Ace of Spades Pet Thread, October 22

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Lawyer or judge?

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Good afternoon and welcome to the almost world famous Ace of Spades Pet Thread. Thanks for stopping by. Kick back and enjoy the world of animals.

Would you like a treat?

Let's enjoy the world of animals and leave the world of politics outside today.

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Shout-out to our friends at the TXMOME from the Pet Thread! Photo by "Perfessor" Squirrels at sunrise.

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Pet Adventures

OwlKitty remade Titanic, but with their cat.

Happy Valentine’s Day 🚢😻 #OwlKitty #Titanic #ValentinesDay #LeonardoDicaprio #AdoptDontShop pic.twitter.com/4bl70R36B3
— OwlKitty (@Owl__Kitty) February 13, 2022

Puppy and a butterfly.. 😊 pic.twitter.com/LiMGclB0uN
— Buitengebieden (@buitengebieden) October 21, 2022

Meet The PetMorons

My 10 year old dobie loves to go fishing with dad. She'll even try to dive into the water after the fish is released.
S. Lynn

Awwww . . .

Grandfurbabies incoming.

This is Oliver, my son's latest rescue. He never knew loves or toys. His home now is full of both.

Just great!

This is Butters, the Corgi. She's just a love bug.

Looks like a love bug.

This is C.J. He's half border collie and half St. Bernard. He's one big border collie

Interesting combination . . . .

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The evening before we brought Bailey home. Her owner was unable to keep her so, we made the trip to enemy territory, AKA CA, and brought her home.
Sweet pooch, but, needs some work on the leash, though, she seems to be most of the way there. Unreal amount of energy, mostly due to her being just about 2 years old.
Also, very much the lap dog, if given half a chance. Usual traits of a Golden Retriever: playful and sweet.
-Blake - semi lurker in marginal standing

Looks like a sweet pup!

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Hi! I'm a long-time lurker. You can call me Southern_Grace (my Disqus ID). Love to peruse the site for the tons of salty information but have never commented. The Saturday Pet Thread may be my fave feature on this site. Been meaning to share a pic of my sweeties for a while now. Dixie is the little brown dachshund, age 6. She has a typical doxie personality and works on keeping the others in line. Penny is the beagle, age 4. Her baying is music to my ears, and my neighbors seem to be good sports about it. And Dolly the basset hound is the baby--her 3rd birthday is coming up in a couple of months. Their love and affection helps keep me steady and grounded. They are very cuddly and love their long walks and social outings at our local dog park. They are very friendly and loving to all, including children and other dogs, and have nicely filled up my empty nest. Hounds are the best, IMO!
Please keep up the cheerful, uplifting work--we need it more than ever during these dark times. Thank you!

Three of them! Wow!

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All doggie PetMorons this week! Thank you each and everyone for sharing your pets with us. One neighbor PetMoron waiting in the wings . . .

If you would like to send pet and/or animal stories, links, etc. for the Ace of Spades Pet Thread, the address is:
petmorons at protonmail dot com
Remember to include the nic by which you wish to be known when you comment at AoSHQ, or let us know if you want to remain a lurker.

Until next Saturday, have a great week!

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If you start feeling nostalgic, here a link to last week's Pet Thread, the Ace of Spades Pet Thread, October 15. Some special PetMoron stories and photos there.

I closed the comments on this post so you wouldn't get banned for commenting on a week-old post, but don't try it anyway.

Posted by: K.T. at 03:40 PM

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1 Woot! Pet Thread and Bacon at the MOME!

Posted by: Perfessor Squirrel at October 22, 2022 03:44 PM (okxCJ)

2 Critters!

Posted by: Duke Lowell at October 22, 2022 03:46 PM (u73oe)

3 I love dogs

Posted by: That NLurker guy at October 22, 2022 03:46 PM (VdGjU)

4 Had a bit of a scare this week, with the female cat at the vet. We were prepared to put her to sleep, but all her tests came back great! So she's being awfully haughty, I don't know how well she understands how close she came to the hangman.

Posted by: BurtTC at October 22, 2022 03:47 PM (i3yPZ)

5 Happy Caturday everyone

Posted by: Skip at October 22, 2022 03:48 PM (xhxe8)

6 Psciticene phelbotomist's hooman checking in.
Red ripened jalapenos (usually a rare sight) in stock at corner mom n pop (Letty and Alvaro) Hispanic market. Parrot approved.

Posted by: Commissar of Plenty and Lysenko Solutions at October 22, 2022 03:48 PM (Y6x0W)

7 BurtTC hope she doesn't read the PET thread

Posted by: Skip at October 22, 2022 03:51 PM (xhxe8)

8 🐕
LOUD BARK LOUD BARK LOUD BARK LOUD BARK
translation: "Yay, Pet Thread!"
or, possibly, "Leaf! Leaf!"

Posted by: Daisy the Malinois - YouTube banned my master Mindful Webworks at October 22, 2022 03:51 PM (zv2At)

9 I love dogs
Posted by: That NLurker guy at October 22, 2022 03:46 PM (VdGjU)

Me too!

Posted by: Bobama at October 22, 2022 03:54 PM (i3yPZ)

10 BurtTC hope she doesn't read the PET thread
Posted by: Skip at October 22, 2022 03:51 PM (xhxe

That's why I don't give her the wifi password.

Posted by: BurtTC at October 22, 2022 03:55 PM (i3yPZ)

11 Among the other turmoils here, I need to downsize (temporarily) our homestead, and rentals that allow cats often say "maximum of two." So... what if I can't find a place that is accepting of three cats?

Posted by: BurtTC at October 22, 2022 03:59 PM (i3yPZ)

12 Bless the Beasts and Morons.

Posted by: G'rump928(c) at October 22, 2022 04:00 PM (yQpMk)

13 Wow. Sorry I was late with the grand furbabies, S. Lynn. Our own furbabies had some excitement with the neighbor dogs who visited across the fence this morning.

Took two of us a while to get them calmed down.

Not that ours didn't have some demands earlier . . .

Posted by: KT at October 22, 2022 04:00 PM (rrtZS)

14 My Paisley barks in my direction at times. It's either because her water dish is empty, her food dish is empty, she needs to pee?, there's food out there she wants or no particular reason.

Posted by: That NLurker guy at October 22, 2022 04:04 PM (VdGjU)

15 BurtTC: So... what if I can't find a place that is accepting of three cats?

If two of them look sort-of alike, and you don't let them be seen together, and you call them by the same name, you can pass three off as two. Easy.

Posted by: mindful webworker - proudly cancelled by YouTube being evil at October 22, 2022 04:05 PM (zv2At)

16 Yay pet thread!

Posted by: jewells45 fuck cancer at October 22, 2022 04:10 PM (nxdel)

17 Thank you for the beautiful picture Perfessor. It sure is pretty down there.

All lovely pets. Everyone of them.. just precious!

Posted by: jewells45 fuck cancer at October 22, 2022 04:13 PM (nxdel)

18 BurtTC: So... what if I can't find a place that is accepting of three cats?
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If two of them look sort-of alike, and you don't let them be seen together, and you call them by the same name, you can pass three off as two. Easy.

Posted by: mindful webworker - proudly cancelled by YouTube being evil at October 22, 2022 04:05 PM (zv2At)

I'm coming out of a marriage where dishonesty is a huge part of what I'm trying to get away from, so yeah. I have three cats.

Posted by: BurtTC at October 22, 2022 04:17 PM (TGNA8)

19 About as pretty/handsome and energetic looking lot of dogs ever posted!

But the week before Halloween, it's good there's a beautiful, formally dressed black cat for our enjoyment too.

Posted by: Lola at October 22, 2022 04:19 PM (NIYa7)

20 I think it's Hyundai that has a commercial exactly about Dads that didn't want a dog. At the end the Dad and Dog are wearing the same sweater.

Posted by: polynikes at October 22, 2022 04:22 PM (0Af6/)

21 There has yet to be an unlovely pet on this thread.

Posted by: That NLurker guy at October 22, 2022 04:23 PM (VdGjU)

22 Posted by: BurtTC at October 22, 2022 03:59 PM (i3yPZ)

I'm sure for an extra deposit they would make an exception.

Posted by: polynikes at October 22, 2022 04:23 PM (0Af6/)

23 Raised with hunting dogs. Wish I had the energy to keep one for company.

Posted by: dartist at October 22, 2022 04:25 PM (9X/y4)

24 Afternoon, all! A big shout-out to the folks at Corsicana this weekend, and to whatever four-legged companions you brought along!

Stirling the big black kitten, and Dagny the little brown tabby Siberian kitten, are getting along. Each night this week Miss Linda brought Dagny over for about 2 hours and we supervised their play. Bit by bit the two have gotten used to each other and have picked out their favorite spots to sleep. Last night Dagny stayed over, and there were no ructions or emergency vet runs, so I think the worst may be over.

Stirling still throws himself on me in the morning and nurses and kneads. Dagny is really sort of aloof; friendly enough, in a sort of "Of course I remember you, and how's Ed?" way, but not a lap cat yet.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, dreaming of Elsewhere at October 22, 2022 04:26 PM (c6xtn)

25 Nyah

Posted by: Anna Puma at October 22, 2022 04:27 PM (O7pnU)

26 The "Lawyer or judge?" cat looks sort of lawyer-ish. That tie is a "Joe Pesci as the lawyer in My Cousin Vinnie" kind of tie. And the cat looks a lot like Stirling.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, dreaming of Elsewhere at October 22, 2022 04:27 PM (c6xtn)

27 Stirling still throws himself on me in the morning and nurses and kneads. Dagny is really sort of aloof; friendly enough, in a sort of "Of course I remember you, and how's Ed?" way, but not a lap cat yet.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, dreaming of Elsewhere at October 22, 2022 04:26 PM (c6xtn

Have you started a Stirling YouTube channel.

Posted by: That NLurker guy at October 22, 2022 04:29 PM (VdGjU)

28 Niece on her way back from Guatemala with two cats (with my brother accompanying). He says his hands will heal (one cat nailed him as the carrier was going through X-ray.

Cats are not very good travelers. The smaller cat keeps rubbing her nose on the carrier.

Posted by: KT at October 22, 2022 04:30 PM (rrtZS)

29 Ok, that 2d pic of black cat in the tie is spittin' image of our Black Betty. She even has the identical tie.

Posted by: olddog in mo at October 22, 2022 04:30 PM (ju2Fy)

30 BurtTC, I've never told my apartment clowns that I have a cat at all, let alone 2. I was trying to save the $150 deposit. And nowadays a lot of places have latched on to the new extortion dodge, "pet rent." If they are not going to check on you -- ask your future neighbors if they do -- tell them about the first 2 and pay the deposit, and then don't tell them about the 3rd. They'd lie to you if it suited their purposes.

I know, not a very upstanding way to be, but such is the world we live in now.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, dreaming of Elsewhere at October 22, 2022 04:31 PM (c6xtn)

31 Nice Pets Y'all!...

Posted by: Hairyback Guy at October 22, 2022 04:34 PM (R/m4+)

32 "Cats are not very good travelers."
Airlines, in a carrier, yes.
My cat loves to come along for any car trip. Vet, grocery store, where ever.
He will sprawl out on the dash and watch the world go by, or cuddle around my neck and purr.
A travel litter box is useful for extended trips.
I've driven across country with cats.

Posted by: gourmand du jour, in vino veritas at October 22, 2022 04:35 PM (jTmQV)

33 Does Fetterman own a dog?

If so, what size, and does it have a marching lump.

Posted by: Black jogger chased by Fetterman at October 22, 2022 04:36 PM (E7vND)

34 Good to see all the cool pet photos today.

On the homefront, the feral kittens I was ranching out back are growing at an astonishing rate. The feral mother who brought them into my backyard beginning of last June has, of course, ditched the litter after about 2 months or so. The only way I could see to get the local shelter to pay for spaying/neutering/vacc was to turn the kittens over but I don't like what happens to them mentally when they end up in the shelter.

OTOH, as I found out to my chagrin, it's pretty damned costly to do it myself. Either way, the deed's done and all four are spayed/neutered. So, the gang consists of one orange tabby male, one pure-black female, one tortoiseshell female (just like her mother) and one grey tortoiseshell (or calico) female. And they're quite the rambunctious crew.

Posted by: Additional Blond Agent, STEM Guy at October 22, 2022 04:36 PM (ZSK0i)

35 Matching

Posted by: Black jogger chased by Fetterman at October 22, 2022 04:36 PM (E7vND)

36 BurtTC.. what Wolfus said.

Posted by: jewells45 fuck cancer at October 22, 2022 04:42 PM (nxdel)

37 My cat loves to come along for any car trip. Vet, grocery store, where ever.
He will sprawl out on the dash and watch the world go by, or cuddle around my neck and purr.
A travel litter box is useful for extended trips.
I've driven across country with cats.
Posted by: gourmand du jour, in vino veritas at October 22, 2022[/]

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I was going to write, "I've never gone across country with a cat." But that's not true. The late smart black cat Marie-Antoinette traveled with me from Denver back to Da Swamp in late '01. She trotted right into her carrier and did not cry (which surprised me, as she was talkative under normal circumstances) as we drove. An excellent companion.

Stirling and Dagny both hop right into their carriers without fuss.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, dreaming of Elsewhere at October 22, 2022 04:45 PM (c6xtn)

39 BurtTC.. what Wolfus said.
Posted by: jewells45 fuck cancer at October 22, 2022

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Plus, Burt, if any or all of your 3 are of the type who vanishes when strangers come over, the management may never know even if they do an inspection. There will be a litter box, yes, and food bowls, but you've told them about the "legal" 2, and I doubt most harried managers are going to investigate further.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, dreaming of Elsewhere at October 22, 2022 04:48 PM (c6xtn)

40 Orea would travel happily from the Charleston area to Baltimore and back on I-95 with never an issue.

Travel litter box, in flight attendant with food, snacks and water. And her own private cabin (Crate).

I wish I could travel like that.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at October 22, 2022 04:49 PM (uLr+K)

41 I drove from Boston to Los Angeles in 5 days with 2 cats, a solid black one and a calico.
We stayed in campgrounds along the way.
It was a lot of togetherness.
That was many moons ago.

Posted by: gourmand du jour, in vino veritas at October 22, 2022 04:51 PM (jTmQV)

42 Dad's know when it comes time to put a dog down, they will be the only one in the room holding them.
It is a horribly hard thing to do and really difficult to consider another one after doing this a few times.

Posted by: mildly citrusy at October 22, 2022 04:52 PM (4w78S)

43 Stirling the big black kitten, and Dagny the little brown tabby Siberian kitten, are getting along.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, dreaming of Elsewhere at October 22, 2022 04:26 PM (c6xtn)

That's usually how it goes down, once everyone learns that they aren't going to be shoved out or lose what they had. Then there's some jostling for favorite spots or working out what playtime games are too rough

I've also found that new cats may yield laptime to other cats and find other times and places. When I had two girl cats the elder slept on my side or legs in bed, when she died the second cat took up that spot instantly so she must have wanted to do so before.

Posted by: Oldcat at October 22, 2022 04:53 PM (eoQWY)

44 Just say you don't know how to count them numbers... you go "1, 2 then multitudes".

Posted by: gourmand du jour, in vino veritas at October 22, 2022 04:54 PM (jTmQV)

45 I drove from Boston to Los Angeles in 5 days with 2 cats, a solid black one and a calico.
We stayed in campgrounds along the way.
It was a lot of togetherness.
That was many moons ago.
Posted by: gourmand du jour, in vino veritas at October 22, 2022 04:51 PM (jTmQV)

I did same for Boston to LA in 3.5 days, stayed in Hotels. If you look for places a cat can hide under the bed was no problem. I'd get in, set up litter and give them dinner, then go and have a relaxed dinner myself if a restaurant was nearby and by the time I was in watching TV everyone was relaxed and chill. I didn't push the drive time because my cats would not use a litterbox in a quick stop so 9-10 hours was a limit.

Posted by: Oldcat at October 22, 2022 04:56 PM (eoQWY)

46 Dad's know when it comes time to put a dog down, they will be the only one in the room holding them.
It is a horribly hard thing to do and really difficult to consider another one after doing this a few times.
Posted by: mildly citrusy at October 22, 2022

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I've never been a father, and never have considered myself the "parent" to any of my cats. But I've always been there with them at the last when I could, when it didn't happen suddenly or at night. It's never been easy . . . but it's my responsibility.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, dreaming of Elsewhere at October 22, 2022 04:56 PM (c6xtn)

47 I've never been a father, and never have considered myself the "parent" to any of my cats. But I've always been there with them at the last when I could, when it didn't happen suddenly or at night. It's never been easy . . . but it's my responsibility.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, dreaming of Elsewhere at October 22, 2022 04:56 PM (c6xtn)

Its bad math to let the bad last hour or two outset the previous years.

Posted by: Oldcat at October 22, 2022 05:00 PM (eoQWY)

48 I did same for Boston to LA in 3.5 days, stayed in Hotels. If you look for places a cat can hide under the bed was no problem. I'd get in, set up litter and give them dinner, then go and have a relaxed dinner myself if a restaurant was nearby and by the time I was in watching TV everyone was relaxed and chill. I didn't push the drive time because my cats would not use a litterbox in a quick stop so 9-10 hours was a limit.
Posted by: Oldcat at October 22, 2022

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I think most hotels nowadays have the beds and all the furniture mounted right to the floor, so your cats can't dive underneath. Your plan was pretty much what I did with Marie-Antoinette.

My trip with her, though, was in my sedan. I didn't think it a good idea to load Arizona, who was 14 and had never traveled well, into a carrier and drive all day for 3 days in a Ryder rental truck. I left him with Miss LInda and she flew up with him a month or so later.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, dreaming of Elsewhere at October 22, 2022 05:00 PM (c6xtn)

49 Noodus hobbyorum

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, dreaming of Elsewhere at October 22, 2022 05:02 PM (c6xtn)

50 I think most hotels nowadays have the beds and all the furniture mounted right to the floor, so your cats can't dive underneath. Your plan was pretty much what I did with Marie-Antoinette.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, dreaming of Elsewhere at October 22, 2022 05:00 PM (c6xtn)

She found a slot between the headboard and the "box" supporting the bed itself that was cozy but I couldn't reach so I had to drive her out of there before she found something worse. After than I jammed up that space with pillows.

I do the same for introducing cats to a new house - there can be places where they can seem to hide, but not too well like under beds or behind furniture.

Posted by: Oldcat at October 22, 2022 05:06 PM (eoQWY)

51 BurtTC: I'm coming out of a marriage where dishonesty is a huge part of what I'm trying to get away from, so yeah. I have three cats.

Burt, if you're still reading, I appreciate that. Devotion to the Spirit of Truth is my, um, goal, if not always the reality.

Wouldn't suggest overt deception, but there's a little gray area of letting people draw their own, erroneous, conclusions. Heh.

Just funning. Others had better suggestions.

Posted by: mindful webworker - proudly cancelled by YouTube at October 22, 2022 05:10 PM (zv2At)

52 Sorry, but that is pretty shitty of you to post a lame "Someone made this" video of Owl Kitty, who has like 2M subscribers, and that Titanic video has like 12M views....

Posted by: SSBN 656(G) at October 22, 2022 05:41 PM (5AVMW)

53 Sorry, family stuff, I'm grumpy.... my apologizes.....

Posted by: SSBN 656(G) at October 22, 2022 05:43 PM (5AVMW)

54 A lot of good doggies.

Posted by: Leber at October 22, 2022 05:46 PM (ZA0yc)

55 SSBN 656(G) at October 22, 2022 05:43 PM

Thanks. I'll update.

Posted by: KT at October 22, 2022 06:03 PM (rrtZS)

56 Ah, geez, I didn't do that to be the bad guy, really, my fault for taking personal frustration and projecting it into to internet, worse of all, to a place I love to come to!!!!!

Me sadz

Posted by: SSBN 656(G) at October 22, 2022 06:11 PM (5AVMW)

57 SSBN 656(G) at October 22, 2022 06:11 PM

Really, I prefer to have correct attributions. I should have read through the comments. Don't be sad. Everybody has frustrating days.

Posted by: KT at October 22, 2022 06:15 PM (rrtZS)

58 Wonderful pets today!

Posted by: Huck Follywood at October 22, 2022 06:18 PM (cPejy)

59 THAT'S NOT A BUTTERFLY!

That's the thing that eats my Zucchini plant every year!

Those moths lay eggs at the base of the plant, and their larva bore-into the zucchini stem.

They are cabbage moths! Kill them! Kill them all!

Posted by: gastorgrab at October 22, 2022 07:03 PM (oOqDs)

60 gastorgrab at October 22, 2022 07:03 PM

Nah, it's a butterfly - Small White, Cabbage White, Cabbage Butterfly, etc. But it is AKA the Cabbage Moth.

Confusingly, there is also a Cabbage Moth that is really a moth. Plus the Cabbage Looper, also a moth.

Posted by: KT at October 22, 2022 07:32 PM (rrtZS)

61 gastorgrab at October 22, 2022 07:03 PM

If it eats your zucchini plants, it is probably one of the moths, not the butterflies, which pretty much restrict themselves to members of the cabbage and mustard families.

Posted by: KT at October 22, 2022 07:36 PM (rrtZS)

62 Such wonderful pet stories!

Love the doggo who fishes with DAd!

Posted by: Ultra pj at October 22, 2022 09:52 PM (G1dq6)

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