Ace of Spades Pet Thread, September 23

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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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Oldest Cat Door in the World

The origin of the cat flap, which allows feline friends to come and go without endless scratching on doors, is not entirely clear. https://t.co/zAt0gshT85
— Smithsonian Magazine (@SmithsonianMag) September 15, 2023

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Courtesy Our Country is Screwed

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Old Names for Dogs

In the early 15th century, Edward of Norwich, the 2nd Duke of York, wrote a list of over 1,000 names that he deemed suitable for dogs. Here are some of our favorites:
- Wellyfownde
- Grimbolde
- Garlik
- Crampette
- Salmon
- Best-of-all
- Norman
- Nosewise
- Havegoodday
-… pic.twitter.com/klDmTY53fq
— WeRateDogs (@dog_rates) September 18, 2023

Which do you like? There are several photos of dogs for whom these names would fit in the thread. "Nosewise" seems to be gaining on "Norman".

A little poem, adjusted for poetic rhythm: >

The Grand Old Duke of York
He had one thousand names
For pups he met from day to day
But none of them was James

And the entire list of names, mostly alphabetical until the end, is also found in the thread.

And what about cats?

Lmao our cat is named Salmon. That's a ridiculous name for a dog

How do you pick a pet name?

Meet The PetMorons

This is our 3 year old rescue dog Baby. We were on the top of Imogene Pass in Colorado at 13,100 feet in a snow squall when this picture was taken. We didn't even know she was in the frame until we looked at the pic after we got home. Anyway, thought you might enjoy this, God bless.

What an astonishing photo! We know a little about Baby's personality from it. Maybe we'll get to learn a little more someday.

Thanks for sharing this adventure with Baby.

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Sangria has been mentioned before but we thought she needed a playmate. They're both Maine Coon cats, Sangria is now 15 months and Rooney (male) is now 4 months. It was a tense few days in early September but they've settled down pretty well.
Lirio100

Beautiful cats. They do look a little tense in that first photo. Glad to hear that they are getting used to each other. Looks like they are making progress!

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From Thursday:

Had to put my buddy Spenser down today. He was 11, but it was too soon.
Anyway, here he is in better days, Champion Triskle Spenser Diego...
Hawkpilot

Oh, yes, it was too soon. So heart-wrenching to lose such a great dog. Glad you checked in with us.

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K.T. -
Thanks for all your work on the pet thread. Long time reader of AoSHQ and the Pet Thread.
First, our 4yr old tabby Dini. I came home from work and found her up on the fireplace mantle next to the picture & paw print of our Flatcoated Retriever Fenway that we lost last year. Dini was quite fond of Fenway.
To give Dini a companion after we lost Fenway (and not ready for another dog) we adopted a Maine Coon kitten that has been featured here before as well. She is now a 1yr old and has brought a whole new level of activity in the OCiS household. The last pic has Dini at the top of the frame, with Smudge stretched out. They are taking a quick breather before they begin the next round of kitty crazies.
Our Country is Screwed

The photo of Dini next to her friend's memorial is wonderful. Smudge certainly has an impressive tail! Those two make a nice pair.

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Thank you for sharing your pets and pet stories 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 16. 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 03:21 PM

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1 Meow!

Posted by: nurse ratched, sea otter Awareness WEEK starts Sunday! at September 23, 2023 03:23 PM (U2p+3)

2 Damn big tail on that cat.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at September 23, 2023 03:25 PM (q4g6M)

3 If only I'd "appropriated" the "Mighty Dog" prop with flying cape from the dying ad agency I worked at.

Posted by: Commissar of Plenty and Lysenko stuff, In Solidarity with The Struggle to maintain Moron standards a at September 23, 2023 03:27 PM (60GtU)

4 The photo in the snow squall is great!

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at September 23, 2023 03:28 PM (lQONO)

5 Happy Caturday everyone

Posted by: Skip at September 23, 2023 03:30 PM (fwDg9)

6 Stunning that Dini didn't swipe those objects right off that mantle!

Posted by: m at September 23, 2023 03:31 PM (aWeTk)

7 Smudge has hair extensions?

Posted by: m at September 23, 2023 03:31 PM (aWeTk)

8 Grimbolde and Garlik for me.

Posted by: Aetius451AD Work Laptop at September 23, 2023 03:32 PM (zZu0s)

9 Yay pet thread!

Posted by: jewells45 fuck cancer at September 23, 2023 03:33 PM (iF0sF)

10 Hawkpilot, sorry for your loss.

Posted by: m at September 23, 2023 03:33 PM (aWeTk)

11 Pet Thread Pet Thread
Whatcha gonna get?
Hair on the couch
and a critter you can pet.

Hm. Needs work.

Onyxia the black kitty meows hello.
Daisy the Malinois says BARKBARKBARKBARKBARK - oh, it was just a leaf blowing by. Never miiiiBARKBARKBARK

Posted by: mindful webworker - bark bark bark bark meow at September 23, 2023 03:34 PM (Nfan7)

12 The best name for a cat I've seen was on a Reddit thread. "Mr. Guilty."

Posted by: BeckoningChasm at September 23, 2023 03:40 PM (CHHv1)

13 Winston is the perfect name for a dog. My clever, cheeky neighbors named their Jack Russell terrorist, "Jack."

Posted by: Dr. Bone at September 23, 2023 03:41 PM (KVGVf)

14 Greetings! When we bought our house it had a pet door. We didn't even own any pets at the time. We moved in and hadn't been there a week. We had ordered a pizza and had eaten about half of it, then went out to a movie. We returned later to the biggest mess I've ever cleaned up. Raccoons had come in thru the pet door, helped themselves to the pizza and left their little tomato paw prints everywhere. That was our last pet door.

Posted by: gourmand du jour at September 23, 2023 03:43 PM (MeG8a)

15 Raccoons had come in thru the pet door, helped themselves to the pizza and left their little tomato paw prints everywhere. That was our last pet door.
Posted by: gourmand du jour at September 23, 2023 03:43 PM (MeG8a)

Did you hang the trash pandas' bullet ridden corpses outside as a warning to the others?

Posted by: Aetius451AD Work Laptop at September 23, 2023 03:45 PM (zZu0s)

16 Charles Wesley, John's brother and the Methodist hymnist, wrote an early poem about their family cat, who had a really neat name:

I sing Grimalkin, brave and bold
Who makes intruders fly
His claws and whiskers they behold
And squall and scamper by.

More verses but too lazy to type them. Probably online somewhere.

Posted by: skywch at September 23, 2023 03:49 PM (uqhmb)

17 How do you pick a pet name?

Frequently, they seem to pick themselves out.

I've told how that long-tailed yeller Tom we met at an Illinois rest stop bribed us with $15 to take him home; so, naturally, his name was Buck.

I've told how I wanted to name that little yellow kitten Chuck, to go with the other males, Buck, Jack, and Spark. Chuck didn't stick. He was just Charlie. Sure miss that little guy. 😿

I came home one evening to our just-found fluffy old shepherd, and standing there in the dim of evening, I thought, this gray-and-white critter looks like the foggy night. And just like that, I groaned, knowing he'd just been revealed as Foggy Doggy.

Rescued as a kitten from a busy highway - Fortune.

The Dalmatian we had too briefly? Spock. Hahaha. "No, not Spot; Spock!"

Suddenly, I feel kind-of allergic, thinking about all the many furry friends we've had in the past three decades.

Current dog was Honey at first, also Miss Wiggles and Little Girl, but somehow soon became Daisy.

And current kitty Onyxia, well, SonC dumped her on us when he left college. Not responsible for that one.

Posted by: mindful webworker - a curious name m'self at September 23, 2023 03:53 PM (Nfan7)

18 14 Greetings! When we bought our house it had a pet door. We didn't even own any pets at the time. We moved in and hadn't been there a week. We had ordered a pizza and had eaten about half of it, then went out to a movie. We returned later to the biggest mess I've ever cleaned up. Raccoons had come in thru the pet door, helped themselves to the pizza and left their little tomato paw prints everywhere. That was our last pet door.
Posted by: gourmand du jour at September 23, 2023 03:43 PM (MeG8a)

What a great story!

Posted by: m at September 23, 2023 03:54 PM (aWeTk)

19 Dini is known for knocking things off counters and tables. Yet, she leaves Fenway's picture frame alone.

Smudge's tail measures about a foot long. The record is 17.5 inch long tail also on a Maine Coon cat.

Posted by: Our Country is Screwed at September 23, 2023 03:54 PM (UcAQV)

20 Boys and I decided on "Lucy" when we got her into the car on the ride home from the pound. I don't remember who came up with it, but we all agreed.

Btw, she's a Fink.

Posted by: nurse ratched, sea otter Awareness WEEK starts Sunday! at September 23, 2023 03:55 PM (U2p+3)

21 hiya

Posted by: JT at September 23, 2023 03:55 PM (T4tVD)

22 Hmm. Not sure about that list. They have a Pipar, which is close enough to Piper, but no Rayray, no Ruby, no Rosemary, no Sophie and certainly no Mukluk. Obviously he was misinformed.

Posted by: tcn in AK, Hail to the Thief at September 23, 2023 03:56 PM (LOVUx)

23 Grew up with cats. Names varied from Ralph and Roger to Who and R2. They're cats, it's not like they come when they are called consistently. Also had 'I Don't Know', 'What', and 'Mr. Spock'. My parents new a couple that lived in a lighthouse (Along the Great Lakes, somewhere.). They had two cats named Flea Bag and Fish Breath.

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at September 23, 2023 04:00 PM (sAmhv)

24 Dude in college had a cat named Lint.

Posted by: tcn in AK, Hail to the Thief at September 23, 2023 04:01 PM (LOVUx)

25 23 a couple that lived in a lighthouse (Along the Great Lakes, somewhere.). They had two cats named Flea Bag and Fish Breath.
Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at September 23, 2023 04:00 PM (sAmhv)

hahahahaha!

Posted by: m at September 23, 2023 04:01 PM (aWeTk)

26 I see Blewet in the list of dog names.

Very close to Biden's family tree name of Blewitt. Certainly fits anyway.

Posted by: IrishEi at September 23, 2023 04:01 PM (3ImbR)

27 My first cat was named Pita - short for pain-in-the-***. I had a Newfie named Claven - after Cliff Claven on cheers. He was actually more of a Norm and he loved to drink beer with me. Next cat was named Lucy. Originally after Lucy in Narnia. Her personality showed us she was more of a Lucifer.

Posted by: Our Country is Screwed at September 23, 2023 04:02 PM (UcAQV)

28 We had 2 stripedy orange cats, Bob Marley and MonkeyBoy.

Posted by: Eromero at September 23, 2023 04:02 PM (gDx5p)

29 Flea Bag and Fish Breath

That's awesome.

Posted by: nurse ratched, sea otter Awareness WEEK starts Sunday! at September 23, 2023 04:07 PM (U2p+3)

30 https://johnswartzwelder.com/tv-ads/

Hilarious Kitty Salmon TV ads from 70s.
Sold a lot of product. Then the cats got sick from it. Oops.

Posted by: Commissar of Plenty and Lysenko stuff, In Solidarity with The Struggle to maintain Moron standards a at September 23, 2023 04:07 PM (60GtU)

31 Cat Flap Fever!

Posted by: Nuge at September 23, 2023 04:08 PM (63Dwl)

32 "How do you pick a pet name?"

Sometimes we have a name we like before we get the pet, like Purry Mason and Della Street (who is also Della Luna but sometimes just Looooooona), but most of the time it will just come to us. Publius says Jake just looked like a Jake (we later added "the Uncouth" because he was). His family often named kittens/cats from where there first showed up (Binny was found in the corn bin; Porchy was found on the porch).

When my cat had kittens, they became Uno (self-explanatory), Oprah (why not, she was black but turned out to be a boy), Harli (started out as Callie since she was a calico, but Harli from harlequin was the name that stuck), Squeak (poor thing was the runt) and Moo who looked like a cow and was the biggest of them all.

Spooky was black, and Spider literally climbed the walls, which were a kind of burlap texture. Cato was a corner pouncer like Clouseau's houseboy. Cornpop was a bad dude. Kenny was named by a cow-orker when South Park was popular, and Taz also was suggested from a friend. Xena was a warrior princess.

Posted by: Miley, okravangelist at September 23, 2023 04:08 PM (Mzdiz)

33 Doing some cat research, I discovered that some breeds of cat are actually illegal in some states, Hawaii being the strictest. No Savannah cats allowed. They are particularly good hunters.

Posted by: gourmand du jour at September 23, 2023 04:09 PM (MeG8a)

34 If you had a pet pot bellied pig would you name it Pork Chop or Bacon?

Posted by: That Northernlurker what lurkd at September 23, 2023 04:11 PM (VdGjU)

35 😺 bluebirdofbitterness.com has her usual two Caturday posts. Autumn cats pix, & a Simon's Cat vid.

Posted by: mindful webworker - pet-friendly at September 23, 2023 04:11 PM (Nfan7)

36 Afternoon, pet people,

I knew Rooney and Sangria were Coons the moment I looked at the top pic. It's not only the long coat, but the big ears and the heavy muzzles that give the game away. Smudge is as impressive, though without seeing his face and ears it was hard for me to tell his breed. What a tail --!

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at September 23, 2023 04:11 PM (omVj0)

37 Sally-cat aka Sassy Frassy was an awesome kitty. She was 18 when she finally stopped playing.

Posted by: nurse ratched, sea otter Awareness WEEK starts Sunday! at September 23, 2023 04:12 PM (U2p+3)

38 Pressed Rat and Warthog

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at September 23, 2023 04:13 PM (63Dwl)

39 Felines' names? Arizona was named by my then-wife, who was from there, for his red-sandy coat and his cactus-like nature. Marie-Antoinette and Oreo came pre-named, but I suspect Marie was dubbed for her regal attitude, and Oreo's coat was mostly black with a white filling. Chekov the white-and-black Siberian was named by his breeder.

Tatiana Romanova the Siberian's name came from the James Bond heroine. Wolf the giant black longhair was social, big and rangy, and wolves do come in black. Stirling the current black cat was named for Stirling Moss the British race car driver, and Dagny for the Ayn Rand character Dagny Taggart.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at September 23, 2023 04:17 PM (omVj0)

40 Us kids named our hamster after our babysitter, Lucy.

Posted by: davidt at September 23, 2023 04:17 PM (SYTee)

41 "They're cats, it's not like they come when they are called consistently. "

I trained the kittens to come to a whistle. Mostly useful for Purry, who's often out and about and usually shows up within 5 minutes. Jake comes to tell me to STFU already (he's very sensitive to sound, doesn't like Youtube videos, thunder or whistling). Della doesn't go far anyway.

Posted by: Miley, okravangelist at September 23, 2023 04:18 PM (Mzdiz)

42 If you had a pet pot bellied pig would you name it Pork Chop or Bacon?
Posted by: That Northernlurker what lurkd at September 23, 2023

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"Breakfast"

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at September 23, 2023 04:21 PM (omVj0)

43 Smudge is a main coon mix. We got her from a feline rescue. Not sure if/what she's mixed with.

Posted by: Our Country is Screwed at September 23, 2023 04:21 PM (UcAQV)

44 I never have to call my cat Dexter. He follows me around like a little dog would. He enjoys his yard time, but when I need to come in I look at him say "in!". He usually comes without protest.

Posted by: gourmand du jour at September 23, 2023 04:22 PM (MeG8a)

45 I don't know what the visiting stray is but he's raccoon sized. Big cat. He seems to be here around five or six and leaves when I go out to feed Mr Trouble. I've seen him a few mornings. Jake wants to chase him.

Mr Troubles is very happy to be my outside cat. Usually comes out a few times in the afternoon mainly for pets.

Posted by: Notsothoreau at September 23, 2023 04:23 PM (Ds/Wi)

46 If you had a pet pot bellied pig would you name it Pork Chop or Bacon?
Posted by: That Northernlurker what lurkd at September 23, 2023

Hammond Eggz

Posted by: Pug Mahon, Lookin' for me wooden leg at September 23, 2023 04:23 PM (T/Lqj)

47 If you had a pet pot bellied pig would you name it Pork Chop or Bacon?

Parma.

Posted by: Commissar of Plenty and Lysenko stuff, In Solidarity with The Struggle to maintain Moron standards a at September 23, 2023 04:23 PM (60GtU)

48 >>Winston is the perfect name for a dog. My clever, cheeky neighbors named their Jack Russell terrorist, "Jack."

My mother had a Jack named Winston but I called him Mr. Muscles cause he always looked, well, jacked. She another named Kieffer for the saddle. It's a horse thing. I called her Jaws With Paws. Dog hated sticks with a passion and would shred them with passion.

Dogs need nicknames.

Posted by: JackStraw at September 23, 2023 04:23 PM (ZLI7S)

49 Wolfus @ 42-
How about Lizzo.

Posted by: Eromero at September 23, 2023 04:24 PM (gDx5p)

50 Growing up, my first cat was "Rusty," for his reddish coat and tiny squeak voice. The small dilute calico I rescued from the college campus (someone left her there with a bowl of milk, and I fell for it) my mother named Li'l Bit. My first wife's red tabby (a rare female with that color) was Mitzi, for some reason. Our little tubby shorthaired tuxedo cat became "Tuna Fish," for his fondness for that protein source.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at September 23, 2023 04:24 PM (omVj0)

51 Heard cashier at Aldi say their fish cat food was not very popular.

Posted by: Commissar of Plenty and Lysenko stuff, In Solidarity with The Struggle to maintain Moron standards a at September 23, 2023 04:26 PM (60GtU)

52 Wolfus @ 42-
How about Lizzo.
Posted by: Eromero at September 23, 2023

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A disagreeable name for an animal. "Wilbur" would be too easy to name a pig; anybody could do that. It's why I disdained "Shadow," "Satan," and "Midnight" for Wolf; anybody can give his black cat one of those tags.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at September 23, 2023 04:27 PM (omVj0)

53 If I owned Dini and Smudge I would've named them Paunch and Swiffer. They look like fun loveable cats.

Posted by: bloated fumaceous gunt at September 23, 2023 04:28 PM (nakGR)

54 Heard cashier at Aldi say their fish cat food was not very popular.
Posted by: Commissar of Plenty and Lysenko stuff, In Solidarity with The Struggle to maintain Moron standards a at September 23, 2023

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It so happens I visited my suburban Aldi this morning and scored some good stuff. It's going to be a regular 2x a month trip for me. But I didn't see any pet food.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at September 23, 2023 04:29 PM (omVj0)

55 Hound names? Looks like guessing spirit names for an old school exorcism: gibberish.

Posted by: 80's music fan at September 23, 2023 04:29 PM (9f0ty)

56 There used to be two orange tom cats who would come visit me on my front porch occasionally (not at the same time). One I called Ginger, the other Orange Dreamsicle because of his wonderful coloring, bright orange and creamy white.

We had a temporary adoptee named Tater. She was a sweetie, but she looked like a potato with legs.

Our little black kitteh Scout (Jean Louise) is well-named, IMO.

If we ever get a dog, I want to name it Carl, or Mort if male, and Myrtle or Edna if female. My dad's uncle had a German shepherd named Mable.

Posted by: Pug Mahon, Lookin' for me wooden leg at September 23, 2023 04:30 PM (T/Lqj)

57 Wolfus @36
Here is another pic of smudge

https://acecomments.mu.nu/?post=401336

Posted by: Our Country is Screwed at September 23, 2023 04:33 PM (UcAQV)

58 Oh, and the blue-gray shorthair who visits me several times a week for dry chow I've dubbed "Alfred" for the British king -- i.e., "Alfred the Gray."

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at September 23, 2023 04:34 PM (omVj0)

59 I made the Pet Thread - yeeah!

Ciampino's Rescue kitties

Still accepting donations towards the unkindest cut of all

There's another more extensive photo update #178 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 - Humans, subjects of cats at September 23, 2023 04:35 PM (qfLjt)

60 Of course, we all know all cats are secretly named DAMMIT.
( -- Wolfus, after Stirling the black knocked a box of cookies to the floor)

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at September 23, 2023 04:35 PM (omVj0)

61 Wolfus @36
Here is another pic of smudge

https://acecomments.mu.nu/?post=401336
Posted by: Our Country is Screwed at September 23, 2023

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Handsome beasts. I plan to put up such a shelf in whatever house I wind up buying next year.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at September 23, 2023 04:37 PM (omVj0)

62 Say my name.

Posted by: Heisenberg at September 23, 2023 04:38 PM (SYTee)

63 I didn't have a dog or cat growing up. I had a parakeet I named Freddy. He was a funny little bird. He was happy and sang and whistled and talked up a storm.

I was out of the country on a gymnastics trip when he died. He was 10. Such a good little bird.

Posted by: nurse ratched, sea otter Awareness WEEK starts Sunday! at September 23, 2023 04:38 PM (U2p+3)

64 We're considering changing Rooney to JD for juvenile delinquent. Sangria seems to have started thinking of him as her kitten and lets him push in everywhere, including her food dish.

Posted by: Lirio100 at September 23, 2023 04:39 PM (QWdpX)

65 I've never really been one to give cats "people" names like Johnny or Mabel. Yet here I am with "Stirling" and "Dagny." At least those are uncommon among humans, at least nowadays. "Tatiana" and its variations like "Tatyana" show up now and then. And "Wolf" can be a human name, perhaps shortened from "Wolfgang."

Oh, the most ironic cat name I've ever known was that given to the creamy puffball with blue eyes, probably a colorpoint Siberian, that I rescued from an empty parking lot one morning in 2003. She became Linda's cat, and had the irritating habit of growling at you while on your lap if you dared to move. Her name? "Angelique"!

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at September 23, 2023 04:43 PM (omVj0)

66 The reason Honey didn't stick for the pup is, any pet might be called "Honey."

Similarly, you don't name a dog "Buddy" because all dogs are Buddy at some point. "Hi, howyadoin', Buddy?" Although, Daughter named hers that; she found that starving, tick-infested basset hound abandoned on the road.

He was loud.

Posted by: mindful webworker - let's play fetch at September 23, 2023 04:44 PM (Nfan7)

67 I should tell the story of the Deplorable Dog of Domestic Terror

but pics

need pics

Posted by: Miklos knows the cutest lttle doggie, now PERMANENTLY BANNED at September 23, 2023 04:45 PM (tbtUD)

68 Nicknames? Stirling is "Big Black," but so was Wolf. Dagny is "Tiny" or "Little Gray." Angelique, mentioned above, was "Psycho Cat." Chekov was "Evil, Savage, and Alien" (none of the tags described him; I just liked the combo of sounds).

Arizona was "The Beast From Beyond Japonica Street," because that was the location of the SPCA where we adopted him.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at September 23, 2023 04:48 PM (omVj0)

69 And some of you may remember that Stirling, during his wildest kitten days, was known as "the Evil Black Kitten of War and Pestilence."

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at September 23, 2023 04:49 PM (omVj0)

70 Well you could call every one of your pets Eric
Monty Python

Posted by: Skip at September 23, 2023 04:52 PM (fwDg9)

71 69 And some of you may remember that Stirling, during his wildest kitten days, was known as "the Evil Black Kitten of War and Pestilence."
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere '

I DO remember that and you despaired of your sanity. Then, you got another cat thinking it would be better and it wasn't, and this has been... a bit of a journey.

Posted by: LenNeal at September 23, 2023 04:53 PM (/BBNv)

72 We got a first house in '85 and decided to get a puppeh. Runt of the litter but had the cutest face covered in freckles. Named her Frieda.

Unbeknownst to us the woman who owned our house 10 yrs earlier was named Frieda. Neighbors thought we were ghouls when we'd call Frieda late at night to come in the house.

Posted by: olddog in mo at September 23, 2023 04:53 PM (ju2Fy)

73 Of course, we all know all cats are secretly named DAMMIT.
( -- Wolfus, after Stirling the black knocked a box of cookies to the floor)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere'

In an extension, all dogs are named 'Sit'.

Posted by: LenNeal at September 23, 2023 04:54 PM (/BBNv)

74 Speaking of dog names, I am picking up a GSP puppy tomorrow that needs a name. I had two shorthairs before named Greta and then Emma. Both were great dogs. The name needs to be a two syllable German female name.
Liesl? Marta? Ula?

Posted by: Eskimo at September 23, 2023 04:56 PM (L498I)

75 Many years ago, the grey fluffball kitten was oh-so-cute, so we named her "Puff".

A few weeks later, we saw 2 little fluffy balls on "her" backside (did I mention the kitten had a LOT of hair?).

So "Puff" became "Puff Daddy" 😂😂😂

Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, Texas - Ace of Spades Ladies' Brigade, Plucky Comic Relief at September 23, 2023 04:57 PM (SRRAx)

76 74 Speaking of dog names, I am picking up a GSP puppy tomorrow that needs a name. I had two shorthairs before named Greta and then Emma. Both were great dogs. The name needs to be a two syllable German female name.
Liesl? Marta? Ula?

love that breed!

suggestions: Ute, Freya, Krista?

Posted by: BlackOrchid at September 23, 2023 04:58 PM (AcWfM)

77 And some of you may remember that Stirling, during his wildest kitten days, was known as "the Evil Black Kitten of War and Pestilence."
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere '
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I DO remember that and you despaired of your sanity. Then, you got another cat thinking it would be better and it wasn't, and this has been... a bit of a journey.
Posted by: LenNeal at September 23, 2023

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I told myself sternly after Chekov and Wolf passed away, "No more kittens, no more Siberians." And yet I adopted two kittens, one of whom is that breed.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at September 23, 2023 04:58 PM (omVj0)

78 I use people names for dogs and cats. Mr Trouble may get a people name sometime too. I did not name Jake but did name Fanny

Posted by: Notsothoreau at September 23, 2023 04:58 PM (Ds/Wi)

79 Ciampino,

Have them get some Feliway for the cats. Will help get the kittens accepted again

Posted by: Notsothoreau at September 23, 2023 05:00 PM (Ds/Wi)

80 If I ever have another red tabby, especially if he's big, he may get the name "Speaker to Animals," "Speaker" for short.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at September 23, 2023 05:00 PM (omVj0)

81 Fanny doesn't tolerate chicken and demands kibble. Taste of the Wild has two good ones. She also gets the fish based Reveal canned food. Dog and cat want freeze dried minnows for a bed time treat. I get all of it through Chewy.

Posted by: Notsothoreau at September 23, 2023 05:02 PM (Ds/Wi)

82 Nice Pets Y’all!…

Posted by: Hairyback Guy at September 23, 2023 05:03 PM (R/m4+)

83 Speaking of dog names, I am picking up a GSP puppy tomorrow that needs a name. I had two shorthairs before named Greta and then Emma. Both were great dogs. The name needs to be a two syllable German female name.
Liesl? Marta? Ula?

Posted by: Eskimo at September 23, 2023 04:56 PM (L498I)

Heidi

Posted by: Miley, okravangelist at September 23, 2023 05:03 PM (Mzdiz)

84 Helga?

Posted by: Notsothoreau at September 23, 2023 05:03 PM (Ds/Wi)

85 Windy out thar; and no danger of malaria.

Posted by: JT at September 23, 2023 05:03 PM (T4tVD)

86 Look I understand some might not 'get' the business of abandoned dogs in failed factory towns (FFT) but for real, those dogs were not pets.
Then residents would leave with their 'assets' and turn their animals loose. These were NOT 'pets'. They were never socialized and they were dangerous to begin with and if you let them pack up they were insanely dangerous.
One had to just get used to it.
After a while there weren't any more. Yes, they should have been saved but that wasn't the dynamic at the time. Some weepy types complained, and got told to shut the eff up unless they wanted some little kid mauled to death on their way to school.
I loved my dog, Blue and I love my cats.

Posted by: LenNeal at September 23, 2023 05:05 PM (/BBNv)

87 I've gotta go tend to okra. There is a lot of it. Later, pet lovers!

Posted by: Miley, okravangelist at September 23, 2023 05:05 PM (Mzdiz)

88 Windy out thar; and no danger of malaria.
Posted by: JT at September 23, 2023

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Overcast again where I am. There's a thunderstorm warning on the other side of the lake, but that could mean we get rain.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at September 23, 2023 05:05 PM (omVj0)

89 ??Speaking of dog names, I am picking up a GSP puppy tomorrow that needs a name. I had two shorthairs before named Greta and then Emma. Both were great dogs. The name needs to be a two syllable German female name.
Liesl? Marta? Ula?

Alica for Alica Schmidt. Whichever way she's pointing I'd follow.

Posted by: JackStraw at September 23, 2023 05:06 PM (ZLI7S)

90 Mr Trouble may get a people name sometime too. I did not name Jake but did name Fanny
Posted by: Notsothoreau'

Mr. Trouble! Awesome

Posted by: LenNeal at September 23, 2023 05:06 PM (/BBNv)

91 Mr Trouble may get a people name sometime too. I did not name Jake but did name Fanny
Posted by: Notsothoreau'

Mr. Trouble! Awesome
Posted by: LenNeal at September 23, 2023 05:06 PM (/BBNv)

Mr. Trouble was named in The Mighty Mouse Theme Song.

Posted by: JT at September 23, 2023 05:09 PM (T4tVD)

92 When I was scouting for a new feline roommate in the late spring of '22, one of the shelters about 100 miles away had an adult female about 7 yo who was a dead ringer for the late Chekov -- white with black, pink nose, thickly furred, shaped like a puffball. I was tempted to check her out except, when I wrote, they insisted still on face diapers for your visit. And she was described as "Not good with other cats." Since I thought I might eventually have a second feline, that was a red flag.

Last time I looked on Petfinder a few months ago, she was still there. Her name? "Magic."

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at September 23, 2023 05:10 PM (omVj0)

93 My dearest cat was found bowling in the alley behind our house - tiniest little thing, starved and covered in fleas. We weren't sure if she was gonna make it, so we took her to the vet for some TLC and flea treatment. She had the softest coat, purred like it was going out of style, and had the sweetest temperament. She was a cuddler.

When we picked her up from the vet a couple of days later, the staff had fallen in love with her (to the point I was thinking the didn't want to part with her), and they said that she had the cutest little freckles on her face (little pigmented dots where each of her whiskers were attached).

So "Freckles" she was called from that day onward.

Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, Texas - Ace of Spades Ladies' Brigade, Plucky Comic Relief at September 23, 2023 05:10 PM (SRRAx)

94 I told myself sternly after Chekov and Wolf passed away, "No more kittens, no more Siberians." And yet I adopted two kittens, one of whom is that breed.'

There was a lot of identity crisis going on there: Who am I? I swore I would not do this.

And yet, Here I am! with this horrible cat

Posted by: LenNeal at September 23, 2023 05:10 PM (/BBNv)

95 Last time I looked on Petfinder a few months ago, she was still there. Her name? "Magic."
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere'

Good thing this is nowhere near WI Magic would have a home right now.

Posted by: LenNeal at September 23, 2023 05:12 PM (/BBNv)

96 "Magic" is still listed. Birth date 2016, so she's seven-ish now. Darned if I can see why she wouldn't be adopted by now. Maybe she has a rough personality they don't dare tell you about.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at September 23, 2023 05:13 PM (omVj0)

97 Howling, not bowling @93.....stupid autocorrect 🙄🙄🙄

Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, Texas - Ace of Spades Ladies' Brigade, Plucky Comic Relief at September 23, 2023 05:14 PM (SRRAx)

98 Were you bowling in the alley, or was it the cat?

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at September 23, 2023 05:15 PM (0FoWg)

99 There was a lot of identity crisis going on there: Who am I? I swore I would not do this.

And yet, Here I am! with this horrible cat
Posted by: LenNeal at September 23, 2023

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Oh, he was only horrible in the sense that all kittens are trouble. He has settled down nicely (though he still causes some trouble). I envisioned a 2-4 year old cat, one still lively and youthful, but not kitten-crazy . . . about like he is NOW.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at September 23, 2023 05:16 PM (omVj0)

100 Last time I looked on Petfinder a few months ago, she was still there. Her name? "Magic."
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere'

Good thing this is nowhere near WI Magic would have a home right now.
Posted by: LenNeal at September 23, 2023

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I keep suggesting to Miss Linda we could drive up and she could adopt Magic. But she keeps murmuring, "I don't want a cat now." And she was so attached to Chekov that a cat who resembles him so closely is not a good idea.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at September 23, 2023 05:18 PM (omVj0)

101 I actually just got done modifying a bowling ball my stepdaughter bought for me at a yard sale, oddly.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at September 23, 2023 05:18 PM (0FoWg)

102
my daughter had a dog named "Neo"

I called him "Mr.Anderson"

Posted by: AltonJackson at September 23, 2023 05:18 PM (ENBF0)

103 OCIS: Smudge's tail is incredible! I hope he is more amenable to having his tail brushed out than my Persian who has a tantrum every time I get within ten feet of the sacred tail with a brush or comb.

Posted by: Captain Josepha Sabin -- Persian cats are nothing more than 24/7 shedding machines. at September 23, 2023 05:21 PM (6TzTY)

104 I'm sitting on the couch with the laptop, my legs up on the ottoman, lights on at each end of the couch. Stirling is grooming himself on the cushion to my right, and little Dagny is perched on the couch arm immediately to my left. No doubt to remind me that dinnertime is nigh.

Not for another half hour, Thugs.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at September 23, 2023 05:22 PM (omVj0)

105 Teresa in Fort Worth: Howling, not bowling @93…

Ha! I wondered about that one. Defied my auto-correct-recorrector.

Posted by: mindful webworker - in a bowling alley? at September 23, 2023 05:23 PM (Nfan7)

106 My sister had two black Persian kittuhs, Casper and Laura, who i'd cat sit if she was out of town. I work mids. Once, when it was 3pm and it was time to get up except I was off. Kittuhs don't understand 'off'. About 3:10, I woke up staring at little kittuh feet and Laura meowing. Went to roll over and Casper was laying on my hip, just chillin', looking at me. It was time to get up.

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at September 23, 2023 05:24 PM (APX53)

107 My dog Charlie is pretty laid back, most of the time. But I've been in-and-out for a few weeks dealing with a sick kid, and now that I'm back for real, he's very much in my face at the moment.

Chill, dude. Please.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at September 23, 2023 05:26 PM (0FoWg)

108 I actually just got done modifying a bowling ball my stepdaughter bought for me at a yard sale, oddly.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at September 23, 2023 05:18 PM (0FoWg)

More holes ?

Posted by: JT at September 23, 2023 05:28 PM (T4tVD)

109 So I take the morning to rake out the dead grass, reseed, roll, water and put down peat moss. (Garden thread)
I take joe out to pee and as soon as I open the door, he sees a squirrel and he's tearing through my work to get it. He never wins of course.
Then he rolls in it.

Sigh.

Posted by: Diogenes at September 23, 2023 05:29 PM (uSHSS)

110 My sister had two black Persian kittuhs, Casper and Laura, who i'd cat sit if she was out of town. I work mids. Once, when it was 3pm and it was time to get up except I was off. Kittuhs don't understand 'off'. About 3:10, I woke up staring at little kittuh feet and Laura meowing. Went to roll over and Casper was laying on my hip, just chillin', looking at me. It was time to get up.
Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at September 23, 2023

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The story of my life with these two. Stirling still likes to milk-tread my arm when he knows I'm awake, then sit on my chest and bump his muzzle against my beard. Hard to go back to sleep after that.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at September 23, 2023 05:29 PM (omVj0)

111 I can leave food out for Fanny so she doesn't wake me up. She tends to get up several hours later than me.

Posted by: Notsothoreau at September 23, 2023 05:29 PM (Ds/Wi)

112 More holes ?
Posted by: JT at September 23, 2023 05:28 PM (T4tVD

Fewer. I bowl with my wang.

JK. It needed the finger holes bored out a little, and sanded.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at September 23, 2023 05:30 PM (0FoWg)

113 Noodus hobby-tana

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at September 23, 2023 05:31 PM (omVj0)

114 HOBBY NOOD

Posted by: Skip at September 23, 2023 05:32 PM (fwDg9)

115 NOOD

Thanks for the pet parade, KT!
😻

Posted by: mindful webworker - in a bowling alley? at September 23, 2023 05:49 PM (Nfan7)

116 I pick the dog; my husband gets naming rights. He never gives a reason or chooses a spelling.

Cindy (wsa Cinnamon at shelter)
Dooly (was Ranger at shelter)
Charlie (was Chopin at rescue)
Jude (was Jude at vet's office- I guess he liked that name)

Before we had children, he wanted Helsinki for a girl and Wojtek Fibak for a boy. We ended up adopting older, already named kids.

Posted by: wcgreen at September 23, 2023 06:32 PM (jQSQV)

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