Ace of Spades Pet Thread, September 16

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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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Courtesy nurse ratched

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This is Willie and Carson. Carson is Willie's seeing eye dog. Can't believe his luck of getting to work with his best friend. 13/10 for both pic.twitter.com/2KfdSugxKn
— WeRateDogs (@dog_rates) September 14, 2023

Meet The PetMorons

This is Murphy a male pitbull. He was a stray so we don't know anything about him. The vet guessed about 10 years old. The city of Independence just lifted its pitbull ban so we can now take pitbulls. He is overweight for a stray! But he seems to have a sweet disposition and is pretty mellow.

Hi, Murphy! Hope you get adopted soon!

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Too late for today's pet thread but happening live right now anyway as I read it.
- Bob in Houston.

Wow! An exciting event triggered by last week's Pet Thread (no doubt)! How great is that?

Mama seems to be handling the situation well.

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Behold, the real head of the household: Gidget, more commonly known as Nugget or tha' Lil nugget dawg, or just nuggs. We got her from the shelter about 7 years ago. When she's not lounging with her favorite stuffed animal, she's running around the house terrorizing the other two tiny pups and keeping the backyard free of feral cats and squirrels.
We call her nugget because we got her in Colorado and she's smaller than the other two. She's adapted to the Texas heat quite well and she's a snuggler, even in the summer heat. She's the third of three shelter doggehs, which are the best doggehs evah!
CrotchetyOldJarhead

She's a cutie. So is her rhino.

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From By-Tor:

My neighbor's three-legged cat is chill.

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Three Amigos:

RetiredSOF. Long-time lurker, though my three books were showcased a while ago. From left to right: Goose, Murphy, and Gunner. Goose was my daughter and son-in-law's first dog. Big, solid, handsome Boxer and a great dog for three growing grandsons under seven. He passed away about year ago. The other Boxer, Gunner, is a big goofball and not as handsome (chuckle) but has taken over the job of family dog about as well as anyone could ask and the boys love him. Murphy, the Cavalier Spaniel, was my dog, adopted from a Mennonite family in Pennsylvania. He always considered himself to be a big dog and could hold his own with Goose and Gunner. He too passed away about a year ago and is greatly missed. Gunner fills in well for him, however. He has sleepovers with me on occasion.

Sorry about the loss of Goose and Murphy. What a great group of dogs! Glad you get to spend time with Gunner.

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UPDATE TO LAST POST

RetiredSOF. Mostly lurker. Sent a previous email label Three Amigos.
Got a new pup (seven months) to replace Murphy, the Cavalier Spaniel. His name is Max and he is an amazing dog. He is a miniature Golden Doodle. He and Gunner, the Boxer, are now best friends. Run, run, and run and then compare tongues.

It's so great that you and Gunner have a new friend in your lives. Both dogs have great tongues!

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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 Thread, September 9. Some special PetMoron stories and photos there.

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 03:12 PM

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1 First arf?

Posted by: Commissar of Plenty and Lysenko stuff at September 16, 2023 03:14 PM (OKkSB)

2 Woo woo woof

Posted by: Commissar of Plenty and Lysenko stuff at September 16, 2023 03:15 PM (OKkSB)

3 Can a cat be a gun?
When it's a Mauser!
(mouser)

Posted by: Commissar of Plenty and Lysenko stuff at September 16, 2023 03:19 PM (OKkSB)

4 So, my sister... Foster of kitteh... had a black kitten about five months old named Mocha. One night, Mocha slipped out of the house and disappeared. My sister posted his pictures on all the missing pet websites and Facebook. She searched, she prayed every night for his safe return. This was a month ago.

Thursday of last week, someone spotted Mocha at the county fairgrounds and reported on one of the Facebook posts. My sister went to the fairgrounds and found him... Exhausted and skin and bones... Hiding in some bushes.

She brought him home. He has done nothing but sleep and eat since getting back... and he only eats if she stays with him by the food while eats. But he is alive and safe and Jeff Epstein didn't kill himself.

Posted by: Victor Tango Kilo at September 16, 2023 03:20 PM (9yUzE)

5 I'd like a treat!

Posted by: gourmand du jour at September 16, 2023 03:22 PM (MeG8a)

6 gourmand du jour at September 16, 2023 03:22 PM

We have chicken.

Posted by: KT at September 16, 2023 03:23 PM (rrtZS)

7 Kittens appeared during last week's Pet Thread!

Posted by: KT at September 16, 2023 03:24 PM (rrtZS)

8 Great to see a new addition from Jewells!

Posted by: KT at September 16, 2023 03:26 PM (rrtZS)

9 Yay Mocha!

Posted by: Commissar of Plenty and Lysenko stuff at September 16, 2023 03:27 PM (OKkSB)

10 Chicken, yum, my favorite!
I just love the pet thread.

Posted by: gourmand du jour at September 16, 2023 03:31 PM (MeG8a)

11 Happy Caturday everyone

Posted by: Skip at September 16, 2023 03:31 PM (fwDg9)

12 Yay pet thread!

VTK, that's great!

Posted by: vmom stabby stabby stabby stabby stabamillion at September 16, 2023 03:31 PM (vHIgi)

13 Watched a few YouTube videos this week of people with pet otters, they all had Japanese subtitles so not sure if from Japan or just lots of Japanese fans.

Posted by: Skip at September 16, 2023 03:32 PM (fwDg9)

14 Doggeh seems to be recovered. We have an appointment w regular vet this week to get bloodwork and a check up. Hopefully after I van get him off the bland diet.

Posted by: vmom stabby stabby stabby stabby stabamillion at September 16, 2023 03:33 PM (vHIgi)

15 LOL.at Max & Gunner pic with both of them hanging their tongues out. Too cute!

Posted by: vmom stabby stabby stabby stabby stabamillion at September 16, 2023 03:35 PM (vHIgi)

16 So happy she found Mocha!

I got a good luck at the three new strays. One is black and white, that came in to eat in daylight hours. There is one that is brown with ocelot-like markings and could be pregnant. And there is a big brown and black one that stayed under the house overnight. Haven't seen them since. I plan to put out a couple of feral shelters forthe winter.

Mr Troubles is starting to notice the colder weather. He came in the house yesterday for pets. He wasn't brave enough to go into the kitchen.

Posted by: Notsothoreau at September 16, 2023 03:37 PM (Ds/Wi)

17 https://youtu.be/5yldnw89sLI?si=9hPAiNToL3EQHacc
This is one

Posted by: Skip at September 16, 2023 03:38 PM (fwDg9)

18 Nice Pets Y’all!…

Posted by: Hairyback Guy at September 16, 2023 03:47 PM (R/m4+)

19 hiya

Posted by: JT at September 16, 2023 03:47 PM (T4tVD)

20 In WW2, Japanese balloons dropped otters over the Pacific northwest.

Posted by: Commissar of Plenty and Lysenko stuff at September 16, 2023 03:49 PM (OKkSB)

21 Mammals : 12
Arthropods: 0

Posted by: The Guy Who's Always Carping About Arthropods at September 16, 2023 03:49 PM (C8TKZ)

22 20 In WW2, Japanese balloons dropped otters over the Pacific northwest.
Posted by: Commissar of Plenty and Lysenko stuff at September 16, 2023 03:49 PM (OKkSB)

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"As most sacred ancestors are my witness, I thought otters could fly."

Posted by: Adm. Yamamoto at September 16, 2023 03:52 PM (C8TKZ)

23 Afternoon, animal slaves! Bend to our will! Place food in bowl and back away!

Oops. Did we say the quiet part out loud?
-- Cats everywhere

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at September 16, 2023 03:52 PM (omVj0)

24 Earlier this week I accidentally locked Jasmine up in the same room as Allie. Allie normally doesn't like hanging around other cats, but Jasmine seems to be an exception.

When I got home, I discovered my mistake, but Allie was just sitting on the floor as though there was nothing wrong. I feared that they might have had a go at each other, but that doesn't seem to have happened.

I was very proud of both cats for being in the same room all day without any trouble.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at September 16, 2023 03:52 PM (BpYfr)

25 To get to where he was found from my sisters house Mocha had to cross two busy highways. Quite miraculous he was found alive.

Posted by: Victor Tango Kilo at September 16, 2023 03:55 PM (9yUzE)

26 Hey, everybody! Stirling and Dagny the Killer Kittens From Outer Space say hello, in their own peculiar way. I took the bubble wrap from the RockAuto air filter shipment and tossed it on the floor, and Stirling began to -- well, not *savage* it, but to work it over thoroughly. I was a little worried he might swallow some of the plastic. Before I could take it away from him, though, I saw him dropping bits of the wrap out of his mouth. He's working it again now. The most trouble will be for me to clean up the bits he's torn loose.

Dagny has shown no interest in it.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at September 16, 2023 03:56 PM (omVj0)

27 That top cartoon is hilarious (and probably true). Love the photos, especially the one with the blind dog and his seeing eye mate. Our first two poodles were littermates, never had been apart since birth. One went blind at 4 years old. Without a hitch, his brother became his seeing eye companion as if it happened every day. Pets are awesome.

Posted by: JTB at September 16, 2023 03:57 PM (7EjX1)

28 This week we discovered our dog's favorite food: cottage cheese. No really. I eat it sometimes for breakfast and she got up out of a sound sleep to come over and whine until I gave her some. I figured "what the heck" and she inhaled the bite I gave her. Now if she smells cottage cheese from any distance she'll come over and beg for some.

Posted by: Art Rondelet of Malmsey at September 16, 2023 03:57 PM (fTtFy)

29 Yay pet thread!

KT I will have more new additions. We've been so fortunate to be able to adopt out a few of our senior dogs.

Posted by: jewells45 fuck cancer at September 16, 2023 03:57 PM (iF0sF)

30 Here's a photo of the K-9 Yoda just after taking down the Chester County, PA escaped prisoner.

https://nitter.net/TheInsiderPaper/
status/1702002929329119420#m

Posted by: m at September 16, 2023 04:01 PM (AOrJZ)

31 That photo of Max and Gunner is epic: two playful clowns thoroughly enjoying life. If they were my dogs I would have that photo enlarged and framed. Maybe turn it into a Christmas card.

Posted by: JTB at September 16, 2023 04:04 PM (7EjX1)

32 __Earlier this week I accidentally locked Jasmine up in the same room as Allie. Allie normally doesn't like hanging around other cats, but Jasmine seems to be an exception.__

Similar situation here. Zuzu doesn't care for other cats and Bean is actively hostile toward them. But sometimes Zuzu joins Bean in. The basement when she wants to get away from the others. I will find them on opposite arms of the same sofa, quietly tolerating or oblivious to each other.

Posted by: Victor Tango Kilo at September 16, 2023 04:06 PM (9yUzE)

33 Nice Pets Y’all!…
Posted by: Hairyback Guy at September 16, 2023 03:47 PM (R/m4+)

Seconded !

Posted by: JT at September 16, 2023 04:06 PM (T4tVD)

34 Great looking group of moronimals. Curious RetiredSOF, is that grass or astroturf in your updated picture? Looks beautiful.

Posted by: olddog in mo at September 16, 2023 04:09 PM (ju2Fy)

35
Similar situation here. Zuzu doesn't care for other cats and Bean is actively hostile toward them. But sometimes Zuzu joins Bean in. The basement when she wants to get away from the others. I will find them on opposite arms of the same sofa, quietly tolerating or oblivious to each other.
Posted by: Victor Tango Kilo at September 16, 2023

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Linda's Annabelle the pure white shorthair was like that, hated other cats. But I have a pic where she and my Siberian Tatiana are eating from bowls on the floor, less than a foot apart; and another where Annabelle and Linda's Siberian Angelique are curled on the bed about a foot apart without apparent animosity.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at September 16, 2023 04:09 PM (omVj0)

36 Wolfus our cats liked plastic, they never ate or tried to. Think they liked the crinkled sound playing with it.

Posted by: Skip at September 16, 2023 04:10 PM (fwDg9)

37 Bravo and Charlie love plastic bags and Bravo goes nuts for zip ties

Posted by: Victor Tango Kilo at September 16, 2023 04:16 PM (9yUzE)

38 'I pity the fool who has no cat or dog.'
Mr. Tea

Posted by: Eromero at September 16, 2023 04:19 PM (z3WCn)

39 had to cross two busy highways.

20+ years ago when lost accidentally Pscittice Phlebotomist flew over the 101 Fwy and was found at the commons, miles away.

Posted by: Commissar of Plenty and Lysenko stuff at September 16, 2023 04:20 PM (OKkSB)

40 Dogs love just about any kind of cheese.
And peanut butter.
Dogs eating peanut butter is downright comical to watch.
Every cat I've owned are fussy eaters.

Posted by: gourmand du jour at September 16, 2023 04:20 PM (MeG8a)

41 Beautiful day out thar.

Posted by: JT at September 16, 2023 04:23 PM (T4tVD)

42 Wolfus our cats liked plastic, they never ate or tried to. Think they liked the crinkled sound playing with it.
Posted by: Skip at September 16, 2023 04:10 PM (fwDg9)
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My cat Penny *loves* the cellophane that is used in envelopes. Anytime I get a bill with a cellophane address window, I have to keep it out of her reach or she'll tear it up and eat it.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at September 16, 2023 04:27 PM (BpYfr)

43 The MiniKat is facinated by plastic bags and it's only a matter of time until she gets yoked up in one. MadisonTheCat could probably warn her. But I doubt she will.

Posted by: Eromero at September 16, 2023 04:33 PM (z3WCn)

44 I just heard a woman who's laugh sounded exactly like a loon-the bird, not a Democrat.

Posted by: That Northernlurker what lurkd at September 16, 2023 04:37 PM (VdGjU)

45 Mrs. Wolfus No. 1's cat Mitzi (a rare female red tabby) loved Leonard Krower plastic bags. Remember those? Kind of stiff and crinkly? Mitzi would crawl into such a bag on the floor, and I would take a stick and touch the far end of the bag. Strike!

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at September 16, 2023 04:39 PM (omVj0)

46 LOL.at Max & Gunner pic with both of them hanging their tongues out. Too cute!
Posted by: vmom stabby stabby stabby stabby stabamillion at September 16, 2023 03:35 PM (vHIgi)

Oh, sure but when I do that at dinner its a huge deal!

Posted by: Oldcat at September 16, 2023 04:40 PM (eoQWY)

47 Stirling is up on the couch next to me as if expecting me to do something for him. But it's a while until his dinnertime, and he was having a good time playing with the bubble wrap.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at September 16, 2023 04:42 PM (omVj0)

48 The MiniKat is facinated by plastic bags and it's only a matter of time until she gets yoked up in one. MadisonTheCat could probably warn her. But I doubt she will.
Posted by: Eromero at September 16, 2023 04:33 PM (z3WCn)

One of mine licks plastic grocery bags but doesn't eat it.

Posted by: Oldcat at September 16, 2023 04:43 PM (eoQWY)

49 Posted by: JTB at September 16, 2023 03:57 PM (7EjX1)

Wonderful story about your doggies. Thanks for sharing that. I believe someone here posted that we don’t deserve dogs.

Posted by: Rufus T Firefly at September 16, 2023 04:45 PM (LWsa7)

50 Can a cat be a gun?
When it's a Mauser!
(mouser)
Posted by: Commissar of Plenty and Lysenko stuff at September 16, 2023 03:19 PM (OKkSB)
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My stepson had a cat named Ruger.

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea, Radioactive Knight at September 16, 2023 04:46 PM (ScR16)

51 My stepson had a cat named Ruger.
Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea, Radioactive Knight at September 16, 2023

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Ruger, Mauser, Colt, Walther, Wesson, Winchester, Remington, Heckler, Tokarev -- all good cat names!

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at September 16, 2023 04:50 PM (omVj0)

52 Hooray for the pet thread! Thanks, KT!

On last night's café, "Spider-Dog, Spider-Dog"
and
m: "photo of the K-9 Yoda just after taking down the Chester County, PA escaped prisoner."

Pretty sure both are Belgian Malinois. Our beautiful Daisy approves, but doesn't necessarily want to learn to walk a tightrope while blindfolded.

Sometimes I'm not sure why Daisy is nuzzling my elbow and trying to herd me. Other times, it's pretty clear:
YAP YAP YAP YAP YAP SNAP SNAP means throw the dang ball already, willya?

Posted by: mindful webworker - time to buy some new tennis balls at September 16, 2023 04:56 PM (Giro7)

53 Adorable pet morons!

Posted by: redridinghood at September 16, 2023 05:00 PM (NpAcC)

54 Other times, it's pretty clear:
YAP YAP YAP YAP YAP SNAP SNAP means throw the dang ball already, willya?
Posted by: mindful webworker - time to buy some new tennis balls at September 16, 2023

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Tatiana the Wonder Siberian would do something like that. She'd sit on the floor in front of me and just *look* at me. I'd throw one of her small rubber balls. She'd squeak and race after it, and bring it back to me in her jaws for another go. We'd play for a few minutes, I'd go back to my book, and then glance up to see that steady feline gaze on me again. A clever cat she was.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at September 16, 2023 05:01 PM (omVj0)

55 Well! Noodus hobbyana

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at September 16, 2023 05:01 PM (omVj0)

56 Wolfus that's my line!

Posted by: Skip at September 16, 2023 05:02 PM (fwDg9)

57 Wolfus that's my line!
Posted by: Skip at September 16, 2023

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Again I stepped on your line?

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at September 16, 2023 05:03 PM (omVj0)

58 "As most sacred ancestors are my witness, I thought otters could fly." --Posted by: Adm. Yamamoto

Oh, but they can. They can.
https://tinyurl.com/bde77x5x

Posted by: Way, Way Downriver at September 16, 2023 05:10 PM (4PZHB)

59 Starting to see an increase in starving dogs. They aren't lost but have been dumped

Posted by: Ben Had at September 16, 2023 05:11 PM (U+ALs)

60 Gidget, or Nugget, looks like a fine snuggler,
CrotchetyOldJarhead.

Posted by: KT at September 16, 2023 05:15 PM (rrtZS)

61 Three-legged neighbor cat doesn't look like a snuggler. Looks like a neighbor.

Posted by: KT at September 16, 2023 05:16 PM (rrtZS)

62 Starting to see an increase in starving dogs. They aren't lost but have been dumped
Posted by: Ben Had at September 16, 2023

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I haven't seen any stray dogs in the city in a very long time. The job of dogcatcher may be obsolete, or it's morphed into something else. Stray or feral cats, yes. The skinny gray shorthair I see nearly every day is still galloping up to me when he spies me, and he still gets some dry food in a spare bowl outside.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at September 16, 2023 05:48 PM (omVj0)

63 Chill three-legged cat is *super* chill.

Posted by: Robert at September 16, 2023 05:56 PM (1Yy3c)

64 Wish I were closer, Wolfus. I'd give him a home for you.

Posted by: Notsothoreau at September 16, 2023 05:59 PM (Ds/Wi)

65 Wish I were closer, Wolfus. I'd give him a home for you.
Posted by: Notsothoreau at September 16, 2023

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I keep suggesting to Linda that she take him in as she has others, but "I don't want a cat." Apparently no cat can live up to the legend of Chekov D. Siberian for her.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at September 16, 2023 06:08 PM (omVj0)

66 Wonderful news about Mocha!

Congratulations, Bob! Do keep us posted on how Mom and babies are doing.

Posted by: Barkingmad59, wandering lurkette at September 16, 2023 06:41 PM (rK/gI)

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