Django, Casey, Archie and Jasper.Left to right, in our house that colorscheme would be Tab, Mel (RIP), Boots, and Milo.
Pet love appreciation thread
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There's a vet in Keokuk whose message sign recently read "Your pets will love our vets. We shih tzu not."
My biggest gripe about our Goldendoodle is that he is barky at other people and general other human activity. We live at the top of a circular cul-de-sac and we have big front livingroom windows which go almost ceiling to the floor. That makes for very visible viewing of our entire street so any human activity or cars coming in or out of the cul-de-sac lead to a lot of barking. It gets really bad when any of the neighbors have company over and they are entertaining outside.
Our tart, loyal protector, lazy sack of bones, psychotic runner, awesome retriever....our family's sweetheart.
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A couple fosters we are nursing back from the brink of death. They put on 60-80g of weight in 1 day. Unfortunately two siblings didn't make it to us in time. Young mama quit producing milk around 4 weeks and they were wasting away. We've temporarily named them Whiskers and Cinnamon Roll.
I don't have any pets, but if I did, it would be a cat. Dogs beg for attention too much to suit me and want to jump all over you and lick you. Cats can take you or leave you. But as far as pet ownership goes, I defer to the George Carlin philosophy on the subject. He says pet owners are just setting themselves up for heartache because you're going to be losing your best friend every 7-12 years and you go into this relationship fully realizing that, but do it anyway.
Carlin is right. OTOH - there's nothing like falling asleep with your cat purring loudly above your head. I sometimes have trouble sleeping when we're traveling because of this. I have had a furry pet since I was 3 years old and my family got our standard dachshund, Scamper. Critters make our lives richer, IMO.
Always have your weapon ready. Even while you sleep.
And finally the one who is obsessed with me:
Ours is barky too, but he’s pretty good about responding to the no bark command. Any more he’s perfectly happy to be my grilling buddy and watch over things while we sit outside.
Two of our seven...
Milo owns the box. Tab tried to join him (actually, squash him and take over the box) and was vigorously rebuffed.
So this is Tab, being as sneaky as he can...all 22lbs of him. Milo's not having it.
Milo owns the box. Tab tried to join him (actually, squash him and take over the box) and was vigorously rebuffed.
So this is Tab, being as sneaky as he can...all 22lbs of him. Milo's not having it.
We have two litterbots, one upstairs and one on the main floor. They look like cement mixers. They're triggered by weight changes. When the cat leaves anything behind, the bot waits several minutes then the drum cycles. Free litter is screened out, the waste is dropped into an lined drawer underneath, then the drum cycles back to the regular position, allowing the rest of the litter to slide back in. No scooping, almost no odor. Kind of pricey (but they last a long time...ours are 4 & 6 years old), and maybe a little large, but they don't take up much more real estate than a regular litter box. I recommend them to anyone with multiple indoor cats.
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This guy was added to the pack of Huskies and German Shepherds about 9 months ago. He’s gonna be about 40 lbs but he’s our “little” guy, so far keeps up on the hikes.
He has actually been on a diet for a couple of years. In that time, he has gained 3 lbs. The feeders (and cats) are chipped. He's not getting anyone else's food. We have NO idea how this works!
Did he also strenuously object a la "A Few Good Men"? It isn't a true objection unless it is done strenuously.
Tab objected to Milo rebuffing him...but Tab doesn't do ANYTHING strenuously.
