Ace of Spades Pet Thread, July 1

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Good afternoon and welcome to the almost world famous Ace of Spades Pet Thread. Thanks for stopping by. Kick back and enjoy the world of animals.

Would you like a treat?

Let's relax a little with the animals and leave the world of politics and current events outside today.

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Meet The PetMorons

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Here are a couple of my kitties: Tutti-frutti helping with my homework and research, and Henrietta in the cabinet on the porch. Both are rescues, TF is 15 and H is 11 this year. Nan in AZ

They look like sweethearts.

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This is a pic of Angus, a chihuahua, doxie, terrier mix. He has graced the thread before but I am sending him again because he will cross the Rainbow Bridge on Wednesday this week. He has been a sweet and faithful companion, and a very diligent supervisor for 13 years. He was confident that our kids reported to him, and he would let us know in small ways he had little faith in our parenting. We were always grateful for his support despite his criticism.
He had an instant impact reducing Boy F.'s autistic behaviors and until today remains the boy's only real friend. Losing Angus is going to be a big hit to our family but we will always be grateful for the love (and supervision) he gave us.
Sincerely, San Franpsycho

We are heartbroken at your loss, with you and your family. Keep in touch.

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Earlier this week, Brian sent in a message to Misanthropic Humanitarian about an old post here at the Pet Thread:

These are my three fur buddies. Riley (Siberian Husky) has been with me for 12 years. Shasta (Alaskan Husky) is waiting on the rainbow bridge for three weeks, was part of our family for five short years. Dakota is the mix on the left and is my constant companion for the last 6 years. All are rescues.
The two huskies would start howling for their evening treat come 6:30. They won't stop until my wife gives in. She gives in, happily, I might add.
The mix is my McCullogh mini Mac and chews on just about anything. She once shredded a TV remote, has destroyed shoes, socks and even Kong toys don't last long. - Brian

Because recently:

Today is a bittersweet day in my family as we said goodbye to our precious Dakota Belle. She was over 14 and was suffering from cancer.
My youngest son was there with my wife and I. He was her best buddy. She passed in his arms.
She will forever have a smile and was playful with other dogs. She is with the other dogs in this picture, waiting at the rainbow bridge.
Dogs give until there is nothing left except love. She is in our hearts forever.
Your posts help with the healing.
Thank you.

Thanks for sharing, Brian. Sorry for the loss you and your family are feeling. Hope that re-posting your tribute helps.

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Hello love the pet thread, this was our temporary foster cat, Toby. We were only able to take him for a few days unfortunately, but he was a sweet and affectionate little guy who loved watching the birds from our front window. He is still looking for his forever home.
Scott

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This the Regal Peagal Stanley, his mom feeds him better food that his dad gets. The Great DeNale

So, you're suggesting that he is spoiled?

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Meet Bluebell, the best little hen in the best little henhouse in Texas! * She is a two-year-old blue Plymouth tint from Tractor Supply. Almost every day (except when she's molting) Bluebell lays a delicious, nutritious light brown extra-large egg.
She is an excellent forager and like all of her coop-mates, loves to eat bugs including but not limited to spiders, crickets and grasshoppers. When I throw a bug into the coop Bluebell is most likely to emerge victorious from the hen scrum with the snack in her beak, diving in and shoving others out of the way. If another hen grabs the treat, she will pursue her rival far longer than any of the others and almost always gets at least a grasshopper leg or other piece.
Bluebell loves to scratch in the dirt in search of goodies and is one of the most adventurous outside the coop along with my "golden comet" sex link hens. These are the oldest and they are at the top of the pecking order.

Back in February when we had freezing rain for almost a week, Bluebell found a drowned mouse in a large puddle near the coop (so, nicely refrigerated at about 40 degrees) and evaded my attempts to take it from her. As soon as she got the chance she gulped it down, and once it was gone she smugly waddled back to the coop.
I did not collect her eggs for a couple days.
If Bluebell were a baseball player - for the Boston Red Sox, obviously - her walk-on song could not possibly be anything other than this.
* This is what Bluebell the commenter calls her namesake, so if hogmartin and Alex the Chick the hen want to argue they're on their own.
Helena Handbasket

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What a wonderful collection of pet stories today. Thank you for sharing your pets with us.

If you would like to send pet and/or animal stories, links, etc. for the Ace of Spades Pet Thread, the address is:

petmorons at protonmail dot com
Remember to include the nic or name by which you wish to be known when you comment at AoSHQ, or let us know if you want to remain a lurker.

Until next Saturday, have a great week!

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If you start feeling nostalgic, here a link to last week's Pet Thread, the Ace of Spades Pet Threat, June 24

I closed the comments on this post so you wouldn't get banned for commenting on a week-old post, but don't try it anyway.

Posted by: K.T. at 03:22 PM

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1 Happy Caturday everyone

Posted by: Skip at July 01, 2023 03:27 PM (xhxe8)

2 Sad, two departed dogs this week. The only thing wrong with dogs is they don't live long enough.

On the brighter side, at the start, it's notable how they act when we run errands. Wife and I went shopping Thursday, and Sparky acted as if we were abandoning him forever. When we got back, we got the full zoom welcome. Fortunately for him, we're retired, so he doesn't lose us often.

Posted by: Eeyore at July 01, 2023 03:28 PM (brAQZ)

3 hiya

Posted by: JT at July 01, 2023 03:29 PM (T4tVD)

4 Yes, I felt those two departed dogs this week. It's a hard thing.

Posted by: KT at July 01, 2023 03:30 PM (rrtZS)

5 We will have chicken tips from Helena Handbasket next week if all goes according to plan.

Posted by: KT at July 01, 2023 03:31 PM (rrtZS)

6 https://dailytimewaster.blogspot.com
https://tinyurl.com/mvmuehkd

Milk truck crashed, looters show up moments after

Posted by: Skip at July 01, 2023 03:32 PM (xhxe8)

7 Nice Pets Y’all!…

Posted by: Hairyback Guy at July 01, 2023 03:33 PM (R/m4+)

8 "I'll be back I love you. You're doing a good job"

Posted by: Commissar of Plenty and Lysenko stuff at July 01, 2023 03:33 PM (57ljU)

9 So, Bluebell of The Horde has a namesake, a hen!

I wonder if anyone else in The Horde has had an animal named after him or her?

Posted by: KT at July 01, 2023 03:35 PM (rrtZS)

10 Aww, sweet pets today!
I'm so sorry to hear about Angus.
The passing of a pet is like losing a member of the family. Be good to one another during this time, and all times.

Posted by: gourmand du jour at July 01, 2023 03:36 PM (MeG8a)

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Best of Breed for Miss Delilah at today's Lawton Dog Fanciers Association show in Oklahoma City. An entry of 20, good for 5 grand champion points. Lila now stands at 765 of the 800 she needs for the highest level.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at July 01, 2023 03:37 PM (MoZTd)

12 Congratulations, Hadrian!

Posted by: KT at July 01, 2023 03:38 PM (rrtZS)

13 I was concerned that Mr Trouble might not come around after having the mower out. I shouldn't have worried as I have the tastiest cat food around. (Tiny Tiger makes a treat that he truly loves). He is checking out the back door and I expect to let him become an inside cat at some point. Just waiting to make sure he co-exists with the dog.

Posted by: Notsothoreau at July 01, 2023 03:39 PM (ouTlx)

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Condolences on Angus and Dakota Belle.

"Not the least hard thing to bear when they go from us, these quiet friends, is that they carry away with them so many years of our own lives. Yet, if they find warmth therein, who would grudge them those years that they have so guarded? Nothing else of us can they take to lie upon with outstretched paws and chin pressed to the ground; and, whatever they take, be sure they have deserved."

- John Galsworthy

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at July 01, 2023 03:41 PM (MoZTd)

15 Good afternoon, horde!

So sorry about Angus and Shasta. I know they are good dogs, and will be missed.

I just cleaned and refilled Tank's pool. He's enjoying the fresh, cool water on a hot day.

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at July 01, 2023 03:42 PM (OX9vb)

16 I'm sorry for those losing their old dogs. Just hurts. We have a guy on the springer FB group that may be losing his soon. He has done everything he can do but you can see the dog is failing. Will break his heart when it happens.

Posted by: Notsothoreau at July 01, 2023 03:42 PM (ouTlx)

17 I always despised chickens. We had them when I was growing up.

Given the world's current trajectory, perhaps I should give them another chance.

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at July 01, 2023 03:46 PM (Yllyy)

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Happy first birthday to our girls Ruth, Diana and Rosalind. You're young ladies now, now wild puppies. There's no longer any need to wake Daddy at 2:00 AM to say you have to go out.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at July 01, 2023 03:46 PM (MoZTd)

19 My heart breaks for those grieving or preparing to say goodbye to a beloved furry friend. But thank you for sharing their stories with us.

Posted by: screaming in digital at July 01, 2023 03:47 PM (aBJcM)

20 Sorry about Angus, SanFranPsycho. What a sweet little dog. Our son who is on the autism spectrum is wonderful with our cat and was great with our dogs. Sometimes people on the spectrum who have trouble with humans are great friends to four legged buddies. May Hashem be with you all all this difficult time.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke-the Mikey candidate for Public Office at July 01, 2023 03:48 PM (Keyt1)

21 Something's happened to one of our cats. He more or less has stopped eating and is just laying in tall grasses along the edge of the yard. If I or my wife goes near him, he bolts. This is weird. It's sort of like he's hiding, or afraid.

I think he's sick, but my wife thinks otherwise.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at July 01, 2023 03:52 PM (Q4IgG)

22 I was concerned that Mr Trouble might not come around after having the mower out. I shouldn't have worried as I have the tastiest cat food around. (Tiny Tiger makes a treat that he truly loves). He is checking out the back door and I expect to let him become an inside cat at some point. Just waiting to make sure he co-exists with the dog.
Posted by: Notsothoreau

Mr. Trouble never hangs around
when he hears this mighty sound
"Here I come to save the Day "
That means that Mighty Mouse is on the way

Posted by: JT at July 01, 2023 03:54 PM (T4tVD)

23 Lovely pets

Posted by: That Northernlurker what lurkd at July 01, 2023 03:55 PM (VdGjU)

24 So, Bluebell of The Horde has a namesake, a hen!

I wonder if anyone else in The Horde has had an animal named after him or her?
Posted by: KT at July 01, 2023

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Afternoon, all! Yes, commenter "dagny, first of her name" inspired the name of my girl Siberian torbie kitten. Not a direct naming-after, no, but the screen name caught my eye a long time ago, and I always said, "Good name for a cat."

The feline Dagny is doing quite well after her snip surgery eight days ago. A little subdued at first, she quickly surged back to being the playful demon-ette she's always been. Though she is a bit more affectionate to me. Probably because Stirling is still over at Miss Linda's. When we bring him back, it should be fun to watch.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 01, 2023 03:56 PM (omVj0)

25 Martini Farmer sick is my guess, if running away at least that might be sign it's not terminal

Posted by: Skip at July 01, 2023 03:56 PM (xhxe8)

26 Sorry about your loss too, Brian. What very nice things you said about your furry family members. I'm glad your son was also able to be with Dakota Belle at the end .I think that means a lot to the pets as hard as it can be for their humans.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke-the Mikey candidate for Public Office at July 01, 2023 03:56 PM (Keyt1)

27 Yay pet thread!

San Fran and Brian so sorry for your loss. I know the pain of having to let them go.

Posted by: jewells45 fuck cancer at July 01, 2023 03:58 PM (5iFFd)

28 Loved the story about bluebell, the chicken and the picture as well as the picture of the beautiful gray cat, Toby and Stanley the dog.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke-the Mikey candidate for Public Office at July 01, 2023 04:00 PM (Keyt1)

29 Nan in AZ, your two felines are handsome. TF in particular -- he/she looks a bit like my late Chekov, though the latter was white-and-black rather than white-and-brown tabby. Maine Coon or Siberian mixes, are they?

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 01, 2023 04:02 PM (omVj0)

30 Not sure if I rescued that baby bird. I thought itwas just adults at the back of the propertyso Jake went after them. One was a baby. I did get him to leave it and it was alive enough to get across the yard

Posted by: Notsothoreau at July 01, 2023 04:02 PM (ouTlx)

31 Dagny kitten has just climbed up to the cushion next to me on the couch and is grooming. She's not a strongly demonstrative kitten, but she always likes to be where humans are.

By the way, the show on the ticket -- "Stay home and do nothing with my cats, go to bed early" -- sounds pretty good to me during the work week.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 01, 2023 04:05 PM (omVj0)

32 My condolences on losing your animewls. It's always a sad and hard thing to do.

Posted by: SFGoth at July 01, 2023 04:06 PM (KAi1n)

33 I was helping my ex run some errands Thursday so I insisted she bring along Maceo ("MAYseeoh"), the Dogbear, my nephmew. (The special needs/rescue cat I sponsored for her during the pandemic.) He's a very chill, observant orange dude who likes to ride in my car (and sheds everywhere). Some cats just take in all the sights wide-eyed from the protection of a car. We had a good time but eventually he wanted the comforting closeness of walls.

Posted by: SFGoth at July 01, 2023 04:08 PM (KAi1n)

34 I always despised chickens.

It's hurtful to hear this because we always liked you.

Posted by: Chickens Whose Friendship Is Spurned at July 01, 2023 04:09 PM (KFhLj)

35 On the other front, Stirling the black kitten has been at summer camp, so to speak, at Miss Linda's this week. We wanted to give Dagny less reason to gallop around, so she could recover from her surgery. He's due to come back home this evening. Linda says he's been kneading and nuzzling her too, so it's not just me he'll do it to. ("Traitorous -- disloyal --!")

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 01, 2023 04:10 PM (omVj0)

36 Thanks morons, Boy F. seems to be grasping what is happening

{Fen} yes they have always had this strangely close connection

Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 01, 2023 04:11 PM (RIvkX)

37 Oh, and your cats are beautiful too, Nan in Az. Thx for rescuing them.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke-the Mikey candidate for Public Office at July 01, 2023 04:12 PM (Keyt1)

38 It's hurtful to hear this because we always liked you.
Posted by: Chickens Whose Friendship Is Spurned

I am sorry. I'll Be Better.

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at July 01, 2023 04:12 PM (OX9vb)

39 Horde, I just want to say thank you, five years ago in June my Newfoundland mix Sophie went to the rainbow bridge. I was heart broken. I told the horde about how I felt and everyone was so understanding. It helped so much. Thank you.

Posted by: Carol in Nevada at July 01, 2023 04:14 PM (6jXQi)

40 My pub of choice is dog friendly. I see many beautiful doggies here.

Posted by: That Northernlurker what lurkd at July 01, 2023 04:17 PM (VdGjU)

41 Scott, I feel for Toby.

Posted by: Ciampino -- The Summer of our discontent at July 01, 2023 04:18 PM (qfLjt)

42 I love how Wolfus complains for a year about being harassed by me then the first day he goes without starts flinging unfounded accusations! Miss Linda ftw!
-Stirling

Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 01, 2023 04:18 PM (RIvkX)

43 Horde, I just want to say thank you, five years ago in June my Newfoundland mix Sophie went to the rainbow bridge. I was heart broken. I told the horde about how I felt and everyone was so understanding. It helped so much. Thank you.
Posted by: Carol in Nevada at July 01, 2023

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In late '21 and early '22, everyone here had to listen almost daily to the continuing saga of Chekov the Ailing Codger Cat during his last six months. They were endlessly patient and understanding, as you say.

As far as that Bridge: If you've lived with and loved multiple animals, will they all meet you? In my case, I suspect there will be trouble. ("Back off, Black Cat, he's *my* human!" "Stick a fish in it, Fat Boy, he's *mine*!")

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 01, 2023 04:19 PM (omVj0)

44 I love how Wolfus complains for a year about being harassed by me then the first day he goes without starts flinging unfounded accusations! Miss Linda ftw!
-Stirling
Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 01, 2023

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Keep it up, black cat. See if I give you anything more than Dollar Tree food for a week!

(Huh. Even outdoor strays and ferals won't eat that stuff.)

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 01, 2023 04:21 PM (omVj0)

45 That's a good pic of Angus. Sorry to hear he's near the end. When you know ahead of time, those last few days can be hard.

Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at July 01, 2023 04:21 PM (KFhLj)

46 Speaking of horses there's a young woman working at the pub who is a barrel racer
Tight blue jeans suit her.

Posted by: That Northernlurker what lurkd at July 01, 2023 04:24 PM (VdGjU)

47 The babies are playing. They will be 9 weeks tomorrow. Birth was April 30. The big cats we esrimate an August 2022 birth.

Ciampino's Rescue kitties

https://is.gd/WQ5JcT
There's another photo update #101 at the link.
Take a look if interested. Make sure to click on
"See Older Updates" as well if it's your first time.
https://is.gd/WQ5JcT

ALSO LIVE STREAMING!! - Biscuits' BABIES ON WEBCAM
Now most nights as well

https://www.twitch.tv/kittenwatch

Posted by: Ciampino - The Summertime of our discontent at July 01, 2023 04:24 PM (qfLjt)

48 That's a good pic of Angus. Sorry to hear he's near the end. When you know ahead of time, those last few days can be hard.
Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at July 01, 2023

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Indeed it is. I'm glad I had one of the mobile vet services come out to my place and see to Chekov at the last, so he could pass at his familiar home instead of enduring a ride to the clinic and being handled by scary strangers. San Fran, have you arranged for that too?

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 01, 2023 04:24 PM (omVj0)

49 Yay, Pet Thread! Nice pix, and as it must ever be, some sad stories today. 😿

Angus was a great-looking mutt! God bless Boy Franpsycho, may the dog's memory help sustain him.

Nice looking chicken, too. Almost makes me want to raise some. Grandparents used to keep chickens here at Rancho Webworker - I was pretty young, but I remember the smell… and the fun of fetching some fresh eggs.

Not much news from the Daisy Malinois and Ony Kitteh house this week. Daisy has wisely learned to sleep more and stay in the shade during this scorcherous weather. She gets to play fetch some, me trying to keep the game in the shade; she so loves chasing! She's become near-expert in dropping the ball while running so it rolls right to my feet, then snap.snap.snaps her jaws to say, ready!go!throw.the.other! (Two balls required, you see.)

Her signal that she's hit the wall and is ready to quit is, she just won't drop the ball. She has shown herself smart enough to know to quit a little earlier in this heat.

Posted by: mindful webworker throws the ball at July 01, 2023 04:24 PM (xzLDB)

50 I be exercited to annoumce the Bratlleboro Womins Reproctive Centar is be having a Forth of July FART Tube sail. Comes by and by a FART Tube with the Gay Pride Flag on it to celebrake the Forth......

Posted by: Mary Clogginstein from Brattleboro, VT at July 01, 2023 04:25 PM (y9QBQ)

51 Our 18 year old kitteh Scout is still going strong, but she will sometimes go off her feed for a couple of days, and will sometimes have coughing fits (she's part Persian and has a squashy muzzle). I spoil her with the food she likes. She likes some crunchies, but really likes anything that is mushy and smelly (mostly fish-based).

I finally got some good pics of her. I might have to send them in for a future pet thread.

Posted by: Pug Mahon, Lookin' for me wooden leg at July 01, 2023 04:26 PM (T/Lqj)

52 Oh yeah... thanks for hosting this, KT. Liked the memes up top.

Posted by: mindful webworker has a dog e i e i o at July 01, 2023 04:26 PM (xzLDB)

53 She has shown herself smart enough to know to quit a little earlier in this heat.
Posted by: mindful webworker throws the ball at July 01, 2023

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Smarter than a lot of the humans around here. Not always excepting yours truly. I still work out in this heat, though I do it before dawn and I've been reducing the intensity too.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 01, 2023 04:27 PM (omVj0)

54 Helena Handbasket, I want some chickens some day.

Posted by: Eromero at July 01, 2023 04:31 PM (/knpl)

55 9. So, Bluebell of The Horde has a namesake, a hen!

I wonder if anyone else in The Horde has had an animal named after him or her?
Posted by: KT at July 01, 2023 03:35 PM (rrtZS)
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There's a bossy little hen named after AlextheChick!

Posted by: All Hail Eris at July 01, 2023 04:32 PM (CiQt2)

56 Beautiful pets
Hugs to all bereaved pet parents

Posted by: vmom stabby stabby stabby stabby stabamillion at July 01, 2023 04:32 PM (0vNPE)

57 Yes we've arranged for a nice vet to come over on Wednesday...

Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 01, 2023 04:34 PM (RIvkX)

58 Seven weeks to go before puppy time.
Kids finally broke me... I fooled myself into thinking we could wait till next year for another dog after corney passed. I won't lie... I'm excited to get him too.

Posted by: Inogame at July 01, 2023 04:36 PM (D/9Qo)

59 I think chickens are comical. Of course with the labor and expense involved in housing and feeding them those feelings might be lessened if I owned some, but the description of bluebell made me laugh. I guess chickens can have definite personalities too.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke-the Mikey candidate for Public Office at July 01, 2023 04:37 PM (KzjuW)

60 Is that hen really lavender?

Posted by: Sharon(willow's apprentice) at July 01, 2023 04:45 PM (t/2Uw)

61 FenSpouse said he liked the leaving the dog joke up at the top. I usually don't say too much to the cat because when I leave he's usually asleep on the bed upstairs or asleep somewhere else, but he likes to get exercise from playing with cat toys with FenSon. Favorite toys are various things hanging from a long rod. He likes leaping at them and will also chase if they're pulled on the ground.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke-the Mikey candidate for Public Office at July 01, 2023 04:46 PM (pC8Yc)

62 Posted by: Inogame at July 01, 2023 04:36

What kind of puppy will you get?

Posted by: FenelonSpoke-the Mikey candidate for Public Office at July 01, 2023 04:47 PM (pC8Yc)

63 I've always been leery of having chickens. When I was a kid our neighborhood had a chicken slaughtering party (the hens stopped making eggs). I think it was the smell that to me a little. Not enough to swear off poultry, but it was pretty grim.

It was kind of fun to pull on the leg tendon of the severed foot and make the talons clench.

Posted by: Pug Mahon, Lookin' for me wooden leg at July 01, 2023 04:49 PM (T/Lqj)

64 Yesterday traveling back from Detroit I stopped at a rest area and met Penelope, a tuxedo cat belonging to a long haul trucker who has shared his cab since she was eight weeks old.

Posted by: Victor Tango Kilo at July 01, 2023 04:50 PM (9yUzE)

65 Had some thunder this past week. I was reminded that Daisy is untroubled by booms and kapows. Dear old Gimli hated booms, thunder or fireworks, and had to be m/l continuously petted & reassured.

Back in Dad's and Granddad's days, there would be much whooping and swimming and firecracking here on the 4th. Many burgers were grilled, and beverages consumed, and sometimes some dumbass, despite all Dad's warnings, would hold a roman candle and have it blow up in his hand and have to be taken to the hospital (thinking of you, late eldest brother).

I don't remember, but I'll bet we left our collie mix Lady at home on those 4ths.

Posted by: mindful webworker trying to figure out why Daisy is whining at me at July 01, 2023 04:50 PM (xzLDB)

66 Weatherman said severe thunderstorms and stay inside. Weather (scaredy) cat, Betty, disagreed and said we were good to go out on lake. Just got back in and gave Betty many treats.

Posted by: olddog in mo at July 01, 2023 04:51 PM (X/CXt)

67 Helena Handbasket, I want some chickens some day.

Posted by: Eromero at July 01, 2023 04:31 PM

I would love to have a herd of chickens but our dogs would kill them.

I guess I could fence off part of the big back yard for them but I have no clue how that would work in the winter because we have no electric back there and would have to run electricity to the back to heat the coop.

By the time all of that is said and done I am in for over $2,000 without a single egg being laid.

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at July 01, 2023 04:53 PM (ncXxy)

68 Sorry to read about Angus, San Franpsycho. Saying prayers for Boy F. and your family.

Posted by: olddog in mo at July 01, 2023 04:55 PM (X/CXt)

69 Posted by: Victor Tango Kilo at July 01, 2023 04:50 PM (9yUzE)

If a trucker doesn't have someone with him ( Sometimes I see what I think are spouses or girlfriends with truckers) it must be good to have a pet along.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke-the Mikey candidate for Public Office at July 01, 2023 04:55 PM (pC8Yc)

70 What great pics Nan in AZ. Pretty kittehs.

Sorry for your loss Brian.

Posted by: olddog in mo at July 01, 2023 04:57 PM (X/CXt)

71 Our dog, Luna, had her 6th birthday this week--same day as Mel Brooks (97) and Elon Musk (52). She got two different kinds of balls that are apparently her favorite toys EVER! If I put them up at night, she wants one of the balls first thing the next morning.

I'm so happy she likes the toys, but sheesh, dog, give it a rest!

Posted by: Art Rondelet of Malmsey at July 01, 2023 04:58 PM (fTtFy)

72 What kind of puppy will you get?
Posted by: FenelonSpoke-the Mikey candidate for Public Office at July 01, 2023 04:47 PM (pC8Yc)

We are getting a Belgian Malinois.

Posted by: Inogame at July 01, 2023 04:59 PM (D/9Qo)

73 Posted by: Inogame at July 01, 2023 04:59 PM (D/9Qo)

Those are handsome dogs and they seem to have big ears, which I find cute.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at July 01, 2023 05:01 PM (Keyt1)

74 You don't need to heat the coop. Smaller coop, decent number of chickens and deep litter underneath. If you are in an area that freezes a lot, get what they call rose combs. Those are the small, flat combs. If you don't have lights in the coop, production does drop a bit.

You can get electric mesh fencing that runs on a solar charger.

Posted by: Notsothoreau at July 01, 2023 05:03 PM (ouTlx)

75 They are good looking dogs... and fiercely loyal and protective of the family.

Just in case we need him to bite an ass...

Posted by: Inogame at July 01, 2023 05:04 PM (D/9Qo)

76 Posted by: Inogame at July 01, 2023 05:04 PM (D/9Qo)

Yes; I had heard they were very protective and loyal as well.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at July 01, 2023 05:06 PM (Keyt1)

77 I'll send pics when we get the little guy...
kids have a running name list so I hope to have that figured out.
Who do I send pet pics to?

Posted by: Inogame at July 01, 2023 05:09 PM (D/9Qo)

78 Here's hoping all of the horde's pets are not plagued by politics - that they're all tick free.

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at July 01, 2023 05:13 PM (oGiDo)

79 Oops, the address is right in the thread... sorry

Posted by: Inogame at July 01, 2023 05:17 PM (D/9Qo)

80 When we leave our cat alone for a few days, Mrs928 insists on explaining to him where we are going and when we are coming back. It is odd to me but she insists.

Posted by: G'rump928(c) at July 01, 2023 05:29 PM (aD39U)

81 HOBBY NOOD TIME
bring your arts and crafts and join the upstairs conversation

Posted by: Skip at July 01, 2023 05:32 PM (xhxe8)

82 If a chicken eats a mouse will it lay a toxic egg?

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at July 01, 2023 05:45 PM (63Dwl)

83 Belated follow-up.

So, after bragging earlier how Daisy is unaffected by thunder and such, we started a video from the earlier thread. About thirty seconds in, Daisy started whining loud and mournfully. Ironically, "The Thunderer" by John Philip Sousa.

Posted by: mindful webworker isn't ironic is Moronic at July 01, 2023 05:48 PM (xzLDB)

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