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RE: The single pet parent support thread. - 3/26/2009 9:56:15 PM
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hotsaucygma
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I have to admit to being a terrible kittygrandma in that respect - I shut my bedroom door so they can't get in to sleep with me. Actually I wouldn't care if they would just sleep! But the one that likes to be upstairs with me also likes to nudge my face all through the night and to lick my hand to try to get me to pet her... I don't get much sleep if she's able to get in my room! So I don't open the door until I get up to the bathroom really early- then when I go back to bed for awhile I leave it open so she can come in.
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RE: The single pet parent support thread. - 3/26/2009 10:01:34 PM
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I was adament that my last kitty wouldn't sleep in my bed. She had other ideas! She was a sweet thing though and very good so it didn't bother me ~ if I moved, she would simply rearrange herself. Munchie took so long to trust me that I simply didn't have the heart to shut her out of my bedroom ~ and to be honest, the house really isn't big enough to shut her out of a room.
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RE: The single pet parent support thread. - 3/27/2009 4:53:18 PM
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hotsaucygma
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Another problem with Gilbert I can't get him to stop chatting with his girlfriend under my account........I keep telling him to get his own ID but he doesn't..........dogs!!!!!!!!!!!!! sometimes they are as exasperating as men.........
LOL, surly not that exasperating?
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RE: The single pet parent support thread. - 3/27/2009 4:54:13 PM
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LOLOL
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RE: The single pet parent support thread. - 3/27/2009 5:22:28 PM
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Oh ya, and teaching them how not to share half eaten or slobbered on toys, doggies treats and slippers! Especially the slippers - sticking feet into slobbery slippers in the middle of the night make the eyes go ! Oh my goodness............I hate this.
Gilbert is a springer spaniel. Before we bought him for dad, dad had another springer, sammy, who passed away. Being naive we thought a springer spaniel is a springer spaniel........nope........apparently you can have a wet mouth or a dry mouth springer.........Sam was a dry mouth.........Gilbert is a wet........
Wet mouth.........any time he gets really excited and jazzed up he foams at the mouth like a Saint Bernard (the movie Beethoven for all you non dog people)..........it is disgusting.......
Yes agapetos she is a sweet kitty..........though it is easier to be a known as sweet if you sleep most the time...........
Don't cats sleep like 20 out of 24 hours? Or is that just big cats like lions and tigers?
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RE: The single pet parent support thread. - 3/28/2009 11:20:13 AM
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Oh ya, and teaching them how not to share half eaten or slobbered on toys, doggies treats and slippers! Especially the slippers - sticking feet into slobbery slippers in the middle of the night make the eyes go ! Oh my goodness............I hate this.
Gilbert is a springer spaniel. Before we bought him for dad, dad had another springer, sammy, who passed away. Being naive we thought a springer spaniel is a springer spaniel........nope........apparently you can have a wet mouth or a dry mouth springer.........Sam was a dry mouth.........Gilbert is a wet........
Wet mouth.........any time he gets really excited and jazzed up he foams at the mouth like a Saint Bernard (the movie Beethoven for all you non dog people)..........it is disgusting.......
Hmmmm.... I think our lab had the long tongue in the world! Yep. Always a good idea to stand back...
But apparently, you dear doggie owners, have not experience the "gifts" that kitties can bring. You might think being slobbered on is bad.....
Nothing in the world like having a dead mouse or dead bird dropped at your feet.... and as you sit there gagging horribly, said petlet is looking up at you with adoring eyes waiting for you to praise their wonderfully amazing hunting skills...
Or having the insides of the critters left on the porch as if it were some odd sacrifice ritual....
The feathers all over the yard are quite a nice touch too. Brings that whole outdoor / color scheme together
Ah yes.... the wonderful petlets that brighten our lives.
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RE: The single pet parent support thread. - 3/28/2009 12:44:14 PM
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So, it seems she would sleep somewhere using the same space when I'm not home, and she chooses to use the crate. The question is... why do I feel badly if the door to the crate is locked?
Because you were putting her in the crate and not giving her the option of where she slept. Now she has the option (if you're not locking it).
Yes... I realize that's why she chooses to sleep there. I just don't understand why I (sometimes) feel badly about her choice.
Rationally, I don't always feel guilty. It makes sense she would like to get cozy there. It's the best of both worlds: a place to sleep and a place to watch the world go by. The crate is near an a/c / heating vent, and a large window from which she can see outside.. and the critters which want to share her outside space.
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RE: The single pet parent support thread. - 3/28/2009 12:58:07 PM
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so, now u have Cats and Dogs??? **Sorry if you've mentioned this, i didnt go back and reread**
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RE: The single pet parent support thread. - 3/28/2009 1:03:07 PM
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No cats now. Just one dog.
The ex got the cats.
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RE: The single pet parent support thread. - 3/29/2009 4:11:37 PM
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"What the Lion is to the Cat the Mastiff is to the Dog, the noblest of the family; he stands alone, and all others sink before him. His courage does not exceed his temper and generosity, and in attachment he equals the kindest of his race."
Cynographia Britannica - 1800
What the quote doesn't tell you is that Mastiff owners learn quickly to keep towels nearby at all times, esp. at the watering bowl.
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RE: The single pet parent support thread. - 4/3/2009 3:54:17 PM
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I promised Gilbert I would take him for a walk in the woods tonight since I don't have any big plans........
It is raining
Do I still have to go?
Is a promise to your dog still a promise?
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RE: The single pet parent support thread. - 4/3/2009 3:57:26 PM
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I promised Gilbert I would take him for a walk in the woods tonight since I don't have any big plans........
It is raining
Do I still have to go?
Is a promise to your dog still a promise?
I think he will forgive you if you don't go. It's funny the smart dog gets himself all amped up when the weather is nice b/c he knows he'll get ot go out and walk or play but if it's raining or cold he doesn't get all hyped up.
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RE: The single pet parent support thread. - 4/3/2009 4:02:35 PM
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joy2give2u
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hmmmmmm so there is a possibility I may go home and he doesn't want to go?
You know one thing which always makes me go hmmmmm about dogs or at least Gilbert.
Most days I leave and though he looks sad he accepts it........but there are certain times........I am not sure what the trigger is........but he will be determined he is going with me.
It is almost like he has decided he just has to go some where........and he won't take no for an answer........
What do you think the trigger is?
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I am so sorry. These little guys worm their way into our hearts and lives . . . and then to have to give one up unwillingly! That's so sad! 
