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Mine rarely spoke but as you say they understand perfectly what you are saying to them.
I like the saying:
"Dogs have owners, cats have servants."
Yep you don't own a cat, that whole concept is wrong. Nor are they 'pets'. It's a wild animal with its own agenda that you invite into your home; after that they take over!
Indeed, which is why we love them (their aloofness and independence). Dogs are too subservient and demanding, especially those yappy, slobbery little bastards.
Don't get me wrong, I like dogs, but only something chilled-out and 'low maintenance', like a nice labrador.
Marco.
I like dogs but you really have to be a dog lover to put up with the hassle of them.
If my cat could have opened his own food pouches he would have been completely self-sufficient. I suppose he could have done given sufficient motivation.
A friends cats managed to break into a locked pantry, locate a box of pouches, open it and scoff five of them. She still has no idea how they were able to open the pantry door, but they had all night to figure it out I guess.
Better than that a work colleague has a parrot that has figured out how to unlock its cage from the inside. Whilst it is breaking free it sings the theme tune from 'The Great Escape.' I'm not making it up. They bought an escape-proof cage but the bird refuses to enter it.
beter wih neighbours cats n dogs. you get the fun without the trouble, mess and cost;)
One of ours (Emrys, a long-haired ginger tom), slashes open food pouches and packets of biscuits with his claws - and rather deftly too, like Zorro! When left alone for a period of time, HE decides if we've left out enough food or not, and if not, simply helps himself to more! Quality :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Macca
Marco.
Mine came from a strict Teutonic household where he was not allowed on the furniture, in the bedrooms and so forth. Took him a while to get used to the idea that he could do whatever he wanted.
So it wasn't a kitten when you got it? We get all our cats, as young as possible (usually only a few weeks old) from the local Cat Protection League, and then from day one, 'train' it, as much as one can a cat, to adjust to our surroundings and lifestyle.
As we always have three cats in the house, when one eventually dies, we simply replace it with another of the same type (either black and white, tortoiseshell or ginger, as we like their different personalities), and so the new one has two mates to play and grow up with.
Plus, giving a new home to another stray kitten seems the fitting thing to do, helps us deal with our loss, and thus turns a negative into a positive! :cool:
Marco.
I do much the same, except I pick older pets. All my dogs and cats for the last thirty years have been 'rescue' animals re-homed to me.Quote:
Originally Posted by Marco
They have each been a joy to have around. My current pooch 'Tippy the Lurcher' was estimated to be about eight years old when he arrived and has been with me five years. He's incredibly well behaved and sweet. He may be getting older now, but is very healthy.
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LOL, because of our situation, we didn't pick the cat, he picked us.
Nice one, Geoff. It's always worthwhile giving any stray dog or cat a new home.Quote:
Originally Posted by walpurgis
With cats, we prefer getting them as kittens (as kittens are *so* cute) and as young as possible. That way we can, as far as possible, instil our habits/way of life into them, so that they become 'ours', as opposed to us looking after what has essentially already become someone else's pet, thus formed its own habits - if you get me?
It's rather like adopting kids. If we were ever to do that, we'd always go for a baby (as young as possible), rather than a child or teenager, for the same reasons :)
Marco.
Quality... It's always nice when it happens that way :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Haselsh1
Marco.
This is mister Popeye, a French bully, doing what he does best, laying around.
It's been a while since I posted a pic of these 2 cute little buggers.
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I appreciate to most people they are just rabbits, but we love them :)
Quite like rabbits too. Had some when young. Got killed alas by foxes. Foxes up in kirriemuir in those days were a menace.. got my white mice too.
Poor little things, foxes are devious buggers.Quote:
Originally Posted by struth
Ours have their own room in the house, it's furnished with chairs and a table and they have the run of it, we just go in to feed them, tidy up and for a cwtch, they couldn't be more pampered. :)
I suppose they are a bit like cats, only without the little Freddy Kruger knives.
We love them too, bit where my family come from in Tuscany, we eat them, not keep them as pets! ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by stairpost
Deep-fried with some batter, served with deep-fried courgette leaves and a nice side salad... Yum, yum!! :lol:
Marco.
Guinea Pig is a delicacy in many countries. S America and Australia for start. I Loved my guinea pig and he seemed happy although many say you should keep in pairs.
Lol... It's just that in Tuscany, in particular, they eat more rabbit than chicken!
Marco.
Rabbits are lovely creatures, unless you get bad tempered ones which are quite nastyQuote:
Originally Posted by stairpost
Mia likes to keep an eye on things https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...7535e75084.jpg
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They can be viscious little buggers, luckily both of ours are friendly and don't mind an occassional cuddle. But then they are so pampered they have nothing to be stroppy about :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Ian7633
She looks like she is about to point out what someone is doing wrong :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Ian7633
She looks like she is about to point out what someone is doing wrong
She's very good at doing that, I have the scratches to prove it :spank:
So I went to turn the record over and found this little chap twirling round and round. I managed to rescue him before the cat noticed, quick photo and out the French doors. https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...a5209ebff6.jpg
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Did you experience groove jumping? :DQuote:
Originally Posted by Ian7633
Thankfully not Jez, that would just not be cricket :lol:
Don't think we get those. Probably too cold
Used to get some whopping ones in France, one landed on my face once :mental:
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Originally Posted by Ian7633
There's woofer, a mid range and a tweeter, I guess the unit on top must be the meower https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...22ddf87347.jpg
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karma chilling in the shade
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Cat in original box, ready for postage [emoji16]https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...c9e86db54a.jpg
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Very handsome puss, beautiful eyesQuote:
Originally Posted by TazSob
Lovely cat, box too small.Quote:
Originally Posted by TazSob
Here is a lovely natured cat, box big, but only just big enough.
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my cat just loved to sit or lie in small boxes
I think I prefer your cats box lol...Quote:
Originally Posted by spendorman
My cat has two coloured eyes, ones green and the other blue but only visible in the light. Inside the house they look black most of the time.
Mia never gets in boxes, she has enough trouble just staying in her bed. https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...940b07b94b.jpg
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Pups growing fast
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Meet Nipper...
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wont eat much :lol:Quote:
Originally Posted by Gazjam
Or want much of a walk. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by struth
Or leave little 'calling cards' around the house.
Which breed of DUG is that?Quote:
Originally Posted by Gazjam
Marco.
Nipper was a cross breed. Half jack Russell can't remember the other half