Text 36793, 104 rader
Skriven 2010-04-14 19:55:36 av Janis Kracht (1:261/38)
  Kommentar till text 36770 av Ruth Haffly (1:396/45.28)
Ärende: Catching up...AGAIN! :)                                  [1]
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Hi Ruth,

>> first. > He's a trip hazard but my mom & dad still keep him around.
>> he barks at, > but doesn't do anything else with the bears.
>> Yes, he does sound like he could be a trip hazard.. maybe he moves
>> before they get to him?

> He didn't seem to.  I'm afraid that one of these days he'll decide to
> get up just as Mom or Dad is trying to get around/over him & knock that
> parent off balance.  Not a pleasant thought but might become real, with
> unfortunate consequences.

Yes, that could be really bad.

>>> pet carrier.. so I held her on my lap in the car wrapped up in a bath
>>> towel.. only way I could hold on to her.. she ended up losing her
>>> tail, so she looked really cute but you know it must have felt
>>> miserable at first.. she was a pretty calico kitty.
>> > It must have been a really heavy door!  We had a calico (cute, loved
>> pop
>> Yes, it was.  This was a victorian house, even older than the house
>> Ron and I are in now.. Mom's house had very big heavy oak doors.

> Good, solid doors like you don't find on modern houses.

Yes, that's very true!  Big double doors, on the front porch.  The front porch
was a wrap-around, and it was so beautiful. Next time you come remind me to
show you the picture I have of that house.  It was taken by a photographer
trying to make some money by shooting pictures of some of the grand homes in
Warwick, before my parents sold the house.

>Poor kitty.
> Never heard of a calico Manx tho. (G)

Really that's so true and that is exactly what the poor kitty looked like.  She
was a great kitty.. I had her until I left for college.  I tried taking her
with me, but the landlord said no way, so back home she went :(

>> That would have been inconvenient if someone complained (g)

> Very much so, so she was adopted out. We found her outside of our church
> building one morning--little scrap of a kitten (She fit in Steve's
> hand.) but sounded like a full grown cat.

A tiny kitty with a lion roar :)  I always feel bad for kittens I see on the
street, and usually put out food for them.. Unfortunely there seem to be a lot
of temporary residents in this area that just pack up and leave their animals
:(  I guess this area isn't unique in that respect though.

>> >  The owner and former manager let us keep her
>> > under the "just as long as we don't know you have her" condition.
>> If > they'd had a complaint, Inge would have been gone faster.

>> At least he let you do that, that was nice.

> It was; we had her for about 8 months before we had to adopt her out.
> She always knew when we'd pull out the popcorn pot--and made sure she
> got her share before we could enjoy ours.

hahaha I guess she figured she deserved it :)


>> Chester was an indoor dog as well, his problem was he didn't like
>> getting brushed... at all - and he had a very very long coat.

> Sam didn't mind it, especially if Deborah was the one brushing him.  She
> would also brush his teeth and sing duets with him. (G)

That's great :)  Chester had some other problems though.. he was bought at the
one of the worst places you can get a dog.. at a mall pet store.  I felt so bad
for him, because he was 7 months old, still in the cage, and had been "marked
down"... Not on sale.. marked down.  Come to find out later when I called the
pet store after some 'situations', the dog had been returned once already.  My
vet at the time told me Chester must have had a touch of distemper and he was
having petit mal seizures.  Poor doggy - no wonder he was so sensitive to
everything around him.  He was on dilantin for most of his life (think we had
him for about 10 years).

>> > They will get over it, as will Toby, and all will be fine.

>> Sure.. just kind of irritating when you pet the doggie and he sneezes
>> in your face :)  eeew.

> Not fun.  But the picture it conjures up...................

I know :) and it's bad :)  But worse to me is that the vet also told me that
the bordetella vaccines aren't that effective in any case :(  What a waste :(
Why bother :(  Toby is pretty miserable though.

>> > Give Toby a run for his money?
>> Oh yes, I think he will.  I'm glad the pups are little now so Toby can
>> establish himself :)

> Sounds like he's let them know who's top dog in the house.

I think so, but Toby can be so low status.  I try to let him lead the way so he
feels more important.  Well hopefully, he'll at least teach the pups some
manners Lol

Take care,
Janis

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