I don't like them coming in uninvited :P
My brother always wanted pet rats. But mum pretty much drew the line there. Bless her she let him have snakes, tarantulas (though they only lived with us half the time since they were a shared project between him and his best mate), pirrahnas, assorted lizards, and various other critters. But she drew the line at rats.
made with my iphone photo effects, the both of dem:
This is Hannah. She's very ladylike.
She looks like she has a very sweet personality.
esme. smallest pit mix on the planet.yep.
She looks like she has a very sweet personality.
She does. Unless you're a squirrel.
I love that look that Esme is giving!
Esme........ Cool name. Never heard that one.
Beautiful dog also. He's in great shape, too. Mine are both fat. And lazy.
And pick that nickel up off the floor.
A little while ago, I had a bit of a meltdown here about my dog, Andy. It was impossible to miss, I memorialized it in every groove-scorchin, mellow-harshin, wheaties-pissin thread we have. Good thing too, saved me from killin that idiot out of frustration. After trying countless times to get him in the house, and failing miserably each time, someone suggested I go take a picture. So I did. Here he is, Andy the Reluctant Outdoor Dog.
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That was sad, and then I just started laughing. Really hard.
:lol2:
Why don't you just go out and bring him in?
Yeah, he looks easy to catch!
Your dog is nuts.
Dogs learn thru positive reinforcement. They learn to not come in to someone yelling and cursing at them or to someone repeating the same thing over and over.. No matter how mad you are at them to teach them to always come to you and no matter what, they have to think coming to you is a good thing and never ever punish a dog for coming to you, give him a piece of a hot dog instead. If he does not like hot dogs find something he loves even if its a toy. Reward him for coming to you but do not punish him if he does not. It might take you two weeks to get him to come to you every time but he will learn to do that. You have to be smarter and consistent.
That was sad, and then I just started laughing. Really hard.
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Me too! Except I quit before I got to the laughing part.
Why don't you just go out and bring him in?
Good question. I tried. I went outside on a number of trips. He wouldn't cross the porch then. Then when I went down the steps he just ran around the lower part. Idiot.
Yeah, he looks easy to catch!
Your dog is nuts.
Unpossible. He's a whippet mix, bred to chase down perrigrine falcons and quarks and shit. I'd need a net gun. Or a tranquilizer gun. If I missed him I could always just shoot myself.
Dogs learn thru positive reinforcement. They learn to not come in to someone yelling and cursing at them or to someone repeating the same thing over and over.. No matter how mad you are at them to teach them to always come to you and no matter what, they have to think coming to you is a good thing and never ever punish a dog for coming to you, give him a piece of a hot dog instead. If he does not like hot dogs find something he loves even if its a toy. Reward him for coming to you but do not punish him if he does not. It might take you two weeks to get him to come to you every time but he will learn to do that. You have to be smarter and consistent.
He's been this way for two years, vana. He's just wrapped. a. little. too. tight. He reminds me of Chef in Apocalypse now. "Never get off the boat!"
He's a happy dog and he gets along fine with me and SonofV and Bora, our german shepherd in the house (and outside). Sleeps right at my feet, or behind the chair, comes to me when I call. Goes out fine. He's just super excitable and when it gets' wound up, he's impossible. *sigh*
I am very glad you got that off your chest, V. Really.
He looks happy - open the door and walk away - see if he comes in on his own. He may be so excited to see you that he can't help himself.
man. wish I could get that pic to open up
also, let me commiserate on your whippet mix experience for a wee second: understand, esme is "beautiful" and "in shape" because she is probably, actually, a whippet and/or (oh jesus) italian grey hound mixed with pit. which is to say she is SKINNY. actually on a weight gain diet.
this is very aesthetically pleasing. it also means she has...behavioral issues that are unique. understand. wonderful dog. sweet as pie. listens perfectly. unless she is chasing something or attempting to chase something to eat. then. well if you COULD catch up to her you'd be hard pressed to get her attention until she is done. there are not enough treats in the world to train her out of this. it's ingrained in sight hounds.
also, for the record: i've tried treating her and praising her for coming/returning when called. 95% accuracy. inside, in a controlled situation. where there is NO OTHER FOOD OR HUNT. 0% accuracy in those situations. actually: wrestling her to the ground is the only thing that works in those situations. go figure.
Hello daff0dil,
First things first, welcome to the cellar.
Second, Esme *is* gorgeous. It's great that she's such a good dog in addition.
Third, thanks for the company in my misery, I do love it. And Andy, of course. He'd just plain worn me out that night.
I wonder if Andy had a bad experience indoors as a puppy. How old was he when you got him? There are some things a dog never forgets. A friend had a chihuahua that was in a minor car crash as a pup. She'd rather die than come near a car, let alone ride in one. Even 5 yrs. later.
maybe he just doesn't like to be called Andy? Perhaps he wants to be a "Butch" or a "Sam"?
No, that wouldn't work. He may relate that to 'Sambutch'. Just sayin'.
Esme is one of my favorite dogs ever. For some reason, Daffodil refuses to trade, even though I have offered ALL THREE of mine.
I wouldn't trade my dogs for a new truck. Nosirree Bob.
How about a new truck loaded with cases of Scotch? :haha:
Thats awesome, V. I love Andy! I love the way he does laps.
I babysat my Mum's German Shorthaired Pointer when he was about 18mths old, silly as a wheel he was....he wouldnt jump in the back of a ute/car, no matter what, you would have to pick him up from about 50 metres away and carry him into the car - then he was fine.
I just started making everything he thought was fun about the car, we'd play *chasey* with the other dogs and run and jump into the back of the car, big fussy pats in the back of the car, then finally - TREATS.
Does Andy come in at all? I'd leave the door open at dinner time, put his bowl just inside the door, and walk away.
Daffodil - Esme is beautiful
How about a new truck loaded with cases of Scotch? :haha:
Not even McCallan's.:headshake
Have I posted any pictures of Dennis? I can't remember....
Bosco is actually scared of the ferrets. He is actually really good with all animals, even cats, but ferrets dont really have any fear, and run up on him and freak him out.
He looks it, poor thing. His head is down in a passive position and his tail is between his legs. lol - They are both cute though...as is Dennis, of course.
Cute. lol. Poor Bosco :P
Jinx. That cat is so amazing. And honestly, I can't recall if you have posted pics or not :P Btw, have I ever mentioned your house is gorgeous! Look at that ceiling with those fabulous rafters! Lovely. Really lovely.
Yeah, the exposed beams are cool, but that staircase is freaking amazing! Do you use it? If I was a kid, I'd use it exclusively. It's like a climbing wall.
I just got a new dog!
She's a two year old Norwegian Elkhound, and her name is Maya. We adopted her from the county animal shelter last Thursday.
She is a sweetheart and a real clown! Very good at walking on a leash, and gets along great with our other two dogs.
I babysat my Mum's German Shorthaired Pointer when he was about 18mths old, silly as a wheel he was....he wouldnt jump in the back of a ute/car, no matter what, you would have to pick him up from about 50 metres away and carry him into the car - then he was fine.
That's how Maya is. If I sweet-talk her patiently I can get her to climb into the car to go home from somewhere, but she won't jump in to leave. Once she gets in, she's fine, and she does enjoy the trips to the park and such.
I suppose she has a bad memory associated with a car ride (hm, perhaps the one that took her away from her previous family?) and it will take a while to convince her that the car leads to good things.
I want ferrets someday! Not now though... too many other pets.
I'm going to start with the dogs; Here's Leda, my cute-but-stupid Chug:
"The Boys", Pinecone (pale dog) and Nikko (Black dog)
They've worn the grass in back down to a mudpit. :(
Juni, way to go! Saved a life, rather than paying for one. She is adorable! Love the one floppy ear.
tiki, if you are going to post pics of all your pets, we are going to need more disk space.
ps. my dog is scared of tiki's cat. saul is scary. this is for real.
Sol Rosenberg doesn't afraid of anything. He will totally the whole thing.
He was raised by a hippie in a van until the age of 2, when the hippie went to jail for selling pot. Then he became mine, and that makes him.... 11. All the dogs fear him, but he's SO SWEET.
It's because they know he's obviously a narc!
I think ALL cats are narcs.
BTW I have a lot of pets but the only ones I bought "new" (so to speak) were the chickens and the guinea pigs. All the rest were rescues and hand-me-downs.
Yay for slightly used pets!
Turbo and Pico are both rescues...Turbo, when he was a kitty and Pico when he was a year old. They are the best of buddies. One of these days I am going to take a video of them play fighting...its hilarious.
Theses are camera phone pics so the quality is sucky.
Yeah, the exposed beams are cool, but that staircase is freaking amazing! Do you use it? If I was a kid, I'd use it exclusively. It's like a climbing wall.
My sister had a staircase exactly like that in her old house, and instead of keeping its AWESOMENESS or even replacing it with a slightly less treacherous version she found some Craigslist crackhead "contractor" to rip it out (after being told by a couple of reputable contractors that what she wanted to do would harm the house structurally and they wouldn't do it) and ended up ruining, and then losing, her house. :lol: She paid the "contractor" instead of her mortgage, using the logic that - yeah, nevermind. Not using any logic at all.
Not really funny, but now she's embroiled in lawsuits, trying to recover the FULL POST-REMODEL value of her house, with various insurance companies, all of which insist it was her fault. Which it was. Rarely will I agree with an insurance company, but man, stupid is as stupid does...
Cute. lol. Poor Bosco :P
Jinx. That cat is so amazing. And honestly, I can't recall if you have posted pics or not :P Btw, have I ever mentioned your house is gorgeous! Look at that ceiling with those fabulous rafters! Lovely. Really lovely.
Yeah, the exposed beams are cool, but that staircase is freaking amazing! Do you use it? If I was a kid, I'd use it exclusively. It's like a climbing wall.
Thanks Dana - lemme know if you want to buy it, it would be perfect for you... :D
And yeah, the back stairs get lots of use - the kids rooms are up there, and Dennis always races them to the top.
The house J's family were living in when I first met him was an old stone house with a staircase like that. J's attic room was at the top of it and a corridor running off that linked the two sides of the house.
[eta] nigh on impossible to sneak up or dolwn a staircase like that...
Tiny has arrived! Sweetest dog, ever. She's a four and a half year old rescue from Tampa Humane Society.
Pretty dog! Congrats you three.
is it just camera angle or does that dog have a giant head?
Big. Bulldog. Head.
Beautiful. Looks really happy. Both of you. Congrats!
well, he looks like Robert Plant.
Here are my 6 rats...
My two boys: Lex and Monty and my 4 girls: Peach, Zoe, Arma and Chloe (twins)
Tiny has arrived! Sweetest dog, ever. She's a four and a half year old rescue from Tampa Humane Society.
She's beautiful! Hope she doesn't have any Foxhound in her. :haha:
Oh isn't Tiny a beaut? What a fabulous face lol. looks ever so wise.
Lovely rats as well. Such cuties, especially Lex!
@Cyber Wolf -- Cute rats! I love their little hands.
is it just camera angle or does that dog have a giant head?
It is actually mostly the camera angle. She was so excited to play that it was hard to get her to stand still for a second, and here she was already stepping back towards Kitsune. She's actually got a pretty normal size head.
We really have no idea what she is -- her paperwork at the Humane Society listed her as a "hound mix" as she was leaving, and before that she was a "boxer mix." The gals at the shelter speculate that she may have some kind or basset hound or corgi in her, because she is actually pretty compact.
She was surrendered to the shelter because her last owner didn't have the time to take her of her, anymore. The owner said she used to work as a companion dog visiting retirement homes, and that the retirees named her "Tiny Hiny" because of her small butt. :)
My dog...Appropriately named by my daughter...Care Bear
is it just camera angle or does that dog have a giant head?
Snicker. Coming from the man...
Big. Bulldog. Head.
Kitsune, I think Cap'n is dissing your girl!
She was surrendered to the shelter because her last owner didn't have the time to take her of her, anymore. The owner said she used to work as a companion dog visiting retirement homes, and that the retirees named her "Tiny Hiny" because of her small butt. :)
Okay - I don't much like dogs. I am naturally cat-orientated. But even I get choked up when people adopt them because they are pack animals and I know it's hurtful for them to be alone. Two thumbs up to you too, and as dogs go, she looks and sounds like a sweetheart.
And I don't think you have a big head Choc.
Oh and figured we were missing a picture of Diz on this page.
Don't let him see cyber's rats up there ^^^^^^^^ . He'll jump out of the image.
I was minding my own business, and as you know all of these things get started that way. I heard my daughter yell: "Mom! Maya's on the ROOF!"
No way, I thought. Then again, I thought, she was pretty handy with the agility ramps at the shelter we got her from. I dashed upstairs to see.
Hubby dear was on the roof himself, cleaning out the gutters. He heard footsteps and turned around to see a certain mid-size curly-tailed dog scampering about on the shingles, grinning her doggy grin.
She'd gone right up the ladder.
Unfortunately, dogs are not as good at going *down* ladders as they are at going up. She trotted back and forth for a few minutes, assessing whether or not she could afford to jump off the roof of the solarium.
It was a bit too far up, though. So she walked over to hubby, who was on the ladder and trying to figure out how to get her to walk back down.
Fortunately she is only 35 pounds, so he was able to grab her and carry her down, much as a fireman would rescue a child from a burning building. :) My HERO! :D
After she was set down on the ground, our 100-pound German Shepherd proceeded to tell her off - growling and baring his teeth, chasing her, as if to say: HEY, you gave us quite a scare, you little nitwit! Don't you ever do that again!
That or -
"Hey! I wanna try that too - How'd you do that? I'm doin it the second these stupit humans go back inside."
Does new dog have a name, Juni? And how's she settling in with the rest of the family?
New dog's name is Maya, and she is doing great! They all get along just fine.
I had a Golden that would climb ladders, as you say, down is another game.
We're having some drama at the Griff house. Our goat Tinker got meningeal worm while pregnant. This is a nasty worm the whitetail deer carry that attacks the nervous systems of llamas and sadly goats. It has probably progressed too far for her to survive but despite being down she gave birth to Francesca yesterday without human assistance. Life finds a way.
Aw, Griff, I am so sorry about your goat. But what a cute little baby!
Crap. :(
Any chance the worm was passed to the kid?
Awww, Griff, there you go again reminding me of the wonder of life.
So sorry about mom but what a darling little one.
Sorry 'bout your goat, Griff. Is that worm thingie anything like EHD (Epizootic Hemorrhagic Disease, 'blue tongue' around these parts (ky))? Nasty.
Anyhow...Not mine, but my best friend's cat, Toby. About 30 feet up.
Crap. :(
Any chance the worm was passed to the kid?
I don't think so. The worm enters the animal hosted by slugs or snails. We now know we have to keep them on a de-worming schedule.
I'm not familiar with EHD. This worm gets into their nervous system and moves fast once established.
Very cool cat!
Sorry bout the mum goat Griff - another thing learned from coming here...
How's the little one doing?
Tiny again -- picture by Kitsune. You can see her markings a little better in this pic. She's adjusting pretty well. It's so nice having her around!
Oh, she's beautiful. Good doggie!
Raaaargh! Asymmetrical dog nips! (Nine, not ten. I counted.)
The whole dog ownership thing has been a strange and interesting adventure. Never owned a social creature, before, and still trying to learn all the body and vocal communication.
That is definitely one of the cool aspects of dog ownership, trying to figure out... what are you thinkin', dawg?
The door is closed, I need it open. And you, human, can do that for me. What are you waiting for?
The interactions at dog parks are some of the most interesting. We had our first fight (verbal, not quite physical but was close to being so) after a another dog refused to play despite the standard invitation and, instead, chose to keep putting his head over her neck in a very assertive manner. This seems to mean "I am above you, bow to me" and growling and gnashing occurred when Tiny got tired of this attitude.
Yeah, going to have to work on that. Thank god she's not like that with people.
They'll be fine once they've establish the pecking order.
Really interesting read on dog parks,
here.
It is a mistake to assume that every dog in the park is a well-mannered, well-trained pet. Just because it playing with other dogs does not mean that it will play with your dog. The issue of rank has already been settled with these other dogs and the game may be going according to their rules. Your dog will not know the rules and can easily get into trouble. To often when a fight breaks out between your dog and the leader of this pack the other dogs in the pack will also jump in and go after your dog.
We returned back to the park this evening with similar results, so we're going to enroll in some training. Chances are that we won't return to that park, though.
Me and the boy earlier today
the ferocious bird-killer!
your hair is just so cute, sundae. really great pic.
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@ Sundae: you look like you just stepped off the set of a French arthouse movie.
Sg, your face looks so slim! and your cat does too....
Franks a goo boy. Whoos a goo boy...him is, ess he is.
Franks a cute dog, capn. :)
SG, magnificent cat. Stunning.
Newly acquired white betta fish:
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Damned hard to photograph. They never hold still for you.
I have a bluegill that I caught as a minnow about 2 yrs ago and I can't get a decent shot of him because of the glare from the tank.
Thanks - I'll try the post again. (Technology is our friend, yes?)
Anyway, RF last week with "the girls". 2 hives, about 30,000 "pets".
*smiles* my Dad was a bee keeper when I was growing up. That picture there looks so familiar. Many different details, but the gloved hand and the bees held out for a look. That resonates with me.
Wonderful pics. I've always loved bees.
Thanks Dana. My Dad was a beekeeper also - kept 4 or 5 hives for years. My Mom's father and uncle had about 30 hives at one point, that's where Dad learned about beekeeping. A swarm showed up last year in one of his old empty hives and I thought that maybe that was a sign, a gift from him. He's been gone for 3 years now, and I feel him with me when I'm out there with the bees.
A Bee Poem For You:
The Arrival of the Bee Box
I ordered this, clean wood box
Square as a chair and almost too heavy to lift.
I would say it was the coffin of a midget
Or a square baby
Were there not such a din in it.
The box is locked, it is dangerous.
I have to live with it overnight
And I can't keep away from it.
There are no windows, so I can't see what is in there.
There is only a little grid, no exit.
I put my eye to the grid.
It is dark, dark,
With the swarmy feeling of African hands
Minute and shrunk for export,
Black on black, angrily clambering.
How can I let them out?
It is the noise that appalls me most of all,
The unintelligible syllables.
It is like a Roman mob,
Small, taken one by one, but my god, together!
I lay my ear to furious Latin.
I am not a Caesar.
I have simply ordered a box of maniacs.
They can be sent back.
They can die, I need feed them nothing, I am the owner.
I wonder how hungry they are.
I wonder if they would forget me
If I just undid the locks and stood back and turned into a tree.
There is the laburnum, its blond colonnades,
And the petticoats of the cherry.
They might ignore me immediately
In my moon suit and funeral veil.
I am no source of honey
So why should they turn on me?
Tomorrow I will be sweet God, I will set them free.
The box is only temporary.
--Plath
That's great - I'll print that and hang it with my bee supplies. Thanks for sharing it.
Hey. Didja know that it's
National Pollinator Week? Nationally recognized. No jokin'. There's a story about it on
NPRnowhereman that's really lovely. To have that direct connection. *smiles*
@ Bri: that's a brilliant poem. I love it! I really should revisit Plath now I am not an overly cynical teenage college student.
What storm?
I mean I always creep under this shelf to sleep right?
What do you mean my belly is on /jjjjjjjjj;s rrrrrrrrhgb z\ae
SG, magnificent cat. Stunning.
I echo that sentiment.
Sugar. I see red x boxes. You must be using photobucket or another similar place that is blocked by our filters.
I see a pretty dog. Congrats sugar.
Yes, she's a beauty. :thumb:
She looks so sweet. From where did you adopt her? She's happy now!
I got her from the Humane Society. I've been volunteering there and she came in, and I've always wanted a husky. :) I took her home the day she came out of quarantine.
Merc, yes, I'm using photobucket. Didn't know you couldn't see them using that. sorry. :(
I've done a lot of volunteer work at our local shelter. That was the hardest thing in the world not to bring them all home with you.
My cats are more than a little upset about it. I hope they will adapt soon. They are used to dogs, so hopefully it won't be a long, drawn out process.
Congrats, sugarpop! She's beautiful. What's her name?
Oh! How adorable! Lovely addition sugar:)
Her name is Blue. I might change it though. Our chow's name is Boo, and they sound too much alike. Plus I keep forgetting it. It doesn't seem to suit her. Is it hard on an animal to change their name? Does it confuse them?
She is SUCH a sweetheart!
Do it, Blue is not right for that pup. :headshake
Our Cats,Hector (Ginger and White) and Jasper (Not Ginger and White),who we're both missing terribly at the minute.
They're both a pair of old-timers,with only 3 teeth left between them,who we adopted from a local hotel when the old owner moved out and the new owner didnt want them.
Hector is,unfortunately,quite insane,having lived 10 of his 15 years with nothing but a large bouncy dog and a blanket for company,he's extremely vocal and affectionate.Jasper acts his age a bit more,isnt very sociable (he lived on the other side of the hotel,his life's possessions consisted of an old jumper stuffed in a fruit box,which was his bed,when we rescued him),enjoys going outside (only in the summer) and is the proud owner of the remaining 3 teeth,and loves being brushed.
Diminished, they are beauties!
How can people treat cats that way - they need stimulation, variety and lots of attention. Seems the old idea that all a cat wants is food is hard to die.
Glad they're getting some real love in their twilight years.
Sugarpop, she doesn't look like a Blue to me either. I've read that dogs don't really care if you change their name, but it'll take a few days to teach them what their new name is. Have some treats in your hand -- call the new name and whenever she turns to look at you, reward her.
Here's Tiny again, relaxing with Kitsune on the couch.
Oh my, I can see he's being spoiled rotten.
You should have a talk with Tiny, and explain if he keeps spoiling him, you'll never get him off the couch. ;)
This is Rascal. He passed away last year. He was 3. I found him when he was a tiny thing, living next to a convenience store. Here he is as a kitten.
*sniff* I still miss him terribly. He was an awesome cat!
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I vote for Lester. I love those dogs. Great looking pets, pop! Thanks for sharing.
I like the cat tree and run above the window curtain. Cool.
Well since the loss of our two Rhodesians, and the fact that we had one left (Congo the Thong Eater), we needed to get him some company. This is his new mate, Boomer. An Aussie Cattle Dog.
Sugar - I know I've seen one of those before. Not complaining, is cute enough to see again. Beautiful cats! Probably nice dogs too.
Merc - good to see your two getting on.
I wish things were as easy between Mia & Diz.
I'm glad the 'rents are back so that she'll start coming in the house again - it's been such a trial trying to show her she's not unwanted :( Diz has been shut away at the standard times, but she's barely crossed the threshold. Not right for a cat her age, but she's too suspicious of me to make a difference.
Oh isn't Boomer gorgeous! What a lovely looking dog. I do like the herding and droving breeds:) Brilliant that Congo has taken well to him.
Talking of which. My niece has just adopted a 7 year old (I think) greyhound from the rescue centre where she did her work experience (saw that coming a mile away lol). Lovely dog, fabulous temperament and best of all Amber(their very protective and quiite fierce Rhodie) has totally accepted her. She was the main concern. They brought Sally the greyhound back for a trial weekend and had no idea how she'd be. Amble-Scramble is not well-known for accepting newcomers. Far from being jealous/aggressive/protective of home she has completely accepted Sally and actually seems very protective of her. They've had her for less than a fortnight and it's like she's always been there :)
Actually, Amble Scramble & Sally are taking secret can opener operation lessons and planning to take over the place. :haha:
Picture one--Here is my newest baby. I was told that she was a feral cat, but I think my friends suckered me. I had found the kitten outside their cabin sitting on the porch. I picked it up and took her back inside to ask when they got her. They were all amazed that I could pick her up, There was 5 kittens and no one can catch them. She sure doesn't act feral. She is already getting along with the dogs to some extent. The cats of course are pissed at me.
picture two is Holly with Darby. We aren't sure if he is just facinated and wants to play or sees her as a doggie toy/treat.
Picture three is my yorkie Dazzle. Last week Dazzle suffered a stroke. We had to take her to an emergancy vet on the fourth of July. She was totally unable to walk or sit up. She could still move her legs, but they wouldn't support her at all. Shes on predisone and baby asprin and has made vast improvements. The vet said that generally they have a complete recovery and fairly quickly. She is able to walk again but her balance is way off. She can't jump at all. Her left front paw is still the least functional. We think this is a second stroke as she had problems with that leg last month in a very similar manner. She did recover fully then. I hate seeing my baby stuggle to walk though. We also found out she has slight cateracts. The tongue hanging out is from the lack of teeth to hold it in. She had the last of them pulled last year. She doesn't miss them at all! Still snarfs down pizza crust.
Sugarpop, I have one of those blue-eyed monster dogs too. We walk the local bike trail most days and she's a real conversation piece. It's sad how many of them end up in shelters, they're such a quirky breed. She's my third Husky adoption. The first one I got at two years old, I was her fifth "owner", the second we got at 5 years old, second owner and the current one we got at 11 months and we're the third owner. Good luck and don't worry, the kitties will get over it...mine did, even if they do still look at her like she's a disease!
Tree Fae -- Dazzle is adorable! I hope she recovers and feels better soon.
Sundae -- I will never get over Diz's eyes. So striking.
SG, I didn't realize I had posted any pics of my pets before. Sorry!
Merc, good looking puppy! Maybe we could meet sometime and they could play together! My girl needs a younger dog to play with. :)
Queenb, I am having a blast getting to know her. I can't believe someone dumped her at the shelter. She is so damn sweet. Her personality is really starting to come out. She is so funny. When she wants to go for a walk (I walk her at least 3 times/day usually, sometimes 4), she starts howling and playfighting. I'm taking her on longer and longer walks in the early morning and evening, during the day it's just a quick 'round the block thing cause it's so damn hot here. I've actually lost weight since I got her! :D
glatt, my ex made the cat tree and run. I have another one he made also, but it's not put up right now.
Tree, beautiful animals!
SG, I didn't realize I had posted any pics of my pets before. Sorry!
:lol2: Your apologizing to someone that's posted dozens of pictures of her cat? :lol2:
Dozens?! Hundreds :)
Ah but thank god for the internet.
Can you imagine the albums of photos I would have had to lug round with me a couple of years ago :)
Sugar - it was more about acknowledging the previous photo (only one as I remember) and certainly not a complaint or dig. People's pets, kids, family, food - I love photos of other people's lives. Zbout the only thing that leaves me cold is cars (sorry Bruce, I'll wait til I get to see the back seat in person instead).
My Weimaraner Toby decided that he would help out the house by washing a Shih Tzu, Pickles, for us. He did a good job, I'm told.
It's Bosco once again.
G - That is an award winning shot. Beuatiful dog in a beautiful setting.
Loving the Weim and his little friend:P
Also, Agent-G, what a marvellous shot. Beautiful dog, really bonny.
Dazzle continues to improve, 3 out of 4 legs are working close tonormal. Her left front one is slow to recover. She gets up and down the stairs at Paul's pretty well though and doesn't seem to mind that she is still lopsided. She just can't jump up on things yet.
Tree Fae -- Dazzle is adorable! I hope she recovers and feels better soon.
Hey thanks guys. Yeah, I get alot of compliments on Bosco. He was an awesome find at the shelter. I have had him for a little over a year and couldnt see myself with any other dog.
How funny, my cat's name is Bosco! I wonder if they would get along... :headshake
I think Bosco might be my favourite non-Pilau doggy dwellar. I love that break in his fur down his spine. Pilau's fur does that when he's wet. Sign of a happy, river/wavelet splashing dog. I also adore that faraway gaze. Actually, he reminds me quite a bit of Pil, that's probably why I like hiom so much :P
How funny, my cat's name is Bosco! I wonder if they would get along... :headshake
Probably, he loves all animals. A few pages back there is a picture of him with the ferrets.
DanaC - Bosco's fur is something else. So he is an Austrailian shepard/queensland heeler mix. He is the size of a mini aussi, and took after the Aussi in everything except for his coat, which is a mid length, slightly wire, blue murle coat from the queensland.
I need to get a video of this wiggling dance he does when I come home or when he is excited. It is pretty funny.
Alright, and this last one. This is from our hike. He is over looking an 80 ft drop. That's Heavenly in the background.
A moment later a noseprint ended up on the lens.
This is our newest addition - his name is Phineas, and he's a 14 week old Shaded English Cream Doxie. We love him to bits. Little guy has two speeds - off and GOGOGO!
What a cute puppy!
But to be honest, we will never own another Doxy. They don't live with you, you live with them.:)
Nice looking dog.
A moment later a noseprint ended up on the lens.
Nice looking dog. He looks like a worker, smart, pensive. I like dogs like that.
What a cute puppy!
But to be honest, we will never own another Doxy. They don't live with you, you live with them.:)
Nice looking dog.
He's our second - since I've been with Charles - we've had 4 total. (He had three when we met, but two crossed the rainbow bridge over the past three years). He is a headstrong little guy. His big sister - well, she hogs half of a king sized bed. I fear once he's crate trained and sleeps with us. I may need to adapt to the floor!
A moment later a noseprint ended up on the lens.
I can never get ours to sit this still! Did you have a pupperoni taped to your nose or something? :)
He looks like a worker, smart, pensive. I like dogs like that.
0/4 :D
She's lazy, is none too bright, and when she isn't concentrating on a treat held above the camera lens she's got that hollow "derp" look in her eyes.
I'll accept the "nice looking dog" line, though. :)
More treats! Gimme!all in... BREAK!
Awww, doggie deserves a treat!
@ UT: Gadzooks, man!!! How many legs/feet do ya got anyway? I bet you run like the wind...
Lousy dancer, though .... two left feet ...
What a cute cat!
What a cute mouse!
Oh.... wait.
No, he didn't kill it.
The only things he's snagged have come in warm.
He is capable of killing of course; he just likes to show off the live ones.
But there are lots of cats in the neighbourhood - I've disposed of dead meeces in the garden before.
He just got to this one before me.
FTR - I had the camera on the hall table to take pics of my pumpkin (another thread). And I knew it was dead before taking pictures. Same way I knew it wasn't a fresh kill.
So I present to you - Diz, mighty hunter.
To complete the triptych, dead mousie after Diz lost interest.
Look for my works in the next Turner Prize nominees.
Title: Still Life with Poignancy.
Title: Not Interesting Any More
lol Diz rocks. He is absolutely my favourite cat in the world.
Here's a pic I took of the Pilster the other day. It made me realise two things:
1. I really need to hoover (vacuum) my house
2. Pilau really needs a haircut or, to be more precise, a facecut.
Absolutely adorable! Speaking from experience, don't worry about "hoovering". I just keeps coming back.
I've two dogs in the house (both long haired) and you'd think I have twenty.
Hi Pilau! Woof! :)
Cutest. Dog. EVAH.
Hi Pilau! Woof! :)
Cutest. Dog. EVAH.
Woof woof woof :luv:
lol Pil has a crush.
Well, to be more accurate pil has another crush. He already has a real thing for the little Bedlington terrier down the road (Daisy). He completely adores her. Goes really soppy every time we see her.
Hmmmph.
Naw, as long as Pilau is happy, I'm good. ;)
Is Pilau a Spinone? He is adorable!
OH hey, I just saw Ivan. Beauty!
I luvz the Dwellar critter pics. Keep 'em coming, folks.
thanks! I can unpout myself now!
HAhahahaaa...don't be like me. I posted my Gaines once and all I heard were crickets chirping. I cried. On his behalf, of course. Well, I didn't really cry and he doesn't really care, but I pouted too. ;)
it just seems that whenever I Post a Pet; someone posts a dog after, and my beautiful boys are ignored. So--pout. and . . . for good measure, here's another. He's big. I mean REALLY big--like he overflows my two arms holding him.
okay, that's strange--I uploaded both pics in exactly the same way, and one is big, and one is small.
I had a great big Siamese, Toonces. He was more Tonkinese looking than anything. Just a big giant teddy bear. I sure did love him.
meeee - yoooooooooowwwwwwww
his fur is not as silky as Miles' (my other cat's) but it sure is plush. I just want to hug him and squeeze him like a big stuffed animal. Too bad he doesn't enjoy being held much. He's a great cat, though--he's the one who fetches.
It's amazing to me that some cats are so obviously smart--they fetch, they use the real toilet, they play complex games with each other and humans... and yet every cat I've ever had has been dumb as a rock. One would spend hours staring at this one particular spot on the wall. We tried and tried to figure out if there was something behind it, but we never found anything, and it couldn't have been something alive because the special spot never moved.
Ha ha. Toonces was very smart; my ex and I said he was part human. Madison, on the other hand, was the box of rocks of which you speak. He was a great big muscular orange tabby, who couldn't meow, could only squeak. He was the most loving lug on earth...but duuuummmmmbbbbb. He'd stare at the same blinds, not moving, every morning for about 2 hours, in my apartment in the sky. I always thought he was watching a movie.
One morning I went into the kitchen and looked out, through the old wooden door plus screen door, on the balcony, said "Hi, Maddy" and then did a movie-quality double take as I realized "how the hell did he get out there?"
He had broken out a screen and somehow, with all his clumsiness, had scaled the steep eaves of the old house all the way over to the balcony. And this apartment was WAY up there.
Cats. Gotta love 'em.
That's a very cuddly looking cat. I must admit, I do like cuddly cats.
My bro's family have two cats. One is absolutely stunningly beautiful (smoke coloured) but so standoffish. Won't let anyone near her except for my eldest niece (it's her cat). Even then, really not much into cuddles. The other cat is the friendliest cat you could ever hope to meet. A total gentleman and a real softy. Will come to any visitor for cuddles, but still likes going out doing the ruffty tuffty hunter routine. He looks like a witch's cat, Jet black except for a tiny little spray of white under his chin.
@ Nirvana: He's a Bearded Collie. Though I have had people ask if he's a spinone before. It's the giant kissable nose that does it :P Though spinones have a more distintive nose with bigger nostrils and more of a swirl. Actually, Spinone was one of the breeds we considered when we were looking at dogs before we got Pil.
He also gets mistaken for an old english sheepdog from time to time. Especially if we're out with his brother Dante (mum's dog) as Dan's base colour is blue like an old english.
Ivan's a "mutt" Siamese, and there may very well be some Tonkinese in him, since he has an unusual coat, and likes to fetch. He has eye problems.
Toonces was a mutt, too. Just the way I like 'em. :)
Cloud, I have experienced the same thing - but even I tend only to respond to the last couple of posts, and indulge my personal taste - ie cats. Dog lovers are bound to do the same thing - excepting Dana who met both my boys more than once, and Shawnee who is bi...
Sorry if I haven't gone back far enough to see your cat threads.
I adore cats - and the last pic you posted was adorable.
To me it's the luck of the draw as to when I check the thred.
I feel the Cellar is more a dog board than cat. But that may be because UT has not yet used my beautiful cat as a poster-cat for the board. Had not changed the name of the board to reflect how wonderful Diz is, and has not pleaded with me to adopt Diz.
Didn't we have a cat thread at some point? Let's find and resurrect - I adore even scabby alley cats, so I've no issue responding to Dwellar's lovelies. I know we have them, Jinx, Monster, Ali, Shawnee, Bri... plenty I've forgotten off the top of my head - Case maybe? etc etc.
If we find it (there is at least one out there) and use it then no cat will ever be left behind ;)
It's Diz and Dennis versus Pilau and Pearl!
awww. I like the doggies as well as the moggies.
It was cold last nite! It is supposed to be 10 degrees warmer tonite, but Portia is still hogging the blanket!
Looky that tiny little nose... we need a closeup on that tiny little nose...
then it wouldn't be tiny anymore, would it?
Looky that tiny little nose... we need a closeup on that tiny little nose...
I would have to learn to use the macro on my camera. Here is a shot of me and Portia for perspective. . .
Pup dawg! Is she old enough to drink in a bar?
I have been her slave for 8 YEARS. She likes merlot and beer however I was drinking some kind of sugary crappola that my friend made. =)
I agree, cute nose. But the glasses on it are just as cute ;)
... chuckles at Sundae......
and agrees.
Can't remember if I posted a pic of Jas-pup. Now there's a nose.
Yeah... let's see the whole package.
One of two turtles gifted me by J. The other one is being skittish and hiding behind the rock. Apparently they like to swim most of the time, coming up for air, but then they like to climb up on the rock and sit in sun-like heat to "bask" .
Oh how cute. What a great gift idea!
Are they named yet?
Still waiting on names. One of them has a greener shell, the other's shell has a tiger-like pattern.
Pearl's gonna be jealous. :haha:
....waits on LOLturtles.....
Beautiful dog Pie.
Nirvana I would love a dog that size. Apartment sized.
The turtles ARE cool. I'm jealous.
I'm having trouble imagining a turtle "being skittish".
I hope it is, otherwise something's wrong. The active turtle is eating and swimming all around, the inactive one just wants to hide and hang out behind the rock.
Cool, they're cute. What do they eat?
Names should be Terrance and Trevor, that's my vote.
They have a custom turtle food, but you can also give them fruits and vegetables.
they need live feeder goldfish for exercise. I want turtles. I didn't get turtles for my birthday :(
The UnderTurtles!
Jinx is terrible at naming pets, don't listen to her. She gives them human names. Terrance and Trevor indeed. Those are human names for boys with wiry hair and too many freckles. and post moar pics.
Rocky and Stoner.
Terminator and Rambo.
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Good thinking Monst - I don't know if J noticed, but I thought it was really awesome that the original Rocky movie featured a pair of turtles which Rocky owned, Cuff and Link -- and then in the sixth installment Rocky Balboa, the very same Cuff and Link make an appearance, all growed up.
(edit: corrected turtle ownership)
Donatello and Leonardo
ninja turtles
lol
I think cuff and link are great names.
I didn't know about the Rocky thing (and I must have seen the movies a zillion times) :lol:
Adrian! (that was always a boy's name in the UK)
Here's a copy of the Philadelphia Inquirer article that mentions Cuff and Link.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/fr/1577242/replies?c=1
My two turtles are also Red-Eared Sliders. If I manage them well, and they remain in good health, they will outlive me.
cool. it was meant to be.....
If one's skittish and the other isn't: Tigger and Eyore.
number 2 there will come out and sit on the rock, but only if I leave the room or remain motionless for a long time. The camera activity scared him/her off. (They are the same sex, but I don't know what sex yet)
Is there such a thing as one way mirror film that you can stick on the glass so he won't see you when his light is on? Maybe he'd be afraid of his reflection though.
What I think I need is a big rock or aquarium plant that they can always hide behind, if they choose.
Mmmm.... turtle soup. OOOppps! Sorry, Tony.
The turtles are adorable! I have a pond filled with them! I supposed they are hibernating now. I would call turtles skittish. We would see a hundred or so sunbathing and when we drove down the driveway they would all hit the water! We have some snappers in that pond too. They look like prehistoric reptiles.
Finally, both basking.
Scale, these guys are 1 inch in size.
Turns out it will actually take several years before they can be sexed! Their names are now Tiger and Moon. I like Tigger and Eeyore, but I don't know whether the reference will last their lifetime.
Ohhh they're lovely. They look a lot like the terrapins I killed (unintentionally) as a kid...
That is freaking adorable. [size=1]It's like they're hugging![/size]
Ohhhh. Oh what a marvellous set of photos Jinx.
That is one cool looking cat.
Finally, both basking.
Scale, these guys are 1 inch in size.
...
They grow bigger - my son has a pair, about 5 years old.
How about Gonzales and Racer.
Pippin and Merry
Hob and Nob
Hoi and polloi
Gomer and Goober
Ohhhh. Oh what a marvellous set of photos Jinx.
That is one cool looking cat.
Thanks! We like him a lot, he's got enough personality for 10 cats. I love his little teeth in the pics...
Their names are now Tiger and Moon.
just sayin
Their names are now Tiger and Moon. .
Frisbee and Puck?
Pippin and Merry
Hob and Nob
Hoi and polloi
Gomer and Goober
They are named already, guys! But I think some suggestions might still be needed for Cloud's grandchildren over in the parenting forum :lol:
...I love his little teeth in the pics...
But not in your finger.:lol:
:) We have been aligned as of late monnie - what up with that?
This is Indy. She showed up on 'Indy'pendence Day 2006 or 2007. She was barely weaned when she adopted us. She hung around for about 7-8 months, then decided she didn't like our company. Women...
Oh she's gorgeous. You must have been gutted when she buggered off. She looks like she's laughing.
Sorry she went too.
That's the trouble with "found" cats, they lose themselves again.
I still mourn my two beautiful losses. Dylan who I believe was taken, and Hely who I had to let go (she was adopted, but I can still raise a tear thinking about how attached she was to me).
Dennis is just so adorable.
I was reading an article on pedigree cats the other day which made me so mad. I know some pedigrees have endemic health problems - dogs moreso than cats, although this article was cat-bashing. But I would never buy a breed that was misformed or distorted in some way. It stated "many pedigree cats need to have their hindquarters shaved and cleaned by their owners as they are no longer capable of cleaning themselves." Many? Many! The only cet I know who was shaved was a plain old fluffy moggie who simply wasn't very clean (no physical issues) and used to end up with matted poop round his extremely shaggy rear.
I assume they meant Persians. Which I think look like alien foetuses wrapped in fur anyway.
My boy is happy and helthy and has twice as much life as any other cat I've known.
I'm sure Dennis is the same, otherwise you would never have bought him, alreayd having another Siamese.
She was the most photogenic pheline that ever owned us.
Our two new additions, Bella and Bailey, both 7 1/2 months old and furry:
The top one looks as if she is reaching for some deeper understanding. The one at the bottom is clearly plotting world domination.
Beautiful kittehs.
The one at the bottom is clearly plotting world domination.
Exactly!! I thought the same thing ... that he was starting off by seeing if he could mentally force me to open the bag of kitty treats! (he looks like he is concentrating hard on something ... maybe it was a hairball)
Forgot I took this one on vacation too...
I think Dennis looks like Sarah Jessica Parker.
Lovely cats, all of them.
Can't say I envy you the fluff tho FD.
I have a ticklish enough time with the Diz-cat's sleek pelt.
But then maybe your cats don't try to sleep on your head in the morning (for the warmth, you know) or insist on being carried round the house like a baby.
I sorta see what Bruce means re Dennis tho.
His nose is larger than his face suggests is possible, but it gives him his distinction.
Did you know Michael Palin had a cat called Dennis?
Omg Dennis is sooo much cuter than SJP, and he's a better actor too.
Lovely cats, all of them.
Can't say I envy you the fluff tho FD.
I have a ticklish enough time with the Diz-cat's sleek pelt.
But then maybe your cats don't try to sleep on your head in the morning (for the warmth, you know) or insist on being carried round the house like a baby.
Actually they (especially Bailey) come and want petted at around 5:30 in the morning ... but they wisely hit up my wife and not me ... no matter how the wife burrows into the covers or pillows, a cat always pursues ...
They realized I give noogies in the mornings, not pets.
I used to have a roommate who was owned by a cat that insisted on showing ME it's butt first thing every morning. It got to anticipate my alarm clock by five minutes, would wander in and sit on my chest and purr to gently wake me and monitor my eyes for signs of life. As soon as I opened even ONE eye, it would immediately turn around and lift it's tail, then go sailing through the air, out the door, into my roommates bedroom, yowling all the way and followed by a stream of invective as only a sailor can do it.
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I heart Dennis. :)
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The turtles are much more fun in motion. They can really buzz around underwater.
These guys are begging. They now do this whenever I'm around... they have figured out that I'm their food source.
I commented earlier that they looked like the terrapins I had as a kid...not realising that, other than one particular type which is terrapin to you as well, what we call terrapins you call turtles. Mine had red ears. They were probably the same kind as yours.
I checked on wiki and it says you also use 'turtle' or 'box turtle' for what we call tortoises. I didn't know that.
Nice terrapins, UT
I'll upstage you with more doggie pictures as soon as I get around to taking some more. Gypsy has gotten BIG!
I'll upstage you with more doggie pictures as soon as I get around to taking some more. Gypsy has gotten BIG!
*blinks*
Did you know Michael Palin had a cat called Dennis?
I did NOT know that. I would have thought Eric Idle might have....
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this IS, after all why Dennis is named Dennis.
Does that mean where they live is called Terrapin Station?
These pics came out really good, I think. Taken with iPhone and Lolo'ized:
beeeeUtiful kitties!
UT -
#1) how weird to have turtles.
#2) did you name them after Renaissance figures the way their Ninja brethern are?
#3) IS your turtle oasis named, in fact, Terrapin Station? and if yes, why?
#4) do they eat cheese? at all?
Terrapin Station.
I do not understand.
1) I agree, but these guys are fascinating me now. They are awesome creatures. I don't care that they're not that bright; that's their lot in life as reptiles, but the whole shell thing is really cool and how they swim with it is ultra-cool. Plus they're kinda cute-ugly if you know what I mean.
2) No, they are "Tiger" and "Moon". Tiger is the aggressive one, Moon is the laid-back one. I wanted them to have rather universal names because they will probably outlive me, if I manage them well, so they need names that will last. Plus, they can't be sexed for another 2-3 years... their names need to outlive that too.
3)
Terrapin Station, SG, is the name of one of the more notable Grateful Dead albums. Their aquarium is not named that. Once I realized that they were in fact terrapins -- aquatic turtles, as opposed to their land-based brethren who are tortoises -- the name was the second thought that occurred to me. But that's the problem: it's too obvious. Everybody with terrapins will use that name. Therefore, their homeland shall be known as: Terrapin Depot.
4) Their diet consists of little miniature logs of compressed turtle food, which is the professionally-recommended diet. As a treat, they get a few dead, dried shrimp, which are about a cm long and really gross. Apparently the turtles have the talent to catch and eat feeder goldfish; I don't know if mine are big enough to handle that task, but I'm gonna have them try it soon. J is against the idea because it's cruel. I can't wait to watch them have a go at it.
Make sure they're really and truly big enough to eat the feeder goldfish before you try it. We had a garter snake that ate goldfish, except once it tried to eat one that was just a tad too large, and it choked/drowned.
Dotty is now over 14 and her rear axel is giving her trouble. I give her ½ aspirin 2 times a day. Boy I really don't know what to do...
aw, buster! I am sorry about your sweet doggie but she has YOU to love her and take good care of her. I'm sure she loves you as much as you love her. :apaw:
Your first stop should be your vet.
Do as they tell you.
depending on the weight of the dog, you should be safe in upping that to a baby aspirin or two twice daily. Try to stay off adult aspirin unless the vet agrees. No Tylenol!!!
Maybe a heating pad?
Thanks. Sounds like a plan, since I have no bucks for vet.
Brian. I give her 1/2 aspirin 2 times a day, mixed in food.
But I guess she is about over the hill.
If I ever find out who stole HoBo, shame on thier butt.
Bummer, buster, when I emailed you earlier I hadn't seen this. :(
Awww. Poor baby :(
Go see your vet. Rimadyl is usually better than aspirin for dogs. It's part of the same family but is less harsh on the stomach, less likely to cause ulcers.
Awww. Poor baby :(
Go see your vet. Rimadyl is usually better than aspirin for dogs. It's part of the same family but is less harsh on the stomach, less likely to cause ulcers.
Rimadyl causes liver and kidney failure and I would not use that unless there is nothing else. Drugs mask the condition they do not 'cure' it. Asprin is good short term. Buster try and give EPA and DHA fish oil caps squirt them in the dog's food two a day for a week and then one a day there after. You should be able to get Rexall brand cheap at Wal Mart $6- $8 a bottle.
I am sorry someone took your other dog people suck.
That is a risk with Rimadyl yes. But it's a risk with most non-steroidal anti-inflammatory pain killers.
I used to give pilau half an aspirin after I'd plucked his ears, because it used to leave his ears sore. Then one time he started vomiting blood. I had to stop giving him the aspirin. He now has Rimadyl when he needs pain relief; but he has periodic blood tests for his kidney and liver function. As does his brother, Dante, who is on daily rimadyl for his arthritis. Usually, the danger to liver and kidney function comes from regular use, not from an occasional course.
They also both have daily doses of glucosamine hydrochloride added to their food to promote joint health.
Sorry to hear bout your dog, Buster.
I tried to get Diz into a PDSA vet, but I don't qualify. Their criteria is receipt of Housing Benefit or Council Tax support. Because I live with Mum & Dad I don't get either (as I pay no rent).
The other benefits I receive put me in the low-income category, but because the 'rents took me in when I was in too much of a bad way to live alone, I am counted as if I was on a reasonable wage.
Of course my parents have just paid off their mortgage (this week!) Yay for them and all their hard work. I'd rather that was the case than they were in dire straits and I could get free vet care.
Diz is okay now. I just had a scare after a bout of diarrhea and vomiting (him not me!) and wanted to set my mind at rest. It's not that I couldn't afford a consultation - I'm happy to go without for that. It's the worry that it would lead to an X-ray, a scan, medication, injection etc. Of course igf it had carried on I would have borrowed the money from Grandad and got him down there ASAP. When I move out in the New Year I will qualify, and intend to get him a full health check then, just to be on the safe side. Ironically, it will be my Dad who has to drive me there anyway, as it's too far away to feasibly take a cat on the bus.
I know they do great work, so I'm not really moaning, I'm just in the position of falling outside of their guidelines.
Anyway - if you can afford it a heated pad might really ease her suffering. I got mine from eBay and they run on very little electricity a day. It's always hard when you know it's a case of age catching up with a pet. How far do you go? How long do you leave it? How much is enough?
Good luck, and I hope things go as well as they can.
And Jinx?
What a lovely pair ;)
Diz does that too. We don't make such a nice composition though.
And Jinx?
What a lovely pair
Nice pussy, too.
My wife has gotten into the Christmas spirit, and feels that the dogs should be, too!
Oh the 3rd dog without the hat is helpin hisself to a lil sumpthin sumpthin ;)
Too gorgeous for words. Gypsy's nose is sooo kissable! (I assume she's the one whoring herself out to the third dog there :P) And Toby (the GS?) is so rakishly handsome, I want to steal him off you. I want to steal them both actualy.
Time for some Pilau pics. It's ben a while since I bombarded y'all, and now my camera is fixed...
This next set need an explanation:
We were out in the rather glorious snow the othe day, and in order to allow him some time off the lead, so he could run about a bit, I had to make him wear his gimp mask (muzzle). he hates it. His usual thing is to run around a bit and then stick his face into clumps of grass and try to drag it off. This made for some interesting pics, given the snow :P
Oh the 3rd dog without the hat is helpin hisself to a lil sumpthin sumpthin ;)
That would be Junior, our alpha male. He's a mixed breed, Queensland Heeler and something. He's sniffing at a recent boo-boo on the leg.
Too gorgeous for words. Gypsy's nose is sooo kissable! (I assume she's the one whoring herself out to the third dog there :P) And Toby (the GS?) is so rakishly handsome, I want to steal him off you. I want to steal them both actualy.
You have them backwards Dana. Toby is the Weimaraner, Gypsy (our newest and youngest at 5 mos old) is the German Shepherd.
Brian
Sorry Brian my bad! [/dirtymind]
Pilau is adorable! =D
I tried to get them all in the shot, not so easy to do, they look like black blobs.
:)
Spike Rene Helm
How's Denis taking to the new roomie?
He only tries to kill him occasionally.
Spike is so sweet and delicate and gentle... usually you get all scratched up from kittens, but he hasn't scratched anyone at all. Dennis on the other hand... so they have to be constantly supervised when together.
OMG!
Gorgeous to the point of being edible!
And I mean Spike this time :)
Diz at Christmas.
I'm sorry, I did eated Santa.
Well, that explains a lot. Thanks for eating Christmas, Diz. :eyebrow:
;)
And, cute kitten, lumberjinx.
You people have cute cats. Mine is just silly. We got home last night and found ours under the tree either drinking from the well or positioned under what he thought was a giant mistletoe waiting for a kiss.
Spike is stunning. Here's the latest addition, Simcha:
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Impress, you gotta keep an eye on them sweet-faced black kittehs, alllllll the time...
Impress, you gotta keep an eye on them sweet-faced black kittehs, alllllll the time...
Yer darn tootin' I do! She's quite the little hellion. Bit me twice this morning. But even as I type this, she's at the vet getting a hysterectomy (and therefore an abortion t'boot). I suspect with an e-collar and some stitches in her belly she won't be quite as feisty for a few days.
Maybe so, but she'll be plotting revenge.
Maybe so, but she'll be plotting revenge.
Doubtless you're right. At least I can take solace that the three of them have been hissing and growling at each other since I brought the new one home on Christmas day, so for the time being, I can take a "divide and conquer" approach. Otherwise, I'm outnumbered, and considering how exhausted I am at the end of a business day, outwitted by three ornery felines and therefore, doomed.
So many gorgeous cats! :eek:
....Must post for the dog people, [yes I am the Cellar's crazy dog lady ;)
Ooooh, what a kissable face!
@Dana - so hangonaminnit - aren't dogs allowed off the lead without a muzzle in the UK?
@Nirvana - CuUUUUUute!
@BrianR - so chic!
@ all the cat pics - lovely!
Nirvana, that puppeh is so cute I want to eat it! :hearts:
crispy fried with hot sauce would work....
OMG what a magnificent cat!
@Dana - so hangonaminnit - aren't dogs allowed off the lead without a muzzle in the UK?
Only if they're on the dangerous breeds list; or if they are known to be dangerous. Pilau is mainly a danger to himself :P But...whilst I have never known him do a full on bite, he has been known to nip, particularly if he's got over-excited about something (like chasing a bird or a squirrel) Mainly when he does this, he's going for clothing, but if his teeth go through the clothing, it can hurt like buggery, and even a small puncture wound can get infected.
Even if he doesn't actually nip, if he goes flying at someobody to chase them away, with his jaws wide open and his top lip drawn back, it can be quite scary. Yes, he's a cutey but he's also quite a big dog, and when he's in savage mode he's a lot less cute:P
I generally don't let him off, even with the muzzle, if there are people around. But at least if someone suddenly appears over the rise, and he flies at them, they aren;t treated to the sight of his snappy jaws.
Most dog-people can tell the difference between a proper full-on bite and a collie herding nip. But not everyone can, so as much for his protection as theirs, I muzzle him. That and, though he's never nipped a youngster, I don't think I'd forgive myself if he hurt a kiddie. I also don't want him frightening them. Basically I just can't fully trust him off the lead without one. He's only nipped at maybe four or five people (including me!) in his 11 years. Mostly that's been grabbing at clothing. But he does have a tendency to run and bark at people when I take him out. Not when J, or Mum take him out, just when i do, he's over-protective.
[eta] actually, he will bite if someone puts their hand to him. He doesn't like strangers trying to stroke him. Again, we're not talking a full-on savage bite like you'd get from a staffy (had one of those when I was delivering leaflets a few years ago) but he will snap at the fingers and break the skin.
@ Jinx and Jim: God's teeth, that cat is ridiculously gorgeous!
Only if they're on the dangerous breeds list; or if they are known to be dangerous. Pilau is mainly a danger to himself :P ...
Thanks for the explanation.
[Inspector-at-the-end-of-a-Famous-Five-novel-mode]If only all dog-owners were responsible ones like yourself the world would be a better place!
[/Inspector-at-the-end-of-a-Famous-Five-novel-mode]My dog Lola and my cat Oscar.
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Bowser is very shiny, and has a long tongue.
Browser looks like a pit-bull mix. What is he?
he's a papered pit... or so my son was led to believe when he bought him from the breeder- he's way small for a full pit - despite his papers we agree he looks like a mix.
He's a sweetheart tho' no matter what his bastard background ;)
Lola looks so sweet and Oscar looks so devilish - good pair! Bowser looks ready! I love that smooth and shiny coat.
Jinx, Spike is adorable. I think I want one just like him.
Lots of nice pet pics.
Bring on the snake pics Qice!
I also have a naked rat named Sam.
Then if you post a picture of Sam, be sure and mark it nsfw. :haha:
Love - ball python
Rosco- ball python
Mario - red tail colombian boa
(couldn't get the boa's pics resized - sorry they're so big)
Then if you post a picture of Sam, be sure and mark it nsfw. :haha:
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Great pic William. Is that a baby rat?
I am embarrassed to say I had rats as pets as a pre teen.
People can scoff but they were great pets.
If someone offered me a rat right now I would internally say 'eww' and then no thank you.
In the fifth grade my friends and I collected Gardner snakes too and let them loose.
I've had all kinds of animals as pets like turtles, pigs,cows,horses,dogs, birds,doves.
I wish I was a kid again sometimes.
This is my cat. He is sometimes camouflage against the blanket he likes to lay upon. In this pic not so much but when he lays down he blends in.
Great pic William. Is that a baby rat?
Yeah, he's still a baby.
Nice to see that you are the same bratty teenager as before, Emma. :rolleyes:
I don't have a problem with snakes, Qice. But they do look like they would eat Diz for breakfast. Snakes + curious cats = too dangerous for me.
Oh Sky, what a pretty kitty!
I love ginger cats so much.
Even ones with mutant legs... although I'm willing to accept that might be the angle ;)
I don't have a problem with snakes, Qice. But they do look like they would eat Diz for breakfast. Snakes + curious cats = too dangerous for me.
We've also got a cat - she will often sit and watch the snakes while they slither around their cages, and she loves to sit on top of the cages as they're nice and toasty - the snakes just ignore her.
Diz would be quite safe!
Nice to see that you are the same bratty teenager as before, Emma. :rolleyes:
I looked at the last previous 3 pages and I don't see where or what you are replying to. Is it possible that I have this Emma person on ignore and not know it? Maybe that's why I can't see her posts.
Great pic William. Is that a baby rat?
William wised up and got rid of her and the rat. Shame, the rat was quite cute.:p
It would seem that William is no longer with us.
William wised up and got rid of her and the rat. Shame, the rat was quite cute.:p
It would seem that William is no longer with us.
I have know idea what either of you are talking about.
Thanks SG. He is quite Muppet like in the way his large bones are covered with loose fur. He has large eyes and he loves to look right in to your face.Not with that staring cat eye like my other cat but with a dog like gaze.
So William was still banned or banned again?
I thought I was being over conciliatory and so could provoke a hostile teen. After all they don't want to be 'nice'.
Online equivalent of "don't touch me! "
I had to leave so I didn't get to see the whys or why fors. oh well but
I was hoping for something good.
I also have a 12 Convict cichlid fish in a 30 gal. tank. None of them have names.
William wised up and got rid of her and the rat. Shame, the rat was quite cute.:p
William/Emma/Becca/Casey /HeadcaseCasey/Gman
There are at least 10 names from other sites she and her friend/sister use.
Odds are "she" is probably, as it was put on another forum . . .
"It's probably some nasty 50 year old so fat who can't even get up to go pee but is sitting behind a computer trying to make everyone want him."
note about my room in prior photo
You see glass bottles behind the kitty all cast off?
It looks like I live in a garage. Oh the horror.:o
I had a built in curio hutch in my last apartment and so when I moved I had no place to put all these little things I've collected and refuse to put in the living room. I have been looking for shelves but oddly the stores just do not have them and I do not want a book shelf. I need a large shadow box or some other decorative shelf.
I have all this junk I don't want to get rid of. I am minimalist to a degree but these things I've gathered along the way.
What is on the fireplace isn't all of it. They line the wall on either side as well.
Now that I have explained my dilema and my messy room I feel better.:cool:
No cats in photo but after emma/willie whatser name you'll forgive that too.
I had to leave so I didn't get to see the whys or why fors. oh well but
Oh, never mind the hows, and the whys and the do-you-mind- if-I-don'ts.
Sorry. Blackadder quote sprang to mind :P
Gorgeous snakes Qice!
lol
I always have song lyrics come to mind.
Is it Rosco? Yes he/she does have beautiful markings Qice.
Rosco - he does look lovely - thank you!
You'd be surprised how many people won't step foot in my home because of them!
Back when we used to have snakes, I once had a maintenance guy (can't remember if it was plumbing, or some appliance guy, or what) insist to me again and again that "I'm not afraid of them, I just hate them." Sure, dude. You're trembling with hatred.
Not mine but too adorable not to post up! Hihi...:p Someone I know just adopted a pair of pure breed(so he claims) chow sisters from the SPCA. They're soooooo adorable!!!
It's real shame puppies grow up. ;)
The same way that it's a shame babies grow up. Hehe....
No, you don't want babies around forever. Although it would be nice if they transmogrified to adults. :cool:
Although it would be nice if they transmogrified to adults. :cool:
Okay, I didn't want to sound unsmart by asking, but I looked up the word "transmogrified" and it doesn't seem nice that babies do this at all! Whatcha mean?? :confused: :dunce:
transmogrify.... verb: change completely the nature or appearance of
Instant transformation from baby to adult, without the normal progression through child and teen.
All puppies are adorable! :)
transmogrify.... verb: change completely the nature or appearance of
Instant transformation from baby to adult, without the normal progression through child and teen.
Hmm....
trans·mog·ri·fy [ tranz móggrə f ] (past and past participle trans·mog·ri·fied, present participle trans·mog·ri·fy·ing, 3rd person present singular trans·mog·ri·fies)
transitive verb
Definition:
change form grotesquely: to change the appearance or form of something, especially in a grotesque or bizarre way ( formal )
I got this off of encarta. No wonder I didn't understand what you meant. :p But I see your point why babies shouldn't stay small forever. However, I like to see them growing up slowly. Although I miss my nephew as 2 years old, his 5 years old self is totally adorable. Running around with him is my exercise. :D Not sure how much I would like him as a teen though. :neutral:
Nirvana: I love puppies! I like kittens too. But I'm partial, I only like the round, cuddly ones. :p
This thread says there is a page 79 but it won't go there! WTF? Well anyway here are my 3 herding dogs playing "do you smell what I smell?"
Gypsy's nose is sooo kissable!
Here are some pics of my two brats. The tortoiseshell is Flicker and the little guy with one blue and one green eye is Sylvester. Flicker is inspecting the digital camera kindly sent to me by a dweller I shall call M. I still figuring out the camera (the directions are in Spanish!), but I wil post more pics as I continue to get the hang of it. Thanks M.!
beautiful cats! Love Sylvester's eyes!
Thank you. I have seen dogs with different colored eyes but never a cat. Sylvester is a charmer and he knows it!
Though I liked the name "Cicero"(i am partial), I really do think Sylvester is a great name for the kitty!! (I am glad you went with that one) :)
Too cute!
Here kittehs!!
A Cellar member has a new puppy. Don't know it's name yet, but it looks like Petey from the Our Gang Comedies.
OMFG that dog is cute. You could practically eat it up with a spoon. If it's a girl, you could name her Sundae or Cookie or something equally delicious.
sweet!
He does look like Petey another sweet dog.
What a sweet baby! There is noting better than puppy breath! :)
Who is afraid to let anyone know they got a new dog? :confused:
Who is afraid to let anyone know they got a new dog? :confused:
I think he's talking about himself...
Ohhhhhh! (D'oh!) Sure is a cute puppy!
Even I think that's a cute dog!
I think I know who's dog it is ... :cool:
Maybe this should have been posted in OXB's Prisoner of Love thread.
Dotty. Old girl.
After 14 years,4 months of good and faithfull companionship, all you get is a bed of lime and a grave.
I put Dotty down and buried her at sunset today.
None of the meds. or other things I tried helped. She was falling down and peeing in her bed at night.
We spent a nice warm day outside.
Maybe she's in a better place, free of pain. But, I'm damn sure not!
I'm sorry you lost Dotty Busterb. :sniff: Dogs are only on loan to us, I know this because they don't live as long as we do and once they have made someone's life better and happier as I am sure Dotty did for you, its time for them to go on to something better and be pain free. Try and be happy for her I promise you she has way more than a grave now.
Weep not for me though I am gone
Into that gentle night.
Grieve if you will, but not for long
Upon my soul's sweet flight.
I am at peace, my soul's at rest
There is no need for tears.
For with your love I was so blessed
For all those many years.
There is no pain, I suffer not,
The fear now all is gone.
Put now these things out of your thoughts,
In your memory I live on.
Remember not my fight for breath
Remember not the strife.
Please do not dwell upon my death,
But celebrate my life.
Constance Jenkins
Sorry to hear that Buster, but at least you know you did your best for her.
She knew you loved her to the very end, which is all they ask of us.
RIP, Dotty. :mecry:
Oh Buster. I am so sorry! That is such a hard decision to make. She will live with you forever, though.
Oh Buster. I'm so sorry. Poor little Dottie.
I don't know you, and I didn't know her, but I'm in tears for you both. My deepest sympathies at Dottie's passing.
I think I know who's dog it is ... :cool:
YOURS!? :)
Congratulations if so. I don't want to gush too much in case it's not. lol
Maybe this should have been posted in OXB's Prisoner of Love thread.
Dotty. Old girl.
After 14 years,4 months of good and faithfull companionship, all you get is a bed of lime and a grave.
I put Dotty down and buried her at sunset today.
None of the meds. or other things I tried helped. She was falling down and peeing in her bed at night.
We spent a nice warm day outside.
Maybe she's in a better place, free of pain. But, I'm damn sure not!
I'm sorry buster. :(
Her name is Lucy.
And she's not mine, lovely though she is!
Oh! I wanna kiss that nose!
Lucy is a great name.
Look at her romping around.
Maurice and Jasper got a new toy from their Uncle. Here's Maurice enjoying it ...
Hey UT that cat have one of your turtles? :eek: Bad kitty! ;)
Wow, what a little cutie!
Oh Good God, Cute Overlload!
Look at that super straight sit! Oh how totallly fucking adorable!
Square back, intelligent expression, well-built hinders...
... kissable nose and fuzzy face
thank you all for indulging my slight attention whoring ;)
Just one post is hardly attention whoring. Post more pictures! :D He's just too adorable; I would love to hug him. :D
Beautiful dog, Nirvana. :thumb:
What a pretty puppy! What is his or her name?
His name is Victor :) Registered name is Losthundfand Invictus
Beautiful Shepherd
He's a show stopper!
I like your kitty too limey!
Alternate caption for the first one:
"I seez youz in there"
I should be doing about 12 other things but am easily distracted by a camera and a cat...
Look at his dirty nose. You can see the high food line...
I have been waiting for new pictures of the mahvelous kitteh ! :D
Oh, I just love that kitteh. He's so ridiculously photogenic.
Little turtle is doing better and may survive her respiratory infection. It's hard to know, turtles don't show many signs of illness. But these two started at the same size three months ago. Little one is still about an inch long, big one is two inches:
Looks like you are making turtle soup/pron UT! ;)
For Mort this is Valkyrie
Turtle stacking. Yertle would be proud.
Nirv, she is sooo beautiful. I would give my right leg for her, but then I could[COLOR="Magenta"]n't [/COLOR]take her for jogs very well. Find her a great home for me!
We are the lucky family that the lovely Lucy-Lou belongs too, she's such an awesome Puppy...with not too many naughty puppy traits - besides teasing Grimbley and laying just out of swiping range and woofing at him. The other cats are unfazed.
Jinx/Jim - new addition? too cute.
Hi Dana :)
Pilau looks mighty cute a bit further back
Heya Ducks! Ya, we just got Spike a little while back. He's adorable. Part siamese part pig.
...and part highly intelligent extra-terrestrial.
Hi Dana :)
Pilau looks mighty cute a bit further back
Yah. He's a cutie-pie. I have to cut his fur soon so that I can take him to the vets without actually dying of shame: when i do, I will flood the Cellar with Pilau pics muahahaha.
Pico waiting to be let in from the cold.
That is definitely an "I C WUT U DID THER".
Pico strolls to the glass door and says" Um there is snow out here!"
Awesome shot Pico.
Thanx Jinx...and
you would know how many it took to get that
one.
Pico strolls to the glass door and says" Um there is snow out here!"
LOL! He's a lot better about snow this year, but he still gets lazy and will pee on the effin deck if there is snow on it. :eyebrow:
Thanx Jinx...and you would know how many it took to get that one.
Yeah I took a few thousand today myself. Got some meh to show for it.
well, it must have worn Spike out. he won't get the f$##% off of me.
Turbo looks so frikkin cool!
Pico looks so frikkin cold!
Buddy with her favorite toy, for now.
Aww, she's a sweetheart. :love:
omg, shes gorgeous buster!!
suckers got out last night. Bad kitties!
Just too gorgeous for words, Nirvana. Look at how their ears prick right up. What fabulous looking dogs.
@ Buster: your little lass is so cute. I could just kiss that little nose!
Nirvana, Victor is an amazing pup. Is that how the ears are on that breed? Its unusual. It gives him such an alert demeanor. BTW, isn't it tough trying to get a good crisp photo from them when they are all black. Turbos black dense fur wont come out well if the light is too poor or the flash too bright.
BTW, isnt tough trying to get a good crisp photo from them when they are all black. Turbos black dense fur wont come out well if the light is too poor or the flash too bright.
AMEN! Here's
my black boy Slick watching the birds.
Damn, you made me go back to fix my typos...:D.
Thats not a bad one, Gravdigr, Ive got a ton of pictures like that and they rarely turn out well. I love them, even so.
Thanks Dana, Pico. Lots of herding breed puppies do that with their ears while they are adolescent. My camera treats the black dogs like blobs. I have to over expose the brightness to see their features.
I :heartpump Victor :)
Yeah you lost all the expression, but maybe my monitor and yours see it different.
Thanks I wonder if I need a new graphics card :rolleyes:
I had not seen these pet photos. Very nice!
This next set need an explanation:
We were out in the rather glorious snow the othe day, and in order to allow him some time off the lead, so he could run about a bit, I had to make him wear his gimp mask (muzzle). he hates it. His usual thing is to run around a bit and then stick his face into clumps of grass and try to drag it off. This made for some interesting pics, given the snow :P
Haha he looks like a muppet :) cute
Spike is stunning. Here's the latest addition, Simcha:
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very cute
New little rascal, perfectly-sized for the kids.
Some friends found her wandering in the cold, and could not locate her people after considerable effort.
Turns out she had a chip... but it was never registered! Well, I'm sad she was lost but I'm glad to take her in.
Beautiful pup, Flint. So, what's her name?
...
So, what's her name?
Cindy Lou Who, who is no more than two.
She is so sweet looking! congratulations flint
Tiger is now 3" long. I think she's a she.
Are you going to get her a yank mate?
passive resistance victory
I love those kitties! :love:
Love the stripey tiger tail hanging down in that second pic lol.
Spring is here, the cats are being crazy outside....
.
I guess it should be Whitney cat, but I like the sound of Celine Cat better :lol:
My Heartworm Will Go On...
* No cap and gown just his tongue hanging down ;)
Wow. He's just stunning.
Tell him congrats and good boy for me.
I wonder if they can help autistic dogs. If so I'd love to send Frank.
Thanks Jinx I'll tell him ;)
Capn how do you know Frank is autistic he may just have selective hearing :)
Nope. Not selective hearing. Our vet confirmed it. I wasn't even aware that dogs could have autism. I researched it....(not that I don't trust my vet)... and it's twue. It's twue! He's really smart. But he's just like autistic children. He's.... well autistic.
Unnatural!
Lovely kitty photos jinx.
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the sound will probably get cut..... but hey...whatevah.
Unnatural!
Lovely kitty photos jinx.
No offense to the cat-lovers, but Nirvana, Flint and Busterb: I love love love the doggies!
I sincerely hope I get to volunteer with the SPCA soon, even though I can't have a dog, I hoping that will help me cope. Might have the opposite effect though.
Keep in mind I fed him cat food, and then a buffalo wing, before he got a hold of the bread and the cucumber (quickly abandoned).
Diz eats Digestive biscuits. But he mostly plays with them.
The cat I grew up with (Tinker) was mad for Bran Flakes, with or without milk.
Perhaps there is something about wheat that they crave...?
Beautiful pics from all and great vid, thank you.
I'll have to get more of the boi for you, you must all have withdrawal symptoms by now.
PS - Monnie - am I the only person in the world never to catch my cat yawning? I spend so much time with him too - it's SO unfair!
loverly kitties! but omg, I just canNOT listen to Cash mangle DM! He made some other covers that were good. Just not that one!
I just thank FSM that he never got his hands on Somebody.
I just canNOT listen to Cash mangle DM! He made some other covers that were good. Just not that one!
you're kidding, right? The Depeche Mode version? bleh. drum machine drums? bleh bleh.
that song
belongs to the late Mr Cash now. Marilyn Manson held it for a moment, but Johnny has wrested it from even him.
no; you're kidding, right? Worst song I have listed to eva. horrible, horrible choice for him.
ah...go piss up a rope, you gots all yer taste between the wrong cheeks.
agree to disagree on that one
OHHHH no, you WILL love that song, ......and you'll like it~!
PS - Monnie - am I the only person in the world never to catch my cat yawning? I spend so much time with him too - it's SO unfair!
That's because he's never bored when you're around... he's a
male cat, hmmm.;)
Buddy is now 4 months old. Dumb as a stump. Perhaps I've just forgotten how Dotty was at that age.
She's house broken w/puppy pads. Taking her outside, best have on lease. She goes deaf+ nuts, hard to catch, especially around Sheila. Her attention span is about as long as my never mind.
Selective hearing, autism or just plain nuts?
Ball, get the ball! Ball, WTF is a ball? After about 2 minutes.
Only way I can get anything done in yard is to turn Sheila loose and put her on wire run.
Perhaps I should have just got married again or adopted a crack baby?
This is waaay darker on youtube than it ws when i played the original file on my comp. But anyhow ... here goes. First ever video :)
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(Now I finally know how to pronounce "Pilau" correctly!)
Thanks Dana, I enjoyed you both, as well as the tour.
(that's not how I pronounce Pilau)
Oh you know I fell in love with Pilau the first time I saw him. I love your video. He's a good boy! Thanks for the glimpse into your life.
pea-lauw is what I always thought.
Pillow I had never thought of - Excellent!
Woof Woof...[SIZE="1"] pant pant pant[/SIZE]... Rwowl. :comfort:
Pilau rocks! What a darling dog.
*grins* I had great fun with that video.
Poor Pilau, though. he is so sick of the camera :P I've been rediscovering it :)
I have some more to post later. Pilau's valley walk.
Friend's neighbor's pooch. His name is Big Johnson. (the dog, not the neighbor) I laugh a little bit to myself every time I call his name (the dog's, not the neighbor's).
Oh! Oh he's gorgeous!
Look at that handsome face ... the wrinkled brow gives him such gravitas lol. I still want to kiss him on the nose though.
Pilau is wow! :)
Big Johnson =Turner and Hooch = slobber LOL!
Buddy is now 4 months old. Dumb as a stump. Perhaps I've just forgotten how Dotty was at that age.
She's house broken w/puppy pads. Taking her outside, best have on lease. She goes deaf+ nuts, hard to catch, especially around Sheila. Her attention span is about as long as my never mind.
Selective hearing, autism or just plain nuts?
Ball, get the ball! Ball, WTF is a ball? After about 2 minutes.
Only way I can get anything done in yard is to turn Sheila loose and put her on wire run.
Perhaps I should have just got married again or adopted a crack baby?
Advice wanted? Here it comes anyway. :D
If you want to teach that dog to come to you it must be a positive experience. At Wal Mart they sell 20 ft leads. Whenever she is out with you have that lead on. Have a pocket full of treats. When you call Buddy to you only say the name once and if they do not come you pick up the lead and reel them in saying puppy puppy puppy, and then give them a bunch of treats. Let them loose to get interested in something else and repeat.
Never leave the lead on when you are not there. Never call the dog unless you have the lead on and are able to reel them in. Repeat as many times a day as you want if you practice your part of this skill your dog will learn it. Coming to you should always be a good experience. Never call a dog to you and punish them. They will never come to you.
That pretty much corresponds with all the advice I've ever been given on dog training. Now, if only I'd consistently taken said advice, I'd probably not have a maniac for a dog :P
Nirvana Thanks. I never punish, maybe if caught in the act. Need to spend more time w/BUddy, but spring has sprung. I'm so far behind in yard work and garden. She's staying around Shelia when loose, but still have to keep an eye out.
That pretty much corresponds with all the advice I've ever been given on dog training. Now, if only I'd consistently taken said advice, I'd probably not have a maniac for a dog :P
I bet you are a good dog trainer. Does Pilau know how to shake paws? Teach him how to high five! :)
Oh he high fives on command. Waits when told, even when a biscuit is sitting between his paws.
He is wonderfully well trained indoors (except for the going mental at the postman etc). Outdoors less so :P
To this day I am convinced that had I been allowed to just train him my way, we'd all have been happy and fine ... I had a partner at the time (Pilau's 'Daddy') who had slightly different ideas. Nothing worse than two people training a dog!
Mom's dog, Shana:
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Waiting for the Seder to begin:
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*chuckles* oh bless! What a sweetheart.
VERY cute - quick rub noses with her
Loving the Dorothy Hamill furcut.
pea-lauw is what I always thought.
Pillow I had never thought of - Excellent!
i say pill ow
To me, Peel- oww is the right pronuciation, but that's because I know the various Brit interpretations of the dish he is named after.
Dana and I say many words differently, let alone those of Indian origin, where she has far more expertise than me.
I wish I had a pic of Diz to justify this post.
ETA
I am not a dog person.
I doubt I ever wil be.
But the sound of your voice still makes me want to snog you.
Don't worry, Limey will be with us and will protect you next time we meet :)
*chuckles*
Actually, i pronounce 'Pilau' both ways depending on context. I think 'Pi llow' is a lazy northern pronunciation lol. Pee low is probably more 'correct'. I tend to use peelow when referring to the rice, and Pi llow when talking to Pil. But even then i jump between the two at times.
I know you're no dog person. But Pilau knows you still love him *grins* Stands to reason. He knows everyone loves him. On account of him being a Good Dog.
I would think Pee-low would be a girl dog's name ;)
*laughs* that took me a few seconds :P
Daisy, enjoying a foot pet:
Basement cat, AKA Starvin' Marvin:
Tryin to pet both and get a pic:
Frank. He has autism. Really.
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he's too cute for words. Got any bigger pics of him?
He looks like the baby polar bear off the coca-cola ads.
@ Moar: lovin basement cat, he's cool.
Aife this fine morning... yeah porcupine.
Mia has a pretty bad eye injury and she hates being a funnel head!
To me, Peel- oww is the right pronuciation, but that's because I know the various Brit interpretations of the dish he is named after.
Dana and I say many words differently, let alone those of Indian origin, where she has far more expertise than me.
I wish I had a pic of Diz to justify this post.
ETA
I am not a dog person.
I doubt I ever wil be.
But the sound of your voice still makes me want to snog you.
Don't worry, Limey will be with us and will protect you next time we meet :)
Don't worry guys, I'll take the video pix for yah!
Jasper has a new friend. Lumpy Paws was my mother's teddy bear and he has recently come to live with us.
I love lumpy paws! :heartpump Jasper is cute too!
ohhh poor Mia :(
And lol at Lumpy Paws, Limey! And a very sweet kitteh.
Mostly, when I post pics (or recently, videos) of the Pilster, he's aware of the camera and comes across as wary or hangdog; even out on our walk, if the camera is in my hand.
I wanted you to see Pilau how i see him; how he is most of the time. The only way to really do that is to set the camera up somewhere without him seeing it and then do my damndest to 'forget' it's there, so I don't accidentally clue him in to its presence :p
Here then is a little snippet of Pilau's afternoon. Most of which involved bisuits and playing.
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Clearly aware of where you are, and what you're doing, at all times.
OUCH! Griff and Nirvana, your poor dawgies.
Limey, I love that pic. Jasper is gorgeous.
Dana, such fun times with you and Pil
I know! *grins* he's quite playful still, for an old man :) You wouldn't think he was 11 years old.
Well, he's not mine but I do look after him three days a week and also when the owners go on holiday.
Ladies and Gentlemen, I give you the mighty
Bruno.
Also known as 'The Tripehound':)
He certainly looks well cared for.
I hope you are giving Bruno some minty dog bones! ;)
I hope you are giving Bruno some minty dog bones! ;)
Being a Labrador he'll eat anything - and frequently does!
Last summer he consumed most of a 1kg bar of chocolate that had been left in an accessible place by one of the owner's kids.
I'll spare you the gruesome details, but the vet had to administer an emetic as his system wouldn't have been able to handle all the Theobromine in the chocolate. I'm told that there was evidence of him having consumed rather more than 'just' the chocolate. He came to stay with us for the rest of the day and looked rather sorry for himself to say the least. It didn't put him off chocolate as he tried the same trick a couple of weeks ago, although things didn't go too far this time.
Carruthers
I wanted you to see Pilau how i see him; how he is most of the time.
He's absolutely delightful. What a wonderful doggie.
Ohhh! That was great, Impress.
One of my little sadnesses, is that for some reason, I don't know, I've never taken Pilau to a beach. He's never seen waves. Rivers, yes. Streams, yes. lakes with little mini beaches, but not the sea.
Throw it! throw it! throw it! what are you waiting for! throw it! throw it! OH YOU THREW IT! I'M GETTING IT! HERE IT IS! throw it! throw it! throw it! throw it!
lol! That scene was in my head too when i saw the vid.
They're gonna need a bath after that workout. :haha:
I know two things; Victor has high five down pat :)and I will never be a hand model :p:
Oh $%^& I know 3 things, I am on dial up and I cannot see any videos for sh%^ :(
I know one thing...Victor is handsome.
Aww thanks Impress [buttons popping] :)
Yet another pic of Pilau :P
Just to keep the balance; yet another photo of Diz.
OOh let's write a caption for Pilau!!
1) I loves you Mommie
2) You want me to do what?
3) No cookie? Get the ball yourself
;)
Now captions for Diz
1) Is that catnip??
2) Smile? What do you mean smile?
3)I'm sorry I ate the Easter Bunny
lol
Caption for Diz: Oh Noes! Iz nashunwide cheezburgah shortidge!
Real caption:
What is it? What you got? Can I come see? Ooh, flashy! Forget the cute thing I was just doing, I want to see! Can I look? What issit?
@ Sundae:
'Look into my eyes, look into my eyes, the eyes, the eyes, not around the eyes, look into my eyes, look only into my eyes; and you're under. ..in a moment you will awaken and give me cheezeburgah. 3, 2, 1, you're back in the room'
He's not chubby enough :)
*grins* hence the need for cheezeburgahs!
Damn! How gan you see I need to trim my nostril hair all the way from America!
Here's one for DanaC-
My bees actually survived their first winter. Must have done something right. Going to hive up a third tomorrow, chuffed is the word. :D
Awwwww. Oh thanks for the update nowhereman; and that brilliant photo! I can almost taste the honeycomb :P
What do you use to make the bees docile when you're taking the combs out? I think my Dad used hickory smoke. Something like that anyway. I can still get that smell, so strong, if I think back. Lovely.
There are many things that are used - pine needles, baling twine, compressed paper - I use cedar bedding chips like those used for hamsters, it's a nice cool smoke and I smell like the forest when done.
Luv the smell of freshly burnt cedar or pine. Mmm can almost smell it now.
Always reminds me of the smell of puppy fur :P
Ah yes, the aroma of puppies roasting ... :eek:
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Ol' Slick through the kitchen window. He apparently found something tasty in his nose...
Weebles wobble but they don't fall down!
Heheh...Somebody here (Impress maybe) said Slick didn't quite look like the twenty-pounder I usually refer to him as. Well, he looks it there.
Ol' fatcat.:p:
He's clearly storing body fat for the inevitable human armageddon.
He's clearly storing body fat for the inevitable black cat armageddon he wants to unleash on the Jack Russell/Corgi mutt next door.
Fixed it.
Slick looks like a real handful!
I always tell Diz what a pudding he is, because he's not the boney adolescent he was when he came to me. Good job he's a cat not a child, really.
Not appropriate to this thread because I have no pictures, but y'all lemme finish?
Good.
Took the Diz cat round to Grandad's today. It's my last day of sitting for him, the 'rents are back late afternoon tomorrow. He's always loved animals, but was never "allowed" one in the house because Nanny thought all animals were dirty and flea-ridden. When he was still ambulatory he came round here every afternoon to feed Mia (the 'rents hadn't retired then).
He loved seeing Diz. He said he had a sweet face and was a real beauty. Just because he's 87, doesn't mean he's stupid! And of course Diz is so good natured (except with other cats) that he really played up to it, jumping on and off the sofa and chairs and making himself at home. I didn't put him on Grandad's lap - what with the constant motion of his Parkinsons' and his elderly skin I didn't want to risk a patented Diz-attack on his hands. But I held him for Grandad to stroke.
Was all very lovely.
wonderful story SG - thats so sweet.
Spike's ballz have 12 hours to live.
So long Spike's Balls, we hardly knew ye.:cry:
Victor competed in his first doggie practice show. He did very well and I am happy about it! Imagine trying to get a 2 year old child to stand still for one minute. :)
what a sweet and lucky dog. those fluffy tufts behind his ears are very unusual
This is a magnificent beast, but he's a terrible photography subject.
His environment is a 40 gallon aquarium, with a fake floating log where he can bask under the right lamps to provide him with UVA and UVB rays, so his shell hardens correctly. So, when he is above water, he's being hit with bright lamps, from above, with a bizarre color which I find hard to correct for. There is too much yellow, obviously, but every time I attempt color correction I can't get it right. So here he is without color correction.
When he's under water, he's in a reduced light situation, which is also a rather unnatural light. He's also moving nearly 100% of the time. Auto focus lands on the outer aquarium glass half the time, and the rest of the time is searching for a moving object in low light. Flash is always too bright and creates something unnatural in an aquarium.
The subject is also surrounded by reflective glass to make everything just that more difficult.
But the most difficult problem is that I'm finding my flawed amateur shots don't communicate what I think is cool about him. He's built to survive, secretly the most badass animal in the pond. He basks in Superman formation, legs straight out and arms back to capture the heat of the midday sun. In the water he's a floating saucer, swimming by rotating his enormous rear legs like canoe paddles. He examines the world above the surface by poking just the tiny eyes and nose out, 1% of his body. His throat expands to capture a balloonful of air, and he's back diving again, good to go with the protection of the water.
This is a magnificent beast.
Darla reminds me of Pilau!
@ Nirvana: awwww. He's growing up.
@ UT: brilliant photo. he looks like a real character
Turtle goes into "Superman" basking pose, rear legs out, front legs back, head stretched out. Total length nose to toe is probably 3.5" (9 cm).
He's doing yoga. Upward facing turtle.
Wow. That's an amazing shot! He's so graceful.
He's doing yoga. Upward facing turtle.
It's dryland training -breaststroke pullout.
Not my pets, but, I'm sure they belong to someone, and I couldn't find a more suitable thread. (they may be elsewhere on the Cellar, also)
Oh that's just too damned cute lol
Little clips of Diz.
Don't bother if you're not a cat lover - the most you see of me is my toenails. They are Barbie-Slut-Pink though.
WARNING
Turns out I talk to my cat in a really annoying voice. Who knew.
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Har! the still shot in that bottom clip is ridiculously sweet :P
I will watch these later, when i get back from Pilau's walk :)
We washed and clipped a show heifer we have for sale and Victor's Mom Sacha supervised the situation!
I just had a flashback about when I used to raise and show Brown Swiss calves/heifers/cows... the sights, smells, animals, friends, work... work! Now I remember why I quit doing that.;)
@Xob I only milk cows that have calves that are a bit stressed at birth. Raising dairy cattle would be too much work for me! ;)
I took a gas can out of the tractor cab and Sacha climbed the ladder and wanted to go for a ride! She must be part cat, this is a huge tractor!
Little clips of Diz.
Don't bother if you're not a cat lover - the most you see of me is my toenails. They are Barbie-Slut-Pink though.
WARNING
Turns out I talk to my cat in a really annoying voice. Who knew.
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Turbo loves those soft tinsel balls too! He loves them best actually. Unfortunately finding them at the pet stores is very hit or miss. Diz plays just like Turbo....throw a ball and he will run to get it and then look at me and stop playing.
Turbo loves those soft tinsel balls too! He loves them best actually. Unfortunately finding them at the pet stores is very hit or miss. Diz plays just like Turbo....throw a ball and he will run to get it and then look at me and stop playing.
I get the balls from eBay - they're thrown in as an extra when I buy Yeowww! catnip toys. Which means they carry an enticing smell of catnip for the first few days too. My parents' cat Mia loves them too.
Diz will often play "fetch" with me. He was unsettled by the filming that day though. Of course it's not
totally unusual for him to chase the ball and then stop and look at me, I admit :)
Ahhh....carpeted open stairs and cats. A natural playground. My Mitzvah used to do loops through them at breakneck speed and scare the bejeezus outta my mother.
Slick celebrates May Day.
Basement Cat! I like how his little paws are duck footed.
While 'normal' is NOT a word I would use to describe Slick, his feet are normal, he's just a little ducky at that moment, 2002 (holy hell!).
it's the stance. very thuggy.
Piker playing fetch with a build-a-bear flip flop...
I am much happier to play this game with him in the afternoon than I am at 2am. The little turd..
1
2aw. I love me kitties who fetch!
90 some degrees here Victor seemed to like it for a short while! :) He is getting so big! He will be 6 months old in 2 days.
aw, so handsome!
I feel sorry for all furpeople in the heat. But then again, cats are descended from desert animals . . .
Buddy is a little over 6 months old now. I bought an e-collar and just a pop or 2 has broke her from chasing walkers in the street. Now just the tone brings her to the door.
Sorry photo of after a bath. Forgot to change settings on camera. :smack: 10 minutes later she was in dirt with Shelia.
Adorable. Just adorable.
Oh, yeah and Victor: awwwwww. He's growing up so fast!
I forgot to add this info I got from
petplanet about Buddy.
General Character And Temperament This is an intelligent dog but it has a mind of its own. Therefore, it is not that easily trained. It is recommended that firm, consistent training techniques be used to overcome the dog's natural tendency to dominate, while not incurring a sense of injustice. Unfairly treated, a dachshund will sulk at length. Early socialisation is required in order to acclimate dachshunds to children, strangers and other animals. They are a breed that becomes quite attached to their family and usually one family member in particular, however, they will be less friendly with strangers.
Intelligence This breed is intelligent but not particularly easy to train since it has a curious nature and a mind of its own. It can be very difficult to overcome the hunting instinct and train the dog to come when called. Early socialisation is required in order for it to learn to get along with cats and other dogs. Socialisation will also help it overcome its natural wariness with strangers.
Thus the use of E-collar. bb
We washed and clipped a show heifer we have for sale...
Is there a lot of chrome & metalflake on a show heifer?
Slick's watching late night tv, ha!
... and dozing off to it. Luv that cat pic.
Is there a lot of chrome & metalflake on a show heifer?
No, but they take just as long to detail.
Piker playing fetch with a build-a-bear flip flop...
I am much happier to play this game with him in the afternoon than I am at 2am. The little turd..
cool cat.
Adopted a dog today from a local shelter! She's about 2 years old, a bichon frise, and supposedly named Princess but has yet to answer to that. Her past training is minimal, so I'll probably just rename her. Any suggestions?
Here she is all tired out from long emotional day.
Her past training is minimal, so I'll probably just rename her. Any suggestions?
Wooly? :o
"
Shaun" from Wallace and Gromit's
A Close Shave? It's not gender-appropriate, but it's cute.
Lovely pup, MTP.
Shaggy. Biscuit. Crumble.
BACON. That's a really good dog name.
Schfoo.
She's really adorable morty, congrats.
Oh so that's what a Bichon looks like with a haircut!
Here's what they look like without. I like the closely-groomed version better!
Crumpet :)
oh thanks -I put some in the toaster an hour ago and forgot about them. No wonder I'm hungry!
My boyfriend's dogs, yesterday:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bw1i-SYLWe0
Throw it! throw it! throw it! what are you waiting for! throw it! throw it! OH YOU THREW IT! I'M GETTING IT! HERE IT IS! throw it! throw it! throw it! throw it!
Reminds me of a conversation with our dog:
Want to go for a ride ?
NOW ! NOW ! NOW ! NOW ! NOW ! ...
Ohhh Moar, she's so lovely! I'm so excited you have a new doggy :) Bout time too *smiles*
Bichon's are adorable dogs. My mum had one (named Homer). Bright as a button and full of happy mischief.
@ Jinx: awesome shots.
Jinx: I'm coming to your house and catnapping them away! They are sooo beautiful!
Morethanpretty: I'm sure she's a very lucky dog, and you're lucky to have her. Have you decided on a name yet?
Thanks for the name suggestions y'all, I'm sad to say I didn't go with any of them. She is officially named Della. We went to the vet on Mon, she has a bit of a fever and probably has a cold, she'll be on antibiotics for a little while. Her sneezing makes my heart break. She has yet to, erm, make friends with the cat, hopefully she won't have to learn her lesson the hard way. Anyway enough rambling, y'all want some pics!
The dog really is cute. :)
OMG MTP you are both so adorable!
Jinx you can get paid for showing that much... oh nevermind ;) Cute kitties!
Vicky, last Halloween after going "Trick-or-Treat" around the neighborhood.
http://cellar.org/attachment.php?attachmentid=28352&stc=1&d=1276798256@ morethanpretty: SOOOOO sweet! both of you!
You are a darling person, mtp. Congrats on that cute dog! :)
MTP That is one cute puppy you have there.
She may even put my little baby to shame!
Brian! I was wondering if you had melted away!
Nope! Still around, just working hard and I only get one day off a week or so.
Cute dog brian, and that tongue sticking out is hilarious!
Here is a video of my dog (yeah I'm a bit obsessed with her.)
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Oh she's fun! Congratulations MTP, she's really cute.
Who wouldn't be obsessed with her. She is adorable and she looks so happy with you! :) I am happy for you both.
Yay Della! I love that the game is "Grab the toy then run AS FAR AWAY AS I CAN!" (My dog likes that game, too.)
Seventeen pounds of Slick in a ten pound box.
lol at Slick-in-a-Box
And, Moar, i am gonna fly to the states, break into your house and steal your puppeh!
It's not MY dog, it's my brother's dog. I don't know why he's a conehead, but this pic cracked me up!
I found out he had a hotspot that got infected. He's now on steroids (mom says this puts him off the Olympic team) and can't swim for a week. My dad takes him down to his land o' lakes swimming quite often, so dad is disappointed too!
Must've been one helluva party. He's still wearing the lampshade, upside down!
HA! That's what my mom said. My other brother said they should hide the tequila.
@Slick
Cats don't have to follow the laws of physics.
@Shaw's bros dog
Awww! Poor doggie, those things suck.
The expression on his face is pretty hilarious.
Heh, right on both counts, mtp! :)
Cats do not obey any laws, let alone the laws of physics. I know this from having two kitties ages 15 and 17.
Yeah, he's a pretty funny dog. He's not as smart as his predecessor Zeke (RIP my buddy) but that is part of why I love him. Big dumb sweetheart. :)
How is your new darling doing?
She's good, needs a playmate still. Tomorrow she meets my SIL's dog so hopefully they'll get along. He's in an E-collar too, just got fixed, so no playing for now. My sis's new dog did not get along with her, the sis's dog is very toy-jealous. My dog has a stubborn streak about coming when called. She does fine inside the house, but outside....only a 10% chance she'll listen. When she gets that way, food and even trying to get her to chase you is completely useless. Only thing that really works is getting her to chase Buddy, the black lab, into the house. I'm really worried about the danger it is, she escaped from the yard the other day and almost got hit by a truck on the road. I was following along calling to her, but not close enough to do anything but watch when the truck came around the corner.
Here's another pic, I don't think I've posted this one yet...
She is realllllly cute.
Can you take a class, learn how to train her? Our vet has them going on all the time...
Obedience classes are kind of fun, you get to meet all the other dogs and people, and the dog gets a lot out of it.
I want to take an obedience class, I have some books already. We've done well with sit, down, up. Stop, and stay are a little successful. Her not coming to me when I call is pure stubbornness I'm pretty sure and most training is treat/toy based, she doesn't seem interested in either when she wants to run away.
Well some body Dumped a Doorg in front of our House ,
He's a Nice Little guy , weened, Good eater , happy in General , we are thinking we may Keep him , Now as to a name , We are looking for suggestions ( No Not Bugger , or skeeter , Peepaw )
Here he is ,
Buzzy, or Buzz for short.
I think all dogs should be named "The Gipper."
Looks like a Steve to me.
Congrats! It's about time...
Oh.. my..gosh, he is so adorable. I guess my house was too far to drive. *sign*
Congratulations zyp
ha! I was google-ing for happy dog names. I found a zippy!
nah, and buddy is so overdone.
I would think of the happiest song you know and picking a name from it's lyrics or title or something like that.
Zippy you should name him Doorg!
He's so cute. ME WANT PUPPY.
She does fine inside the house, but outside....only a 10% chance she'll listen. When she gets that way, food and even trying to get her to chase you is completely useless... she escaped from the yard the other day and almost got hit by a truck on the road. I was following along calling to her, but not close enough to do anything but watch when the truck came around the corner
A 10 foot lead. If she's escaping the yard it might be worth tethering her even when in there.
And a clicker. Call and click. Draw the dog back gently, praising all the way. Award treat.
It's time intensive training, but worked on my friend's out-of-control Labrador. He ended up trained to come when called, but last time we were in contact he still had to be watched around other dogs or wildlife as he simply got too distracted to care.
Labs are greedy though, so training may have been easier.
But I bet if you try you'll find a treat she can't resist. Could be sausage, a scrap of bacon, I know a dog whose weakness was anchovy paste (!)
Final word - she's definitely not deaf?
I don't mean that as an insult, it's a genuine question.
My ex housemate thought my boys were deaf because they didn't come when he called them. Sorry mate, just picky :)
Here's one I like. "tuxedoboi in color":
Well Thanks for the names folks ,
This Morning Momma came and got her baby
So Waldo has gone to a better Place ( With Momma's Tittys !!!!)
Mom, you may think I'm weaned but if you step on my tail again I'll bite you where it really hurts.
How did that happen zypp? The dog just walk up to your door and ask for her pup back?
You can't keep it? Is this a good thing or a bad thing?
Smart Mommie dog! She is distributing her pups to good homes all by herself ;)
Yeah, really Nirvana,
I would tell the dog that once bitten twice shy and she can't have the pup back and to take her tempting milk supply and go away.
My kitty Ivan is missing! Squeezed out of the front window and pushed out the screen Friday night. Bad indoor kitty! I've walked around calling him, and even took my other cat out with me on a leash to look for him. If he doesn't come back by tomorrow I guess I'll be putting up posters. :(
That sucks, hope he gets the wanderlust out of his system and comes home soon. :(
the best case scenario is that he'll come back in a day or two tired, hungry, and smug.
I'm trying not to think of the worst case scenario.
Great picture cloud, I forgot to say that before...
Keep looking, he could be scared and hiding. We looked all over the neighborhood for Bunyip once, found him in the garage scared shitless.
Ivan still missing! :cry:
I've put up flyers. I've called Animal Control. He's chipped, but I don't actually remember what phone number or email address I used with the chip people. But I have the chip number!
Im sorry Cloud. If my Turbo got out and I wouldn't stop fretting.
Slick left once for two weeks. I had given up on him, and was just getting to the "Well, I'm glad I didn't have to find him hurt or worse" phase, and then he showed up looking just exactly like he looked when he took off. Black and smug. (And this was after he was fixed. No, that's not why he left.)
Awe - sorry to hear that cloud. :(
Cloud, try putting out the stinkiest canned cat food you can find. Put it out where the air currents can stir the scent through the neighborhood. You might get every animal in the country, but, maybe one of them will be Ivan.
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Oh c'mon! you gotta share now... :3_eyes:
Its stupid. I thought I was editing my post because I put 'and' in where it didn't belong and instead I was just quoting myself with the correction in it.
lol - thats nothin' - I've been replying to a thread, then realized I got an email and somehow posted the email reply ........ :eek:
Its stupid. I thought I was editing my post because I put 'and' in where it didn't belong and instead I was just quoting myself with the correction in it.
I do this a bit, too. The "edit" button goes away after a while and attempts just bring up the whole quote.
Cloud - any news of Ivan yet?
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(very small and sad)
ahh :(
I'm sorry cloud. I hope he shows up!
So sorry to hear about Ivan, Cloud! I hope he turns up soon.
Dennis still hangs out up on the kitchen beam. Spike can't get up there...
I took a funny picture of my cat who fell asleep on leaning on the window seal and her face smooshed into the glass. The sun was setting and she was following the warmth.
I will post a pic when I can get around to uploading them.
"YOU SHALL NOT PASS!"
At first I am not sure what I am seeing. I ask myself, "Is it my cat asleep on the window seal?" I take a progression of photos just to make sure I capture the close up before she turns her head.
That's adorable sky! It's akin to falling asleep on the couch while watching TV.
Oh and btw...I want your house.
hehe I do that!
I love my floor to ceiling windows too.
p.s. Don't love it too much. I pay half my income for it but it is worth it.
Another reason I love the place so much is the Canada geese.
I have a video of them but I am not able to upload it.They are is less than two yards from my patio door.
They graze like cows! I found it amusing.
Sky, my Bombay, Slick, sleeps quite often with the middle of his 'forehead' pressed up against, or into, some object or another. A lot of times sitting up, just like in your pics!
Choc, not normally a dog fan but I love the protective element of your dog.
Sky (and Grav) Diz is happiest dozing with his nosie buried in something.
It used to be Dylan's fur (:mecry:) but these days a crook of my body will suffice.
I've turned him round and upside down and basically manhandled him before - he is a very passive cat for those things - only to have him switch from trying to bunny kick me, to falling asleep, legs akimbo, just because he nose is pressed against me.
Bloody hell, I hope Dylan is doing the same thing somewhere with someone. Just wish it was with me.
aww :(
It's rough to lose a pet.
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Zeke, with a young girl who took a liking to him:
Nice... so who is having more fun ?
lovely lovely pets!
I'll be keeping my eyes open for either a true Siamese or Oriental, or possibly a male orange tabby, which in my experience tend to be super lovey.
I'm not in a hurry. I figure what will come, will come. My remaining kitty, Miles, I think likes being an only cat. But I don't like it! He's pretty clingy, and having a companion keeps him diverted.
On a weird note, I have two litterboxes, and Miles is now using one for No. 1; and the other for No. 2. If I get another cat, that will go by the wayside, but tough.
Della at the lake. She went for a swim and then rolled around in the sand...
The Diz cat forgetting his tongue is out and looking silly as a result.
Question for cat owners (esp pedigree cat owners I guess) - look at his nostrils. He seems to get a build-up of black stuff. Sometimes it comes loose and occasionally it falls off, or he swipes it off with his paws and the result is slightly raw (left side as you look at the photo). Anyone else encountered this? Should I worry?
A reaction to his litter? (Is it the really dusty stuff?)
hmm. I think I would put some emu oil (a handy skin cure-all I love) on it to alleviate the rawness; but don't know what's causing it.
Ain't that what the long, raspy tongue is for?
hmm. I think I would put some emu oil (a handy skin cure-all I love) on it to alleviate the rawness; but don't know what's causing it.
Most cats (and dogs) will lick anything you put on them like that right off, so not so sure how effective it will be if he just licks it off....
I'm thinking it could be the dust from the litter, but its is odd he's not cleaning w/e it is off himself. If you can, I would ask the vet. If you can't afford to take him in, just call 'em up and ask if it should be a concern enough to bring him in or if you should just keep cleaning it off. If he's always had this buildup- its probably not a big deal, but if its just now a recent occurrence, might be a bit of concern. Could just be caused by allergies.
Good luck.
He's had it pretty much since we moved here. I don't remember it so much beforehand.
So he's had a little bit... Dylan had a little bit too. It is worse here though.
I worry it's something to do with his respiratory system.
He gets out of breath very easily - and always has done.
I always wondered whether it was to do with his tiny nostrils, or to do with some kind of blockage.
When we play chasing games (and Diz can play completely unhinged chase games) it ends with him panting (which cats should never do according to the t'internet) and he always goes off for a drink of water. Dyl was never such a rabid chaser, so never ended up panting.
The thing is, he had the above symptoms before I realised they were not normal.
He had a full check up with two vets (£70 a piece) where they listened to his lungs and heart.
And another - £90 from what I remember - when he had a cold. None of the above gave any sign he had a problem.
But then I worry, because none of the vets knew what breed he was.
He was declared underweight the first time I went to the vet.
He certainly wasn't - he was in prime form for his breed and age. But the vet thought he was an Abyssinian - and they grow much larger.
I'm just worried if I present a cat that I think has breathing problems, all of a sudden he WILL have breathing problems and I could end up with £800 of tests I can't afford...
Not knocking vets. Just wary.
Ch Tanya's Deja Voo Doo died in my arms last evening. She went to be with her daughter Portia. "Cheese" as she was lovingly nicknamed because of her conception in Wisconsin, graced the covers of many magazines and calendars. She is the black tri color long coat on the Danbury mint plate.
She was literally born in my hand on the way to the vet for a c section. She was 15 years old. She never had a bad day, never sick. Always eager to eat and navigate the stairs to go outside. Her little heart just gave out. ...
I came home from my brother in law's memorial service and she must have waited for me to get there. I let all the others outside and she just could not walk out of her pen like she had that morning. She was alert wagged her tail and she laid on my lap for an hour. She tilted her head back and then she was gone. :sniff:
Bye bye sweet lil' Cheese :sniff:
Sorry once again Nirv. Goodnight Cheese, what a good, long life you must have had.
awe :'( Sorry Nirvana - I'm sure she had a wonderful life with you.
Awe Nirvana, I know she lived a good long life, but still, its so sad.
Ch Tanya's Deja Voo Doo died in my arms last evening. She went to be with her daughter Portia. "Cheese" as she was lovingly nicknamed because of her conception in Wisconsin, graced the covers of many magazines and calendars. She is the black tri color long coat on the Danbury mint plate.
She was literally born in my hand on the way to the vet for a c section. She was 15 years old. She never had a bad day, never sick. Always eager to eat and navigate the stairs to go outside. Her little heart just gave out. ...
I came home from my brother in law's memorial service and she must have waited for me to get there. I let all the others outside and she just could not walk out of her pen like she had that morning. She was alert wagged her tail and she laid on my lap for an hour. She tilted her head back and then she was gone. :sniff:
Bye bye sweet lil' Cheese :sniff:
beloved dog :sniff:
Sorry for your tragic loss vana.
Bummer. She was lucky to live a long and happy life, with a great "Mom". It sounds like the perfect end to a good life, with you, and no pain. Of course that doesn't cure your heartache, but reflecting on 15 happy years should help.
I will toast Cheese tonight.
So long Cheese, we hardly knew ye.:sniff:
Thank you from me Cheese and all her decedents :)
Zeke, getting a baff.
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She has learned these tricks, yet she still will not come here when called outside unless she wants to. Just gotta love the little spoiled brat.
Bravo Della! :thumb:
God, she's cute.
Della is too! :D
Bravo Della! :thumb:
God, she's cute.
Della is too! :D
I see what you did there!
Thank you Pico.
Bosco and I
So sorry Nirv. I put one of my best buddies to sleep about a year ago and it was terrible. One of the most difficult things I have ever done. My vet even said he could never have done it. The closure of a book. Peace to you.
@ Nirvana: Born, and died in your hands. A long and happy life. Although very, very sad, no dog, or dog owner can ask for more than that. She will live in your memory forever.
@ MTP: Maybe a little more practice? ;)
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@ MTP: Maybe a little more practice? ;)
:eyebrow:
Really?
wow
well, obviously I'm not a dog person, but I thought the dog was pretty reluctant to perform and might benefit from further practice. No offense meant!
Dog training is continuous, both old tricks need to be reinforced and new ones introduced. This isn't just for a human's amusement, this is for the dog's mentality as well. They're smart and therefore need problems to figure out to help keep them from getting too bored, I also think it helps their self-esteem. Cats can, and probably should be trained for the same reasons IMHO, its just not a common thing for people to do like with dogs.
I was in no way trying to show that we have our tricks polished and perfect, I was just posting on her progress, which I am well pleased with.
She only hesitated on one of the rolls really and that was probably because I didn't do the hand gesture quite right and it confused her.
you've got a beautiful little friend there; my comment really was not meant to be a criticism.
She only hesitated on one of the rolls really and that was probably because I didn't do the hand gesture quite right and it confused her.
That's probably true, they're smarter than we are when it comes to nuance. :yesnod:
Miles, who turned 6 this week. He's giving me that look like, "she's pointing that damn thing in my face again and I'm trying to sleep here!"
My other cat went missing in July. Every week I go to Petsmart and look at the cats to adopt. And every week I walk away, thinking--it's not right; not yet.
eta: I notice above I made a mistake when I said I'm not a cat person. I meant "dog person" duh.
She's very beautiful Cloud.
Don't push yourself, 3 months is not all that long to mourn for a pet. Give yourself time and one day you'll meet another cat and know its the one. Have you looked into pet grief counseling? I know the Texas SPCA has a program.
Thanks. The funny thing is, I have been talking to other residents of my apt complex, and not only have they lost cats, too . . . the cats on the property that are let outside have disappeared. We don't know if it's a mountain lion, a hoarder, or what. I'm on the point of mentioning it to the management.
"I'm a cat person." DUH!
Coyote? Chinese restaurant?
Coyote is a possibility also. I try to keep them/him inside, but . . .
We had an outside cat that got shot by a neighbor. Crawled back home and we found her in our carport. It was really really sad. My family has always had bad experiences with outside cats. Run away, killed and injured too often. Dogs can be fenced in, I would never feel comfortable letting my cat out loose and without supervision. My g-ma lets hers out on a leash in a fenced in yard. They can't get out and not too much that's harmful can get in.
TBH, I don't know why its acceptable for cats to run loose and not for dogs.
Awhile back, Aliantha posted pictures of a big cage they had, so the cats could get some fresh air and survey the yard, out of harm's way.
My cats absolutely pine for the outside. I'd love to build a cat "run" that's easily accessible in and out, but I really can't do it in my apartment. I am considering a large standalone crate for exactly that purpose.
My cats absolutely pine for the outside. I'd love to build a cat "run" that's easily accessible in and out, but I really can't do it in my apartment. I am considering a large standalone crate for exactly that purpose.
Leash-train them maybe? I've seen it done (ex: my gma's cats). Then maybe take 'em on long walks n such.
I do have a great cat harness, and I take em out occasionally. I wouldn't call it actually walking, tho
... yeh more like dragging? lol
I don't know anything about this particular product, but I found it while searching...
might be worth looking into.
yes, I did try something similar, but it wasn't terribly useful. I think a large folding crate will be my next purchase.
I also got one of the laser inscribed pet tags with my email address, and put it on Miles' collar. Fucker got out last week when I was taking in the groceries, and didn't come back until 11 pm that night. I couldn't even contemplate how I would feel if he didn't come back at all.
Harley is pictured here around 1 year ago 2009. He was a "drop off" dog, meaning, people who are losing their homes, drive by, open the car door, and kick out their pet. We took him into our home, and at a Vet checkup, he only weighed 65 pounds. Last month, a year later, his weight is 75 pounds, and we've been told to give him more walks and put him on a diet.
Pictured here, is my lovely Thai wife, a newly naturalized U.S. citizen.
The picture of my dog Harley, does not clearly show how large he really is.
He has been well trained at some point. He loves women and children, and he is very protective. I've found, that when we have women and children at our house for a few days, he sleeps with them, and when I get up in the morning, I seem to startle him. He growls and barks at me, until he realizes it's just me. He never growls at women or children, only men it seems.
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Oh! Oh what a handsome dog!
That is one very attractive golden retriever. Your wife looks lovely too.
Both the dog, and the wife, look like you take good care of them. Good for you. :thumb:
Just about everyone I know has goldens ... they are great dogs!
This picture makes me think I need a recharge cable for the cat ... she (Bella) is just plain tuckered out.
she just thinks she's lying in the sun at the beach!
Love the golden and that sweet sleeping kitty! :) I miss my kitty. Soon I may need a new baby.
This was me last weekend at an all Chihuahua show in Chicago with Mia, I won't whine about how we placed but I will say she was chosen for the power point presentation the club will use to educate future judges on correct Chihuahua breed type. :)
Florida, your cat lives up to her name.
Florida, your cat lives up to her name.
Yeah, she does, doesn't she? :D
Her brother is named Bailey simply because my wife's favorite drink is Bailey's on the rocks. We call him Bear about have the time cause he is kind of a brute. These two did have the same parents, hard to believe.
awww; looks like my Ivan that disappeared. (sniff!)
I don't think so. My wife is overseas, and Harley has been in depression ever since my wife left to take her mother home in Thailand.
While it's nice to have my mother in law at our house for a while, after 6 months, it became unbearable (1 day before her US Visa expired). The saving grace during this whole time, was, well her mother only speaks Thai, and I only know enough Thai to be dangerous.
So I looked forward to the day (last week) when I drove her and my wife to SFO airport so that she could return her mother home. This was a time I dreamed about all summer long - I thought it would be party time for me and my dog Harley. Wife gone, open up the beer, barbecue a steak or two, and let Harley sit at the table with me.
Boy, was I wrong! Of course Harley was excited to see me come back from the airport, and danced around the front room when I came back after a few hours. But then he realized something was wrong - he did not see my wife. I could then after 15 mins. see the sadness in Harley's eyes.
That's when my party crashed. The next morning was Monday. And Harley is somehow programmed, he sits at front of the door that opens up to the garage when my wife comes home from work every day at 4:30pm.
He patiently waits there everyday at 4:30pm waiting for my wife to come home. When his sadness became apparent to me, I've tried everything I can do to perk him up. I take him on extra walks, I give him doggie treats, and hug him. The joy I give him, only lasts for a few mins. After that, it's pure, raw sadness for him.
A few days ago, several of the regulars here, encouraged me to post a second pic. But I had to wait a few days, as I couldn't post anything because, it's got to the point where I choke up on tears.
My happy dog, seen on my first post here, has anything but a happy face now. My "vacation" has been nothing less than hell. I don't have a camera to document this, because my wife took it to Thailand.
He's seems to be a bit better now. I'll tell him "Momma back soon" and his ears perks up, and he runs to the garage door and patiently waits for the door to open. It doesn't so he just lays in front of the door, waiting for it to open. So for now on, I don't say "Momma".
Harley will be happy, this coming Saturday, when I will drive to the SFO airport to pick up my wife.
Pictured here, is Harley in his Halloween costume, on the evening of 10/31/2009.
Having said all of this, Harley has definitely taught me one thing:
That would be, who's the boss in this house. And that a dog is not necessarily a man's best friend. :-)
Maybe he only understands Thai? :haha:
Well she obviously has both of you under control. You said before he prefers women, he may even see you as a rival for her attention. Take him out for pizza & beer. Find him a slut, that usually takes most boys minds off their troubles for a bit.
Maybe he only understands Thai? :haha:
Well she obviously has both of you under control. You said before he prefers women, he may even see you as a rival for her attention. Take him out for pizza & beer. Find him a slut, that usually takes most boys minds off their troubles for a bit.
LMAO - I was just ready to turn in when I got your reply on email.
Well, it turns out that whoever had him last, got him neutered..
but tomorrow, I'll find out how he likes beer and pizza!
Enough of this crap.. A while ago I discovered a funny thread on here with pics... one was of all these gorgeous naked asian chicks around a monk. Now I have to search through 4,000 pics I took in Thailand see if I have anything like that.
My cat Miles is driving me up the wall. He's obsessed with the toys. He begs and begs constantly for me to play with him. I understand that pets need to be interacted with and stimulated, and I have no problem with that. However, I'm thinking his behavior is rising to the level of addiction. :(
I don't know if it's really changed since my other cat disappeared in July, but I really do think I'll have to get another cat soon. For my sanity, at least.
I gave Della a mohawk. Its pretty ridiculous, and I'm thinking of dyeing it even. (With food coloring.)
Hey...it is Halloween soon....
Side view:
Looks better than from straight on I think.
MTP - that is the most adorable thing! Perfect for Halloween.
Yeh dye it if you can with something safe, non-toxic and temporary.
Fair warning: food colour does not wash out of your pet's fur. Trust me on this. My Bro and I coloured the westies pink and green and they stayed that way for fucking weeks!
:lol2: You didn't know that, Dana? I remember coloring Easter eggs, getting food coloring on my hands. It took a week for it to come off.
I plan on being able to just cut it off when I'm tired of her having it. I might use kool-aid powder mix instead tho. Easier to fix a mistake if I make one.
Haahahahaaaa...just saw your puppeh's mohawk, mtp. Too cute!
My cat Miles is driving me up the wall. He's obsessed with the toys. He begs and begs constantly for me to play with him. I understand that pets need to be interacted with and stimulated, and I have no problem with that. However, I'm thinking his behavior is rising to the level of addiction. :(
I don't know if it's really changed since my other cat disappeared in July, but I really do think I'll have to get another cat soon. For my sanity, at least.
I have a couple. I'll give you a deal: 300 bucks apiece, or two for a dollar fifty. ;)
My old kittehs, much as I love 'em, are making me insaner than I already am. But yeah, darnit, I love them.
Turtle got a good scrubbing to remove algae from his shell. He hated it, and kept opening his mouth trying to get a nip at his cleaning lady.
Well the purple came out pink :(. Gonna try those washable non-toxic markers. Think it'll be a lot less mess and I won't have to rinse it out.
Heh, that's one cranky-looking turtle.
OK, dyed it again. Looks blue in the pics, but its really dark purple. LOL, might as well be blue its so hard to tell the difference.
She don't look as happy now...
Two Halloween cats...Zombie-Slick!
That...is a fucking awesome kitteh pic.
[eta] Moar: look at that little face! Oh she has a look of such resigned patience lol.
@ Dana, the hair had actually been done for a couple of hours. She was pissed at me for waking her up from a nap. Lazy dog.
Har! Gotta love Bichons. I have yet to meet a Bichon Frise that isn't completely charming.
Della is a scary pirate!
If Buddy doesn't get kicked in the head by a Deer, me or dies from gnawing on everything in yard, She'll be 1 year old the 26. I'll post one after trip to vet for wash & dry, shots.
Aweeee very cute pup, BB.
Not my pet, but, apparently, someone's, he had a collar. I was waaaaay out in the sticks, I mean, miles and miles from anything, or anyone. And, BAM!, here's this fellow, just sitting there. I stopped in the road and took his pic, he never acknowledged I was on the planet. I watched in the mirrors as I drove on, and he never looked around. Saw no one when I looked up through the woods...
It was a beautiful day.
Well after you barged in on him, you could of at least asked if he needed toilet paper.
Would it not have been a good idea to go and have a closer look? Maybe his owner was injured nearby...or, like...trapped down a well...
That is his owner standing beside him in the Ghillie suit.
Would it not have been a good idea to go and have a closer look? Maybe his owner was injured nearby...or, like...trapped down a well...
:lol:
"Lassie get help!"
Would it not have been a good idea to go and have a closer look?
Hells no! First, I would have to climb the fence. I don't climb fences. Second, it don't really show here, but, that's a big-ass doggie, we're talking Newfie, or Pyrenees big. If he bites, it's gonna hurt.
And besides that, Lassie's troubles always revolve around a well or a mill, and I was getting high so...I took my happy ass on.:blush:
If you stop and take his picture, and he doesn't even look at you, he's on a mission and best left undisturbed.
Or as in the case of a local woman complaining to authorities, about the garden center up the street tying dogs out in the Sun with no water, he was made on concrete. :lol:
The way I see it, if Timmy's dumb ass can't stay out of the well, let him rot there.
I think that's a Great Pyrenees. Beautiful dog. I would have either cut my arm off or got shocked to pieces from that fence (depending what kind it is) trying to get over to pet the goggy.
Me and my cat Poe.
Here is our new cat Bootsie (we did not name him.) He is Kung Pao's brother. We got him when his owner could not keep him, and now he is ours.
Oh he's great. Also, i predict by the end of next year he'll have effected total political and economic control of planet earth.
Nice cat fargon. I love his expression.
Smitty is 7 mos old. About 40 lbs.
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Awww poor Smitty get him a giant beef bone!
This is Mia checking out the heated seats!
Is Mia heavy enough to activate the seat heater?
The parent's elderly cat is also called Mia (I call her Meerkat, but then ruin it by calling Diz the Dizcat too).
I doubt she's heavy enough to activate the seat-heater in a car. But she does activate the pet heating mat I bought. Sadly, the 'rents decided my spare one wasn't necessary as she preferred their bed - after a trial of about 3 days. To be fair to them, she's a contrary old whatsit and does seem happy enough where she is.
I love black labs, Smitty is so adorable! My parent's have one named Buddy, about 10yrs old, he can't stay still enough to stay inside. He'll force his way in, swing his tail about causing all sorts of catastrophes while the rest of him is far from still itself. Then he'll grab a bone and go to the door to go back out.
Mia pointed ears are so adorable, with that big round head and bug eyes!
Dennis turned 3 yesterday.
Happy Birthday Dennis! heheh Look at that happy face.
My cat's turned 3 last spring. This is Zoie.
Dennis et Zoie sont beaux!
Et voila - les chats de Limey.
She hasn't really posted them enough, but they are quite exceptional.
Maurice is very shy (well - compared to Jasper the other cat, and my boy) but I witnessed him having a complete love-in with Mr Limey. Maurice stood on his chest and basically tried to groom and clean and snuggle Mr L for about 20 minutes. Now that's not a cat who has problems connecting with humans. But the full story is more lovely in that as an adoptee he DID have real probelms. The sort of problems that would make a lesser couple take him back to the shelter like a toy that doesn't work. Mr & Mrs Limey changed the way they dealt with him, put up with some inconvenience and wooed him.
He's still a little spooked by strangers, but thanks to the Limey's he's actually more friendly than most cats - the 'rents' cat included.
And Jasper is just a dream. An all over ginger, he has such a lovely biscuity belly and even on first introduction I was allowed access. Limey put him in my arms and with talking and stroking he ended up with his head rested on my shoulder. Not even Dylan - friendly as he was - would have been relaxed enough with a stranger to do that!
So, anyway - here are her boys.
Maurice the tabby, Jasper the ginge.
Why do all orange ( ginger ) cats look alike. :)
Not a very colorful photo and he's giving me the "I'm starving- pity me" look.
I know zoie looks positively evil in that photo, but she is sweet, mostly.
Why do all orange ( ginger ) cats look alike..
That's racist!
We won't talk about the black cats then...
Spike aka Piker. Still eats like a pig as often as I cave in and feed him, still weights 6lbs.
Oh the teeth on him!
Hang on, pale and beautiful, mesmerising eyes, unassuageable appetite but doesn't put on weight... Could you possible have a vampire cat...?
Diz is a major podge and is now on a strict diet.
He is definitely not wampyre.
Spike is a terror.. He throws litter and knocks over garbage cans and is generally just a little punk ass - wouldn't surprise me if he was a blood sucker as well.
Here's an almost good picture of him being all siamesey an shit...
Poor Diz. Does he need a kitty treadmill?
gawd those eyes.....i love them!
Here is my pooch Marvin! He is on antidepressants because he used to pee on everything and pace like he was training for a marathon walk. Marvin is... special.
And here are Beagly, Rerun, and Marvin. I call this picture the Basket of Good, Evil, and Indifference, as Beagly is such a good dog, Rerun doesn't care about anything, and Marvin is... well, he's Marvin.
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Olivia says,"My what big teeth you have Victor!" But I ain't skeered! :)
How freaking cute is that!
Ears forward, tail up, looking right in his eyes, she's a bold one there.
couple of recent of mine. Merlin says, what do you mean I'm not supposed to be here? is small!
Miles says: just leave me alone and you won't get hurt.
:notworthy
Beautiful kittehs!
I agree. pets can be such wonderful companions!
Gaines is really different since Taj passed away...in a good way. He's certainly my little buddy now.
Toonces looked a bit like your Siamese. Gawd what a great cat he was.
I really love cats, but I won't get another one until someday when Gaines is gone. He seems to do much better as an only cat. :)
But it's hard, seeing pictures of kitties and baby kitties and kitties in the paper and kitties on my brother's "farm" and kitties kitties everywhere. I want them all!
I do too! I wish I lived in a house where I could build a proper outdoor enclosure. I'd have lots. As it is, two kitties in my small apt. seems the best amount.
"Miles", that's a great name for a cat!
thanks! it's from my favorite book series. He had an Ivan to go with, but Ivan went.
Ivan, he's the one who ran away? No postcards or nothing?:(
Mia, my Chihuahua wanted outside and I had to feed the baby calf. Maybe Mia thinks she is a big puppy, she wanted to play with her. I call the calf Navy. She is a blue roan and white. She has an iodine stain on her belly where we sprayed her umbilical cord after she was born. It will wear off. Behind her is a large igloo dog house, she can walk right in it! She is not tall enough to nurse her Mom so I have to feed her. :)
She is not tall enough to nurse her Mom so I have to feed her.
And Mom won't lay down? This seems like a very poor set of survival skills.
Cows legs don't work like dogs' or cats'. When they lay down their udders are underneath them.
Preemie calves would not survuve, simple as.
Survival of the fittest, ya know.
Cute, cute pic BTW.
One thing I miss about not having a car is the occasional glimpse of Spring lambs.
Ooh! Maybe I'll see some from the train today!
And Mom won't lay down? This seems like a very poor set of survival skills.
Cows haven't exactly been left to natural evolution for quite some time either. First domesticated around 8000BC according to wiki.
We have some calves that nurse Mom laying down but a preemie chills easier and learns slower. At 5 days she is up to speed but may have been away from Mom too long. She weighs almost 38 lbs now and Mom weighs 1500lbs. Hate to have her lay on her. :)
Mia, my Chihuahua wanted outside and I had to feed the baby calf. Maybe Mia thinks she is a big puppy, she wanted to play with her. I call the calf Navy. She is a blue roan and white. She has an iodine stain on her belly where we sprayed her umbilical cord after she was born. It will wear off. Behind her is a large igloo dog house, she can walk right in it! She is not tall enough to nurse her Mom so I have to feed her. :)
Do you feed her her mom's milk? Don't calves get most of their immune system and other stuff from mom's milk?
oh baby....cow. I have cow love. Mia is awesome too.
She did have Mom's milk for 2 days. A calf has a stomach much like a mono gastric animal when they are born. After 12 hours they cannot adsorb any more colostrum antibodies[first milk] Now she has milk replacer. Yes I know how to milk a cow :)
and, I never knew there were blue cows!
She is a club calf they are a composite of several breeds. The blue coloring comes from red shorthorns somewhere in her pedigree. She is maine anjou, Angus, Simmental, Shorthorn, Chianina. She is a mutt :) [crossbred]
I didn't have a mutt when I was a kid, I had a club dog!!!
A lucky shot from my cell. He's saying cheese, cat style.
My trusty and loyal Lab, Smitty
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A lucky shot from my cell. He's saying cheese, cat style.
That's a pretty picture and a pretty cat too. :)
Thanks! He's a teddy bear and almost dog like in his ways.
I hope you've framed that one, digr.:heartpump
He has character, that's for sure.
Took a bunch of new pics of Della and I'm too lazy to choose.
Here ya go, if you want to see.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/28633028@N08/sets/72157626536712626/I like this one:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/28633028@N08/5636278337/in/set-72157626536712626
Della seems to be belting out a rousing rendition of "There's NO business like SHOW business like NO business I KNOWWWWWWWWWWWW..."
I like this one:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/28633028@N08/5636278337/in/set-72157626536712626
Della seems to be belting out a rousing rendition of "There's NO business like SHOW business like NO business I KNOWWWWWWWWWWWW..."
Yeah I like that one too, I just wish it had not turned out so blurry, then it'd have been perfect but she didn't do it again so that was my only chance :(. Usually getting her to look at the camera is a bitch, or she'll turn her head away at the last second.
I finally had time to brush poor Victor! He is now minus all that gray[muddy] undercoat! Build a nest birdies! :D Now if I can fix my mower and paint my fence I will have accomplished something! ;)
Thanks Merc. Belgians are bit higher maintenance than the cattle dogs but they are so worth it!
And they make the most AWESOME waffles. :lol:
Nice doggies!
(oh wait. one dog, two pictures. Boy am I dumb!) :blush:
(oh wait. one dog, two pictures. Boy am I dumb!) :blush:
You have a sharper eye than I.
:joylove: Belgian waffles! With butter and crushed walnuts! :drool:
You have a sharper eye than I.
Aye. :)
Ai ai.
An oldie...Slick and Sydney.
You have a sharper eye than I.
Aye. :)
Ai ai.
I...I...I
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An oldie...Slick and Sydney.
Awwww! KITTEHS.
Keeper Of The Gate
A passing truck, had left the pup
At the crossroads near our farm
For 15 years you settled here
And kept cattle safe from harm
You were a very happy dog
Your breed I can’t look up
What can I do? A JSU!
That’s short for ( Just Showed Up)
I’ll really miss your smiling face
Our gate you’d always wait
For our return, your heart would yearn
No matter if we’re late
We buried you beneath the tree
Your bark is silent now
My hope for you that wishes come true
And in Heaven there are cows.
RIP Rufus :mecry:
Awww. That's so sad and beautiful. Awesome pic: his personality absolutely shines through.
Did you write that? It's lovely. Sorry about Rufus
I did write that, he was a special boy. Thank you.
Excellent ode to a good friend. Sorry for your loss
very well put Nirvana. sorry for your loss hun!
don't mean to, well, what's the term?? well i came here to announce that in a few days we may have a new woman of the house. pics when/if it happens.
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I was thinking about that post whilst i was watching Pilau go out for his last widdle last night. He looked so unsteady on his feet.
He still has a nice life and he's a happy dog and he enjoys playing still. But the time is coming. I can see it in his wobbly legs. His right leg, the hock is more or less fucked: the joint has collapsed and joint fluid now encases the joint. His left leg meanwhile has muscle wastage.
He has a mild heart condition, but I don't think his legs will last long enough for that to be what takes him.
None of these are new problems but the last few months he's really deteriorated. Seems to have gone suddenly quite fragile.
Poor baby. he's so old now. Twelve and a half is positively ancient for a Bearded Collie.
Well fuck you guys. Don't make me cry.
Thinking of Zeke and Tajjy and Toonces and Maddy...
Nirvana, that was sweet. How lucky we are to have critters in our lives.
And everyone knows I've been in love with Pilau for YEARS.
:comfort:
Thanks they are never here long enough. :sniff:
Enjoy them every day!
Plthijinx I cannot wait to see the new meow!
I did write that, he was a special boy. Thank you.
:cry:
Goodnight Rufus, you knew you had a gifted life.
Aw, that was very sweet Nirv. Sorry for your loss. :(
Dana, Pilau is such an awesome, dog. I'm sorry to hear he's not doing well.
Sad stuff guys, sad stuff.
I'm sorry to hear about Rufus, Nirvana.
And DanaC, ... that's rough. You have more sadness ahead of you.
....
How about a happy pet picture? Andy, the reluctant outdoor dog has no need for mortals' stairs... Up, up, and awaaaaay!
Two more?!
Ok. :)
This is my first grand-puppy, Tucker Mojo. He's BelovedDaughter's baby. Her graduation present, actually. Her first choice was a Shiba Inu, before she regained her senses and before she met Tucker. She got him as an *ADORABLE* puppy, and he wasted no time growing into his Rotweiller heritage. So well behaved, so cute.
And this is Andy, of course, earning a cookie. He's very agile, he can hold this pose for several seconds, he can walk as long as he's interested in the cookie.
Pure love in a doggie package! :heart-on:
We have cats too; two. Caesar and Cleopatra, they're siblings. Cleo is all black except for the sparsest white blaze on her chest. And she's shy, not just camera shy. I have lots and lots of pictures of her looking away, or looking at the camera with her eyes shut.. it's aggravating.
But this one turned out really cool. She's just relaxing on SonofV's chest.
eta:
added second picture, cropped.
Which one do you like better?
Kind of reminds me of the label on
Lucid.I actually prefer photo 1, just because you can tell it's a real effect, captured in a photo. Photo 2 - although I know it is real - could be a drawing, a painting etc.
Nice catch.
I stopped on the way down our path yesterday. This is what visitors to the house often see - especialy if they call when I'm due home!
Second pic includes reflections of the flowers behind me.
thank you.
That coat looks so plush, like chinchilla. very nice!
It's actually very sleek - I've heard it compared to a rabbit's pelt.
Either way I often threaten to skin him.
Sundae, if it's not being too nosy, what's the little box on the wall under the window, by the door?
Weather monitor? [/curious]
Weather monitor.
One of Dad's little gadgets. Mostly used be me to prove it's nowhere near as cold as they're suggesting.
Diz is incredibly sleek. When he moves the speckling on his fur ripples with the muscles underneath and he looks like some kind of wild thing. A miniature big cat. He's tiny, but appears to be constructed almost entirely of muscle and eyes. Knowing eyes at that.
Without a doubt one of the most handsome cats I have ever seen. He looks lovely in photos but they really don't do him justice. This is a cat you have to see in motion.
Maybe they are not really pets but here they are, Mr B and Vinny chatting with the cow ladies over the fence. . .
What handsome gentlebulls. (Is that even the right term, bulls?)
:)
I'm putting this here because this is where I've talked about the family pets before:
My brother's wonderful Rhodesian Ridgeback, Amber (aka Amble-scramble, aka Fat Lass) was taken for her final vet trip last night. She'd been a good dog for 12 years and she will be much missed. Her last moments at the vets were very peaceful. They took her bed with them and when they put it down in the corner of the surgery she went straight to it and lay down, peaceful and relaxed. The vet got two syringes ready because of her size, but then she'd gone before the first syringe was finished. She must have been so close to the end.
RiP Amble-Scramble. Bezzy mate and occasional girlfriend to Pilau and Dante, staunch protector of Meels and Sophie, steadfast guardian of the family home.
So long Amber, we hardly knew ye.
it is with great honor and extreme pleasure that i introduce to you, my friends of the cellar, our new roommate. may i present Fax the turd. i mean 3rd. (no relation to 3 foot btw! :D)
side note: he's been here for the last two days. i only just now got introduced to him. i looked for him both tuesday and wednesday night when i got home from the track but he's still in his shy stage and according to paul hasn't left the downstairs yet. he's around 3 years old. paul brought him home from the shelter on tuesday. he's a sweetie!
Welcome to the Cellar Fax3 get working on some LOL postings. ;)
Here's some pics of "Dopey", a fledgling blue jay that couldn't make it back to his nest. The mother feeds him during the day and we take him in at night due to the cold weather & cats in the area. My oldest daughter found him in the front yard.
It's nature in action in the turtle tank. Turt has reached the size where he can hunt the minnows down, and so he reduced the tank population by half.
In return though, the latest batches of minnow fry got too large for the big fish to eat, and so young ones are repopulating the tank.
I watched Turt fishing last night, at his perceived dusk; he hangs on to something solid and waits for fish to swim close to his motion-sensing beak.
did you hear the Jaws music playing in your mind? :)
I'll tellya what, I won't go barefoot in a pond in the near future. There's more happening down there than we know.
Frog hunting definitely gets more interesting when you feel that first snake go between your legs, or that turtle go across your foot/feet chasing something.
In the dark.
Sarge that's just such a gorgeous story.
Jays in this country are part of the crow family and some can be tamed.
I wonder if yours will remember you?
Until today I did not know that my dog Frenchie did impressions. Any guesses who she is channeling?
I thought there was a resemblance [/star wars nerd]
Hebe's guppies had babies! And the one of the adults died. As we were looking at the babies, we witnessed guppy rapture....well at least until it hit the surface.... will try and get pix
Here's some pics of "Dopey", a fledgling blue jay that couldn't make it back to his nest. The mother feeds him during the day and we take him in at night due to the cold weather & cats in the area. My oldest daughter found him in the front yard.
Sarge that's just such a gorgeous story.
Jays in this country are part of the crow family and some can be tamed.
I wonder if yours will remember you?
If I had a button that would kill every blue jay alive today, and resurrect all the blue jays that ever lived, just so they could be made dead again...I would jump up and down on that button. All day.
They're beautiful birds, but, goddamn, they're annoying.
I've been awake for thirty minutes, it was a jay that woke me, and my head is already fucking splitting from the racket.
Fuck blue jays. To death.
Well, here's what all the hollering was about.
Little shit-encrusted bastard.
Was going through some old digital pics, and came across this Slick pic.
Wish I'd had a good camera when I took it.
Please tell me you didn't jump up and down on that little shit encrusted bird button all day.
I tried to get Slick to eat/kill it, he just sat there and watched it sit there. Jays going apeshit all the while.
Lazy, very well fed fucking cat.:mad2:
awwww... I love a happy ending!!!! thanks!
happy ending? you went and got a massage??
Turbo spinning and me sounding goofy...:biggrinje
Sorry the video quality is so poor. I downloaded it from my phone where it didnt look half as bad.
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*waves at Turbo*
Nice kitteh!
He actually likes to spin on that chair!
Della waiting for me to throw toy.
Della refusing to go get toy after I threw it.
Hahahaha. Very good. Oh man, I love bichons. There's a whole lot of dog packed into that little fury frame.
Best friend's new addition.
His border collie had to be euthanized 2-3 yrs ago, after fifteen yrs of never leaving his side. He went to work with him, every day, guarded the truck, and God help you if tried to get in that truck and hadn't rode in with him. He always remembered who rode with who, and would always give the people who rode with him free access. He went to parties with us. Camping. Cook outs. Vacations. Road trips, you name it, that dog went everywhere with him/us.
People would try get him to take a pup, they even showed up with a pup unannounced. He would play with the pup, talk about how cute it was, but, always handed it back saying he wasn't ready for another dog yet.
We were sitting in his backyard a few nights ago, 2-2:30 in the morning, drinking, laughing, partying like we do, when we heard something in the leaves. In the dark. We were ready to leap to safety, as we were expecting it to be a opossum. Instead, this little roly-poly thing wobble/stumbled up to us and laid down in front of the fire like he had just finished a long trip home. I guess he had. Because, apparently, he's home.
His name is Crash. Because he crashed our party.
That, is a first class dog. :thumb:
Grav: He is too adorable. And look at those blue eyes! :joylove:
Love the frogdog posture in picture two!
Awwwww....
I can haz for-eber home?
Ohhh. how completely adorable. The way he's lay, that shot from above: Paint him brown and he'd look just like Pilau when he was a pup.
Pico, Turbo looks like a cat having fun!
Although as you were telling him "Don't fall" and still spinning the chair, I'm not sure what his exacts thoughts would be... :)
The fact he looks up at you so sweetly afterwards shows he has total faith and trust. What a beautiful boy.
And Grav - wow. Even I am not immune to a great story and cute puppy pics. He is so adorable. And it sounds like he chose a good man to live with.
Not sure about the literal naming policy though.
What if he had wandered along while your friend was having a pee, or a bit of lady action? I'd feel for a dog called Piss or Twat.... ;)
Thanks for noticing his best quality. He is a total sweetie, and he loves me.
JSU's are one of the best kind of dogs!
I hate dial up I can't see Turbo :(
Diz says - I am WAY over due for my close-up Ms DeMille!
BACK OFF CAT! Let me show other people how cute you can be at arms length, or in a cute dozing position
No. I am moving. I am doing something. Diz has his nose in it. From unpacking carrier bags to picking up a camera, this boy has to investigate. Even when he is really dozy, as below. Just woken up from sleeping on my chest. The camera was in reach, but switching it on was too much for him to resist.
What I'd love to get is a pic of one of his more endearing positions.
Sometimes, when he is trying to disembowel my arm (I know, but he doesn't) he hunkers down over it and falls asleep. He crosses his frint paws underneath my wrist and rests his head against my hand. I get it - he's dominated his play-enemy, my arm heats his reasonably hair-free belly (natural! I don't shave it!) and it feels like he's top of the kitten pile again. It's just as soon as I make a tiny move he's up and being Sherlock Diz again.
Speaking of relatively hair-free bellies, this shot shows how I came up with my new nickname for Crash.
Smile for the camera Specklebelly.
Lucy - playing at Black Swamp and in a wheelbarrow full of cement when she thought no one was looking....
How can one resist those blue eyes and "I adore you" look on Crash's face?!
Ducks, Lucy, looks like she's having an amazing time at the swamp...did you have to clean her up after she'd finished with the stuff in the wheelbarrow?
aww crash puppy!! and lucky looks like a really nice dog too :joylove:
Crash is too fucking adorable. I mean, that kind of cute should be illegal.
Lucy is awesome. I love the way she is basically a great hunk of muscle and power but has the most delicate name :P
I have a big old crush on Crash. It's like a Dave Mathews concert. :)
pssst...don't tell Pilau, he's still my true love. ;)
I like Lucy's spot on her eye. Reminds me of Petey from "The Little Rascals".
How can one resist those blue eyes...
I've never seen eyes light up that color in a camera flash. He
does have blue eyes, just not quite
that blue.
:3eye:
Lucy has given me nothing but trouble for the past 12 months ...
She got her foot stuck in the picket fence and dislocated her shoulder, torn my hands to shreds when I got her out (me ..emergency room for treatment and tetnus from her biting..her...vets for shoulder).
Allergic reaction to something that bit her. She used to get out every day and frolic around...the ranger kicked my arse about that. She pulls washing off the line everyday, she knows its wrong...she cringes before I even see the washing. Jumped up on the hood of the car to get the cat! Runs off when let off the lead.
In the past three months she has become the nicest puppy, listens to commands, less boisterous, no nipping when she gets excited.
My little girl grew up. She still pulls the washing, but she's never nasty and is so tolerant of the kids.
Great breed American Bulldog.
A great hunk of muscle and power. It's cool how some dogs just have that look about them. There's a Boxer in my neighborhood, and one day she ran the length of the block, and all I could do was admire her frame and build at full gallop.
I love Lucy! She does remind me of Petey! Crash is the most adorable potential sock eater!
I have a patch eye puppy too. Her name is Cashmere and I can't decide if she is asking me about her manicure or telling me to talk to the paw! :eyebrow:
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Either way I am sure she said F ewe to her green sheep![/COLOR];)
...all I could do was admire her frame and build at full gallop.
After I moved back here (but my mental health was still... shakey) I spent a lot of time in our local park. I've taken pics of it - very few facilities, just a long green slope towards the road. Most of the people who came with dogs came to exercise them. It's small as parks go so during school hours they can let the dogs off the lead. They chased and ran and ran and fetched and ran. And a bit more running.
Even when it was too cold even for me to sit still for long, I still gloried in watching them at full stretch.
That's a great pic, Nirvana!
Thats the cutest little midget, Nirvana!!
Great caption, UT...i loled
We just realized the other night, that Crash wears his heart on his hip.
Awwww! Oh that's too fucking cute.
I want to steal him away and keep him for my own...
An' I'll hug him, an' squeeze him..
A picture of the occasionally mentioned but not often shown Mia, my parents' OAP cat.
She's not all that friendly, although I'ver been wooing her since I moved in and she gets on tolerably well with me in the mornings before Mum & Dad are up. She comes into the toilet and lets me fuss her while I am on the throne. And she lets me clean her eyes. And she doesn't struggle if I pick her up - although she is obviously unhappy with the procedure. That part is about me being grabby rather than wooing, but she's slowly getting used to it.
She's not a lap cat either, although she will sometimes put two paws on Mum's legs in order to facilitate stroking. I think Mum believed her to be a friendly cat until Diz came to stay. Also she thought Mia was tiny until he came! In fact she is very small, but Singas are the smallest pedigree cats and are dwarfed but your average garden Tom. She's barely larger than Diz and I think most of that is fluff. You can tell she's getting older though - under the fur you can feel her bones. She still catches the odd bird though, and has a mad half-hour racing through the house. Lots of life in the old girl yet.
Awww she looks so relaxed there, Sundae.
I'd love to be curled up in the sun right now too, its freaking freezing!!
I love Crash's heart on... his hip ;)
This is the best place for a napping Chihuahua
(I've never tried this before ...)
:lol: I love the cellar :lol:
This is the best place for a napping Chihuahua
Looks like a good place fer a napping Gravdigr.
:p:
Cheap camera-phone pic.
Whosahappydog,whosahappydog???
What is he sitting on?
His ass. :lol2: It's AstroTurf.
Interesting quote concerning AstroTurf: Mean Joe Green was once asked "Which do you prefer, grass, or AstroTurf?".
His reply: "I don't know, I never smoked no AstroTurf."
Grav, Crash reminds me muchly of the dog we had when we were growing up - Muffin.
She was a Collie/ Jack Russell cross (two farm dogs). She needed a LOT of walking, and somehow that ended up being my job. Apart from picking up poo - which only happened once in a walk after all - I really enjoyed it. In the summer holidays we walked for miles. Literally. I walk fast and we'd be out for up to two hours.
Thing is, she was my brother's dog officially. We got her because he was scared of dogs. So he chose the runt of the litter. She was shy, shakey, needy, easily cowed, even though we got her direct from the farm she was born on and never treated her with anything but kindness. I don't know if people are really born Cat or Dog. Even if I wasn't I think she'd have turned me.
So it's lovely to see Crash and his heart and his obvious happiness. Even in photos I can tell he has more attitude than poor Muffin ever did.
Aww. Poor Muffin.
I don't think we're born cat or dog, I think it's a lifestyle choice.
*grins*
When I was little, we had a cat called Mush. He was a massive cat. Not just to my tiny eyes, but to everyone who saw him. Oooh, people would say, i'nt'e big?
He used to hang out in the rafters over the hallway and come leaping out claws first at any guest who went upstairs to the loo.
In many ways he behaved more like a dog (rafter haunting habits aside). He was once seen chasing a doberman up the back street.
He was awesome. Liked to be cuddled and tickled.
I used to feed him (with help, I was 3). Then one day, when I got back from school (infant school, probably 4 or 5 years old) he wasn't there. He had, I was informed, been sent to live on a cat farm where he'd be happier and have lots of things to chase and play with.
Basically the doctors had suggested that he was most likely the cause of my increasingly severe eczema. Poor Mush. he did nowt wrong other than be possessed of fur. And in the end him not being there made no difference at all.
That is the cutest doggeh face evah!
Im and Dana I love your pet stories :) As a strange parallel to Dana's I had a cat named Mushy she had her kittens in the basement rafters :)
We had a cat called Smokey when I was a pre-schooler (grey and white, quel surprise).
I remember her, but not very well. Mum said she was a shoulder sitter, and singled me out specifically. Given her druthers she'd ride round on my shoulder all day.
I do not remember that at all :(
I do remember seeing her frozen corpse when she was hit by a car on the Elmhurst Road. One of our neighbours brought us the sad, sorry, stiff little thing.
She was only 15 months.
I can remember dragging my grandmother's cat up and down the stairs in a paper grocery bag at her house when I was around four. He'd ride like that all day.
Feel better now?
:p:
Looks like it's somebody's pet...
Sleepy sloth.
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Not mine, but a friends RFY
If so, then your friend shared it with a lot of other people in a short time:
http://www.tineye.com/search/1ed2c0f9d215747065022c021dad743b13204dc1/HA! Thanks - she said it was her dog after the party.
?
Classic's friend claimed the picture was from yesterday, yet tineye found the picture in 68 places on the internet. That would be some mad sharing skills, no?
A lot of the stuff has dates of 2010.
If Classic's friend claimed the picture was from yesterday, and put it on the internet, it must be true. 'Cause it was on the internet, see?
Not mine, but a friends RFY
That is just too cute!
TinEye. Didn't know about it. Love it.
Thank you.
That picture was passed around on all the dog lists and I got it in email last summer. I would have been in that position 2 days ago if I had that much ice! :)
Buddy after bath and hair cut. If she was a kid, lips woud be in a pout
Buddy bath by
Sparkidiot, on Flickr
Before bath.
Copy of buddy good by
Sparkidiot, on Flickr
I have no clue as to how I F@#ked that up??? :smack:
This is just how she chills:
Oh wow! What a totally frakkin awesome pic.
Della Belly.
@ Buster: it hardly seems possible, but Buddy is actually getting cuter.
Photo One
Diz cat fits perfectly well inside his "igloo".
In fact when I had Dylan, the two of them would sometimes sleep in there together.
It's been hot recently, so maybe he felt that a foot hanging out was the way to go.
More likely he was pressing his face into the fur inside for extra warmth. He can't understand why I would use temperatures of 26 as a reason to switch off his heated bed.
Photo Two
Now when the heat pad is on, he sleeps in the drawer under my bed. There are also old jumpers of mine in there, which I wash when needed and then sleep with for a couple of nights to get my smell on them.
But he often joins me in the morning for a snuggle.
This was the other morning, when he dragged himself out from under the duvet to see what I was up, then went back to sleep in the warmth I left behind.
Uh....you've got one happy pet there, Foot. It has a very big smile.
Nice teeth, Foot.
Is that Dental Stix, or do you brush them yourself?
according to the nutters at Shark Week with their Pro-Shark agenda, foots pet does NOT want to bite you.
is kiss-kiss face.
Nice teeth, Foot.
Is that Dental Stix, or do you brush them yourself?
dental stix? no, I think it's a bit of femur.
Here Sharky Sharky Sharky! ;)
Mamma's baby is hungry for Shark Steak!
More loss in our family.
RIP Clyde. My best friend of 11 years, laid to rest when his skin cancer spread to his spine.
We are just waiting on his ashes to come back so he can be laid to rest with his other best mate, my Dad.
So sorry for your loss Ducks.
Eleven years is a good inning, but nowhere near long enough for a loved family member.
So sorry to hear that, Ducks.
I will have a drink to Clyde at some point tonight.
:apaw::blackr:
Crash and his new neighbor. New neighbor is gonna be a good lookin dog.
One more. Now with 25% more puppy penis!
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I guess i never posted this? Many dogs suckle, and Pearl is one of them. She has two nasty old crate pads that are her security blankets. I like to hold her paws when she does it, as they knead away at mother boobies that she hasn't experienced in over a decade.
Ducks, so sorry you lost Clyde. What a gorgeous and characterful dog, You must miss him awfully.
@ Grav: I cannot get over how big Crash is now!
@ Grav: I cannot get over how big Crash is now!
He's only about five months old yet. I think he's gonna be a
big doggie.
He better be. New neighbor pup is a pit bulldog. Crash just mauls the hell out of her.
Now. When she gets bigger, I have a feeling that shit ain't gonna fly for long.
Nothing against Crash, but that little girl is gorgeous!
Glory be to God for brindled things... (paraphrasing Gerard Manley Hopkins)
lol
Yeah, she's a bonny lass alright. I've always loved brindled dogs.
Though not as much as I love brown and cappucino froth coloured dogs obviously *nods at Pilau*
I like the brindle coloration also. Uncledigr had a pit/something mix a long time ago, brindled, but both front paws were turned 90 degrees from each other. The duck-footedness never bothered him. His name was Ugly.
dang it! I don't know how to do this...i'll try and ask my sister later today.
grrrrr.
Me, I save photos on my computer (under Pictures)
I then attach them using Go Advanced and Manage Attachments.
I understand this isn't the most Cellar friendly way to do it, so at some point I probably need to set up a Flickr account or something.
Me, I save photos on my computer (under Pictures)
I then attach them using Go Advanced and Manage Attachments.
I understand this isn't the most Cellar friendly way to do it, so at some point I probably need to set up a Flickr account or something.
Actually it is. If you go through old threads you'll find many of the pictures are gone, because they were linked to accounts/places that no longer exist.
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Me, I save photos on my computer (under Pictures)
I then attach them using Go Advanced and Manage Attachments.
I understand this isn't the most Cellar friendly way to do it, so at some point I probably need to set up a Flickr account or something.
I think Undertoad had asked for ppl to post pictures this way before. Wait, that was Bruce. :p:
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Tech Support Cat is not amused by your human errors.
Victor enjoying the cool twilight at the pond...
Nirvana, that "dog" looks like a movie star! Are you sure that's not some... airbrushed made up stylized artist's conception of what the hero of the screenplay should look like? The reference copy for the art department?
What a beautiful animal, just beautiful.
Wait, there's a cool version of Twilight?!
Victor enjoying the cool twilight at the pond...
Gorgeous animal, what breed?
Belgian shepherd, I'm guessing.
There are 4 varieties of Belgian Shepherd , Tervuren, Malinois, Lakenois and Gronendael/Belgian Sheepdog. Victor is a Gronendael/Belgian Sheepdog.
Thanks for thinking Victor is handsome. I sure love him even if he has not been brushed for this photo, is out of coat, has not had a bath in months and moments before he was eating a prairie pie! ;) He is an easy keeper.
This is just how she chills:
and this is just how she rolls:
Victor is such a beautiful dog!
Slick says:
"Deer season's been open two weeks now. I got my deer stand ready, let's go!"
I looked, I read, I looked, I read again. Finally "Slick" registered and then I saw him.
He is camouflage cat.
me too! Took me ages to actually make the kitty out.
I am trying to teach Victor to herd. The trainer in this class uses sheep. This is Victor, the sheep, and I looking like we know what we are doing. :)
So after a 3 day herding clinic to train Victor, he learning the basics
and me not too confused, ;) Skip and I pulled into the driveway and 8
of our cows had broken the wire and were out in the mint field. :O
Skip was panicking because it was almost dark and I thought, let
Victor prove he learned a bit. Out of the crate and a "get out and
away" later he had the cows coming back down the driveway and in the
pasture. Lucky chance? probably but whooee that great. [No cow chasing
for me!] :D
MMMMM Minty beef !!!
Good Job Victor !!!
I love how completely relaxed you look Vana. Like, totally in your element.
Slick says:
"Deer season's been open two weeks now. I got my deer stand ready, let's go!"
I looked, I read, I looked, I read again. Finally "Slick" registered and then I saw him.
He is camouflage cat.
me too! Took me ages to actually make the kitty out.
;)
No, not Chuck Testa:lol2:...Here's a betterer one.:D
Victor rocks, but, that long hair would drive me mad, with the required brushing.
*waves at Slick*
Hi kitteh kitteh!
Diz is six years old.
In cat terms he is in his forties.
But tonight he was acting like a six year old child and refusing to go to bed.
Here he is on the sofa bed in the spare room, refusing to go into my bedroom and sleep, because I was in here. He kept dozing off then waking up, dozing off, waking up. "I'm not tired!"
Cat shift changes at 20.00 usually, but I might put him away sooner - Mia would love to be outside in this weather (Indian Summer here) whereas Diz will happily sleep if he can't see me.
My Chesapeake Bay Retriever, Jersey Girl.:D
Awe - Looks like Pilau has a new friend.
Ohmigod she's gorgeous. Look at those eyes!
Pilau is currently snoozing at my feet. At some point it'[s about time I took another pic of him. But given how much he hates cameras I'm usually loathe to disturb him.
Can't believe what a podge he'd become under his fur. Now it's all been chopped off he looks like a barrel on legs. Poor lamb. 'S not his fault. I'm the one giving him too many guilt biscuits. He just can't exercise like he used to.
Thanks guys. She's a good dog. She's had diabetes since she was 2 (she's 9 now) and I give her insulin shots twice a day. She is now blind for the most part but she still gets around fairly well with the occasional bumping into a wall. I give her an extra pat on the head when that happens.
This isn't MY pet, but I love him so much he may as well be. He is my dog-nephew...the dog-brother of my lovely nieces (dog-son of their wonderful parents.)
What do you note in this picture? Do you see that the dog has a pet cat? Look more closely. THERE it is!
They live on mucho acreage, and have farm cats who hang around, but those are all varying degrees of black and white. This tabby came out of nowhere, and my brother reports the kitten was outside yelling her head off. The middle girl (ahhhh, are not middle children uniquely in tune with living creatures?) pondered that the cat wanted "JIM" (name changed to protect the identity of the Dog...he had his identity stolen last year and it took FOREVER to clear his name of the strip joint/murder allegations) so they let JIM out.
The two have been friends ever since.
Yep..."I wish I could turn and live with the animals, they are so placid and self-contain'd."
I like this one too, like JIM is saying "you gotta see the BABY!"
CUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUTE!
dies of cute overload!
I KNOW! Couldn't you just EAT 'em?
The kitty looks quite content.
Safe. Safe at last.
Brother says the other cats hate the kitten (he's sure it's racial) so I'm glad JIM is there for her.
In fact, it's a kitteh chameleon, and he changed colors to match JIM.
Yep. She was in the [SIZE="6"]"[/SIZE]moooooooooooooooooooooooooood[SIZE="6"]"[/SIZE] to look like JIM.
(S)he's an anthropomorphical WONDER MOOD RING.
...anthropomorphic...
Whenever I see/hear that word, I think of this song by Heywood Banks.
Cartoon Animals
On the day the cartoon animals
Reverted to their natural state
All the kids agree, was a sight to see,
When they peeled off the paper and they all ran free
On the day the cartoon animals
Reverted to their original work
They threw off their anthropomorphic ways
And totally went berserk
And there was…
Smoky the Bear, chokin’ on a camper,
Smoky the Bear, chokin’ on a camper,
Smoky the Bear, chokin’ on a camper,
Boo-Boo and Yogi dinin’ in the Dumpster
Well look at ol’ Mickey that dirty ol’ rat
Got a mouth full of cheese and his head in a trap
Donald’s in a Chinese restaurant booth with a ginger glaze and no sailor suit
And there’s Smoky the Bear, chokin’ on a camper,
Smoky the Bear, chokin’ on a camper,
Smoky the Bear, chokin’ on a camper,
Bugs Bunny in the laboratory testin’ mascara
Well Rocky’s just a roadkill squirrel surprise
Only flyin’ bein’ done bein’ done by flies
Bullwinkle’s in the woods far away from here
With a radio collar and a tag in his ear
And Smoky the Bear’s chokin’ on a camper,
Smoky the Bear’s chokin’ on a camper,
Smoky the Bear’s chokin’ on a camper,
Porky smells nicer on a spiral slicer
Goofy’s sniffin’ out drugs at the border
Bambi’s on the turnpike ridin’ on a fender
HA! Heywood!
I saw him at a comedy club years ago. Funny.
There's one two three four five six seven eight nine ten eleven twelve thirten fourteen fifteen sixteen seventeen eighteen wheels on a big rig, and we're rollin' rollin' rollin'...
Ohhhhh, there's I II III IV V VI VII VIII IX X XI XII XIII XIV XV XVI XVII XVIII wheels on a big rig, and we're rollin rollin rollin, rollin rollin rollin.
Now, binary!!
Granddaughter's pets - they come 'round each autumn
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In the foreground: Tiny, our St. Bernard/otterhound/German shepherd/pit bull mutt (at least that's what the DNA test said...)
In the background: Pepper, who is either an Australian kelpie or some kind of shepherd/doberman mix. We adopted him back in January and he runs us ragged.
Hey Choco, Pepper looks like he could have a fair bit of Kelpie in him, but that colour mix is not right. You might find tan ones or black ones, but not black, tan and white...unless there's something someone's not telling me. lol Also, they usually have longer hair around their ruff and chest.
Here's my Shadow or Shaddy as he is more commonly known.
someone else has a black cat and I've been meaning to post this to show how similar they are.
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Hey, bring my boy back!!!
Have we had an I.V. recently? (referring to the shaved spot)
Beautiful kitteh. And that's my completely unbiased opinion.
No IV. I think he has a nervous condition. He keep licking his hair off. It's worse now than when I took that pic. Just about time for a trip to the vet i think. It doesn't seem sore and there are no lesions, which is why I think it's a nervous condition. Apparently cats are prone to licking their fur off if they're stressed.
In keeping with the Halloween Pet theme, Cleopatra (we just call her Cleo)
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That white patch on her chest makes Cleo part Lab.
haha...nice!
I didn't know there were so many black cats around. It took me ages to find Shaddy. I did want a tom cat in particular though. Not for breeding, but just because I like the temperament of tom cats in general. Females are just like teenage girls if you ask me. You never know when they're going to turn around and scratch your eyes out. Uppity. lol
eta: we have three female cats and they're all weird. They're probably what's causing my poor Shaddy to have a nervous condition. That and the two year old, who loves the animals and isn't cruel to them at all, but little kids make loud noises and drop stuff and run over things (like black cats lying on dark rugs) so I think that's probably it. It really only started after Max was born.
Slick has about a dozen white hairs in the same spot.
I've never found any white hairs on Shaddy. He's pure black.
Wait til he's 14-16 yrs old. Slick has single white hairs all over, more and more as time goes by...
Well I finally saw Shadow! *waves at black kittehs*
Gaines has a white spot on his chest. He was dropped off by someone years ago, but I've always thought he was a Russian Blue. Then I'd read so many times that many people think that, but their cat really isn't a Russian Blue.
Well, I found out he has all the characteristics: the double coat (well, it's cold in Russia!), the silvery sheen, the deep "bottle green" eyes (no other eye color, it's dark bright green or its not an RB) a barely noticeable tail stripe and, the kicker for me, the mauve footpads. Yep, that's Gaines.
The white spot would disqualify him in show arenas, but it's not uncommon.
My little soviet cat, how I love his big meow mouth. ;)
Yet I'll never know how he made his way to me the winter it was 20 degrees below zero for an extended period of time. I suspect the housekeeper to the mansion (I lived in a cool old outbuilding that was converted to an apartment): she knew I was a big sucker for cats though at the time I already had two.
Gaines is the last of my 4 Mohicans.
Turbo was also born a 'wannabe tuxedo kitty that didn't quite make it" .
He also had several errant white hairs.
His food bowl is behind him. He's was being good cuz he thought 'just maybe'.
I don't want LL's offspring to feel as though she's alone.
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Big V - I loved caterpillars when I was a little girl. I haven't seen one in ages.
that is a great shot ME!
What he said.
Black cats, black cats, love cats, black cats...
Apparently there is a problem with black cats being adopted in this country.
Because people associate them with witches and evil.
Bollocks. It's just fashion.
(which is just as crazy)
People now love gingers and mackerels.
My ex-husband wanted to get kittens, but the ones we'd heard of wouldn't be available even to view for three weeks, let alone ready to adopt.
I took a call from a local rescue centre, and the lady said that they had two boys, 20 weeks old. Older than J wanted. But everyone wanted the black kitten and no-one wanted his black and white brother (they try to rehome siblings together)
At that time black & whites were the problem cats.
I persuaded him that we should go and see them. At the very least it was seeing little cats. He adored the black kit that became our Raphael, because he was immediately loving, friendly - and super-cute.
The kit to be called Gabriel was shy, skittish and had a sombre face with a Roman nose.
Then I told him that no-one wanted the black & white kitten.
How can any cat lover resist an unloved cat?
We'd already been approved for adoption and took them home that day.
Gabes became "mine".
I think I cried more about our separation than I did about my divorce.
I do believe that black cats are a bit more social than is normal. That is why when Beau (my mackeral tabby that I loved for 13 years) died, I decided to adopt a little black kitty. Turbo did not disappoint. He is so friendly that he greets everyone who visits us.
Apparently there is a problem with black cats being adopted in this country.
Because people associate them with witches and evil.
I always worry that someone will try to do something to/with Slick around Halloween, so we make sure to try to keep him inside more the week before and the week after.
I'd hate to spend the rest of my life in a penitentiary because I had to kill the ever-loving shit outta the guy that fucked with mah kitteh.
I always worry that someone will try to do something to/with Slick around Halloween, so we make sure to try to keep him inside more the week before and the week after.
I'd hate to spend the rest of my life in a penitentiary because I had to kill the ever-loving shit outta the guy that fucked with mah kitteh.
Note to self: do not fuck with Grav's kitteh.
I loves me some Slick, I do.
I loves me some Slick, I do.
That speaks a lot about you. My last cat is, in turns, a pain in the butt and an angel.
Doesn't matter which one he is at the moment. I love the little fucker!
Go kittehs! :)
Black cats, black cats, love cats, black cats...
Apparently there is a problem with black cats being adopted in this country.
Because people associate them with witches and evil.
Bollocks. It's just fashion.
(which is just as crazy)
People now love gingers and mackerels.
My ex-husband wanted to get kittens, but the ones we'd heard of wouldn't be available even to view for three weeks, let alone ready to adopt.
I took a call from a local rescue centre, and the lady said that they had two boys, 20 weeks old. Older than J wanted. But everyone wanted the black kitten and no-one wanted his black and white brother (they try to rehome siblings together)
At that time black & whites were the problem cats.
I persuaded him that we should go and see them. At the very least it was seeing little cats. He adored the black kit that became our Raphael, because he was immediately loving, friendly - and super-cute.
The kit to be called Gabriel was shy, skittish and had a sombre face with a Roman nose.
Then I told him that no-one wanted the black & white kitten.
How can any cat lover resist an unloved cat?
We'd already been approved for adoption and took them home that day.
Gabes became "mine".
I think I cried more about our separation than I did about my divorce.
Black and white brother, Caesar and his all black (with a suggestion of a white blaze) sister, Cleopatra.
Adopted from the animal shelter together. Siblings are happier than singletons, in my opinion.
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that was the box that held the case of blueberries I bought from the local bulk restaurant supply store (I'm going again today. list: margarine, baking powder, baking soda, bread x2, milk x2, coffee beans, sangria, bacon, 2 gal ziplocs, vanilla, frozen chicken, flour, sour apple carmel suckers, chocolate chips). I froze a lot of the blueberries, I ate a lot of them fresh, made numerous smoothies with them, I even dried a quart on a baking sheet making little blueberry "raisins". I love me some blueberries.
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That's *MY* dog and *MY* cat. To a tee.
Wow - just saw that on a friends FB page and was gonna post it.
Funny.
Toldja tha's my dog.
Here he is curled up on the cat bed. :facepalm:
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Old and busted: Big dogs taking little beds.
New hotness: Cat taking MY chair.
My beautiful beloved cat opened my nose up this morning.
Jumping from the floor onto my bed, his scrabbling claws gave me a groove over my left nostril (right if you're looking at me).
It's shallow, but it's there.
Thanks Babba.
But it does validate my "not on the pillow unless the bedside light is on" rule.
Which has meant some cuffing and hissing (from me) but is generally understood.
Just not today - the clocks have changed and it was dark in the "snooze" minutes, but I was obviously awake.
I second that ouch...
Also, add my own: Pilau just accidentally clawed my face. Not badly. There's no blood. Just some white scrawp lines turning red:p
My own fault. Let my face get too near whilst wrassling his toy off him. Bless him, his eyesight ain't so great and his depth perception is more than a little sucky.
Still wants to play though. I fuckin love that about him. 13 years old, frail old man who wobbles when he walks and starts swaying like a towerblock in a high wind if he has to stand still for more than a few minutes...but he still likes to play :p
Thought I should introduce the newest member of our family...
Jackson!!
Lucy was so distraught when we put Clyde to rest, that we went and got her a new mate. He's soooooo gorgeous.
American Bulldog
Pic 1 - as a baby
Pic 2 - as a brute, but I need to update his pic as he is taller than Lucy now and very gangly.
Very nice ! "handsome" comes to mind on 1, and a "moment in time" on 2
It intrigues me how concerned dogs get when their owner's head is lower than their own.
Beauty! Look at those massive paws in that baby pic. I do like seeing the big paws that baby big dawgs sport. The sign that this animal is going to be much bigger.
LL, my Bean (RIP) really enjoyed it when he got to the top of the stairs first, and as you followed him up, your head was suddenly at his level. He would go into play mode and sometimes playfully boof at you. Sometimes I would stay at the middle of the stairs and keep the game going awhile.
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Took a photo of the Mia-cat today, in order to make a personalised Christmas card to the 'rents from the cats.
She's on their bed; they put a towel down for her to sleep on so she doesn't shed all over it.
She is much more friendly to me these days, as I am the first one up.
I let her in, give her a meat stick treat and sometimes a licking of my leftover cereal milk.
I clean her eyes and often sneak in a little cuddle, which she protests weakly about, but we both know she could scratch me to buggery if she really hated it.
She's a peculiar little thing, but she's a cat, so I love her anyway.
Old lady now.
Happy Birthday Buddy!!!
Mia-cat looks lovely and comfy :)
Omar the in the sun by the back door.
O wow, O mar.
What a sunbathing beauty.
My sis in law took this while I was at work today.
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More of "dogs and cats living together...mass hysteria!" as previously shown here:
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No, the cats didn't eat my dog-nephew's head. He's just lounging on the front step and, as my niece tells me, the cats lay on him all the time.
What a gentle creature. But don't threaten his family!
Again, not my dawg...but here he is again with his best friend.
Well, LITTLE JIM was taken in by brother's in-laws. He gets to be an inside kitteh, but I feel sorry for JIM.
But JIM has the other kittehs to hang with too.
That is one awesome dog! And what a cat!
:lol:
Ah now you know I'm ambivalent about dogs, but the cats are teh gorgeous!
I didn't even spot the beautiful ginger in the second pic at first.
What a gentle dog.
I am an animal abuser now, you can see it in her eyes! Damn Wal mart for carrying a trooper hat and scarf for xtra tiny dogs...:mad:
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Now, that is a chihuahah who understands her place in the world : in charge.
I love this thread. It's instant cheer-up juice. So many gorgeous dogs and so many wonderful kittehs.
For my pettastic news: no pics yet, but my bro and his family picked up their new rhodesian ridgeback puppy last night. In keeping with the traditions set with their previous dog, Amber (aka Amble Scramble, aka Fat Lass) they've named her Ruby.
She is 8 weeks old, yet to be vaccinated, and the first thing she did when they got her back was attempt to get in bed with and suckle from their 9 year old greyhoud :p Apparently she's a very cheery soul. Unperturbed by the jourmney to their home, despite the tyre blow out and subsequent wait for recovery, eventually landing home at around 2am.
The kids (I say kids, one of 'em's nearly 18 :p) have taken the day off school and college. Partly out of sheer excitement, and partly because nobody got any sleep til silly o'clock.
I'm going down later to meet the new addition to the Coombsie clan. I shall return with pics.
Congrats on your news, Dana (love the name Ruby)
A new arrival for the Robinson clan too.
My brother and SIL have a new addition to the family.
An 11 month old rescue cat, name yet to be announced.
What a gorgeous girl!
I expect I'll be round there this weekend for a cuddle.
A real beaut Sundae. I wonder if black cats have a harder time getting adopted. It is true of small black dogs.
You are so right Dana the animals here always make me smile! :D
I dunno why people are nervous around black animals ....
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Me and Crash. Remember cute, little
Crash?
OMG - My parents have that EXACT same chair!
Definitely - and it reclines far enough back to REALLY chill.
Danish, I think.
OMG someone shrank Gravdigr!
So cute, but soooooo destructive!!
Bad Jackson - victims here are: my outdoor shoes, Fisher Price Puppy, a coconut, the innings of the dog doona, the "pet proof" rear leather seat cover, now deflatated soccer ball, the squeak out of all the squeak toys, one of the kids toy guns and the the hose sprayer.
Not a bad afternoons effort.
Apologies for the poor quality pic, trying to get Jackson to sit still is near impossible.
Oh dear.
Looks like someone is bored and frustrated. Is Jackson used to being a farm dog? Now cooped up in a semi-suburban backyard?
haha...that's one very contrite looking dog. lol
Nah, Zen, he was little when we went suburban. Its days and days of rain, even though they get a 7km beach walk daily. Yesterdays walk was in a storm. Plus they get bones daily.
He is actually a laid back lazy puppy, but he loves to chew. Plus Lucy taught him to pull washing off the line (it has a fence now).
We love him anyway.
He needs a roo nanny to keep him in line.
Ducks! You have a boxer too!
Ours just ate a Christmas decorative pillow and a light blanket we keep on top of our bed to save the real blankets from muddy paws. Many holes in the yard testify to his need to be entertained continuously.
Good thing we have a Toby (Weimaraner) who is every bit as adventurous and active as he is!
When I was a kid, we had a Weimaraner too, Apollo. Absolutely gorgeous animal. And extremely athletic. The only way to recover him after his regular jailbreaks was to drive down the streets of the neighborhood calling his name while holding the back seat to the car open. Sucker... he fell for it every time. He really, really needed a bigger area, like, Montana maybe to exercise in. Once, he escaped from the basement by leaping through the window, those short basement windows. Great dog, but a ball of fire too hot for our urban Dayton home.
Ha - I need to take some proper pics of our puppies. They are both American Bulldogs.
Jacks is nearly 8 months old, so he is tall and gangly and a horror, but he will fill out his bulldogness soon I guess.
Navy Bean weighed 30lbs when she was born, normal size for a calf is 70-100lbs. She is 9 months old and weighs about 275, her counterparts are weighing 7-800lbs. She did not grow big enough to be a cow so I told her she could be a Reindeer instead! ;) Then I talked her into doing the photo for our cow web page :)
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Moory Christmas!
Outstanding in her field, no less. You know what that means!
Something in the way she mooooos....
Navy Bean weighed 30lbs when she was born, normal size for a calf is 70-100lbs. She is 9 months old and weighs about 275, her counterparts are weighing 7-800lbs. She did not grow big enough to be a cow so I told her she could be a Reindeer instead! ;) Then I talked her into doing the photo for our cow web page :)
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Moory Christmas!
What the heck are you feeding her to make her farts that toxic?
I dunno Monster I am sure the reason we lack snow is due to the cow fart problem! :3_eyes:
Not very Christmassy for photos if there isn't any snow. I had a two hour window here and the snow is now gone.
She's so sweet! I want to keep her!
She's so sweet! I want to keep her!
...in your freezer.....
Lovely Nirv!!
Here is Jasper, our senior cat, missing Sundae already ...
AWWWWWWWWWWWWW!
I don't think Diz has stopped purring since I got home.
He's still unsettled, pacing about and jumping up on things then back down again, but he'll calm down when I don't do another disappearing act on him.
Diz, with his Christmas precious.
Sasha is a grumpy soul at 7 years of age, but she has taken a liking to Cashmere who would scold her with her paw when Sasha would tell her to go away. They get along well.
Sasha weighs in at 65 lbs and Cashmere a "mere" 2 and a half. Both take up half of the sofa when they decide to lie down. :heart-on:
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That is a pair hard to photograph together Nirv, what with the black and the white in the same frame. Although I can't get enough and need more pics.
Totally cute.
Like cats and dogs. :)
We talked about some of our dogs burrowing, today I came downstairs looking for Pearl and all I see is a head.
@Maine
Your dachshunds look small. Are they puppies? Some mini breed?
@Maine
Your dachshunds look small. Are they puppies? Some mini breed?
They were only a few months old when those pics were taken, they are over a year old now, the dapple is a rescue but I have a feeling she is a mini, but the other is a month younger and much bigger.
Pearl is so cute!
Your two are very cute too, Maine.
Jackson is taller than Lucy by a good 2 inches now and outweighs her by 12kgs. Hope he slows down soon, he reminds me of Marmaduke.
They were only a few months old when those pics were taken, they are over a year old now, the dapple is a rescue but I have a feeling she is a mini, but the other is a month younger and much bigger.
They're very cute, Maine. Recent pictures?
Maine, they're adorable. All of them. You must have been so heartbroken with the first. Every dog owner's nightmare.
Love the pic of the two pups sleeping together. Beautiful.
@ UT: I think that's now my favorite pic of Pearl.
Lovely pics of dogs!
And I mean it.
I prefer them as puppies and I prefer them small (as long as they're not bitey)
Pearl has a place in my heart as a Cellar Dog anyway.
No cat update pics from me as Diz is being a Bit of a Shit right now.
He knocked over his food maze last night and this morning.
Which means 8 hours food on the floor and he managed to gobble it up in minutes.
Which means he is waowing and clambering about to remind me it is time for his night-time feed.
Which means I have had to vacate the bedroom and come back here because he's not getting anything until 22.00!
I think it's coincidence and accident.
If not I will have to revisit how I feed him.
Good news - my sister gently suggested to Mum today that Diz was losing weight.
She was worried he might be ill.
I wish I'd heard the conversation - Law trying to be delicate to the person who always worries about my cat being a fat knacker :)
He has lost weight and it's been a slog and I am VERY pleased it's noticeable.
He was getting fat because I was too indulgent.
And he is a smart kitteh when it comes to food (aka greedy fat pig, like me) so he got more than I condoned.
I'm considering a pup...
It wouldn't be ready for bringing home until 7th March...and I would need to do a trip to Guernsey to see him...and before that can happen the dam's breeder is being given first choice on the litter, and will assess for show prospects. But, given that he has a little spray of white hairs below and separate from his white collie collar markings, it's unlikely he'd be selected as a show prospect.
So...up in the air a bit. On both sides, because I'm still looking out for new litters between now and the 26th of Jan when the breeder who is assessing the litter has made her choice.
I feel a bit weird. Good and bad. Excited, scared, sad, happy etc.
I'm excited for you Dana! And for us. Just think of all the pics you'll be posting. :)
Oh Dana! That is exciting! And I quite understand the mixed feelings!
Here is a pic of Jasper keeping an ear out in case anyone finds him!
Ok...here's a couple of pics of the puppy I am going to see (probably this weekend): In the first pic he's the one at the bottom with his back to us, and the little spray of white fur just below his white collar.
I think they're a little over 3 weeks old in those pics.
Apparently he's quite cheeky and has been attempting (almost successfully) to climb out of the whelping tray.
Picking up a new puppy, holding it close, and smelling it's puppy-breath
...one of the best experiences in life
Ohhell yeah.
And that sweet, slightly burnt, sawdusty smell at the back of their ears :p
That stayed right through with Pil. Justbehind his ears, he smelt the same as when he was a pup.
Ohhell yeah.
And that sweet, slightly burnt, sawdusty smell at the back of their ears :p
That's sulphur coz all the cuteness is newly from the debbil.
hahaha. Must be :P
Am crossing fingers and toes. I'm already quite struck I think...
Dana's post about a puppy got me to thinking of the past 3 years with Vicky.
Now she is a full grown Lab (94 lb) that sleeps 23/24, but is ready to go all day long... if that's what we want to do.
If/when awake, she's full curiosity, lives for water and protects
our property from raccoons, squirrels and the ever-present invisible man.
Here she is a 7 weeks, 1-, 2-, and 3- years
Awwwwww.
Now there's a nose just abeggin to be kissed.
Ah Dani, even I'm not immune.
'Ccepting I know how they grow up...
Lamp, what a lovely sleek dog.
I'm used to seeing fat Labs (sadly).
Any trouble with her hips? I've known a number of chocolate Labs with problems there.
Dana, how fabulous! Tell me about the breeding!
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Good point Sundae - Labs/Goldens are sadly notorious for hip displacement.
These days it's a lot more of an expected thing that breeders show the hipscore (and in many cases elbow score) of the dam and sire.
Both of Vicky's parents were just plain hunting dogs that belonged to a friend.
... "AKC registered" but not nothing for show or field trials
Her weight was up over 100, but we've now got her back down to where she belongs.
Her Dad was 130+ and her Mom was about 95.
She has shorter legs than her parents, more like the show-Labs on the east coast.
So far, everything is working as it should
... especially the play/eat/sleep/dream multifunction switch.
DanaC, that is pretttty cute... pretty doggone cute.
I will be monitoring this thread for future developments. And by developments, I mean cute puppy pictures.
LL
That is a beautiful animal. My parents also had a chocolate lab they loved, Max. I'll nose around for pixors...
My friends had a chocolate lab that had to be kept on a strict diet,
He was such a gobbler.
He would eat the live mive that the cats brought in.
WHAT a monster!
Until.
Until.
The Dizcat is on a successful diet.
I know he is not starving.
But he is acting like it.
He has taken to pilfering random items from the kitchen table and sideboards - which he is strictly forbidden from jumping on, but we're veteran cat owners and have never risked leaving meat products on them.
Nope.
He has now snaffled biscuits, bread, rolls, tablets (in their packets, luckily)
So yesterday I came home to an odd sponge on my bedroom floor and a cloud of dandruff.
Diz had managed to get a bread roll from the side and take it upstairs, he ate at least half of it (the top). Mum assumed I'd taken one for lunch but did feel aggrieved that I had left the packet wide open. Diz doesn't understand about covering his tracks/ things going stale.
I updated her on his new thievery and the case was closed.
Until last night. POO! What a stinker! I thought Diz had laid down some rancid cable, but checking his tray in the morning there was nothing. Just bad wind I guess.
Until this morning. POO! What a stinker. After I went to work, Mum was summoned to my bedroom by an almighty stink. Diz had explosive diarrhoea. Only in his tray. But in a sizeable part of it (it's a closed tray, so nothing on the surrounding surfaces!) At least he made it to his tray every time. GOOD BOY.
Poor old Mum. She cleaned it five times. Bless her.
Not my fault of course, I was at work. But rotten luck all the same.
Poor, silly, greedy Diz. With the world coming out of his bott and no understanding why.
All bread products now definitely kept in the breadbin.
NOTHING to be left on the sides or table.
As far as Labs are concerned, you can teach them anything... anything...with food rewards.
As far as Diz is concerned, maybe you need to buy gluten-free :rolleyes:
Good point Sundae - Labs/Goldens are sadly notorious for hip displacement.
Is that the same as hip
dysplasia?
yep. I lost my Golden, in part, to it years ago.
Is that the same as hip dysplasia?
yes.
lost my german shepherd Spirit years ago, and her hips were bad when she died. Bora,another German Shepherd, the same. Sad.
I think we're calling Slick 16 yrs old this year.
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I love Slick. He is such a big old boy kitty...so beautiful! :)
Dana, how fabulous! Tell me about the breeding!
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Ha! I just realised I never responded to this :p
This is Carrot and Merlot's litter:
http://www.champdogs.co.uk/litter/23956
I checked out both parents lineages back a couple more generations on a site someone sent me. There are a couple of other Potterdales in the line, which i'm quite pleased about, as Pilau had some Potterdale in him. I think they share Potterdale Philospher, and another a few branches back.
I'd respond with a photo of Diz's litter, but I don't think it would have the same awwwww factor.
How bout this for aww factor:
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Way off the scale....
By the way Dana, was Pilau also a bearded collie ?
Or what ?
I remember Potterdale and Snowmead as active and respected kennels when my mum was in the breed (yes, Lamplighter, Pilau was a Beardie, too).
Pilau looked a little like Carrot, but with the addition of little gingery flashes at the sides of his eyes. He was a brown tricolore and Carrot is just a brown.
Pil started out as a very dark chocolate colour. Though you'd never think it to look at the cappucino colour he ended up :p
That's the thing with beardies. They start out with the deep colours, then at around a year old they fade to near colourless, then about a year later the colour starts to return but not as dark. It's a recessive gene I think. You never really know exactly what shade your beardie will turn out to be.
I'll dig around and see if I can find any phots of Pil as a pup. Get them scanned in. He was a devilishly handsome puppy.
I'd respond with a photo of Diz's litter, but I don't think it would have the same awwwww factor.
Oh! I'd love to see a pic of Diz as a kitteh! The only thing that comes anywhere near to a tray of wriggling puppehs for cute appeal, is a tray of wriggling kittehs.
I didn't mean that kind of litter...
But to make up for the silly joke, here is a pic of Singa kittens.
Diz was 13 months old when I adopted him, so no kitten pics. Saved me £150 though, and Singapuras are eternal kittens (sez me with scratched knuckles)
Oh bless 'em look at those plate sized eyes lol.
Ahahe....now I get the joke. I see.
Ware!
Cuteness grows up into teh debbil.
Debbil with plate-sized, bread-stealing eyes.
(repeating the pic to show comparison)
Crash, from the other afternoon. Prolly shoulda gone in the 'Non Quality Images' thread, but...
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hehehe. Love the way one lip is curled up slightly....Elvis style
here's the most recent pic of carrot, at the grand old age of 6 weeks:
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wow, that's ... saccharine sweet.
does he come with a diabetic warning label?
hehehe. Love the way one lip is curled up slightly....Elvis style
That's funny that you refer to Elvis. When Crash comes crashing into the house (or the Jeep), and he
does crash everywhere he goes, I usually holler at him
"Elvis is in the building!!!"
Crash says "Thankyou, thankyouvurrymuch."
@BIgV:I know!!!
I'll be kissing that little nose in two weeks *grins*
I'll be kissing that little nose in two weeks *grins*
I'm already so happy for you...and Carrot!
J's set up a youtube channel for the boys :)
About CarrotAndMerlot's channel
It's the Carrot and Merlot Show, with me, Carrot (I'm the brown one) and my brother Merlot, two beardie boys about to embark on life's great adventure.
We've set up our YouTube channel (without opposable thumbs I might add) before we've gone to live with our new owners. They seemed fine when they came to see us in Guernsey, and everyone seemed to agree that we have noses and feet made for stardom.
Er.... woof!
Here are the first entries. Difficult to tell which is which in a tray full of pups, but here we go:
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In this one we see the two boys (I think!) ragging on each other :)
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There is nothing better than to have a pet! I am jealous of you all! :)
First thing I thought was, "How funny, the lady in Guernsey has the same accent as Dana...!" Then I realised.
Judah has a gorgeous voice.
Show us some pics of him too :)
Oh, I'll tell him you said that :p
He's quite handsome is our J. Must get a pic of him at some point. Probably holding Merlot ;p
Talking of which : Here's little Merlot
They're cute, alright, but don't you think you should find a breed that has more than one eye? ;)
I've shaved my pussy.
Stupid DizCat McStupid Cat managed to get painted.
Dads is slowly painting the woodwork (skirting boards, stair rails etc) and Diz has miraculously avoided any paint so far.
But this afternoon he turned up with a huge splodge of white paint on his hindquarters.
Now there might be a safe way to remove paint from cats, but I wasn't willing to risk giving him even an extra minute to try and lick it off.
Snip, snip, snip with the scissors, then a little razor work.
Singas have less layers of fur than other cats, so it looks more dramatic. Of course because of the missing layers the paint was close to his skin, so it really was a hack-job.
I'd rather the boy looks like he has the mange than get anything bad in his mouth.
Serves him right, the silly sod.
At least he can lick his shorn pride without having to go to the vet.
What type of paint was it? Water or oil based?
Did you try wiping it off or using water? :eek:
I have no idea.
It's called Moisture Resistant Acrylic Eggshell Emulsion.
I did try to clean it at first - of course. I'm not a monster.
And I tried with a weak detergent solution (washing up liquid).
Nothing doing.
Boy is snipped now. Better than being sick.
Boy is snipped now. Better than being sick.
Absolutely.
Moisture Resistant Acrylic Eggshell Emulsion.
Oil based. That wasn't coming off without your using something far worse than the paint itself.
Far away cousindigr's kitteh. I'm told she makes that jump quite easily. FYI, that's six and a half feet.
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Absolutely.
Oil based. That wasn't coming off without your using something far worse than the paint itself.
Ahem....
Acrylic= water based. Just sayin. Soap and water would have done it. Or just water for that matter.
Water wasn't doing it.
Washing up liquid and water wasn't doing it.
Maybe I should have persevered.
But in truth I have not hurt him in clipping off some of his fur.
It's sartorially drastic, but not dangerous.
Which isn't to say I'm not interested in solutions [sic] if it happens again.
His fur will grow back. Yikes. My brother gets his golden retriever shaved every summer and it's all back by fall.
Not like they're all embarrassed about it.
I think one of my kittehs got paint on him and he didn't even know it was there. It dried and eventually wore away.
I think one of my kittehs got paint on him and he didn't even know it was there. It dried and eventually wore away.
That kitteh was on crack, or xanax, or sumpin'! Slick goes after even the tiniest thing in his fur. Gets positively mental.
The Mighty Hunter, returning with his prey.
I'm on the porch saying, "Good Kitty, Levi, you are an awesome hunter. Now, you take that little corpse home to daddy and then you can come back for your treats."
He did. He's a good boy.
Grav that pic is gorgeous!
Sorry to ride roughshod over it with my mad-cat-paint-shave-story.
Infi - the patch was large.
I worried.
I'd snatch him bald-headed rather than have another desperate run to the vets. Because I love him so much.
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You did the exact right thing, honey. :)
Diz knows he's loved.
That kitteh was on crack, or xanax, or sumpin'! Slick goes after even the tiniest thing in his fur. Gets positively mental.
:lol:
He was a pothead. :D
Dana, are Carrot and Merlot kennel names or keeping names?
keepers; there's some... history.
Wolf, what does kitty have there?
Birdie?
@ Wolf: they're the names we've given them. Carrot's show name is Majikcharms Amadeus, because he's a Majikcharms beardie :) Not sure what Merlot's showname is. I think they all begin with A though.
Carrot's full name is Carrot Pilausson. He's sort of named for Carrot Ironfoundersson from the Discworld books.
How bout this for aww factor:
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Happy for you!! :)
(p.s. I saw your photo gallery. It's very nice.)
I loved Carrot from Discworld, too, although I'd probably be more likely to name a dog Vimes. Or Slash-Me-Own-Throat Dibbler.
I was working on my buddy's computer last night, and didn't hear a mutual friend arrive. Suddenly there's a puppy about 4 or 5 weeks old sitting on my shoulder. About the same size, shape, and fur as Carrot, but white with two black patches covering the ears and sides of the head. What a sweetheart.
The friend is an animal control officer, and the puppy had been dumped at the SPCA. She had brought it home to her zoo:lol: for the night.
This thread has a serious shortage of Carrot photos. I can only presume the cute overload has shorted Dana's brain and/or internet connection.
My youngest has a "7 dog theory". She thinks everyone should have 7 dogs fairly spaced in age so as the oldest dies a puppy steps in...
<-- looks down at her seven dogs, with widely spaced ages and wonders...
Have one older dog and one younger dog. Older dog dies, replace with puppy.
Have one older dog and one younger dog. Older dog dies, replace with puppy.
Have one older dog and one younger dog. Older dog dies, replace with puppy.
and so on...
Ha! I haz interwebz again.
Just a couple of pics and a quicjk update for now, as am knackered and it's late!
Ok. Carrot has now been here for 8 days. The journey back was a long one for him and Merlot and at a point quite near home, he decided he'd had enough of being in the puppy pen and when nobody listened to his pleas he threw the biggest tantrum evah and bit his way through the zip door, jailbreaking himself and his brother to freedom (back seat).
First night back was a nightmare. He'd had a long longtrip and really didn;t like the pen we'd built. Some pups like the enclosed thing, some freak out. He freaked. Couldn;t follow the guidance and ignore him because he was teetering on the top of the pen wall, clinging on with his front paws, rear paws scrabbling for purchase to try and lever himself up and over.
At one point I realised he was taking a run up and leaping.
Next day we bought a proper crate. He quite likes it til the door closes.
We are now sleeping most of the night through, with just a few minutes of crying/trilling/howling/enraged muttering when I first close the door.
he is a handful, but he's also gorgeous. Most of the time he just wants everyone to be happy. The rest of the time he wants to chew my sofa and fireplace.
he is teething. Very early to be teething.
Last couple of days he's seemed a litle off colour to me. last night he didn't eat his supper. This morning he didn't really want to play. Had zero interest in food. Then gacked up a bunch of liquid gunk.
Off to the vets go we.
He has a temperature, though it wasn't dangerously high. He's had a shot of antibiotics and anti inflammatory, and i've got some gunk to put in his food.
Oh, poor baby. The vet visit. I just thank god I decided to take him to the vets last friday for a check-up/friendly vet meeting. I nearly didn't. Really glad today wasn;t his firt trip to the vets here. First, the nasty man shoved a thermometer up his bottom. He squealed. Then he had two injecttions. First one he squealed. Second one, vet said would sting, and he really cried. And kept crying. It was horrible.
He's eaten a couple of meals since then, and had a couple of plays. But he's very sleepy even for a puppeh :p
Anyways. Other than that he's wonderful. He's bright as the proverbial button. Loves television. He climbs and explores. Unfortunately he doesnt have a particularly refined understanding of scale, and has to be prevented from superman leaps off tall buildings. He does occasionally throw a paddy if he doesnt get his own way, which is hysterically funny, though I try not to show that.
Assortment of pics. Note the prominence of the fireplace in Carrot pics. He loves the fireplace. And the fake coals. I have to stop him trying to get those off. He also likes lickig the tiles and trying to get his teeth into the grouting. But most of all, it's his favouritest place to nap.
Must buy fireguard if i am ever to use the fire for its intended purpose again.
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Aww. Carrot is so muppet-like.
In that second pic he looks a lot like Pil as a pup :)
Awwwwwwwww...
I read the text and thought, what a handful, it would drive me nuts.
Then I saw the pictures and forgave him everything.
But with all that soft fresh carpet, he wants to lie on cold hard tiles? Whatever.
CUTE Overload. Poor thing being sick and having to get shots and stuff ...
That second pic ... Oh my. That is the most adorable face.
I am so happy for you.
ETA - nice carpets too :)
wow, that is one good looking god, oops, dog. So happy he's doing so well, and the happiness in your voice is apparent and abundant. that's wonderful. Keep the pictures and the stories coming; I love them, and I have *lots* of company.
[COLOR="DarkOrange"]Hi Carrot!!!!![/COLOR]
here's fax, the boxed up pussy taking a nap then saying "hey! you woke me up!"
Ha! Big fat spoiled cat! :)
O.M.G. Look at that face! Sooo cute!
Crash has been AWOL for two weeks now. Best Friend let him out at five one morning, haven't seen him since. Right about one year old.
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Awww, I'm sorry grav. I hope you find your buddy.
But isn't it sort of funny that I wondered why you had a bank robber kerchief on your face? :blush:
Awww, I'm sorry grav. I hope you find your buddy.
But isn't it sort of funny that I wondered why you had a bank robber kerchief on your face? :blush:
That's Best Friend, not me. Crash belongs to
him, but, he's
our doggie.
Ahh, I see. Well, I do hope your buddy finds your buddy. :doggiesmilie:
handsome cat!
cute doggie. I like how all his pictures have that glow/blur like the slow motion entrance shot for hollywood starlets. "I'm adorable and I know it!" (sung to the tune of "I'm sexy and I know it.")
Crash! Come home!
Second trip to Doggie Jail (the pound/shelter) this morning. No Crash. Don't know if that's good news or bad news.
Crash has been AWOL for two weeks now. Best Friend let him out at five one morning, haven't seen him since. Right about one year old.
That's Best Friend, not me. Crash belongs to him, but, he's our doggie.
Grav I am really sorry for you.
And I know things are different in the States and that Best Friend is like... well - your Best Friend.
But in this country Best Friend would be an arsehole.
You do not let dogs out to roam around unsupervised. Even apart from the antisocial aspect of shitting on pavements and howling after bitches on heat within well fenced yards, they are in danger themselves.
You loved Crash and it must hurt like buggery.
Many fingers crossed he remembers the house where he knew his place in the pack and comes home to you.
Dani those are cutesome. I can see the Beardie in him now.
Some dogs, like my nephew dog, you can leave out without a worry. He'd never go anywhere he wasn't supposed to. Neither did his predecessor, who died at a ripe old doggeh age.
Also, people around here will actually STEAL dogs. Sick, huh? :(
I'm hoping someone opened their car door and said "Let's go". Cause he'd prolly jump right in, he loved to ride.
Sometimes I prefer to think he just answered the call of the wild.
But in this country Best Friend would be an arsehole.
You do not let dogs out to roam around unsupervised. Even apart from the antisocial aspect of shitting on pavements and howling after bitches on heat within well fenced yards, they are in danger themselves.
Dogs shit. At five in the morning.
You get up, get dressed, leash and walk the dog.:p: Around here, at five in the morning, the dog (
or cat, as the case may be) gets thrown out the door with a heartfelt cussing. He let the dog out to shit, not to roam the countryside at his whim and fancy. Which he apparently did. He'd never went gallivanting around before...
But the fact does remain...he's gone.
...and that Best Friend is like... well - your Best Friend.
But in this country Best Friend would be an arsehole.
:eek: Ima tell him what you saaaaaiiiiiiiiidd...
:p:
Dogs shit. At five in the morning. You get up, get dressed, leash and walk the dog.:p: Around here, at five in the morning, the dog (or cat, as the case may be) gets thrown out the door with a heartfelt cussing. He let the dog out to shit, not to roam the countryside at his whim and fancy. Which he apparently did. He'd never went gallivanting around before...
But the fact does remain...he's gone.
And that's my point.
I don't have a dog, I don't want a dog and if I had a dog (when my family had a dog) she was not let out unsupervised. Even with an enclosed garden. She was let out at 06.30-07.00 every morning, and if she shit, it was my job to pick it up. I walked her at 07.30 every day. And if she shit, I picked it up.
My cat poops in a litter tray. It's in my bedroom.
You can guess how often I am disturbed by the call of nature... but at least I can lay hand of heart and say I am a responsible owner.
But again, this is not directed at you.
I lost a cat and it broke my heart, so I really feel for you losing Crash.
My cat poops in a litter tray. It's in my bedroom.
I don't even like my
parents shitting in my house. The aminals have to go
outside.Yeah, it's grim.
Cats & parents both.
I just returned "Jake" to his owner. Sweet dog but very barky. His owner didn't seem to thrilled to see him.:(
Andy (the reluctant outdoor dog) got into an argument with another dog this weekend. The argument's over and this was the result. Of course, a tiny wound like this is impossible to see when it is fresh, but by the next day the side of his face and head was swollen. It was so tender it was impossible to touch his right ear even. So I cleaned it, drained it, shaved it, cleaned it again, disinfected it, drained it, cleaned it, repeat repeat repeat. He's no longer tender to the touch, thank goodness. His temperament is as good as it ever is, his appetite is normal, I think he's gonna be fine. But I have cleaned the wound probably six times several hours apart since Sunday and each time I get gross gunk from the wound, albeit less each time. And the swelling is now practically invisible. I have also taken to applying hot compresses to that side of his little head over the wound to warm up and loosen any material in there. It's pretty gross but I think he'll be ok. Poor guy.
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Awww, poor baby.
I always kept triple antibiotic creme around for Gaines who I let outside in his later years (because he loved it and he had a safe playground.) He did sometimes find another cat, and being a stubborn butthead, he couldn't resist a fight. I'd put that antibiotic creme on his ear (usually the only injury which makes me think he won) and in two or three days he'd be fine.
GAWD I miss him!
OUCH! Poor Andy. Lucky yo have you, V.
Sorry Infi - it hurts for ages doesn't it.
Poor little bugger. Keep an eye on it even though it's getting better. Dog bites are bastards for infection, and sometuimes it 'hides' under the scab.
Infi: *hugs* totally feel ya babe.
This is an old video I did of my two dachshunds when they were still puppies.
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Taste testing the counter:
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Little Big Dog:
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Can't you see the grownup beardie waiting in the wings?
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omg that's the puppiest darn puppy I ever did see! So cute!
Ain't he though?
Wait til i get some pics of his brother on here too. They make a ridiculously cute pair of pups. Merl has a kind of new romantic hair flick and very serious eyebrows. And a nose that looks like it's made of coal.
Here's carrot having a bark. This is from about a week and a half since, when he was really starting to experiment with the whole barking thing.
Being a cuteypie:
Rolypoly puppeh:
Taste testing Ma's garden:
Had a bath....went mental...here's the aftermath:
Ha!!!! Loving this!! He's dangerously cute!
Oh yeah. He's made of cute and no mistake.
He is quite cute, for a dog...
Dana, I'm getting really concerned about Carrot.
He's growing up way too fast! ;)
Tis true. I couldn't see the Beardie in him to start with.
It's SO apparent now.
I can't resist posting pics of Della.
Oh she's a sweetiepie. I particularly like the one with her stretching right out lookin uber chilled.
I have a real soft spot for Bichons. Mum had one called Homer about 15 years ago. he was gorgeous. poor little baba had a congenital liver disorder and only lived to 4 but oh we all loved him. He was just such a character.
Bichon's are really funny dogs. Bloody clever too. They remind me a lot of collies in that respect.
Dana, your baby fur face is just adorable! I looked at your pix links in my "psycho" thread, and they made me grin from ear to ear. Carrot is just too cute! Thank you for sharing his progress with us.
He is a cutiepie that's for sure :)
This is not a vid of my pet. But it is very cute.
Want.
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I have a hammock for a bed now and I'm not the only one who loves it!
Very interesting. I guess you don't sleep on your stomach much. You really like it?
Very interesting. I guess you don't sleep on your stomach much. You really like it?
I'm not a stomach sleeper. I like that it elevates my head (acid reflux) and that its like a nest. Plus it swings. So yes, I really do like it.
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These are my first uploads. I put a few of everyone up there. I will get better shots of Aesa, once she is more comfotable with me moving around. Right now she is worried I may go somewhere without her.
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These are my first uploads. I put a few of everyone up there. I will get better shots of Aesa, once she is more comfotable with me moving around. Right now she is worried I may go somewhere without her.
I love boxers. They're very regal. Awesome pic Jaydaan!
Oh she's a bonny lass!
Ya know, Jay, if you click on an individual photo on your stream, and then click the 'share' button it will display some HTML/BB Code. Copy the whlle thing and paste it straight into the postbox here and it will show the pic.
You don't need to click any image options, just cut and paste straight into the reply box. Worth just deleting the line that gives your email, just so it doesn't show. But post the pic first and you'll be able to see which of the lines were surplus anyway.
I love boxers too! I sorta rescued one from my neighbor last year during all that extreme (they claim) weather. They are NOT outdoor dogs! I kept him until this spring, when I graciously allowed them to take him back. Mostly because the poop was piling up! Now the fleas are out and he's tied in the yard again. Poor doggy!
I want two more, to keep each other company. And to give them something to chase after. They so love to run! And run! and Run! A laser was a favorite toy! I sent it all over the yard just ahead of the dog ad he chased it until he dropped of exhaustion! I heartily recommend wind sprints as a form of exercise for these energetic dogs.
You will find that they will become your shadow and will not allow you out of their sight. They are loving and affectionate and intelligent, but strong willed. They are also leery of strangers, but not aggressive unless trained that way. They just prefer to stand back for a while and check out strangers from a safe distance.
If you get them as a puppy, you can teach them to be friendly, but they tend to come as a blank slate. Chase stuff, eat stuff and sleep is about all they know.
I love boxers!
They will fill your life with joy, and a little exasperation! The only bad news is, they are prone to cancer. And they snore, if you are a light sleeper. I thought it was cute, but some don't. YMMV.
Enjoy your furkids! They look adorable!
Dani, are they the same as English Boxers?
Bonny yes, no criticism meant. Just not exactly what I was expecting.
Oh aye, there's very little difference between UK and US Boxers, certainly not in terms of breed standards and specs.
That brindle colour is quite unusual though. Tend to see the reddish brown ones more often than the brindle, but I think that's across the board. Bit like brown beardies. They're there, but people automatically think of the blue and slate colouring. Likewise people tend to think of the reddish brown colour boxers.
There you go.
I had a friend with a boxer when I was 8? 9? so my memory is not all that reliable.
Things look different when you're that wee :)
MTP - are you on medication for your acid reflux?
If not, please do so - there is no reason to suffer it. I've had it, it's agony.
First you need to be tested for Helicobacter pylori and if you don't have it you need to be on a proton pump inhibitor. I'm on Lansoprazole and it's improved my life no end.
Talking of pets....
I just found a little puppy molar on my floor :p
First one.
My husband and I rescued Freya when she was 11 months old. We had her 4 years and 4 days. She passed on due to Boxer Cardiomyopathy, the nastier side of it, at that. Freya was not quite your typical boxer. She was more quiet, skitish and nervous than most dogs. This was because of what ever had happened to her before we got her. She was a scaredy cat right up til the day she passed on. She was also the most loving, gentle girl in the whole world. She would play, but she played much gentler. Her best friend was a small pappion/heeler cross. Freya would lay down, so the little one could play with her.
Loki, we got as a 4 month old puppy, and he has turned out to be such a dork! We love him dearly. He has such a sense of humour, and loves to snuggle. He is big for his breed, so the vet says, and so far no indication of a heart murmmur.
Aesa is a sweetie, she is about 1.5 years old, maybe closer to 2. She is TINY compared to Freya and Loki, and much more assertive with her play style. She sounds like she is about to rip you to pieces, and yet she is just all talk. You call her, or clap your hands, and she stops and looks at you. You remind her of the house rules and chances are, she will sit down and then bark once at you. She is a sassy teenager!
All 3 are/were our shadows, our constant companions and the loves of our lives. Freya and Loki are/were condsidered to be "flashy brindles", Aesa is just brindle. She has a full black mask (except a few white hairs on her nose, that make her look like she has a dirt smudge)
Over half the boxers in our area are brindles, while the fawn (light brown with black faces and white tummies) is still the "mascot" of the breed. More and more people are also raising the white boxers as well. If fact, 2 doors down from me, they have a white female, and a dark black/brown flashy brindle male. I can see them from my dining room window as I type. I can't wait until Aesa is more climatized, and we can have play dates. Just think 4 boxers under 2 running around at the same time!
There are lots of boxers around where I live. It's one of those areas where you get a lot of bigger, more active breeds. Lots of space to run a boxer.
Couple of them are brindles. But I tend to see the fawns (didn't know they were classed as fawn :)) more often.
I like the fawns, but I've always had a soft spot for brindles. Same with the staffordshire bulls. Really like that full brindle patterning. There's something about the way the muscles move underneath that just looks good.
[eta] saw a documentary about Crufts and showdogs in the Uk recently. Shocking stuff. Breed clubs are only really now taking on board the need for expanding their gene pools. They've essentially bred in a 50-50 chance of Cardiomyopathy or thereabouts.
Worse, in the UK, two or three star studs have so dominated the Boxer breed that it's hit something like 75% chance amongst the showlines. And the one that is most embedded and clearly siring large numbers of pups which go onto develop it, is still being bred from.
Something I just found interesting.. in the UK I noticed that boxers have thier tails. Is it illegal to dock thier tails? Over here, its done at a day old. Tails and Dew claws right away. I only know of one back-yard breeder that did not crop the tails.
Very few people crop the dogs ears over here anymore.... I am thankful for that. That has always been cruel to me.
Walking to school I see a lot of Border Collies.
Like you say, it's the area and the lifestyle - lots of open land, 4x4s (plastered with mud) and green wellies.
Good for them.
Our dog was a Collie/ Jack Russell (farm dogs)
But she had old restless-child here to walk her until we were both exhausted.
Mum used to moan that I took her on a route-march. I didn't even know what that meant. What I knew was that I was free to walk and dream about the spirits of the trees and flowers responding to my passing. I was 11-13. Too much Anne of Green Gables.
Something I just found interesting.. in the UK I noticed that boxers have thier tails. Is it illegal to dock thier tails? Over here, its done at a day old.
It can't be done for aesthetic reasons, and only working dogs - for health reasons. That's a loophole of course. But fashion seems to have changed because of it.
I believe Australia is the same, with some States banning it outright so not clipping or docking becomes the norm.
What I knew was that I was free to walk and dream about the spirits of the trees and flowers responding to my passing. I was 11-13. Too much Anne of Green Gables.
hahaha. Shit, girl, I wish we'd known each other back then. That so resonates.
Not sure about AKC, but KC regs for Boxer penalise for stubby tails now I think.
hahaha. Shit, girl, I wish we'd known each other back then. That so resonates.
We'd have corrupted eachother!
Hey there Shadow-cat, keeping cool.
Not my pet's, but Mrs G's.
She is a TA who has befriended me at school. She keeps chickens anyway, but this year decided to get some fancier ones, and raise them in school.
Today might be their last school day (Teacher is not all that fond of them, although the children adore them) so I specifically wanted a photo. Unfortunately Mrs G's daughter was sick and she had to go home in the morning.
So I tried valiantly to at least get a photo of a Polish Frizzle for you. But although I am a reasonably adept chicken-wrangler, they are still fairly young and so they squirm. Camera in one hand, wriggly Frizzle in the other. Not only was there camera shake but the crazy fowl would not look at the camera!
My best shots.
She also has two with feathered feet - Brahma Bantams I believe.
One is also definitely a rooster, because they are developing very differently. Shame. He will have to "go back and live on the farm" as we say to the children - she lives in too suburban an area to have a rooster.
And the other is a more normal type of chicken to me, but apparently is also slightly fancy. She's the biggest and will be the best layer, although Frizzles' eggs are blue and so make for an interesting egg-bowl.
Here is a proper Frizzle picture.
...He will have to "go back and live on the farm"...
You
could have him over, you know,
for dinner.
Besty's new besty, Annie. Not a good pic, she's fairly uncooperative.
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Oh she's a sweetie! Love that bit of merle colouring on her muzzle and front legs.
Sundae, do not put chickens in the tumble drier. Not good.
However you can put them in a washer.
Check out "Janet's WhizBang Chicken Plucker"!
This chicken is dead. And if he ain't, he soon will be!!
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nice~!
at the end of that video, the 3x3 frame of suggested videos shows my Unicorn Log Splitter in the center square.
Sort of my pet, I rinse and blow dry her every day but Sunday. Sunday is when she gets shampooed. ;) She is checking out the young bull across the gate.
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She's beautiful. :thumb2:
Sort of my pet...
That's the biggest chihuahua I ever saw.
Why blow dry? Will she try to rub herself dry, like dogs do, and end up getting all dirty again? Surely it's not just a pampering thing.
think Mt Everest.
When are you gonna get another chance to blow dry a cow, for pity's sake??!!
If you are interested search YouTube for fitting a show steer :) Its much like grooming a dog. On a larger scale of course mooo
When are you gonna get another chance to blow dry a cow, for pity's sake??!!
That kind of thinking is going to take you places in life.
:notworthy
Some time ago I had pet rats. I have since gotten a critter that's a step up on the food chain.
This is
Pangur Ban, my blue-eyed fuzzball/sock stealer/acrobat/masseuse/foot and lap warmer/bug hunter/clown/snack moocher/stress reliever. Cat.
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Those eyes are excellent.
That is a great looking cat!
Lovely. What striking markings. And a perfect little cat face. If you look up the word 'cat' in a dictionary, it should have that picture next to it.
Me want kitteh! Beautiful!
You think you'll get another kitteh Inf?
Oh gosh...funny you asked.
Brother's farm cats did indeed have kittens. Darling little things. The mom is a very friendly cat.
But still, I'm not ready. As much as I want a cat I want to be sure I'm ready for that cat's lifetime commitment. As it is, I'm home so little. Cats don't need tons of attention but I'd hate to leave it alone for all the time I'm gone.
And the little things: will it be a barfer? Will it be weird about the litter box?
I guess I'm not ready. I'm not one who could ever give away a pet I took on, even if it became the height of inconvenience. I would have to love it. And I'm not sure I'm there yet.
Thanks for asking. I've thought a lot about it lately. :)
You know when you're ready. *smiles*
Yeah, I think I will. A cat who needs me will wander into my life at some point...seems to be the way it's worked before. :)
Not to mention I know 3 dogs IRL that I want to steal. My friend K will NOT let me steal her black lab. He's a majestic creature. I kid about stealing him every time I'm there.
*chuckles*
Carrot says dogstealing is wrong but it's ok if you have chicken
Hahahahaaaa! *huggles carrot*
I like that speck of color on his nose.
Glory to god for speckled things.
He's beautiful. Soulful looking eyes.
[eta] Also, well done on the photograph. That's a really well-done shot.
Those eyes are excellent.
That is a great looking cat!
My gosh what a beaut!
Lovely. What striking markings. And a perfect little cat face. If you look up the word 'cat' in a dictionary, it should have that picture next to it.
Me want kitteh! Beautiful!
Thanks much. He's a snow marbled Bengal and an absolute darling.
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Doesn't Ducks have a Bengal?
Where is she anyway??
Bless you for the photos CW.
And bless you for not being embarrassed to post your mutated little hands. Cute blue nail-varnish on your thumbs.
And bless you for not being embarrassed to post your mutated little hands.
The simplest explanation for that is those are my feet :lol:
Thanks re: the blue. That's what goes on my toes in the seasons when my feet go exposed in public.
Carrot's brother Merlot, with Lucky the rescue collie.
This was taken about a month ago, so in puppeh terms not all that recent!
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And....time for a pictures frenzy: some pics a bit fuzzy...
Carrot looking cute. Scruffy, but cute.
Carrot and Merlot chilling in the garden after a massive play sess yesterday :)
IgottaboneIgottaboneIgottabone nom nom nominom
Nom nom
Nom....mmm
Look into my eyes, don't look around the eyes, look into my eyes...3. 2. 1. and you're back in the room!
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Omg he makes me laugh! He has more personality than gawd! :)
Excellent. Most excellent!
One of the things I love about this age is that they're still so clearly puppehs, but y'know...ginormous.
Puppy my foot.
That is clearly a teddy-bear come to life.
He definately has teddy legs.
Annie (bff's puppeh) had a playdate a few weeks ago. This little feller's name is Bear, believe it or don't. They had an absolute blast after getting to know each other.
Annie has a pool, and Bear can just make it over the top to get in. Every time he makes it, he flips completely, and goes all the way under. Then they jump out to chase one another, and little ol' Bear gets clobbered by Annie (he's only a little bigger than her head) and goes for a roll in the red clay dust.
He was just too cute, all covered in mud. I put one of him & Annie together to show how small he actually is.
He was clean on arrival, and already had one get-the-caked-mud-off-him-bath before these pics were taken.
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Oh what a sweetie. What breed is he?
Ignoring his colour and markings, he reminds me a lot of a Border Terrier.
No idea what breed Bear is.
Is 'Ironically-Named Yapdog' a breed?
He's about full-growed there, I've seen the daddy-dog, and he's about that size at ~4 yrs old.
That face is positively full of character.
There's either a border terrier connection or some sort of Griffon...maybe Belgian Griffon?
Jackson as a big one year old (excuse his lipstick, its always out) and our two death row rescues - Frank and Max. They have fitted in nicely, both come down the beach and will actually come out into the waves, they also walk to the bus stop with the kids each morning.
Ohhh, Jackson, you're all growed up! Look at those eyes. He's so handsome.
And clearly very proud of his lipstick, lol.
all such cute and wunnderful puppeh's and kitteh's! Carrot is so, so funny. what an adorable cutie pie.
i think the secret to life is that puppehs and kittehs are better companions that peoplez are. but that could be because I'm a raging misanthropist. :)
but that could be because I'm a raging misanthropist. :)
But with reason... I don't approve, but I understand. ;)
Tiger's two new kittens, Fluffy and Snowy.
Oh my word they are so tiny and so cute.
I forgot what it is like to be bitten and scratched by a tiny defenceless creature, rather than a fully grown monster.
I honestly wouldn't swap them for my Diz-cat. But kittens are glorious pieces of catskin.
That bottom pic is a beaut.
That's how the hook you: the cuteness.
Fluffy's the white one then?
@kitten pix: awwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww
Ohhh Grav, that's a really nice pic.
I'm getting veeerrrrry sleeeeppppppy... veeryyy. slllll... eeeep... . :zzzzzzzzzzz:
Want!
Ohhhhh. Ohhh I love collie pups.
I never would have guessed! :p
One wet and bedraggled Border Terrier (Archie to his friends)
Ohhh. Oh he's gorgeous! Want to kiss that nose.
Hey buddy! Hey! Hi! How are ya? Who's a good dog? Do you like scritched behind the ears?
:heart-on: Benny! And whoever does not love a Border Terrier is anti dog! They are fabulous! :)
Archie is such a good for him!
Yeah, Archie looks like he ain't afraid to get dirty... show me the fun!:haha:
And whoever does not love a Border Terrier is anti dog!
I fear you may be correct.
Archie is way cute!
Thanks Nirvana!
Carrot's visit to the grooming parlour went well. He made friends with the groomer.
And now he looks ever so dapper:
Soulful beardie:
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... and a nice job clearing the visual fields
Adorable Carrot!!!
I've always been told to compliment a man's cock, soooo....
Mighty fine cock you have there, Capn :)
Isn't he cute? Carrot that is, though Capn's cock is also very lovely.
It's the giant kissable nose that does it :P
In the first photo Carrot-chops is very aware he's just been to the hairdresser.
And now he's having his school photo taken.
Cap'n your cock is gorgeous.
I was looking at photos of breeds online and I have to say it was always the cocks that drew my attention.
So colourful, so gleaming, so powerful.
Sadly so possessive and noisy you can't even give them away.
... and a nice job clearing the visual fields
With a cock like that, you need to keep it caged.
Don't fence me in! (he says)
Bantams are claustrophobic that way. Carrot and Cock in one post! The stars align indeed.
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Hahahahaah. Nicely done V.
This is my bestie beastie, Autumn.
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She's my sweetie.
oops. I don't know how to make that smaller and my son is still asleep. Will try to fix when he wakes up. Sorry :embarrassed:
Awwww. She does look a sweetie.
:) thanks. She's got those "I'm a poor little match-girl" eyes and they get me every time!
They are not really my pets but I love them and photos of them make me feel calm..
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Ohhh Carrot loves cows. We always go see the cows in the bottom field. When he was little enough to comfortably carry I lifted him up so he could go nose to nose over the wall :) So funny.
They're show cows, heritage breeds I think. Can't recall but some kind of 'shorthorn'? Same colour nose as Carrot anyway :P
And according to the farmer bloke they're the most affectionate cows he's eve met. The big bull loves his head being scratched, just near his ears.
Possibly. Might have just been 'Shorthorn' though.
Similar looking. Bit stockier though.
There you go, you crazy diamond.
This is Wyn on our most recent excursion to the West Dolores. I think he was a lab retriever in a previous life!
Three kittens and a Tiger.
Not mine, but too cute to pass up.
Fluffy is black with green eyes and Snowy is white with blue, both boys.
And Gizmo is their sister - white with a few black markings, one green eye and one blue.
Tiger is a proud Papa and has green/ grey eyes.
(Love the picture of Wyn, Sam. So sparkly and happy)
TY, Sundae! It's my wallpaper at the moment.
Where's the third kitten? :confused:
Those two sure are cute, though. Is Gizmo the third?
Tiger's holding Gizmo, you're seeing her blue eye.
She does have little black marks on her head I promise!
Cheeky kit wouldn't stop moving!
I have a 8 week old pup in the house. Mom is a Papillion butterfly and dad is some kinda terrier, fiest or what ever, they said jack russsel. Not
Buddy is the most insercure dog I''ve seen. Bad photo. better later. No back down in pup with Buddy.
nice doggies!
by the way, that braided thread rope-y tug toy at the bottom of the frame?
Yeah... Tucker Mojo got hold of his. Now it's strewn all over the house. The biggest piece I've found so far is one of the knots, neatly trimmed on one end, still all tasselley on the other. I'm guessing he's got his fiber quota for the foreseeable future.
I think I've been adopted.
Been hanging around for about a month.
Wild as hell. Closest I can get is about twenty feet. Momdigr has petted her once, and tried gently to pick her up . Tried. Kitteh was not happeh.
Might as well name her I guess. Suggestions?
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Slick couldn't care less.
He is fixed, and is old.
Douglas Furr
(cause of the pine tree and it's just darn cute!) ;)
edit: yeah, I know it's a girl. Still...
Tallulah.
She just looks like one.
Update:
I've been informed that her name is 'Sassy'.
:facepalm:
She's pretty.
Here's Jax when he was a bit littlerrrrr and then a week or so ago after chasing Kangaroo's at the secret lakes - bad dog!
Some of you will notice the lack of Lucy in these shots.
Lucy and Jackson were having some issues being in the back yard together and Lucy was having issues with the bitch next door (4 legged, not 2).
Lucy now lives with some friends of mine on 5 acres. She's an only dog with a 4 yr old little boy master who she adores, and the boys (including Jax) and I still get to visit and play.
Jax has long dog-fingers.
Here's the boys down the beach too....
Max - ready to pounce
Frank :)
Do they shake the sand out easily, or do they drag it home and shed it slowly?
Jinxie - he's now 10. When he comes inside and lays on my bed, he leaves a lovely circle of sand and burs, with some black fur mixed in.
The kittens run like mad, bounce through the bush, climb trees and generally muck up all the way back from the beach...so there's not much sand left when they get home.
Jackson tends to carry a bucket load in his fur, which he loves to deposit on the couch when he rolls and scratches his back.
Cats on a beach?
Only in Australia.
Big handsome boys though.
Oh, I could just steal Jackson away :)
Max looks a lot like my dear departed Gaines.
Great pets, I'm envious!
That's good news Ducks about Lucy. Less trouble for everyone, and you still get to play with her, what a great solution.
Handsome dog, and your cats on the beach astound me too. But I'm a thoroughly urban cat owner; I get seriously worried if they're hanging about the screen door too much. It's not a cat safe environment out there. But I bet they'd have a great time at the beach.
Yeah, take them down to the nude beach to terrorize. :eek3:
There are no loose cats running around my neighborhood now. There used to be several. Evidently, we have a cat killer running amuck, so I CANT EVER let Turbo outside. If only I knew he would stay in the fenced in backyard....
But would I love to be there on the beach with your cats Ducks. They must be in heaven.
The boys do love the beach. There's soldier crabs, things moving in the wind, trees and the biggest kitty litter tray they have ever seen.
Its a funny (but awesome) cat neighbourhood here.
We have Casper (boy) next door, my 3 boys - Max, Frank and Jinx; Hudson, Harvey & Hamish across the road, and Skitzo (entire boy) down a few doors.
Hamish, Skitzo, Max and Frank are the same age and they go across to the vacant block and hang out together. They chase each other up the palm trees and chase geckos in the grass. Hoodlums they are.
Skitzo and my two come down the beach nearly every day when I walk Jackson or the kids go down to play in the bush. Frank quite likes water and will stand beside my feet when I am in the lapping waves fishing and all three will nearly hop in the fish bucket.
Jinx, Hudson and Casper are all older cats. Jinx hangs out next door all the time, inside, in their garden, on the couch and Casper lived over here for 2 weeks recently. Hudson is a grumpy, grumpy old boy....likes food and people, and food! Not other cats, but he, Casper and Jinx will sleep under the same car or in the garden near each other.
They will all gang up on the rogue males that come around. There was a huge fight in my shed two nights ago and it was my two little boys and Casper taking on this big Calico. Hudson came bolting across the road and they all chased this other cat away.
Pico - we have some terrible issues lately. Cats getting trapped and people stealing dogs for fighting (which is a big concern for me with Jackson being such a big strong boy). All our garages have the roller door up a little so the cats can duck in if they are in trouble and we all lock our cats in at night...but during the day they are all free range in this little area.
That sounds like a fun neighborhood. :thumb:
Not mine again, but you've seen plenty of him.
My sister's cat Jabo (said Jab (as in injection or punch) and oh).
Name of the goalkeeper of the team they support.
He's neutered but he's a big old boy - looks at those paws!
He's not a very snuggly cat, but he is friendly enough to approach and stroke his head, and he will occasionally lap-sit. I still think Laura should have adopted a Singa; Diz is her ideal cat. But then my nephew seems to be allergic to Diz, so maybe it would have worked out badly. Anyway, Jabo got a good home and the babies don't seem to interest him a bit.
Ohhhh.....but he looks sooo snuggly.
He's chilled. But don't try to pick him up lady.
How is he with having someone's face buried in his fur?
Turbo looks just like him except for being mostly black...he has that same soft and fluffy fur...perfect for face burying!
He's a run-awayer, not a fighter.
You will escape with your lovely phiz undamaged; he will escape through the cat-flap.
Primo thinks he wants my fig newton! :D
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Something edible as long as my torso?
Yeah, I think I'd try it too.
I'm not Adam Richman, but you can't blame a dog for trying.
Looks like a dog...only smaller.
:D
That looks delicious. The figgy treat looks ok too :p
What a little sweetie pie.
I touched newcat this morning. She was making nice with Slick while I was squatted down showing him some love. She went under his chin and just nonchalantly slid my hand down her back.
She was still in high gear when she went 'round the corner. Never looked back.
wow that is a tiny doglet.
Tim the Enchanter and Maximus
(Aka Timmy and Max)
boy
are they focused.
you must have some tasty treats!
boy
are they focused.
you must have some tasty treats!
Some bribery MAY have been involved in this photo. See, it's actually a before picture..
Haircuts!
Although they do just like to stare at me nonstop. So it's possible that's what they were doing instead. I think they know it bugs me...
Newcat, Sassy. I like the soft focus filter effect of the screen door in the first pic.
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That dusty coat. The little pink nose. We'd prolly keep her if we could get her spayed. :sniff:
Oh she's so sweet!
Why couldn't you get her spayed?
Here's a little video of Carrot having a play with his new spacehopper toy. From about 3 weeks ago. Please to ignore the shameful carpet and the lack of proper sound, thankyousoverymuch.
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As of last week's vet trip Carrot is now 20kg. How much of that is fur I don't know :P
Why couldn't you get her spayed?
:lol2: We can't get our hands on her!
She's just as wild as wild can be. She doesn't take off like a shot anymore when she sees us, but, she still gets down in the starting blocks and looks over her shoulder to see if we're coming after her.
Momdigr can get closest, she tried picking her up, and paid dearly for her trouble.
Loving Carrot, the little moppet.
Razz your dogs look so smart after their haircuts! Nice job there.
Grav is there a local animal charity that could help? Send someone out to catch her I mean. If you explain that you don't mind looking after her as a feral or semi-feral but you don't want kittens on your doorstep. Because it will happen.
She is such a beauty, I can see why you want her around.
Carrotchops has such an expressive face!
He seems so big to me, but he's still so obviously a pup.
He is a giant puppeh :)
Of course the dollshouse we live in makes him look even bigger :P
Oh lordy that is an adorable kitty!! *swoon*
I miss having cats, but it's a 2 pet limit in our housing (for now)
Grav, your local Tractor supply or hardware store should carry Hav A Hart live traps. newcat will only fall for it once, but once is all you need. That's what my SIL did with her semi-feral cats. They will never go near that thing again, but they are now spayed.
And they still come by daily for food.
I had thought of the live traps.
I think one of my buddies, who trains coon dogs, might loan me one...
Scruffy beardie!
Going for a haircut on Saturday :)
Lend you a coon dog?!
;)
Stop that this minute!
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I'm sleepy, so I don't know where that other damn thread is. Fine, this is part pet, ok? Five minutes ago, as I'm shuffling from the bedroom to the back door to let Andy out to pee (tha's humane, right? ) I am blockaded by Cleo, the black cat, she of the razor sharp claws and preternaturally high sustained panic levels. I don't know what she was thinking, but she was clearly determined to GET THE FUCK OUT OF HERE, and my poor toesies were between her and safety. Come to think of it, I have one quite similar to this one on my trunk from the other night where she alighted, threw bloody sparks and flew away. I didn't bother to photograph that one though.
Damn, this hurts.
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You have very bright blood, V.
I especially applaud you for turning for the camera before the antiseptic wipes.
Cleo?
Quite sure it wasn't Monster?
monster indeed. I didn't bother auditing this pop quiz for my immune system by turning for the antiseptic wipes. I did wipe it, but with the bottom of my other foot while I said ow ow ow ow ooooowwwwch, hopping around looking for the camera for this shot. I'm socked and shod now. What could go wrong? Besides, having a wooden leg already appeals to TWIL, and if one's good, two's better, right?
Besides, having a wooden leg already appeals to TWIL, and if one's good, two's better, right?
Wait. You got a wooden leg? No shit?
Newcat Sassy, on a tricycle planter. The flash on Popdigr's camera is so bright it's almost useless. The thing is good for like forty feet in the pitch black dead of night. Srsly.
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Still wild as hell. No touchy.
not that leg. not that one either.
re flash. it's possible there's a setting for "intensity" or perhaps for ISO / sensitivity / indoors / whoknows. I've had lots of pictures blown out by my flash. I had people comment on the smoke rising from the flash after it's been triggered. Look around, perhaps it's not available via "Auto" mode, on my camera there's only off and auto flash when in Auto mode.
Try a piece of masking tape over the flash.
I've used paper before. If ya still get too much flash, use more paper.
Or masking tape.
I wonder if the masking tape would throw off your color?
It might, depending on the shade of tape, but that's better than no color. :lol:
Try duct tape, or electrical tape.
Buddy and Sally are getting along much better. BTY Sally is now Dixie.
Hey, buster, good to hear you have peace in the household. :grouphug:
I looked around,
For I'd been found,
But all that I could spy,
Was a stripe-ed class
Of kittykat ass,
And a single big blue eye.
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Gorgeous! That middle one would make a great Christmas card pic.
If you'd done the last pic like that, we coulda had double fucking rainbow dogs.
But, noooooo...
What is it with mah kittehs and mah treestands?
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Awwwww.
I met a cat. I think I fell in love.
He was running around the neighborhood last night and he ran down by the river from my car. I got out of my car and said "here kitty kitty" and he came right to me. He's SO cute and friendly.
I don't know if he belongs to someone. He looks very healthy and well fed. But he was running down the driveway this morning.
No, I'm not ready for a kitty. But dammit. If he's stray, he needs me.
I'm torn. :(
Help him.
He'll pay ya back.
I'll be keeping an eye out for him over the next couple days. Talk to some neighbors.
:kittysmilie:
This weekend I'm babysitting two of the beautiful chocolate point kitties I raised when I still had my Siamese breeding program ... this is Tajo and Nahanni. Tajo would've been a stud if I'd kept the cattery open; Nahanni was a one-time queen and had the MOST beautiful babies. BeeBee, the seal point cat that pushed herself into my pics in the 'You rfn' thread, is the mother of these two. My son has them now; I miss them! They used to run around with a third chocolate point girl and were known collectively as the Three Chocolatiers.
awww.. you're cute fargon. so are your gurlz.
Wow, look at those eyes!
And Ortho, Tajo and Nahanni are beautiful.
Carrot and his unfeasibly large tongue:
Carrot is just too adorable.
Carrot has *one* grooming tool. Do you see all that hair? Do you still feel it's "unfeasible"? Too *small* perhaps?
But he has Mama to do most of that for him, right? ;)
He's irresistible. I just want to cuddle up with him!
I know. It's wet and rainy and cool and I'm tired and I would love to cuddle with Carrot for a nap. :)
Soooooooooooo sweet.
And then you'd soon learn the secondary purpose of all that tongue.
He is very handsome.
That tongue is for sticking into unsuspecting ears.
Bff's doggeh Annie has the uncanny ability to get her tongue inside my mouth.
Bleurgh.
Speak of the devil...Annie playing keep-a-way with King, with a pork chop bone.
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I think Henri reminds me of the border collie that carries the cowboy monkey at the rodeos except that he is probably thinking, " what the %$%% is on my back? "
Poor Henri maybe the heatable puppy coat was not such a good idea! :headbag:
We don't care what Henri likes, he's got to pay for his room and board, and has no other means but entertaining the people that can open doors and cans. :whip:
Oh, oh I love the pic of Annie and King. What a lovely pair of dogs. The look of patience on the older dog's face is gorgeous.
And, 'vana, Henri is adorable.
I have a short piece of video (well, the video part sucks, but, the audio is awesome) of that game of keep-a-way...might post it sometime.
Not my pet, but, if I ever run across one of these Selkirk Rex kittehs...............I'm stealing it, if'n it's black.
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In 1987, a mutant kitten was born in Montana with hair like a poodle. Named Miss DePesto, this kitten grew up and birthed curly kittens of her own. As the curly cat family tree grew, Miss DePesto's descendants eventually became recognized as a new breed: the Selkirk Rex.
Now, 25 years and about nine kitty generations later, researchers at the University of Veterinary Medicine, Austria, have confirmed that these felines are genetically distinct from previously known breeds, making Selkirk Rex the fourth curly-haired cat breed known.
The genetic quirk that makes a Selkirk Rex's hair kink is a dominant trait. This makes the trait easy for breeders to retain even while crossing breeding to maintain genetic diversity. Selkirk Rex is usually crossed with Persians or British Shorthairs, making it a particularly laid back cat.
And while the Selkirk Rex is one of four curly-haired cat breeds, it easily has the best hair. Devon Rex and Cornish Rex are breeds with curly, downy, super-short hair, prone to balding, while the unimaginatively named LaPerm breed has curly hair of average length hair -- but not nearly as plush and thick as Selkirk Rex. Miss DePesto would be proud.
Wow. Looks like a blanket. I love it.
I was curious as to their temperament, and found this:
Personality
The temperament of the Selkirk Rex reflects that of the breeds used in its development: a purebred Persian and a non-pedigreed, short-haired, mixed-breed housecat that probably derived in part from American, British and/or Exotic Shorthairs. Selkirks are incredibly loving, patient and kind. These are important traits for these cats, because their unusual teddy-bear appearance makes them intriguing and practically irresistible to all who meet them. They have many of the laid-back, gentle qualities of the American and British Shorthair. They also carry the cuddly nature of the Persian and the playfulness of the Exotic Shorthair. They are tolerant of children and other pets and make affectionate, affable companions.
http://www.petwave.com/Cats/Breeds/Mutations/Selkirk-Rex/Temperament.aspx
Sounds awesome! But I'm a pound cat girl...there are too many cats who need good homes: I can't imagine 'buying' a cat. Still...those are great.
I can't imagine 'buying' a cat.
Word.
Just taking some pictures of my little ones and thinking "aren't they cute in their little Hello Kitty bed? " :p:
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Then I realized the black little boy looks like he is wearing a bra :eyebrow:
Wouldn't have thought of it unless you mentioned it. They're too cute!!
I'm pining for a Border Collie - totally impractical at this point in my life. I want a super-intelligent dog who will happily run around keeping my theoretical heritage sheep (whose fleeces I'll spin and weave into blankets) and couple of dairy goats in order, and who will keep the foxes from the heritage chickens and turkeys. I've always liked Border Collies, never had one. I can always dream ... :rolleyes:
Of course, a donkey or two could also do a great job of guarding the poultry ... but would end up 'mistaken' for a deer in this neighborhood, at some point.
I can't imagine 'buying' a cat. Still...those are great.
Word.
I get you completely. This is what I thought before I tried to adopt a cat when I lived on a main road in Leicester. Now this was a while back (I documented it on here I think) but the charities assessed me as only being suitable for having house cats and none of them had house cats to adopt.
So although I technically "bought" my boys, I also adopted them and rescued them. Diz was over a year and Dylan was 9 months. There was a significant discount compared to buying Singa kittens.
Y'all probably know I lost Dylan. And I mean he really meant missing, it's not a euphemism. That's the real downside of healthy pedigree cats. I still dream about him now.
I couldn't afford a Singa now, kitten or older. But if I had my 'druthers I would have another when Diz dies. The temprement breeds true (excepting cat-friendly which Dyl had and Diz doesn't - in spades!).
My word I love having such an attentive, intelligent, human-centric cat.
As it goes I probably won't even get a moggie. Not fair with an unsure future.
Last pic of Sassy.
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My next door neighbor, no not that one, the one on the other side, the one who has shared our property line for ~forty years came up to Momdigr a few weeks ago, asking if he "could let this loose in your yard?" He had a possum in a live-trap. Said something has been shitting in his boat shed. He asked if "that little white cat" belonged to us. Momdigr told him that, yes, they were feeding the cat, they were keeping the cat, and detailed to him how it took forever working hard w/Sassy to get to touch/pet her, and told him we would try to keep her at home. That night was the last we've seen of her.
This aggression will not stand.
I've since told the [Strike]cocksucker[/Strike] man that he had pretty much destroyed any goodwill/good neighbor points he had with me, even though I didn't particularly like the damn cat.
I left him a pile of my shit on a plate on the hood of his truck. Every night I come in after 10 pm, I make it a point to park the Jeep right outside his bedroom window and rev the motor just a little...after forty years or so, I happen to know he can't sleep for shit, and every little thing wakes him up. He came to borrow a hoe from Popdigr, Popdigr wasn't home, I told him he was SOL (Shit Outta Luck). "He let's me use it all the time", he moaned. I told to come back when Popdigr was home.
This shit will continue until one of us dies, or moves.
He's in his 70s, and I ain't moving.
He has been told, plainly, to keep his hands off the black kitty.
The bastard.
Dude was the best neighbor, right up til this...:headshake
Orthodoc I love herding breeds. I have 4 herding dogs 2 cattle dogs and two Belgian Sheepdogs. If you can get past 2 years old you have it made! This is Suede, Mia is flirting with him. He is 7 and my right hand man! :)
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GD you think he live caught your sweet kitty? :eek:
Nirvana, how in the world did he manage to get that dog into that pen? That's some mad herding skillz, yo.
Orthodoc I love herding breeds. I have 4 herding dogs 2 cattle dogs and two Belgian Sheepdogs. If you can get past 2 years old you have it made! This is Suede, Mia is flirting with him. He is 7 and my right hand man! :)
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He's gorgeous!! What livestock do you keep? I've looked at Great Pyrs as well - haven't been able to check out cattle dogs. But I really love the herding breeds (I know, Great Pyrs are guarding rather than herding, but they're beautiful). It all has to wait, though, until I'm done with this residency. I really hate apartment living. No woods, no fields or gardens, no ability to just open the door and walk outside. No animals, domesticated or wild.
@Grav - I'm appalled. I'm so sorry ... it makes me SO furious that people consider themselves entitled to callously destroy animals who inconvenience them. So sorry, I loved your pics of Sassy in other threads. :(
GD you think he live caught your sweet kitty? :eek:
He did.
He hasn't admitted to doing it, but, in none of my rantings has he denied it, he just takes the abuse. (He's not the kind to do that, especially if he was innocent.)
To just take someone's pet and take it off to wherever, and drop it, or kill it, or whatever he did with her...That's just rotten. I've told him so, too.
I've begun to chew gum again. Just so I can throw the used up wad on the roof of his house. That'll drive him nuts.
I will fuck with this man til one of us dies.
ETA: Just so ya know (kinda) where we stood before this began, years ago I told this man's wife that, come or hell or high water, if anything ever happened to Momdigr, she was gonna be my second mother. I still feel that way.
Most people only get
one momma, I'm lucky, I got
three!!
Oh, oh I love the pic of Annie and King. What a lovely pair of dogs. The look of patience on the older dog's face is gorgeous.
I have a short piece of video (well, the video part sucks, but, the audio is awesome) of that game of keep-a-way...might post it sometime.
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He did.
He hasn't admitted to doing it, but, in none of my rantings has he denied it, he just takes the abuse. (He's not the kind to do that, especially if he was innocent.)
To just take someone's pet and take it off to wherever, and drop it, or kill it, or whatever he did with her...That's just rotten. I've told him so, too.
I've begun to chew gum again. Just so I can throw the used up wad on the roof of his house. That'll drive him nuts.
I will fuck with this man til one of us dies.
It frosts me, infuriates me, that we don't legally protect animals from human cruelty. There is no way via the courts to make this man accountable, so ... social punishment. Ostracism. Public shaming. I'm imagining a sign on your front lawn with a picture of Sassy curled up in that cart, and the words 'Kitty killer' and a big arrow pointing to his place.
Eta: Or the sign could say, 'Ask HIM what he did with our pet.'
Okay, I'll calm down. No need for meds. Just chew some gum for me too, Grav.
Yes! Yes! A sign! :devil:
That's some mad herding skillz, yo.
I feel quite confident in saying that that particular group of words has prolly never been uttered before the moment a Dwellar read it out loud.
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Yes! Yes! A sign! :devil:
For a while there, every time I drove past this one car dealership, there was a pickup truck driving slowly back and forth past the place with a huge sandwich board sign in its bed made of full sized sheets of plywood. The sign said something like "xxx dealership sold me this lemon and refuses to fix it."
I have no idea if that had a measurable impact on their sales, but every time I drive past there, I remember that truck. I know nothing of that dealership, but I have a negative view of it.
I wonder if they ever fixed his truck?
...a sign on your front lawn with a picture of Sassy curled up in that cart, and the words 'Kitty killer' and a big arrow pointing to his place.
So far I've kept myself from actually causing real damage to property, cuz I don't wanna get sued over a cat I never really liked in the first place...
...but, would such a sign (maybe "Petnapper" in stead of "Kitteh Killer") be actionable? I mean, considering it's true, could I get sued?
I might could be sued over the gum in the shingles, too couldn't I? Hmmm...might change the gum to his paved driveway.
See the eta in my first post ... yes, I thought better of 'Kitteh Killer'. No direct accusation, just 'ask HIM what he did'.
I don't know for sure about the legal implications. The sign is mostly wishful thinking, but it'd be great if it could be done without risk of lawsuits. I'll ask my oldest son when he gets here late tonight.
I should point out that I do not think the man should have to scoop [Strike]my[/Strike] our cat's shit outta his boat shed...he should have just handled the situation differently.
We got a dog for the kids. I think it is part beagle and part mastiff. I'm not sure. It's only about sixteen weeks old. The breeder says it will fill out as it gets older. It seems funny looking to me, but the kids love it.
I have to find the photo
...Just chew some gum for me too, Grav.
Will do.
But, I'm getting low on ammo...
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I'd ask him directly.
I had to go back and read the posts to actually grok what you implied. He trapped and disappeared your cat? What the everfucking fuck? Words fail me.
So far I've kept myself from actually causing real damage to property, cuz I don't wanna get sued over a cat I never really liked in the first place...
You can get sued for what you have done already. (Especially if that shit on a plate on his hood is true.) A person can be sued for anything. Winning is another matter entirely. But a lawsuit can be a huge hassle, even if the other party has no chance of winning.
If you stay off his property, and don't litter on his property, you should be fine. He could easily set up a game camera, or similar, and if you mess with him, he would have a slam dunk case. If he is aggressive about it, he could claim you are harassing him and get a restraining order keeping you a certain distance away from him. It would be bad for you if your house fell inside that distance.
Best to put it behind you and move on. No reason to loan him your tools though. You don't have to be friendly.
glatt's right.
Can sue? Fuck yeah, tha's what makes America great, anybody can sue anybody for any goddamn thing. Chances of winning and hassle factor are completely independent factors.
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We got a dog for the kids. I think it is part beagle and part mastiff. I'm not sure. It's only about sixteen weeks old. The breeder says it will fill out as it gets older. It seems funny looking to me, but the kids love it.
I have to find the photo
Here she is, she's actually as long as the tray now. The photo is a month old. She's about four months old.
That breeder lied to you, foot -- that's a Weimaraner for sure.
:lol: I can definitely see the mastiff in her.
Here she is, she's actually as long as the tray now. The photo is a month old. She's about four months old.
Yummy! Getting her shaped for a serving tray, good thinking.
Coffee is bad for dogs!
We're hoping it stunts her growth
Foots, you're a bad man, very very bad man. ;)
And those poor dogs at Griffs, look how abused and neglected they look. Why they're practically skin and bones. Probably exhausted from dragging logs from the forest in little doggy's harnesses. :lol2:
Carrot is getting big! Cute!
I know!
Doesn't seem five minutes since he looked like this:
How is that the same dog?! His coloring seems so different!
ha! yes. Beardies change coat colour as they get older. They start off with very deep colours and slowly fade and change across their first year and a half. Usually by the time they get to 18 months old they're so pale they look completely white in some lights. Then the colour returns a little, but much faded and sometimes a different shade of their starter colour.
Pilau was the same. He started out a darker brown than Carrot (who was actually a little more auburn in real life than those photos show), true chocolate. But as an adult he was a cappucino colour.
Interesting! I wish I knew what my mutts looked like as pups. We rescued both of them as adults, but I would've loved to see them before they fit their own paws!
Ah, here are the Carrot pics!! Wow, what a difference from his early puppy pics. I like the idea that the coat color softens and gets more subtle. What a beautiful boy. :)
Yeah, they look a lot like border collies whne they're really tiny. Especially the blues and slates.
Crunchy Carroty goodness! I love him! YUM! :D
And now to wash down that crunchy fresh Carrot with some Merlot...
I got a sequence of texts with pics from J the other day. They have two dogs: a grizzled old veteran border collie called Lucky, and Carrot's brother and litter mate, Merlot.
The texts:
One of our dogs ate the meatballs in tomato sauce from the kitchen counter tonight...
The tell-tale evidence:
And he's not even sorry
HAHAHAHAHAAA! That is so funny! :)
Bad, bad licky-chops.
I have to say it was one of the characteristics I disliked about dogs.
Their wolfish appetite.
I knew a lab who ate the preparings of a pie - raw meat, raw pastry and all. The owner had only gone to pick the post up from the mat. Yuck.
Then I met Diz.
Used tissues, bread rolls, Wotsits.
Some animals are just hongry.
Toonces liked to gnaw on used Q-tips. I have no idea why. So I'd put them at the bottom of the wastebasket and he'd go LOOK for them. funny cat.
Bad, bad licky-chops.
I have to say it was one of the characteristics I disliked about dogs.
Their wolfish appetite.
I knew a lab who ate the preparings of a pie - raw meat, raw pastry and all. The owner had only gone to pick the post up from the mat. Yuck.
Then I met Diz.
Used tissues, bread rolls, Wotsits.
Some animals are just hongry.
Merl's not that bad really. I think a bowl of ready prepared meatballs in sauce would be too much temptation for most meat eating beasties :P
Pilau did on occasion steal food. Proper doggy stuff to steal as well - sausages, meat pies etc. But not very often. Beardies aren't usually that foodie.
Carrot has an annoying habit at the moment of stealing slices of bread if I have put a couple on a plate and buttered them ready for a meal.. but he doesn't eat them. He just likes stealing them, and then stands there licking his lips and looking puzzled at the buttery taste.
Of course labradors are one of those breeds that tend towards a more than healthy appetite and indiscriminate tastes. Rhodesians are the same. Amble-scramble once ate through the bottom of a tupperware container to get at the scones inside :P
LOVE the saucy beard! Too funny!
Usually our dogs are not so brazen as to steal off our plates, though I once left a plate on the coffee table while I went to get a glass of water and returned to a perfect dog tongue shaped clean spot in my freshly poured ketchup.
And now to wash down that crunchy fresh Carrot with some Merlot...
I got a sequence of texts with pics from J the other day.
They have two dogs: a grizzled old veteran border collie called Lucky,
and Carrot's brother and litter mate, Merlot.
Dana, you probably didn't see it, but those two pics reminded me
of this political TV commercial that ran countless times during the latest US election...
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how could I have missed that one?!
Hahahaha. That was brilliant.
More pics of Carrotchops...
At hydrotherapy today, he had to wear floats on his back legs whilst he was walking on the underwater treadmill, to increase resistance. I wish I'd been able to take a photo, but I'm usually leaning over the tank walls feeding him treats whilst this is all going on so...anyway, picture Carrot wearing teeny tiny, bright orange, toddler armbands on his back legs and you can imagine how funny he looked :p
He's always uber relaxed after a hydro session:
Uber relaxed:
Realises he's being watched:
Doesn't care none, because he's sooo chilled:
This is my little fella, Eddie, age about 8 weeks, having rescued him from almost certain death in my garden where he was being mobbed by Magpies. I dont know if the photo is going to work and if i have got this wrong I apologise. :o
Oh my goodness that is HUGE and I do apologise, havent done this before and clearly got it wrong. If anyone knows how to reduce it please do and thanks! Eddie is a wild animal so obviously not a pet, and he will go back to life in the wild in the Spring but had he not been brought in, he would have been killed by birds but, even had he escaped them he would have hibernated and died because he was a juvenile.
He is a lovely little lad who gets on ok with my two cats, who merely tolerate him. He is greatly loved!
what kind of product do you use on his hair to get it to look so good, that's what I want to know.
Carrot is so yummy! :P
I did not know hedgehogs had blue eyes!
Yes I put a t shirt on RosaLuna, she was cold! ;)
This is her caption below because I speak for my pets and use emoties for them too!
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I am so jeal.
Just having a hodgepig in the garden excites me beyond belief.
When I lived in a sodden rental beside a canal we used to get them in the house (lax security on our part and slugs in the kitchen - retch.)
To have rescued one and be able to see it every day is just gorgeous.
Oh Sundae thank you, I just couldnt get to grips with it..
I also have them in my garden and feed them regularly so they don't need to eat the slugs, only because the slugs carry the dreaded lungworm which is death to hedgehogs. Once Eddie gets his freedom in the Spring I will also continue to put food out for him for the same reason, but also because he was so young when I brought him indoors I dont think he would survive now if he had to forage for himself. He is quite a character, and an athlete, his little legs are a blur when he runs around the house. :)
I'm not sure about his 'blue eyes' in the photo but suspect it is a similar reaction to being photographed as in 'red eye'. In reality his eyes appear dark but colourless and he's almost sightless, relying almost totally on very good hearing and scent.
You'll know that here in England (not sure about UK) his is a Protected Species and as such, and because he is a wild animal he can't be kept as a pet, so he does have to return to the big bad world out there. He is currently about half his ideal weight which is about a Kilo so once he reaches that I'll let him hibernate, until the spring. Isnt he gorgeous.:biggrin:
What a pose in that first one! :)
Har! Della, you cutie you!
Beautiful pics Moar :) She looks supremely cosy.
Bet Carrot and Della would love to play together. I can just imagine them chasing each other about.
RIP old friend.
Details if you want them: [COLOR="White"]Pete found his body on the opposite side of the hedgerow a short walk from the house. He had a bad stomach wound that was consistent with most likely a barbed wire cut and less likely a boar attack or shooting since the split seemed to run front to back without further injury. [/COLOR]I buried him along our mtb bike trail and put a large rock with a couple smaller ones on the grave. Best dog ever. Here is his haircut photo last summer.
I am so glad you found him! RIP dear Merlin! You loved him and took care of him always ...
Oh Griff, how awful. Poor lad. I'm so sorry.
Sorry, Griff.
Sent by thought transference.
Sorry, Griff. But I'm glad you found him so you could give him a proper burial.
Thank you all. I appreciate it. Now please someone put up a happy pet pic!
Let's remember the good times. I was doing group training with the crew a while back. :cool:
Looks like someone is eating something very yumeh! Training for a doggie food commercial? ;)
Beautiful! What a great pic.
Aww, Merlin. I like how they're organized by size.
Sorry for your loss. I have no dogs, but here is my son's 3 legged cat, aptly named Lucky. I hate to say it, but that's her " happy face."
a three footer? Wow, tha's a big cat!
Now even I can see those dogs are precious. And I am so not a dog person.
Sorry that you lost a faithful friend.
Classic - that's a classic cat alright.
She looks a lot like our old family cat, Tinker.
She had four legs, but her black and white markings gave her a similarly disgruntled expression.
Then again, maybe she was just disgruntled. She seemed to hate everyone except my Dad.
a three footer? Wow, tha's a big cat!
Ha! Nice animal Classic.
RIP old friend.
That is a good boy, a beautiful boy. So sorry.
I once had a good boy doggy, hand-raised (bottle fed, everything) that I found in the yard, dead, next to a dead snake. He literally laid down his life in order to defend his territory, and stop the danger that would have threatened his pack, his family.
Dogs are, as you've said, the best companion that evolution could have produced.
Griff, I just saw this. I'm so sorry. :(
RosaLuna is absolutely posing for that picture! So cute!
Griff, that is so sad. I'm sorry. The best dog ever is dead!
Rosa Luna is unbearable cute. Long live the best dog ever!
Nirvana, this is a formal request for a picture of a cow in a Santa outfit.
@ griff: beautiful group shot.
@ Classic: that's a great cat!
@ Nirvana: Santa Claws!
Nirvana, this is a formal request for a picture of a cow in a Santa outfit.
Choco, Rosa Luna is a cow. It is one of Nirvana's special miniature Femto-Guernseys. I think she is working out a patent deal with Monsanto.
3 cows $7550.
Panasonic Lumix $750
One custom Santa Suit for a cow $2750.
Saving $2750. and drawing the hat on a cow? Priceless!
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Or we can go with this little number! My pet cow Navy Bean with antlers...
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Great pics Nirv! I want a pet cow now!
Sorry for the poor quality, but here is a vid of Della playing.
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Awwwww! Too cute! I love the way Bichons run. Della has grown up into a little corker.
Why did you remove that pic of your 'nephew'? I came in here to make a comment on that pic :( Saw it when I was browsing on my phone.
It was a good pic. I loved the dusting of snow across his muzzle.
I was butthurt and adrenaline-charging busy (which means I don't stop and 'think') yesterday. ;)
I'll put him back. I love him!
He's cuddly, he's smart, he's loving, he loves the girls, and my dad. Ma and pa watch him if bro et al are out of town..He is the kind of dog who doesn't runn oft...he knows the boundaries. One time an unknown dog came to my dad's lake and this big sweet dog very quietly put himself between my dad and the other dog, he will protect his people if needed....slowly backing it away. And his favorite thing to show you is that he can sit right back on his buttt...arms hanging in mid-air except to tap your hand like 'hold my paws...look what i can do.'
He's pretty special. :)
He sounds like a great dog! What's his name?
Jack. For short.
His full name i don't want to say, but his second name honors his predecessor.
His full name i don't want to say, but his second name honors his predecessor.
Jack ... SonofSam? EEK!
This is my potential new little guy, his name is Toby:
He's adorable! Good luck with the adoption process!
Oh what a cutie!
[eta] just been and seen the postwhore thread: You can really see the Dandy Dinmont in him.
Infi, Jack needs to admit he has a monkey on his back before you can help him.
That boundless energy? It's the coke, believe me when he crashes, and he will, it's not going to be pretty.
He's such a gorgeous dog, don't let him throw his life away.
I was trying to think of the breed that Toby reminds me of. It just came to me now: he looks a bit like a Petit Basset Griffon Vendeen
Long before Pilaudog, before Mum got Brunt and sent us all down the bearded collie path, I had it in mind to get the larger Grand Basset Griffon Vendeen:
They always remind me of the Luck Dragon in Never Ending Story :P
This is my potential new little guy, his name is Toby:
Noooooooo, Kunta, Kunta Kinte!!
Noooooooo, Kunta, Kunta Kinte!!
:whip:
Your name's Toby!!!You going to the kitchen? Bring us back a snackie! :)
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Henri and Mia
We are getting a new Kitty. Her name is Chloe, and she is a grey brindle domestic short hair. We are getting her from the animal shelter. I don't know anything about her background. Since she was in a room with other cats she should get along with Bootsie. I will post a pic when we get her home.
A new cat! This. Could be exciting and dramatic, but I hope it's just fun. Cat drama can get out of control. Pics... Meow!
New kitteh? OOoooh. Very cool.
@ 'vana: Excellent pic. They couldn't be clearer if they held up signs :p
We have have been approved by the powers that be, and found worthy to be allowed the privilege of getting a used cat. Her name is Chloe and we get to pick her up tomorrow at 1:45. YAY!!!
Oh, gorge!
Pretty, pretty Chloe.
I went through a phase of calling myself that because I hated my name.
When I was 16 I even had a BF from London (for seven months!) who only ever knew me by that name.
Then I worked out it was easier to use the pet name my friends already used for me.
Everyone except the 'rents call me that now.
And that's okay. 'Rents tend to hang onto the name they gave you for a loooooong time.
Pretty, pretty Chloe.
I went through a phase of calling myself that because I hated my name.
When I was 16 I even had a BF from London (for seven months!) who only ever knew me by that name.
OMG I did that, too! I was fourteen and starting a whole new school system and they asked me what I liked to be called and I said immediately "Chris" so for an entire year my parents would get phone calls from tweens asking for "chris" they thought it was a HUGE joke but NOBODY knows the trouble I seen being named the name I am named. And there's no good nickname, either. clod. Clodhopper. Clardinia. Dettie. All suck. So, I was Chris for the year!
and teh kitteh is so pretteh but she looks kind of like she wants to bite you.
@vana
The puppies are so cute! I miss having two dogs. Only 1 more weak!
@fargon
Yay for Chloe getting a furrever home!
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Della trying to get Toby to play at our play date on Wednesday, he comes home on next Wednesday. He'll be a foster for the first couple of months.
hah!! They look really well matched :)
Chloe is in our bedroom, with assorted feline support equipment. Bootsie will freak when we go to bed here pretty soon.
The boys snoozing this morning.
Sent by thought transference.
Great pic! They look so completely content.
My daughter is taking one of the young adult cats from my former cattery out west with her today. I'm going to miss Naughty Zoot. :( But my daughter needs her more.
Thanks :) They are totally spoilt!
Sent by thought transference.
beautiful cats limey. i'm drooling thinking what i could make with those lush pelts
Love the cats miss having one. Haven't had one since I have had the Belgian Sheepdogs they think they are chew toys.
What breed did you breed Ortho? Its sad when one leaves but you know its a good home. This is Mia wondering when the pizza will be ready....
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I bred Siamese and Balinese - moderns and intermediates mainly, a few appleheads. The Balinese were all appleheads/traditionals. I would've liked to get into breeding Balinese moderns but closed the cattery before I made that transition (went back to medical practice).
Love those cats - so intelligent and beautiful! - but doing things properly was incredibly time-consuming and expensive. A labor of love. I couldn't do it while working full time, though. The queens and kittens needed more supervision, the studs needed human contact - it's a full time job, done properly.
I had a Chinchilla Persian most recently a lovely couch ornament, ;) very sweet. After visiting catteries, dogs, IMO are easier to have and breed than cats I am sure :)
I think so. Purebred breeding cats take a lot of work to keep healthy. Part of it is the inbreeding that's ubiquitous - you can't avoid it in any purebred animals - and part seems to be that hormones, breeding, and queening are very hard on cats. When I spayed/neutered all my adults on closing the cattery they all became much easier to manage in terms of health.
The queen I have with me is able to open any lever-handled door in either direction, in spite of weighing only 7 lb. She has to jump up, balance on the handle, push it down, leap down, and push or pull the door before it re-latches. She also turns on faucets (not every day, thank goodness!) when bored. During her labors/deliveries she was always super-high maintenance - she would vocalize at every contraction, would not tolerate me leaving the room, and if she'd been able to speak English I know she would've been swearing at me! I practically had to hold her paw. But she was a fantastic mother and had gorgeous kittens. :)
"You did this to me, you bastard! Mrow!"
Gorgeous pics, all!
She finally came out from under the bed and ate and shit and allowed us to pet her. She still hisses at Bootsie so we have a bed room cat and a rest of the house cat. I had to remind my self that it took two weeks for Bootsie to come out from under the bathroom sink. We have to take her to get a rabies shot and check up, that should be fun. Well here is the pic you have been dying to see.
She's lost no time cuddling up for human company - a good sign! Bet she'll be a sweetie.
You can see the beginnings of trust in that shot.
I see me and Omar are not the only ones hanging out on the bed on a lazy day.
That's one chuckle-headed kitteh.
...could be the camera angle.
:D
I'm posting here so I don't have to look at teh Nightmare Fuel thread which is fecking gross and now i"m sick.
Joe, that pic of you and Omar is great. He looks like a proper Cat. Stick a white chin on him and he would look a lot like the cat we had when I was little. He was awesome. And woe betide any dog who tried to play hunt the kitteh with Mush. He was spotted at least once chasing a bad ass local German Shepherd all the way up the back street.
He looks like a proper badass.
Diz sleeping in the meagre sun we get through the front windows at this time of year.
soft kitty, warm kitty
little ball of fur
happy kitty, sleepy kitty
purr, purr, purr!
Spiderman only loves me when I'm on the computer. she lays across my arms until they go numb.
which boob had the surgery?
well, I guess they're sort of my pets, so....
Gorgeous kitty eyes!
(and nice boobies)
thanks, but you see how lopsided they are? The one on the left has, like, an ice cream shaped scoop out of it and four blue dot tattoos where the tumor was.
it's annoying to wear a proper bra that smooths them both out so I wear these little cotton "leisure" bras that just make me look weird.
Boobies are beautiful no matter what, cuz they's boobies.
The bra deal must be super irritating.
Your left or our left, because they both look great to me.
BUT, you better start paying attention to your posture, young lady, or I'll be forced to send a note home to your parents.
Bunster is getting more and more huge.
@bruce---the boob on your left, the higher one is the surgery boob.
foot----are you guys planning on hasenpffer anytime soon? That is one HUGE bunny.
@bruce---the boob on your left, the higher one is the surgery boob.
And the other one is the sugary boob?
foot----are you guys planning on hasenpffer anytime soon? That is one HUGE bunny.
Yes, that and a warm hat.
Tril, your boobies look fine.
And OMG I would love to wear a little cotton leisure bra...
But I have decided I'd like to see my bellybutton instead.
Anyway, back to pets other that sweater puppies, lovely as yours are.
(any chance you can paint one up as a rabbit for Easter? I will if you will. We can have an Anon thread. We'll even let the boys join in.)
Foot, my word that is passive-bunny.
I owned a rabbit. She was a wild animal contained by food and chicken wire.
I mean, she was bred as a domestic rabbit, but you'd never know. And I've heard the same story over and over. My fave bunny, Mr Hopkins is totally in love with the teacher who re-adopted him after he was rejected by his original owners. But he shows affection only to her and usually by bussing her leg or nibbling her trousers.
I posit that you have drugged bunnikins, and plan the dual crimes of slaughtering said pet and enlivening a neighbourhood dinner party by serving chloroformed rabbit canapes.
Oh, strike the last.
You're more the cyanide-biscotti type (it tastes of almonds. Apparently).
In all reality. Wow. What a gorgeous piece of gorgeousness.
Tril, not that I don't think you look great as you are, but for the sake of your own self esteem, can you not get it fixed? I would think it could be considered a medically needed surgery rather then elective. I hope you come to terms with it. TBH, I can say that you look great all I want to, but I'm not in your situation, I don't truly know what it feels like to have my boobs drastically different. I'm sure the comfort thing does not help.
<3 MTP
Oh and I don't know if I posted this one yet:
Bootsie the Buddha Kitty, doing what he does best.
Woke up Chloe...doesn't she look happy!
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Benny is calling for snow.
Choc - meatology, shurely?
Griff - Benny made my day today. What a lovely chap.
Thanks Sundae! Keep your chin up lady.
That Dr. Pepper is one handsome meteorologist.
Awsum pics dwellars, keep em coming!
Benny looks so joyful!
I can tell by Pepper's behavior if it's going to rain within the next two hours. I don't know if he senses the pressure change or what, but he's pretty accurate!
Griff, Benny's going to wear you to a frazzle, defend yourself. :haha:
Why Grandma, what big eyes you have!
Diz last night when I still loved him.
Before he threw up IN my bed, down the side of my bed, on the floor, on my new (to me) boots and over the clothes ready to go down to the wash.
Everything is in the wash now.
'Cepting sickboy, who is sitting happily on my lap.
Haha, well at least he threw up on dirty clothes instead of clean ones Sundae!
Here are the pups having some serious play time:
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Sorry I know the quality is bad at first.
Gosh, you made a great decision there!
I just wish Diz was more friendly; he would love a companion rather than just depending on me. But he's not. So I can't. Honestly can't afford one now, anyway - maybe day to day but not if anything goes wrong.
Della is so happy with her new BF :)
Huh...my reply isn't here....wtf?
hahahaahah
Bitch. Give me back my funneh!
Please to repost! I never done saw yer funneh!
Ohhh. can't remember it now. Involved not being able to look away from Bailey's eyes.
That's "Hi"? Not, "Get. That. Camera. OUT. Of. My. Face."?
What a gorgeous animal!
Curly whiskers!
(actually I say that to any man with facial hair - it's my chat-up line)
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People think our dog Tiny looks vicious. She's big by some people's standards, and has a bit of a pit bull build. We regularly see parents stand between her and their children, pick their children up when we are near, or even cross the street when they see us coming.
But I have never seen a sweeter, more patient dog. She endures my 6 month old daughter on a daily basis, putting up with curious little hands in her ears, nostrils, and even her eyes. She actually comes over to invite this play once or twice a day, laying her head in Beans' lap. When it gets to be too much, she'll gently pull herself away, lick the baby's face and trot off.
If only those people knew how much she'd love to let their kids pet her.
Aww she loves her tiny human. That is so nice to see, I can never get tired of seeing kids and dogs/cats interact. My dogs have no idea what tiny humans are.. the youngest they have seen is 16. When they see kids on our walks they jump and bark and whine to go meet... and all that does is scare off the kids and parents. Mine would be good, I just know it, once they knock them down for kisses that is.
Your Beans is one lucky lady to have such a sweet loving babysitter around!
Kids are fun because they always smell and taste interesting. The dog will give her some germs that may save her life someday.:thumb:
If only those people knew how much she'd love to let their kids pet her.
Gorgeous video, and a great way to teach a dog and a child to interact (and the dog is doing much of the teaching!)
But I think the other parents are right.
They do not know Tiny. Tiny is an unknown to them, a potential hazard, a potentially fatal hazard.
Same reason I look both ways when crossing a one-way street. You can't trust everyone to be as sensible as you.
Glad Bean has a good, early relationship with an animal. I think they help us be more aware of the way we treat animals for the rest of our lives.
Oh, I agree one should always be cautious with unfamiliar animals. You never know! When kids come up and pet the dogs without asking, I always tell them they should say hello to the human first and ask before they approach a dog in case it's sick or unfriendly.
What saddens me is that so many people seem to jump from "reasonably cautious" to "needlessly afraid."
Aww. It reminds me of Pearl and J's granddaughter. Like most Boston Terriers, Pearl would lick anyone's face at the first opportunity; and the 4-year-old was at face level, so she was an easy target.
Everyone reacted with joy: "She got you!" and little 4-year-old reacted with joy as well.
Thus the love of animals is established.
I hate that I cannot see vids. Win lottery> buy new computer
At least these two make me smile.
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AWWW babies! cute pups.
I have owned dogs most of my life and something that was just brought to my attention is the yellow ribbon. I was not aware such a thing existed. If you have a yellow ribbon on your dog, or leash it is a caution to others that the dog is working, sick or might not like strangers. Great idea, in theory.
Cats' turn.
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Two cats.
Two very different cats.
Two cats that own Mr & Mrs Limey.
Jasper (of the truncated tail) closest to camera.
Maurice the cat-in-waiting above.
Both gorgeous, both took shifts to snuggle with me during the day and keep me company at night.
Lovely photograph! Gorgeous cats, but lovely photo too. Mad photo skillz.
The snow on the windowsill is, like, really tasty cold dude.
Nice photo of the limeycats!
And oh, Carrot. He looks like a toy, an excessively furry stuffed animal. :)
Is no-one else bothered about the fact that Carrot-chops has caught and eviscerated a fox?!
Shocking.
Anyway.
Limes rarely posts pics of her two gorgeous cats.
She says she means to, but gets distracted.
Almost definitely by said gorgeous cats. Or lovely Mr Limes.
Jaspar is the Head Cat. He has the most responsibilities.
He is ginger.
Maurice is a little hard-done-by.
He's a tabby and is often reminded of such.
Anything that goes wrong is his fault.
Given that cats don't really get human language, he is pretty much blase. He is not shouted at or treated badly of course. He is just reminded of his failings in a polite and reasonable way.
But he was very kind to me, which made me feel like his champion.
I always wonder what the animals think when the humans are taking their photo. I have some animals that love the attention and others are so annoyed. The Limeycats are fab! and his 'Carrotness" is yummy! :yum:
Is no-one else bothered about the fact that Carrot-chops has caught and eviscerated a fox?!
Shocking.
.
I know, right? He's a rufty-tufty big dog now. Well 'ard.
Mum's adopting a dog :)
She went yesterday to the Dog's Trust in Leeds and met some of the dogs they have there. Was a bit of a fraught time for her, because as soon as she went in she was overwhelmed by sadness and felt like she was gonna break down right there in front of everyone... but was trying not to show it. With the two girls enthusiastically dragging her round and awwwwing over this and that dog.
Anyways: just before they were going to leave, the guy there told them about three dogs who'd just come in. They weren't on the books yet, hadn't gone through the system. One in particular she was struck by, though she liked all of them and they went for a walk together in the fields surrounding the Trust.
The one she has chosen is (we think) a collie-samoyed cross bitch, probably about 3 years old. She's clearly been well cared for before becoming a stray but none of the numbers listed on her microchip work, and she's far away from her original home (Manchester).
Today, we all went over to the Trust so she could meet Carrot and we could see how they might get along.
They seemed very comfortable in each other's company :)
She has to stay there for the obligatory seven days, and she's also to be spayed and a couple of little things checked out by the vet. Looks like we'll be bringing her home on Friday or Saturday.
Her temporary name at the shelter is 'Snowball'...Mum's going to change that! I think at the moment it's a choice between Nelle and Mabel, leaning towards Nelle.
Here she is:
Now that is a beautiful creature.
Luck to your Mum in the adoption procedure. Not being rude, but that looks like an active dog. You and I are of a similar vintage, how strong are your Mum's arms?
Nelle (lovely name) looks like she could pull them out of her sockets!
Meh, forget.
Yorkshire lasses are a hardy breed.
Ha! She looks a lot bigger than she is in that photo because of the angle of the shot. She's actually a little smaller than Carrot chops, and quite a slight dog. Half to two thirds the weight of a fully filled out adult beardie I reckon. And she doesn't pull on the lead either.
She is active, but she doesn't seem remotely bouncy (unlike some dogs I could mention!). One of Mum's criteria was that the dog had to be lighter to lift than Dante was. Not so much because of how things are right now, but building in for possibly 8-10 years into the future. When the boys became rickety old men, they had to be lifted in and out of the car and so on. It was hard work, especially if one person was ferrying both dogs.
Re: Cross Bitch
Maybe she just had a bad day?
Stunning, and a red nose too. :thumb:
Eyes first, Bruce.
When you meet a female always compliment the eyes first.
Although because of ptosis I was a sucker for complminents about my nose too.
Just never about it being red.
Lovely looking dog, Dana. By special request (aka due to being nagged! ) here are the Limey Boys doing their duty in the early (fun) days of the power outage.
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Awwwwwww. Oh they look so snuggly.
Another pic of soon-to-be-Nelle:
[eta] Again, the camera angle makes her look a bit bigger than she is in person, so to speak.
She is beautiful! My brain is a bit scrambled -- who is it that has one of Carrot's siblings?
My best friends Janet and Judah have his brother, Merlot.
Judah was my partner way back when we got Pilau, so he was Pilau's daddy :P
She is a bonny dog. I'm so glad Mum's having her. And Carrot is very impressed.
This is Roamer Finney H---
(My friend came up with Roamer. I was waiting for a middle name that worked and I was watching Erin Brockovich last night and saw Albert Finney and thought 'perfect, that's it.')
No, he's not my cat. Yet. But he has been around a lot. He spent the night last night. He's very sweet and cuddly. But I don't know if he's had his shots or if he's fixed or if he belongs somewhere else.
But anyway, we've been keeping company occasionally so I thought I'd show you how cute he is.
You've named him -- it's done. He is now your cat. :)
He looks like the fur on my cat fur cardigan!
Gorgeous chap.
Also -- if you're willing and able to take him to the vet, they can see if he's chipped.
Buddy: the big guy, the Budmeister, the goofy newfie with a heart of gold and a lot of issues, my heart dog.
Kilo: Half Pyr, Half Border collie, All stupid. If ignorance is bliss this dog is the living embodiment of it. Happy joyous and completely confused. Wants to run the show but has no idea how.
And the latest addition ... Muriel - Husky, Duck Toller, or something.... thought she'd be a medium sized dog when we got her in February
two months later..... she might just be a bit bigger than we initially thought. She's growing like a weed.
I'll save the 6 cats for another time - LOL!
Oh they're all gorgeous!
Poor kilo....got the Pyr 'smarts' and the collie looks :P
brush chase used to be Carrot's favourite game as a pup. Til he ate the brush handle and we had to stop :p
Well yes, my waste paper bin used to be a waste paper bin.
Until Diz decided it was chewable.
Which ocean you on the edge of Ocean?
It's a big old world.
Thanks - it is a very strange pack dynamic here. Buddy is terrified of the puppy - which makes me feel terrible ... I got the puppy because he so wanted a kitten or a puppy or a small child. But him and the puppy together - the elephant and the mouse :( Kilo treats the puppy as her new BFF, and is now finally learning how to play. But the three of them together? Kilo tries to get in the middle and scare Buddy away from the puppy and the puppy away from Buddy and ..... it's a growling snarling panicky yappy 3 ring circus.
Looking for a trainer now to help us work through it
I'm a North Atlantic girl .. left side of the 'pond' :)
A buddy and his riding buddy, JJ, at a knee check.
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ETA: I think that may be Winnie The Pooh's hand behind him. I think they still ride together.
That is teh awsum.
And here's my boy, with his new haircut :)
The eyes have it...
Aww what a sweet looking dog you have there.
they're both real cuties...
The Buddy has been especially cuddly this week with Him being gone, but this does make me miss all that puppy breath and boundless puppy enthusiasm
not missing the little hellion digging up my entire flower bed
awwww carrot is so darn cute! goodness what a sweetie-face. :)
i want to eat his face off he's so darling!
Grav, what a phenomenal pic! I love it!
Dana, Carrot looks so sweet and soulful. I want to hug him.
I miss my smart, soulful, needy BeeBee ... she's staying in PA until exams are done, due to her unfailing need to kiss my face at 3 am ... but I miss her. May 9, she's back here!
Grav, dat you?
Handsome man and hound!
No, Bruce. I like the humour but I don't think your translation is oll korrect.
Carrot is saying, "Thanks Mum, I was getting a bit warm. Does this mean I start getting to wear black, grey and khaki like you? Oh and I love you. Love, love, love you. Biscuit now? Love you."
So I blocked off under the bed so Della couldn't go under and get into mischief...
Grav, dat you?
Handsome man and hound!
[COLOR="RoyalBlue"]A buddy[/COLOR] and his riding buddy, JJ, at a knee check.
Uh...I would thank you for the compliment, but...
...the man in that pic is almost eighty years old.:neutral:
Fuck off, no way! he does not look even remotely like a man in his seventies. Jesus fuck, what are you guys putting in the water over there?
Uh...I would thank you for the compliment, but...
...the man in that pic is almost eighty years old.:neutral:
Oops, yes, reread it. Soz.
But Dani's right.
Tell your bud h's still in bud.
Depends on your perspective.
I say beautiful pussy.
:)
She is the original grumpy cat. lol. Honestly though, she was purring ten to the dozen when i took tjat pic. :)
Very cute Ali, both of you!
she was purring [COLOR="Blue"]ten to the dozen[/COLOR]...
Is that an Aussie expression, other commonwealths as well?
We use ten to the dozen as well :)
Ah but a baker's dozen is thirteen.
When I googled the phrase it redirected me to 'nineteen to the dozen' which is apparently the Merkin equivalent :P
[eta] hah! According to AskYahoo: Turns out the original phrase was 'nineteen to the dozen', originating during the English Civil War. That then travelled to America and remained current, whereas over here it shifted to 'ten to the dozen'.
[etaa0 some reckon it originated in the 18th century Cornish tin mining industry.
Merkins preserved many words for us.
Garbage was English-English, as was Fall (for Autumn.)
Victor looked cute outside today so I took his picture! :)
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that is an exceptionally handsome canine :)
I was still looking at past photos! LOL Carrot is massive cuteness! I was wondering if the Newf destroyed toys? They are so cute for big guys! The duck toller X is a fabulous creamy color!
The newf is quite gentle on his toys, he's a cuddler not a biter :)
He has a giant stuffed sheep, he'll cuddle it an mouth it and purr into it as he falls asleep - newf purrs, nothing like them
Muriel is indeed just a gorgeous puppy - with a great and fabulous personality - everybody loves her, except my Buddy.
The newf was terribly upset by her, avoided her at all costs, verging on panic attacks - we tried hard for 2 months to help the situation settle, and while it was a little bit better - it was never going to be good.
We rehomed the young Muriel (now known as Mia) ... with a lovely lady in the city who had a 5 yr old dog that looked remarkably similar to Mia. Took her there when I dropped Him off at the airport. It breaks both our hearts - she is the sweetest happiest thing, but if we'd kept her it would have been because it was what we wanted. Not because it was what was best for Mia, or what was best for Buddy.
Merkins preserved many words for us.
Garbage was English-English, as was Fall (for Autumn.)
Sadly, they also preserved fashion sense [COLOR="PaleTurquoise"](from the 50s thru 70s)[/COLOR] :bolt: :eek:
;)
Oops! Guess I don't know how to post pictures yet. Well, take my word for it; he's handsome!
Tril'Sis: Go into advanced posting mode and use the add attachment option to add as a file.
If you click manage attachments and find the pic on your computer you can post it... unless its too big.
My cow dog and working buddy Suede had stage 4 fibrosarcoma, he left me today :sniff: I am so sad....
I sure hope there are cows in heaven
So Suede will have something to do
I sure hope there are cows in heaven
And skies that are as blue
I sure hope there are cows in heaven
So Suede can run and play
I sure hope there are cows in heaven
'Cause I'll miss you every day.
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See you on the other side buddy!
So sorry, Nirvana! It's hard to lose a good friend.
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Aw crap. Friends and partners are both hard to replace. All in one makes it twice as tough. :(
So sorry Nirvana! Rest in peace, Suede.
Sorry Nirvana, that's very sad.
I'm so sorry for your loss Nirvana,
Thank you all! This morning when I looked out to where I had buried Suede all the cows had surrounded his grave in the pasture as if to pay homage to their protector and boss.
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Oh, 'Vana, I'm so sorry. No matter how long we get them for it is never enough.
*hugs*
Losing a good dog is hard, sorry N.
Sorry for your loss, Nirvana.
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I left for an hour and came home to find this. Sigh.
True love.
Is he anxious generally or was there something he needed on the other side?
He is generally high strung, but he has an intense thunder phobia that sets him panting and shaking. (Kind of a problem when you live in the Lightning Capital of the World.) For some reason, he feels that the laundry room and the garage beyond is the place to be during a storm. In the past, he's torn up laundry, so we changed the door knob to a round one so he couldn't get in there. Yesterday he managed to get in anyway, and partially demolished the door frame in the process. What gets me is it wasn't even storming yesterday. Vet being called today for advice.
Maybe it would be easier to not fight it
Give him a large cardboard bax, throw Arnold blanket over it, and a pile of rags inside.
! ! Arnold above should be "an old" --- ridiculous iPad is in command now
crate blanket over the top. No house damage. No hating the dog. Crate $60 house damage $500? I saw a dog in a car eating the front seat while its owner was in the grocery store. I sure hope he did not beat the dog when he came out to see that.
There's no hating the dog. He can't help that he's anxious. The crate we currently have isn't solid, so we're afraid he might hurt himself in it if he catches a toe in his thrashing. We're thinking to get a solid plastic carrier and throw some old blankets in it. We'll see what the vet recommends.
I did not mean to imply that you personally would hate your dog Choco I know that you wouldn't because you posted the photo of his crime. You did leave out the sign around his neck that says I ate the wall in my Mom's house ;)
There is a product made for people but I use it for my dogs to prevent stress it's called Rescue Remedy. I have a couple of storm haters and separation anxiety. 4 drops in his water bowl every day would make for a calmer dog. Its not a drug it's made from flower essences.
Rescue remedy works, in my experience. I've also seen people get good results with prozac. Not joking, the vet can give you a scrip for a dog sized dosage.
I'd try the rescue remedy first. I think it works even better on critters than on humans, but I haven't done a double blind study...
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Personally I'd advise trying Adaptil.
http://www.entirelypets.com/dapcollar.html
It is available in collars, sprays and plugin diffusers. It utilises a pheremone produced by lactating bitches, which has a calming effect on dogs. So much so that the Dogs Trust use the collars for all their dogs during their first few weeks, just to get them over the initial stress of being in the kennels.
I found it really helped take the edge off for Carrot when he was stressed out with joint pain and limited exercise.
Nursing mother dogs naturally produce an appeasing pherome. Clinical studies have demonstrated that a synthetic analogue of this pheromne (D.A.P.) helps provide reassurance and comfort to puppies and dogs of all ages.
Uses:
Helps reduce stress in challenging situations (louds noises, boarding, travelling and new surroundings)
Promotes learning and improves adaptation to modern lifestyle, helping prevent potential stress-related behavior problems in adulthood.
After 2 hours of bathing, drying, combing out enough hair to make a comforter, this is Victor. Smart boy wanted to get in the car after this! Since he is all dressed up he thought we were going somewhere ;)
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Wow, Nirvana. That is a very handsome dog.
Rescue remedy works, in my experience.
Just wanted to throw my hat in the ring as well, in support of Rescue Remedy. I have no experience in using it with dogs, but that stuff is very effective for an immediate blast of relaxation in humans. Only trouble is it wears off fairly quickly, but usually it's enough time for the panic to subside and the rational side of the brain to look around and realize everything's okay.
We tried the DAP collar -- had no effect whatsoever. The vet has given him a prescription for a tranquilizer we use during severe, prolonged storms and on firework holidays, but it makes him stoned off his ass. Definitely not viable for daily usage. Thanks all for the feedback!
This works quite well and you can get one on Amazon or at Target.
http://www.thundershirt.com/?utm_expid=16997785-6This works quite well and you can get one on Amazon or at Target.
http://www.thundershirt.com/?utm_expid=16997785-6Nirvana, we have one! Hasn't worked for him. :-/
I thought Rescue Remedy was interesting, so I googled:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bach_flower_remedies
Indicates that three systematic reviews of all research articles found no evidence of effectiveness beyond placebo.
http://voices.yahoo.com/review-dont-buy-bach-rescue-remedy-2563999.html
is by a naturopath and alternative medicine specialist, and is quite scathing about Rescue Remedy.
I note that RR has brandy in it. Have you tried a tiny drop of brandy in his water bowl? (Warning: I have no idea if alcohol is safe for dogs. And go easy on the booze; getting a hyperactive dog drunk is only slightly less stupid than giving an elephant LSD.)
ETA and for human use, are you just snorting/inhaling a quick puff of atomised alcohol?
Alcohol is dangerous for dogs. Their tolerances are very very low and it's incredibly easy for them to be ill off it.
Choco: try the DAP stuff. It's safe and works for many dogs.
Dana, we already have, and unfortunately it had no effect on him.
Oh that's a damn shame.
Maybe a different tack then. The way i got Carrot to be ok about his first bonfire night (major fireworks for about a week either side and on the night itself) was by playing youtube videos of fireworks displays. I'd play them, initially at a low volume then gradually increasing over a few weeks. Whilst I was playing the clips I'd also play with Carrot. The hope being that he would associate those kinds of noises with fun stuff.
Maybe try something similar with storm sounds. Play clips at low volume, playing his favourite games with him as you do, then increase the volume gradually until it is uncomfortabvly loud to your own ears. If you do it slowly over a few weeks it may help. And easy enough to abandon if it isn't working.
Its not a drug it's made from flower essences.
Like say, opium? ;)
The idea of playing the sound at low volume works really well for a lot of dogs. With Pepper, though, he starts shaking before we humans can even hear the sounds. He also responds to the drop in pressure and the clouds, which aren't things we can replicate at "low volume" or at all. I'm thinking we may need to pull in a pro, but that's not something we can afford right now. :(
Indicates that three systematic reviews of all research articles found no evidence of effectiveness beyond placebo.
I note that RR has brandy in it.
Booze isn't placebo, as well all know... :) Yeah, it's not an actual neurological effect. You put a couple drops under your tongue and there's an immediate numbing and loosening of the salivary glands. Like I said, it wears off quickly. But sometimes it's enough to allow a person who is already trying to stave off momentary stress enough opportunity to regain control. It won't do anything for someone with a genuine panic condition, but then again neither will a big swig of brandy.
I don't think dogs are capable of the placebo effect and Rescue Remedy comes in alcohol free.
FWIW, Dana's suggestion about de-sensitizing to sounds while playing
with the dog is similar to training hunting dogs to not be gun-shy.
Another good learning situation is at the dog's feeding time,
while dogs are eager about food and will quickly adjust and ignore sharp sounds.
Starting with simple tapping on a pot, and then over a few days,
building up to dropping pots on the floor, shouting "BANG", and so on really works well,
especially for fire works before the holidays like the (US) 4th of July.
I think dogs hear the rumble of distant thunder before we humans do,
and so playing such sounds during feeding times might be helpful too.
I don't think dogs are capable of the placebo effect and Rescue Remedy comes in alcohol free.
No, but they are highly keyed into their human's behavior.
I would imagine the placebo effect can be transitive. Human gets mellower expecting the dog to get mellow. The dog gets mellower because of the change in the human.
Absent a human the dog has no input and thus doesn't change its behavior. I would guess that's what the studies control for, but I didn't read the linked articles.
The dog might also develop a conditioned response so that getting the drops mellows them out just by having been given drops.
As long as the desired effect is achieved...
I taught a roommate's golden retriever to drink beer with me, Fosters actually.
At first the dog was all like WTF? did you put in my bowl dude. The shit is tickle ma nose.
It would polish off half an oil can (Do you get the 24oz cans in Oz?) then burp and fart a lot and slur ever so slightly, maybe a wee bit of staggering happened.
My roommate never found out but did wonder why her dog suddenly started burping from time to time.
I realized I had created a monster when every time I cracked a beer after that the dog would trot into the kitchen and beg. I was in college and on a student budget that barely covered my own beer much less my room mate's dog's beer.
I won't make that mistake again.
Horses LOVE beer. It takes a lot to get them drunk, though. Good thing they don't have opposable thumbs, they'd have figured out how to brew by now.
I will let my old dog know that my behavior not Rescue Remedy lessened her grand mal seizures. :rolleyes: She used to have several a year I put this in her water daily and she has maybe 1 a year she has gone longer. When it happens the severity is lessened and the time elapsed is lessened when the drops are given every 15 minutes during a seizure.. While this information may be anecdotal I highly doubt during a brain seizure she knew I was in the room.
I will let my old dog know that my behavior not Rescue Remedy lessened her grand mal seizures. :rolleyes: She used to have several a year I put this in her water daily and she has maybe 1 a year she has gone longer. When it happens the severity is lessened and the time elapsed is lessened when the drops are given every 15 minutes during a seizure.. While this information may be anecdotal I highly doubt during a brain seizure she knew I was in the room.
Isn't putting RR in her water a behavior of yours? ;)
Dozing in my arms.
Til I took a photo, then WIDE AWAKE in a split second.
Love those eyes -- like glass!
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Re: the suggestions about sound training. Pepper's phobia is so deep and intense that as soon as he hears any kind of boom, he won't eat or play at all. You could offer him a steak or an entire chicken and he wouldn't come take it. He loves running next to the bike, though, so my husband tried taking him out yesterday with a very distant storm, and the minute he heard a low rumble he dug his heels in so hard he bloodied his paws up. :( The vet never returned our call last week, so we'll be calling again tomorrow.
Smitty's Blog (though terribly not updated)
http://smittynewsome.blogspot.com/One of these is MINE! (Don't know which yet, this was taken last week when they were just a week old and you can't tell boys from girls at that age and we want a girlie ....)
There they are, you minx!
Sweet FSM, I think I'm going to pretend I am kitten hunting, just so I can go round people's houses and handle the furry merchandise - glorious.
Tell me when you get sick of me hogging this thread and I'll create a separate one. Meanwhile, meet Cyd at about 2 weeks old!
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Video of Cyd and video & pix of Cyd's siblings available upon request ... :)
not sick yet, please continue.
Cyd looks to have a little vampire in his background, nursing on the web of your thumb... awwwwwwwww!
Kitteh!
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I *knew* she was vampire! I can hear her squeak like a bat!
So. Cute.
Sick, but only with envy.
Thank you, thank you, thank you.
Many thanks to the mod who fixed it for me!
Caesar *almost* gets it.
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Just living up to his name, sitting on the throne as Emperor of the civilized world
Was doing to make a few photos of dogs, but Buddy flopped her butt under my lawn chair. Here's dixie. and maybe buddy.
Here's Cyd going for a run!
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Halp! Please fix and someone tell me where I'm going wrong!!
Halp! Please fix and someone tell me where I'm going wrong!!
Quite simply, you have an invisible dog.
Here's Cyd going for a run!
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Halp! Please fix and someone tell me where I'm going wrong!!
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is all you want Between the tags
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Thanks Jim!
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Oh, Limey. I am in love.
If I could have had kittens instead of babies I'd have had multiple litters by now.
I'm forwarding them to Mum, who is loving them too. But feels the need to preface each conversation with, "NO, you are not getting a kitten."
Which is a bit mean, because even I can recognise that the Dizcat is as much as I can handle, if not more.
Then again, she mixes up your and DanaC's real names.
Part of me thinks she thinks there's four of you altogether.
So I forgive her for being an auld wifie.
Today's Cyd pics. More in a week's time.
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Don't give me a spoon, otherwise I would eat her up.
Beauty, thy name is kitten.
So, this is Jester.
He has a home and a family but he has adopted us. Well, me.
Mum blames me for encouraging him, but all I've done is give him some kind words and strokes. I didn't know he would become stalker-cat.
I also thought he was a stray at the time as he is in a bit of a bad way - turns out he is simply old and has some allergy problems.
I think the real problem was that for quite a while Dad insisted there was no room in the house for my catfood and it had to be kept in the shed. It was targeted every other night, but instead of finding somewhere in here to store it, he kept finding safer and safer ways to keep it in the shed. None of which worked. It is now safely in a box under the stairs with a click shut lid.
Added to that free-for-all, during the colder months they made a cosy den for Mia in the shed, so she could be kicked out and not bother Mum in the night. This included some food being left out in her dish. She seemed to eat a suspicious amount every night.
So I try to ignore him, but he comes running at the sound of my voice (when I'm talking to my parents) and gives an interrogatve, "Mmmrrrfff?" He sleeps in the bushes at the bottom of the garden in the sun. On the back doormat in the early morning, and many afternoons curls up on the decking. Mum & Dad are quite cross and fire a water pistol at him. I can't bring myself to do this, but I will say I do not want to adopt him, can't afford to adopt him and wouldn't even if I didn't have Diz because he has a home, he is in poor health and it would just never work all round. When I thought he was a stray I was going to contact the RSPCA.
But I did want to snap a photo of him sleeping for you.
Just like every cat in the world, he heard the camera being switched on and came to see if it was me.
Diz approves of my new panda handbag.
But not necessarily of me.
I have been waiting a month to see if there would be a red male cattle dog in this litter for me and they were born today and this is him, a red boy! :heart-on: He is in Grand Junction can't wait till he is ready to come here. :joylove:
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@ V: he's even more handsome in real life. Uber graceful movements. One of the most handsome cats I've ever met.
@ Vana: omg he's adorable. I could eat him up with a spoon!
I did try posting a few times in here, about Lime's new kitteh and busterb's doggies, but the posts got lost. So: loving Cyd, he's a sweetie pie. And Buster, they're lovely dogs. Buddy especially has exactly the kind of doggy face that makes me melt :P
Cydnie has been home for four and a half hours. Here she is making free with Jasper's favourite toy. Currently she resides in the living room and Jasper has the rest of the house to himself. He's already peered through the stained glass door trying to make out what is in there, tail fluffed up a little, but no growls yet.
We'll introduce them tomorrow ...
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Wait, what?
Four and a half hours?!
You denied us four and a half hours of this...?!
Of course not, bless you for the clip.
Cyd is a bundle of beauty.
I've never had a real kitten, all my boys have been older.
But I can see her and feel her and hear her from your posts and vids.
Thanks for sharing.
We're thrilled she's so confident and happy to fall asleep in both our laps. Jasper seems more curious than u[set as he peers through the door, but as it is stained glass perhaps he can't see all that clearly!
I expect he'll hear her mewing piteously in the night ...
What a cutiepie! And sounds like she's settling in well :)
Here's a quick pic of Carrotchops looking very grownup noiw:)
And one more...
Last night I'd made my bed and got evryhere cosy then went downstairs to make myself a cuppa and shut up shop. Got back upstairs to find not only had he dug my bed up, he.d also appropriated one of my pillows.
Bottom picture... Counting sheep
One.
I love those, Dana. He does look grown up, he looks coltish, so tall!
Nabbed your pillow. How can you be angry at such a thief? I couldn't. Thank you for sharing these great shots. :D
He appreciates comfort :P
I very gently removed the pillow and replaced with a cushion *grins*
Doesn't he just steal your heart! :) I just love me some Carrotness! :D
Zzzzzzzzzzz ...
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Zzzzzzz ...
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Oh lordy that's a cute kitteh!
She knows her duty already.
What a good cat.
Although who could fail to love Mr Limes?
Victor has made great strides this summer with his training around the cows, waiting for directions was so hard for him he wanted to herd his own way. ;) Good boy Victor! :)
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If I was a steer, I'd surely pay attention to those eyes, and go wherever he said.
She knows her duty already.
What a good cat.
Although who could fail to love Mr Limes?
I agree. But that's my lap she's lying in! ;)
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:smack: that'll teach me not to assume!
Still, it applies doubly for you
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My cattle dog puppy 4 weeks old sleeping like an angel. I can almost see his halo! 4 more weeks and he will be here! I bet by then he will have sprouted some horns! :mg: ;)
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Cydnie climbed up to the curtain rail today.
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Cattledog puppeh and curtain climbing kitteh: Cute overload!!!!
Also, Victor is soooo handsome :)
I never had a curtain climbing cat. I thought they were fictional.
You go, Cyd.
I never had a curtain climbing cat. I thought they were fictional.
You go, Cyd.
Do you want one?
I mean, nothing in the house is safe, is it? I've cleared the shelves and mantelpiece in Cyd's playroom. And will have to do the same for the rest of the house when we let her loose .... :eek:
I lived through that when I got Diz & Dyl, and they weren't even kittens.
An incomplete list of things which still have to be kept out of Dizcat's way:
- All food. I mean every single thing needs to be stowed away
- Tissues
- Pens
- Earplugs
- Anything paper or cardboard
- Corks
- Lipsalve/ coldsore lotion
- Make up brushes
- Rubber bands (which appear in the litter tray intact)
- Anything with a strap or cord (jogging bottoms, bags, etc)
- Wires
You get my drift?
How about live electrical cords?
I used to have a couple of cats that loved to chew on lamp cords. Gnaw gnaw nom nom nom not. None died from it, if you don't count the lamps.
Limes knows that I've lost phone chargers to Diz. And yes, they were plugged in.
He's also pretty much shot himself in his furry foot by chewing through the wire to his heated pad once too often.
Dads managed to repair it twice but if Diz does it again I'm not sure it can be saved. The pad is on top of the wardrobe at present as it's too warm for him to need it (hence my nights of broken sleep) but I know he'll nom it again come Autumn/ Winter.
When I'm out during the day it's his only comfort.
He makes his own problems :headshake
Carrot still steals toothbrushes.
I buy them in packs of four now :p
Since I actually caught him chewing them a few times and told him off he's now got the idea that he isn't allowed to chew them up. So, he just steals them, mauls them a little and leaves them lying about.
He's a little git for stealing and chewing up stuff if it's left about. And he goes looking for stuff too. On work surfaces, windowledges, shelves.
Little monster.
I am obsessed with my puppy's cuteness! :D I will be waiting for him to come and steal my toothbrush! ;)
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Oh god, he's gorgeous!
Look at those ickle claws lol
And that nose is made for kissing. Oh yes.
It'll give Victor a real kick to be the grownup big dog as well.
Snickers was abandoned by her mom in a garbage can when her sibling climbed out and she was left behind. Oldest and her boy have fallen in love with her, but we'll prolly end up with custody.
One exhausted from field hockey the other from being a kitteh.
That is teh cute kitteh! Nearly as cute as Cyd! ;)
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hahahah. Nicely put.
Gorgeous
You let a newly adopted kitten play field hockey?
Shame on you.
All gorgeous, including the daughter.
Their first kiss!
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Awwww....oh that's too bloody cute.
Of course, she then overstepped the mark and he told her off in no uncertain terms, but basically we're OK from here on in (fragile things on shelves notwithstanding!)
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Cutesie overload! :D
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It's SO unfair.
Why can't I have a normal cat?
Oh yeah, because then I'd be tempted to adopt other cats I can't afford...
Still, I wish Diz & Mia got on this well.
Beautiful, Limeys.
Ahh ... this is cuteness overload for sure. All of them are beautiful!
I really want to post in the proud parent thread because I am thrilled with how patient Jasper is being with little Cyd :D
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Not my pet but reminds me of Sam's little Corgi, Wynn.
I guess this is a Wynn-[SIZE="1"]Wynn[/SIZE] situation...
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... and not a grey hair anywhere.
Oh that corgi pic is so sweet!
I miss Sam :(
Loving Slick. He looks like a witch's cat. Proper.
Love Wynne! and Slick looks like my childhood kitty Nero <3
... and not a grey hair anywhere.
But, only one fang left, on the bottom...can't call him 'fangpuss' anymore.
You could call him The Fang tho...
Phyllis Diller referred to her husband as 'Fang' in her act. I've called Slick 'Fang' a time or twelve.
He's also called:
His Blackness
The Darkness
Old Man Kitty (sang very low to the tune of 'Old Man River')
Useless
The Shadow
Handsome
Sitting in the pasture after looking at baby calves I had Rosa Luna the Chihuahua and Victor out to play with my friends' kids. I asked Carrie to give RosaLuna a drink from the water bottle cap and right away Keaton who is 5 offered some to Victor! It was so funny and charming of him! I dunno how much water Victor got but he loved it!
Oh he's such a handsome dog! I think I am a little bit in love with Victor :P
Flikr is being a pain, but here goes on my second attempt!
Carrot showing he can snooze anywhere:
Victor is magnificent isn't he? Carrots is a cute little ragdoll as well!
Carrot looks like a big giant ball of cuddle. :)
Aww, Victor and his capful of water. That is so darn sweet. :)
My new cow dog puppy is here! :) Lucas in his bed and getting his first 'baby cow kiss'! :heart-on:
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Omg Nirvana what a cutie.
I'm glad robots haven't taken over the world, aren't you?
Ohhh my word. He's a sweetie! I could so cuddle him. Looks a clever and curious little chap too.
Both of those pics are really nice... worth the long wait.
Lucas: WTF is this big beast?
Cow: WTF is this little beast?
:D
:rolleyes:
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Loving these pics. Lucas looks like a sweetie!
Lucas who will bark and snap at a 1500lb cow [ya ya thru the fence ;)] thought that North Country Cheviot ewes were a bit frightening! Can't tell by this photo though :heart-on:
He did say to me that he is an Australian Cattle Dog and that Victor was the Belgian Sheep Dog :facepalm:
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Hey, these guys smell funny, better not turn my back on them.:D
Limey, Cyd & Jaspar look like best buds now.
Hope to meet her soon - I'll have to work out my schedule... I know it's hectic before the Panto for my work and your music, but you (and I) may have an easier time after because I can actually take time off, so not have to run back on night of the 4th.
Anyway, gorgeous photo.
And you have deliberately kept your man-hands out of shot I notice.
Gorgeous shots! Lucas, Cyd, and Jaspar - cuties all three. Thanks for the smile. :)
My little 'muddy buddy' Lucas, guarding the hay! [ya we are calling that mud ;) ]
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He is just so gorgeous. Those eyes!
My little 'muddy buddy' Lucas, guarding the hay! [ya we are calling that mud ;)
Got s friend in GA with a dog named Lucas. A few weeks ago a highly rated vet hospital in GA said Lucas has cancer of the jaw and 6 months at best.
Three weeks ago the U of Florida vet hospital operated and believe they've got a clear margin (got it all), with a 95% chance of another 5 years.
Lucas is a lucky name!
Yay for Lucas in GA! :biggrin:
I'm hamster sitting this morning. Meet Fluffy. It's a "SHE" as I've been corrected many times because I kept on calling it "him." Really, it's a hamster. Who cares. :Rolleyes: Anal little girl is taking care of her teacher's hamster this Thanksgiving weekend. Apparently, I'm a cold hearted person. I'm the only who isn't fussing over it, and it made me realized I don't care to have a pet.
You don't even think she's a little bit cute?
When the weather became cooler this fall, a family of mice moved back in. Turbo chased them around for a while and eventually killed one or two, but I did have to catch a couple of them myself. It was kind of sad because they were really adorable.
My little 'muddy buddy' Lucas, guarding the hay! [ya we are calling that mud ;) ]
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I love this picture!
You don't even think she's a little bit cute?
Well, that picture of Fluffy (her name) is really cute. She has grown on me. Sadly, she'll go back to school on Monday.
I think fluffy needs a play date at fargons' house
You have snow.
You don't deserve cats because you already have snow to play with (haters gotta be hatin etc)
Gosh your cats are gorgeous.
Name-checks please, Fargon.
Gosh your cats are gorgeous.
Name-checks please, Fargon.
The orange tom is Bootsie, and the grey tabby is Chloe.
Lucas wearing the traditional doggie jingle bells! Merry Christmas!
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Christmas cute photo. Cats looking forward to seeing Sundae in January!
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At first, I thought I was looking horizontally, into the chair-back...
...I thought "Ooh, catfight!"
I guess I'm looking down onto the seat of the chair...
Yeah. They're just snuggling. Like always. :)
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A bit of a sad day today. Holly, a golden retriever my mom got my siblings, had to be put down today. She was a Christmas gift in 1997. She was 16 years old and up until this past weekend, was doing great for her age.
But the last 4 days have been rough and my brother, who has her, decided it was time. Here is a picture I took about an hour before she was put down.
RIP Holly
On a brighter note, here is my golden CareBear! I took her out to break in her Christmas gift. She is going to be 9 this St. Patty's day.
Ach that is so sad. She looks like she was ready, bless her.
Your lass is a bonny one too. Gorgeous, cheery face.
Rest in peace Holly. Condolences to your brother. :comfort:
So sad to lose a family pet at any time but especially at the festive season :(
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Good night Holly, no more pain and tennis balls that don't fall off clouds. :sniff:
Carrot Parappa:
My little bear:
Ach that is so sad. She looks like she was ready, bless her.
Your lass is a bonny one too. Gorgeous, cheery face.
Goodbye, good dog.
Rest in peace Holly. Condolences to your brother. :comfort:
So sad to lose a family pet at any time but especially at the festive season :(
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Good night Holly, no more pain and tennis balls that don't fall off clouds. :sniff:
Them damn onions...
Thank you everyone for the kind works!
Where there's muck, there's brass...
Please tell me that isn't another hat you're carrying...
King of the hill:
[note: in this picture he is wearing one of Pilau's coats. It is, much to his dismay, an old man coat. I think he looks rather cute. He is wearing it because Sally the Groomer stole his own fur coat, just as the weather tilted to awful.]
Most winter mornings, we walk up to the top field. Not so much in the Summer, because of the cows and, more particularly, the bull. And every time we go up there, we go up onto the little field at the top of the hill. And Carrot always races me to that spot, and then sits there gazing out across the field and valley. I have patience for about ten minutes, with the high winds and rain knocking me about. I'm pretty sure he'd sit up there for an hour, if I let him.
What a great place to walk!
Oh I love it up there. Takes about ten minutes to walk to that spot from my house. And if you stand where Carrot is you can see hills in every direction. Just to the left the ground drops away and you can see Halifax nestled in the bowl, with hills rising up behind and on into the Pennines, just visible in the distance.
Feels very close to the sky up there. Storm clouds rolling across the valley and overhead are very dramatic.
Here's another Carrotchops pic:
The morning after the night before...
This kitteh, he is not happeh, no.
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En route to the vet. It's funny, he is a handful to get in there, but, he's happy as a clam to get in there post-inspection/treatment...
Carrot is so precious what hat do you mean? ;)
It will be alright Slick kitteh!
Almost like Antarctica here today! -5 45 mile an hr winds. In the shelter of the woods, I in my 'Michelin suit' and Lucas au naturel braving the weather to go feed cows. I remember when I bought those coveralls it was too hot to even try them on [87] > Longing for a little bit of that weather right now! :thepain:
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Here are our two mutts.
One is a very itchy Shih Tzu that completely loves my wife and followers her everywhere.
What breed of dog would you guess that our larger dog is? He has fur sorta like Carrotchops. He's surely a mix of many but what breeds have fur like that? A chow of some type?
Hmm. Not sure. Wouldn't be surprised if there was some Tibetan terrier in the mix.
Here is my remaining dog. Bongo. He keeps me sane and alive.
Hmm. Not sure. Wouldn't be surprised if there was some Tibetan terrier in the mix.
I would have never guessed Tibetan Terrier but it seems you're correct on that. People here have told us that he's part Japanese Chow but that doesn't seem right.
Wiki
Here's a much better looking TT from the wiki site. Similar to our mutt IMO.
A Dizcat twofer.
- Being cute after having his nails clipped.
- Hypnotised by the real flames in the fake fire.
Lovely pics of the Dizcat! The top one especially, he looks such a sweetie pie.
Carrot is so precious what hat do you mean? ;)
It will be alright Slick kitteh!
Almost like Antarctica here today! -5 45 mile an hr winds. In the shelter of the woods, I in my 'Michelin suit' and Lucas au naturel braving the weather to go feed cows. I remember when I bought those coveralls it was too hot to even try them on [87] > Longing for a little bit of that weather right now! :thepain:
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Love pics of Lucas! Moar please!
Carrot gets nervous when I am holding both my phone and a hat....I do so like taking pics of him in hats :P
@ Pamela: lovely pup!
Here's some pics of Carrotchops.
1st, in his usual spot, looking soulful and all grown up:
Picture quality on this one sucks, but it still made me smile.
Giant dog, or teeny couch?
Giant dog, or teeny couch?
Or both?
I opened the Post Your Pot thread the other day by mistake.
Spent five long seconds trying to work out what the hairy green creature was... :facepalm:
hahahaha. I went into the post your pot thread by mistake before I posted that in here. Took me a few moments to realise my error.
oh, and Ding Ding! Yes, the correct answer is both!
...Carrot gets nervous when I am holding both my phone and a hat....I do so like taking pics of him in hats :P
That's funny.
Here's our mutt in the car with his life vest on. The vest seems to be more comfortable than rigging the leash to his collar when riding in the car.
Plus it's got a handle on the back that I can position him in the seat.
The Lord Of The Manor - Slick
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The dark lord of all he surveys.
He's a lucky boy.
Handsome too.
My Biggie Sirius! :D
And the two girls , Spic and Span! :D
And the two girls , Spic and Span!
I guess in Belgium, it wouldn't be dangerous to yell out the door, "Hey, Spic! Come here!"
Here in Texas, however...
We could as loud as we want but Its an indoor cat ;-)
Baby Kitteh just showed up last December at our barn She must have been someone's house cat. She is sunning her big belly , darned if I know how a Tomcat found her here...Bad baby! ;)
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Good on you, Nirv.
Taking in Baby Kitteh and especially in taking responsibility for her not being a tom-magnet for years to come.
She has a kinda Teen Mom look about her.
Yeah, so I had sex. Whatever. Deal with it. What you gonna do, disown me?
Same obstreperous beauty too :)
Beautiful fur, they must be on good feed.
Not my pet, but the pets of this guy I'm doing some eBaying for. It's not a great image, I couldn't get them to stand still. But you can see both tails are wagging hard enough to be blurred in an average light phone camera pic. I believe they are rat terriers.
Funny how they've aligned themselves with the floor pattern as though they're following directional arrows.
A photo of BUddy that I made with the first digital cam that I had. A Fufi finepix 2650 2 meg pix. I gave it to a guy a few years ago. Other day he returned it. So will be in glove box in car.
Awwwww. Wall to wall cute dogs. Just how I like it ;)
I may have mentioned on here already that Carrot has something of a grooming phobia. Bit of a pain given he's a bloody bearded collie!
been able to do bits over time, but never get him free enough of lugs that brushing becomes easy and therefore not distressing - tried professional groomers - regular visits to buld his confidence. And tried sedative pills - he still freaked out when the clippers were switched on even though he was all wobbly.
So - bit the bullet and took him to the vets to be anesthetized and shaved right down - we can now start again on building his confidence with brushes and grooming.
Bless him....I took him in as a bearded collie and he came out looking like a saluki :P
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Carrot doing his world famous impression of a weimaraner:
He's trying to figure out what happened. :haha:
Some thieving bastard stoled his fur!
I'm cold, bring me one of those damned hats.
Grav FTW :lol:
I think he looks gorgeous like that, Dana.
What's he want all that fur for anyway?
Then again I think hairless cats are beautiful...
He does look very serious dog like that. I prefer just a little more fur - so, in a couple of weeks when he's got a little bit to soften the lines he'll look perfect for me ;) Right now he looks quite statuesque, but I do miss my little bear :P
The difference is amazing. Doesn't look like the same dog. He looks like a bird/game dog of some type.
Yeah - you don't realise how elegant and athletic the beardie build is til you see one of 'em clipped right down.
He's only just taking on his full adult bulk and moving away from the rangy adolescent build now at 28 months.
Afternoon nap time!
And - napping with his bessie mate and stalwart protector, Nelle:
He has poorly ears at the moment, poor lamb. The matting was so tight to te fur in places that the clippers have caught the skin and both the tips of ears came back raw - now infected - cue: antibiotic tablets down his throat twice a day and cotton balls soaked in salt water dabbed onto the ear tips three or four times a day. And lead walk only to avoid any adventures through the undergrowth.
If it's not one thing it's another. Back to the vets tomorrow for check up.
...and your dog and his sunfield!
I know, cute or what?
That was about a week before his fur was shaved off.
i love him as he is now, being able to see every expression on his face is delightful, he looks athletic and graceful... but I do miss my little bear.
Why do cats pick such weird places to lie down?
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Aren't they too cute?
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Cyd gets big but Jasp is always bigger.
Cute cats and a beautiful photo.
Why do cats pick such weird places to lie down?
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because they can?
I've been remiss, but my excuse is that Keira is my daughter's cat, not the family's. She came into our house in February, and is very entertaining. She brings us to 3 cats, a dog, and 3 turtles.
Was doing to make a few photos of dogs, but Buddy flopped her butt under my lawn chair. Here's dixie. and maybe buddy.
I gave Dixie up to a shelter yesterday. Have been giving Buddy pills for an anal gland infection. She got sick in house 3 times and has not eaten all day, maybe pills have messed up her stomach?
Was doing to make a few photos of dogs, but Buddy flopped her butt under my lawn chair. Here's dixie. and maybe buddy.
I gave Dixie up to a shelter yesterday. Have been giving Buddy pills for an anal gland infection. She got sick in house 3 times and has not eaten all day, maybe pills have messed up her stomach?
I'm sorry it didn't work out B.
Can't post a smell but Benny has been vigilant protecting home and hives from an uptick in skunk numbers.
I'm sorry about Dixie, Buster.
Buddy's back on track now. I made a mistake by taking Dixie. I'm too old, any ya can't train a dog with another one in the way.
Buster, I'm sorry about Dixie. I don't think you are getting too old. Man, you have traveled the world and seen the elephant. Maybe you are getting a little rusty, but you have got a lot of miles left on you.
Dixie had her photo in the weekly wipe this week, as pet of week. From the shelter. Boy they gave her an impressive write up. Maybe someone will take her.
Well, this didn't take long...
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Mah kitteh done claimed mah scootah.
[SIZE="1"]Slick, put ya tongue back in ya mouth, man, damn.[/SIZE]
Does she have to have him on a leash if she takes him for a swim?
The kids are now proud owners of a pet tarantula. Mexican Rose Hair variety, female.
We are currently taking name suggestions.
Ooooooh. Glorious :)
I think she should be called Betty.
Or Nora.
Oh! Wait - no - call her Hairy Mary!
We have a friend with a daughter named Nora. That probably would not go over well. :)
Hahaha. No. Maybe not lol.
So has Nora come back in vogue now then?
Currently
ranked number 107, up from 413th most popular in the 80s. Norah with an H is also ranked at 210.
We know several Noras. But name trends vary so much by country.
And there are many, many Marys ...in every generation. Bible belt, y'all
Bot - if she's a real web crawler.
Harriett (Hairy) - 'cause she doesn't shave her legs.
Miss T (Misty) - I pity the fool who messes with it.
Rosalinda (Rosa/Rose) - gets you away from the Maria trilogy.
Tara[COLOR="Silver"][ntula][/COLOR] - as in Lipinsky, not like you're raising it Buddhist.
Texana [Tarantula] ... just don't let them call it Teta for short.
[COLOR="Silver"][taran][/COLOR]Tula - feminine name meaning "strength." I've been to Tula, Honduras.
We need a picture.
in the meanwhile I suggest Quentina
Hebe and Thor say Mosag (Aragog's wife)
I suppose during the meantime we'll have to call it octofobble.
I would call it "Stabbed in the Face." But I couldn't live with a big old spider in my house. It's cool that y'all are cool with spiders. I really wish I were.
I see Sexo said Rosalinda but I was thinking Rosalita. Then she could have a theme song. (She's female? How do you tell? Does she lack little spider balls? Does she have to be spayed ?)
Rosalita jump a little higher
Senorita come sit by my fire ...
So Rosie come out tonight, baby come out tonight
Windows are for cheaters, chimneys for the poor
Closets are for hangers, winners use the door
So use it Rosie, that's what it's there for
I suppose during the meantime we'll have to call it octofobble.
excellent.
then we can give IM an official diagnosis of Octofobblia
... I see Sexo said Rosalinda but I was thinking Rosalita. Then she could have a theme song. ...
Say what!
Rrrrosalinda is a telenovela (Mexican daytime soap). The actress who portrays the lead character also sings the same titled theme song:
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Octavia
Ugly Betty
Shriek
Lady Gah! Gah!
I think you have a male Eastern Painted Turtle. They are used in this area for making rattles or fancy carrying pouches for reenactors of the French and Indian War. They are also used by Southern Woodland Indian pow-wow groups. May I suggest the name Loksi or Luksi Luk. Bryanna is Native American and those the words for turtle.
I think you are confused about which pet needs a name.
Maybe he just didn't like the name of your turtle and was being polite.
I don't like the name either. We inherited it with the turtle. It has a red light so I guess they thought it needed a tranny hooker name.
I wanted to rename it Recall.
Hector and his buddy caught two baby turtles and kept one each. Knuckles didn't make it through his second winter, but Mr. Licious did and is still going strong but the family have decided they can no longer take care of him. I don't know why they trusted us, but we were all sad to lose Knuckles and are very happy to have Mr. Licious. Who is a very socialble turtle and loves to run around and try to eat painted toenails.
At the exotic pet store they had baby
Sulcata tortoises, and I was sorely, sorely tempted. They were munching on romaine lettuce, which would be way easier to procure than a once-a-week cricket for the tarantula, it was just about the most adorable thing I have ever seen. I asked how big they get, and the pet store guy made a face and held his arms out like he was holding a truck tire.
"So if they're too big for a tank, what do people do, just let them roam around the house?"
"Nah, they pee on the floor all the time, people let them live in the backyard. It's warm enough here except for a few nights in the winter, so you just bring them in a put them in like a big dog crate for those nights."
How cool would it be to have a giant pet tortoise?
How about naming the spider "spinderella"??
I wanted to rename it Recall.
Turtle Recall.
:lol2:
Name that spider RIP. :reaper:
Remember this photo? Both of the dogs have been dead awhile, But a new shelter for Shelia. Old one was rotten. Along with the damn dog house.
Lucky the 3-legged cat. She's been better. Lost about 3 lbs and had a UTI.
Found out she also has a hyperthyroid issue. Oh, and she's 15 and Dan's best friend in the world.
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Oldmankitteh, Slick, on Scootio Da Scootah. He (Slick) has an appointment with the vee ee tee tomorrow morning. He's been a little down, and, yesterday afternoon a little blood decided to mix in with the kittehsnot running out his schnoz. Prolly a nasal/sinus infection.
Poor old kitteh.
"Breakin th'law, breaking th'law!"
[eta] That was totally inappropriate for the post. But awesomely appropriate for the picture - so I won't move it but will say sorry :P
Upper respiratory infection. Antibiotic poke. He's made a huge gain since this morning. He's ate four times today, since tennish this A.M., and been in and out several times. He hadn't been eating much at all. I've read that if cats can't smell, they won't eat, so, maybe that was it.
He weighed 7 pounds. He used to weigh twenty-or-so in winter trim. My boy is getting old. The vet said she (what? what kind of vet did you think ol' Gravdigr would have, a guy? Pff.) doesn't get many animals that old, but, that, for his age, he was in pretty good shape.
A hundred fifty damn dollars.:speechls:
Back to his normal self soon enough... (music fades back in)
"Breakin th'law, breaking th'law!"
Yeah, they do charge a lot, but ...damn, he's family. Go slick!
I love your pics of him.
Bloody hell, Dammian, that's some stellar lurking.
Grav, sorry bout Slick. That bad kitteh is why I decided to love you. So glad he's on the mend .
Dammian don't ever, not never post your address online.
Because I'll rob something or someone to come steal your cats.
Thanks for warning, Sundae ;)
This is a second before the picture above.
The expression on the older cat's face is priceless.
The expression on the older cat's face is priceless.
He has many faces :) Whanna see him naked? ;)
He's a staggeringly handsome cat.
just to make a complete picture - here is the small cat in her beauty. Notice the size - it is normal human seat and time difference between this picture and above is about couple of months :rolleyes:
She is going to be so embarrassed when you show that at her wedding.
Oops, note to self; cats are not really furry babies.
(they're cuter)
Notice the size - it is normal human seat and time difference between this picture and above is about couple of months :rolleyes:
Your fault, you fed her. :haha:
Your fault, you fed her. :haha:
I've only mean her size to compare with HIS ;)
She is going to be so embarrassed when you show that at her wedding.
Doubt she'll have it. She is steril, of course :neutral:
She is going to be so embarrassed when you show that at her wedding.
Doubt she'll have it. She is steril, of course :neutral:
That's no reason not to love.
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Daniel's wrapping helper... totally asleep on the job.
She was ass out, sound asleep the whole time. She would kick her feet a bit against the bag every know and again. lol
My rat boys:
Duncan as a baby.
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Ditto Otis, in the little cage.
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Having a bit of Duncan-time.
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I could steal Duncan off you - he's so adorable. Otis is also a cutie-pie - but Duncan looks like I imagine Carrot would look if he was a rat .... kind of....my mind works in very strange ways sometimes.
Otis as a baby again.
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The little cage is aquarium style. Never intended to keep even one fully grown rat in, but good for tiny ones, due to the bar spacing on the big cage.
They're two grown up boys, and are only "banished" to the little cage for the weekly deep clean.
They have a little wicker house at the top of the cage (which is the size of a small wardrobe). I expected them to use it as a hideaway from eachother, but one or both use it to sleep in. That and the "tunnel" hung from the cage roof.
In the basement there is a large moving box, which they have chewed exit holes into and out of, and in there is a proper plastic rat pod, easily large enough to sleep in. I put the box in there to protect their feet - they can get a condition called bumblefoot if they spend time on wire - and to prevent escape attempts when it was touch and go whether their bodies were wider than the bars. I've kept it because they like it, and they've never soiled it, except their dry scat, which I clean up obviously. Rat urine smells horribly, but they use a litter tray for that.
Critters rarely use the things you buy as you expected to. I have to empty the pod of hidden food in my daily clean, and it's always in a different place, or turned turtle. It's the site of their nightly scuffles.
Still, as you can see they do get on peaceably.
I only intended to get Duncan, but the rat expert in my local petshop (and internet reading) made me understand that rats should not live alone. They will scuffle, squeal and try to be Top Rat, but if no blood is drawn (and it never has been) then it's just playing.
So, two rats squeezed in a little space.
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Love that bottom pic! They look all dozy from just waking.
Nah, dozy from the Bubonic plague.
They are rarely active in the full daylight, and I won't use a flash because of their sensitive eyes. But they're better value than truly nocturnal creatures - if I happen to disturb then they'll wake up right fine for a sniff of a mealworm or a raisin!
Duncan is probably more reliant on me as I had him first and couldn't put the two together immediately as Otis was younger (smaller) and a veritable Houdini.
They have proper balanced rat food (and gnawing blocks for their teeth), but I do feed them treats of fresh fruit and veg, esp small amounts of babyfood. I love the little organic pouches which I can reseal and refrigerate. Pureed pears tonight.
The most fun is a few tinned peas in a large water dish (they always have a big dish of fresh water as well as a water bottle) which they fish out with their little ratty hands. Although Duncan will sit him-whole-self in the bowl to get the last, probably sitting on what he's trying to find!
I wish they didn't like the banana/ porridge so much. It smells of... bananas. But it was on sale and they loved it, so I still get it now and then. Trouble is, they want to pick it up, not lap at it, so the morning after I have to take the whole shelf out to spray it down. No kinder of mine, then.
Rhatty bhoys! You could always not buy them the banana stuff. They'd not hold it against you, figuratively speaking, nor literally ever again!
I know, it's not like they can go and buy their own.
But it's a small price to pay for their little noses going up in the air and the expression of "Banana?!" on their whiskery faces. Anthropomorphising of course.
Oh, the automated feeder worked perfectly btw.
Except they used one as a litter tray. Presumably after they emptied it of food...
I suppose it does look similar. Anyway, the inner trays are designed to be removed, so a good scrubbing sorted it out.
Otis & Duncan...I would have thought something more along the lines of Ben & Willard.
Sorry, me again.
Duncan was very busy last night. He wasn't sure at all about the newly scrubbed shelf, so decided to up-end the dried food dish all over it.
Otis joined in, pulling the (cheapo) bedding about the place.
Trashed cage. At least it didn't smell though.
And as they were especially frisky, they got my leftover soggy cornflakes. Soy milk FTR. But they don't usually get this much. I was on a family phone call and couldn't face eating them after. Waste not want not and all that.
"Sorry about the new interior design."
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Not my pet, not by a damn sight...but, someone's pet, apparently.
Now behave yourself, don't make me get the scary fish and put it on the shelf.
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New dog house, old one fail fell apart. Also the old dog shed, which is now a camper top.
Lots of really nice pics there, V.
Please relay my appreciation to the photog.:D
Lots of really nice pics there, V.
Please relay my appreciation to the photog.:D
Thank you, I have done so, and she says "Thanks :)"
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