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Angela Send message Joined: 16 Oct 07 Posts: 13130 Credit: 39,854,104 RAC: 31 |
Welcome friends to the 19th installment of the Critter Cafe. If you are new to the Critter Cafe, welcome! We have only two rules here. 1. Nothing is off topic 2. All are welcome Critter Cafe Installment #19 is dedicated to our recently departed friend, John Clark. John was a frequent poster in the Critter Cafe and I know we are all feeling his loss deeply. In light of John's love of dogs, here is a recent picture of me with my buddy Adam. Adam is a Transylvanian Hound. |
James Sotherden Send message Joined: 16 May 99 Posts: 10436 Credit: 110,373,059 RAC: 54 |
Angela, You have a vampire dog out in the sun? And its nice that you have dedicated it to John. I loved his humor. [/quote] Old James |
Monday Send message Joined: 24 Sep 05 Posts: 9676 Credit: 20,067,888 RAC: 12 |
Angela, You have a vampire dog out in the sun? +1 |
David S Send message Joined: 4 Oct 99 Posts: 18352 Credit: 27,761,924 RAC: 12 |
I blew up the picture so I could see your face, and it made Adam's face look like a vulture. David Sitting on my butt while others boldly go, Waiting for a message from a small furry creature from Alpha Centauri. |
Michael Roberts Send message Joined: 20 Aug 99 Posts: 2588 Credit: 791,775 RAC: 0 |
Adam is a Transylvanian Hound. Do you borrow him specially for Halloween? |
Angela Send message Joined: 16 Oct 07 Posts: 13130 Credit: 39,854,104 RAC: 31 |
I blew up the picture so I could see your face, and it made Adam's face look like a vulture. Dude, I have enough chins without you adding any!!! Do you borrow him specially for Halloween? LOL!!!!!! I do love a theme and "attention to detail" is my middle name, but Adam happens to live year round (even in October) with my cousin Maria. Maria and I went for a little walk and Adam could not be convinced to stay home. Eric and I don't have any dogs, but whenever we want to walk one we can generally find one. Most often we walk our neighbor's dog Maya. Maya is mostly half lab and mostly half Rhodesian Ridgeback, so she loves people and wants to hunt every cat in the neighborhood. |
Lynn Send message Joined: 20 Nov 00 Posts: 14162 Credit: 79,603,650 RAC: 123 |
Angela, Loved the picture of you! You are very pretty :-) Yes, the dog was ok. Thanks for sharing! |
David S Send message Joined: 4 Oct 99 Posts: 18352 Credit: 27,761,924 RAC: 12 |
I blew up the picture so I could see your face, and it made Adam's face look like a vulture. You do? I didn't notice. But after growing my beard, I decided my father was right: it hides 3 or 4 chins. David Sitting on my butt while others boldly go, Waiting for a message from a small furry creature from Alpha Centauri. |
Suzie-Q Send message Joined: 9 Mar 07 Posts: 3324 Credit: 4,746,812 RAC: 1 |
Most everyone who knows me in life and online (mostly on Facebook) already knows that I keep a very messy house. I seldom clean. Honestly. This is due, mostly, to my suffering from chronic fatigue and depression. So to those of you who don't already know, I'm not revealing any secrets here. That being said, I have been finding evidence of raccoons in places where there is no food out for them to steal. The photo below is of the TV stand in my TV room, which is not a great distance from the food - only about 25 feet (7.62 meters). Still, there is no food in that room, so what was the raccoon looking for? (I dragged my finger through the dust a day or two before the footprint showed up.) ~Sue~ |
Angela Send message Joined: 16 Oct 07 Posts: 13130 Credit: 39,854,104 RAC: 31 |
...Still, there is no food in that room, so what was the Food. You know there was no food there, but the raccoon did not know that until he/she checked it out. A raccoon's motto is "you never know until you try". |
Suzie-Q Send message Joined: 9 Mar 07 Posts: 3324 Credit: 4,746,812 RAC: 1 |
...Still, there is no food in that room, so what was the I suppose that makes sense. ~Sue~ |
Monday Send message Joined: 24 Sep 05 Posts: 9676 Credit: 20,067,888 RAC: 12 |
Raccoons like to watch movies while you're asleep. They are very sneaky and bring their own headphones. |
Angela Send message Joined: 16 Oct 07 Posts: 13130 Credit: 39,854,104 RAC: 31 |
Leave some popcorn out for them. They like to eat popcorn when they are watching movies. |
Julie Send message Joined: 28 Oct 09 Posts: 34041 Credit: 18,883,157 RAC: 18 |
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Suzie-Q Send message Joined: 9 Mar 07 Posts: 3324 Credit: 4,746,812 RAC: 1 |
Poor baby. But it was rescued. http://www.local10.com/news/firefighters-rescue-raccoon/-/1717324/23010554/-/idvvpn/-/index.html ~Sue~ |
celttooth Send message Joined: 21 Nov 99 Posts: 26503 Credit: 28,583,098 RAC: 0 |
bring their own headphones. I heard that the less affluent Raccoons can read lips...... |
David S Send message Joined: 4 Oct 99 Posts: 18352 Credit: 27,761,924 RAC: 12 |
Canadians rescue shark choking on moose guts David Sitting on my butt while others boldly go, Waiting for a message from a small furry creature from Alpha Centauri. |
Suzie-Q Send message Joined: 9 Mar 07 Posts: 3324 Credit: 4,746,812 RAC: 1 |
I had a close encounter with a raccoon Friday night. I was in the bedroom and heard a commotion in the kitchen. I assumed the cats had knocked something over, as they often do. I went out to look but didn't notice anything, that is until I saw one of the cats looking at the kitchen window rather oddly. That's when I noticed the frightened raccoon on the windowsill praying to the raccoon god that, if he/she stayed real still, no one would see it. Prayer unanswered. I saw it. So I went over and talked gently and calmly. The dogs hadn't seen it, which was a very good thing. The absence of barking certainly played a part in its keeping calm. I opened the window behind it with no issue. When it realized the window was open it calmly went out, hesitating a little bit, no doubt to decide which was the best way to proceed. It stuck its nose up a couple of times, and didn't bother with the few bits of dry dog food I offered. Eventually it climbed down and disappeared. What had happened was that I'd run out of cat food, so the furry little rascal decided to see if there was anything else in the kitchen to munch. It apparently was attempting to get up on the refrigerator (where it would have found an open box of Honey Nut Cheerios), when it came face to face with one of my cats that likes to rest up there from time to time. The commotion was a couple of empty, plastic, gallon water bottles falling to the floor. There must be no limit to how far these creatures will explore looking for replacement food. I've been leaving less and less cat food out at night. Eventually I'll leave none out overnight, hoping the raccoons will realize the gravy train has finally left the station. (I'll continue to leave some outside.) But I won't be surprised if I should wake up one night to dogs chasing raccoons out of my bedroom! (I thought about taking a picture, but not until it was too late.) ~Sue~ |
Suzie-Q Send message Joined: 9 Mar 07 Posts: 3324 Credit: 4,746,812 RAC: 1 |
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W-K 666 Send message Joined: 18 May 99 Posts: 19013 Credit: 40,757,560 RAC: 67 |
Just for your information. Cats recognise their owners' voices but never evolved to care, says study |
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