Ace of Spades Pet Thread

(H/T Nurse Ratched)

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Good afternoon and welcome to the almost world famous Ace of Spades Pet Thread. Where pets are Morons as well. Thanks for stopping by. Enjoy the world of animals.

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I've heard that puppies are chick magnets.

Meet The PetMorons

Hi,
This is Poppy, my new Cavalier King Charles Spaniel. Her birthday was 10/13/21, and I got her on the 17th of January.
There’s 3 modes I can photograph her in. Sleeping, barely awake, or full blur mode. Blur mode is a work in progress testing all my skills as a photographer. Until then, this will have to do!
I go by clutch cargo at AoSHQ. Thanks!

You're welcome Clutch. Congrats on your new addition. May Poppy provide you joy and companionship for many, many years.

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Here’s Jack, last seen getting his nose nipped by Anna, about 6 months later, doing what he did best: annoying Ugly Joe - John

Oh my that picture is priceless. Jack certainly loves Ugly Joe. He looks mighty comfy on his big buddy. Thanks so much for this today.

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Hi MusHum,
I'm pet-sitting for my mom while she takes a vacation.
Teddi the Dog and Abbott the Rabbit have been on the thread before. They're best friends and get along very well. They've figured out how to tag team their humans for t-r-e-a-t-s. If one of them gets a treat, the other sees it and expects one too. They've kept me very busy; I don't know how my mom keeps up with them!
-D, an occasional lurker

What an adorable odd couple. There's nothing like being tag teamed for S-H-N-A-C-K-S. Good luck with your baby sitting project. And thanks for this sweet contribution.

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Here’s something maybe a tad different for your pet thread—-which I enjoy immensely. Guess the breed. For your information it’s a rare hunting breed with but a couple hundred in North America. The Picardy Spaniel originates in the Picardy region of France, ground zero for two world wars and thus their scarcity. This dog, Philly, has been trained in conformance with North American Hunting Dog Association standards and has tested to a Prize I. The first pic below is Phil studying for the test. The other pics see him in his favorite environment, pointing a pheasant and then being released to hunt a field. This dog, and really a breed characteristic, is very biddable (trainable), affectionate and possessed of great stamina and energy. He can sit still in a duck blind in the morning retrieving downed birds in the water and hunt pheasant in the fields all afternoon finding, pointing and retrieving birds….which he has done. Thus, the versatility of the breed and the cross training necessary to enjoy his talents.
Regards
7man

We normally don't show 2 photos of one pet. However, we are suckers for Sporting Breed dogs especially ones we have never heard of. Sounds like the perfect hunting companion. Drop me us a line and let us know where you got this beautiful doggeh.

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This is Mikita, she’s a five year old Lab-Boxer mutt and Linus, he’s eleven years old and rules the roost. We rescued both at six weeks of age. As you can see life is hard. - Marty

Hard? Heck that's one big understatement, don't you think Horde. It appears the Lion can lay down with the Lamb. Thanks for sharing today.

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Hi MisHum: Thank you for all your postings at Ace of Spades HQ, particularly the Pet Thread. My daughter always wanted to show off her two white cats. Unfortunately, they both crossed the bridge last year within two months of each other.
The smaller cat in the first picture is Sashi, who came to us from my brother-in-law who was moving from Florida to California, traveling on Interstate 10. He stopped in Houston and left us Sashi, claiming he would come back to get her. That was 10 years ago!!
The larger cat in the suitcase is Princess. She is a pound cat so we don’t know how old she was. She loved suitcases, although she never left the house! I bet she would have gone on to California on I-10.
Thanks for all you do on AoSHQ. I’m occasional poster Jayhawkone.

What beautiful cats! So sorry to hear that they have passed on. It sounds like they had a wonderful home life. And thank you for your kind words.

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This is Ginger, a golden retriever/chow mix that we picked up about 9 years ago from Cheri Lucas' "Second Chance at Love" no-kill facility. We went to look at a different dog, who wasn't a fit with our (then) young kids, but Ginger stole our hearts and came home with us. She had just received training from one of Caesar Milan's assistants but had been placed there by someone having to move to a no-pets facility. She has been the best dog for us, and I wanted to share this zen picture of her that I call "The Sound of One Tongue Lapping."
She took the move from warm but socialist California to freedom-loving Idaho just fine despite the colder winters.
I would prefer this go under the name of "ID_Gent" instead of my real name. Thanks for all the pet pictures and stories.

We are happy to use a "nic" instead of your real name Rudy, J/K. Quite the pose there. Was it an easy sitting for Ginger? Every kid deserves a pet growing up. Glad you could do that. Thanks for sharing.

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MisHum,
This is Saint, our site mascot, circa 1977, from when I was stationed at Detachment 4, 1stCEVG in Bann Germany. He's about 4 or 5 years old in this photo. He's in a tizzy because someone has just started up the vacuum cleaner off camera, the moment I took the picture.
Considering he had about 50 different masters at the same time, which changed every two years as people shipped in and out, he was a well adjusted dog. He just didn't like vacuum cleaners. Evidently somebody teased him when he was a pup.
Thanks, That Guy What Always Says Yeah Buddy

Thanks for going back in time to submit this photo. It's amazing how dogs will react to a vacuum cleaner. Some love it, believe it or not and others hate them.

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What a great group of pets and stories today. Thank you all for taking the time to share with us. If you have something pet and/or animal related, you can send to us here at petmorons at gmail dot com.

God willing and the creeks don't rise we'll see you next Saturday. Have a great week!

Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at 03:00 PM

Comments

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1 Happy Caturday everyone

Posted by: Skip at February 12, 2022 03:02 PM (2JoB8)

2 Ketz! Puppehs!

Posted by: Commissar of Plenty and Lysenko Solutions at February 12, 2022 03:02 PM (5P6Lv)

3 Nice thread! What time will you post the next one? I'm working outside.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at February 12, 2022 03:03 PM (7bRMQ)

4 As a kid the Family German Shepherd Brutus at first hated the sucky monster but somewhere in his life found he liked to be vacuumed so if the vacuum got out he was it's first use.

Posted by: Skip at February 12, 2022 03:06 PM (2JoB8)

5 3 Nice thread! What time will you post the next one? I'm working outside.
Posted by: OrangeEnt at February 12, 2022 03:03 PM (7bRMQ)

Another 2 hours or so.

Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at February 12, 2022 03:07 PM (aA3+G)

6 Usually next thread is 5 - 5:30pm

Posted by: Skip at February 12, 2022 03:07 PM (2JoB8)

7 My IP was banned again today.
That's five out of eight days.

Posted by: Braenyard at February 12, 2022 03:08 PM (SxDYe)

8 Those two white cats are both so beautiful.

Posted by: m at February 12, 2022 03:10 PM (OyZ4J)

9 I'm going to say the same thing I always say-beautiful pet Morons. Boring and predictable I am.

Posted by: N.L. Urker, Honk Justin Trudeau at February 12, 2022 03:11 PM (elZrl)

10 Have had dogs that loved vacuum cleaners and would run to the sound for their grooming for others, never teased, it was a horror.

Posted by: Braenyard at February 12, 2022 03:11 PM (SxDYe)

11 Princess got into the suitcase NOT to leave the house, but to keep you from leaving the house. Or this is what my cat did.

Posted by: m at February 12, 2022 03:12 PM (OyZ4J)

12 Pets! Poor ugly Joe, but how awesome when they get along so well with each other. Even if it's just one of them. Sorry about the kitties jayhawkone, most people would be awfully happy to have 1 long haired white like that, but 2?

Great to see so many rescues. Which reminds me, I better keep up on the vacuuming so my pup is unphased as my last girls were.

BTW, I've gotten MUCH better at photographing Poppy, or maybe she's just getting more "in between" speeds. She's also put on 2lbs since I took that photo. She's quite a character. Her first bark scared her to death, but now she's turning into a talker. Also finally getting the concept of territory - she barked at the gardeners this morning.

Posted by: clutch cargo - Now fortified with Vanax37, M390 and CPM-S90V at February 12, 2022 03:12 PM (wAnMi)

13 Willowed yesterday when we were talking about pets:
Cat #1. Seal point Siamese. Found as a young cat in the front flower bed. Before we could catch her, along comes babies 2 - 6.
I hate people that dump animals. Move to the country and cats 7, 8 & kitten 9 show up.
Cats 1, 7 & 8 will be outside mousers. 2 - 6 & 9 will be indoor. All fixed. 6 females, 3 males.
And the poor dog. LOL.

Posted by: rickb223 at February 12, 2022 03:13 PM (Hica+)

14 Critters!

Posted by: Duke Lowell , who is not a jive turkey at February 12, 2022 03:14 PM (eA1RV)

15 Nice Pets Y'all!...

Posted by: Hairyback Guy at February 12, 2022 03:14 PM (R/m4+)

16 Princess got into the suitcase NOT to leave the house, but to keep you from leaving the house. Or this is what my cat did.
Posted by: m at February 12, 2022 03:12 PM (OyZ4J)

Our kitteh does that every time we haul out the luggage.

Posted by: Pug Mahon, Keith's Son at February 12, 2022 03:15 PM (x8Wzq)

17 I could have been first but couldn't stop looking at the great group of moronimals. Thanks MisHum for this most enjoyable thread.

Posted by: olddog in mo at February 12, 2022 03:15 PM (ju2Fy)

18 Thanks for the dandy Pet Thread, Mis Hum!

Always so good to see the Pet Morons. Makes my week!

The Horde has big hearts and a lot of love for their critters.

Posted by: Legally Sufficient, Believing in America at February 12, 2022 03:16 PM (973h7)

19 My dog will lay in the path of the vacuum cleaner so that I have to go around her. I'll be like, really? REALLY? Then she moves out of the way. What a bozo.

Posted by: JuJuBee at February 12, 2022 03:17 PM (mNhhD)

20 That can opener cartoon breaks me up. Do they recognize the sound of these new-fangled pop-top cans the same way? I'm a bit out of practice - and this is all new. I know my cat could hear the sound of the can being pierced by an opener a block away.

Which brings me to a question I've asked before - is there a speed of smell? How is it possible for a dog to smell something 30ft away within half a second? Is there some sort of molecular chain reaction? Like a shark can smell blood in the water half a mile away - but doesn't the blood need to make it to them first?

Posted by: clutch cargo - Now fortified with Vanax37, M390 and CPM-S90V at February 12, 2022 03:17 PM (wAnMi)

21 Almost afraid to ask, but any updates on Chekov?

Posted by: Erik In Texas at February 12, 2022 03:18 PM (kvPML)

22 Lovely pets, one of my fav threads of the week.

Posted by: Infidel at February 12, 2022 03:18 PM (iFFK0)

23 Oh, the top pic changed. I was wondering what the whole message was on that sign in the first pic which disappeared.

Posted by: olddog in mo at February 12, 2022 03:19 PM (ju2Fy)

24 All dogs abhor a vacuum.

Posted by: Brett at February 12, 2022 03:20 PM (k7b6x)

25 Almost afraid to ask, but any updates on Chekov?

Posted by: Erik In Texas at February 12, 2022 03:18
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I believe Wolfus said he taking Chekov to the vet this afternoon.

Posted by: olddog in mo at February 12, 2022 03:21 PM (ju2Fy)

26 *was taking*

Posted by: olddog in mo at February 12, 2022 03:21 PM (ju2Fy)

27 rickb223,

I also despise people who dump pets. I've been witness to dumps from a moving car (on a highway) and we have "adopted" a series of cats that were dumped out in the country. Those dumped cats that we adopted were all great pets!

Posted by: Legally Sufficient, HONK! Believing in America at February 12, 2022 03:22 PM (973h7)

28 I hate people that dump animals. Move to the country and cats 7, 8 & kitten 9 show up.
Cats 1, 7 & 8 will be outside mousers. 2 - 6 & 9 will be indoor. All fixed. 6 females, 3 males.
And the poor dog. LOL.
Posted by: rickb223 at February 12, 2022 03:13 PM (Hica+)

I've told this story here before - but my family used to live up in the hills of Los Altos, and at the very end of a long road - and the driveway was another half mile. People always drove out there to dump their animals, and we acted as an adoption agency (or foster parents). In a couple of cases the animals were really, really fucked up. Makes me want to chain these assholes outside with a 5' chain and their food and water 8' away. As a positive, all of our babies were in far, far better places once placed, I remember many of them fondly. We only kept 1 dog, 1 cat and 1 budgie. We had a very forgiving Siamese cat who tolerated all of it.

Posted by: clutch cargo - Now fortified with Vanax37, M390 and CPM-S90V at February 12, 2022 03:23 PM (wAnMi)

29 Bogie has been dragging me out for longer walks in the warmer weather. Running around wagging his tail and dragging the leash works every time.

Posted by: CN The First at February 12, 2022 03:23 PM (ONvIw)

30 That can opener cartoon breaks me up. Do they recognize the sound of these new-fangled pop-top cans the same way? I'm a bit out of practice - and this is all new. I know my cat could hear the sound of the can being pierced by an opener

My dog knows when I've got a pop top can out. She prefers the wet food to kibble. Anything I'm eating is in first place.

Posted by: N.L. Urker, Honk Justin Trudeau at February 12, 2022 03:24 PM (elZrl)

31 I love this thread. It feels like a warm hug. Thanks MisHum and all pet parents & sitters.

Posted by: Lola at February 12, 2022 03:25 PM (xjz83)

32 The horse freedom convoy is just a few minutes away. I'm kind of excited.

Posted by: N.L. Urker, Honk Justin Trudeau at February 12, 2022 03:27 PM (elZrl)

33 Quite a few years ago we had a cat. We switched from can-opener food to pop-top food, but even 5 years later the can opener sound would send her sprinting from wherever she was.

Posted by: Art Rondelet of Malmsey at February 12, 2022 03:27 PM (fTtFy)

34 I love this thread. It feels like a warm hug. Thanks MisHum and all pet parents & sitters.
Posted by: Lola

Amen.

Posted by: rickb223 at February 12, 2022 03:27 PM (qYpme)

35 I think Tux views me as a personal groomer and comfy warm spot ahead of can opener. He gets dry food and just a bit of wet food which he doesn't finish off most times he gets it. He loves temptations treats though. He will do a meer cat imitation to get me to give him some (he quickly figured out I just melt when he does that) or come running if I shake the container.

Posted by: PaleRider is simply irredeemable at February 12, 2022 03:31 PM (3cGpq)

36 Hope you can get a pic or two of the horse freedom convoy NL.

Posted by: PaleRider is simply irredeemable at February 12, 2022 03:32 PM (3cGpq)

37 Posted by: rickb223 at February 12, 2022 03:13 PM (Hica+)

A lot of people who should never have adopted pets, did, during wuflu. Our Township/PD worked together to send out a list of chargeable offenses with every animal license this year. Too many dirtbags out there.

Posted by: CN The First at February 12, 2022 03:32 PM (ONvIw)

38 Thanks for the pet thread MisHum. Great pets all.

Our call sign at Det 4 was "Courtroom" when airwings would call in for their simulated bomb drop/ECM training. The very first site mascot was a German Shepherd named "Judge", apropos considering our call sign. I only saw pictures of him on the hallway going to the briefing room.

Posted by: David L Guenther at February 12, 2022 03:32 PM (R5lpX)

39 Well Joe has given me a scare. He's about 12-13ish. A terrier mix. I was sitting down to eat and he gave out a little yelp. I looked at him and he was just standing there but when he tried to walk, he limped.
I thought at first he had caught a claw in his blanket, but his foot seemed fine. And now, two days later, he is better but still a bit of a limp.
Arthritis?
Pulled muscle?
He goes into the vet in a couple weeks to get a fatty mass removed. But not sure what's going on now.

Posted by: Diogenes at February 12, 2022 03:33 PM (axyOa)

40 Wonderful pets this week!

Poppy is adorable. I always wanted a King Charles and thought after losing our last lab, it was time for a smaller breed but we're suckers for punishment and got another lab. I'm reading Philly's curriculum vitae to him over and over to see if it makes any impression.

Posted by: Russkilitlover at February 12, 2022 03:33 PM (iyVGU)

41 Yall may not know but I am really the catman..I raise Siamese for a living.. if you need advice on kittehs send an email and we can chat.

Posted by: Catman at February 12, 2022 03:35 PM (Gb0bZ)

42 PaleRider, our cat loves Temptations also. Must be some tasty stuff.

Posted by: Ronster at February 12, 2022 03:36 PM (TF8tW)

43 Beautiful pet morons!
I've been giving Bogle vitamins since fall and he has a beautiful long coat for a Jack! Great for the weather and nice to pet, nearly 4 inches long it some places.

Posted by: CN The First at February 12, 2022 03:37 PM (ONvIw)

44 Well - we're getting a new shelter dog, I guess.

Honestly, I have not seen the dog. I can't go see the dog. Because, if I see the dog, it's a done deal. I do not have it in me to go see the dog, that needs a home, and say "no home for you". Just not in the cards.

Supposedly, there is a "trial period" for said dog. We all know that's bullshit. Once said dog walks into the house, he's pretty much vested. And Wife of Mine, being what she is, apparently has found another version of the fifteen year old dog we just had to put down. And we had to, and it sucked. Because she's fucking fair like that.

I've caught myself a couple times today asking about the damn dog, which I have not yet met. It sucks. It flat out sucks.

Posted by: Cause and Effect at February 12, 2022 03:39 PM (7uzX3)

45 Sounds like the perfect hunting companion. Drop me us a line and let us know where you got this beautiful doggeh.
Mis Hum

Roger that. I'll send some details to petmorons. And thanks for posting it. Philly is besides himself

Posted by: 7man at February 12, 2022 03:40 PM (qwO6y)

46 I've caught myself a couple times today asking about the damn dog, which I have not yet met. It sucks. It flat out sucks.
Posted by: Cause and Effect

I would wager that sucky feeling will go away as soon as you get the first face licks and see the wagging tail and the eyes begging for treats.

Posted by: nurse ratched at February 12, 2022 03:42 PM (U2p+3)

47 Afternoon, Horde...How goes it? Just woke up from my afternoon nap in time to read the Pet Thread. Jasmine, Penny, and Kaylee are still dozing, more or less.

I was kind of hoping we'd get to see BeckoningChasm's newest acquisition, Robert (a cat). BC seems to have found his boon companion...

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 12, 2022 03:42 PM (K5n5d)

48 Every cat I've ever had absolutely loathed the vacuum cleaner. When I brought my second set of bookstore cats from the Humane Society to the bookstore, I gritted my teeth and didn't vacuum for a week simply to not upset them. Then I crossed my fingers and started the vacuum cleaner. They must have come from a home where someone vacuumed at least once or twice a day. The male would let me vacuum right up to his toes before he'd back up a couple of inches. The female let me vacuum her whole body with the wand attachment. Very strange.

I love the Picardy Spaniel. He goes from zero to 120mph in about two seconds flat. Is it hard to keep him occupied when he's not out in the field? One of my neighbors had two German short hairs that were absolutely crazy when they were stuck at home.

Posted by: Captain Josepha Sabin -- bitterly clinging to the deplorable life '70s style! at February 12, 2022 03:43 PM (vMM2s)

49 Good afternoon, pet-lovin' horde!

Love Jack and Ugly Joe.

And the cartoon at the top looks just like my mama and her Clover.

Northern Lurker, I wish you could live stream that horse convoy for us!

Posted by: April--dash my lace wigs! at February 12, 2022 03:43 PM (OX9vb)

50 It's nice outside today, so I threw the ball for the doggo and now he's enjoying the cool hardwood floor at the end of the bed. The cat, who needs no exercise to relax, is sleeping on the wife's side of the bed.

Posted by: PabloD at February 12, 2022 03:43 PM (SGYg6)

51 I would wager that sucky feeling will go away as soon as you get the first face licks and see the wagging tail and the eyes begging for treats.
Posted by: nurse ratched at February 12, 2022 03:42 PM (U2p+3)

Yes!

Bogie's breeder gave me a trial period, but there was no prying me away. The second he got on the car, it was forever.

Posted by: CN The First at February 12, 2022 03:43 PM (ONvIw)

52 I've caught myself a couple times today asking about the damn dog, which I have not yet met. It sucks. It flat out sucks.
Posted by: Cause and Effect at February 12, 2022 03:39 PM (7uzX3)
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I have a feeling your suckage will come to an end once you lay eyes on the new doggeh. It's so hard to lose our beloved pets, but revel in the joy of having a new pet, and one that really needs a loving home!

Be sure to send a photo in to Mis Hum for the Pet Thread. We would love to see your new family member!

Posted by: Legally Sufficient, HONK! Believing in America at February 12, 2022 03:44 PM (973h7)

53 Cause and Effect. Somehow that reminds me of a Herriot episode. James' lab had to be put down. His wife decided he was ready for a new dog before he had got there and arranged to buy a terrier. Which worked out very nicely by the end of the episode. I hope things work out for you as well.

Posted by: PaleRider is simply irredeemable at February 12, 2022 03:44 PM (3cGpq)

54 So much joy (and some sorrow) in seeing the Moronimals, as always. Thanks for hosting, MisHum.

Daughter has sent some great pix that I keep meaning to forward to the Pet Thread. Maybe by next week (he said, again).

SonM is picking up a new dog today, something like a husky-malamute cross. Hope his cat is accepting.

Meanwhile, our cats continue. The black cat only likes to venture outside for brief periods. The yellow fellow likes to be outside as long as possible, weather permitting, frequently hunting, but also spends a lot of time curled up in the fuzzy pet bed on the front porch. In a sunbeam.

Posted by: mindful webworker and cats at February 12, 2022 03:44 PM (LO5Qy)

55 These pet pics heighten my anticipation of spring. Hope to adopt 2 kittens. The second of our cats died right after Christmas, at age 15. Sigh.
Praying Chekhov has a helpful vet appointment today.

Posted by: LadyS at February 12, 2022 03:45 PM (piO4R)

56 We haven't had a dog for about 10 years. We gave our last one, an Australian Shepherd, away to a friend who lived out in the country. His property butted up to 1,000 acres of USFS land. We gave her away because of bitchy neighbors. I used to see her quite often after that as my friend was one of my subcontractors and he would bring her to work with him everyday.

Been thinking about getting a new pup, but the wife says...no fenced in area, no pup.

Posted by: David L Guenther at February 12, 2022 03:45 PM (R5lpX)

57 Hi all... could use some prayers right now. Woke up to find my front door of my apartment was ajar somehow and my 3-yo cat Buddy was nowhere to be found. Thankfully Bella was still inside. But that was 5:30am and I had gone to sleep at 10:30pm. So Buddy got outside somewhere between 10:30pm and 5:30am. So I have no idea where he could be.

I read that 100% indoor cats usually do not go far when they find themselves outside, usually within 50 yard radius or so. So I am hoping Buddy is hiding somewhere nearby my apartment complex and someone will find him. I already passed around flyers I had made up at FedEx Printing and then used a bunch of different social media apps to post missing cat announcements.

But I am worried sick about him in this cold and snow in SE Michigan. And he has to be hungry, thirsty and really scared. So any prayers would be dearly welcome. Thank you.

Posted by: Clyde Shelton at February 12, 2022 03:47 PM (Do5/p)

58 Great looking pet morons today.
Congratulations clutch cargo... Poppy is a doll!

Posted by: redridinghood at February 12, 2022 03:47 PM (NpAcC)

59 Prayers up, Clyde

Posted by: CN The First at February 12, 2022 03:48 PM (ONvIw)

60 The horse freedom convoy is here. I'm honestly crying.

Posted by: N.L. Urker, Honk Justin Trudeau at February 12, 2022 03:48 PM (elZrl)

61 Poppy the puppeh is teh kewt.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 12, 2022 03:48 PM (EZebt)

62 Prayers up, Clyde Shelton! May Buddy return safely home, and soon. Oh, the stories he will tell!

Posted by: Legally Sufficient, HONK! Believing in America at February 12, 2022 03:49 PM (973h7)

63 Hmmm

Posted by: That Guy What Always Says Yeah Buddy TM at February 12, 2022 03:49 PM (R5lpX)

64 Prayers, Clyde. I have read that if you put the cat's litter box outside, it will smell its way home.

Posted by: April--dash my lace wigs! at February 12, 2022 03:50 PM (OX9vb)

65 Will pray for the safe return of Buddy, Clyde.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 12, 2022 03:50 PM (GezNK)

66 Oh, so sorry, Clyde. Prayers up for Buddy's safe return.

Posted by: olddog in mo at February 12, 2022 03:50 PM (ju2Fy)

67 Hello, all,

Clyde, I'd think Buddy has gone to ground somewhere nearby. When Arizona the part-Maine Coon got out, he'd go less than 50 yards, more like 10-12, and then freeze, as if he'd just now realized that this world he'd been wanting to see before dark was big -- bigger than he expected. And I could scoop him up and bring him back in. Wolf the late mini-panther did get out a few times, but he just wanted a change of scenery. He'd sprawl on the concrete walkway and just relax. Good luck to both of you.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius at February 12, 2022 03:50 PM (c6xtn)

68 The horse freedom convoy is here. I'm honestly crying.
Posted by: N.L. Urker, Honk Justin Trudeau at February 12, 2022 03:48 PM (elZrl)
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Hooray! I would be crying too!

Posted by: Legally Sufficient, HONK! Believing in America at February 12, 2022 03:51 PM (973h7)

69 Wolfus, any new vet updates?

Posted by: olddog in mo at February 12, 2022 03:52 PM (ju2Fy)

70 Our cats and a running vacuum were never in the same room for more than a second

Posted by: Skip at February 12, 2022 03:53 PM (2JoB8)

71 He goes into the vet in a couple weeks to get a fatty mass removed. But not sure what's going on now.
Posted by: Diogenes at February 12, 2022 03:33 PM (axyOa)

Sorry to hear - I always worry when they finally complain. They're usually stoic to a fault, and don't whine until it really hurts. Hopefully it's something simple.

Posted by: clutch cargo - Now fortified with Vanax37, M390 and CPM-S90V at February 12, 2022 03:53 PM (wAnMi)

72 Prayers, Clyde. I have read that if you put the cat's litter box outside, it will smell its way home.
Posted by: April--dash my lace wigs! at February 12, 2022 03:50 PM (OX9vb)

Yes Clyde, prayers up.

I've never heard the litter box trick, but it makes sense. Whatever works! Cats always worried me with their vanishing acts. For some reason, barn cats never disappear.

Posted by: clutch cargo - Now fortified with Vanax37, M390 and CPM-S90V at February 12, 2022 03:54 PM (wAnMi)

73 Thank you, all. Means more than I can express. I'm a complete wreck.

Wolfus, I hope that is the case (that he's nearby hiding out).

Prayers, Clyde. I have read that if you put the cat's litter box outside, it will smell its way home.

Posted by: April--dash my lace wigs! at February 12, 2022 03:50 PM

I just read this earlier as well. I have put out his food dish with treats and his cat bed, but I may add his litter box as well to hopefully attract him with the smell. Just hopefully don't attract the outdoor cats and other critters in the area (I've seen raccoons, chipmunks and squirrels).

Posted by: Clyde Shelton at February 12, 2022 03:55 PM (Do5/p)

74 Great looking pet morons today.
Congratulations clutch cargo... Poppy is a doll!
Posted by: redridinghood at February 12, 2022 03:47 PM (NpAcC)

Thanks! She looks so sad in that photo though - but one of the few where her eyes are open and isn't blurred. She's certainly entertaining. And sneaky. Quiet and sneaky. And evil. Quiet, sneaky, evil. And fast. Evil, sneaky, fast and quiet.

My succulent garden is well chewed. Looks like I shot at it with a tiny shotgun over and over.

Posted by: clutch cargo - Now fortified with Vanax37, M390 and CPM-S90V at February 12, 2022 03:57 PM (wAnMi)

75 Hi Clyde. You might also try calling him or meowing. My mom did that meowing when Boots slipped out of our house and he would meow back so we knew where he was.

Posted by: PaleRider is simply irredeemable at February 12, 2022 03:59 PM (3cGpq)

76 Gotta pay more attention. Not quite used to this new phone. Somehow my real name came up instead of my nic.

Posted by: That Guy What Always Says Yeah Buddy TM at February 12, 2022 03:59 PM (R5lpX)

77 Dayum I'm feeling emotional.

Posted by: N.L. Urker, Honk Justin Trudeau at February 12, 2022 04:00 PM (elZrl)

78 I'm embarrassed at how emotional I feel.

Posted by: N.L. Urker, Honk Justin Trudeau at February 12, 2022 04:01 PM (elZrl)

79 Almost afraid to ask, but any updates on Chekov?
Posted by: Erik In Texas at February 12, 2022
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Erik, I'm glad you asked that question! We ran him out this morning.

Our vet does think that the tooth trouble could be causing other issues. But Chekov is too elderly now for anesthesia; his risk of not coming out of it is too high. She's enormously encouraged by him walking plantigrade again, and in fact she pointed out that his jaw seems less inflamed after the antibiotics. Today he got another shot of that, and she gave us some more of the liquid appetite stimulant and another pain pill that can be crushed into his food if necessary. The arthritis shot we can give him 1x a week, too.

He made 3 kitchen trips to eat after we got home, walking pretty well. He purrs when we pet him, but he does not come to sprawl where we are. However, he isn't hiding.

He's never going to be a 5-year-old cat again, but he has not used up all his lives. (I'd guess he's on No. 17 and counting.)

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius at February 12, 2022 04:01 PM (c6xtn)

80 Clyde - we had a cat do that - don't panic. Don't walk around screaming his name. And you can't lay bait to lure him back in, either, unfortunately. He's a cat.

You can, and should, just throw on a jacket and walk around the building. And like other folks have said - keep your gaze short and small. He's not far away.

Posted by: Cause and Effect at February 12, 2022 04:02 PM (7uzX3)

81 My kitteh has found a new source of drinking water. She sits on my cases of bottled water and bites them until she strikes H2O. It's a slow leak just like she likes. As funny as it is I had to put a stop to it after discovering a wet floor.

Posted by: Anti doesn't matter at February 12, 2022 04:04 PM (9S+EN)

82 Thanks for the beautiful pet pics and the cartoon. Clyde, hope your baby comes back soon, bet he will.

Day five of flu and no voice. My 10-month-old orange tabby "kitten" Rufus is very worried that I'm whispering to him all the time. He is lying beside me on the couch, looking up at me with his puzzled little-boy face. He already weighs about 15 pounds and is not fat.

Posted by: skywch at February 12, 2022 04:04 PM (sKjat)

83 Been thinking about getting a new pup, but the wife says...no fenced in area, no pup.
Posted by: David L Guenther at February 12, 2022 03:45 PM (R5lpX)

You could always adopt! You might not need to worry about the wandering with an adult.

I had puppy proofed the home I'm in now for my mother, who had 2 of the same breed. 6-8' fence all around, double gate on 1 side. The front of the house has a 3' iron fence/gate all the way around - because my mother would open the front door and forget to close it.

I had forgotten that puppies are basically furry cockroaches. I had gone out to water flowers, and there's Poppy right under my feet. Somehow she squeezed through or under the bars. Of course, the game of "catch me, slowpoke" ensued. So she needs to be much larger before I risk the front porch again.

Posted by: clutch cargo - Now fortified with Vanax37, M390 and CPM-S90V at February 12, 2022 04:04 PM (wAnMi)

84 Jeez I'm actually crying. What's wrong with me?

Posted by: N.L. Urker, Honk Justin Trudeau at February 12, 2022 04:04 PM (elZrl)

85 I love the Picardy Spaniel. He goes from zero to 120mph in about two seconds flat. Is it hard to keep him occupied when he's not out in the field? One of my neighbors had two German short hairs that were absolutely crazy when they were stuck at home.
Posted by: Captain Josepha Sabin -- bitterly clinging to the deplorable life '70s style!

The Picardy is a working breed and I guide upland hunts so he's kept real busy and I think that's important for most bird hunting dogs. But, he has a turn off switch so he's been great in the house. Wife loves him if that helps

Posted by: 7man at February 12, 2022 04:05 PM (qwO6y)

86 Clyde - we had a cat do that - don't panic. Don't walk around screaming his name. And you can't lay bait to lure him back in, either, unfortunately. He's a cat.

You can, and should, just throw on a jacket and walk around the building. And like other folks have said - keep your gaze short and small. He's not far away.
Posted by: Cause and Effect at February 12, 2022

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The first time Wolf slid out, he'd done it when some maintenance people were here and left the door open. I did walk around calling him, the same tone I use to announce dinner to my cats. It helped, too, that it was close to his meal time. Suddenly he squirmed out from under the step of the apartment next door and ran to me.

Buddy could be under a car, too. Especially one that parked more recently. It would be warmer under there.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius at February 12, 2022 04:06 PM (c6xtn)

87 84: Not a thing. Hopefully we will all get to see the tyrants fall!

Posted by: CN The First at February 12, 2022 04:06 PM (ONvIw)

88 Ajax hates a standup vacuum. A roomba- he completely ignores until it bumps into him, then he moves until it bumps into him again.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 12, 2022 04:06 PM (dNqv+)

89 Oh Clyde! I hope Buddy comes home soon. Lucy is an indoor cat as well, but has escaped a couple of times. She comes when I call her and shake the treat bag.

Wolfus, I hope Chekov bounces back. Imagine how miserable you'd be if you had an abscessed toof. Hopefully, he recovers enough to get it pulled. How old is he?

Posted by: nurse ratched at February 12, 2022 04:07 PM (U2p+3)

90 I would love to see Robert the cat, too! And glad to see Poppy! New pets are such joy.

Posted by: skywch at February 12, 2022 04:07 PM (sKjat)

91 I had that happen one time, although in much nicer weather. Dogs stayed inside. Fanny, who is strictly an inside cat, was sitting on the bench outside the house. I doubt your cat has gone far but will have found a warm place to hide.

Posted by: Notsothoreau - look forward at February 12, 2022 04:09 PM (YynYJ)

92 Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius at February 12, 2022 04:01 PM (c6xtn)

Thanks for the update; I glad the vet can help him feel a little better.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 12, 2022 04:10 PM (GezNK)

93 I'm watching Puppy Bowl XVII and the acapella girls are doing a good job with your anthem -- "girls band" Boys World.

Posted by: andycanuck (UHVv4) at February 12, 2022 04:10 PM (UHVv4)

94 I've been looking at the local shelters, but it seems like all the dogs up for adoption are pitbulls or pit mixes. Not really a fan of pits.

Posted by: That Guy What Always Says Yeah Buddy TM at February 12, 2022 04:11 PM (R5lpX)

95 41 -- Catman -- I know Siamese and Persians are completely different breeds, but maybe you can help me. My Persian is a cattery reject. For some odd reason, he hates to be picked up and held, which is not a problem except for one thing: grooming him. My Himalayan would simply lie in my lap to be brushed. I put the Persian either on a counter or the bed to try and groom him, but he loses patience with the whole thing after a couple of minutes. He'll let me chase after him with the comb for another few minutes, but then he is done, done, done. Is there a special way to hold a Persian down that tells it it's time to be groomed and to behave? I know his breeder combed him within an inch of his life the day I got him. Now, though, he has mats and simply won't hold still. His breeder lives a couple hours away so I can't simply pack him up for a quick visit home for a refresher course in being groomed. Any suggestions short of shaving him would be appreciated.

Posted by: Captain Josepha Sabin -- bitterly clinging to the deplorable life '70s style! at February 12, 2022 04:11 PM (vMM2s)

96 It's a slow leak just like she likes. As funny as it is I had to put a stop to it after discovering a wet floor.
Posted by: Anti doesn't matter at February 12, 2022 04:04 PM (9S+EN)

Evil. And now an evil game. She'll be looking for bottles now for the rest of her life. Or yours. Slippery floors and all.

I remember when my last pups discovered the "snack buckets" we had distributed around the house. Nothing tastier than kleenex, paper towels etc. from the snack bucket. So, I get some of these high-tech lidded trash baskets that are puppy proof. And, the $%^&! ex thought it would be neat-o to teach the puppies how to open the lid. So now there was $180 worth of useless new trash baskets around the house.

Sometimes I can almost understand spousal abuse.

Posted by: clutch cargo - Now fortified with Vanax37, M390 and CPM-S90V at February 12, 2022 04:11 PM (wAnMi)

97 Sorry to hear about your pal, Clyde. Hopefully he will turn up soon.

Posted by: JackStraw at February 12, 2022 04:11 PM (ZLI7S)

98 Prayers up Clyde!

Posted by: Commissar Hrothgar (hOUT3) ~Honk! Honk! Let's Geau Brandeau!~ at February 12, 2022 04:12 PM (hOUT3)

99 The RCMP who insisted a safe event came up behind the horses and set sirens off. Assholes

Posted by: N.L. Urker, Honk Justin Trudeau at February 12, 2022 04:12 PM (elZrl)

100 Wolfus, I hope Chekov bounces back. Imagine how miserable you'd be if you had an abscessed toof. Hopefully, he recovers enough to get it pulled. How old is he?
Posted by: nurse ratched at February 12, 2022

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Nurse, Chekov is 14.5 years old and had always been pretty healthy until a few days after his birthday last August. He went into a kind of shock when we evacuated for the hurricane. He's had troubles ever since.

That, of course, is the issue. We think he's ready to leave us, and then he rallies. Then he slides back a bit. We never know when the next rally or slide will be.

Cat is on more meds than a patient on House.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius at February 12, 2022 04:12 PM (c6xtn)

101 Rufus is very worried that I'm whispering to him all the time.
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See? Even cats recognize how creepy 'healthy' Joe Biden is!

Posted by: andycanuck (UHVv4) at February 12, 2022 04:13 PM (UHVv4)

102 Jeez I'm actually crying. What's wrong with me?
Posted by: N.L. Urker, Honk Justin Trudeau

Because you understand how fragile freedom is.

Posted by: Infidel at February 12, 2022 04:13 PM (iFFK0)

103 Clyde - we had a cat do that - don't panic. Don't walk around screaming his name. And you can't lay bait to lure him back in, either, unfortunately. He's a cat.

You can, and should, just throw on a jacket and walk around the building. And like other folks have said - keep your gaze short and small. He's not far away.
Posted by: Cause and Effect at February 12, 2022 04:02 PM (7uzX3)

Put the litter box outside. They can find their way back to it.

Posted by: Anti doesn't matter at February 12, 2022 04:15 PM (9S+EN)

104 I've been looking at the local shelters, but it seems like all the dogs up for adoption are pitbulls or pit mixes. Not really a fan of pits.

For me, they're like race cars. I love race cars. I've drove race cars in my day. And I really like a good up close moment with a race car - or a pit bull. They're sweet.

But they're too much for me. I'm just not up to what it takes to do right by a pit, day after day.

Posted by: Cause and Effect at February 12, 2022 04:15 PM (7uzX3)

105 The RCMP who insisted a safe event came up behind the horses and set sirens off. Assholes
Posted by: N.L. Urker, Honk Justin Trudeau at February 12, 2022 04:12 PM (elZrl)

Far too large a subset of Das Polizei are a band of brothers!

Posted by: Commissar Hrothgar (hOUT3) ~Honk! Honk! Let's Geau Brandeau!~ at February 12, 2022 04:16 PM (hOUT3)

106
You can, and should, just throw on a jacket and walk around the building. And like other folks have said - keep your gaze short and small. He's not far away.
Posted by: Cause and Effect

Make can opener noises.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at February 12, 2022 04:18 PM (63Dwl)

107 Jeez I'm actually crying. What's wrong with me?
Posted by: N.L. Urker, Honk Justin Trudeau
Because you understand how fragile freedom is.
Posted by: Infidel at February 12, 2022 04:13 PM (iFFK0)

Both Infidel and N. L. Urker get it.
I was going to comment but Infidel said it all in one neat sentence!

Posted by: Commissar Hrothgar (hOUT3) ~Honk! Honk! Let's Geau Brandeau!~ at February 12, 2022 04:18 PM (hOUT3)

108 *curtsies*

Posted by: Infidel at February 12, 2022 04:21 PM (iFFK0)

109 "This is Saint, our site mascot, circa 1977, from when I was stationed at Detachment 4, 1stCEVG in Bann Germany."

Hey. A fellow Autotracker amongst the Horde.

Det. 14 here.

Posted by: Bea Arthur's Dick at February 12, 2022 04:21 PM (TU8Tj)

110 Sending prayers, Clyde that Buddy comes home soon.

That happened to our cat once. She's an inside cat, but uses the dog's pet door once in awhile and will hang out in the backyard for 10 mins and come back in.
A few years ago on Christmas Eve she got out and must have jumped the fence. She was gone for 2 days and all that we can figure is that she may have gotten inside a neighbors garage or something like that because it was cold outside and she does not like the cold.

Knock on all your neighbors doors and ask them to be on the look out.
After her excursion she never did that again.
She's 11 now.

Posted by: redridinghood at February 12, 2022 04:21 PM (NpAcC)

111 N.L. Urker

Hope you can get pictures.

Posted by: Infidel at February 12, 2022 04:22 PM (iFFK0)

112 Jill Biden just interviewed at Puppy Bowl with Major and the other GSD and they DIDN'T call her DOCTOR Jill Biden. A small victory but one nonetheless.

Posted by: andycanuck (UHVv4) at February 12, 2022 04:24 PM (UHVv4)

113 Canada gets some rightful shots here but I love my country and flag and hate what the left has done to it.

Posted by: N.L. Urker, Honk Justin Trudeau at February 12, 2022 04:24 PM (elZrl)

114 I'm late! Wow gorgeous pets today! Poppy is adorable. Congrats clutch cargo!

Posted by: Jewells45 deplorablethug#FJB at February 12, 2022 04:25 PM (nxdel)

115 111 N.L. Urker

Hope you can get pictures.
Posted by: Infidel at February 12, 2022 04:22 PM (iFFK0)

I have and I've sent them for the next pet thread.

Posted by: N.L. Urker, Honk Justin Trudeau at February 12, 2022 04:25 PM (elZrl)

116 An update on our pit bull neighbor:

She finally came back to our house for sandwiches after having her puppies. She looks pretty skinny, but she's eating for 12.

I guess she's not starving because she wasn't too interested in regular dog food.

She did well around our little blind chihuahua, who has been a little more stable himself.

Posted by: KT at February 12, 2022 04:26 PM (0ghg2)

117 86 -- I've read that cats are dumb enough to get lost ten feet from their own door. They get scared, scrunch down, and won't move. When I lost one of my bookstore cats, a couple sites suggested placing a container with some of its used kitty litter by the door. The scent might calm him down and let him know he's in the right spot.

Posted by: Captain Josepha Sabin -- bitterly clinging to the deplorable life '70s style! at February 12, 2022 04:26 PM (vMM2s)

118 Hi captain..send me your number and I will give you some points.. I am on cell phone until Tuesday but would love to chat.. catwoman used to breed Persians backin the day..

Posted by: Catman at February 12, 2022 04:29 PM (HT9h9)

119 I have and I've sent them for the next pet thread.

Good on ya'. This, and the books and gardens threads, are my favorites. And I'm one argumentative son of a bitch. But Hell - if you can't agree to love cats, dogs, books, and home grown tomatoes ...

Posted by: Cause and Effect at February 12, 2022 04:29 PM (7uzX3)

120 Hey. A fellow Autotracker amongst the Horde.

Det. 14 here.
Posted by: Bea Arthur's Dick at February 12, 2022 04:21 PM (TU8Tj)

Cool. But that can't be where you wanted to go? Bismarck wasn't a thought when I filled out my dream sheet before leaving Keesler AB. Although I did have Presque Isle, ME as my third choice after Wilder, ID.

Posted by: That Guy What Always Says Yeah Buddy TM at February 12, 2022 04:30 PM (R5lpX)

121 Clyde I will be praying you and your kitty are reunited soon!

Posted by: Jewells45 deplorablethug#FJB at February 12, 2022 04:31 PM (nxdel)

122 Thanks for the update, and that's good news!

Posted by: Erik In Texas at February 12, 2022 04:31 PM (DPAL9)

123 You can know a person by the way he feels about animals.

Posted by: Pellet at February 12, 2022 04:32 PM (DkTUu)

124 Well, I posted this before but it belongs here. My daughter adopted a puppy from Underdog Rescue & Rehabilitation in Moab. They sometimes have celebrities support the adoption of specific dogs. After my daughter adopted, she learned Big Band, Blossom, Call Me Cat, and Jeopardy star Mayim Bialik had supported her dog's adoption and featured the dog on her website.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Proprietor of the Outrage Outlet at February 12, 2022 04:33 PM (FVME7)

125 I'm late! Wow gorgeous pets today! Poppy is adorable. Congrats clutch cargo!
Posted by: Jewells45 deplorablethug#FJB at February 12, 2022 04:25 PM (nxdel)

Thanks Jewells45, she's a sweety.

Posted by: clutch cargo - Now fortified with Vanax37, M390 and CPM-S90V at February 12, 2022 04:34 PM (wAnMi)

126 Cats are killers, dogs are man's best friend.

Posted by: Pellet at February 12, 2022 04:34 PM (DkTUu)

127 cats are dumb enough to get lost ten feet from their own door.

Late 80s at the BMW motorcycle 49er campout near Yosemite saw a rider from Canada with his cat who rode on gas tank behind fairing and absolutely stayed around his tent.

Posted by: Commissar of Plenty and Lysenko Solutions at February 12, 2022 04:34 PM (5P6Lv)

128 This is the most beautiful,fun pub event ever.

Posted by: N.L. Urker, Honk Justin Trudeau at February 12, 2022 04:39 PM (elZrl)

129 Prayers up Clyde that Buddy finds his way home.

Posted by: rickb223 at February 12, 2022 04:39 PM (Hica+)

130 Anyone else think pellet smokers are a joke?

Posted by: Pellet at February 12, 2022 04:39 PM (DkTUu)

131 "But that (Bismarck) can't be where you wanted to go?"

I wasn't given a choice. Air Force needs come first.

Also wasn't given a choice when they shut down Bismarck and dragged us over to Forsyth, MT.

Bismarck was a dream gig compared to Forsyth.

Posted by: Bea Arthur's Dick at February 12, 2022 04:41 PM (TU8Tj)

132 Clyde, some 20 years ago, our beloved (a word that comes nowhere near what he was for us) Siamese cat ran out the door when we were moving. The movers had inadvertently left the wrong door open and out he went. We stayed the next week a couple miles away at my inlaws. On the day we were to leave and go 500 miles to our new home, we took one last drive by our old house...got out, called him name for the millionth time, and he came out from the bushes a few yards away. I was never so happy in my whole life because I was utterly devastated thinking he was gone forever.

Posted by: Lady in Black at February 12, 2022 04:43 PM (sVtYq)

133 You didn't get to fill out a "dream sheet" near the end of your training? Don't know when you went through so things might have changed since I was in.

Posted by: That Guy What Always Says Yeah Buddy TM at February 12, 2022 04:44 PM (R5lpX)

134 I don't know if my cats would get lost but I take them on long walks without a leash. They stay within eyesight. They come when I call though I have to start walking away . They don't want to be left behind so they catch up.

Posted by: Anti doesn't matter at February 12, 2022 04:47 PM (9S+EN)

135 And to add, I hope your dear kitty is found. The litter box suggestion above is good. I never thought of that, but it sure sounds like it might help. Best of luck to you.

Posted by: Lady in Black at February 12, 2022 04:48 PM (sVtYq)

136 118 -- Thanks, catman. I've sent it through the Pet thread CoB.

Posted by: Captain Josepha Sabin -- bitterly clinging to the deplorable life '70s style! at February 12, 2022 04:48 PM (vMM2s)

137 Veterans join the pedestrian blockade at Windsor.

https://nitter.net/ViralNewsNYC/status/
1492611939595395077#m

Posted by: andycanuck (UHVv4) at February 12, 2022 04:51 PM (UHVv4)

138 Just gave Bogie a nice bath and comb out. It's our anniversary tomorrow and I want to send a well groomed pic to the breeder. She will probably not like the long coat, but that's the way it is.

Posted by: CN The First at February 12, 2022 04:52 PM (ONvIw)

139 My husband lost a cat after the fire in 2006. Several years later, he got a call from a vet. A woman had been feeding this cat for awhile and was finally able to take him to the vets. Cat was chipped so we got the call. He had been living about two streets down, all those years.

Posted by: Notsothoreau - look forward at February 12, 2022 04:52 PM (YynYJ)

140 Have a live feed up, might be Ottawa it's getting dusk on video

Posted by: Skip at February 12, 2022 04:59 PM (2JoB8)

141 I'm glad Maher told Trudescu that he sounded like hitler

Posted by: CN The First at February 12, 2022 05:01 PM (ONvIw)

142 HOBBY NOOD

Posted by: Skip guy who says NOOD at February 12, 2022 05:01 PM (2JoB8)

143 "You didn't get to fill out a "dream sheet" near the end of your training?"

Nope. Got my orders in July of '84. Went from the insufferable Gulf Coast humidity to Bismarck snow by September.

Good times.

Posted by: Bea Arthur's Dick at February 12, 2022 05:05 PM (TU8Tj)

144 On the day we were to leave and go 500 miles to our new home, we took one last drive by our old house... got out, called him name for the millionth time, and he came out from the bushes a few yards away. I was never so happy in my whole life because I was utterly devastated thinking he was gone forever.

Posted by: Lady in Black at February 12, 2022 04:43 PM

That's such a wonderful story. I hope mine with Buddy has as happy an ending. Though I am really hoping I find him this weekend, tonight ideally. I dread him dealing with this bitter cold here. Supposed to be 7deg overnight tonight, 20 tomorrow 0 overnight, 22 Monday 8 overnight.

And thank you everyone who suggested putting litter outside. I did that as well just now. Not in a litter box, as I only have one and need it for Bella (who thankfully did not follow her brother out the door), but found a large food dish and filled up both sides. Hoping it is the smell that is supposed to attract them, not the packaging.

Posted by: Clyde Shelton at February 12, 2022 05:09 PM (Do5/p)

145 Honk honk!

Posted by: Insomniac - Outlaw. Wrecker. Hoarder. Honker. at February 12, 2022 05:09 PM (P52CL)

146 Missed the pet thread but just popped in to admire the cute pet morons

Posted by: vmom stabby stabby stabby stabamillion at February 12, 2022 05:11 PM (lCui1)

147 Praying for Buddy getting back home, Clyde Shelton. I mostly lurk but I do pray for Horde needs. Keep us informed.

Posted by: LadyS at February 12, 2022 06:20 PM (piO4R)

148 My husband lost a cat after the fire in 2006. Several years later, he got a call from a vet. A woman had been feeding this cat for awhile and was finally able to take him to the vets. Cat was chipped so we got the call. He had been living about two streets down, all those years.
Posted by: Notsothoreau - look forward at February 12, 2022 04:52

When we lived in the country south of town we had some farm cats. Every so often one would wander off and never be seen again. However, Trixie, matriarch of the bunch was discovered a couple of yrs later living at a farm less than a mile away. Guess the food was better.

Posted by: Farmer at February 12, 2022 08:00 PM (55Qr6)

149 Thanks for the kind words. Ginger was on a photo/film shoot with Caesar Milan's crew the weekend that picture was taken, so she was in the best of hands regarding sitting for the picture. I would say she is a TV star, but her footage was edited out. I don't think the celebrity would have gone to her head, though.

- Rudy

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