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Ace of Spades Pet Thread [Misanthropic Humanitarian]
Before the Moron pets make their internet debut, how about some pet news and tidbits?
- This will be the only discussion of politics
H/T L, Elle
- Dogs to replace expensive teenagers?
H/T NDH
- All dogs go to heaven
H/T cthulhu
- Bad doggy, naughty doggy
- Having a bad day? Let your dog cheer you up
- Feel good story of the week
This is Moose. She's currently in the custody of Jewells45. Moose supposedly belongs to Jewells45's daughter who is away at school.
Shibumi submitted this photo of her lurker cat, Penny. She looks like a lurker or a trouble maker or both.
Meet a Westminster contestant from 2012 Aero owned by Dissonant Cognizance. Beautiful Akita. Thanks for sharing.
This is Brady enjoying his ride. We have a lurker named vitigagtor who likes to take Brady for rides.
Moron Eric wanted us to see his St. Bernard, Harley. Where is the little barrel of valu-rite that should be on his collar?
Kindlot sent this photo into the thread. Once again it appears that another moron cat has a rough life.
A lurker by the name of MallardDuckLintbrush wanted us to know about this goofy Australian Brindle Hound named Dingo.
rickinstl has a pooch named Seamus. What an abused pet, lying on a bed in the sun. The word is out on you, meanie!
Jim Sunk New Dawn Galveston, TX cat named Harley. Harley is no longer with us. Per Jim Harley was the best cat ever. Thanks for sharing Jim.
Here is Elizabeth Taylor, Kitty Kat, aka Lizzy. This is only one of Niedemeyer's Dead Horse cat collection. We were expecting a horse photo to be honest.
A lurker by the name of Craig passed this photo along to us. His job took him to a home where he found this Husky. We don't know what his name is, but we are sure it isn't Houdini.
Thank you for stopping by. Now if it seems that dogs ruled today, you could be right. The dog owners have been submitting more photos than the cat owners. I'm sure that will change when they send their photos to petmorons at g mail dot com.
petmorons at g mail dot com
We need your Nic, pet's name and any other information you wish to share.
Comments
(Jump to bottom of comments)Posted by: HH at March 12, 2016 02:32 PM (DrCtv)
Posted by: Jewells45 at March 12, 2016 02:32 PM (CNHr1)
Posted by: Jewells45 at March 12, 2016 02:33 PM (CNHr1)
Posted by: Skip at March 12, 2016 02:34 PM (fizMZ)
Posted by: IC at March 12, 2016 02:35 PM (Ux3zV)
Posted by: Anthony Weiner at March 12, 2016 02:36 PM (8aOqE)
Posted by: HH at March 12, 2016 02:36 PM (DrCtv)
Posted by: antisocialist at March 12, 2016 02:36 PM (9n14Y)
Posted by: MH at March 12, 2016 02:37 PM (OicVo)
Posted by: antisocialist at March 12, 2016 02:37 PM (9n14Y)
I do need to send one of our dogs though and will do so.
Posted by: freaked at March 12, 2016 02:38 PM (BO/km)
Thanks.
Posted by: L, Elle at March 12, 2016 02:38 PM (2x3L+)
Posted by: IrishEi at March 12, 2016 02:38 PM (E6RIJ)
Posted by: freaked at March 12, 2016 02:39 PM (BO/km)
Vet asked me a ton of questions, we never found an answer. We tried, she just didn't make it.
Posted by: BurtTC at March 12, 2016 02:40 PM (TOk1P)
We've got a soft spot for northern breeds here at Chez Akita.
And Aero says thanks for posting and hello to the horde!
Posted by: Dissonant Cognizance at March 12, 2016 02:41 PM (4C9aX)
Posted by: Bandersnatch at March 12, 2016 02:41 PM (1xUj/)
Posted by: Shinypie at March 12, 2016 02:42 PM (3nZXa)
Please be patient. We have gotten so many. We are trying to balance the pics btwn regulars and lurkers. It's nice that we're getting so many from lurkers btw.
Keep me coming in!
Posted by: L, Elle at March 12, 2016 02:42 PM (2x3L+)
https://youtu.be/J11uu8L8FTY
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith at March 12, 2016 02:43 PM (bLnSU)
Posted by: L, Elle at March 12, 2016 02:43 PM (2x3L+)
Posted by: IC at March 12, 2016 02:44 PM (Ux3zV)
Posted by: Dissonant Cognizance at March 12, 2016 02:45 PM (4C9aX)
Posted by: Beth M at March 12, 2016 02:45 PM (kiy9d)
Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 12, 2016 02:46 PM (iHjB5)
I am looking for a companion to my very sweet, but sort of lonely, male Eurasier, Leo.
Was trying to find a good Chow Chow breeder but no luck. Very few breeders in the US now. More Eurasiers than Chows here now! It's crazy.
Lots of great pics! Is the Iditarod attack too political to talk about here?
Posted by: BlackOrchid at March 12, 2016 02:46 PM (TLX//)
I used to have a tortie too and I would love to have another but current kitty is evil and probably would not play well with others. My dog is afraid of him.
Posted by: Tonestaple at March 12, 2016 02:47 PM (LJYIn)
Posted by: BlackOrchid at March 12, 2016 02:47 PM (TLX//)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at March 12, 2016 02:48 PM (w4NZ8)
Posted by: BlackOrchid at March 12, 2016 02:46 PM (TLX//)
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I'll defer to MisHum on this since Idk the context.
Posted by: L, Elle at March 12, 2016 02:49 PM (2x3L+)
Posted by: Grey Fox at March 12, 2016 02:50 PM (bZ7mE)
Although the author of that piece was unable to determine if Trump has a pet, it turns out he does, a Labrador.
http://tinyurl.com/zu4ls26
Posted by: Anon Y. Mous at March 12, 2016 02:50 PM (R+30W)
Posted by: Skip at March 12, 2016 02:50 PM (fizMZ)
Posted by: Bandersnatch at March 12, 2016 02:41 PM (1xUj/)
http://bit.ly/1RWTW5H
Courtesy of Ebaumsworld - kitties and *ahem* puppies.
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith at March 12, 2016 02:51 PM (bLnSU)
Posted by: Ricardo Kill at March 12, 2016 02:51 PM (bceFx)
Posted by: L, Elle at March 12, 2016 02:51 PM (2x3L+)
Posted by: Barak at March 12, 2016 02:52 PM (kTF2Z)
Normally she taps me on the nose or chin to wake me up and tell me it's breakfast time. I guess she must have been hungrier than usual because this time she went straight for my eye.
I happened to have a doctor's appointment for other reasons on Friday and I had her look at the eye. It's OK, and didn't get infected.
Posted by: rickl at March 12, 2016 02:53 PM (sdi6R)
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It's going around. Last week I spied this:
http://preview.tinyurl.com/htxd7vc
At first, I thought it was a blonde.
I don't resent the animal driving a Corvette, but it was parked in a handicap spot.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at March 12, 2016 02:54 PM (9mTYi)
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith at March 12, 2016 02:54 PM (bLnSU)
Posted by: PaleRider at March 12, 2016 02:55 PM (tq5N4)
Posted by: BackwardsBoy at March 12, 2016 02:55 PM (LUgeY)
Posted by: All Hail Eris, Literate Savage at March 12, 2016 02:55 PM (jR7Wy)
I'm upset about it. My son's scout troop just got to meet an Iditarod team lead by an American woman - not sure if she was one of the teams that was attacked? All her dogs were rescues and just the sweetest happiest dogs!
I tend to stick with not-very-working dogs now - Chows, Shibas, other nordics that don't "do" anything - but I grew up with GSPs who we hunted with and really love the working breeds.
And dogs love a to have a job to do. Even Chows
I say this because my suspicion is the attack was a misguided "statement" of some sort on the race. I could be wrong of course. It's conjecture.
Posted by: BlackOrchid at March 12, 2016 02:55 PM (TLX//)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at March 12, 2016 02:55 PM (w4NZ8)
Posted by: Skip at March 12, 2016 02:57 PM (fizMZ)
Posted by: grammie winger, watching the fig tree at March 12, 2016 02:57 PM (dFi94)
Posted by: L, Elle at March 12, 2016 02:58 PM (2x3L+)
https://youtu.be/J11uu8L8FTY
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith at March 12, 2016 02:43 PM (bLnSU)
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I want Raindance! He couldn't possibly do more damage than my two housecats did.
Posted by: All Hail Eris, Literate Savage at March 12, 2016 02:58 PM (jR7Wy)
ADORE IT.
All these precious babies make my heart swell.
Thank you sooo much for the thread and for sharing your lovies with us!
Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at March 12, 2016 02:59 PM (CNKtx)
Posted by: BackwardsBoy at March 12, 2016 03:00 PM (LUgeY)
She escaped from the examination room and would have made it out the door to the street but she went for the plate glass window instead. (Moron Pet)
My other two are pure black, and don't photograph well.
You all have pretty pets.
Posted by: Kindltot at March 12, 2016 03:00 PM (q2o38)
I don't have a dog, that is someone else's dog. I have the bengal cats.
Posted by: CaliGirl at March 12, 2016 03:02 PM (egOGm)
I'll check with the wifey on breeders in PA - she knows pretty much everyone in the breed, so I'm sure she'll have a reco for you.
And you've got me curious, I'm Googling to see what happened at Iditarod. Wifey is a veterinarian and one of her goals is to work the race.
Posted by: Dissonant Cognizance at March 12, 2016 03:02 PM (4C9aX)
Posted by: Merovign,
And *that* is why America is the best country evah!
Posted by: Bandersnatch at March 12, 2016 03:02 PM (1xUj/)
I like to cover them in sand or snow lol
that doesn't really work either
Posted by: BlackOrchid at March 12, 2016 03:03 PM (TLX//)
these photos make me smile. I did have a pair of mourning doves perched
on my porch railing yesterday. They were really plump. I immediately
thought of dinner. I suppose saying that might be a no-no on the pet
thread.
Posted by: grammie winger, watching the fig tree at March 12, 2016 02:57 PM (dFi94)
Stupid question time: is it mourning doves? I always thought it was morning doves. I guess I never saw it written before.
Posted by: BurtTC at March 12, 2016 03:03 PM (TOk1P)
Posted by: All Hail Eris, Literate Savage at March 12, 2016 02:58 PM (jR7Wy)
Raindance is cute as a button, all right.
I have a soft spot for cougars and cheetahs, though cougars are pretty darned dangerous (and cheetahs not exactly a walk in the park, especially the dog park).
But they are handsome animals!
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith at March 12, 2016 03:03 PM (bLnSU)
Lizzy is so named because she had purple eyes when born. She was the cutest thing but a little feral spitfire.
Everyone has such cute pets.
It wouldn't do for me to be wealthy because it would last about as long as it took for me to buy a piece of land and fill it with animals.
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at March 12, 2016 03:04 PM (8PbKi)
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith at March 12, 2016 03:05 PM (bLnSU)
I thought that was was your little dog up there?"
Posted by: Ricardo Kill at March 12, 2016 03:05 PM (bceFx)
Courtesy of Ebaumsworld - kitties and *ahem* puppies.
Many thanks, Mero.
My mood has improved dramatically and I was just fine to begin with.
Posted by: BackwardsBoy at March 12, 2016 03:05 PM (LUgeY)
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at March 12, 2016 03:04 PM (8PbKi)
I was in a Petsmart with Second Adopted Sister and I said I was in danger of walking out with an armload of cats.
She said "I'd help you!"
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith at March 12, 2016 03:06 PM (bLnSU)
Posted by: Slapweasel, (Cold1), (T) at March 12, 2016 03:06 PM (OQ9R7)
Posted by: BurtTC at March 12, 2016 03:03 PM (TOk1P)
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Yep. They're mourning doves. Now you've got me interested as to the origins of their name. I'll Bing it.
Posted by: grammie winger, watching the fig tree at March 12, 2016 03:06 PM (dFi94)
Mourning.
It's because of their plaintive call.
whoo HOO hoo...hoo hoo
Posted by: Bandersnatch at March 12, 2016 03:07 PM (1xUj/)
but she moved in on me on her own. She was a scrap of fur and bones when
I took her to the vets.
She escaped from the examination room and
would have made it out the door to the street but she went for the plate
glass window instead. (Moron Pet)
My other two are pure black, and don't photograph well.
You all have pretty pets.
Posted by: Kindltot at March 12, 2016 03:00 PM (q2o3
She looks rather short haired, has she been shorn?
My late tortoise shell goof had thick fur, and when she moved it would bounce. It was so funny looking. Silly cat, she would run away from me if she got a chance, but it was just playing hard to get. When I pet her she would get a look of ecstasy on her face that was downright embarrassing.
Posted by: BurtTC at March 12, 2016 03:07 PM (TOk1P)
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grammie, I can't remember which breed you had. Do you think you'll get another one hough you're planning a wedding and honeymoon so anytime soon is probably not a convenient time to take on a puppy.
Posted by: L, Elle at March 12, 2016 03:07 PM (2x3L+)
Posted by: Ricardo Kill at March 12, 2016 03:08 PM (bceFx)
Posted by: grammie winger, watching the fig tree at March 12, 2016 03:06 PM (dFi94)
Do they have a coo-ah-coo, coo, coo kind of call?
That's a mourning dove. Their call sounds sorta mournful and sad. Hence, mourning dove.
Posted by: filbert at March 12, 2016 03:08 PM (s5o+q)
I had an abdominal surgery 3 years ago. I came home after a week in the hospital. My husband left me alone to go get my Rx.
My cat Reagan would not stop howling at me, just out of arms reach. She had never acted like that before. Would not stop screaming.
I didn't feel well. Long story short, I was bleeding internally so badly, I bled externally. Ambulance ride, another surgery, 5 more days in the hospital.
She has not acted like that since. It was really weird.
Posted by: CaliGirl at March 12, 2016 03:08 PM (egOGm)
Yes, when daughter leaves I will miss him terribly but by then I will just get my own. I want a chiweenie. Plus daughter will not live that far away.
Posted by: Jewells45 at March 12, 2016 03:10 PM (CNHr1)
...arms may vary.
...dealer-cats not ubiquitous.
...colors and claws included.
...choking-worthy of death-sentence.
Posted by: Slapweasel, (Cold1), (T) at March 12, 2016 03:10 PM (OQ9R7)
She has not acted like that since. It was really weird.
Posted by: CaliGirl at March 12, 2016 03:08 PM (egOGm)
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It's that voodoo trickle down Reagan stuff!
Posted by: All Hail Eris, Literate Savage at March 12, 2016 03:11 PM (jR7Wy)
Posted by: grammie winger, watching the fig tree at March 12, 2016 03:06 PM (dFi94)
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Mourning.
It's because of their plaintive call.
whoo HOO hoo...hoo hoo
Posted by: Bandersnatch at March 12, 2016 03:07 PM (1xUj/)
Cool, thanks. I know the sound, never associated it with mourning.
Posted by: BurtTC at March 12, 2016 03:11 PM (TOk1P)
Posted by: grammie winger, watching the fig tree at March 12, 2016 03:11 PM (dFi94)
Well, she would if she were 7 pounds heavier
Posted by: kbdabear at March 12, 2016 03:12 PM (9hVWo)
Looks like a former lurker in our neighborhood. That dog made some friends.
Posted by: KT at March 12, 2016 03:13 PM (qahv/)
Posted by: All Hail Eris, Literate Savage at March 12, 2016 03:13 PM (jR7Wy)
After all, it may have a cat in it.....or not.
Posted by: cthulhu at March 12, 2016 03:13 PM (EzgxV)
I would love to take credit for buster, it's someone else's dog. I have cats. I hope busters owner comments.
Posted by: CaliGirl at March 12, 2016 03:14 PM (egOGm)
Another item from the pet journal I've started keeping. Gretel was a red miniature dachshund that we adopted when she was about a year old and she was the dog I grew up with. We had just lost our young dog to cancer. Dad took us to the local pound to get a new pup and there she was. This was a navy town and her owner had just received orders for extended sea duty. He had no family to take care of her and had dropped her at the pound only an hour before. When I saw her in the pen, tail wagging and clearly wanting some love, my seven year old eyes lit up. It was a very quiet trip home with me in the middle of the back seat of the Buick holding her and my little brother and sister on either side petting whatever they could reach. She was our dog for the next 15 years.
In Gretel's opinion, the entire human race existed to rub her tummy. She would stretch out on her back next to your leg and squirm until proper belly rubs commenced. The only snag was she couldn't jump up on the couch or chairs with her short legs. But nature finds a way. Gretel could project her thoughts (i.e., 'pick me up and put me on the couch'). You could be asleep, engrossed in reading or a TV show or whatever and suddenly you were aware of her thoughts. Look down and there she was, eyes unblinking and staring as she projected her wishes. (The other wish, and a constant one, was it was time for her supper.) Kreskin and Svengali combined could have taken lessons from her.
Posted by: JTB at March 12, 2016 03:14 PM (FvdPb)
Posted by: All Hail Eris, Literate Savage at March 12, 2016 03:13 PM (jR7Wy)
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I like the way you look in yoga pants?
Posted by: grammie winger, watching the fig tree at March 12, 2016 03:14 PM (dFi94)
Posted by: CaliGirl at March 12, 2016 03:08 PM (egOGm)
You think that's weird, a cat's purr stimulates bone repair and healing in humans (and cats).
Actually the sound frequency does it, but it's one of nature's little WTFs.
I think if you bled so bad you were bleeding externally they could smell it - and you probably had at least some infection as well, which they could smell, along with anything else they used in the surgery.
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith at March 12, 2016 03:15 PM (bLnSU)
Posted by: Citizen Cake at March 12, 2016 03:15 PM (ppaKI)
Posted by: L, Elle at March 12, 2016 03:16 PM (2x3L+)
Posted by: Slapweasel, (Cold1), (T) at March 12, 2016 03:10 PM (OQ9R7)
Oh, at least seven.
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith at March 12, 2016 03:16 PM (bLnSU)
Your cat looks just like our garden kitty Sophie, except that Sophie only has one eye. Got shot, so we had to have her eye removed. She has had some other traumas, along with her mom. Neither is very human-friendly. They both disappear for weeks at a time. Once in a while, a little stroke on the back is accepted.
Posted by: KT at March 12, 2016 03:17 PM (qahv/)
Posted by: Ricardo Kill at March 12, 2016 03:17 PM (bceFx)
Posted by: Tonestaple at March 12, 2016 03:17 PM (LJYIn)
They say animals resemble their owners. Now at least I can picture some of you. Lol.
Posted by: AlaBAMA at March 12, 2016 03:17 PM (pUDQf)
The younger one is very talkative, and she chirps rather than meows. Her mother chirps now and then, but mainly meows, varying them as her mood changes.
Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at March 12, 2016 03:18 PM (CNKtx)
Posted by: All Hail Eris, Literate Savage at March 12, 2016 03:13 PM (jR7Wy)
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I like the way you look in yoga pants?
Posted by: grammie winger, watching the fig tree at March 12, 2016 03:14 PM (dFi94)
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Ha! This would have been in my Batman pajamas years. Unless you mean the other dove...
Posted by: All Hail Eris, Literate Savage at March 12, 2016 03:18 PM (jR7Wy)
I now know she could smell it. She howled for two hours until the ambulance came. I don't remember very well. In hindsight I was in shock.
It was just very strange, she was very upset.
Posted by: CaliGirl at March 12, 2016 03:18 PM (egOGm)
She used to be so wild and scared all the time, I used to only be able to pet her through the bars of the bedstead, where she would curl up with the other two cats. (I can't imagine trying to cut her hair, I can't trim her claws)
She is better now. She is the only cat I have met that cannot purr. She just makes asthmatic breathing noises.
Posted by: Kindltot at March 12, 2016 03:18 PM (q2o38)
My tabby would get them when she had a nail caught and panicked, but last weekend she was lying on the wooden desk next to me and she went into a seizure, first time where it wasn't caused by a caught nail panic
The seizure lasts for about 60 to 90 seconds and she lies still breathing heavily afterwards, but she's disoriented for a few hours like she isn't sure where she is.
Posted by: kbdabear at March 12, 2016 03:18 PM (9hVWo)
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith at March 12, 2016 03:18 PM (bLnSU)
Final Judgement: "Doggie Haz head out window!!!"
Dawg luvs head-out window!!!
Grade: A-
Posted by: Slapweasel, (Cold1), (T) at March 12, 2016 03:20 PM (OQ9R7)
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith at March 12, 2016 03:18 PM (bLnSU)
I saw a dog (a white pit mix, I think) with his head hanging out a window last night at a stop light. I mentioned to my friend in the car "Look at him, he's a good boy!"
I can never not do that for some reason.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 12, 2016 03:20 PM (iHjB5)
Posted by: CaliGirl at March 12, 2016 03:18 PM (egOGm)
Of course she was, her human was in danger!
kbdabear, cats can have seizure disorders like humans can. If it seems to be getting worse it might be time for a vet visit.
Gushka would know more about it, I'll ask if I get a chance.
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith at March 12, 2016 03:21 PM (bLnSU)
Absolutely. I have an aunt who comes to visit me every few weeks, and one of my cats would paw at and try to chew this growth my aunt had on her leg. Turns out it was cancerous.
Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at March 12, 2016 03:21 PM (CNKtx)
Posted by: Slapweasel, (Cold1), (T) at March 12, 2016 03:22 PM (OQ9R7)
https://twitter.com/TheDaiIyKitten/status/708732339543736323
https://twitter.com/TheDaiIyKitten/status/708719008204333056
https://twitter.com/PicsOfCuteCats/status/708705799623802880
https://twitter.com/PicsOfCuteCats/status/708735997845045248
Posted by: kbdabear at March 12, 2016 03:23 PM (9hVWo)
Sort of a purrmeow.
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith at March 12, 2016 03:24 PM (bLnSU)
Gushka has a kitty what plays fetch!
...I'm a Simple Man.
Posted by: Slapweasel, (Cold1), (T) at March 12, 2016 03:24 PM (OQ9R7)
Aren't animals wonderful creatures.
Posted by: CaliGirl at March 12, 2016 03:25 PM (egOGm)
My two boys are brown tabbies. One is more black and grey. He's a chirper and a talker. He has this thing where he follows me around in the morning, talking to me. I mimick him back. He clicks and chirps and does this murruwwwwl sound. Every morning before I go to work. It's quite the discussion.
As far as I know, we've discussed politics, how to end world hunger and why Einstein was an idiot. He's probably told me the cure for cancer thirty times. Wish I actually spoke cat.
Posted by: AlaBAMA at March 12, 2016 03:25 PM (pUDQf)
I haven't had any pets of my own since I was a child but my siblings dogs and cats have always been a big part of my life. Since so much of my life has been spent living under the same roof as my eldest sister I feel like those animals are as much part of me as anyone. When my sister's two previous dogs died within a year of each other, one of old age and the other of an auto-immune disease, it was very much a loss to me.
Weird thing, Thursday night I dropped one of my pills under my desk and was intent on finding it because if it keep the blood pressure on my 250 pound body down, it would be very bad for a 30 pound dog and he is always searching under there for stray crumbs. I found a pill of the same type but didn't feel absolutely confident it was the same pill I'd just lost. Also, the dust clumps were pretty horrible, so I decided to take action. I hauled over the vacuum cleaner we'd had for at least twenty years, possibly closer to thirty. Nobody could remember for sure. It was now the 'upstairs vacuum' because that is where most of the carpeting is and I prefer it to my sister's upright model she still had from the last time she was married and in a separate home. (I picked up a cheap very lightweight model for the carpet on the stairs and an electric broom thing for the floor downstairs.)
I detached the carpet unit and attached a nozzle extender for the task of clear out the warren of dust bunnies. Hit the thumb switch and the vacuum ran for about three seconds, made a horrible noise and stopped. The room filled with the smell of an electrical mishap. My immediate assumption was the motor had burned out. It had run fine less than 24 hours previously but apparently some part gave all at once.
Friday morning I took it to a local repair shop to see if it was worth reviving. I thought this unlikely but felt the need to be sure. The guy there gave it a quick examination agreed with my assessment. It could only be worth repairing if were some kind of collector's item for display. He offer to dispose of the carcass for us.
This felt oddly emotional. Things have been kind of bad lately in my life, so perhaps I was more vulnerable to such things. It felt like taking a beloved pet to the vet for the last time. That vacuum had been part of my life for at least half of it. It was just a household tool but it felt like a greater loss than that.
Posted by: Epobirs at March 12, 2016 03:27 PM (IdCqF)
Posted by: Vitigator at March 12, 2016 03:29 PM (ntG8u)
I got adopted by my firs cat a few months ago. So far I've interpreted some of his language.
"That's my spot".
"Rub me here".
"No, you may not faff about on the HQ, that lap is for me".
"Yes, I'm sitting on the keyboard, did you think that was an internet joke?"
"Have you thanked me for not killing you in your sleep lately?"
Posted by: Bandersnatch at March 12, 2016 03:29 PM (1xUj/)
Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at March 12, 2016 03:30 PM (0UMC+)
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One of the great things about having animals around, is that while talking to yourself, you can pretend that you are talking to the animal.
It cracks me up when I look down at the dog, and say, "Don't you agree?" and she cocks her head a little, with lifted ears, grins and wags her tail.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at March 12, 2016 03:30 PM (9mTYi)
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith at March 12, 2016 03:31 PM (bLnSU)
Dear Lord, email me sometime:
home made gravy 71 at the hooya dot com.
Posted by: Slapweasel, (Cold1), (T) at March 12, 2016 03:32 PM (OQ9R7)
Posted by: Tonestaple at March 12, 2016 03:32 PM (LJYIn)
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith at March 12, 2016 03:33 PM (bLnSU)
My boys like to wait until about 11 pm and then, once I'm about to fall asleep, they sing me the song of their people.
Muurrrrowllll rawwwwrrrrllll uuuurrrraaaawlll.
They could probably do opera.
Posted by: AlaBAMA at March 12, 2016 03:34 PM (pUDQf)
Posted by: Slapweasel, (Cold1), (T) at March 12, 2016 03:35 PM (OQ9R7)
Posted by: Weasel at March 12, 2016 03:35 PM (e3bId)
Posted by: Slapweasel, (Cold1), (T) at March 12, 2016 03:36 PM (OQ9R7)
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith at March 12, 2016 03:36 PM (bLnSU)
Posted by: L, Elle at March 12, 2016 03:37 PM (2x3L+)
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith at March 12, 2016 03:33 PM (bLnSU)
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I had a calico when I was little, but I don't remember her do any of that. My puppy does all that. She even runs sort of when she sleeps like she is dreaming about running. It's so cute!
Posted by: L, Elle at March 12, 2016 03:39 PM (2x3L+)
Posted by: Slapweasel, (Cold1), (T) at March 12, 2016 03:43 PM (OQ9R7)
I die of cuteness. My God. Thank you!!!!!!!!!!
Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at March 12, 2016 03:44 PM (CNKtx)
Posted by: tbodie at March 12, 2016 03:45 PM (sqaXk)
Posted by: Bandersnatch at March 12, 2016 03:47 PM (1xUj/)
Posted by: redbanzai at March 12, 2016 03:50 PM (NPofj)
Posted by: washrivergal at March 12, 2016 03:50 PM (CFc5L)
Posted by: All Hail Eris, Literate Savage at March 12, 2016 03:51 PM (jR7Wy)
Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at March 12, 2016 03:53 PM (0UMC+)
Posted by: All Hail Eris, Literate Savage at March 12, 2016 03:51 PM (jR7Wy)
We don't have them anymore because they all passed away of old age but son1 had a colony of 7 sugar gliders at one point.
Posted by: redbanzai at March 12, 2016 03:54 PM (NPofj)
Yeah, yeah Caped Crusader blah, blah well let's play the self identifier card.
My cat's named Veronica. She looks like she's wearing a veil.
Thanks!
Posted by: DM at March 12, 2016 03:54 PM (j/tOh)
I used to have a Kingsnake once, but it was an outdoor pet.
Seriously, it was a "wild" snake that just liked people. I lived on a ranch at that point and it would hang around and accept petting and go for walks.
I wasn't there very long, sadly.
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith at March 12, 2016 03:54 PM (bLnSU)
Posted by: All Hail Eris
Why? Are you hungry?
Posted by: Bandersnatch at March 12, 2016 03:55 PM (1xUj/)
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith at March 12, 2016 03:56 PM (bLnSU)
Posted by: doomed at March 12, 2016 03:57 PM (bGLSw)
8 years was not nearly enough time with our 9 pound stealer of hearts, and food.
Just so devastated.
Posted by: flower at March 12, 2016 03:57 PM (VoCyE)
Posted by: redbanzai at March 12, 2016 03:54 PM (NPofj)
Girl, I am beyond impressed!
Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at March 12, 2016 03:58 PM (CNKtx)
Red dogs are cool redbanzi
Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at March 12, 2016 03:53 PM (0UMC+)
Red dogs are cool... and so are reddogs (as in dogs that belong to redbanzai).
In that case, the reddogs are actually brothers that are black/tan/white and are of a border collie/Australian shepard/? variety. The ? is in there because bigger brother is 100 lbs. while little brother (from the same litter) is only 45 lbs.... I think there must be something else and bigger in their genes for Hobbes to be twice as big as Andy.
Posted by: redbanzai at March 12, 2016 03:59 PM (NPofj)
Posted by: saf at March 12, 2016 04:00 PM (qKiBT)
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith at March 12, 2016 04:00 PM (bLnSU)
Well, Epobirs had a pet vacuum cleaner apparently?
I used to have a savannah monitor that got large enough to be at the the chicken-feeding stage. Thats. . . awkward in the city so I had to rehome him to an exotics-shop owner. I just have a bearded dragon now. She's nice! shouldn't get quite that big - I hope!
Posted by: BlackOrchid at March 12, 2016 04:00 PM (TLX//)
No-one can have a Komodo dragon, but an Argus Monitor is even better--stands right up on its hind legs like a lil dinosaur, super alert active, gets about 5 feet long.
Yes, I was into reptiles before it was cool. :- )
Posted by: JewishOdysseus at March 12, 2016 04:01 PM (+O9YB)
Posted by: BlackOrchid at March 12, 2016 04:01 PM (TLX//)
When she wants me to top off her food (yes, there is kibble in her bowl, she just wants a bit more kibble from the jar in her bowl) and she gets me to follow her to the bowl, while looking behind her to see if I'm actually following her. A very Lassie move. She then sits down in front of the bowl, looks at the bowl and looks at me as if I'm kind of dense.
/if there is reincarnation, come back as my cat. It's pretty awesome. If I could come back as my cat I would.
Posted by: shibumi who is awaiting SMOD at March 12, 2016 04:02 PM (7FH+T)
Posted by: washrivergal at March 12, 2016 04:03 PM (CFc5L)
Posted by: doomed at March 12, 2016 04:03 PM (bGLSw)
Dammit, MisHum! We forgot to provide the Kleenex again this time.
Posted by: L, Elle at March 12, 2016 04:03 PM (e3Ezr)
Posted by: JTB at March 12, 2016 04:04 PM (FvdPb)
Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at March 12, 2016 04:04 PM (CNKtx)
Posted by: An Observation at March 12, 2016 04:05 PM (RvFYZ)
Posted by: Tonestaple at March 12, 2016 04:05 PM (LJYIn)
Posted by: redbanzai at March 12, 2016 03:54 PM (NPofj)
Girl, I am beyond impressed!
Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at March 12, 2016 03:58 PM (CNKtx)
They were pretty cool except for their sharp little teeth. They loved son1 and bit everyone else.
And you haven't lived until you've had to find and corral sugar gliders in the middle of the night after they staged a jail break (the little suckers have really hands that are capable of opening latches).
Posted by: redbanzai at March 12, 2016 04:06 PM (NPofj)
Posted by: grammie winger, watching the fig tree at March 12, 2016 04:08 PM (dFi94)
Man, I just looked downstairs. *That* was a mistake.
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith at March 12, 2016 04:08 PM (bLnSU)
Posted by: redbanzai at March 12, 2016 03:54 PM (NPofj)
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Wow! Did you keep them in a little airplane hangar?
Posted by: All Hail Eris, Literate Savage at March 12, 2016 04:11 PM (jR7Wy)
Posted by: CaliGirl at March 12, 2016 04:11 PM (egOGm)
Posted by: All Hail Eris, Literate Savage at March 12, 2016 04:14 PM (jR7Wy)
I had to search sugar glider. I didn't know what they were. were they nice?
My husband's friends barn is where the farmers go to have a drink after work. There is a ring tailed cat living there for about the past year. I think it eats cat food. They look a little similar.
Posted by: CaliGirl at March 12, 2016 04:15 PM (egOGm)
Posted by: All Hail Eris, Literate Savage at March 12, 2016 04:16 PM (jR7Wy)
We might have started passing notes about popcorn but were concerned they would begin to read, at least English. We should have used the word in different languages. At least that way the pups would have been multilingual.
Posted by: JTB at March 12, 2016 04:19 PM (FvdPb)
Posted by: Skip at March 12, 2016 04:19 PM (fizMZ)
Posted by: Jewells45 at March 12, 2016 04:20 PM (CNHr1)
Imagine big cats that otherwise behave normally but defer to humans. Imagine great white sharks that respond to humans like dolphins do.
Eh, maybe not exactly that, but something like that.
I think Imma write into one of my stories a part about Space Marines that, instead of service dogs, have service leopards and tigers.
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith at March 12, 2016 04:20 PM (bLnSU)
Posted by: Weasl at March 12, 2016 04:21 PM (e3bId)
That is a great story; It made me laugh; Thanks.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at March 12, 2016 04:22 PM (w4NZ8)
My husband's friends barn is where the farmers go to have a drink
after work. There is a ring tailed cat living there for about the past
year. I think it eats cat food. They look a little similar.
Posted by: CaliGirl at March 12, 2016 04:15 PM (egOGm)
Sugar gliders are little Australian marsupials that have flaps of skin connecting from foot to foot so that they can glide. They are a little bigger than hamsters but with tails that are as long as their bodies. They are nice if they are not scared and if they know your scent. If they are scared, they bite. Their teeth are too small to do any real damage but man it still hurts. They are omnivorous and not cheap to keep (they do better on fresh food and the cost of fruit and live meal worms add up) but they are cool little critters.
Posted by: redbanzai at March 12, 2016 04:24 PM (NPofj)
Thanks. They look cute.
Posted by: CaliGirl at March 12, 2016 04:30 PM (egOGm)
Posted by: Another Bob at March 12, 2016 04:31 PM (qVVhq)
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith at March 12, 2016 04:34 PM (bLnSU)
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith at March 12, 2016 04:37 PM (bLnSU)
Posted by: Cheri at March 12, 2016 04:37 PM (ylAck)
Posted by: cthulhu at March 12, 2016 04:38 PM (EzgxV)
Posted by: tbodie at March 12, 2016 04:39 PM (sqaXk)
Posted by: CaliGirl at March 12, 2016 04:49 PM (egOGm)
Posted by: Weasel at March 12, 2016 04:53 PM (e3bId)
If we can't discuss politics here, how can I tell you about how we acquired our cats Bernie and Hillary?
Don't think I've told the tale on Ace. Did once last year on Zilla's blog, but it seems to have vanished.
♥
To get home from town, we usually just take the old road, a straight shot south a few miles.
One night, in 2002 or maybe 2003, Milady and I and our daughter took the back way home, even though it was, like, two in the morning. This route involves driving all the way west across town, South down the back highway, then taking the winding road east from there.
As far as we knew, we just decided we wanted to take the scenic route for the variety. Little did we know, it was Fate.
Just past where we turned off the back highway onto the wind-y road, there, on the side of the road, we saw a small cardboard box, on its side, and then saw, sitting in front of the opening, two tiny gray kittens. Plainly, they'd been thrown out in that box, which they sat near, mewing innocently. In a short time, they'd've been roadkill or wild beast food.
Although we already had a slew of cats at home, of course, we scooped them up and took them in.
We're down to "only" four cats at home these days (five total, counting the one in town). Those two faithful and brilliant gray cats are the Old Timers.
She's a delicate creature, although a good hunter, so the local vermin don't think she's so sweet.
He's the most laid-back cat ever, fearless of dogs, even Out of Town Son's two crazy gals when they nose right up to him. We think he thinks he is a dog, sometimes. He and The Dog are often asking to go out or come in together. Like right now, in fact.
I was kidding about the names. He's Spark and she's Spirit.
Here's a picture of Spirit from 2013, causing cat-a-lapsy.
http://mindfulwebworks.com/doodles/catalapsy
Posted by: mindful webworker - that's the Spirit (and Spark) at March 12, 2016 04:57 PM (l/Pix)
Posted by: That SOB Van Owen at March 12, 2016 04:57 PM (Zd3Kw)
Posted by: Hrothgar at March 12, 2016 05:04 PM (wYnyS)
Posted by: Tonestaple at March 12, 2016 05:15 PM (LJYIn)
He's my special, sweet terripou: a terrier from the pound. He has brought so much joy to my heart!
Thank you for posting his photo!
Posted by: California Girl at March 12, 2016 05:33 PM (G4UoL)
Posted by: L, Elle at March 12, 2016 05:40 PM (2x3L+)
Official correction: Buster is the doggie of California Girl, not CaliGirl. Cut us some slack, we're still getting the hang of this posting thing and we got flooded with pics.
Posted by: L, Elle at March 12, 2016 05:42 PM (2x3L+)
Posted by: California Girl at March 12, 2016 06:02 PM (G4UoL)
Posted by: Christopher Taylor at March 12, 2016 06:17 PM (39g3+)
Great story, I wish I could find a kitty to keep Dexter company. I just can't put up with the 3rd degree and arrogant attitudes of the local animal shelter I had to go up with last time I got a cat there.
Posted by: Christopher Taylor at March 12, 2016 06:19 PM (39g3+)
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I'm not afraid to pick favorites. I'd say yes, he is my favorite (from today), but they're all pretty darned cute. Especially the car ride lover. My Tucker loves him some car rides.
I hated missing the pet thread today, but was, um... otherwise detained.
This is usually the highlight of my week these days. Yes - I live a sad life.
Posted by: Chi at March 12, 2016 06:53 PM (yvjkM)
She escaped from the examination room and would have made it out the door to the street but she went for the plate glass window instead. (Moron Pet)
Posted by: Kindltot at March 12, 2016 03:00 PM
We had a tortie adopt us too. K, did you know that according to Scottish lore it's good luck when a tortie adopts you. I'm still waiting to see ours, LOL.
Posted by: Farmer at March 12, 2016 06:58 PM (o/90i)
Posted by: All Hail Eris, Literate Savage at March 12, 2016 03:51 PM
After college I lived w/ a roommate that had a boa constrictor. It had babies as I was moving away to start farming the family farm. Jon promised me one, my future wife was going to take care of it and then I would bring it north to live w/ me and my Grandma on the farm.
Well Jules welched on that deal and it was just as well as Grandma said NO WAY! LOL
Posted by: Farmer at March 12, 2016 07:17 PM (o/90i)
Posted by: goon at March 12, 2016 07:28 PM (gy5kE)
Sometimes vet offices will have people whose cat got preggers before they got it in to be spayed or they are moving or something too.
Posted by: PaleRider at March 12, 2016 07:55 PM (tq5N4)
I can give you contact info, my email is in my nic.
Posted by: Farmer at March 12, 2016 07:57 PM (o/90i)
Posted by: Farmer at March 12, 2016 08:26 PM (o/90i)
NDH, your cat has the most beautiful eyes. I love that brandy color.
Posted by: Gem at March 12, 2016 09:06 PM (c+gwp)
Please accept my apology on the mix up. My bad.
Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at March 12, 2016 09:21 PM (+qa7N)
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