Ace of Spades Pet Thread

Sit. Stay. Good Moron.

A Little of This. A Little of That.

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Farm animals. They really aren't pets. But they certainly are loved. A boy and his cow.

Dang pets!!! h/t MTF

1 down. 8 to go. Kitty takes a ride.

A cat who likes baseball. Who knew? h/t Vendette

Cuteness.

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Meet The PetMorons

Tom Cat came to our house one day. I believe someone must have set him out in the country near our home.
At first I thought he was a she and so I scheduled an appointment with the vet, but turns out she was a he who had already been neutered.
I don't know much about cats, but I sure do love this one. He's very friendly and this cat will hunt.
Thanks in advance for including him on the pet thread!
ALH

No thanks necessary ALH. We are glad we could post your Tom Cat.

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Hi guys. Rich here, long-time lurker, very very occasional commenter, from northern reaches of the Bay Area.
In the foreground is Gordon Setter Luke, 10 years old and of questionable intellect. He eats his own ears for dessert. His primary duty is to serve as chew toy for the Dobie in the background, six-year-old Flirty. Unlike Luke she's highly intelligent.
Thanks for all you do.

Hey Rich, no thanks necessary. It is the Pet Thread who owes you and your gang a big thank you for your submission.

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I enjoy pet morons, thanks. -Robert

Thank you Robert, hope you stop by and tell us about these fine looking dogs.

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Hi, ive been lurking and occasionally commenting as rumcrook for maybe ten or more years at ace of spades, i think i recall migrating over
For aces news feed sometime after the guy who ran little green footballs went loco batshit crazy and kicked all the traditional cultural conservatives off the board including me.... man that seems like a long time ago now. Any way, i saw the pic of the chihuahua riding the other dog like a pony and thought i would add mine, she was a good dog and unfortunately drowned a couple weeks back just after the 4th of july. although the great pyranese she is riding is still in the back yard. Thier names are goofa (great pyranese mix) and petunia named so by my girls, although i allways called her "little dog" and she always came when i called her. She ended up being my daily quiet companion more so the kids, and it hit me hard. Harder than the kids. As an adult ive learned these attachments to dogs come with an eventual price tag of sadness. The kids are more resilient.

A wonderful photo but a sad story, so sorry for your loss.

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I'm mostly a lurker. Here are our two beagles, Houston and Scout. They were waiting for food in this picture, and if I don't get it quick enough they overturn their bowls until I get the hint. We've had Scout since she was a puppy and she's a real sweetheart, unless you have the temerity to walk past our back fence or down our street. We got Houston as a rescue a few years ago. Someone dumped him at a shelter because they thought he was too old. He's a real charmer, too, unless you are a squirrel. As with most rescues, he sticks to us like glue and has brought us so much joy. I love your pet thread!! -JulieC

They surely look mistreated to us JulieC. The next thing you'll tell us that they sleep on the couch. Seriously, nice looking pair of Beagles.

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Well that wraps up another Pet Thread. Can we ask a favor of your lurkers and commenters? Believe it or not our photo stash is getting quite low. We could use some photos. It doesn't matter if you have submitted before, send in a new photo of your pet.

So if you have photos or tips or stories, you can send them here to us at petmorons at gmail dot com.

Have a great week!!!

Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at 03:00 PM

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First?

Posted by: Slippery Slope Salesman at August 19, 2017 08:38 AM (EgwCt)

2 Bless the Beasts and Morons.

Posted by: Grump928(c) at August 19, 2017 03:00 PM (LTHVh)

3 I used to have a neighbor with a yellow lab. He had to take him to the lake every week because that dog loved water.

Posted by: Vic We Have No Party at August 19, 2017 03:02 PM (mpXpK)

4 That cow and boy pic came from a State fair and it has gone viral.

Posted by: Vic We Have No Party at August 19, 2017 03:03 PM (mpXpK)

5 Tom Cat came to our house one day. I believe someone must have set him out in the country near our home.

I despise people who dump their pets out in the country to starve.

Posted by: Vic We Have No Party at August 19, 2017 03:06 PM (mpXpK)

6
A boy and his cow.

Wasn't that a Don Johnson movie?

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at August 19, 2017 03:07 PM (IqV8l)

7 Cow and boy remind me of my boyhood when we had a small farm in central Washington. A couple horses, cows, chickens. And chores. Evergreen State Fair every year.
I'm guilty of farm privilege.

Posted by: Diogenes at August 19, 2017 03:08 PM (0tfLf)

8 Wonderful pet morons!

Posted by: @votermom's phone at August 19, 2017 03:09 PM (JIKtt)

9 Nazihunde!

Posted by: Insomniac at August 19, 2017 03:09 PM (0mRoj)

10 Ahhhh....these pets just warm the heart.

I end up putting thought bubbles above must of their heads b/c they all have such expressions!!

Too bad we can't do that. Mine aren't that clever, but I'm sure the horde's are.

Anyway, evey new pet thread means...time to change my iPad wallpaper!

Thanks everyone.

Posted by: Gorilla Gumdrop at August 19, 2017 03:10 PM (lAVPT)

11 Great photos this week.

One of our kitties, Wild Thing, took a ride into town on top of the van once. Had a hard time detaching his claws from the luggage rack.

He was kind of subdued for a while after that. Wanted extra love.

Posted by: KT at August 19, 2017 03:12 PM (BVQ+1)

12 Another great pet thread! So enjoyable to read the stories and see the morons' pets.

Posted by: goon at August 19, 2017 03:14 PM (EaQ6/)

13 These dogs and cats are pet privileged.

Posted by: Soona at August 19, 2017 03:15 PM (Fmupd)

14 UCLA - STFU
We'll get rid of cats & dogs when Celebrities down-size to normal size houses & stop with private planes & yachts.

So...never.

Posted by: Gorilla Gumdrop at August 19, 2017 03:19 PM (lAVPT)

15 I finished The Egg and I by Betty MacDonald, about a woman who got married and and her husband moved them to start a chicken farm.

Her husband, Bob, wanted a hunting dog and got one that he claimed was very vicious, but would be safe enough if kept tied up.

The passage about it goes:

"During dinner that night Bob told me how, when I was in the hospital, he and the doctor had been discussing hunting and the doctor had told him about Dog. The doctor didn't finally make up his mind to part with the dog until it had bitten two postmen and three delivery boys. Bob talked about building a dog yard with eight-foot wire, the steady nerves it takes to train dogs, the heinous crime of treating dogs like pampered humans--here, I surreptitiously placed my napkin over the puppy who was lounging in my lap--and other firm manly things to do with discipline and hunting, and then he left for [the neighbor's] to see about borrowing the team for disking.

"Later, remembering I had not feed my goslings and forgetting about Dog, I heedlessly rushed into the feed room and was scooping up chick feed when I felt a nudge at the back of my knees. I turned and there was Dog the vicious, Dog the terrible, offering me his large feathery paw. We solemnly shook hands and I learned from his nameplate that his name was Sport and from him that he never wagged his tail, was dignified and really very shy. Throwing caution to the winds I untied the rope and took him with me to feed the ducks. There I decided to test out the hunting theory to see if it was as ridiculous as the danger theory. I threw Sport a stick to retrieve and he lallopped after it, and tore down to the edge of the orchard and buried it under the plum tree. I confess that I hugged him for this because now there were two of us who seemed to have had no vocational guidance."

Posted by: Kindltot at August 19, 2017 03:21 PM (mkDpn)

16 These dogs and cats are pet privileged.
--

If there's reincarnation, and a choice is "Shibumi's cats," go for it.

Shibumi's cat lives a better life than Shibumi. Trust me on this one.

Posted by: shibumi at August 19, 2017 03:25 PM (aT+Bx)

17 I was at the county fair last weekend and walking through the goat and sheep barn one of the 4H girls was using the clippers to shave a goat kid for showing.

Next to her was her little brother, clearly bored and squirming around on the bench. I mentioned to the girl that when she got done with the kid she could try her hand on her little brother.

She liked that idea.

Posted by: Kindltot at August 19, 2017 03:25 PM (mkDpn)

18 [Posted by: Kindltot at August 19, 2017 03:21 PM (mkDpn) [i/]

That needs reposting on the book thread!

Posted by: Hrothgar at August 19, 2017 03:28 PM (gwPgz)

19 Shibumi's cat lives a better life than Shibumi. Trust me on this one.

Posted by: shibumi at August 19, 2017 03:25 PM (aT+Bx)

I'll trust you on that and just say Conor has a far better well-balanced diet than I do

Posted by: Hrothgar at August 19, 2017 03:30 PM (gwPgz)

20 Loved "The Egg and I". Need to reread it. Thanks for the hint.

Posted by: never enough caffeine at August 19, 2017 03:34 PM (+xsre)

21 We lost the older of our rescue dogs last week. Apparently he was older than the rescue folks knew and his health problems caught up with him. But we were able to give him some comfort and love the last few months of his life instead of being put down in a cage at the pound. We miss him and his goofiness but knowing we made his last days better helps.

Our other rescue poodle is doing better every day. He is the ultimate cuddle bug, loves to go for walks (there's a big world of stuff to smell out there) and chase squirrels. There are times when I swear he is channeling one of his predecessors, who was the ultimate puppy. With luck we will have him around for many years.

Posted by: JTB at August 19, 2017 03:34 PM (V+03K)

22 Thanjs to all who recommended the Thundershirt for my dog. We put it on her a couple if days ahead of tome, even ket her sleep in ut. She was completely comfortable in it. When it came time for us to leave, we put ut in an hour before we left and it was no big deal to her. She was great, just went to her bed in the motorhome and went to sleep. It was amazing the difference it made.

Posted by: Abby at August 19, 2017 03:35 PM (vRwpI)

23
Loved "The Egg and I". Need to reread it. Thanks for the hint.
Posted by: never enough caffeine at August 19, 2017 03:34 PM

The movie was the beginning of the Ma an Pa Kettle movies.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at August 19, 2017 03:35 PM (IqV8l)

24 Sorry for your loss JTB. *dog hugs*

Posted by: Gorilla Gumdrop at August 19, 2017 03:38 PM (lAVPT)

25 Pet Thread!!!
I was away from home for a couple of weeks and sure was happy to get back last night to WeaselDog and the WeaselCats.

Posted by: Weasel at August 19, 2017 03:40 PM (Sfs6o)

26 Doggosaurus Rex is hilarious!

Posted by: Alana at August 19, 2017 03:45 PM (6GQqi)

27 I'll trust you on that and just say Conor has a far better well-balanced diet than I do

Posted by: Hrothgar at August 19, 2017 03:30 PM
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Shibumi's cat eats kibble made of unique proteins like "duck" and "quail" and limited ingredient wet food that smells like it could be sandwich spread.

Shibumi just got back from the grocery store where she bought a bag of spinach for a dollar and pizza rolls.

It's easy to see who has the Good Life here.

Posted by: shibumi at August 19, 2017 03:46 PM (aT+Bx)

28 +1 on Thundershirts.

Our terribeagle mix is so afraid of storms that she attaches herself to me and vibrates like one of those sketchy old motel beds. The thundershirt with a dab of lavender oil on the little scent patch cuts her distress down hugely.

Posted by: Jaws at August 19, 2017 03:46 PM (V4FnY)

29 Sorry about Little Dog rumcrook. What a fun pic, I'm glad you have the memories of her adventures with Goofa.

Posted by: PaleRider at August 19, 2017 03:46 PM (8qFZP)

30 Our cat is two years old, not declawed. Over the last month she has taken to clawing me at night when we are sleeping. Usually this just wakes me up with no damage done. Last night I woke up with something wet on my nose. She was sitting on the bed looking at me like, "yeah I did that".

She had put a hole in my nose, and 3 small rips. Took about 5 minutes to stop the bleeding. We often have to put her out of the bedroom at night just due to being rambunctious and waking us up. Wife thinks she wants food but she had plenty in the bowl last night. I said she gets shut out when I come to bed from now on.

Damn cat.

Posted by: Meremortal at August 19, 2017 03:50 PM (3myMJ)

31 Rumcrook,

I'm so sorry for your loss.

The photo is great. What good dogs.

Posted by: CaliGirl at August 19, 2017 03:50 PM (Ri/rl)

32 Posted by: Kindltot at August 19, 2017 03:21 PM (mkDpn)

It is also a good movie with Claudette Colbert and Fred McMurray.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at August 19, 2017 03:52 PM (iVOAv)

33 Sorry to hear that JTB. I'm sure he knew he was loved.

Posted by: Weasel at August 19, 2017 03:52 PM (Sfs6o)

34 Yay! Destroy the planet thread.

Posted by: Al Gore (filling in for Obama) at August 19, 2017 03:53 PM (/qEW2)

35 Great pictures and stories as always! I love the dogasaurus.

Posted by: Uncle Si at August 19, 2017 03:54 PM (ZLmoR)

36 On the UPI link of the kitten riding in the car and Honda having to take the car apart to rescue I browsed the headlines on the page. 10 foot python would have saved itself or died if it was up to me to help it. I have a typical 'ette snake phobia.

The family that takes my Paso for the summer are all into snakes, mom has a zoology or similar degree and they take snakes, birds and rabbits to schools and b-day parties as a side business and her daughter and son both also like snakes.

Posted by: PaleRider at August 19, 2017 03:54 PM (8qFZP)

37

speaking of doggysaurus rexes...

check out this puppy born without front legs:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HTJqq-1K2HA

(it's not as sad as you might think because he's loved and happy)

Posted by: Soothsayer -- Fake Commenter at August 19, 2017 03:56 PM (v2bko)

38 "A boy and his cow".

Uh, kid, that's Brian Dennehy in a cow costume.

Posted by: Steve and Cold Bear at August 19, 2017 03:56 PM (/qEW2)

39 ((HUGS)) JTB. I'm glad your rescue had love in his last months.

Posted by: PaleRider at August 19, 2017 03:57 PM (8qFZP)

40
but the online leftist fascists (in the comments) do not approve of the name given to that two-legged puppy by his owners!

Posted by: Soothsayer -- Fake Commenter at August 19, 2017 03:57 PM (v2bko)

41
That's just another example of how the Left must approve everything we do, even down to what we name our dogs!

Posted by: Soothsayer -- Fake Commenter at August 19, 2017 03:58 PM (v2bko)

42 Posted by: Meremortal at August 19, 2017 03:50 PM (3myMJ)

Is your cat indoor only? If so playing with your cat before bedtime to burn off that energy may help.

I actually hired a cat behaviorist for my little cat Reagan and I learned a lot. The cat expert was like the guy on my cat from hell.

She was a liberal and didn't like my cat's name.

She said the worst case she worked was a cat (bengal cat) that was attacking it's owners eyes while they were sleeping. REM sleep when their eyes twitched. The cat could open the doors too.

The cat needed something to scratch and they started a bedtime ritual where the owners played with the cat before bedtime.

It takes work.

Posted by: CaliGirl at August 19, 2017 03:58 PM (Ri/rl)

43 Honda- the kitten who rode 90 miles under the car -is adorable

All the pets this week are sweet and so sorry about Petunia.

Here's a unique picture and rather endearing. Dog is best friends with a lizard:

http://tinyurl.com/ydcuhj3h

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at August 19, 2017 03:59 PM (iVOAv)

44 Took Carmen and her son Val to the doggie chiropractor this morning. Our guys - with their long necks, blinding speed and frightful collisions - often have aches and pains in a variety of places. I was skeptical of the efficacy at first but they get obvious relief from the treatment. Carmen groans with pleasure when Doc pops a sensitive spot that's been hurting.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at August 19, 2017 03:59 PM (z7sUD)

45
She was a liberal and didn't like my cat's name.

Heh. As I was saying...

Posted by: Soothsayer -- Fake Commenter at August 19, 2017 04:00 PM (v2bko)

46 Sorry for your loss, JTB.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at August 19, 2017 04:00 PM (z7sUD)

47 Posted by: JTB at August 19, 2017 03:34 PM (V+03K)

Sorry about your rescue dog, and you are absolutely correct. It was so much better for the dog be with you than put down at the pound.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at August 19, 2017 04:02 PM (iVOAv)

48 Meremortal the play session idea is a good one. But I also had a rule with the cats in bed that if/when they used me as a toy they were out of the room and door shut to keep them out. They learned quickly.

Posted by: PaleRider at August 19, 2017 04:02 PM (8qFZP)

49 JTB,

I'm so sorry for your loss. You are a great person to take an older dog and it was blessed to have you in his/her life.

Posted by: CaliGirl at August 19, 2017 04:02 PM (Ri/rl)

50 Boy and his cow needs to be hired for Chick-fil-a commercials.

Posted by: X-ray at August 19, 2017 04:03 PM (zoSd2)

51 JTB adoptingsenior animals is such a blessing to them, i am so glad you did this. There will be stars in your crown.

Posted by: Foxy Boxy is my new nic at August 19, 2017 04:04 PM (YhV5r)

52 Dogs and cats are responsible for 25 to 30 percent of the impacts of meat production in the United States, said Orkin. Compared to a plant-based diet, meat production "requires more energy, land and water and has greater environmental consequences in terms of erosion, pesticides and waste," the study found.

And what goes in, must come out. In terms of waste, Okin noted, feeding pets also leads to about 5.1 million tons of feces every year, roughly equivalent to the total trash production of Massachusetts.

Now this immediately brings a question to mind: there are carnivores that are not pets, yet they eat meat and defecate. Should there be an attempt to exterminate all carnivores on the planet? The article is a bit vague, but you can see the subtext is a familiar one:

A lot of liberals (like John Holderin, science czar) buy into the theories of Paul Ehrlich. They think humans are a plague on the planet and use too many resources. They think there should be forced sterilizations in order to reduce the population. They are enamored with third world shitholes because the people there use less resources per capita. They deliberately want to turn us into a third world shithole and prevent third world nations from having a higher quality of life, in order to keep resource usage down.

Posted by: Steve and Cold Bear at August 19, 2017 04:05 PM (/qEW2)

53 Love the lab curling up under the stool. What do you mean I don't fit? I've always fit!

Posted by: Rosasharn at August 19, 2017 04:06 PM (PzBTm)

54
You know who else wanted to create a Utopia via murder and extreme authoritarianism?

Posted by: Soothsayer -- Fake Commenter at August 19, 2017 04:07 PM (v2bko)

55 JulieC

Houston and Scout are beautiful dogs.

Robert, the shepards are gorgeous. My BIL has german shepards and they are smart dogs.

ALH, Tom looks like he's a great mouser.

Rich, you really need to stop abusing those beautiful creatures. /sarc

Posted by: CaliGirl at August 19, 2017 04:07 PM (Ri/rl)

56 My Tom Cat is now an official pet moron!

Posted by: ALH at August 19, 2017 04:08 PM (YxR6P)

57 Thanks for the suggestion. My eyes are what I'm really worried about. She gets put out of the room for playing often, but that doesn't seem to faze her.

Posted by: Meremortal at August 19, 2017 04:08 PM (3myMJ)

58 I also love the german shepherds pic Robert. Looks to me like mom and pup and nothing is going to mess with that pup.

Posted by: PaleRider at August 19, 2017 04:09 PM (8qFZP)

59 Posted by: X-ray at August 19, 2017 04:03 PM (zoSd2)

Good idea. That is a wonderful photo.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at August 19, 2017 04:10 PM (iVOAv)

60 I have a new dog that is a joy. I'll send a picture soon.

Posted by: Jinx the Cat at August 19, 2017 04:11 PM (GOoUs)

61 Tom Cat's coloring is like camophlage in the woods around our house which gives him a great advantage as a hunter.
One time Mr. H found a dead rabbit in the garage missing a paw. The rabbit was bigger than the cat, too.

Posted by: ALH at August 19, 2017 04:15 PM (YxR6P)

62 60 ... Jinx, What kind of dog (if definable) did you get? Inquiring minds and all that.

Posted by: JTB at August 19, 2017 04:16 PM (V+03K)

63 "They deliberately want to turn us into a third world shithole for everyone except themselves and their class."

FIFY

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at August 19, 2017 04:16 PM (z7sUD)

64 rumcrook, thank you for the photo of petunia and her mount. Glad to see her; sorry that she left too soon.

Posted by: m at August 19, 2017 04:17 PM (p6cpl)

65 I love the boy and his cow story. That is such a sweet picture.

The kids really get attached to their animals. It's really sad at the fair on the last day when the kids have to say goodbye to their animals for the last time.

Posted by: CaliGirl at August 19, 2017 04:17 PM (Ri/rl)

66 Mangy mutt >>>> University professor.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at August 19, 2017 04:20 PM (Pk+se)

67 "Now this immediately brings a question to mind: there are carnivores
that are not pets, yet they eat meat and defecate. Should there be an
attempt to exterminate all carnivores on the planet? The article is a
bit vague, but you can see the subtext is a familiar one:"

On the Mountain Men show on History Channel they mentioned a pack of
wolves needed to eat 100 pounds of meat a day. That sounds high but
those wolves do a lot more running and keeping warm than most pets.

Posted by: X-ray at August 19, 2017 04:22 PM (zoSd2)

68 Totally OT-I love the "handle " Rumcrook" for the poster. It sounds like something from a Dickens novel

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at August 19, 2017 04:24 PM (iVOAv)

69 >>>14 UCLA - STFU

Posted by: Gorilla Gumdrop at August 19, 2017 03:19 PM (lAVPT)

Omigosh, I just read that article. Soulless people. "A transition to pets that eat less meat," the man says.

Posted by: m at August 19, 2017 04:24 PM (p6cpl)

70 "Omigosh, I just read that article. Soulless people. "A transition to pets that eat less meat," the man says."
-Posted by: m at August 19, 2017 04:24 PM (p6cpl)

Fuck that guy, in particular.

Posted by: Slapweasel, (Cold1), (T) at August 19, 2017 04:26 PM (Ckg4U)

71 "A transition to pets that eat less meat"

Who the hell would want a pet vegan?

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at August 19, 2017 04:27 PM (Pk+se)

72 This made me laugh and reminded me of the former co-host on this thread and her Great Dane:

Big Dogs that still think they're lap dogs:

http://tinyurl.com/yb7funl4

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at August 19, 2017 04:29 PM (iVOAv)

73 "A transition to pets that eat less meat"

Isn't one of the reasons to have a cat in the house is they hunt meaty mice?

Posted by: X-ray at August 19, 2017 04:29 PM (zoSd2)

74 71 "A transition to pets that eat less meat"

Who the hell would want a pet vegan?
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at August 19, 2017 04:27 PM (Pk+se)

It would be like having a parrot that repeatedly says "I'm a vegan!"

Posted by: Insomniac at August 19, 2017 04:30 PM (0mRoj)

75
"A transition to pets that eat less meat"

A transition to a car that uses less gasoline.

A transition to a baby/child that uses less health care.

A transition to a home that uses less heating energy.

A transition to a diet that uses less fat and sugar.

A transition to a Constitution that allows less guns and speech and religion.

The Left sure has a plan for its Utopia. Maybe it's time we take them seriously?

Posted by: Soothsayer -- Fake Commenter at August 19, 2017 04:31 PM (v2bko)

76

You know who else suggested lots of "transitions?"

Posted by: Soothsayer -- Fake Commenter at August 19, 2017 04:32 PM (v2bko)

77 I have three cats that eat a lot, defecate and urinate in the litter boxes (3 boxes, no waiting).

I am a menace to society and the future.

Bwa - ha-ha-ha!

So sorry to hear about people losing pets. Especially dogs. I was never a dog person, always kind of a cat person, until we got our Yellow Lab 11 years ago.
He's been gone a year, he died about this time last August. I still miss him so much. The day he died I though my heart would break.
I can't get another dog, I'm away from home too much. Dogs need a lot more attention than cats.

My littlest cat (maybe 20 weeks old now) is a menace too. Terrifying the older cats, jumping and racing around the house.
She's a little wild (well, a lot wild), but very entertaining.

Posted by: Bozo Conservative....menace to society at August 19, 2017 04:33 PM (vcOmj)

78
A transition to a world without an "Israel."

Posted by: Soothsayer -- Fake Commenter at August 19, 2017 04:33 PM (v2bko)

79 It would be like having a parrot that repeatedly says "I'm a vegan!"
Posted by: Insomniac at August 19, 2017 04:30 PM (0mRoj)

At least the parrot wouldn't whine about gluten in their seed, have a scrimpy neckbeard or wear a stupid hipster hat.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at August 19, 2017 04:33 PM (Pk+se)

80 You know who else suggested lots of "transitions?"

Catlin Jenner?

Posted by: X-ray at August 19, 2017 04:34 PM (zoSd2)

81 "A transition to pets that eat less meat," the man says."
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Let's talk...

Posted by: Mike Hammer's Cat, casually sharpening claws at August 19, 2017 04:34 PM (OdK9v)

82 Happy Caterday!
Poor Cinnamon went to vet today, cried from the second the carrier went outside all the way there and while waiting for her shot. Calmed down a bit until back in the truck . Have her on a special food for urinary track. She seems no worse for the wear.

Posted by: Skip at August 19, 2017 04:34 PM (pPKG5)

83 >>>30 Our cat is two years old, not declawed. Over the last month she has taken to clawing me at night when we are sleeping.
Posted by: Meremortal at August 19, 2017 03:50 PM (3myMJ)

I had a cat who did something like that, but milder. Just in the morning: she would gently bat the side of my face and stare intently at my eyelashes. When I'd open my eyes, her eyes would be about two inches from mine. Good morning!

Posted by: m at August 19, 2017 04:34 PM (p6cpl)

84 Our late cat Sasha used to bring her little cat toy to Her Majesty in bed and drop it on her for breakfast.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at August 19, 2017 04:38 PM (Pk+se)

85 Since we are going OT: I saw conflicting reports about the Boston demonstration. One said it didn't happen because the demonstrators were way outnumbered by counter-protestors (criminals).

Another report said the protest took place but shut down early due to worries. Haven't seen anything about violence.

Posted by: Meremortal at August 19, 2017 04:39 PM (3myMJ)

86 JTB

I got a Feist from a local pound, a yearling.

In June she only weighed 16 pounds, but I've got her to 28 now and she's looking good.

Poor girl had a coat like a hyena's from malnutrition when I picked her up. Now it shines and she is a ball of energy.

Posted by: Jinx the Cat at August 19, 2017 04:39 PM (eFRS+)

87
Can we ask a favor of your lurkers and commenters? Believe it or not our photo stash is getting quite low. We could use some photos. It doesn't matter if you have submitted before, send in a new photo of your pet.

I've been waiting to send in the 'Perfect Pet Portrait' for the thread, but knew there was a huge backlog.

Got a new phone a few months back and apple has decided to organize my pics for me!

Screw you, Apple! I can't find that pic.

I may have to resuscitate the old phone to find and post...

Posted by: Spun and Murky at August 19, 2017 04:42 PM (4DCSq)

88 Just read that article on the soulless, sick UCLA study.I can assure you that those pricks will go before my pets do. For the sake of the environment.

Posted by: JTB at August 19, 2017 04:42 PM (V+03K)

89 >>>56 My Tom Cat is now an official pet moron!
Posted by: ALH at August 19, 2017 04:08 PM (YxR6P)

What was his name when you thought he was a girlcat?

Posted by: m at August 19, 2017 04:44 PM (p6cpl)

90
"A transition to pets that eat less meat"

That's why dogs love us,we give them meat.

Posted by: Deplorable Male Logic at August 19, 2017 04:45 PM (lKyWE)

91 My last cat would wake me up by gently drawing his partially sheathed claws through my beard.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc.,etc. at August 19, 2017 04:49 PM (OdK9v)

92 Exceptional Pet Thread this week!!

The Gordon Setter is absolutely gorgeous. I wonder if their personality is similar to an Irish Setter- the happy go lucky redhead thing?

All the pets this week are wonderful. Thanks for sharing y'all!

Posted by: moki at August 19, 2017 04:49 PM (V+V48)

93 Just read that article on the soulless, sick UCLA study.I can assure you that those pricks will go before my pets do. For the sake of the environment.
Posted by: JTB
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They would make fine pet food.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc.,etc. at August 19, 2017 04:49 PM (OdK9v)

94 88 Just read that article on the soulless, sick UCLA study.I can assure you that those pricks will go before my pets do. For the sake of the environment.
Posted by: JTB at August 19, 2017 04:42 PM (V+03K)

Amen and amen. How are you and Mrs. JTB?

Posted by: moki at August 19, 2017 04:50 PM (V+V48)

95 "A transition to pets that eat less meat"

You mean go to a shelter and pick up an effete hipster? No, thanks. Too much work cleaning up after them. Filthy creatures.

Posted by: t-bird at August 19, 2017 04:50 PM (pszv/)

96 My last cat would wake me up by gently drawing his partially sheathed claws through my beard.

Would that be why he was your last cat?

Posted by: t-bird at August 19, 2017 04:52 PM (pszv/)

97 In June she only weighed 16 pounds, but I've got her to 28 now and she's looking good.

Poor girl had a coat like a hyena's from malnutrition when I picked her up. Now it shines and she is a ball of energy.

Posted by: Jinx the Cat

That's appalling! Somebody fetch me my smelling salts. *presses back of hand to forehead*

Posted by: Prof. Gregory Okin, UCLA at August 19, 2017 04:53 PM (/qEW2)

98 86 ... Jinx, Thanks for letting us know. Seeing a pet improve and play is a source of joy.

Posted by: JTB at August 19, 2017 04:53 PM (V+03K)

99 Thats kind of how Boy Franpsycho sleeps with our dog. So darn cute.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 19, 2017 04:53 PM (EZebt)

100 Shibumi's cat lives a better life than Shibumi. "

So do the mouse family's dogs. And cats. Heck, the ducks around the pond get fed before me...

Wouldn't have it any other way.

Posted by: Anon a mouse... at August 19, 2017 04:57 PM (MINbv)

101 75
"A transition to pets that eat less meat"

A transition to a car that uses less gasoline.

A transition to a baby/child that uses less health care.

A transition to a home that uses less heating energy.

A transition to a diet that uses less fat and sugar.

A transition to a Constitution that allows less guns and speech and religion.

The Left sure has a plan for its Utopia. Maybe it's time we take them seriously?
Posted by: Soothsayer -- Fake Commenter at August 19, 2017 04:31 PM (v2bko)

A transition to Islamic rule.
Media's idea of Utopia. Wankers.

Posted by: Gorilla Gumdrop at August 19, 2017 04:58 PM (hptIz)

102 94 ... Hi Moki, We are doing fine. I swear the surviving dog seemed to realize we were sad and made himself even more adorable to help. And he is right!

Posted by: JTB at August 19, 2017 04:59 PM (V+03K)

103 I'm so grateful to the study author for contextualizing the intersectionality between pet and global warming.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc.,etc. at August 19, 2017 04:59 PM (OdK9v)

104 "A transition to pets that eat less meat"

A transition to a car that uses less gasoline.

A transition to a baby/child that uses less health care.

A transition to a home that uses less heating energy.

A transition to a diet that uses less fat and sugar.

A transition to a Constitution that allows less guns and speech and religion.

The Left sure has a plan for its Utopia. Maybe it's time we take them seriously?
Posted by: Soothsayer
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A transition to a 'Fairness' based tax system. rather than one that raises revenues.

Oh, and a transition to physics that makes magnets attract aluminum.

Posted by: Barky the Brilliant at August 19, 2017 05:02 PM (OdK9v)

105 "Transition to a worse life".

I wish these freaking busybodies would realize nobody gives a crap about their prescriptions for control.

Posted by: Meremortal at August 19, 2017 05:05 PM (3myMJ)

106 nood chess

Posted by: m at August 19, 2017 05:05 PM (p6cpl)

107 102 94 ... Hi Moki, We are doing fine. I swear the surviving dog seemed to realize we were sad and made himself even more adorable to help. And he is right!
Posted by: JTB at August 19, 2017 04:59 PM (V+03K)

They know, don't they? We lost our lab in June, and our german shepherd has been both mourning her, and like velcro to us. I think we both need the comfort.

Posted by: moki at August 19, 2017 05:06 PM (V+V48)

108 If anyone is still around I need to find a home for a senior dog. A good friend of mine has sadly been told he can no longer care for himself so he is a resident at the same place as my mom. He broke down today worried sick about his dog. It's a mix breed, about 10 years old named Cruiser. Thanks for any help.

Posted by: DeplorableJewells45 at August 19, 2017 05:15 PM (CNHr1)

109 Where are you and your needy dog located? Roughly.

Posted by: navybrat at August 19, 2017 05:20 PM (w7KSn)

110 107 ... Moki, So sorry about your lab. As you said, they seem to know. We went through that with our previous pups. They were litter mates which made it worse on all sides. The healing was a mutual effort.

Posted by: JTB at August 19, 2017 05:29 PM (V+03K)

111 Jinx I looked up the breed and it sure seems like you acquired a fine looking pup! Very nice clean lines. Next question, does it travel well?

Posted by: Hrothgar at August 19, 2017 05:47 PM (gwPgz)

112 Thank you Mis Hum and all the folks who send in pics to help make this a wonderful weekend thread.

Posted by: cfo mom at August 19, 2017 05:55 PM (RfzVr)

113 Navybrat.. Kansas City area.

Posted by: DeplorableJewells45 at August 19, 2017 06:01 PM (CNHr1)

114 Shibumi's cat lives a better life than Shibumi.

Well but hey. American pets generally eat better than a lot of humans in the third world do.*

(*Not intended as an anti-American statement, just a true statement.)

Posted by: qdpsteve at August 19, 2017 06:15 PM (eMKNe)

115 Hrothgar, the dog, named Dixie, travels quite well and has developed a fondness for tidal creeks.

It is nice to have a young animal around the house.

Posted by: Jinx the Cat at August 19, 2017 06:19 PM (eFRS+)

116 I was too depressed to comment on this thread earlier, but I've got a couple of beers in me so I'll give an update on my cat Kira.

I still can't get her to eat more than a nibble or two. She's just sleeping in the hall wasting away. For the last couple of days I took her to the vet where they gave her medication to stimulate her appetite, anti-nausea medication, injected her with fluids, and force-fed her. We'll do that again tomorrow morning, then on Monday night they'll do another blood test to see if there has been any improvement.

I'm not at all optimistic. I remember that both of my parents lost interest in eating when they went into the hospital for the last time.

Posted by: rickl at August 19, 2017 06:34 PM (sdi6R)

117 Hrothgar, the dog, named Dixie, travels quite well and has developed a fondness for tidal creeks.

It is nice to have a young animal around the house.

Posted by: Jinx the Cat at August 19, 2017 06:19 PM (eFRS+) ]

Jinx, Love the name, and I am sure she has found an excellent home, especially because not everyone can provide access to tidal creeks!

Posted by: Hrothgar at August 19, 2017 06:40 PM (gwPgz)

118 When I croak, I want to reincarnate as some Moron's pet. Talk about a wonderful life!

Posted by: empire1 at August 19, 2017 06:42 PM (XtakG)

119 ricky - my cat who passed away a month ago was like that, she didn't eat and seemed just to have trouble drinking. Lost 1/2 her weight in a short time.

Posted by: Skip at August 19, 2017 06:45 PM (pPKG5)

120 I'm sorry for your loss, Skip.

Posted by: rickl at August 19, 2017 07:16 PM (sdi6R)

121 Thanks, caligirl, palerider, she was a fine dog. its funny, i never thought i would like small dogs, or children. over the last 30 years ive had many big dogs, mostly rottweilers, then several years ago I started a family and have 3 kids I adore, and now i cant stand to be apart from them. Little dog always came along for the ride when we would go out to home depot or wherever, and when i took a nap there would always be a 5 year old or 3 year old climbing on me and napping too, and of course little dog. So it seems like the end of time period in life. FenelonSpoke, my "handle" used to be a cheap rum soaked cigar i used to smoke back in the nineties, it was a name i started using on the cigar message boards at jr cigars way back in the day.

Posted by: Rumcrook at August 19, 2017 11:59 PM (4V3ga)

122 Moki, yes, happy-go-lucky covers the Gordon Setter personality, although the word most often encountered is "goofy." He's eager to please, heart of gold and probably a lot smarter than we give him credit for. I think he appreciates the benefits of being misunderestimated.

Posted by: Rich at August 20, 2017 03:48 AM (MoY2b)

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