Ace of Spades Pet Thread

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Good afternoon and welcome to the almost world famous Ace of Spades Pet Thread. We appreciate you stopping by today. Kick back and enjoy the world of animals.

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Meet The PetMorons

My beloved Jack Jones a dog found on the street (the vet said it looked like he had lived there for 4 months). He helped me through some tough times and is now around 14 years old. Unfortunately he has lumps appearing and he won't be around much longer. As I tell Jack he is the bestest dog ever and he will always be in my heart. - Mark

Hopefully Mr. Jones will be around a few more years and that the lumps are just fatty tissue. We are happy to hear that you have both been there for each other. Thanks for sharing.

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Finally sending a pic, exactly one year after we picked up Sparky from the Rescue Shelter. On the way home he chose my wife as his goddess, by peeing on her lap. Won't leave her side. He's made progress, but is still very timid. I have to believe some guy mistreated him; now that I'm his friend, I'm the only male he's not afraid of. He is very protective of the green pillow in the first shot.

Half Chihuahua, half ? (they guessed Yorky). His head is smooth, but his coat looks as if he's wearing the pelt of his defeated enemy. He thinks he's a little badass.

When I'm here at the computer, he comes up and stands up like a meercat. Always gets him a treat, which always gets him spinning around in enthusiasm. That's a good sign. When we first got him, he seemed uninterested in food. That changed completely. Now, when we're at dinner, he puts his paws on the side of my wife's chair, begging. When he gets something, he scoots under the chair to do the same on the other side, as if he were a different dog.

As a bonus, here's a shot of our late lamented Sally, proving that Bassets CAN look happy. - Eeyore

Hello Eeyore, nothing quite like a pooch marking its territory. Sparky has quite the lifestyle it sounds like. Sally looks adorable. Sorry to hear that she is gone.

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These two raga muffins enjoying a beautiful evening on the back patio are Dozer and Emma. Dozer is a pit-mix and Emma is a Bichon-mix: both fell into our laps and hearts for different reasons. The big guy is a goof and completely attached to me while little girl is an equal opportunity snuggler.
And a little late for Halloween, but here is one of our regulars at the horse rescue.

Including legs, it’s slightly larger than the size of my palm.
MW in Texas
P.S. It was pleasure meeting several of you at the TX MoMe. Special thanks to Tonypete and Mrs. Tonypete, Jak Sucio, AltonJackson + 1, NaCly Dog, Iris, Nurse Ratched, Beserker, Sponge (and several others) for making a lurker feel included. Many thanks to the 3 wonderful hosts as well.

Hello MW sounds like the Texas MoMe was a success. Thanks for the interesting photos you sent. I favor the doggehs over the spider.

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Lucy the cat-For your upcoming collection of moron pets in their Christmas Best! - Nurse Ratched

Quite the festive kitteh there Nurse. Lucy has been featured previously and she is a photogenic cat. Thanks for sharing.

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Meet TC, short for TuxCat, or maybe Truncated Cat. He was a stray, and when I first met him he would alternate between crying for food and hissing to warn me not to get too close. Based on his behavior, I think he had been somebody's house cat who was either abandoned or got lost at a very young age. He had a terrible injury to his tail, so I had to capture him and take him to the vet. Part of his tail had to be amputated, so now he looks like a little doggy.
And he acts like one, too. Now he follows me around wherever I go, and can't get enough of being petted. I had a hard time getting a good picture of him because he he's always up around my ankles, so all you could see is his back and the top of his head. - Toad-O

TC is a handsome lad who definitely used one of his 9 lives to land in your world. Sounds like a dedicated and joyful pet. We appreciate you sharing with us.

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This is Lady. She's two years old and after seven races decided she preferred a less active lifestyle. After retiring, she went to a prison as part of a program where inmates get to train dogs. Ten weeks later, she graduated and arrived at our house. And she's cluing in to what toys are. - NR Pax

What an interesting life this sweetheart has lived. It really looks like she lucked out landing in your life. She certainly appears to be well taken care of!

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Hi Mis Hum,
You have featured Quinn and Morgan before. My wife unearthed this picture while getting ready to prepare Christmas cards. We have a nice picture of the four of us ready to go for the front of the card, and she wanted to put this one on the back side. Quinn and Morgan are litter mates, and we call them the twins. When they wag their tails, it is synchronized. When they sleep, they are most often in the same position. If one of them scratches their ear, the other one will scratch the same ear. It's a bit spooky, almost like they are sharing the same brain.
Regards to the pet horde! - TN Deplorable

Hi TN Deplorable. Those dogs certainly seem deplorable as well. I think that's a really neat photo. I hope it makes that Christmas card. Thanks for your submission.

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Hello Misc, it’s Otto Zilch again.
We don’t ever see much of our Pet Morons at work, so I thought I’d share some shots of Dusty, our AOS-certified badass, and some of his prey. Like a lot of house cats, he hunts out of instinct rather than for necessary food, so he often brings us mice that are partially, but not completely used up. When that happens, we take the mice over to a nearby field so the neighborhood owls and hawks can have an easy meal.
Maybe we can have a AOS Pet Thread just for the hunters/killers. --Otto Zilch

Well Dusty certainly looks like a bad ass from the photos you submitted. Nice to see he has retained some of his original characteristics. Thanks for displaying his prowess.

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Daisy, my son’s rescue who just had her one year anniversary in her forever home, does not seem pleased about the bath she just had. - sharon(willow’s apprentice)

Ahhh, the old sad face when bathed. At least you folks got her to sit still after a bath. On the bright side she tolerated the procedure well Thanks for submitting today.

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Howdy. Levon has been on the pet thread before but here he is doing his imitation of a pretzel. What a smart boy! He has always figured that this was his chair. Who says dogs are color blind? It's a perfect fit! Cheers Tom

A Setter taking life easy. How adorable!! Looks like Levon requires a larger chair. Just a hint, Black Friday sales are coming up.

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Great pets and spider everyone. We love to see and hear about your pets. The Horde's pets are so spoiled.

The Pet Thread is taking next Saturday November 20th off. Don't worry we will be back the following week and if you have something to submit. We are at petmorons at gmail dot com.

Have a good week.

Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at 03:00 PM

Comments

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1 Critters!

Posted by: Duke Lowell at November 13, 2021 03:00 PM (kTF2Z)

2 Nice Pets Y'all!...

Posted by: Hairyback Guy at November 13, 2021 03:03 PM (R/m4+)

3 Happy Caturday everyone

Posted by: Skip's Phone at November 13, 2021 03:04 PM (sP4zi)

4 Sad news to pass along. My sisters kittuh, Casper, died last night. He was 16. He had various health issues. She heard what sounded like a cat throwing up. She went down stairs and he was lying on the floor, dead. She's guessing a heart attack. He died quick. Anyway, my sister is sad. I'm sad. He was a good kittuh. A very laid back, mellow kittuh.

Posted by: Puddleglum at work, RIP Casper at November 13, 2021 03:08 PM (xSnmX)

5 Beautiful pets

Posted by: Brother Northernlurker at November 13, 2021 03:09 PM (cSyAR)

6 Food thread! Mmm mmm mmm!

Posted by: Barack Hussein Obama at November 13, 2021 03:09 PM (lR7Oz)

7 I have got to get some updated pictures of our kids, Maggy and Molly. I just never seem to have my phone when they are just being dogs.

Posted by: Mister Scot (Formerly GWS) at November 13, 2021 03:09 PM (bVYXr)

8 Casper also has a sister, Laura. Heather watched as Laura came up to investigate, sniffed Casper, and then ran up stairs and went under the bed. She's been checking his various sleeping spots all day apparently. Probably wondering what happened to him. Poor ole girl.

Posted by: Puddleglum at work, RIP Casper at November 13, 2021 03:10 PM (xSnmX)

9 Does levon have six legs?

Posted by: JEM at November 13, 2021 03:14 PM (5/exA)

10 I'm sorry to hear about Casper PGum.

Posted by: Brother Northernlurker at November 13, 2021 03:14 PM (cSyAR)

11 rowr

Posted by: Dr. Varno at November 13, 2021 03:14 PM (vuisn)

12 Puddleglum {{{{Big Hug}}}} I'm so sorry for your family's loss.

Posted by: Iris at November 13, 2021 03:15 PM (6lKe4)

13 Hounds Abound!

Posted by: Million to one shot, Doc. at November 13, 2021 03:15 PM (JUcCg)

14
One of my SiLs had a hunter/killer farm kitteh named Jorge. Last year, I went out to their place a bunch of times to house-sit at the farm while they were out at their cabin. Jorge was a hell of a hunter, I once saw him carrying a rabbit half his size into the garage.

Last time I saw him before he passed, we were all in the backyard having coffee when he nailed a mouse and started throwing it into the air. Repeatedly. SiL kept telling her hubby to get it away from Jorge because it creeped her out, but Jimmy just laughed "GOOD kitty!".

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at November 13, 2021 03:15 PM (n+4am)

15 My girl Paisley never lies on the couch unless I'm there and tell her she can come. The bed is another thing.
It's funny the things she's obedient about.

Posted by: Brother Northernlurker at November 13, 2021 03:18 PM (cSyAR)

16 4 Sad news to pass along. My sisters kittuh, Casper, died last night. He was 16.

Sorry to hear.

I have two dogs not far short of that point, I worry all the time about them. They have two younger housemates that keep them super active so...helps.

The best thing you can do for a dog - don't know about cats - is another dog.

Posted by: JEM at November 13, 2021 03:18 PM (5/exA)

17 hiya

Posted by: JT at November 13, 2021 03:24 PM (arJlL)

18 That Jack Jones looks like a very good boy.

Posted by: m at November 13, 2021 03:28 PM (6dJKT)

19 So this was the first weekend Lady was allowed to meet potential adopters. Unfortunately, she didn't get chosen but there's always another time.

Posted by: NR Pax at November 13, 2021 03:30 PM (jKocA)

20 Sorry about Casper, Puddleglum.

And a spider as big as your palm? No thanks.

Posted by: Jordan61 at November 13, 2021 03:30 PM (jm4rC)

21 A guy I meet at the pub quite often has a Leonberger. It's a most impressive dog-enormous but very calm and friendly.

Posted by: Brother Northernlurker at November 13, 2021 03:31 PM (cSyAR)

22 Elvis and I became famous this week for the wrong reason. I take Elvis to a park here in town 3 or 4 times a week for a walk. It's a beautiful place but in the offseason almost empty other than a few other dog walkers and some fishermen. We have a leash law but it's never been enforced at the park so we let the dogs run and play.

Karen complained. So there is a town council meeting scheduled to discuss whether we will start enforcing the law or just take it off the books.

Last Tuesday Elvis and I are walking around and we have the whole place to ourselves so naturally he's off the leash. Woman pulls up near me, gets out of her car and introduces herself as a photographer for the local paper and says her editor is doing a story on dogs and needs some pictures of of local dogs. Small town, lots of puff piece articles like this.

I get the paper on Thursday and there on the front page is a big picture of Elvis under the heading in red letters TO LEASH OR NOT TO LEASH? and then goes on to name both of us. We've been on the run from Johnny Law ever since.

Posted by: JackStraw at November 13, 2021 03:31 PM (ZLI7S)

23 My condolences to your sister's cat. Casper sounds like he was a wonderful kitteh.

Posted by: NR Pax at November 13, 2021 03:31 PM (jKocA)

24 Why have our most common pets evolved to live just long enough to fuck up our lives at critical points?

Parrots...gack. Our eldest is the first male dog we've ever had he's wonderful, 14 plays like a puppy but still...

Posted by: JEM at November 13, 2021 03:33 PM (5/exA)

25 I get the paper on Thursday and there on the front page is a big picture of Elvis under the heading in red letters TO LEASH OR NOT TO LEASH? and then goes on to name both of us. We've been on the run from Johnny Law ever since.
Posted by: JackStraw at November 13, 2021 03:31 PM (ZLI7S)

WTF? People are asshoes.

Posted by: Jordan61 at November 13, 2021 03:33 PM (jm4rC)

26 I get the paper on Thursday and there on the front page is a big picture of Elvis under the heading in red letters TO LEASH OR NOT TO LEASH? and then goes on to name both of us. We've been on the run from Johnny Law ever since.

Posted by: JackStraw at November 13, 2021 03:31 PM

Trust no one, sad to say but in this day and age I treat every stranger I encounter that wants to engage me as an adversary. They all want something, usually money, but whatever it is, it is never to my advantage.

Posted by: Mister Scot (Formerly GWS) at November 13, 2021 03:34 PM (bVYXr)

27 >>WTF? People are asshoes.

Exactly my reaction.

Posted by: JackStraw at November 13, 2021 03:36 PM (ZLI7S)

28 Sadness yet i will not mourn.

Jack our diabetic kitter crossed to the other side 11 days after i entered the hospital. He was 14. Took insulin 2x a day for around 8 years. Vet says in his years of practice he had never seen a feline kept healthy with diabetese for that long. Jack, a fine specimen of grey American Shorthair, was just a strong cat. He would never run up the cat tree, but climb slow and deliberate like a lineman! Champion mouser. Pussy around a vaccuum or even a friggin broom. I could not picture him living anywhere but with us. If i slept in, he was at my bedside " mow, mow, chirrrp meow" (translation - ' hey, hooman, imma hungry and need my stingy thing in the back of my neck") and he would run and jump in his chair where he would wait for his insulin.

What a joy to have this big boy in our home for daughter unit and i. Movie nights meant wifey, popcorn and jack in my lap or on the sofa back on his blankey.

I celebtate a happee cat given a life who would most likely have been put down in any other household.

Posted by: Cicero Kaboom! Kid at November 13, 2021 03:37 PM (TRGyz)

29 Great, now I gotta investigate some guy and his dog in Rhode Island.

Posted by: John Durham at November 13, 2021 03:37 PM (kTF2Z)

30 Yeah, the story about the reporter is the exact reason my policy on reporters is "Don't ever trust them."

Posted by: NR Pax at November 13, 2021 03:37 PM (jKocA)

31 Having a Tastykake Junior as my birthday cake

Posted by: Skip's Phone at November 13, 2021 03:38 PM (sP4zi)

32 Why have our most common pets evolved to live just long enough to fuck up our lives at critical points?

Parrots...gack. Our eldest is the first male dog we've ever had he's wonderful, 14 plays like a puppy but still...

Posted by: JEM at November 13, 2021 03:33 PM

We had Amber a Rhodesian Ridgeback for 13 years and she was fine, still going on walks but she was on some medication for her hip arthritis but overall she was beating the odds for her age and breed. Woke up one morning and she had suffered a stroke overnight and was paralyzed in her back legs. Took her to the vet and the vet confirmed there was nothing she could do so we had to let her go. That was the only time she was scared to go to the vet.

It happens but she gave us 13 years of doggy happiness.

Posted by: Mister Scot (Formerly GWS) at November 13, 2021 03:39 PM (bVYXr)

33 firm policy of absolutely no pictures by strangers of me or mine, ever.
couple people out there who didn't even ask who have lovely pictures of the palm of my hand covering their camera lens.

Posted by: sock_rat_eez (ahosz) at November 13, 2021 03:39 PM (ahosz)

34 I celebtate a happee cat given a life who would most likely hae been put down in any other household.

We had a diabetic cat who got diagnosed with it later in life. One good story that came out of it after he died. I was paying a visit to my local humane society and asked if they had need for needles and insulin. The lady's eyes went wide and she said "Thank you so much for coming in. We just had a lady call us and ask if we had any because she's on a fixed income and her cat was just diagnosed."

Posted by: NR Pax at November 13, 2021 03:40 PM (jKocA)

35 Not really pets, although we treat them like royalty with the food we give them. One of our chickens laid their first egg today. We have 2 Americaunas and 2 Buff Orpingtons. Definitely one of the Americaunas laid it since it's light blue.

Posted by: neverenoughcaffeine at November 13, 2021 03:40 PM (2NHgQ)

36 Happy Birthday, Skip !

Posted by: sock_rat_eez (ahosz) at November 13, 2021 03:40 PM (ahosz)

37 I celebtate a happee cat given a life who would most likely have been put down in any other household

Those aren't tears must be an allergy...

Certain breeds of dogs are prone to tear ligaments in their legs and the resulting surgery called tplo is several thousand dollars. If one tears the other will eventually. We budget $5,000 for every dog we bring in the house just in case because we know once they're in we will never let them go willingly

Posted by: JEM at November 13, 2021 03:42 PM (5/exA)

38 Having a Tastykake Junior as my birthday cake
Posted by: Skip's Phone at November 13, 2021 03:38 PM (sP4zi)

Hey, Happy Birthday!

Posted by: Jordan61 at November 13, 2021 03:43 PM (jm4rC)

39 Happy Birthday Skip.

Posted by: JackStraw at November 13, 2021 03:44 PM (ZLI7S)

40 Yaaay, pet thread. Smiles and sniffles as always.

I began smelling rodent in the house. We have some stacks of boxes, and I'm always concerned about some critter nesting in them.

I started nosing (literally) around to find the source of the smell. Then Milady spotted a tiny baby mouse. Poor thing didn't know how to hide, just cowered by some boxes. Milady easily caught it with one of our Bug Cups™. Two days later, another baby mouse, again huddled against a bookshelf, easily caught. Couldn't bear to bash their cute little noggins in, so we let them go, well away from the house. Probably to be snake food or something.

Plainly, they hadn't come inside from the cold, and the rodent smell persisted, even worsening. Finally, following my nose, I got down on hands and knees with a flashlight, and peered under a heavy wooden table's base. There was what must've been momma mouse, deceased. Took a while to clear the table, drag it aside, bag the corpse, and hit the carpet with deodorizer. No more stink.

Did one of the cats injure momma? Did she just die hiding there? We'll never know. A little sad. A lot yucky.

Posted by: mindful webworker and the rural rodents at November 13, 2021 03:46 PM (/8e9W)

41 I took Conor to one of the Manassas Battlefield parks with a horse trailer area for a walk today. A pair of riders were just returning and putting their horses away.

The gentleman rider called out to me and said "For a minute there I thought you were walking a pig! Then I got a better view and saw it was a French Bulldog."

Conor did not find this amusing, but I did.

Posted by: Commissar Hrothgar (hOUT3) ~ Lie back and think of the sweet graft! ~ at November 13, 2021 03:49 PM (hOUT3)

42 This is so unusual. I've actually had time to comment on the pet thread

Posted by: JEM at November 13, 2021 03:49 PM (5/exA)

43 The two big maple trees that gave me so much shade in the backyard are being taken down right now. It looks horrible back there.

Posted by: IrishEi at November 13, 2021 03:53 PM (7b2L9)

44
Best of Breed for Delilah at today's Decatur Alabama KC shoe, defeating 7. So even if she doesn't get anything else today, she's for the moment the #1 Borzoi in all-breed rankings by 7309-7306. She's already #1 Borzoi in breed ranking and grand champion points.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at November 13, 2021 03:54 PM (/U27+)

45 My granddaughter has a cavoodle puppy that she brings with her when she visits. That puppy gets so excited to meet me that I even forgive her peeing on the carpet.

Posted by: President Select Decaf at November 13, 2021 03:54 PM (sNzkE)

46 Some asshole called me a pig today and my owner just laughed! So I shit in his shoes when we got home. Who's laughing now?

Posted by: Conor at November 13, 2021 03:54 PM (kTF2Z)

47 The two big maple trees that gave me so much shade in the backyard are being taken down ri

Condolences. Just had tow huge pines taken down in front. Yard looks nekkid. Costly too.

Posted by: Infidel at November 13, 2021 03:55 PM (aH0Li)

48
Having a Tastykake Junior as my birthday cake
Posted by: Skip's Phone at November 13, 2021 03:38 PM (sP4zi)

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Tastykakes...

*drools*

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at November 13, 2021 03:55 PM (/U27+)

49 This is so unusual. I've actually had time to comment on the pet thread
Posted by: JEM at November 13, 2021 03:49 PM (5/exA)

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Me too, normally I read the thread the next day.

Posted by: President Select Decaf at November 13, 2021 03:56 PM (sNzkE)

50 How was your day Skip ?

Posted by: JT at November 13, 2021 03:56 PM (arJlL)

51 I get the paper on Thursday and there on the front page is a big picture of Elvis under the heading in red letters TO LEASH OR NOT TO LEASH? and then goes on to name both of us. We've been on the run from Johnny Law ever since.
Posted by: JackStraw

Never talk to cops. Never trust the press.

Posted by: mindful webworker - they are out to get you at November 13, 2021 03:57 PM (/8e9W)

52 Happy Birthday, Skip!

So, JackStraw and Elvis are on the lam? Does Ace know he's harboring fugitives?

Posted by: IrishEi at November 13, 2021 03:59 PM (7b2L9)

53 WD, FSJ, and WCv2 all say howdy!!

Posted by: Weasel at November 13, 2021 04:00 PM (0IeYL)

54
The good thing about Rhode Island is that if you walk 100 yards you're across state lines.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at November 13, 2021 04:01 PM (/U27+)

55 Love all the pets today, but especially Sparky. We had a similar male-abused rescue: terrified of all males except her PAPA! Retire, you will eventually be papa, too.

Posted by: Best Thief in Lankhmar at November 13, 2021 04:02 PM (XGiNg)

56 Oh, my.

Great pets today. TuxCat looks tough. We have a long hair that looks a little like him and acts tough sometimes. But it was his Mom, mostly feral, who lost most of her tail and his sister who had an eye shot out.

Posted by: KT at November 13, 2021 04:02 PM (0ghg2)

57 Retire, no; Eeyore, yes

Posted by: Best Thief in Lankhmar at November 13, 2021 04:03 PM (XGiNg)

58 56. Mom and Sis were prone to roaming. Got in a lot of trouble.

Posted by: KT at November 13, 2021 04:03 PM (0ghg2)

59 Great looking group of moronimals. Lucy looks adorable and quite festive.

Took me awhile to figure out the pic of Levon. Couldn't find his head.

Posted by: olddog in mo at November 13, 2021 04:03 PM (ju2Fy)

60 Conor is a shit.

Posted by: Been Lurking, but clearly been posting too at November 13, 2021 04:04 PM (rDgjh)

61 Rhode Island and something something Plantations

Posted by: Been Lurking, but clearly been posting too at November 13, 2021 04:05 PM (rDgjh)

62 But it was his Mom, mostly feral, who lost most of her tail and his sister who had an eye shot out.
Posted by: KT at November 13, 2021 04:02 PM (0ghg2)

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Air rifle or icicle?

Posted by: Ralphie at November 13, 2021 04:05 PM (kTF2Z)

63 Hadrian congratulations.

Played 1 game, not finding another so just looking at others. Might be home by Chess/dress

Posted by: Skip's Phone at November 13, 2021 04:07 PM (sP4zi)

64 So, not a pet question, but to those of you who are wise in the ways of cats...I have two barn cats, and one of them has recently decided that it amuses him to crap on my front porch or immediaty in front of it instead of out away from the house as usual. This little guy has killed many a rat as noted by the tasty bits they leave (usually along with a tail) on the front porch. I certainly do not object to that, but this latest action feels...political in nature. I think I"m going to move their food dish to the place (right by my front porch) that they have begun to consider a rural litter box. Is this a good course of action?
Signed,
Concerned in Southern Colorado

Posted by: Don at November 13, 2021 04:09 PM (Uf4pd)

65 Where's Sally Basset?

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at November 13, 2021 04:11 PM (63Dwl)

66 Dear Concerned In Southern Colorado,

Move the food dish anywhere you want. Just watch your step when you leave the house. Haha.

Posted by: A Cat at November 13, 2021 04:13 PM (kTF2Z)

67 >>So, JackStraw and Elvis are on the lam? Does Ace know he's harboring fugitives?

They will never take us alive.

Posted by: JackStraw at November 13, 2021 04:14 PM (ZLI7S)

68 A Cat
Probably right. I would give these cats to somebody who loves them in another state, but since they have taken up residence here, I have seen zero rattlesnakes near the house, which used to be a common occurrence. Worth quite a bit to me, those two.

Posted by: Don at November 13, 2021 04:18 PM (Uf4pd)

69 Slightly OT

An old AoSer, Old Navy Poet aka Jack Judy, was interviewed on PJ Media.

https://tinyurl.com/uy4wuhpu

He sounds happy. Good for him. He went through tough times.

Posted by: NaCly Dog (u82oZ) at November 13, 2021 04:19 PM (u82oZ)

70 My favorite on the "leash laws", some people train their dogs, a physical leash is redundant, but this (of course) is Not Acceptable to the leash fascistii. Nothing ever is to the wack jobs.

Posted by: Common Tater at November 13, 2021 04:20 PM (KO4Hv)

71 JackStraw

If you need a bolt hole, please let me know. But no bay front property out here in KS.

Posted by: NaCly Dog (u82oZ) at November 13, 2021 04:20 PM (u82oZ)

72 Having a Tastykake Junior as my birthday cake
Posted by: Skip's Phone at November 13, 2021 03:38 PM (sP4zi)

Happy Birthday, Skip! Chocolate Junior or coconut junior? Or might you have landed the awesome but rare Orange Junior???

*sings the "Nobody bakes a cake as tasty as a Tastykake" jingle *

Posted by: Doof at November 13, 2021 04:23 PM (mZUr4)

73 Worth quite a bit to you? That's why we get that crappy Purina Cat Chow? That bowl better have Fancy Feast in it next time. Nice house you got there. Be a shame if it got filled up with rattlesnakes. Capiche?

Posted by: A Cat at November 13, 2021 04:23 PM (kTF2Z)

74 Conor, don't take those slurs lying down. Go out and bit the miscreants.

Posted by: NaCly Dog (u82oZ) at November 13, 2021 04:23 PM (u82oZ)

75 Chocolate Junior

Posted by: Skip's Phone at November 13, 2021 04:26 PM (sP4zi)

76 Hadrian the Seventh

Congratulations. Who is a good girl? Delilah, that's who.

And BZ to your team.

Posted by: NaCly Dog (u82oZ) at November 13, 2021 04:26 PM (u82oZ)

77
Tastykakes

Koffee Kake
Coconut Junior
Lemon Pie
Butterscotch Kristen's
Koffee Kake Cupkakes
Chocolate Cupkakes

That is all

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at November 13, 2021 04:27 PM (/U27+)

78 >>If you need a bolt hole, please let me know. But no bay front property out here in KS.

Thanks Salty. The original Jack Straw was from Wichita so maybe a prairie schooner.

Posted by: JackStraw at November 13, 2021 04:28 PM (ZLI7S)

79 Greetings:

Get a dog, lose a La-Z-Boy.

Posted by: 11B40 at November 13, 2021 04:29 PM (uuklp)

80
Who is a good girl? Delilah, that's who.

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She is a good girl. We ask a lot of her and she always comes through. A real trouper.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at November 13, 2021 04:30 PM (/U27+)

81 We have no cats, but when there are field mice or prairie voles in the vicinity, we have a feral cat (different each time) that will be around the house. When they sun on our deck, my wife gets indignant, but I allow no harm to come to the cats.

Posted by: NaCly Dog (u82oZ) at November 13, 2021 04:30 PM (u82oZ)

82 A Cat
You'll eat Meow Mix and like it! (Nice move getting in the chicken house by the way. Betcha won't do that again, huh? Them roosters is mean.)

How is it, by the way that a cat will eat the most disgusting bits of a rat, rabbit, squirrel, bird, whatever...leave parts to the sun and the flies for a bit, then go back to it...BUT, get the wrong type of Meow Mix and they act insulted and won't touch it for days?

Posted by: Don at November 13, 2021 04:30 PM (Uf4pd)

83 Hello,

Lovely poet morons, all.

I still have the granddog, and he's unhappy with his new diet (kid 2 started it here...how thoughtful), so I went to the store and bought the old diet. Voila! Happier granddog.

Posted by: CN at November 13, 2021 04:31 PM (ONvIw)

84 We had a diabetic cat who got diagnosed with it later in life. One good story that came out of it after he died. I was paying a visit to my local humane society and asked if they had need for needles and insulin. The lady's eyes went wide and she said "Thank you so much for coming in. We just had a lady call us and ask if we had any because she's on a fixed income and her cat was just diagnosed."
Posted by: NR Pax at November 13, 2021

***
I did the same thing after Arizona the part-Maine Coon passed on in '99!

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius at November 13, 2021 04:32 PM (c6xtn)

85 Poet morons ?

Posted by: JT at November 13, 2021 04:32 PM (arJlL)

86 Lucy seems to have issues with the Christmas garb!

Posted by: CN at November 13, 2021 04:32 PM (ONvIw)

87 Best of Breed for Delilah at today's Decatur Alabama KC shoe, defeating 7. So even if she doesn't get anything else today, she's for the moment the #1 Borzoi in all-breed rankings by 7309-7306. She's already #1 Borzoi in breed ranking and grand champion points.

congratulations!!!!

Posted by: BlackOrchid at November 13, 2021 04:32 PM (j9HX3)

88 Pet, poet...poetical pets, pet poets, typos.

Posted by: CN at November 13, 2021 04:32 PM (ONvIw)

89 Congrats Hadrian!

Posted by: IrishEi at November 13, 2021 04:32 PM (7b2L9)

90 I think that I shall never see
a cat and a dog pissing up a tree.....

Posted by: JT at November 13, 2021 04:33 PM (arJlL)

91 44: Great win!

Posted by: CN at November 13, 2021 04:34 PM (ONvIw)

92 Aw...I was just needlin' ya !

Posted by: JT at November 13, 2021 04:34 PM (arJlL)

93 Afternoon, all,

It's cool and sunny here, and is supposed to be actually chilly tomorrow morning. a tremendous relief and change after 7-8 months of sticky heat. Chekov the Ailing Codger Cat is doing well, considering he still moves like he needs a Hurry-Cane and doesn't, or won't, jump up onto anything. He gets his topical pain med on the inner surface of his ear 2x a day, and his liquid anti-inflammatory down the hatch each evening. He has begun to let out a whining meow as we surround him for the latter treatment; he knows what's coming, but he doesn't try to lumber away and he doesn't hide. We consider we're lucky.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius at November 13, 2021 04:35 PM (c6xtn)

94 92 Aw...I was just needlin' ya !
Posted by: JT at November 13, 2021 04:34 PM (arJlL)

I know.

I am having a problem keeping tiny granddog in the crate, as Bogie keeps letting him out. Not sure why as he does not like being jumped on by Jasper.

Posted by: CN at November 13, 2021 04:36 PM (ONvIw)

95 H7 -- Congrats to you and Delilah!

Posted by: Doof at November 13, 2021 04:37 PM (mZUr4)

96 Nurse, Lucy the cat does not look happy to be wearing Christmas garb. The only cat I ever knew who did not just endure a costume but actually trotted around wearing it was the late smart black cat Marie-Antoinette, about whose exploits and adventures I've spoken before. A light cape and a small princess-style cone hat did not seem to bother her at all.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius at November 13, 2021 04:37 PM (c6xtn)

97 Benny says hi to all you people.

Posted by: Muad'dib at November 13, 2021 04:40 PM (WffSE)

98 Costly too.
Posted by: Infidel at November 13, 2021 03:55 PM (aH0Li)
~~~~~

No kidding. I went to the ATM for some extra cash to tip these guys. Was going to give them $20 each. Then I counted---there are 12 of them!

So, $10 bucks each and a case of Corona.

Posted by: IrishEi at November 13, 2021 04:40 PM (7b2L9)

99 Last night Prettygirl came in the window (I leave a back window open for her to climb in) and it looked like she got a faceful of skunk anal gland juice. Freaked me out though she was acting like "been there/done that before". I got her cleaned up as best I could and there's only a little residual stink. As I mentioned last night, it smelled more like really oily, vinegary, peppery salad dressing (and, honestly, not all that bad) than it did skunk, though it did have a slice of that sharp skunk scent (not the green or hoppy skunk scent). She's out patrolling the wild backyards of Noe Valley so all's well that patrols well.

Posted by: SFGoth at November 13, 2021 04:41 PM (KAi1n)

100 Cicero, I can't say that Arizona the big shaggy red tabby welcomed his insulin, but I had no trouble giving it to him. I'd prepare his dose, feed him, and as he gobbled his Rx food I'd kneel quickly, pinch up the loose skin between his shoulder blades, zing! and it was done. I'm sure it stung him. But the food was vastly more important.

He lived to be 16.5, the last 2 or so on the insulin, a quiet steady friend to the last.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius at November 13, 2021 04:42 PM (c6xtn)

101 I was supposed to be attending the National Red Setter Field Trial assoc, Nat Championships this weekend in Pinkneyville Illinois...but weather and "issues" with my 91yo father created first a delay, then finally a cancellation of us going. I was sooo looking forward to getting him there, up on a horse, behind the red dogs (perhaps for the last time).
Ah well...we'll try again for the Spring Trial.
We no longer campaign any dogs, but much of the field has our dogs names in their heritage, blood in their veins, and in particular..have my dogs "Tails"(Getting a high, straight tail when on point has been one of the toughest aspects of restoring the once great Field Irish Setter confirmation back from it's near extinction due to the popularity of Show Irish, and the 60year dominance of "Whyte Dogs" in the Field Trial Game) I have "meant" to post some pics, never got around to it....yet

Posted by: Birddog at November 13, 2021 04:42 PM (uAI4S)

102 How cud all the Trumpsts on this sight say nothing about the awful mousse murdering and death on this site??. Posing with a corpsemouse is in bad tast and communisty norms.

Posted by: Mary Cloggenstein at November 13, 2021 04:42 PM (EZebt)

103 Fuck you, Mary. Mouse mousse is one of my favorite dishes. Not that Don would know.

Posted by: A Cat at November 13, 2021 04:45 PM (kTF2Z)

104 Casper also has a sister, Laura. Heather watched as Laura came up to investigate, sniffed Casper, and then ran up stairs and went under the bed. She's been checking his various sleeping spots all day apparently. Probably wondering what happened to him. Poor ole girl.
Posted by: Puddleglum at work, RIP Casper at November 13, 2021

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The only cat I ever heard of who did that was the dilute tricolor stray, Lil Bit, whom I rescued and brought to my mother's house when our incumbent cat, Rusty, was about 9. At first he disliked the girl kitten, but in a few days they were good friends. When he passed away about 3 years later, my mother said that Lil Bit trotted all over the house, calling urgently, as if saying, "Where are you, buddy?"

They form attachments just as we do, I think.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius at November 13, 2021 04:46 PM (c6xtn)

105 Yeah, I never touch the stuff...rabbit on the other hand...oh, wait, can we talk about that here? This month has an 'r' in it...just sayin'...

Posted by: Don at November 13, 2021 04:48 PM (Uf4pd)

106 The cat I had as a kid was pretty badass. City outdoor cat but spent summers killing in the Catskills. Pun not intended

Posted by: San Franpsycho at November 13, 2021 04:52 PM (EZebt)

107 God Bless the pets and the morons of the Pet Thread.

Posted by: acethepug at November 13, 2021 04:56 PM (5faQs)

108 They are impressive little animals....Mine live a life closer the Pete the Barncat in the "Hank the Cowdog" books...if ya've ever heard of them.

Posted by: Don at November 13, 2021 04:56 PM (Uf4pd)

109 My favorite on the "leash laws", some people train their dogs, a physical leash is redundant, but this (of course) is Not Acceptable to the leash fascistii. Nothing ever is to the wack jobs.
Posted by: Common Tater at November 13, 2021 04:20 PM (KO4Hv)

"Inherited" FIL's dog. He trained all of his dogs.

When I walk the newcomer, as FIL said "on a lease", he stays on my left.

ALWAYS.

I'd bet a paycheck that dog would not stray. Lease or not

Posted by: Golfman at November 13, 2021 05:01 PM (nUtip)

110
There's a dog in my neighborhood who barks way too much. Should I complain or is that a mute point?

Posted by: Traitor Joe's Military Surplus, Vaccine and Massage Parlor at November 13, 2021 05:02 PM (dQvv7)

111 We pet sit when the neighbors travel the last few years. Their dauchhund? lab cross Bella loves it cuz we feed free choice (a bit less so when she is her

)

Well S and the kids left early Thursday morning, S is helping an old friend in Indiana recovering from covid and friends DH died. P will fly out next Friday and they'll all drive home after T-day. P put the dogs in the kennel for the day while he was at work on Thursday. I went over when dad was chatting with P and Bella followed me home, usually she goes back home after coaxing a treat out of me but she decided she is boarding with us starting now. She is always eager to go back home when she hears them come home after they've been gone, but I guess she mostly misses the kiddos. Their mini aussie is staying with P so I don't think he is feeling unloved.

Posted by: PaleRider, cheerful clinger at November 13, 2021 05:05 PM (3cGpq)

112 >>I'd bet a paycheck that dog would not stray. Lease or not

We got our first Golden when I was a kid from a friend of my parents. He trained Golden's for field trials and Zeus was a retired champion. He had no use for pets, once they were retired they were just eaters to him.

To this day I've never seen a dog that was as obedient as that dog. I could walk him through a dog treat factory off leash and just tell him to heel and he wouldn't even look at the treats.

Posted by: JackStraw at November 13, 2021 05:12 PM (ZLI7S)

113 Welp, my hour on the deskcycle has been cut short by 11 minutes as the slightly-skunky kitteh has returned from patrol and insists on sitting in my lap.

Posted by: SFGoth at November 13, 2021 05:12 PM (KAi1n)

114 110: You probably know the answer. If the dog is barking while its people are at work you might possibly alert them and suggest dog would be less stressed with a snug dogloo to hang out in, or in a crate in the house. If they ignore it barking while they are home you know you'll get nowhere. LEOs consider a nuisance barker as very low on the priority list.

Posted by: PaleRider, cheerful clinger at November 13, 2021 05:12 PM (3cGpq)

115 Kill me now.

Posted by: Mary Cloggenstein's cat at November 13, 2021 05:13 PM (xaCGp)

116 ProjectLincoln
.@BGMasters is full of sh*t.

butt hurt is strong!

Posted by: rhennigantx at November 13, 2021 05:14 PM (yrol0)

117 115: LOL, but I've heard of vets having to explain to vegans that they must buy regular cat food for their cats and not try to feed a carnivore a vegan diet.

Posted by: PaleRider, cheerful clinger at November 13, 2021 05:15 PM (3cGpq)

118 Hahahhahaha.

Lucy the cat HATES being dressed up.

I swear she's going to eat me if I die in my sleep. I wouldn't blame her if she hastened my demise.

Posted by: nurse ratched at November 13, 2021 05:19 PM (U2p+3)

119 I would love to snuggle with the doggeh up top.

Posted by: Infidel at November 13, 2021 05:22 PM (aH0Li)

120 By the way yesterday would apparently have been the 98th birthday of famously loyal Akita Hachiko. Makes me wonder if my dog would mourn my passing.

Posted by: Brother Northernlurker at November 13, 2021 05:23 PM (cSyAR)

121 Scotty (aka the Butterscotch Tornado) got neutered Monday. He kind of hid out for a couple of days, and seemed understandably achey, but he seems pretty well back to normal now.

If I can ever catch him holding still long enough for me to grab the camera, I'll send in a pic. If I can, and am incredibly lucky, I'll try to get it to show his different-colored eyes.

Posted by: Ann Wilson, aka Empire 1 at November 13, 2021 05:23 PM (JJatH)

122 Posted by: nurse ratched at November 13, 2021 05:19 PM (U2p+3)

There you are! Lucy looks totally pissed. Did she puke on your bed in retaliation?

Posted by: Jordan61 at November 13, 2021 05:24 PM (jm4rC)

123 Hi Ann, glad Scotty is feeling better.

Posted by: PaleRider, cheerful clinger at November 13, 2021 05:25 PM (3cGpq)

124 at the BEE:

Aaron Rodgers Beats Fianc�e, Murders A Few Guys On The Street So NFL Will Embrace Him Again

Posted by: rhennigantx at November 13, 2021 05:26 PM (yrol0)

125 Chest thread is up.

Posted by: Duke Lowell at November 13, 2021 05:27 PM (kTF2Z)

126 There you are! Lucy looks totally pissed. Did she puke on your bed in retaliation?
Posted by: Jordan61 at November 13, 2021 05:24 PM (jm4rC)
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I have a buddy when we were in college and he would go away for anything more than a day or two his cat would be guaranteed to soil his bed. He loved that cat

Posted by: San Franpsycho at November 13, 2021 05:29 PM (EZebt)

127 Rescue dogs are the absolute best. We've had two and both were/are the loyal, loving and protective of creatures. Would never get a dog from a breeder.

Posted by: Earth Pig at November 13, 2021 05:38 PM (eZpzP)

128 Chest thread is up.
Posted by: Duke Lowell

Wrong blog.

Posted by: weft cut-loop at November 13, 2021 05:51 PM (1t5dY)

129 Levon (pronounced LEEvon) has four legs but that's why I sent in the photo. It made me laugh at the big doofus. My wife sent it to me the other day. I had to look at it for a bit too to figure out what the heck he was doing. His back legs are apparently through his front legs and smushing his jowels. Setters rule!
Spent the day cleaning up my friend's large old maple that had blown over the other day. Lots of trees down here.

Posted by: Tom at November 13, 2021 06:08 PM (2tSCa)

130 ... and Levon is getting larger!

Posted by: Johnny at November 13, 2021 06:10 PM (UHVv4)

131 He's a big boy. On the large side for a male Setter. His sister is a pipsqueak by comparison. We love them to pieces.

Posted by: Tom at November 13, 2021 06:20 PM (2tSCa)

132 110
There's a dog in my neighborhood who barks way too much. Should I complain or is that a mute point?
Posted by: Traitor Joe's Military Surplus, Vaccine and Massage Parlor at November 13, 2021 05:02 PM (dQvv7)

I think that's technically a malamute point!

Posted by: Commissar Hrothgar at November 13, 2021 06:24 PM (hOUT3)

133 Thanks for the dandy Pet Thread, Mis Hum! Those sweet faces light up my week for sure!

Posted by: Legally Sufficient, Believing in America at November 13, 2021 06:32 PM (rwusL)

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