Ace of Spades Pet Thread, February 17

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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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More art:

Peter de Sève is an American artist, illustrator, and animator, born in 1958.
"An Evening Stroll". The New Yorker cover. 1994.
Natasha Solomenko Animals in Art through History

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MORE art

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Not all dogs are the same.

Difference between Border Collie and Husky..😅 pic.twitter.com/jMIDlbVKY7
— 𝕐o̴g̴ (@Yoda4ever) February 10, 2024

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The first day of work of the baby shepherd pic.twitter.com/XW5ao2fFDe
— Nature is Amazing ☘️ (@AMAZlNGNATURE) February 15, 2024

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Walking through Lincoln Park and I felt
Someone watching me......

Always say hello to the owls.
nurse r

Owl has attitude. Probably good that you said hello.

Meet The PetMorons

Hi, I'm Joel. I think I sent a pic of Tobie when he was a puppy fresh from the shelter but that was going on three years ago. He's all settled in now and no longer quite so prone to chew sandals to pieces when left alone - though he's still an inveterate counter surfer whenever I turn my back. I'm an old man who lives alone in the desert, and Tobie is doing a pretty good job as my boon companion.

Tobie looks like an exemplary companion.

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Rooney and Sangria have appeared before but I thought I'd send some more recent pictures. They are both Maine Coon cats, Sangria is about 20 months old, when we weighed her a couple of months ago she was 12 and half pounds. Rooney is the orange boy, when weighed at the same time he was something over 13 pounds. Even though Rooney is larger than Sangria in both size and weight she still treats him as her kitten and he lets her (same breeder but different parents). The perspective in the pictures is a little off - - Rooney was laying down in the box, that's actually why Sangria is sitting up. It's WAY off in the chair picture but I couldn't resist the picture, with Sangria's arm around Rooney.

Lirio100

Fascinating how the placement of the kitties changes the perspectives of their sizes. They are beautiful.

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Our rescue rat terrier Levi - just one look at him and you know he's a good boy.
George
Monroe La

Yes, indeed. He has that "good boy" look.

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A friend of the Pet Thread, with Little Bear, looking dapper and cheerful after a special Valentine's Day haircut.

He has also figured out that the mailman is a friend, and that being a watchdog is a selective job:

He's miniature schnauzer but I like this cut on him.

A great haircut choice.

Little Bear's human Mom is also sentimental for his departed friends, Nikki and Snickers.

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Great pets 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, February 10 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 03:16 PM

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1 The sheep herding video is adorable!

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at February 17, 2024 03:20 PM (ashFY)

2 Got a few pics of two of my cats sleeping together. Wife thought one was so cute she made it her background on her phone.

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at February 17, 2024 03:21 PM (ynpvh)

3 Tiny dog in Wyeth painting: yeah, I've seen little dogs like that.

Was that painting CBD trying to muscle in on the Pet Thread?

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at February 17, 2024 03:22 PM (ynpvh)

4 Lunchtime here. Have a good one.

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at February 17, 2024 03:24 PM (ynpvh)

5 Beautiful pets in the beautiful thread.

Posted by: Northernlurker at February 17, 2024 03:27 PM (xcrUy)

6 Great pictures and I loved the owl. We have two outside which seem to be calling to each other at night. Is this pre mating season for owls?

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 17, 2024 03:29 PM (Ki//m)

7 Nice Pets Y'all!...

Posted by: Hairyback Guy at February 17, 2024 03:30 PM (R/m4+)

8 I think the baby shepherd in the video is the type that grows up to be sort of like a decoy sheep - part of the flock, but able to fight. They are different from the herding shepherds like collies.

Posted by: KT at February 17, 2024 03:30 PM (rrtZS)

9 Thanks for the Pet Thread, KT. Great looking group of Moronimals.

Posted by: olddog in mo at February 17, 2024 03:30 PM (ju2Fy)

10 The Border Collie / Husky video is a hoot.

Posted by: olddog in mo at February 17, 2024 03:31 PM (ju2Fy)

11 Great pets everyone !

Posted by: JT at February 17, 2024 03:32 PM (T4tVD)

12 Damn neighbor won't leash his ex's dog outside, always chasing my bicycle. Gonna have to clock him with cane or pepper spray one of these days. Then there's the dog.

Posted by: Commissar of Plenty and Lysenkoism in Solidarity with the Struggle to maintain Moron standards at February 17, 2024 03:33 PM (ztvSc)

13 I really appreciate this thread. Thanks to all contributors.

Posted by: Northernlurker at February 17, 2024 03:38 PM (xcrUy)

14 Happy Caturday everyone
Mona Lisa had to be a cat woman

Posted by: Skip at February 17, 2024 03:40 PM (fwDg9)

15 Paisley likes to bark at cars she sees out the front window. Then she tracks me down and gives me a "am I the only one who cares?" look.

Posted by: Northernlurker at February 17, 2024 03:41 PM (xcrUy)

16 First work day was cute

Posted by: Skip at February 17, 2024 03:42 PM (fwDg9)

17 Baa - Ram - Ewe

Posted by: Naples Yellow at February 17, 2024 03:47 PM (w6AZl)

18 Beautiful barred owl in the park pic.

We have a pair of barred owls and a pair of Great-horned owls at our farm.

Always entertaining when they have a "hoot off" just before the sun goes down!

Posted by: Pillage Idiot at February 17, 2024 03:48 PM (HlyYF)

19 Jamie Wyeth a little different style than his Father and Grandfather.

Posted by: Naples Yellow at February 17, 2024 03:50 PM (w6AZl)

20 Yay pet thread! We had one of our pups get adopted this week from Shep's and got two new additions. I will send the pictures in to the pet thread.

Posted by: jewells45 fuck cancer at February 17, 2024 03:53 PM (iF0sF)

21 Really sweet faces on the thread today.

"Poise, Jerry! Poise!"
-Kramer

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 17, 2024 03:54 PM (RIvkX)

22 Edward Landseer probably most famous painter of dogs. He also did wildlife.

Posted by: Naples Yellow at February 17, 2024 03:54 PM (w6AZl)

23 Yay, Jewells!

Posted by: KT at February 17, 2024 03:56 PM (rrtZS)

24 Meow!

Posted by: Puddleglum, drive by meow at February 17, 2024 03:57 PM (sAmhv)

25 20 Yay pet thread! We had one of our pups get adopted this week from Shep's and got two new additions. I will send the pictures in to the pet thread.

Posted by: jewells45 fuck cancer at February 17, 2024 03:53 PM

Good work on the adoption!

Good work on the rescues!

Youngest daughter went and checked on her most recent adoption. The new cat was curled up touching back-to-back with one of their "grumpy" old cats. The hoomans were very pleased at how well the new kitty was fitting in to his new home.

Posted by: Pillage Idiot at February 17, 2024 03:57 PM (HlyYF)

26 It's cold and Troubles came in to warm up. I am trying to encourage co-existence between him and Fanny.

Troubles will go to the door, to ask to go out. If it's cold, he'll stay in and go back to eat some more. Then he will go out. It's like he's fortifying himself.

Posted by: Notsothoreau at February 17, 2024 04:01 PM (USTAS)

27 All that art, and no Dogs Playing Poker? No Dogs Playing Pool? Really?

Posted by: Catch Thirty-Thr33 at February 17, 2024 04:09 PM (Bn2JH)

28 Levi looks like he is a little unsure. Unsure of what I've no idea.
The little racoon perhaps planning revenge for all his friends and relatives on that coat.
Love the little future shepherd.

Posted by: AlmostYuman at February 17, 2024 04:10 PM (bj34f)

29 I thought I mentioned Rooney's age--he's nine months old now. We got him when he was three months and quite a bit smaller which is why Sangria "adopted" him. Sangria is two feet from nose to base of tail, and Rooney looks to be bit longer. His breeder thinks he's going to end up close to 25 pounds, although I can't quite imagine that.

Posted by: Lirio100 at February 17, 2024 04:12 PM (I5U35)

30 Great Moron Pets. Thank you, KT.

*side eye @CBD*
First huh? Does Sponge know?

Posted by: BifBewalski at February 17, 2024 04:16 PM (MsrgL)

31 Pet Thread - Yay!

One of the first times I took a walk with our old dog, Gimli, I was surprised when he took a sharp right, lunging into tall grass. I found myself looking down at the sad eyes of a possum which had just had its neck broken.

There were several more times I had to clean up the corpse of a possum which unwittingly wandered in range of Gimli. An armadillo on the front porch survived, but Gimli was giving the little armored character's neck a good try before I pulled him away.

Last night, Daisy the Belgian Malinois burst out of the house and ran off into the dark, barking like a machine gun. She was on the far side of the driveway when I caught up with her and by flashlight saw her jumping at and barking at a crouching, hissing possum. Amazingly, the possum seemed pissed but unharmed. Also amazingly, Daisy came to me when I called her, let me hook up her leash, and, despite much hesitation, came inside with me.

Maybe Daisy thought it was a cat, because that's how she acts when she wants Ony to play with her. In any case, Good dog. Lucky possum.

Posted by: mindful webworker - bark worse than her bite, apparently at February 17, 2024 04:16 PM (FOLlN)

32 I need to send in some photos of MegaRpy, our Maine Coon. He's weighing in around 16lbs, and is now pushing up to his twelth birthday.

Posted by: BifBewalski at February 17, 2024 04:20 PM (MsrgL)

33 MegaRpy should have been MegaRoy

Posted by: BifBewalski at February 17, 2024 04:21 PM (MsrgL)

34 >>>A friend of the Pet Thread, with Little Bear, looking dapper and cheerful after a special Valentine's Day haircut.

The Valentine's Day decorations in the photo are super!

Posted by: m at February 17, 2024 04:21 PM (1BWJp)

35 re: top pic

So what does this mean for the Merovingian dynasty?

re: Collie v Husky

Herding dogs gotta herd.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 17, 2024 04:22 PM (di6C2)

36 Afternoon, PEt Folk,

Sangria and Rooney are great, and clearly great together. I knew as soon as I saw Sangria's head and ears that he had to be a Coon. Rooney, for his part, looks much like my late and much-missed Arizona the part-Coon. Or so I've always said about his ancestry. It probably was not true; though he had the heft and the rich flowing coat, he didn't have much of the "gentle giant" temperament the breed is known for. And how could an MC kitten, too young to be adopted out, have been found as a stray forty miles and more from the only breeder in the area at the time?

Didn't matter. He was always my buddy.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 17, 2024 04:24 PM (omVj0)

37 Nice critter pix today. Thanks for the thread as always, K.T.

Posted by: mindful webworker - dog and cats, living together at February 17, 2024 04:28 PM (FOLlN)

38 This is the first winter with 15 year old Precious the Bichon and she definitely has ideas about outdoor deportment when there is snow on the ground. Normally she just sniffs out 'the right place' to do her business but snow changes that. She goes to the grassy edge of the sidewalk or driveway, checks for clearance between her bottom and the snow, backs up just enough and goes on the clear spot. Admittedly, she doesn't have much clearance to work with. It's funny to watch. I keep expecting her to pull out a small ruler to check the depth. She is that methodical.

Posted by: JTB at February 17, 2024 04:28 PM (zudum)

39 Excellent pet photos today very cute!

Posted by: gourmand du jour at February 17, 2024 04:30 PM (MeG8a)

40 33 MegaRpy should have been MegaRoy

Posted by: BifBewalski at February 17, 2024 04:21 PM (MsrgL)

I was worried for a moment there.

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at February 17, 2024 04:31 PM (ynpvh)

41 The pet morons are always fun to see and the cartoons are smile worthy. But that puppy 'herding' the sheep is beyond adorable. Makes me think of little 3 year old boys 'helping' dad do a chore.

Posted by: JTB at February 17, 2024 04:32 PM (zudum)

42 The cat makes Mona Lisa more relatable.

Posted by: Miley, okravangelist at February 17, 2024 04:32 PM (w6EFb)

43 I was worried for a moment there.

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia)

He is a very good kitty. He likes to go to bed when Smash & Junior-ette go, then slip back downstairs to harrass me because he's tired and cannot lay down until i do too. He can be bribed woth a crunchy snack, but if i persist, he'll go hide and ambush me on the way to bed.

Good kitty.

Posted by: BifBewalski at February 17, 2024 04:36 PM (MsrgL)

44 40 33 MegaRpy should have been MegaRoy

Posted by: BifBewalski at February 17, 2024 04:21 PM (MsrgL)

I was worried for a moment there.
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at February 17, 2024 04:31 PM (ynpvh)

Would be a good name for a pet otter or dolphin.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 17, 2024 04:37 PM (di6C2)

45 Rooney is more outgoing, Sangria is more of a diva. My grandson was a little disappointed at first when she was a little standoffish until she got used to him. I'm going to try him on a vest and leash when it's a little warmer, he's pretty eager to get outside. We did have both of them chipped--just in case!

Posted by: Lirio100 at February 17, 2024 04:37 PM (I5U35)

46 I love watching border collies at work They are so awesome.

Posted by: gourmand du jour at February 17, 2024 04:40 PM (MeG8a)

47 So Purry is a Special Boy. He's let it be known that he would like to be the Only Cat (not happening). He's already got Publius wrapped around his paw, but having to share space with Della is apparently insufferable.

When it's a hamergency, he gets some strips of ham. Della comes over to get some too. Purry walks away pissed, and crouches by the door, turning his back on the situation.

Posted by: Miley, okravangelist at February 17, 2024 04:43 PM (w6EFb)

48 Well, if ducks are pets...

Ummm...yesterday, Aldi's had clearanced out their whole ducks for under $3/lb. It's still winter, and while a pet duck might be better than a cooked duck, if you can't have the pet...

And duck broth based soup is to die for, so you get 2 meals for one with a duck...

So, if you have a nearby Aldi's, check the frozen section this weekend...

Posted by: Nova Local at February 17, 2024 04:53 PM (exHjb)

49 Stirling the great black cat from MS (I have dubbed him the "Duke of Vicksburg") and little Dagny Sophia the Siberian are now almost two years old. I'm glad they are out of the "crazy kitten" phase, but they still play with toys and each other, and drive me nuts, though less than they did.

They seem devoted to each other. I've been fortunate many times introducing cats who are strangers to each other. Wolf and Chekov made friends in an hour and were in the window together watching birds before I knew it. Little Oreo and young Tatiana got along well, though Oreo was elderly and didn't want to play and romp the way Tati did. Arizona did not like other cats -- but he accepted the existence of black cat Marie-Antoinette, and Mom's tri-color Li'l Bit before that, without going nuclear on them.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 17, 2024 04:54 PM (omVj0)

50 We have a feral cat visitor occasionally, I named him the Midnight Mambo because he is all black. I think he's a male but he won't let me approach him. Dexter is now too old to fight. He's like me, too old to either give or receive an a** whoopin'.

Posted by: gourmand du jour at February 17, 2024 04:55 PM (MeG8a)

51 Husband makes excellent homemade biscuits. Even I like them and I'm not that big of a biscuit fan.

But dog is ADDICTED to them. If husband puts a biscuit on his plate and takes it back to his, office she follows him and warts him until she gets a bite. I'm a softer touch so she always starts on me first until she gets the maximum number of biscuit bites.

She likes biscuits better than bacon or cheese, and that's saying something.

Posted by: Art Rondelet of Malmsey at February 17, 2024 04:59 PM (FEVMW)

52 Long time ago now my first cat was a three month old found in a parking lot. He was pretty laid back (my vet loved him!). A couple of years later my daughter and I found a six week or so kitten in a ditch. She turned out to be a drama queen, although never more than six pounds. I heard her screaming one day not long after we brought her home. I ran into the room convinced there was a Big Problem. Tigger was laying on a chair, ignoring her--she was rolling around on the floor in front of him screaming bloody murder. I named her Sotchka for a reason.

Posted by: Lirio100 at February 17, 2024 05:01 PM (I5U35)

53 When we adopted Precious we knew she needed serious dental work. We suspect that's why her owner turned her in at the shelter. But getting the dental care has made a world of difference for her. She eats better, is more playful (her zoomies are hilarious to watch), and she now invites caresses on her face. When she first came home she was very head shy, probably because of the tooth discomfort. We knew there would be expense when we got her. It's been worth every penny as we see being playful and enjoying life.

Posted by: JTB at February 17, 2024 05:02 PM (zudum)

54 "Is this pre mating season for owls?
Posted by: FenelonSpoke "

I think it must be. I hear the ones in our neighborhood start calling about mid-January.

Which seems a bit early to me, but I'm not a owl, so what do I know?

Posted by: The Seal that yells at February 17, 2024 05:03 PM (oyvJ/)

55 /ofd sock.

whoops.

Posted by: FeatherBlade at February 17, 2024 05:04 PM (oyvJ/)

56 Happy Pet Thread day. Tomorrow starts the 2024 horse show season

Posted by: Ben Had at February 17, 2024 05:07 PM (7h3oY)

57 Nice Moronimals as always. Pogo is giving me the side-eye, counting the minutes until dinner time.

Had an out-of-blue phone call from Moron Farmer this afternoon. They have a 7 month-old puppy in their home, so are kind of tied down for now.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 17, 2024 05:18 PM (tkR6S)

58 Tomorrow starts the 2024 horse show season
Posted by: Ben Had

Cool. How long does the season last?

Posted by: Notorious BFD at February 17, 2024 05:25 PM (V8he0)

59 Nice to see Tobie again on the thread. Hi, Joel!

By the way, there seems to be a problem with TUAK. Comments don't show.

Posted by: The Neon Madman at February 17, 2024 05:25 PM (yNfcm)

60 Don't have pets, but the peacocks came back last week and shit all over the porch. That counts, right?

Posted by: weft cut-loop at February 17, 2024 05:26 PM (IG4Id)

61 Notorious BFD, through the end of October.

Posted by: Ben Had at February 17, 2024 05:27 PM (7h3oY)

62 Notorious BFD, through the end of October.

That's kind of a long haul!

Posted by: Notorious BFD at February 17, 2024 05:32 PM (V8he0)

63 weft, when we built this place the neighbors had guinea hens that though they wanted to roost here and shit all over everything. Little did they realize the wolfhounds could reach their perch. It took awhile to clean up all the feathers.

Posted by: Ben Had at February 17, 2024 05:32 PM (7h3oY)

64 Hi pet morons.

A little break in the action while we all shower after range time and relax for a bit before Mass. kids are awesome. I'm such a lucky woman.

Be awesome to each other. We cannot fix the world, but we can be kind to each other. And love our critters.

Kids are having a party at #1 sons house tonight. I'll have a minute to do some laundry and reflect before they come back Sunday late morning.

Posted by: nurse ratched at February 17, 2024 05:57 PM (7x+fZ)

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