Photos and ramblings from a hopelessly obsessed animal admirer
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My crew has become picky over the years. They have decided all catnip toys are a waste unless they are the Yeowww! Catnip Brand ones. Now, granted, I don’t blame them. Yeowww packs the whole toy with catnip which is hard to find in anything else. Plus there is something about [...]
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The husband asked me awhile back what I would like for Christmas. We are not very big into exchanging much between each other, we usually focus any gifts on family and friends first. This year I asked for his handyman skills to help with a problem in our office.
Working from home [...]
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Cosmo is right, I have been rewarding them for staying out of the kitchen, when needed, on their ‘mats’ or beds for years. Easy technique, great results, and keeps felines out from under feet while cooking or eating meals with company. As soon as I plop down beds or towels anywhere, everyone [...]
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For the background on my feline crew after three weeks with a kitten around, see Part 1.
Below are some photos of the Dexter and Asia relationship as it plays out. Will be interesting to see how this develops over time, he is much more tolerant of her then I expected, but I don’t think [...]
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Part 1 here is the background on my feline crew, and how they all mesh together. For some follow up photos giving an example of the relationship with Asia and Dexter, click here.
So life continues to get increasingly amusing, entertaining, and energetic around here with Asia growing, Bayou feeling better slowly (he has been under [...]
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Update on the progress of cat training for car rides. Here was my post on the beginning of this little challenge.
Bayou is doing quite well at the moment on his anxiety and exposure to car rides. We have been out probably half a dozen times now, starting with just a quick jaunt around [...]
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So, with much procrastination, I am back to getting Bayou more used to riding in the car. That is not to say he is bad in a car, just not 100% comfortable. We had contemplated this winter taking him on vacation to the south for Christmas, but while he is pretty good at [...]
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I like this video quite a bit. It shows a high energy strong willed dog, enjoying the heck out of positive training techniques. To us, they are very cute parlor tricks of sorts….fetching various useful or wanted items. They also look like techniques that could be later phased in to help out [...]
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Ahhh, the fun of a new puppy. That joy and happiness of bringing the furball home that romps and plays and falls asleep in the cutest of positions. The neverending smiles and laughter and the wish that they could stay that cute forever. It does not take long though to find out [...]
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Q: How many calories do you think she should be eating a day? What is the best dry food to keep her on? For her weight and her coat?
A: So the question was posed as to how much food should a slightly overweight English bulldog eat (spayed female), and specifically what kind of food. [...]
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