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Skriven 2010-03-12 10:55:08 av Janis Kracht (1:261/38)
  Kommentar till text 35709 av NANCY BACKUS (1:261/1381)
Ärende: Re: Catching up...
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Hi Nancy,

>> Oh they're getting there, that's for sure.. let's see.. I think they
>> were born in March so they'll be a year old sometime soon if not
>> already.. :)  Hey, an excuse for a birthday cake (grin).. I have some

> Any excuse for a birthday cake... (G)  Have to make some kitty treats
> for them, too, of course...  :)

haha.. yes, many treats.. I actually have cookbook and cookie-press for making
kitty treats.. some of the recipes sound down-right gross Lol.. but then I'm
not a kitty hehehehe  Maybe I'll make one of the tuna ones for them today :)

>> pictures of them on my system now.. Hmm.. I think if you log on to the
>> bbs here, you'll find them at the top of the file list directory named
>> 'kitty' hehe.. here's a link to one of Leo.. boy does he look like a
>> Maine Coon now:
>> ftp://filegate.net:60721/kitty/000_1187.JPG
>> The new pictures are at the bottom of the pile.. the ones listed first
>> are from when we first brought them home.

> I don't do FTP yet... dunno if I've ever logged onto your bbs before,
> either...  for telnet, that's filegate.net, on the normal port 23?  When
> I get a chance, I'll try to do that.  :)

Oh.. only problem there is BBBS, this bbs package, doesn't have a command to
'view' pictures online unless you go to the web interface ... all you see on
the telnet bbs is the size of the picture.. :( :(  maybe your lynx will show it
to you though if you type in the link like I showed you above.. in other words,
at the command line on your computer type in:

lynx ftp://filegate.net:60721/kitty/000_1187.JPG

That should come up with a prompt to download or view, depending on how things
are set up over there.. I hope :)

>> Poor Priscilla.  At least it was peaceful and at home...  I'll always
>> remember her from the Echo Picnic at your house, lying there under the
>> table or right in the passageway, just wanting to be a part of things. :)
>> Yeah, she did fill the doorways too (smile).. she had to see what was
>> going on, always (grin)

> Like some kids, too... ;)

Exactly.. like a big baby (g).

>   My son, as a toddler, would curl up under
> the coffee table or dining room table or wherever (kinda out of the way)
> and fall asleep when we were out visiting people or had company... just
> didn't want to be off in some other room where the action wasn't... (G)

hahahaha that is so cute.. bet he doesn't like to be reminded of that now
though (g)

>> thing.. Leo WANTS to hang out with the boys, and won't leave Toby alone
>> :) :)  He's constantly curling up right along with Toby, etc.

> Misery needs company... :)

I think so.. and I'm sure the kittens noticed what was going on with Priscilla
as well.. they had been constantly snooting her before she died, trying to make
her feel better, I think..

>> We're looking at adopting a little girl pup who was mistreated and
>> who's in a foster home right now..she's about 7 months old and needs to
>> be spayed, but she's all black lab.. rather than a mix.  I really want
>> to stick with a full breed if I can because I KNOW how my youngest
>> grandson (3 going on 4) treats animals Lol.  I can only hope that this
>> little girl is as patient with kids as Priscilla and Toby have been.

> Maybe Toby can teach her... ;)   I'm sure she'd benefit from being part
> of the family.  :)

Well, I started having doubts about that idea.  I've read a bit more about
working with a mistreated dogs.. I think in her favor is that she's a female
(they are usually more layed back in general), but the fellow that has her
isn't really very 'forthcoming' in giving me details as to what kind of abuse
she suffered.. a bit more of a chance to take with a larger dog and kids..
After my daugher was bitten by a shepherd years ago when she was 4 (and the dog
was a very large male shepherd), I think twice about such things.. Right now,
I'm trying to convince a rescue in Ithaca to let us adopt a really happy, cute,
Shepherd/Labrador mix.. They have some strict adoption rules (req. home visit,
Toby has to meet the new girl, etc.. foster parents have to like you (vbg)),
but it might work out.  Time will tell :)  The people who run the rescue do
sound like really nice people though and they're willing to come all the way to
Windsor from Ithaca which is a good hour from here.. :)  They want to talk to
me on the phone today after 1PM to discuss "Toby" and the kittens haha.. that
should be a fun discussion (grin)

Take care,
Janis

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