Ace of Spades Pet Thread [Mis. Hum.]

It's that time again where we kick back and chat about pets. Does anyone have a pet that looks like this when you are in the kitchen or dining room?

I don't know about you but I am so jealous! What a remarkably trained animal. I'm happy when I can get my guy to sit/stay.

Here's a cute video sent in by a couple of our readers. If it's sent in by more than one Moron, it has to be good.

Here are a few pet and animal news items from this past week.

Let's meet the Pet Morons

Moron Bitter Jamie Farr's Quick is our leadoff pet this weekend. A 1 year old Lab.

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Meet Fen, he's an 8 month old Doberman Pinscher pup. Mr. R. Smith submitted this photo. Pup looks small for now.

Mr. & Mrs. JTB sent in this adorable group of Toy Red Poodles. Meet Schnitzel, Liesel & Strudel.

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What a cute puppy. Here's 10 month old Murphy. Per IrishEi don't let the cute looks fool ya. He's not an angel.

Great White Snark enjoys taking his dog Doongara out for walks. Doongara is mostly Black Lab & snark.

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Introducing Smokey or a/k/a El Gato. According to jinx the cat his cat reigns the household with an iron claw. The cat enjoys Frontier Psychiatrist by the Avalanches.

Phreshone submitted this photo of Sara. A Golden Retriever rescued with a broken shoulder. Hope the little darling is feeling better.

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Looks like Dave at Buffalo Roam has his hands full with Tucker a 2 year old Aussie. The look of "Who me?" Thanks for the submission.

Nemo enjoys his belly being scratched. Here he is patiently waiting for SDN. Nemo is 14# of pure wanna be wolf, Ok terrier-poodle mix.

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Howard wanted us to meet his magnificent cat Lance. Nice to meet ya Lance.

sky-die-ver sent in this single photo with 2 dogs. The top dog is Toby. The bottom photo is of Maxine. Toby recently passed away and is missed dearly. Sorry to hear of your loss.

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Last but not least are these 2- 13 year old cats adopted by ShainS. Meet Jamocha & Jamaica. They were adopted together approximately 10 years ago. Per ShainS they had to undergo quite the interview to adopt these critters.

Thank you for stopping by and sharing some time with us this afternoon. Pet/animal tips, news and your photos can be submitted to us at petmorons at gee mail dot com.

Posted by: Open Blogger at 02:00 PM

Comments

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1 Our new home is century-old, renovated church. Not completely renovated, for example, what used to be the sound room is still pretty much as it was when the building was still a church. (c. 1990) and has carpeting running floor to ceiling.

Our cats have discovered they can scale these walls of carpet, which is funny as hell. I just got to catch them with my phone sometime to get pics.

Posted by: V the K at May 07, 2016 02:28 PM (1DQRw)

2 Tucker looks like a democratic operative with Republican votes in his paws.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at May 07, 2016 02:29 PM (u82oZ)

3 Glad to see El Gato pictured with great company. Smokey is celebrating his 19th year and still climbing trees. He also loves to sit on the boat ramp and watch for tiny fry to get within claw range.

Posted by: Jinx the Cat at May 07, 2016 02:29 PM (d4mMH)

4 Oh my goodness, the cuteness! Murphy looks just like my golden at that age. He is almost three years old now and still a damn rascal.

Posted by: IC at May 07, 2016 02:31 PM (zK6nG)

5 Fen looks like he'll be quite the protector. Very handsome dog...

Posted by: Last at May 07, 2016 02:37 PM (8HiDF)

6 Big Dumby (Brody) just had a slice of pizza. So he's good for a while.

Posted by: Ricardo Kill at May 07, 2016 02:39 PM (pOiZo)

7 "Doongara is mostly Black Lab & snark."

Ain't nothing like a black Lab. Their all good dogs.

Posted by: Ricardo Kill at May 07, 2016 02:42 PM (pOiZo)

8 If you pet a lemur, you may not be able to stop. It won't let you.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uYIYwMVlHeQ

Posted by: rickl at May 07, 2016 02:45 PM (sdi6R)

9 My last dog was a German Shepherd/Great Dane mix. Horse of a beast, but still thought he was a lapdog. All the above pups look awesome.

Posted by: Schmendrick at May 07, 2016 02:46 PM (FJpVA)

10 The toy red poodles look like little stuffed animals. They're so adorable! Can I have one?

Posted by: L, Elle at May 07, 2016 02:47 PM (2x3L+)

11 I took Sophie to the K9 Fun Zone, an indoor dog park, where she can chase a squeaky ball without any other dogs around, and do stuff with the agility equipment, if a squeaky ball is waved in her face.

Once I thought she was food-motivated, and she is somewhat, but if you want the dog to go into a tunnel, just throw a squeaky ball in first.

Girlie is completely exhausted.

Posted by: Tonestaple at May 07, 2016 02:50 PM (VsZJP)

12 Yay, the food thread!

Posted by: Barack O at May 07, 2016 02:51 PM (kTF2Z)

13 I saw last week or the week before where my horse had made the pet thread. Unfortunately, I sold her last week to someone with the time and resources to train her. However, I may be getting a new (already trained) one in the next month or two!

Posted by: Country Singer at May 07, 2016 02:52 PM (GUBah)

14 I wish I had one of those K9 Fun Zones here. Juno would just love that kind of thing. They sound awesome.

Posted by: L, Elle at May 07, 2016 02:53 PM (2x3L+)

15 "Girlie is completely exhausted."

That is awerome.

Posted by: Ricardo Kill at May 07, 2016 02:54 PM (pOiZo)

16 I got a kitten last week.

Posted by: FireHorse at May 07, 2016 02:54 PM (BqSnv)

17 Was also going to comment on the red poodles, they are too adorable.
Happy caturday everyone!
Dog lovers too!

Posted by: Skip at May 07, 2016 02:54 PM (3wHFl)

18 Awesome.

Jeezus

Posted by: Ricardo Kill at May 07, 2016 02:55 PM (pOiZo)

19 Does anyone know what the dog breed was in the video in last week's thread. To recap - it ran into the soccer stadium during a game in Mexico City. Here's the video again:
https://youtu.be/cpkwSIXcHUA

The mexican news says a mutt "criollo". This dog looks exactly like mine except she's a girl. I always figured some random lab-mix. I got her at the pound 13 years ago thinking she was a juvi. full lab but shes always been the small sleek 40lb dog.

The too short ears, the yellowish-white color of the coat, even the way the dog jumps and runs is exactly like mine.

Posted by: bananaDream at May 07, 2016 02:55 PM (Ag8Mw)

20 " I got a kitten last week."

And?

Posted by: Ricardo Kill at May 07, 2016 02:55 PM (pOiZo)

21 Firehorse and Countrysinger, send us the pics!

Posted by: L, Elle at May 07, 2016 02:56 PM (2x3L+)

22 Yay! Pet thread!

I've got a long story about our first cats, but I'll wait a bit to post it - because, long.

Tucker has a great "who, me?" look. What was that torn up? Looks like, maybe, a pound of butter?

The only time our cats get into the kitchen trash is to pull out a butter wrapper. Oh, yeah, or the wrapper from bacon. We have to be careful not to leave the trash can undumped after cooking bacon!

Posted by: mindful webworker - pets pests bests pesks at May 07, 2016 02:57 PM (gJBE5)

23 That video has bad resolution here's a better one:
https://youtu.be/SRI4f_5CjhQ

Posted by: bananaDream at May 07, 2016 02:57 PM (Ag8Mw)

24 Does anyone have a pet that looks like this when you are in the kitchen or dining room?

Watch us? We can barely keep the Wee Beasties off the table.

Posted by: fluffy at May 07, 2016 02:57 PM (2hcmo)

25 Posted by: L, Elle at May 07, 2016 02:56 PM (2x3L+)

I'm going to go look at the potential new one next weekend, we'll see what happens.

Posted by: Country Singer at May 07, 2016 02:57 PM (GUBah)

26 Caption for that pic of Tucker:

Oh, I'm glad your home! The EPA was her going through your trash, but I scared them off! Doggie treat?

Posted by: Duke Lowell at May 07, 2016 02:58 PM (kTF2Z)

27 Gotta say, and I am not a cat person....that dumb little kitty that Ace put up.

Scoop him up.

Posted by: Ricardo Kill at May 07, 2016 02:58 PM (pOiZo)

28 Shirley the cat races everyone up and down the stairs. Probably trying for that trip kill with face eating afterwards.

Posted by: DaveA at May 07, 2016 02:58 PM (DL2i+)

29 >>>27 Gotta say, and I am not a cat person....that dumb little kitty that Ace put up.

Scoop him up.
Posted by: Ricardo Kill at May 07, 2016 02:58 PM (pOiZo)

Which one? The loaf of bread?

Posted by: m at May 07, 2016 02:59 PM (sL8cH)

30 Countrysinger, I've always wanted a horse, but the training sounds daunting. My stubborn puppy was hard enough to train and it took nearly 8 months to get her to give up fighting and ignoring me on everything. Good luck with the next horsey.

Posted by: L, Elle at May 07, 2016 03:01 PM (2x3L+)

31 I am in love with Murphy. I love the name.

Posted by: CaliGirl at May 07, 2016 03:03 PM (egOGm)

32 cat stairs

https://www.youtube.com/
watch?v=FK5ZdMD00YQ

https://www.youtube.com/
watch?v=t59LL6j0qOQ

Posted by: DaveA at May 07, 2016 03:03 PM (DL2i+)

33 "Which one? The loaf of bread?"

"https://youtu.be/2ypuzE59qt4"

Posted by: Ricardo Kill at May 07, 2016 03:04 PM (pOiZo)

34 I don't have any pics of the new kitten (gray tabby named Nikolai) but Mrs. FireHorse does. I asked her to send me some so I can share.

Posted by: FireHorse at May 07, 2016 03:05 PM (BqSnv)

35 Ole used to totally do that look in the doorway of the kitchen after I trained him to stay out of the kitchen when I was working in there by using bribery.

Posted by: PaleRider at May 07, 2016 03:06 PM (wYRTH)

36 >>>33 "Which one? The loaf of bread?"

"https://youtu.be/2ypuzE59qt4"

Posted by: Ricardo Kill at May 07, 2016 03:04 PM (pOiZo)

Oh. Happy cat happy dance.
It looked like a cross between a cat and something with flippers.

Posted by: m at May 07, 2016 03:06 PM (sL8cH)

37 " I got a kitten last week."

And?
Posted by: Ricardo Kill at May 07, 2016 02:55 PM (pOiZo)

It was good? Needed hot sauce.

Posted by: B. Obama at May 07, 2016 03:07 PM (Dj0WE)

38 Our cats want to eat all the time. The explanation for that was given in a great.cute video posted in one of the overnight threads-"Why do cats act so weirdly?"
The biggest cat I have ever seen was at a Bed and Breakfast in VA. That cat had to be 25 lbs? It was so big it was scary (think of the cat version of "Trigglypuff" but much pleasanter in personality) and the owner of the B&B has trained it to use the toilet and use that instead of a litter box or at least for poop..

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 07, 2016 03:07 PM (w4NZ8)

39 Lance is a handsome fella, jamoca and jamaica have the prettiest eyes.

Posted by: CaliGirl at May 07, 2016 03:07 PM (egOGm)

40 "It looked like a cross between a cat and something with flippers."

Little kity don't know any better. Take it home and take care of it.

Posted by: Ricardo Kill at May 07, 2016 03:08 PM (pOiZo)

41 ah, I should have waited to post this (versus this morning)
repost

Happy Saturday Link (not Caturday link)

Man Goes The Distance For Tiny Hummingbird His Dog Helped Rescue

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XzxsagVcKCg

really adorable

Posted by: artisanal 'ette at May 07, 2016 03:08 PM (qCMvj)

42 Here's the video-about four minutes-"Why Do cats act so weird?" It's very interesting but it is made even better by the drawings:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sI8NsYIyQ2A

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 07, 2016 03:10 PM (w4NZ8)

43 "It was good? Needed hot sauce.
Posted by: B. Obama "

Asshole.

Posted by: Ricardo Kill at May 07, 2016 03:10 PM (pOiZo)

44 That video of the dogs trying to navigate the stairs made me laugh till water came out of my eye sockets. I have to send that to everyone I know with a dog. And maybe everyone else too.

Posted by: grammie winger at May 07, 2016 03:10 PM (dFi94)

45 >>>> the owner of the B&B has trained it to use the toilet
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I want to say that's cool, but that's not right. That seems weird. Who would want to share a bathroom with a cat? I guess it saves the work of having to deal with a litter box, but still.

Posted by: L, Elle at May 07, 2016 03:10 PM (2x3L+)

46 I'm going to steal the poodles before L,Elle can get to them.

Posted by: CaliGirl at May 07, 2016 03:12 PM (egOGm)

47 "Who would want to share a bathroom with a cat? "

If he flushes, eh.

Posted by: Ricardo Kill at May 07, 2016 03:13 PM (pOiZo)

48 Posted by: L, Elle at May 07, 2016 03:10 PM (2x3L+)

I thought it was odd. This was quite some time ago, so I may not be remembering well but I think it had its own bathroom, not shared with guests.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 07, 2016 03:13 PM (w4NZ8)

49 Mr. & Mrs. JTB sent in this adorable group of Toy Red Poodles. Meet Schnitzel, Liesel & Strudel.

like little teddy bears
they don't look real

Posted by: artisanal 'ette at May 07, 2016 03:13 PM (qCMvj)

50 Thanks for posting our red poodles photo. They were about 7 weeks old when we took that. Strudel the Poodle on the right kept those puppy proportions his whole life. And more than one person mistook him for a stuffed toy until he gave them a lick. It's hard to tell, but Schnitzel, on the far left, was curled up in the basket and his sister was standing on him. He was always much bigger than his litter mates, almost ten pounds, so we called him Mega-Puppy. They had long, healthy lives and we do miss them. Unfortunately, the breeder we got them from has passed on so we can't get more pups from that line.

Posted by: JTB at May 07, 2016 03:14 PM (V+03K)

51 Wonderful pics. Quick looks like he fits his name very well. Sorry for your loss Sky, Toby looks like he was a sweetie.

Posted by: PaleRider at May 07, 2016 03:14 PM (wYRTH)

52 Looks like Dave at Buffalo Roam has his hands full with Tucker a 2 year old Aussie. The look of "Who me?" Thanks for the submission.

heh

Posted by: artisanal 'ette at May 07, 2016 03:14 PM (qCMvj)

53 Why Do cats act so weird?" It's very interesting but it is made even better by the drawings:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sI8NsYIyQ2A

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 07, 2016 03:10 PM (w4NZ

________

The animation was goofy and overly cartoonish, even for a cartoon - yet it was realistic. Cats act exactly like some of the scenes in that video.

Posted by: FireHorse at May 07, 2016 03:15 PM (BqSnv)

54 When my labs were still kicking, that kind of begging would get them a, "Are You Begging?".

Which would be followed by an adorable display of Labrador guilt/bashfulness, and then more begging.

Posted by: garrett at May 07, 2016 03:16 PM (dKVmJ)

55 Howard wanted us to meet his magnificent cat Lance. Nice to meet ya Lance.

puuurrtie shot

Like he knew he was posing for something important - in front of a van gogh like work of art, even.

he looks huggable

Posted by: artisanal 'ette at May 07, 2016 03:16 PM (qCMvj)

56 Last but not least are these 2- 13 year old cats adopted by ShainS. Meet Jamocha & Jamaica. They were adopted together approximately 10 years ago. Per ShainS they had to undergo quite the interview to adopt these critters.

I see a few evil eyes in there. They don't like getting their picture taken?

Posted by: artisanal 'ette at May 07, 2016 03:17 PM (qCMvj)

57 It's funny how many pics you see with names not associated.

Posted by: Ricardo Kill at May 07, 2016 03:19 PM (pOiZo)

58 What are they afraid of?

Posted by: Ricardo Kill at May 07, 2016 03:20 PM (pOiZo)

59 Posted by: Ricardo Kill at May 07, 2016 03:19 PM (pOiZo)

Maybe those people are smart enough-smarter than me, anyway :^) To avoid any contentious threads whatsoever and just be around for the pleasanter threads.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 07, 2016 03:21 PM (w4NZ8)

60 It's funny how many pics you see with names not associated.
Posted by: Ricardo Kill at May 07, 2016 03:19 PM (pOiZo)

que?

Posted by: artisanal 'ette at May 07, 2016 03:21 PM (qCMvj)

61 The coloring on Jamocha and Jamaica is just gorgeous. They look so fluffy. Idk, I grew up with a cat that I adored, but now they kind of scare me.

Posted by: L, Elle at May 07, 2016 03:21 PM (2x3L+)

62 I see a few evil eyes in there. They don't like getting their picture taken?
Posted by: artisanal 'ette at May 07, 2016 03:17 PM (qCMvj)

I had a cat who, you couldn't take her picture without the evil eyes showing up. She was the sweetest thing though. Almost literally wouldn't hurt a fly.

Alas, she is now an ex-cat. Pining for the fjords, joined the choir everlasting.

Posted by: BurtTC at May 07, 2016 03:21 PM (Dj0WE)

63 New kitten loves the laptop. I think he just blocked his first Twitter account. Now he wants to comment here.

Posted by: FireHorse at May 07, 2016 03:23 PM (pgQ3r)

64 I had a cat who, you couldn't take her picture without the evil eyes showing up. She was the sweetest thing though. Almost literally wouldn't hurt a fly.

Alas, she is now an ex-cat. Pining for the fjords, joined the choir everlasting.
Posted by: BurtTC at May 07, 2016 03:21 PM (Dj0WE)

I had one like that too. As he got old he got worse, and pretty ugly towards other people, but he would literally hug me.

Full disclosure: I love cats. And, yes, they are adorable even if they don't like the camera.

Posted by: artisanal 'ette at May 07, 2016 03:23 PM (qCMvj)

65 I think the dogs sliding down the stairs have them pretty well figured out.
They just do it with style.

Posted by: Tilikum Bruised Killer Assault Whale at May 07, 2016 03:23 PM (hVdx9)

66 It's funny how many pics you see with names not associated.
Posted by: Ricardo Kill at May 07, 2016 03:19 PM (pOiZo)

Funny? No. Not funny. Since none of the pics posted here today do NOT have names associated with them, the question is: what are you smoking?

Posted by: BurtTC at May 07, 2016 03:24 PM (Dj0WE)

67 " To avoid any contentious threads whatsoever and just be around for the pleasanter threads."

Well, I don't steer into the contentious threads.

Go Trump.

Posted by: Ricardo Kill at May 07, 2016 03:26 PM (pOiZo)

68 New kitten loves the laptop. I think he just blocked his first Twitter account. Now he wants to comment here.
Posted by: FireHorse at May 07, 2016 03:23 PM (pgQ3r)

I have a guy who seems to want to get at and eat ink cartridges in my printer. I'm like "dude, don't go after the ink, man. Here, have some lobster tail, it's cheaper."

Posted by: BurtTC at May 07, 2016 03:26 PM (Dj0WE)

69 Funny? No. Not funny. Since none of the pics posted here today do NOT have names associated with them, the question is: what are you smoking?
Posted by: BurtTC at May 07, 2016 03:24 PM (Dj0WE)

yea, didn't get the comment at all

who cares anyway

I keep my personal life my own. That's the way I like it, but others can do as they please.

anyways, thanks for the thread, very fun and cute friends to the moron's and moron 'ettes.

time to binge on some Occupied with hubby, a Drama/Thriller that makes me laugh out loud at the stupidity... The greenies acting all leftard green, and the results thereof.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt4192998/?ref_=nv_sr_1

Have a great Saturday afternoon and evening.

Don't forget Mother's Day tomorrow.

Posted by: artisanal 'ette at May 07, 2016 03:28 PM (qCMvj)

70 Posted by: grammie winger at May 07, 2016 03:10 PM (dFi94)
Me too, I'm alone laughing out loud.

Posted by: CaliGirl at May 07, 2016 03:28 PM (egOGm)

71 >>>> I'm like "dude, don't go after the ink, man. Here, have some lobster tail, it's cheaper."
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Ha, BurtTC! My puppy will literally eat anything. It's pretty disgusting. I guess that's semi normal, but I wish she had higher standards

Posted by: L, Elle at May 07, 2016 03:31 PM (2x3L+)

72 I have a guy who seems to want to get at and eat ink cartridges in my printer. I'm like "dude, don't go after the ink, man. Here, have some lobster tail, it's cheaper."

Posted by: BurtTC at May 07, 2016 03:26 PM (Dj0WE)
________

Ha! Right?

Cheapest cat toy, by the way, is a dime. I can get 50 of them for five bucks. I even found a way to avoid the sales tax.

Posted by: FireHorse at May 07, 2016 03:34 PM (BqSnv)

73 Do NOT want to step on toes but when you're done here I highly recommend sliding down to the open thread and start reading at 87, maybe even before.

Ok, back to petting each other, er, something like that.

Posted by: teej at May 07, 2016 03:38 PM (ijopM)

74 Cheapest cat toy is the pull tab that holds a plastic lid on a gallon jug.

Posted by: fluffy at May 07, 2016 03:40 PM (2hcmo)

75 Don't know if this is usual but there was a definite hierarchy with all our poodles, both standards and toys. I was Leader of the Pack. If something scared them, they would hide behind me. But if they thought something might threaten Mrs. JTB, (never know when that distant thunder or noisy motorcycle could come into the house) they would form a ring in front of her and face the disturbance. It was so cute to see this furry shield ready to protect her.

Posted by: JTB at May 07, 2016 03:41 PM (V+03K)

76 That is so cute JTB.

Posted by: PaleRider at May 07, 2016 03:43 PM (wYRTH)

77 That dogs and strip video was great. The ones that are sliding down on their tummies with their legs splayed out look like they're having fun.Maybe they deliberately chose that way because it is fun.
Also, the big dog conned some owner into carrying him down. LOL

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 07, 2016 03:46 PM (w4NZ8)

78 LOL, that typo auto cucumber totally tickled my funny bone FenelonSpoke.

Posted by: PaleRider at May 07, 2016 03:48 PM (wYRTH)

79 Stairs, not strip. I did not type "Strip" I don't know what I typed but it wasn't that.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 07, 2016 03:49 PM (w4NZ8)

80 Beware! As a former computer repairman, do not be surprised if your cat mistakes the keyboard for a litter box. A pissed off cat, well, they will let you know.
Dogs? Say goodby to yer shoes.

Posted by: Headless Body of Agnew at May 07, 2016 03:49 PM (FtrY1)

81 Great photos.!

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 07, 2016 03:49 PM (w4NZ8)

82 Cheapest cat toy is the pull tab that holds a plastic lid on a gallon jug.

Posted by: fluffy at May 07, 2016 03:40 PM (2hcmo)
________

True. I stand corrected.

Also: Balls of foil, leftover pieces of pipe insulation, the things you have to tear off the sides of a paycheck.

Posted by: FireHorse at May 07, 2016 03:52 PM (BqSnv)

83 The doggies stair surfing was the funniest, and that one little one that decided to just jump into the bushes instead of trying the stairs made me laugh. Going downstairs is supposed to be much harder for dogs than going upstairs for whatever reason.

Posted by: L, Elle at May 07, 2016 03:53 PM (5QyYN)

84 Also, the big dog conned some owner into carrying him down. LOL

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 07, 2016 03:46 PM (w4NZ

==============================================

When we adopted our Greyhound from the track, she had no idea what stairs were. She had spent all 4 years of her life in a racing kennel. When we got her home, we realized that she could not get up the stairs. No clue. My daughter's husband (boyfriend at the time) had to pick her up and carry her up the stairs. If you've ever seen a Greyhound's legs, you realize that it was like carrying a giraffe. This went on for weeks, several times a day when she had to go potty. Eventually she caught on from watching our Golden Retriever. The first time she went down on her own, she totally flew over the last three steps. She was quivering, she was so afraid.

Posted by: grammie winger at May 07, 2016 03:54 PM (dFi94)

85 One of my cats go after pull tabs from plastic jugs, we worried accident would happen so make sure she doesn't get them.

Posted by: Skip at May 07, 2016 03:55 PM (3wHFl)

86 Cheapest cat toy is the pull tab that holds a plastic lid on a gallon jug.

Posted by: fluffy at May 07, 2016 03:40 PM (2hcmo)
________

True. I stand corrected.

Also: Balls of foil, leftover pieces of pipe insulation, the things you have to tear off the sides of a paycheck.
Posted by: FireHorse at May 07, 2016 03:52 PM (BqSnv)

Bread wrapper twist ties.

Posted by: BurtTC at May 07, 2016 03:55 PM (Dj0WE)

87 That dogs and strip video was great
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??? Hmmmm...... Oh! It's Fenelon. Nevermind.

Posted by: grammie winger at May 07, 2016 03:55 PM (dFi94)

88 Cats sound so much less expensive as pets than dogs. I have to buy these huge bones and all these squeaker toys to keep my puppy entertained and to keep her from eating the furniture and shoes.

Posted by: L, Elle at May 07, 2016 03:56 PM (5QyYN)

89 I made the mistake of giving Moose, our chiweenie the last piece of my egg one morning. Oh brother... he now sits and waits every morning now for the last bite. And of course.. I give it him! lol! Little stinker.

Posted by: Jewells45 at May 07, 2016 03:56 PM (CNHr1)

90 nood chess

Posted by: OregonMuse at May 07, 2016 03:57 PM (J6NRq)

91 I had a Siamese cat that would dig earrings out of my jewelry box and would bat them under the refrigerator. Just because.

Posted by: grammie winger at May 07, 2016 03:57 PM (dFi94)

92 what cute Kitties! i love Howard's cat Lance, who looks like my departed and much beloved PeeWee, and has good taste in art... Smokey seems camera shy. Perhaps afraid the NSA will identify him with facial recognition software.

Bebe's Boobs Destroy is over here for the weekend, feeling under the weather, and my cats have been glued to her, trying to cure her by catmosis. Its so cute, they havent tried to eat her even once! She kinda saved the day when the neighbor kids were throwing rocks at my horses and she went out and showed them the house was not in fact empty, though all the cars were gone. Those kids have been extra nice to me since then...

Posted by: Gushka can haz kittys what plays fetch! at May 07, 2016 03:58 PM (cfswg)

93 I swear Fenelon the only reason that so many of the rest of who are bad typers don't get more grief is bc you give us cover. You shouldn't apologize. It's an endearing quality about you. Also, your typos tend to be hilarious

Posted by: L, Elle at May 07, 2016 03:59 PM (5QyYN)

94 Check

Posted by: Skip at May 07, 2016 03:59 PM (3wHFl)

95 58
What are they afraid of?

Posted by: Ricardo Kill at May 07, 2016 03:20 PM (pOiZo)

Hillary.

Posted by: Gushka can haz kittys what plays fetch! at May 07, 2016 04:00 PM (cfswg)

96 Posted by: fluffy at May 07, 2016 03:40 PM (2hcmo)
My cats like empty Amazon boxes. They chew off pieces and spit them out until there is a piece of cardboard left. And bows from presents.

Posted by: CaliGirl at May 07, 2016 04:01 PM (egOGm)

97

Tucker the Aussie doesn't look "Who me?"

He looks "ya, what about it?"

Posted by: ThunderB at May 07, 2016 04:01 PM (zOTsN)

98 I'm jealous of all the artistic cat pics. I've never been able to get a good posed looking cat pic. I have a couple of Boots doing the monorail cat pose from cheeseburger on the back of the sofa that are the closest thing to a good cat pic.

Posted by: PaleRider at May 07, 2016 04:02 PM (wYRTH)

99 Quick wanted me to drop in and say THANKS! He thinks he's a star now, and wants his own dressing room. Ha! Good luck with that one, big fella...

Posted by: Bitter Jamie Farr at May 07, 2016 04:05 PM (+l9ET)

100 Was Murphy 10 months in that pic Irish Ei? He looks more like a younger puppy.

Posted by: PaleRider at May 07, 2016 04:07 PM (wYRTH)

101 Posted by: grammie winger at May 07, 2016 03:54 PM (dFi94)

That's so funny. "It's like carrying a giraffe down the stairs"! Whatever that bog dog was ) it looked like a Saint Bernard) I would not want to carry it down the stairs although it seems like good weight training. That seems like a job for a man. ;^)

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 07, 2016 04:08 PM (w4NZ8)

102 98
I'm jealous of all the artistic cat pics. I've never been able to get a
good posed looking cat pic. I have a couple of Boots doing the
monorail cat pose from cheeseburger on the back of the sofa that are the
closest thing to a good cat pic.

Posted by: PaleRider at May 07, 2016 04:02 PM (wYRTH)

I took some photography so i know a good composition and can frame a nice pic, but my worst problem is if they notice i am doing something I get mobbed! then the next thing i know i have this huge group of noses in frame and blurry whiskers and eyes and they go to head-butting my hands, and that is no good for a decent image.

Posted by: Gushka can haz kittys what plays fetch! at May 07, 2016 04:09 PM (cfswg)

103 >>>97

Tucker the Aussie doesn't look "Who me?"

He looks "ya, what about it?"
Posted by: ThunderB at May 07, 2016 04:01 PM (zOTsN)

I thought Tucker looked like, "Fun! That was fun! I wanna do that again! Give me another one!"

Posted by: m at May 07, 2016 04:12 PM (sL8cH)

104 I don't have the photography skills but yes part of the problem is the "oh hai, are you going to give us treats or scritchies?" Especially the horses if I try to come in the paddocks to get a nice pic with no fence messing up the composition.

Posted by: PaleRider at May 07, 2016 04:18 PM (wYRTH)

105 We've had so many pets here at the farm in the past 20 years, it's hard to keep track of 'em, much less remember which I've written about for the pet thread.

But I know I haven't told the story of the Original 7. Forgive the tl;dr, but it's seven cats' tails, after all.

♥

By twists of fate, our family started in Chicago. We never had pets in the city. Should've at least had a cat, I think now, but we had an apartment - I just couldn't see having a pet without the freedom of a big yard. Kids asked for a dog, but I knew who would've been out walking that dog in knee-deep blizzard, picking up poop in a baggie, and it wouldn't've been them.

Finally, though, Fate smiled upon us and we moved to rural Oklahoma - moved back, for Milady and me, moved from their home town for the kidlets.

♥

One year and a few days after we moved back, suddenly: kittens. We had two mama barn cats that had litters days apart, one litter of four cats, one of three. We ended up keeping all seven, the beginning of our Too Many Cats days.

The trio was: a wonderful gray-brindle male the kids named Zeus; his similarly-stripey but almost greenish-seeming sister, Aquata; and the runt of the litter, a stripey orange girl that the kids' cousin got to name - Tigger. (By these names you can tell the difference between our kids' home-schooling in classics and the public-schooled cousin.)

The quartet was: a mostly-black calico, Athena; a medium-mixed calico, Patches; a mostly-white calico, Diana; and a gentle yellow cat our daughter especially claimed, and named Caramel.

♥

Diana, when still mostly a kitten, got her neck broken jumping into a slamming car door. That was the first time I held a creature in my arms and watched as the light went out in its eyes.

One son had a special attachment to that white kitten who his brother accidentally slammed the car door on, and, later on, was especially fond of the all-white kitten of the triplets, I wrote about last week,* that his sister accidentally stepped on and killed. Heartbroke twice, that poor boy, and while he never talked about it, probably found it a bit hard to forgive his siblings, even knowing accidents happen.

* http://acecomments.mu.nu/?blog=86&post=363043#c25196465

♥

Aquata was the next to go, when still pretty young, like a teenager. I vividly remember driving up to the house, and Milady meeting me, her face a look of horror, crying, "I think Aquata is dying!" We rushed to the back, in time to see her take her last few, coughing breaths, and she expired. She was such a great cat - when you held her, she hugged you like a monkey.

♥

Tigger got the nickname of The Singing Kitty after chomping on some garlic (we think) and meyowling for quite a while. Longest-lived of all of the Original 7, finally just expired one day.

♥

Caramel disappeared for weeks, and came back with a broken leg - I wrote about her on an open thread back in December.* Actually got her leg fixed!
*http://acecomments.mu.nu/?blog=86&post=360438#c24513165

♥

IIRC, Zeus, Athena, Patches, and Caramel all just disappeared during some of the rough days for our family - maybe because we weren't at home as much for them, maybe because we didn't yet have a free-roaming dog to ward off the predators. Anyway, lots of sadness about all that.

They're all so long gone now that the generation of cats we had after them is all gone now. Miss each one of them so much. But I'll always treasure the days when our life in the country was new, the kids were young, and we had our seven kitties.

Posted by: mindful webworker - too many meowmories at May 07, 2016 04:18 PM (5a8XA)

106 noses in frame and blurry whiskers and eyes and they go to head-butting my hands, and that is no good for a decent image.
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Heh.
You mean like this?

http://tinypic.com/r/riw5mf/9

Posted by: Chi at May 07, 2016 04:20 PM (uKWAY)

107 Touching remembrances of your cats, Mindful. Thx.

Yes, a lot of those photos look like they could have been done by professional animal photographers. I am not that talented in taking pictures of the animals.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 07, 2016 04:23 PM (w4NZ8)

108
They're all so long gone now that the generation
of cats we had after them is all gone now. Miss each one of them so
much. But I'll always treasure the days when our life in the country was
new, the kids were young, and we had our seven kitties.

Posted by: mindful webworker - too many meowmories at May 07, 2016 04:18 PM (5a8XA)

I feel the same about Spooky, Spectre, Nudie, Muniere, Emmy, and Ditto. each loss hurt me so much i stated collecting up the kittens i could and getting them to friends or rescues and finally bringing them into the house. Now the last of them is in the house, Lulu, mother of all cats. She was Spooky and Dittos sister. I have four of her kids in the house and only Bad Black Kitty is outside because he likes it and i would not want to keep him prisoner. Lulu however likes litterboxes, loves a soft bed, and adores being brushed. She was so wild when she was young but has decided to put aside her wild ways and retire from feral living to be a housepet.

Posted by: Gushka can haz kittys what plays fetch! at May 07, 2016 04:27 PM (cfswg)

109 Heh.

You mean like this?

http://tinypic.com/r/riw5mf/9

Posted by: Chi at May 07, 2016 04:20 PM (uKWAY)

yeah exactly like that.

Posted by: Gushka can haz kittys what plays fetch! at May 07, 2016 04:29 PM (cfswg)

110 Tucker is a maniac for egg cartons like that. If I start to throw one away he will take it away from me because they are, well, his.

I've had four Aussies and three border collies. Tucker is the most fun dog of them all. But the border collie I mentioned who rode the bus probably was the smartest. Tucker knows maybe fifty words. Jawbone probably knew a hundred.

Posted by: Dave at Buffalo Roam at May 07, 2016 04:29 PM (8dxdo)

111 Thanks for taking the time to write up that sweet, heartbreaking post, mindful. You get the Kleenex award for this week.

Posted by: L, Elle at May 07, 2016 04:32 PM (5QyYN)

112 Except your pic is not blurry or anything Chi. In fact it could be on the dog partner to the "I can haz cheeseburger?" site. with a cute caption.

Posted by: PaleRider at May 07, 2016 04:36 PM (wYRTH)

113 Dave,
Just curious - how did Tucker get his name?
My minpin is Tucker, too. And Poopyhead. He answers to Poopyhead.

Posted by: Chi at May 07, 2016 04:38 PM (uKWAY)

114 Better candidates than Trump or Hillary . . .

http://tinyurl.com/jdp65pw

Posted by: wheatley at May 07, 2016 04:41 PM (XIkJG)

115 This thread is so fun. I love it when I recognize a moron's nic and it's like putting a "face" to the person. So many cute and handsome fur buddies makes for a nice change of pace from all the doom.

Posted by: cfomahm at May 07, 2016 04:41 PM (RfzVr)

116 112 Except your pic is not blurry or anything Chi. In fact it could be on the dog partner to the "I can haz cheeseburger?" site. with a cute caption.
Posted by: PaleRider
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Before I met cthulhu IRL, he asked for a pic of Tucker. I sent him either that pic, or one that was blurry & almost all nose.
I thought it was funny.

Posted by: Chi at May 07, 2016 04:42 PM (uKWAY)

117 The breeder's kids had named Tucker. They were planning to keep him for another family dog, he was four months old when we got him. Kept the name so not to confuse him. Tucker is Australian slang, unfortunately for food. Too many socks around here who remind me of that with their BO jokes.

Posted by: Dave at Buffalo Roam at May 07, 2016 04:48 PM (8dxdo)

118 110 Tucker is a maniac for egg cartons like that. If I start to throw one away he will take it away from me because they are, well, his.

Posted by: Dave at Buffalo Roam at May 07, 2016 04:29 PM (8dxdo)

Oh, so what he's saying is, "Mission Accomplished!"

Posted by: m at May 07, 2016 04:51 PM (sL8cH)

119 By the way, Tucker's eyes are light blue. That not a camera thing.

Posted by: Dave at Buffalo Roam at May 07, 2016 04:54 PM (8dxdo)

120 Heartbroke twice, that poor boy, and while he never
talked about it, probably found it a bit hard to forgive his siblings,
even knowing accidents happen.

Posted by: mindful webworker - too many meowmories at May 07, 2016 04:18 PM (5a8XA)

Mindful you must have done a hell of a job raising that kid. I am gonna be honest with you, if my sisters had killed no one but both of my favorite kittens, i would have hated them FOREVER, even if only secretly. We would have never been friends as grown ups. I'm just that way. I dont forget or ever forgive.

My hats off to you. you made some damn fine people, as well as wonderful kitty memories.

Posted by: Gushka can haz kittys what plays fetch! at May 07, 2016 04:54 PM (cfswg)

121 100
Was Murphy 10 months in that pic Irish Ei? He looks more like a younger puppy.

Posted by: PaleRider at May 07, 2016 04:07 PM
~~~~~

Correct, PaleRider. He was only 10 weeks at that time.

I love the pet posts; they put a smile on my face every week.

Phreshone: I tried twice to rescue Goldens, and was more than willing to take a senior with health issues. You would think I was applying for the Secret Service. One group wouldn't let us adopt until they could interview my sons, one of whom is in the military, and the other was away at college at the time. You've got a beautiful doggie there, and I'm glad she found a good home!

Posted by: IrishEi at May 07, 2016 04:59 PM (Lsu4e)

122 Gotcha, Dave.
I got my Tucker a few months after my ex got tired of him. He was a Christmas gift. Her kids named him. I wanted to go with Irving.

I have at least 1/2 dozen nicknames for him, and he'll answer to any of them. When he wants to.

Posted by: Chi at May 07, 2016 05:02 PM (uKWAY)

123 Teaching a pup to go up stairs can be a challenge. One of ours was in no hurry to learn so I would give him a boost to encourage him to scramble onto the next step. The problem was he thought my hand was the right size and comfortably warm. He just settled his puppy butt in my palm, placed his front paws on the step and enjoyed the view. It took about a week for him to figure out my hand wasn't an ottoman there for his relaxation.

Posted by: JTB at May 07, 2016 05:10 PM (V+03K)

124 Our little WeaselDog wasn't sure what do do with the stairs at first, but scampers up and down just fine now.

Great looking group this week everyone, thanks for sharing!

Posted by: Weasel at May 07, 2016 05:23 PM (e3bId)

125 Just recalled, when I was a kid we had bunk beds. We had a bird dog mix that could jump up to the top bed and did so often. We had another mixed breed dog that could not jump like that but he wanted to be up there too so he taught himself to scramble up the ladder instead.

Posted by: PaleRider at May 07, 2016 05:45 PM (wYRTH)

126 I love this thread. This may be the best one yet.

Posted by: Slapweasel, (Cold1), (T) at May 07, 2016 06:08 PM (OQ9R7)

127 I'm late and just saw this. I love this thread. Wish it was in a different time slot tho. I tend to miss it on a Sat evening.

Posted by: Molly k at May 07, 2016 08:21 PM (4aaDj)

128 My dog is in the doghouse with me right now because he acts as though he is guarding Fort Knox when I am alone in the house. A sweet neighbor came over and cut the grass because my two lawnmowers are currently out of commission. He knocked out the patio screen door and cornered the poor guy. I really hate that posturing and wild growling.

Posted by: mustbequantum at May 07, 2016 08:25 PM (MIKMs)

129 My face is frozen into a smile after each episode of the pet thread. Thanks!

Posted by: goon at May 08, 2016 05:41 AM (WCaSy)

130 Is it too late to post to the pet thread, I wonder?

I awoke today realizing I'd made a terrible mistake in my post about our family's Original 7 cats, and I just want to make a correction for the record.

I wrote, "One son had a special attachment to that white kitten who his brother accidentally slammed the car door on, and, later on, was especially fond of the all-white kitten of the triplets, I wrote about last week,* that his sister accidentally stepped on and killed."

The later cat to which he was so attached was the all-white one, but that cat was not the one that was stepped on, but rather the one that I had to scrape off the highway. Still hard for him, but not both instances a sibling's fault.

FTR

Posted by: mindful webworker - try to remember at May 08, 2016 10:00 AM (gJBE5)

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