Show us your pets!

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

Emily- Satchel has 6 toes on each front mitt. The 'thumbs' are big as you can see, but he also has a tiny perfectly formed toe in between each big 'thumb' and his regular paw. Even the tiny miniature toes have their own perfect white fur, nail, and pad. It's all pretty cute in a goofy sort of way.

[smilingcat]

Hemingway cats.

When I was growing up I had "paws" He also had extra toe but only on one front paw. The claw didn't work too well and it was always extended out. My father wasn't too thrilled in having to rescue the poor thing stuck in a tree with his extra claw being caught in the bark. He never did learn not to climb apple trees.

Such a long time ago.

Little Sachel is beautiful. Gorgeous boy!!

Yes maybe he can learn to type and open jars for you.

[invsblwmn]

Give up all hope of teaching the kitty to knit. They give side tracked playing with the yarn. BUT, do not leave home with the can opener and a can of tuna around! They just make you THINK they can't do stuff so you do it for them.

[7rider]

Cute new kitty, Lisa.

My Zoe can't knit. She'd love to be able to open food cans, however. And she's gotten really fond of watching the Idiot Box, er, the Boob Tube, er, television. Here she is, inspecting the Sporting Breeds during last night's Westminster Dog Show telecast. There was some water spaniel with a "rat tail" and she kept batting at the tail as the dog walked across the screen. Pretty funny.

[indysteel]

Too cute, 7. One of my cats loves to watch nature programs and the like. I first noticed this years ago while I was watching the movie, Babe. He watched the whole thing. At one point, he got on top of the tv and bent his head over the screen to watch. He was transfixed last night during Westminster.

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

Give up all hope of teaching the kitty to knit. They give side tracked playing with the yarn. BUT, do not leave home with the can opener and a can of tuna around! They just make you THINK they can't do stuff so you do it for them.

Hmm... that reminds me of a story about cats and can openers that I put up on my 'Ruby Pages' a few years ago....
http://harmonias.com/ruby/ruby-pages-yeast.html

[bmccasland]

One of my kitties likes to watch the sports segment on the evening news - footballs being tossed, loose soccer balls, tennis matches. At one time I had a "video catnip" tape - birds, squirrels, outdoor sounds. Cat went nuts.

[TsPoet]

Tari is really coming along as an agility dog


I was worried when she grew too tall to jump 12" - she has to jump 16", but she clears it with lots to spare, so I guess she's OK.

[7rider]

Happy Birthday, Zoe and Paris!

Our new kitties are 1 year old already! It seems like only yesterday we were taking them home as 7-week old kittens.

Now, they are major lap-kitties, crying for their mom and dad and being total spoiled snuggle babies. Paris is a solid 14 pound tank, Zoe is about a pound and a half lighter.

Here they are as 2-month olds, in May, 2011, at one of their favorite spots - at DH's feet as he does the dishes at the kitchen sink. Note how little space they take up on the rug.



Here they are in January - taking up considerably MORE space on that rug! But it remains a favorite spot for them. It's where we prepare their breakfast and dinner, and where cookies (kitty treats) come from - plus, there's a heat register at the foot, so it's cozy warm.



My, how they have grown.

I'm afraid I likely won't be buying them any toys for gifts. They are far more entertained with empty paper bags, paper towel tubes, and cardboard boxes. But we'll sing to them. They'll meowl and howl and demand extra pets ("Now, Now, Now!" says Zoe!). She is very talkative.