Ace of Spades Pet Thread, February 3

Courtesy Misanthropic Humanitarian

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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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Today's Gardening Thread featured some helpful crows. So, how about these birds?

They're much smarter than most people.pic.twitter.com/QxXVG8XVlC
— Figen (@TheFigen_) February 2, 2024

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Or maybe just a pet raven?

Ravens are just feathered dogs 😂 pic.twitter.com/cqqNgBp0gz
— Nature is Amazing ☘️ (@AMAZlNGNATURE) January 28, 2024

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PERSISTENCE PAYS OFF

Thank you for not giving up on that frightened cat pic.twitter.com/aUtS83KQTI
— Nature is Amazing ☘️ (@AMAZlNGNATURE) January 31, 2024

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This is quite remarkable:

Watch as a two-legged dog teaches puppy with same birth defect how to walk pic.twitter.com/pKPQScRSdZ
— Historic Vids (@historyinmemes) February 1, 2024

Longtime lurker SQUIRL sent in this fascinating wild pet story. Not for people who are afraid of Hatna Virus.

George Mouse house

What would you do if you found a family of mice roaming around your garden? I'm sure a lot of people would reach out for a bit of cheese and a mousetrap or let your cats wander around for a bit. However, if you're Simon Dell, you turn the situation into the perfect photo opportunity.
Wildlife photographer Simon Dell from Sheffield, United Kingdom, seized the opportunity to capture some beautiful photographs of these tiny little creatures. But he knew he had to entice the little mice to come towards him, so he built them a little set piece to capture their attention. And it worked! It wasn't long before the family of mice moved in, and they love their new home.Simon built the little mice a home made up of old fruit, vegetables, and props from around his house and the results are all too adorable.
To get the eye-catching imagery that he wanted, Simon created little houses for the two mice he named George and Mildred and for their little baby, Mini. He managed to entice them with nuts and berries that he kindly left for the tiny little mice. He would pick the nuts and berries on his walk around a nature reserve near his home in Sheffield.
Since then, Simon has grown very fond of the little mouse family and regularly updates their tiny village. This adorable little mouse family is very lucky to have such a kind landlord in Simon. be sure to visit the Mouses very own facebook page for more images and daily updates

That was 5 years ago. There are a bunch of videos since then, with quite a bit of variety.

The latest, Real Life Brambly Hedge

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Meet The PetMorons

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Anyone looking for a cool gift for the pet lover in your life, I can't recommend artist Steve Merryman at sigmadog.com more highly.
I actually discovered him from the Ace of Spades Pet Thread and sent a photo of my daughter's Golden, Tally, for a Christmas present portrait last year.
I was curious if he added it to his on-line gallery and on a whim checked out his website. Lo and behold, did he ever!
The picture is the actual photo I sent him and the link is his video of him actually creating the portrait.
A proud granddog daddy.

Great photo, great portrait, Nice idea! Looks like Tally is a wonderful dog!

I forgot to send the actual painting that now hangs in my daughter's house.

We can tell that Tally is treasured.

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Hi KT, thanks so much for managing the Pet Thread at AOSHQS. Love it.
Please see attached photo of our beloved Joe aka JoeBeau.
He has made 2 prior appearances at the world-acclaimed Pet Thread, most recently as "Dog Save the King," last year.
Sadly, we had to let Joe go this week. Joe, our old rescue beagle, best of his breed. The entire vet staff got on the floor with him, to see him off. We miss him already. The photo is his last Christmas, which he enjoyed immensely by... standing under the tree. Who knows the Way of Beagles?
Thank you, and God Bless the Dogs.
Barikowtgoat

So sorry you have lost your wonderful beagle friend. Keep in touch. And yes, God Bless the Dogs. And Cats.

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Auggie

Named after Hanna-Barbera's Augie Doggie, which might make me Doggie Daddy. Still, my wife is the love of his life. Especially since she feeds him. We rescued the little guy about 13 years ago. He loves to ride on the console of my truck which was where he was headed when I took this shot. I've been following AoSHQ since maybe 2005. Really enjoy the content. Thanks!
Wacko from Tennessee

I like Auggie!

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Hello,
Technically, I'm not a lurker because some time ago I made a nickname and commented on a post. But I can't find my name or password or whatever. I suppose that still makes me a regular lurker. Oh well, I wear the badge proudly.
Anyway, I regularly read the AOS Pet Thread every Sunday morning now (we live in Korea). I attached two photos of Tango, our 12-year-old Chihuahua, who we adopted at ten-weeks from the Franklin Country (Ohio) Animal Shelter two days after his sisters were adopted and left him all alone.
Tango is unique. Besides being the Very Best Good Boy in the World, he's probably the only good boy who's seen the Atlantic Ocean from Bar Harbor, ME and Miami Beach, FL, and seen both sides of the Pacific Ocean, from Pismo Beach, CA and various spots in Korea!
Photo #1: Tango wearing the hanbok (Korean traditional dress) tie his mom made for him last year, during Korea's Chuseok (Autumn Harvest) holiday. He prefers the tie to the full dress because the dress restricts his legs when he's busy protecting us from incoming monsters.
Photo #2: Tango modeling a new winter suit he picked up the other day.
Thanks for your time and consideration.
Mark

What fashion! And what a story Tango has! Thanks for sharing.

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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, January 27 Some special PetMoron 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 03:31 PM

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1 Beautiful pets as always. Thank you for this thread.

Posted by: Northernlurker at February 03, 2024 03:36 PM (8Fdcq)

2 Meow!

Posted by: nurse ratched at February 03, 2024 03:37 PM (24hgG)

3
Great Pet Morons. Condolences for losing Joe, Barikowtgoat.

"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 February 03, 2024 03:40 PM (MoZTd)

4 Two legged doggehs!

Saw a lecture from a lady who rescued an albino raven who was being attacked by other ravens. You could tell they loved each other.

Posted by: Commissar of Plenty and Lysenkoism in Solidarity with the Struggle to maintain Moron standards at February 03, 2024 03:41 PM (3UMb5)

5 >>>Would you like a treat?

I would like a treat.

Posted by: m at February 03, 2024 03:41 PM (weK7N)

6 The New Cat, Spatula Kitty, was laying in a sun spot on the living room floor while I was trying to change cell phone numbers with a new device. I had to run into the other room to get the box with the IMEI , ran through the living room and accidentally kicked her halfway across the house.

Now she's all mad.

Posted by: LenNeal at February 03, 2024 03:42 PM (OJ1IG)

7 Thalidomide doggies! Amazing adaptable, they are.

Cats that one is trying to rescue from water, not so much.

They have an amazing ability to panic in exactly the wrong way to assist in leaving their predicament.

Posted by: FeatherBlade at February 03, 2024 03:43 PM (t1XYa)

8 My son worked in Yellowstone some years, Old Faithful. He once saw a bunch of ravens take over a pickup truck in the parking lot. They figured out how to open the cooler and were feasting like Vikings. the guy who owned the truck tried to shoo them away, and they were having none of that.

the ravens in Yellowstone are yuge.

Posted by: Pug Mahon, Disgustipated at February 03, 2024 03:43 PM (T/Lqj)

9 "Now she's all mad.
Posted by: LenNeal"

LOL. she'll forgive you eventually. With enough treats.

Posted by: FeatherBlade at February 03, 2024 03:44 PM (t1XYa)

10 The frightened cat video was sooooo hard to watch!

Posted by: m at February 03, 2024 03:44 PM (weK7N)

11 Wonderufl Pet thread.

THe Mouse guy showed up on my YT feed this week. It's really fun, but our farm cat would NOT allow it...

Sorry about JoeBeau. It's so difficult...

Posted by: Question Authority bumper sticker at February 03, 2024 03:45 PM (Rbu5d)

12 Today I learned that if you build a cute little house with all the trimmings for a family of mice, they'll spend all their time chewing on the banisters.

Posted by: FeatherBlade at February 03, 2024 03:45 PM (t1XYa)

13 Tango looks like a Tsarist chihuahua in the bottom pic.

Posted by: Northernlurker at February 03, 2024 03:46 PM (8Fdcq)

14
We had heavy rain early this morning, but things have cleared up and the puppies have inside-outside access. They go through episodes of vigorous play and then like a light switch fall asleep.

Spark has the most apt name. He's the smallest puppy, even lighter than his sister Puff, but he's the troublemaker, inciter of riots and stands up for himself stoutly.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 03, 2024 03:46 PM (MoZTd)

15 Tango looks like a Tsarist chihuahua in the bottom pic.
Posted by: Northernlurker at February 03, 2024 03:46 PM (8Fdcq)
Forgive me for copying myself. I should never do that but now I'm there for a while Russian.

Posted by: Northernlurker at February 03, 2024 03:47 PM (8Fdcq)

16 Pet owners share their stories of unconditional love:

http://tinyurl.com/4n42mjxu

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 03, 2024 03:48 PM (G7Ug0)

17 Wow! That "Dennis the Menace" post is as risque' as I have ever seen that comic strip get!

Posted by: The Doctor at February 03, 2024 03:49 PM (qNzP3)

18 Tally and Auggie are amazing pet companions. You are both blessed to have them.

Posted by: Rufus T. Firefly at February 03, 2024 03:50 PM (5J0gB)

19 Stray dog in Brazil visits car dealership everyday. They get to really like him and finally give him a job:

http://tinyurl.com/2p9me2zj

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 03, 2024 03:51 PM (G7Ug0)

20 Whiskey Tango Foxtrot!

Posted by: m at February 03, 2024 03:51 PM (weK7N)

21 Something I get, which perhaps I should mention here is, I have adopted/connected extended people in Turkey. I have a collection of public cat videos from all over Turkey they send me.

Not stuff from YT or Instagram, but personally taken videos.

They're hilarious and I never really thought about it. I have a huge collection of those.

Posted by: LenNeal at February 03, 2024 03:55 PM (OJ1IG)

22 Thanks for Pet Thread, KT. Great looking group Moronimals.

Posted by: olddog in mo at February 03, 2024 03:55 PM (ju2Fy)

23 The chihuahua is a sharp dresser.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 03, 2024 03:55 PM (RIvkX)

24 Meow!!

I hate mice. Furry little disease vectors!! TOM AND JERRY WAS A LIE!!! JERRY WAS A MONSTER!!!

Well, got to get ready for work. Nice set of doggies today.

Posted by: Puddleglum, drive by meow at February 03, 2024 03:56 PM (sAmhv)

25 Thanks for Pet Thread, KT. Great looking group Moronimals.
Posted by: olddog in mo at February 03, 2024 03:55 PM (ju2Fy)

Seconded !

Posted by: JT at February 03, 2024 03:57 PM (T4tVD)

26 The Dennis The Menace risque, the early strips in the 1950s were very pinup-ey.
The mother was always a hottie. It was much more pronounced in the early days.

Posted by: LenNeal at February 03, 2024 03:57 PM (OJ1IG)

27 Whichever you morons recommended Churu treats this past week, just want to say cats love them! Madison thanks you, Minnie thanks you, Mrs E thanks you , and I thank you!

Posted by: Eromero at February 03, 2024 03:59 PM (rxvWp)

28 Auggie reminds me of Kappa, my childhood doggeh. Never knew her breed. Mom said she was a Heinz-57.

Posted by: olddog in mo at February 03, 2024 04:00 PM (ju2Fy)

29 The Dennis The Menace risque, the early strips in the 1950s were very pinup-ey.
The mother was always a hottie. It was much more pronounced in the early days.
Posted by: LenNeal at February 03, 2024 03:57 PM (OJ1IG)

Funny you mention that. For some unknown reason I was thinking about the Blondie and Dagwood comic strip the other day. Blondie could never happen now. Sorry to go OT, thanks for the thread K.T.

Posted by: Rufus T. Firefly at February 03, 2024 04:01 PM (5J0gB)

30 K-9 Biza tracks missing girl for two miles in frigid conditions in MA and finds girl:

http://tinyurl.com/45zxvemp

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 03, 2024 04:02 PM (G7Ug0)

31 I've said this before on this site, but in the older 5-star hotels in Eastern Europe, there are no screens on the windows and the establishment declares they are not responsible for loss of personal items from rooms.
The reason for this is, magpies figured this out hundreds of years ago and rob rooms that leave the windows open. Cufflinks, earrings, necklaces, keys, anything small and shiny they will wait for the guests to leave and then come through the open windows and steal. They'll steal paper money. It's a Thing.
Those magpies are fucking smart and they communicate down generations.

Posted by: LenNeal at February 03, 2024 04:04 PM (OJ1IG)

32 Yay pet thread!

Posted by: jewells45 fuck cancer at February 03, 2024 04:06 PM (iF0sF)

33 the ravens in Yellowstone are yuge.

You should see the ones at the Grand Canyon.

Posted by: jewells45 fuck cancer at February 03, 2024 04:07 PM (iF0sF)

34 There is a YT bit of some woman who befriended some ravens or magpies, and they watched her wherever she went, they followed her! She lost her car keys or something like that, and within hours the birds dropped them on her patio table.
Yeah, those magpies are kinda creepy in a way.

Posted by: LenNeal at February 03, 2024 04:09 PM (OJ1IG)

35 JEWELLS!
How are you?

Posted by: Question Authority bumper sticker at February 03, 2024 04:09 PM (Rbu5d)

36 the ravens in Yellowstone are yuge.

You should see the ones at the Grand Canyon.
Posted by: jewells45 fuck cancer'

Y'all should see OUR RAVENS!

Posted by: Texas at February 03, 2024 04:12 PM (OJ1IG)

37 Love the pet thread, always.
Thanks so much, K.T., for the interesting articles and pictures, as well as providing the opportunity for we Morons to share our pets with the rest of the horde.
And your thoughtful and kind comments, too!

Posted by: Appycay at February 03, 2024 04:12 PM (EdYR/)

38 the ravens in Yellowstone are yuge.

You should see the ones at the Grand Canyon.
Posted by: jewells45 fuck cancer'

Y'all should see OUR RAVENS!
Posted by: Texas'

We invented those.

Posted by: Russia at February 03, 2024 04:12 PM (OJ1IG)

39 I called the vet yesterday to get a refill on my dog's allergy meds. The assistant who answered (they must have caller ID or something that pulls up your name and pet's name) said "Is (dog's name) OK?" I detected a slight tone of dread in her voice, because she and everybody else at the clinic knows that my dog is a terror who requires full sedation before they can do anything. She seemed rather relieved to hear that we didn't need to schedule an emergency visit.

Posted by: PabloD at February 03, 2024 04:19 PM (x96/P)

40 Thanks for adorable pet photos, all, and sorry about JoeBeau. What a nice Christmas picture!

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 03, 2024 04:20 PM (7AuFP)

41 Firebird. Sweet!

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at February 03, 2024 04:21 PM (63Dwl)

42 Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 03, 2024 03:46 PM (MoZTd)

I like the stories about the puppies and hearing their names and about their personalities. Thanks so much, Hadrian.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 03, 2024 04:23 PM (7AuFP)

43 I forgot about this, there is an office cat in Japan, Manager Tomasuke.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tXpd8ROVE8E

Here is being arrested for abusive labor practices. There is a whole video series on all his misbehavior, he's a bit of a celebrity in Japan.

https://www.youtube.com/@aokimarke/videos

Posted by: LenNeal at February 03, 2024 04:25 PM (OJ1IG)

44 " That "Dennis the Menace" post is as risque' as I have ever seen that comic strip get!
Posted by: The Doctor "

What about the one with the double barrel slingshot?

Posted by: fd at February 03, 2024 04:27 PM (vFG9F)

45 I take it that mice guy doesn't have cats, but if the cats ever find out, he just might end up with some.

Posted by: fd at February 03, 2024 04:28 PM (vFG9F)

46 Our new cat is the terror of the lizards, even in winter. I went out the back door and there was a chameleon (anole) head sitting right next to the mat. Rest was gone, just the head there, kind of smirking at me.

Posted by: Tom Servo at February 03, 2024 04:31 PM (q3gwH)

47 Happy Caturday everyone

And the HOBBY THREAD IS NOOD

Posted by: Skip at February 03, 2024 04:32 PM (fwDg9)

48 JEWELLS!
How are you?

Hanging in there!

Posted by: jewells45 fuck cancer at February 03, 2024 04:34 PM (iF0sF)

49 Afternoon, folken,

I have to say I watched the "rescue of the frightened cat" video. The whole time I wondered if the human rescuer was going to topple into the canal or whatever it was.

How did the cat get to his huddling place, the spot where he was when the video began, to start with? And what language were the humans speaking?

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 03, 2024 04:37 PM (omVj0)

50 Thank you so much for a great pet thread to all the morons who sent in pictures and also to KT!

Posted by: Huck Follywood at February 03, 2024 08:51 PM (YEi31)

51 Love the pets each week and have always owned Beagles.

So sorry about the loss for you of JoeBeau the handsome Beagle.

He looks so well in that pic under the Christmas tree. No doubt your rescue of him provided a wonderful life for him and for you. Thank you

Posted by: SmokyMtVol at February 04, 2024 07:49 AM (930y1)

52 Thanks for the fantastic Pet Thread and for all your comments about TVBGBITWW Tango!

Posted by: Yumanbean58 at February 04, 2024 09:21 PM (pE7MD)

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