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Good morning everyone
lol As you can tell by how late todays ? is, it was not one of my 4:30 am mornings
When I found out it is "National love your pet day" I got the inspiration for
Todays question:
Do you have a pet(s) if so, how many and what kind?
Extra credit:
What is the craziest,strangest or funniest thing you have done for them?
Today in history :
February 21,1842 - John J. Greenough of Washington, DC patented the sewing machine on this day.
February 21,1878 - The first telephone directories issued in the U.S. were distributed to residents in New Haven, CT. It was easy to “Let Your Fingers Do the Walking” at that time as only 50 subscribers’ names were listed.
Word of the day :
satiety \suh-TY-uh-tee\, noun:
The state of being full or gratified to or beyond the point of satisfaction.
We have 2 retired greyhounds
a Lola dog (we aren't sure what her combo mix is)
and a cockatiel
I guess the strangest or maybe it could be considered crazy thing we have done is we built a bigger house house because the dogs needed more room.
lol we get pretty strange look when folks ask "why do you need such a big house if you have no kids and it is just the 2 of you ?" and we reply "for the dogs of course"
I have 2 Golden Retrievers; a female Sandy and a male Buddy. I named him Buddy as in Sandy's friend/playmate. Thought that was cool idea!
Buddy comes from the animal shelter one hour (no exaggeration!) before his death due to wandering and no one claimed him. Sad stuff. Beautiful dog, so perfect and kind.
One of pets we had was a hamster for my son. A little background - He loved that hamster and took care of him faithfully. Every once in a while, he would let the hamster rolled in the ball cage thing around the house while cleaning his cage. I never fooled with it as I really didn't care for it but I did support him all the way for responsibility of caring for a pet. Then he went away to a medical college summer camp for one week. I tried my best to wash the cage, feed the hamster and all. He died on me! I have no idea what I did wrong. I didn't want my kid to come home from camp and there is no hamster. I went to the pet store, bought a hamster which I thought looked just like his. I never told him anything. I really thought I matched it up perfectly and he wouldn't notice. Guess what? He said "Where is MY hamster??!!!"
Can you believe he knew the difference in a hamster? They all looked the same to me but he knew!
Do you have a pet(s) if so, how many and what kind? We have a four year old spayed Calico that we adopted at a pet shelter 3 years ago and we love her to death
Extra credit:
What is the craziest,strangest or funniest thing you have done for them? ...ok, since you asked...when we first got her she was so scared she ran into the tub and wouldn't come out...so I sat in the tub with her all night until she finally came over to me. Now, every night without fail, she jumps up on the couch and I have to rock her like the baby she is until she gets sleepy and then she runs off to bed....sure hope this doesn't harm my macho image
February 21,1842 - John J. Greenough of Washington, DC patented the sewing machine on this day...yeah, great, like I'm about to even think about using my Wife's.
satiety \suh-TY-uh-tee\, noun:
The state of being full or gratified to or beyond the point of satisfaction...is that like I am in such a state of satiety I almost wet my pants?
Today is National Sticky Bun Day...We do sticky buns here...Wife makes em from scratch
National Love your pet Day[/quote]...That's easy..we love ours 24/7 so no need for this special day...
Do you have a pet(s) if so, how many and what kind?
I have 2 dogs. A Pug and a Shih Tzu.
What is the craziest,strangest or funniest thing you have done for them?
Hmm well I was going to leave them with a pet sitter one time when I was going to travel (driving), and about a half hour into the drive, I turned back and got them cause I didnt want to leave them.
Location: Finally made it to Florida and lovin' every minute!
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Uncle Batz, you old softee, you! LOL
Four kitties. Love 'em all. It's funny - I've had about 15 cats thru my life and each one has had its own personality, from bee-itchy to sweet as pie and everything in between.
I don't know if it's something we've done "for" our cats, but we currently have the cremains of 4 of our previous pets in a special place in our house. We brought them with us wherever we move. At first, I thought that was kind of strange, but I don't any more.
Sewing machine??? Would that be somewhere near the iron???
Could I please replace the sticky bun with a cinnamon bun w/cream cheese frosting? Unless, of course, Auntie Batz wants to give me one of her home made ones. :-D
We have a black Lab/boxer mix named Mojo. Even though the little bugger is 70 pounds, I have to carry it up the stairs at bedtime because he has problem controlling his back legs and I don't want him to fall down the stairs. I know he could sleep downstairs, but....
2 cats, a 10 year old Tabby and a 15 year old long white cat. I call the Tabby a miniature doberman - that cat is huge, must be over 20 pounds, and he's the biggest baby.
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I have no idea what I did wrong. I didn't want my kid to come home from camp and there is no hamster. I went to the pet store, bought a hamster which I thought looked just like his. I never told him anything. I really thought I matched it up perfectly and he wouldn't notice. 
Guess what? He said "Where is MY hamster??!!!"
sewiong machines?..Yukko
