It’s a good thing that when the dogs look this angry, they’re just playing and not trying to actually kill each other! The beagle was only a couple of months old; our other dog was about 8 months older.Bark Magazine had a great article about this recently. The author discussed how dogs use play to communicate,…
The kitten is trembling with excitement over his newest toy – what will it do? Will it eat him? Run away? Fly up in the air? Note how he’s hanging onto the edge of the stair with those big claws of his as he chases after a camera battery that he dug out of my…
When Cat #2 was dying from cancer, I worried whether I would lose Cat #1 at the same time. Cat #1 always had an above average need for companionship and I didn’t think he’d do well as an only cat. Cat #2 was still somewhat healthy, so we brought home the kitten while there was time for…
Did you think that swiping office supplies was done by the less-than-ethical at work? Oh no it’s not – here’s Siamese cat #2 contemplating which push pin he’s getting ready to pull out of the bulletin board and spit on the floor. If my favorite boy toy didn’t catch him fast enough, the push pins and papers would…
Jean-Paul Sartre once said: I have no need for good souls: an accomplice is what I wanted. Saul Bellow added to that with: When we ask for advice, we are usually looking for an accomplice. I’ve been posting here every day since February. I’ve told stories and posted photos of my own accomplices and the…
I’ve written before about how much I loved my Siamese cats and how I missed them as each one passed away. With the dogs, I don’t plan on getting another cat. Actually, after the dogs, I might just go without pets for a while altogether. But before the cat, came the kitten. Here is Siamese #1,…
Just like we never feed the dogs at the table, we also never let the cats up on the kitchen counter. Of course, some cats think it’s their right to go wherever they want regardless of the house rules. Maybe doing winky blinkies will make Mom forget the rules. Word for tomorrow – QUITS. If you…
I’ve had a study in each house that we’ve owned. It’s not always big, but it’s usually stuffed with my bookshelves and a pine desk that my favorite boy toy sanded and finished for me. For nearly 15 years, it was also accompanied by my favorite cat, Siamese #1 (on the left in this picture). …
The kitten (Siamese #3) was always up to adventure and of course, being a cat, was incessantly curious. On a lark, he decided to scale Mount Daddy one day. Surprisingly, his Daddy tolerated it pretty good before removing those sharp little claws from the back of his neck. Word for tomorrow – RIBBON. If you…
Living The Seasons 