Comments on: Missy and the Gray Cat http://www.errantdreams.com/thoughts/2008/03/10/missy-and-the-gray-cat/ "You never paint what you see or think you see. You paint with a thousand vibrations the blow that struck you." --Nicholas de Stael Sun, 20 Jul 2008 07:04:11 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.2 By: Nick the Health Drink Guy http://www.errantdreams.com/thoughts/2008/03/10/missy-and-the-gray-cat/#comment-21842 Nick the Health Drink Guy Mon, 12 May 2008 19:02:37 +0000 http://www.errantdreams.com/thoughts/2008/03/10/missy-and-the-gray-cat/#comment-21842 That's cool - we have a Golden Retriever named Surfer Boy. We used to have a cat named Duchess she died recently - she was mostly Siamese. Even though Duchess was rather small at about 10 pounds and Surfer Boy was about 80 pounds the cat used to intimidate him. If she was in the hall she wouldn't let him pass through. You could tell Duchess knew if he ever wanted to be aggressive she would be no match for him but by acting intimidating she kept him away. Surfer Boy wouldn't have bothered her anyway as he's a pretty easy going guy. Eventually after almost 5 years together they sort of got used to each other. He would just walk by her not paying her much attention. At this point if she saw him coming to close she would just go into another room. Even though he never growled or made any threatening gestures toward her. She was a very paranoid but nice cat. He's everyone's friend - just a real nice friendly dog. That’s cool - we have a Golden Retriever named Surfer Boy. We used to have a cat named Duchess she died recently - she was mostly Siamese. Even though Duchess was rather small at about 10 pounds and Surfer Boy was about 80 pounds the cat used to intimidate him. If she was in the hall she wouldn’t let him pass through. You could tell Duchess knew if he ever wanted to be aggressive she would be no match for him but by acting intimidating she kept him away. Surfer Boy wouldn’t have bothered her anyway as he’s a pretty easy going guy. Eventually after almost 5 years together they sort of got used to each other. He would just walk by her not paying her much attention. At this point if she saw him coming to close she would just go into another room. Even though he never growled or made any threatening gestures toward her. She was a very paranoid but nice cat. He’s everyone’s friend - just a real nice friendly dog.

]]> By: Goji Juice Gracie http://www.errantdreams.com/thoughts/2008/03/10/missy-and-the-gray-cat/#comment-15852 Goji Juice Gracie Tue, 18 Mar 2008 18:27:12 +0000 http://www.errantdreams.com/thoughts/2008/03/10/missy-and-the-gray-cat/#comment-15852 How adorable! I myself own a golden retriever, and am hopelessly in love with the breed, so I can't help but adore reading the antics of them. :D The animals around you sound adorable! I know what you mean by wishing you could understand the language of animals. - Our neighbors have a sheltie named Dixie and whenever she's in their backyard, her and my golden, Spiffy, run up and down along the fence barking, sometimes playing, sometimes just... I dunno, talking? :D How adorable! I myself own a golden retriever, and am hopelessly in love with the breed, so I can’t help but adore reading the antics of them. :D The animals around you sound adorable! I know what you mean by wishing you could understand the language of animals. - Our neighbors have a sheltie named Dixie and whenever she’s in their backyard, her and my golden, Spiffy, run up and down along the fence barking, sometimes playing, sometimes just… I dunno, talking? :D

]]> By: heather http://www.errantdreams.com/thoughts/2008/03/10/missy-and-the-gray-cat/#comment-15205 heather Tue, 11 Mar 2008 16:59:56 +0000 http://www.errantdreams.com/thoughts/2008/03/10/missy-and-the-gray-cat/#comment-15205 <b>Trish:</b> Ha! Selene, one of ours, is incredibly chatty. Sometimes we think she talks just to enjoy the acoustics of a room. I'd love to know for sure what she's saying. I can't help letting the cats sleep with us (sigh). Most of the time they snuggle between the covers (they're so warm and cuddly), and I'll put up with the extremely rare belly-pounce for the incredible reward of waking up to find a cat stretched out between my side and my arm with his or her chin resting on my shoulder. *melts* <b>Feline:</b> Aww. That's adorable! I hope your dog feels better soon! When Selene was sick with her first allergic reaction to a vaccine, we had to keep Cahlash away from her for a little while because she was so ill. When we finally let him back in to see her, he oh-so-carefully snuggled up to her, very gingerly, as though he was afraid of hurting her. It was so sweet. Trish: Ha! Selene, one of ours, is incredibly chatty. Sometimes we think she talks just to enjoy the acoustics of a room. I’d love to know for sure what she’s saying.

I can’t help letting the cats sleep with us (sigh). Most of the time they snuggle between the covers (they’re so warm and cuddly), and I’ll put up with the extremely rare belly-pounce for the incredible reward of waking up to find a cat stretched out between my side and my arm with his or her chin resting on my shoulder. *melts*

Feline: Aww. That’s adorable! I hope your dog feels better soon!

When Selene was sick with her first allergic reaction to a vaccine, we had to keep Cahlash away from her for a little while because she was so ill. When we finally let him back in to see her, he oh-so-carefully snuggled up to her, very gingerly, as though he was afraid of hurting her. It was so sweet.

]]> By: Literary Feline http://www.errantdreams.com/thoughts/2008/03/10/missy-and-the-gray-cat/#comment-15164 Literary Feline Tue, 11 Mar 2008 03:33:13 +0000 http://www.errantdreams.com/thoughts/2008/03/10/missy-and-the-gray-cat/#comment-15164 What a cute story! I often wish I better understood the conversations my two have. My dog has a minor muscle strain from jumping at the fence in our yard and my cat has been especially sweet to him as a result. It wasn't too long ago that one of my staff brought her son to the office because she had left something behind. He was looking at my photos of my cat and dog sitting side by side. "Cats and dogs don't like each other," he told me. I explained to him that my two animals were best friends. His eyes grew big and he asked, "Really?" "Sure," I replied and gave him some examples of how they interact together. As he was leaving I could hear him telling his mom, "Did you know that her cat and dog actually like each other?" What a cute story! I often wish I better understood the conversations my two have. My dog has a minor muscle strain from jumping at the fence in our yard and my cat has been especially sweet to him as a result. It wasn’t too long ago that one of my staff brought her son to the office because she had left something behind. He was looking at my photos of my cat and dog sitting side by side. “Cats and dogs don’t like each other,” he told me. I explained to him that my two animals were best friends. His eyes grew big and he asked, “Really?” “Sure,” I replied and gave him some examples of how they interact together. As he was leaving I could hear him telling his mom, “Did you know that her cat and dog actually like each other?”

]]> By: Trish http://www.errantdreams.com/thoughts/2008/03/10/missy-and-the-gray-cat/#comment-15159 Trish Tue, 11 Mar 2008 00:51:45 +0000 http://www.errantdreams.com/thoughts/2008/03/10/missy-and-the-gray-cat/#comment-15159 I'm sitting here reading your post while my cat is meowing LOUDLY for no apparent reason. Maybe she just needs a cuddle, but I wish I knew what SHE was thinking/saying. Animals can be so funny. Loved the picture below by the way. That's one of the reasons the cat is not allowed to sleep with hubby and I (and we have to keep the door shut). I’m sitting here reading your post while my cat is meowing LOUDLY for no apparent reason. Maybe she just needs a cuddle, but I wish I knew what SHE was thinking/saying. Animals can be so funny. Loved the picture below by the way. That’s one of the reasons the cat is not allowed to sleep with hubby and I (and we have to keep the door shut).

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