Ace of Spades Pet Thread

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Good afternoon and welcome to the almost world famous Ace of Spades Pet Thread. We are glad you stopped by. Kick back and enjoy the world of animals.

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A Little of This. A Little of That.

Anybody that names their dog Fauci needs to be......Top dog names this past year.

Some people just need to get a life.

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Meet The Pet Morons

These 2 have been here awhile back but we lost Bruno the Lab (age 9) early this year and lost Tibby the Tibetan Terrier (age 13) on Thanksgiving Day. They were both great dogs (but aren't they all?) We're still so sad about both.
Now to start thinking about rescuing another great dog.
Thanks for the pet thread. - No nic provided

So sorry your pals are gone. Looks like they had a great window seat. One of the best lines we've seen here at the Pet Thread, " They were both great dogs (but aren't they all?)". Good luck with your search.

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Not mine but at a barn where I volunteer with the hippotherapy program. Two are used for therapy and are absolutely delightful ponies, which is saying a lot as ponies can be little stinkers. (Truly they all are delightful)
Griffin, Romeo, Bang Bang and Spongebob the donkey. - SS

Well an interesting crew. The spellcheck picked on hippotherapy. So here you Morons go, "Hippotherapy is a form of physical, occupational and speech therapy in which a therapist uses the characteristic movements of a horse to provide carefully graded motor and sensory input." Thanks for sharing today.

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(Precious)

(Boo-Boo)

I'm a lurker who's contributed to the garden thread. I've also read the Pet Thread for years, but never felt ready to contribute until now, for some reason. Here we go:
I grew up with as many as three cats at one time, all Siamese or Siamese mix. At the first opportunity I had to care for cats, I adopted two through the local humane society, where I'd put the word out that I was looking for Siamese mix. I first saw them in a cage with about eight other orphan kittens. The seal point ("Precious", female) came up to the door to check me out. The little flame point ("Booboo", male) just sat in the middle of the cage and cried. I learned much later he was borndeaf, which only made him more dear to me. It also explained why his "sister" picked on him with near-impunity. When he grew older and heavier he got even, though at first he appeared to be the runt. I later learned they weren't from the same litter based on age when the vet neutered/spayed them. They both lived almost 20 yrs, and died within a year of each other from kidney failure. I'd never been so grief-stricken. It's been 15 years, and time's passing hasn't been that much help. - No nic provided

Your cats truly had a great human. It's amazing how big a hole their passing can leave in one's heart. Gorgeous kittehs. Thank you for stepping out into the Pet Thread.

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This is Carlos the barn cat. I feed the feral cats that live in the shop on the ranch. I see them come out in the rear view mirror. One day this guy came running up to me and he rubbed against my leg and was purring. He has a tipped ear and is fixed. I started moving his food dish closer to my house day by day. After about six months he would run next to my Gator and follow me home. It took months but now he sleeps in the house. I let him out during the day but he won't stay outdoors by himself. He's no dummy. He is happiest spending time with us.
He had to have been dumped by someone because he is too friendly. He is now living his best life. His name should be suerte but he looks like a Carlos. - CaliGirl

Barn cat my butt. Either that he gets dressed up for work and has comfy seating in that barn. Wonderful photo, thanks for sharing the Holiday spirit with us.

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This is Prissy.
Prissy is our resident canine congregant at church.
I'm not a fan of "take your dog everywhere" that is so prominent these days, but I have to be honest, she's a valued church member.
She comes every week to Sunday school and service with her elderly owner, waddles up to everyone at church until they say hello, at which point she walks off to find the next congregant. She finds the Pastor's voice soothing, I suspect, and when he prays or sermonizes, she dozes off and begins to snore. More than once, visiting parishioners have looked towards the back and thought someone was sleeping during service, only to later figure out it's just the dog.
She recently lost an eye, but keeps on trucking. - Bitter Clinger

Sounds like the old Bitter Clinger has a soft spot in his heart for old ladies and dogs. Doesn't it gang? Thanks for sharing this warm story today.

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(Syracuse)
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(Spock and Mirror Spock)

Hello!
I'd like to submit two pics for the pet thread, please. My AoSHQ nic is "Pennsyltucky."
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First pic is my old orange buddy, Syracuse. He was an old kitty and had a long, happy and spoiled life. He was my best friend, and saw me through a lot of upheaval in my life over the last 12 years. He passed in September and is sorely missed.
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Second pic is my two current porch patrollers, Spock and Mirror Spock. They showed up here in summer of 2020. Both were so tiny that I was surprised they were away from their mother. My guess is that some cruel person abandoned them. It turned out well for them, though, as they are now both spoiled, fat and happy. Also, in only a year, they have caused the extinction of all chipmunks within about a 2-mile radius. With winter coming, they've mostly abandoned the porch and spend all their time on a big comfy cushion in front of the shop furnace.
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Thanks and have a great day! - (Pennsyltucky)

We are sorry to hear of Syracuse's passing. Sounds like he was a faithful companion. But it does look like you're in good hands with the Siblings.

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Thank you all for your submissions today. Great group of pets and their "owners". If you have something you wish to share, please contact us at petmorons at gmail dot com.

Have a great week!

Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at 03:00 PM

Comments

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1 Nice Pets Y'all!...

Posted by: Hairyback Guy at December 11, 2021 02:58 PM (R/m4+)

2 Happy Caturday everyone

Posted by: Skip at December 11, 2021 03:00 PM (2JoB8)

3 Ah, the pet thread, my Saturday afternoon is complete!

Lovely bunch of pets as per usual; and probably my imagination, but the photos look even more high resolution than ever, all the pets almost jump off the page!

Posted by: Commissar Hrothgar at December 11, 2021 03:03 PM (hOUT3)

4 So sorry about Bruno and Tibby.

Posted by: Brother Northernlurker at December 11, 2021 03:03 PM (/aHxc)

5 Loosing a furry friend is hard, and when you have them for so many years still catch myself thinking a cat chore needs to be done yet been over a year since their passing.

Posted by: Skip at December 11, 2021 03:06 PM (2JoB8)

6 Thank you for the thread, and for submitting all those photos you guys. Always make me smile.

Posted by: MikeM at December 11, 2021 03:06 PM (YsLaz)

7 Hmmm, someone is conspicuously absent from the Army-Navy game

Posted by: logprof at December 11, 2021 03:06 PM (UhyWI)

8 Happy Caturday, MegaRoy sez mrrp.

He managed to ambush on the way to bed last night from beneath the Christmas tree on the upstairs landing. Swear he's trying to kill me at the top of the stairs. I paid him back though, I just got through brushing his big Maine Coon ass for ten minutes while he purred himself to sleep.

Posted by: BifBewalski @ (IJES/) - at December 11, 2021 03:07 PM (IJES/)

9 OMG those kitties are beautiful!

Posted by: logprof at December 11, 2021 03:07 PM (UhyWI)

10 I just got through brushing his big Maine Coon ass for ten minutes while he purred himself to sleep.
Posted by: BifBewalski @ (IJES/) - at December 11, 2021 03:07 PM (IJES/)

And yet, people say you can't train a cat!

Posted by: Commissar Hrothgar at December 11, 2021 03:10 PM (hOUT3)

11 Gorgeous pet morons!

Posted by: CN at December 11, 2021 03:11 PM (ONvIw)

12 Thanks for the Pet Thread, Mis Hum!

Dandy group of Pet Morons here, past and present - although the past are never *really* past since they live in our hearts forever.

Posted by: Legally Sufficient, Believing in America at December 11, 2021 03:11 PM (rwusL)

13 I haven't seen a pet Moron who wasn't beautiful.

Posted by: Brother Northernlurker at December 11, 2021 03:15 PM (/aHxc)

14 Yay, Pet Thread! Great looking group of moronimals.

Posted by: olddog in mo at December 11, 2021 03:20 PM (ju2Fy)

15 Precious looks exactly like a cat I had! She passed away 5 years ago.
Nope, we never do forget em.

Posted by: Best Thief in Lankhmar at December 11, 2021 03:21 PM (XGiNg)

16 Insane mall lady is insane. "What if",... Stop, just stop. I play no part in your hypothetical fantasies. Write a book or something and maybe someone, not me, some other lonely fabulist like you will buy it.

Posted by: banana Dream at December 11, 2021 03:22 PM (IN3jG)

17 BiL had to put his Australian Shepard, Rocky, down yesterday. What a loyal and loving dog. He is just heartbroken about it.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at December 11, 2021 03:23 PM (jXztl)

18 Sad puppies today. Too wet and windy to head to the woods. Will try tomorrow.

Posted by: Notsothoreau - look forward at December 11, 2021 03:26 PM (YynYJ)

19 Yay pet thread!

Posted by: Jewells45 deplorablethug#FJB at December 11, 2021 03:27 PM (nxdel)

20 I would never name a dog Fauci, especially since I pronounce it "Fucky." Not even sure how that gnarled little goblin pronounces it, since I never listen to the news on TV or radio.

Posted by: Pug Mahon, Trying not to piss off Krampus at December 11, 2021 03:27 PM (x8Wzq)

21 A lot of kewt kittehs today

Posted by: San Franpsycho at December 11, 2021 03:32 PM (EZebt)

22 Insane mall lady is insane.

No kidding. The very definition of a Karen. I would not have been so patient with her.

Posted by: Jewells45 deplorablethug#FJB at December 11, 2021 03:33 PM (nxdel)

23 okay I'll allow naming a dog Zoom if you must tie in to the plandemic. But covid? and no way to Fauci, even if the dog torture was not publicized until this fall.

I usually get older critters that already have names, but if I adopted one with a crappy name they would get a new one.

Posted by: paleRider at December 11, 2021 03:34 PM (3cGpq)

24 20. Stop passing on the floor, Fauci.!

Posted by: CN at December 11, 2021 03:35 PM (ONvIw)

25 Never name your pet Fauci. Fauci translates to bowel movement. This is known.

Posted by: olddog in mo at December 11, 2021 03:35 PM (ju2Fy)

26 Ah, the Siamese kitties!! I was raised by a seal point Siamese. My mom miscarried the year before I was born and she got the cat as therapy substitute. The cat died when I was in college. There are few memories of my early life that don't involve her. I love Siamese in all their varieties. Smart, funny, loyal, loving, and independent. Very special cats.

Posted by: Art Rondelet of Malmsey at December 11, 2021 03:36 PM (fTtFy)

27 24 pissing. Stupid autocorrect

Posted by: CN at December 11, 2021 03:37 PM (ONvIw)

28 Nyah!

Posted by: Anna Puma at December 11, 2021 03:38 PM (emdUU)

29 22. Best not to talk with karens. She's the sort of person who gets pets banned

Posted by: CN at December 11, 2021 03:38 PM (ONvIw)

30 Mendoza is gonna have trouble with those mini-horses.

Posted by: Anna Puma at December 11, 2021 03:39 PM (emdUU)

31 I wound up with a young Rottweiler named Tazzie, for the Tasmanian Devil. She became Tessie, one of my first husband's most loved dogs.

Posted by: Notsothoreau - look forward at December 11, 2021 03:39 PM (YynYJ)

32 Hugs to Bruno and Tippy's owner and to Pennsyltucky.

Atta girl Caligirl. You are a sweet soul feeding the farm's shop cats and making Carlos an indoor cat.

Posted by: paleRider at December 11, 2021 03:40 PM (3cGpq)

33 So somebody I was going to visit this afternoon, I can't go see because they changed the rules again and they can only have one visitor a day (!!) and I wanted to allow her daughter who's from out of town to be able to visit. So I spoke with the dear woman on the phone, but I can't give Holy Communion over the phone! Aaaaargh!! Anyway, I thought I was going to be out but here I am instead, so I thought I'd share this devotional which is a combination devotional and nice animal story. For those that want to look up a reference it's 1st John 4:19-21 which is the passage about "We love because he first loved us" And for those that don't want the devotional bit you can just read the first paragraph below

Loving First:

Our hearts were broken. A few months earlier we had lost our beloved dog. One day my husband and I felt it was time to visit the local animal shelter and find a pet who might fill the hole in our hearts. And we found him! He was in a small cage with his head down and his tail between his legs. We thought, He needs us and we need him! Now only weeks after bringing him home, he runs to greet us, he holds his tail up high, and is the happiest dog.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at December 11, 2021 03:40 PM (poMoX)

34 64 degrees in NJ, Bogie got some good walking done. He still " zooms" sometimes so Zoom might not be a wuflu name.

Posted by: CN at December 11, 2021 03:40 PM (ONvIw)

35 Faustian Bargain - see Faucian Bargain.

Posted by: Anna Puma at December 11, 2021 03:41 PM (emdUU)

36 She became Tessie, one of my first husband's most loved dogs.
Posted by: Notsothoreau - look forward at December 11, 2021 03:39 PM (YynYJ)

I need to clean my glasses. I thought you called her Testes.

Posted by: Brother Northernlurker at December 11, 2021 03:41 PM (/aHxc)

37 Why is Luna so popular for dogs and people. Makes me think "lunacy".

Posted by: CN at December 11, 2021 03:43 PM (ONvIw)

38 33 Great story, Fen

Posted by: CN at December 11, 2021 03:44 PM (ONvIw)

39 Carlos the barn cat.... Ho-lee-ker cfuk! That guy is the epitome of suave and debonair.

Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at December 11, 2021 03:44 PM (fLri9)

40 Happy Caturday, Horde.

Seeing the Pet Thread makes me think of all the pets who got caught in the storms. It's not only people who are harmed when Mother Nature throws a fit.

Posted by: creeper at December 11, 2021 03:46 PM (cTCuP)

41 33 devotional and dog story continued:

If the love my husband and I gave to that little dog can completely change him in such a wonderful way. how much more can the love of God change all of us? First John 4:19 says, "We love God because he first loved us." And because God loved us first, we are able to do things we couldn't possibly do otherwise. We can replace anger with forgiveness, can replace rejection with acceptance, and we can work towards peace in our families, neighborhoods and the world. We can love!

From a woman in New Mexico.

Thought for the day-We can surprise others with unexpected acts of love.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at December 11, 2021 03:46 PM (poMoX)

42 Do the little horses taste as good as the big ones.

Posted by: Boss Moss at December 11, 2021 03:46 PM (LtGlA)

43 Lots of great cat pics today! Always glad to see the happy and joyful pets on the Pet Thread. Even those who have crossed over the Rainbow Bridge. They are still alive in our hearts....

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at December 11, 2021 03:48 PM (Ap6+r)

44 Posted by: FenelonSpoke at December 11, 2021 03:40 PM (poMoX)

I think it's amazing that you can walk into a place like that and instantly ID and bond with a doggeh. We've had
that happen with every dog we've owned over the last 30 years.

Rescue doggehs are the best doggehs.

Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at December 11, 2021 03:48 PM (fLri9)

45 "Why is Luna so popular for dogs and people."

Ha ha. Our recent rescue is named Luna and as she's a 4-year-old so we weren't going to try to change it. I wouldn't have chosen it myself, but it's really a pleasant name and a distinct call name. It also lends itself to nicknames riffing on it: Luna Tuna Moona is a favorite. Also Lunacita bonita in Spanish (pretty little Luna).

Can't speak for why it's trendy (ick) though.

Posted by: Art Rondelet of Malmsey at December 11, 2021 03:48 PM (fTtFy)

46
Rescue doggehs are the best doggehs.
Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at December 11, 2021 03:48 PM (fLri9)

Love my rescue

Posted by: Brother Northernlurker at December 11, 2021 03:49 PM (/aHxc)

47 All the photos are great! And I loved and laughed at the cat in the Santa Hat.Looks like he might have had a little spiced eggnog!

And I like the church doggy sorry., Bitter Clinger Doggies can sometimes be quite loud snorers, can't they?

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at December 11, 2021 03:50 PM (poMoX)

48 All the photos are great! And I loved and laughed at the cat in the Santa Hat.Looks like he might have had a little spiced eggnog!
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One of my cats (Kaylee) LOVES eggnog! I do too, so I have to fight her for it. I'm still bigger than her, so I generally win. She gets to lick the inside of the glass when I'm done.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at December 11, 2021 03:51 PM (Ap6+r)

49 Just now finished decorating tree. Rufus, the 9-month old orange tabby, is still asleep and hasn't seen it. I have visions of it crashed all over the floor within 24 hours. But sometimes he can be pretty chill, so we shall see.

Wonderful pets today, as always.

Posted by: skywch at December 11, 2021 03:53 PM (sKjat)

50 Trader Joe's has Advent calendars for dogs and cats this year. I got one for my dog. She gets excited when I pop open the little compartment, now that she knows what's coming, a yummy salmon sweet potato treat.

Posted by: JuJuBee at December 11, 2021 03:53 PM (mNhhD)

51 Posted by: Brother Northernlurker at December 11, 2021 03:49 PM (/aHxc)

My doggehs sleep with me, walk with me, eat with me (when the wife isn't looking) and generally hang out in the evenings and watch hockey with me. If they were socialized, I'd take them to the golf course with me.

Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at December 11, 2021 03:55 PM (fLri9)

52 47-Meant church doggy "story" not "sorry"

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at December 11, 2021 03:55 PM (poMoX)

53 Wonderful story Fen - thank you!

Posted by: Tonypete at December 11, 2021 03:55 PM (mD/uy)

54 Mentioned this briefly yesterday. Bella had quite the traumatic experience at the lake house. She was on counter drinking out of faucet and swished her tail into hot wax. Wax was all over her back and tail.

We waited several hours before we tried to brush/cut/shave it out. That was almost as traumatic as the initial incident. Looks kind of mangy now, but is in good spirits.

Posted by: olddog in mo at December 11, 2021 03:55 PM (ju2Fy)

55
Ha ha. Our recent rescue is named Luna and as she's a 4-year-old so we weren't going to try to change it. I wouldn't have chosen it myself, but it's really a pleasant name and a distinct call name. It also lends itself to nicknames riffing on it: Luna Tuna Moona is a favorite. Also Lunacita bonita in Spanish (pretty little Luna).

My girl came from the shelter with the name Paisley. I liked it so I kept it.
Sometimes I call her Paise. Sometimes I call her Paisley Daisley Lemon Hazely.

Posted by: Brother Northernlurker at December 11, 2021 03:55 PM (/aHxc)

56 If they were socialized, I'd take them to the golf course with me.
Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead

Without opposable thumbs they would have a hell of a time holding a club.

Just saying.

Posted by: Tonypete at December 11, 2021 03:57 PM (mD/uy)

57 Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at December 11, 2021 03:48 PM (fLri9)

That's great!

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at December 11, 2021 03:57 PM (poMoX)

58 skywch, keep a camera handy and us posted. This sounds like an interesting awakening.

Posted by: creeper at December 11, 2021 03:57 PM (cTCuP)

59 I'm not sure why Paisley loves me.

Posted by: Brother Northernlurker at December 11, 2021 03:57 PM (/aHxc)

60 We seldom call our black kitteh Scout by her real name. It's usually Scooter, Skoot, or Doofus.

Posted by: Pug Mahon, Trying not to piss off Krampus at December 11, 2021 03:58 PM (x8Wzq)

61 Posted by: Brother Northernlurker at December 11, 2021 03:57 PM (/aHxc)

Because you first loved him and he knows that.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at December 11, 2021 04:01 PM (poMoX)

62 I changed both of my rescue dogs' names. One was Picasso, which was long and felt awkward. The other was Ernie for the sesame street character. I always hated Bert and Erie, so he became Rusty.

Posted by: CN at December 11, 2021 04:02 PM (ONvIw)

63 Not exactly a pet, but every bit as cute - meet Chubby the Squirrel:

https://tinyurl.com/yazh23md

Posted by: Boswell at December 11, 2021 04:02 PM (5iUNf)

64 Sorry; I misgendered Paisley. "She loves you because you first loved her."

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at December 11, 2021 04:04 PM (poMoX)

65 Because you first loved him and he knows that.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at December 11, 2021 04:01 PM (poMoX)

Beautiful thought.

Posted by: Brother Northernlurker at December 11, 2021 04:04 PM (/aHxc)

66 64. Microaggression!!!

Posted by: CN at December 11, 2021 04:04 PM (ONvIw)

67 A nice story about cats and companionship by a person who didn't think they were a cat person.

https://tinyurl.com/2p9d92ja

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at December 11, 2021 04:05 PM (poMoX)

68 And an adorable puppy photo:

https://tinyurl.com/2p97f9a8

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at December 11, 2021 04:07 PM (poMoX)

69 My favorite name for a male dog is Kamir.

Posted by: Just a side note at December 11, 2021 04:08 PM (VJ4aP)

70 We don't deserve animals like these.

Posted by: Insomniac - Outlaw. Sexual Racist. at December 11, 2021 04:09 PM (II3Gr)

71 66 64. Microaggression!!!
Posted by: CN at December 11, 2021 04:04 PM (ONvIw)

Arrgghh!
Fen has failed us in the fight for proper use of pronouns...

Posted by: Commissar Karen at December 11, 2021 04:10 PM (hOUT3)

72 My doggehs sleep with me, walk with me, eat with me (when the wife isn't looking) and generally hang out in the evenings and watch hockey with me. If they were socialized, I'd take them to the golf course with me.
Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead

Dude, this is the best game of fetch ever!

Posted by: COJ's doggeh, returning with golf ball at December 11, 2021 04:10 PM (P1f+c)

73 https://tinyurl.com/2p97f9a8
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at December 11, 2021 04:07 PM (poMoX)

Very cute, Fen...

Posted by: Boswell at December 11, 2021 04:11 PM (5iUNf)

74 If I was naming Paisley I'd call her Creamsicle but those are her colors.

Posted by: Brother Northernlurker at December 11, 2021 04:11 PM (/aHxc)

75 72 I can see that! Bogie is a fetch enthusiast and would go after the golf balls in a second.

Posted by: CN at December 11, 2021 04:12 PM (ONvIw)

76 Sometimes I call Paisley silly girl.

Posted by: Brother Northernlurker at December 11, 2021 04:13 PM (/aHxc)

77 I have somehow started calling my kittehs , Boobie and Baby.

Their names are Bogie and Bacall.

Posted by: Just a side note at December 11, 2021 04:14 PM (VJ4aP)

78 I find that Conor doesn't care what I call him, as long as I don't call him late for breakfast or dinner!

Posted by: Commissar Hrothgar at December 11, 2021 04:16 PM (hOUT3)

79 77 My Bogie has a sister named Bacall. The other brothers are Huston and Lionel. They're the Key Largo litter.

Posted by: CN at December 11, 2021 04:17 PM (ONvIw)

80 I was glad and relieved to see our cats survived the tornados last night. They seemed genuinely happy to see us this morning.

Must have been terrifying.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at December 11, 2021 04:17 PM (BFigT)

81 Sometime this week Paisley was being noisy after after bedtime. I loudly told her to lie down and shut up. She got the funniest look on her face but instantly obeyed.

Posted by: Brother Northernlurker at December 11, 2021 04:19 PM (/aHxc)

82 I was glad and relieved to see our cats survived the tornados last night. They seemed genuinely happy to see us this morning.

Aww poor kitties. Glad they made it through okay.

Posted by: Jewells45 deplorablethug#FJB at December 11, 2021 04:20 PM (nxdel)

83 Thank you, Mis Hum!
It's such a treat to have this thread to look forward to and enjoy every week. I appreciate your time and work on this.
And everyone else's submissions. Lovely pets, wonderful stories.

Posted by: Appycay at December 11, 2021 04:21 PM (zGcp1)

84 Okay, so my daughter does a video tribute to all dogs that have passed at Shep's. She just puts music to all the pictures that we have and puts it up on the Sheps site. We recently lost Jenny our sweet doxie. She was in so much pain and it was time to let her go. Daughter is stumped on a song. I know it's not a dog song but for some reason the song If by Bread came to my mind. Just think of a dog you loved so much when listening to it. IDK.. am I weird lol?!

Posted by: Jewells45 deplorablethug#FJB at December 11, 2021 04:23 PM (nxdel)

85 Yay! Pet Thread! We've had pretty mild weather here the past week, and the cats, Ony and Charlie, have been outdoors a lot. Ony comes in at first hint of chilly evening - she likes to be warm. Charlie is a little hardier. Or too dumb to come in from the cold. One of those.

Short tale: Years ago, when a little yellow kitten walked up to us one day, he was immediately adopted. At that time, we had male cats Jack, Buck, and Spark, so I thought to call the new kitten a similar-sounding Chuck. I could never say why, but it didn't stick. He was always Charlie.

Posted by: mindful webworker - me? ow! me? ow! at December 11, 2021 04:24 PM (ojxx4)

86 My Bogie has a sister named Bacall. The other brothers are Huston and Lionel. They're the Key Largo litter.
Posted by: CN at December 11, 2021 04:17 PM (ONvIw)

They are sister and brother. I spent awhile trying to come up with a celebrity male female combo that I liked. I like no one under 35 has any idea who Bogie and Bacall were.

Posted by: Just a side note at December 11, 2021 04:24 PM (VJ4aP)

87 Prettygirl has what may be an "indolent ulcer" on her upper right lip near her nose. She's got a vet appointment for 12/20. I think it's from the skunk blast she took, full face, a few weeks ago. She's otherwise fine. In fact, this morning she protected the integrity of Dark Acre from an invader (a black cat whom I haven't seen in many months). She wasn't having none of it. I think her favorite song is Tom Petty's "Don't Come Around Here No More".

On other in-my-life feline news, Maceo, my nephmew, has taken to dipping his paw in his mama's glass of milk and then licking his paw. The video she's sent me is very cute. Of course, in doing so he "sours" the milk so she now saves some in the bottom for him. He's polydactyl so when he sticks his big ol' catcher's mitt in there, it's funny. They both lucked out in getting each other. And PG and I lucked out too. All animewls who end up with the right humans, and vice versa, are lucky.

Posted by: SFGoth at December 11, 2021 04:26 PM (KAi1n)

88 Creeper !!!
How are you???
Missed you in October...

Posted by: lin-duh at December 11, 2021 04:26 PM (UUBmN)

89 Piggy, a red heeler who passed away a few years ago, loved the Christmas tree because we'd hang candy canes on it. She'd steal them and eat them. We'd find the discarded wrappers. She always patiently unwrapped the canes before eating them. That dog grew into her name. She was a first-class food thief. Still miss her and her antics.

Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at December 11, 2021 04:28 PM (QU5/8)

90 Something about walking by or to a house and seeing a kitten in the window forces me to smile.

Posted by: logprof at December 11, 2021 04:29 PM (8kEbO)

91 I just heard a song on the radio and it said next year all our troubles will be miles away.

Posted by: Just Sayin' at December 11, 2021 04:31 PM (jYQlA)

92 I love the name Syracuse for an orange cat.

Posted by: Nancy at 7000 ft at December 11, 2021 04:32 PM (0tmoY)

93 My mom's retirement home has about nine cats that hang in the court yard. The Skilled Nursing center employees feed them every day. I'm surprised that the number hasn't increased since my mom moved there 4 months ago,

Posted by: Just a side note at December 11, 2021 04:33 PM (VJ4aP)

94 "I just heard a song on the radio and it said next year all our troubles will be miles away."

"Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas"
It was written in 1943, during a dismal time, WWII.

Posted by: gourmand du jour at December 11, 2021 04:34 PM (jTmQV)

95 I love the name Syracuse for an orange cat.
Posted by: Nancy at 7000 ft at December 11, 2021 04:32 PM (0tmoY)

Yeah that's pretty darn good unless you live in the Syracuse area. It would take away from the originality.

Posted by: Just a side note at December 11, 2021 04:35 PM (VJ4aP)

96 If I ever have a spoiled pomeranian, I'll call it Killer.

Posted by: Brother Northernlurker at December 11, 2021 04:35 PM (/aHxc)

97 It also said something about having to "muddle through somehow."

Posted by: Just Sayin' at December 11, 2021 04:35 PM (jYQlA)

98 I named my cat "C96" because he's a Mouser.
(ducks)

Posted by: Commissar of Plenty and Lysenko gender fluid at December 11, 2021 04:37 PM (SZgVn)

99 I have a friend that has an English Bulldog named Winston Churchill. The name fits. He also had a Rottweiler named Maggie Thatcher.

Posted by: CaliGirl at December 11, 2021 04:37 PM (2DYau)

100 92 I love the name Syracuse for an orange cat.
Posted by: Nancy at 7000 ft at December 11, 2021 04:32 PM (0tmoY)

It's Sycacuse

Posted by: Baraka at December 11, 2021 04:39 PM (8kEbO)

101 Caligirl,
I also have a friend that has an English bulldog named Winston

Posted by: lin-duh at December 11, 2021 04:39 PM (UUBmN)

102 Dude, this is the best game of fetch ever!

Except for those cobra chickens by the ponds...man, they scare the shit out me.

Posted by: COJ's doggeh, returning with golf ball at December 11, 2021 04:10 PM (P1f+c)

Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at December 11, 2021 04:40 PM (fLri9)

103 Jake continues to learn how to talk to me. He likes to wake me up in the middle of the night, with one or two tiny barks. I hate it because I usually have trouble getting back to sleep. I let him out in case he needs to go but he is usually just checking the yard. He did this last week and I wouldn't let him back in the bedroom.

He woke me up Friday night, then came over and started licking my arm. It's like he was apologizing for waking me up. And he really did need to go. It's taken six years for us to get to this point.

Posted by: Notsothoreau - look forward at December 11, 2021 04:40 PM (YynYJ)

104 Playing ball with a long haired dog in the wet leads to a totally jacked sofa. Ya think they could wait one minute while I grabbed a towel.

Posted by: Some Rat at December 11, 2021 04:43 PM (r1z5A)

105 I almost picked two brother kittehs instead so I could name them Beavis and Butthead.

If I had decided to get just one kitteh I was going to formally name him President Dwayne Elizondo Mountain Dew Camacho. I would have called him Macho.

Posted by: Just a side note at December 11, 2021 04:44 PM (VJ4aP)

106 Lucy the cat is particularly affectionate today. I think she's happy I'm home and just hanging out with her, cleaning and watching the Army/Navy game on the tele.

Happy Caturday, everyone.

Posted by: nurse ratched at December 11, 2021 04:45 PM (U2p+3)

107 104 they are using the sofa as a towel.

Posted by: CN at December 11, 2021 04:47 PM (ONvIw)

108 I love the name Syracuse for an orange cat.

Posted by: Nancy at 7000 ft at December 11, 2021 04:32 PM (0tmoY)

Yeah, but the message I am getting from the look on that cat is, "You are lucky I am not bigger."

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at December 11, 2021 04:49 PM (Q9lwr)

109 He was in a small cage with his head down and his tail between his legs. We thought, He needs us and we need him! Now only weeks after bringing him home, he runs to greet us, he holds his tail up high, and is the happiest dog.

I have to admit I too look for the ones that aren't perfect, or have problems in their history.

The fourth of our current four is about maybe four now, when we got him around two he was a mean little bastard, he'd been thrown out of a car and survived for a couple months and trusted nothing.

I bled a lot. But he's still here. And he's a complete sweetheart.

Okay, 18lb rat terrier, maybe not always possible with someone big enough to do you real harm.

My sister-in-law had a Pekingese that she grossly overfed, and he eventually lost the use of his hind legs. Poor dude was dragging himself around with his front paws. She left him with us, and little by little he decided he was a dog again. He lasted a couple more years, running around our yard.

Posted by: JEM at December 11, 2021 04:51 PM (8erNz)

110
107 104 they are using the sofa as a towel.
Posted by: CN at December 11, 2021 04

Paisley owns her half of the bed but never lies on the couch.

Posted by: Brother Northernlurker at December 11, 2021 04:53 PM (/aHxc)

111 Caligirl,
I also have a friend that has an English bulldog named Winston
Posted by: lin-duh at

The name is probably perfect for all English bulldogs. Their personalities crack me up.

Posted by: CaliGirl at December 11, 2021 04:53 PM (2DYau)

112 96 If I ever have a spoiled pomeranian

There are other kinds?

Posted by: NR Pax at December 11, 2021 04:54 PM (jKocA)

113 We just got 3 Savanah Cats from our local PO that had been abandoned look just like the Spocks.

Posted by: Fisht at December 11, 2021 04:55 PM (g5ddn)

114 110. I keep a towel by the door for muddy or wet doggos. Keeps everyone happy, as I have never had a pup who would not use the furniture or carpet as toweling.

Posted by: CN at December 11, 2021 04:56 PM (ONvIw)

115 I've been told I should buy tampons to stop the nose bleeds I've been having. The concept feels a little weird to me.

Posted by: Brother Northernlurker at December 11, 2021 04:57 PM (/aHxc)

116 Fisht

I would love a Savannah cat!

Posted by: lin-duh at December 11, 2021 04:57 PM (UUBmN)

117 112 not in my experience. Dogs are easy to spoil but the little guys usually are babied.

Posted by: CN at December 11, 2021 04:57 PM (ONvIw)

118 I appreciate your rehabilitation stories, JEM. Thanks.Not everybody could do that. Good for you/ and the dogs!

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at December 11, 2021 04:57 PM (yMJ7Y)

119 I'd love to have a baby elephant as a pet but they don't stay babies.

Posted by: Brother Northernlurker at December 11, 2021 05:01 PM (/aHxc)

120 118 I appreciate your rehabilitation stories, JEM. Thanks.Not everybody could do that. Good for you/ and the dogs!
Posted by: FenelonSpoke

If anyone needs/wants a 75lb happy and - supposedly not too serious and socializes well with his dogs - rot/golden mix puppy (always guesswork) that turned up in a friend's yard in the central valley...I need to figure out how to stay in better contact with some of you morons. I don't think we can take.

Posted by: JEM at December 11, 2021 05:02 PM (8erNz)

121 After rain and wind from the NE this early a.m., very fast winds from the W have knocked out the power [gusts to 80 km/hr].

I don't know how much longer I can last!

Posted by: andycanuck (UHVv4) at December 11, 2021 05:03 PM (UHVv4)

122 I'd love to have a baby elephant as a pet but they don't stay babies.
Posted by: Brother Northernlurker at December 11, 2021 05:01 PM (/aHxc)

the Missus loves her some baby cows. I have to remind her that they get rilly rilly big. Calves are pretty adorable, though.

Posted by: Pug Mahon, Trying not to piss off Krampus at December 11, 2021 05:03 PM (x8Wzq)

123 Dogs are easy to spoil but the little guys usually are babied.

I knew one exception to that rule. He was a Papillion and his owner raised him to be a dog instead of a purse accessory. Now our playgroup is greyhounds so you can imagine the reaction his presence got.

What did he do? Stood his ground and barked at all four of the dogs that converged on him. He was left alone after that.

Posted by: NR Pax at December 11, 2021 05:03 PM (jKocA)

124 There are two animals I could, personally, never kill. One is an elephant. ; the other is a wolf.

Posted by: Brother Northernlurker at December 11, 2021 05:03 PM (/aHxc)

125 Now I have Baby Elephant Walk running through my head.

Posted by: Pug Mahon, Trying not to piss off Krampus at December 11, 2021 05:04 PM (x8Wzq)

126 114 110. I keep a towel by the door for muddy or wet doggos. Keeps everyone happy, as I have never had a pup who would not use the furniture or carpet as toweling.
Posted by: CN

Oh we're expecting a lot of rain in the next two days so I've avoided vacuuming/carpet cleaning/damn near anything because I know the dogs are gonna be wet, and out of four two will let me wipe them, and two will get past me and come in the house and shake.

So cleaning after rain.

Posted by: JEM at December 11, 2021 05:06 PM (8erNz)

127 123 my dogs are little, and I'll own up to spoiling them.

Posted by: CN at December 11, 2021 05:09 PM (ONvIw)

128 my dogs are little, and I'll own up to spoiling them.
Posted by: CN at December 11, 2021 05:09 PM (

Paisley is biggish and I admit to spoiling her.

Posted by: Brother Northernlurker at December 11, 2021 05:12 PM (/aHxc)

129 >>I'd love to have a baby elephant as a pet but they don't stay babies.

I've been on a couple game tours in parks in South Africa. The first time we saw a herd of elephants up close and there were a couple babies. Very cute.

The mothers are very protective of their babies but the whole herd looks after them as well.

Posted by: JackStraw at December 11, 2021 05:13 PM (ZLI7S)

130 Lin-Duh:
We are keeping these but that PO has a momma Savanah in the colony that we have tried to trap and get fixed but she is too wary. Basically someone goes and gets her litter. We had 5 and gave two away. She will likely have more.

Posted by: Fisht at December 11, 2021 05:15 PM (g5ddn)

131 I've long wanted to name a cat "Chetiri".

Posted by: SFGoth at December 11, 2021 05:15 PM (KAi1n)

132 Another masterpiece of pets!

There are two animals I could, personally, never kill. One is an elephant. ; the other is a wolf.
Posted by: Brother Northernlurker at December 11, 2021 05:

Hang out in the woods now with the reintroduced wolf packs and you'll probably change your mind about killing a wolf or two or three or more. They are terrifying animals in the wild. By themselves they won't approach but get a couple more and you may be on the menu.

Posted by: Beartooth at December 11, 2021 05:16 PM (J0Lsu)

133 128 my dogs are little, and I'll own up to spoiling them.
Posted by: CN at December 11, 2021 05:09 PM (

Paisley is biggish and I admit to spoiling her.
Posted by: Brother Northernlurker

Our four more or less get treated equally, when given the chance I'll walk the elder two a little further just because I want more time with them, and a fear that they need it.

They're healthy, they still play like young dogs, but I still worry.

I say this every week when I can: Best thing you can do for a dog is another compatible dog that'll keep them active. We are secondary.

Posted by: JEM at December 11, 2021 05:16 PM (8erNz)

134 I've been on a couple game tours in parks in South Africa. The first time we saw a herd of elephants up close and there were a couple babies. Very cute.

The mothers are very protective of their babies but the whole herd looks after them as well.
Posted by: JackStraw at December 11, 2021 05:13

I've seen single elephants. You don't understand how big they are until you see them in their world.

Posted by: Brother Northernlurker at December 11, 2021 05:17 PM (/aHxc)

135 >>I've seen single elephants. You don't understand how big they are until you see them in their world.

On the second trip we came upon a bull elephant with a few of his ladies. The game warden who was our guide told us that the make was in musth, kind of like being in heat, and they get very protective of their mates.

He chased our jeeps down the road swinging his trunk and tossing dirt in the air. A couple of German tourists in our jeep were very scared so naturally the warden kept slowing down and letting the elephant catch up. He was enormous.

Posted by: JackStraw at December 11, 2021 05:22 PM (ZLI7S)

136 Saw a great cartoon a couple of months back, wish I had a link but it went like this:

Genie: For releasing me I will grant you 3 wishes.
Person with dog: For my first wish, I wish pets lived as long as humans.
Genie: Yeah, what the hell is that about anyway? Ok, granted, but this one's on the house. You still have 3 wishes.

Posted by: clutch cargo - processed in a facility that may contain lead at December 11, 2021 05:25 PM (wAnMi)

137 Funny story JackStraw. I think it is a gal thing but I'd never do that. I wouldn't trust the jeep not to stall at a bad time.

Posted by: paleRider at December 11, 2021 05:27 PM (3cGpq)

138 By themselves they won't approach but get a couple more and you may be on the menu.
Posted by: Beartooth at December 11, 2021 05:16 PM (J0Lsu)

Yup. Watch them team up to chase down a buffalo. Scary efficient hunters.

Posted by: Pug Mahon, Trying not to piss off Krampus at December 11, 2021 05:28 PM (x8Wzq)

139 The Seal Point and the born-deaf cat were both special, I'll bet. It's been 22 years since I lost Arizona the big red tabby Maine Coon mix, 15 and more since Marie-Antoinette passed -- and yet I miss them both every day along with those who went on ahead of me more recently.

For those following along: Chekov the Ailing Codger Cat is in fairly good shape. He eats enthusiastically, uses the box, sits near us often, and purrs as we pet him. He's due for another vet visit next week. I don't know if his life is still happy without his mobility or his "brother" the big black Wolf cat, but he hasn't given up on life. So I won't give up on him.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius at December 11, 2021 05:32 PM (c6xtn)

140 Power back on.

Luckily, I don't have any pets I was forced to eat.

Posted by: andycanuck (UHVv4) at December 11, 2021 05:32 PM (UHVv4)

141 my nephew live on some property that backs up to a national forest. His neighbor has wolves the he rehabs. Beautiful animals. Scary too. You look at them and they look at you and you know theyll give you a run for the alpha predator slot.

Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at December 11, 2021 05:34 PM (fLri9)

142 Been wondering how OM is making out, now worried

Posted by: Skip at December 11, 2021 05:34 PM (2JoB8)

143 >>Funny story JackStraw. I think it is a gal thing but I'd never do that. I wouldn't trust the jeep not to stall at a bad time.

It was pretty funny. This was one of those specially made jeeps type vehicles with like 6 benches for us tourists. The two Germans were in the last row so closest to the elephant.

Every time the elephant would close in on us they would start screaming "Must go, must go!". The game warden was laughing his ass off. So were the rest of us after a couple stop and goes.

Posted by: JackStraw at December 11, 2021 05:34 PM (ZLI7S)

144 nsane mall lady is insane.

No kidding. The very definition of a Karen. I would not have been so patient with her.
Posted by: Jewells45 deplorablethug#FJB at December 11, 2021

***
I'd have been polite for about two exchanges. If, as the poster stated, the woman was yelling in my face, everybody in the store would have heard my response.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius at December 11, 2021 05:36 PM (c6xtn)

145 Chess B here !

Posted by: JT at December 11, 2021 05:39 PM (arJlL)

146 I love the name Syracuse for an orange cat.
Posted by: Nancy at 7000 ft at December 11, 2021 04:32 PM (0tmoY)

Yeah that's pretty darn good unless you live in the Syracuse area. It would take away from the originality.
Posted by: Just a side note at December 11, 2021

***
There are a lot of names in classical history, especially Roman, that would be good cat names. A few states, Montana and Dakota, Sonora and Durango.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius at December 11, 2021 05:40 PM (c6xtn)

147 O.T. ( I hope that I don't banned, again, for this)

Well, well, well. Navy is ahead.

I have a photo of a stray (or someone's cat that liked to get a free meal regularly) on my phone. I would like to submit it for next Saturday's thread. A BEAUTIFUL yellow cat. She would let me pick her up, so probably not a feral cat. Maybe neutered because c'mon man, females at that age are always pregnant. Just stopped coming by about 3 weeks ago. Too young and healthy to not be able to defend herself.

Posted by: Been Lurking, but clearly been posting too at December 11, 2021 05:42 PM (rDgjh)

148 Wolfus,
So happy to hear Chekov is still purring and hanging out with you.

Posted by: nurse ratched at December 11, 2021 05:44 PM (U2p+3)

149 Pit Bull I would own. Wolf hybrid I would not own .

Posted by: Just a side note at December 11, 2021 06:06 PM (VJ4aP)

150 Navy wins a close one.

Posted by: Baraka at December 11, 2021 06:21 PM (TfUba)

151 /sock

Posted by: logprof at December 11, 2021 06:22 PM (TfUba)

152 Just finished watching "The Art of Racing in the Rain", a fair movie, made from a GREAT book.
One of the best "Dogs are people" stories ever told.

Posted by: Birddog at December 11, 2021 07:58 PM (uAI4S)

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