"DGDevin" <DGDevin@invalid.invalid> wrote in message
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> "George W Frost" wrote in message
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>> No, there is no substitute for a cat
>> With a dog, you own the dog and tell it what to do
>> With a cat, now that's a totally different story
>> the car totally owns you and no matter what you tell, ask, or beg the cat
>> to do, if it doesn't feel like it, it won't.
>
> There was this feral cat living in our back yard, my wife--being a
> woman--insisted on feeding it and even caught it and took it in to be
> fixed after it had a litter on our patio. On a good day my wife could
> briefly scratch the top of the critter's head when feeding it, that was
> about it. I figured if we were going to feed the damn thing we had some
> affection payback coming, so I set out to train the cat. It took quite
> awhile, but I remember the day my wife came out on the back porch to see
> the cat curled up in my lap, she didn't believe me when I'd told her I'd
> got the cat to do that. Now the cat mostly lives in our house, rubbing
> our ankles, hopping up in our laps, watching TV with us (she likes nature
> shows, I suspect she fantasizes about being a lion) and sleeping in the
> spot I trained her to sleep--a big reading chair in our office. I realize
> food is a big part of this, not to mention a warm place to be in the
> winter, but the cat's clear desire to share our company and be near us
> suggests a certain affection, I suppose she thinks we are her substitute
> litter-mates or something along those lines. So while cats might be more
> difficult to train than dogs, it's amazing what you can do if you set your
> mind to it.
One cat I had I trained to use the toilet bowl to crap and piss in, saved
on cat litter
The other one, I acquired when he was 12 years old, I tried to train it and
when I took him into the toilet and closed the door, a few minutes later he
was there beside me in the kitchen, thinking that I hadn't closed the door
properly, I let it go, then, the next time, I made sure that I closed the
door properly.
However, a few minutes later, there he was, beside me, rubbing against my
leg.
I began to wonder had Old Timers Disease caught up with me already and I had
not closed the door?
So, I took him into the toilet and closed the door, stood outside and
watched what would happen,
Then, to my surprise, the lever door handle started moving, then the bloody
door opened.
The cat had taught himself to open the door.
Then I did it again, with me inside the room with him and I watched what he
did.
as soon as he wanted to go out, he stood on the toilet, then stretched up to
the handle and moved it enough to open the door, then jumped down and out
the door.
Now, you may say, "so what, he learned that from a kitten"
But, this cat had lived all of his previous 12 years in a house which had
round door handles, he had never seen a lever type door handle before.
Cats are intelligent, this one was white Oriental, the other was a brown
Burmese and they both had no fear of dogs, Chihuahua's or German Shepherds,
one day, I watched the white one send a Bull Mastiff
yelping off into the distance when he jumped onto the dogs back and dug his
claws in as far as they would go, and all because the dog barked at him.
On Jan 24, 2:11 pm, "Lee Michaels" <leemichaels*nadaspam* at comcast
dot net> wrote:
> "Robatoy" <counterfit...@gmail.com> wrote
>
> > Moxie picked up a wad of tissue in the church parking lot and I didn't
> > want her to have it, so I tried to get her to give it up.
> > No way she would, so I forced her jaws apart and took it, but as I let
> > go, she lunged for my hand with a very vicious bark to go with it.
> > She didn't draw blood (glove) but that stung quite a bit...and I was
> > reminded of what my navy buddy once told me... inside every dog, is a
> > wolf... ultimately.
>
> ==================
>
> Ahhhh..., cute little killer dog stories.
>
> Little Bernie, all 13 lbs of him, likes to "hunt" through any shopping bags
> my wife brings home. He has found "prey" a few times in those bags. My
> wife makes baby quilts and often buys a stuffed animal to go with the quilt.
> But Bernie thinks all stuffed animals are prey. Sooooo....., you can guess
> where this is going.
>
> So both my wife and myself had to make a quick, last minute trip to the
> store to replace the little stuffed animal for the baby shower. Cuz Bernie
> "killed" it.
>
> He definitely thinks he is a wolf. No stuffed animal is safe in his
> presence.
That's some pretty funny stuff right there...LOL
"willshak" <willshak@00hvc.rr.com> wrote in message
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> George W Frost wrote the following:
>> "DGDevin" <DGDevin@invalid.invalid> wrote in message
>> news:UeWdnbMSdNGM2qbQnZ2dnUVZ_vednZ2d@earthlink.com...
>>
>>> I've said for a long time that a dog not big enough to cripple a burglar
>>> isn't really a dog, it's a substitute for a cat.
>>>
>>
>> No, there is no substitute for a cat
>> With a dog, you own the dog and tell it what to do
>> With a cat, now that's a totally different story
>>
>
>
> Dogs have owners. Cats have staff.
True. I have six cats. They keep me busy.
On Jan 22, 5:53=A0am, "CW" <cmag...@earthlink.nett> wrote:
> "George W Frost" <georgewfr...@gmail.com> wrote in messagenews:4sw_o.8487=
$gM3.5620@viwinnwfe01.internal.bigpond.com...
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> > "Robatoy" <counterfit...@gmail.com> wrote in message
> >news:8836b06c-e1c7-4c0e-8151-1f5368190357@q18g2000vbk.googlegroups.com..=
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> > On Jan 21, 4:50 am, "George W Frost" <georgewfr...@gmail.com> wrote:
> >> "Robatoy" <counterfit...@gmail.com> wrote in message
>
> >>news:546ca44d-7a96-4647-8eac-3d2c7f05d831@37g2000prx.googlegroups.com..=
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> >> On Jan 19, 2:52 pm, RonB <rnrbro...@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> >> > CNN front page link:
>
> >> >http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/01/19/illinois.dog.attacked/index.html?hpt=
=3DC2
>
> >> > RonB
>
> >> Wouldn't be such a slow newsday if it was _your_ dog....
>
> >> I have a 4 pound Chihuahua and a 6 pound Chihuahua and it would be a d=
ead
> >> owl if it got anywhere near my little babies
>
> > Who said anything about Chihuahua rodents? We were talking about dogs!
>
> My dauchund, pound for pound., will kick ass on anything that you can fin=
d.
> Of course, my 6 cats do keep it in line. :) :)
True. Dachshunds are insane fighters. I saw one going to town on a
boxer 4x its size and clearly whoopin' boxer's ass.
On Jan 24, 11:31=A0pm, Steve Turner <bbqbo...@swtacobell.net.invalid>
wrote:
>
> Wow, that's pretty amazing.
>
Contessa Frau Von Moxenstein, Queen Biatch, lets us know when it is
time for her ear-drops. She puts her head down on the ground, puts her
feet over her ears and barks, then runs to where her bottle of 'stuff'
is and then barks at it again. She knows it does her good...well NOW
she does.. she wasn't too keen at first.
But for a cat to willingly subject itself to a shot? Wowsers, it must
taste like fish or something...LOL
On Jan 24, 4:05=A0pm, "George W Frost" <georgewfr...@gmail.com> wrote:
> "DGDevin" <DGDe...@invalid.invalid> wrote in message
>
> news:cbOdncDWz8jRMKDQnZ2dnUVZ_vGdnZ2d@earthlink.com...
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> > "George W Frost" =A0wrote in message
> >news:rhI_o.8525$gM3.8497@viwinnwfe01.internal.bigpond.com...
>
> >> No, there is no substitute for a cat
> >> With a dog, you own the dog and tell it what to do
> >> With a cat, now that's a totally different story
> >> the car totally owns you and no matter what you tell, ask, or beg the =
cat
> >> to do, if it doesn't feel like it, it won't.
>
> > There was this feral cat living in our back yard, my wife--being a
> > woman--insisted on feeding it and even caught it and took it in to be
> > fixed after it had a litter on our patio. =A0On a good day my wife coul=
d
> > briefly scratch the top of the critter's head when feeding it, that was
> > about it. =A0I figured if we were going to feed the damn thing we had s=
ome
> > affection payback coming, so I set out to train the cat. =A0It took qui=
te
> > awhile, but I remember the day my wife came out on the back porch to se=
e
> > the cat curled up in my lap, she didn't believe me when I'd told her I'=
d
> > got the cat to do that. =A0Now the cat mostly lives in our house, rubbi=
ng
> > our ankles, hopping up in our laps, watching TV with us (she likes natu=
re
> > shows, I suspect she fantasizes about being a lion) and sleeping in the
> > spot I trained her to sleep--a big reading chair in our office. =A0I re=
alize
> > food is a big part of this, not to mention a warm place to be in the
> > winter, but the cat's clear desire to share our company and be near us
> > suggests a certain affection, I suppose she thinks we are her substitut=
e
> > litter-mates or something along those lines. =A0So while cats might be =
more
> > difficult to train than dogs, it's amazing what you can do if you set y=
our
> > mind to it.
>
> One cat I had I trained to use =A0the toilet bowl to crap and piss in, sa=
ved
> on cat litter
> The other one, I acquired when he was 12 years old, =A0I tried to train i=
t and
> when I took him into the toilet and closed the door, a few minutes later =
he
> was there beside me in the kitchen, thinking that I hadn't closed the doo=
r
> properly, I let it go, then, the next time, I made sure that I closed the
> door properly.
> However, a few minutes later, there he was, beside me, rubbing against my
> leg.
> I began to wonder had Old Timers Disease caught up with me already and I =
had
> not closed the door?
> So, I took him into the toilet and closed the door, stood outside and
> watched what would happen,
> Then, to my surprise, the lever door handle started moving, then the bloo=
dy
> door opened.
> The cat had taught himself to open the door.
> Then I did it again, with me inside the room with him and I watched what =
he
> did.
> as soon as he wanted to go out, he stood on the toilet, then stretched up=
to
> the handle and moved it enough to open the door, then jumped down and out
> the door.
> Now, you may say, "so what, he learned that from a kitten"
> But, this cat had lived all of his previous 12 years in a house which had
> round door handles, he had never seen a lever type door handle before.
> Cats are intelligent, this one was =A0white Oriental, the other was a bro=
wn
> Burmese and they both had no fear of dogs, Chihuahua's or German Shepherd=
s,
> one day, I watched the white one send a Bull Mastiff
> yelping off into the distance when he jumped onto the dogs back and dug h=
is
> claws in as far as they would go, and all because the dog barked at him.
people who de-claw their cat should be shot.
"RonB" wrote in message
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> Hmmm. I guess the war is over. No more wounded or dead soldiers.
> Iran and N Korea have closed their nuke plants, Cancer is cured,
> Floods are done. No more small dogs attacked by owls.
He's had issues with MSNBC management for some time, his departure isn't a
huge surprise. I never had much use for him, too strident, too smug.
On 1/24/2011 12:58 PM, Robatoy wrote:
> On Jan 24, 1:48 pm, Swingman<k...@nospam.com> wrote:
>
>>
>> There was a very interesting PBS documentary recently on the
>> domestication of canines, and how wild species become increasing
>> different with each successive generation of domesticity in physiology,
>> physical characteristics (color, for one), and behaviour (eye contact,
>> pointing recognition, etc).
>
> I watched those 2 shows (if we are talking about the same and I think
> we are) with absolute fascination. Just awesome.
Sounds like the same documentary ... IIRC, this one that included the
Russian scientists who followed successive generations of domesticated
wolves for 50+ years?
Real science for a change, not the version based on computer modeling
from interpolated/adjusted data.
> Moxie picked up a wad of tissue in the church parking lot and I didn't
> want her to have it, so I tried to get her to give it up.
> No way she would, so I forced her jaws apart and took it, but as I let
> go, she lunged for my hand with a very vicious bark to go with it.
> She didn't draw blood (glove) but that stung quite a bit...and I was
> reminded of what my navy buddy once told me... inside every dog, is a
> wolf... ultimately.
Take a close look at those chompers if you don't believe that. ;)
I'd bet Moxie, being a MaltiPoo is like 6lb Pandi, a ShiPoo, who seems
to have a bigger mouth than would fit in her head ... the further back
it goes, the wider it gets, amazingly so.
... and the bigger the teeth.
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"DGDevin" <DGDevin@invalid.invalid> wrote in message
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> I've said for a long time that a dog not big enough to cripple a burglar
> isn't really a dog, it's a substitute for a cat.
I suppose that is one way of looking at it.
Except some of those small dogs have really loud barks. My little Lhasa
Apso can wake the dead., in the middle of the night. Which can be a pain in
the ass at times, but has alerted us to prowlers in the early AM, more than
once.
The Tibetan monks had a unique approach. They had big mastiffs to patrol
outside of the main living quarters. And if anybody got past them, the
"temple dogs", the Lhasa Apso would then respond. The Lhasas were bred to
recognize familiar people and bark like crazy any time a stranger came
around, Which, in my mind, is a perfect, organic alarm system.
Now, I would have never gone out an bought such an animal. But my honey
loves them. So...., We have one. But they are very sturdy little dogs.
They are hardy, can stand any kind of weather and are strong enough to drag
you around on a leash. You just have to keep them clipped or you will have
to deal with hair issues every day.
>>Similar things are said about Sarah Palin. I guess starting your
>>career as a
>>sportscaster spells doom.
>>
-------------------------------
"Doug Miller" wrote:
> It worked out pretty well for Ronald Reagan.
-------------------------------
Unfortunately Ronald Reagan didn't work out to well for the rest of us
with exception of the top 5% income/assets category.
Lew
"Robatoy" <counterfitter@gmail.com> wrote
>
> Moxie picked up a wad of tissue in the church parking lot and I didn't
> want her to have it, so I tried to get her to give it up.
> No way she would, so I forced her jaws apart and took it, but as I let
> go, she lunged for my hand with a very vicious bark to go with it.
> She didn't draw blood (glove) but that stung quite a bit...and I was
> reminded of what my navy buddy once told me... inside every dog, is a
> wolf... ultimately.
==================
Ahhhh..., cute little killer dog stories.
Little Bernie, all 13 lbs of him, likes to "hunt" through any shopping bags
my wife brings home. He has found "prey" a few times in those bags. My
wife makes baby quilts and often buys a stuffed animal to go with the quilt.
But Bernie thinks all stuffed animals are prey. Sooooo....., you can guess
where this is going.
So both my wife and myself had to make a quick, last minute trip to the
store to replace the little stuffed animal for the baby shower. Cuz Bernie
"killed" it.
He definitely thinks he is a wolf. No stuffed animal is safe in his
presence.
On 1/24/2011 6:10 PM, Swingman wrote:
> On 1/24/2011 5:23 PM, Robatoy wrote:
>> On Jan 24, 4:11 pm, -MIKE-<m...@mikedrumsDOT.com> wrote:
>>> On 1/24/11 3:09 PM, Robatoy wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>> people who de-claw their cat should be shot.
>>>
>>> Agreed.
>>> It's the equivalent of cutting off your fingers at the first knuckle to
>>> keep from having to trim your nails.
>>>
>>
>> I thoroughly dislike cats. They're beautiful, but assholes most of the
>> time. They also smell bad. Evil creatures, really.
>
> I like that they basically take care of themselves and are self contained.
>
> But ... they are devious, demanding and slick as owl shit.
>
> Ours torments the hell out of the poor puppy, obviously and blatantly on
> purpose, and has Linda doing its bidding like a slave.
>
> That line in the song: "we are Siamese if you please, we are Siamese if
> you don't please" about sums it up ... brilliantly!
>
> Still, I like having one around.
>
Mine, an orange tabby 14 1/2 years old, was diagnosed with diabetes
about a year and a half ago. First 3 weeks it was a bitch to corral him
to give him his insulin injections. Then he seemed to realize that they
were doing him some good. Now, in the morning after his breakfast he
reminds me that it's time for his shot, follows me to the kitchen, and
gets up on the table and lays down and waits while I prepare it and give
it to him. In the evening, if he doesn't come when he hears me
preparing it, all I have to do is call out "Where's Patch?", and in less
than a minute he's there, again ready for his injection. He's also
become pretty good about pills too - again, I think he understands that
they're doing him some good.
Matt
"Robatoy" <counterfitter@gmail.com> wrote in message
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On Jan 21, 4:50 am, "George W Frost" <georgewfr...@gmail.com> wrote:
> "Robatoy" <counterfit...@gmail.com> wrote in message
>
> news:546ca44d-7a96-4647-8eac-3d2c7f05d831@37g2000prx.googlegroups.com...
> On Jan 19, 2:52 pm, RonB <rnrbro...@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> > CNN front page link:
>
> >http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/01/19/illinois.dog.attacked/index.html?hpt=C2
>
> > RonB
>
> Wouldn't be such a slow newsday if it was _your_ dog....
>
> I have a 4 pound Chihuahua and a 6 pound Chihuahua and it would be a dead
> owl if it got anywhere near my little babies
Who said anything about Chihuahua rodents? We were talking about dogs!
.
.
Oi !, be nice
Chihuahua's are a good dog
great watchdog, faithful, very easy and cheap to feed, clothe etc.
What more could you want?
.
.
I keed.
On Jan 22, 10:12=A0pm, Gil <G...@nilspam.xyz> wrote:
> Lee Michaels wrote:
>
> > "DGDevin" <DGDe...@invalid.invalid> wrote in message
> >news:UeWdnbMSdNGM2qbQnZ2dnUVZ_vednZ2d@earthlink.com...
> >> I've said for a long time that a dog not big enough to cripple a
> >> burglar isn't really a dog, it's a substitute for a cat.
> > I suppose that is one way of looking at it.
>
> > Except some of those small dogs have really loud barks. =A0My little Lh=
asa
> > Apso can wake the dead., in the middle of the night. =A0Which can be a
> > pain in the ass at times, but has alerted us to prowlers in the early
> > AM, more than once.
>
> > The Tibetan monks had a unique approach. =A0They had big mastiffs to
> > patrol outside of the main living quarters. =A0And if anybody got past
> > them, the "temple dogs", the Lhasa Apso would then respond. The Lhasas
> > were bred to recognize familiar people and bark like crazy any time a
> > stranger came around, =A0Which, in my mind, is a perfect, organic alarm
> > system.
>
> > Now, I would have never gone out an bought such an animal. =A0But my ho=
ney
> > loves them. So...., =A0We have one. =A0But they are very sturdy little =
dogs.
> > They are hardy, can stand any kind of weather and are strong enough to
> > drag you around on a leash. =A0You just have to keep them clipped or yo=
u
> > will have to deal with hair issues every day.
>
> Yup. They are great watch dogs and put their heart into whatever they
> do. Ours was a 'rescued' dog that we were able to get 4 years ago. He
> teams up very well with our large Lab X. The little guy detects the
> problem and the big guy goes and checks it out. This past Christmas Eve
> he was probably responsible for saving the life of an elderly woman.
>
> We live on one of those lane-and-a-half country roads that might see
> half a dozen cars a day go down it. About 6:30 on Christmas Eve he
> suddenly started barking in a really determined manner while looking out
> the front window. Turning on the yard light we saw a person standing at
> the end of our driveway which is about a hundred feet from the house.
> Going out to see who it was we found a confused elderly woman who had no
> idea where she was. The temperature was dropping below freezing and it
> was snowing. She was dressed in a hip length jacket, had lost her
> gloves, and had ordinary shoes on her feet and no socks.
>
> It turned out that she had left her house shortly after noon hour, on
> foot, to go visit a friend. Finding her friend not home, she decided to
> visit another friend who lived a little further out of town and some how
> lost her way, but kept walking. We have no idea how she ended up on our
> road. Eventually we figured out where she lived and got her home. She
> had walked over 11 km from her home where she lived with her brother.
> While walking down our road she had passed about a dozen other houses
> but was afraid to approach them. By the time she reached our place it
> was really dark and she was scared. So, she paused at the end of our
> driveway, but was reluctant to come in. If it hadn't been for our little
> guy we never would have know she was there.
That turned out pretty well, didn't it?
>
> We did manage to contact her social worker afterwards and found out that
> both her and her elderly brother suffered from Alzheimer's but refused
> to move into a health care facility.
Probably can't afford it?
On Jan 19, 1:55=A0pm, Robatoy <counterfit...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Jan 19, 2:52=A0pm, RonB <rnrbro...@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> > CNN front page link:
>
> >http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/01/19/illinois.dog.attacked/index.html?hpt=3D=
C2
>
> > RonB
>
> Wouldn't be such a slow newsday if it was _your_ dog....
Well........... True! But I'm not sure I would expect it to show up
on the CNN homepage.
RonB
On Jan 25, 12:50=A0am, "CW" <cmag...@earthlink.nett> wrote:
> "FrozenNorth" <frozenNorth...@gm.nospam.ail.com> wrote in message
>
> news:ihl8lu$kj$1@news.eternal-september.org...> On 1/24/11 8:10 PM, Swing=
man wrote:
>
> >> Still, I like having one around.
>
> > One is a good number, maybe even two.
> > Somehow we ended up with five, never again.
>
> I have 6. It's like having a bunch of kids. Never know what they are goin=
g
> to get into and they have minor squabbles from time to time.
Dude... that's like living inside an evil aquarium of sorts....
On Jan 19, 4:52=A0pm, RonB <rnrbro...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> On Jan 19, 1:55=A0pm, Robatoy <counterfit...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>
> > > RonB
>
> > Wouldn't be such a slow newsday if it was _your_ dog....
>
> Well........... =A0True! =A0But I'm not sure I would expect it to show up
> on the CNN homepage.
>
> RonB
Come to think of it, if an Owl had carried our old, and deceased, dog
away It would have been a national news story.
Sam was a 100 pound German Shepherd. That would be one big %@$^^#
OWL!
RonB
On Jan 24, 4:11=A0pm, -MIKE- <m...@mikedrumsDOT.com> wrote:
> On 1/24/11 3:09 PM, Robatoy wrote:
>
>
>
> > people who de-claw their cat should be shot.
>
> Agreed.
> It's the equivalent of cutting off your fingers at the first knuckle to
> keep from having to trim your nails.
>
I thoroughly dislike cats. They're beautiful, but assholes most of the
time. They also smell bad. Evil creatures, really.
On Jan 25, 1:00=A0pm, "Upscale" <upsc...@teksavvy.com> wrote:
> "HeyBub" <hey...@NOSPAMgmail.com> wrote in message
> >> Cats is strange. =A0Fellow I know married a woman who is allergic to
> >> cats. He bathes the cats weekly to cut down the dander to a level
> >> that she can live with. =A0Initially he met with some resistance but
> >> now the cats expect their bath and become petulant if it is not
> >> provided on time.
>
> Wonder what kind of resistence he met the first few times they were bathe=
d.
> Me? I'd fill the tub and toss the cat into the water from several feet aw=
ay.
> No sense having an arm ripped off by an angry cat.http://www.foundshit.co=
m/angry-cat-swimming/
>
> Tried to give my Deetoo a bath in the kitchen sink once. Had her suspende=
d
> above the water and bubbles when she let out a growl that caused me to lo=
se
> what little hair I had left. Needless to say, I don't try to bath the cat
> any more. I like living.
I take AreToo died?
On Sat, 22 Jan 2011 10:33:17 -0800 (PST), RonB <rnrbrogan@yahoo.com>
wrote:
>This hit the front pages of both MSNBC AND CNN web sites last
>evening. CNN Gave
>it a couple of hours of air time -- CNN?
>
>http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/01/22/olbermann.msnbc/index.html?hpt=T2
>
>Hmmm. I guess the war is over. No more wounded or dead soldiers.
>Iran and N Korea have closed their nuke plants, Cancer is cured,
>Floods are done. No more small dogs attacked by owls.
>
>Life is good.
<g> That loudmouth was making $30M for 4 years of that crap? We're in
the wrong business, guys.
--
Live in the sunshine, swim the sea, drink the wild air...
-- Ralph Waldo Emerson
On Sat, 22 Jan 2011 11:46:26 -0500, "Morgans"
<jsmorgan@charterJUNK.net> wrote:
>
>"RonB" <rnrbrogan@yahoo.com> wrote
>> http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/01/19/illinois.dog.attacked/index.html?hpt=C2
>
> And what would the owner have said when reporting this incident?
>
>"Dog gone!"
"Snack stolen."
--
Live in the sunshine, swim the sea, drink the wild air...
-- Ralph Waldo Emerson
"Gil" <Gil@nilspam.xyz> wrote in message
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> Robatoy wrote:
>> On Jan 22, 10:12 pm, Gil <G...@nilspam.xyz> wrote:
>>> Lee Michaels wrote:
>>>
>>>> "DGDevin" <DGDe...@invalid.invalid> wrote in message
>>>> news:UeWdnbMSdNGM2qbQnZ2dnUVZ_vednZ2d@earthlink.com...
>
> However, from what we learned, the option to go into a home would have
> been taken care of by the province, but they just didn't want to leave
> their property. They also had no known family other than each other.
So true, and if possible, keep them out of any retirement home till the last
minute.
I am involved with a Community based project where we try to get retired men
out and about doing odd things, like woodwork, toy making, cabinet making,
that sort of stuff and what I have found is that when a man retires, he has
been out of his house for 10 hours a day 5 days or sometimes 6 days a week
for the past 50 years, then he retires, and is home all the time, getting
under the feet of his partner, who has had the house to herself for that
length of time, then this almost stranger arrives and sits in her sitting
room watching football or some sport on her TV when she is used to watching
Oprah Winfrey or Dr Phil, this is when arguments start, then because of the
man doing nothing all day, he stagnates and vegetates and goes downhill so
fast, that before long, he is in a wooden box being lowered into the ground.
So, my purpose and the purpose of our group, is to get these men out into a
workshop, doing something with their knowledge and time, maybe teaching
someone else things they didn't know, or maybe they knew something about it
but didn't have the finesse to make the job right.
But, by digressing, I have got away from the original point of keeping
retired men active.
Don't put your oldies into a retirement home till absolutely necessary.
My youngest sister put my parents into a home and they lasted only 5 years
after that.
She could see money in their little house.
But, uprooting elderly people from their home eventually kills them, more
sooner than later
On Jan 24, 6:45=A0pm, -MIKE- <m...@mikedrumsDOT.com> wrote:
> On 1/24/11 5:23 PM, Robatoy wrote:
>
> > On Jan 24, 4:11 pm, -MIKE-<m...@mikedrumsDOT.com> =A0wrote:
> >> On 1/24/11 3:09 PM, Robatoy wrote:
>
> >>> people who de-claw their cat should be shot.
>
> >> Agreed.
> >> It's the equivalent of cutting off your fingers at the first knuckle t=
o
> >> keep from having to trim your nails.
>
> > I thoroughly dislike cats. They're beautiful, but assholes most of the
> > time. They also smell bad. Evil creatures, really.
>
> Tell us how you really feel. =A0:-)
> Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
>
> --
>
> =A0 -MIKE-
>
> =A0 "Playing is not something I do at night, it's my function in life"
> =A0 =A0 =A0--Elvin Jones =A0(1927-2004)
> =A0 --
> =A0http://mikedrums.com
> =A0 m...@mikedrumsDOT.com
> =A0 ---remove "DOT" ^^^^ to reply
Friend of mine has 2 Siamese cats and a Yellow Lab.
When I walk in the door, the lab goes: "Dude!! Can I fetch you
something? Glad you came...now can I get something for you...you smell
nice.. a ball? A stick, come-on dude..."
The cats look at each other: "It's him.. let's leave..."
On Jan 24, 1:48=A0pm, Swingman <k...@nospam.com> wrote:
>
> There was a very interesting PBS documentary recently on the
> domestication of canines, and how wild species become increasing
> different with each successive generation of domesticity in physiology,
> physical characteristics (color, for one), and behaviour (eye contact,
> pointing recognition, etc).
I watched those 2 shows (if we are talking about the same and I think
we are) with absolute fascination. Just awesome.
Moxie picked up a wad of tissue in the church parking lot and I didn't
want her to have it, so I tried to get her to give it up.
No way she would, so I forced her jaws apart and took it, but as I let
go, she lunged for my hand with a very vicious bark to go with it.
She didn't draw blood (glove) but that stung quite a bit...and I was
reminded of what my navy buddy once told me... inside every dog, is a
wolf... ultimately.
On Jan 21, 4:50=A0am, "George W Frost" <georgewfr...@gmail.com> wrote:
> "Robatoy" <counterfit...@gmail.com> wrote in message
>
> news:546ca44d-7a96-4647-8eac-3d2c7f05d831@37g2000prx.googlegroups.com...
> On Jan 19, 2:52 pm, RonB <rnrbro...@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> > CNN front page link:
>
> >http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/01/19/illinois.dog.attacked/index.html?hpt=3D=
C2
>
> > RonB
>
> Wouldn't be such a slow newsday if it was _your_ dog....
>
> I have a 4 pound Chihuahua and a 6 pound Chihuahua and it would be a dead
> owl if it got anywhere near my little babies
Who said anything about Chihuahua rodents? We were talking about dogs!
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
I keed.
On 1/24/2011 10:48 AM, DGDevin wrote:
> There was this feral cat living in our back yard, my wife--being a
> woman--insisted on feeding it and even caught it and took it in to be
> fixed after it had a litter on our patio. On a good day my wife could
> briefly scratch the top of the critter's head when feeding it, that was
> about it. I figured if we were going to feed the damn thing we had some
> affection payback coming, so I set out to train the cat. It took quite
> awhile, but I remember the day my wife came out on the back porch to see
> the cat curled up in my lap, she didn't believe me when I'd told her I'd
> got the cat to do that. Now the cat mostly lives in our house, rubbing
> our ankles, hopping up in our laps, watching TV with us (she likes
> nature shows, I suspect she fantasizes about being a lion) and sleeping
> in the spot I trained her to sleep--a big reading chair in our office. I
> realize food is a big part of this, not to mention a warm place to be in
> the winter, but the cat's clear desire to share our company and be near
> us suggests a certain affection, I suppose she thinks we are her
> substitute litter-mates or something along those lines. So while cats
> might be more difficult to train than dogs, it's amazing what you can do
> if you set your mind to it.
Good story ...
There was a very interesting PBS documentary recently on the
domestication of canines, and how wild species become increasing
different with each successive generation of domesticity in physiology,
physical characteristics (color, for one), and behaviour (eye contact,
pointing recognition, etc).
Apparently a feral cat is still, when all is said and done, an animal
with generations of domesticity in its genes and will act accordingly
given the opportunity.
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"HeyBub" <heybub@NOSPAMgmail.com> wrote in message
> A couple of years ago there was a report of a hawk swooping down and
> grabbing an Easter chick("Mr Peep") from the playground of an elementary
> school. The pupils watched in horror as the hawk sat atop a light pole and
> ate the chicken (yum) while discarding the hard parts.
Sounds a little like Funniest Home Videos where a hawk swooped down into a
back yard and grabbed a pet mouse.
"Robatoy" <counterfitter@gmail.com> wrote in message
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On Jan 22, 5:53 am, "CW" <cmag...@earthlink.nett> wrote:
> "George W Frost" <georgewfr...@gmail.com> wrote in
> messagenews:4sw_o.8487$gM3.5620@viwinnwfe01.internal.bigpond.com...
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> > "Robatoy" <counterfit...@gmail.com> wrote in message
> >news:8836b06c-e1c7-4c0e-8151-1f5368190357@q18g2000vbk.googlegroups.com...
> > On Jan 21, 4:50 am, "George W Frost" <georgewfr...@gmail.com> wrote:
> >> "Robatoy" <counterfit...@gmail.com> wrote in message
>
> >>news:546ca44d-7a96-4647-8eac-3d2c7f05d831@37g2000prx.googlegroups.com...
> >> On Jan 19, 2:52 pm, RonB <rnrbro...@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> >> > CNN front page link:
>
> >> >http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/01/19/illinois.dog.attacked/index.html?hpt=C2
>
> >> > RonB
>
> >> Wouldn't be such a slow newsday if it was _your_ dog....
>
> >> I have a 4 pound Chihuahua and a 6 pound Chihuahua and it would be a
> >> dead
> >> owl if it got anywhere near my little babies
>
> > Who said anything about Chihuahua rodents? We were talking about dogs!
>
> My dauchund, pound for pound., will kick ass on anything that you can
> find.
> Of course, my 6 cats do keep it in line. :) :)
True. Dachshunds are insane fighters. I saw one going to town on a
boxer 4x its size and clearly whoopin' boxer's ass.
******************************
Snuthin,
My Chi boy attacked a huge but very meek and mild brown Labrador and turned
and ran for his life when the lab growled at him
"FrozenNorth" <frozenNorth123@gm.nospam.ail.com> wrote in message
news:ihl8lu$kj$1@news.eternal-september.org...
> On 1/24/11 8:10 PM, Swingman wrote:
>>
>> Still, I like having one around.
>>
> One is a good number, maybe even two.
> Somehow we ended up with five, never again.
>
I have 6. It's like having a bunch of kids. Never know what they are going
to get into and they have minor squabbles from time to time.
Mom lost her small teacup Chihuahua to a Mexican Eagle
off the front porch of their house. No match at all. Arizona.
We have Red Tail Hawk that we are concerned of taking our 5 pound
long hair. He is cautious of eagles, hawks and Brown and White Owls in
the neighborhood. Texas Pine woods and cross timber mix. He senses them
and takes cover. But we watch for birds when out together.
Not afraid of the 'chicken' Buzzards - they fly over looking for dead
kills only.
Martin
On 1/22/2011 3:38 PM, George W Frost wrote:
> "Robatoy"<counterfitter@gmail.com> wrote in message
> news:0ba4c965-9c5d-45c8-8eaf-27b2e307a01d@v12g2000vbx.googlegroups.com...
> On Jan 22, 5:53 am, "CW"<cmag...@earthlink.nett> wrote:
>> "George W Frost"<georgewfr...@gmail.com> wrote in
>> messagenews:4sw_o.8487$gM3.5620@viwinnwfe01.internal.bigpond.com...
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>> "Robatoy"<counterfit...@gmail.com> wrote in message
>>> news:8836b06c-e1c7-4c0e-8151-1f5368190357@q18g2000vbk.googlegroups.com...
>>> On Jan 21, 4:50 am, "George W Frost"<georgewfr...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>> "Robatoy"<counterfit...@gmail.com> wrote in message
>>
>>>> news:546ca44d-7a96-4647-8eac-3d2c7f05d831@37g2000prx.googlegroups.com...
>>>> On Jan 19, 2:52 pm, RonB<rnrbro...@yahoo.com> wrote:
>>
>>>>> CNN front page link:
>>
>>>>> http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/01/19/illinois.dog.attacked/index.html?hpt=C2
>>
>>>>> RonB
>>
>>>> Wouldn't be such a slow newsday if it was _your_ dog....
>>
>>>> I have a 4 pound Chihuahua and a 6 pound Chihuahua and it would be a
>>>> dead
>>>> owl if it got anywhere near my little babies
>>
>>> Who said anything about Chihuahua rodents? We were talking about dogs!
>>
>> My dauchund, pound for pound., will kick ass on anything that you can
>> find.
>> Of course, my 6 cats do keep it in line. :) :)
>
> True. Dachshunds are insane fighters. I saw one going to town on a
> boxer 4x its size and clearly whoopin' boxer's ass.
>
> ******************************
>
> Snuthin,
> My Chi boy attacked a huge but very meek and mild brown Labrador and turned
> and ran for his life when the lab growled at him
>
>
In article <NZSdnSawMvktDqDQnZ2dnUVZ_rOdnZ2d@supernews.com>, willshak@
00hvc.rr.com says...
>
> George W Frost wrote the following:
> > "DGDevin" <DGDevin@invalid.invalid> wrote in message
> > news:UeWdnbMSdNGM2qbQnZ2dnUVZ_vednZ2d@earthlink.com...
> >
> >> I've said for a long time that a dog not big enough to cripple a burglar
> >> isn't really a dog, it's a substitute for a cat.
> >>
> >
> > No, there is no substitute for a cat
> > With a dog, you own the dog and tell it what to do
> > With a cat, now that's a totally different story
> >
>
>
> Dogs have owners. Cats have staff.
>
> > the car totally owns you and no matter what you tell, ask, or beg the cat to
> > do, if it doesn't feel like it, it won't.
> > Assuming you sleep on your side, a cat will walk from your feet to your
> > head, very slowly and dig its claws in with every step, if you hadn't
> > awoken by then, it will place its furry body directly across your nose and
> > mouth, preventing you to get any more breath and further peaceful sleep-in.
> > Remembering, that they only do this, because they love you
> > And of coarse, that they are hungry
This feature is occasionally useful, as cats also seem to have a
remarkably efficient time sense. A few times the cat has gotten me up
in time for work when the alarm did not function.
In article <ihljm6$r6l$2@news.eternal-september.org>,
bbqboyee@swtacobell.net.invalid says...
>
> On 1/24/2011 7:48 PM, Matt wrote:
> > On 1/24/2011 6:10 PM, Swingman wrote:
> >> On 1/24/2011 5:23 PM, Robatoy wrote:
> >>> On Jan 24, 4:11 pm, -MIKE-<m...@mikedrumsDOT.com> wrote:
> >>>> On 1/24/11 3:09 PM, Robatoy wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>> people who de-claw their cat should be shot.
> >>>>
> >>>> Agreed.
> >>>> It's the equivalent of cutting off your fingers at the first knuckle to
> >>>> keep from having to trim your nails.
> >>>>
> >>>
> >>> I thoroughly dislike cats. They're beautiful, but assholes most of the
> >>> time. They also smell bad. Evil creatures, really.
> >>
> >> I like that they basically take care of themselves and are self contained.
> >>
> >> But ... they are devious, demanding and slick as owl shit.
> >>
> >> Ours torments the hell out of the poor puppy, obviously and blatantly on
> >> purpose, and has Linda doing its bidding like a slave.
> >>
> >> That line in the song: "we are Siamese if you please, we are Siamese if
> >> you don't please" about sums it up ... brilliantly!
> >>
> >> Still, I like having one around.
> >>
> > Mine, an orange tabby 14 1/2 years old, was diagnosed with diabetes about a
> > year and a half ago. First 3 weeks it was a bitch to corral him to give him his
> > insulin injections. Then he seemed to realize that they were doing him some
> > good. Now, in the morning after his breakfast he reminds me that it's time for
> > his shot, follows me to the kitchen, and gets up on the table and lays down and
> > waits while I prepare it and give it to him. In the evening, if he doesn't come
> > when he hears me preparing it, all I have to do is call out "Where's Patch?",
> > and in less than a minute he's there, again ready for his injection. He's also
> > become pretty good about pills too - again, I think he understands that they're
> > doing him some good.
> >
> > Matt
>
> Wow, that's pretty amazing.
Cats is strange. Fellow I know married a woman who is allergic to cats.
He bathes the cats weekly to cut down the dander to a level that she can
live with. Initially he met with some resistance but now the cats
expect their bath and become petulant if it is not provided on time.
George W Frost wrote the following:
> "DGDevin" <DGDevin@invalid.invalid> wrote in message
> news:UeWdnbMSdNGM2qbQnZ2dnUVZ_vednZ2d@earthlink.com...
>
>> I've said for a long time that a dog not big enough to cripple a burglar
>> isn't really a dog, it's a substitute for a cat.
>>
>
> No, there is no substitute for a cat
> With a dog, you own the dog and tell it what to do
> With a cat, now that's a totally different story
>
Dogs have owners. Cats have staff.
> the car totally owns you and no matter what you tell, ask, or beg the cat to
> do, if it doesn't feel like it, it won't.
> Assuming you sleep on your side, a cat will walk from your feet to your
> head, very slowly and dig its claws in with every step, if you hadn't
> awoken by then, it will place its furry body directly across your nose and
> mouth, preventing you to get any more breath and further peaceful sleep-in.
> Remembering, that they only do this, because they love you
> And of coarse, that they are hungry
>
>
>
--
Bill
In Hamptonburgh, NY
In the original Orange County. Est. 1683
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"-MIKE-" <mike@mikedrumsDOT.com> wrote in message
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> On 1/24/11 3:09 PM, Robatoy wrote:
>>
>>
>> people who de-claw their cat should be shot.
>
> Agreed.
> It's the equivalent of cutting off your fingers at the first knuckle to
> keep from having to trim your nails.
>
Or to stop you from picking your nose
> --
>
> -MIKE-
>
> "Playing is not something I do at night, it's my function in life"
> --Elvin Jones (1927-2004)
> --
> http://mikedrums.com
> mike@mikedrumsDOT.com
> ---remove "DOT" ^^^^ to reply
>
"HeyBub" <heybub@NOSPAMgmail.com> wrote in message
>> Cats is strange. Fellow I know married a woman who is allergic to
>> cats. He bathes the cats weekly to cut down the dander to a level
>> that she can live with. Initially he met with some resistance but
>> now the cats expect their bath and become petulant if it is not
>> provided on time.
Wonder what kind of resistence he met the first few times they were bathed.
Me? I'd fill the tub and toss the cat into the water from several feet away.
No sense having an arm ripped off by an angry cat.
http://www.foundshit.com/angry-cat-swimming/
Tried to give my Deetoo a bath in the kitchen sink once. Had her suspended
above the water and bubbles when she let out a growl that caused me to lose
what little hair I had left. Needless to say, I don't try to bath the cat
any more. I like living.
RonB wrote:
> CNN front page link:
>
> http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/01/19/illinois.dog.attacked/index.html?hpt=C2
>
> RonB
Heh!
A couple of years ago there was a report of a hawk swooping down and
grabbing an Easter chick("Mr Peep") from the playground of an elementary
school. The pupils watched in horror as the hawk sat atop a light pole and
ate the chicken (yum) while discarding the hard parts.
"Well," said a teacher, "at the least the children learned a lesson about
the 'law of the jungle'."
On 1/21/2011 10:23 AM, Casper wrote:
>> Wouldn't be such a slow newsday if it was _your_ dog....
>
>> I have a 4 pound Chihuahua and a 6 pound Chihuahua and it would be a dead
>> owl if it got anywhere near my little babies
>
> I have a 7lb chi and have had a couple of arguments with local
> hawks... I'm bigger than hawks and don't take prisoners.
Live very few miles from downtown Houston, in a highly urban setting,
and on recent occasions have had a hawk(s) dive bomb me on the sidewalk
whilst walking a six pound pup.
SOB's are getting hungry ...
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KarlC@ (the obvious)
"Robatoy" <counterfitter@gmail.com> wrote in message
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On Jan 24, 4:11 pm, -MIKE- <m...@mikedrumsDOT.com> wrote:
> On 1/24/11 3:09 PM, Robatoy wrote:
>
>
>
> > people who de-claw their cat should be shot.
>
> Agreed.
> It's the equivalent of cutting off your fingers at the first knuckle to
> keep from having to trim your nails.
>
I thoroughly dislike cats. They're beautiful, but assholes most of the
time. They also smell bad. Evil creatures, really.
***********************
Awwww, you really love them, you big pussy
Lew Hodgett wrote:
>>> Similar things are said about Sarah Palin. I guess starting your
>>> career as a
>>> sportscaster spells doom.
>>>
>
> -------------------------------
> "Doug Miller" wrote:
>
>> It worked out pretty well for Ronald Reagan.
> -------------------------------
> Unfortunately Ronald Reagan didn't work out to well for the rest of us
> with exception of the top 5% income/assets category.
>
Which is an excellent incentive to get off one's butt and JOIN the top 5%.
-MIKE- wrote:
> On 1/19/11 3:48 PM, deadgoose wrote:
>> I have a 22# Lhasa Apso/Shih Tzu mix. I have had local turkey vultures
>> take a close look at him....
>
> They have?
> You might want to check on that dog... don't turkey vultures eat dead
> stuff. :-)
>
>
They will eat small live animals. My dad scared a couple off that
were attacking a litter of small pigs (in the absence of the mother).
He saved the pigs but most had their ears and tails nipped off.
--
Gerald Ross
Cochran, GA
Whatever you are, be a good one. -
Abraham Lincoln
"Lobby Dosser" <LD@invalid.invalid> wrote in message
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> "Swingman" <kac@nospam.com> wrote in message
> news:ScydnZlWTYlLfaTQnZ2dnUVZ_qudnZ2d@giganews.com...
>> On 1/21/2011 10:23 AM, Casper wrote:
>>>> Wouldn't be such a slow newsday if it was _your_ dog....
>>>
>>>> I have a 4 pound Chihuahua and a 6 pound Chihuahua and it would be a
>>>> dead
>>>> owl if it got anywhere near my little babies
>>>
>>> I have a 7lb chi and have had a couple of arguments with local
>>> hawks... I'm bigger than hawks and don't take prisoners.
>>
>> Live very few miles from downtown Houston, in a highly urban setting, and
>> on recent occasions have had a hawk(s) dive bomb me on the sidewalk
>> whilst walking a six pound pup.
>>
>> SOB's are getting hungry ...
>>
>
> Nine pound miniature pinscher in Oregon and the hawks are coming in the
> back yard checking out the dog. One caught a pigeon in the front yard.
The dog caught a pigeon ?
Good dog !!
RonB <rnrbrogan@yahoo.com> wrote in news:14a21b58-41af-4f0e-865c-
7d5f2af57610@g26g2000vbi.googlegroups.com:
> CNN front page link:
>
> http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/01/19/illinois.dog.attacked/index.html?hpt=C2
>
The singer Tom Rush has a CD titled "Trolling for Owls", which is what he
calls walking his very small dog in the evening.
Doug White
"Lobby Dosser" <LD@invalid.invalid> wrote in message
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> "Upscale" <upscale@teksavvy.com> wrote in message
> news:CEq_o.537527$Ua4.499650@en-nntp-09.dc1.easynews.com...
>>
>> "HeyBub" <heybub@NOSPAMgmail.com> wrote in message
>>> A couple of years ago there was a report of a hawk swooping down and
>>> grabbing an Easter chick("Mr Peep") from the playground of an elementary
>>> school. The pupils watched in horror as the hawk sat atop a light pole
>>> and ate the chicken (yum) while discarding the hard parts.
>>
>> Sounds a little like Funniest Home Videos where a hawk swooped down into
>> a back yard and grabbed a pet mouse.
>>
>
>
> Saw one take a ground squirrel as six of us sat eating lunch at a picnic
> table outside the office. Pretty interesting and the squirrels stayed away
> for a few days.
So, that would have left you with more scraps to eat
"HeyBub" wrote in message
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>> He's had issues with MSNBC management for some time, his departure
>> isn't a huge surprise. I never had much use for him, too strident,
>> too smug.
> Similar things are said about Sarah Palin. I guess starting your career as
> a sportscaster spells doom.
Actually very different things are said about Olbermann and Palin. They
share the characteristic of being partisan, but Olbermann doesn't seem to be
accused of being delusional with anything like the frequency of the
half-term former governor of Alaska.
"George W Frost" wrote in message
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> No, there is no substitute for a cat
> With a dog, you own the dog and tell it what to do
> With a cat, now that's a totally different story
> the car totally owns you and no matter what you tell, ask, or beg the cat
> to do, if it doesn't feel like it, it won't.
There was this feral cat living in our back yard, my wife--being a
woman--insisted on feeding it and even caught it and took it in to be fixed
after it had a litter on our patio. On a good day my wife could briefly
scratch the top of the critter's head when feeding it, that was about it. I
figured if we were going to feed the damn thing we had some affection
payback coming, so I set out to train the cat. It took quite awhile, but I
remember the day my wife came out on the back porch to see the cat curled up
in my lap, she didn't believe me when I'd told her I'd got the cat to do
that. Now the cat mostly lives in our house, rubbing our ankles, hopping up
in our laps, watching TV with us (she likes nature shows, I suspect she
fantasizes about being a lion) and sleeping in the spot I trained her to
sleep--a big reading chair in our office. I realize food is a big part of
this, not to mention a warm place to be in the winter, but the cat's clear
desire to share our company and be near us suggests a certain affection, I
suppose she thinks we are her substitute litter-mates or something along
those lines. So while cats might be more difficult to train than dogs, it's
amazing what you can do if you set your mind to it.
On Sat, 22 Jan 2011 17:23:15 -0800, "Lew Hodgett"
<sails.man2@verizon.net> wrote:
>
>>>Similar things are said about Sarah Palin. I guess starting your
>>>career as a
>>>sportscaster spells doom.
>>>
>
>-------------------------------
>"Doug Miller" wrote:
>
>> It worked out pretty well for Ronald Reagan.
>-------------------------------
>Unfortunately Ronald Reagan didn't work out to well for the rest of us
>with exception of the top 5% income/assets category.
He may not have been perfect, but he's still the best President in 40
years, ever since I've been voting. He's one of the most loved, too.
If you're going to bring up his spending, read this
http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/68788
I haven't yet read all of this, but read all the quotes for the good
stuff, an executive summary of a sort. http://tinyurl.com/69az8ja
--
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-- Ralph Waldo Emerson
On Sat, 22 Jan 2011 13:01:08 -0800, "DGDevin"
<DGDevin@invalid.invalid> wrote:
>
>
>"RonB" wrote in message
>news:eba36cb5-44a0-4e3b-981b-1619abb0e797@i13g2000yqe.googlegroups.com...
>
>> Hmmm. I guess the war is over. No more wounded or dead soldiers.
>> Iran and N Korea have closed their nuke plants, Cancer is cured,
>> Floods are done. No more small dogs attacked by owls.
>
>He's had issues with MSNBC management for some time, his departure isn't a
>huge surprise. I never had much use for him, too strident, too smug.
Paraphrased quote "when he left ESPN he did not burn bridges he
napalmed them".
Ah yes to always be right.
Good sports anchor, lousy newsreader.
Mark
On Jan 22, 10:01=A0pm, Larry Jaques <ljaq...@invalid.diversify.com>
wrote:
> On Sat, 22 Jan 2011 10:33:17 -0800 (PST), RonB <rnrbro...@yahoo.com>
> wrote:
>
> >This hit the front pages of both MSNBC AND CNN web sites last
> >evening. =A0CNN Gave
> >it a couple of hours of air time -- CNN?
>
> >http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/01/22/olbermann.msnbc/index.html?hpt=3DT2
>
> >Hmmm. =A0I guess the war is over. =A0No more wounded or dead soldiers.
> >Iran and N Korea have closed their nuke plants, Cancer is cured,
> >Floods are done. =A0No more small dogs attacked by owls.
>
> >Life is good.
>
> <g> =A0That loudmouth was making $30M for 4 years of that crap? We're in
> the wrong business, guys.
>
> --
> Live in the sunshine, swim the sea, drink the wild air...
> =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0--=
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Rush Limburger makes twice that...per YEAR!
Glenn Beck makes 38 million per YEAR!
Another comic, with his hand up somebody's ass, Jefdf Dunham, makes 22
million per YEAR!
Another blowhard, Phil McGraw makes 80 million....
Here's the problem, C-Less... as long as some schmuck says the things
you agree with, he's worth the money. I happen to think that Olbermann
had quite a few valid points to make along the way but he turned into
a smug mofo that I could no longer stomach. So he's a Lefty... and Fox
is Righty... well, it all seems to be working the way it is supposed
to, keep people divided. It always has to be either one way or
another, never any middle ground.
Do atheists believe in karma?
This hit the front pages of both MSNBC AND CNN web sites last
evening. CNN Gave
it a couple of hours of air time -- CNN?
http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/01/22/olbermann.msnbc/index.html?hpt=T2
Hmmm. I guess the war is over. No more wounded or dead soldiers.
Iran and N Korea have closed their nuke plants, Cancer is cured,
Floods are done. No more small dogs attacked by owls.
Life is good.
RonB
"George W Frost" <georgewfrost@gmail.com> wrote in message
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>
> "Robatoy" <counterfitter@gmail.com> wrote in message
> news:8836b06c-e1c7-4c0e-8151-1f5368190357@q18g2000vbk.googlegroups.com...
> On Jan 21, 4:50 am, "George W Frost" <georgewfr...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> "Robatoy" <counterfit...@gmail.com> wrote in message
>>
>> news:546ca44d-7a96-4647-8eac-3d2c7f05d831@37g2000prx.googlegroups.com...
>> On Jan 19, 2:52 pm, RonB <rnrbro...@yahoo.com> wrote:
>>
>> > CNN front page link:
>>
>> >http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/01/19/illinois.dog.attacked/index.html?hpt=C2
>>
>> > RonB
>>
>> Wouldn't be such a slow newsday if it was _your_ dog....
>>
>> I have a 4 pound Chihuahua and a 6 pound Chihuahua and it would be a dead
>> owl if it got anywhere near my little babies
>
> Who said anything about Chihuahua rodents? We were talking about dogs!
My dauchund, pound for pound., will kick ass on anything that you can find.
Of course, my 6 cats do keep it in line. :) :)
"willshak" <willshak@00hvc.rr.com> wrote in message
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> George W Frost wrote the following:
>> "DGDevin" <DGDevin@invalid.invalid> wrote in message
>> news:UeWdnbMSdNGM2qbQnZ2dnUVZ_vednZ2d@earthlink.com...
>>
>>> I've said for a long time that a dog not big enough to cripple a burglar
>>> isn't really a dog, it's a substitute for a cat.
>>>
>>
>> No, there is no substitute for a cat
>> With a dog, you own the dog and tell it what to do
>> With a cat, now that's a totally different story
>>
>
>
> Dogs have owners. Cats have staff.
Very true, but, I thought the word would have been slaves
J. Clarke wrote:
>
> Cats is strange. Fellow I know married a woman who is allergic to
> cats. He bathes the cats weekly to cut down the dander to a level
> that she can live with. Initially he met with some resistance but
> now the cats expect their bath and become petulant if it is not
> provided on time.
Why torture the poor kitties when the woman could get shots?
"Robatoy" <counterfitter@gmail.com> wrote in message
> But for a cat to willingly subject itself to a shot? Wowsers, it must
> taste like fish or something...LOL
My Deetoo is more direct with her actions. Once I month I know it's time to
trim her nails again when I come home and find every bit of cardboard in the
apartment shredded into strips.
Robatoy wrote:
> On Jan 22, 10:12 pm, Gil <G...@nilspam.xyz> wrote:
>> Lee Michaels wrote:
>>
>>> "DGDevin" <DGDe...@invalid.invalid> wrote in message
>>> news:UeWdnbMSdNGM2qbQnZ2dnUVZ_vednZ2d@earthlink.com...
>>>> I've said for a long time that a dog not big enough to cripple a
>>>> burglar isn't really a dog, it's a substitute for a cat.
>>> I suppose that is one way of looking at it.
>>> Except some of those small dogs have really loud barks. My little Lhasa
>>> Apso can wake the dead., in the middle of the night. Which can be a
>>> pain in the ass at times, but has alerted us to prowlers in the early
>>> AM, more than once.
>>> The Tibetan monks had a unique approach. They had big mastiffs to
>>> patrol outside of the main living quarters. And if anybody got past
>>> them, the "temple dogs", the Lhasa Apso would then respond. The Lhasas
>>> were bred to recognize familiar people and bark like crazy any time a
>>> stranger came around, Which, in my mind, is a perfect, organic alarm
>>> system.
>>> Now, I would have never gone out an bought such an animal. But my honey
>>> loves them. So...., We have one. But they are very sturdy little dogs.
>>> They are hardy, can stand any kind of weather and are strong enough to
>>> drag you around on a leash. You just have to keep them clipped or you
>>> will have to deal with hair issues every day.
>> Yup. They are great watch dogs and put their heart into whatever they
>> do. Ours was a 'rescued' dog that we were able to get 4 years ago. He
>> teams up very well with our large Lab X. The little guy detects the
>> problem and the big guy goes and checks it out. This past Christmas Eve
>> he was probably responsible for saving the life of an elderly woman.
>>
>> We live on one of those lane-and-a-half country roads that might see
>> half a dozen cars a day go down it. About 6:30 on Christmas Eve he
>> suddenly started barking in a really determined manner while looking out
>> the front window. Turning on the yard light we saw a person standing at
>> the end of our driveway which is about a hundred feet from the house.
>> Going out to see who it was we found a confused elderly woman who had no
>> idea where she was. The temperature was dropping below freezing and it
>> was snowing. She was dressed in a hip length jacket, had lost her
>> gloves, and had ordinary shoes on her feet and no socks.
>>
>> It turned out that she had left her house shortly after noon hour, on
>> foot, to go visit a friend. Finding her friend not home, she decided to
>> visit another friend who lived a little further out of town and some how
>> lost her way, but kept walking. We have no idea how she ended up on our
>> road. Eventually we figured out where she lived and got her home. She
>> had walked over 11 km from her home where she lived with her brother.
>> While walking down our road she had passed about a dozen other houses
>> but was afraid to approach them. By the time she reached our place it
>> was really dark and she was scared. So, she paused at the end of our
>> driveway, but was reluctant to come in. If it hadn't been for our little
>> guy we never would have know she was there.
>
> That turned out pretty well, didn't it?
Yeah, it did considering what the consequences could have been.
>> We did manage to contact her social worker afterwards and found out that
>> both her and her elderly brother suffered from Alzheimer's but refused
>> to move into a health care facility.
>
> Probably can't afford it?
I suspect that's true considering the house, and its state, when we
finally got her home. They certainly had the Christmas spirit though,
since there were five Christmas trees in their tiny living room. It is
sad to see people in these conditions in this day and age and being
responsible for themselves. But, where does society draw the line?
However, from what we learned, the option to go into a home would have
been taken care of by the province, but they just didn't want to leave
their property. They also had no known family other than each other.
"Robatoy" <counterfitter@gmail.com> wrote in message
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On Jan 22, 10:12 pm, Gil <G...@nilspam.xyz> wrote:
> Lee Michaels wrote:
> driveway, but was reluctant to come in. If it hadn't been for our little
> guy we never would have know she was there.
That turned out pretty well, didn't it?
>
> We did manage to contact her social worker afterwards and found out that
> both her and her elderly brother suffered from Alzheimer's but refused
> to move into a health care facility.
Probably can't afford it?
**********************
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One is a Child Care Centre
Next is a Retirement Village
From first steps, to your last steps, the money is there, but not so much in
between
"Robatoy" <counterfitter@gmail.com> wrote in message
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On Jan 19, 2:52 pm, RonB <rnrbro...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> CNN front page link:
>
> http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/01/19/illinois.dog.attacked/index.html?hpt=C2
>
> RonB
Wouldn't be such a slow newsday if it was _your_ dog....
I have a 4 pound Chihuahua and a 6 pound Chihuahua and it would be a dead
owl if it got anywhere near my little babies
On 1/19/11 3:48 PM, deadgoose wrote:
> I have a 22# Lhasa Apso/Shih Tzu mix. I have had local turkey vultures
> take a close look at him....
They have?
You might want to check on that dog... don't turkey vultures eat dead
stuff. :-)
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On 01/19/2011 04:00 PM, Larry Jaques wrote:
> On Wed, 19 Jan 2011 11:55:35 -0800 (PST), Robatoy
> <counterfitter@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> On Jan 19, 2:52 pm, RonB<rnrbro...@yahoo.com> wrote:
>>> CNN front page link:
>>>
>>> http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/01/19/illinois.dog.attacked/index.html?hpt=C2
>>>
>>> RonB
>>
>> Wouldn't be such a slow newsday if it was _your_ dog....
>
> I want that dog owner arrested for depriving a protected species from
> their tasty little snack.
Hear hear! Not to mention the trauma the owl must have endured by getting caught in the
dog's leash and being frightened away by the owner! Book 'em Danno!
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"Swingman" <kac@nospam.com> wrote in message
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> On 1/21/2011 10:23 AM, Casper wrote:
>>> Wouldn't be such a slow newsday if it was _your_ dog....
>>
>>> I have a 4 pound Chihuahua and a 6 pound Chihuahua and it would be a
>>> dead
>>> owl if it got anywhere near my little babies
>>
>> I have a 7lb chi and have had a couple of arguments with local
>> hawks... I'm bigger than hawks and don't take prisoners.
>
> Live very few miles from downtown Houston, in a highly urban setting, and
> on recent occasions have had a hawk(s) dive bomb me on the sidewalk whilst
> walking a six pound pup.
>
> SOB's are getting hungry ...
>
Nine pound miniature pinscher in Oregon and the hawks are coming in the back
yard checking out the dog. One caught a pigeon in the front yard.
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>
> "HeyBub" <heybub@NOSPAMgmail.com> wrote in message
>> A couple of years ago there was a report of a hawk swooping down and
>> grabbing an Easter chick("Mr Peep") from the playground of an elementary
>> school. The pupils watched in horror as the hawk sat atop a light pole
>> and ate the chicken (yum) while discarding the hard parts.
>
> Sounds a little like Funniest Home Videos where a hawk swooped down into a
> back yard and grabbed a pet mouse.
>
Saw one take a ground squirrel as six of us sat eating lunch at a picnic
table outside the office. Pretty interesting and the squirrels stayed away
for a few days.
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In article <re-dnYout4xez6bQnZ2dnUVZ_vSdnZ2d@earthlink.com>, "HeyBub" <heybub@NOSPAMgmail.com> wrote:
>DGDevin wrote:
>> "RonB" wrote in message
>> news:eba36cb5-44a0-4e3b-981b-1619abb0e797@i13g2000yqe.googlegroups.com...
>>
>>> Hmmm. I guess the war is over. No more wounded or dead soldiers.
>>> Iran and N Korea have closed their nuke plants, Cancer is cured,
>>> Floods are done. No more small dogs attacked by owls.
>>
>> He's had issues with MSNBC management for some time, his departure
>> isn't a huge surprise. I never had much use for him, too strident,
>> too smug.
>
>Similar things are said about Sarah Palin. I guess starting your career as a
>sportscaster spells doom.
>
It worked out pretty well for Ronald Reagan.
"Robatoy" <counterfitter@gmail.com> wrote in message
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On Jan 22, 10:01 pm, Larry Jaques <ljaq...@invalid.diversify.com>
wrote:
> On Sat, 22 Jan 2011 10:33:17 -0800 (PST), RonB <rnrbro...@yahoo.com>
> wrote:
>
> >This hit the front pages of both MSNBC AND CNN web sites last
> >evening. CNN Gave
> >it a couple of hours of air time -- CNN?
>
> >http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/01/22/olbermann.msnbc/index.html?hpt=T2
>
> >Hmmm. I guess the war is over. No more wounded or dead soldiers.
> >Iran and N Korea have closed their nuke plants, Cancer is cured,
> >Floods are done. No more small dogs attacked by owls.
>
> >Life is good.
>
> <g> That loudmouth was making $30M for 4 years of that crap? We're in
> the wrong business, guys.
>
> --
> Live in the sunshine, swim the sea, drink the wild air...
> -- Ralph Waldo Emerson
Rush Limburger makes twice that...per YEAR!
Glenn Beck makes 38 million per YEAR!
Another comic, with his hand up somebody's ass, Jefdf Dunham, makes 22
million per YEAR!
Another blowhard, Phil McGraw makes 80 million....
Here's the problem, C-Less... as long as some schmuck says the things
you agree with, he's worth the money. I happen to think that Olbermann
had quite a few valid points to make along the way but he turned into
a smug mofo that I could no longer stomach. So he's a Lefty... and Fox
is Righty... well, it all seems to be working the way it is supposed
to, keep people divided. It always has to be either one way or
another, never any middle ground.
Do atheists believe in karma?
-------------------------------------------------------------------
Nope, just Ath.
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DGDevin <DGDevin@invalid.invalid> wrote:
: Actually very different things are said about Olbermann and Palin. They
: share the characteristic of being partisan, but Olbermann doesn't seem to be
: accused of being delusional with anything like the frequency of the
: half-term former governor of Alaska.
He's also quite smart, and well-read, and she's... kind of a simpleton.
-- Andy Barss
On 1/24/11 3:09 PM, Robatoy wrote:
>
>
> people who de-claw their cat should be shot.
Agreed.
It's the equivalent of cutting off your fingers at the first knuckle to
keep from having to trim your nails.
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On 1/24/11 5:23 PM, Robatoy wrote:
> On Jan 24, 4:11 pm, -MIKE-<m...@mikedrumsDOT.com> wrote:
>> On 1/24/11 3:09 PM, Robatoy wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>>> people who de-claw their cat should be shot.
>>
>> Agreed.
>> It's the equivalent of cutting off your fingers at the first knuckle to
>> keep from having to trim your nails.
>>
>
> I thoroughly dislike cats. They're beautiful, but assholes most of the
> time. They also smell bad. Evil creatures, really.
>
Tell us how you really feel. :-)
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
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On 1/24/11 6:08 PM, Robatoy wrote:
> On Jan 24, 6:45 pm, -MIKE-<m...@mikedrumsDOT.com> wrote:
>> On 1/24/11 5:23 PM, Robatoy wrote:
>>
>>> On Jan 24, 4:11 pm, -MIKE-<m...@mikedrumsDOT.com> wrote:
>>>> On 1/24/11 3:09 PM, Robatoy wrote:
>>
>>>>> people who de-claw their cat should be shot.
>>
>>>> Agreed.
>>>> It's the equivalent of cutting off your fingers at the first knuckle to
>>>> keep from having to trim your nails.
>>
>>> I thoroughly dislike cats. They're beautiful, but assholes most of the
>>> time. They also smell bad. Evil creatures, really.
>>
>> Tell us how you really feel. :-)
>> Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
>>
>
>
> Friend of mine has 2 Siamese cats and a Yellow Lab.
> When I walk in the door, the lab goes: "Dude!! Can I fetch you
> something? Glad you came...now can I get something for you...you smell
> nice.. a ball? A stick, come-on dude..."
> The cats look at each other: "It's him.. let's leave..."
Say "come here, boy" to a dog and he's all over you, ready, willing and
able.
Say it to cat and he's like, "Ummmm, yeah.... I'm gonna have to ask you
put that in writing and get back to me." Unless there's a can opener
involved.
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On 1/24/2011 7:48 PM, Matt wrote:
> On 1/24/2011 6:10 PM, Swingman wrote:
>> On 1/24/2011 5:23 PM, Robatoy wrote:
>>> On Jan 24, 4:11 pm, -MIKE-<m...@mikedrumsDOT.com> wrote:
>>>> On 1/24/11 3:09 PM, Robatoy wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> people who de-claw their cat should be shot.
>>>>
>>>> Agreed.
>>>> It's the equivalent of cutting off your fingers at the first knuckle to
>>>> keep from having to trim your nails.
>>>>
>>>
>>> I thoroughly dislike cats. They're beautiful, but assholes most of the
>>> time. They also smell bad. Evil creatures, really.
>>
>> I like that they basically take care of themselves and are self contained.
>>
>> But ... they are devious, demanding and slick as owl shit.
>>
>> Ours torments the hell out of the poor puppy, obviously and blatantly on
>> purpose, and has Linda doing its bidding like a slave.
>>
>> That line in the song: "we are Siamese if you please, we are Siamese if
>> you don't please" about sums it up ... brilliantly!
>>
>> Still, I like having one around.
>>
> Mine, an orange tabby 14 1/2 years old, was diagnosed with diabetes about a
> year and a half ago. First 3 weeks it was a bitch to corral him to give him his
> insulin injections. Then he seemed to realize that they were doing him some
> good. Now, in the morning after his breakfast he reminds me that it's time for
> his shot, follows me to the kitchen, and gets up on the table and lays down and
> waits while I prepare it and give it to him. In the evening, if he doesn't come
> when he hears me preparing it, all I have to do is call out "Where's Patch?",
> and in less than a minute he's there, again ready for his injection. He's also
> become pretty good about pills too - again, I think he understands that they're
> doing him some good.
>
> Matt
Wow, that's pretty amazing.
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On Wed, 19 Jan 2011 11:55:35 -0800 (PST), Robatoy
<counterfitter@gmail.com> wrote:
>On Jan 19, 2:52 pm, RonB <rnrbro...@yahoo.com> wrote:
>> CNN front page link:
>>
>> http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/01/19/illinois.dog.attacked/index.html?hpt=C2
>>
>> RonB
>
>Wouldn't be such a slow newsday if it was _your_ dog....
I want that dog owner arrested for depriving a protected species from
their tasty little snack.
--
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-- Ralph Waldo Emerson
On 1/24/2011 5:23 PM, Robatoy wrote:
> On Jan 24, 4:11 pm, -MIKE-<m...@mikedrumsDOT.com> wrote:
>> On 1/24/11 3:09 PM, Robatoy wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>>> people who de-claw their cat should be shot.
>>
>> Agreed.
>> It's the equivalent of cutting off your fingers at the first knuckle to
>> keep from having to trim your nails.
>>
>
> I thoroughly dislike cats. They're beautiful, but assholes most of the
> time. They also smell bad. Evil creatures, really.
I like that they basically take care of themselves and are self contained.
But ... they are devious, demanding and slick as owl shit.
Ours torments the hell out of the poor puppy, obviously and blatantly on
purpose, and has Linda doing its bidding like a slave.
That line in the song: "we are Siamese if you please, we are Siamese if
you don't please" about sums it up ... brilliantly!
Still, I like having one around.
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On 1/24/2011 7:48 PM, Matt wrote:
> Mine, an orange tabby 14 1/2 years old, was diagnosed with diabetes
> about a year and a half ago. First 3 weeks it was a bitch to corral him
> to give him his insulin injections. Then he seemed to realize that they
> were doing him some good. Now, in the morning after his breakfast he
> reminds me that it's time for his shot, follows me to the kitchen, and
> gets up on the table and lays down and waits while I prepare it and give
> it to him. In the evening, if he doesn't come when he hears me preparing
> it, all I have to do is call out "Where's Patch?", and in less than a
> minute he's there, again ready for his injection. He's also become
> pretty good about pills too - again, I think he understands that they're
> doing him some good.
Ours, a five year old brown mackerel tabby, is paranoid about getting
her monthly Advantage flea dose. Since I'm the only one who schedules
it, buys it, and applies it, I'm the apparently the SOB and no longer
get the time of day.
<There's entirely too many females of all species, spayed or not, in
this neck of the woods>
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DGDevin wrote:
> "RonB" wrote in message
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>
>> Hmmm. I guess the war is over. No more wounded or dead soldiers.
>> Iran and N Korea have closed their nuke plants, Cancer is cured,
>> Floods are done. No more small dogs attacked by owls.
>
> He's had issues with MSNBC management for some time, his departure
> isn't a huge surprise. I never had much use for him, too strident,
> too smug.
Similar things are said about Sarah Palin. I guess starting your career as a
sportscaster spells doom.
"DGDevin" <DGDevin@invalid.invalid> wrote in message
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> I've said for a long time that a dog not big enough to cripple a burglar
> isn't really a dog, it's a substitute for a cat.
No, there is no substitute for a cat
With a dog, you own the dog and tell it what to do
With a cat, now that's a totally different story
the car totally owns you and no matter what you tell, ask, or beg the cat to
do, if it doesn't feel like it, it won't.
Assuming you sleep on your side, a cat will walk from your feet to your
head, very slowly and dig its claws in with every step, if you hadn't
awoken by then, it will place its furry body directly across your nose and
mouth, preventing you to get any more breath and further peaceful sleep-in.
Remembering, that they only do this, because they love you
And of coarse, that they are hungry
Lee Michaels wrote:
>
>
> "DGDevin" <DGDevin@invalid.invalid> wrote in message
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>> I've said for a long time that a dog not big enough to cripple a
>> burglar isn't really a dog, it's a substitute for a cat.
> I suppose that is one way of looking at it.
>
> Except some of those small dogs have really loud barks. My little Lhasa
> Apso can wake the dead., in the middle of the night. Which can be a
> pain in the ass at times, but has alerted us to prowlers in the early
> AM, more than once.
>
> The Tibetan monks had a unique approach. They had big mastiffs to
> patrol outside of the main living quarters. And if anybody got past
> them, the "temple dogs", the Lhasa Apso would then respond. The Lhasas
> were bred to recognize familiar people and bark like crazy any time a
> stranger came around, Which, in my mind, is a perfect, organic alarm
> system.
>
> Now, I would have never gone out an bought such an animal. But my honey
> loves them. So...., We have one. But they are very sturdy little dogs.
> They are hardy, can stand any kind of weather and are strong enough to
> drag you around on a leash. You just have to keep them clipped or you
> will have to deal with hair issues every day.
Yup. They are great watch dogs and put their heart into whatever they
do. Ours was a 'rescued' dog that we were able to get 4 years ago. He
teams up very well with our large Lab X. The little guy detects the
problem and the big guy goes and checks it out. This past Christmas Eve
he was probably responsible for saving the life of an elderly woman.
We live on one of those lane-and-a-half country roads that might see
half a dozen cars a day go down it. About 6:30 on Christmas Eve he
suddenly started barking in a really determined manner while looking out
the front window. Turning on the yard light we saw a person standing at
the end of our driveway which is about a hundred feet from the house.
Going out to see who it was we found a confused elderly woman who had no
idea where she was. The temperature was dropping below freezing and it
was snowing. She was dressed in a hip length jacket, had lost her
gloves, and had ordinary shoes on her feet and no socks.
It turned out that she had left her house shortly after noon hour, on
foot, to go visit a friend. Finding her friend not home, she decided to
visit another friend who lived a little further out of town and some how
lost her way, but kept walking. We have no idea how she ended up on our
road. Eventually we figured out where she lived and got her home. She
had walked over 11 km from her home where she lived with her brother.
While walking down our road she had passed about a dozen other houses
but was afraid to approach them. By the time she reached our place it
was really dark and she was scared. So, she paused at the end of our
driveway, but was reluctant to come in. If it hadn't been for our little
guy we never would have know she was there.
We did manage to contact her social worker afterwards and found out that
both her and her elderly brother suffered from Alzheimer's but refused
to move into a health care facility.
"HeyBub" <heybub@NOSPAMgmail.com> wrote in message
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> J. Clarke wrote:
>>
>> Cats is strange. Fellow I know married a woman who is allergic to
>> cats. He bathes the cats weekly to cut down the dander to a level
>> that she can live with. Initially he met with some resistance but
>> now the cats expect their bath and become petulant if it is not
>> provided on time.
>
> Why torture the poor kitties when the woman could get shots?
With a snub nose .38
"Larry Jaques" wrote in message
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>>Unfortunately Ronald Reagan didn't work out to well for the rest of us
>>with exception of the top 5% income/assets category.
> He may not have been perfect, but he's still the best President in 40
> years, ever since I've been voting. He's one of the most loved, too.
I liked Reagan, and he did some things that needed doing. But he also made
some serious blunders some of which we're still paying for today.
> Live in the sunshine, swim the sea, drink the wild air...
> -- Ralph Waldo Emerson
Unless the Republicans in Congress manage to de-fund the EPA, in which case
you'll probably want to stay out of the sea and invest in a good respirator.