The Cat & Dog Diaries...

[Xpycoctomos]

Do border collies have that bad of attention deficite disorder?

yes. lol They instictly are programmed to herd... and when they are stuck in a house and there is nothig to herd... they go NUTS.

 

[Guineverelyndy]

My sister sent me this:

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On Mother's Day: Why My Lips Stayed Chapped!


So, we had this great 10 year old cat named Jack who just recently died. Jack was a great cat and the kids would carry him around and sit on him and nothing ever bothered him. He used to hang out and nap all day long on this mat in our bathroom. Well we have 3 kids and at the time of this story they were 4 years old, 3 years old and 1 year old. The middle one is Eli. Eli really loves chapstick. LOVES it. He kept asking to use my chapstick and then losing it. So finally one day I showed him where in the bathroom I keep my chapstick and how he could use it whenever he wanted to but he needed to put it right back in the drawer when he was done. Last year on Mother's Day, we were having the typical rush around and try to get ready for Church with everyone crying and carrying on. My two boys are fighting over the toy in the cereal box. I am trying to nurse my little one at the same time I am putting on my make-up. Everything is a mess and everyone has long forgotten that this is a wonderful day to honor me and the amazing job that is motherhood.

We finally have the older one and the baby loaded in the car and I am looking for Eli. I have searched everywhere and I finally round the corner to go into the bathroom. And there was Eli. He was applying my chapstick very carefully to Jack's . . . rear end. Eli looked right into my eyes and said "chapped." Now if you have a cat, you know that he is right -- their little bottoms do look pretty chapped. And, frankly, Jack didn't seem to mind. The only question to really ask at that point was whether it was the FIRST time Eli had done that to the cat's behind or the hundredth.

And THAT is my favorite Mother's Day moment ever because it reminds us that no matter how hard we try to civilize these glorious little creatures, there will always be that day when you realize they've been using your chapstick on the cat's butt.

LOL

 

[Michael G]

yes. lol They instictly are programmed to herd... and when they are stuck in a house and there is nothig to herd... they go NUTS.

English Toy Spaniels are bred to be brats. They know instinctively how to make their owners spoil them and how to have fun playing and how to have more fun sleeping. To quote the godmother of all English Toy Spaniel breeders in the Western PA area "these dogs are useless." LOL!

 

[Anatole]

My dog is part Sheltie, so every time he sees us grab our car keys he barks at us and bites our ankles or legs until he backs us into a corner so that we can't leave.
When Fr. David was blessing our house once, he did this to him. It was very embarrassing!!!
I might add, those little bites are more like pinches and they hurt really bad!

 

[Michael G]

My dog is part Sheltie, so every time he sees us grab our car keys he barks at us and bites our ankles or legs until he backs us into a corner so that we can't leave.
When Fr. David was blessing our house once, he did this to him. It was very embarrassing!!!
I might add, those little bites are more like pinches and they hurt really bad!

Yeah, little dog bites HURT. Tikhon's teeth are like needles.

 

[Shubunkin]

This thread should keep going.... it's one of the most interesting... about cats and dogs, that is.

 

[Michael G]

This thread should keep going.... it's one of the most interesting... about cats and dogs, that is.

The dog part is interesting, but you can skip the cats!

 

[silouanathonite]

I found these and thought they were funny.



I truly believe my Thor is not quite "working with a full deck" and I have to wonder if he has ANY survival instincts at all!
Incident #1:

While viewing the breathtaking scenery at Point Waronsoff - David and Thor were standing on the edge of a cliff overlooking the ocean. Thor looks down at the sheer drop-off and decides to jump off! (thank DoG he was wearing a harness). Poor David is left standing there looking incredulously at Thor who is now dangling off the cliff wagging his tail and giving a small woof of triumph! The only thing keeping him from falling to his horrible fate is his harness (how many brain cells did he use for this?).

Incident #2:

Thor will run with his tail tucked from a pug but will challenge any moose in the near vicinity (the bigger the better) (come on mom - I just wanta taste the thing!). We have had to completely block the view from our living room window because a moose comes and visits every other day or so - this drives Thor into a wild frenzy in wich he hucklebuts around the house to pick up speed and then launches himself at the picture window. I have put decals and stickers on the window so that he will realize there is a wall there - but he just gets so worked up. I even put a couch in front of the window.​

Incident #3:

Thor thinks he is small enough to sleep on the back of the couch (you know - the one sitting in front of the window?) He will be OK until he starts to dream then he always falls off! Then he gets stuck on his back behind the couch until we rescue him. We look around the room - "Honey? have you seen Thor?" We both look at each other then slowly we look behind the couch - Yep! there is Thor! On his back wedged between the couch and the wall just waiting for us to find him! (tail wagging and everything!)

There's more...
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[Anatole]

This morning my dog got out and found a black cat down the road and chased it up and down the neighborhood until his fat body couldn't keep up anymore!
You almost got your cat stew Michael!!!

 

[Michael G]

This morning my dog got out and found a black cat down the road and chased it up and down the neighborhood until his fat body couldn't keep up anymore!
You almost got your cat stew Michael!!!

That gives me a funny visual of watching a fat dog (think OLIVER) chasing a cat until the dog got winded and lost interest in pursuit!

 

[Anatole]

That gives me a funny visual of watching a fat dog (think OLIVER) chasing a cat until the dog got winded and lost interest in pursuit!

My dog is so fat and funny looking. He has a small Sheltie head and skinny Sheltie legs. Then he has a fat, husky Elkhound body, Elkhound hair, and curly Elkhound tail. Do you remember way back that one cartoon,where I believe it was Tom & Jerry were drinking a potion to make them keep growing, and they got really huge, but their heads stayed small.
That's what my dog looks like!!! LOL
I'll have to send you a picture of him.

 

[Michael G]

My dog is so fat and funny looking. He has a small Sheltie head and skinny Sheltie legs. Then he has a fat, husky Elkhound body, Elkhound hair, and curly Elkhound tail. Do you remember way back that one cartoon,where I believe it was Tom & Jerry were drinking a potion to make them keep growing, and they got really huge, but their heads stayed small.
That's what my dog looks like!!! LOL
I'll have to send you a picture of him.

Oliver used to be thin. And then he started eating, and eating, and eating and... Now his belly has it's own address!

 

[Anatole]

Oliver used to be thin. And then he started eating, and eating, and eating and... Now his belly has it's own address!

LOL!!!

 

[Michael G]

LOL!!!

He is a TOY spaniel and yet he is almost the size of a small cocker spaniel!!!