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Post by Ginnie on Feb 21, 2008 20:45:06 GMT -4
What kind of pets do you have? What do they mean to you? These are my boys, Sylvester (left) and Shylock (right) . Brothers. As they get older, they are cuddling more and more. They are about seven years old right now. Good habits? Hey, they're cats...but they are fun to play with - they really like tin foil balls and pipe cleaners (bend the ends 'cause they're pointy!). I like it when they cuddle with me or sleep between my feet. Bad habits? Scratching furniture. Waking me up at 4:30 every morning scratching me, meowwing because Syvester is hungry. Not covering up their mess in the litter box. Leaving dead mice in our bed.
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Post by laurel on Feb 21, 2008 21:43:45 GMT -4
I like tuxedo cats. My parents used to have one named Simon.
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Post by Ginnie on Feb 21, 2008 21:46:03 GMT -4
Here are pictures of my cats I had years ago.- Murphy and Mandy. Murphy was a stray we took in. He was a noble, mancat. We had to put him down when he developed extreme gingevitus. We couldn't stand seeing him suffering anymore. Now Mandy we got as a kitten. She used to bug the heck out of Murphy, jumping on his back and biting his bum. She died unexpectantly outside -we suspect she was poisoned somehow - a squirrel was found dead in our backyard a few days earlier. Mandy in action:
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Post by Ginnie on Feb 21, 2008 21:57:14 GMT -4
Tuxedo cats? Never heard that before but I like the term. One more of Mandy (L) and Murphy (R)
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Post by reynoldbot on Feb 21, 2008 22:20:11 GMT -4
ginnie:
Regarding that last picture:
INVISIBLE PENNY-FARTHING
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Post by Ginnie on Feb 21, 2008 22:40:05 GMT -4
ginnie:Regarding that last picture: INVISIBLE PENNY-FARTHING I'm simpleminded, so you're going to have to explain that one to me. ...and I'm sure in the process of explaining it, all the humour is lost. Oh, the picture before my last picture. Ha ha. (I had to look Penny Farthing up BTW. I thought it was a British coin!)
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Post by gillianren on Feb 22, 2008 1:13:27 GMT -4
My cat is currently in disgrace. D (his full name is El Diablo, and no, I didn't name him) has taken to climbing onto my fantasy/sci-fi bookshelf the last couple of days, often concluding by jumping into the clean laundry and knocking a bunch of it onto the floor. Now, those are both places he knows he is not permitted. I think he's acting out because my best friend moved out and doesn't even come visit (on account of having moved to Ohio).
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Post by Obviousman on Feb 22, 2008 2:17:52 GMT -4
The young Miss Mouse - 13 years old and still kicking.
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Post by Ian Pearse on Feb 22, 2008 9:27:01 GMT -4
Our current pet is a guinea-pig called Truffle. Brown, black and white with the "rosette" hair pattern, rather than smooth. Funny creatures. he likes to walk around the ground floor as we change his cage, and I swear he has a squeaker stuck on one of his feet - you can tell where he's going by following the "squeak.... squeak" as he walks. ;D
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Post by wdmundt on Feb 22, 2008 11:19:38 GMT -4
Here are our dogs, Lily and Madison. We think Lily is about 6 -- she is a rescue dog. Madison is 8. Here is Madison mucking it up in my parents' pond with my sister's dog, Duke. Here is Madison relaxing. We also have two elderly cats, Simon and Sinead -- but I don't have any pictures of them online, right now.
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Post by Ginnie on Feb 22, 2008 15:22:55 GMT -4
wdmundt, I want to see photos of your cats too.
As much as I like dogs, I've become a more of a cat person over the years. They are just so easy to keep in the house. What I love about dogs is their loyalty. I used to know a Doberman that was such a pussycat. A girlfriend many, many years ago had one. Everyone was scared of this dog but he was basically harmless - to most people. I used to hate it when he farted.
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Post by Ginnie on Feb 22, 2008 15:29:55 GMT -4
My cat is currently in disgrace. D (his full name is El Diablo, and no, I didn't name him) has taken to climbing onto my fantasy/sci-fi bookshelf the last couple of days, often concluding by jumping into the clean laundry and knocking a bunch of it onto the floor. Now, those are both places he knows he is not permitted. I think he's acting out because my best friend moved out and doesn't even come visit (on account of having moved to Ohio). Cats know where they're not permitted? I have to get mine into training school. Since they have the run of the house when I'm at work and when I'm sleeping, its hard for me to keep them out of mischief. Shylock likes to slowly knocks things off tables. Or piano tops. He slowly pushes it - lets say a glass of water - until it tips over the edge. He's knocks over glasses, candleholders, pens, pencils, papers, and whatever else is there. Then he stares at it for about fifteen seconds then goes on to the next item. He also loves stuffing himself into cardboard boxes. Sometimes I put a really small box on the floor just to see him trying to fit in it. He's overweight, so a shoebox is really tight for him.
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Post by Al Johnston on Feb 22, 2008 16:42:50 GMT -4
I've never heard of a cat that didn't think that the phrase "not permitted" only pertained to its person...
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Post by Ginnie on Feb 22, 2008 20:30:49 GMT -4
I see you know what I'm talkin' about.
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Post by altair4 on Mar 3, 2008 22:02:34 GMT -4
your pets read your body language and they use their intuition,when your cat is looking at you,it's communicating with....look deeply into it's eyes,and see if your on the same wavelength!!
I had a pet German Shephard they love U even more when they know your on the same level of communication!!
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