Wednesday, April 22, 2020

Parade of Pandemic Pet Pals

JULIA SPENCER-FLEMING: Who is keeping us sane when we're stuck at home or helps us wind down after a long day as an essential worker? Our pets. With no further ado, our stars at home:

Gigi with Gift


Gigi Norwood: "I’m spending my isolation watching my Bouchercon kitty grow up and figure out this house thing.  Her name is Gift, and I adopted her the weekend before Bouchercon because she insisted that I do, even though it was a most inconvenient time.  She does not care.  She is a former street cat with definite attitude.  The picture with me if when she decided I would do as her human.  The others are from last night in my kitchen.  She was about five months old when I got her and is about 10 months old now.  Still growing, still learning.  Endlessly entertaining.

 







Alicia Kizak's Hemi, who is always waiting for Alicia when she gets home from work.


Amanda Le Rougetel's Holly, guarding the basil plants in the back deck.


Ann's Eliot (a girl, despite the name) has 24 toes, evenly divided!

Ann's beloved Toby, a Pomapoo, passed away just last week at the age of 14.

But Penny Lane, a 6-y-o Pomapoo, is still there to lift Ann's spirits.


Annette Dashofy says Kensi is the best quarantine buddy ever.


  

Coralee and Amy have a whole crew keeping them company! Here's Ginger Winger...
 
Kitsune, aka Zoonie...
Tonglen...
and Major Aloof, an indoor-outdoor guy.

 



No pets, but Deana Dale made this vision-impaired bear.

Deb Romano's squirrel "friend."
Deborah Romano: "Okay, so it’s not a pet. However, the neighborhood squirrels keep me on my toes. When I retired, I also “retired” my alarm clock. The squirrels have since then taken it upon themselves to get me up in the morning. They begin Dancing on Deb’s Deck every morning just before dawn. I think the elderly man upstairs is feeding them peanut shells. They rush up to his deck every morning, stuff their mouths with peanuts, and rush down to the railing on my deck, where they begin eating. This picture is from last summer. I kept wondering why there were always peanut shells in my tomato plants. I have a somewhat out of focus picture of one of them, hunched over, with a peanut in his paws, and smirking at me. They’re kind of amusing except when they run up and down the stairs. They’re so heavy on their feet that in the beginning I thought my upstairs neighbor was falling down the stairs! I would rush to the back door expecting to see his body on the deck. There would be a squirrel staring up at me as though it was saying 'what?!'"




Debs has such a full house, we wonder where she finds the space to write! There's Bram...
Yasu...


Lucy, an adopted neighborhood cat with attitude (like our own Lucy?)...


...and Dax.


And then good dogs Jasmine...

Edith's childhood dog Topsy (age ancient), lobster in handcuffs (Crime Bake mascot knitted by KB Inglee), blue whale, and blind pig, the last two with their babies
 
Hank's recent lodgers, Flo, Wobbly and SpotFront. SpotFront is showing how he can stand on one leg. A very talented duck.


Flora Church's Jimmy (orange) and Missy (gray)

Jimmy is also known as "Jimmy Crackhead" ?!?


The bunny in Hallie's back yard is less a pet and more an uninvited dinner guest.

 
Jeanie's quarantine crew: Daisy, Smudge and Louis.




Jenn has an unnamed neighborhood cat she's feeding...
...and King George isn't too sure about that.


Judi Purcell's Sheltie Sunny clearly lives up to her name!


Good boy Kenai before...

Judy Singer: "Kenai is our 4th German Shepherd. They have all been very smart, but they are dogs. As much as possible, they can't be the ones making decisions about who can come in the house, etc. 
My first one was a cross breed with some giant Irish breed. He carried a softball around wherever he went and expected people to throw it for him. I took him for extensive training and we even went through the off-leash classes. He had a wonderful deep bark and a sense of loyalty that was unbeatable. 

...and after brushing!


Irwin bought the condo across the street from mine in 1979. I watched him come and go for 2 months before we met. His first words to me were, "I've always wanted a dog like that." Then he smiled. He bought Ari ice cream that night and won over the pooch. I think he may have had me at "Hello."
Anyway, people who have pets always have wonderful stories if they are willing to share.




Karen Fleming's Cavachon (Cavalier King Charles/ Bichon) Jake looking ready to snuggle.


And who's this growing out of a pineapple plant? Why it's Lucy's celebrity cat, T-Bone!

Margaret Turkevitch's Louie had a stylish haircut...
...but like the rest of us, he and Jazz are getting a bit shaggy.


 Heart came from the from Greyhound Adoption League of Texas last summer. Marguerite says she loves her stuffies. Yes, I think we can see that.

Liz Milliron also has a rescue greyhound, Koda, who is very elegant...

...most of the time.




Molly, Annie & Rocky
Mary Robert:
These are our 2 dogs, Molly and Annie. Annie is an almost-13-yr-old chiweenie (half dachshund, half chihuahua). Molly (who could walk under Annie's belly when we got her) was also supposed to be a chiweenie but apparently there was another dog in the wood pile. The black puppy is Rocky. He belongs to a friend and we often babysit him. They all like to snuggle up together on my lap, which makes it just a tiny bit inconvenient when trying to use the computer or anything else, but I'll take it!



On her way to a socially distanced tea with her grandchildren...

...Rhys spotted these rabbits, who are keeping the requisite 6 feet away from her.








Pat D's Jack inspired a conversation.
Julia: "I love this picture, and - please don't take this the wrong way - but your Jack is a VERY odd looking pup from this angle! He looks like someone took the head of a Jack Russell terrier, the hind end of a Shi Tzu, and spray painted the middle with perfect round dots. And so well mannered around the overly friendly cat."


Pat D: "You’ve got the head right. We think he has a corgi butt. It floats! The rest might be Sheltie. He has the long hair when he hasn’t been clipped. He’s the happiest damn dog and has a vast vocabulary of groans."


My friend Roxanne is making masks for her grandkids' stuffies. Smart practice if you can't stay in!
Cathy Aker-Jordan in training Ellery Queen as a Hearing Service dog. Since EQ has just entered his "teens," it's gotten a little more challenging.
Kait Caron's Fred (see comment on the back blog.) Working hard, or hardly working?
And for our finale, a pair of gorgeous Golden Retrievers, including one with a link to beloved mystery author Spencer Quinn:
 
Ellie is Mary and Jim Engels' puppy. They got her at 8 weeks, and she's 4 months now.




Maury Mechanick's Theodore Roosevelt Ruff Rider aka Teddy
Maury Mechanick: "As to dog companions, mine is Teddy Roosevelt Ruff Rider, almost seven years old now, and the best golden retriever in the world (humbly saying). He has real bona fides as a Chet companion, as the Chet and Bernie series is one of his favorites. He is a regular poster on the Chet the Dog
blog (as Teddy of Chevy Chase, successor to his predecessor in this
Teddy and Spencer Quinn
household, Wookie of Chevy Chase, and occasionally accompanied by Wookie’s and Teddy’s Paw); he guest starred in the music video Spence created called a "A Song for Chet" (appearing at about 41 seconds into the video); and even had the honor of meeting Peter/Spence in person at Malice 28.   

I can actually think of no one I would rather be quarantined with than him."




 JULIA: May we all say as much of our animal friends, dear readers. Please share your shaggy dog (or cat) story in the comments, and if you want to send a picture to juliaspencerfleming at Gmail, I'll try to promote your pet's pic!

Red Hot News: I'll be appearing on Murder By the Book's Facebook Live stream this Friday, April 24, 8pm EST, 5pm PST. Click on MBtB's Facebook page to join me as I talk about HID FROM OUR EYES, writing during a pandemic, and if I really wear pants during these events.













58 comments:

  1. What lovely pets! Sadly, all of ours have gone on to Pet Heaven . . . Maury’s beautiful Golden made me miss our two [Rex and Gina].

    I love the pictures of the ducks and squirrels and bunnies; alas, the deer haven’t been too cooperative, but I keep hoping they’ll wander by for a picture . . . .

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    1. All of our have, too, Joan - thus my stuffed pet companions!

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  2. What a wonderful parade of beautiful pets! We are currently petless. Our Brittany Coco died last June, and we've only recently decided we might be ready to start looking again. Coco was a senior rescue dog, and we are leaning towards another senior, as we like the thought of giving a sweet doggie some great golden years. Seeing all the wonderful dogs and cats (and rabbits and ducks and squirrels) here makes me long to have another doggie. It's funny, but our dogs have always found us in one way or another, and I'm hoping that happens this time.

    Julia, I hope I can catch this Friday's live stream. I had to miss the event last night because my mother-in-law, who is 91, has been having some trouble this week, and I went with my husband to take her some of the quiches I made yesterday. Husband is staying the night with her for a few nights and taking her to doctor tomorrow. Not worried that it's COVID-19. She's just getting feeble rather quickly now.

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    1. Sending you and your family big hugs, Kathy. While it's never a good time for health problems, it's an especially worrisome time now.

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    2. So sorry to hear about your mother-in-law. As for adopting a new dog, taking in a senior rescue is a great idea. Depending on the breed, seniors can share your life for many years, and are much less work than a puppy, particularly if you long to slow down a little yourself.

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    3. Sorry about your mother-in-law, Kathy. Hope she's improving!

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    4. Thanks, ladies, for the sweet concerns for my MIL. She's just gone downhill so much in the last six months. My husband has had to hide her medications, and he is there first thing in the morning when she awakes to make sure she takes her pills. Otherwise, she will put the pills somewhere and forget where she's put them. This happens with pretty much everything now. It's just gotten to the point where she may not be able to live alone much longer. Husband has been staying over this week with her, and I think my sister-in-law is coming in this weekend. Not ideal for the virus social distancing practice, but we have to address the situation.

      Gigi, our Coco was a senior rescue and we were really happy with how it turned out. The rescue organizations are wonderful to work with, and there are so many dogs to love from these places.

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  3. What a lovely collage of pets from the JRW gang! I can enjoy your furried friends from afar...I have allergies and can't have any at home.

    Deborah Romano's photo of the squirrel made me laugh. I agree that they make a pretty loud noise thumping onto my balcony for such little critters. As I said before, they are my NEMESIS...I certainly don't feed them but they find enough goodies by going into my compost bin and digging up herb planters!

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  4. Such a fun parade. Thanks to all for sharing the pix. I sent in my stuff companions because we lost our last cat last fall. By the time we felt ready to adopt again it was cold winter and we thought we'd wait for spring kittens. Now the shelters aren't doing adoptions! Soon, very soon, I hope.

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    1. Some shelters will adopt via appointments.

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    2. None around here, apparently. My sister in Ottawa (Canada) did last week!

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  5. Gorgeous pets! We currently have three cats, Jenny (the mom). Piper and Cub (the former kittens). Someone dumped them in our yard on Thanksgiving day in 2012. We had five other cats at that time, but hey, what's three more!

    In a past life I ran a cat rescue and ended up adopting the unadoptables. My favorite story is about Fred. The animal control officer showed up at my door asking if I could take a cat he captured on a vicious cat call. I told him no-I could place him and I couldn't take the responsibility for the rescue. The entire time we were having this conversation a large red and white cat was circling his legs. Turned out this "vicious cat" was Fred, and his owner wanted him gone so she could get a dog. I took him for mine since his history would preclude any outside adoption. We had Fred for years and he was the kindest, gentlest soul ever. Except, he was a closer. If the other cats were having hissy fits, Fred would march himself out, lift a huge paw, belt the offender and then go back to sleep. I'll send Julia a picture of Fred on his first day in the house. He's very stressed.

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    1. There is nothing so wonderful as a ginger tom. OUr Sam the Serial Killer, white and ginger and 20+ pounds at his prime was the loveliest cat ever, and I miss him every day. I am hoping he is now teaching our little Toby hos to catch chipmunks on the first pass, something Toby never ever managed to do in his whole 14 years of trying. Sam even brought him one once, laid it at his feet. Toby barked furiously at it, and it ran away. Sam shrugged, looked at me, and walked away. Sometimes there is just nothing you can do.

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    2. oh, Ann, that is so funny! Fred was a hunter as well, his specialty was grass hoppers. He loved hunting them so much he allowed us to leash walk him so he had his chance. They are amazing cats. I wonder if Fred and Sam have teamed up. Now there would be a duo.

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    3. Julia, thank you for posting Fred! I'm loving all of the pictures. So much adorableness in one place.

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  6. It lifted my heart to see all these wonderful cats and dogs, squirrels and ducks and bunnies, this morning. Today it is a week gone by since we lost our precious Toby, and my heart still is hurting. But seeing everyone's companions made me smile. What we get from our pets is uncomplicated, non-judgemental,unconditional love.

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    1. Ann: How true - the love of a pet is exactly how you describe. I am so sorry that Toby is gone...

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  7. I love this parade of pets--thank you every one for sharing! Ann you are so right about what our pets give us, and I know too well the pain of losing one of our beloved guys.

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  8. Today's blog is wonderful! As much as I feel we all know one another, so many of these pets also feel like old friends. Thank you all for sharing them.

    For a variety of reasons, we no longer have pet animals. However, we have two beloved grand dogs, both quarantined away from us now, and a daily procession of critters out our windows. Yesterday morning there were six deer in the front yard, and in early evening there was a group of three in the backyard. Steve has four or five birdfeeders going at all times, so we see cardinals, blue jays, chickadees, etc. Recently we've had every kind of woodpecker that's found in this area visiting suet feeders: downy, hairy, red-bellied, golden-shafted flicker, and pileated! And the hummingbirds have come back. I haven't seen them yet, but the level in the feeder goes down daily, so it's a matter of time.

    With all this feeder activity, there are also some opportunistic hunters, too: red-tailed hawks, Cooper's hawks, and red-shouldered hawks, all of whom nest around here. Rounding out the list of bird visitors: crows--a big family that caws often, black vultures who occasionally wheel through, a big group of barred owls that whoop it up back in the woods each evening, and squirrels and robins galore.

    Since we moved in here last June we have also seen red and grey foxes, raccoons, rabbits, opossums, and at least one coyote. You'd never believe we are a half-mile from the city limits!

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    1. Karen, we live in the very heart of suburbia and had a bear in our yard last fall! We have had foxes and deer and racoons and hawks and coyotes and opossums and every kind of bird. But the bear was enormous.
      I called the WH police and the 911 operator told me it wasn't an emergency. So I said, " In one half hour, there will be 300 kids walking through the neighborhood on the way home from school. How do you think a bear encounter would go down over here?" She sent over patrol cars to keep an eye on the kids when school got out. The bear just disappeared.

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    2. Wow, Judy. I've lived out in the country where I saw coyotes, foxes, ringtails, and the neighbor's pet wolf pretty regularly, but never a bear. And Karen, I used to love watching the birds at my feeder. Hours of entertainment there!

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    3. Omigosh, Judy, that gave me chills!

      A few years ago there was a black bear in the middle of Cincinnati, although I did not see it. It roamed around for almost a week before they could capture it. It's really amazing how animals, especially deer, just vanish.

      Gigi, I don't know how you have time to look out the window, with all your roommates! LOL

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  9. Bravo on all the lovely pets! What a wonderful start to the day.

    We are a petless couple. If we were going to have a pet it would be a dog and ironically (in today's circumstances) we have always said the reason we don't have a dog is that we LIKE dogs, and couldn't provide a decent life for one. Normally, we are away from the house too long and too unpredictably. Of course, I would love to have one while we're confined at home. But instead we content ourselves with watching all the neighbors walk theirs, and observing the squirrels, bunnies and birds in our back yard.

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    1. You could connect up with your local animal shelter or a rescue group and foster a dog during the isolation period, returning him/her when you go back to work.

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  10. Oh I love seeing all the pets!

    And another greyhound! Marguerite, Koda loves his stuffies too - so much that they don't stay stuffed for very long. LOL

    And I love, love, love Golden Retrievers. If they didn't shed so much (hubby has allergies). I love them so much I gave one to Jim Duncan, one of the protagonists in my Laurel Highland series.

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    1. Liz and Marguerite, I think your retired greyhounds were never allowed to catch the bunny leading them around the track. Now, you are just handing them a bunny every day. What a great retirement!

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    2. Judy, you might be right about that!

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  11. Kenai, that shy pooch, is now 10. Irwin says he will be our last dog. They are a lot of work to train and the big ones, especially, are a huge responsibility.
    Every time you bring one home with all the joy a pet can summon, you know that there is some sadness ahead. But, I've done it again and again because I cannot imagine coming home without having a dog here. Balance the responsibility and the expense and the messes against the companionship and love, well, I choose love so I choose all the rest, too.
    Love the photos today.
    Even though we don't have cats, if we visit a home with them, they all end up in my lap. Have sticky tape, will pet animals!
    Oh, one funny story: I love to wear black. I'm all dressed up and traveling to a convention in my black pea coat. I've rolled the coat (sticky tape) and my other clothes so I think I'm good. I'm going through the TSA at the airport and the guy says to me, "Hey, what kind of dog do you have?" LOL

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    1. Judy, I had to laugh. I can NEVER get all the dog hair off my clothes. And I loved your before and after photos of Kenai. That's what it looks like when we brush Jasmine. Dax is a long-coated shepherd and doesn't have as much undercoat.

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    2. Judy, Kenai's before and after brushing picture brought back memories of our dog, Ziggy Stardust, who was half German Shepherd and half Airedale. He was a hairy boy with wiry Airedale coat running down his midline. He also had a strange beard. A former neighbor called him the ugliest dog he'd ever seen but acknowledged that he had a sweet personality!

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  12. Such a good way to begin my day and put a big smile on my face.
    Thank you everyone for sharing your pets. They are all so cute !!!

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  13. What a lovely way to start the day! I love seeing everyone's pets. I just sent a pic of my Ellery to Julia to share here.

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  14. I do enjoy other people’s pets! What a lovely cavalcade of furry friends! Thanks Julia!!

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  15. This is so adorable to see! It makes me love you all even more… Although I’m not quite sure that’s possible. They all look so happy!

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  16. Oh, thank you everyone for today's parade of pets!! Love seeing them all--bunnies and ducks and squirrels included. Green-eyed PK, our older female cat is currently in my lap, purring up a storm and squirming because she's not getting enough attention. Dr. Munch (also known as Fluffybutt) is our older male cat, the only longhair. He's around the corner, squeaking at me because he wants attention/treats. Jimmy is known as Jimmy Crackhead for his exuberant (manic?!) moments of bouncing off the walls. Missy is hidden away; she'll appear like smoke and try her hardest to get me go take a nap with her. And pretty soon, Nemo, the elderly mini-dach, will announce that he's awake and has urgent needs outside. We still miss his brother, Malcolm--younger nephew called him the ninja dog, because he would suddenly appear at your side. Not a mean trick when we have hardwood floors and you can hear Nemo coming from a mile away "clickety-clickety-click).

    To everyone, you have lifted my spirits this morning so much! Gigi, that cat! And Liz, that second photo of Koda--there are endless calls here of "come look at--" and one of the animals will be up to something silly/cute/sweet. I could be here all morning commemting on all the great photos! Thanks again!

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    1. "That cat" has calico attitude in generous amounts. She's a hoot, and just when I think she's the silliest kitten ever, she strikes a dowager queen pose and gets all elegant and haughty. You can tell from the picture of the two of us that she claimed me on adoption day as much as I agreed to adopt her.

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    2. Definitely, Gigi! She's right where she wants to be.

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    3. Flora, too true. There are many times I look at Koda and say, "Come look at this dog." None of it seems comfortable, yet he's zonked out all the time.

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  17. Thank you, Julia! nothing makes me happier than seeing all these wonderful pets! Okay, maybe spending time with my grandkids makes me the happiest of all, but you know what I'm saying. Any your dog? Did I miss her picture?

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  18. These photos and stories are all so great! I've been living on pictures of pets and gardens since we've all gone indoors. It just makes me happy to see them.

    By the way, Gift might get all the attention these days, because she is the baby, but dogs Tam, Zoe, Chess, and Kata, plus senior cats Conrad (aka Fatman) and Ella say, "What are we? Chopped liver?" I just didn't want to overwhelm Julia with the whole pack at once.

    Take care everybody! Hug your sweeties, even if they are stuffed.

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  19. Oh, Julia, thank you SO much for organizing this Pandemic Pet Parade! It's such fun to see everyone's four-legged companions. And I am delighted that my Holly is in there :)

    My first serious adult-love for a cat came with Bountiful the Beautiful, whom I got in Halifax, NS and who died 18 years and 4 months later in Winnipeg, MB. I didn't think that I would ever be able to love another cat, but Blanco the White Cat wormed his way into my heart, and then Lewis the Dapper One and now it's Holly the Aloof One (though she cuddles nicely with me on her own terms when it suits her).

    Have you found Pluto Living on Facebook or YouTube yet? She is a four-legged Schnauzer, who is giving advice to the two-leggeds during the pandemic. She gets help from her mum Nancy White, who has a wicked-sharp sense of humour. Definitely worth finding for a good laugh every day.

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    1. Amanda, your Holly and our PK could be cousins! Very similar markings, but the attitude is the same! No one messes with PK, but she will cuddle quite prettily when she wants.

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    2. i must confess, Flora, that I chose Holly from the condo-kennel at the Humane Society because of her facial markings. I thought they were so unusual and she was so pretty...Vanity, thy name is owner!

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    3. Holly is a real beauty. I love tortiseshells.

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  20. Based on my observations of suburban Cincinnati, when we see half the world biking/walking/pushing strollers/walking dogs on a local street, the happiest people are attached to a dog (or in our case, Jazz and Louie the bushy standard poodles). Yesterday we met a senior who had just adopted a King Charles Spaniel puppy. So happy! So proud of his dog Jasper.

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  21. Thanks for making me smile first thing this morning, Julia! (And Gigi! Such fun to see you and gift when I opened the blog!

    I'm really appreciating our critters in these pandemic days, Not only are they loving and endlessly entertaining, they provide a rhythm to the days.

    And as everyone is home and walking their dogs, I'm enjoying them from my front porch. I've regularly seen a pair of gorgeous Goldens, two shelties, a stunning black and white border collie (like Gigi's Zoe), a pair of standard poodles, and many more. I can sit on my porch and watch the pet parade all day.

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  22. Thanks for including our dog pile, Julia! I have to mention our Big Fat Cat, Eddie (who is on prescription diet food) so I don't get any more scorn from him. He was hanging out in the closet, because the dogs annoy him, and I forgot about him at the time. I have apologized! Mea culpa!

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  23. Thanks so much to everyone for sharing their pet pics. I'm catless now after a lifetime of sharing my home with them, so it's lovely to see all these others.

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  24. Love these pet pictures! What a great idea.

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  25. Julia, thank you for sharing these beautiful photos. I love ALL of the photos and the clever names! Teddy Roosevelt the Ruff really looks like Teddy Roosevelt - LOL.

    Though I do not have a pet at home, relatives have rescue dogs. Samson is very hyper. Arthur was found abandoned in Arkansas when friends of a relative found him and brought him to California about six years ago. Arthur loves the outdoors. Whenever he is inside the house or anywhere, he becomes crabby. Finn is a senior dog from Tony La Russa's Animal Rescue organization.

    Love that there is a photo of a Hearing Dog in training though it is the first time I have seen a poodle as a Hearing Dog in training. I have seen smaller dogs as Hearing Dogs.

    Diana

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  26. Fun post today! Jack is what my husband calls his legacy dog. I picked him out at the city animal shelter for my father-in-law since he'd had a run of bad luck with his dogs. Boy, he was a hyper dog back then! Anyway he gladdened my inlaws' hearts and exasperated them too, as a good dog will do. They made us promise we'd take Jack in if anything happened to them. It did and we did. Jack co-habited with my beloved Boo, the border terrier mix who also appeared on one of Julia's pet parade blogs years ago. Now it's just Jack, who is thirteen. I find it gets harder and harder to lose a pet. I don't know if we'll get any more after Jack. But I love dogs, so who knows?

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  27. I want ALL the animals. I told Hub when this is over, we're buying a small farm. I'm ready...

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  28. You all such nice looking animals.

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  29. I always said only one cat per bedroom. Fortunately Major has claimed the kitchen. So happy to see everyone's pets. I will be visiting this day's blog again. Like others I feel like I know us a little better thanks to you, Julia. Hope to figure out sound on Facebook, if not. see you on Friday.

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  30. Kensi is overjoyed that she finally made it on Jungle Reds! Okay, so in truth, being a cat, she doesn't care one bit. But I'm happy to see her here! Thanks, Julia!

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  31. BEST POST EVER❣️❣️❣️❣️

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  32. All of your pets are beautiful and thank you for sharing! I have always had dogs and cats growing up. Currently we have our cat Pita who is the Queen of the house and we wouldn't have it any other way.

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