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[Gary A.]

She's a six month old puppy ... the mud part she does entirely on her own. Gary participates on the clean-up part. She essentially walks herself ... ala no leash. Yes, dogs are a lot more work than cats.

And thus, I have cats. They are not nearly as needy. I don't do needy very well.

You get what you pay for ...

 

[terri34 6]

She's a six month old puppy ... the mud part she does entirely on her own. Gary participates on the clean-up part. She essentially walks herself ... ala no leash. Yes, dogs are a lot more work than cats.

And thus, I have cats. They are not nearly as needy. I don't do needy very well.

You get what you pay for ...

OMG, I was thinking the exact same thing!

 

[limr30 3]

She's a six month old puppy ... the mud part she does entirely on her own. Gary participates on the clean-up part. She essentially walks herself ... ala no leash. Yes, dogs are a lot more work than cats.

And thus, I have cats. They are not nearly as needy. I don't do needy very well.

You get what you pay for ...

Eh?

 

[Gary A.]

Nothing ...

 

[limr30 3]

If this means that I pay less and therefore get less in return, then you don't know cats very well

 

[smoke665]

Yes, dogs are a lot more work than cats.

Something worthwhile generally does

 

[limr30 3]

Yes, dogs are a lot more work than cats.

Something worthwhile generally does

Either that, or more trouble than they're worth.

 

[smoke665]

We (I) groom Sadie, because it isn't worth the time taking her to and from. I watched a breed specific video that used only scissors and comb, and do a descent job. Normally try to do a little at a time rather then all at once. When we go on walks I carry the tools in my pocket, so that when she goes on point I can clip away on a perfectly still dog. No muss no fuss. Do the nails the same way. She also gets her teeth brushed nightly

 

[SquarePeg37 8]

@SquarePeg Do you have to shovel a path for your cat-sized dog? My lab is bottoming out today. He literally dug himself a hole in a snow bank, haha.

It's still coming down like crazy, but my understanding is that we are almost through. The city has already canceled school for tomorrow, so my wife will be home. I'm not sure about my school yet (which is funny, because it's a half-mile as the crow flies from where my wife works...just in a different city...).

I think the big issue is the wind...they can clear lots and roads tonight for the schools, but they'll have to do it again tomorrow. Here in New London, about 30% of the kids are walkers...so sometimes, they give an extra day to make sure that the sidewalks are cleared.

No school here tomorrow either. No way will they have the streets and public sidewalks cleared in time for school. If it wasn't a Friday, they may have done a delayed start...

Yes, Princess has to clear a path for the King to do his business. He basically goes down the stairs, takes two steps, hurries through his routine and comes right back inside. He doesn't like snow, or rain, or wind or walking on ice or puddles. When he was a pup we would shovel out a big oval for him to run around but he doesn't really do that anymore.

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Guess who went to the groomers today?

She's adorable. Is she trying to eat the mud?

 

[jcdeboever]

My Baby Girl Cat loves me more than Webster. She really shows it. Webster just wants to eat. He is not into loving me really, I'm more of a God or provider for him. Baby Girl needs love and affection but on her terms. She shows way more affection than Webster, she teaches how to love in reality, even if some may consider it's just a cat. Learn to love a cat on their terms, you may possibly love a human better... IMO

 

[NancyMoranG]

@smoke665 where are you now? We are in Jacksonville, Fl at a campground.
We are just off the junction for I95 and 295 and 2 hours south of Savannah, Ga. Today @ noon, our Walmart had more trucks and Rv's parked there. We figured they will lay up here instead of getting further and finding no room to park somewhere later?

We had 28 degrees last night and again tonight...in Fl!
My brother is near SqPeg in Quincy, Ma. Plans on being on lock down for 4 days?..

 

[Gary A.]

@SquarePeg Do you have to shovel a path for your cat-sized dog? My lab is bottoming out today. He literally dug himself a hole in a snow bank, haha.

It's still coming down like crazy, but my understanding is that we are almost through. The city has already canceled school for tomorrow, so my wife will be home. I'm not sure about my school yet (which is funny, because it's a half-mile as the crow flies from where my wife works...just in a different city...).

I think the big issue is the wind...they can clear lots and roads tonight for the schools, but they'll have to do it again tomorrow. Here in New London, about 30% of the kids are walkers...so sometimes, they give an extra day to make sure that the sidewalks are cleared.

No school here tomorrow either. No way will they have the streets and public sidewalks cleared in time for school. If it wasn't a Friday, they may have done a delayed start...

Yes, Princess has to clear a path for the King to do his business. He basically goes down the stairs, takes two steps, hurries through his routine and comes right back inside. He doesn't like snow, or rain, or wind or walking on ice or puddles. When he was a pup we would shovel out a big oval for him to run around but he doesn't really do that anymore.

Before:
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After:
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Guess who went to the groomers today?

She's adorable. Is she trying to eat the mud?

Nope, she just likes diving in and splashing about. Like a little kid jumping in pubbles.

 

[smoke665]

@smoke665 where are you now? We are in Jacksonville, Fl at a campground.
We are just off the junction for I95 and 295 and 2 hours south of Savannah, Ga. Today @ noon, our Walmart had more trucks and Rv's parked there. We figured they will lay up here instead of getting further and finding no room to park somewhere later?

We had 28 degrees last night and again tonight...in Fl!
My brother is near SqPeg in Quincy, Ma. Plans on being on lock down for 4 days?..

For the next few days we are in St Augstine. Spent two nights West of Savannah cooling our heals (literally) waiting for the weather to clear enough to get out to Tybee Island. Finally made the decision to abandon Savannah stop and come south.

 

[sasysquatchgirl]

still snowing here, but I went outside to do the first shovel of the walk and some damage assessment. I’m feeling fortunate not to be in Coastal MA. That flooding is scary.

I have no idea how much snow we have. Part of my lawn is completely bare, but I have waist deep drifts in other parts. Pretty typical for here. I live at the end of the park, and the open field is to my Northeast...so the wind from these Nor’easters has a lot of space to pick up speed before hit me and my neighbors.

I miss Old Joe who lived two houses down until his passing last year. Our relationship consisted of friendly waves and hellos from our porches for most of the year, but on days like today, I’d be racing him to get outside so he wouldn’t try to shovel 18 inches of snow at 93 years old. He would never put his shovel down or away when I came over, but he’d tell me stories about the neighborhood from the good old days while he let me do most of the work.


(As I was typing, we just saw our first plow of the day.)

I'm in Ma. It's been a very crazy storm. I like the story of old Joe. We were out shoveling our neighbors before they got out there today.


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[Fred von den Berg]

The down side to having Toby, our six-month-old Beagle buddy, other than the wanton destruction of my armchair, is that Stevens the grey tabby doesn't visit us anymore