Text 39682, 144 rader
Skriven 2010-07-01 15:03:34 av Janis Kracht (1:261/38)
  Kommentar till text 39647 av RUTH HANSCHKA (1:123/140)
Ärende: Re: Dogs,again
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Hi Ruth,

> -> me a lab and ship it to me.  But after having one dog have to use an
> airplane,
> -> and reading what it must be like, I couldn't do it.
> ->
> I wouldn't either, if I didn't have to.

Yeah, not very comfy flight from what I've read...

> -> You get what you pay for all in all...I think these pups will be fine,
> as will
> -> be the kitties once they realize we're here to stay :)  Little slower
> maybe
> -> coming to the conclusion but of course there are exceptions :)

> My kitties figured it out pretty quickly.

oh yeah, and where the food was, and refrigerator, etc. etc. etc. (laugh)

> topped
> -> 25lbs, because I'd read that they can get up to 35lb..SMALL DOG Lol...
> lanky
> -> long packed kitty.

> BIG kitty.  He probably ate like a dog too.


hahaha yes, and did-you-know-what like a dog, too Lol  but he never ever needed
or used a cat box.. ever in his life.  I LOVE cats that are like that (g).

> Some people here have those
> little miniature or teacup dogs.  Pete would make three of any one of them.

You're probably right about that :)  His nickname was actually
'Monster-Kitty'.... he'd come to either Pete, or monster-kitty -  and when you
called him that, he'd cuddle and snuggle (g)  You know, do the whole, "I'm
soooooo cute" act :)

> -> Wow... Pete's were "giganticus".. real snowshoes :) These other kitties
> almost
> -> remind me of how in china they used to strap feet, in comparison :)  Or

> Sounds like a proper monster kitty.  He did pretty well at running in the
> snow though.

Pete never minded cold, wet weather.. Pete actually used to jump in the shower
with me  - Dog genes I say (g)


> -> > Passive aggressive behavior in a cat?  To quote Burt, now that's
> funny!
> ->
> -> Tell me about it :) :) He concentrated on Indy, though Sophie, the
> little dog,
> -> was right nearby.  He picked his up Indy's tail with his paws. took a
> chomp,
> -> then batted it a little (still no reaction).  Indy didn't notice until I
> told
> -> Leo, Cool it :) Lol
> ->
> Or else he just didn't care.  He knows the cat won't do any damage.

Sure :)  well, nothing that bad :) Lola likes to sit in the top of the
scratching post.  It's a tall one, you know with a square kitty bed/thing on
top that's carpeted.. so she just leans some into the dining room doorway ...
kind of like a vulture.. She swats at the pups every single chance she gets.
I'm waiting  to see it happen "good" for all the times those puppies have
chased the kitties :) :)

> -> > thing.  Huskies would probably love it when they "blow coat".
> ->
> -> I dunno.. shepherds are one tough and really smart animal.  Before I
> married
> -> Ron, I had a huskie that someone had abandoned.. talk about chicken -
> and
> -> stupid (g). He never learned to go outside.. grrrr.. Ate all my rugs..
> that or
> -> peed on them <g>

> You got a real dim bulb, from the sound of it.  Brain damage, or just male?

LOL don't make me spill my coffee :) :)

but yeah, that's what I'd figure (he was a male (vbg)).  I don't remember how I
'came upon' him in thinking back... someone probably ditched him when the
college semester was over and I took him in :(

> -> only seen/owned ONE Maine Coon in my life and he had all the classic
> -> characteristics, including the Holloween Scarey Cat stance you see on
> Halloween
> -> cards with the Arched Back and teeth glowing :)

> That's actually a scared cat pose, but it makes for good Halloween
> decorations.

It's a great pic for Halloween.  It was shortly after we got Pete, that I
realized what kind of cat that illustration represented :)  I laughed so much
when he got puffed out and did the actual stance you see on those cards.

> -> > Definitely barn cat then.
> ->
> -> Yeah, that's what I think.  I think about how many critters these
> kitties have
> -> taken down since we got them <grin>  Before it was survival.... now it's
> "I
> -> don't want dry food" Lol

> Yep!  They learn quickly.  My killer (hah) kitties won't touch fresh mouse,
> but we did have a rescued stray who did.  Hoover, named for his eating
> style, caught a mouse in the living room once.  He chomped on the neck and
> pretty much swallowed it whole.

Now that sounds doggish :)   That is exactly what Toby did with one of the
kitten's "prizes" they brought it home for us :)

> -> Yeah, they are that though. Lizzy and Lola are talkative.. Leo and LuLu
> are
> -> not... unless you touch them or antagonize them... errrrr play with them
> (not
> -> like I do that (haha) ). Leo does a kind of chirp <g>

> Coon cat ancestry rides again.

Yep, that's what I thought.  I remember thinking Pete's meow was.. weird.. :)

> -> > It's hysterical watching Thelma the Fat Cat rolling around in it.
> ->
> -> Yeah I do that on their scratching post too... but the best results over
> here
> -> are with a pile (big) on the rug :)  Shocking.. the dogs don't care
> until they
> -> see the cats eating it Lol

> The dogs don't have the receptors for it.  I've never heard of a dog
> version of it. Unless you count bacon.

Lol, very true!

Take care,
Janis

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