tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post2803482572808272464..comments2024-03-22T05:18:29.555-04:00Comments on Romance Bandits: Eating My WordsLoucinda McGary aka Aunty Cindyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02217492654108300014noreply@blogger.comBlogger100125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-45643979748556223892010-05-14T10:44:57.830-04:002010-05-14T10:44:57.830-04:00I'm way late but wanted to add my oohs and aaa...I'm way late but wanted to add my oohs and aaaahs to little Cricket's debut! She's too cute, Joanie, and I hope the two of you have many adventures together.<br /><br />Growing up, my pets were Felix the cat, Suzie the dog, and Kimby the goldfish. I can't wait to quit the day job and get another doggy. The name Scruffy comes to mind, but I'll have to wait and see if it fits its personality. I would also love a kitty cat but the DH is allergic. :-(Kate Carlislehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16863555050062113192noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-9598731335895742642010-05-14T01:57:04.632-04:002010-05-14T01:57:04.632-04:00Late to the game, but had to stop in and share my ...Late to the game, but had to stop in and share my pet love :-)<br /><br />We have two dogs, 4 cats, a parakeet and a turtle. We're overachievers in the pet category!<br /><br />My dogs are Sierra the Shepherd, because she was supposed to be huge (and isn't). And Tinkerbell the Rottweiler, because she was supposed to be a runt (and isn't).<br /><br />My cats are Persephone (Queen of the Underworld), Rhea (Zeus's mom -we lost Zeus), Gypsy (she roams) and Spike (James named him). <br /><br />The bird is Melody and the turtle is Chomper :-)Tawnyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14076851566613018105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-91183424863158977172010-05-14T00:10:11.316-04:002010-05-14T00:10:11.316-04:00Joan, heh. Charlotte is actually a very small dog....Joan, heh. Charlotte is actually a very small dog. Around 15 lbs - but she looks bigger than that (tall etc)- no she didn't eat the camera, but she caused the destruction. And the macbook she killed by streeeetching up to the desk and knocking over the glass. Sigh. Sometimes she's too tall for her own good. Giant dogs probably wouldn't have done that - I once pet sat a Great Pyrenees - who could/would be 6'+ if he stood on his hind legs. And was under weight at 100 lbs. <br /><br />Nancy - blech! I... don't know if I'd give a cat a second chance. That whole claw thing. Meh.limecellohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16331447498798826649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-17160942740646838752010-05-13T23:49:51.616-04:002010-05-13T23:49:51.616-04:00PJ...I thought you had more than 2 furbabies....
...<i>PJ...I thought you had more than 2 furbabies....<br /><br />How did they get their names?<br /><br /> :-)</i><br /><br />Nope, just two furkids right now. Cassy was named by the five people (including me) who were involved with her adoption. We just started tossing around names until we found the one that "fit." Wendy was the name leading the pack until she threw up all over the back of the car in the parking lot of Wendy's not more than 10 minutes after I adopted her. We took that as a sign that Wendy was <b>not</b> supposed to be her name! lol<br /><br />Rachel was already named when I adopted her and had been trained with that name so I didn't want to change it and confuse her.pjpuppymomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18234101901405553621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-18061058871453618072010-05-13T21:58:05.348-04:002010-05-13T21:58:05.348-04:00Well off to bed in prep for another 12 hour day.
...Well off to bed in prep for another 12 hour day.<br /><br />Thanks for sharing about your pets and the final tally...<br /><br />Cats 20<br /><br />Dogs 15 <br /><br />Chickens 2<br /><br />Hedgehog 1<br /><br />And poor mongooses still 0 :-)Joanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12566704374877697300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-40559483829415037542010-05-13T21:56:41.533-04:002010-05-13T21:56:41.533-04:00Dog vs. Cat? Nah. Know what I want? Chickens. Yep....<i>Dog vs. Cat? Nah. Know what I want? Chickens. Yep. I want me a pair of chickens for the back yard. I'll name them Soup & Stew & have fresh eggs on Sunday mornings. </i><br /><br />And I imagine these chickens would have nervous ticks with names like that, LOL<br /><br />Why am I suddenly craving dumplings?Joanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12566704374877697300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-51744343190660368932010-05-13T21:55:00.101-04:002010-05-13T21:55:00.101-04:00LOL Melanie....kitty meow.
Cricket played for ove...LOL Melanie....kitty meow.<br /><br />Cricket played for over an hour with Paige and Ella...and has been sleeping ever since!!!!<br /><br />While grateful for a bit of respite...I'm not thinking she's TOO quiet..<br /><br />Sigh...the travails of motherhood.Joanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12566704374877697300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-50258349243116750602010-05-13T21:31:02.944-04:002010-05-13T21:31:02.944-04:00Joanie, Monty's not as big as a Great Dane and...Joanie, Monty's not as big as a Great Dane and finer boned than a Ridgeback. She has the Harlequin Dane colouring and the ridge on her back--she looks a little odd! But she is the most graceful, fast runner. She's amazing. And she plays a game with little dogs where she runs up and springs, sailing through the air towards them. You can just hear that poor little doggie thinking oohhhh noooo! But she's incredibly gentle. <br /><br />Suz, my dh is going to feel it terribly, too. When our other dog died it really was like losing one of the family.Christine Wellshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14260589566405262159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-72813030913950533622010-05-13T21:14:54.684-04:002010-05-13T21:14:54.684-04:00Aw, Joanie, that Cricket is a doll!
As for me, I ...Aw, Joanie, that Cricket is a doll!<br /><br />As for me, I don't have pets. I have kids. :-)<br /><br />Dog vs. Cat? Nah. Know what I want? Chickens. Yep. I want me a pair of chickens for the back yard. I'll name them Soup & Stew & have fresh eggs on Sunday mornings. <br /><br />Now, to talk my husband into it...Susan Seyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18033511012283092945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-85530568913271700372010-05-13T20:52:40.358-04:002010-05-13T20:52:40.358-04:00Joan wrote: What would happen if they got hold of ...Joan wrote: <i>What would happen if they got hold of Chip and Dale???<br /><br /></i>I am so slow. I sat here looking at this and thinking "Chip and Dale? What do they have to do with anything?"<br /><br />Disney! Duh!Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13705259501965011703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-24627517643703467332010-05-13T20:30:01.318-04:002010-05-13T20:30:01.318-04:00Anna S., I had to laugh at your chipmunk tally. O...Anna S., I had to laugh at your chipmunk tally. Our late golden retriever-Irish setter mix was a ratter. One week she killed six. We called her The Mighty Huntress.<br /><br />We live in an old neighborhood in a city, and we have old pipes around. Erosion uncovered a broken one, and she realized it was a rat highway, so she staked it out.<br /><br />The dh, thinking this was not good, having a rat highway terminus in the yard, got some fast-drying concrete and plugged the pipe.<br /><br />Later that evening, the dog came inside with concrete bits in her paw fur. He went outside and discovered that she had dug out the concrete before it set--apparently didn't want him interfering with her happy hunting ground.<br /><br />She was not fast over distance, as the male golden we had at the same time was, but she was explosive in the sprint. Unfortunately, she had a tendency to want to carry around her dead prey. Eeew!Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13705259501965011703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-66738896659552259612010-05-13T20:25:20.480-04:002010-05-13T20:25:20.480-04:00Melanie, isn't it great the way kids "tal...Melanie, isn't it great the way kids "talk" to animals?Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13705259501965011703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-47871384167342480992010-05-13T20:23:28.072-04:002010-05-13T20:23:28.072-04:00PJ wrote: They follow me everywhere but especially...PJ wrote: <i>They follow me everywhere but especially enjoy following me to bed. :)<br /><br /></i>I bet they follow you to the table at mealtime, too?Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13705259501965011703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-58060768800408054442010-05-13T20:14:44.227-04:002010-05-13T20:14:44.227-04:00What a cute kitten. I love both cats and small do...What a cute kitten. I love both cats and small dogs. I have a long-hair chihuahua named Carlos. Talking tiny here, only 4lbs, much smaller than cats that we have had. In fact my 2 year old niece calls him a kitty meow whenever she sees him. Oh well, guess I got the best of both.Melaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07861652561844927674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-14866784685528253042010-05-13T19:19:17.503-04:002010-05-13T19:19:17.503-04:00What do you call your turtles? :-)
LOL @ Joanie! ...<i>What do you call your turtles? :-)</i><br /><br />LOL @ Joanie! I think she should call them Truly Scrumptious! *g*Gannon Carrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08636246789013520445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-47363136198239538122010-05-13T16:58:39.233-04:002010-05-13T16:58:39.233-04:00PJ...I thought you had more than 2 furbabies....
...PJ...I thought you had more than 2 furbabies....<br /><br />How did they get their names?<br /><br />What do you call your turtles? :-)Joanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12566704374877697300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-44701394489339267692010-05-13T16:57:14.726-04:002010-05-13T16:57:14.726-04:00Ahhhh catslady...I knew I could count on you to ra...Ahhhh catslady...I knew I could count on you to raise the poll total :-)<br /><br />Those are cute names. When my childhood cat Pebbles had babies I named them Panther (all black), Scout (black and white) Brownie (brown and white) and Squeaky...calico.Joanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12566704374877697300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-12309729590067293912010-05-13T16:55:43.590-04:002010-05-13T16:55:43.590-04:00Ok Anna....the girls can NOT come with you to the ...Ok Anna....the girls can NOT come with you to the conference.<br /><br />What would happen if they got hold of Chip and Dale???Joanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12566704374877697300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-5622144881076167642010-05-13T16:54:46.568-04:002010-05-13T16:54:46.568-04:00and...and...I'm caving, I really am...)
Gilli...<i>and...and...I'm caving, I really am...)</i><br /><br />Gillian...resistance is futile.<br /><br />Cricket had visitors today. 6 yo Ella and 7 yo Paige. They were MAD for each other, especially Paige. I predict their Daddy won't have a moments peace once they tell him about Cricket.Joanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12566704374877697300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-72313591295679198412010-05-13T16:18:04.416-04:002010-05-13T16:18:04.416-04:00Congrats, Joanie! Cricket is adorable. I look fo...Congrats, Joanie! Cricket is adorable. I look forward to many sweet kitty stories for years to come. :)<br /><br />I'm a dog person. They suit my personality better and then there's that whole "allergic to cats" thing. I'd prefer to not go through life wheezing and with swollen eyes. <br /><br />Cassy and Rachel are the two canines currently in my life. They follow me <i>everywhere</i> but especially enjoy following me to bed. :)pjpuppymomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18234101901405553621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-46628018044133066202010-05-13T16:18:00.142-04:002010-05-13T16:18:00.142-04:00I currently have 6 cats inside and care for ferals...I currently have 6 cats inside and care for ferals/strays outside and have been doing this for 15 years. I will tell you what I think is my best named cat - Pita - (I had a litter of 4 born to a feral - Pita, Prescious, Pokey and Patches) Pita stands for Pain in the @ss lol. she was the only one of that litter that I took in because she developed pneumonia (13 now). I found a home for Prescious (a black and white cat that looked like she had a mustache) and Pokey (chubby and slow) and Patches (black & white) went on their way. I fix all the outside females now! <br /><br />We have also had two dogs but the cats sort of took over lol. There is nothing cuter than a baby of any kind!catsladyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06375770995988927860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-44682157924462961532010-05-13T16:15:58.818-04:002010-05-13T16:15:58.818-04:00Jersey Girl would like to add ...
Jersey Girl 2
M...Jersey Girl would like to add ...<br /><br />Jersey Girl 2<br />Mice 0<br /><br />(though, I should mention the mice are alive and well and back in the field after being rescued by yours truly).<br /><br />And CC would like to say that mice aren't nearly as dumb as chipmunks!<br /><br />The record in the last summer before we came home was CC and Jersey Girl 12, chipmunks 0 (ditto about the rescues from yours truly - though honestly, chipmunks are truly dumb!)Anna Sugdenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02015356374453032571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-23868966740261611282010-05-13T15:44:21.308-04:002010-05-13T15:44:21.308-04:00"Anyone have any strange pets?"
Well, w..."Anyone have any strange pets?"<br /><br />Well, we had two pet rats. They were beyond amazing--smart as a tack, and I swear they stretched out their little heads and almost purred when you petted them. The girls and I cried when they passed on last year, only one day apart from each other. Did you know some rats have been trained to find land mines? They are brilliant and unappreciated little critters.<br /><br />I'm thinking Louisa has had quite the variety of animals. :)<br /><br />(Everyone's comments are killing me. The girls want to get another kitten so badly, but I swore we were done for now. The cat and dog hair in this house is ridiculous, and their medicine costs more than mine does, and the kids are never home, and...and...I'm caving, I really am...)Gillian Laynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15772849187702478349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-38905676933807623792010-05-13T15:32:18.276-04:002010-05-13T15:32:18.276-04:00It is a sacred duty Joan. And we take it seriousl...It is a sacred duty Joan. And we take it seriously.p226https://www.blogger.com/profile/05502193525250005347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-82627143570151380332010-05-13T15:31:01.117-04:002010-05-13T15:31:01.117-04:00Because... well... she's my little sister. And...<i>Because... well... she's my little sister. And as an older brother, when hilarious things happen to her, </i><br /><br />Hmmmm....strange coincidence...that's the same reasoning my "little" brother gives me....it's his duty to laugh at his older sister...hmmmmJoanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12566704374877697300noreply@blogger.com