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joefrank Five Star Member
Number of posts : 8210 Registration date : 2008-11-04 Age : 75 Location : Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA
| Subject: Sleepy ? We all should do this... Mon Mar 05, 2012 7:45 am | |
| 3/5/2012 We all should do this... Cheers...Joe... |
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Abe F. March Five Star Member
Number of posts : 10768 Registration date : 2008-01-26 Age : 85 Location : Germany
| Subject: Re: Sleepy ? We all should do this... Mon Mar 05, 2012 8:01 am | |
| There are times when I wish I were a cat. Of course it would depend much on the people who had me. If I could choose my caretaker, that would be ideal. Cats know how to relax. They also are always prepared. Note how they stretch when they get up. They know how to melt ones heart with their purrs. |
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joefrank Five Star Member
Number of posts : 8210 Registration date : 2008-11-04 Age : 75 Location : Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA
| Subject: Re: Sleepy ? We all should do this... Mon Mar 05, 2012 8:59 am | |
| 3/5/2012 Abe.. I'm afraid Dusty has me trained, 6:30 AM she comes on the bed, nips me in the back, if that doesn't work she curls up behind my back. She has a large window seat looking outside, a wing chair she sleeps on with a down comforter, in the big closet she has a large pillow on the floor with another blanket. She has in the livingroom a stool that holds all her toys, she sits on it to look out at the birds, or she goes outside with a leash and harness, matter of fact we had a write up in the paper here a few years ago, I'll see if I can find it..Oh yes she eats only Fancy Feast. Cheers..Joe... |
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dmondeo Five Star Member
Number of posts : 1485 Registration date : 2009-02-15 Age : 69 Location : UK
| Subject: Re: Sleepy ? We all should do this... Mon Mar 05, 2012 9:04 am | |
| What about the flat screen TV, her own private Jet and a penthouse down by the beach? |
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joefrank Five Star Member
Number of posts : 8210 Registration date : 2008-11-04 Age : 75 Location : Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA
| Subject: Re: Sleepy ? We all should do this... Mon Mar 05, 2012 9:09 am | |
| 3/5/2012 Here's the article on Dusty. http://www.santafenewmexican.com/Local%20News/Cat-on-a-leash Cheers..Joe.. |
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Abe F. March Five Star Member
Number of posts : 10768 Registration date : 2008-01-26 Age : 85 Location : Germany
| Subject: Re: Sleepy ? We all should do this... Mon Mar 05, 2012 10:29 am | |
| Joe, we have two cats that adoped us when we moved here. They are now full-grown with their own personalities. The big one, the boy, sleeps with us. He curls at my back and then makes his move. He pushes my wife off her pillow during the night. If she doesn' make way for him, he lays on her head. The small one, the girl, is the hunter. She brings mice everyday and lays them at the back door. Sometimes it's just parts remaining. She tries to bring them in the house alive, but we don't let her in when she has a mouse hanging from her mouth. I'm not too fond of mouse-breath.
They are part of the family. They make their demands known and have succeeded in training us over the years. Even when you feel anger at times, the cute smiling face dispels the anger. They sure are clever. |
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Shelagh Admin
Number of posts : 12662 Registration date : 2008-01-11 Location : UK
| Subject: Re: Sleepy ? We all should do this... Mon Mar 05, 2012 10:29 am | |
| Are you sure that Dusty isn't taking you for a walk, Joe? |
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joefrank Five Star Member
Number of posts : 8210 Registration date : 2008-11-04 Age : 75 Location : Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA
| Subject: Re: Sleepy ? We all should do this... Mon Mar 05, 2012 10:50 am | |
| 3/5/2011 Shelagh: Sometimes I wonder who's walking who? Abe.. In her hay day Dusty was a bird hunter, mouse hunter, lizards hunter and one day she borught home a baby rabbit, she never hurt anyone of them, she was bringing me gifts ! She's going to be 11 yrs old in May. Cheers..Joe.. |
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Abe F. March Five Star Member
Number of posts : 10768 Registration date : 2008-01-26 Age : 85 Location : Germany
| Subject: Re: Sleepy ? We all should do this... Mon Mar 05, 2012 9:34 pm | |
| Joe, I believe they think they are doing us a good deed by bringing gifts. We must remind ourselves that it is "the thought that counts". The boy is the bird catcher and the girl sticks to mice. |
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Al Stevens Five Star Member
Number of posts : 1727 Registration date : 2010-05-11 Location : Florida
| Subject: Re: Sleepy ? We all should do this... Mon Mar 05, 2012 9:44 pm | |
| Old saying: Dogs have masters; cats have staff. |
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joefrank Five Star Member
Number of posts : 8210 Registration date : 2008-11-04 Age : 75 Location : Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA
| Subject: Re: Sleepy ? We all should do this... Mon Mar 05, 2012 9:54 pm | |
| 3/6/2012 Al.. You are funny but it's true ! I have a photo on my desk of Dusty It states : Dogs come when they are called. Cats take a message and get back to you later.. Cheers..Joe.. |
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Abe F. March Five Star Member
Number of posts : 10768 Registration date : 2008-01-26 Age : 85 Location : Germany
| Subject: Re: Sleepy ? We all should do this... Tue Mar 06, 2012 5:49 am | |
| A big advantage of having a cat instead of a dog is that one doesn't need to walk the cat or worry about poop droppings. Training a cat to walk with a lease is something very special, and depending where one lives, a safety factor for the cat. Cats like to roam, climb trees and hunt. Cats are deprived of acting on those instincts when living in a city, however they do adjust as evidenced by Joe's cat, Dusty. Cats, especially male cats, establish a territory and spray it, giving notice to other cats that they have crossed a boundary. Fighting to protect their territory is common. I love cats. Each has a unique personality. |
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joefrank Five Star Member
Number of posts : 8210 Registration date : 2008-11-04 Age : 75 Location : Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA
| Subject: Re: Sleepy ? We all should do this... Tue Mar 06, 2012 7:27 am | |
| 3/6/2012 Here's a high five ! Cheers..Joe.. |
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