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Can he play fetch with that thing?

That "thing" is no more! Really didn't last long up against Bull Terrier teeth! He loved pushing along the doggie trails we had shoveled in the snow!

Believe it or not, Bugsy will fetch. I need something to trade with him in order for him to drop what he has fetched. He doesn't give up what he has gotten easily! But, we'll play the "two sticks" game. I throw one, he goes and gets it. He has to drop it for me to throw the other. The game can get kind of crazy as it revs him up big time!!

I love Bugsy and his giant ball!

I had a dober(wo)man who would go into a frenzy of outrage because she couldn't get her mouth around a basketball. She would lunge at it over and over, mouth wide open, and yowling the most ungodly shrieks of frustration and rage.

A similar issue arises when giving a guinea pig a cherry tomato, or a plump enough grape.

I hate cats ...

and ... rowdy motorbikes
and ... tomato sauce
and ... the pox
and ... TV
and ... frequent bathing
and ... lowlife neighbours
and ... going to Church
and ... doing the washing up
and ...

And stick around ...
I don’t like YOU!

Dear BTB

I spoke with my cat Roger as to what South African cats might be doing to make you dislike them so.

He advised that, while cyber communication in the animal world is suspended right now due to sunspots. he is aware that South African cats can be quite likable, or at least become tolerable, when offered small treats. However do not approach too closely at first.

Forstergirl

Odin and Achilles!

Well, we did it. Yesterday, we met these two lovely brothers at a no-kill shelter and decided to adopt them.

They have quite a back story. They were originally at this shelter as kittens, the last two of the same litter. The black one was the only medium hair of the black kittens, and there were several siamese in the mix. These two were adopted by a woman who was 41 and had a son who was 11. The woman's health was bad though, and she died at 45. I'm not quite sure of the details, but apparently the now 15 year old son was trying to care for them but couldn't, and then the neighbors were passing the buck between them. Eventually the cats were taken to the county animal shelter. They got an upper respiratory infection and were set to be euthanized (what they call "going to Room 189"), when a worker decided to scan them to see if they had microchips in them. Sure enough, the no-kill shelter had installed microchips when they were kittens, so the cats were whisked off back to the shelter at the 11th hour.

I'm not sure how long they've been there, but they decided that the two brothers must stay together - they've been through too much turmoil to be separated. We were looking for two cats, preferably littler mates so they would get along with each other, but not quite sure of the prospect of dealing with kittens. They were purrfect for us!

We decided to give them names of food. Here is Shoga, which means ginger root in Japanese:


And here is Futomaki which means fat roll (as in sushi). We call him Futo for short:



Futo has been very out and about our bedroom, where we have them secluded for now until they get used to us, while Shoga is happier being under the bed. We coax him out every now and then and he loves the attention, so I think it won't be long before he feels secure enough to be let loose in the house. We shall see what they think of my piano playing and singing!

One cat and one huge pair of eyeballs! Got it.

Morodiene, they are wonderful! They look like they will be a lot of trouble

Odin and Achilles are also very beautiful, with their white socks. It's great to see the interactions between two or more cats. I think they are happier that way, even if they quarrel sometimes.

They look very god-like, ready to have their human subjects do their bidding

Morodiene, Shoga and Futo look really cute. I love their big round eyes.

Haha. My cats rarely fight. Odin gets a little irritated when he's losing a wrestling match, but other than that they get along perfectly.

And yes, they are certainly the Gods of the household...everything in my apartment exists to please them.

Great stories.

Good for you Morodiene for taking on the brothers. They are gorgeous.

I'm in Manhattan this week on holidays, and my friends have adopted a no-name kitten. I accompanied the new kitten's dad to pick it up from its new mom's Madison Ave. office. A colleague of hers had taken the little thing in temporarily. It's just so charming to watch everyone's hearts warmed by this little creature and their efforts to make it comfortable. It wasn't too thrilled by the subway ride downtown, but is now safe in its new home. Ready for a lifetime of ruling!

Forstergirl

My Jack Russell Terrorist (Jezzie) This little girl is a great walking/hiking companion.

My avatar is my Border collie mix.

Best.Dog.Ever.

Well, I can't pass up an opportunity to show pictures of my dog.

Here's my Alaskan Klee Kai.

Happy Halloween from my doggers

This is Rusty & Snowflake - two very lucky dogs who bring us happiness

Love the costume

We all love our pet.

Looks like Pumpkin Dog is taking a bite out of Super Dog then went into hiding. Too bad it's all caught on camera!