"Hi, I'm here to look for a Christmas present for my dogs"
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It's amazing how, even in a pet store, people look at you funny when you say that. :-> Does anyone else get presents for your dogs? Hopefully it's not just a South African thing. What else are dogs meant to do around the Christmas tree anyway? EDIT: I got them one a karlie aqua action ball. Cheers, Simon > blog:: brokenkeyboards > my opinion of VS05 :: here > CV :: PDF > skype me! :: SimonMStewart -- modified at 8:36 Thursday 22nd December, 2005
SimonS wrote:
Does anyone else get presents for your dogs?
Well, I have five cats. They'll get a bit of turkey or ham from Christmas dinner as a treat.
<voice_of_experience>Unfortunately, if you buy cats toys, it's guaranteed they'll never play with them. They'll prefer to play with the family heirloom crystal that you've got displayed on the mantle for the holidays instead.</voice_of_experience>My mother, however, is completely around the bend when it comes to her three dogs (two miniature Dachshunds and a poodle mix). They get presents every year, and she even includes their names on her Christmas cards :).
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SimonS wrote:
How some people can pretty much ignore their dogs is beyond me.
We had to rescue two dog from our neighbours house the other day. They went on holiday and left the dogs. Their maid, who returned four days later, was suppose to look after them but "forgot" because she was at her boyfriends place. The mind boggles. We go over every now and then to see if they are still ok.
SimonS wrote:
Ours have free range of the house
Yes :D Ours are pretty much family members and go wherever they want. Usually onto someones bed after they've been in the pool and the garden.
The man who smiles when things go wrong has thought of someone he can blame it on. If you tell a man there are 300 billion stars in the universe, he'll believe you. But if you tell him a bench has just been painted, he'll have to touch it to be sure.
those mad people should never have pets, here in india most people(middle class)feed their pets with the remains of their dishes. they wont make anything special for the dogies.. i really feel sad to look at the cute ones eating the litter like food. we had a dog, and we never called her a dog. we used to cook seperately for her. the only thing we(me and my dogie) both found hard was to make her take bath. i feel lazy and she doesn't like to get wet. i used to postpone the 'bath' matter regularly, but at one point(when i start sneezing) i make her take a nice bath. since you have rescued two dogies.. i would like to give you more that 5, but i couldn't. so its 5.
"But your mind is very complex, very tricky. It makes simple things complicated. -- that's its work. And for centuries it has been trained for only one thing: to make things so complicated that your life becomes impossible."- Osho
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those mad people should never have pets, here in india most people(middle class)feed their pets with the remains of their dishes. they wont make anything special for the dogies.. i really feel sad to look at the cute ones eating the litter like food. we had a dog, and we never called her a dog. we used to cook seperately for her. the only thing we(me and my dogie) both found hard was to make her take bath. i feel lazy and she doesn't like to get wet. i used to postpone the 'bath' matter regularly, but at one point(when i start sneezing) i make her take a nice bath. since you have rescued two dogies.. i would like to give you more that 5, but i couldn't. so its 5.
"But your mind is very complex, very tricky. It makes simple things complicated. -- that's its work. And for centuries it has been trained for only one thing: to make things so complicated that your life becomes impossible."- Osho
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VivekuniQ wrote:
those mad people should never have pets
I totally agree. Pets are not toys. They are not something you can discard when they are not cute puppies anymore. They are not alarm systems whose sole purpose is to sit in an enclosed area and get no attention. Aaarg. It makes. me. so. angry. When those people get back from holiday there's going to be words between them an me. oh yes. Anyway, at least those two dogs got lots of attention for a few days.
The man who smiles when things go wrong has thought of someone he can blame it on. If you tell a man there are 300 billion stars in the universe, he'll believe you. But if you tell him a bench has just been painted, he'll have to touch it to be sure.
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SimonS wrote:
Does anyone else get presents for your dogs?
Well, I have five cats. They'll get a bit of turkey or ham from Christmas dinner as a treat.
<voice_of_experience>Unfortunately, if you buy cats toys, it's guaranteed they'll never play with them. They'll prefer to play with the family heirloom crystal that you've got displayed on the mantle for the holidays instead.</voice_of_experience>My mother, however, is completely around the bend when it comes to her three dogs (two miniature Dachshunds and a poodle mix). They get presents every year, and she even includes their names on her Christmas cards :).
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delete this;Gary Wheeler wrote:
Unfortunately, if you buy cats toys, it's guaranteed they'll never play with them. They'll prefer to play with the family heirloom crystal that you've got displayed on the mantle for the holidays instead.
I would leave a new toy in a partially opened drawer. The cat obviously has to see what is in a partially open drawer (especially if it remains closed all other times), discovers the toy, must get to it, which makes it that much more interesting.... :) Never just hand a toy to a cat, they will look at you with the "where's the fun in that?" expression. _________________________ Asu no koto o ieba, tenjo de nezumi ga warau. Talk about things of tomorrow and the mice in the ceiling laugh. (Japanese Proverb)
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SimonS wrote:
Does anyone else get presents for your dogs?
Well, I have five cats. They'll get a bit of turkey or ham from Christmas dinner as a treat.
<voice_of_experience>Unfortunately, if you buy cats toys, it's guaranteed they'll never play with them. They'll prefer to play with the family heirloom crystal that you've got displayed on the mantle for the holidays instead.</voice_of_experience>My mother, however, is completely around the bend when it comes to her three dogs (two miniature Dachshunds and a poodle mix). They get presents every year, and she even includes their names on her Christmas cards :).
Software Zen:
delete this;Luckily, our cat is easy to buy "toys" for. She likes plastic bags (like from the grocery store), and the empty pill wrappers (the kind that hold gel tabs and have foil on the back). She likes to bat the pill wrappers around for hours and hours....and it's very entertaining to watch. The odd thing is that she never even attempts to try to eat either one, she just likes to play.... I wish I was that easily entertained... Brian Van Beek Inside this room, all of my dreams become realities, and some of my realities become dreams. -Willy Wonka Just started a new blog, yeah! [^]
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VivekuniQ wrote:
those mad people should never have pets
I totally agree. Pets are not toys. They are not something you can discard when they are not cute puppies anymore. They are not alarm systems whose sole purpose is to sit in an enclosed area and get no attention. Aaarg. It makes. me. so. angry. When those people get back from holiday there's going to be words between them an me. oh yes. Anyway, at least those two dogs got lots of attention for a few days.
The man who smiles when things go wrong has thought of someone he can blame it on. If you tell a man there are 300 billion stars in the universe, he'll believe you. But if you tell him a bench has just been painted, he'll have to touch it to be sure.
Nic Rowan wrote:
Pets are not toys.
They're family. :) One thing I feel bad about living away from my family is that I don't see my dog often enough. :( But I'm visiting them middle of next week. :) Cheers, Vikram.
"When I read in books about a "base class", I figured this was the class that was at the bottom of the inheritence tree. It's the "base", right? Like the base of a pyramid." - Marc Clifton.
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those mad people should never have pets, here in india most people(middle class)feed their pets with the remains of their dishes. they wont make anything special for the dogies.. i really feel sad to look at the cute ones eating the litter like food. we had a dog, and we never called her a dog. we used to cook seperately for her. the only thing we(me and my dogie) both found hard was to make her take bath. i feel lazy and she doesn't like to get wet. i used to postpone the 'bath' matter regularly, but at one point(when i start sneezing) i make her take a nice bath. since you have rescued two dogies.. i would like to give you more that 5, but i couldn't. so its 5.
"But your mind is very complex, very tricky. It makes simple things complicated. -- that's its work. And for centuries it has been trained for only one thing: to make things so complicated that your life becomes impossible."- Osho
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VivekuniQ wrote:
here in india most people(middle class)feed their pets with the remains of their dishes.
Thankfully, my family doesn't fall into that category. We cook a portion of the food for our dog. I have the same problem with my dog too - it's nearly impossible to bathe him. :rolleyes: You can find pictures of my doggie on my site, in the, ummm, pictures page. ;) Cheers, Vikram.
"When I read in books about a "base class", I figured this was the class that was at the bottom of the inheritence tree. It's the "base", right? Like the base of a pyramid." - Marc Clifton.
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Luckily, our cat is easy to buy "toys" for. She likes plastic bags (like from the grocery store), and the empty pill wrappers (the kind that hold gel tabs and have foil on the back). She likes to bat the pill wrappers around for hours and hours....and it's very entertaining to watch. The odd thing is that she never even attempts to try to eat either one, she just likes to play.... I wish I was that easily entertained... Brian Van Beek Inside this room, all of my dreams become realities, and some of my realities become dreams. -Willy Wonka Just started a new blog, yeah! [^]
Our cats are big on bottle caps (like the ones on 2 liter pop bottles). I forgot the best cat toy ever: A laser pointer. It's like they're hard-wired to chase a little red/green dot until they fall over in exhaustion.
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Nic Rowan wrote:
Pets are not toys.
They're family. :) One thing I feel bad about living away from my family is that I don't see my dog often enough. :( But I'm visiting them middle of next week. :) Cheers, Vikram.
"When I read in books about a "base class", I figured this was the class that was at the bottom of the inheritence tree. It's the "base", right? Like the base of a pyramid." - Marc Clifton.
Vikram A Punathambekar wrote:
One thing I feel bad about living away from my family is that I don't see my dog often enough.
The mayhem they create when they see you after a long time more than makes up for it. I can't help smiling when I'm a few feet away from reaching home, knowing the reception I'll get :) Regards Senthil _____________________________ My Blog | My Articles | WinMacro
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SimonS wrote:
Does anyone else get presents for your dogs?
Well, I have five cats. They'll get a bit of turkey or ham from Christmas dinner as a treat.
<voice_of_experience>Unfortunately, if you buy cats toys, it's guaranteed they'll never play with them. They'll prefer to play with the family heirloom crystal that you've got displayed on the mantle for the holidays instead.</voice_of_experience>My mother, however, is completely around the bend when it comes to her three dogs (two miniature Dachshunds and a poodle mix). They get presents every year, and she even includes their names on her Christmas cards :).
Software Zen:
delete this;Gary Wheeler wrote:
Unfortunately, if you buy cats toys, it's guaranteed they'll never play with them.
my cat really like these little mylar balls[^]. she'll bat them around by herself, or play fetch with us. most mornings, she wakes us up by dropping one of them on our faces, trying to get us to throw it so she can fetch it. but that's about the only real toy she likes. and sometimes even the balls can't compete with the joy of an empty cardboard box. so for xmas, she's gonna get a lot of empty boxes. Cleek | Image Toolkits | Thumbnail maker -- modified at 10:54 Thursday 22nd December, 2005
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Gary Wheeler wrote:
Unfortunately, if you buy cats toys, it's guaranteed they'll never play with them.
my cat really like these little mylar balls[^]. she'll bat them around by herself, or play fetch with us. most mornings, she wakes us up by dropping one of them on our faces, trying to get us to throw it so she can fetch it. but that's about the only real toy she likes. and sometimes even the balls can't compete with the joy of an empty cardboard box. so for xmas, she's gonna get a lot of empty boxes. Cleek | Image Toolkits | Thumbnail maker -- modified at 10:54 Thursday 22nd December, 2005
Chris Losinger wrote:
the joy of an empty cardboard box
Yeah; we had one who went bonkers over empty paper grocery bags. When we brought groceries home, we had to quickly lay an empty one on the floor for him. If we didn't, he'd jump in the full ones to see what was inside, spilling the contents all over the place.
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VivekuniQ wrote:
here in india most people(middle class)feed their pets with the remains of their dishes.
Thankfully, my family doesn't fall into that category. We cook a portion of the food for our dog. I have the same problem with my dog too - it's nearly impossible to bathe him. :rolleyes: You can find pictures of my doggie on my site, in the, ummm, pictures page. ;) Cheers, Vikram.
"When I read in books about a "base class", I figured this was the class that was at the bottom of the inheritence tree. It's the "base", right? Like the base of a pyramid." - Marc Clifton.
ya i just had a look at him, he's cute!! even whenever i find a pup somewhere, an bulb glows [why not take him home :rolleyes:], but the "bath" matter disuades me everytime :( and moreover when you are a bachelor its going to be something u should think twice. if my company allow me to bring my dogie inside my company, i'd have certainly had a nice friend in the company.!!;)
"But your mind is very complex, very tricky. It makes simple things complicated. -- that's its work. And for centuries it has been trained for only one thing: to make things so complicated that your life becomes impossible."- Osho
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Our cats are big on bottle caps (like the ones on 2 liter pop bottles). I forgot the best cat toy ever: A laser pointer. It's like they're hard-wired to chase a little red/green dot until they fall over in exhaustion.
Software Zen:
delete this;Gary Wheeler wrote:
I forgot the best cat toy ever: A laser pointer. It's like they're hard-wired to chase a little red/green dot until they fall over in exhaustion.
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Chris Losinger wrote:
the joy of an empty cardboard box
Yeah; we had one who went bonkers over empty paper grocery bags. When we brought groceries home, we had to quickly lay an empty one on the floor for him. If we didn't, he'd jump in the full ones to see what was inside, spilling the contents all over the place.
Software Zen:
delete this;Does he stop once he gets in? Or... did does he have to run head-long into it until his head hits the bottom? (WHAP!!!!) We had a cat that would do that and would love to hear the sound it made. That is until my !@#$ kid sister put the bag against the wall. He learned quickly though. Only once did he ram his head into the wall. After that he started moving the bag and THEN running into it!
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Does he stop once he gets in? Or... did does he have to run head-long into it until his head hits the bottom? (WHAP!!!!) We had a cat that would do that and would love to hear the sound it made. That is until my !@#$ kid sister put the bag against the wall. He learned quickly though. Only once did he ram his head into the wall. After that he started moving the bag and THEN running into it!
His thing seemed to be running into the bag, turning around, and then using it as a hiding place from which to pounce on people or our other cats. He kind of gave himself away, however, since he'd sit there and swish his tail back and forth, rattling the bag.
Brad Bruce wrote:
Only once did he ram his head into the wall.
We get that now from my daughter's cat, a calico with a 'lazy' eye (apparently, this is not unusual for calicos). Occasionally she'll misjudge a doorway and run into the wall instead.
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It's amazing how, even in a pet store, people look at you funny when you say that. :-> Does anyone else get presents for your dogs? Hopefully it's not just a South African thing. What else are dogs meant to do around the Christmas tree anyway? EDIT: I got them one a karlie aqua action ball. Cheers, Simon > blog:: brokenkeyboards > my opinion of VS05 :: here > CV :: PDF > skype me! :: SimonMStewart -- modified at 8:36 Thursday 22nd December, 2005
Why not get the dog a pair of kittens for Christmas? They're always plentiful - no danger of ever running out of them - and quite delicious, according to several dogs I've known. "...a photo album is like Life, but flat and stuck to pages." - Shog9
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It's amazing how, even in a pet store, people look at you funny when you say that. :-> Does anyone else get presents for your dogs? Hopefully it's not just a South African thing. What else are dogs meant to do around the Christmas tree anyway? EDIT: I got them one a karlie aqua action ball. Cheers, Simon > blog:: brokenkeyboards > my opinion of VS05 :: here > CV :: PDF > skype me! :: SimonMStewart -- modified at 8:36 Thursday 22nd December, 2005
I don't have any pet. Anyway: 1. They don't know it's Xmas (try to ask them). 2. They could be not Christian. 3. They don't tell you "Thank you so much!". ;P;):laugh: ___________________________________ Tozzi is right: Gaia is getting rid of us. My Blog [ITA] - eMule Server .NET
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His thing seemed to be running into the bag, turning around, and then using it as a hiding place from which to pounce on people or our other cats. He kind of gave himself away, however, since he'd sit there and swish his tail back and forth, rattling the bag.
Brad Bruce wrote:
Only once did he ram his head into the wall.
We get that now from my daughter's cat, a calico with a 'lazy' eye (apparently, this is not unusual for calicos). Occasionally she'll misjudge a doorway and run into the wall instead.
Software Zen:
delete this;OT: look at this post's header! &amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;... Chris, maybe this is a bug... ;) ___________________________________ Tozzi is right: Gaia is getting rid of us. My Blog [ITA] - eMule Server .NET
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Why not get the dog a pair of kittens for Christmas? They're always plentiful - no danger of ever running out of them - and quite delicious, according to several dogs I've known. "...a photo album is like Life, but flat and stuck to pages." - Shog9
:rolleyes:
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It's amazing how, even in a pet store, people look at you funny when you say that. :-> Does anyone else get presents for your dogs? Hopefully it's not just a South African thing. What else are dogs meant to do around the Christmas tree anyway? EDIT: I got them one a karlie aqua action ball. Cheers, Simon > blog:: brokenkeyboards > my opinion of VS05 :: here > CV :: PDF > skype me! :: SimonMStewart -- modified at 8:36 Thursday 22nd December, 2005
Yes, when I had a dog it used to get presents. Usually they were just normal things like chews, bones from the butcher (not that there are any left these days) toys and so on. He used to love tearing the paper off things so he really enjoyed that - although he always looked guilty doing that because we wasn't allowed to do that any other time of year.
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