Pets
July 14, 2008
Ape Language
A few weeks ago, I took Dinah to the vet. While we waited in the aptly named waiting room, I looked at a book on photos of cats, and couldn't help cooing out loud in pleasure over photos like this one or this one of Koko the Gorilla and her various kittens. I came home and googled Koko, and learned that she asked repeatedly for a kitten and, when she got it, named it "All Ball" because it curled up.
I went looking for info on ape language after that, and found this fascinating video, which I hope you will enjoy.
Posted by Holly at 10:54 AM | Comments (0)
February 13, 2008
He's the One Everyone Wants
A friend just sent me a link to this video. I watched it grinning like an idiot, and when it ended, I cheered and clapped. Human beings and dogs are both amazing creatures.
The dog's name is Rookie, by the way, and Rookie's companion is named Carolyn Scott.
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July 27, 2007
For Whom the Cat Bell Tolls
I completely ripped off that title from this story about a cat who can tell when a hospice patient is about to die, and curls up with them for the last several hours of their lives. It's quite remarkable.
Posted by Holly at 10:19 AM | Comments (2)
July 7, 2007
Bad Pet Humor
What might erupt in your face if you jiggle or upset it?
Dinah might!
(OK, I know that's a terrible pun, but really, I couldn't resist.)
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January 24, 2007
What to Do with a Bored Cat
The other day a visitor said to me, as my cat sauntered by, "At least cats don't get bored, do they."
This person has a dog, not a cat. Obviously. Because anyone with a cat knows they do indeed get really bored--and a bored cat is a nasty, nasty creature to be around.
My cat is pretty damn bored right now. She's not an outdoor cat, though I'm lucky enough to have a screened porch she likes to hang out on--in the summer. I can't coax her outside at all right now, and she seems to blame me for the fact that it's snowing outside.
To keep her from going out of her mind with boredom and driving me out of my mind in the process, I play this game with her, where I throw cat toys up or down the stairs, and she chases them. Here she is waiting for me to throw a cat toy for her to chase.
But sometimes she gets tired of running up and down the stairs, and decides she just wants to let me throw them to her so she can bat them away, in which case she adopts this pose:
And sometimes I'll throw them too far, so she'll have to reach behind her, like this:
And sometimes, she'll catch the toy and attack it fiercely, in which case she looks like this!
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September 3, 2006
Dinah
I finally get around to teaching myself to use the camera I got for Christmas, and what's the first image I post on my blog? That's right:
a picture of my cat.
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