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first thing i thought of:
ādraw me like one of your French ladiesā.
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I think its based on that Burt Reynolds photo from his Cosmopolitan photoshoot
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u.mā¦ do you mean Deadpool, or @IronEdithKidd 's chonker kitteh, whose lounging strikes just such a pose?
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For the record: The King of Comfort strikes his own fireside poses because he is ridiculously lazy.
He is currently too warm from the fire and plastered to my hip, which is making me way too warm. (Stupid Michigan weather. Rained and snowed together this morning, dumped 3/4-inch of rain, and soon severe thunderstorms. Canāt effin wait for that baloneyshit again tonight. 
SE Michigan is not supposed to be under tornado threat, basically, ever.
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Now if only I could find the original picture of Lyta lounging on the floor . . .
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Return of the round bun edition!
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Cats are so talented at sleeping anywhere, that they can even sleep when flying!
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My next door neighbour is getting some bad news from the dog trainer today. Iāve used this trainer 3 times now, and she has the true trainer mojo, and she can judge a dogās temperament within about 10 minutes or less. I called her in to assess a dog I was thinking of adopting after my last dog died, and she said āThis is not the dog for youā. And she validated what Iād been feeling about the dog. As opposed to Boone, my current dog; āHeās a gem, a real treasureā. This was within 3 minutes of meeting him. I trust her judgement implicitly.
My neighbour has; 2 very small dogs, 2 cats, 2 rabbits and a small parrot (conure), in a tiny house. She went went and got this massive lab/pit cross. My response when she told me was; āYOU DID NOT!ā To be fair, she was told that he was 70 lbs (heās actually 90 lbs (thatās almost 41 kilos, for the non-USians) and that he was good with other dogs (after 5 months in a foster situation).
When I first met him, 3 weeks ago, he was a real sweety, but completely untrained, so she has this powerful, big dog, who lunges, jumps and pulls at people, dogs, squirrels, you name it. And heās been becoming more growly as heās getting more comfortable.
She and the dog had a training session with my trainer on Monday.
So the trainer called me yesterday, and she said that this is very rare, and she doesnāt like to pull other people in to discuss training, but she wanted my take on the owner and the dog, since I know both. Sheās very, very concerned that this dog has serious underlying aggression and a very high prey drive, and is getting hyperstimulated by a chaotic household full of prey animals. Heās already very focused on one of the cats. So sheās afraid that heās going to kill one of the other pets.
My neighbour is very much ruled by her heart, not her head.
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At least it sounds like this trainer is not only good but also cares. I hope the neighbor listens, itād be hard to give away a dog but if its a danger to other pets (and itself) the best course would be to rehome it.
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Yeah, the trainer said that she is both ethically and legally bound to voice concerns if she has them. Apparently there are insurance issues if she doesnāt say anything.
I think he needs an owner who is very experienced with large bully breeds, who has no smaller pets.
The trainer said that if my neighbour chooses to keep him, heāll have to be either crated or leashed at all times in the house and never off-leash outside, due to the danger to smaller dogs.
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Unfair to her, the dog, and all the animals in the place were she to keep him. SMH
Hope all goes well, and he is rehomed.
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She has a really big heart, but as someone whoās had large dogs, and one was large and aggressive, I can tell that she doesnāt have the hyper focus on surroundings and stimuli that you need with a dog like that; she still has the mindset of a small dog owner, who can easily physically control the dog.
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Little Miss Rufi had her operation yesterday. sweet kitten grew up too fast, and now she is feeling quite miserable.
i feel so terribly for my little chickpea, she has no idea what is going on. she is still dopey from all the meds we have to give her, and i really donāt like drugging the kittehs. it just seems so cruel, they donāt understand or know why they feel this way. but i wouldnāt want her to suffer through post-surgical pain, either.
i just want to hold her and stroke her floofiness and tell her it will all be okā¦
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We had a pittie mix (Pocus) who had a HUGE predator drive. We watched her with vigilance. She was well-behaved with our three indoor cats while she herself was inside.
Yet there was this one timeā¦My husband left the sliding screen door open for an extra five seconds and Pablo, our super chill tabby (except with this dog), walked on the patio and growled at our dog. Then Pablo saw something in her eyes and took a 180Ā°, but Pocus was lightning fast. Got Pablo by the tummy. Pablo bit and scratched the bejeebus out of her face. We sprayed water at the two of them and Pucus released Pablo. Fortunately, no damage to the cat (well, he had some PTSD for 30 days) but the pittie had to go to the vet for some serious wound care.
From that point forward, Pocus gave all three cats an enormous WIDE berth inside the house. Her least pleasant noise was the sound of a cat growling (tail between the legs reaction). We also worked with a behaviorist for outdoor walks (still tried to go after cute fluffy dogs) and saw much improvement.
This is a HUGE red flag. Our Pocus adored humans wanted love from anyone visiting our home. No food or fear aggression. Any dog that is super protective should work with a behaviorist ASAP. I definitely worry for the other animals and any visitors to the hone.
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