Introducing Rosie to the pack…cont. December 5, 2016

Introductions to Tucker and TinkerBelle went smoothly. Rosie was a little silly and jumped on Tuckers back, Tucker being the great dog that he is, just turned and barked once which surprised poor Rosie and she jumped down. She has tried that with TinkerBelle and I have had to intervene and let Rosie know that is not ok. Rosie is a very smart pup but very stubborn, so we are still continuing to work on her not jumping on the big dogs.

Seeing how rambunctious she is with the big dogs we decided to introduce her to the small dogs the next day, plus it was getting dark outside. Smokey the Mini Dachshund has to be introduced on a walk. My youngest daughter has to take the new pup on a walk to let Smokey know that the new pup is ok.

 

We are back December 4, 2016

I had this crazy idea to start this blog again. It will be a little bit different. instead of it coming from the pets point of view, I will write about our daily life and how we humans and animals alike get along. When I started this blog I was homeschooling 5 kids and as part of their writing assignment I had them write from their pet’s point of view. Now I am only homeschooling 2 teenagers.

The pack has changed a bit in our hiatus. We have added a bunny named Pink Penny and a bird ( a conure of sorts) named Solo. We also have 2 new dogs a Chinese Crested Powder Puff Named Mowgli Clyde. We have had him for 2 years now. He is 2 years old.

We also have a new pup named Rosie “Bud” Quartz. She is a German Shepard, American Bulldog mix. We are estimating her age to be about 6 months old. I was trying to re-home her for my daughter’s friend who had Rosie since she was about 8 weeks old. They were about to take her to our local animal shelter because she killed 6 of their chickens. I know what our local shelter would do with a high strung “bully” breed that has already killed chickens and I did not want to see her put down without giving her a chance, so we took her in. I thought I had found her a good home that was willing to work with her and without them giving me reason the did not show up. We have decided as a family to try and work with and train her. So this might end up being a lot about her for now.

I have had people ask me how we introduce a new animal into our pack…each one is different. So I will let you follow along as you see how we introduce Miss Rosie into our pack. The first day we put the little dogs ( Nala, Smokey, and Mowgli) into their crates. Tucker and TinkerBelle are out and about to meet Rosie. Rosie was brought in on leash. She had lived with another dog (German Shepard) so she was use to big dogs. Tucker and TinkerBelle are my most laid back dogs that I have. They are also the best trained so I was not worried about their introductions.

Veggies…. August 19, 2012

I love Veggies!! Carrots, lettuce, peas, all sorts of veggies!!

My girl and her family now eat nothing but veggies!! They are now vegan, Tucker doesn’t like it cause they don’t get hot dogs and hamburgers and share them with him anymore.

I keep trying to tell my girl that I want to be a plant strong doggie!! But, she says doggies need to eat meat to be healthy.

Well….OK….maybe she will share some of her yummy veggies with me though. That would be nice. I’m gonna go and ask

Nala

Last installment of find the pet!

Last installment of find the pet… Find the pet hiding in this picture, name the type of pet it is and bonus points if you know the pet’s name!! Good luck, this one is a hard one!!

2nd round of Find the Pet August 18, 2012

How about another round of find the pet…. again find the pet, guess the species and bonus points if you can tell me their name….let the fun begin!!!

 

Here’s Milo August 17, 2012

Thank you for playing find the pet today…For all who guessed you are correct that it is a dog (Dachshund), yes he was behind the pillow to the left. This is Milo my “mom’s” mom dachshund, he is staying with us for a bit till my “mom’s” mom starts feeling better.

Find the pet!! August 16, 2012

I thought it would be fun to play a game…. Here is today’s picture…..Find the pet that is hiding, guess where the pet is and what speices it is….bonus points if you can name the pet!! Good Luck!!

Spring…ish April 8, 2012

How on earth is it possible for cooler weather to thin my perfectly thick coat?? Though I will admit I did look a bit…plump, I would have never have on my own free will gotten rid of my winter coat!

But spring does have its pluses. The irritating chirping of fledgling birds, the young tender shoots, and mostly pleasant skies have filled my heart and mind with wonderful new schemes and has brought to mind my youthful days.

The kittens…well, let’s just say they have a spring in their step. I want to kill them.

There has been some hustle and bustle of late as the warmer weather sets in. I prefer to sit back and bite a few fingers. Ah, what more could I want? Besides the world, of course.

I must be off. Important business to attend to. You may leave now. Immediately. This instant.

Her Royal Highness,

Tigerlily

P.S.  A message to all you people who breed kittens just because they are fun and cute: You are all idiots. If you are not trying to preserve our noble heritage and innate evilness, you are no good. Give the Animal Kingdom a break, and stop. Seriously.

Torture Day…. March 27, 2012

I do not know what is up with these humans. We had a lot of rain and suddenly our humans had the  stupididst  idea ever! They decided that they would give Smokey and I a BATH in the kitchen sink!!

I should have known something was up when I smelled Smokey and he smelled CLEAN!

I tried to hide, but my human found me. She picked me up and took me into the kitchen. I squirmed, I didn’t need a bath! I wasn’t dirty! (Ok maybe I was kinda dirty, but it wasn’t so bad that I needed a bath!) She placed me in the sink saying, “Look Nala, you don’t have worry about falling down the drain, it’s covered.” Yeah, like that’s what I was worried about!

I tried to squirm out of her grasp and run away but Cat called her mom and her mom held me tight. I still tried to squirm away and Cat’s mom gave me that look. It was the no-nonsense look.

I stopped trying to get away. but I was not happy and I let Catherine know it by shivering and whining quietly. She didn’t listen, (or she ignored me) and gave me a bath anyway.

Why must the humans torture us this way? Why are forced to endure being soaked and shampooed??  Why?? Can anyone explain the humans insanity?

A curious and sweet smelling,

Nala

P.S. No pictures were taken due to the fact that everyone’s hands were either full or wet. I’m glad they didn’t take any pictures!!

Greetings January 28, 2012

Hello, my name is Saphira Vervada. I am the sibling Gordon and Emily failed to mention. I am what you might call the Black Cat of the family, but what that really means is that I have a lot of fun.

My person is Brittany. Tigerlily does not like sharing; frankly, neither do I. I really do think something should be done about this. Cloning? No, that won’t do.

So, anyhoo…how does one write a blog? I hope I do it right.

I am a nine month old glossy black feline with bright yellow eyes and a few white hairs on my chest, but you can’t really see them, so I won’t talk about them any more.

I like to play and do mean things to the dogs…especially my Ninja Kitty Attack to Tucker. I like to get into the humans’ food when they’re not looking, cuddling is nice too. But destroying stuff and scaring people is what I do best.

More later,

Saphira

“Thousands of years ago, cats were worshiped as gods. Cats have never forgotten this.”          -Anonymous