Ace of Spades Pet Thread, March 29

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(Pet Thread Wins, will share with Book Thread)

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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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Every cat and dog has its own personality. They are not all the same.

At this link, you can find the full accreditation for what follows below (original appearance in 2013).

Courtesy Kathy

THE DOG'S DIARY
8:00 am – Dog food! My favorite thing!
9:30 am – A car ride! My favorite thing!
9:40 am – A walk in the park! My favorite thing!
10:30 am – Got rubbed and petted! My favorite thing!
12:00 pm – Milk bones! My favorite thing!
1:00 pm – Played in the yard! My favorite thing!
3:00 pm – Wagged my tail! My favorite thing!
5:00 pm – Dinner! My favorite thing!
7:00 pm – Got to play ball! My favorite thing!
8:00 pm – Wow! Watched TV with the people! My favorite thing!
11:00 pm – Sleeping on the bed! My favorite thing!

THE CAT'S DIARY
(Day 983 of My Captivity)
My captors continue to taunt me with bizarre little dangling objects. They dine lavishly on fresh meat, while the other inmates and I are fed hash or some sort of dry nuggets. Although I make my contempt for the rations perfectly clear, I nevertheless must eat something in order to keep up my strength.
The only thing that keeps me going is my dream of escape. In an attempt to disgust them, I once again vomit on the carpet. Today I decapitated a mouse and dropped its headless body at their feet. I had hoped this would strike fear into their hearts, since it clearly demonstrates my capabilities. However, they merely made condescending comments about what a “good little hunter” I am. Bastards!
There was some sort of assembly of their accomplices tonight. I was placed in solitary confinement for the duration of the event. However, I could hear the noises and smell the food. I overheard that my confinement was due to the power of “allergies.” I must learn what this means, and how to use it to my advantage.
Today I was almost successful in an attempt to assassinate one of my tormentors by weaving around his feet as he was walking. I must try this again tomorrow, but at the top of the stairs.
I am convinced that the other prisoners here are flunkies and snitches. The dog receives special privileges. He is regularly released, and seems to be more than willing to return. He is obviously retarded. The bird must be an informant. I observe him communicate with the guards regularly. I am certain that he reports my every move. My captors have arranged protective custody for him in an elevated cell, so he is safe. For now …

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Birds sometimes like treats

White-breasted Nuthatches, Tufted Titmice, and a Black-capped Chickadee visit the Hand of Snacks pic.twitter.com/HVvQctO2y5
— Jocelyn Anderson Photography (@JocAPhotography) March 27, 2025

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Meet The PetMorons

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Good afternoon K.T. -
Thank you again for your work putting the pet thread together. You'll see
me post occassionally under Our Country is Screwed.
You've posted my two girls before. Dini (6) is a gray tabby, and Smudge
(3) is a Maine Coon. You'll see Dini "making biscuits" enjoying the fuzzy
blanket on the back of a couch. Smudge is setting in front of the
fireplace trying to look regal. These two are so much fun around the house
- even when they start tearing the place up when they have the zoomies.

They don't look like the "Zoomie" type. How long did it take you to get them to pose like that? Fine cats.

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This is Teresa in Fort Worth. Hope you can add this to the Pet Thread!

Mr. TiFW caught us catnapping this morning....
Apparently the cat was offended that he would disturb the cushy deal she had going on. I am told that the cat was purring up a storm.
The cat still doesn't have a name (we inherited her sans name from our late daughter 7 years ago); we just never found anything that "worked" for her. We just call her The White Cat.
When she first came to live with us, she was very anti-people - she was half-feral when daughter found her - but we let her know in no uncertain terms that we didn't truck with that, so now she is quite happy to snuggle up with "her" people!

The White Cat is very lucky to have you and your family. She doesn't look "anti-people" now.

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This is "Rocket." We rescued her and her three brothers about 10 years ago as orphaned kittens. They're all still with us and doing great.

44_Spcl

What lucky cats! She is a beauty! Her cuddle spot reminds me of a cat I know.

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This is our friend's dog Hans. He was a Stabyhoun, a Dutch breed that is kind of a multipurpose dog. He went to the Rainbow Bridge on the 27th at the age of 16. He was well loved and will be sorely missed. Small as he was, our Greyhounds simply accepted the fact that he was an honorary member and went on with life.
NR Pax

The caption on the photo, "Hans being a good boy" is perfect. He looks like he would fit in with other dogs, including your greyhounds.

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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 the posts for the previous 2 Pet Threads. Thanks to Misanthropic Humanitarian for posting The Ace of Spades Pet Thread for March 22. He was very busy on that Saturday!

And here is a link for the previous week, the Ace of Spades Pet Thread, March 15.

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

Posted by: K.T. at 03:28 PM

Comments

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1 I still have to figure out how to post Hans.

Posted by: KT at March 29, 2025 03:31 PM (xekrU)

2 Yay! Pet thread!

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at March 29, 2025 03:35 PM (pkLWe)

3 Who let the dogs out of Hans' missing picture?

Who? Who? Who? Who?

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at March 29, 2025 03:35 PM (VNX3d)

4 When the cat was invented:
biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.03.28.645893v1
... sometime around the 500s BC, in Europe and (separately) Sardinia. Egypt already had a relationship with them.

Posted by: gKWVE at March 29, 2025 03:36 PM (gKWVE)

5 Both Biscuits' and Brie's litter hate storms and high wind ..... guess what?

Bad weather is going to be fun, not.

https://youtu.be/sSbzE3fto5k

Posted by: Ciampino - Meanwhile ... tomorrow at March 29, 2025 03:36 PM (sPQoU)

6 The White Cat.
Say it once, why say it again?

Posted by: Eromero at March 29, 2025 03:39 PM (p4vtc)

7 Love the stick library. do you get donations too?
How big of a 'tome' can the shelf accommodate? Ace Shelving?

Posted by: Ciampino - Meanwhile ... woof woof at March 29, 2025 03:40 PM (sPQoU)

8 Happy Caturday everyone

Posted by: Skip at March 29, 2025 03:40 PM (2ovuE)

9 Ciampino's Rescue Kitties

Still accepting donations towards the unkindest cut of all

There's another photo update #304 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
OR
http://tinyurl.com/4pak97f6

Posted by: Ciampino - Meanwhile ... woof woof meow at March 29, 2025 03:41 PM (sPQoU)

10 That one bird reminded me of the Peanuts characters when presented with a box of chocolates--"Ooh, that one looks nice--but I bet it has coconut in it. No. I'll just put it back. How about this one..."

Posted by: BeckoningChasm at March 29, 2025 03:42 PM (CHHv1)

11 Thanks KT

The White Cat has a look that says, "What do you want?

Posted by: San Franpsycho at March 29, 2025 03:43 PM (RIvkX)

12 Woof! Get pet pics. The picture up top of the lab at the dog stick library is great. As always, thanks for the pet thread K.T. , and everyone who sent in pictures. It’s a weekly highlight.

Posted by: Rufus T. Firefly at March 29, 2025 03:46 PM (31HUx)

13 Uhhh….Get=Great.

Posted by: Rufus T. Firefly at March 29, 2025 03:48 PM (31HUx)

14
"Stabyhoun" sounds like the perfect dog for vmom.

Posted by: naturalfake at March 29, 2025 03:50 PM (iJfKG)

15 When I was about 5 we made friends with a white feral cat who became known as "White E. Cat." He would accept food from my parents but I was the only one he would allow to pet him.

He's the only cat I've ever known who liked water. When we washed cars in the driveway, he'd come roll in the puddles that were left.

Posted by: Art Rondelet of Malmsey at March 29, 2025 03:50 PM (FEVMW)

16 Unusual cat markings

https://tinyurl.com/4xy9cfsp

Posted by: Ciampino - brush & black ink LOL at March 29, 2025 03:51 PM (sPQoU)

17 Dog home spa day today.
Walk.
Did my best to trim his fluff. He got treats.
Gave him a bath. He got zoomies snd 20 min of his favorite show.
I got to scrub the tub and wipe down the floor.
Doggeh is napping.
I am exhausted.

Posted by: vmom deport deport deporte at March 29, 2025 03:53 PM (dE3DB)

18 Meow

Posted by: Puddleglum, drive by meow at March 29, 2025 03:54 PM (sAmhv)

19 I finally got the photo of Hans to reduce down to a size that fit on the post while also reducing pixels so that the system would accept the photo! YAY

Hans is a cutie.

Posted by: KT at March 29, 2025 03:55 PM (xekrU)

20 I finally got the photo of Hans to reduce down to a size that fit on the post while also reducing pixels so that the system would accept the photo! YAY

Hans is a cutie.
Posted by: KT at March 29, 2025 03:55 PM (xekrU)

It was worth the wait. Thank you for your hard work!

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at March 29, 2025 03:56 PM (VNX3d)

21 Kitty purrs are healing.

They will often snuggle up when they know you need it. Even before you know.

Posted by: nurse ratched. at March 29, 2025 03:57 PM (okwki)

22 KT,
Thanks for the stick library photo and the diary entries from a dog and a cat. Mrs. JTB wasn't alarmed at my roaring laughter but only because she has heard it for over 40 years. Strangers would probably edge away.

Posted by: JTB at March 29, 2025 04:02 PM (yTvNw)

23 Love the White Cat! I know he's a comfort, Teresa.

He looks exactly like my Buddy I had almost 40 years ago in another universe. I prefer fancier names for cats, but he was an abandoned young neighborhood cat that came in one day with a foot injury and I took him to our vet. They asked name, and I said I didn't know, he was just our cat's buddy because they hung out some. So the medicine came home with "Buddy" on the label and...he was ours. He was a dear, calm cat and I still have a photo of him on my bedroom wall.

Posted by: skywch at March 29, 2025 04:02 PM (uqhmb)

24 By the end of the day Elvis will have accomplished everything on the Dog's Diary other than chase a ball which Elvis doesn't do. He did get to play chase me with a Corgi at the park so that works as a substitute.

He's currently sacked out on his couch running after something in his dreams.

Posted by: JackStraw at March 29, 2025 04:05 PM (LkLld)

25 21 Kitty purrs are healing.

They will often snuggle up when they know you need it. Even before you know.

Posted by: nurse ratched. at March 29, 2025 03:57 PM (okwki)

Dini (tabby posted above) does this for me. Especially now with my chemo treatments. Amazes me how pets know.

Posted by: Our Country is Screwed at March 29, 2025 04:05 PM (2AW7/)

26 Smudge is quite the gorgeous kittycat!

All of the pets are precious.

The White Cat LOVES Paul - every night he clears a spot next to him on the bed and pats it. She jumps up and curls up next to him and purrs up a storm while he pets her. She also jumps up on him when he is sitting in his recliner and "lets" him pet her while she purrs.

Of course, if there are birdies or squirrels outside in the garden, she will leap off of his lap and go chatter at them from the safety of the window, then she will go back to his lap when they leave 😊💕

Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, Plucky Comic Relief, AoS Ladies Brigade - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at March 29, 2025 04:08 PM (SRRAx)

27 Awww, now com'on, cats aren't that bad 😊and I've had both cats and dogs. There are lovely pictures and it's very sweet Teresa's cat cuddled up with her. My cat will often cuddle up with me- and bump his head against mine and purr ( which is a very cat thing to do) not only when he's being affectionate but when he senses I'm not well or am feeling sad

I loved all the pictures.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at March 29, 2025 04:09 PM (FpvFx)

28 Afternoon, Pet Folken,

As I commented this morning: "Hard to type. Big black cat on lap. Send lawyers, guns, and money." Yes, Stirling the Great is on my lap again. Dagny the aloof one is sitting in her window in the unexpected sunlight. We were supposed to have rain all day, but no.

Smudge the Maine Coon does indeed look regal. And White Cat looks much like Linda's late stray Annabelle, taken in after Hurricane Katrina, who stayed to become the last of her run of cats, outliving Marie-Antoinette and Angelique. Which thrilled Annabelle, no doubt; she hated other cats. Being the only feline was her dream.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at March 29, 2025 04:09 PM (omVj0)

29 Oh, and KT, we're glad to have you back and healthy!

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at March 29, 2025 04:10 PM (omVj0)

30 Ever since she became enamored of Kraft Singles American cheese, Precious the Bichon now waits for us at the top of the stairs any time we come up from The Room With The Cheese. (Formerly known as the kitchen.) Buttered (emphasis on buttered) popcorn also gets her attention. Seems she can hear the kernels popping from upstairs, even in her sleep. They have become a canine aperitif since she goes to her regular food right after the snack.

Posted by: JTB at March 29, 2025 04:11 PM (yTvNw)

31 I always read the cat diary with Maurice Lamarche's voice.

Scout is doing well, but she misses Mama. For a 20-year-old kitteh she is doing remarkably well. But Mama will be home this evening. She had to go to CO to grab some more stuff and start the process of extricating us from the house.

Posted by: Pug Mahon, Me no type good at March 29, 2025 04:12 PM (0aYVJ)

32
They will often snuggle up when they know you need it. Even before you know.

Posted by: nurse ratched. at March 29, 2025 03:57 PM (okwki)

Dini (tabby posted above) does this for me. Especially now with my chemo treatments. Amazes me how pets know.
Posted by: Our Country is Screwed at March 29, 2025

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Little elderly tuxedo cat Oreo did this for me twice, when I came home from oral surgeries. She was not one to sleep with me usually, but she went out of her way those times.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at March 29, 2025 04:13 PM (omVj0)

33 And cat loves
to sit on the lap of FenelonSpouse. He doesn't usually sit on me because he prefers a lap and I'm usually stretched out on the couch.
He's also the peripatetic puss. First he's on our bed, then he goes and sleeps on son's bed and then he'll come down into the living room and sleep there if I'm having insomnia and went down there.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at March 29, 2025 04:13 PM (FpvFx)

34 Scooter has been sitting on my chest while I watch Landman. Pretty good show, but the season is over.

She'll pat my hand when it's been too long between chin scritches.

Posted by: Pug Mahon, Me no type good at March 29, 2025 04:17 PM (0aYVJ)

35 Hans was handsome. Good Boy.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at March 29, 2025 04:19 PM (RIvkX)

36 Critters!

Posted by: Duke Lowell at March 29, 2025 04:22 PM (2UnvF)

37 Awww! I love all the pets. Smudge looks just like a cat we had growing up name Minette. She was a pistol and used to chase us around the yard. I can only imagine what the neighbors thought, all of us kids running from a cat!

Posted by: Piper at March 29, 2025 04:22 PM (QzINz)

38 We have been watching earlier seasons of the 2020 All Creatures Great and Small from the Masterpiece series. Their focus as country vets are more on cattle, sheep, and horses, but we also see household pets like Tricki the Pekingese, the spoiled pet of wealthy Mrs. Pumphrey, Clancy the German shepherd, and others. Not too many cats. Perhaps it's hard to get them to hit their marks when the cameras roll.

It is a charming series, set in Yorkshire in the years just before, and later during, WWII. If nothing else, the Yorkshire and Scots dialects of the leads and those playing the clients are fascinating.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at March 29, 2025 04:23 PM (omVj0)

39 Harvard's 9th grade remedial math course is simply their way of admitting: "We don't admit Asians or people from India, and damn few White men."

Posted by: An Observation sez Trump is my President at March 29, 2025 04:24 PM (Da7Vv)

40 Hi again.
That dog in the top photo is the spitting image of the male lab that sired four litters but has been gone many years now. I'll have to dig up a photo of him and the pups. He had the exact same coloration and type of coat. My female was dark gold and had a smooth coat. Puppies ranged from white to gold.

Posted by: Sharon(willow's apprentice) at March 29, 2025 04:25 PM (t/2Uw)

41 I have a question for the pet owners. One of the dogs (Golden Lab) in my extended family gets a rash on his paws while playing outside - and he loves to play outside.

Does anyone have a brand of summer weight paw-wear that they'd recommend to protect him from the grass - or whatever is causing this rash?

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at March 29, 2025 04:26 PM (VNX3d)

42 It is a charming series, set in Yorkshire in the years just before, and later during, WWII. If nothing else, the Yorkshire and Scots dialects of the leads and those playing the clients are fascinating.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere

It is indeed charming. I just finished watching the latest season. Love the actors who play Siegfried and Tristian. The character actors who play the oft times curmudgeonly farmers are great.

Posted by: Tuna at March 29, 2025 04:29 PM (lJ0H4)

43 A long time ago, I had the book series for 'All Creatures Great and Small'. I never read them. I was a teen who preferred Tom Clancy. Anyway, I wonder if my parental units still have them.

Posted by: Puddleglum, drive by meow at March 29, 2025 04:30 PM (sAmhv)

44 Stabby Hound!

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at March 29, 2025 04:33 PM (63Dwl)

45 Dini (tabby posted above) does this for me. Especially now with my chemo treatments. Amazes me how pets know.
Posted by: Our Country is Screwed

Lucy the Fink was my constant companion during chemo.

She knew.

Posted by: nurse ratched. at March 29, 2025 04:34 PM (Oam5E)

46 It is indeed charming. I just finished watching the latest season. Love the actors who play Siegfried and Tristian. The character actors who play the oft times curmudgeonly farmers are great.
Posted by: Tuna at March 29, 2025

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The actor who plays the boss vet Siegfried Farnon, Charles West, is the son of actress Prunella Scales. She played Basil's wife to John Cleese's Basil in Fawlty Towers. Cleese used to ask young Charles as he watched the filming for suggestions on insults to use in the dialog.

There is something of the dancer, or at least good dance training, in the way West moves as Siegfried -- athletic and brisk.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at March 29, 2025 04:36 PM (omVj0)

47 Sitting outside on a warm spring day with the stray cat who lets me feed her.

Posted by: Victor Tango Kilo at March 29, 2025 04:37 PM (uW9MW)

48 Stabyhouns are a very rare but handsome breed!!! Ace should make them the site’s official dog!

Posted by: Donovan Nuera at March 29, 2025 04:39 PM (81VdM)

49 What is good for doggeh hot spots?

Posted by: vmom deport deport deporte at March 29, 2025 04:42 PM (GhIJO)

50 Since we got into warmer weather, Mr Trouble stays out all night and cones into sleep for a few hours during the day. All the animals are napping right now. Do they know something I don't?

Posted by: Notsothoreau at March 29, 2025 04:47 PM (cvWHI)

51 The Dutch, to their great discredit, have traded their Stabyhouns for Stabbymusloids.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at March 29, 2025 04:47 PM (8zz6B)

52 Stabyhouns are a very rare but handsome breed!!! Ace should make them the site’s official dog!
Posted by: Donovan Nuera at March 29, 2025

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What are we, rotten Gainesburgers?

Posted by: Corgis Everywhere at March 29, 2025 04:48 PM (omVj0)

53 Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at March 29, 2025 04:36 PM (omVj0)

I would love to see the new series of "All Creatures." I so enjoyed the first one And Prunella Scales was excellent being the straight gal in Faulty Towers. A very accomplished actress. And I have her doing some Shakespeare play on a record. That's how old I am😉

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at March 29, 2025 04:49 PM (42Vb+)

54 50 Since we got into warmer weather, Mr Trouble stays out all night and cones into sleep for a few hours during the day. All the animals are napping right now. Do they know something I don't?
Posted by: Notsothoreau at March 29, 2025

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I firmly believe that a nap in the afternoon extends one's lifespan. Clearly their mothers have told them the same thing.

Posted by: Corgis Everywhere at March 29, 2025 04:50 PM (omVj0)

55
I would love to see the new series of "All Creatures." I so enjoyed the first one And Prunella Scales was excellent being the straight gal in Faulty Towers.

There was a different version.

https://youtu.be/8LQYBXQwD_s

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at March 29, 2025 04:55 PM (63Dwl)

56 Oh! Moron-adjacent animals: Yesterday we visited an independent bookstore, the kind of place that along with neighborhood shopping areas has almost vanished. Two stories, with a series of windows looking down on the busy street below. The bookstore comes complete with a bookstore cat, one "Kitty Meow," who is a shorthair tricolor -- white, tan, and gray -- and is as much a feature of the store as the books. You can buy little pen-and-ink drawings of her.

She was sleeping upstairs outside a little box that she no doubt loves to curl up in, right next to the fantasy section. They told me she was fourteen, so she may not have that much time left to charm customers.

Posted by: Corgis Everywhere at March 29, 2025 04:57 PM (omVj0)

57 Harvard's 9th grade remedial math course is simply their way of admitting: "We don't admit Asians or people from India, and damn few White men."

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The "economic disadvantage" excuse no longer works. White & Asian kids don't have the modern cradle to grave welfare 99% of college bound blacks do. And then the scholarship athletes - in the revenue generating sports - are now getting millions just to play the sport. Remove all federal funding of 4-year colleges (not JCs, trades, etc) and watch that administration pendulum swing for survival. Do it, cut it.

Posted by: Gary R at March 29, 2025 04:58 PM (AN+ve)

58 I would love to see the new series of "All Creatures." I so enjoyed the first one And Prunella Scales was excellent being the straight gal in Faulty Towers. A very accomplished actress. And I have her doing some Shakespeare play on a record. That's how old I am😉
Posted by: FenelonSpoke

The actress, Patricia Hodge, who took over the role of Mrs. Pumphrey when Diana Rigg died, used to play Horace Rumpole's colleague Phyllida on the old Rumpole of the Bailey series. That's how old i am.

Posted by: Tuna at March 29, 2025 05:00 PM (lJ0H4)

59 I would love to see the new series of "All Creatures." I so enjoyed the first one And Prunella Scales was excellent being the straight gal in Faulty Towers.
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There was a different version.

https://youtu.be/8LQYBXQwD_s
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at March 29, 2025

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Neat!

Posted by: Corgis Everywhere at March 29, 2025 05:01 PM (omVj0)

60 What is good for doggeh hot spots?

Posted by: vmom deport deport deporte at March 29, 2025 04:42 PM (GhIJO)

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We used Sulfodene spray back in the day on our old Basset. It worked well.

Posted by: ScaryMary at March 29, 2025 05:04 PM (wX56x)

61 Love the actors who play Siegfried and Tristian.

The earlier Tristan was played by Doctor Who.

Posted by: BeckoningChasm at March 29, 2025 05:04 PM (CHHv1)

62 The earlier Tristan was played by Doctor Who.
Posted by: BeckoningChasm at March 29, 2025 05:04 PM (CHHv1)

But which Doctor Who? There's been more of them than Carter has pills.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at March 29, 2025 05:08 PM (8zz6B)

63 What's good for doggie hot spots?

Forticept Blue Butter. Also good for other minor wounds. You can order from Amazon, WalMart, Chewy.

Posted by: Art Rondelet of Malmsey at March 29, 2025 05:10 PM (FEVMW)

64 Outstanding horde pet photos today! Sorry to read of Hans passing but 16 years is a good long life!

Posted by: Huck Follywood at March 29, 2025 05:15 PM (wL597)

65 The earlier Tristan was played by Doctor Who.
Posted by: BeckoningChasm at March 29, 2025 05:04 PM (CHHv1)
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But which Doctor Who? There's been more of them than Carter has pills.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at March 29, 2025

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Looking it up, that was Peter Davison, who also played Margery Allingham's sleuth Albert Campion in the lae Eighties.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at March 29, 2025 05:17 PM (omVj0)

66 "Take a stick"

No problem.

"Leave a stick"

Problem.

Posted by: Ib1netmon at March 29, 2025 05:24 PM (vTTFR)

67
Postec by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at March 29, 2025

Thanks. I liked that!

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at March 29, 2025 05:25 PM (42Vb+)

68 We could use some more "positive thoughts" for our mamma cat. She's got some sort of intestinal issues that are pretty bad. She spent the night at the vet going through a regime of laxatives, stool softeners and what not, to no avail.

Surgery is next. But with less than optimal chances of success. And at an astronomical cost.

The Mrs is besides herself with grief. Me too.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at March 29, 2025 05:30 PM (Q4IgG)

69 I've never heard of a Stabyhoun, but Hans was a cutie. All of the Petmorons are adorable.

Posted by: ScaryMary at March 29, 2025 05:30 PM (wX56x)

70 Posted by: Tuna at March 29, 2025 05:00 PM (lJ0H4

Another great series- “Rumpole” and the short stories are fine as well. He called her “She who must be obeyed” I wonder if Mrs. Rumpole had a name for him aside from Horace, of course. We just never heard it.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at March 29, 2025 05:30 PM (42Vb+)

71 HOBBY NOOD

Posted by: Skip at March 29, 2025 05:31 PM (2ovuE)

72 "Take a stick"

No problem.

"Leave a stick"

Problem.
Posted by: Ib1netmon
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Dear Mr. Bowser:

We note that the stick, which you borrowed two days ago, 'Water Oak', is now overdue for return.To retain library privileges, please return this as soon as possible.

Sincerely,
Take a Stick, Leave a Stick Library

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at March 29, 2025 05:32 PM (XeU6L)

73 Another great series- “Rumpole” and the short stories are fine as well. He called her “She who must be obeyed” I wonder if Mrs. Rumpole had a name for him aside from Horace, of course. We just never heard it.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at March 29, 2025

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It's often fascinating when your hero is less than nobly heroic -- when he displays some of the poorer traits of humanity along with his superior detective or problem-solving skills.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at March 29, 2025 05:33 PM (omVj0)

74 osted by: Martini Farmer at March 29, 2025 05:30 PM (Q4IgG)

Poor kitty. It’s so agonizing when our furry friends and furry family members are in pain and things are out of our control. What is Mamma Cats name?

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at March 29, 2025 05:33 PM (42Vb+)

75 The Mrs is besides herself with grief. Me too.
Posted by: Martini Farmer

So sad.
Ive often thought about what I would do if/when Lucy needs expensive medical intervention.

Having been through a fair amount myself, I would opt for palliative care. Make her as comfortable and pain free as possible and let her live out her days.

Makes me tear up.

Posted by: nurse ratched. at March 29, 2025 05:34 PM (2jJtO)

76 Martini Farmer , prayers for your kitty

Posted by: vmom deport deport deporte at March 29, 2025 05:37 PM (6U1c2)

77 10 new chicks.
10.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at March 29, 2025 05:39 PM (ToZGj)

78 osted by: Martini Farmer at March 29, 2025 05:30 PM (Q4IgG)

I have a friend who the general dogsbody for his daughter’s wedding as the rehearsal dinner was held at their house and it needed work done . He was assigned tasks . His wife is a very intelligent woman who loves her family, but forceful about things that must be done . He’s an old time Anglophile and loved “Rumpole” but I have not asked him /and wouldn’t / if wife is like “She who must be obeyed “He does look rather exhausted in the post wedding photos.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at March 29, 2025 05:40 PM (42Vb+)

79 Posted by: FenelonSpoke at March 29, 2025 05:40 PM (42Vb

Oh sorry. I meant those comments for Wolfus on Rumpole.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at March 29, 2025 05:41 PM (kz9kR)

80 Ive often thought about what I would do if/when Lucy needs expensive medical intervention.

Having been through a fair amount myself, I would opt for palliative care. Make her as comfortable and pain free as possible and let her live out her days.

Makes me tear up.
Posted by: nurse ratched. at March 29, 2025

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That's what I did with the late Chekov D. Siberian in '21 and '22. Nobody could come up with a diagnosis; he was just fourteen and a half, and I guess his little cat clock was just running down.

We had a mobile vet come to my place and take care of him at the last, so he was in his comfortable home and surrounded by his people.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at March 29, 2025 05:42 PM (omVj0)

81 Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at March 29, 2025 05:33 PM (omVj0)

Yes, very well done, multi faceted character study.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at March 29, 2025 05:46 PM (kz9kR)

82 We adopted 2 barn cats yesterday early afternoon, put them into the enclosure we built - today we found one had escaped. He is chipped - please pray for his survival and safe return.
-Pat* from the Garden Thread

Posted by: Pat* at March 29, 2025 06:35 PM (ATBGy)

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