Ace of Spades Pet Thread, April 6

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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 relax a little with the animals and leave the world of politics and current events outside today.

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Pet News

From By-Tor:

I'll summarize so you don't have to read it:
Don't hold your pet's head and hold his eyes open and point him at the sun during the eclipse. He doesn't care about it.
Apart from that, they will be fine.

How to keep pets safe during April 8 solar eclipse

Expert advice to keep your pets safe and stress-free during the celestial event.

So, looks like By-Tor may be our expert here.

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Photography

By-Tor also took some photos of dogs enjoying traffic.

A sheepdog enjoying Easter Weekend getaway traffic:

And a team of dogs also enjoying traffic:

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A cat who would be appreciated by some in today's art scene:

Courtesy olddog in mo

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Nature or nurture?

Border collie knows how to do his job well. pic.twitter.com/2BbomvWCWU
— Nature is Amazing ☘️ (@AMAZlNGNATURE) March 31, 2024

A certain well-known Canadian blog recently featured this longer video of two border collies at work in Scotland. With a human. A lot of this has to be "nurture".

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This otter teaching a human how to pet it gets me every time pic.twitter.com/sjTpdxW8oj
— Nature is Amazing ☘️ (@AMAZlNGNATURE) April 3, 2024

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Meet The PetMorons

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Hi and thank you for the Pet Thread every week! I'm a lurker and rare commenter, usually going by uafanct.

All of my pets of the past 12 years have been graciously featured in the Pet Thread at some point, except for the one I have now.
I'm submitting this in memorial on the coming anniversary of his crossing the rainbow bridge. This handsome boy, Muffin, was found by me at my place of work at the time just over 12 years ago apparently abandoned, and foraging in the dumpsters for who-knows-how-long to that point. He chose me to be his human for some reason and honestly, the Lord could not have gifted me a better cat.
He was the most loving cat ever - literally loved to be held in a hug position, hugging me back almost as long as I wanted, and sometime grabbing my neck to keep me from putting him down. That's how he got his name - he was just a big ole' love muffin. I called him many names, including little lion because he was so regal looking. He was also fiercely protective, which seemed unusual in a cat, and almost all who saw him wanted him because he was so big, sweet tempered and beautiful. It was heart wrenching to let him go, but far too selfish to not. He will always be special and I will always miss you my buddy.

A beautiful memorial for a beautiful cat. Thanks.

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We had a rough March this year as our 11 year old Somali-mix Rudy suddenly developed fluid on his lungs. After watching him become more lethargic and hiding a lot, we took him to the Vet. We tried medications but between the Thursday and Saturday before Holy Week he deteriorated, finally struggling to breathe. He passed in the car on the way to the vet's office to try emergency surgery.
My wife and I (mostly her) fostered him and his four siblings from 2 days old. At 2 months, we gave three of the siblings up for adoption (they all found homes within a couple of days). His sister Kira stayed with us. She is aware something is wrong and seems to be wondering where Rudy has gone.
He was a wonderful, intelligent and impatient friend who loved to be scritched and stroked and insisted that we add ice cubes to his water bowl before he would drink. We have been proud to be called his faithful servants.
The photo shows Rudy (the orange one) and Kira (buff and white) a few months ago. The other shows Rudy keeping my wife company at her work desk.
Thank you for your Pet Thread. It's always a comfort to see that goodness and innocence still exist in our darkening world.
Mitch in Tucson

So sorry that you have lost wonderful Rudy. Give some extra love to Kira for us. She is a beautiful cat, too.

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CBD has graciously formatted Bonecrusher's short video of little Sarah playing with big brother Buster. Looks like a fair match, don't you think?

They were featured on March 16 in a glamour shot. Click on the photo. See if I formatted this thing correctly.

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Apollo the nephew farm dog visits indoors. What a face.

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Seeing the lovely animals above, the thoughts below, via Hrothgar, seem appropriate:

"Stumbled across this on X: Bruccia @brujun:

Here's the feral kitty of the guy who posted this on X.

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Thank you for sharing your pets with us today.

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 or name 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, March 30. 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 03:16 PM

Comments

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1 Video of Coampino's kittens - cute
https://youtu.be/4Qcw9oNjK34

Posted by: Ciampino - Update #249 at April 06, 2024 03:18 PM (qfLjt)

2 Pets!!

Those have got to be rams, to give the doggeh such an attitude.

Posted by: Helena Handbasket at April 06, 2024 03:23 PM (llON8)

3 Yay Pet Thread. Great looking group of Morimals. Thanks, KT.

Posted by: olddog in mo at April 06, 2024 03:26 PM (ju2Fy)

4 Those kittehs are gorgeous. Muffin looks quite regal in that first pic.

Posted by: olddog in mo at April 06, 2024 03:28 PM (ju2Fy)

5 Cat Statuses:

Hissy Fit, The Tortoiseshell: Still angry, scream-ey and claw-ey despite being 14-ish.

Spatula Kitty, The Blonde: Still not very smart.

Posted by: LenNeal. at April 06, 2024 03:28 PM (43xH1)

6 Critters!

Posted by: Duke Lowell at April 06, 2024 03:28 PM (u73oe)

7 I finally got back to this project:
Our cats are very very very smart cats,
with two squirrels in the yard
the windowpane’s so hard!
But everything’s so easy cause of mew.
H/T to CSN

Posted by: Eromero at April 06, 2024 03:28 PM (o2ZRX)

8 Happy Caturday everyone

Posted by: Skip at April 06, 2024 03:31 PM (fwDg9)

9 I have been wondering how our pets will interpret the eclipse on Monday. I'll be at work, so I will not be able to witness any changes in the behavior of my kitties firsthand.

I know that birds will often go back to roosting in the trees (or in their cages) during an eclipse because they believe night is falling again.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at April 06, 2024 03:31 PM (BpYfr)

10 Ok. So I'm leaving for a week to go to SoCal for Marine's wedding celebration.

A work friend is coming to stay at my place and give Lucy her medication twice a day, feed her and clean the litter box. I am still worried and stressed about leaving my sweet little friend.

Ugh.

Posted by: nurse ratched at April 06, 2024 03:36 PM (2Kesc)

11 Nice Photography today!

Posted by: KT at April 06, 2024 03:37 PM (rrtZS)

12 Border collie knows how to do his job well.

He is not putting up with your sheep.

Posted by: mikeski at April 06, 2024 03:37 PM (DgGvY)

13 Pscittice Phlebotomist is being looked after by a neighbor.
I'm in the hospital recovering from surgery.
Pain? You bet!
Wonder if he wonders where I am.

Posted by: Commissar of Plenty and Lysenkoism in Solidarity with the Struggle to maintain Moron standards at April 06, 2024 03:38 PM (4AAHv)

14 Greetings pet lovers! I don't know about solar eclipses, but whenever an earthquake strikes my cat dexter will always bolt upright and look around for a couple of seconds before it hits.

Posted by: gourmand du jour at April 06, 2024 03:41 PM (MeG8a)

15 A work friend is coming to stay at my place and give Lucy her medication twice a day, feed her and clean the litter box. I am still worried and stressed about leaving my sweet little friend.

Ugh.
Posted by: nurse ratched'

If your work friend doesn't do it, Lucy will fink.

Posted by: LenNeal. at April 06, 2024 03:42 PM (43xH1)

16 Posted by: nurse ratched at April 06, 2024 03:36 PM (2Kesc)

Does Lucy like other humans?

My fault that I never acclimated my kittehs to other people.

Posted by: polynikes at April 06, 2024 03:43 PM (MNhXM)

17 Reading the content for some reason caused the room to become very dusty.
We lost Belle recently, after 17 years of companionship. She occasionally contributed to this blog by finding mysterious key combinations on my laptop.
Our cat Mocha, who recently had ear surgery, has tumors on her lower jaw and under the tongue. We are going to lose her. Right now she is okay, still doing cat things and enjoying her food. Vet says 6 -12 months. Mocha is 14 and has been with us since we found her in our back yard at about 4-6 weeks. She is the most intelligent of all our numerous cats. She knows her name and we only have to say it once and she'll turn around. She talks to us. I firmly believe she knows many English phrases.

Posted by: Ciampino - Kitty Update #01 at April 06, 2024 03:45 PM (qfLjt)

18 Border collies are amazing dogs. I all most got one for the family but was educated about what it takes to have one. Didn’t do it, probably for best for both the dog and us.

Posted by: Rufus T. Firefly at April 06, 2024 03:46 PM (o5xMZ)

19 Nature or nurture?

Both.

We've bred dogs to highlight one particular instinct. Herd these, or fetch that, or guard this. Five thousand years ago you were a wolf, now you're a golden retriever. "Nurture."

But try to get a herding breed to not herd things, or a retriever to not play fetch. It won't work. The couple two doors down has an aussie shepherd. She's so happy when I meet them when they're out walking her. She got more humans together in a herd! And you can see two little Blue Screens Of Death pop up behind her eyes when I walk off in a different direction. She wasn't trained for herding, but it's in her blood anyway.

So at this point, it's "nature."

Posted by: mikeski at April 06, 2024 03:46 PM (DgGvY)

20 Greetings pet lovers! I don't know about solar eclipses, but whenever an earthquake strikes my cat dexter will always bolt upright and look around for a couple of seconds before it hits.
Posted by: gourmand du jour

Pressure wave, the P-wave, hits a few seconds before an earthquake is felt. Pets with good hearing might feel that phenomenon that humans can't.

Posted by: weft cut-loop at April 06, 2024 03:47 PM (IG4Id)

21 Meow!

Posted by: Puddleglum, drive by meow at April 06, 2024 03:48 PM (sAmhv)

22 Hugs to nurse & Lucy

Posted by: vmom stabby stabby stabby stabby stabamillion at April 06, 2024 03:48 PM (Ka3bZ)

23 16 Posted by: nurse ratched at April 06, 2024 03:36 PM (2Kesc)

Does Lucy like other humans?

My fault that I never acclimated my kittehs to other people.

Posted by: polynikes at April 06, 2024 03:43 PM (MNhXM)
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Actually that's good as it would make it more difficult for someone to spirit the cat away.

Posted by: Ciampino - wariness is a shield at April 06, 2024 03:49 PM (qfLjt)

24 doggeh is sulking as I am stinting his food today, what with the liquid poo situation

Posted by: vmom stabby stabby stabby stabby stabamillion at April 06, 2024 03:50 PM (Ka3bZ)

25 The New Kittens:
Happy news: we looked at the tail end of the kittens. Preliminary count is 5 males and 1 female.

Posted by: Ciampino - Kitty Update #02 at April 06, 2024 03:50 PM (qfLjt)

26 Our 1 yr old Weimaraner has developed an autoimmune disease called Masticatory Myositus. It started around his left eye, swelling and redness and went around to the left side if his head. Then he couldn't open his jaws to eat. We got him to the vet and she diagnosed it almost immediately. She also aspirated some of the fluid from his face and it was filled with bacteria. She put him on antibiotics and prednisone and sent out blood to confirm her diagnosis. The medications worked almost miraculously and he started eating and drinking again. He is nearly back to normal but has to stay on an immunosuppressive for at least 6 months. I had never heard of this but she said its pretty common in large dogs especially Golden Retrevier and Weims. He scared us but he's getting better.

Posted by: Megthered at April 06, 2024 03:54 PM (BolxK)

27 >>>doggeh is sulking as I am stinting his food today, what with the liquid poo situation
Posted by: vmom stabby stabby stabby stabby stabamillion at April 06, 2024 03:50 PM (Ka3bZ)

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Could rice in doggies food help?

Posted by: Rufus T. Firefly at April 06, 2024 03:54 PM (o5xMZ)

28 We always give the pups rice and plain boiled chicken when they had diarrhea. It may help.

Posted by: Megthered at April 06, 2024 03:57 PM (BolxK)

29 I'm staying with a friend who has two dogs. Paisley has become friends with them.

Posted by: Northernlurker at April 06, 2024 03:59 PM (72W6e)

30 Apollo the dog has a hand for an ear.

Posted by: BeckoningChasm at April 06, 2024 03:59 PM (CHHv1)

31 14 Greetings pet lovers! I don't know about solar eclipses, but whenever an earthquake strikes my cat dexter will always bolt upright and look around for a couple of seconds before it hits.
Posted by: gourmand du jour

There is a video of a roomful of cats, right before an earthquake hits. They all did that. Then freaked out.

Posted by: Puddleglum, drive by meow at April 06, 2024 04:00 PM (sAmhv)

32 Lucy likes some people. She met the gal and rubbed against her and asked for pets. Which is good. She still hisses at my #1 son. Little bitch.

Sorry about your doggo, Megthered. But, they got a diagnosis and a treatment plan, so that's good.

I just don't want Lucy to get stressed.

Posted by: nurse ratched at April 06, 2024 04:00 PM (INu8E)

33 The only way to go without a broken heart is to never give it anyone or any pet in the first place.

Yet we do it every day.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 06, 2024 04:01 PM (RIvkX)

34 hiya

Posted by: JT at April 06, 2024 04:02 PM (T4tVD)

35 Northernlurker, I'm glad

Posted by: vmom stabby stabby stabby stabby stabamillion at April 06, 2024 04:04 PM (fPaY0)

36 Megthered, scary!

Prayers for the pup

Posted by: vmom stabby stabby stabby stabby stabamillion at April 06, 2024 04:05 PM (fPaY0)

37 Our senior rescue Bichon can still learn. We always put our pups in a pen when we run errands. Precious has learned what 'bed' means and sloooowly walks into the pen. She does not really approve of this practice, since she should be in the car with us. But knowing she will get a snack when we return helps. All her predecessors knew the word but that was from puppyhood. Precious got it at 15.

On the other hand, she has trained us. We walk her in the same area every day. If we vary from her 'approved' route, she stops and looks at us as if to say "There are some things that should not be changed." Of course, that attitude lasts until she smells where squirrels or rabbits have walked on the grass.

Posted by: JTB at April 06, 2024 04:07 PM (zudum)

38 Could rice in doggies food help?
Posted by: Rufus T. Firefly

Oh yeah, he gets rice - I give him a little bit of sticky Japanese rice with cooked meat. Plus anti-D supplements and probiotic. But he's got a temperamental tummy. I guess it's IBD.

Posted by: vmom stabby stabby stabby stabby stabamillion at April 06, 2024 04:11 PM (fPaY0)

39 Aw, so many cute pets.

Posted by: Lizzy at April 06, 2024 04:12 PM (6IDWi)

40 Beautiful pets and I loved the picture and touching story about Muffin,

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 06, 2024 04:13 PM (9IZTb)

41 >>We always give the pups rice and plain boiled chicken when they had diarrhea.

Same. It works and my dog loooves it.

Posted by: Lizzy at April 06, 2024 04:13 PM (6IDWi)

42 I've been Sundays dogfood curious.

https://shorturl.at/dsuB3

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Is this the real life? Is this just fantasy? at April 06, 2024 04:14 PM (FVME7)

43 Everyone in our campground knows Lincoln and were so concerned when he was so sick. Its so funny how most people turn to absolute mush is an animal is sick. It proves that animals are pure souls put here to teach us to calm down and love each other.

Posted by: Megthered at April 06, 2024 04:16 PM (BolxK)

44 The kitteh perched on the shredded chair is thinking, "That's right assh*le, just a ... little ... closer...."

Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 06, 2024 04:16 PM (RIvkX)

45 Ciampino's Rescue Kitties

Still accepting donations towards the unkindest cut of all

There's another more extensive photo update #245 at the link.
Take a look if interested. Make sure to click on
"See Older Updates" as well if it's your first time.

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ALSO LIVE STREAMING!! - Now most nights as well

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Posted by: Ciampino - Kitty Update #03 at April 06, 2024 04:18 PM (qfLjt)

46 FiNaLlee, sUm peEs aND KwYeT!

Posted by: Lucy the Fink at April 06, 2024 04:19 PM (RIvkX)

47 Afternoon, Pet People!

Muffin and Rudy (esp. in the second pic) look much like my late Arizona, the part-Coon (?) red tabby with white who shared my life for sixteen years and a bit more. AZ had less whit ethan Muffin and more than Rudy, but the resemblance is remarkable. I also used to call him the mini-lion despite his tiger stripes, because of that full ruff like a lion's mane. My first longhair cat, and the one who changed my preference to the longer-haired felines forever.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 06, 2024 04:19 PM (omVj0)

48 I give our Luna a tablespoon of pumpkin puree (NOT pie filling) every day to stabilize digestion. Apparently it's good for upset stomach, constipation, and diarrhea.

Told a neighbor about it and it cured his dog's recurring diarrhea. I doubt it would work for dogs with serious digestive system problems, but it might help with run-of-the-mill upsets.

Posted by: Art Rondelet of Malmsey at April 06, 2024 04:20 PM (FEVMW)

49 As for Chez Wolfus, cat statuses: Big black Stirling is quite pleased to have to himself while little Dagny visits, a sort of summer camp, with Miss Linda. She tells me Dagny, who is not a strongly demonstrative cat, does hop on the bed with her now and then, and comes walking over when called -- the same as she does here. She, Dagny I mean, does not seem to miss Stirling, but he is clearly bored without her and is showing me even more affection than usual.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 06, 2024 04:23 PM (omVj0)

50 I have been wondering how our pets will interpret the eclipse on Monday. I'll be at work, so I will not be able to witness any changes in the behavior of my kitties firsthand.

I know that birds will often go back to roosting in the trees (or in their cages) during an eclipse because they believe night is falling again.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at April 06, 2024

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Perfessor, we won't have more than 80% of the thing on Monday, even if it is clear. Though I recall in May of '84 we had close to a 100% total here in the morning. I do recall the birds around the house -- I lived in a double across the street from a newly opened park -- got eerily quiet in the near-twilight and coolness. Temps dropped about ten degrees too, I think.

Arizona, the shaggy red tabby I mentioned above, freaked out. He would stare out of one living room window, squeak in distress, run to the other and peer out, then race back, stopping to glare at me with a "You're in charge of weather! Fix this!" look.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 06, 2024 04:29 PM (omVj0)

51 Great pets everyone !

Posted by: JT at April 06, 2024 04:33 PM (T4tVD)

52 Perfessor, we won't have more than 80% of the thing on Monday, even if it is clear. Though I recall in May of '84 we had close to a 100% total here in the morning. I do recall the birds around the house -- I lived in a double across the street from a newly opened park -- got eerily quiet in the near-twilight and coolness. Temps dropped about ten degrees too, I think.

Arizona, the shaggy red tabby I mentioned above, freaked out. He would stare out of one living room window, squeak in distress, run to the other and peer out, then race back, stopping to glare at me with a "You're in charge of weather! Fix this!" look.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 06, 2024 04:29 PM (omVj0)
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We are supposed to get about 95% totality around here. This will be the second such eclipse for Penny, Jasmine, and Kaylee. It will be the first for Hexie and Allie.

I'm sure they'll be fine, but perhaps a bit agitated when I get home. It's supposed to occur during prime cat napping time (2 p.m. local), so they may just sleep through it.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at April 06, 2024 04:34 PM (BpYfr)

53 Stirling has taken to sitting with me on the couch. Normally he settles atop the back, where I have a blanket folded for the cats to nap, but yesterday evening he settled down right alongside my leg as I read, and now he's grooming himself on the couch cushion to my right.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 06, 2024 04:43 PM (omVj0)

54 Being in Florida we won't be affected by the eclipse. I'm pretty sure Lincoln would yawn since its not a stick or a ball. But he does react to dog TV. He'll bark at the screen and then stare at me like its my fault that there are dogs running that he can't play with.

Posted by: Megthered at April 06, 2024 04:44 PM (BolxK)

55 The otter video is really cool. The late Wolf would reach out with one huge paw while on the bathroom counter if he thought I hadn't petted him enough, and Stirling likes to snag my shirt as I walk by the kitchen counter. "Hey, don't forget me!"

The quote from Suzanne Clothier posted on X is exactly right about our relationships with our animal friends.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 06, 2024 04:47 PM (omVj0)

56 Stop babying your pets! If there's an eclipse, tough it out bitches!

When the Bidenocopolypse comes I'll be eating your fat and pampered pets first.

Posted by: Dr. Bone at April 06, 2024 04:57 PM (wnzcV)

57 Re: animals learning word sounds . . . The late Marie-Antoinette the smart black longhair cat knew her name or any variation of it ("Marie," "Twanette"), even to noticing once when a character on TV mentioned the famous French queen. And that was not her name from kittenhood, either. The woman who rescued her at less than one year of age, and gave her to Linda, did not know her previous name and dubbed her M-A because of her regal assumption that she owned and ruled whatever she beheld. (Like all cats, I guess.)

Arizona knew his name, the word "No" (though he'd often look at me and then ignore it), and "feed." I fell into the habit of saying aloud, "Have to feed a beast," and he swiftly connected that with meal delivery.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 06, 2024 05:00 PM (omVj0)

58 > Re: animals learning word sounds . . .
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Personally, I think it's the inflection one uses. I can shout "stop!" or "yellow!" at our cats and they'll run off.

Cooing "stop" or "yellow" will yield nothing but some yawns and being ignored.

But... "who want's din-din" will yield the expected results no matter what... so maybe there's something going on here.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 06, 2024 05:11 PM (Q4IgG)

59 Say ‘Madison, do you want some grass?’ Then watch your figers.

Posted by: Eromero at April 06, 2024 05:15 PM (o2ZRX)

60 Dash the Russian Blue knew multiple words and made efforts to talk.
"Mom!"
"FOOD!"

We tested him and he could speak conditioned words.

Posted by: LenNeal at April 06, 2024 05:16 PM (43xH1)

61 19 The couple two doors down has an aussie shepherd. She's so happy when I meet them when they're out walking her. She got more humans together in a herd!
Posted by: mikeski at April 06, 2024 03:46 PM (DgGvY)

haha!

Posted by: m at April 06, 2024 05:17 PM (o3SCB)

62 Hissy Fit Yeah NO.

Posted by: LenNeal at April 06, 2024 05:17 PM (43xH1)

63 50

Hissy Fit still expects me to control the weather, as it dictates windowsill positions.

Posted by: LenNeal at April 06, 2024 05:19 PM (43xH1)

64 Thread is a bit thin today!

Posted by: Ciampino - Kitty Update #04 at April 06, 2024 05:29 PM (qfLjt)

65 Thread is a bit thin today!
Posted by: Ciampino - Kitty Update #04 at April 06, 2024

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First warm day of spring in some places? Maybe people are out doing stuff like, I dunno, walking their dogs.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 06, 2024 05:32 PM (omVj0)

66 I too have quite a few pieces of furniture artistically modified by my cats; the carpet is also so modified.

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at April 06, 2024 05:32 PM (ynpvh)

67 Noodus hobbyana

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 06, 2024 05:33 PM (omVj0)

68 Hobby stuffs is up

Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 06, 2024 05:33 PM (Q4IgG)

69 65 Thread is a bit thin today!
Posted by: Ciampino - Kitty Update #04 at April 06, 2024

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First warm day of spring in some places? Maybe people are out doing stuff like, I dunno, walking their dogs.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 06, 2024 05:32 PM (omVj0
Or…….maybe………..working?

Posted by: Eromero at April 06, 2024 05:33 PM (o2ZRX)

70 First warm day of spring in some places? Maybe people are out doing stuff like, I dunno, walking their dogs.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere

Conor and I were on the road most of the day but made sure to stop at the ice cream custard place that provides pup cups. He knows when we turn off the main road and head towards the creamery.

Posted by: Commissar Hrothgar (hOUT3) ~ This year in Corsicana - again! ~ at April 06, 2024 05:35 PM (hOUT3)

71 Or…….maybe………..working?
Posted by: Eromero at April 06, 2024 05:33 PM (o2ZRX)

Come on man, working be like crazy talk!

Posted by: Commissar Hrothgar (hOUT3) ~ This year in Corsicana - again! ~ at April 06, 2024 05:36 PM (hOUT3)

72 Regarding beloved pets and beloved humans, worrying about loss precludes the enjoyment of having them.

Any pet-lover of the age of 29+ has many memories and stories to share about their charms and quirks. Love is a choice, regardless of its object.

Posted by: Miley, okravangelist at April 06, 2024 06:40 PM (w6EFb)

73 Per the lovely post speaking of the journey we take with our pets, I have always held with the abridged version: They give so much, yet they ask so little in return.

It is post-suppertime, and I have two fat cats and an aged doggie snoring behind me. Wouldn't have it any other way...

Posted by: Brewingfrog at April 06, 2024 07:25 PM (E0Ivz)

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