Ace of Spades Pet Thread, October 5

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.

Cats being models

“you look easy to draw” pic.twitter.com/ypQI5N1UQN

— Why you should have a cat (@ShouldHaveCat) October 5, 2024

Dogs at work. These videos always amaze me.

Sheepdogs herding sheep

📹Rural Riley
pic.twitter.com/R7ST1APMM4

— Science girl (@gunsnrosesgirl3) September 30, 2024

Thank you for your service! pic.twitter.com/bFElh9nfoH

— Military Support (@MilitaryCooI) September 21, 2024

Courtesy Hrothgar

That's remarkable!

Response from last week's post on inmates raising cats in prison:

AoS Lurker "RS" here. As always, many thanks for the weekend specialty threads. Always a treat.

I thought you might like to know that Missouri has a program for inmates to train dogs for subsequent adoption.

I have a buddy who adopted a dog from the program. Great dog and great program for both the inmates and animals.

Thanks again and keep up the good work.

Great to know about this!

National Chicken Month has just ended. But in some places, Chicken Love is still in the air. The signs are not always obvious . . .

This is our cockerel, General. He is molting this fall in an interesting way. I can almost here him say, how YOU doin'.

Those "eyebrows" kill me.

He's a three year old Jersey Giant. Unfortunately, he is a coward and not doing his job of protecting or increasing the flock. So...it's freezer camp for him next year.

I post as "Question Authority Bumper Sticker" and before that as "Flyover." QABS was a sock I forgot to take off, so just left it. [shrug]

General looks like he could be brave. Guess you can't always tell from appearances.

My beautiful friend Riley who crossed over the Rainbow Bridge on September 21st, just a few weeks shy of 15 years. Smartest dog I ever knew; his 'pup', a Westie named Haggis, and I are broken hearted.

Martha

So sorry that you and Haggis have lost Riley. He sounds like a wonderful dog. That is a great photo.

The photo below was featured on the Pet Thread at some point. It's Riley with his two "biting lambs", brothers Haggis (L) and Comet (R).

Found it - 10/3/2020:

Hi Mis Hum!

Riley (the Border Collie in the foreground) has been featured before on the Pet Thread with his Westie, Haggis (background, left. plotting mischief). To the right of Haggis is his brother/litter mate, Comet, who came to live with us almost a year ago. Comet's first family could not keep him and, much to Riley's horror and chagrin, we said 'of course we'll take him!'. Riley and his "biting lambs" spend hours cavorting in the yard and entertaining one and all.

What nice memories! Give some extra snuggles to Haggis for us.

KT,

Thank you so much for the pet thread. Enclosed please find a picture of our new roommate: Jax, on the right.

Jill, the sedate lady on the left, and I recently welcomed Jax, our black Lab (All Labs Matter!) rescue. She’s been seen on the Pet Thread before, most recently as she was preparing for hunting season by watching an Outdoor TV video on pheasants. He’s the new addition. Has been added to our pack with only an occasional snarl. Jill: “Hello … no, I don’t come here often. No, I don’t care what your sign is. No I don’t want to dance. Yes, I have noticed that you have a penis … snarl.”

Our problem has been “fixed,” so to speak and he’s much more pleasant company for my bucket-list Lab, Jill.

My girl has had, since birth, about four or five white hairs on her muzzle. I know it’s stupid, but I want to take a magic marker and black them out so she won’t get older.

Onward, clc

Awww, Jax and Jill look great together. And you are obviously in love.

From By-Tor:

The squirrels here at UCLA are fat and fearless.

Dogs playing at UCLA

Nice photos and stories today. Thank you for sharing your pets with us.

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!

If you start feeling nostalgic, here a link to last week's Pet Thread, the Ace of Spades Pet Thread, September 28. 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.

NOTE: The lovely blond dogs in the back seat of the car are doodles. Photo sent in by a lurker.

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1
Great Pet Morons.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at October 05, 2024 03:23 PM (Xxha1)

2 Cucked by a cluck

Posted by: Foghorn Leghorn at October 05, 2024 03:23 PM (FxINA)

3 Riley!

Posted by: Commissar of Plenty and Lysenkoism in Solidarity with the Struggle at October 05, 2024 03:24 PM (sZ+hC)

4
Best of Breed for Miss Ruthie at today's Greater Humble Area KC show. Her Majesty called it, too. Said the judge would like her a lot, and the judge did.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at October 05, 2024 03:26 PM (Xxha1)

5 Critters!

Posted by: Duke Lowell at October 05, 2024 03:26 PM (2UnvF)

6 Happy Caturday and Pup-Kin month everyone

Posted by: Skip at October 05, 2024 03:27 PM (fwDg9)

7 4
Best of Breed for Miss Ruthie at today's Greater Humble Area KC show. Her Majesty called it, too. Said the judge would like her a lot, and the judge did.

Congratulations!

Posted by: KT at October 05, 2024 03:28 PM (xekrU)

8 Dese nutz on squirrel.

Posted by: Eromero at October 05, 2024 03:29 PM (o2ZRX)

9 We have seen many sheep dog videos on the Cafe, they are amazing to watch how they work.

Posted by: Skip at October 05, 2024 03:29 PM (fwDg9)

10 psittacine phlebotomist living up to his name.
Scratch my back with a cane, did he interpret as a threat? Bit my finger! Last night, pushing dried mango pieces into his Fenix food cup got territorial? Bit me again!
Beware of attack parrot!

Posted by: Commissar of Plenty and Lysenkoism in Solidarity with the Struggle at October 05, 2024 03:30 PM (sZ+hC)

11 "The squirrels here at UCLA are fat and fearless."

Snort. I taught at UT Austin for many years and I noticed that our squirrels didn't scamper. They waddled. Too many compliant coeds feeding them.

Posted by: Art Rondelet of Malmsey at October 05, 2024 03:30 PM (FEVMW)

12 Thanks for the reference K. T. I should have mentioned in my email, the Missouri inmates keep a complete journal about the dogs for their adoptive parents. My buddy's dog is an absolute sweetheart (Aren't all dogs?)

Really great program.

Keep the good work!

Posted by: RS at October 05, 2024 03:30 PM (E7m29)

13 Best of Breed for Miss Ruthie at today's Greater Humble Area KC show. Her Majesty called it, too. Said the judge would like her a lot, and the judge did.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at October 05, 2024 03:26 PM (Xxha1)

I can hear Ruthie singing now:

"Oh Lord, it's hard to be Humble, when you're perfect in every way."

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at October 05, 2024 03:33 PM (gXbsA)

14 The squirrels here at UCLA are fat and fearless.

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Looking at that photo, I'd say we know why.

Posted by: Duke Lowell at October 05, 2024 03:34 PM (2UnvF)

15 So it's been a rough week at the home for the pets. Kroger had to go in for booster shots and the same time his sister Winnie needed stitches for a puncture wound on the webbing of her foot (That we suspect as being caused by Kroger).

Kroger is fine, Winnie is on leash restriction which means she is unable to fulfill her duties of giving cardio workouts to the local squirrel population.

Posted by: NR Pax at October 05, 2024 03:42 PM (lXCUP)

16 I love the pets. The rooster is so cute.

So. Our friends have the cats. Great news! They are finding homes for all the kittens and getting the females fixed. I'm thrilled about this. I've taken care of an insane number of cats and kittens.

They'll be going on an extended vacation in the New Year. The 2 original cats will be taken care of by someone else and I'll take care of Snowflake and Trumpy whom I love. I love the original 2 cats too but they are truly outdoor cats. I was taking care of them when they made the jailbreak, clawed through the window screens and left for the outdoor life.

I mentioned Trumpy before. He really hurt his back leg and I brought him for 40 hours until they came back. Him and Snowflake have been coming over. I bought them Advantage 2
for flea control. Dude comes over every night when the sun goes down and is getting very used to indoor life before leaving around 4am. My sleep schedule is all messed up.

Posted by: Stateless at October 05, 2024 03:45 PM (jvJvP)

17 Thanks for the Pet Thread, KT.

Posted by: olddog in mo at October 05, 2024 03:50 PM (hoCmQ)

18 Lovely thread as usual. (((HUGS))) to Riley's owner.

Posted by: PaleRider at October 05, 2024 04:03 PM (UKUm3)

19 Best of Breed for Miss Ruthie at today's Greater Humble Area KC show. Her Majesty called it, too. Said the judge would like her a lot, and the judge did.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at October 05, 2024 03:26 PM (Xxha1)

I can hear Ruthie singing now:

"Oh Lord, it's hard to be Humble, when you're perfect in every way."
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon

The other dogs were singing "Born to be Blue"?

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at October 05, 2024 04:08 PM (VNX3d)

20 Afternoon, Pet Folken! The pic with Riley -- yeah, that's one thing you really can't do with cats: take them places, including the great outdoors. The late Marie-Antoinette, smart black cat extraordinaire, loved to walk on a lead, and we always meant to take her to on outings to Petco or Petsmart. We did one Christmas season, and had her pic taken with Santa. The dogs there upset her a little, but not much.

The star of the first of the "Dogs playing at UCLA" pictures looks the way a wolf ought to look, shaggy with a plumy tail.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at October 05, 2024 04:15 PM (omVj0)

21 So, being a dog person, I may have cat questions over the next while.

First one. Our dog and the 2 cats Trumpy and Snowflake all have flea protection but the vet found flea poop on the dog. Trumpy was here 40 hours when he was injured. Maybe it was from then.

The Advantage 2 is supposed to really kick in after the second dose. For the first dose, fleas die within 24 hours. After the next dose, fleas are repelled. I'm wondering why the dog's protection didn't repel his but I'm moving forward.

I'm pretty freaked out about this. We've had a year of house renovations, most carpetting is replaced by hardwood floors, I'm slowly reclaiming the house room by room wiping and washing everything. Like a crazy person. The super deep cleaning will take another month or so which will give the medication time to kick in.

I'm washing all the bedding today and vacuuming the remaining rugs and vaccuming furniture. I'm still freaked out though. The vet said they had several pets this week with fleas but still. I was hapoy to learn fleas don't like humans.

Still.

Trumpy is adorable. I've never seen anything on him and he comes in and stays for about 8 hours a night mostly in my room.

Any advic

Posted by: Stateless at October 05, 2024 04:18 PM (jvJvP)

22 shaggy with a plumy tail.

Used to date her!

Posted by: Commissar of Plenty and Lysenkoism in Solidarity with the Struggle at October 05, 2024 04:19 PM (sZ+hC)

23 I'm cramped here on my couch. Dagny the little Siberian has curled up in the space just to my right. Rather than disturb her (it's rare that she does this), I'm bumping my left elbow against the couch arm as I type. Big black Stirling, as usual, was sleeping with me just now.

Miss Linda keeps telling Stirling, "October! This is Your Month." Ha. Cats know *every* month is their month.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at October 05, 2024 04:19 PM (omVj0)

24 Best of Breed for Miss Ruthie at today's Greater Humble Area KC show. Her Majesty called it, too. Said the judge would like her a lot, and the judge did.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at October 05, 2024 03:26 PM (Xxha1)
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And to her handler as well...

Posted by: San Franpsycho at October 05, 2024 04:20 PM (zG664)

25 Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at October 05, 2024 04:15 PM

I think part of the shag is from playing in the fountain.

Posted by: KT at October 05, 2024 04:21 PM (xekrU)

26 RS at October 05, 2024 03:30 PM

Thanks for sending in the information.

Posted by: KT at October 05, 2024 04:24 PM (xekrU)

27 Stateless, have you considered a flea bomb? Get the animals out for at last four hours. Turn off the air. Cover anything you don't want stained, and the animals' food and water bowls. Set off one bomb in each room -- the can will have directions about how many square feet a can covers. Leave for, I think the can says two hours. Come back in, open the windows, turn on the A/C, and let the place air for an hour. Wipe down food prep surfaces and vacuum, then welcome the beasts back. This will at least get the fleas not on the animals.

The clouds of poison not only kill the fleas, but other insects too. Since I've taken to doing this every spring, I haven't seen a roach to speak of -- and they used to be bad here.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at October 05, 2024 04:26 PM (omVj0)

28 Vance is on at Rally in Butler

Posted by: Skip at October 05, 2024 04:26 PM (fwDg9)

29
I think part of the shag is from playing in the fountain.
Posted by: KT at October 05, 2024

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He doesn't look like a short-haired dog by any means.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at October 05, 2024 04:27 PM (omVj0)

30 The squirrels here at UCLA are fat and fearless.

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Looking at that photo, I'd say we know why.
Posted by: Duke Lowell at October 05, 2024 03:34 PM (2UnvF)
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It reminds me of a famous picture from fark.com...

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at October 05, 2024 04:27 PM (BpYfr)

31 >>>This will at least get the fleas not on the animals.
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And the residual on the carpet or wherever will kill any fleas that jump off the animal.

Posted by: Braenyard at October 05, 2024 04:29 PM (+JNKR)

32 Stateless, another good option is diatomaceous earth that you can get at gardening stores. Basically, sprinkle on the floor, let it set for a few days and vacuum. It cuts the fleas and their eggs open.

Between that and a flea bomb like Wolfus mentioned, you should get good results.

Posted by: NR Pax at October 05, 2024 04:30 PM (lXCUP)

33 Stateless, another good option is diatomaceous earth that you can get at gardening stores. Basically, sprinkle on the floor, let it set for a few days and vacuum. It cuts the fleas and their eggs open.

Between that and a flea bomb like Wolfus mentioned, you should get good results.
Posted by: NR Pax at October 05, 2024

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Yes, I've heard of that too. They sell it at the gardening section at Home Depot or Lowe's. Didn't used to be expensive. It's harmless, I believe, to the dogs and cats.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at October 05, 2024 04:33 PM (omVj0)

34 Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at October 05, 2024 04:2

That's an interesting idea. Thanks!

I may actually consider that after deep cleaning the place. My room is still a disaster area with all the renovations. This moves my room to the top of the list.

I think I may do that as an extra precaution after they've had their second dose.

I've bookmarked this thread for all the advice.

Posted by: Stateless at October 05, 2024 04:35 PM (jvJvP)

35 Of course, if you have a lot of rooms in your house, the placement of the bombs may be a challenge. You want to get out of the house before you inhale anything, naturally.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at October 05, 2024 04:35 PM (omVj0)

36 Puppies for Parole - such a great idea.
I have just donated despite being from the UK.
I wish we had something like this!

Posted by: Clovis Sangrail at October 05, 2024 04:53 PM (66Cye)

37 Greetings from across the pond, Clovis!

Posted by: Duke Lowell at October 05, 2024 04:58 PM (2UnvF)

38 Got here late. Some great pictures of our kitties.

Ciampino's Rescue Kitties

Still accepting donations towards the unkindest cut of all

There's another more extensive photo update #273 at the link.
Take a look if interested. Make sure to click on
"See Older Updates" as well if it's your first time.

https://is.gd/WQ5JcT OR http://tinyurl.com/4pak97f6

Posted by: Ciampino - DDT kills fleas at October 05, 2024 05:02 PM (qfLjt)

39 Posted by: NR Pax at October 05, 2024 04:30 PM (lXCUP)

Okay. That's cool too. Thank you.

Cleaning up after all the renovations and the timing of the cats just makes this weird. On the plus side there are so few rugs and carpets now.

Trumpy and Snowflake are beautiful cats and since I'll be having them in the New Year I want them to get used to the house. I'm in Canada so it's not really like I can train them in January. Until the second dose at the end of the month I'll just do my best and then bomb the place in November and take the dog for a wash.

On the plus side, this gives me a hobby through the next month of insanity.

You know I'm a dog person. I'm feeding the cats. This morning I went across the street and Snowflake, Twilight and Starry all ran up to me in the driveway. That's still funny to be swarmed by loving cats...

Posted by: Stateless at October 05, 2024 05:07 PM (jvJvP)

40 General is the Russell Brand of dirtbag roosters. Strutting and crowing, crowing and strutting.

We'll value his worth when he places his neck on the chopping block.

Posted by: Dr. Bone at October 05, 2024 05:09 PM (3xoky)

41 Hadrian
Congrats to Miss Ruthie!

Posted by: vmom stabby stabby stabby stabby stabamillion at October 05, 2024 05:10 PM (gDlxJ)

42 Glad I could help. My own experience with diatomaceous earth is with my first cat when I was living in Southern CA. He had fleas so bad that he couldn't walk more than three steps before having to scratch and chew. A couple of days after dumping that stuff into the carpet and he was a lot better.

OK, part of that was also mom vacuuming him. He was pissed off but he tolerated it.

Posted by: NR Pax at October 05, 2024 05:19 PM (lXCUP)

43 >>>The squirrels here at UCLA are fat and fearless.

>When you got big balls, Deeez Nuuuts!

youtube.com/watch?v=BLYHrElY5Bs

Posted by: Dr. Bone at October 05, 2024 05:27 PM (3xoky)

44 That picture of Riley with the mountains in the background is fabulous. Is that a view from your home Martha? Here from (almost) pancake flat Southern Illinois there is much jealousy
Obviously a great dog. Hope he didn't suffer much at the end.

Posted by: Ciampino - DDT kills fleas dead at October 05, 2024 05:28 PM (qfLjt)

45 10 day life cycle on fleas. If you've vacuumed, you'll probably be fine.

Posted by: Notsothoreau at October 05, 2024 05:30 PM (gfViB)

46 HOBBY NOOD

Posted by: Skip at October 05, 2024 05:31 PM (fwDg9)

47 Aw, that first photo of Riley is so so gorgeous. I’m sorry for your loss, that has to be a big heart-hole, right there.

Posted by: Best Thief in Lankhmar at October 05, 2024 05:39 PM (64rer)

48 21
I was happy to learn fleas don't like humans.

Hah! you're joking of course. They love my younger daughter to distraction. They don't seem to like me in my old age though they did enjoy biting me in my 20s, but that was Africa.

Posted by: Ciampino - DDT kills fleas deader at October 05, 2024 05:40 PM (qfLjt)

49 44 no, just up the road in the Sierras. Lots of great hiking up there

Posted by: the Butcher at October 05, 2024 06:26 PM (W1LLg)

50 Local 9 hole golf course we like to play had an enormous ginger tom (fixed, fortunately) called Juice-short for OJ.

He would come and go from the pro shop from his time as a tiny kitten until recently. When we walked in today, his bed was gone. A small memorial was in its place.

He made it to about 8 or 9. They think he had a run-in with a rattlesnake. He was found curled up under a tree.

RIP, Juice. He was a great cat.

Posted by: ChupaMe at October 05, 2024 11:52 PM (XcHwP)

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